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VOLUME XL1, NO. 30.
Today and
Tomorrow
By FRANK P. STOCKBRIDGE
Beauty
Beauty, like moral.-, is a question
ot latitude; there is no rule of universal
application.
Shakespeare is the one universal
author because he never describes
his heroines. Juliet was fourteen
and beautiful; that is all he says
about her looks. The Scandinavian
Iran picture her as a majestic blonde,
the Kaffir as a coal-black Venus.
The Juliet of the Chinese has slant??
np eyes; to the Spaniard she must
have the Ionic black lashes of the
cow-eyed Andalusian Moor.
It it a fortunate thinjc for hurnanitj
that tastes in beauty differ.
Even .he movies have not been ableto
standardize the feminine ideal.
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/ The U. S. Aircraft Carrier Lexinp-i
/.- | ton ii tied up at a pier in Pupetl
* Suun , while her engines are turning
tl.fi dynamos which generate electric
current for the cities of Tacoraa
and .Seattle. This is a good use for
a shi > of war. It suggests a way of
maki ig our Navy earn its keep.
It is also a i illustration of what
happens, sometimes, to waterpower.
Tacon.a and Seattle get their normal
municipal supply of current from
hydi )-e!cctric plants which the cities'
own. The unusual drought in t.hej
Nort iwest reduced the flow ol' water
and cut down the production of elec-j
1 tricity. The great power companies j
regard v.aterpower as valuable only)
as an auxiliary to steam plants, which!
are already generating twice as much ,
current in America as all the, water-1
\ power put together, in most casts
g more cheaply.
Aluminum
The commonest of all metals, more
than twice as common as iron, aluminum
was a curiosity at the Centennial
of 1871> and only came into genoral
commercial use when the harnessing
of Niagara Falls made the,
vlecSc furnace economical. Alloyed!
to give it strength, its light weight,
makes it more useful than steel in
hundreds of applications. The larg- [
v3t airplanes are DuiXt ot iu
Now a project is on foot . ..asti
automobile bodies in one piece out
aluminum. 'Phai^jwill ust.il\ .further j
reduce the co3t STlici weight of motor j
cars. The lighter the car, the lessj
_ras, the less Wear on tires. The time j
will come when a serviceable automobile
will sell for not more than
.?250, and run 50 miles on a gallon
of gas.
War
The only independent persons aiv
those who own land. The only countries
who people care enough about
them to fight for them are those
made up largely of individual landoWnerp.
When the common people
were peasants only the land-owning
nobles with their hired soldiers went
lo war.
In many states corporations are
forbidden to own land except, for
their own business purposes. The
Government is trying by every possible
means to get all of the public
j lands into the hands of individual
owners. That is the only safeguard
for the nation's future. Land is the
one commodity which is limited in
supply and unlimited in demand.
Sooner or later some other nation
will try to take the "land away from
us. If We own it as individuals we
will fight for it; if it mostly belongs
to a few persons of wealth we will
let them do the fighting and pay
taxes to the new owners if the old
ones are beater..
i Meat
The food faddists have been
preachino- acrainst the eating of meat
for many years. Except in certain
types of disease, intelligent physicians
tell their patients to eat meat
r freely, as nature intended that they
should. Even in cases of high blood
pressure, modem liv practice is
not to cut out m~ to counteract
it by the "" sing of the
! juice of orr -fruit.
Stefans? explorer,
lived for .1 exclusive
diet of nr. 10s do, without
ill ef h Sound Es-I
kimos, si .illan reports,!
eat only ' that raw, as]
they do to make a
$SJBpsffl lire"
Sensibl continue to
eat whate digest and as
I a rule wi and happier
lives thai worry about
their diet. ^ >
TO THE
MJNTY
We are anxious for ittend
the Farmers Institute w eld in
Bsoae or. the ?*hth, Vi?th. and Svli
of January. Yon are expected to be
leaders in every progressive movement
You will need the information
to better fit you to improve the community
where you teach and especially
to teach and train the boys and
girls of your school to make thrifty
citizens.
It will not be possible for a number
of our teachers to attend, but
we have about one hundred teachers
whose schools have elosed. This will
as he a good time to shine.
M SMITH HAGAMAN,
* f County Superintendent.
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A Non-Partisan N
BOON
AMERICAN LEGION
TO CONDUCT DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIPS
Local Post to Participate in "Round
up" Week. Hon. Joe Murphy t?
Speak at Courthouse Tuesday Eve
ning, January 28. Township Coin
mittees named by Norris to Mak<
Intensive Drive for New Members
Spencer Miller, Commander of th<
Watauga Post 180 of the Americai
Legion, was interviewed today witl
reference to the participation of tin
local post in the week designated b:
the State Commander of the Ameri
can Legion, Department of Nortl
Carolina, as "Round-up Week." Pos
Commander Miller first quoted Stati
Commander George K. Freeman, o
Goldsboro, as having said: "This i
the eleventh year of the Americai
Legion's existence and we find great
or demand being made upon us fo
constructive work than ever before
The ranks of our disabled comrade
are constantly increasing makinj
necessary continued leadership fo
adequate hospitals. The number o
dependent orphan children of our de
ceased comrades is increasing, re
quiring a large membership in th?
Legion to furnish funds, leadershij
and administration to iifsuro then
opportunities to which their fathers
and mothers' heroic service entitle
them. The restlessness of oar peopl
due to adverse conditions in man;
sections of the State demands som
unselfish organization to lead in com
munity service. The growth of opin
ions subversive to our form of gov
eminent require constant vigilanc
on the part of men and women wh
having dedicated their lives to serv
ice <>i StuU and Nation ^rand ur
daunted in the face 01 such move
njerit? for strict adherence to fch
principles upon which our govern
nient was founded and in the observ
a nee of which it has been main
tained. These and the supreme im
portance of seeing that the Univei
sal Draft bill (which will certainl
tend to take the profit out of wa
as this bill provides that in case c
war money-power as well as mar
jM>wer shall be drafted), and othe
demands to ex-seiviee inert are s
impelling that the Legion has deck
ed to put these matters frankly bt
tore every cx-servlco man and ei
dcavor to enroll them in the Amer
Region before February 1.
/'in the past >ve have not real!
early." continued Commander Mille
"but this year we fee! that we shell]
do so in order that our P ist, di:
trict. division and department oft
ceis may devote their full time an
attention to these pressing need
and that the legislature and Cor
Kress may know that our large men
bership entitles us to speak for th
ex-service men."
"We now have more than 7,50
members of the Legion in North Cai
olina, by far the largest membershi
we have ever had at this time o
year. Commander Freeman has de:
ignated the week of January 2Ct
to February 1st as "Roung-up Week
to secure 9,800 more members nei
essaiy to give us our Suite's ipiot
this year. On Monday, the 27th, th
post v.-ill set to work its committee
arranging for a meeting ot the Pos
to be held Tuesday night at 8 o
clock at the Courthouse in Boom
when Hon. Joe Murphy, of flicker;
will deliver and address on the ain
and purposes of the I.egion. O
Wednesday our membership comnif
tees will canvass every ex-scrvic
man of the community to affor
them ar. opportunity to enroll. 0
Thursday active posts will assist lei
active posts in this work, and o
Friday this post will send its caril
hy special courier to the post adji
tant where they will be turned ove
to the district coniniander. Saturda
the district commander will persona
ly dispatch these cards. from ths
point to department headquarter:
Department (State) headquartei
will announce the results over th
radio Saturday night.
"I v.ish to appeal to each and ei
ery ex-service man to attend or
meeting Tuesday night. I hope or
citizens will recall their pledges t
us back in '18 , and '19 and atten
the meeting on Tuesday, January 2!
so that they may learn how we ar
'carrying on' in peace time the wor
we started when obedient to the ca
of our country and inspired by thei
support, we served our country dm
ing the World War."
J. W. Norris, post membership oj
ficer, has appointed the followin
| men as membership officers in thei
! respective townships for the year c
I 1930. You are urged to be preset
on January 28th, ana help to a;
range for a county-wide meinbershi
drive, also try to secure as man
.members, as possible before thi
date:
Boone,'" "Strrart Barnes. Lione
Ward; Beaver Dams, Hill Egger
Asa Reece; Bald Mountain, Ralph (
Greer; Blue Ridge, Nile Cook; Blov
ing Rock, Fred Pennell; Cove Creel
S. F. Horton. Marvin Thnmoo - P. 11
Max E. Houck; Laurel Creek, Hev
I ev Rominger; Meat Camp,!,. E. Wi
otr>, II. C. Btirkett; Nmh rorit. Ciii
Thomas; Stony Fork, Walter Watso:
Shawneehaw, 11. H. Shook; Watnug
Tom Taylor.
Fines aggregating $800 were in
posed on four Greensboro, N. C., mt
arrested in Georgetown Count
South Carolina, on the estate of Isaj
E Emerson, BromoISeltzer milllioi
aire of Baltimore, last Sunday, c
charges of hunting at night, huntir
UUb Ul 41 OMHVII, Mild
light, Alfred A. Richardson, Sta'
game warden, announced today.
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iHlRalTMiWirirHrt-i T
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ewspaper. Devoted to the 1
IE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
jFirst Fan
; Next V
Harbi
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Urge Farmers of County
J To Attend Farm Meeting'
2 ,
H The coming Farmers Institute ,
-! will be a fine opportunity for farm- !
1 j ers to get much needed informatl
tion on better farming, especially !
? soil improvement. Every a fcre ]
f1 could, with reasonable, proper
S! treatment, be made to produce i
1 twice in money what it is now (
-! producing.
r Gpme, you can't lose- You can
gain in information and in opcrS:
ation, and therebv help yourself,
; your family, your neighbor and
V. your county.
f H. J. HARDIN.
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As a dcalei in livestock, and
P j knowing what it would mean to
t) I the county if wc had all the farms
1 j stocked with high grade cattle and '
more of them, 1 want to urge evsi
cry farmer, large or small, to atf!
tend the Farmers' Institute to he
v held in Boone next week.
It is an opportunity to get in- ' il
formation that we all need just
-1 now.
ARLIE VV. BROWN.
0; It seems that the Farmers' Institute
should appeal to every
i- farmer who wants to improrc his
; soil, grow better crops, have better
C: livestock and have a belter knowl- j
i- edge of marketing. Never before
lias a faculty of highly-trained pcol-l
pie ever come to u for three days,
i If the people of this county will
take advantage of the opportunity
V ! it will mean much to them,
i B. B. DOUGHERTY.
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I- | 1 have just learned of the Farm!l'
j ers' Institute which is to be held
' : at the Appalachian State Teachers
1-1 Colloge on January 28, 29 and 30,
I- | and want to congratulate the farml-l
ers of Watauga County on having
i-1 an opportunity to hear trained men
I discuss farm problems of our couny
. ty. I intend to attend every meet-'
iO | in; because 1 know that it will be
r, | worth at least $150.00 per year to
5-1 cure grubs and stomach worms in
l- ' the few sheen which I nwn
,1 j i iinccrdy hep? bfliwe (hat
3, j every progressive farmer in Wa1
j tauga County will attend every one
l- i of these meetings,
ej BAXTER M. L1NNEY.
0 In our opinion no more forward
r- step looking to the best interests of
p Watauga County has been taken in
if several years, than the campaign
5- launched by the citizens of this
h county for better livestock, more
" production and greater economy
along all agricultural lines. As a
a result of these efforts we .Save
e called together some of the best j
is heads in North Carolina to dis>t
cuss with us the all-important ques- |
tions of livestock, horticulture, soil
i, improvement and marketing, which j
we believe will ultimately place
IS Watauga County in the high posin
tion she deserves to occupy in the
t- farming life of North Carolina.
:C Our county is an agricultural
d and livestock county, and her prosn
perity will be measured exactly in j
:s} proportion to tbe degree of iucn
{ cess attending her agricultural en- i
Is deavors. We believe our farmers |
i- prosper in proportion to tvie intel- |
r ligent thought they give their proby
lemi, and the Farmers Institute
1- next week offers a free and equal
it opportunity for all Wataugans to
5. receive an authoritative education
s along every farming line. A more
,e intensive farming program, in our i
opinion, will result in several hun- :
dred thousands of additional as11*
sets to the county each year and j
11* thus increase bank deposits, Build- j
O ing and Loan subscriptions, and
(i promote a financially independent
3, citizenship. Our officials are prace
ticalky to a man, not only interestk
ed in farming, but are active farm- j
11 eri themselves? and they consider j
il* the problems of the farmer their
r- individual problems. Meet us at
the Institute and let's have a pleas- j
i- ant and profitable time together. |
g W. H. GRAGG, Secretary,
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>t Mountaineers Defeat
p Campbell College
it ? ... ~ -
-ippaiacman state college defeat..
eii .Campbell College by the score of
25-17 in one of the fastest played
?' games of the season on Friday night
f" at the College Gym in Boone. Campu"
bell College dreW first blood by regr'
sitering from the court when Reeves
shot a long one.
l" Campbell had a five-point margin
. hefore the Mountaineers counted.
Hir.son ar.d Fnlkerson rang up two
1; pointers and O'Hare tied the score
a' at five all with a foul shot. From
this time on the Mountaineers took
the lead and were never headed.
11- The first half ended with the score
in 19-9 in favor of the Mountaineers,
y, The second half was slow with Cample
bell College outscoring the Mounn
taineers. Reeves was high scorer for
in Campbell and led the attack, K. Hinig
son led the scoring for the Moun..
Ininmrt Canine, -captain of the
te Mountaineers, played a fine defensive
game.
DEMI
Best Interests of North w<
ROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY i
Hers' Ins
^eek is Hi
inger of P
Three-day Farm Educational Course
to Be Held on January 28th, 29th
and 30th at State Normal College.
Complete Program Has Been
Drafted and Approved.
Dr. E. C. Brooks to Be
the Principal Speaker
Others From State College Will
Bring Valuable Information to Watauga
Farmers. Practical Demonstrations
and Entertainment to Be
Furnished Attendants.
Definite announcement was made
Monday of the program drafted for
the first anr.ua! Watauga County
Farmers Institute, which is to be held
at the College Auditorium next Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday This
important meeting comes as the culmination
of several months of agitation
on the part- of the Watauga
Livestock Association, with the co-operation
of eight other institution
and in the opinion of business anci
agricultural leaders, is likely to usliei
in a new era of success for local til
lers of the soil, stockmen, poultry
men, dairymen, and all others win
engage in any branch of agriculture
In the early days <>!' the Wataugj
Livestock Association, the holding-o'i
a farmers institute was laid dowi
a- ore of the definite goals of th?
organization, and through the co-op
c ration of the following institutions
the J ream has become a reality: Stat*
Agricultural College, Appalachian
State Teachers College, Wataug;
County Bank, Bank of Blowing Rock
! Peoples Bank, Building and Loan As
sociation, Civitan Club and the Wa
j tauga Democrat.
i B. B. Dougherty, G. P. Hagaman
j Granville Story, W'l K. Gragg, W. W
Mast, Harrison Baker and Smith Ha
| praman were appointed as a commit
j tee to work put the manifold detail
| for the assembly, and the progran
I they have drafted and which has hec
approved Rives pro raise of three day
j.of agricultural education which hav
been ?vrM*\gcrl with an-idea-of solv
| iriR the intricate problems confront
! ing the averaRe mountain farmer.
The principal address of the three
dav session will be delivered at:
o'clock Thursday afternoon by L)i
E. ('. Rrooks, president of the Stat
Agricultural College, and will en
the first session of the instituti
which, accordiri" to its sponsors, i
j expected to be an annual affair here
after.
At the opening of the first sessio:
on Tuesday morning, P. M. Hen
j drieks, county agent of Caldwell, on
1 01 the most able farm authorities o
the mountain region, will discus
| ' Watauga County Agriculture" in
I general way, and will speak speeifi
cally on the "Production of Dair
Products." E. C. Turner, count
agent of Ashe County, also a know
authority, will discuss "Sheen Pro
duction for Watauga County." A
the afternoon meeting of the sam
dav Mr. Turner will speak on "Bee
Cattle Production."
On Wednesday at 9:i!0 a. in., Mr
C. V. Parrish. Extension Specialis
of State College. Raleigh, will dis
cuss "Poultry Production in Wataug
County," and will be followed by .
discourse 011 "Marketing," bv K. B
Etheridge, chief of Division of Mar
kets, Raleigh. In the afternoon K. R
NisWonger, Extension Hortieulturis
rv, 11,? R.; 1 ' 9Si .
>u ouivc uonc'Kc, win jjivs m vuiua
ble information on "The Growing o
Horticultural Crops," including cab
bnge, potatoes, beans and all kind
of vegetables and flowers. Charle
Baird, county agent of Avery County
viH speak from kindred subjects.
kBMurSSay morning "Farm'"Crop
and Soil Building" will be the topi
discussed by S. J. Kirby, extensioi
agronomist, State College, and J. 1
Walls, teacher of Agriculture. Pat
levson School, will tell of persona
experiences along this line. The sub
ject for the address by Dr. Brook
in the afternoon has not been an
nounced.
"The Growing and Marketing o
I Tobacco," especially as would effec
j me iiiuuiiiitiii rarai^r, win ne uis
; cussed some time during the session
by the farm demonstration a (rent o
; Johnson County, Tenn., who ha
demonstrated the feasibility of grow
in<r small cash crops of the weed i
I mountain soil.
Besides being really "a school" fu
[ fanners, the institute'will almost tak
on the proportions of a fair. Sheet
livestock and chickens of the diffei
ent breeds will be brought there an
experts will give special demonstrs
tions on the treatment of diseases o
sheep and general care of the flocl
as well as livestock and poultry
Stockmen and poultry raisers are e>
petted to be especially interested i
the practical demonst i aticr.r. conduct
ed by these gentlemen.
The committee has also provide
excellent singers and good old-fas!
ioned music will be an enjoyable fcr
ture of each session.
The sponsors of the institute fc<
that in bringing to the county thes
various unquestioned authorities o
the different branches of farrr.in
they have provided in effect an edi
cation for Watauga farmers right i
(Continued on page eight.)
DCRA
ist North Carolina
!3, l'.i.iU.
titute !f
ailed as !
rosperity
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Accommodations Are "
O
Provided for Farmers ^
H
Those attending the Farmers' n
Institute from the various sec- ?
lions of the county, who would p
like to spend one or two nights in Bcone
so as to take in the entire j i:
I course, will be accorded, free of j w
j charge, a comfortable bed and
plenty to eat by the citizens of j ^
the town, provided they make their
intentions known to some member c
of the committee at once. This offer
applies to all bona fide stock- ^
men, farmers, dairymen, poultry- .
men or others engaged in any -]
branch of agriculture, and who j-1
are interested in bettering their
conditions to the extent that they u
attend all sessions of the Insti- I I l>,
tute while in Boone.
The people of Boone welcome
you and want to entertain you du- V
ring your visit, but it will be necessary
for you to communicate 1
| i with one of the following commit- i .
tee members at once to insure at- 11
commodations: B. B. Dougherty, "
G. P. Hagaman, Granville Story,
W. H. Gragg. W. W. Mast, Harri- 1
son Baker, Smith Hagaman.
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Izaak Walton League
Will Be Organized \
* Mr. Harrison Baker, county Kaine | 1
warden, is in receipt of a letter from I ?
2 R. G. Finley, of North Wilkesboro. j 1'
" president of the Waltonian Council
of North Carolma, in which the of-j i
ficial asks that as many represents-1 Vi
'Hive sportsmen as possible meet with t
* j him in Boone on Monday evening atil
J.t 7 or 8 o'elook for the purpose- of or-|
" j gahizlng an Izaak Walton League, i ^
^ j Colonel liullock, from national head-j'<
| . quarters, will bo present to explain 2
s the organization and its functions. I 1
" Mr. Uaker is makir.p: every effort!!
^ to have as many sportsmen as possi- i
p blv meet v.*:th tfccac'-^ntlenien/-Alt '*
are urged to attend, as Colonel Rul- f
_ lock can only be here one time, and *
urily on Tif-xt MwT'iday cvcnir.cr.:
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ii News Notes From the
si State Normal College1'
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(By J. M. DOWNUM) | v
" Thi Appalachian State Teachers a
College has completed more than naif \
C of the winter quarter. The enrolment 1
r at thi- date is exactly 101 more than t
" were over registered before at this 1
date and 50 more than at the close
" of the spring term last year. No pre- 1
,. ceding- regular term has ever equaled t
' last year's. There are now on roll r
' 585 students, about one-third of S
, these being young men and two-thirds r
e young ladies. The authorities are t
f gratified at this unusually good en- r
rolment, and are planning to make t
this the very best year, rendering the o
, i best service and most helpful in ev- c
J cry way, so (.- to pica:,re the young i
11 people to render (he most helpful c
u j service to the children of this and t
other states.
i A very interestig basket ball game 1
was played on Saturday night be- s
? tween the your.g men's team of the n
Appalachian College and the team a
, from Biltmore, in the college gym- r
nasiuni here. It was a close game h
. throughout, the visiting team leading
| dhririg the first part of the game, h
but the A. S. T. C. young men soon 1
' caught up and went ahead and led f
. all the rest of the game, closipg with a
e" a score of .">2 to 29 lipilhvev of the X
Appalachian boys. c
On Saturday at the chapel excr- a
' rises a very appropriate and well I
I presented exercise was given in honor n
of Generals Lee and Jackson, Miss c
s Gladys Payne giving the History of r
Jackson and Mr. Houser of Lee. both t
being expressed, in a fine way and
I i beautiful and appropriate language.
t j At the close Dr. Dougherty expressed
,J himself as unusually well < pleased
s with the manner in w hich these fine 1
young people did their parfl and com-^
s; mended them most heartily for thgii V;
. I splendid program. /
" ! - TR?.T? f -J-J TW_r? I
vuujiiwivv ?t.u i ,
I sor Herman BssterS returned on Fri,r
day from a trip to Cullowhce on a 1
c I matter of business. i
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- VESSEL DRIFTS AIMLESSLY
< ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN j
1 Details of the remarkable expe- ]
L riences of the crew and passengers
; of the sailing vessel Neptune, which i
* in forty-eight, days drifted clear ,
across the Atlantic from onriH- '
' land io Scotland. v.*erc told recently J,
. in London. 1 1
d | The ship, whose home port is St. ,
I John's, Newfoundland, was within 30 i
' i miles of it when severe storms swept
her out to sea. The lighthouse boat j
Hesperus brought the Neptune into j
e Tobermory, Scotland, on Thursday. ]
n Captain Joe Barbour, of St. Johns, '
K said: "I was quite ignorant of ray
position, for our usual route was sel- ,
't dom out of sight of land. It was a 1
ierriuie oiueai ttuu w*; ireVvi' cxpcct-i <
ed to see shore again." I
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Oi.-'V x oil i i.. k?.
ImIbdayofben
m iNKLIN TOPIC
AY" CIV1TAN MEET
rograra at Thursday Luncheon Meet
Centers Around "Father of Thrift"
and His Teachings. Talks Made by
Several Members on Thrift Week.
"Poor Richard's" Maxims Recited
by Members in Answer to Roll Call.
A "Thrift Week" program of un
sual iterest was given hv members
? the Boone Civitan Club at their
eekly luncheon meeting held last
hursdav noon at the Daniel Boone
otel. With President George Hagalan
presiding and a large number
f members and visitors present, the
I'lebration of Benjamin Franklin's
irthdav was entered into with spirit,
ach Civitan answering to roll call
ith one of "Poor Richard's" philosphical
maxims. The variety and
umor of these "wise sayings" of the
Father of Thrift" provided many
lughs.
The program committee, composed
i ueorge K. Moose and J. Frank,
loore, had worked out an exceponally
useful round ol" discussions,
rordon Winkler, one of the town's
fading* insurance men. read a valablc
manuscript on ''Insurance/*
xplaining in detail the investment
ide of the business.
W. U. Gragg. secretary of the Waluga
Building and Loan Association,
olldy/ed, centering his well chosen
eniarks around "Own Your Own
lome." idr. Gtagg went hack to the
ormotion of the first Building and
,oan Association more than one hunred
years ago in Philadelphia and
raced the growth of that hoineuiluing
institution through the years
f its remarkable growth. According
i his talk, the United States, though
omparatively small on the map of
he world, is the greatest home-ownig
country under the sun, and that
his feeling of ownership is one of
he strongest safeguards of our
resent liberty. "A man will not
ight for his hoarding house, his
ooming house or his rented house,
ut when you encroach upon his
ights in his own home, you are gong
to get a good 'scrap' on your
lards." Mr. Gragg closed his timely
aik with a poem 011 home-ownership
>y Walt Mason.
f! D U .... .1 : -- - r *u.
i . 11 ataman, caMliei Ul UUl'
Yatauga County Bank, used several
ninnies explaining: the family budget
tnd safe investments. The local
mnker used as the foundation for
lis arguments on budgeting thcrTamlv
funds, the National budget, the
^ate Jludjtet. and the county budjet,
averring that these recently inlUgurated
.governmental institutions
??1 saved the taxpayers untold thouamis
??!' dollars, and that the sasse
nethods, applied in the home, would
rat each and every household on a
ound and secure basis. The speaker
uged every wage-earner to live with11
his income and, if possible, to lay
>ack a little each week for the proerbial
"rainy day." Mr. Hagaman*s
dvice to investors was that they inestigate
before buying stocks or
onds, reminding club members that
he safest investments do not earn
luge interests.
George K. Moose, manager of the
Soone Drug Company, used as a
heme for his three-minute talk, "Fitance
and the Bank Account." Mr.
.loose recounted some early expeiences
in the business world as tesimony
for his arguments on systenatic
business methods, and advised
he use of a bank account as a means
i" keeping track of expenditures. He
losed his talk with a plea for thrift,
mpressing the necessity of system,
conony and, oftentimes, frugality in
ne uusmeaa worm.
T. E. Bingham, of the law firm of
lingham, I,inney and Bingham,
poke on "Making a Will." His remirks,
while more or less of informtive
nature, were sparkling with huiior,
and provided one of the most
ueid spots on the program.
R. F. McDade, manager of Spainour's,
Inc., used the theme, "Pay
four Bills," as the nucleus for a
ew minutes' talk. A dollar paid on
bill, according to Mr. McDade, will
I,_nge hands many times in the
cur.se of a few days. In other words,
i dollar paid to the dector enaDles
lim to pay thc"rtllB:inan; the milklan
to pay the grocery num. the groeryman
to pay the landlord, etc., '
nany individuals being benefited by
he transaction.
"Sharing With Others," was the
(Continued on page eight.)
Higgins Will Seek to
Succeed Porter Qr&ves , >-~r
State Senator C. W. Higgins. well
cnown attorney of Sparta, accordng
to authoritative advices, is oxiccted
to be a candidate to succeed;
Solicitor S. Porter Graves, whose reirement
was recently announced.
Mr. Higgins has served his county
n the Lower House of the State
Legislature and last winter represented
his district in the Senate, and
las a record of fifteen years of successful
legal practice behind him.
The district comprises Ashe. Alleghany,
t-nrrvr Forsyth. Caswell. and7'
Rockingham counties, and Mr. Hig
rins is well known throughout the
territory.
Close friends of Mr. Higgins ifp'nk
it likely that he will be unopposed
in the primary, and he is expected toreceive
the backing of Democratic
leaders all over the territory.
Solicitor Graves retired on account
?f ill health, after having served continuously
for 28 years. He is expects
cu?iu return Uj pmc
tice.