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From the humble start of $23,-
000 appropriated by Congress for
lighthouses In 1791, Federal ex
penditures for public works
soared to dizzy heights during
the war period, dropTjed for a
brief period and are now at the
heighest peace time mark in hii^
tory. In 1935, the Federal out”
lay for public works amounted to
the staggering sum of nearly
1660,000,000. This is due, of
course, to the fact that the defi
nition of public works has been
materially changed in recent
yyears to Include such things as
' forestry, pest control, soil con-
serration, bousing, rural electri
fication and vhat not.
As a result, securing of Fed
eral grants has been one of the
greatest activities in recent years
and under the "prime the pump”
theory states, counties, cities and
even Isolated communities have
secured projects and activities
that they never could have af
forded if supported by local tax
payers. This has led to a grow
ing belief that the ability of the
Federal Governm-'ut fo finance
these projects ana activities is
unlimited. Too many of our citi
zens condemned such expendi
tures in many sections while in
Washington to get funds for
some locally-sponsored public
works.
Bow«w^ the
wbao tMf0 mnat bo an overhwl^ Iswitlw of pttWIo
the
Let me hasten to say that
under the economic dark clouds
of the depression activities were
carried on, and rightly so. that
have no place in normal times.
tng of thq expenditares on
basis of public need and public
good. ITte whole Interwoven fab
ric of Federal activity must be
inspected for moths of waste ttat
might In time weaken the threads
of this fabric.
In other words, it Is growing
more difficult to have on the one
hand, state rights, as we once
knew them, and ever-increasing
Fedt ral grants on the other. If
our people want enlarged public
works or a maintenance of those
at present—and public wants are
sovereign—our people must be
prepared to study the Implica
tions and be ready to meet the
cost.
Federal grants to states now
honeycomb many Federal agen
cies. We have grants to states
for old-age assistance, unemploy
ment compensation administra
tion, aid to dependent children
and aid to the olind. Under the
Veterans’ Administration we
hare grants for state and terri
torial homes for disabled soldiers
and sailors. In the Department
of Agriculture we aid agricul
tural experiment stations, agri
cultural research, cooperative
dairy and livestock experiments,
cooperative agricultural exten
sion work, cooperative conserva
tion of agricultural land resourc
es, cooperative forest fire protec
tion. cooperative distribution of
forest planting stock, forest roads
and trails and highways.
In the Department of Interior
we have grants for colleges for
agriculture and mechanical arts,
cooperative vocational education
in agriculture, and in trade, home
economics and industrial sub
jects, cooperative vocational edu
cation of teachers and vocational
rehabilitation.
The Department of Labor sup
ervises grants for maternal and
child welfare, crippled children,
child welfare and for employ
ment service. The Treasury of
ficers grants for public hoaltli
and education of the blind. The
Xavy aids state raarino schools,
and the War Department the
National Guard.
Wo have Federal emergency
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lOTH STREET NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
4 NEW ORPHEDM THEATRE
February 18-19
rhursday-Friday
Introducing the World’s Champion Figure Skater
SONJA HENIE. in her first picture—
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“One In a Million
with DON AMECHE, ADOLPH MENJOU, NED
SPARKS, JEAN HERSHOLT. ARLENE JUDGE
and dixie DUNBAR.
Monday-Tuesday
February 22*23
Big Stage and Screen Show:
— On Our Stage: —
Mysterious Smith and Company
— presenting —
“The Temple of Mystery”
(Magic That Has F>affled Millions)
ON OUR SCREEN:
The Screen’s Funniest Comedians
GUY KIBBEE ALLEN JENKINS
EDGAR KENNEDY FRANK McHUGH
in the .show that kept Broadway laughing for 5 long
years
“3 MEN ON A HORSE”
with Josen Blondell
Extra! Extra! Extra!
MAN ESCAPES FROM SEALED COFFIN IN LESS
THAN THREE MINUTES!
Among the many amazing illusions to be performed by Mys
terious Smith the great American Magician, who will open an en
gagement of two days at the New OrjAeum Theatre on Monday,
Feb 22 is his famous Coffin Mystery. To hear this dcsKribed
make- one think it impossible, and to see it performed almost
confirms the thought, despite the fact that it is done.
Encased in a regulation U. S. straight-jacket, with every raua*
ele rendered helpless, the Magician is placed in an ordinary cas
ket to he gotten from the regular stock of a local undertaker.
The casket is then encircled by three straps, sealed by a local
committee and then placed inside a cabinet. In less than three
minutes Mr. Smith emerges, freed from both straight-jacket and
umket.
It cannot be done, yon say? Well, Mr. Smith does it and there
are very few insUncea where he has failed to effect his escape
in the alloted time. You will spend a lot of thought trying to fig
ure out how It is done. It is only one of the many near-
Ernies which Mr. Smith will perform during his engagement
here.
for public works proJects,*«mer-
gency construction of highways,
and grade crossings. And we have
other activlttes in the form of
grants that are too numerous to
mention.
The purpose of this article Is
not to discount the Value of
these projects and activities. But
simply to cite how far we, as a
people, have com© lu our ‘ new
conception of the part the Fed
eral Government should have In
carrying on public works. For
tunately, we have a program for
overhauling the vast . machinery
of the Federal Government and
tor planning for the future. The
President recommended such a
step as not only Important but
necessary. Our people will be the
final arbiter, of public works.
They are beginning to realize that
we cannot have economy, reduc
tion of the public debt and lower
taxes and at the same time main
tain and increase public expen
ditures. That Is the situation to
day.
One of the problems, of course,
is tbe proper allocation, of cost.
If we had a unit system of gov
ernment the question of a proper
diversion of the cost of public i
works and public functions would
not arise. But under our Feder
al system, the powers, functions,
and responsibilities are scattered
among a variety of units. When
activities affecting more than
one unit are undertaken by a
central government, or when sev
eral units jointly undertake ac
tivities to satisfy collective needs,
the question of costs comes uP-
Should they be divided among
the units affected? ^all they be
met by one government? The
answers to these questions must
be found.
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The yields of soil-depleting crops can be greatly increased ty’Jfrow-
ing them in rotations with soil-conserving and soil-building crops, said
E. C. Blair, extension agronomist at State College, The picture a^ve
shows the results of a 30-year experiment, with tbe increase in yields
gotten by growing com, oats, wheat and clover in a four-year rotation.
No fertilizer or manure was used.
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C. Snydef aeeWeiitatfy fft
two of lM6.jRngns. Mwed oflrffitk
an edger at a saw mill last:
Mrs, J. C. Snyder has been ve^_
ill and impisvement is re
ported in her ec^tion.
Hia.' A. Q. Shepherd visij^
Mrs, J. C. Snyder, Wednesday."*
Mr. Johnnfb Cleary spent the
past week in Kannapolis with his
son, David. ■ i
Mr^’ Oreene Winder, of Kanpp-
olis, hM prayer service "at ’Mr.
Johnnie deiriT's, Saturday night.
Mrs. Dallas Snyder was in North
Wilkesboro, Friday, shopping,
Mr. J. R. Holloway’s sister is
"fiTwith ^eomoB^'at^ k?)
iU«e 'toyUeriie gpmObm ^
ifinr weeks in KazumvoU*
BE. XOB WBMBE VBHtVW
;'A^^|P»acys-
Mrs^ Nfuicy Spi^
,LMt rites were tieid Friday at
the Waddell cemetery for Mrs.
Nancy Waddell Spicer, who dM
Wednesday at her home in Wal-
IKUrfe ■''j
nut Qrove township.
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she was 78 years of ago and of
the immediate family survtrtiis
are two brothers. W. C. Waddell,
of Moxley, and Dr. M. E. Wad
dell, of North Wilkesboro route
1,
n
Greta Garbo has a record of nev
er having been late for an appoint
ment.
Mrs. Sera Cox
Funeral Rites
Held Saturday
Mrs. Sera Cox, age 72, wife of
the late Thomas Cox, of Purlear
j route 1. died Wednesday and fu
neral service was held Saturday
at Dunkirk Methodist church.
Surviving are the following
children: Arney Cox, Hendrix;
Braskey Cox, Boone; Mrs. Zora
Atkins. Maple Springs; Mrs. Dai
sy Dula, Hendrix; Miss Hessie
Cox, Heudrix.
The parent who over indulges a
child and fails to acquaint it with
wholesome discipline, es a rule,
pay.s for his neglect by being told
where to head in by an unruly and
disrespectful child.
,^l/lancy^Hart§
JHELMViK.
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If you feel that you must re
duce to retain a slender and
outhful figure, here are some
■omraon-seiise rules of eating
hat are given by one of the
country’.s foremost health and
beauty authorities. “Don’t call it
■X diet.’’ is oiio of the first things
?he insists upon, having seen the
harmful results from strenuous
fasts undertaken within proper
medical examination and advice.
We live in an age of nervous
tension. Moat digestions nroa’t
up to par. You need a certain a-
mount of meat, but don’t eat the
fat on meat, or greasy foods. Eat
lots of fruits, tomatoes, leafy
vegetables. Have your vegetables
cooked so that you can eat the
skin—a lot of the mineral value
is in the skin and just under It.
You can eat a baked potato, but
cat the skin too and don’t soak
the potato in butter.
Be sure your daily elimination
is good.
Eat as little salt as you can.
You need a certain amount of
sugar for energy. Try to get it
through foods which contain high
natural sugar content, such as
raw fruits, beets and raisins.
If you’re inclined to over-acidi
ty. acquire the lemon habit. Take
the juice of half a lemon in halt
a glass of water every morning
about ten minutes before break
fast.
The sad part for those inclin
ed to overweight is that it’s no
use eating to rule for a week, or
a month. You can never let
down. Yon've got to train your
self to pick and choose all the
time, every day, at every meal.
And even then, senslblo eating a-
lono isn’t enough, you must have
plenty of exercise, such as walk
ing a “daily dozen" from five to
fifteen minutes every day.
If you are limiting your sweets
and simply cannot drink your
coffee clear without sugar, here’s
an “old-country” Scandinavian
custom that is helpful. You -.ake
only one-quarter of a lump of
sugar and hold it on your tongue
while you drink your coffee. It
has the same sweetening effects
as though you had stirred up a
teaspoonful or two in your cup.
Tlio e who choose to regard the
fact that men are decidedly fash
ion-conscious as news wllijl.y
overlook the fact that men have
already been fashion-conscious.
Consider the days /when they
woro frills and satins and jewels
in eighteenth century France.
When the vogue for ornate and
bizarre buttons was current, one
dandy appeared at court with
watches worn as buttons. Men
are quite as definitely slaves to
fashion as women ever were.
Book of the Week: Della T.
Lutes’ “The Country Kitchen” is
a small and saucy hook as Amer
ican as pumpkin Die. It is the
Btory of a country family in the
1870’s: of Father, autocratic, ob
stinate, kindly, generons, whose
Achilles’ heel was his appetite;
of Mother, with plenty of spirit.
who eased Father along because
ructions weren’t worth while, but
who had her own ways of bring
ing him to terms; of “Delly,” a
little girl with wide eyes and
sharp cars, who took it all In and
now has put it into words.
Mountain View
Wins Both Games
Mountain View high school
basketball teams, living up to a
reputation of the past few years,
defeated girts and boys of Roar
ing River in a twin bill last
week. Mountain View boys won
31 to 16 and the girls won 14 to
4.
“Dad, tell me, what does bank
ruptcy mean?”
“Bankruptcy, my boy, is when
you put your money in our hip
pocket and let your creditors take
your coat.”
Ads get attenthion—and results
A SIZE FOR EVERY CAR OR TRUCK ... A
PRICE •TO SUIT EVERY POCKETBOOK
CENTRAL SERVICE SIAH0N
H. P. ELLER. Prop.
Phono 27 North Wilkesboro, N. C.
For spring Paris forecasts
white jackets with black skirts or
with plain dresses. They are
made on tailored lines and are
matched by white accessories.
There are stiU- numerous black
dresses, trimmed with a son
shade of dusty pink or with pale
turquoise blue.
Hoii.sebold Hint: A small dish
or tin of powdered charcoal, plac
ed in an ice box, will keep the
box sweet and odorless.
Soomtr News
Items In Brief
COAL!
‘HOTTER THAN SUNSHINE”
GENUINE RAVEN RED ASHE
ALSO DRY STOVE WOOD
TEEPHONE 334-J
Cash Coal Co.
NORTH WILKESBORO,
NORTH CAROLINA
Rev. S. I. Watts filled his
regular appointments at White
Plains and Mt. Hermon, Sunday.
He was accompanied by Mrs.
Watts. There were good crowds
in attendance at both services.
Mr. Ray Rogers and family,
Mrs. Mary Rogers and daughter,
Sallie, were visitors to the homes
of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Greer and
M"-. and Mrs. Linsday Rogers,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lafaytte Critch-
rr. of Boone, were visitors at the
home of Mrs. Vick Wall, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Watson
were visitors at tbe home of
Mrs. Watson’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Cub Walsh, over th© week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Stemple
and son, Mnilis, of Lenoir, were
visitors at the home of Mrs, J. E.
Phillips, Sunday.
Mrs. Rebecca Hood Matheson,
who has been visiting in this
community, has returned to her
home at Statesville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Earp, of
Boonvllle, were visitors at Boom
er Sunday^
Mr. Clinzy Price is a patient at
the Wilkes ho.spltal. He had a
bad accident Saturday night when
he broke the glass over one eye,
cutting into the eye ball. The
sight is completely destroyed.
Mrs. R. G. Earp and son, Jef-
fie, were visitors to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Heath Carlow, of
Lenoir, Sunday.
Miss Della Watts was home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W, D. Watts, over the week-end.
She returned to Boone Monday
where she Is in school.
The Sabbath passed very quiet
ly here with the exception of a
few who still believe that dealing
out and drinking alcohol is the
only life.
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FEVER
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Fry “Rob-Mr-Tta«”—WorWa Bert
Klein
House of Fashions
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Coats, Dresses
Suits, Millinery
PERSONNEL:
MRS. E. A. SHOOK MRS. L. O. CAMERON
MRS. B. J. BROWN
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