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PAGE TWO CHATHAM RECORD , O. J. PETERSON i Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year $1.50, Six Months 75 Thursday, August 21, 1930 Economizing on Coal at Newcastle. The futility of “carrying .coals to Newcastle” is tradi tional. But it would seem al most futile, or needless, to economize undullv in that fuel at ‘Newcastle. Similarly, largely futile are the attempts of modern educators to save the time of children by cer tain “reforms” in education. * You recall the backwoods farmer who, when told that lie could save time and money .in fattening his razorbacks by feeding them more every day, asked: What in the h~ is time to a hawg? And when one hears of boys sitting in trees for weeks at a time, and then are comparatively well ' em ployed, as their time is ordin arily spent, one may well ask what is time to a boy. . . We recall Doctor J. Y. Joy ner, as a young man holding •one of his first teachers in stitutes, telling how the “word method” avoided the waste of time in teaching the “abs of the old biueback. *A real word, •advised the young man, could be learned as quickly as “ab” or “ae”, or any of the string of bluebback syll ables. The word method came into vogue. Children under took to pronounce a word at a gulp instead of in syllables. An era of poor spelling and ‘ helplessness in the pronuncia tion of new words appeared. Finally, the “phonetic method” succeeded the “word method”, and now you can hear tots thus learning to pro nounce “bad”, for instance— “bu-a-du”. The truth is there has never been a more scientific method of teaching the sounds of let ters than the Webster method. ' and this writer, has found it necesary at times to revert to it, to the lists of abs, fats, etc., to teach a pupil the value of the letters of the alphabet and thus enable them to pro nounce words for themselves or to be able to spell phonet ically. Accordingly, we have long been convinced that Mr. Joyner’s economy of time was really a waste of time, and that the saving of time on the abs, even if a child’s time were so very valuable, has resulted in a much greater waste of time on the part* of the maturer youths in learn ing how to spell merely by the looks of the words. That matter of “waiting time”, or rather “saving time”, has been largely the deter mining factor in the various reforms in the school room abased upon the “practical”. Latin is “impractical”; its study a waste of time. Mr. Highsmith has almost ban ished it in North Carolina, *r * * i*.* jl ■*; Silas Knows 1 t t t C**" “ A college education may be a big help,’ said old Si Chesnutt, “but no man’s education is really complete until he endorses a few Jgfgjf notes for his friends.” d ; That’s one kind of education you get by T EXPERIENCE. And if you ask for favors of I that kind you’ll be expected to return them 1 • •'"* sometime. Why mot commence now to build >up a little balance at our Bank for emergen cies? Thus you will be independent and may avoid many painful experiences. c THE BANK OF GOLDSTON HUGH WOMBLE, Pres. T. W. GOLDSTON, Cashier GOLDSTON, .N- C. \ ■ iV> Tr* r : . . . with the result that the know-j ledge of the basic meaning of tens of thousands of words derived from a comparatively small number .Os Latin words, together with the definite aid in the spelling of most in herent in a knowledge of their Latin ancestors, is utterly wanting to thousands of the high school and college grad uates of the present day. Yet the time necessary to learn Latin is not wanting to the boy. Time is so abundant that he may play bird and sit in a tree for weeks. But even if time were more precious in his case, we are convinced that there is actually a waste of time, rather than a saving, in suffering any bright youth and we would emphasize the bright) to go through high ! school without a knowledge of Latin, and' we would em phasize the word Knowledge also. Time, as Milton has shown in- his essay on the study of the classics, is all sufficient for a boy to learn Latin and Greek and to read a large number of the classics in the original by the time he is nineteen. The writer has more than once called attention to the fact that high SCIIO9I pupils of this period, instead of devoting their time to the learning of the things that made it possible for Bryant at the age of 18 or 19 to write the “Thanatopsis”, are acj> ually devoting a considerable slice of it to study that boy’s poem, while they would pro bably never know the mean ing of the word “thanatopsis” if that boy of a century ago had not written liis poem. 1 Thus is time “saved” and the “practical” method studied. It is “practical”, you see to give time to the boy Bryant’s poem, but not to apply one’s mind to the things that were instrumental in making Bryant what he was! But while time is being “saved” today in avoiding the abs and the ocs. the econo mizers are spending the time of high priced teachers in regular periods for first and second grade tots in arith metic, and enough time is actually wasted on that sub ject before the child is nine to have given him the ad vantage of all the benefits of the abs, etc., and to have laid the foundation for know ledge of Latin. Not one child in a thousand is so dense as not to pick up the simpler additions. There is not a negro boy in Chatham county with half sense, who at nine years of age does not know that 2 and 2 make four, and that 2 times 5 is ten. Yet the time of North Carolina children and their teachers are devoted to learning those very things in school. And at the end of eight years the average one. does not know as much about arithmetic as a bright child can readily learn from nine to twelve years of age. On the other hand, the knowledge of Latin and Greek has no foundation built, as it was built in older days. That little devil, the Prince of Brunswick, who was con verted to a little saint under; the masterful tutelage of Fene lon, at the age of eight shed THE CHATHAM RECORD. PITTSBORO. N. C. I tears as he heard his tutor 'read a pathetic stanza in Latin. Our high school grad uates, even those who study Latin, would scarcely recog nize and interpret- “Arma virumque cano.” Those were the days of scholarsv Liebnitz, inventing the calculus, Newton discover ing gravity and its laws, Kep ler, and a host of others de veloping the laws of astronomy and other sciences, a Fox and a Pitt the Younger thrilling and dominating the English House of Commons when mere boys—behold these products of the days when a child’s time was not so precious that he could not be trained in the fundamentals of know ledge, which is largely the fundamentals of language, the key to all knowledge**" And right here in North Car olina is a Bailey, capable of success in almost any sphere he might choose, who was brought up under Hugh Mor son and at Wake Forest under a similar regime, though much less rigid and extensive**' ‘Verily, we fear that in the modern effort to save the child’s time by teaching him only the “practical”, we shall save no time but actually lose the long-established means of developing real thinkers statesmen, and even poets. A youth’s time is only prof itable in being used in mak ing a man of him. And while it is true that Jack needs his play; both Jack and Jill can play a plenty and achieve in tellectual wonders, unless they happen to be nitwits’, in which case the study of Bry ant's Thanatopsis is as futile as the study of Latin, Greek, philosophy, etc.’ that made it possible for him to write the poem at an age when our youths are chiefly concerned with sports, parties, petting, etc. Then, let’s not be so ec onomical of coals at Newcastle as actually to suffer ill con sequences. — <§, If the management of the Cone factories has really for bidden the employes of the Cone mills to read the News and Observer, it is not only a downright shame (one would almost be inclined to change that downright to another word beginning with cl) but highly significant. If employ ers in North Carolina think they can get away with such a proceeding, they are likely to learn better. Suffice it to say that such an action will not hurt the New T s and Ob server, and will doubtless speed up union orgaization in the State. That is a sure way to secure the union the sympathy of all right-thinking people. — The Greensboro News has discovered a coin representing a new English sovereign, but the News seems to know about him, as it says that the coin bears the “name of a Cro lus 111 (Charles HI), with whom the colonists had con sideable difficulty in the mat ter of achieving i ndepend ence.” The coin is said to bear the date of 1782. That seems to be about the time American Patriots were hav ing a little trouble with one George . 111. Charles I we know, who was beheaded, and his son Charles 11, who had no “head worth cutting off, but Charles 111 is a new one on us, despite the evidence of the newly discovered coin. * North Carolina is again dis graced with a lynching, down in Wilson county, a negro Moore, charged with assault, on two little girls. Two-hun dred men, all masked, did the hanging. If it turns out that he was innocent, those men will have a terrible burden upon their consciences, if they have any. To trample upon the laws of the state is bad enough at best, but to kill a man whose guilt has not been legally established is hellish. -e Bernard Cone denies that workers in the Cone mills are forbidden to read the News and Observer. That is .good, but the story in Tuesday’s News and Observer bore ev ery ear-mark of truth and went into details with many evidences pointing to the au thenticity of the ban upon the “Old Reliable.” If that cor respondent lied, he did a good i job of it. I INTERESTING j FACTS FOR I FARMERS | FT • j TIMELY HINTS i ON GROWING i CROPS. ! News of the Week on Chatham County Farms We were sorry to announce last week the necessity of calling off the farm tour. The Travel Bureau that was conducting this tour found it necessary to postpone the date ten days later, and as this would not give our farmers time to har vest forage, it was necessary to call the trip off. Farmers who intended going on this tour were greatly dis appointed but there seemed nothing else to do but abandon the plans as the County Agent was not notified in time to make other plans. ft " •i This also made it necessary to to abandon plans for taking Chat ham county 4-H club members on a camp this year, as plans for the tour conflicted with plans for the comp. We feel that Chatham county will harvest an average corn crop this year. Although greatly hurt by the dry weather, considerable of the icprn crop was planted eai;ly and thus enabled to make most of its growth when moisture was available. Late corn is benefiting from the present rains. Te cotton crop, up to last week in the county was in excellent con dition. Cotton was heavily fruited, and a number of fields had grown bolls half way up the stalk. The crop is damaged by boll weevil in spite of the dry weather, but with favorable weather conditions 1 prevailing, we may expect a good cotton crop. CULL EARLY MOULTERS WHEN EGG PRICES ARE LOW In a period of low prices for eggs, the poultryman has partic- 1 ular need to cull low producing hens because in such a period, fewer We are glad to note that Editor Josephus Daniels in his speech before the meeting of the county commissioners of the state last week joined the Record in its condemnation of the state administrations in picking upon the county com sioners for extravagance and bad management. Our opin ion is that if the average board of commissioners are allowed a little leeway they will manage county affairs more economically than with the state laws hedging them in. The commissioners must provide for certain salaries for teachers, even if there are plenty of teachers who would work for lower prices. Yet when it comes to the manage ment of county affairs they are limited to 13 cents, we believe, on the hundred dol lars, and it has been a marvel to us for years how they meet the many expenses, some al together unforeseen, that arise. For our part, we have faith in the Chatham county board. .. . HOW NOT TO DO IT When a man comes to Chat ham county and invests his all, it certainly behooves the people of the county to co operate with him in any way possible. A man who had thus invested left the county incen sed and ready to advise all and sundry not to invest a dollar in Chatham county. Mr. and Mrs- Wolf, teach ers of Virginia, came down here and bought a farm, hop ing to establish a stock farm in time. Mr. Wolf had been principal of an agricultural high school in his own state, and presumably knew"what he was about. Mrs. Wolf had been a teacher and had very fine endorsements 'They gave up their school work in Virginia in the spring of 1928 and came down to the farm, expecting to remain. But with every cent he had invested in the place, and with no possibility of making a cent with the flood ed seasons of 1928, it necess arily became difficult to fi nance the farm till it could the put upon a productive ba sis. If Mrs. Wolf could have secured the thousand dollars that no better teachers get in county, the situation could doubtless have been tided over. But her application for | a position in the county schools seems to have beqn ut terly ignored. The consequence was both Mr. and Mrs. Wolf secured school work in Virginia and have returned to that state. | Farm News 1_ v I I Edited by N. C. SHIVER, County A*t. hens will pay heir way and also earn more of a profit than in a more prosperous time. Cull hens are freqpenx visitors at the feed hop per, and the poultryman who mar kets these loafers as they begin to moult, or who .culls his flock closely and .systematically, stands a better chance of making a prpfit from his flock. * ” The time molt is an indica tion of the ability to lay eggs. Hens that molt before September are usually low producers. Thgse that do not molt until late September or early October are usually high pro ducers. Hens that molt as late as October or November produce nearly 100 per cent more winter eggs and 50 per cent more eggs for the entire season. The poultryman who observes the molt as a guide to culling may turn a liability into an asset by marketing or eating the early moult lers as they show signs of going off production. These surplus hens may be marketed over a longer period and will usually bring more money than if all the cull hens are sold late in the fall. ■ ft DROUGHT WILL CAUSE SHORT HAY CROP JN THE COUNTY THIS YEAR.. Farmers Should Plan for Winter Hay Crops Throughout the county, there is a shortage in the prospects for hay this year due to the extreme dry weather. The drought has affected all late seeded hays, soybeans, peas,' etc., but : early seeded hays are doing very well. In view of this fact and in'’ view also of a poss ible short corn crop, the • following suggestions should be timelv: 1. Harvest all forage possible and store for winter use. 2. Cut corn as soon as the blades begin to fire above the ear. Cure in open shock and put in cover 1 when well cured. 1 3. Keep livestock on pastures as long as possible before feeding ; leaving the farm to get along j the best it can. They - will; probably return next summer, j but the incentive to make farming their occupation and to reside as a citizen of this county has been utterly re moved. And thus a good fam ily is lost and property that would have been developed will fail to render the tax returns that otherwise would, sooner or later, accrued to the county. Moreover, one dissat isfied man gone abroad can do more to retard others from coming here than three satis fied ones can do to bring others here. A little cooper ation at a critical time means means much Miss Mary Yates of the State Library is quoted by the News and Observer as saying that she “didn’t see but one beggar in Italy”. Well, Miss Yates, that is the way practically all of us would have said it. The writer has been trying to get clear of the double negative for forty years. Mexico runs out those who would preach the gospel; here we simply starve them until they have to quit. 6 6 6 Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days. 666 also in Tablets* Resr^^" CHILDREN CHILDREN will fret, and often for no apparent reason. But there** always Castorial As harmless as the recipe, on the wrapper; mild and bland as it tastes. Yet its gentle action will soothe a .youngster more surely than a .more powerful medicine. ’ 1 That’s the beauty of this special children s remedy 1 It may be given the tiniest infant —as often as there ; is need. In cases of colic, diarrhea or similar disturbance, it is invaluable. A coated tongue calls for just afewdrops to vward off constipation; so does.any suggestion of bad breath. Whenever children don’t eat well, don’t rest well, or have any little upset—this pure vegetable preparation is usually all thats needed. WHWM— CASTORIA THURSDAY. AUGUST 01 ... I 1 doings of I j CHATHAM I . . . FARMERS J —*—- STOCK FARMING POULTRY, ’ I ETC. ! r i begins. '-■■•l.- _ .. Feeding value of short drv is very high. Pastures are exnSl to make rapid recovery with f 6?, rams. la ‘l 4. Save corn for work stock ..j mamtain other stock as " d possible pn pasture. . -5. Conditions are usuallyfavor able for the growth of f a ij ” r ' grains and clovers. Everv f aT l n SSJ. IS t 6. Fall grain seed or clover se «vi should be bought now in cooperativ shipments before prices advance ' 7. If feed must be bought, remem ber that there is no reason to n av exorbitant prices. Buy cooperative ly. 8. Sow Abruzzi rye or a mixture of rye and barley at interval starting now and continuing t> November for pasture which wi! r b«- badly needed this winter. 9. A combination of vetch, oat barley and wheat makes an’excef lent hay high in feeding value aiid of good quality. Seed an abundance of this in September. ‘. 10. Beardless barley is trulv called a winter corn crop. It yield as much as corn. Buy seed now, and seed as much beardless barley as ! possible. ® FARM PHILOSOPHY The lazy poultryman is a bad egg. There is a virtue in the cow. She is full of goodness—John Burroughs. ® Fairs furnish farmers good but inexpensive advertising of special products. The finest farm product says Dr. Frank Bohn, is “the character, sinew and brain of America”. Vegetables, being useful, arc therefore and flowers, being beautiful, are therefore use ful. Nature Thought of j , Everything v _ Nature thought of everything when the human body was made. When the body is about to become ill, nature planned danger signals to warn us. Thus, if our children grind their teeth, when they sleep, or lack appetite, or Buffer from abdominal pains, or itch about the nose and fingers, we should know that they may have contracted worms. Then, if we are wise, we buy a bottle of White’s Cream Vermifuge and safely and surely expel the worms. Thus we avoid the danger of very serious trouble. White’s Cream Vermifuge costs only 35c a bottle, and can be bought from Pittsboro Drug Co. Adv, SHE USED TO TAKE SODA BY HANDFUL “I used to have the most ter rible headaches imaginable, and my liver must have been badly out 0: fl rtf'" Pi IflWiPp: % M,/, 'vr> - MRS. ELLA BYRD .* 'order for I was habitually consti pated- At times rheumatic pams through my sides, back and lower limbs were so intense I could hanky walk. I used to take soda by the handful trying to get relief indigestion. Since taking Sargon I eat anything in the world I want without a sign of indigestion, every rheumatic pain is gone, I’ve gained back 8 pounds I lost and wor.ds of new strength and energy. “Sargon Pills got my liver acting right, freed my system 01 poisons and overcame my constipa* tion.”—Mrs. Ella Byrd, 36 Cataoa St., Asheville. C. R. Pilkington, Pittsboro; Wig gins Drug Stores, Inc., Siler Cityr Agents. . —Adv. — Would You Know One * W You Saw Itt 1 Jftyoa overcame face to face withj masTOi would -you recpgmze n( 9* ;ratK H fa not likely tkat you "wifi age ft germ, unless you °wn * tremendously powerful mitroscope, te you. would have to magnify o»e • thousand times to make it as ft pin head. But you should recogmz . the fact that these tiny genns can gee Into your blood streams through, smallest cut, and give you *yph , fever, tuberculosis, lockjaw, 1 poisoning, and many more danger and perhaps fatal diseases. e one * sure safeguard against* tn ~ dangers washing every cur,, matter how small, thoroughly ? Liquid Borozone, the safe annsepj' tic. You can get Liquid Bcrcz- , Pittsboro Drug Co. A
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