The Everyday
Counselor
lev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D.
Many war marriages are going
tb pieces. They married in haste
mttA now are repenting ih leisure.
A correspondent faces us with
of these in the following let
“Is it worse for a young couple
fe go on living together than to
wparaie, when they are both’ mis
and unhappy? These young
ygople Bgarried during the war.
«ni» was too young for marriage
—i naw has no love for her hus
a.mi But she continues to make
■ home far him through pity
He’s devoted to her, but they acre
continually quarreling and dis
agreeing. What is your advice for
<fcig problem?”
In my Ten Commandments for
* Happy Marriage the First is,
-Thou shalt not marry m haste,
•r thoir mayest repent in leisure.
Many young couples are repent
Mg now. Bilt-df need not require
« separatibnr
The young girl in this marriage
evidently, like-many of her age,
■ad little comprehension of what
was involved'in marriage. But if
Hte truth iindihitte^ few young
maples do. If all separated Who
suddenly woke up to the realisa
tion. that marriage was not what
they expected, the divorce rate
would be far higher than it is..
Every marriage, whether sol
emnized by minister, priest, rab
Br, or some civil official exacted
from the participating parties
certain solemn promises. These
•annot be tossed out lightly,
without serious, damage to the
•ohscience and moral sensibilities
mt both husband and wife. When a
man or. woman commence to
Break promises, they undermine
gieir personal honesty and integ
rity. ■
But it takes more than promises
k> hold a marriage together. Such
a one cannot be happy, as in the
ease described in this letter.
There must be love and under
standing. These can be cultivated.
They do not drop down miracu
tf-sly oot of the sky.
The correspondent who raises
this question implies that it is
a sin for them to continue to live
toeefher'as they are. and that ft
’weu’a be a ate f»f tUfeto to sep
arate. This is right. A marriage
b broken by quarreling, disag
reement and selfishness long
Before it is broken in the divorce
court. It is also a sin to break
one’s solemn word. These two
promised to live together, “For
Better or for worse?... till death
A new building was recently
ry Negro agricultural workers of
ledicated in PittSboro to be used
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executors
os the estate of James M. Wagon
er, Deceased, all persons having
claims against the estate are here
ky notified to file said claim
wifliin twelve months from date
®r this notice will be plead in
o. July. Ml.
OSCAR WAGONER
eahi. WAGONER
EXECUTORS of James M.
Wasssner, Dec’d.
T.sj.Btc
attention
FAKlilEBS-jt DAIRYMEN
If fir need of i b*W*r Water
Supply, contact' «s Jar
prompt service on a
penable and Sanitary Dril
1*ISTIMATES GLADLY
GIVEN.
R. E. Faw & Sons,
Inc.
Highway 7*
East Hickory. N. C.
us do1 part.” They ought to make
an honest effort to make the mar
riage succeed. Separation and
divorce do not cure marriage
ills. They only move them to an
other place.
This young couple should take
inventory of traits, likes, habits
which they have in common, seek
the advice of h minister, priest,
rabbi or marriage counselor. Let
them be sure that they have hon
estly gotten down on their knees
and prayed about it until each
can say, ‘Wot my will but thine
be done.”
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Miles were Mrs. Clifton Ev
ans and children; Mr. Juri&or
Miles, Betty and Tom Miles, Mr.
end Mrs. Joeh Spicer, Mrs. Ray
mond Miles and-children, Anna
Mae and Roy, Mr. and Mrs. Earn
Hanks and Mr. C. A. Miles.
■ Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hanks, of
Statesville, are visiting relatives
here this week.
Miss Mary Lou Miles enter
tained a large number of guests,
Saturday might, at a wiener roast
Peggy Jean Miles spent Sun
day night with Betty Anp Miles.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardin Spicer
and Foy Woodruff were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Miles.
Lpnzo Stamper and Lawrence
-Waters of Maryland, visited re
latives. here last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. John Norman
and son visited Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Shumate, df Twin Oaks,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Andrews
of North Wilkesboro, spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs.
P The
held at the Mount Zion.:
ist church on Sunday, it waa an
nounced this week by Rev. Wil
lian C. Crummett pastor..
The worship service will be
held at 11:00 a. m., and at 12:30.
dinner will be served, an the
grounds. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public. Those
who plan to come are asked to.
bring a picnic lunch.
A service will also be held at
the Scottville Methodist church,
at 8:00 p. m, Sunday.
Donley Andrews. ,
Mrs.' Lundy Nichols, was. the.
week end guest of Mrs. Jessie
McCoin.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred: Caudill:
visited Mrs. Flofa Jolly, Sunday.
Mrs. Mac Brooke spent
day with Mrs. Jessie McCbii
Mr. Carl Beight visited his: son,
Kenneth, during the week end
Producer of market eggs should
give special attention to ■preser
ving quality in their' market eggs
during the summer months.
Mi* Mack. Brown spent
with. Mr. and. Mrs. Everett. Wyatt
■ Mr. and. Mrs. ClintomYoung
and children spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Walter. Yeung, Vol
nev Va.
Mr, and. Mrs. J. B. Osborne
and Mr. and Mrs. Dent Pugh were.
riimwr guests ot Mr and. Mrs.'
Taim age Caudill, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Osborne of.
West Grove, Pa., visited, their,
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Southers, also Mrs. J. M. Os*
borne,, last', week..
Mr. and: Mrs McDale Kennedy
and: Mtw Conley Caudill spent*
Sunday with-Mi*. and: Mrs; Robert*
Johnson.
Miss Rose Osborne had as her
guests; last*, week: Hisses Joan' and
Wanda Young.
Mr. Clint Landreth, of Gary,
W. Va., spent the* week-end Here.
Mi?. Garnett Phipps spent Sat
urday afternoon- with Mis. Harry
Young
Miss Pauline Osborne returned
Sunday from Myrtle Beach, S.
with, hi*
Mr.
i spending.
rother,. Mr. and. Mrs, Bob Land
sth.
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,The USD A announce* that a>
record o£ I.TO^OOOj long ton*
(88,444,000 bushels)) of U. S.
grain and grain products wen
exported in May.
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Most of the Norfolk and Western’s earned dollaH come front the
industries, businesses and folks who operate and live in the com
munities along the railroad’s lines.
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And most of these N. & W. dollars go beck into local circulation,
ringing the bell in your cash register every day—whether you are
• butcher, a baker or a candlestick maker.
i About $62.400,000—nearly half o< all the dollars the H. A W.
• took in last year — was paid to N. A W. employees in wages and sal
arias. Their dollars wets spent with local merchants, invested in
local real estate, deposited in local' banks, contributed to local
chmohss and charities, paid to 'iwi*t collectors.
JThe Norfolk and Western itself is a big customer in the hundreds
or communities along ns lines, spenomg many Bullions or eoiiars
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directly with local busmen, industry, and agriculture. On the N.
& W.’s shopping list are more than 50,000 different items, ranging
from pencils to height cars, from coal to cross ties, horn hardware to
hams, ham steel to steak, from oil and paint to ballast and bricks,
and so on and so on.
These Norfolk and Western dollars are not a mere "shot in the
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arm". They are a steady, well-rounded economic diet that helps to
promote the welfare and progress of the communities the railroad
aenres — a diet that helps to keep business busy for the butcher, the