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1HE GLEANER quaBAM N. O., JULY 2, ^1931*. ISSUED ETKET TBUBSDAT. J. D. KEKNODLE, Editor. Sl.qp A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. ?nUnd *? tDa Poi'eBo# ?t Orttoo. .NO..U mu.io eiw mttttf. Meeting the Situation. Gov. Gardner took strong ground for economical administration for State on down the line. As a means of saving, a ten percent re duction In salaries and wages was urged. Laws and changes In laws were recommended, and some Important ones were written In the statutes, to effect economies and savings In order that the fellow at the start ing point, the producer, might not be completely erused with the load placed upon him by the depression that has come upon the country. Some are murmuring and mak ing ugly faces at taking their share of the medicine. These are they who pretend great concern for the welfare of their hard-luck fellows, but show no willingness to lighten the burden, If perchance, In do ing so, It becomes necessary to clip i pittance from their pay check. Touching this situation under the head, "Laying up wrath," the Greensboro Dally News has the fol lowing: "The reiteration becomes weari some that it is not seemly for an officer elected by the people of Guilford county to hold an ap pointive office, he being one of the appointive power? hiring himself to himself and responsible for him self. As long as there was anything for the county manager to do, as long It was a place of large re sponsibility, there were quite seri ous possibilities Inherent In the In cumbency of this office by one of the county copimlssloners. Now that the state, as a result of the action of the present general as sembly at its session last winter, has taken over so much of the bus iness that formerly absorbed the time of the county manager, and In which his responsibility mainly lay, while the matter Is of much less consequence as a potential source of trouble, it is no more seemly than It was, and the prin ciple Is not at all changed. A man who can manage to get and hold onto two offices, In the midst of hungry patriots and faith ful servants of the party who would be glad enough to get one, must have, to be sure, a certain ability which compels admiration. The party leaders, who permit a IVttns lllro this Ia on nn mlohf or. ?u?u? uav vma vw gu uu, muquv mm* ? gue that they have the Indorse ment of the voters for their course and their position Is therefore un assailable. Nevertheless we dare Insist that It 11 not good party leadership. This sort of thing Is but laying up wrath against a day of wrath. It Is not to be defended on any solid ground. And if It was the best sort of party policy, It would still be an offense to propriety." In Greensboro, the home of the Dally News, the salary of one of ficial alone had a slice of $2,500 taken from his annual pay, and another $1500. That city Is going down the line of employees, and the result will be $20,000 left In the pockets of the hard-pressed tax payers. Then, in the county of Guilford, the County Commissioners are moving In the same direction. They have abolished the office of Coun ty Manager and reforming county government. What Is true of Guilford county is applicable to other counties. There Is no good reason why Ala mance county and the county towns Should not move albng the same line. Under the re-written law the duties of the County Manager have been practically wiped out. The State took over the county roads on July 1st It also takes over the eon vie ts whose terms are as much ~ as SO days, incidentally, it appears I, too, that oounty road supervlsoi I has been shorn in large measure ol his duties. The schools of the county is an k other branch affected, in that th? # - and there la no good reason why this department of the county government nfiould be denied par ticipation In the economy pro gram. Those mentioned above are not the only branches supported by public funds; the others need and should have the same treatment ? for economical reasons. The State took over the roads for the 100 counties of the State, July 1st. The mileage Is about 45, 000. It's a big Job, and everybody hopes the new arrangement will be successful. The sesqulcentennlal of the Bat tle of Guilford Courthouse will be celebrated Saturday, July 4th. Large preparations have been made for the occasion. Prominent speakers will be present. A multitude Is ex pected to be present. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, who hopped off from Roosevelt field, Long Island, Tuesday after noon of last week for a record cir cuit of the globe, got back to -the starting point yesterday evening, making the flight In less than nine days. With the United States treasury now facing a deficit of nearly a bil lion dollars and every Indication that that mark will be passed, if Mr. Hoover's moratorium plan Is approved, the defltit will grow as the United States Is the creditor nation. To forego tne payments will be helpful to the debtor na tions, but at the same time it will be burdensome to the creditor na tion?the United States. Can one be just and generous in the same transaction? A vast majority of the people neither know nor realize the big part American women performed In the World War, and for thai matter In any war. After wart have ended a woman here and there Is mentioned for heroic deeds She has always been the quiet, un obtrusive spirit who keeps the home fires burning to radiate cour age and hope. In the World Wat over 300 women died overseas do ing their bit. In a cathedral at Valley Forge, Sunday, the Wo men's Service League, opening their convention, had a fitting me morial service for the patriotic wo men who shared the hardship) with their brothers. A history o; the titanic struggle will be Incom plete without giving the womer their place In It. France Is not In much humor to tall In with Mr. Hooveh's mora torium proposition. Aside from the fact that France was the battle ground of the World War and was literally laid waste, trampled un der foot, la a conflict precipitated by Germany, there are many peo ple still living in France who re member the Franco-Prussian war 60 years ago, and how Germany put her heel on France's neck and ex acted a tribute that staggered the world. This Is some of the back ground that makes France slow In becoming a party to a deal that will promote an ancient enemy and retard her own recuperation by be ing denied the means awarded her for reparation purposes. Mr. Hoov er may have been moved by the most generous Impulses, but France's situation Is the other side of the picture. Low-Cost Roads Arc Important Bernard E. Gray, Highway En gineer, has an Interesting article on low-cast, farm-to-market roads, In a recent issue of the Manufac turers Record. He says: "What a paradox! A country able to produce a surplus of all ag ricultural products, with prices at give-away levels, so that the farm er Is In distress, and yet with peo ple In actual want In the cities.... Inadequate facilities for distribu tion and bad roads are a very large factor In this situation. "What an low-cost roads?" asks ? Mr. Gray. "They an roads sur faced with top soil, sand clay, shale, chert, cinders, gravel, crush , ed stone or similar materials, so placed on properly graded and drained road beds as to give year ' IMBt MfVlQI. ,_-v ? 1 .. . 4,'v. i "During the put tew years en gineering research and science hai developed Inexpensive methods o; treating these surfaces with u< phalt so u to prevent dust ant mud, reduce wear and roughnesi and, at the same time, give smooth non-Aid roadways . . . with lav costs. As traffic increases, tt 1 necessary to add only a small ad dltlonal thickness All preceding work Is saved for future use. Em ployment Is given to local labor ii the preparation of materials." The low-cost road problem Is on which every community must con slder. In Ashevllle, Tuesday, Clark How ell, Jr., of the Atlanta Constltutior was elected president of the South ern Newspaper Publishers assorts JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER By Carl Ooerch Something drastic ought to be , done to back-slappera. They are a menace to the health and hap- I plness ot our nation. I've had Art Brown, one of the editors of the magazine, Nation's Business, down here on a fishing trip. Last Thursday, we fished for croakers In the Pamlico river and were clad principally In undershirts and pants. Last Friday we went down to Ocracoke to sample Cap tain Bill Oasldll's hospitality at Pamlico Inn and to enjoy the fish- , Ing In the sound. We spent eight hours In an open gas-boat. Sat urday we did the same thing, wearing the same undershirts and the same pants. Sunday we came across the sound aboard the mall boat and spent a goodly portion of our time out on the open deck. When we arrived at Morehead City Sunday noon, both Mr. Brown and I discovered that we were sun burned. As a matter of fact, we were sun-baked. I shipped him off to Wilson so that he might catch a train for Washington, D. C., and I wended my way homeward alone The last three days have beer hell. That Is the only word tha' can adequately describe what I'vj been through. My face, shoulders, neck and arms have been giving me fits. And the worst of It was that I had to keep right on work ing, too. No, I'm wrong about that. The worst of It was the assaults made against me by the droves of back-slappers whom I have been accosting on all sides whenever I appear on the streets. "Hello, there, Carl! Glad to see you back from your fishing trip." WHAM! ? There may be many excruciat ing pains In this world, but I don't believe that any of them can com pare with the sting which follows a vigorous slap on a pair of sun burned and blistered shoulders. You can't get mad about It, be cause the back-slap Is Intended In . the most friendly spirit. All you 1 can do is to squirm and explain : what has happened, whereupon the ; slapper Is profuse In his apologies, i You walk off, slightly placated I as to feelings and realizing that it 4s best to forgive than to fight. "Hey there, old boy! Hope you caught a million drum down at 1 Ocracoke!" WHAM!?Right In the most ten . der spot. A fellow's fist clinches automat ically under those circumstances. ' He wants to haul off and sock ? somebody's Jaw, but It can't be [ done. The only recourse open Is . to do some more explaining and to Indicate by the workings of your countenance how much pain you 1 are suffering. ! More apologies! That's what's been going on ever j since early Monday morning. I am being slapped from one side of the street to the other, until half the time I don't know what I'm uoing. It's gotten so that whenever I see lomebody coming, I duck automat ically. If the thing keeps up, I'm afraid ril lose my mind, or some thing. If that should happen, the chances are that I'd go home, find me a nice big scantling some where, stroll back down town and proceed to slap the tar out of ev erybody I came across. I don't know but that It would be a good Idea to lose my mind. I haven't heard from Mr. Brown. When be left here he was bragging about what a wonderful place Oc racoke was and what a fine man Captain Bill Gasklll had proved to be. There are a whole lot more folks In Washington, D. C., than there are in Washington, N. C. I shudder for him! And by the way?before I forget It? I don't care about receiving any more remedies for sun-burn rve tried vinegar, olive oil, ungu entlne, butter, onion juice, cold cream, various kinds of remedlea that end In "aema," and a whole lot of other things and none ol them are worth a darn. I AVERAfiE MOHAIR OOftT FLEECE W1H COVER CHAIR I moSSPHUt sSMM COAT UNCOVERED CHAIR I jCOVERED MOHAIR CHAIR Pile Renewed by Soap and Water ORIGINALLY grown In Turkey and South Africa, the angora or mo hair goat lg now raised principally In the United State* In order to meet the demand for the mojialr fleece. Its popularity 1* accounted for In that It Is the most enduring of all animal fiber* and therefor* especially suit able a* an upholstery material which 1* destined to receive hard wear, as In automobiles and railway coaches. The weight of mohair' fleeces varies considerably, as do their length and fineness. Some of thewfancy strains of mohair goats will grow hair so long that It has to be baald^l up on Its hack lo keep It from being caught In the underbrush, and their fleece when clipped will weigh as high as 22 pounds. This, however, la most un usual, as the average mohair fleece weighs 4JS pounds, enough when scoured, spun and woven, to make suf> flclent mohulr velvet or velmo to up holster a living room chair such as the one shown above. Fine furniture has for decades been upholstered la mohair velvet, bat only in recent years has It been possible to get it In such variety of up-to-the minute eolors, designs and,, styles. More especially, the housewife will appreciate that mohair velvet la scien tifically mothproofed at the mill, so that by selecting furniture so uphol stered she need no longer dread the housewife's eld-time bugaboo?the rav aging house moth. In addition t<o Its popularity as a fine upholstery fabric, mohair velvet Is used for rugs, draperies and outer apparel. Facts About North Carolina. The land area of North Carolina Is 48,740 square miles; the water area 3,686 square miles, making a total area of 52,426 ^uare mUes-1 approximately one thousandth part of the earth's surface. North Carolina has more Intend water area than any state in the Union except Florida. North Carolina has on the aver age 65 people per square mile of land area. Only .3 of one per cent of the people in North Carolina are for eign born. The state thus maln-j tains her leadership In the pro-, portion of her population of native ^ birth. Forsyth, Durham and Rocking-, ham counties lead In the order, named In the value of manufac tured products. One garment maker In North Carolina advertises that he uses cloth woven and finished In state; that he labels his garments with labels woven In this state, and that he packs them In paper boxes made In this state?a truly North Carolina-made product. There are 284 native minerals found In North Carolina, a greater number than In any other state. North Carolina manufactures more hosiery than any state In the Union?about 26 million dozen pairs annually. Bedroom furniture valued at 827 702,092 and dining room furni ture valued at $13,736,485 was man ufactured In North Carolina In 1929. All wooden furniture manu I factored In the state was valued at I $53,414,111 1 Only six states made greater per I centage gains In population during (the decade from 1920-1930 than did I North Carolina. The total tn l crease In population during this 1 period was 611.163. The total pop lulatlon now Is 3,170,276. 1 me true value of all wealth In I North Carolina Is estimated at $6, 429.000.000 by the National Indus I trial Conference Board; the natlon lal wealth Is $361,800,000,000. I Forsyth county, with 2878 peo Iple per square mile Is the most 'I densely populated county in the '1 state Tyrrell, with 138 people per I square mile Is the least densely ' I populated. ;1 Wilderness Scout Camp ',1 Scout Executive O. B. 0?rman land Director ol Wilderness Camp '1 Horace Williamson, to ?lit camp Cherokee last Tbursdaj 'Imade some changes In the nwulro Iments tor entrance to the WUder . ness Camp, which are as M Every Scout to enter this en Icampment must he a I Scout M he Is over 14 years, ? . I month, old, afid hu been In tin M Scout camp two yearn, Iter; or. If he la 15 years, 6 month I old, and has spent one year In th< I camp, he may enter ; also, all Firs ,1 Class Scouts over 16 years of ap I may enter, me first 20 BcoutsU "Jregister for this encampmenMm Farm Leaders Urge Step That Cuts Cost Asked -whether side-dressing will ' pay this year, prominent farm leaders ] In all parts ot the South have gone on j record as regarding It as one ot the main essentials tor making a profit c with cotton and corn under present conditions. Their replies to the question submit ted by the 'Chilean Nitrate ot Soda Educational Bureau Indicate that It would be poor economy to omit side dressing on cotton and corn this sea son. Such a step they say would mean lower acre yields and higher unit costs of a pound ot cotton or a bushel of corn. Since there has been a drastic reduction In the fertiliser customarily used at planting time, they feel It Is all the more Important that these crops be liberally side-dressed with quick-acting nitrogen. Or. Clarence Poe, noted editor of the Progressive Farmer, summarised the whole question as follows: "I believe every farmer shonld ar range to do this (side-dress) this year as usual, but so reduce his cotton acre age that his total cetton production will be less than last year. Our cot ton farmers can qot find relief In low production per acTO. We 'must find it In higher yields per acre but with fewer acres given to cotton and more acres In food, feed, and fertility crops." admitted the second period. The first period of the Wilder ness camp will run from July 27th to August 10th; the second period, from August 19th to August 24th. Director Williamson says that in the Wilderness Camp, much atten tion will be given to Woodcraft, In dian Lore, and ceremonials, rope spinning, etc. He was delighted with the site for the Wilderness Camp, and believed that it will not only attract local attention, but will be a project that will receive the attention of the National Scout leaders. Division C State Highway Head quarters. Headquarters offices of Division C of the state highway system, em bracing 17 counties, with supervis ion in Greensboro, were opened in that city yesterday. Division C has five districts, with district engin eers and headquarters as follows: No. 1?Headquarters at Raleigh for counties of Wake, Franklin, Vance and Warren; W. H. Rogers, district engineer. No. 2?Headquarters at Durham for counties of Orange, Durham, Person and Granville, J. H. Proctor, district engineer. No. 3?Headquarters at Graham ' for counties of Alamance, Ran dolph and Chatham; J. W. Jenkins, district engineer. No. 4?Headquarters at Greens boro for counties of Guilford, Rock ingham and Caswell; C. O. Lowe, [ district engineer. No. 5?Headquarters at Wlnston r Salem for counties of Stokes, For . syth and Davidson; Z. V. Stewart, . district engineer. Gen. Albert T. Qoodwyn, for i mer commander-in-chief of the I .United Confederate Veterans and > a former congressman from Ala . bama, died at Birmingham yester i day, aged 89 years. \ Magistrates'Blanks-State Warrants, j Civil Summons, Transcript*, of I Judgments, for sale at Tin ? Glkaicss often, Graham. J STATEMENT Alamance Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company Graham, N. C. Condition December >1, 1Mb, as Shown by Statement Filed. A'nount Ledger Assets Dec. 31st previous year $ 5,238.41 Income?From Policyholders, $6,234 92; Miscellaneous, $5,943.28; 12,178.20 Disbursements?To Policyholders, $8,373.40; Miscellane ous, $1,145.07; 9,518.47 Fire Risks?Written or renewed during year $1,259.15 la Force, 19,072.08 ASSETS Deposited in TruBt Companies and Banks not oh intrest. . 49 73 All other Assets, as detailed in statement 3,000.00 Total ? $ 3,049.73 Total admitted Assets $ 3 049.73 LIABILITIES All other liabilities, as detailed in statement 3,049 73 Total amount of all liabilities except Capital $ 3,049.73 Total Liabilities $ 3,049.73 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1930 Fire Risks written $1,259.15; Premiums received $0,234.92 President, W. S. Vestal. Secretary, Edgar Long Treasurer, J. S. Cook. Home Office?Graham, N. C. Attorney for service: DAN C. BONEV, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina Home Office. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, (Seal) INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Raleigh, June 18tb, 1931. I, Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that he above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Alamance formers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Graham, N. C., filed with his Department, showing the condition of said Company, on the 31et day >? December, 1930. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year above written. DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner. "The Supreme Authority" WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL . DICTIONARY i y Hera** Om EVIDENCE Hundreds ol Supreme Court JuilgM concur in highest praise oi the work as their authority. The Presidents and Do pertment Heeds oi all Lading Universities and Colleges give their in* The Government Print lag Office at Washington uses the New Interna tional as the standard au thority. High Officials in all branches oi the Gov ernment indorse it. The Colleges voted overwhelmingly in iavor of Webster as standard oi pronunciation in answer to questions submitted by the Chicago Woman's Club. 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