SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year C ?1.50
Six Months
Four Months
Out of the State
Entered at the post office at North Wilkea-
boro, N. C.. as second class matter under Act
of March 4, 1879.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1935
Ton can’t tell the coal dealer that it’s none of
the weather man’s business.—Greensboro Duly
N^ws.
If the works administrations were really in-
^nious, they wouldn’t bother with .leaf-»aking;
they’d have the boys tying them back on.—At
lanta constitution.
Constantly advancing prices of meat are fast
dividing the people into two classes: Those with
large incomes, and vegetarians.—Thomaston
Times.
Americans are young at forty, a Swiss biolo
gist finds. It comes from associating with comic
strip characters who never outgrow rompers.—
Jacksonville Journal.
In Costa Rica’s new coinage the equivalent of
a dollar is known as a colon. A half-dollar, we
presume, will be a semicolon, with two-bits about
equal to a comma.—Southern Lumberman.
That asthmatic sound would be the frightened
element in business, responding to the White
House proclamation of a breathing spell.—De
troit News.
A Java man has sent a contribution to Iowa’s
old-age assistance fund. j>.pparently word of the
country's plight is gettii g around, despite all
we are doing to hush it up.—Boston Evening
Transcript.
Stealing From Unborn
Fred Brenckman, Washington represen
tative of the National Grange, speaking
before the State Grange convention in
this city, expressed a thought that be
comes more serious with ample considera
tion.
In speaking of the gigantic public debt
in the United States of 48 billions of dol
lars for national, state, county and mu
nicipal governments, he said he wanted to
discourage the practice of looting from the
public treasury.
He not only said that misrepresentation
and graft in order to secure relief that
was not absolutely necessary was taking
something from the meager sustenance
of destitute families but went on to say
that ‘looting the public treasury is steal
ing from the unborn children of this and
ooming g'anerations.” Isn’t that some
thing to. make the most conscienceless
person stop and think before grafting re
lief funds?
The public bonded debt will run, not
only into years, but into generations. Our
children and our children’s children will be
paying on debts that are being made,
which is all the more reason for people to
handle public funds scrupulously and to be
strictly honest in applying for relief or aid
in any form from i-he government.
P.-T. A. Membership
A period including this week has been
set aside by the North Carolina Parent-
Teacher Association as the time for a
membership drive.
The organization is calling upon the
public-spirited people of the city to join
the P.-T. A. this week and take part in its
activities. Your membership and the in
fluence you could exert would be appre
ciated regardless of whether or not you
can attend all the meetings and take pare
in the programs.
The Parent-Teacher Association is es
sential to a good school. It furnishes the
contact between teachers and school pat
rons and acts as a medium of information
to and from the school about how the
school is progressing. It gives the int^-
ested parent a chance to see how his or
her children are being taught in the
schoolrooms.
Many years ago the public-sprited
.school patrons in the country would visit
the ^eh(X>ls and see how the teachers they
Neutrality And V/ar
President Roosevelt, who seems to have
that contact that enables him to know the
feelings of the American people, has de
clared himself strongly in favor of Ameri
ca remaining neutral while foreign wars
are raging.
Unless a grave insult or injustice is
done to America this country has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose in keep
ing out of foreign entanglements. This
may be applied to the League of Nations
and the World Court as well as to interna
tional disputes not considered by those
two supposedly august and powerful
bodies.
The last congress passed a law forbid
ding the sale of war materials to belig-
erent nations. A great peace move was
behind this law, but it is hard to define
war materials. Surely the sale of food
stuffs would not be prohibited, although
food is a necessary material to a nation in
time of war.
Whatever this nation should sell, our
people should remember the war debts
and sell only what they get paid for.
America would do well to operate on a
cash basis vith foreign nations.
In this day of rapid communication and
transpoi'tation nations are naturally
drawn more closely together in what re
sembles a large family. But with all
binding ties of business there is no ex
cuse for jumping headlong into foreign
quarrels without sufficient provocation
and just cause.
By keeping the army and navy up to
par and with an idea of preparedness as a
preventative of war, this country can
maintain its neutrality position with com
parative ease.
Borrowed Comment
PROSPERITY’S MOST AUTHENTIC SIGNAL
(Charlotte Observer)
It must be a marvel among the financiers and
economists how a.s much business as is now go
ing on in Amecrica could have been developed
with banks as full of idle millions as their state
ments now show.
The signal for prosperity under ordinary con
ditions is heavy commercial loans.
Business and industrial leaders, taking care
of swelled orders and planning for future ex
pansions, have always called upon the banks to
finance their operations.
The use of such credit has been the secret
of American industrial and trade enlargement.
But now, business has picked up and some
of the tall minds of the country are saying that
we have definitely left the depression—business
is so good—and yet the banks show unprecedent
ed stocks of money on hand.
The probable answer to this riddle is that the
progress which is now being made by business
is being financed out of the conserved resources
of business without the necessity of calling upon
outside aid for financial motive power.
This, however, out of the very nature of the
case, can last only temporarily.
Private resources will soon run out under the
impetus of improved times and expanding trade
and then the banks which now hold this vast
treasurehouse of idle millions will be called upon
to get under and go through.
And when that period comes, this country will
see a burst of prosperity, perhaps, the like of
which it has never experienced—the reason be
ing that it is so far behind in its customary
progressive development along basic lines.
General Evangeline Booth announces the Sal
vation Army’s war on sin will continue until
1937. This will be no pushover. Sin has a lot
of friends.—Buffalo (N. Y.) Times.
Buster Keaton’s wife and his ex-wife are
fighting over his pay check. It gives the famed
comedian a nice opening for that deadpan stuff.
—Detroit News.
The Ohio legislature has approved a plan to
finance,old-age pensions out of state liquor pro
fits. Making the Demon Bum an angel, eh ?~St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Chicago.—With-the Mid-Sea
son furniture market less than a
month s away . the Merchandise
Mart here is humming as ezhlbl-
to,rs and the' Mart management
prepare tor what promises to- be
an exceptionally active fall event.
Invitations are being miiletf
this week to more than IfiiOfij)
buyers throughout the
according to George B. 'Atttiniofiv
manager of th» Mart’s furniture
division, who added that an ex
ceptionally large proportion Is ex
pected to take this opportunity to
see the many new lines which
manufacturers will unveil at the
October 30-November 6 show.
“The undeniably acute short
age of furniture is almost cer
tain to bring a record attend
ance,*’ said Mr. Atkinson. "Fur-,
nlture factories are working dou
ble time in an effort to catch up
with orders. In order to have
suitable stocks for February
sales buyers will be eager to place
orders at the market. Increasing
sales have depleted furniture
stocks and we note each day at
the Merchandise Mart a greater
influx of buyers seeking to bring
their inventories up to pre-de
pression levels.’’
Leading exhibitors at the Mart
are making elaborate prepar
ations. Display roms are being
enlarged and decorated, merchan
dise is being rearranged so that
it can be displayed most effec
tively, and new furniture is being
added as fast as It comes from
factories.
The Karges Furniture company
recently doubled Its space and is
rushing alterations In order to
have the expanded space ready
for the market. Sturges-Auls-
brook-Jones is completely re
recorating.
REYNOLDS REPORTS
ROOSEVELT SUPPORT
Atlanta, Oct. 2.—Senator Rob
ert Reynolds, of North Carolina,
touring the country in an auto
mobile and trailer, said here to
day he had found President
Roosevelt “stronger than ever,
particularly with the masses."
MARY’S LITTliE LAMB
Wife, reading: It says here
they have found a long-legged
sheep in the Himalaya Mountains
that can run 40 miles an hour.
Her Hubby: Well, it would
take a lamb like that to follow
Mary nowadays.
Connie: “Do yon like blonds or
brunettes?'’
Reuben, Jr.: “Oh, don’t both
er to dye It on my account.”
RURAL PEOPLE LIKE
RADIO FARM TALKS
Reports received at State Col
lege indicate that the daily farm
broadcasts started three weeks
ago by the Agricultural Extension
Service are being favorably re
ceived by farmers and farm wom
en.
As at first, specialists from
the college are making daily talks
over Station WpTF, Raleigh. Co
pies of the talks are sent to oth
er stations in the state and arc
read at the same time that the
talk is being made over the sta
tion in Raleigh by the author of
the manuscript.
The schedule lor the week of
October 7-12 was opened on Mon
day by Fred M. Haig, professor
of animal husbandry at State
College, in a discussion of “The
Horse and Mule Industry.” Tues
day’s program featured M. E.
Gardner, head of the horticulture
department, who spoke on “Pol
lination and Fruit Fetting.”
For the rest of the week the
program includes: Wednesday,
Roy S. Dearstyne, "The Poultry
Situation in North Carolina”:
Thursday, Mrs. Cornelia C. Mor
rison, “Home Furnishings and
Home Management”; Friday,
Lenthall Wyman, “The Products
of Our Forests”; and Saturday,
Dr. C. B. Clevenger, “Fertilizers
and Soil Acidltv.”
The schedule for the week of
October 14-19 will be opened by
Dr. C. D. Grinnells, who will talk
on animal husbandry. Dr. B. B.
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How Cardoi He4>s
Women To l^d Up
Cardui stimulates the ap^tits and
Improves digestion, helping women
to get more strength from the food
they eak As nourishment Is im
proved. strength Is built up, certain
functional pains go away and wom
en praise Cardui for helping them
ba^ to good health. ... Mrs. O. E.
Ratliff, of Hinton, W. writes:
“After the Urtb of my last baby, 1
did no(!^aeem to get my 'strength
back. I to(A Cardui agam and Was
soon sound and well. I have given
it to my daughters and recommend
It to other ladiaa.” . . . Thousands
of women testify Cardui benMited
ttwtm. If It does not benefit YOU,
oOBiult n.pbystclaa
Fulton, will speak Tuesday on
“The House Fly.” On Wednesday
Dr. I. V. D. Shunk will discuss
“Plants.’’
Reins-
Sturdivant
Inc.
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OMAHA”—Winner, one after
the other, of the Kentucky Derby,
the Freakness, and the Belmont
Omaha is an outstanding horse
4oday.
And in the cigarette world Chest
erfield is outstanding.
Both won their place strictly on
merit.
Apply any test you like—Chest
erfields stand for the best there is in
cigarettes.
They are milder . . . yet they let
you know you’re smoking. They
taste better—give you real pleasure.
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