THURSDAY. AUGUST 7, 1930.
f CAROLINIANS—Know Your State! ii)
V COPYRIGHT mu BY BOYCE & RANKIN xljsSy J
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CAPE HATTERAS
CAPE HATTEJRAS is known as
the “graveyard of the Atlantic" f -- S*
and it is said the chief import is
wrecks. At the apex of the banks
are the dreaded quicksands, the Dia- fll
mond Shoal. Hattera. Light Dia
xnond Shoal Lightship and the radio
compass are used in the fight against : ; 4I- I
shoals and gales. The schooner "La- ' |
vinia M. Snow," shown above, was :•" 4?:,../ ' •.- Ctllj/jfV)lb’|
driven ashore last winter. It was •/'..• /•:<'
impossible to move the vessel and it : ;. -' f f a Mj!§ sJ|| t | :
was broken up for junk. § : .:|:^s'v
The tallest tower in the United * jjlfj W'lfl |l- f i
States lighthouse service is at Cape r.Vj jMhi iig • |fMn ipH
Hatteras. It is 193 feet high and was *
built over 60 years ago. The 80,000 m *
candle power beam can be seen for •••~ r ?;.;;.•••»••
a distance of 20 miles at sea. *
This historic and interesting com- ‘
munity is one of the most isolated :.!...'V -• v* .. v ••&"-^^.2
ones in the State and due to their re- : J| >l® -W |§
moteness, the inhabitants still use • a*: '••'Y : f; YA:* : . :;
sixteenth century English. Removed w ...•••• j7;" v , . \ |||
by a day’s travel from mainland V- . T •••
hospitals, the residents depend upon
the United States Navy’s flying am- 1
bulance to take emergency patients :m:^d :: ;C. I'n " ~ •■• :
to hospitals. This service, inaugur- '-f •
ated eight years ago, is operated be
tween Norfolk and Cape Hatteras. S
(Photo Courtesy John C. Emmerson, Jr.) •• - ■■» •-- "*'■---
the Need# of Million#
&f People
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The Icno-priced automobile has brought greater opportunity
and added hours of recreation to millions of men and icemen.
BECAUSE the automobile ia such an im
portant factor in the lives and pros
perity of so many people, the purpose of
the Ford Motor Company is something
more the mere manufacture of a
motor car.
There is no service in simply setting
up a machine or a plant and letting it
turn out goods. The service extends into
every detail of the business design,
production, the wages paid and the seal
ing price. All are a part cf the plan.
The Ford Motor Company looks upon
itself as charged with making an auto
mobile that will meet the needs of
millions of people and to provide it at a
low price. That is its mission. That is
its duty and its obligation to the public.
The search for better ways of doing
things is never-ending. There is cease
less, untiring effort to find new methods
and new machines that will save steps and
time in manufacturing. The Ford plants
are, in reality, a great mechanical uni
versity, dedicated to the advancement of
industry. Many manufacturers come to
see and share the progress made.
The greatest progress comes by never
standing still. Today’s methods, however
successful, can never be taken as wholly
right. They represent simply the
best efforts of the moment. To
morrow must bring an improve-
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
ment in the methods of the day before.
Hard work usually finds the way.
Once it was thought impossible to cast
gray iron by the endless chain method.
All precedent was against it and every
previous experiment had failed. But fair
prices to the public demanded that waste
ful methods be eliminated. Finally the
way was found.
Abetter way of making axle shafts saved
thirty-six million dollars in four years.
A new method of cutting crankcases re
duced the cost by $500,000 a year. The
perfection of a new machine saved a
similar amount on such a little thing a3
one bolt. Then electric welding was de
veloped to make many bolts unnecessary
and to increase structural strength.
Just a little while ago, an endless chain
conveyor almost four miles long Was in
stalled at the Rouge plant. This conveyor
has a daily capacity of 300,000 part 3
weighing more than 2,000,000 pounds.
Ey substituting the tireless, unvarying
machine for tasks formerly done by hand,
it has made the day’s work easier fer
thousands of workers and saved time and
money in the manufacture of the car.
All of these things are done in the
interest of the public —so that the
jjsps- benefits of reliable, economical
transportation may be placed
within the means of every one.
THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO. N. C.
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wealth taken from a people
who absolutely lack the means
of acquiring the essentials al
ready previously provided for
the judge.
Every dollar paid in greater
than adequate salaries in
North Carolina deprives some
one of part of the, essentials
of a living and helps to create
a surplus and thereby to dis
rupt productive processes-
Verily, it is time to quit stall
feeding the favored few and
starving the many. And it is
time for every man who plays
the hog in seeking wealth to
know that he is absolutely
depriving others of a part of
the essentials of a living. Here
is a good place" to begin to
the golden rule person
ally. Enough is enough even
for a hog.
ARE LAWYERS HONEST
(The Hamlet News-Messenger)
The Scotch are supposed to
be stingy. What an error!
The Irish are hod-carriers
smoking clay pipes, or ward
policemen. Other errors. A
German is supposed to be fat
and drink beer. A plumber
is supposed to forget his tools
and charge for the time he
goes back for them. A doctor
is said not to take his own
medicine. Well, use your own
judgment as to the correct
ness of these theories, but they
are largely mere theories. And
so on down the line. The ma
jority of these beliefs exist
only in thought or on paper.
One of the common errors,
which would be funny if it
were not serious, is that law
years, as a class, are dishonest.
To dispel in part such an as
sumption it is worth while to
give the following experience
quoted over the signature of
one of the largest law book
publishing houses of the coun
try:
“On April 18, 1906, the date
of the great fire (San Fran
cisco), the legal fraternity of
this country was indebted to
us in a sum in excess of 5200,-
000. The fire destroyed all of
our books of accounts.
“The lawers of San Fran
cisco having lost their entire
libraries were absolved of their
endebtedness t-o us, amounting
to about $30,000. This left
an amount due from outside
* lawyers of from $17,000 to
$175,000.
“Having no list of patrons
we sent a circular letter to the
lawyers named in (a certain
legal directory) advising them
of our loss and asking for in
formation as to their indebt
edness to us. The responses to
this circular letter were so
prompt and so gratifying that
we think the legal profession
should know that this total in
debtedness of say $175,000
nearly $150,000 has already
'been reported to us, and we*
are receiving advices every day
from parties who had not pre
viously answered our circular
asking about their indebtedness.
“It is- but right to say that
some of the San Francisco at
torneys declined to accept the
cancellation of their accounts
and have paid same. Let it
be known to the world that the
legal profession is made up of
men of the highest honor.”
It is hoped that*any other
class of our citizenship, under
like circumstances, would
have been as responsive as
were these lawyers. But here
is a record, a high standard to
achieve. It would do a lot
of good if everybody who says
or thinks lawyers as a rule are
untrustworthy would know of
this authentic case. It is a
mark of high virtue and prac
tical humanity that these
members of the bar have ex
hibited. It is a high and clear
mark to shoot at- It is a rec
ommendation for the noble
profession of the law. Money
is one great test of integrity.
All of us are more or less
prone to accept common
phrases without putting them
thru the acid test of truth.
As a class and as a profes
sion, lawyers are honest and
trustworthy. They need no
defense.
Dangerous Business
'■ Our stomach and digestive systems
are lined with membrane which is
delicate, sensitive and easily injured.
It is dangerous business, then, to use
medicines containing harsh drugs,
salts or minerals, when we are con
stipated. In addition to the possibility
of injuring the linings of our digestive
system, these medicines give only tem
porary relief and may prove habit form
ing. The safe way to relieve constipation
is with Herbine, the cathartic that i 3
made from herbs, and acts in the way
nature intended, you can get Herbine at
Pittsboro Drug Co. Adv.
WHEN FAME jLACKS
SUBSTANCE
(The Hamlet News-Messenger)
Within the heart of man
is a longing for fame—to be
lifted above the crowd. The
desire is commendable, but
in order to arrive at any def
inite conclusion this thing
called fame must be analyzed.
The fame of accomplish
ment in art, music, on the
stage, in letters is one kind.
Fame because of political or
social preferment is another
kind. Fame because of sitting
on top of a flagpole longer
than the other fellow is still
another. But how long does
fame last?
The world i s forgetful
even of genuine accomplish
ment. It is fickle and even
cruel with the famous. The
applause soon dies away,
swallowed up in the fame of
another. Today the star rises
in the spotlight. Tomorrow he
or she is living in a two-room
apartment with little susten
ance except the dreams of 1
yesterday. Here and there 1
is found a former baseball ,
player or Olympic champion. •]
Yes, he must work for a liv- •
ing just like other 'people. :
The author of such-an-such 1
former best seller is now doing
a little business here and
there to make ends meet.
Many of the once famous are
living on the hills and in the
valleys, on side streets—al
most forgotten, neglected crea
tures. A few hold the crowd
until the end. Some have to
die to be recognized.
The price of fame is exact
ing. Like all who must face
old age, the famous must
face a time when he is going
to be a “has-been.” The con
dition is pitiable. What, then,
is the real substance of fame?
. The substance of fame is
its correct definition. Good
: character, industry, applica
tion to the job or business of
: life, contentment with what
. one has and what one is,
after having done his best—
these are the foundations of
real fame. These accomplis
ments last with one always,
or just as long as one con
tinues to plain but high ideals
of life and of living.
Fame looks substance when
it is built upon hypocrisy,
make believe, unwarranted
publicity or unfair advantages,
when one tries to be famous
for fame’s sake, not for gen
uine good.
Good citizenship is a spe
cies of distinction, if not of
fame. Not, however, because
good citizenship is unusual,
but because it is normal and
right.
There is plenty of glory in
well-doing. There is eminence
in uprightness. This kind of
renown lasts in age as well as
in youth. Obscurity can never
shadow the just and virtuous,
though the bands may not
have played in that honor.
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MIDSUMMER MARGAINS
(Thq Hamlet News-Messenger)
Midsummer brings fashion
to the roads. This is the
season when she makes her
final review of summer’s col
orful wardrobe and looks
ahead to the first hints of
the fall mode.
Twice gifted is this season
for femine lovers of fine rai
ment. Midsummer is the time
when merchants sacrifice prof
its to move their remaining
summer merchandise and
when the interesting advance
styles in coats, dresses, hats
and accessories arrive to add
zest to shopping.
Personal and household
needs are now replenished
with distinct savings tq the
buyer. Supplies for future
needs are being purchased at
low midsummer prices and
countless buyers now find it
possible to buy the things
which they have desired sinc-e
summer’s coming but refrain
ed from buying because of
early season prices. This is
economy season for those who
take advantage of this oppor
tunity which knocks but once
a year.
Midsummer bargains are
not offered to the women
folks alone. Overstocks of
men’s suits, hats, shirts, under
wear and other wearing ap
parel are unloaded at this
time of year to eager custom
ers. There are thrifty men
who find it highly profitable*
at this time of the year to
stock up with clothing essen
tials for the entire year.
Newspaper advertisements
herald the of the
midsummer restocking sales
and guide the buyer to the
places where shopping is now
not only profitable but an ex
citing adventure.
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The man with money to
burn has a hot time.
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Once the savage in Amer
ica bit the dust; now- he hires
an alienist.
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If people would only pray
as hard to avoid war as they
pray to win one.
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The path of duty lies in what
is near and men seek it for what
is remote.—Chinese proverb.
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DID YOU EVER 1
STOP TO THINK?
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EDSON R. WAITE
Shawnee, Oklahoma
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“Advertising today is an engineer
ing job, not literature or art or
anything else”, fceorge B. Dealey,
publisher of the Dallas Morning
News and Dallas Journal observes.
“In fact,, the whole American sys
tem seems to be taking on the
engineering aspect. •V: • :
“Perhaps Vit is because We have
an engineer in the White House, or
perhaps we have the engineer as a
result of the general trend. .Ttis
apparent in finance, ;in govern
ment, aiid most of all in merchandis
ing and the marketing of our enqr
mous production of manufactured
goods. 1 . ' v'-’V • '* Y
“The day has passed, if it ever
existed, when advertising? will do
a selling job single-handed. Thqse
who reap the big results from ad
vertising use it as a part of a
general plan, not the plan itself.
Os course, this is' elementary to
most merchandisers, for the science
of marketing engineering has mqde
enormous strides during the lkst
few years.
“It is no uncommon thing today
for newspapers to reject advertising
if the sales structure behind it is
inadequate. That is because we like
to sell results and not mere white
space. The big papers of America
maintain extensive merchandising
departments which cooperate with
advertisers in helping them move
their goods in the market, and then
into the homes of that market.
“Advertising is • doinga. bigger
job today than every before, simply
because itis being used more, .intel
ligently and because the public is
understanding it better. There is no
longer, among intelligent .analysis,
any question that advertisings pays.
Advertising always paid when prop
erly used, and today it pays better
than ever.”
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State College Sends
Out Woven Pictures
N. C. State College are sending
out a few samples of their studeiits’
skill and ability in the way of
woven pictures. These pictures are
really woven in the cloth and not
printed, as some might suppose.
Included in the samples sent The
Chatham Record were “photos” of
Dr. E. C. Brooks, president of N. C.
State College; 0. Max Gardner,
Governor of North Carolina; John
G. Richards, governor of South
Carolina; Bibb Graves, governor
Alabama; Albert C. Ritchie, gover
nor of Maryland; L. G. Hardman,
governor of Georgia; and John G.
Polard, governor of Virginia. The
pictures may be seen at this office.
Several samples of very attractive
patterns of cloth were included with
the others.
They are offering to give any
of the woven pictures to any one
who may desire them, the only
requisite is a stamped, self-addrssed
envelope to the Textile School,
State college, Raleigh, N. C.
Their letter follows, which is self
explanatory:
To The Editor:
Enclosed you will find a few re
presentative samples of fabrics
which illustrates the skill of stu
dents in State College Textile School,
Raleigh. These fabrics were designed
and woven as part of their regular
work in Textile Manufacturing, the
cotton yarns in fabrics also being
spun, bleached and dyed by stu
dents.
These are a few of the samples x
of fabrics used in the Style Sh-ow
held at the Textile School during
the school year, in which over 40
young ladies, members of. the Home
Economics classes of Meredith Col
lege, Peace Institute, Raleigh, and
North Carolina College for Women,
Greensboro, took part, and which
demonstrated that the fabrics made
from instruction given by the fac
ulty of the school was thoroughly
practical.
The woven pictures were designed
by students from Photographs. The
latest Saentis enlarging photo
griphic camera, which is a part of
the designing equipment, is used
to enlarge the pictures on design
paper, after which the design is
painted and shaded to produce the
desired effect.
Any of thess woven pictures will
be sent to your readers if they will
send a stamped, self-addressed en
velope to the Textile School, North'
Carolina State College. Raleigh,
N T . C. '
Yours very truly,
Thomas Nelson,
Dean of Textiles.
Vain hopes are a source of grief.
( —Hindoo proverb.
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