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"Well done” for what you have put
i forth, cither iu effort or funds? If
ISSltED EVERY THURSDAY ' not, It Is never too late to do good.
HENDERSON STEELE. Publisher h'»‘« ‘''‘■‘J P‘>»-son is the one
——— ' whom the world loves lo honor, he*
I cause it is he who is most honor
able. The thankful person is gcn-
SUBSrRII»TlON RATES
One Ye.Tr ?1.00
Six months .50 rpj,p i,ij.,.nte is always to be
Three months
'ORRESPONDENMIE
This paper desires correspondenee
from all reliable sources Interesting
III I he people of this section. We
a.tk ihut the name of the correspond-
is: be signed for the purpose of at-
t>- Hug its reliability.
.Viivertisiug rate.s upon application.
despised because he is Indeed de.
i ^pie.'^blo.
Entered ns second-class matter at
tlio po.stofflce at Lllliugton, N. C.,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A GOOD SETTLEMENT
Harnett county made a good bar
gain when It was decided to settle
the hUlt against Pormer Kherlff .1. W.
McArtan and his bondsmen for the
sum of ^.15,000 for alleged shortage
Ir .accounts. The aitoruoy.s repre
senting the eounty’s Interest in the
'■ XOTfOK TO .WnaORIRKKK i T“'’",','",“""L';'’!!!
If you .see a ,\ mark opposite your] I heir handling of ilie stilt in such an
II.tine oil your paper, it .slgnlflcs that efllelent w.ay. and we believe they
.Mini' siibsei'Jplion has expiretl. If I will receive the eoiumcndotion. of all
you M'isli the paiM>r eontinuetl, people for the course they pur-
i-etiew promptly. i
siietl.
TIM'TISDAY. NOVEMBER 2fi. Likewise we would here say a
I word in behalf of Mr. McArtau. his
1 surety and his attorney.s. They have
[ met the conditions laid dov;n by the
attorneys representing the county,
.and have done it in a manly way.
More contentious persons might have
held out to the serious injury of the
county’s interest; but there devel
oped in the ease a spirit of fair play
THANKSGIVING
Tlii.'x is a day proclaimed and set
apart as .i day for the giving of
1 hanks, it i.. so declared and decreed
lieeaiise it Is felt that everyone
should be thankful. The richly
lite.ssed should be thankful for their
boiinlv; the less fortunate .should be that is pleasing to note. The county
giaieful for even the smaller bless
ings that come to tho.se iu the hum-
h|e-i walks of life.. It is to be taken
lor granted that everyone will real
ize and recognize from whence these
bles,.,ings come, and ri'tnin thanks to
the tilver of all good things.
(Jod speetl the day wTion it may
tie sol
For not nearly all people are
thankful for what they are allowed
:ii enjoy. Perhaps It might be said
with truth that none of us is truly
thankful—that Is. In the fullest sense
Ilf the term. And yet there are those
rtini have the greatness of heart and
-.dill tba; they are humbled In grati
tude for life, health., strength and
ilic happiness I hilt has come to tiiem.
Ii is upon these latter named that
I Ilf burden falls to remember those
who lack what they enjoy. And the
ranks of the "loss fortunate army"
.eftns never to diminisii.
This is a lime when hypocrisy
^lionld have no place in our hearts.
Ii i- a lime when the Creator of the
I'nlverse should reign supreme in the
hearts of those wlio know and pro
claim Him; He should reign supreme
.Ti least In the minds if those who
[irofeis no faith in Him. It Is a time
when everyone without exception
should t.ake time to pause and pon
der over the things that pertain to
ilie Kingdom and its rule upon
earth.
Suflicient are the ways in which
ihanksfnlness may he manifested by
all. There is no person but who
ean lind how in some way he or she
may show gratitude for the many
things for which they should be
grateful.
There are the orpban.s. Seems to
iinr mind that these little fatherless,
motherless one.s have first call on
the great heart of the world.
'T'woiild appear that Jesus thought
thill Wiiy about it when He delivered
Ills wonderful lecltire to His disci
ples with little children as the ob
ject lesson. "Inasmuch as ye did It
i.iiio one of tlie least of the.se" will
le.sound through all lime as the c.Tll
of Christian and civilized people to
ii sense of duty—Christians deem it
!i privilege lo obey the call. Great
iiiid good men and women arc being
given to the world through the great
insiiiiitions known as orphanages.
The eflort is a good paying proposl-
lion even from the standpoint of
“cold-hlooded business" if anyone
wishes to look at it that way.
'I'liere are orphans, too, far beyond
our liorders. They are being pro
vided for under what is known as
the Near East Relief. Governor An-
gu- W. .McLean is making an appeal
in today’s News for these unfortu
nate ones. We heartily commend
the Governor for his voluntary effort
ill behalf of the suffering people of
Europe. To the person of limited
vision It may seem a far cry, but the
ne.Trness of Armenia Is measured by
the conception of “who is thy neigh
bor?" Matters not whether the suf
fering one may live in the heart of
civilization or on the borderland of
"nowhere"—the appeal should come
with as much force in the one ca.se
as in the other. We trust that our
Harnett folk will heed the call of
Governor McLean for funds for the
Near East, If we are truly thank
ful. we will do so.
'I’hen there are the community
c.i^es. Evimi the small community
may present golden opportunities for
-ervice in behalf of unfortunate.s. In
every community, doubtless, there
may be found people who need the
attention and help iliat is so often
denied them by a busy world. The
Uifiil hand of a thankful person may
work wonders at this time when the
rigors of winter are beginning to be
feii. Are there unfortunates in your
community? Remember what the
.Master said of the good Samaritan?
Perhaps you know of some one who
lia.-. been traveling the rough road
friiiii modern Jericho and has been
rendered helple.ss by the adversity
that besets the path of the weak.
Thf fallen one may be lying by the
treasury is helpe at a time when it
needed money, and we verily believe
the county has gotten out of the
deal all that is fair iind Just.
There are none who will believe
that Mr. .Mc.Artan ever intended
otherwise tlian that Harnett county,
his county, should receive its due.
The fact that he proved to be sucli
a faithful law enforcement officer i.s
sufficient to show that he is honest
now and has been so all the while.
As to the reason for the shortage,
there are not a few people who will
say that Mr. McArtau was not alto
gether at fault. We know that he
was not.
As we have aforetime said, we are
among those who will wish for him
a sperdy rehabilitation of his re
sources and a comfortable journey
on the road to succes.s.
Our sympathy goes out to the
Pree-Wlll Baptist brother who un
dertook to pilot his case through the
wiry road of the courts. He hired
no lawyer. Did he think they were
useless? 'I'o be sure if he was of
such stability as to get his note off
on the person suing him to recover
he would be of ample means lo en
gage an attorney, what with the en
larged army of barristers that have
been handed down to us from the
august Supreme Court. The brother
needs to know that lawyers, even
though they may be expensive at
tendants, are indispensable as side
l)artners when a fellow gets into an
argument that hails him into court.
as good condition as when first laid.
This type of road construction
gives full value for every dollar ex
pended in hauling rock into n road,
imd secures a high grade type of
pavemeni at from one-half to one-
llilrd the cost often Involved In road
paving programs which overlook the
ilvage vnllie of old highways.
RABBITS ARE IN
DEMAND
Prom the Division of Markets
comes the news that rabbits are in
now in demand and that they are
bringing per dozen in the city
miirkels. Think of it. it you' can,
PIve good dollars or a dozen molly'-
coltoii-talls would have sounded, in
the days of not long ago, like some
amhliioiis person was either trying
lo corner the rabbit market or else
“make something for nothing.” A
nickel apiece or two for a nickel
would have been named as the price,
and was, when this scribe used to
patrol th praps. Pact Is, the cotton
tails became a drug on the market,
any many’s the time we have ped
dled all day without a single sale for
onr "rabs,"
But times have changed, and with
the limes everything else, it seems.
As the saying runs, "as go the times,
so goes everything." And it must
be true. If an automobile is worth
two thousand dollars, which It is not,
then .a rabbit must .he worth 41 2-8
cents—which it is 'not. But a thing
is worih what It will bring, we .sup
pose. in ibis day of high cost of liv
ing. '
Wo get our information from the
"Ma.rket News" of Hie Division of
Markets. The bulletin says:
"Attention of the Marketing Ser
vice of the Division of Market.s is
called to the fact that many farmers
are overlooking a source of income
which could result In considerable
revenue. Rabbits are now bringing
$.') per .dozen in the city markets.
There Is said lo be a good supply of
rabbits in the Slate this year and
fanurs wonld do well to avail them
selves of this opportunity of supple
mentlng their Income. Information
as .10 how to ship and how to trap
cun he had from the North Carolina
Division of Markets. Raleigh,' N. C.”
.Vnd so there's another avenue
through which the farmer can come
into quick money. There’s money
growing, not on the bushes, but in
the bushes; ,Tnd the woods are full
of It, with rabbits at Ifi.OO per dozen.
Most time for Collards Week. If
the frost-cured “garden sass” is so
plentiful that It encumbers the earth,
round about your homeplace. Just
remember the scribe who Inaugurat-
*d Collards Week. Tlie celebration
consists mainly of donations.
HNVESTING $14,000,000
A DAY
During the llr.st half of 1925, tlie
amount of now securities purchasedi
by investors in this country exceed
ed $3,17.').000.000, surpassing the
investment of the corresponding
period of 1924 by more than $300,•
OOO.OOO. Of this total over $500(•
000,000 went into stocks of corpora
tions. In other words, in the tlrat
six months of 1925 the American
people Invested more than llvo times
as much in bonds ns In stocks.
One of the best tests of national
.prosperity is the investing power of
:he people. The investing of more
■than $14.UOC,000 a 'tay in ho.ii' .Tud
foreign securities not only reflects
prosperity, but also an increasing ad
herence lo the principles of thrift
taught by the liberty Loan cam
paigns. Further, such .tu onormous
'investment shows the confldence
of experienced Investors in the
strength and continued stability of
industry.
Some one has said that when all
the people are working the country
Is prosperous. A country is really
prosperous only when Its citizens
save a part of their individual pro
fits and make ihelr savings grow by
Investing in dependable, fair-yield
ing securities. When saved dollars
are working in safe employment,
teaming up their earning power
with individual earning power, the
prosperity of the nation and its ci
tizens Is doubly assured.
THE PRACTICAL
COUNTRY ROAD
A western county, for the past few
years, has been quietly carrying on
a road paving program which has
resulted in hard-surface highways
into every section of the county. In
fact, all the principal county roads
will Ite paved in the not liislani fu
ture.
A practical plan has been followed.
For years gravel or crushed rock has
been hauled on the roads and packed
down until it is from six inches to a
foot deep. Instead of disturbing this
roadside not far from your comfort- well packed base, the county has had
al)le home. Go and see. m covered wllli four inches of asphal-
Have you made your Thanksgiving],tic concrete which protects it from
offering? If so, have you done your I the water and absorbs thfe impact of
full duty? Will you feel satisfied traffic. Some of this pavement is
with anything less than duty done?
Will that small wee voice tell you
now ten years old, has required little
or no maiutenance expense and is in
SOUND CONDITIONS
REVEALED
A survey just c.ompleied by the
Niuiunal 'Miinufacturers' Association
.shows that general business under
head of industries Is ahead of last
fall and the outlook for the winter
is favorable.
There is an increase in employ
ment and also In wage.s with the la
bor situation so stabilized that less
than 1 per cent of strikes is report
ed.
Replies from 30,000 questionnaires
sent to every section of the country
cover conditions during the last
nutnlli, in 30 main Industries.
The imbprovement over last Lall’s
business was noted by 56 per cent,
no cliaiige reported by 26 per cent
and a fulling off by only 18 per cent.
a period of years with small annua.!
payments?
The Bulletin has made a augge.s-^
tion. It Is up to business men, farm
ers aud the statesmen to work out
a solution nlotig business ilnes. It
has been done,-for industry. It can
be done for farming,
CHRISTMAS SEALS
WILL WE HAVE NEW FOREST?
PUT BUSINESS
INTO FARMING
"Agriculture is the basis of
American prosperity. Its decline
means ultimate loss, it not disaster,
to industr.v in general; and it is be
cause of this fact that there . is a
basis of equity in the demand of the
farmer.s of the country tor condi
tions, through legislation or other
wise, tending to stabilize the indus
try of agricultural production. The
farmer Insists that something of a
special kind shall be done for his
relief. How and In what manner,
it is the business of practical states
manship to find out. And It is a
serious bu.siness; the country cannot
go on prosperously if the farmer Is
a constant and increasing loser as
compared with other factors in the
industrial life of the country."—
San Francisco Bulletin.,
Probably the one thing above all
others which the farnier needs is
not only a thorough knowledge of
farming but a better business train
ing. The electric .power companies
of the United States, in their pro
gram to take electricity to the far
mer have made a start in' jhe work
of training, along business lines.
Electricity on the farm will teach
farmers the advantage of power.
Power will add to the output of farm
labor. As production per man and
per acre is increased, the farmer will
of neeessliy absorli more business
like ideas regarding farming. If ten
aere.s under "power production" can
be made to produce what 100 acres
is now raising, the position of the
farmer as a business roan wilt be
materially advances. Electricity has
made the start. Machinery manu
facturers and financial institutions
must follow suit.
Customer ownership and the sale
of stocks and bonds to millions of
individuals has been demonstrated a
practical method of financing light
and power companies and other utili
ties. Why cannot long time mort
gage securities on farms be sold to
the public in a manner similar to the
securities sold on public utility pros-
perties? Is it not practical to figure
out an easy method for farmers to
handle their financial problems over
A hopeful lawyer from San An
tonio. Texas, writes asking for in
formation concerning -the where
abouts of a tract of pine land of
which he has heard In this State.
As described to his olienfs, the at
torney .slates that this tract contains
85,000 acres, is on a river, is bl-|
secied by a railroad, and contains’
timber which i.s estimated to cut'
400 million feet of shorlleaf and 200 j
miltion of longleaf pine. ]
It Is needless to say that there is]
no such tract of Timber in North
Carolina. There tms been no such
'trad for twenty years, at least. In
fact, of all the great forests of long-
leaf pine which once- covered the
Coastal 'Plain, there remain only here
and there some small tracts which
have been preserved on account of
litigation or by rea.son of sentiment.
.\ tract such as that pictured in the
leltor of inquiry would be a fortunej
Indeed. i
Originall.v ilie stand of longleaf i
pint* amounted to 400 billion board
feet, distributed .through the States}
of .North and South Carolina, Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Today there re
mains of this tremendous supply
probably no: more than one-fifth,
practically all of which is in the five
states bordering on the Gulf of Mexi
co. Longleaf pine in the Carolinas|
and Georgia Is, in the commercial!
.sense, a t.ale that is told. '
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There is a brighter side lo the]
story of longleaf pine. If only pre.4-|
ent i»rovlsion be made for future j
need.s. Second growih, in dlstinc-]
tion 10 old or original growth, in-j
crea.ses rapidly. For while for the
first few years the growth of young
.seedlings co!isist.s chiefly in the de
velopment of a large root system,
and generally from three to six years
are required for longleaf to reach thej
height of three inche.s to one fool.]
this is preparation for the rapid shoni i
upwards which follows, .\i live*
years some' longleaf saplings reach n,
lifighl o from two lo three feet, ailil i
at seven years the akgqjwypdwluuu'
at seven years of age are from five,|
to eight feet high. On protected oldj
fields in North- Carolina measure-]
ments of longleaf pines show that in:
;L5 to .50 years the aervago iree.s pro-!
diiee saw logs 14 to 20 inches at iliPj
butt and 20 feet in length.
'With the abolition of Die free'
range of hogs in Eastern North Caro-1
Una. young pines of the longleaf]
species are volunteering by the luiii-j
dred.s of thousands. little fore-:
.sight and protection from fire and;
many parts of the Coastal Plain willi
in an'Other j|eneralJori ibegln once!
more lo produce longleaf pine com-'
mercially. ,
The old forests of original growih, i
which might have been maintained i
in all essentials by l•ep^odllctton,
have passed . But the new forest of^
the same species is still possible onj
account iof the persistence, hardl-t
hood and will to survive which the;
longleaf pine has shown againsi
every possible practice designed for
its extermination. Whether this new
Farmers of North Carolinti .orered
about one-half million pounds of py^
' roiol, the cheap governmen-t explo
sive, last year. Indications :ire that
at least a million pounds jwlll b(
used In the State this year.
Merry Christmas •
anii Good Hcaltb
"The Little Enihleins of Practical
tihi-islinnity.” ,
Wisdom is in knowing what to do
next, skill Is knowing how; lo do
it, and virtue Is in doing it.!—David
Starr Jordan.
Tom Tarheel says his idea of :i
big dinner is to have amoiig other
ihings a well baked ham and'that is
I why he takes .so much trouble in
, curing out his meat propetHyl
The sick can be helped to recover
more quickly If all .?urroiiudings are
properly looked after. The
must have quiet; the light should be
subdued but not dull, cross ventlLi-
lion is best, and draperies and pic
tures are tiresome.
North r.aroiina’s construction dur
ing past 9 months exceeded 124 tn-
lal by approximately 3 per cent.
lAND POSTERS for side ai Ylt»
News office. Poet your land ai*./
protect your l»l»ds «•* oell jis your
iiinber.
« if
forest shall l)e realized within a rea
.sonable period of time depends upon
the degree to wbich public seuil-
meni suppori.s the effort of. State and
coimtios to afford it tbe| necessary
protection—Natural Resources.
OLD KI.Nti 1'OI.E DOLiAr \V1ȣ
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Old King I’ole was a tbrlflj^’ old soul;
He saved quite consistently;
Each moulii from hi^j paiv
In a right kingly way jj
small sum he’d invest,' would he.
il ^
.\nd so when the day of the uprising
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came ^ 1, |
Which sadly dlsnuited !;the land, 1
The wise King retired '] 1] '
Jusi before be got fired 'j
Aud he lived on his income grand
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LO.ST—Bt'O'wit and white Isetler dog,
it
eight months old. Answers to
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name of Jack. Rewttrd|for return
10 standard Sand & Gravel Corp.
26-1
^'OU .i>ALE—Ford UonpejjpractlcaUy
new. in good order, $4|00 cash or
$451) on lime. Apply jilMIss Dora
Beck. Lllltngton. N. C. ! 26tf
Professional Cards
John D. Johnlfion
ATTORNEY AT lAW
I.ILLIXGTON, N. r.
Personal
Greeting Cards
for Christmas
The Personal Greeting Card for Christmas
has become a matter of traditional import
ance demanding annual observance. Our
cards for this year are particularly hand
some. Characterized by exclusive designs,
distinguished by the use of beautiful papers,
prevailed by exquisite art and workmanship,
they please the; most fastidious. An early
order makes fo’r a more satisfactory selec
tion from widei' assortments. The prices
are most reasonable;
Baggett & McDonald
.tTTORNEYS .4iT lAw
lillinoton; n. e.
MONEY TO LOAN i
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On Real Estate;
To Pay Off Indebte ilness;
To Make improvements;
To Purchase Land.]]
B. A. PARKER
UNDERTAKER
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Day Phone 22» Night IPhone 267
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flarnett County News
THE SERVICE
AGENCY
Thirty - eight years
without a contested
claim.
If you want .service
right after the loss, as
well as before the loss,
see the Insurance
Agency that service
built.
JAS. A. TAYLOR
&S0N
Dunn,
The
North Carolina
leading Insur
ance Agency in this sec
tion of the State.
, W. PhilUpi, M. D.
Announces y
Removal of Offlce.'i| to
Layton’s new building
npstair.s near Post Office.
Office Hourtit]
10 to 12 A. M.'
7:.30 to 8:30 P. M.
and
.ippolntments. j!
At Your Service
Lillington, N. C.
DR. J. F. MARTIN
PRACTICE LIMITED TolpiSRASER
OF THE i
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat.
SECOND FJX>OR WlLSCtN & LEE '
DUNN,
DRUG STORE
Office Phone fiii
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FOUR THINGS
COME NOT BACK
"Pour things comip not hack;
The spoken word ;
iThe aped arrow;
Time Fast.;
The negelcted ophartiinlty.”
' —Saying of Omar.
The neglected opportunity I ,
Can you look back to Jast year, or last month, or last week and
think of opportunities now forever gone?
Time past! Those v.’eeks an,) months, and years cannot be re
canted. It is nsele.ss to brood oyer them, except to permit uhe' ex
periences of the past to .be a teacher and guide for the future.
One of the opportunities'open'5)efore you today is that of saving
—saving every penny that you can..
Our saving.'? department ofl’erii you', four per cent' hit ere,-.!, enm-
poiinded quarterly, nponlyour savings.
BANK OF LILLINGTON
D. H. Seuler, President J, W. Halford. Vlce-Pre.sldenl
H, T. Spear.s, Cashier
DIRECTORS
D. ,H. Seuter J, W. Halford w, L. Senter
N. A. Smith Cbas. Ross j. w. Henter
J. F. McKay J. D. Pearson h. T. Spear.s
M. T. Spears
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