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The Lool
By JOHN A.
The New Year Is with us once
again. Despite depression and hare
times there will be as many Happy
New Years wished as ever. In facl
more, for adversity lias brought ue
closer together in North Carolina
We have come to realize more vividly
that Kipling was right wher
he said: "For the colonel's lady an
Judy O'Grady, Are sisters under
their skins."
It was a Latin writer who said
a long time ago that "the good
things which belong to prosperity
are to be wished; tut the good
things that belong tc adversity are
to be admired.'' Three centuries age
**" /InnlornH fhot. "Prn.
rxanuis Dav/V/ii u&uHivu tuMv ? .w
sperity doth best discover vice, but
Adversity doth best discover virtue."
Despite the hard times, the
Christmas that has just gone was
a happier one for mcst people thar
any that has come in recent years
While people had less money tc
spend, they spent it more freely on
the needy than they had been accustomed
to do. They shared what
they had with then- fellow man.
And that is the true spirit of
Christmas.
The weather was never more ideal
for the Christmas season. It
brought vividly to mind again that
we have only ourselves to blame for
the mess we are in. We cannot
blame it on a Divine Providence.
The harvest had been bountiful, the
winter ideal. Much suffering has
been prevented by the mild weather.
It has not been necessary for
North Carolinians to go to Florida
to experience the thrill of lovely
weather in the winter time. It has
been in our midst. 'While it is to
be expected that we shall now have
some cold days, it can't be long now
before another spring rolls around.
That realization will soften the cold
snaps.
It is the open season for political
speculation, and most of it now
centers around Josephus Daniels.
Not only have thousands of voters
waited to see what he is going to
do, but other candidates for Governor
have been observing a truce.
Will he run? That has been the
question most often asked. The first
of the year has amved and he
must now make his decision. It is
only five months now until the primary.
While it has been predicted that
his entry would precipitate a bitter
fight, it is by no
"that such would be the case. Most
people are too busy trying to save
their own skins to give much time
to politics. Nor is there likely to
be much money available for political
campaigns.
While there is more determination
in evidence since the depression
hit us so hard, there is also
more soberness. People are thinking
as they have not been thinking in
a long time. They are giving mere
time to reflection. They are ">t
rushing to conclusions. They are
biding their time before making decisions.
They are taking stock of
themselves.
The only recent political fire
works was stirred up by District
Attorney E. L. Gavin, of Sarford,
who has called the State Republican
management to task for collecting
campaign funds out of Fed
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office for four years without attracting
attention. The State Republican
executive committee decided
to kick him out on the ground
that rotation is necessary.
Then District Attorney Gavin
started something. And the hist of
it will not be heard for some time.
There is no doubt that he stirred
up a lot of snakes. There is a Federal
statute prohibiting the soliciting
of such funds. It is claimed that
it was not violated because the letters
to Federal office holders were
sent to their homes, not to their of.
fices. That is a distinction without
a difference. They may get b3r with
the plea in a court of law, but not
in a court of conscience.
To make matters worse, it was
started that seme of these funds
were to be used in promoting the
contest against Senator, Bailey, and
does so for the purpose of preventing
such a practice. It does so on
the theory that no matter how poor
a candidate may be, he ought to be
able to conduct a contest without
being dependent upon a party organization.
Governor Gardner has broken
infrt tVto ""Ricr Ti'mn" a1' wHf.
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ers. He has an article in this week's
issue of the Saturday Evening Post
He gives an account of his recenl
struggles of the North Caroline
General Assembly. He list the foui
big achievements sis follows:
1. Consolidation program for Unt
versity, State College and Stati
College for Women.
2. State control of highways, botl
State and county.
3. State responsibility for main
tenance of the six months schoc
term guaranteed by the Constitu
tion.
4. Establishment of a State Con:
Wanei
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LIVINGSTONE tt
; mission to supervise city and county
I finances.
' It is a comprehensive program,
; one that challenges the attention
> of the nation. No other American
. State has launrhed out upon so
ambitious adventure as North Caro.
i lina. That is the reason the Satur'
day Evening Pest has taken notice
of it.
1 While it is a comprehensive pro1
? cs+o+Q Vac Iniinr.hpd
11 gram Liicto mc tj-uo
'lout upon, it is far from being comI
pleted. It is in fact only beginning.
! I With the great agricultural East
' I flat upon its back, the burden of
J making this great progiam a reality
-Iwill rest upon industry and com
I merce, which thrives principally in
Ithe Piedmont section of the State,
lit marks the end of the era when
II agriculture dominated the life of
'Ithe State. It marks the beginning
11 of the era when industry and com
I merce will control.
'I Appointment of commissions does
j not lessen financial burdens. Debts
I and interest must be paid. Roads
I and schools must be maintained.
[Consolidation of colleges and uniJversities
may cut down some of the
I overhead, but it will still take money
I to run them. The problem of taxaI
tion is the most pressing problem
[before the people cf the State. It
lis the one that must be solved beI
fore comprehensive programs can
I be made realities.
Governor Gardner thinks that
[substantial progress has been made
I toward relieving real property of
I taxes and getting it from sources
[able to pay taxes. He cites figures
to substantiate his statement. Unj
questionably, there has been pro.
jgress in that direction. Yet it is
j recognized on all sides that the proj
blem has not yet been solved. It
will require years of study and experiment
to work out equitable adJ
justments. Its solution is now the
[big issue before the State.
| However, much progress has been
[made during the past year. Instead
[of branding these with whom we
j differ as being actulated by base
[motives, we have come to see that
Ithev mav be as convinced of the
wisdom of their beliefs as we ourselves.
This is a big achivement.
It is because of this fact that most
of us face the New Year with hope.
We shall yet work out our problems
in a spirit of compromise.
George Washington's
Wovci aai y
In the life-story of any great
man, the incident most certain to
interest every human being of every
age is the romance of his courtship
and his marriage. Greatness may
remove him from average humanity
in every other respect, but in this
element of romance he touches the
lives of all where all understand
him.
This day, January 6, probably old
style, marks the 173rd anniversary
of the wedding of George and Martha
Washington, in so far as historians
have been able to fix the
date, says the United States George
Washington Bicentennial Commission.
While the records do not state
the fact, it is probable that George
and Martha had heard much of
each other before they met. Washington
had already established his
fame as a daring soldier by his
movements against the French on
the Ohio and by his courage at the
Battle of Braddock's Field, and the
young colonel, so often in Williamsburg,
the social as well as political
capital* of Virginia, must have
known of the handsome, socially
prominent, and wealthy young
Widow Custis.
Their meeting occurred when
Washington, then commanding the
military defences of the Virginia
frontier against the Indians, had
hurried down to Williamsburg to
urge in person certain needed improvements
in his command. At
William's Ferry, over the Pamunkey
River, tradition has it, Washington
paused at the house of Major
Chamberlayne, which may have
been on May 27, 1758, and was
pressed by this friend to stop and
partake of hcspitality. Washington,
on his way to see the Governor on
important business, at first declin1
ed, but at Major Chamberlayne's
insistence agreed to stay to dinner.
! The argument that turned the de;
cision seems to have been Major
' Chamberlayne's remark that the
charming Mrs. Custis was also a
guest at his house.
1 There is almost a humorous note
ra -Til iw a
dives
bomr-shop
M
lton, N. C.
in this snare which fate seemed to
cast about Washington's heart.
With him was his faithful servant
Bishop, whom General Braddock
had turned over to him, and whom
Washington instructed to stay by
I their horses until dinner was over.
The old orderly well knew his master's
punctuality and took It for
granted that the pause at the
Chamberlayne home would be a
[brief one. But dinner passed, the
sun sank lower in the West, and
still Washington had not emerged.
At last, so the story goes, Bishop
was ordered to stable the horses for
the night. It was only too evident
that George Washington had found
[business that to him was more important
at the moment than his
[errand with the Governor.
On the next day the journey to
Williamsburg was resumed, but no
[sooner was the business with the
j Governor transacted than Washinghwioii
hmv to the "White
! buxi ? ? ? House"
cn the Pamunkey where
the Widow Custis lived. When he
left, on June 5, the deeply smitten
young Virginia colonel must havd
been in high spires, for he took
'with him the lady's promise to wed
him as soon as his military service
on the Ohio was finished.
To this day there is a dispute as
to whether the wedding of George
and Martha Washington occurred
at the bride's home or at St. Peter's
Church in Williamsburg, but the
rector of St. Peter's, the Reverend
Mr. Mossom, is known to have officiated
at the ceremony, and the
date of the marriage is fixed by
Jared Sparks as of January 6, 1759.
Wherever the event occurred, it was
a notable and brilliant affair, with
the Governor, the military and t
civil authorities, and the socially t
elite in attendance. v
George Washington was arrayed i
as the most brilliant figure in the
whole assemblage. Naturally so im- t
portant a matter as the bride's at- i
tire was not to be lost in oblivion, r
and we know that Martha's wed- i
ding gown was "a satin quilt, over j
which a heavy white silk, inter- g
woven with threads of silver, was r
looped back with white satin rib- c
bons, richly brocaded in a leaf pat- l
tern. There were close elbow sleeves i
revealing a puff and frill of lace. ]
Strings of pearls were woven in and
out of her powdered hair. Her high- j
heeled slippers were of white satin,
with brilliant buckles.''
Martha Washington had been
born Martha Dandridge. At the age
of seventeen she married Col. Dani- s
el Parke Custis, a wealthy man who t
died eight years after their marri- s
age, leaving her two children and t
the mistress of a large fortune. Af- t
a? i IJ1 J._ Tir? ?r. I
cei" Her weuuuig tu vjeuige wsuuington,
months had still to elapse t
before the happily wedded pair t
could s^tle down at Washington's I
catate OT Muuub "irciiiuH. xiarUig I
been elected to the House of Bur- '
gresses, Washington was obliged to t
attend its sessions, and the couple c
remained at Williamsburg until ?
May, 1759. Then they went to the i
beautiful estate on the Potomac, (o i
make it their home for the rest of ?
Warren County Supei
Calendar of Jury cases to be tr
days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesd?
criminal cases only.
Thursday, Janiu
No. 27, John W. Culpepper vs Louise :
No. 28, Pattie P. Lynch, by her next fi
Telephone and Telegraph Com]
No. 39, Eugene Branch vs Anne Mae
Friday, Janua
No. 19, J. L. Harris vs W. W. Taylor.
No. 29, Smith Douglas Co. vs Raymon
No. 40. Lucy I. Leach vs Elizabeth Hi
Monday, Janu
No. 18, In the matter of the will, of E
No. 31, A. E. Morris vs Mrs. J. R. Han
No. 32. T. R. Morris vs Mrs. J. K,. Har
No. 37. Alfred J. Ellington vs Weldon
Tuesday, Janu
No. 8. W. H. Dameron and Co. vs C
Samuel D. Alston.
No. 9. J. F. Brown and wife' Maggie I
Gibbs Admr's. of Tasker Polk, T
No. 16. Warrenton Box and Lumber
No. 34. Jos. O. Powell, Jr., by his nex'
Ethel Frye.
No. 35. Marion C. Powell, by her nex
Ethel Frye.
No. 36. Evelyn Powell by her next frier
No. 38. Ethel Frye vs Joseph C. Powe
Wednesday, Jar
No. 17. Isaac Davis vs William T. Po
Tasker Polk and Phillip Sonrnn
No. 30. Swift and Company vs Popla
Brauer.
No. 41. Charles Store vs R. H. Dugger
Hardware and Furniture Compt
Thursday, Jam
No. 13. J. J. Tarwater vs Pitt Moore.
No. 21. H. M. Davis vs Henry Davis.
No. 22. H. M. Davis vs Richard Alston
No. 33. H. P. Williams vs I. H. Lynn e
No. 42. A. S. Bugg vs J. G. Williams.
Friday Janua
No. 5. W. H. Dameron vs E. L. :3arris.
No. 20. John Taiwater vs John Rodgei
No. 26. T. R. Hunter vs Isaih Hunter.
For R
No. 3. The Corporation Commission of
Suitors and witnesses need not
of their respective csises.
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THE WARREN R
~LVCKY~
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didn't go boom sc
war- A SENTINEL'S
EIRE AS ETHAN ALLEN STRor
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ALLOWING HlnAND HIS ME
THE PORT WITHOUT INTER
;heir lives, and to leave it a shrine
orgver to millions of Americans
vho hold in reverent memory every
ncident in their life together.
Nothing in all history outdoes in
>eauty Washington's attachment to
lis wife, as she in turn was his best
eliance, a source of encouragement
n all his trials, a dignified figure
n herself, as firmly planted as her
;reat husband in the affectionate
? si ?i-;
nemory 01 succeeding gcuciauuiu
?f Americans. So, January 6, will
inger in our history as the beginling
of one of the stately and lovey
romances of all time.
Box Wood Shrubs
Hurt By Disease
A new blight or leaf spot diease,
epidemic for the first time in
,his State during the pfist year,
eems to be threatening valuable
>ox woods in both nurseries and
private yards.
"We have had an unusual num>er
of inquiries about this trouble
his season," declares Dr. R. F.
soole, plantA penologist for the
roHK Carolina Experiment Station.
'The blight seems to affect the
>oxes in all parts of the State. Very
)ld plants have been completely destroyed
and small ones being prorngated
in nurseries have been
viped out. The disease is caused by
i fungus which becomes visible as
rior Court Calendar
ied January Term, 1932, first three
iy, January 18th, 19th, and 20th for
try 21st, 1932
E. Culpepper.
rlend, Beulah B. Lynch vs Carolina
pany.
Branch.
.ry 22, 1932
d A. Harris and Bessie S. Harris,
ght.
ary 25, 1932
tyron Brown, deceased.
Is.
ris.
Coca Cola Bottling Works, Inc.
ary 26, 1932
harlie Alston Peter E. Alston hnd
Irown vs W. T. Polk and Frank H.
tustee and the Cooper Company.
Company vs J. W. Carroll,
t friend Jos. C. Powell, Sr. vs Miss
t friend Jos. C. Powefll vs Miss
id Jos. C. Powell vs Misa Ethel Frye.
11 and Mrs. Joseph C. Powell.
tuary 27, 1932
lk and Frank H. Gibbs, admr's. of
jrville.
TMV\tin + Mo-itAanfila Hn an/4 T f
x 1IAVIU1V WW. M11U Wt
and J. C. Dugger Wading as Duggcr
iny.
lary 28, 1932
i.
ind Hugh Lynn,
ry 29, 1932
rs, T. R. Tun.3ta.ll and Roy Simons,
eport
N. C. vs The Bank of Norlina.
appear until the date set for trial
john d. :newell,
Clerk Superior Court.
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small black bodies on the diseased
leaves and stems. The symptoms of
the trouble are so prominent that
It is not difficult to make a definite
diagnosis. The infected leaves
develop a light, bronzed color. The
black bodies; develop uniformly over
the diseased leaves largely on the
under side. The infected leaves j
gradually fall off leaving the (
branches naked and t hey finally
die. Any plant having the disease
is left with a ragged, ugly appearance
if it does not die entirely."
Dr. Poole says the best method
of control is to protect the foliage
with Bordea ux mixture and to prac tice
safe sanitary measures. Shake
off all dead leaves in winter and
gather up every one focr burning.
Prune out the dead twigs and destroy
them in a like manner. These
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during the late fall and winter but
must not be delayed until spring.
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mixture is given in the spring when
new leaves begin to form and
spraying should be done at intervals
throughout the summer. It is r eces.
sary to keep a good coating of the
spray on the box wcods because
infection will occur at any time the1
parts are not protected. Do net use'
the high pressure spray as this may
damage the foliage, Dr. Poole advises.
Grow Corn To
Better Farming
Corn, the universal crop in North
Carolina, 1s used by extension forces
working with Negro farmers as a
basis for teaching better farming
practices.
"Corn is the main demonstration
crop used by our local negro county
agents because the crop is important
to North Carolina agriculture
and because good acre yields
may be secured without great expense
when good farming is done,"
says C. R. Hudson, farm demonstration
worker at State College.
"We give especial attention to this
crop each year and advise our farm
agents to try to get every colored
farmer in the State to produce his
own needs according to the best
mofVinHs Tn 1931. there
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were 400 farmers who conducted
corn growing demonstrations under
the superision of the 16 colored
agents. Careful records kept by a
number of these men showed an
average production of 56 bushols an
acre at a cost of 19.7 cents a
bushel."
This cost item included rent of
land, cost of fertilizer and manure,
cost of labor by man and mule, and
allomng for the stover. Nor were
the acre yields secured by guess
work, says Mr. Hudson. At least
two average rows were harvested,
shucked and shelled to determine
this yield.
The farmers found that where
they grew a good crop of cowpeas
or soybeans along with the corn,
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the cost of producing the com was &
about offset. The agents estimate
that about 2,500 persons were In-^K
fluenced towards better methods hy^B
the demonstrations conducted thij^^B
year. In one case, by actual count
160 farmers visited one demonstra-^B
Mr. Hudson says negro farmers KB
are not encouraged to grow com 1q;B
sale but rather as a teed for family B
and livestock. Those who grow ;B
at a ccst of from 20 to 10 cents afl
bushel will not have to spend about B
one dollar a buslml to buy it with^B
tobacco or cotton money.
Many Farm Homes ,B
Have TelephonesB
There were 19,852 farmers fn^B
North Carolina in 1929 who report. ^B
ed to census enumerators that they B
had telephones in their farm, hoow
the Census Bureau has Teponat^B!
This was *71 per cent of the total
1 number of farms in the State.
1 There were 9,303 farmers of the^B
1 state who reported they hai vva
piped into their dwellings, wlhch
Iwas 3.3 per cent of all farm;; of the
1 State.
I Farms which reported dwelling ^B
lighted by electric .ty mimbe-edtf.
006 in the State, or 5.4 per cent of ^B'
all farms, and 8,771 of the farms re.
porting that the residences were ^B'
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