North Carolina Newspapers

r Page Two THE ASHEBORO COURIER Thursday, Dec. 20, 1917 HOW GIRLS IN RURAL DISTRICTS MAY SER\ E Mrs. Eugene Reilly, State chairman of the North Carolina division of the woman’s committee of the national council,of defense, gives the following excellent suggestions in an interview on the question of how girls in the ru ral districts may serve their country in the present crisis: “This great v/orld war in which we have become involved has placed an individual responsibility upon the shoulders of every man, woman and child in these United States. Just how each one can render the best patriotic service must be left largely to the in dividuals to decide. We have learned by this time to deliberate, to wait until we learn where our service will count the most; but we stand ready, I trust, to place ourselves under the flag when the path of duty is clear._ We are in the war to win and this is just as much a war to be waged by women and girls at home as it is by men and boys in the trenches. “We are so proud of the women and girls of our state, particularly the ru ral women and girls, who responded so splendidly and promptly to the very first call of the President at the begin ning of the war, when he told us how neeessary’it was that every available piece of ground should be utilized in the interest of food and as a conse quence Nature has been most bounti ful. Not only have the summer gai-- dens flourished, but a movement is raijidly sproadiftg for the cultivation of winter gardens, creating a demand for a garden the year around for every home. It is estimated that there ai'C 8{),000 winter gardens in North Caro lina. “With such w'onderful crops our next concern was to conserve them, and here again the country girls had the advantage over the city girls, for they had belonged to canning clubs long be fore the war was thought of, and yet it was the very best service they could render their country—the canning and drying they have clone all through the summer and early fall. There is stili another service that the rural girls can vender even late in the fall in some dis- ti'icts; they can go on ‘fruit picking’ picnics and gather the fruit for can ning that would otherwise go to waste. The products of food preservation may , be donated to the lied Cross, sent to the soldiers in France, or sold for com- muniy interests. “Sewing courses in the schools may be modified to meet war needs. It should be requii*ed that half of all class work be done upon old materials. Wlierever possible, articles useful to others rather than to the pupil should be made. Girls in the higher grades may sew for the Red Cross on various hospital garments. In this work both speed and efficiency may be developed. Each one should be permitted to put her name and the name of the school sending the garment. “If the girls who live near the cities which are doing a great deal of Red Cross work, an excellent opportunity is oifered those who know how to weave, as they mSy the scr*ps and' make them into rugs. These mgs may be sold ad the girls may use the money for war purposes and have the satis faction of feeling that they have been iiblc to I'ender a service to their coun try. “The government is calling for stenographers and typewriters as they are having great difficulty in supplying the needs oi the departments and or- fices at Washington, D. C., and the woman’s committee has been asked to assist it in bringing to the attention of the girls throughout the couniy an op- porunity for them to help the govern ment in a practical way. “The commission urges on the ground of patriotism, that women and girls above the age of 18 who .are trained in one or the other or both, en ter open competitive examinations at once, and that those who have not such training immediately iindergo instruc tion, in exactly the same spirit that has moved them to attend classes in first- aid nursing, hat is the spirit of help fulness. All who pass the examinations are piTictically assured of certification for appointment at salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,200 a year. By writ ing to the United States Civil Seiwice. Commission, Washington, D. C., full information will be gladly given. “in giving publicity to this appeal, wc ^.■^sh to emphasize the fact that no dependent woman or young and inex perienced girls should go to Washing ton without securing in advance a defi nite position and proper housing. The war is bringing so many people to V/ashington that accommodations for ’ ■’''■’ng and b^'^rding is likely-to be OTtSaxod. If'any u.” SU'ls con- template going, the woman's commit tee to see that adequate .ieu.?ihg facifitie'Tlire “The primary purpose for every gw'l should be to get just as good an ed ucation as she can secure, for with so many of our young' men going to war, many of them, ,alas, never terretum, much move responsibility wul devolve Uiiofi but gii'lH fifid li'ifiy should be splendidly equipped. This advice comes from* the commissioner of education, from our state superintendent of pub lie instruction, Di-. Joyner, and fiom the President himself. We should maintain the highest standards possi ble both in attendance and in the qual ity of work that is done. _ There can be no question about the wisdom and pa triotism of that advice. The problem of the youth of our country is not, ‘How can I train myself for the posi tion of larger personal advantage m the world?’ but rather it should bo, ‘What cun I do to make mysplf a ful and efficient worker toward ^ the worthier world we must create? io that task our rural girls should con secrate themselves with a devotion worthy of tho.se who represent us where dieadly danger lies. “As the holiday season approaches, the question which confronts us all is, •What shall I do about Christmas? It is clearly our duty not only to ‘keep the home fires burning’, but also to ko-'p the hearts of our household cheer ful and drive gloom and depression as far as possible from those who sur round our hearth fires. Who can ren der this service more delicately, more beautifully than the daughters of our homes and in thus giving, the of North Carolina will aid in toaclung the ^ First Red Cross Christmas i Something has happened. A siimple ' and thrilling thing that brings some thing of real greatness to our lives, humble as they may be. It is the observance of our first Red Cross Christmas. One cannot have even the thought of its appropriate ness and its significance in this world of anguish without having touched the highest thoughts of all the world— that which was given on the birthday we are celebrating—'“Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people’’; and that which was expressed in the Red Cross Treaty made by nations, which established that in warfare the sick and wounded of the enemy should be sacred to the Red Cross. This is a Christmas when we cannot see our new younp- soldiers, strong and straight of back, without vision ing those others whom war has made helpless. We cannot see the happi ness of our children without thinking of those little ones in Europe who have starved to death. Perhaps we cannot deck our children’s Christmas tree without remembering that He in whose honor they are was a “man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.” In the Red Cross campaign for 10,- 000,000 new members during the week preceding Christmas there is scope for all our tenderness, all our richest imaginings, all our new-born power of simplicity of heart, all our possi bilities of service. The Red Cross Chapters have asked all members of the American Red Cross to take part in a simple cere mony on Christmas Eve—the placing of a lighted candle in the window shining through a Red Cross service flag on the window pane. This flag is a piece of white transparent paper, blue-bordered, with the sign of the Red Cross, five inches square in the center, and smaller crosses to be added for each of the household who,_ is a member of the Red Cross. It is an expression of service in this unexam pled time—a symbol so instinctive tliat the Red Cross will glow from the windows of our homes over the length and breadth of the land, sending out the Christmas message to the world, and telling not only the passer-by, but our own hearts, that just as our boys and men are finding new strength in their sacrifices, so may we through our new service. How to Prevent Croup In a child that is subject to attacks of croup, the first indication of the i disease is hoarseness. Give Chamber- ^ Iain’s Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded off and all danger and anxiety avoided. Enlist for^e War Not everybody can go to the front in France to fight for his country. Everybody unable to serve in the aiTny, however, can enliat in the Red Cross. There is impo^nt war work for all the men and w$men of Ameri ca, and for youth under or over mili tary age, right at home, "^lo age lim it bans enlistment in the Red Cross. It is the great organized force through which every one not on the firing line may play his part in the war for Lib- erty. _ . The chance to become a recruit m the greatest ai-my ever mobilized to relieve human suffering, as well as to lighten the burdens and enhance the strength of the fighting men, is pre sented to all by the Red Cross Christ mas Membership Campaign. In the week before Christmas it is planned to add 10,000,000 names to the Red Cross rolls. Fifty thousand recruit ing booths will be open throughout the United States to receive enlist ments. It is planned to make member ship in the Red Cross almost as uni versal as citizenship. To that end it is proposed that the way shall be made so open that no one can remain an outsider through lack of propei' invi tation. Here is an opportunity to show the 1917 Christmas spirit, as well as to get into, the war work that summons all patriotic Americans. President Wil son, in apt phrase, has proclaimed that “Red Cross membership is he Christ mas spirit in terms of Let the men and women of Awill’ica make that sentiment ring>like-a cathedral chime througliouWt^ land on Christ mas morn. By reducing the size of their sam- ifies wholesale dc-fU.ers will save this year $419,o0p worth of cloth, repre senting enough wool to provide uni forms for 67,500 soldiers. Asd Sour Stomach Caused This Lady Much Safferiag. Black- Draught Relieved. Meadorsville, Ky.—Mfs. Pearl Pat rick, of this place, writes: "I was very constipated. I had sour stottiach and was so uncomfortable, t went to the doctor; He gave me some pills. 'Tbej^ weakened me and seemed to tear up my digestion. They would gripe me and afterwards it seemed I was more constipated than before. I heard of Black-Draught and da' cided to try it. I found it just what I needed. It was an easy laxative, and not bad to swallow. My digestion soon improved. I got well of the sour stom ach, my bowels soon seemed normal no more gifiping, and I would take a dose now and therrii and was in good shape. I cannot say too much for Black- Draught for it is the finest laxative one can use.” Thedford’s Black-Draught has for many years been found of great value in the treatment of stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Easy to take, ^gentle and reliable in its action, leaving no bad after-effects, it has won the praise of tt'iusands of people who have used it. NC-135 Christmas— and Old Loves By LAURA JEAN UBBEY When I think on the happy days 1 spent with you, my little dearie, .. Now what lands between us lie, How can I but be eerie? A S yuletide draws near, a man’s mind is very apt to revert to happy Christmas times that have gone before. There is most always a woman connected with a man’s happy times and pleasant day dreams. The man who left the farm to make hts fortune in the great city and who has beqome rich, a bachelor boarding at a fashionable hotel or club, can usually recall some particularly happy Christmas in the long ago—a Christmas dinner in the old home, taking his first sweetheart Christmas eve to a ball in the town hall; the de light of taking her home—a mile through snow drifts on a winter night. He had written to her a few times aft er leaving home, then the excitement of city life had crowded her out of his memory and his life. As Christmas draws nigh again, thnuvids carry him back to the girl lie loved when time was young with him. On the impulse 'of the moment he dashes off a letter to her. -He does not know whether she will receive it. She may be mar ried or she may' have moved away. The old folks at home had been care ful never to mention her even in an swer to his inquiries. How strange it is that the same thought can fill two different minds at the same time. The girl of long ago, still single, knowing he has not wed, picks up courage to send a Christmas card to the boy grown old now who took her to her first ball on Christmas eve. The letter and card cross each other as each flies to its goal. The bachelor finds it in his Christmas mail. The lonely woman standing by a win dow in a far-off farmhouse has a let ter handed to her by a neighboring farmer who kindly fetched it to her fz*om the post office Christmas morn ing. Simultaneously there is a warm glow in two hearts widely severed. And yet there are people who won der that there are romances which are revived at yuletide when men and women no longer young sigh for love and home cheer, if they sit alone and lonely listening to the chimes of the Christmas bells. Christmas day is the time to light the sacred fire upon the altar of old hopes and loves and make the longing and dreams realities. Sending a little Christmas card with a well-chosen kindly verse is sure to find an echo in a lanely man’s heart at this time of all others. One should not check the kindly resolve to send one. It can do no harm and it may bring much happi- noee. To whom are you going send your “Merry Christmas” card in this year of our Lord 1917? Perhaps I’ll find one in my stocking. I’ll hang it up and see. I take this occasion to send each and every one of my readers a Merry Christmas, together with the wish that the coming year may he the most successful one of their lives. (Copyright.) Significance ^Christmas i m AKE Christmas a jolly time. The whole signifi cance of Christmas is generosity, charity, good fellowship and consequent happiness, and we must stand in with this spirit of joyful-^ ness or admit ourselves as hy no means belonging to the highest types of humanity. If we adopt the Irishman’s well- known and philosophical dic^ turn, that ‘'one man’s as good’s another and some a deal sight betther," then we want do be a “deal sight” in most every thing, and good fellowship proclaims that loudest and longest. ■ So, go in for a good time in any old first-class, fine-edged way you can get it, at home or abroad, outdoors or in, upstairs or down, with or without the best means for enjoyment, for the means can be made; if you’re determined to make it, there is always a way. If you lack dollars, use pennies; if you lack pennies, use your wits. There are many other things that you have in abun dance to spend, and you can spend them by transferring to others and the general atmos phere your optimistic joyful ness over what you have, be it much or little. O - ■ =OOQ A COTTON MILL MAN DECLARES HE FOUND INDIGESTION CURE Sugered Seven Years, Gave Up Doc tors, Took to Acid Iron Mineral and Says He Was Able to Work Again. SUFFERED AGONY UNTIL HE BEGAN TAKING THIS MEDICINE KILLING TWO BIRDS “I suffered from .indigestion and with my stomach so bad I could not go to work half the time. I had suffered seven years and tried several doctors but they only gave me temporary re lief,” declared a Greenville, S. C., man the other day in telling how he at last got relief. “Everything I ate would disagree with that poor stomach of mine and 1 was not only sick but worried. Seven years is a long time t6 suffer and 1 want to I’ecommend a simple treatment to people suffering like I did. It doesn’t cost but a dollar or so and it^is just the thing. Get a bottle of Acid Iron Mineral at the drug store. I did, and after I had finished the second large bottle I felt fine. I went to work and nowawdays I can eat and digest •any thing you put before me that’s good to- eat. It has cured me and I consider it the kind of medicine people should rec ommend. I’ll never forget it or be with out it. I gladly i-ecommend it to any one troubled with their stomach or in digestion,” enthusiastically declared W. T. Hambrey, 50 Duke Street, Greenville, S. C. The Acid Iron Mineral refen’ed to is the product of a natural medincinal iron deposit, highly concentrated -with- ! out the addition of a di’op of alcohol or j narcotic. It contains nothing to dis- . turb the bowels or liver, and a few 'drops to a teaspoonful in a glass of [water is all any one needs to correct I the system and tone the 'blood, kidneys, I appetite and d'igestidn back to normal,, ■ according to the testimony of thou- j sands. j It is the cheapest, strongest, best iron medicine on the market. Get a [ bottle today. People all over the state ' recommend it. Bookkeeping and the Commercial Bran che's taught the year round. Gradu ates being placed before they finish the courses. Greatest demand ever known for office help. Winter Term begins January 7. Write for Catalog and Special rates. GREENSBORO COMMERCIAL SCHOOL Greensboro, N. C. An Early Bank One of the earliest banks was founded at Venice in 1156. That is over 750 years ago. And yet there are lots of people who nev er avail themselves of the advantags of a bank. This bank waa founded in April, 1907. Its officers and directors are men of re sponsibility and known integrity. And yet there are hundreds of people who daily take chances—keep their money at home—lose it by robbery, lose it by fire, lose it in one of a hundred ways, whereas all they have to do to enjoy ABSOLUTE SAFETY is to deposit it at the— BANK OF RAMSEUR RAMSEUR, N. C. n n gDrisfsiias Mtmtk (Compiled from the Yuletide Utterances of Great Minds by Harvey Peake in the Baltimore Sun.) A LITTLE child, thou art our guest, That weary ones in thee may rest. —Martin Luther. ISTLETOE hung in.'the castle hall, The holly bough shown on the old oak ■'’^all. —Thomas Haynes Bayly. NGLAND was Merrie England when Old Christmas brought his sports again. —'Walter Scott. TNG out ye crystal spheres, .Once bless our human ears! —John Milton. AINT clouds possessed the earth And sadly fell our Christmas Eve. -Alfred Tennyson, who sang Creation’s glory, Nbw proclaim Messiah’s birth. —James Montgomery. C HRIST is born, the gr^at anointed, Heaven and earth his praises sing! —J. Caword. H ark, the herald angels sing; “Glory to the new born King!’’ —Charles Wesley. E ING the bells and raise the strain, And hang ap garlands everywhere. —Susan Coolidge. S HEAR along our streets pass the min- s.trel throngs, , Hark! They play so sweet on their haut boys Christmas songs.—Longfellow. S ING the song of gi-eat joy that the^. angels began, Sing of glory to God, and bf good will to man! —John G. Whittier. T his day hath God fulfilled his prom- ‘ ised word, I This day is born a Savior, Christ the . Lord, —J. Byron. M ay you have as many happy months As you taste mince pies at Chiistmas. —Old English Saying. A t Christmas play, and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. —Tusser. S OMETIMES with oysters we combine, Sometimes assist the savory chine; From the low peasant to the lord. The tw'.key smokes on every board. —Walter Gay. “I was beginning to think there was no originality in New Year cards, but I was mistaken,” remarked Joblots. “You received a novelty?” “Yes. My tailor sent me a card bearing the usual greetings, but added this line; ‘How about that little bill?’ ” NOTE OF HOPE AND HAPPINESS New Limbs for Old A recent cablegram from Paris says that French soldiers who haye_ lost either- arms oi’ legs gather daily at American Red Cross headquarters seeking assistance in obtainin.g artifi cial limbs. The artificial limbs given ' by the Red Cross are declared to be the most practical that can be obtain ed. Celebration of Saviour’s Birth Com mands Attention of Ail Nations Regardless of Ravages of War. On the great feast of the Nativity, Christmas, as it is popularly known, there is always a note of hope and cheer, even when many lands are drenched in blood. It was 1917 years ago that Christ -was born, but the mes sage he brought is as fi*esh and com pelling as it was in the years long ago. Over the little town of Bethlehem the heavenly choir sang “Gloria in Ex- celsis Deo”—“Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will,” or, as some renderings of the Latin text have it, “and on earth peace and good will towards men,” That •blessed proclamation will go sounding •down the centuries to come until time shall be no more. Professing Christmas welcome today ns one of peculiar joy and gladness. The liturgical churches celebrate it with impressive services but all God fearing people, whether they be con nected with the Christian body or that, can but find a thrill and a lifting up of the soul in meditating upon the birth of Jesus and the mighty work the redeemer came to accompKsh. Christmas comes to us with its hal lowed greeting and with an inspira tion for higher purposes and true Christian charity. May this be truly a happy (3iristmas for one and alL An Ambition and a Record ’J’HE needs of the South are identical with the needs oftbeSoQtbem Railways tbe growth and success of o the upbuilding of the other. ) farors—no special prlrilece n The ambition of the Southern Railway Company Is to see that unity of interest that is born of co-operation between the public and the railroads; to see perfected that fair and frank policy in the manage ment of railroads which invites the conBdence of eovernmental agencies; to realize thatliberality of treatment which will enable it to obtain the additional capital.needed for the acquisition of better and enlareed facilities incident to the demand for increased and better service; and, finally— ■' To take its niche in the body politic of the South alongside of other great industries, with no more, but with equal liberties, equal rights and eqiral opportunities. h The Unbreakable Ornament. The millennium will be here when somebody invents an unbreakable orna ment for Clhristmas trees. Girl messengers are noy; employed by many of the Government depart ments at Washington. sublime lesson, that it is better to give than to rocoiyc.” The epidemic of 'high crimes and misdemeanors which has broken out at ! Danville, Va., shows no sign of abate- ' ment. Mrs. Emma Stallings was at- i tacked in her home and robbed of $38 jby a negro. The negro made his os- ; cape. I Every postal employee in the United States has been instructed to take an active part in the campaign for the sale of war-savings stamps. In order to reach the desired sales mai’k of $2,000,000,000 by Januai-y 1, 1919, ,it will be necessary to sell sufficient stamps to average $16.50 for each man, woman and child in the country. Oliildten Cry FOR FLETCHER’S OASTO R 1 A FORD THE UNIVERSAL CAR It is most important when your Ford Car requires me chanical attention that you place it in charge of the authorized Ford dealer, because they are sure of hav ing repairs and replacements made with genuine Ford- made materia^ by men who know all about Ford cars. So bring your Ford to us where satisfaction is guar anteed. Prompt, efficient service at all times and Ford cars if you. wish to buy: Chassis, $364.99; Runabout, 385.52; Touring 400.91; Coupelet, $606.17; Sedan, 744.72. One-Ton truck $647.22; delivei-ed here. ASHEBORO MOTOR COMPANY