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THURSDAY. MAY 3U. 1935
BUILDING ACTIVITY
If activity in the building
trades is yet to be taken as a
yardstick of economic healtlifulness,
it is scarce to be doubted
that a large measure of prosperity
has returned to this commu-,
nity. for carpenters, painters, pa-1
per hangers and those working t
in assoriated capacities are labor- j
ing overtime trying to keep dp J
with a .greatly accelerated' de ;
m.uiq for their services.
The number of new buildings [
erected in Boone during the past i
winter, and in process of con-,
struct ion at the present time is 1
gratjfyjpgiy large, but the urge J
that has speeded up repair work
has iikeiy outweighed the new
buildmg. A large mujoritt of tw;
business houses of the town have-,
bc-e'ii completely re-finished nuy
morons remodeling projects are'
tied'!' V l\\ .Old ;1 laiWn noi't ino !
of tli" residences of the 'own!
Save been treated to some sort;
is siiilii!'. Air
the same time Sealers in me-]
chanieal refrigerators, electrirji
stoves a n1 other household I'
equipment, formerly classed as]'
luxuries, are doing a good business.
and it is safe to say that '
more money is being expended in ,
building lines than for mum, .
years. ,
During the worst ot the do- j
pressioh few improvements were 1
made in the town, but now, since i
life upward trend is becoming ]
more and more manifest, folks .
are spending money again, and!
more prosperous days are boundj
to be in the offing. j:
HEADS UP
(New Hampton Tribune)
A young man once found a!;
five-dollar bill in the road. From'1
that time on he never raised his],
eyes from the ground when he!
Walked. In the nevt XH ve:?r- tit.;
accumulated $1.60 in silver. 22
pennies. 11,318 buttons. 27.801
pins, a hunch back, a miserly
character and a rotten disposition.
He lost the glory of the sunshine.
the smiles of friends, the
beauty of flowers, trees, blue;
skies and all there is which I
makes life worth living. Like i
that young man, businessmen'
who keep their eyes glued to the'
ground fail to see the larger |
things going on around them.
Some watch their competitors";
prices and sales so intently thati
r'ne- all perspective about
their own business. From year
to bear they pick up buttons and
pins from the ground while their
.proad-yisioned brethren pick the
business plums from the trees.
Others spend their time consulting
dull papers when they ought
to be out meeting live persons,
thus actually learning what cus-j
turners do and do not like.
What a pity that more busi- i
nessmen do not keep their heads j
up and view their business and
business life with more perspective.
Were this done what a happier
and -ounder business world
this would be.
PIONEERING? NEW STYLE
(The New Yorker)
Now. at seedtime, we send our
greetings to the colonists who
went out from their old homes
in Minnesota to their new homes
in tho vallov of AIqcVo Tt ir?_
spiring to find that there are!
still pioneers among us, seekingi
richer soil and freer skies. Of
course, pioneering isn't quite the
rigorous adventure it once was;
instead of Indians en route, the
settlers encountered measles.
And when they reached their
destination, they found that the
Government had anticipated
their arrival and that the CCC
boys were already on the spot,
building their homes for them.
Pretty soft, really. In our economy
of abundance, we even build
a pioneer's house for him. He
still has to button his own pants,
but even they work with a zipper.
JL ____ __
MARKING THE DEGRESSION
YEARS
Often a civilization is marked j
by the habits, practices, follies, j
and amusements of its people, j
The Buffalo Times thus marks I
the rise of American civilization j
through the depression years'
1928?Cash and Carry Pvle's
; transcontinental bunion derby.
i IQ'^Q MoviiVtrtn ^annincf
I 1KI0 Toih Thumb golf. !
i 1931?Tree sitters.
'139: Rrmus marchers.
1933?Jig-saw puzzles.
rS3+- -Hog-calling contests.
1935?"Scratch out the top]
name and send a dime."
I
THE BOOK
... the first Hue of which reads
The Holy Bible." and which contains
Four Great Treasures .... |
By BRUCE BARTON
MARY. MOTI1KK OF IF.SI S
We who call ourselves Protestants j
have been almost rude in our atti- j
tude toward the mother of Jesus, j
What beauty of face and figure there i
itiusu have been m her whose own
blood nourished and whose own body,
shaped the hard? find feet, the J
heart and brain of Jesus of Xaza- ,
rein! What elevaii^i in the mind Ui.at!
eon Id conceive ami chant the Mag- j
mfienf
. . My soul doth rnaynify the j
God :..y Saviour.
For he bath regarded the low es- '
tate of ins handmaiden: for, behold, !
cab hie blessed. ;
:-..n ; ugh?;.* h:Fh !":io !
to me great things: ami holy is j
his nanie: i
And his mercy is en them that j
lear in:.: from generation lo gen- j"
cration.
Finish the 'reading of that great 11
iytun of praise as Luke records ;t ini:
lis livst chapter. Look in your refer- (
-:.c- 1 libit- at the little index letters 1
sprinkled through the text and cor- j
responding letters in the margin. Note ; |
that the beginning of the Magnificat j
s reminiscent of Hannah's rejoicing j *
jyer; the prospect of the birth of Sam v
i.and that almost every phrasi; 1
auggc-sts a possible source in historic *
records.
This young woman, sixteen or sev- *
mteer. perhaps, had reiid the litora- 1
ture of her nation and had made it 3
Her own. tier mind and spirit were ?
richly stored. Reverence, gratitude, '
high spirituality, and great symwa- 1
ihy with the common lot of human-]?
ty are in the Magnificat Socialists 5
tad other champions of human rights ?
lave claimed to find in it the possl- 1
jle source of Jesus' sympathy with the 1
poor. =
Motherhood is the most expensive 1
>f all earth's luxuries, and being the f
n. ther of the Messiah was a costly 1
privilege. 1
Thing what it meant to Mary tc $
have to go into Egypt and remain J
there while Joseph, resourceful and 1
ati-uxig tiiuugiu. he was, struggled Lo '
support the famiiy. How her heart *
must have yearned for her home and 1
girlhood friends. 1
Think of the bewildering problems
and perplexities of having a son grow
up with ambitions and expressions
which she and Joseph could only dimly
apprehend. She knew in the utmost
degree the wonder and the worry,
the high hope and the deep concern
of al! the mothers of geniuses.
And they [Mary and Joseph] understood
not the saying which he i
iJesus] spake unto them . . . but
his mother kept all these sayings j
in her heart. t
Next Week: Mary Stands Firm.
Hickory
Hickory is a tr$e of wide rnuge ami
was formerly found in every state east
of pie and In several on
the Western side of tlie river. Now. .
alter liundr?*d< ??f years of use and
abuse about so ;>rr o**nt is obtained
from p< the principal prodticlp? j
states. Them ;<ro iteev iHhji 2i) species
of thi- wo<uJ. made up of true hickories
and pecan hickories, but only
about five or six are known cummer
via 11 v.
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Farmers Hardware and
Supply Company
BOONE, N. C.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE
The Family Doctor
By DR. JOHN* JOSEl'H GAIN BIS
HEART WARNING
Heart warnings arc evidently still
on the increase. Yon read the newspaper
and learn of the death of maybe
a bosom friend from "heart disease'
You catch yourself saying: I
wonder if T have any form of heart
disease?' It is tlie purpose of this
letter tc give you hints that may be
of value to you.
it vt?ii have ?; i w?- vciy fnt frc?*
over-oatin^. or. possibly underexercise.
such as male-s you short ox
breath cumbing stairs or other ordinary
exertion, belter see your doctor
and get posted on the matter.
Palpitation of the heart: this will
be noticed, perhaps, quite often. Remember
the family doctor Watch "The
amount of food you are taking, especially
for supper. 11 you are unable
to he on the left side for any period
of time hette** hunt up the doctor and
set yourself right.
Paul in either right or left chest,
running down the left arm may be a
heart symptom; always rely on the
doctor.
Bui i!u surest sign of weak heart
is. painless swelling of the feet. Go
your doctor and take him a bottle
of fresh morning urine.
Tt is- up to you to be examined caref
1111 v- from lime to time. Nearly alt
' art diseases' can 5;e corrected if ta
r by competent guidance.
Mary patients r.o gleet themselves until
st ::, us use has become estab
he ' ' ear. r:ul L ton careful in
taring: for the heart.
OPEN FORUM
Readers are invited to contribute
to this department. Profit may be
derived from these letters. Name
cf writer must accompany all manuscript
and brevity is urged.
'
is srcii kkijSion?
The iao vtys^ Uie statesmen. the na-i
riots, the phi la nth rop: & ts, all wantj
i religion that shall blend with these !
uiys of earth and help in its liberty, j
n its laws, in its arts, its letters, its!
i on or s. iLs pleasures These noble ones.
' ! tlitl- imik t vizvi. kn i
icvc thai .1 good earth is a stepping i
ilono to Ilea vert, they believe that J
;;a-i luviki lire earth or He would not j
tavc made it and caused to pass over]
t such a procession of souls. They j
uMievo that the children of this world j
vili ho called, one by one. to eternity.
>ut they believe for a thousand years j
, et to come. Lho earth will be the I
irena of human life, ami that as a
not her lovingly provides for her chil.!
iren. though she may be on the mor o\v
to leave them forever, so all node
souls will toil for mankind present
indto conic. Out ox the prosecutions
yd desolations of the former eentuies,
where ?'i million people went hungry
and barefoot that one king or
iiince might be arrayed in splendor
nit of the prosecutions which made
eMgion mean martyrdom, came a
nelancholy which we pity and forrive.
But here our charity terminates,
md now we behold a period when a
xew world lying before the church, j
ictra it to pat aside its indifference
md gird itself for the welfare of this
great encampment on the shores of
time.
EDW. X HAHX.
Boone. X. C.
THE KEYISED TOW XSFA'D PLAN
The Townsend Pension Bill for all
citizens, man or woman, over the age
of seventy years who wish to apply
has been slightly revised. The Townsend
Old Age Pension organization,
backed by thirty million voters, has
agreed to accept whatever amount the
two per cent transaction sales tax
produces each month on all the gross
business done in the United States,
whether 50, 75, 100 dollars each
month to each pensioner with the limit
still 200 dollars. They also agree
to let the revenue accumulate for four
months in the treasury before paying
aut a penny, during this time all the
elderly people above sixty who agree
to give up jobs and spend the money
every 30 days for whatever they
. u uuo tne enannels
of trade) will be registering. During
the fifth month the Government would
Carolina
Theatre Blowing Rock
Friday-Saturday. May 31-1
GEORGE BURNS - GRACTE
ALkE.V - DIXIE LEE
?in?
LOVE IN BLOOM
Monday-Tuesday, June 3-4
DOLORES DEL RIO
?in?
IN CALIENTE
Wednesday-Thurs., June 5-6
I.ESI.IK HOWARD
?in?
THE SCARLET
PIMPERNEL
Selected Short Subjects with
each picture. Two shows daily
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
KY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C._
LEST we fc
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<Jmsi.a.<D? 40 'filk?
JJiuisftac? Au
ill
| I'MH'aU' among' the total pljJl&iiei?
I tho anipuut of ivveuue collect-.
! 1! by the <rahsa<;ti'?ns tax during the
month. UicGih month they; \youki
j: :; : ' whatew: was collected the
I second monXft. l;k? wise or and one;
| K'">i'iii?; ftMitmonths revenue in the
Treasury ail the time. The people
W'juiii put the money into the tre&si
month by this tax before a
i;o;lid* would be paid out. to the pens.
e.ers. handled exactly like our sales
lav in North Carolina except the tax
would be paid out to the pensioners,
handled exactly like our sales tax in
North Carolina except the tax would
fcc paid by the seller.
Now how would this revised Town....
t>;u 1 < ?.?
. ; ? Tin I'.nvi rum? r.l is r.ol out a
peimy, the people pay the whole thing
only asking the government to do
the collecting and the hill provides
the expense of that be paid out of the
pension money which would not cost
over two cents of each dollar collected.
Under the revised bill all persons
who have an income of $2,100 per
year are eliminated. The bill also provides
whi-n it is passed that whatever
the amount of the pension is. it will
be paid to the pensioner through the
bank. There will be no go-betweens.
Each pensioner goes to the bank
between the first and fifth of each
months and gets the total amount
due him. 50. 75, 100, not exceeding
$200, depending entirely upon \vlp?.
the two per cent produced each
month. The Revised Townsend Pension
Bill is marching to victory. It is
the best thing ever offered to the
poor people since Christ hung on the
cross, and they are going to bind
1 themselves together and put it over
| if tHey have to resort to the ballot
New Chevrolet
y.' . ^jfpWnpy
V-- iy: IT/
Governmental, state and civic off
formal opening of the ?n 000-ca
was dedicated with impressive cere
were guests of the Baltimore Asaociai
and general sales manager of Chev
P. Sloan, Jr., president of General 1
is pictured in the upper right photc
(right). Lower right shows the firsi
diff> Ws>M.:res!!sKi!le
Qn$im;aatt IPWrpIff.
Tr % Ttnvnsend organization is now
amingirig to ; ut organizers in every
\ Cvpii^,Tessioaal District ami County in
th United Stales, organising Tcvvn;
send clubs.
\V. R FISHER,
Assistant sstate. organizer.
Andrews, N. C.
j S1*K1N C? ( AI.VES M AKE
BE'ITEK BEF.r CATTLE
Careless breeding methods are cost;
ing Xorth Carolina beef cattle growlers
large sums of nipiky.
One of the most serious faults is
that o( allowing the bull to run with
I tlie herd throughout the year, said
i L. ! Case, animal husbumimkn at the
j State College.
This practice results in calves being
dropped at all seasons. Date sum:
mer ami fall valving is bad for both
; the cows and their offsprings, said
i Case.
Usually cows which liave to nurse
| calves during the winter are kepi in
||| OH SC
l&b See Re
fP r3 fji If interestei
III FARMERS HAE
Assembly Plant Opt
icials joined with the principal executives cri
r-a-year Chevrolet assembly plant in Baltim
monies (lower left), and Chevrolet, Fisher
tion of Commerce at a formal banquet in the <
rolet, is shown (standing) with Maryland's
Lfotors (upper left). M. E. Coyle, presiden
> with Senator Millard Tydings (left) and 1
t motor car built in that city.
.'*
MAY 30. 1935
by A. B. Chapin !
I
a poo:- condition, and the calves fall
to mul;e a good growth. Death losses
of cows and calves are incrcascl.
Case further; stated that eaivifs
which cm not. gsjt a gooti growln eat I
ifs in life seldom develop into high
in K(e animals. Spring .seems to be B
tin most favorable calving season for
1 ?>eef cattle
j Records have shown that spring
! calves gained an average of 271.5 lbs
; from May 1st to November 1st, while
| fall calves gained only 19Pf? pounds
in the same length of time.
I At the Rlacklar.d experiment staUion,
Wetuiua. N. C., the bull is al|
lowed to run with the herd only in
; May, JjRlB and July. The calves are
j dropped the following February. Mar
i arid. April. They are weaned in NoI
\ ember ahil wintered separately from
[ the rest of the herd. I
i This practice appears to give the
I best results. Case pointed out. and it
j may be followed on practically all
i North Carolina farms.
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I in securing a rare
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IDWARE & SUPPLY
MPANY
3ns in Baltimore
pjFf /^ffiBBr^ I
F General Motors Corporation in the
ore recently. The new plant (center)
Body and General Motors official*
evening. W. E. Holler, vice-president
Governor, H. W. Nice, and Alfred
t and general manager of Chevrolet,
Mayor H. W. Jackson, of Baltimore ^