PAGE FOUR The Watauga Democra jjj- niVS?>S nsrTrTOf COliPAN Established in 1888 and Published fe V> years by the late Robert C. River PUB1.ISHED EVERY THURSDA' STJBSGRIPTTON RATES: <*ie Year .*1.8 Six Mouth .7 Four Months .8 (Payable in Advance) R C. RIVERS Jr., - Publish* Cards o! Thanks. Resointions of R' spect. Obituaries, etc., are ehargr for at the regular advertising rate ASM . Ac Cr.--V.rer, muricu ?a?- -v -r*5" W vv V PostoMice at Class Mail Boone. N. C. Matter. THURSDAY AUGUST 20. 193f RURAL ELECTRIFICATION The information that there i a strong possibility of Wataug; county receiving the manifoit benefits of rural electrification ?witb the Federal government furnishing the fiscal impetus constitutes news of outstaisdin; importance. If understanding i; correct the REA is now read; to take definite action on pro jects. where sufficient public in terest warrants. Congressman Doughton is in tensely interested in Wataug; county sharing in the benefit; of the valuable program, anc largely through his auspices ; meeting lias been arranged which will be held in Boone or September 1. for the purpose o: disseminating information a: regaras RE:\ and lor the guag ing of local sentiment in regarc to the proposed activity. The Democrat would urge genera! attendance at this meeting, particularly of rural residents, ir order that Ihe program may bt formulated and definite actior Secured at the earliest possible moment. Other counties and section: are making notable headway ir this endeavor, and if Wataugan: fail to share in this highly valuable work of the Federal government. the fault will lie a' home. Incalculable benefits wil enure worn a general eiectriii cation program. The means o! securing just this has beei placed in our hands, withou jeopardizing any portion of ou: respective persona! fortunes. A1 that is needed is an active ant coordinated interest in the mat ter. FiresidefPhilosoph) (By C. M. Dickson) A smai] barrel may have a larg buncr-hole. A mai. can gc ahead and still b a-foo.t When a nation i In a g e o rn e tries progression. Figuratively speaking, many me; actually die before the breath leave their bodies. Some men in this world drink Iron g-olden vessels, but in the world ti come they will need no vessels fror which to drlr.k. Zaceheijp, though low in statu< did erect a high standard. A -tender-foot" should shoe him self or not travel where there ar thorns. A thought, like a .woman, may h clothed in several dresses. It is never wrong to do right. Hereditaments form the real basi for esister.while environment i the vehicie on which it roaches it destination. Frequently there is just or.e differ ence between the man who bucks fo principle and the one who buck against it?the former is "crossed and the latter is crowned. The really "modern" high schoc and college does at least one thin for the girls and boys?it make them sleep longer of a morning. I: a man is a leader and is leadin in the right way, he should go fas enough to keep out of the way of hi followers The spread of democracy cannc be entrusted t.o those who are oppose to its principles. Not every one who wakes up som morning with a capacity to hollo' loud is called to preach. The will power is the vehicle o which most of the other mental fa< uities are transported. A M *1 OPEN FORUM it | Kaadars ait invited to contribute -g j tC? this - ^ . t1m?U mom W? _ I derived from these letters. Name T of writer must accompany all manuscript and brevity is urged. " AGREES WITH MR. WARD H)j Kciitor Watauga Democrat: ! I notice in your paper of Augus _ 6tfc a letter from Mr. Marshall F ^ War-.i. which I think deserves carefu ^ consideration from the citizens o m Watauga County, particularly tha d part of his letter with reference b e. the school system of our county. ? I don't have any children at th< d present time to send to school, bu I have grandchildren who will soo: i be in school ana 1 am vitally inter ested in them and the other childrei - of my community, and of the counitj at large, and for that reason 1 an asking that you give me a litth space in your paper to give cxpres s i sion to a few thoughts. As I understand it, our governmeni i j \i as founded upon the theory that tht J% j citizens should have some voice in the ( ? ^overmuejiL a o T ~ ready stated, I think you can see tha Laurel Creek Township is not tir ~ only section of Watauga County tha has cause for complaint against ou present school system y Very truly. E. YV. MORETZ s i POLL TAX AND DOG I-AW j i Dear Mr. Editor: Will you pleas. 1 allow me space to let the folks knov n ] where I stand ? I am in favor of ! s j $2 poil tax law, and a dog tax lav ; that will make every dog owner pa; ^ j the tax or release the dogs from tax &: Mr. Hardin has been vaccinatlnf I dogs down here. The vaccinatioi was just like tax?lots of the folk: _ failed to have the work done just lik< they failed to list and pay. A lav r.ot inforce is not a law. I hope to live to see the relief stop " ] It lias made lots of good folks !i : anci has made rascals out of mori " I folks and made lazy people out o hard-working people. The relief ha made debts for poor people to pay 3; who did not get relief. s A law that would force men to pa; s j 52 poll tax and a dog tax of 50 cent ' collected would be worth more t " | Watauga county than S3.70 poll an. r j SI and S2 dog tax, one-half collect ? c-d. I am in favor of every man be 'j mg treated alike in tax. I woul j like for our tax collector to see if h j could get some of the poll tax beside ? that on the land. Just as long as th :S poll tax dodger and dog tax dodge are let to get by, they will. I kno\ S that we couid have a law that woul " mane one man tne same as anothei 8 walk up and pay his due to the ia\ and tax collector. >t Go to the courthouse and look a d 1933, 1934 and 1935 tax books ar. you will see what is wrong. I wis e everybody would get busy ar.d see i k we could have an equalized !a\ passed that would treat every ma n ar.d woman alike. WILL CABROLL. Triplelt, N. C. I T>ruce Barton j Says ... I | . .Hometowns Qontion Sucrw> There is a certain little cross-roads hamlet which in all its history has produced just one famous man A visitor parked his car in front of the general store one day and. having t made a small purchase, sat down on ! ; the steps beside a grizzled old resi- j 1 dent. "Come from the East' the veter-I c an asked. "New York?" ^ The visitor nodded. "Ever hear of a feller named Sam ! e Smith?" t "I? you mean Dr Samuel, Smith," i said the visitor, "why everybody has - heard of him. lie's one of the fa- ! i xnous surgeons of the world." I '*So they tel.' me. so they tell me," | : the old settler ruminated. "They tell ? me he has a private chauffeur and ! - makes thousands of dollars a year s Can't hardly believe it. myself. Seems . like there must be some mistake. . Peot>;< n New York air.'t so sir,at I ! [ as they're supposed to be, I guess. . Why. I knew Sam Smith when he | us^SI to run around this here town j , with his pants held up by one sus- | k pender." I An interesting treaties* couid be j written about the astigmatism of the J home town. It seldom can see the 1 full stature of its famous son because | it vision is blurred by memories of . the insignificant boy The Great Teacher went back to Nazareth "where he had been brought up." He , j had attracted crowds in Jerusalem, i performed mighty words, but the . | hometow n met Him with a sneering j skepticism. In Springfield. Illinois, there were stubborn folks who contended up to the very enc that Abra- _ ham Lincoln was over-rated. The home town answer, in moat c* [ Instances, has been one of doubt. The vi home town never can quite forget i,y Lhat it knew him when he used to have his pants held up by only one -e suspender. | ri Success in "Second" Mile j A sermon which sticks in my mem- j st . cry was preached from the text: w "Whosoever shall compel thee to go i ss with him one mile, go with him ' m , twain." r( This seemingly absurc. injunction, ol said the preacher, is actually the se- e\ ^ cret formula for successful living w ( Who is the man whe gets ahead in ei business ? It is he who. being com- w polled by the rules to travel the first d( mile the ruile from time o'clock to ?gl five?voluntarily adds a second?the k mile of over-time, extra thought, and added effort. Who are the couples I who enjoy happy marriages? Those who, having sworn to travel ihf first . compulsory mile of fidelity and fi 1 n&ncial support, gladly add the second mile of thoughtfulness tenderness, and mutual respect. in A friend had a very sick child, and ^ his own physician, baffied and wor- ^ ried, advised calling in one of the most famous consultants in New ^ York. The consultant is a quiet, assured man, well over sixty years of age. and it took him only a few minutes to make his diagnosis and pre- 7' scribe a treatment under which the ^ child began immediately to improve. m My friend said to the doctor: ''How in the world does he do it?" To which the doctor replied: "That man has had one of the best consulting prac- p ticcs in New York for twenty-five years. His annual income must have been around $100,000. But ail that jj 1 time, and right up to how, he sops g t pacienis only nair a day. The after- hi ripens he spends in the hospitals, go- # r ing through wa* Is front bed to bed. studying feVery case. The result is m tliat where one of us sees a dozen R cases of a certain type in a year, or ii< even in a life-time, he sees a thousand. Another man, having reached " the heights of the profession, might ' have settled back and been content 1 with his big fees. This man studies ~ * harder today than any one of us." ' Traveling the first mile diligently, a man can make a living; it is the > second mile that makes success." 3 ' The Family Doctor , By DR. JOHN JOSEPH GAINES J J NO REASON TO FEAR WORK 3j Regular, legitimate toil never j 1 harmed any one. We often hear of , "overwork" being a. cause of break- ! y down mentally and physically; but. ~ s when we look carefully into the mat0 ter. we find the victim, long prior to I (I his invalidism, wrecked the machin. ery of his body by improper feeding, irregular sleep, and unsympathetic d exercise. Can you imagine a tubby, e swivel-chair, club-ridden gormand3 izer, getting exercise from a ride in e an upholstered automobile, and three j- hours a week devoted to panting ? v around a fancy golf course, where he d does his heavy-ballasted carcass more harm than frond ? Wouldn't vnn I v think he is about fifteen or more years too late with his "exercise?" _ t There is no hope of long life tar that d sort of man?absolutely nor.e! He is h in danger every moment he exists, f One thing our city business men v should remember: There is a vast n difference between "good business" and right living. My idea is, there is nothing that pays quite so well as' i a rigorous adherence to proper care TcJmcK fiver I 1 I V, jgf Ffi :J] : the body. It is a shame that we j olate every law of diet, sleep and j tercise--die young?and put the ame on overwork. Does Providence move the man that commits sui- I do ? I knew a mar; who worked in a :