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ol March 4, 1879.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1935
page.
Over 400 of the best people of the rural
sections of the state gathered here. In
other words the rank and file of the gath
ering was made up of good substantial
citizens.
We liked to look over the crowd, to
study faces and personalities, try to pick
out from which of the 100 counties in the
irtate xae resided, to what church he be-
ia Tvtltties. and what kind of
Baseball In City
Baseball is the national sport and as
such is popular throughout the land.
North Wilkesboro and Wilkes county are
no exceptions, as may be seen by looking
around radios here when the World Se
ries starts Wednesday.
The big game is made up of little teams
all over the country. From the sandlot and
small town teams rise the stars who will
thrill the gathered thousands in the years
to come.
We have been fortunate here during the
past summer in that we have had a good
local team.
Baseball teams are quite expensive.
Every game cost a certain amount in
equipment and when a whole season is
financed the cost runs into comparatively
large sums.
- T^e Home Chair Company here gave
employment to many of the local players
and sponsored the local team, even to put
ting up money for expenses. The admis
sions charged for games helped greatly to
pay the team’s way and the loyal fans are
to be commended.
As a result of having a good team here
North Wilkesboro was placed on the base
ball map in North Carolina and gave way
for an opportunity for some of our local
talent who may go to stellar heights in
the game.
Gangs Spreading
Not so many years ago we read of gangs
of criminals and we naturally connected
gangs only with a few of the larger cities.
Today the menace has spread until no
community, however remote, is assured
that gangs will not prey upon its citizens
and institutions.
Only a few weeks ago a bank was held
up at Mars Hill and an innocent bystand
er was almost killed. On last Monday
night the Bank of Ashe in the quiet town
of Jefferson was looted.
Gangs turning from the cit' to the
more spai selessly settled rural communi
ties and small towns are going to present
a real menace to this country. People may
as well face the facts and he prepared to
stave off such invasion.
Law enforcement agencies are begin
ning to have a more difficult job in small
towns. Their jobs are becoming more dan
gerous and they do not know when they
will face a machine gun in the hands of
an arch criminal. This change from se
renity to violence is going to call for more
efficient means of meeting foes of the
law.
A more uniform and more closely cor
related system of law enforcement must
be had in order to handle the situation.
State, county and municipal officers must
work together and a radio system would
not be amiss. Officers should have fast
cars and their equipment should include
some good firearms that will match the
deadly weapons of the foes they will
eventually face. Only by such means can
bandits preying upon small towns be re
pelled.
flying he is
teresting proceed«tf«. Try ft sometime o%
g stranger, thes acquainted and see
ho* far yodihiseed J», your dSductioi».^i^
But'here we ard ptf the^subject ag^.W
..What we wanted to do was tdl somethinif^
about this gathering ^ the ^ture of the'
organization. The Grange is a fraternity
and the unique part about it is teat *iwn-
en are admitted into membership and the
work of the orgahizaticm on dqdalily with
men. Perhaps there is one reason why the
organization has existed and progressed
for so many decades.
Judging from observations and remarks
by delegates it would appear that Wilkes
people did quite well in entertaining these
representative men and women, boys and
girls, who gathered here for the meeting.
The convention has been of much help to
our people and to North Wilkesboro and
the county at large.
The open meeting Wednesday night was
really a gem of entertainment. Frankly
we do not recall offhand a program we
enjoyed more. It started off with the de
bate and the two teams really did discuss
the difficult subject of national planning
for farming. National planning and crop
control of the AAA are almost one and
the same thing. Miss Joyce Wellborn and
Lee Settle, of Wilkesboro, won the debate
by a substantial margin, according to our
opinion, but they had plenty of competi
tion from the team from Rockingham
county who had won the cup for two years
and were trying to win it the third and
permanent time.
The Grange girl contest was a peach of
a program. The eight contestants could
have held their own in beauty contests
but they were judged mostly on the
Grange, church and school record. The
state lecturer. Hairy B. Caldwell, made
some remarks about large attendance of
bachelors on the night when this contest
was put on. All eight of them displayed
remarkable talent in their public appear
ances by reciting readings and rendering
piano solos. Miss Wellborn also won this
contest.
Fred Brenckmati, national representa
tive of the Grange, made a very interest
ing speech. It was interesting to note that
he called for a show of hands on how
many wanted the federal constitution
amended to take away the power of the
supreme court to declare laws unconsti
tutional. Not one hand was raised and the
vote in favor of the supreme court retain
ing that power was unanimous.
These are only side lights on the meet
ing. W’e believe that the Grangers enjoy
ed their stay here and that they will al
ways have a good word for this section.
ACCOUNT
REVIVAL MEETING
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WIUCBSBORO. R. F. D.—We
Convention Sidelights
Knowing no better subject to write a-
bout we want to give a few observations
on the Grange convention here last week.
Perhaps what we have to say will not be
a literai-y gem and may be lacking in
such qualities as coherence and other es
sentials of rhetoric but it is something we
would like to broadcast on this printed
THE BOOK
the first line of which reads, “The Holy Bible,”
and which contains four great treasures.
By BRUCE B.\RTON
ALEXANDER SMITH AND THE BOOK
Little as the nine mutineers e.xpected that the
tiny boat would ever reach England, they de
termined to take no chances. They shipped on
the Bounty, taking with them six native men,
ten women and a girl of fifteen, and sailed away
to an island named Pitcairn, after the British
officer who fired the first shot at Lexington.
Then ensued what the Encyclopedia Britannica
calls “a hell on earth.” One of the sailors had
worked in a distillery in Scotland and he dis
covered a way to distil alcohol from a native
plant. Before a great while all the native men
were dead, and all the white men but one. That
one was Alexander Smith, left alone with a ha
rem of native women and a crowd of half-
breed children, his own and his companions'.
Picture him, if you will, the forlorn monarch
of a helpless people, shut up with his own bit
ter memorie.s. Then consider the thing which
happened. In one of the cheats of the sailors
he found a book. He read it. He began to ask
himself what wa.s to become of this population
that had had such a bad start. He began to think
with shame and remorse of all the past; he
repented of his sins and resolved to live a God
fearing life, and to make good men and wohien
of those children. He began to teach those chil
dren to read that book. So years passed. The
children grew up and married, and more chil
dren were born. The community pro.spered.
Then one day, nearly twenty years later, in
1808. the United States ship Topaz called at this
island and brought back the first word which the
world had received of the mutim'ers who escap
ed the hangman in 1790. Alexander Smith was
king and preacher and teacher in that little
community. In honor, of the President of the
United States he had changed his name to John
Adams, and he much hoped that only ships from
America would visit him, for he had no hanker
ing for the gallows in England. But no British
expedition went out after him,, and he lived and
died in peace.
And now, what about the people on that island ?
There was no jail.
There was no hospital.
There was no insane asylum.
There was no illiteracy, no crime, no disease.
The people had no doctors, took no medicine,
used no liquor.
The island was one hundred per cent Chris
tian, nowhere on earth were life .and property
more safe.
What changed that place from a hell on'earth
to a little speck of heaven dropped down in the
South Seas?
The reading of The Book.
. THE END
bar» cioiRl stirring reviv
al in tAMb seven sonls
(ofcilAlte'wny'to Christ snct-etev-
en it hie itnsrjyiTl'Sg Trnrs s«nc-
as' a r^lt df two 'we«k»|!
of wOnderfnl preaching of. Iho
gospel hy our evBngellst, Brother
B. A. Vanhoy, of Reddies River,
N. C. Brother Vannoy, is a man
the Church of Ood"^ should be
proud of, and we who know him
personalty are proud of mm. Re
is a humble young man, end fully
consecrated to the servloe of ^tbe
Lord, and willing to' work ^ .With
tbe'least of God’s children, and
go anywhere the Lord directs.
On the last day of the rerivsl.
Sept. 22, we had a very impres-
sive baptismal service In .which
eight souls were burled with
Christ in baptism. After this we
observed the communion, and
foot washing ordinances. Abont
thirty-nine were in these ordi
nances. Brother. Harrison Miller,
of Millers Creek’, was In charge
of the ordinance services. At this
time there wns $144.00 purposed
as a building fund to help erect
a new church building here. Also
a building lot was donated to the
church by Bro. and Sister J. T.
Rogers. Building material was
also arranged tor.
God also wonderfully manifest
ed His healing power. Before this
meeting I had selected my burial
place, and arranged with my dear
companion for the funeral serv
ices, but thanks be to God, Bro.
Vannoy, annointed me in compli
ance with James 6:14-16, and
prayed the prayer of faith, and
the Lord made good hie promise
and healed me, and I am now a
well man. If you should doubt
this testimony come up In this
community and I can satisfy
your curoslty. Also my wife was
healed through the prayers of
this Godly man. This sure has
been a high day for God here.
Anyone desiring the services
of a capable evangelist will be
fortunate to secure the services
of brother Vannoy, becaufe we
feel the Spirit of the Lord has
settled on him for this work.
Reported by,
J. T. ROGERS.
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Local Home - Ownefs
Show Keen Interest
In Cork-Back Shingles
An unusual shingle Is attract
ing the attention of North W51-
kesboro home owners. This shin
gle not only incorporates all of
the approved features of stand
ard asphalt shingles, but also In
sulates the house which It cov
ers, from extremes in tempera
tures. It Is this Insulating fea
ture which makes this product of
special interest to home owners.
The manufacturer points out that
Cork Insulated Shingles will over
come a large percentage of the
avoidable heat leakage through
the average roof and thus keep
the home cooler in summer and
warmer In winter with a saving
in fuel bills and increased com
fort for the occupants.
This shingle is slate covered
outside to pr-3tect against the
weather, with an underside of
cork to keep out heat and cold.
It is made in a number of popular
colors and many attractive ef
fects can be secured by using dif
ferent combinations. Being much
thicker than ordinary shingles,
they produce a shadow line which
adds charm to the roof.
The Wilkesboro Manufacturing
Co. is the local Carey roofing
and shingle dealer.
LowDou:-J«u*» Rjlc sei»/5o, h.0vcE
vuiwcs cm TWIST tm uomS
TAtL, Do 'EC ? WOW'Mi
WINTER HAYS ARE
AID TO DAIRYMEN
IRON FIREMAN COMES
TO FRONT IN FALL
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Home basements
able!
With the arrival of autumn,
life again is moving indoors, and
many local residents are plan
ning to make extensive, use of
their basements for pleasure pur
poses during the cold months,
reports The Wilkes Plumbing Co.,
local Iron Fireman autcmatlc
coal dealer.
“In former years, the principal
function of basements was to
store fuel, house the furnace and
serve as a catch-all,’’ the Wilkes
Plumbing Company says. “The
dust and dirt of fuel barred the
use of basements for much else.
“But modern people are “find
ing a home in their basements.’
They are converting their cellars
into bright, cherry recreation’
rooms, where every member of
the family can play»
“This is made possible In many
homes by the Installation of the
Iron Fireman automatic coal
burner. The Iron Fireman is
clean and quiet.
“With the newer models of the
Iron Fireman, coal is not even
shoveled into the hopper. The
new ring-drive models convey
coal directly from the dust-tight
bin, which can be placed at any
reasonable distance from the
stoker, to the furnace.’’
Winter hays, grown as a cover
crop, provide a good feed for cat
tle during the following spring
and summer.
Moreover, a good supply of
winter grown hay will keep
dairymen from running out of
roughage when dry weather cuts
short the summer hay crops, says
John Arey, extension dairyman at
State College.
It has been found in experi
ments that when cows are fed
liberally-on good roughage and
one-half a normal grain ration,
milk production is only about 10
per cent lower than when a full
grain allowance is fed, Arey
pointed out.
Since roughage is so much
cheaper than grain, be added,
the dairyman can save more on
his feed costs by feeding rough-
age than he will lose by the slight
decrease in milk production.
Another advantage In winter
hays is the fact that they can he
grown between October and May,
at a time when the land is not
being used for cotton, tobacco,
corn, or other summer crops.
A good hay crop will protect
the land in winter by checking
erosion and leaching, Arey add
ed.
Mixtures of oats, barley, wheat,
vetch, and winter peas will pro
duce a better hay than either
will when grown alone. The seed
ing date in North Carolina is
from October 1 to 20.
Arey recommended the follow
ing seed mixtures for one acre:
two bushels of Norton oats, one
bushel of beardless barley, one-
half bushel of purple straw or
red heart wheat, and 20 pounds
of Austrian winter peas or 15
pounds of hairy vetch.
These varieties will mature at
about the same time and give a
yield of two to three tons of hay
per acre when planted on good
soil.
The best quality hay will be
secured if it is cut while the
cereals are in the milk stage.
retary of Labor, will address the!
members of the State Advisory |
Council at the first meeting of
the Council In Asheville next!
week, according to an announce
ment Mrs. May Thompson Evans.
Director of the N. C. State Em
ployment Service, made here to
day.
Miss Perkins has long been in
terested in a national system of
public employment services, Lav
ing begun her work along this
line while a member of the Na
tional Consumers Council. Under
her direction as Commissioner of
Labor of New York State, the
figures on both employment and
unemployment in that State were
accepted as the most reliable in
the country. The efficiency and
organization of public employ
ment services today are largely
due to the sponsorship of Miss
Perkins during the three years
Radiator Repairing, Body Re
building, Motor Blocks Rehored,
Elxtenaions Welded in Track
Frames. Generkl'’IkP“k Work
a Sp^’ialtv ^
T. H. mi.LlAMS, Owner.
Three pure bred Guernsey bulls
were purchased last week by
Rowan farmers from Quail Roost
Farm in Durham county.
.AFTER TOMORROW’
WHAT?
You have perhaps tried ev
erythlng in an effort to re
gain your health. You ar
probably trying something
now. If it doesn’t get yo»'
well, then what are you go-
in to do? Give up and go
through life handlcaped hv
poor health? Many people
have tried Chiropractic as a
last resort and have gotten
well, when they were suffer
ing with; High blood pres
sure, dizzziness, constipa
tion, headache. stomach,
heart, liver, kidney or fe
male trouble, asthma, ane
mia, arthritis, nervous dis
eases, lumbago, neuritis, St.
Vitus dance, hay fever, skin
eruption, sciatica, catarrh,
biliousness, gas on stomach
and colds.
—X-RAY SERVICE—
DR. E. S. COOPER
CHIROPRACTOR—NERVE SPECIALIST
OFFICE HOURS—10-12; 2-5; 6:30-7:30 j
Telephone 205-R Office Second Floor Gilreath’s Shoe Sho>
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Watch! Wait!
For the Opening of Oar New Women s and
Children s Ready-to-Wear Department
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New Fall merchandise is arriving daily, but we are unable to display this iww
-merchandise until the work of remodeh^ our store is completed. Watch for
date of opening our new Ready-to-Wear Department.
Our buyer has just returned from New York where he pi^hased a tr^endous
quantity of new Fkll merchandi^ for every department of th^tore Fortunate
buying this Fall enables us to offer you outstandmg values. Try BELK'S and
save I
state Has Plenty Cash
Raleigh, Sept. 27.—North Car
olina bad nearly $20,000,000 in
cash August 31, to be -statistical,
$19,616,061.01, of which $f,^
209,637.86 was in the gensrAlji
fund and there, will be moro-
tember .30., it seems.!.
“NORTH WIL^BORO^ SHOPPING CBNTH^