tttttpsdAY, DECEMBER 18, 1980
FEDERAL FILM
r CENSORSHIP
(From The Hamlet News-Messenger)
The national convention of
the Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union at Houston,
Texas, passed a resolution call
ing upon Congress to enact a
federal censorship law for mo
tion pictures in interstate and
international traffic. The mo
tive of this convention was
right, but we fear the method
is wrong. The motion picture
industry has hid behind cen
sorship too long. They want, :
or, or least, as they see it com
ing, encourage, censorship by
law for the simple reason that
they : know it is ineffective.’!
And, government censorship
has been ineffective. We have
had it in one form or another
for at least 20 years.
The good ladies of the W- C.
T. U. strike hard when they
strike. There are few people
who would deny that the or
ganization is and has been a
power in political'movements
and in social progress. But we
can not see how federal cen
sorship of movies is going to
accomplish what the W. C. T.
U. wants accomplished. In
fact, it would defeat such pur
poses, and we advance our
reasons.
First, it is easier for the
rcovie industry to control one
censorship committee than it
is twenty-million theatre-goers.
Again, suppose the censorship
board’s idea of what is right
and moral did not coincide
with the standards of recti
tude of the majority of right
thinking people? We would
then have to get a censorship
board to censor the censor
ship board. The third reason
is that federal censorship of
motion pictures would be im
possible of accomplishment. I
The people are the best
censors. There are millions of
people who do not like to see
actresses smoking cigarettes on
the stage or on the screen. We
may be old-fashioned, but we
are among those who are dis
gusted with the sight. Such is
not necessary to any plot. We
do not like to see the portray
al of a murder in the make
believe world, either directly
or indirectly. And many other
things l come within our per
sonal ban. The other fellow
may feel differently on these
questions. But we would stake
a great deal upon the venture
that the mejority of any given
number of persons taken from
a cross-section of society would
think as we do about the mat
ter. But the people, the pat
rons, are the best censors if
they will censor. The trouble
is they have not expressed
themselves as they should.
Far better than blanket cen
sorship (which really means
nothing) would be a regula
tion positively barring those
things that are commonly re-;
cognized as disgusting and un-;
necessary to the full enjoy
ment of motion pictures. The
movie magnates always have
laughted up their sleeves at
“censorship.” They wil con
tinue to do so.
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WHAT A MARKET!
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(From The Hamlet News-Messenger)
According to the 1930 cen
sus, the grand total of popu
lation for the United states and
its possessions is 124,926,070.
What a, market for the na
tional producer! Any product
•that is potentially a nation
wide seller can find a wide
field in any given territory
■and with any givqn portion or
that total population from
which to draw patronage. And
•with the exception of the
■strict retail trade, every pro
.rr-f-pr nf crnnrl« and service IS
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* The /census vdoes a great
many things for us. One fea
ture of it is to show us what a
field of trade and commerce
lays before us. Since the 1920
census there has.been an in
crease of 17,064,426 persons.
A little nation of its own has'
been thrust upon us, and what
are y/e going to do with it?
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the only thing worse than a
toothache are two teeth ach
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Some people are better off play
ing golf than the stock-market.
The height s os a Literary Digest
poll failure/ wcmld be sending out
ballots to find 'out what politicians
vote dry an'd drink wet.
Don’t get discouraged.’ Even
trouble eventually quiets down.
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They ought to save a place in that
hall of fame for the world’s most
careful automobile driver.
Ferta Lizer says there isn’t
much difference between the two ;
great political parties that she can 1
see except that one of. ’em seems
to get the President a good part of
the time.
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Two may be able to live cheap
er than one if both of them have
jobs and keep away from the in
stalment houses.
Summer is over and fall is about
gone. It’s now time for the wom
en to lay away their furs and heavy
things and get out their low shoes -
and thin dresses.
It takes two to make a bargain, i
but three to settle a dispute over |
it.
All work and no pay makes
Jack a dul er boy. ]
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I Another good thing that may be |
said of the average farmer is that j
he not only hasn’t learned to live :
without working but he doesn’t want I
to learn.
Just heard of a man in North
Carolina who admits that his own 1
dog might bite somebody coming
into his yard.
All jack and no work makes a
son of the idle vi<*h.
We suspect that even companionate
marriage could be made a success
if the parties would agree never •
to see each other at all.
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If we understand this “spend
more money 4 ’ campaign to relieve I
unemployment, it means that we’re 1
supposed to go borrow some money
and spend it with somebody else
to keep him from starving to death.
It is not only worthwhile, it is 1
worth all it costs to boost one’s
community.
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Hard times has its . blessings.
Those of us who can’t afford grape
fruit don’t get its juice squirted
in the eye.
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The first step in disarmament
should be the que ling of the bat
tles of words at the arms confer
ences.
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. There is no place like home, but
! some of the homes are a good deal
like some other places. ;
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i Gorgeous Sofa Cushion
At Christmas time and all the year
1 for that matter fancy turns to sofa
j cushions. The one pictured here is a
gem in needlework. Here we see gay
yarn embroidery at its best tufted .on
black velvet in bas relief. --
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* Brown’s Chapel News *
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-v Pastor Dailey informs us /that the
meeting at Fayetteville cut jitlhe pre
siding Elder’s salary, lie skvs that,
he will make a looking
to the cutting of.hisown si la y at
the meeting of .stewards' at Pitts
boroi But while that wtill bring a
measure of .relief for the-: coming
year, iit does ndt settle what the
churches are due Mr. Dai evi on last
year’s salary. Wood or something
to- eat will be much bettej) than
nothing? In fact, something.! to eat,
if it ,i&, good, )yd|l. doubtless suit
Brother jDailey td T, .as dating is
one thing,, that qbie thoroughly en
joys. The wood f given bur .’ pastor,
mentioned last week, was given by
one of our members and hauled by
another, Mr. J.j|* Perry. Pleasant
Hill may have -Sone the like; but
there seemed -tojbe a mixture in,
the article.
x The Sunday school class compos
ed of mothers of which Mrs. G. P.
Whitaker is teacher and Mt 4. J. W.
Dark president, -have quilted and
sent another quS'ijt to the Methodist
orphanage. ; •> 1
. Mr. Grover Gi , Durham says he
feels like a new m&n . since his stay
at -the State hospital; and a great
change in him is evident ’ to his
friends.;
Our children are now dnjovirig
the, piana purchased the Gum
; Springs school and placed in the
| Sunday rooms.
} Junius rJurham’s 100 Barijjed Rock
! pullets that began laying." before ’
they were 4 months olid are now
laying more than fifty eggs a day.
Mr. J. F. Bouldiin sold another
big load of tobacco last week. The
highest price that time was 48
cents, average 14 and half cents.
Our cotton ginning company had
the misfortune to tea** up their en
gine last week, but fortunately no
one was hurt and the ginning seas
■on iis over.
One violator of the hunting laws
| has got a slight dose. He was caught
i without license and when t”i ; ed be
jfore Squire Johnson at Pittsbpro
was taxed with costs and. given to
I understand that if seen again with
a gun on others’ lands he must show
j not only his hunting license but
! permission from the other land
j owner. Those leasing hunting privi
leges have signed contracts to help
keep others off the lands but are
! themselves allowed to hunt squir
j re’s, rabbits, etc. on them.
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A Christmas play will be given at
Moncure School Auditorium, Wed
nesday evening, Dec. 17th. Miss
i Lucy Boone is the director of it.
I Admission 25 and 30c.
j Mesdames John Upchurch and S.
F. Maddox spent Monday in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Giede ar
rived here last Tuesday to spend
the Christmas holidays at “The
Cabin”. We are always glad to
see them come.
j The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Clegg who has been very ill
at Duke Hospital, Durham, is a
Titt'e better at this writing, their
I many friends will be glad to learn.
Mesdames R. P. Womble, and J. W.
Womble and Mrs. Ella Speed went
to Durham Sunday to see Mrs.
j Clegg and baby. Mr. Olegg also
! spent Sunday at the hospital. Mrs.
Ella Speed has been keeping house
for her brother, Mr. Clegg, during
the il ness of his Fttle son. She re
turned to her home at High Point,
i Sun day.
The bazaar that was on Saturday
made good. Many nice hand-em
j broidered pieces were sold, aso
1 oysters and weenies. This bazaa*’
was sponsored by the members of
; the Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
! The Parent-Teachers Association
itiet in the school auditorium last
j Monday evening, put on a good
1 program and had an interesting
j meeting. There are about one
i hundred -• members now and all
! seemed anxious to. get busy and do
i something for the. school.
I As there was no Moncure News,
(last week, the good program put
on by Prof. H. G. S'ff for h’e
j Epworth League, the first. Sunday
evening should be mentioned. Prof.
! Self was leader and the subject was
j “The Great Miss'onary Orgariiza
jtion”. After song and Scripture
lesso-n, “The -Lord’s Prayer” was
sung as a quartette by Misses Em
ma Lee Mann, Camelia JStedman,
Harry Kendrick and Edward Carr.
After a talk by the leader who al
ways makes good talks, tie quartette
sang another ..splendid selection. Then
different tonics on the subject were
taken up by Messrs. Julian Ray,
Edward Carr arid Harvey Womble!
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then the meeting closed by all
singing as a prayer, “Lord), Speak to
Me.” ••• '
! Miss Margaret Strickland, the*
■ vice-president, was leader last Sun
.day evening, M<rs. D. T. Asborne bad
p-»jined to be leader, but was taken
sick, so Miss Strickland on a' short
notice p anned the program. Those
- taking part were Mrs. W. W. Sted
man. Misses Margaret Mann and
Camelia Stedmianand Mr. B. B.
Blair. ' , 4 '
Rev. J. A. Dailey preached his.
first sermon at Moncure Methodist
church on the new conference year
last Sunday. . This is ihis third year
on this circuit and the people of
Mbncufe welcome him back. The
public is cordially invited to hear
Rev. J! A. . Dailey each, second Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock and
evening 7 o’clock during the winter
months. '
Each first Sunday, Rev. T. Y.
Seymore preaches at the Baptist
church, morning and evening. The
public is also invited.
The Parent-Teachers Association
|of the Moncure High school held an
1 enthusiastic meeting ’ast Monday
evening. The different grades vied
with, each other to see which could
secure ' the largest attendance of
the parents of each grade. The
fourth grade won, Miss Margaret
Mann, teacher. -
The feature of the meeting was
a talk by the principle, Prof. H. G.
Self, outlining the policies of the
School and giving the reason for
them. He covered the ground thor
oughly showing in detail how the
best interest of the pupils was the
purpose of every plan and policy
laid down by the school,
i The Moncure School has ad
vanced materia ly under the strong
leadership of Mr. Self.
Thieves visited Harmon and
Thomas’ Store one night last week.
Many things were taken, but they
d ; d not succeed in getting into the
Safe, although it was battered up
and the door almost completely
ruined.
Mrs. J. Lee Harman entertained
the teacher of Deep River School,
of which she iis a teacher at her
home, last Friday evening.
A Christmas program will be giv
en at the Method’st church next
Sunday evening, Dec. 21st. at 7
o’clock. Mrs. W. C. is di
rector. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this service.
A Christmas entertainment will be
held at the Baptist church next
Mondav evening Dec. 22. the public
is cordially invited to attend.
LOWERING LIVING
COSTS
(From The Hamlet News-Messenger)
, The more we have the
cheaper everything becomes.
I This sounds like it might not
'be true, yet facts do not lie
when they become proven
truths. In his recent address
.before the Association of Na
tional Advertisers recently,
President Hoover stressed the
point that the increased de
mand made possible by serv
ice and advertising actually
| lowers the cost to the ultimate
consumer.
| That advertising pays and
; pays well is so well established
ithat a repetition of the basic
truth appears not to be nec
essary. Yet advertising as an
(institution of commerce needs
;to be advertised itself in or
jder to prove itself,
j People are living more in
expensively on the things that
| are provided for their com
fort and accomodation than
their forefathers did. In fact,
even in this period of severe 1
business depression, which fact
|is admitted bv everybody in
this country, the cost of goods
per article seems not to have
been a factor in the lowering
of prosperity. And except as
production goes down under
,the law of supply and demand
the cost of living will not be
come a hardship- Unless, how
ever, production goes down,
either through a state of mind
or a material condition or
whatever the case may be,
there is not likely to be very
many bread lines.
I What is it that corrects this
state of mind or this material
condition? It is certain that
advertising plays a large and
wholesome part. This is true
locally sis well as nationally.
For the national -V advertiser
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merely enlarges his commu
nity. The principle of adver
tising in both cases remains
the same.
If the above theory is true,
it follows that the harder the
times the more is the need for
consistent advertising. t One
trouble with, advertising is that
so much money is thrown
away in the use of media un
suited to carry the message.
For example, outside of the
possibility of a circus,, we’
doubt if very many goods are
sold by the medium of the bill
board. Instead of breaking
down sales resistance, bill
board advertising tends to
build up such resistance; not
only because of a growing ob
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MILTON, the Wall Street ginnt,
fu»<l one spedar form of relaxa
tion. This was pofcer. Every Friday
afternoon, if the market, was quiet
enough to skip Saturday, he seaplaned
down to Florida and joined a small
group of his own cronies who were
addicted to the same pleasure.
In Milton’s subdued and massive
Wall Street ollice Aurelius Smith
heard that all might not he quite
right with these poker games. One of
the regular players had introduced,
perhaps a little carelessly, a business
acquaintance recently come
to America from Europe.
Emeroch was a large and impres
sive man who seemed to have plenty
of money and whose poker technique
was superb. Milton did not object to
the large sums of money which Em
eroch was winning hut his sixth sense
warned him that something was wrong.
'‘lt is possible that he Is just a
better player than the rest of you,”
suggested Smith.
Milton suggested that he take the
detective down to Florida and let him
sit in at a few games so that lie
might scrutinize the suspected man.
‘‘l know the game very well,” re
turned Smith, “hut I never play cards
for money. My memory is too good
and I have trained myself to read
faces too well. It would not be fair
to my opponents.” ...
i Milton, insisted, however, and gained
his point.
After dinner on the following Fri
day evening Smith and Milton sat
dawn with two other financiers in the
library of a palatial Florida mansion.
A table was arranged for cards. As
yet Emeroch had not arrived.
“Over a short length of time poker
is a game of chance,” Smith said, “but,
when many hands are dealt, it be
comes pure science and the best play;
er must win.”
'At that moment Einerocii limped
into the room. He stepped only upon
file fare part of his right foot and
leaned heavily upon a cane each time
that foot came to the floor. He sir ft “d
his cane for a moment to his left hand
while lie shook hands with Smitiu
■After that he sank painfully into a
chair at the table, placed his can*
between his legs and reached for a
glass.
The play lasted until the snr.il
hours of the morning. From tin* first
I it was apparent that there was not a
novice at the table. When the game
ended there were only two winners—
j Emeroch and Smith. Emeroch had won
$17,000 and Smith had won SBOO.
“Did you spot anything?” asked
Milton of Smith when they alone
“lie is the best poker player I
ever met,” returned Smith. “He .knows
exactly how to bet his cards and Irs
face is a mask. I think he is honest
—and. yet—”
“Well?” questioned Milton.
“Most of his big killings were nnd?
on his own deni,” added Smith, “and
he never bet and lost on his o\Vn
deal.” '
“I could detect nothing wrong with
his dealing,” commented Milton.
“There was no substitution of
cards.” said Smith emphatically. “By-
you did not tell me. that he
/.was a cripple.”
“lie has been that way for ten
years,” explained Milton. “He told us
i: |hat he had been Injured in a riding
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jection to the boards, but be
cause by the best rules of
advertising such advertising
can not “tell the story” be
cause it does ndt reach the
goal.
When men get back to work
prosperity will return. It i 3
not that the cost of commodi
ties-is too high; it is because
we haven't the money to buy
them that is causing this pe
riod of depression. * *
... A small town, by another
name, is, still a small town.
The State Department , has de
ferred a ruling on the Monroe
Doctrine, which it seems, never
will be old enough so thaj; it will
not need the ruler. •*
accident.” , - v /h,:
. The following afternoon ..the play
ers met on the lawn in .front o,f the
house In which they were tq play.
Smith and Milton were somewhat in
the rear of Emeroch as he painfully
hobbled up the marble steps to the
broad verauda where an early game
was to he played before dinner. Sud
denly Smith grasped Milton’s hand
and detained him under pretext of
getting a light.
“I have caught him!” whispered
Smith. ‘‘Don’t be surprised at what
I may do.” * £
On the veranda the game was short
and not very exciting. Milton shoul
dered the losses. Smith -was' about
even. The rest were moderate win
ners. A servant brought before-din
ner cocktails and the party relaxed
around the table.
“Beautiful stick you have,” said
Smith to Emeroch. “May I see it?”
Emeroch made a desultory remark
about his cane hut kept it between
his knees and did not offer to pass
it over to Smith.
“May I see it?” persisted Smith
with a polite smile.
The two looked into each other’s
eyes for a few seconds and then
Emeroch rose. Smith advanced. Em
eroch turned and limped toward the
marble steps. Smith sprang forward
and snatched the st. ’k away. Em
eroch ran down the steps and across
the lawn like an athlete.
Amid gasps of astonishment Smith
swiftly examined the cane.
“This silver band is strangely placed
on top of the crook,” he explained,
bringing it to the table. “You see that
it turns anti exposes a small mirror.
He holds the cane between his knees
and deals over the mirror. On his
deal he knows every card you hold.”
He tossed the cane on the table. “Em
eroch, however, was* not quite thor
ough enough. He limped as an -ex
cuse for the cane. He walked on the
fore part of his right foot but, com
ing up the steps, I noticed tl.at both
heels were somewhat worn down. He
only limped for Ills poker friends.”
Mistletoe
“Cliolly had a rough time of it
• Christmas eve.”
“How so?”
“Well, his girl used the mistletoe
to take him in and then her dad used
the missile-toe to put him out.”
The Glorious Yuletide
The yuletide is what one makes It
Most people choose to niake it an oc
casion resplendent with unselfishness
„ a season dedicated to the happiness o?
service. This is the glory of a festi
val that never ages. It is the glorj
of today.
Christmas in Russia
Singing of ancient “Kolyada” songs
is one of ./the- typical features of
Christmas gatherings in Russia.
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-BY M.B.
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