tm AMNST1AT0R HENRY A. PAS
APPEALS TO WOMEN OF THE STATE
'1mm of The Great War and tho fiU of Hundrada of
Thouandi of Wobob ud Ohlldran la Houtral Countries of
Swplaa of Whaat mod Moot Hu Already Bom Xxportod
i and Only What W« Ian Stand* aa Bulwark in tho War and
I aa tho Salvation of Btarrinf Thousand*—Sava How Pleads
Hortb Carolina Pood Administrator.
to the Wobn at North Carolina
With rlcttrj la the (real nr 4»
K.ffep food ^applies which
i to the armiss aad rlrlllaa
of oar Allies la Eumn.
with Mraral huadred tbuaeead
aad chNdrea la tb« aaatral
i of Barepa oppaallag plienus
ly to ,
prseeing demead tor food
la th* world ! history.
■a coUapaed booaaso of 41a-1
IU ci »lllan
Icaa blood will be spilled la
JTrancs bacaaao at Rasata'a fallora la
«Mh the war. Any fMtara upoa oar
l to mplr aeeeeeary tooodetatfo la
aad Italy would
threataa a aliallar cotlapee la thoee |
countries which woald lasaeuurably
[increase the war berdega at thla coua
I try and tho ooat at nAtf.
Tho aaatral paoplsa at aarota hare
(always *»» »"*d largo qaaatMes at
WMdataO* tram .Nor* hmfrtoa, South
Aaorlca. Asia aad Aastralla. ■ooaaoo
[difficulties practically all aappllaa ajp
cat oC aaeapt thaai tram North
1oa aad rapraaaatattrss of thoaa
I appaala to oar country for aid.
|It la aa appalling (act that deepite
wo can do tor those people
| after sapplylag oar Allies tens of
jthoaaaads of then Bast perish frees
paager dartag the Beat few aoaths.
la the face of tbeoe conditions la
jluspe wa hare exported aM oar aor
(■Ml surplus of wheat Brery powad at
{wheat or iear which we export treat
he saved from oar aer
The saaie thtag la
ly tree of beef aad porh
with sagar Is etrea woroe.
PERFECT1NGS PLANS FOR <
SCHOOL FOR PREACHERS
<
Ma—gen Decide to Hold Mo- j
thodiat Summer School Af
ter Commencement. ,
Durham, Dec. 19.—Plans have been '
completed by committee* from the 1
North Carolina conference and the
western North Carolina conference fay ,
the establishment of the "Methodist >
summer school" ax Trinity college,
which will be an eight-day school for ,
the younger ministers of the two con
ferences.
The program is left with a commit
tee to be worked out, and instructions
have been given by the board of man
agers that it be made as strong as
passible. Not only the big men of
the two North Carolina conferences,
hut speakers from many parts of the
country will be secured for the pro
gram. The teaching part of the work
will be under the direction of the
hood of examiners of the two con
ferences, and is intended to make the
yoonger ministers who join the two
conferences more proficient in handl
ing their work.
Every young Methodist minister
Who joins either of these two con
ferences is required to take a four
year course and stand an examination.
The summer school will be mainly for
the benefit of these young ministers
in that courses in the studies which
they take up will be given during the
eight dayr. But it promises to be more
than that, for public lectures will be
given twice dally, and to these public'
will be invited. It ie for these public
lecture? that the prominent preachers
and theologians are being invlud.
The summer school will begin im
mediately after the Trinity college
conmncement every year, and will
la^t for eight days, according to the
plana that have been mapped out so
tar. Provision has been made by the
two conferences to pay the railroad
fares of the preachers who attend the
conferences. Trln'ty college will have
charge of providing board and room
for the men who aH«rd the school,
■vary effort will he («ds to keep the
Our |of«riara( officiate ara dtlii
(hair UlBMl M MM Ik* altoalloa
Md mrmrf ioiiiuiw of foodatuffa ta
Amarlra auf raailaa aad (aal aura that
•vary ounra of whaat, arary «ua< a
at tola, arary ounra of (agar and
ararr auaca of boaf and pork whlah
thay aara from tbalr normal etaa«m»
Uoa. althar by radactioa la conaamp
ttoa or by tka aubotitatioa of alkar
foodatuffa aat aaltabla tor asport,
a aoldlor la Dm traackaa ar a
child or mar -ha may atarra
to daatk tf It la aot prorldod for thooi
by aa. Brary partlcla af asportakte
foodatuffa aarad la arary North C.
Uaa bouia will ralaaaa juat that
amouat to halp win tba war and ta
kalp prarant tka actual atarratloa aad
auffarlng af Inaoeaat woman and chil
dren aad maa oa tha otbar alda.
Moat of oar paoplo ara raal'slag
thoir oMlgatloa to thair country aad
to kuaaaity aad ara poaaamlng a
muck amallar proportion of wkoal
•oar. baaf aad pork producta, fata aad
ao«ar tkaa tkay wara accoatomad ta
aot raalltad tha aarloaaaoaa aad tha
horror of tha attaatloa.
Ta awory woaaa aad arary cam
aumar la tha Mata, I appaal to do you
utmoat la tha aarlng of the food pro
ducta named Thia la aa tedlrtdom
problam aad maat bo aoirad by tho 1a
llrlduai Tha raapooatbUlty ta ladl
raapaaalblllty tk»t la
«kam la thte maWar. Wa kara
uapla faodataffa aal da from tfcaaa do
•trad by tha ga»aiamaag
tad aoaa af aa aood »uf ar
hat. tar tha aaka af 1-"- tot
ho aaka af llbarty. aad for tka aaka
if oar own braro aaldiara, ycir ova
«owl
rood Administrator tar North Caroltaa
rat of these two items down.
r
Financial support has been provid
C
d for the summer school by the two
o
forth Carolina conferences, and it
as been intimated that no financial
(Torts will be spared to make the
chool just as effective as possible. It
> the first step the church has taken
n tihs direction, and the two commit
«■ appointed by the conferences,
rho met in Durham this week, are
cry enthusiastic over the outlook,
rhey believe the summer school will
iltimately develop into one of the
•iffircst things in the work of educat
ng the young ministers who are al
ready in the service of the church.
It will also mean that Durham and
Trinity college will become the mecca
for Methodinxm in North Carolina.
Many believe the annual gathering of
ministers after commencement will
3e the means of a great inspirational
development.
The officer! of the board of mana
gers who will have charge of the flrst
■ummer school are as follows: Chair
man, Rev. M. T. Plyer, Wilmington;
rice chairman. Dr. E. L. Baird, West
Market street church, Greensboro;
secretary, Rev. M. Willis, Lexington;
treasurer. Rev. Harry M. North, Dur
ham. In addition to these officials a
special committee on program has
been appointed. This committee will
have actual charge of making prepar
ations for the work of the first sum
mer school.
American in France it
Glad to get Tobacco
William Taylor, a number of ltlih
infantry band, With the American ex
Ittditinnary force, "Somewhere in
France," in writing to a friend in
Greensboro says:
"! have been reading the Greensboro
New* and see in it that you have do
nated a little money for the tobacco
fund to help the boys over her*. Good
old American tobacco Is a (treat thing
over herr. It ranks next to the mail
from home. Show this to the editor
of the paper and tell him I wish tha
•Greensboro News' the beat luck In
tfca world. Many thanks."
—L_
PRICE WOOD IN NORTH
CAROLINA TO RE FIXED
Committed im all Parte ml dM
Allowing Certain Amauati
For Mw.ng and Splitting and
Far D»Uwry.
Greensboro News, 2Int.
Prices which mtjr be ctiarfad for
wood will be Axed by the foal adminis
tration for all part* of North Caro
lina, pursuant to Mrvtlmi iaauod at
hwdquirton hara yeaterday to all tha
local fuol rommitteaa. A. W. Mr
Aliatar, tha fual administrator, in
formed tha local rnmmitteaa of his au
thority from tha fadaral fual adminis
tration in Washington to fli wood
prices, and adviaad his organisation
how to procaad. Ha instructed tha
Eommittaaman to ba fair in thair prira
teals allowing tha daalar a goad pro
It, but ha stataii that thara is no ob
rious raaaon why wood should sail for
i highar prira in thia itata now than
t did last month.
Wood prices will ba scalad to suit
-ha locality, with tha committaaman
aking into consideration local condi
ions. A basis for computation is
'umishad by Mr. McAliatar, who ad
riaaa a .13 1-3 par cant to 50 par cant
ncraaaa in tha price par cord over tha
•rices prevailing in 1917, theae flguraa
o apply to wood in four and eight
ooth lengths on draya and wagons
if farmers, or on cars f. o. b. tha place
>f shipment. He suggests tha allow
■nee to the dealer of $1 a cord for
awing and splitting the wood or fl.26
ier cord of the committaaman deem
ha larger figure equitable; and 91
«r cord for delivery, 75 cents for da
very of half cord, and SO cents for
uarter cords and less.
Of intarst only secondary is tha
Landardixation of tha measure for
iood to be observed by the vendor,
he instructions of the fuel dminis
■ation marks the passing of the an
ient of not altogether honorable
load." The wood dealers must afll in j
lereof. No longer will an ultimata ,
insumar pay IliO for a "load," but ]
hat ha pays will ba fixed by tha ad
linistration and it will ba for an un
srstood portion of a cord, a full cord
r the multiple of it. In this man
or the wood business of North Caro
na, temporarily st least, is brought
rithin the law of weights and mean-1
res.
"On account 01 tne diversity 01 con
itions of supply and demand In dif
frent localities, no one rule will apply
verywhere," Mr. McAlister wrote. In
ther words it la quit* possible that
he plan will establish three or more
iryinf prices for wood in Guilford
ounty. Two committees will fix prices
n this county. Due to local condi
ions High Point wood might he cheap
ir or higher than Greensboro wood,
ind the outlying smaller towns might
ret have another price. This will
ipply to other counties in North Car
>lina, but much is left to the cnn
nitteemen's discretion, although they
ire expected to conform to the basic
-egulations of the administration.
The price fixing is expected to be an
issurance to the man with wood to
sell, on the farm, that he need not hold
expecting a higher rate,' and he need
not fear to offer his wood in large lota
as what he Is to get for it will be
understood and not mob.Te. "As soon
is the price has been Axed that price
is going to be stationary and the in
centive to hold for an advance will dis
appear," Mr. McAllister said in his
letter of instruction. The fixed prices
as recommended by the committeemen
will be reported to the state adminis
trator and becomes operative as soon
as offered by him.
"It should be understood that this
plan is not to bring cheap wood.'Vaid
the state administrator. "It will not do
that .but it will stabilise prices and
prevent profiteering."
His instructions to the strong corps
of committeemen in tho state we e in
full as follows:
"The Unitet States fuel administra
tion has granted to the state fuel ad
ministrator for North Carolina the au
thority to establish reasonable pricei
for wood in this state. You are there
fore requested to make immediate In
vestigation and determine a reason
able price per cord to bo charged Ir
and th« price par to be (lurftd
by ritoilMi far wood sawed, split ud
daliretad. WW such prteM have baas
approved by the (tote fual adainiatra
tor they will ba effective immediately
subject only to appaal to Um United
■States foal admin lit ration. Tllia au
thority to Ax prices of wood haa been
made naraaaary by the profiteering la
thia economic necessity that ia being
carried on in sartiona of thia atete
and ia an authority which ahuuld ha
aaarriaad with tha greatest eara and
with dua regard to tha rights of all
concerned. Tha price rhould ha fair
and juat to tha aallar and ran at tha
same Una ba raaaonabla to tha coti
aumer. Tha Axing of a thoroughly
fair and raaaonaula prica will not only
tor rati any axhorbitenca in praaant
prices whara it axhiata and prevent
any furthar advanca, but will brine
tha wood on tha markat that la now
baing bald for highar priraa that tha
public might ba compelled to pay SO
or 40 da/a hanea. Aa aoon aa tha
prica haa baan Axed, that prica ia go
ing to ba xtetionary, and tha incentive
to hold for an increaae will dlaappear.
"If your* ia a rural county without
any large towns, perhapa one price for
the entire county will be proper. If on
the other hand there are large and
email towna in youi county it may be
adviaable to As one pnee for the large
towna around which wood ia uaually
scarce and a different prica for the
smaller towna around which wood ia
uaually mora plentiful.
"The price And by you will ba the
maximum prica to ba charged. Tha
following method of Axing the price
will be applicable to aome localities:
Add to tha prica par cord prevailing
in 1916, 33 1-3 per cent, or GO per cent
if you decide that to be fair, for wood
n four and eight foot lengtba from ■
Iraya and wagons or on cars f.o.b. ■
place of shipment, retail dealers to ba '
illowed add to price thus obtained $1
per cord for aawing and aplitting, or
11.25 par cord if you find thia to be a
iaiira jPir - - W »•" |
ir 60 cente par quarter cord lots or ,
eaa. Thia will result in wood being
told no longer by the load, which ia
in unAxed term a.id uncertain, but
>y the cord or tha fractional part
:hereof. A cord of wood ia 128 cubic ,
Feet, a half cord S4 cubic feet, aquartor
:ord 32 cubic feet. A wagon bed 2x
1x8 will hold a half cord, a wagon bed
1x4x8 will hold a cord of wood and |
1x4x8 feet a quarter «f a cord.
"On account of the diversity of coa
litions of supply and demand in dif
ferent localities, no one rule will apply
sverywhere and you are therefore ex
pected to exerciae your discretion in
arriving at a fair price. There aeems
to be no substantial reason why the
price of wood anywhere should excead
that which prevailed in November,
1917, for there ia nothing which enters
into the cost of wood which has ma
terially increased in price since that
date.
"The state fuel administrator will
not approve any price that is not a
hundantly fair and just to the pro
ducer or seller of wood, believing that
such a price must of necessity be rea
sonable and satisfactory to the con
sumer.'
BUSINESS BUILDERS
WANTED—Two or UirMjUU o»«r
16 to work in Bluff Co\ton
Mills. 4tl-p.
I
KOK SALE—2 20-h.p. *aw mill dut
flU, cheap, cash ort 4n time. IS
milk row*, cash or oil tine. J. Luther
Wood, Kockford, N. C. ( 4t.
Buy Some Land.
The safest investment is in land, one
tract 70 acres woodland 5 imja* east
of Mount Airy. One 1*10
acres woodland 9 mUft South of
Mount Airy. Gamiuil and truck land
in small tracts ju*f outside the incor
poration. T. M. BROWER.
I HAVE ON HAND did) for delivery
two 3-h.p. a Ad f.j*n* 6-ti.p. keroeene
engine* with woe<y tawing outfit coes
plete. Write me for price*. D. E.
Nelson, Ararat, N. C.
Mellow Sunlight
Specs were for old folks when
grandma was young. She wears
specs now but often forgets to
use them in the mellow »un
light of
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Bayo Lamp* can be lighted as
easily as a gaa jet, without tak
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the ahade. Of strong, simple
construction—artistic in design
—they gire bright flicker leas
light that saves eye-strain.
Ask for them by name. If your
dealer does not hare them write
to our nearest station
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stores and heaters.
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Violin Teacher.
SUdio 24* Nartk Mala Street
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Insurance Agents
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Office in Merritt Buildins"
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•Mm Ite fattert alr.Mtk kr telWK
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power* of Hall'a Catarrh Cur* that
they offer On* Hundred Dollar* far aay
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