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UNFIT FOR HORSES BUT Rickety Old Stable Is Only Home 25 Youngsters and Parents Know irr* ll* NKA MKitvir* Xljplra. N. Y.. Dec. 9.?Twen ty>Bri> children and 16 adult? llv \n**m a rickety old stablt*? 3ggFnty-flv?* children and 16 mdlp eating and ?leeping In ?BC no longer considered fit ev Ii4tii horses? ?JWi'nty-flvw children huddling nrQiud old-fashioned cook-atoves to *?r;*pe the biting winds blowInK {?through a thousand crack?. Jwenty-flve youngsters, some mere babies. and nearly all under 10 years old. playing around on the stable floor! They ask<-d the board of health arid social worker* about It. Rep resentative? of different welfare agencies investigated. And they fhund? Twenty-five children and 16 adults llvlnu In the creaking, wlnd-rtwayed barn, within three block h of the best residential sec tion. - There families were paying $1 a month for the privilege of occu pying one of hin stalls. ? Tbey had to depend upon on* outsld" -faucet for their water supply. and had practically no toilet facilities. r> JO very morning the children tafeixt up at that out.slde faucet au<4 took their turn? splashing | around In the cold water. Hut they always eaitie to school, thn teachers report, with fac?'S, clean and shining. They alwavM seamed well nourished, but sadly ^\u treed of clothing. What llttl ? they wore, though. always was uieiji. And since the families moved In last summer, no undertaker nor physician has been called to i Vthe. barns." Not a member of the Colony has been in need of medl- i cul or hlapita! care. ' .Wow the problem Is what to do wltn them all.- If they are or dered out they will be homeless. * They can't afford to pay the r^Atri landlords are demanding. All practically are penniless. ? ATLANTA KAKLY "'"Atlanta. Dec. 9-?(Special)?! The shop early idea has taken a real hold In Atlanta. Merchants report Christmas sales as heavy fca lb the last minute rushes of previous years. High priced gifts are In demand. Everyman's Investments A form of fi nancial organl tatlon about which too little Ih known Ih the Credit Union, fn a way the Credit Union la i n a 1 o kour to the hulldliiK and loan anno - elation. Roth three tnatltu tlooH are pri nt a r i 1 y de CltKDIT l'X ION'S OttiOK *. foam designed to help (hone of small eapital. or. sometimes. of no capl-1 till at all. The building and loan ! Itnake? It possible for the wage earner to l>orrow money to bnlldi a home and to pay off Uu> loan In ?all lnsta 11 m- nt- out mt savings m lii? waRcs or salary. Tin* credit union enables the wage Afcrner, the small salaried man, or the farmer with very limited cap ital to borrow money for various burpofu-H when without the union be would be unable to borrow at 2ft br only at ruinous lates. Y The credit union Is compara tively a new thing in the United ?tate*. It originated on the oth Jr side. The various states have |tlffer< nt laws governing the for tation of theae unions but the [eneral principles are the same. lasaachusettH and North Carollnn 'ere among the pioneers in the lovenient. In a Keneral way a lit union has been defined as "co-operative association whose >Jeets are (1) to promote thrift Among its members and (2) to vrovldo its members with credit HCkJItlM." Another authority nas called a credit union "a bank W Miniature." la every case the Wnlon opera!?? under state au thority and supervision and con forms to certain general regula tions prescribed by the state au thoritW-M. It mobilises the sav ing of Its members, savings so wiril Individually as to appear 'lflft'dly worth while, and mak?) loan? bo small as (o fall without the provinc?' of tlx* commercial bank. Credit union* an* organiz? d for the most part hy a particular group, either engaK?'d in the Ham*' line of Industry or living in the ?ume neighborhood. In .Massa chusetts and in the industrial Mates of the north the credit un ion? ore generally employ?*? of corporation?. In North Carolina and in the agricultural state? of the' south and tin* went th?*y are small farmers. At first thought it would seem that this Uusin? ???? of makiug ?mall loans on Individ-? ual credit Involved a good d? a I of risk, but the record? sow that t h? risk is very small. In fact tli" r?* aulta compare v?*ry favorable with those of the building and loan and that Is high praise. CAS GO III' IF MORE ROAO RONDS ISStJKI) nalelgh, Dec. 9.?Frank Page, State Highway Commission chair man. predicts that. If the 000.000 bond Issue Us nsk?-d for roads, the gasoline tnx will have to be raised on?* cent. This matter Is to be decided at the meeting of the Commission Friday. Christmas MONEY FOR YOU Onr ChrMiNM Club itmf ...you tbe mon*) when you jolt? It. "JOIN today ... Jfte ?nr* tka* jrm R?t j<mr ? ?4MirMmM ?tiffk. * 'A?k an for full Information. INDUSTRIAL BAM K ir YOU HAVK 5? ?III H 11A K i J MW w ?' fssiiisii PHONE 114 Standard Pharmacy THEY WIUL SEND IT IS IT FAIR To try. convict and sentence a man hi-for?- h?arlnp both sides of the controversy -regardless of what you hav?- aeen or beard?1 Are you fnlr to y?uirs??lf. yotirl family or your estate not to ?????[ both sides In regard to thr n?>t coat of your llf?> Insurance befor? you bny? I have ?old polici?-, from $1.000 to $10.000 for the Union Central Life Insurance Company. I have the dlvld?-nd! record (net cost) on them for 10 to 12 y?nrn. I have the net cost record of the company'a polici for 40 and 50 years for your In spect Ion. Th?' Rich Three Book ? Brother? of Detroit w? re In th? market for $15.000.000, the larg est policy In history. I>o you I suppose they purchased without [ going an far aN humanly possible to aiic<'rtain the stringth nnd se-1 curlty of that contract nn?l aeek I ti k the company with the low n?-t coat? A Ion* ntory short. Mr. Leo Thomas. I'nlon Central rep resentative. wrote the application for the entire $15,000.000. Th next insurance you buy I hat Is not purely friendship, let tie ?how yon for the Union Central Life. The premium In lower. The biff dividends are paid h?'Klnnlna end of flrat yrar. Five per cent paid on dividends left with com pany, but withdrawable any time. Your death claim goes on live per cent Interest from day of death. Alao mortuary dividends are paid at death. 1/et me ahow you. Barlow Harrell, DfMTHHT AUKVV. PHONE 542-4 (JKOIMJK ( \lkT\VI(l4illT IMv\l> Oeoraf Cnrtwrteht Monday; h i i. lit at 11: :;? o'clock at his hoim at Nlxotlton. Mr. Cuitwriuiit wiih j 71 y?ais ?>l?l ami lian lio n in ill health for n Ionu time liaviti;: m v ??r rMnvcred from a Rirokt of' paralysis h?' sufti-rod two nri nKO. Hi- is tturviwd by hi* wif two suns, Clinton CarlwriKht ol this city and Milton Cart v. light ol N'Konton, a Mli-|Mlnuphtor, Ml*. F. It. \Vhitcliurn!. I'ity Konte Three; Ilire?* mk|?i-h, .Mrs. MiikkIi1 Ovef-I man anil Mrs. William Il?*ii?1 ric-kn i <?f Hi Ik city, ami Mrn. Knliert Itun m II ??f (ihit iio, anil t wo brother*. | N:iinli Carlwrluli! ??f Virginia and 11 > -11 < * r i i CnrtWiight ??f till* oily. j Tli-' funeral will lie conducted j ;? t (Ic home W'-dnrxdiiv afternoon] at 2:.'?U ?/clock by IUv. W. T. riilj?l??< and interment made In. j N'ixonton Ometcry. Nejjro Farmers Meet at A. & T. Vinitial S??*<?iun North f.ur olina Nrfjr? Farmer*' (loit to (ioiivciic in (in rihlHiru in January. (?rccnsboro I>c. 3?Progrea-? ; siv? negro farmer* of North | ?':?rr?lInn will meet at the A. and I | T. College of Greensboro on Jan- j I nary 21 and 22 to attend the } annual tu-Mxion of the North Car | ollnu Slate Negro Farmers' Con-. I H? ?, according to I?rof C. H.. (Hudson in charge of Negro Kx-' [ tension work for State College. At a conference recently held 'hi the A. A T. College here a Ipiogram for the mating was 1 |?t? pa*re*r- which Includes lee-' ?lures and address?>s by members of the Agrimlt ural Kxtensiui I Division of Stale College and liy' j workera from the State Depart - 1 meni of Agriculture. According I to Mr. Hudson, the Agricultural I jin I Technical College is prepared 1 to furnish lodging free of charge i and will also nerve meals at a IV? ry small coat. This. It was I sai?l. will apply to every negro farmer attending the me?-ting. I providci he notifies the collego authorities of his Intention of 1 taking advantage of the courte sies extended to him. Out* of the features of the meeting," saya Mr. Hudson, "will ' he a corn show with ?'xhlbits of M O O l> T IKES - AUK BETTER K. J. (iolinon & Co. corn arranged In th? auditorium of the main building Judging contests have also b**n prepared In which over one hundrel dollars In cash prizes will be awarded. A number of other demonstrations have al*?' been planned." Among the subjects to be dis cussed. it In stated, will be nod Improvement, fertiliser*, cotton Kruwinu. In Piedmont North l.'ai ollna. tobacco production, coin growiUK. uruviuK and marketing of truck t-iopM, the value of milk, the production of ?wine and poul try. und problems of rural better-! lUellt. Til?' two lliullt h< MtdotlS will In- devoted to i-diicatioual and in Kplratlonal uddreH?e|t. OKDKK YOUR CKANBKHKIKS We have R. S. C'riui iM'rry Sauce ready to serve. . Call 698 KOI. AN D GAKKETT Tin' Forlvs This style III KIioch and Oxfordu for Fall and Winter. OWENS SHOE CO. CHRISTMAS GIFTS Our lim* of Chrialiiiun (Jifl* ran;:?' from 192.1 liuirk Srdan t<? u *|>urk pliifi. Sfc whnl we have. Tide-water Buick Co. Next Camden Bridge. Farao and Lebanon Belle Flour absolutely Oouim of quality mM by the leading ?DISTHIBUTED BY? A. F. TOXEY & COMPANY Water Street. IT'S GREAT to I h* Ioiiu to our Christmas Club Whin you (jet your money I tack in a lump sum it will seem jusl like a Kilt from Santa Claus. Join Our Christmas Club and you will find it's easy to ac cumulute all tlie money you will need for next Christmas JOIN NOW! Savings Bank G? Trust Co. AT THE A GREAT FEATURE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DECEMBER 11 and 12 PLEASING GIFTS FOR EVERYBODY' Distinctive Creations in Solid Gold $2?0fo$|^00 91V 00 H?. MM ??sS3Sra?',iBB ta.lA n. mm sonc: 4 .50 N. CAIM UChl ? tor H*. IIM U M n. ton ?"Mjgypgtiuamn al&E N? ?1)1 ?i) omo, e???M riMWi SlJtttmWm ?10 00 m? Milo on??* AHB mm o?o K* ??T "tciksj m^uacraa :s;s: Tli?* ?t?r<* hilh l!toii?:i?i<l? of gift* rxtriMl* yon /i rordiul wclromr to f?il and *rr Mm' ninny Iwmitiftil lliin^H we liavr on ilinpluy. From llir inrxi^mivr lo ill?* ?*hil?orutr, you'll find out Htork llir iiionI com plete. Mixm I'liincs m Mii; 011: \ ai.i ks <;iik: vikht Louis Selig Your Jvirvtvr Since IJM2 Main awl WhIpt Ntrrri? KH?bttti Cttf, JJ. "TUB MTOMK POR UltCKN WATdHH"
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