North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. L v LEA? YEAR VICTIM MARTYR TO TRUTH Once I wra an excellent liar. I could lie ns easily as anybody. My lies were always plausible, quick, ready and well received, I was happy, con tentvand single. But all this is changed now. I met a girl who she said was only a friendlj/interest In me. She asked me to gfve up lying. She pleaded with me so {prettily and With such evident desire to make me a perfect expounder of truth that I promised her I would lie no more. - Having given my promise I kept it. One day "the girl came to me with downcast face, she glanced at me shy -ly from beneath half-closed lids. A little blush played about her dimpled cheeks. She told mo she was going to be married. I extended my hr.nd. ,1 congratu lated her, whole-heartedly and truth fully. 1 wus glad. I told her I would give her anything she Wanted for a wedding gift. "You have only to speak," I said, "and it is yours!" "Remember," she said, "nothing but the .truth!" "The truth always," I replied. "Name the wedding gift and it Is yours," \ Shyly her little hand sought mine. "You!" she whispered. Confound it! I never thought of that! * r ' But what could I do? —W. M. San ford In Judge. Historical Novelties Exhibited in London Although exhibited in a massive building In one of the busiest parts of London, a \vM*ferfiil collection of his torical novemes is very rarely looked at by Londoners. This collection is in the museum of the publid record office, Chancery lane. In this museum one may see the famous ifrmiesday book, which contains information about the estates of landowners recorded by or der of William the Conqueror for fis cal purposes. American visitors to London always make a point of seeing it, as also do provincial visitors—but very few Londoners take the trouble to view it. There are dozens of letters —humorous, quaint,• angry and dra matic —written by kings and queens of history, to be read anyone who walks into the museum. And no fee Is demanded. Queen Elizabeth was in the habit of reproducing her fits of temper with astonishing vividness In her letters. Just a Suggestion It was late at night and they were both tired and anxious to reach their destination, still the feminine half was n little worried at the speed they were traveling. "Do you think It's safe to speed quite so much?" she asked. "Sure," was the response, "when one knows, as I do, every Inch of the road. I could go over this stretch with my eyes shut." Just then they .hit a badly fllfed-ln trench which had been op"ened only that morning and both front shoes blew out. , It took'jghem over half an hour to change them, and during the whole op eration the feminine half made no com ment. But when they were both back in the car she said coyly: "Perhaps It would be better if you drove blindfold ed the rest of the way. We haven't another Spare left" Pickups To be strong, in a tight situation, it helps much for people to believe you are. Self-exposure of mental shallowness is usually done quite artlessly. It always seems that If enough peo ple enjoyed grand opera, it would be easier to pay for It. Men all believe in equality of oppor tunity, but too many believe in equal ity of results. It's astonishing how many things come our way that we don't care for. Some people are known by their In tentions and others by their works. Be sure the gun Is loaded before at tempting to teach the young Idea how to shoot Knowing what to do and not being allowed to do it, is one of the thorns along the pathway. There Is possibly no exhilaration 10 being great Those who are, cant help it. Mast Fight It Oat Tou cannot run away from a weak ness; you must fight it out or you perish; wby not fight it out of you 0 now, right where you stand? —Steven- son. Kindness Guard within yourself that treas ure,- kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose with out regret how to acquire without meanness.—George Sands. Change Key Often -Blow your own horn but for good «t YIY sake change the key once In i while. Eternally blowing on the kej et "I" becomes monotonous. , THE AT, A MANOR GLEANER. Ootd Gonquen* Plague Pre\»lenee of plague diminishes In cold weather, probably because the lower temperatures reduce the fleas to such small numbers that they are un able to keep up the transfer of virus. The existence of plague is roughly lim ited* to a zone girdling the globe be tween the thirty-fifth parallels of north and south latitude. In the last 25 years 99.8 per cent of plague cases have been from areas with mean mid winter temperatures of 56 degrees F*— Nation's Health Magazine. Birds That Steal A number of birds have the habit of Stealing for the pure pleasure of steal ing. Cases of golf balls being carried off by crows and gulls are by no means uncommon. The magpie's record as a thief has been known from tim# Im memorial and has been celebrated both In song and story. The magpie, like the Australian bower bird, seems to possess an esthetic sense which is gratified by the acquisition of bright colored or glittering objects. "The City of Palacee" Genoa has been known as "The City of Palaces." Vienna has long been known as "The City of Harmony," a name »f affection which Is about all that the late war has left to the once brilliant capital of the empire of the Hapsburgs. It refers to the great part that music and dancing have played In the life of music that It has given to the world.—New York Times. "The Golden City" San Francisco Is "The City of the Golden Gate," "The Golden City" and "The City of the Hundred Hills." Philadelphia has a greht variety of claims to a character all Its own, but most of the names refer to Its early history. It probably would express a preference for "The City of Brotherly Love" or "The Quaker City." The ternt green gold originated In the early days when someone declared that metals went through a process of evolution and ripened «t last to a finished product. The originator of this false theory claimed to have the secret that aided gold In refining. Green gold Is an alloy. When 17 per cent sliver Is mixed with gold, a green color is produced. Sybaris (home of tbe Sybarites); la an ancient Greek colony In south Italy 011 the west side of the Gulf of Taren tum, founded by Immigrants from Achaea and Troezen about 720 6. C. The city became proverbial for ita wealth and luxury. The people of the neighboring Croton destroyed It thor oughly In 510 B. 0., turning the river Grathls over the site. The Man Who Succeeds Give me the man who can hold on when others let go; who pushes ahead when others turn back; who stiffens up when others weaken; who advances when'others retreat; who knows no such word as "can't" oil "give np"; and I will show you a ran* who will win In the end, no matter who, opposes him, no matter what obstacles confront him. A Helping* Hand When you rise In the morning form a resolution to the day a happy one to a fellow creature. It is easily done; a left-off garment to the man who needs It, a kind word to the sor rowful, an encouraging expression to the striving—trifles in themselves light as air—will do It at least for the 24 hours. Life He who Invests us with a new pow er; who summons our will to finer tasks; revives our falling hopes; re covers our lost alms; renews our youth of love and enthusiasm, and helps as to read anew and better the great meaning of life—raises us from tbe dead. Some Expressive Names The children of early Puritan set tlers in America bore remarkable names. -The offspring of Roger Clap j cud wen called Experi ence,' Waltstlll, Preserved, Hopestill, Walt, Thanks, Desire, Unite, Supply. Exile Wrote Famous Booh Rudolph Eric Raspe, author of the Baron Munchausen tales, was an exile in England when he wrote his famous book. He had fled from Germany to escape prosecution for alleged theft from the Cassel museum. Yes, Why? The Boy—Do you know, 4ad. 4hat In «ome parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her? Dad—Why single out Africa? T ■ . Of One-Mind "Ah, well, I'm glad we agree about one thing!" "Oh, dearest, don't you still think I*B rather nice looking?" i...... Green Cold Sybarit ' GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 12,1924 C- W. Johnson Writes About Attend ing Commissioners' Meeting. Siixapahaw, N. C., June 7, 1924. "Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., Dear Editor: I thought maybe if I would write a little from South Alamance you would publish it. It has been raining a lot down here lately. I heard some one say that the rabbits had completely destroyed Mr. G. R. Zaehary'o garden. Ijdon't knos what Mr. Zachary will eat now unless lie eats the rabbits. Some of my neighbors and I weHt j.o Graham last, first Mon day, and. we noticed there was an awful crowd in town. We wonder ed wljat was the matter for l hey were mostly strangers to us. We went into Mr. Terrell's office on a little business, Wid directly I saw Mr. Kirk llolt come in at the back door jnst like Mr. David Newlin nse to thro# a ball to the third base, with Mr. Crow son and others following. I looked in toward the Commis sioners' office and there was a groat crowd coming in at the front door. This rather excited my curiosity to see all these people rushing into so small a room. Messrs. Robert Woody, Ed. Brax ton and myself sorter edged up close to soe what the excitement was. We came to tind out that Mr. Holt was making a speech concerning a new road from Alta tuahaw to Gldn Raven, and some one told mo that thpy succeeded iu getting it. I guess they did, for I saw Mr. Nowlin walking with "his head stuck away up yonder as if he needed more fresh air. Ever since I saw all of that I have been wondering if some of my neighbors and I couldn't get up a crowd like that and have Mr. Bud Curl to'head us toward the Commissioners' office. You know he is a man that weighs about 250, and it he was to run against something it would certainly have to move. I tell you, we have some mighty bad holes in our roads. It has been about twelve months sinco we have had any work done on them. Now, Mr. Chairman, we are not iu any hurry, but wo wuii'd like to have as muck done on roads as we pay dog tax, sometime inside of two years. Well, guess I bad belter close and get to bugging potatoes. If you print this I may write yon again and tell you whom we Democrats down here want for Commissioner. Sincerely yours, C.W.JOHNSON, TJIX Payer. WORLD WAR BONUS How to Figure tbe Compensation. Adjusted compensation is figur ed on tbe basis of $1 a day for home service and $1.25 a d»iy for overseas service. The first 60 days of service cannot be caunted and a maximum of 500 days is the limit. If less than SSO is due it is paid in. cash. The value of the 20-year en dowment insurance policies to be issued to others lb arrived at I y computing the basic compensation accordingto the above figures, then multiplying it by an arbitra ry figure, according to the veter an's ag , and increasing the total so arrived at by 25 p*r cent. For example, a veteran of 25 with one year home service would compute his service HS $305 days at sl. Multiplying $305 by 2 537, the arbitrary figure for his age, would give $773.78. This in creased by 25 per cent would give $9Ct.23, tbe face value of his in surance policy. Application for the bonus may be uiadewp to January 1, 1928, cash payments will be made after March I, 1925. Insurance policies will be issued as fast as the data can be compiled. Loans may be made up to 90 percent of the current value of tbe policies after two years from the date of isuance. The policies increase in value steadily from the date of issuance until their maturity after 20 years, #hen the full value of the policy is payable. All enlirtcd men and officers below the rank of captain iu the army and lieutenant in the navy are eligible. Consolidating Schools; Transporting Children. From University N. C, News Let- The motor car has done a great deal to improve rural schools in the United States. The size of the old rural school depended up on the number of children of school ago residing withiu walking distance of a central point. Nec essarily such schools were mainly one-room, one-teacher schools, itiotor cars and good toads make it possible for progressive com munities to combine several small school districts ii to one large dis trict with a real ommunity school-in which country children can secure all the educational ad vantages enjoyed by city chil dren. The inicroscopio school in rapid ly disappearing; in North Carolina. Here and there all-over the State small districts are getting to gether for better school facilities and it is no uncommon sight run across consolidated country schools that compare favorably with good city school*. , Evidence of the new day in North Carolina is shown by a ta ble appearing in the 1924 report of the. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Accord ing to a table in this repnrt North Carolina had 23? consolidated dis tricts to which children were transported to school. Eighty foar ofi these were consolidated in 1923. The children transport ed to thesq schools daily number ed 25,045, of whom 23,413 were transported by motor Vehicles. Only four states consolidated more districts in 1923 than North Carolina. Only seven states transported more children to school, and only two states trans ported more children to school in motor vehicles. However, 25,045 children is only a small percent of all rural school children in the state. Wilson county alone is responsible for arouud 10 percent of the state takal of children transported to school. We recoinmeud to the consideration of the couuties of th* state the public Bchool system of Wilson county, -which ranks foremost in tho state in the con sol ida>ion of rural schools and transportation oi country chil dren. lasure Grape Crop By Timely Spraying. The disappointment of having a nice crop of grapes go bad from rot may be'avoided by speeding a little time in spraying this sea son. Black rot, autbracnoee, and other diseases take heavy annual tolls, while experiments made in this State-have proven that- these diseases may be controlled at a profit by timely and thorough spraying. "The most effective spray to use for the control of these dis eases is Uordeaux mixture," says O. W. Kant, extension specialist id the department of plant di seases of the Stale College of Agriculture. "This material can be prepared in large or small quantities in the proportion of three pounds of bluestouf, four pounds of stone lime, to 50 g»l --lona of water. If fifty gallons of spray are needed, dissolve the threj pounds of bluestoue in twenty-five gallons of water. Slake four pounds of stone lime in a separate container slowly with water and when the slaking has ceased, dilute with water to make twenty-five gallons and strain, l'otir the two solutions together simultaneously into the .ppray tank while stirring thor oughly. One pounds* _ of lead powder .is lidded to each fifty gallon* of spray for the con trol of insects. The spray is then ready to apply." In order to protect the grapes as tbey develop, Mr. Faut states tbat tbe spray should be applied about every two weeks. Care should be taken to follow direct ions in preparing spray in order to prevent injury to ihe foliage. Market the turpi us cockerels And poorly developed pullets. Save 'He beat cockereln for'breed ing and the heat pallets for early layers this fall, advise poultry ex tension specialists of the State College of Agriculture. -News Fiom Wbitsett Rev. Edgar H. Neese, wife and child reached here from Trinity College Friday evening. They were met at the parsonage by the conuregations of tho Gibsonville and tfTe Whitsetr, Methouist Churches and given a hearty "pounding" after which a recep tion was held in the church hut in Gibsonville. It was a pleasant occasion lor H large gathering. Dr. Cicero Garner who grad uated at Atlanta Dental College was here last week On his way to eastern Carolina where he will be engaged in practice for the' sum mer. Mrs. Jacob S. Moser and daugn it*r, Miss Ituth Moser, loft Friday for Washington, D. C. via Rich mond, Va. They spent the week with friends here and at Char lotte. Quite a large crowd wont from this section to Yanceyville on Thursday for the road demonstra tion and big barbecuo held in honor of the South American vis litorß and the American road asso ciation. All were loud in praise f or the gr»*ut hospitality shown by Caswell county to the great gatln ring of over live thousand visitors. Mioses Thelnia Taylor, Lucile Whitsett, Rev. W. H. Grof, and Messrs. A. L. Holt and W. P. Graunock attended tho Fireitien's Carnival iu Burlington Friday evening. Tho annual Memorial / service at Shallowford Christian Church wes held on Sunday, Juno Bth, with all day exercises. , The water bound macadam road running from Midway Spring to Low's Bridge is badly in need of a top coat of dressing, and it is hoped that it may be soon treated to a coat of tar preparation t» prevent further damage. Local interest In tire primary Saturday was greater than for several elections past, and there were numerous workers busy for the several candidates. The crop of "late hour rumors" was espe cially large, but they did not seom to have much influence on tho voters. * Ralph 11. Steele of Raleigh was here last week on business. lie is now connected with a firm of auditors. Local base ball -claims the at tention of the home boys this summer to an unusual extent. It. K. Davenport who is engaged in mission work for the Granville Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church came up from Johnston county yesterday for a visit of a few days relatives. Mrß. G. W. Clay and two children from Farmer. Randolph county, are spending some days here with friends while her husband. Rev. G. Clay is away for special work at the Trinity College summer school for ministers. Claude K. Fitzgerald of Raleigh is spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Fitz gerald. lie has just been cn a visit with his brother, Supt. N. G. Fitz gerald rf Pitt county schools. Mrs. Kell Davenport of Mount Iloliy, Gaston county, was a recent visitor. Capt. Giles Fousliee spent Tues day in this community looking over the public roads, and making plans for some badly needed work. Mrs. llolt Hunter who taught school in the western part of the State last session is here for n visit with her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. W. Taylor. The election to tbe presidency of Cataw>a College at Salisbury of Dr. Howard li omwake gives much satisfaction to the members of the Reformed Church throughout this part of the State. Dr. Omwake is at present dean of Franklin and at Lancaster, l*B.. he has been for tb« pant*':: } cuter.' Atone time he was engaged cational work in Syria, and later on with the famous Mercersburg Aca demy in Pennsylvania. Miss Thelma Taylor is preparing a special programme for the Christ ian Endeavor meeting at 7:3) p. m Sunday, June 15th, on th( topic, True Living and Happy Memories. Tbe pnblic will be welcomed. A garage to accommodate two achooi tracks baa juat been finished on the achooi grounds. Miaa Ruth Lambe of Greenaboro a pint the first of the week here with Mrs. A. L. Lambe. The news can ied by the papera concerning the indictments in the ! matter of the Bailey Brothers tobac co stock of Winston-Salem reminds many of our citizens of the visits of the plausible stock salesman to this region in (he past. F. C. Greason returned to Greens boro Monday after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Greeson. Miss Fay Davenport, county wel faie a«ent in .Gaston county, was here last week visiting her uqcle* G. W. Davenport. She was former ly athletic director for the North Carolina College fur, Women before entering upon her present work. GOOD HIGHWAYS North Carolina Rides to Prosperity Man ii factors Record No higher proof could ever be asked or given of tho.truth of the statemi'iH often made by tho Man ufacturers Record that "he who does tho most for the building of good highways does the most, for the material, educational, and moral advancement of the com munity," than the remarkable facts which are given in-this i**iu», showing what road building in North Carolina has meant for the progress of that state. The story as presented today, considered from all angles, is, we believe, the most illuminating arid inspiring one over written in bo half of highway construction. Long regarded as less progressive thau some of Us neighboring Mates and in l!r20 down in the ''slough of despond' by reason of the col lapse of all business interests fol lowing deflation, North Carolina, with a vision and energy uever surpassed by any state in this country, determined upon a great road-building campaign. The men who led that statu to vote $50,0(JU,000 for beginning this work have built for themselv es and lor all highway work a monument which will endute as long as time lasts. .So satistiekl were the people of North Carolina with the work that was being done by the expenditure of SSU,Ou(J,OOo that they again voted, almost without opposition, for an addi tional bond issue of &15,1)00,OUU to which counties in that state have added ST/JIKVJOO, and to which large contributions have been made by the Federal Government. The abounding prosperity of North Carolina following the pro gress of this work, the unstinted praise which has been given to the state by business men aud newspapers in all others parts of the country, the thousands of let ters which ate being received by organizations in that state asking for further information about op portunities for settlement and for business, should prove such an inspiration to every well-wisher of his country as to simulate every state in the South to match North Carolina in its road-build ing campaign ; to match it in the houesty and integrity with which the money has been eluded, and thus keep step wjth the Old North State in the wonderful era of progress upon which it has en tered. It took men of vision, men of brains and of daring, int*u who could dream jrreai detains »f what roadbuildijig would mean ""and who had the courage to put their dreams into r ality, to carry for ward this work. From June 4 to June 10 North; Carolina and its road-buildingac-i Itivitiefi will be studied by high-! I way experts from South American ; countries, and byroad engineers and contractors from all over the [United States, aud .by thousands of people who will want fur them selves to M>O what lias beeu achieved; and the newspape'rs of tho laud will tell the story oT North Carolina's highway work and yf tlie prosperity in educa- alnl moral •upbuilding, as well as the material prosperity, to an extent, that has prohabiynever been given to any other road building campaign iu this country. When 210 farmers cooperated to sell a carlot of poultry at Wash ington in Beaufort county, an error of only ten cents was made in the entire transaction, report .extension agent in that county. The South i.s famed fur its watermelon*. They aie Bweet, laseious and tasty.' Every farm should have Its patch, s«y exten sion worker of Ihe State 0o11ej;r of Agriculture. NO. 19 HAVE A WATERMELON PATCH - §|gH Sow Cowpeas Between the Rows. AloDg with the other work, how about a little fun and excitement this year in watching that extra line melon grow and ripen? The fun comes iA beating your neigh bor by raising the largest melon and the excitement comes in keeping the boys away from it until it iR aafely in place on the back porch. ''To raise good melons," says R. F. Payne, extension horticul turist, "a sandy loam soil that is well drained and thoroughly pre pared is the first essential. Lay the rows off in cheofcs 10 feet each way. If well rotted stable manure is available, about one peck should be used per hill, 'placing it in the furrow half on ! each side of the hill intersection. | Four hundVed pounds per acre of | il high grade fertilizer, preferably an 8-4-4, should be used with the manure. The manure and fertil izer is best put out a few days before plan) ii»g. When the vine*— have bejrun to spread, but before the melons have formed, side dress with 100 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre." Mr. Payne states that the best varieties for home use and local markets are Kleckley Sweet and Florida Favorite. About 10 to lo seeds should be sQwn per hill and when tho third aucf fourth ' leaves appear, the plants are thinned to one or two to the hill, otherwise tho melons will be small. The soil should be cultivated frequently to conserve moisture atid it is a good plag to sow cow peas between the r >ws at the last cultivation to be used to anchor the melon vines and later cut for hay. Mrs. Crandall (Iowa) Tells HowSh* Stopped Chicken Loeaes "Last iprin*. rati kilW alt our baby chicks. VU I'd known sbout Rit.Sna[ before. Willi jirt ON targe package we killed lwanaa of rats. Tbeywaat get this year's batches. I'll bet. 1 * Rat-Snap ia (nab aatccd and tells (or tUS. Sold and foanatmd by GRAHAM DRUG COMPANY, f North Carolina is the only State in tho South except Virginia and Mary laud which has increased its average corn yields per acre since 1910, lituls U. B. Williams, Chief of lhe Division of Agronomy of the North Carolina Experiment Station. The yield in this state has iucreased from 18.6 bnshels per acre in 1910 to 22.5 bushels in 1023. Figured at a valueof SI.OO per bushel this increare was worth over ten millions of lollars to the Suite last year. PROFESSIONAL CARDS J. B. BALL, D.C. CHIROPRACTOR Nervous and Chronic Diseases, UUULLSGTON, N. C. Oite! Over .lilts Alice Rowland'* Store. I > lniliuue>: l>Mct, 96». IO LOVICK H. KERNODLE, AliorueV-at-Law, (iKAHAM, N. C. S. C. SPOON, Jr., M. D. Graham, N: C. v'tTice over Ferreil Drug Co. II urs: 2to o aud 7 to'J p. tn , and . by appointment, l'houe 'SI'- GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D. Burlington, N. C. Ottke Hours: 11 a. in. aml'by appointment Cilice Over Acuie Drug Co. IVl«j.l'> lieni J6I JOHN J. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law OK All AM. N. C. Stllec over \allonal Bask of AUaaac r, a. c oos:, Altorn«|-«t-Lav* ;raham, .... n. o ODoo Patterson Building iocobd Flpor. , . J9 jf»R. WILLS.LOW.JR. : OCNTtST ill Graham. . - North Ciretlaa i OFFICE IN I'XRIS BUILDINCJ Jl