North Carolina Newspapers

W' ' hjA s ■%%y r ah •!#J Rsieford Dollar Days Show Promise Oi Drawing Crowds of Ei^er Buyers Cooperating To ****** * * WELL TRAINED DOGS * VERSUS CONSCIENCE « Merchants Furnish Outstanding Values For Those Who Trade Here r On Friday and Saturday, D^emher Fourth and Fifth; Penny-Pinchers Will Be In , Their Glory. Former Cumberland Officials Sentenced, Prices in Raeford are due for’ a decided slash on Friday and Satur day, December 4th and 6th, when? the merchants of the. town are co operating to put up bargains .that will delight the most penny-pinching housewife, whether she pinches of (necessity, or for the love of pinch ing. Friday and Saturday will be her days, and her, dollar will do more than it has perhaps eve^ done be fore, even under her eSpert dlrec- dion. A dollar on these Raeford Dol- lar-Days threatens verily to rival its spender in importance, according to advance information on bargains that will be offered. And not only are the housewives to benefit, but anyone,—anyone who has a dollar, or even less, to take advantage of real value which will be recognized by all who visit the stores here Friday and Saturday. A number of people who have read the advertisements of the mer chants of their dollar-de^ys offerings, have expressed astonishment at the array of bargains and many have said emphatically that they will be on hand not later than Friday morn ing to make their dollars “do their stuff.” Indeed, judging from com ment heard here and there, there will be a crowd in practically every store on the aforementioned days. Those who participate in the Dol- lar-Days program will not only help themselves, but help the merchants, and the comniunity generally, be cause of money turned loose. The Dollar-Day idea this year, by vir tue of the present business condi tions, promises to be of more bene fit than ever, and therefore worthy of cooperation from all. The value . of your dollar, already greater than it has been in many years, wDl even increase in value in Raeford on Fri- / day and Saturday. Even the most chronic hard-times talker will not b^ able to complain of a disappoint ment on Raeford Dollar-Days—it has been arranged so that he just can not do it. REPORT OF RED CROSS ROLL CALL IN HOKE The recent Red Cross Fiftieth Anniversary Roll Call which oiiened on Armistice Day and ended on Thanksgiving Day, resulted in the raising of about $90 in Raeford and the county. All workers in the drive have not yet reported and it is hoped that the final amount will be in excess of $100. The amount raised la said to be very good in view of present business conditions here. Dr. R. L. Murray, who had charge of the Roll Call in the county reports that his workers received splendid cooperation, and received many donations less than the usual $1 membership. The colored people lOf the county also responded to the Roll Call. * A few days ago Miss Mattie * * McLauchlin had a chicken kill- * * ed and placed on the back porch * * of her home preparatory to * * having it dressed for cooking. " * When she went out td" get the '* * chicken it was missing. Being * * familiar with the well trained * dogs of her neighbor. Dr. W. M. * Fairley, pastor of the Presby- * * terian Church, she suspected one * of them of removing the chicken. *• She called Dr. Fairley and ad- * * vised him of the missing chick- * en and asked if one of his dogs * had shown up with it. He replied * * that he hadn’t noticed either => * dog or chicken. Several minutes * * later Miss McLauchlin’s tele- * * phone rang, and a ministerial * * voice informed her that the * chicken had reached the porch * * of the manse through the agen- * * cy of a dog, and that it wouid * * be returned forthwith. * * Now, friends of Dr. Fairley are * * asking 4iim questions like this: * “Did . conscience prompt that * second telephone call?” “hibw * * did you succeed in training * your dog so well?” and “What’s * the use In having well trained * * dogs and a ministerial con- * * science?” * MM IT SERVICES. nUNKSGIVING DM Rev. J. R. Miller Preaches To Large Audience In Union Service At The Methodist Church. In obedience to custom, to the President’s proclamation, to a pat riotic duty, and to a feeling of their ;Own personal gratitude, many Rae ford people, members of the three churches, gathered, with their visi tors, in the Methodist Church at ten o’clock on Thanksgiving morn ing to take part in a service of thanks to God for His countless bless ings to them in the past year. Following the usual custom, the Thanksgiving service was a union one, in which each Raeford minis ter participated, held this year with Rev. W. F. Trawick, pastor of the Methodist Church, presiding. The service was ^opened with the reading of President Hoover’s Thanksgiving proclamation, and prayer, by Dr. W. M. Fairley, pastor of the Presby terian Church. Rev. Mr. Trawick then led the responsive reading of the 107th Psalm. The offering was taken for the orphanages of the three (Continued on back' page.) ^ „ si "V s^ ' ' ^ I I- Angry Tobacco Planters Halt Sale Of Weed In Owensboro On Opomig : 1 ***♦*•♦♦♦*♦*»♦•• *1 Hurl Apples ut Auctioneers * UNIVERSAL SPEED LAW * JOHN C. GILMORE DAVID CASTER Gilmore And Gaster Recoivo Prison Sentences For Mishandling Of Funds IIERCULOSIS SEAL SAIE IS UNDER WM This Year Marks 25th Anni versary of Christmas Seal; Mrs. H. L. Gatlin Heads Local Committee. Gilmore, Former Cumberland Clerk, Gets 2-3 Years; Gaster, Former Treasurer, 4>5 Years; Both Plead Guilty at Trial Monday; Begin Sentences January Second. HOKE POLITICIAN TAKES TO STUMP Mr. Laurie McEachem, Repre sentative in the State Legislature from Hoke County, and aspirant tn the Commissioner of Agriculture post, addressed the meeting of the Mildouson Parent-Teiacher Associa tion on December 1st. He spoke of the workings of the State Legisla ture, and talked especially of school legislation. They say it was a good speech? ? ? * TWO YOUNG GIRLS KILL * DEER WEIGHING 120 LBS.”' * ■ . , # '>*. Last Saturday morning, Nancy * * Simpson and' Alma Seymour, * * two girls in their early teens, * * were playing in the pasture at * * Nancy’s home several miles from * * Vass In Hoke County, when a * * diser, ■ Which had evidently been * * pursued by hunters for some * * distance, came running along * * and In his haste failed to notice * * the pasture fence and becaipe * entangled In it. The girls took In * * the situation at a glance and ^ * speedily got in action. Alma grab- * * bed the deer in a firm.hold and * * Nancy seized a pine knot and * * killed him. The animal weighed * * I2p pounds.—'News A Observer * 0 0 '» » $ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 “WAVSIDPPRDGRAM IS PRESENTED REDE Harold C. Brown, “Old Way- side,” Explains Wayside Movement; Entertainment Pleases Large Audience. In his own individual style at a “Wayside” entertainment in the Rae ford school auditorium on Wednes day evening of last week, Harold C. Brown of Charlotte, better known .as “Old Wayside,” after he had suc ceeded in getting the audience in fected with his own highly conta gious laughter, told at. length of his “Wayside Gang” and Its work among its shut-in members. He began with the time he himself became a shut- in 6 years ago in Charlotte and felt the need of a different attitude from that which usually exists on the part of the public generally to those who are shut in. At that time he began corresponding with several shut-ins, and, in his own particul ar way, dispensed smiles . among them 'in a manner altogether differ ent from the accustomed so-called, but . nevertheless well-meaning, “cheei-” that is passed from the phy sically well to the shut-in. In only a few years Mr. Brown found himself at the head of an orgaHizatioti, The Wayside Gang, which does a work of spreading smll^ and, adding to the joy of living to those who are cast by the wayside of life by physical im- (Coatinned on back pago) That small but mighty warrior a- gainst 'Tuberculosis, the annual Christmas..Sea3. is on sale again, and this yeaj marks the twenty-fifth an niversary of its contribution to the constantly waged battle against the White Plague, The Civic Depa.rtment of the Woman’s Club will have charge of the seal sale in Raeford and vicin ity. Mrs. H. L. Gatlin is chairman, and. assisting her on the sale commit tee are Mesdames Crawford Thomas, A. C. Gillis, D. P. Andrews and Har vey Cole. At the Sanatorium, the Sunshine Club sponsors the Seal Sale, which will be in charge of Miss Sibyl Brabble, Seal Sale Chairman. Seventy-five percent of the money realized from the sale of the seals will be spent -"Really, largely for providing more proper food for un der-nourished children, who are so susceptible to tuberculosis. The other twenty-five percent goes to the National Tuberculosis Associa tion, and will be used in its research work. Money spent from the seal sale by the National Association has resulted in many discoveries which have aided the fight immeasurably. The twenty-fifth annual seal por trays an old-time stage coach drawn by prancing steeds. On the top or upper deck of the coach is shown a group of people -dressed In the cos tumes of the “good old days” set ting out on a round of holiday fes tivities. One passenger is shown blowing a horn In celebration of the occasion. During the 25 years of the Seal Sale, great work has been done a- gainst Tuberculosis. According to an article in the December Sanatorium Sun “the ravages of the disease have been cut in half; more than 500 sanatoria have constructed; clinics ha^e been established for early diag nosis, the tuberculin test and x-ray have been perfected,. . i . . ” etc. The public in buying the seals and using them on its letters and gifts during the Chris.tma3 season each year, aids materially in the advances (Continued on back page.) Fayetteville, Dec. 2.—John C. Gilmore, former Cumberland County Clerk of Court, and David Gaster, former Treasurer, . received prison sentences from ^ Judge Garland E. Midyette here today in Siioerior Court. Gilmore, who admitted lend ing money hs held in trust, to Gaster without proper security, was sentenced to from two to three- years in prison. Gaster, was sentenced to from three to five years imprisonment. Both were allowed until January 2nd to begin their sentences to allow them to. get their afftirs in order. Each was put under $1,000 bond. In the report of a recent case * in the Supreme Court, Justice * * Brogden asks this question: ~ “What duty does the law im- * * pose upon a motorist driving at * * night when the vision of the ' * driver is obscured by rain, fog, * » or mist, and the pavement is * * wet and slippery?” * He then proceeds to answer the question and backs up his ' answer with a wealth of auth- * orities from' 'other States. The * authoritative answer is this: * “It is negligence for the driv- * =■■ er of an automobile to propel ^ * it at a rate of speed faster than * * would enable him to stop or a- * * void any obstruction within the - * radius of his light, or the range * * of his vision.” * The learned Judge then com- ” * ments: * “The standard of duty an- * * nounced is broad, severe, and * unbending, but, it appears to be * a Just rule, particularly in view * * of the appalling destruction of * * life and limb by motor driven * * vehicles upon the highways of * * the State.” * This rule has been called the * * Universal Speed Law. It apnlief * * with equal force to the crest of * * the hill, the blind curve, or the * * smoke laden daylight. * * * * * * * * * * ^ * * * * And Threats IJestrnctioo Of Warehouses As Protest Against Ruinous Prices^ Then Stage Mass MeeCng And Resolve Not To Rsusc Any Tobacco Next Year. Owensboro, Ky., December 1. — Incensed because of low prices offer ed them, approximately 3,000 farm ers attending the opening tobacco sale of the season here today broke up the bidding after hurling apples at the auctioneers. Then the farm ers unanimously adopted a resorn- tion not to raise any tobacco next year. Approximately 78,000 pounds of dark leaf tobacco had been sold at two warehouses for an average of $4.61 a hundred, compared with an average of $8.47 on the opening day last year, when close to 500,000 pounds were sold. As the auction continued and re jections became more numerous, the farmers began voicing dissatisfaction. Shouts of “You can’t take oar to- * bacco that way!” interrupted the auc tioneers. Threats to wreck the ware- Him;.: WiEN’S CLUDS ID Club Women Ask Aid In Selecting Between Chick adee And Red - Winged Black Bird. Fayetteville, Nov. 30. — John C. Gilmore, former clerk of the court of Cumberland county, and David Gaster, ex-treasurer of the county, pleaded guilty to charges of mis application of funds when they ■\vere placed on trial here this morning. Caster’s plea was to aiding and abetting Gilmore in the misapplica tion. Judge Midyette set the huu ’ for judgment to be passed on Wednes day morning at 11 o’clock, after hearing seven lawyers review the comparatively brief evidence and going over it carefully himself. In doing so he took occasion to in form the county commissioners that if they had done their sworn duty “this would never have happened.” Guilty of Felony. The judge asked for the many bank checks presented in evidence and examined each check paid by Gilmore to Gaster and each one which represented a re-payment of the advances made to Gaster by the clerk. He then stated that both de fendants were clearly guilty of a felony. Otherwise he gave no in timation of what his sentence will be. Commissioners Rebuked The court’s remarks concerning the county commissioners were ad dressed to W. N. McCaskill, chair man of the board. He reminded the commissioners that the law requires that a county treasurer make a re port every thirty days to be posted at the courthouse door, giving’ an (Continued on back page) The club women of North Caro lina are sponsoring the selection of a state bird, and the nomination will- go either to the red-winged black bird or to the shickadee. Practical ly all states have state birds; Ken tucky has the cardinal, Louisiana the pelican, etc., but so far a state bird for North Carolina has not been chosen. The national bird, of course, is the eagle, though many people think that a bird of prey should not be the symbol of our peace loving na tion. The Chickadee North Carolina seems to have no more representative bird than the chickadee, which belongs to the Tit mouse,! family that includes a large number of species scattered widely over the northern hemisphere, which are highly servicable to mankind. The chickadee nests in a decayed stump, 2 or 3 feet from the ground, a knot hole in an old apple tree, a fence 'post, or the deserted home of a woodpecker. Chickadee is a very ■ (Continued on back page) STATEOFFERS UNITEDFRDNT houses unless the sale was stopped were heard. Becomes Serious The demonstration assumed serioni; proportions when someone hurled an apple at W. G. Crabtree, vice presi dent and general manager of the Owensboro Loose Leaf Tobacco Com pany, operator of six of the seven warehouses here. Crabtree dodged the apple, but the protests became so threatening the sale was halted. The farmers withdrew and several hours later gathered at the court house. Because of their numbers, it was necessary to hold an open meet ing in the court house yard. Unanimous approval was given to resolutions to postpone the sale un til next Monday, to appoint a com mittee to confer with James C. Stone, chairman of the Federal Farm Board in Washington, in an ?Aort to obtain financing for a tobacco pool; and to abandon plans for next year’s crop. The farmers also agreed to offer no tobacco for sale before next Monday. To Resume Sales. The Owensboro district, known as the Green River District, is one of the largest dark leaf tobacco areas in Kentucky. Its sales were the first of the year in Kentucky, and fanners con sider prices offered on the opening day as an Indication of what they may expect for fceir crop generally during the season. .Most of the other dark tobacco markets and the hurley m»'’kats.- in cluding the Lexington market, open n“xt week. More than 3.000.000 pounds of to bacco already have been delivered to the seven warehouses here and ap proximately 1.500.000 pounds are ir waiting unloading from ■wagons. Some of the farmers indicated they would take their leaf back home rather than, sell it at prevailing prices. North Carolina’s Delegation To Congress Again To Be One Hundred Percent cratic. COUNTY BOARDS TO MEET The Beard of County Commiss ioners and the Board of Education Demo-1 'rill hold their regular meetings at the court-house ^londay morning, December 7th. POLITICSJAND PFRSONALITIES ■B3 If party harmony were entirely in a party chairman’s ikeeping, what a riot we would have! First, Senator Fess, Chairn$an of the G. 0. P., drew Republican ire by speaking his mind on prohibition. A few days afterward, John J. Raskob, Democrat ic Chairman stirred up dissension— also In regard to prohibition. Mr. Raskob, who Is known for has anti- Volstead views, simply undertook to find out what 1928 Democratic contri butors thought of the prohibition question, and he set about it in the simplest way possi'ble. He asked them In writing. The repercussions were not very great, but the dry element in the party, headed by Sen ator Robinson of Arkansas, was in dignant. Mr. Raskob was politely re buked by a reminder that prohibition was now overshadowed by more im portant matters, notably the depres sion. Senator Fess’ trangression was more serious. The earnest little Ohioan declared that the Republi can Party would make a “fatal blun der” if it asked for repeal of the Eight6''*’th Amendment. Immediat ely, three infuriated Republican Congressmen turned their machine guns or 'he Ch&irman. Representa tive Britton, of Illinoise compared him to “a diroctor and officer of the Anti-Saloo" League;” Representa tive La Guardia 6f New York call ed him “the best asset the Demo cratic party has,” and Representa tive Schafer denounced his “faii- ataci'sm.” And their remarks for publication are said to be as noth ing compared with some of the pri vate comments of leading G. O. P. stalwarts. Wanted; a paidy chairman irith- out a conviction on the prohibition question. Raleigh, Dec. 2.—North Carolina’s delegation to the 72nd congress will again be 100 per cent democratic, with one new senator and three nev/ representatives. Two of the new representatives, however, have served in past con gresses, and the only “freshman” o»i the North Carolina team will be Senator Joslah W. Bailey, of Raleigh, and Representatives Walter Lam beth of the seventh congressional district. Senator Cameron Morrison of Charlotte served a short while in the 71st congress following his ap pointment to succeed the late Lee S. Overman,, as did Frank Hancock of Oxford, who. filled the unexpired term- of the late Charles Manley Stedmanr, the last Confederate vet- •eran to serve In ctngress. Zebulon Weaver, representing the tenth district and Major A. L. Bulwinkle, representing the ninth district, will return to congress af ter having been unseated tor obe term by republicans. (Pontimied oh baok pate.) The Carneaie Commission has a- warded nearly 2.500 medals and more than $4,000,000 in money for deeds of 'valor since 1904. • IMPORTANT NOTICE! • We wish to ask anyone who * can furnish one or more days * work to please let us know. * There are lots of folks who need * * work and want to work. Any- * * one having any cleaning to be • * done around their yards or In * their houses, or any other kind * * of work will be helping those In • * need If they will just call n»e • * at the Town Hall and list your * * jobs with me so that I can * * place them in the proper hands;. • * Give me your name and the kind * * of work you want done, and I • * will send some needy person to '* * do it * Let's all hatp tkoaa who are * * untortunata. . , • 0 L. M. ANDREWS. Ckati«|i|iW> * Unamploymant Coiu saaqaaeaeore a a M:. b.lyvOj-