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The Load Limit By Thad K. Jones We have heard it said that dis cretion Id the better part of valor and prudence and consideration are the parents of safety. So often some of us get ourselves and others Into trouble anr disgrace by let ting desire and passion overcome reason and honesty. We often see on our public highways the load lim it for bridged. This not being con sidered and heeded ?ts it should be sometimes causes suffering and fi nancial loss. And there is a load limit to steamerd, railroad trains, autos, and most all ways of convey ance. Often vessels on oceans are wrecked and go down with dreadful loss of human life and property. They could not stand the storm be cause they were overloaded. The same is sometimes true of trains and autos. Loaded beyond the limit and not being carefully driven as they should be, causing wrecks, suffering, loss of life and financial loss. There is a load limit, too, for hu- j man beings if we only realized the fact. So many of us overload our selves with tfi^ cares, tolls, vexations and frivolities | of this life. So many are serving mammon and it id al ways a hard master. So many new trifles are now desired and sought ? which increase our struggles, per- 1 plexities and problems. Many arei . as Martha of old, careful and troubled about' many things but few Marys who sit as Jesus' feet and | hear His words. And Jesus said Mary hath chose the good part | which shall not be taken away from j her. We allow our Secular affairs : to get complicated. In this age of i stress and strain our burdens are i often heavy, our trials and crosses 1 severe. So there id but little true peace and comfort for the time server. The physical strength of man cannot keep pace with the mountaineous complexity and bur1 dens of modern frivolity. We have created a monster and are in dan ger of being crushed in its iron hands. Well has the poet said, the world can never give the bliss for which we sigh. The fault is with the people who have not conisdered the load limit on frail human bod ies. How often we allow ourselves to be weighted down with burdens not only of today but those of yes terday and the anticipated ones of tomorrow. No wonder we sink. ,Some people say of life, it id too much for them. They say by word or act that they cannot carry its responsibilities, perform its duties nor resist its temptations. It id nat ural and right that we as parents should do a good part by our chil dren, let them have some liberty, leisure, pleasure and educate them as much as we reasonably can, but this Is often carried too far. Chil dren should be taught to be useful and helpful early in life. Parents, especially mothers, make a sad mis take by letting their children be idle and gad about too much. Often they are with bad companions and out late at night and early into trouble. Some parentd are not con siderate and prudent when they al-i low their children too much so call- j ed good times. They should, be taught that there is work and duty for them as well as play and pleas- j ure. Parents, if you will let thej children know they must help keep things up and going it will be best j for them and you too. By thid you will not be apt to go beyond the load limit in work or labor or of skill. It should be useful too, for Satan flnds some mischief still for ? THE MORGANS AT WASHINGTON An interesting photographic study of J. Pierpont Morgan, as he conferred with his eonse), John W. Davis, during his days before the 8enate Investi gating Committer at Washington. Insert is of Junis S. Morgan, son of the famous banker, also a member of the firm and at the Washington hearing with his father. idle hand* to do. In the May 30 issue of the Public Ledger Judge J. M. Oglesby has some true and wise words for par ents, saying present day parents are building fine schools, paying for good educations, erecting massive church es and court houses and rearing a generation of civilization wreckers. Modern fathers, the judge said, give ' their children everything, schools, churches, automobiles and liberties far beyond the dreams of former generations, but they do not give t their time, themselves to their sonS. We are raising a generation that knows no discipline. These wise words of the learned judge are sad and true, and worthy of our pro found thought and prayerful con 1 sideration. Many of we parents are not as social and intimate with our chil dren as we should be. We need to , be better chums and crorfeys, get | and retain the respect and confl ' dence of our children. If parents I are deceitful, tricky, unworthy and , immoral they need not be suprised I if their children are the same way. [We should be more interested in them and know something about what they do,' where they are, and who they are with. Many parents, because of their lax and destructive neglect of parential duties, cause their children to load them beyond the limit with sorrow, grief and dis grace. And many children by their ' neglect and maltreatment are bringing their aged parents down with sorrow to the grare. Some time ago Attorney General { Sargent speaking to a convention [ of women in Washington, said in part : "The women of America could and would make or break the country by what they teach their children up to the age of ten years," adding, "we cannot carry on a gov ernment of adults who in their ! childhood and youth were allowed to think that rules of conduct was I made for others but they could do S as they pleased. I wish more of our j public, prominent, influential men would speak out and warn the peo ple of the dangers before us, espe cially parents in regard to rearing their children. I write this with all1 due respect for everybody. Consider before it is too late. Oh, the un wisdom of this age of the wise peo ple now as never before, by wisdom know not God. -o I When % baby is a year old he Should have 12 teeth and his first tooth brush, a health offlcltal says. THE DURHAM SUN . The Durham Sun is now printing the complete Official Stock List New York Exchange, including the number of sales, high, low, close, and net change from pre vious day of all issues. This is possibly the most complete stock market quotation service ever printed in an afternoon newspaper in North Carolina. The Durham Sun is delivered to your porch in Roxboro daily for 1 5c a week. Telephone 30202 for trial subscription. JAMES JOHNSON Roxboro Representative CHURCHES MAKE NOTABLE STRIDE Statistics Show 1932 Membership Set New Record; Contribu tions Also Good New York, June 11.? Church membership in the United States reached its greatest total in his tory during the last year, according to as annual compilation announc ed today by the Christian Herald. The statistics, prepared by Dr. George Linn Keiffer, show that the churches and religious bodies gain ed 929,252 members during 1932, these members being 13 years of age or over. The total membership of church es in the United States reached 50, 037,209, according to the report, and the 25 largest Protestant bodies showed a gain of 921,941. Ahead of Population. The publication declares that growth in church membership has steadily outstripped growth in the country's population. In one gen eration?from 1900 to 1923 ? church membership increased from 27,383, 000 to 50,037,209. This represents a gain of 82.8 per cent as against a population gain of 65.8 per cent. The Baptist church, with an in crease during 1932 of 347,353, again led all denominations in gains. Other denominations which showed impressive gans were the Eastern Catholics, with an increase of 224, 237; the Methodists, with a gain of 94,607, and the Lutherass, with a gain of 58.523. Good Showing. In spite of the depression, church es made a good financial showing during 1932, the report states. Con tributions for all church purposes were $19.02 per capita as compared with $22.62 in the previous year. The per capita contributions for benevolences is 1932 were $3.12 as compared with $3.71 in 1931. It is pointed out in connection with these slight financial decreases, tihat since 1929 one out of every six banks has failed, one out of every 45 hospitals has closed, one out of every 22 business and in dustrial companies has become bankrupt, and {that only one <of every 2,344 churches has closed its doors. ? The Christian Herald states, in summing up the statistical survey, til at the church "is still the na tion's greatest going conoarn." o Wage Boosts For Forestry Workers Director Fechner Announces Com petent Members Of Corps To Get Increases Washington, June 11. ? Director Robert Fechner announced today wage increases for competent mem bers of the civilian conservation corps would be granted July 1. The fixed cash allowanoe of $30 per month may be raised to $45 per month for five percent of the mem bers of each company, designated by their company commander and the camp superintendent for re sponsible camp positions, Fechner said, and eight percent of each com pany may receive $36 if so desig nated. The increased pay wil affect 13 percent of the forest workers. The plan has the approval of President Roosevelt, Fechner said. A penalty system was also an nounced providing for admonition, Suspension of privileges, substitu tion of specified dutes instead of regular work and deduction of not to exceed three days' cash allowance for minor offenses. "I believe these two changes in the regulations will serve a highly useful purpose in maintaining mo rale and discipline in the camps," Fechner said. "The higher cash al lowance will prove an incentive to the men to do good work. The men who will b$ placed in the more re sponsible camp positions will re ceive a higher rate of pay. The pen alty, system should aid In the or derly administration of camps." The superintendent of camps, who will have voice with the company commanders in designating men for r key positions, are placed In the camps by the forest service of the department of agriculture and the national park service of the depart ment of the interior. In Memory of Mrs. Alfred De n n y There hag been many beautiful things said in memory of Mrs. Al fred Denny, still I feel I must write | a few words. One year and three months has passed since you left us and your logs we deeply feel, but it was Ood who has bereft u*. He can all our sorrows heal. Some may think you are forgotten, though on earth you are no more; but in memory you are with us just as you always were before. There are hearts that go out in the darkness, but whose Sil very light shine on. There are roses whose perfume still lingers, when the blossoms are faded and gone. There are hearts full of light and sweetness when no longer their life current flows. Still their good ness lives on with the living, like those of the star and the rose. I can never forget that sad day| you passed away, although it seem- ] ed you realized that you were going to a place of perfect rest. So many times I saw you look upward and say, Yes, mother, I am coming. But, oh, how long must It be? And say,, Mother, I am ready now. And so patiently did you wait, un til the angels peacefuly bore you home. Mrs.. Denny's life was' a beautiful | expression of power, purity andi sweetness of the gospel. Her in- 1 fluence for good in this community] will endure long and never be for gotten. She was a true and faith- j ful wife, a kind and loving mother an unfaultering friend to her com munity. I so often think of the kind deeds she has done for me and the many things she taught me. She was always so patient, good and kind. In times of sick ness in her neighborhood she was always willing to do all she could for any one. I shall never forget the touch of her tender hands or the low treads of her footsteps. A va cant place in a home, heart, and church, a place that no one else can ever fill. Our Saviour called for you to come and our sad hearts knew it was His will. Written by one who loved her, ? E. M. K. o : i George Lax ton of Caldwell County made a net profit of $118 last year from the sale of honey from 12 hives of bees. Dr. John McDowell, former sec retary of the Board of National Mis sions of the Presbyterian Church of America, has been elected Modera tor, highest office, by -the General Assembly which met at Columbus. O. HOW BECK BE CAME AN EDITOR Thomas H. Beck, principal speak er this year at the annual meeting of the National Editorial Associa tion in Indianapolis, is one of the most picturesque figures in the pub lishing world of today. As presi dent and editorial director of Col | lier's Weekly, he is recognized as perhaps the highest.. fuatiiority on the complicated problems of Sales manship which face newspaper and magazine publishers today. Beck was born in California, but | came East as a boy for schooling that was interrupted by the panic of 1893. He had to go to work to help support the family and became I a mechanic's helper in the repair shops of the Locomobile Company during the early days of the auto mobile. He developed a talent for salesmanship and went to Detroit to open a Locomobile agency At a time when Detroit had exactly four automobiles. He was one of the men who helped to make Detroit motor-conscious. From this start, he had a wide experience in salesmanship, rising, by rapid stages through such pro ducts as borax, soap and food pro- 1 ducts. Then he got interested in publishing and became sales man ager for a New York magazine pub lishing house. Presently be moved | on to t Job as vice-president and sales manager for the Crowell Pub lishing Company, with which be is still connected as head of Collier's Weekly, a magazine he has built up in the past" ten years into one of the great organs of national thought. Under his guidance, it was the first magazine to have an aviation editor, the first to use colored illus trations, the firtft to employ a wo man stylist to edit and supervise its covers and illustrations. Beck has an Interesting person ality. He be so modest that he has never had a picture taken, and never Intends to. He has never accepted any personal credit for his leader ship in his various selling jobs, al ways Insisting that the credit belongs to his helpers and assistants. His hobby and recreation is the great outdoors. Since boyhood he has been a devotee of hunting and fishing, and his high standing in this field is indicated by the fact that the state of Connecticut, where he lives, has made him its fish and game commissioner, an of fice in which he te very active not only locally but nationally. He is a Democrat in party politics, but knows personally and intimately most of the leaders of both national parties, who \ frequently seeks his advice. ?o An Unusual Statesman So much attention has been fo 'S4 cused upon President Koosevelt that the nation as a whole has had lfttfe 'tfai? since March to look over other leaders in Washington. There will be those ,of course, who will say that since Mr. Roosevelt has turned out to be the whole show and a pretty darn good one, therte is little reason to watch any of the others. ! But ere long we have an idea the ! public at large will begin to show a little more curiosity about one outstanding Washington figure ? ' and not a Democrat, at that. We re fer to Senator James Couzens ,the i multi-millionaire from Michigan. He occupies a particularly unique position in that despite his wealth he is one of the chief supporters of the movement to get after the "big shots." Not that Senator Cou zens, being somewhat of a big shot , himself, thinks that all the big shots are crooked, but judging by his actions he does believe the big fellows should be investigated and checked upon u well as the little fellows. His attitude apparently has won the eye of Roosevelt, for the Preside* t offered the progressive Republican a place on the econo mic delegation, which, Incidentally, wis refused. T ~ f* ~ One of the best pen sketches of the Michigan man Is that offered as follows by Rodney Dutcher, the abde NEA correspondent in Wash ington: "There are several things which go to make the Hon. Jim Couzens, senator from Michigan, one of the most remarkable figures in our pub lic life. "He is the richest man in Con gress, but a rebel among multimil lionaires. He lambasts wealthy men and their class attitudes. Recently at the Morgan Investigation he clamped his square jaw against the complaints of Senator Carter Glass and insisted that Counsel Ferdi nand Pecora be given a free hand. "Canadian born, he has had near ly all the honors and success that could come to him under our con stitution. Roosevelt has just made him a delegate to the wrold econo mic conference, and progressives are urging him as secretary of the treasury to succeed William H. Woodin. "Public service is almost a pas sion with Couzeng. After he had re signed his $150,000-a-year job with the Ford Motor company he was asked to become police commission er of Detroit ? ordinarily a thank less Job. He snapped it up and they made him the mayor beca he was so effective. "Reputedly worth around $50,000, 000, for years he has favored piling higher taxes on the rioh and les sening the tax burden on the poor and the middle class. Prom that issue grew his famous feud with r Andrew W. Mellon when the latter was secretary of the treasury. "Couzens is relatively conserva ttvfet He wouldn't abolish wealth. But long ago he adopted the posi tion that businessmen and men of wealth would build soundly if they tried to insure markets by spread ing consuming power. He said that every time the government taxed income necessary for livelihood it cut purchasing power. In pursuance of his theories, Couzens many years " ago established the then sensation al $5 daily wage in the Ford plants." ? Cleveland Star. Tests by chemists show that sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamins. There is only one ship in Ecua dor's navy; five in Mexico's and 14 in Peru's. c S(o7k? ffc<x rJjom, l/IClcA/. June 5, 1933 LOW PRICE CARS VS. CHEAP CARS ? We do not build a low-price oar: the cost to us of building our car f is pretty high. But we do sell a high quality car at a low price. Almost every new Ford V-8 car we have built so far this year, has cost more to manufacture than its selling price was. As you buy them at only $490 to $610, we have to depend on increasing volume to make up the difference. The reason for this is simple: ? a manufacturer who gives good value must expect to lose money on the first cars he sells because he cannot charge all his costs to the people who are first to buy. But with the purchaser it is different ? he cannot afford to lose anything on a car. It must give him full value from the first, and keep on giving him full value for years. Two things make possible our combination of low prices and high cost quality: 1. Volume Production 2. Taking only one profit First, we set our price at what would be fair to the public on the basis of economies we enjoy in volume production. Then, in order to justify and maintain our low price we must get volume sales. Thus it comes that a car which is really high-cost to make, is also low-cost to buy. There is a difference between a cheap car and a low-priced high quality car. Ford prices are always fixed at a point which makes it profitable for a customer to buy. Good and lasting business must produce profit to the buyer as well as to the seller. And of the two, the buyer's profit must be, comparatively, the larger one. x It pays us to sell the Ford V-8 because it pays you to buy it. -Jil
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