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^ Inq stood on tie taead^ so to speak.
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-~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.
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We wish to announce to our friends and patrons that
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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
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