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h WaduDgtqn mch On ': " Ai _ naiu^&g hnpr^^meni - - ■ -.1^ j iinclft lert Creek loKtoii, W' C.—Wot »It»Mt Wtlson jj teto LOft at tli« bead of the ;lc oohortife-^^t twenty iM Capital City ^^experienced the 'ifensatlon of be- OPT-. For C«^:te Walkway^%»« Higliwaij,,) i fc To the School^ ^ Inq stood on tie taead^ so to speak. . MILl^BRS CaBBK,-’*Iar6h ioj -~1%ere have been several Im provements on the Millers Creek hlxh'school campus this year. The grove behind the^^ biilldlng has been cleared of underbrush, Jmt as Mr., Wilson came into the office of P^sldent with the de- termination to change every- .he>P’"S ‘he looks of the thing,' so President Roosevelt’s i P'**® giving the trees administration has adopted the ® better chance to develop, policy that whatever needs to be New basketball and volley ball done shall be done differently. have been made for the wholesome recreation so, greatly needed by children of high school age. ** j .\n adequate water supply is I hoped for on the completion of I the well which is now being I bored. I -Materials are ready to begin concreting a walk up the hill to the school. The road is already gravelled and it is hoped that tar can be procured to complete the project. given powers such as no, Bumgarner, a gradu A Political Revolution Nothing In this slow-moving city ever moved as rapidly things are moving here '■ now. Within less than a fortnight a i real political revolution has tak- ■ en place. I In the order ot their relative! importance, these are the out-1 standing occurrences under the | new government; j First; President Roosevelt has j been given powers such as no President of the United States j ever had. except in war time. The, general approval expressed by | people In all parts of the country,' of the delegation to the execu tive of power formerly exercised i only by Congress, suggests that i there was .something more than > Idle talk behind the idea tiuit a , dictator was needed. Old-time I political observers here say that It reflects a general distrust of Congress. It perhaps is not so much that, as it is impatience with the slowness of Congress. ate student at State College, is spending a week with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. A. Bum garner, at Millers Creek. John is I making a splendid record at I State and his home community i is very proud of him. i Mr. .4Hie Hayes, a junior at j Wake Forest Ct>llege, spent last • week-end in Millers Creek and Piirlear. i -Mrs. Cora Eller and family Second: Under the direction of : have been rebuilding their home, i The old house was torn down ! and made into a low cottage. the new President the reorgani- i The work has just been complet- zation of the entire banking sys tem of the nation has been start ed along drastic, deep-reaching lines which promise to weed out the incompetents and crooks in the banking business, place the led and the effect is very pleasing. Liquor Car Is Taken in Elkin Elkin, not -March 2U.—The alone to the swift race but Federal Covernment in control of i wa.s all banks and give depositors far also to the strong here yesterday greater assurance of the safety afternoon, when State Highway of their hank deposits than they' Patrolman City Duncan ran down have ever liad. How far this pro- an automobile party of young gram of hanking reform will go * men and women in the outskirts remains to l*e seen, but those of Klkin anil blackjacked the with long memories recall that it driver 'f the car in which the was President Wilson's purpose iiiiaitet was traveling when lie and that of his advi.sers to extend j attempted to resist the officer, the powers of the Federal Re-; Forty-five gallons of whiskey serve System so that eventually sealed in five-gallon containers, every banking institution in the was fjund inside the ancient nation would he under full con- mac'’.n« at the end of a nine- trol. Tlie war interrupted that i mile race, which started « ,( program, but it again now. Third; start has been made toward cutting u thousand mil lion dollars a year off tlie !ov- ernmenfs expenses, of which nearly half will come out of funds now being spent for vet- has come to life Highway 26. near Klondike Farm, north of Elkin, and ended outside the city limits of East Elkin. Patrolman Duncan, never suspecting a cargo of whiskey alioard the antiquated machine, ordered the driver to lialt when lie clianced to observe that the li- erans' relief. I’residenl Koose- cense plate was illegal. The oper- velfs firm stand against the ator. declining to stop, a lace spending of public money on vet-j furnishing Elkin folk a thrill, erans wliose disabilities aie not ■ was staged througli town at a due to their war service overrode t.'>-mile speed rate, and to the ac- the objections of members of both houses of Congress. who gave him the authority he sought to effect that economy. Fourth: The legalization of beer, as a means of raising reve nue. has taken sui'h shape that it seems probable that anyone w'tli a thirst for the malt beverage can btiy it freely within a few weeks. coinpaniment of the shrill notes of the officer's siren. When the car was overtaken and forced into a hank. Buck Reavis, of Winston-Salem, at the wheel, attempted to resist the officer, lienee the necessity of the lilaekjack to liring him to terms. , The occupants. Reavis, of Win ston-Salem: Burette Richardson. [Of near Donghton. Wilkes coun- Those are the major high-,ty. ami two girls, who refused lights of the work of the new ad-| ministration thus far. Direct to tlie People j PresidPTit ttoosoveit came iiit ■ office believing that the people wanted action, and he has been, giving Ihem action. Taking an-j other leaf out of Woodrow Wil-| son’.s hook, he has gone over I he I heads of the (joliticians and di rect to the people, in a series of nublic proclamations ami radio f-ddresses. whicii seems to have struck a respoiisivc chord. Indeed, even some of the ap plause for the new President's courageous ami vigorous attitude Republican sonn- opposition to Mr. Roosevelt's poliines has come, in fact, from within his own part.v. It took Hepuuhlican votes to jiass his eeonomy through the House of Represeti- ^tives. f' The outlook as this is written T9 that any measures for direct farm relief and in aid of the un employed will not he acted upon until Congress convenes again in ^April. The President ami his ad- , vlsers are working hard and care fully on the form of legislation they want in both those matters. The belief that some plan for taking so-called marginal lands out of cultivation will be adopt ed. is growin divulge their names, were com mitted to the city jail, where they are being held for a hearing in city recorder's court, tomorrow. Today liie girls liave their names a.s l.ois and X'ictoria .Mason, of Winston-Salem. Route 7. hasik'ome from es. i^'’he principal (lent. He has brought into public affairs a new atmosphere, with which Washington is not famil iar. but it is an atmosphere of activity and of friendliness. The ( impression w h i e li Presideiil I Koos»-velt made uiuin the news paper men at his first conterence with them was a good one. Not since tlie first few weeks of the Harding admini-stration has any I’residtuil permitted reporters to fire questions at him at will. Mr. Koosevelt has resumed tins prac tice. greatly to the delight of tlie ' Washington correspondents. I Social Washington has taketi the new White House family to jits arms. Of course, the Roose velts are not strangers here, but ' there is a lot of difference in the social status of an .Assistant Sec- r retary of the Navy and a Presi dent of tlie Cnited States. They 1 move in entirely different cir- 1 cle.s. There have been Presidents iind their families who were merely tolerated in .so-called “So- j ciety” because of their official fust" how'fa7fhis>t®"‘^‘"S' l'’r‘‘»klin will follow the domestic allot ment plan which was considered lyi the last Congress remains to *w seen. Mr. Roosevelt’s program for ttnemploymenl relief ts still in •the shaping. It is understood that will Involve something like llitary enlistment of the unem ployed, or ot several thousand of them, to be put ta work on public improvements, such as waterpower dams, flood protection works and the like. - ’ir« biwgton Likes Rooeeyelt ^ There is no question that |Ta»]}|q|tw likes the new Presl- Roosevelts have a social status of ! I the highest, regardless of official j connection. Alice Hoostevelt Long- worth gave the cue to the high- ' est circles of Washington society j by resuming her intimacy with I her cousins in the While House, 1 while Mrs. Woodros' Wilson, an- i other social leader of high posi tion, has also placed her cachet f approval upon them. It is not likely, therefore, that the sland ers and scandalous gossip which some of their predecessors in the White House have suffered will, be aimed at the Franklin Roose velts. '’■jy-. M:. K r.vj V r- • ‘ A'* V. J • • - . W 'Tut. . i/ ■ ^^B j - ^B *-•. ' «f'*. ■' . ‘ . ->r- 4^: V7:-v f-VX-l l-St-' • >.i -f.X ’' «♦’.. it : >.U We wish to announce to our friends and patrons that t we are now open for the transaction of regular bank ing business with no restrictions whatever. The spirit shown by our patrons and friends during the bank holiday proclaimed by the President and the Governor of the State has been most commendable, and we want to thank each for the patience and co operation extended us during the period our bank was closed. Our bank is now in the strongest condition in years, and we are ready to meet any emergency. It has al ways been our purpose to render to the people of Wilkes County and surrounding territory a safe, sound, and conservative banking service. Our first consider ation is, and has always been, to provide absolute saf ety for the money placed with us by our depositors. We expect to continue in the practices that guarantee successful banking. . 5 We believe that we are at the beginning of a era of bet ter times. We face the future with greater confidence, and With a higher degree of optimism. We will be pleased to have our patrons and friends call on us for banking services, and your account will be greatly appreciated. Open one, either in our savings ,5 M ' ♦A.ilr ’• i=“‘J
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