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PAGE TWO TODAY and" TOMORROW By DON ROBINSON COLLEGE work A colicge degree is no longer a sign that a boy comes from a family which is wealthy enough to plunk down $3,000 in cold cash for his education. It is. more accurately, evidence that a boy has perseverance, intelligence and a real desire to make something of himself. That's how it happens in spite of poor business years, that there are more students in college today than there were in 1920. Most of the boys and girls who go to college today go because they consider nn education worth working for?not in order to postpone going to work for four years more. That fact was strikingly brought out by a recent check-up when shewed that approximately 50 per cent, of college students are earning ai itrc?rc pari oi incir own expenses. It's no easy job to work your way through college. A job cuts in on the time that should be spent on studies and interferes with entering into the innumerable college activities which are an important part of j college life. But somehow, the handicap of a i job usually turns out to be an asset. | Ask any college boy, and he'll reel | off the names of outstanding stu-1 dents, football stars, class officers! and student leaders who arc work- j ing for their education. Not having things too easy seems | to breed determination and guts, i There art1 exceptions?but in con-1 eral the ones who can afford to ( take things easy are often the ones who are eased out of college for not making the grade. HEROES courage A few years ago I visited colleges all over, the country to interview "heroes." I was representing the Carnegie Hero Fund commission, an organization endowed by Andrew Carnegie for the sole purpose of giving a permanent boost, either by education or some other means, to people who had risked their lives to save the life of another. Mr. Carnegie believed that courage was a good yardstick for measuring a person's worth?and he set up this simple "risk your life" formula as a means of selecting a group of people, from all walks of life, worthy of his beneficence. The beneficiaries of the fund include hundreds of boys and girls who are being sent to college on an "all expense paid" basis, because, according to the Carnegie formula, they have what it takes to become worthwhile Americans. Mr. Carnegie's formula is an interesting variation from the usual method of picking students for scholarships by competitive exami nations or high scholastic standingIt is the method of a self-made man who realized that there was something "deeper in a boy than his ability to remember hist' rical dates and Latin verbs by widen he .should be judged as worthy of ncauragement and help. BRAINS independence One of the winners of the Catnegv medal for heroism particularly impressed me as being the typo An- j drew Carnegie had in mind when he j set up his "courage" formula for' judging men. but I doubt if even Mr. Carnegie himself would have known how to handle him. Otto was 15 years old when I mot him. He had quit school because his family was poor and he wanted j to help them. Another reason he [ had quit was that he liked working > in a factory belter than going to j school. But after a day's work at the fac-j tory he'd sit up half the night readig history, philosophy and science., He enjoyed studying and learning more than any body of his age I ever met. but he just couldn't take it in the w ay they parceled out learning in school. They didn't move along fast enough for him. I got him interested in the idea of wubgc miu iic went uacn to unisn his high school course. But he didn't stay long. The next thing I heard when he was 16, was that he had gone back to the factory and had got married! The Carnegie organization, because they were convinced of his unusual ability, finally offered to support both Otto and his wife if he'd go on with his education. But he wouldn't listen. He liked working with his hands in the daytime and saving his mind for his spare time. We gave up trying to help Otto ?he was too insistent on helping himself. But I was interested in a letter I got from the principal of his school a year later. It seems that Otto had dropped in the school while a state examination for teachers was going on. He had taken the test?just for the fun of it?and had received the highest grade of all the normal school and college graduates who took it with him. But he wasn't impressed. He said he'd never want B "It's a Long. Loin c? i ' - - -itv-, ; 1 Nach Berlin ?APEST8ASSt ' I MachKirken I * o11' n : r> >. c 5 f - t When the German forces in N. lost to the British by the Italians the which gives an indication of the far tion. It points to Berlin, ."553 kilomct farthest north point of Furope OCCU] bers of the Nazi African corps arc his camels in background. Watauga Falls News i SPUPral easf*?? of mpncinc rt-rr* *i valcr.t in the community. The I whole family of Tab Ward is ill with the disease. Mrs. Ronald Ward returned last I week from the Baptist hospital. Winston-Salem, where she was a patient for several days. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ward on Sunday. May II, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hagatnan and John Lawrence Shepherd. Jr.. returned home last week after spending a few days with Mr. and Mis. Herbert Sain of Toluca. Mr. and Mis. Donald C. Ward of [Knoxviilc, spent the week-end with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ward of Ilea ver Dam. visited Mr. and Mrs. Renzo : Ward Sunday. Mr. Walter Ward and son Frank, of Bel Air. Md? were week-end visjitors with relatives in this section. JUNE 1 IS FINAL DATE TO ENROLL IN CAMPAIGN I With 50.000 or more farm families already enrolled. John W. Goodnan. assistant director of extension ;at State College, say's a concerted drive will lie made to enlist another 40.0U0 in the Food and Feed For Family Living ' campaign before the June 1 deadline for enrollment. |Goodman is chairman of the state agricultural workers council, which links all agencies in the campaign. "We arc very grateful over the re \spouse to tilt- campaign to enlist the support of farm families in North Carolina in the 'Food and Defense j program," Goodman said. "We realize that the campaign was started | comparatively late, and that some; families have the mistaken idea that ihr-iv- is a compulsory angle to the I , campaign. "When a farmer or his wife signs one of the 'Food and Feed for Fam- ! ily Living' cards, there is nothing' ! ... j; - ___ - iuuiuui? on lik'm except tneir conscience. The cards merely state that th> farm family wishes to voljuBtarUy have a part in making tor ' a stronger: healthier rural North 'Carolina in 1941." C a a n t y agricultural workers' council.-- are active in every one of I North Carolina's 100 counties in enlisting the support of farm families. Each county has boon divided into communities, and one member of the county council is responsible for contacting as many families as possible in his or her assigned community. Governor Broughton will sign a certificate of recognition for every j family which grows and conserves at least 75 per cent of its food and feed requirements for the year. Special certificates will be awarded to landlords who induce all of their tenants to produce and save 75 per cent of their food and feed needs. | The certificates will be awarded at county achievement days to be held | next winter. 1 An ostrich has two toes on each , foot. ! to teach?he was happy working in I the factory and studying nights. ! ENGINEERING free Under the government defense program, there is a new opportunity for thousands of young men to get an engineering education at the expense of the taxpayers. Congress has appropriated $9,000.000 for training students in engineering activities essential to our defense program. Arrangements have been made with 119 engineering colleges to give training to 57,853 students. I These courses will not take the place of a regular college course? | but they will give an intensive two to six months of training in specialized fields, which will mean good jobs for the students if they complete them successfully. Selection of students is left in the hands of the engineering colleges. When the colleges accept an applicant the cost of their instruction | will then be paid by the federal government. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVEJ ; Way"?to Berlin I 3553A iesB321nin/^ | .... _ , " V'5fTr*;. ?*? v> >a?.3 ->- >?.- +i*sr .^ , ,4 prth Africa won back ail of Libya > crertcd the sign post shown above -llun? territory under Nazi dcminaers away and to Kfrkones. Norway, ried by Germany. Below two memtalking to a native boy caring for DICTATORS' DOWNFALL FORESEEN BY BAPTISTS Downfall of the dictator governments and 'establishment of the United States as the world's "arsenal of religious thought." were foreseen last Wednesday by Dr. W. W. Hamilton of New Orleans, in his presidential address to the Southern Baptist convention in Birmingham. Ala. He spoke to more than 6,000 delegates representing the nation's 5.100.000 Southern Baptists. "The rulers of today shall pass away, even as others who have stalked across the pages of history in past ages." said Dr. Hamilton. "While systematic efforts are being made to eradicate religion in the totalitarian countries," he continued. "the faith of the people of this country has grown stronger and more intense. There is a great upsurge in the faith of the American ,people directly traceable to the war and it is up to this country to preserve and extend it." The churches of America, he added. will be equal to this responsibility 4 ARMY FLIERS DIE AS TWO BOMBERS COLLIDE IN MIDAIR Rains. S C.. May collision j jof two light army bombers high ] ;above this little eastern South Carolina town, followed by fire and an' explosion, cost the lives of four lliers today. Army authorities at the Savannah. Ga.. air base, from which the planes had taken off on a training flight to Langley Field. Va.. said the victims were: Second Lieut. Frank B. Ralston. Pittsburgh, Pa.; Second Lieut. Allen J. Moore, Reno. Nev.; Sergeant David L. Boyd. Forest, Texas, and Corporal Herbert O. Pruitt, Collinsville, Miss. One of the planes was shattered to bits by an explosion as it landed atop a deserted tenant house, and the other caught fire and was so thoroughly consumed that eye-witnesses at first were certain there had been six men killed. Miller's Floral Shoppe Cut Flowers, Potted Plants, Funeral designs. Telegraph delivery service Phone 20 Boone, N. C. Story Reunion A reunion of nil thf? Stfvrve r?r?r* their family connections in the Blue Ridge territory and surrounding country is now being planned. All Storys and their relatives are invited and urged to attend this homecoming occasion. The meeting will be held at Laurel Fork Baptist church in the community of Aho on the fifth Sunday in June. 1941. The program will begin at 10:30 a. m., having a morning session, a picnic dinner furnished by all who attend and a short afternoon session. A good program is being prepared by the committee and a delightful occasion is anticipated. The committee: T. E. Story, Wilkesboro: Granville Story, Blowing Rock; Jake Story, Blowing Rock; Mrs. Lona Story Cook, Blowing Rock; Mis. Maud Story Cook, Blowing Rock. LOOK l^AROUND LaA T*1 4Vija It J ? pu i "ic nus V$\ On These ? CM PAGES and f^V\ SAVE tprfP ri MONEIY SsMle iY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. PILOTS "FERRYING" PLANES TO BRITAIN FLY BACK TO CANADA Montreal. April 17?As part of the ferrying of; American-made warpianos to Britain ">.n increasing numbers ami without loss." ferry pilots are being returned to Canada by air instead of by steamer as formerly. it was announcer! yesterday. "f'dots who have made the crossing several times laugh at stories circulated about the possibility of thoi. mi ting German planes," said the announcement, issued by Alfero, the ferrying organization established by the British ministry of aircraft production. "The Germans would have as much chance of finding us as finding a needle in a haystack." one pilot was quoted. Under the new system of returning to America by air, it was slated that some have made the round trip in five days, including two days of rest in London. MRS. J. ROBY ISAACS Mrs. Martha Davis Isaacs, wife of .f. Ko' y Isaacs, passed away at her i home in Morganton on May 14. at the age of 71 years. The body was 1 brought to Zionville. where services' were held by her former pastor. | Rev. K. C. Eggers. assisted by Revs. Carl Hemphill and G. W. Hardin, the Revs. Hemphill and Hardin being neighbors and special friends of int aeceasca. /\ jazge delegation ?>i , friends and neighbors of Mrs. Isaacs ; accompanied the family for the ! funeral services at Zionville. Mrs. Isaacs leaves her husband and the following chiidren to mourn her j dep.' line: Z. C. Isaacs. Shulls Mills; j Mrs. Zora Johnson Lenoir; Mrs. | Bell? Johnson. Vilas; Charles K. Is- j aacs. Lockland. Ohio; Mrs. Thelma Brittain, Morganton: Mrs. Grcdas \ Culler. Lynchburg. Va.; 29 grandchil- ' dren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Isaacs joined Zionville Baptist church when a girl and remained a loyal member until death. Mrs. Isaacs possessed a loving dis- . position. She was loved by all who j knew her. She was always active in j church work and always held an open door for her friends, neighbors j and especially for those who were ! in the field of service of God. Her passing means sorrow to many; she had many friends in Watauga county who will read with sadness that a noble woman has gone on. Mr. and Mrs. Isaacs lived in the Cove Creek valley until about nine years j ago when thev moved to Morganton. where they made now acquaintances. They hav*. a host of friends there as well as in Watauga. JUST consider these p the engines in tl Special: The engine that regula Series develops 115 h turns up 20.1 miles | steady 30 miles an hi Ground economy tests But add Compound Ct the same engine in tl develops 125 horscpow miles per gallon by c? tests! There's more from les: it comes, literally, out Because the two carfc exclusive Buick feature air volume than can b f Available at slight c: stan EXEMPIAS Ihm when better / THE DOCTOR'S D1 Our store is known us **The Doctor's 1 proud to be designated as such. Be professional friends have found here preher.sive understanding of their nee standards corresponding to their ow Ever since our doors were first opene< ago, our store has conscientiously ei sicians and their patients expertly, ] ly. at the lowest consistent cost. W* Druggists who give personal attent BOONE DRUG C The REXALL S Phone 17 G. K. MOOSE. Owner a nnr\rrr,/,?rr \/rvi in rivuir,^! IUUR by becoming a men REINS-STURDlVAr ASSOCIAT] TELEPHONE 24 . . . B< A 25 cent fee is charged upon joining, dues are in effect: Quarterly One to Ten Years .10 Two to Twenty-nine Years 20 Thirty to Fifty Years .40 Fifty to Sixty-five years .60 Iw ^* ? '/4 TM ^ rw ,? Heat the crowds to yo 8? Greyhound?for tr.or kM? i^^^B??'S?^R^^5MIBHHr/ *** Buick Special 6-pass $1006. White sifieira lain facts about ciently by a single n .is 1941 Buick We,n let 3,0M figur power and extra n irly powers tliis extra fun> extra thri orsepower and tion. >er gallon at a We'll let you size rv.?? r . . > r .1 Lfui a zuvuig 11 is 10 travel iannc ? on as much as lO^i l . line than former Bu irburetion.-f and le same model But for the whole y er and goes 21.5 actual, local, deliv cactly the same Buick. You'll find that now s gasoline - and buy the sam? si*e' of thin air. the same style, the same power, the lUretors in this same comfort at : handle a larger the same low bar- J e provided effi- gain Buick figures. I ctra cort on some Buick Special models, dard on all other Series. m nrw Pr. ! OF GENERA'. MOTORS VALUE Jrci W.R. WINKLER i lUTOMOBIUS ARE BUILT BUICK WILL B MAY 22, 1941 ^ KUG STORE" 3ruv? Store"?and we are p cause it means that our an intelligent and com- B ds, and a code of ethical n. i more than two decades tdeavored to serve phy- l aromptlv and courteous- M employ two Registered ion to all prescriptions. r lOMPAHY tore i Prompt Delivery nd Manager i FAMILY iber of MI BUKIAL ION OONE. N. C. after which the following Yearly Benefit .40 $ 50.00 .80 100.00 1.00 100.00 2.40 100.00 ur favorite vacation spot?go now, c fun, for less money! OneWay Rd.Trip SI 1.10 20.00 ? Va. 4.05 7.30 S 5.65 S10.20 BUS TERMINAL Boone. N. C. nrmrnci < ?n Air! ji / / engcr Sedanet, // tires extra.* lixer. e out what extra nileagc mean in lis, extra satisfacup, too, how nice r more pleasantly o to 15% less gasolicks used. licture, just go get ered prices on a here else can you f (m) V for the Business / Coupe / delivered at Flinty Mich. te taxy optional equipment / accessories ? extra. fees and specifications >ul' to change without notice. iOONE. N. C. UILD THEM BBMBSI8
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