The Everyday
Counselor
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Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. O.
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Courtesy being one of the most
admirable human traits, I have
often wondered why more em
phasis has not been placed upon
it by our schools. According to
THE MARION STAR (S. C.). the
state of South Carolina is launch
ing a vigorous program of cour
tesy training in their high schools.
“At first surveys will be made
in business firms amongst em
ployees and customers to deter
mine what courtesy problems
ate most common and what can
be done to correct them. Films
and posters will be used to call
to the attention of the public and
clerks the fact that courtesy is
contagious and does pay divi
dends.”
That training will be initiated
in the form of a “Courtesy Pro
motion Week.” After this, classes
will be conducted in both high
schools and business firms to
train youths and adults to be
more courteous, thereby render
ing more effective service in the
field of distribution. This is a
part of the program of work in
Distributive Education being con
ducted in South Carolina.
This is an interesting angle to
the problem of Distributive Edu
cation, which is becoming a part
of our school systems through
out the country. It brings the
schools closer to business and in
dustry which will employ our
high school'graduates
We Americans are an impetuous
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and somewhat intemperate
people. We drive things through to
a conclusion, and often at the ex
pense of the feelings of others.
There is a school of modern
psychology, of which Dale Car
negie is an outstanding exponent,
which teaches that appreciation
and encouragement accomplish
far better results in getting the
most out of people, than force and
pressure. They tell us repeatedly
that courtesy, consideration and
appreciation pay big dividends.
Those of us who .have tried this
program know that it works.
It is fine that courtesy pro
grams are being launched in our
schools. Every encouragement
should be given to them. But if
they’re to be truly effective, such
a program must originate in the
home. Much good teaching in the
school can be totally counteracted
by bad example and practice at
home. That puts the problem
squarely in tfie lap of us parents.
That’s where it ought to be.
Too many m'arriages are going
on the rocks today due primarily
to the lack of courtesy and ap
preciation between husband and
wife. A marriage which started
out beautifully and serenely, all
too quickly becomes a domestic
battleground. If there are chil
dren, they are inevitably drawn
into the disorder and confusion.
If parents aren’t courteous to one
another, they probably aren’t
courteous to the children. Natur
ally the children then follow their
example.
The most closely knit unit in
the land should be the home. Par
ents and children should certain
ly stand together remembering
the old saying, “Blood is thicker
than water.” A home bound to
gether by love, courtesy and ap
preciation will stand up under
any set of circumstances.
Yes, courtesy commences at
home, and no better rule for it
has been devised than the Golden
Rule.
B. and T. Drug Co.
SPARTA, n. c.
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Mrs. Pike, N. '
Of H.D. O
Mrs. Walter Pike, now in Eu
rope, representing the Home
Demonstration Clubs of this sec
tion, writes ahother interesting
letter to her fellow club mem
bers, as follows:
Dear Club Members:
Since it is impossible to write
each of you personally, I am send
ing greetings to yoy through the
press. This time it is from Hol
land, the headquarters of our
Conference.
We arrived at Southampton,
England, September 2nd and
spent the first night at Bourne
mouth, England’s famous sea
side resort. From there we travel
el through the beautiful English
country-side to London, where
we spent two full days sightsee
ing and being entertained. There
were two teas, one of which was
attended by our Ambassador
Douglas’ wife.
On Friday night we left for
Holland after a very wild scram
ble through the customs.
Saturday morning found us on
the coast of Holland and all I
ever dreamed about it has come
true. Of course, there is still
much evidence of the devastation
of war and we shall see more,
but the way these people have
gone forward with their recon
struction is amazing.
Tomorrow night we go to the
Hague to be entertained by our
own Ambassador Baruch.
The food here is gpod but I
have a feeling that it is like put
ting on the best for company.
Postage and cards are very high
so if any of my messages are
very brief you will understand.
Details of all the trip will have
to come later. Best wishes to
each.
Sincerely,
Alma Pike.
Open Forum
COLUMN
FOB THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
RUSSIA AND COMMUNISM
Perhaps the grayest problem
facing the world today is Russia
and Communism. Notwithstand
ing the Lend-Lease program,
which probably saved Russia
from the domination of Hitler and
his regime, she has not only fail
ed to show the least amount of
appreciation for the same, but
has blocked every move to bring
about peace and save the world
from utter destruction.
Upon every question she has
been in the minority, and has
not failed to use her veto powers
despite the appeals and entreaties
of practically all the major pow
ers of the world. She has dodged
the main issues upon every occas
sion and upon irrelevant techni
calities pretends to defend her
self. To all close observers and
fair-minded men there appears to
be only one motive—too apparent
to disguise—and that is to finally
attempt to dominate the world.
She has a form of government
which permits a degree of slavery
which is as bad, if not worse,
than existed in the darkest days
of Medieval Ages.
To carry out this program, she
decries skilled labor, thrift, in
telligence, and industry for the
masses'. Her propaganda is to ar
ray cla^ss against class, and does
this family through communists
who are scattered in different
parts of the world. These com
munists believeJh "common own
ership.'” They put no premium
C. President
ibs Is In Europe
II SPARTA I
SPECTACLES
By Mrs. Ed M. Anderson
Jack Frost got down to business
over the week end and set the
leaves to turning. He also rushed
things up for farmers. Corn has
to be cut, apples gathered, sweet
potatoes dug and many other
| seasonal task performed. So along
with the beauties of Autumn
come necessary tasks.
There is something about the
smell of grapes, apples, newly
cut corn, pumpkin pies and the
crisp cool air and of course foot
ball, and qther features of the
Fall of the year that we like very
much.
Apples and' Apples!
Alleghany has apples and ap
ples, sweet, sour, juicy and mel
low. We were presented one the
other day called a “banana” ap
ple. It has a flavor similar to
this tropical fruit, too but we
thought tasted better. We think
there is nothing better than ap
ples grown in this section of the
State.
Hats off to the Greenes
Congratulations to the Tom
Greenes, who have another new
daughter, and by this time Tom
probably has a new hat too. Hom
er Edwards and Clete Choate
upon individuality; the shiftless
are rewarded at the expense of
the industrious; they rule by force
and the ruthless hand of cruelty.
Instead of Jeffersonian demo
cracy, a gloomy picture faces all
their victims, and no hope for
even one ray of light to brighten
their pathway.
We endorse the efforts that
are being made to get rid of com
munists. None should be allowed
to hold office. Every one who is
found to be disloyal as a private
citizen should be deported to an
other clime.
While we pray to the God of
Battles not to wave the red flag
again and engulf the world in
seas of blood and probably an
nihilate the human family from
the face of the earth. As much as
we deplore war and as a Christian
nation shall use every means to
avert it, but when all these means
fail, so long as we live in the
“land of the free and the home
of the brove,’’ so long as Old
Glory waves over a free nation;
so long as the Statue of Liberty
beckons lovers of liberty to our
shores, and so long as we think
in terms of our posterity, just
that long shall we endeavor to
head off every attempt (by what
ever means are necessary) to des
troy our sacred heritage.
C. M. DICKSON,
Silas GY-eek, N. C.
Whole sale and packer stocks
of canned vegetables carried over
from 1946 are much above last
year’s low stocks. Green pea
stocks appear unusually large.
July 1 prospects indicated that
yields for North Carolina’s 1947
corn crop will equal the all-time
record of 27 bushels per acre har
vested in 1946.
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60 Lap Feature 7
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made a bon-fire of his old one
in the middle of the street, Mon
day.
Tom would have had the gen
ial Chief Brant Taylor take act
| ion on the matter, but Chief said
substantial witnesses would not
make statements concerning the
so-called arson.
Playing the Game
The Sparta Yellow Jackets, de
feated by Boonville, Friday, put
up a good battle, nevertheless, ac
cording to all accounts of those
who witnessed the clash. “Our
boys played an unusually good
game, particularly during the first
half when Boonville was held
scoreless,” one fan reported.
Let’s go out Friday afternoon
and see them play Rural Re
treat here at home. The Yellow
Jackets deserv^ our support.
Football, in the Air
Football, like Fall weather, is
in the air. This, was very evident
around here Saturday, judging
from the number who either went
to the Duke-State or Georgia
Carolina game. Jim Graham, loy
al State College alumni, admitted
that he was proud of the backfield
defense of his Alma Mater, but
that what was needed was a tail
back to do some scoring! And
there were some Duke fans, who
wished for the same.
Many of those, who stayed at
home, enjoyed Jthe broadcast al
most as much as if they had been
there. Amos Wagoner says he be
came so intent on listening in,
that even customers had to wait
a while, at least until Carolina
scored.
Dairy Business Grows
The dairy business in Alleghany
county is a growing one. Down
at Laurel Springs on the Dough
ton-Meadows farm, where once
roamed the State’s finest Here
fords, are some Holsteins end a
dairy barn. “We have some more
work to do, but we are milking
cows,” J. H. Doughton said in
discussing the transformation
now going on there.
Literally Booked-Up
We ran across something in
Sparta the other day that was lit
erally booked-up for .some time
to come. No, it was not a show,
moving picture or any similar j
attraction, or form of amusement, j
but the office of the efficient su
perintendent of schools, Miss
Clyde Fields. They were text
books, new and old. Some were
in the process of being recalled
from service and others just be
ing inducted. We arrived at one1
conclusion, that a book room was .
needed or that the office of Miss j
Fields had growing'pains. If you'
don’t believf* it is booked-up,'
take a look.
~ A Get-Well Card
Here goes a get-well card to
Mrs. Edwin Duncan, known to her
many friends as Bessie Lee. Mrs.
parta -* Phone 107
Shows Mon.-Fri. 7 & 9
Sat. 1, 7, 8:45 & 10:30
Friday and Saturday
Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton
“TRIGGER FINGERS”
Also
LEON ERROL in “Wife
Tames Wolf’ and “JESSE
JAMES RIDES” No. 8
Nite --15c 30e
Mat.. 15c 25c
Owl Sl^ow Sat. 10:30
Johnny Sands
Terry Austin
“BORN TO SPEED”
If you like auto racing
>n’t miss this nerve
recking group of young
Monday and Tuesday
“FARMER’S DAUGHTER’
SPARTAN
Theatre
H. E. Singletary and
T. JR. Greene
Roy Chapel, of the Ennice com
munity, has recently bought a
farm. He was assisted last week
by the Soil Conservation Service
in getting the fields sampled. Roy
plans to improve all of his farm
by applying lime and phosphate
and strip crop one crop field to
prevent erosion.
C. P. Carico, of the Edmonds
community, plans to seed a field
to alfalfa next fall. He has soil
samples taken to determine the
necessary fertilizer and lime for
best growth.
Soil samples were made ( last
week on E. L. Williams farm
near Sparta, this work was done
by the Soil Conservation Service
for the purpose of finding the
needs for best growth of pas
ture and crops. a
Underwood Mediy, of near Bar
rett, had two fields sampled';*
few days ago. Underwood is a
veteran and is working on his
father’s farm. A good job has
already been done in getting
fielf'l in good condition, but strip
cropping and permanent hay is
planned as a. further improve
ment.
M. W. Collins, of the Edmonds
community, is planning to re
arrange his crop fields, getting
more cropland under the same
fence and making them more con
venient to the barn. He is mak
Duncan, active in many social
and civic organizations in this
sections, continues ill and con
tinues to be missed. Bessie Lee’s
cheery smile and every-ready
help in whatever needs to be done
mean much when there is some
thing to be done. We wish for
her a speedy recovery.
You Asked For It!
Someone asked Ruth Caldwell,
at the B. & T. Drug store the
other day, why she was serving
Spam sandwiches. In her pleasant
manner she answered, “Because
people ask for them.” And so it
is with the column. Believe it
or not, there are those readers
who ask for it! . _ ti. I
ng plan* to seed two acre* of
ilfalfa next year. The Soil Con
ervation Service will assist in
itrip cropping and soil sampling.
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CONTEST
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Sparta, N. C.
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In wine, red
bine and brown
OUTING .. 32c yd.
NEW SATIN $1.00 yd.
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