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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1933' I
TUF. FIKST TIUNK^lVlN'.i
With Thanksgiving only a week j
awhy the first account of the origin!
of Thanksgiving Day provides inter-]
esting subject matter, and is given!
Herewith, as set down in 16*23 by j
William Bradford, Governor of Ply-;
mouth Plantation. The spelling and
punctuation are exactly as Governor)
Bradford wrote, and the spirit ol j
these Pilgrims in keeping a day of j
Thanksgiving is worthy of emulation *
by we latter-day folks, who a**e often
observing the day more in form than ~
in sincerity. Governor Bradford
i wrote
"Netwithstaiid all their great paines | *
| & industrie. and ye great hops of ?
large cropp, the Lord seemed to blast.!
and take away the same, and to; .
threaten further & more sore fam- i
ine unto them, by a groat drought! ^
which continued from ye 3 weeke in
May. till about ye mjkUe of July,
without any rainc, and with great ^
heat -for ye most parte), insomuch
as ye cotne begane to wither away,
thouph it was set with fishe, the moy- J
sture whereof helped it much. Yet at
length it begane to languish sore, and
some of ye drier grounds were
partched like withered hay. part
whereof was never recovered. Upon
which they set a parte a solemnc
day of humiliation, to seek ye Lord
by humble & lvrventc prayer, in this
great distre.se. And he was pleased
to give their, a gracious ?Jfe speedy an-jC
J siviT. both to their owne & the :* f
deans admiration, that lived at. igest
them. For all ve morning arid
greatest part. of the day, it was clear
weather & very hotte, fUid not a elbadi
or any signe of raine to be seen, yet
toward evening it began to overcast,
and shortly after to raine, with shuch ;
sweeto and gentle showers, as gave I
them cause of rejoyceing, .fc blessing?
God. It came, without either wind, |
^c^grccse in yet abundance, as that ye
earth was thorowiy wete and soked
therewith. Which did so apparently
revivA & quicken ye decayed ejsri
& oth&r fruits, as was wonderful! to!
see, and made ye Lndeans astonished
to behold: and afterwards the Lord
sent them such seasonable showers,
with enterchange of fa ire wiuvne
weather, as, through his blessing,
caused a fruitiull & Iiberall harvest, :
to their no small comfort and re-(
joycing. For which niercie i in time
conveniente) they also sett aparte a
day of thanksgiving."
i
The F amily Doctor
By BR. tOHN JOSEPH GAINES
A FAMILY CHAT ,
Iii our more northern states, the <
wintry days add much to health risks ;
because of incidental exposure to the j j
harsh changes iri temperatures In j i
my zone, it is not uncommon to have i 1
a day at this season uncomfortably 11
hot at noon; by nightfall it is too ;
cool to sit outdoors without wraps? i i
and we must use at least two com-1 j
forters on the bed if we sleep with j;
proper ventilation. weather mara \
of forty-five degrees on rising,?top
warm up to eight or more at mid-; <
day.
These variations are not conducive i
to the best of health. One eats heav-j;
ier meals in crisp, sharp weather?\]
and repents under summer heat with-' i
in the same twenty-four hours. We} <
perspire on the warm afternoons ana j
chill with the sunset. It takes care- j J
ful attention to get by the autumn- j;
winter blending without contracting ?
colds or digestive irregularities that! ]
may annoy all winter. It is the same! j
when V; inter is breaking and spring' (
sets in; these are known as the "tran--; 1
sition seasons," and, family physic-m
ians are kept busier watchine their i <
flocks.
A steady level of temperature is j i
best for health. Even if it be zero j I
outdoors. The heated season is well i
borne, if it be steady, no matter how <
uncomfortable. It is the sudden, un- i
looked-for change that catches us
napping.
The best rule is to keep the surface
of the body clean, dry and comfortably
warm, winter or summer. Always'
a reasonable amount of bathing, and j
friction on the skin with coarse tow-1
el. Keep the surface glowing, breathe
deeply of pure, dry air, keep the bowels
normally in order?and?give the
doctor a vacation.
The creed of the House of David
may be right, but we don't recall
of ever seeing a picture of an angel
with long whiskers. Fact of the mat-'
ter is, every man gets lo Heaven by !
a "close shave."?Exchange.
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... . the first line <
and which con tains Four Gri
"THK HOLY BIBLE"
Here is a book, or more proper)
i collection of books, which is bey on
romparison the world's best selle:
Sew novels grip the public fancy fc
i few week3 or mouths and then di.?
ippear. but the Bible stands oontm
xpusly at the top of the list
American presses are turning on
ext-books and literature of ever,
tort. And Bible, cords oi Bibles, lit
rally cords of them. Nearly ever,
lome has at least one copy. Million
?? copies are given as birthday, grad
lation and Christmas gifts. It is
?ook that everybody buys and con
rerning which almost everybody i
eady to engage in debate at the dro
>f a hat Yet how many read it? Ho>
naiiy know what it really contains?
It is worth knowing. Not all of i
)i course. There are long chapter
>f genealogy which are no more edi
yicg than pages of the telephone di
ectory. But when you have passe
>ver such passages and everythinj
:lse that for popular reading is tire
ome or useless, what have 3*011 left
L'hese four great treasures:
1 A bird s-eye view of the devel
ipmetit of civilization. The story he
;ins with the origin of Uie earth an*
or the first eleven chapter it deal
villi the human race as a unit. Com
ng down to the time when race
vera grouped arid nations arose, 1
races the development of a particu
lr people, the Hebrews?their begin
lings as nomadic shepherds. thei
onquest and settlement of a home
ind their emergence into nationa
"1 Sic Voice (
Contributions to this department i
rived from short letters by the (i
The signed name is asked am
X> NT KJCBUTIONS SOUGHT FOK
t;HANI)FATHER OK 1*11 A NAG 1
Editor Democrat:
On Thanksgiving the people c
3oortc and vicinity will have an of
lortunlty to contribute to the sup
>ort of Grandfather Home at Bar
u-r Elk. N. C., which serves this tei
itorv While due announcement \vi
jo made through the Presbyteria
:hurcbes, your readers may be intei
v.: l:r.ow v,i tbs work dene h
Grandfather Home. It has eighty-fi\
children, nearly all from Northeai
Fen nessee, and Northwest North Cai
jlina Holston Presbytery, which cor
data of this region, supports Grant
father Orphanage.
All church benevolences have d<
[Mined steadily and sharply due to th
depression. This has wrought partiei
lar hard shin oi'phanages. which n#
turally have had more calls thai* \n
;ia! to relieve the destitute.
Lees-McRae College, which, wit
Grace Hospital, is associated with tfc
[grandfather Home at Banner Ell
Lhis winter has given up its share
*ifts from the Presbytery to Grant
rather Home. This was done, not bt
muse the college did not need tX
nonev, but because the Orphanng
iceds it more
Although under the control of th
Presbyterian Church, the Home last
:hildren of all denominations or <
icne, from this territory, and ?s tlier<
fore entitled to the support of a
jood people. It has a record of goo
.vork at low cost. The last report i
:he orphanage section of the Duk
Endowment, comparing the forty-si
institutions aided, showed that Granr
father ranks thirtieth in cost, an
inirieentn m cne quality 01 us won
Dr, jr. other words, the quality c
vork was far above the average an
tost far below. The report shows tha
Lht cost included .food, housing, cut
liaUon, clothing, health, recreatio
ind religious life. This is an unusua
ly low cost for such high quality c
.vork and we rightly have a fcclin
if pride in this record.
The children here at Grandfathe
have many advantages?country iil
tnd work in the beautiful mountai
section, the privilege of Grace Hoi
and Lees-McRae College, an
ibove all, the feeling of a real homi
Grandfather is conducted on the Col
tage plan with small groups of chi
iren gathered around a matron wh
tares for them with a mother's iovi
It was this same mother's love tha
moved these devoted cottage mothei
:o stay at their posts in last spring
financial emergency, accepting onl
what salary might be available aftc
all needs of the children had fir
been provided.
There is a fine old custom in th
section of giving one day's incon
or wages at Thanksgiving to an o;
pnmiage 01 ones cnoice. xo an u
people of Boone and Watauga Count
who are not already aiding some wo
thy institution Grandfather Hon
extends an invitation to join its circ
of friends.
Besides gifts of money, staple gn
ceries are particularly needed at th
time. These may be given throu|
your Prsebyterian minister, and lab
a central depot will be announced f<
gifts of food and clothing. We wi
announce later the dates .of rad
broadcasts from the Bristol and Cha
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERT '
ROOK
jf which reads. The Hoiv Bible,"
rat Treasures
"^tlA-NTON
?life: their rise to splendor under King!
y j David and Solomon; their overthrov
d j and captivity, and the reestablish
r. | ment of their national cult or wor
r ship, though with very limited au
>-1 thority in the matter of government
i-; a century later. The recital brings u;
j finally into definite touch with tin
t civilizations of Greece and Home
y\ Certainly no one can claim to knov
- j history who has not read and under
y. stood it.
s j 2 Some of the greatest iitera
I-. ture of all ages. Here, to mention 011I3
a a few. are the greatest of all poems
1- j one of the greatest dramas, one o:
s 1 the finest love-stories, md a collec
pi'tlon of proverbs which in varying
v! phraseology have entered into tin
I common-sense philosophy of iioaih
t. j every modern nation,
s | 3. The best of all text-books n
l- j human nature. For in the Bible Wi
i-; have profound thought beautifully ex
d i pressed; we have the nature of boy:
g: | and girls, of men and women, mon
-: accurately charted than in the worl
' j of any modern novelist or playwright
| 4. Finally, we have the story o,
- j the most successful life ever livec
-1 on this planet, a life that changed th<
d i course of human thought and tha
s j still is able, after more than nineteei
-' hundred years, to transform individ
sjuals, communities and nations.
t! Surely it is worth while to knov
- j the higli spots, at least, of a bool
-! that contavns all this. Let us star
rjat the beginning with the title pag<
] of the common version.
.1 Next Week: Depelopmeut of the ISool
>f the People''
ire welcomed, and profit may be de?op!e
on topics of general interest.
1 300 word* are usually enough.
, lottc Stations.
?EDGAR. TUFTS, Supt.
| Banner Elk, N. C.
\\ Tires Wear Less in Cole
>-| Weather, Survey Show;
*-1 Automobile Lire:* applied in the fa!
11; or early winter average approximate
i' h 30 per cent, longer wear than tire
i initiated into use dtiiinir the snrim
v ; or according to Mr. A. H
'ell-lodges, iocal Goodyear dealer.
5t^ This surprising statement is "pasei
r-1 upon information resulting; from
! study by technicians of the operatioi
l- j of tires on hundreds of buses in al
j parts of the United States.
?., "The reason for the increased mile
lC j age is quite obvious when some o
j- | a tire's peculiarities are known. Tire<
i. 1 greatest enemy is heat. In sumrne
j time ther^mbjastinn ot not weathc
j and 'generate suffioien
a heat in a tire to greatly stimulat
wear.
Ic, "In the fall and winter seasons
>f: however, rain, .snow and cold definite
1_; ly add to the life of tires by keeping
' them cool. Then, too, average drivinj
Le I speeds are lower during the wmte
e ! months and this contributes furthe
; to increased life of tires.
ie "The net result is that motorist
;s: who replace tires in the fall and win
n ; ter have the advantage of safe, anti
''! Reading Fun in Store foi
a\ Boys
'e | World adventure thrills are in stor?
j ior readers of The American Boy?
f- Youth's Companion, according ti
d i word just received from the edito
f j of youth's favorite magazine. Fron
>l I the Arctic to the jungles of Haiti
d j and from the plateaus of Asia to thi
i lion countr>' of Africa, the editor
have charted a course of excitemen
n j and fun in the 12 issues of 1934.
5 Several years ago. The America]
Boy introduced to its readers tb
S popular, black-haired Jimmie Rhodes
I Army aviator. Those who followei
r > his adventures thrbugh Brooks an?
;e Kelly Field, and with the 94th Pursui
n on cross-country hop3, target prac
; tice and formation flying, will b
d [delighted to learn that Jimmie Rhode.
e-' has returned to the magazine. Th
1 new series takes him to Haiti when
1-' a revolution is impending.
? Tlie American Boy?Youth's Com
1 panion, filled with the adventure ev
Lt ery boy craves, with the information
he needs, and the advice on hobbie
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y the ideal present for that son, cousin
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rmrRSDAY?BOONE. N. e.
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[skid traction when driving conditions' i
arc most hazardous and have tires (
practically as good as new for the ^
summer months.
"in addition to the benefit of an
increase of approximately 30 per cent j1
; in mileage, motorists who purchase? (
new tires this fall and winter may!
' make a substantial saving in actual 5
cost, as increased prices next spring
are a strong possibility. In fact, price
trends indicate that tires will be
: much higher next year.
} "There are so many arguments in 1
favor of replacing worn tires during
11 the fall and winter that there actual?
i ly is no logical advantage in attempt*!
ing to make old, smooth tires last an
pother season.'' Mr. Hodges said.
s Few Cases Tuesday
In Recorder's Court
fT-r*i7r<T> rV.in t< i*
I
d j Judge G. M. Suddreth had :? light
B 1 day in recorders court. Tuesday, only
n | three cases being offered for trial,
ilias follows:
Mary Hardin, prostitution, not
_ j guilty.
f! Jackson Donvant, assault, guilty.
s?! Assessed with cost.
a civil case brought by Free Servv
[ KOTICK Op ? \!.F
e Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain niort[%
gage deed executed by L,. L. Moss
. and wife, Bottle Moss, on the 13th
j day of July, 1925. to the undersigned
. mortgagees, and default having been
r made in the purchase price secured!
r by said mortgage, it being recorded
in the office of the Register of Heeds
3 for Watauga County in Book 9. at
, page 20, we will, on Monday, Docem_
ber 18th, 1933, at one o'clock p. m?
; at the courthouse door in Boone. X.
j C., sell to the highest bidder for cash
Tithe foliowinir described real estate
1 to-wit:
! Lying and being- in Watauga Coim- j
I ty, and being Lot No. 2 of the Aber- j
nethy aiid Boliek property at Blow- j
3 ing Rock, on the Linvillc road, plat!
r of same being on record in the of- j
I fice of the Register of Deeds in Wa''
tauga County.
- This the 17th day of November,
s 1933.
II J. F ABERNATHY and
D. E. BOLICK, Mortgagees
11 Trivette & Holshouser,
Attorneys ll-23-ft
i NOTICE OF SALE
J Under and by virtue of the power
t of sale contained in a certain mort
gage deed made by Clyde Brown to
e R. C. Little, Sunxa Hardin and Mrs.
s j MeD. Little, and default having been
ej made in the payment of the purchase
e! price thereby secured, it being recorded
in the office of the Register of
- Deeds for Watauga County in Book
- 'A at page 415, I will on Monday, Dea
cember 18th, 1933, sell to the highest
s bidder for cash the following describs
cd property at the Court House door
i, in Boone, Watauga County, North
f Carolina, at 11:00 a. m., to-wit:
y BEGINNING on a lynn on a ridge
v (old comer) and runs south 35 east
i- 48 poles to a chestnut oak; thence S.
y 53 E. 48 poles to a sugar tree; thence
e N. 79 Vi E. 36 poles to a chestnut at
g Grassy Knob road; thence N. 84 with
said road 12 poles to a chestnut, corr
ner of R. C. Little and Rufus Brown;
y thence N. 19 W. 93M poles to a m.an
pie at the branch; thence N. 85 W.
e 43 poles to a stake at the old house
r place; thence S. 50 W. 44 poles to the
11 beginning, containing 42 acres and 18
i- poles more or Ibbs.
This 22nd day of November, 1933.
d R. B. HARDIN and
ir W. D. FARTHING,
ie Administrators of the Estate of
11-23-4 Sums Hardin, Deceased.
cates
' Mow. Joh WnME
YOO STAY >
LOK1G WAV
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those, HOLES A :c^.
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cc Trie Company against the W. RChevrolet
Company was dismissed. I c
\bout forty dollars was involved. ! i
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Children's special trains have been 1 (
naugu rated by a British railway. j ]
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NOVEMBER 23. 1933
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County prizes of 300 and 200 lbs
jf nitrate of soda is offered corn clut
nembcrs of North Carolina for high
icre yields of corn in 1933 by the
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational
Bureau.
f
tsgiving
lDQUARTERS FOR
ULTRY AND PROOR
MARKETING
EYS, CORN, POic
srnnc out
1^) u w i WILDCATS!!
, ONLY 3.00
N RIPE, LB 5c
, DOZEN 10c
:E,2LBS. 25c
BUSHEL 45c
AN10c
IGH GRADE FLOUR
II 1 ?1
ii anu winter a lour, rerHE
WEST! It is highich
cheaper in price!!
rRUCKS ARE RUN.
. . bringing loads of
styles with prices unsection.
We will be
e wonderful bargains.
HEYS
lRGAIN GIVERS"