UIIllJ
ynja»BORf??-|i;^?-i
_ there sft many
■••rrch people among the mental-
♦ ni' In State Hospitals?” writes
•a secial worker who says she
-^•nt some t.me as a worker in
»rt a hospital. “I should have
•aught religion if it were any
would prevent a person who
fcd It from going insane”, she
•oatinued.
it probably is not true that
tfare are more cliurch members
•ong the inmates of mental hos-
-•fafs than in the general popu-'
Ittian but it is true Uuit one
■ftnts ma.ny mentally ill people
are church members and
’■®ny who have been very active
» various kinds of religious
wHTk. Why has not religion en-
JtWed them to keep their mental
intth?
This seems to be a fair ((iiestion
i*d ralse.s the subject of the
^tce of religion in preventing
.■esttal illness. Are ministers su£-
fciently aware of the things that
.-iistroy the mind? EK) they know
*Bagh about the workings of the
■•“d to detect the beginnings of
»*ntal Illness in their parishion-
and to use the healing influ-
«BE- of religious faith to help
'fcm? The fact that one does
so many people among ment-
•'Jf IKStients' who are or have been
B»7«tbers of churches should be
01 matter of earnest consideration
"fc" «n ministers and for all citf-
MiM who love the church.
[(Mg'
“i--
Miss VajHe. Nicholson, of Kan
napolis, is soending a' -rhile wl'^h
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Nicholson.
Mrs. Clarence jarvis is sick at
this writing.
Miss Elizabeth Prevette spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wright.
I Miss, Eunice Nicholson, who
spent the winter in North Wilkes-
MYv'apBUWI^
^ersona^|lM^pi?l^^i^. 4lfaci
to find
hot a law.liiW In ritalio hi eynsfr-!]
ieneing some tMf'lcnUy In locat
ing .Mrs. Henry Ashe.
Ashe was one of • a ■ nuipher
killed In a mine disaster in Idaho
about two year’ ago and he was
a native of this sectiou..It has
dcvelneed that his widow is
probably entitled to compensation
according to Idaho state laws but
efforts to locate Mrs. Ashe have
>JI
I boro, has returned to her hom^!®® been ^nnaiiccessfcl.
' 'Laralne Day and Lew Ayres in “Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case"
Directors Sometimes Have
To Play “Sherlock Holmes
here.
Mr. Harrison Prevette, who
has been sick for the past few
weeks, is some better at this
time.
Mr. Lons Jarvi.s, who has been
sick for a while, does not im
prove much. I
of her
Any p-''-.j .1
address ai ,r e , i
Oifl Wile.., e; e’
deeds, to whoii inquiry concern
ing Mrs. Ashe was addressed.
Ads. get attention—and results
“I’m one of the happiest men
in North Carolina,” grinned Libby
M'ard the other dry .as he saun
tered into Maxwell headquarters !
on his rounds of them all. “I’m |
one of tlie few men who Isn’t!
running for something,” I
r.ARn OF TH.IXKS
We wish to extend our deep ap
preciation for the symp’athy and
kindneiis shown us during the
and brother,
Roscoe.
MR. AND MRS. C. M. GILREATH
AND FAMILY.
The observation, and deduction ■
of a Sherlock Holmes and tlie !
ORCHARDS
tf. R. Freeman. a_s.sl.;(ant farm |
.atent in Lenoir County, says four
teaiers in that couii’.v have start-
aew commercia! iicach orch-
rraSs this year.
'111 develvn. s'o r’pi'lai'e-i Harold
i S. Biicqiiel. the director vbo pi-
r
m W E R TO
-iot wgafhef is a chatlange lo any
wBin s appearance. If he dresses
eifely for comfort his appearance
c cot to suffer. If he considers op-
learance alone he is likely to be
dcomfortable.
answer, gentlemen, is to
"Refrigerate yourself in on Air-
«oto suif"^ that combines crisp
loolness with smart styling, and re-
■tiins its fresh good looks through
-the hottest days and evenings.
'€ Exclusive fabric by Botany
Z Tailoi-vd by Clothaaft
3 Lining by Earl-Glo
4t froMsett wttfc Talon fastener
$17.50
Payne Clotliing
Company
North Wilkesboro. N. C.
i ■■■ I
jloi- i.ew .gyre's and '.icti-l Bar-;
vviiiorn fhroiigli Ui“ ’Tlr. Kiltlai'p” I
■
1 pictures. iMt-iiical-iipiPcMcf. ro-;
liiiaiices. tlic la»''st of '.vtiicii. “Dr. |
Iviidare's Stivinee Caso.” copies '
Tliiiraday and Friday to the T.ib- i
1 c’. tv Theatre. Riicqiiet himself ap- ;
j plie.s detective principals lo half :
the scenes lie puts on the screen. |
‘■Whenever a scene doesn't >
I ring true.’’ he explains, “it’s ii.s-
iiially not because the actors can’t |
. play it Init heratise of what I |
call a mental impediment that
conipMi aies what they’re doing. |
The trick is to find out what this |
is and leniove it. '
“For instance, a few days ago |
1 was reliearsiiig a comedy scene. !
Technicaily it was correctly act-1
ed. I knew that the line was fun- |
iiy. But as it was played it didn’t :
seem funny. Finally 1 suggested i
that the words ’garbage wagon.’ I
which were the crux of the line,
be littered after a slight spacing 1
or lipsitation to point it up. “I
think.' said the actor, ’tliat garb
age is a word that might offend
an aiidi“tice.' Then f knew what
was on Ills mind. He didn’t like
the word, hence iincoiiscioiisly he
iiari siihdiied or iimier-played it
ill his line and the gag went fiat.
.After explaining it and clearing
up tlie mental situation, the scene
was perfect.’’
Sometimes some slight physical
discomfort will menace a scene,
-a.'.'s Biicqiu't. “We reiieai'sed for
twenty minutes with a simple
■speech liy a conipelent actress’”
I he relates, “hut the speeeh lack-
I ed foree. I asked anotlier girl to
rend llie line and siie did it force-
; fully. But tile more experienced
*;icfivss someliow didn’t seem able
I lo get it to register. 1 began
I questioning lier aiioiit what she’d
been doing and where she'd been
lately, to make conversation and
put her at ease. .She remarked
that slie’d just been to the dent
ist’s to have a porcelain jacket
put over one of her t-cetli. Then
I ’Knew what was the matter. The
new jacket, while she didn’t /eel
it, was something her subcon
scious mind hadn’t become u.sed
to j-et. It absorbed a little of the
mental effort that should have
gone into the line, i e.xplained
this and she realized at once what
was the matter. Knowing it. she
was able to deliver the line fault
lessly by forcing her mind to
overcome the mental hazard."
REPLACKMKNT
I.espedeza is replacing soy
beans as the favorite hay crop in
Greeue county, says J. W. Grant,
assistant Extension agent.
DEBT
The United States farm mort
gage debt, in the fall of 1939. was
the smallest in 20 years.
N
ROBERTSONS
PROVEN
FERTILIZERS
“The BETTER Ingredients FertSizers”
FOR SALE BY
0. F. Eller and Son
Iwkrclioufte Located At Phillips Building On Forester Are.
»t* Robertiaiis’ Hill Billies Over WBT Every
lleiMUy, Wedw^Uy. Friday 12:15 P. M.
Ads get attenthiqn—and results
A. J. Maxwell, candidate for
governor, scored another first
last week when he named a wom
an county manager. The lady is
Mrs. Myrtle Ellis of Bakersville,
who will lead the Maxwell forces
in Mitchell county.
SAMPSON’S
S. C. R.
FOR DISCOMFORTS DUE TO
COLDS—COUGHS
Mileage Meter Tests prove no other truck '
can match CMC gas economy—engine for
engine. No other truck is better-built. No
other comparable truck gives you so much
pulling power. See CMC today!
Tim* paymtaH fkroogh our owe VMAC floe
at toesif ovortabM totm
• THi nucK or vauMd
MOTOR SERVICE SALES CO., Inc.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
CMC TRUCKS
GASOLINE
-DIESEL
) Oi a ?iiit?ruictv rioimcji imi intTj
j psychological analysis of a Freud j
jare among tiie most iuu'ortant |
tilings a director of the ■screen
What Every Metropolitan Policyholder
Should Know about his Company
MecropcJiCMi |wrp-»ws its Business Report for the jtear ending December 31, 1939. (In acoordsnee with
the Afsmial Statement hied with the New York State Insurance Department.)
ASSETS WHICH ASSUU RnMUMEMT OF OIUGATIOIIS
Natieeal Geveremca't SecerHiec .
U. S. Government ....
Canadian Government . . ,
Oiker Beedi
U. S. State h Municipal . .
Canadian Provincial Ik Miink ip»l
Railroad
Public Utilities ....
Industrial & Miscellaneous . .
Stocks
All but $2~,561.13 are Praiectedor
Mortgage Leaas oe Real Estate .
Farms
Other property ....
Loom on Policies . . . ,
Real Estotc Owned ....
Includes real estate for Company uae,
Cosh
Premioms Oetstonding and Deterred
leterest Due oad Aecracd, etc. .
$»4S,0«2,869.84
67,856,044.76
110/)55,72787
103,823,959.73
$73,665,903.43
689,740,113.65
405,093,316.15
76,890,988.22
876,767,661.85
and houeing projects.
TOTAL
$1,015,938,914.60
1.882.379/00.85
86,6»4,833j01
953,658,650J17
515,495,459.26
407;215,594.74
132,667,02752
87,66654358
60540,337.46
$5,141,986.18109
ORUGATIONS TO POUCYHOLDEXS, RENEFICIARUS, AND OTHIRS
PoOey Reserves retjaired by low $4,493533,20550
Amount which, with interest and future premiums, srill assure
payment of policy cienm.
Dhrtdends to Poiicyboldars ......... 112599,638.00
Set aside far payment during ttw yeor 1940.
Reserve for Fetare Payments oa Sappiemantory Contracts . 112586,14653
HeW tor Claims 22,931579.79
Including eleims awaiting compbitioo of proof and eetiiiMited
amount of umaported daima.
Other PoOcy ObOgaHana .. 42577.943.u7
Including'reserves for Accident and Healtfa Insurance, divi
dends left with Company, premiams paid in advance, etc.
Mlscellaaeoat LlobiliHet 47,140,101.00
Liabilities not included above, such aa tasea doa or accrued,
special reserves, etc. ' ^
TOTAL OBUGATIONS ' . . $4,832,268,614J>9
Sarphis 309,717566.80
This serves as a margin of safety, a cusbiou against contiis-
geixties which cannot be foreseen.
total $5,141,986,181.09
1929
1929
1929
NOTE-AsseU carried at $221590536.99 in the above statement are deposited with various public officials under requirements
of law or regulatocy autbocity. Canadian business embraced in this statement is reported on basis of par of exchange.
TEN YEARS OF PROGRESS
HighiigMs of Mefropoliton's growth and stabilify over tho post decade
InsurOKCO in Foreo After fulfilling all its contractual obligations (including payment of over
$4,260,000,(X)0 to policyholders and beneficiaries) over the 10-year period
-i-. of adverse economic conditions from 1929 through 1939, MetropoUtan
I• • #1 /|TA3i0VU|WiHI
1939 . . $23,193,000,000 $.... added to its contingency reserve, or
surplus, as an ertra safety factor, more than . $132,000,000
1929 ... . 2 strengthened the basis of its policy
1939 1939 ... . $19,894,000 reserves to the extent of 45.000.000
Policy Rosorvos 3.... made expenditures to improve prop
erties acquired through foreclosure, without
1929 $2.459500500 increasing their valuation . 25,000,000
^ \ 1939 .. . $4.493500500 4.... reduced the valuation of securities
] Fuad* bdd. as required by and real estate as Carried on its books, by
Uw. m a«nre paymeMS w mote than 216,000.000
1939 polirrhobta*. more
5.... expended 00 health and welfare work
Poymoofl , policyholders more than 50,000500
$ 474.000.000
6. YET, over this same lO-year period, and
1929 .... $335510500 M addition to the above, Metropolitan also
1939 ... . $404500500 or credited to its policyholders almost
Foods paid or credittd w billion dollars in dividends .... . 992500500
^U^ldustiiddieirbew TOTAa' $1,448.000500
1939
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
(A MUTUAL COMPANY)
Frederick H. EIcker, Chairman oi the Board Leroy A. Lincoln, Preatdent
1 Madison Avenue, New York. N. Y.
DIRECTOR$
FREDERICK H. ECKER, New York, H. T.
Chainnan of tbe Board
jgctropolitaa Lila Insuraace Compasy
JOHN ANDERSON, Mew York, N. Y.
Chairmao, Exxcutiva Committee
riiiflM P&ier ti Co, lae.
MITCHELL D. FOUAN8BEE, CUcaeo, m.
Meoiber, FoUaosbec, Sbony and Sefaupp
Attoreaye at law
JOSEPH P. DAY, Tiorw York, N. Y.
Pnaidant, Jimib P Day, Inc.. Real Estata
UtNODON P. MARVIN, Naw York, M. T.
Memtier Bmaat, Marvia and Martaa
Attoraafs at Law
WILLIAM L. DE BOST, New York, N. Y.
rnwirtnnt. Uoioo Dime Saving Bank
JEREMIAH MILBANK, New York, N. Y.
Miltiank A Co.
D’ALTON CORRY COLEMAN
Montnal, Canada, Senior Yice-Precidiiit,
rmedinn Pacific Railway
NEWCOMB CARLTON, New York, N. Y.
OiatvTUmn of Um Bosrd
Weitetn Uoioo Tetegrapb Company
LEROY A. LINCOLN, New York, N. Y.
Praaiitent, MetropoUtan UCe
IiMiirwye Company
harry W. CKOTT, Ofiaawkk. Cewn.
Pormer Chairman
HmMaowVMkm Bsftactnriaa Compawy
THOtCAS H. BECK, New Yo* N. Y.
Prerident. Tba CroweU-Colhar PobOshtog
Compuiy
WALTER EWING HOPE, New York, H. T.
Member, MUbank, Twwad and Hope
Attorneys at Law
SAMUKL W. FORDYCE, 8L Leeda,^
Member, Potdyce, White, Mayna, Wmama
and Hartman, Attoneys at Law
OEORtRt McANENY, New York, N. T.
of tikB Board
Title OuarantM and Trmt Compeny
ROBERT V. FLEMINO, Wmhinatnn. D. C
null and Chaltman of lha Board
Rig^Nataud Bank
rpwmyff W. ECKER. Maw Yodt, N. T.
WIKTHRtH» W. ALDRICH, Naw York, W. T. .
Chairman of tba Board ~
Cfaaae NatiotMl of New Tors
EDWARD R. STETTOmiS, Jr., N. T. t
Chatrman of the Board
Daitad Statae Staal Coeporatioa
WnXlAM W. CROCKER, San Ftandaoo, CaL
Peggidgat
Cracker First National Bank
AMORY HOUGHTON, Cerninc, N. T.
Preeidant, Coming Glam Works
LOUIS S. 8T. LAURENT. Quebec. Ceaada
Member, St. Laurent, Gam, Davtin li
Tmrhnrmii Attoraayi at Law
ERNEST B. NORRIS, Weakiagtam, D. C.
Pnaidant, Sotthetm Railway Syatare
’.-V J-