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VOLUME XXVII.
OLLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSD AT; APRIL 21, 1921
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Your Credit is Good
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We will wire your home with every
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you -may want to brighten the home,
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W I li K FOR US, A N D W K V I L I V 1 1 : E FO 1 1 .
YOU, IS OUR SLOGAN
EDMUNDS PREDICTS BUSI
NESS REVIVAL:.
Editor of Manufacturers' Record Fore
sees Marked Betterment in
Conditions.
the definite turning point in the busi
ness interests of the country at large
and especially the situation in the
South.
Secretary Houston vigorously fought
; the revival of the War Finance Corpor
'ation and when a bill for its revival
was passed by both Houses, President
Wilson.under the leadership apparently
of Secretary Houston, vetoed it. For
far below the cost to the innocent
bond buyer, resulting in an enormous
enforced sale of bonds by small hold-
pra Whilf Spnrpfarv TTniictrm nnH thf
Federal Reserve Board were breaking i tatelr OT country his veto was
To the Editor:
I am reminded by an editorial in this down pries of the bonds by making i overwhelmingly overridden by a great
morning's "News and Observer di& the banks call the loans on them Sec're- "'"J"1 lu u"1"
MILLINERY.
cussing business conditions and the i tary Houston was buying in two billion
cotton outlook, of a letter which I
wrote you last November from this
point.
At this time, as your readers will
possibly recall, I stated that if the de
nation policy of the Federal Reserve
Board was continued, we would have
a continuation of jthe drastic liquida
tion and destruction of values which
was then in evidence. There ' was
nothing new in that prediction, for I
had been saying the same thing over
and over again since 1917, when I re
peatedly warned the financial influ-
dollars for the government and boast
ing of the amount that had been saved
by shaving the government's obliga
tions to the public. In private life, a
transaction of that kind would have
entitled the, man guilty of it to a term
in the pentitentiary, for., the govern
ment was guilty of what, in private
IJfe, would have been justly recorded
as, a criminal offense against society
and the innocent holders of securities
forced to sell.
When this campaign was inaiigurat
ed. I had a letter from one of the lead.
ences of this country that if, at the ling bankers of the country, def end
end of the war they should undertake jing the Federal Reserve Board for its
to bring about drastic deflation after
several years of rapid inflation, they
would bring about a fearful destruc
tion of business and chaos in all busi
ness interests. It did not require any
special intelligence or foresight to be
command to the banks to call Liberty
bond loans in which he said that it
would be an advantage to the country
when all the small weak holdings were
forced out of the banks, and ' into the
strong boxes of big institutions and
able to make these predictions, all of big estates," and this voiced the sen-
which have been literally "fulfilled. Ev- timent of many bankers from whom I
pry man who has followed -the course beard when I began the vigorous fight
of financial operations after great wars against this dishonest practice of the
has seen that whenever the banking! government. Every pledge made by
powers of the world bring about a de-jthe gpvernmept, and by the Federal
tlation, they bring about at the same Reserve Board and by individual banks
time panicky conditions in trade and
Mellon "promptly, put into effect the
activities of the War Finance Corpor
ation, and the result will soon be seen
in a very marked betterment in busi
ness throughout the country. But it
is not merely in this particular in
stance that good has been done. Every
influence of the old Federal Reserve
Boarfl "and 'of th government in break
ing djDwn credit and business, is now
being1 actively reversed.
I feel, therefore, just as Safe in pre
dicting a marked betterment in busi
ness; as last year I predicted through
the . News and Observer the chaotic
conditions which have been prevailing
since then, unless the Federal Reserve
Boad-could be induced to change its
policy. There is hope for the farmer,
hope-for the business man, hope for
the workman out of employment, hope
for national advancement in the pres
ent situation, but the burden of wiping
out twenty-five billion dollars in values
must be carried by the sufferers, and
It has been said, "Let the eye rest,
upon a becoming hat, it matters little j
to the beholder what the gown may j
be." The eye lingers at point ofj
greatest interest if point happens to J
be becoming hat impression lasts. j
Hats should be analyzed and the j
peculiar defects should be exactly j
noted. Hats should look well from
every point of view, shape in har-!
mony with contour of face and style of i
hair dressing.-
In selecting a hat the arrangement!
or the hair, shape of face, its coloring1
and the relaticn of the hat to the bead
and the head to the entire body should
be considered. Possibilities of the hat '
in relation to different costumes. Good ':
not numerous, simple not severe. I
Crown, and biim in good proportion,)
also hat in good proportion to head '
HANDS OVER HIS POST OFFICE BOX
NUMBER AND SAYS "TELL 'EM
TO WRITE TO ME."
When a Man Has Really Been Benefitted and
Knows He Has Been Benefitted with 40 lbs
of Increased Weight to Prove It- Why Should
Not He be Grateful? This Han Is.
Cemetery Jidct
Won
Choice 93urial jCoic) now
open for pale.
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WE KNOW YOU LIKE THIS WAY
OF DOING: BUSINESS
WE TRY TO SERVE EVERY CUSTOMER AS WE. OURSELVES,
WOULD LIKE TO BE SERVED. WE ENDEAVOR ALWAYS TO
PLACE OURSELVES IN OUR CUSTOMER'S POSITION.
WE BUY TO SATISFY YOUt WE PLAN EVERY WAY YOUR
COMPLETE SATISFACTION. YOU LIKE TO BUY GOODS YOU
i AN DEPEND UPON THE KIND YOU KNOW ARE RIGHT IN
PRICE. RIGHT IN STYLE, AND RIGHT IN QUALITY, SO WE
OFFER NONE BUT THAT SORT' OF MERCHANDISE. WE
K VOW THAT THE BITTERNESS OF POOR QUALITY OUTLIVES
THE SWEETNESS OF LOW PRICES THAT GOOD QUALITY IS
LONG REMEMBERED AFTER PRICE IS FORGOTTEN. SO WE
DOVT SELL ANYTHING THAT CANNOT BE DEPENDED UPON
TO UK A SOURCE OF SATISFACTION TO YOU AS LONG AS
Of WEAR IT.
il' YOU LIKE HIGH QUALITY 1GQ0DS AT VERY MODERATE
PRICES.' YOU'LL LIKE THE GOODS THAT WE SELL.
''li' 'YOU LIKE' A PAINSTAKING STORE SERVICE THAT WORKS
TO .MAKE SATISFACTION SURE FOR YOU WE URGE YOU TO
FIND OUT ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OFFERED FOR SATIS
FACTORY TRADING AT THIS STORE.
L SLOSSBBEG & BRO,
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commerce.
Our bonded indebtedness of about
twenty-five billion dollars was incur
red under high prices of farm products
end of wages. When these bonds were
issued, cotton was gelling at 33c to 40c
per pound, and wheat at S2.2C per
bushel, and other things in proportion.
By bringing on drastic deflation in the
value of products and of wages, this
bonded indebtedness has in reality
- been more than doubled to the benefit
i of the bondholders and to the loss of
:the producers of the country. It will
take two or three times as many bales
. of cotton or bushels of wheat or corn
tc pay the bonded indebtedness as
would have been required under the
high prices prevailing when the bonds
Iwere issued. The bondholders, there
fore, have seen their investment prac-
, tically doubled in value measured by
i the purchasing power of their bonds or
of the interest thereon, as compared
with their purchasing power at the
time when the bonds were bought,
while the producers have had a dou
ble burden, added which must rest
upon their shoulders for many years
tc come. Moreover, it must be borne
In mind that the first movement made
in this campaign was to break down
the price of bonds and force"the small
holder to sell. There is no blacker
stain , upon the financial history of
America than that by which the Fed
eral Reserve Board with Secretary
Houston an active factor in it. forced
the banks to call loans on Liberty
Bonds, thus breaking the bonds down
to induce the people to subscribe for
Liberty bonds, was violated and tram
pled in the mud and mire of dishonor
when the banks were forced to call
these loans, contrary to their promises
tc'the bond buyers. Under the defla
tion campaign, of which this' was but
the initial movement: the decline in
value of the products of farms, fac
tories, mines and -securities, has been
upward of twenty-five billion dollars,
or more than the total cost of the wai
to this country. Moverover, the money
spent on the war stipulated ceitaih
lines of industry and increased employ
ment, and therefore, was not wholly
lost, whereas, the twenty-five billion
dollars, decrease in values, has been
completely wiped out of existence.
Mr. J. N. Rollins, of Hendersonville, all the medicine I have taken in two
N. C. handed ns his Post Office Box vears. That, was nmr than n vAm
and entire figure. Crown fairly high Number 378 and says "Tell 'Em to ago and since that time I have been
makes broad shoulders less broad. ; Write to Me i they want to know taking it off and on for a year and
brim should be fairly wide to balance anything about Garren's Tonic." have gained 40 pounds in weight I
hips. In selecting hats study in re- . Mr Rollins is a very popular man know that Garren's Tonic fixed me up
lation to full length of figure. in Ms county and nolds the personal and I can't say too much for it."
Toque: Too large seems burdensome esteem, confidence and admiration of This statement puts the propcsition
too small looks unsecurely perched, al, who know him therefore any state- directly up to you. If you are suffering
accentuates large face and high color, ment that he might make can be count- troin indigestion, , dyspepsia stomach
designed for delicate features and pal- ed on as authentic and reliable. It ' trouble, nervousness, biliousness, lack
lied complexion. is for this reason that we are nroud o! sufficient biorni suimlv ni th kin.
Hat with Brim: Protection for eyes of the statements that he has made dred ailments coming from poorly di
sides and back for balance sets regarding the good that he personally gested food, then its up to "von ti; i
face somewhat in shadow and retrieves derived from taking Garren's Tonic. Garren's Tonic. .
and unduly prominent features, viz: His statements are as follows: ! Garren's Tonic' contains just the
face with prominent nose trimming. ,it i, ..h nimKure snii vhnm hp rirtt iLmnnnt nf -.tup.1. nrn n.n..Hv
the burden of doubling the load of our to lengthen line from nose to back of iita that T recommend Garren's to aid the digestion to a point of per-
,u uC tt.ulucu u .ui Blood Purifier and Tonic as the very fection in its work. In this one feature
bended indebtedness must be carried
by the producers of the countiy until
we? can once more bring about rising
prices for farm products and steady
employment for every man who wants
to work. To that good day I believe
we are hastening.
Yours very truly,
RICHARD H. EDMONDS,
Editor Manufacturei s' Record.
Southern Pines, N. C.
WHY THE RURAL SCHOOLS OF
-SAMPSON COUNTY SHOULD
BE CONSOLIDATED.
interest at front or side front to break
best medicine that I have ever used rests the great and mysterious secret
jfor constipation and indigestion. I lesponsible for the wonderful success
the line and divide center of interest.
Size of Crown : Neither less than
width of face nor greater than con- j benefltted more from them than from ' and aid to health
lour or nair. ij nair is punea consia-
erably at sides, elongated crown may
be placed cross wise on hat. Hat
should be large enough to give appear
ance of being placed squarely on the
IN MEMORY OF AUNT HELEN
BEST.
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brim tilted. Crown should not be set
so low as to cover eye-brows..
Line and Form; Do not exaggerate,
features. Heavy downward lines
around mouth the brim should not
repeat this. Eyes stand up toward
outer corner, avoid hat with abrupt
upward curve. Effect neutralized by
By Henry Gilbert, ninth grade pupil
Harrell's Store School.
The people of Sampson County are
engaged largely in general farming opposing lines though not so far as
and stock-raising. The majority of the to cause lack of harmony, w hich would
farms are well equipped with modern .produce same result.
farm Implements and home comforts, Square face: Irregular brim-straight
There is a constant attempt made to ""e i " unm empnasizing contrast o angles,
defend the Federal Reserve Board and rural children have not kept pace with" Round face: Requires opposite treat
Secretarv Houston for this deflation these improvements and are unequal ment. . from square face, a -evere
policy iiut I defy any man to sive tu: tne demands of the age. A high-1 straight, brim or upstanding crown
a satisfactory reason for such drastic, type oE rural sch001 is ""PeraUve. jmay be worn an oval crown becom-
our dear mother, Helen Best, who died
one year today April 15, 1920.
Death has robbed us of our mother,
Whom we loved and cherished dear;
It is mother, yes, dear mother,
Can we help but shed a tear?
By her loving children,
W. H. BEST and
MRS, W. H. COOK,
and others.
The Democrat is glad to publish this
item of remembrance of a good old
colored woman.
FITZHUGH WHITFIELD
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW..
CLINTON. N. C.
Phones: Office 11303; Residence 11"
Notary Public in office.
Hours 9 to 4.
Offices in Johnson Building.
A Surveyor in the office.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
deflation as we have had.
It took us four years
lii fact, in a county in which cond:-
of rising j ton are such as 'to make better or-
prices. due to the war and inflation, to j u""- "u-
mountain of It hh iucnaie m.-u pcuiJic
DIRE DISTRESS
ronrh tho npfllf of thf
T,rW sn,! ins.Pan" nf taking a- imirfil a right to . ex'pect for the educ-a
time to crawl down from the mountain Ig2 elfare , of heir children The
top as we had taken to reach it, and V"CI !""
thus come down in safety, the Federal
Reserve Board cracked the business in
terests of the country on the head lth
a club, and threw the body down into
the valley below.
The situation reminds me very much
nf tho old r.torv so often heard that I
beg pardon for repeating it. It is said improvements have taken their place.
that a child was Very ill with a high 1 ms Pioneer system or our
fever, and the only physician wno-t also be improved.
v ! How is it to be done?"
days when farmers reaped wheat with
a sickle and cut grass with a scythe:
when, in this section, they spent a
whole day on a trip to Clinton and
returned home to eat their supper
by the light of a tallow candle. These
conditions have passed .and modern
schools
the
When he reached the house, he admit-
telligent farmer is asking.
What can
It ig Near at Hand to Hundreds of i
Clinton Readers.
Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is often the kidneys' cry
for help.
Neglect hurrying to the kidneys'aid
Means that Urinary troubles may
follow.
Or danger of worse kidney trouble.
Here's Clinton testimony.
Mrs. R. M. Hall, Fayetteville St.,
says: "A few years ago I was down
with my kidneys; for" three weeks I
lay in bed and suffered terribly. My
back ached and pained and no matter
what I did., I couldn't get relief. 1
ted that he could not diagnose the , "uuc lu c""-u,c luc
case and tell what the trouble was, al-j Sampson County-to give the clul
though he did know that the child had ;d,ren the education they need to ht
a very high fever. He said to the,the,n for future citizens of this great
mother, ' I am hell on fits and l-wlu'iold count"' Th's is a vital question
throw the child into a fit and cure itwhe w cns'er t the great ma
that wav." Unfortunately, however, a Jont' of ttle children now growing up
combination of the fever and the fits,"1 this county are going to leuuiin
did not work out and the child waslie,e- l ne county s future standani
about to pass out of life when another, wort w.H be determined by tne
l.hvsiclan took hold of the case .and j educational i advantages given them.
, .t I Then snould we not have the best
saved it. , .,,,,.,-.
w that1 3 avauauie- 10 no Tins, consoli
dation is the only eftectual remeay.
mg.
! Oval face: Needs curved, irregular
ling, long cuives most suitable.
These suggestions necessitate that
the hair be arranged to suit the face
hat should suit customary and not a
special arrangement of hair. f
Color: In harmony with the other
outer garments costume striking in
color hat in neufrai tone all black
hat most youthful, if costume . be
somber then bright touch of color in
hat.
Trimming: Slight changes in trim
ming often adds to becomingness.
Should aid in emphasizing good points,
and mitigate any unfortunate. By ad
dition of a how, a feather, or other
ornament, the lines of hat .'may. be
changed and adapted to wearer.
MRS. W. B. LAMP..
The undersigned, having qualified as
administrator of the estate of Marian
na Colwell, deceased, all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are noti
fied to exhibit the same before him on
or before the 8th day of March, 1922,
or this notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. This March 8th, 1921.
ROBT. P. COLWELL, Admr.,
Wilmington, N. C. .
The Federal Reserve Board sai
there was a fever of speculation run
ning through the life of the country.1
It did not know bow to diagnose the
case, nor what remedy to apply. It.
therefore, foWowed the example of the
quack and threw the business of the
but its remedy did
Death would have
In the mattei of consolidation two
important questions present them
selves: (1) Are the physical condi
tions in the county such as to .permit
tl-e transportation of the children who
live beyond walking distance? (2)
Can the county meet the expense
involved?
Our roads, while not the best, are
passable by wagons or other convey
ances the entire year. The plan ol
transporting pupils to consolidated
IF YOU HAVE ANY
Tubes and Tires
that need' vulcanizing bring them to
the Turlington Garage. You will be
satisfied with the work and price. We
also change tires.
All work guaranteed.
F. H. ROUSE.
FRUITSand GROCERIES
-AT-
Wholesale and Retail
aiso connected with the Clinton
Bakery.
Hot Rolls, Bunns and Bread every;
day at five o'clock.
Your Custom Solicited.
Next to Turlington's Garage,' S'amp
son Street. .
R. I. HERRING.
THE STORE THAT SATISFIES.
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
It is true
are
ortnrrmi III
Bought His Fordson in 1918
Read What He Says About It
yj used different kidney remedies, but all
Vl in vam 1 often suffered from attacks ; country into fits.
W of blurred sight and dizziness. Doan'sjnot lit the case.
f Kidney Pills were recommended to me . naturally followed, and the business
by a friend and it was surprising how J interests of the whole country, chaotic
quickly they helped me. Before long, as they are, would have gone to ever
my back and kidneys were in good lasting smash if there had not been -a
W . rnnrtlHnn nEraln." rhnncp fn nlivsitrians.
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim-i A new element has come into power w-'uuuns is worning in. counties wuere
ply ask for a kidney remedy get in Washington. It is the new physi- conditions are worse than here. It
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that;can selected by a majority of over coull he easily and successfully done
Mrs. Hall had. Foster-Milburn Co. 'SPven million American voters in pro- 1;eie. And our county is able financial-
tost ae-ainst th nnlicie which were lo meet tne situation
!tw .rii y thia ne.w nhvsi- that the effects of consolidation
cian has already 'changed the treat-, "rdly noticeable in a school with lew.
iraent and given 'some signs of life t0j" than four well trained and efficient
'business interests. . Governor Harding teachers. The best American expe-1
will no longer have his undisputed I ,ltuee maKC mai piaiu. voubequwu
nw, th orPrtits nf the country. ! ly we should strive for the six-teachei
j .1 v ' I
He has been given a lesson which will
!ne helpful to the country, and in the
very near future, we may count with
absolute certainty upon a marked im
provement in business. Secretary
Mellon is a: competent, intelligent bus
iness man in contrast with Secretary
Houston, one of the most absolute
failures ever in public life in this
country. The old element which con-
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"I purchased my Fordson in October, 1918," writes J. M. Thompson, of Mapleton, North
Dakota, " nd take pride in writing you that I have just finished pvenauling the engine
and consider its condition equal to that of a new one.
"I have ylowed 950 acres, disked 60 acres (10-foot disc), harvested 800 acres, using an
8-foot binder, and dragged 600 acres with a 32-foot drag, hauled 6,000 bushels of grain
and 40 yarns of sand, threshed 8,400 bushels of grain with a 20x32 machine. I have used
my tractor at nearly every kind of belt work that I know of, viz.: I pull a No. 41 Stover
mill, have flawed wood, shredded corn, and operated a 12-inch rotary pump you may
not be familiar with this kind of pump, but this I can say, it has a capacity of 1,200
gallons of water a minute and is a real load. I have done considerable road work for
the county with a small road grader and road drag.
"My repair bill I consider very light, considering the amount of work I have done,
and my fuel consumption is also very light under normal conditions."
Machine power on the farm is of the .utmost importance to you, and the Fordson
comes to you, we believe, as the best piece of machinery that has yet been devised for
your work.
- See the Fordson at work. Let me tell you about it. Ask me to demonstrate It on your
farm.
HENRY VAIN! IN
Clinton, North Carolina.
j trolled the Federal Reserve Board has
lost its power to dominate business
10 . US own uestrucLiuu auu c
now have an upbuilding, constructive
policy which will bring about a return
to normal credit conditions. Against
deflation of credits, there will cprae a
marked inflation due, not so much to
any actual change that has taken place
in business itself, but to the determi
nation of those who now control gov
ernmental affairs, to build-up business
rather than to. destroy business. In
'this change, the nation may well be
'gin to take courage. The cotton far
mer who sees his crop worth scarcely
one-third of the selling price at the
time it was planted, the grain grower,
the cattle raiser and the business man
! generally, who have seen the accumu
lation of years wiped out by a wnony
unnecessary and unjustifiable clubbing
jof business through the deflation of
credits, may take courage and thank
God that the sun still shines and that
'prosperity will once more come back
to the nation.
j The call to Washington last week of
Southern bankers to consult with the
War Finance Corporation, becretary
Mellon and Secretary Hoover, marked
school as the smallest type of schcol
that will guarantee the proper instruc
tion for our country, boys and girls.
Yet the tax- from such a consolidated
aiea added to the county and state ap
propriations would maintain ap effec
tive school of eight or nine months
with a capable principal and excellent
teachers. The influence of such a
school would radiate into the utter
most parts of the consolidated dis
trict and make the whole district a
strong educational unit.
Merchants count it an invest
ment where returns are actual
and provable.
The expense cf maintenance b
comparatively jarigniflcant.
id
To Cure a Cold in One Day
rake LAXATIVE RROMO QUININE Tablets.) It
stops the Cough and Headache and works off the
Void. t,. w. UKOYE S signature on eacn dox. auc
KRYPTOK
GLASSES
The Invisible
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Plies Cared in 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fajk
to cure Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding PUes.
Instantly relieves Itching PUes, and you can fiet
restful steep after the first application. Price 60c
Affords a comfort which- is appreciates
by those who want near or far vtslii i
in one pair of glasses.
They keep your eyes young in looNf
as well as In usefulness.
No line, seam or humn to blur th
vision.
Sampson Motor Comoany
Clinton, N. 0.
EYES EXAMINED FREE
DR. VINBBERG
MASONIC TEMPLE
WILMINGTON, N. C