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RED CROSS HEALS
WOUNDSOF WAR
25,000 Disabled Ex-Service Men
in Hospitals After Fou
Years of Peace.
T
A fain the Christm&i Seal1 Cabbage and Sausages
Interest on investment is
the sourccf surest tncome.
Money wcrKs 24 txours a.
day and evea iays &
weeK.
More people sreTnadelnd e
pendervttoy avirg Irian by
slaving.
England tea "invested to
wonderfvol -advantage. Ev
ery yew statistics show
that England buys more
from other countries than
she sells totthem. ;But inter
est on investments does not
showTDitthetatistiGal tables.
That is wiyiBngland is rich.
Ilcney placed in -a savings banh is an in
vestment sale eiid sure
MaKe yourself, independent
dollar Starts an Account 7i
THE ASHEBQRO JBANK & TRUST COMPAQ
Capilal $50,000.00
CHAPTERS' FIELD OF SERVICE
Every Veteran Needing Help Gets
Individual Attention of Sym
pathetic Workers.
T. CAVENESS, President
B. S TED MAN, Vise iPreaident
E. H. MORRIS, Cashier
G. T. MURDOCH., Ass t. Cashiei
THE DOOR OP OPPORTUNITY Is wide open at all times for
those who hava been properly instructed. Our courses of individual
instruction and our Classes in booVWping, stenography, touch
typewriting, banktag, accounting and business tactics are most
modem and practical. Students can auxoll at any time. Write
reensbero Commends! School, CliteMuikaro, N. C, for Catalog.
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Wkea NcHier 11 the worll
balls to observe Ue fourth anniver
sary of Aruiistlee Day, and the Ameri
can Red Crura Inaugurates its Annual
RoU Call (or ilia enrollment of tat
1923 membership, the people of the
United State may well pause ta think
of the unparalleled contribution to the
cause of peace made by our Army and
Navy In the World War. The glory of
It is a coipmon tradition; tut tbe
wounds of war remain. They are not
healed m a day, In a year, nor in four
years. And on Armistice Day there
will be under treatment in Government
hospitals over 25,000 ex-service men,
broken physically by wounds, expo
sure, nervous strain and exhaustion
Incident to their service in. the war
The Government without stint Is un
dertaking to furnish these disabled
men with the compensation and med
ical care to which they are entitled,
yet their especial care is a duty of. the
Red Cross. Why? Because the Gov
ernment cannot handle the cases of
ex-service men Individually ; It must
handle these men In bulk under a
standardized policy. The Government
has neither the authority, the funds
or the equipment for working out the
problem of the lndivid-nl man. There
Is where the American Ited Cross
The North Carolina Tuberculosis As
aociation win place on sals true er
ten mil; Hi i. 1 uLx-rcuWus Cnrteliit
Seals, which will tell for on cent each
the receipts to be Used ill providing
lunds for the care ami prevention of
tuberculosi. The teal will b on
sale from Thajikagiving day until
Christmai. "In ecruig the service
sf Mlkj Uulh Col," say Doc '.or tic
lirayers circular letter, " Aiheboro
has an able director tor the local sale
and fundi are assured for the care of
a number of needy cases of tubercu
losis who would otherwise die."
u is adinit'.ea b Docior Mcbrayer
that ten million is a large number ol
seals placed end to end they would
teach from Asheville to' Raleigh but
"the receipts iroin each half, mile
sold would provide four months treat
ment in the best sanatorium in the
state.' This number is an allotment
ol live for each peioon in Norm Caro
lina, "and we can best judge, our in
terest in humanity by the number of
yards wo buy."
Doctor McMrayer tells of a case
where the seals gave relief to a fam
ily in Beaufort county in a rather
unique way. The superintendent of
public welfare, who is also chairman
for tbe sale of seals, was called in to
see a boy who was undernourished
and weakly and had been unable to
keep up with his school classes
allotment was made from the
Woman') Dial
CX Or-HMATION 1
AFT
FITH
IN
NEAR
KAN DOLT
1 haa distort-i r. r. t:.e U
tors in the I'ruted Stat. S.
c tie thing and u:u a;..i'.i.rr
ing me and all wai.le.i u, c
c pen but slayr's Wor. it rf -I
ued me, i,ov 1 eat uMu,
fcage and anyu.ii.g I wai.t I"
lug hurts ii. e' ' It l.- a s.ii.pie
less preparatR.il that removes
tarrhal n ucu from the u:u
tiact and a!la the u.lla. .i:
which iaa.-eo pi acluall) all '.o
i.ier aiul intestinal ailments
appendicitis. One .ioe w ;!
or muiie) refunded.
TlKf at the Lead of a Nef EaM
reLirf work in Kain-ipt. t.a beea
rrwatlY pleased w.'h U.e rumour ef re-
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Ip4l.fe truii; l.'.ce
tha grekt work.
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Mr. W. J Kald.
in r.t,
i kin.l as to .
Juur valual.i
Irawing ne
..j er
.i d !
i!r. Kditor:
Will you be s
a little space n
us tlie election
no. only interested in th.
my own county but in the wtlfaie of
the general public and wish to write
a few lines regarding the politic;;)
situation.
.,ftJ. aM la
.erai p'p' aavo
...e c...mi.i;l ar
..e teachers ana
v i .i t.avo toB
: 1 1 1 1 : ear to
need so fTtat,
s ji'', it begaa
.:. ;i,.se ooun
i ; tne "lurks
: ne:r forees it
'. n.oloeting
.; : to.- t onstians
i '. ie Suaday,
! e . a,i. .aliOJ by
i a i K'e as tn day
..i . :feririg ia ths
ia n.uols of the
leasun tins data
The foreign countries keep calling
on the United States for financial help
to clothe and feed the suffering hu
manity; to this we have always re
sponded freely but this is becoming a
burden on this countrv and it ; 1,0,1,
An time there should hj
seal to remove the cause of this trouble.
iuna ot o ior tne purcnase ot mil And if the United States had adopted
uBuuureiii. me me league ot nations that was mapped
supenntendefoSthen made the sugges- out by President Wilson and the
tion that the father purchase a cow on Democratic party ar.d rejected by the
the installment plan and he would Republican congress which is in i,w-
llCS I ' u I 1
t'.ey can I. no
No. ember l'.h l...s
tii committee 11.
set aside for spe,
churches and .suu
county. If, for ai
is not convenient, it may be changed
to suit the convenience of the people,
but it is the wish of the committee
that the funds be collected and in at
headquarters at lialeigh before
Thanksgiving.
Senu all tunds to .Mi. 1. C. Uoser,
Asheboro, N. C.
N. ( . PKESS ASSOCIATION
TO MEET AT HIGH POINT
Final arrangements for the mid-winter
meeting of the North Carolina
Press Association which will be held
at High Point were completed last
week. The date set for the meeting is
January 11 and 12. The executive
' continuTthelo allowance to "apply on erlhe Tgl ht eX3n cul .7, TT' .1' -Wi
. the purchase price. The cow was paid tries would have been a thint of ,1 e 7' l Ral,Bh! to be tne Pnnpal
I fnr L hi. h, aiv mnnfh. n,i th ' j11. a , , nK of, tlu speaker for the first day. Banouets
for in this way in six months and the
family given an adequate supply of
milk. Tne boy is now properly .nour
ished and making good progress in
school. In this community the cow is
known as the "Christmas Seal Cow."
past and today they would have been
at work and been self-supporting.
However, we have some very im
portant matters in our own immedi
ate section at present that we should
look after and get adjusted. I wi .1.
to call your attention to the political
MY WINDOWS situation of the good old county o,
Randolph, the county in which 1 was
Three windows in my House of Life born and reared and where I rubbed
and other social features are being
arranged for the pleasure of the edi
tors as well as "plans for a profitable
business session.
Till: 1 V piNE
skies,
Look out three dilierent ways,
One turns with wistful longing
To the Koad of Yesterdays,
And watches how the shadows
Of the poplars, slim and tall,
finds Its greatest field for service, aid
ing through its very active Chapters Point mutely at remembered days.
In reaching the disabled man with 1m- And silence over all.
mediate practical help, assisting hii . , . , h
family while his claim is emerging from A T
the process of adjustment, furnishing AnleeB lhe pa8sers up and down,
articles of comfort, funds to tide over And greets tnem a Dow.
the difficult periods, the friendly touch The iitt)e street j8 frankly gay,
f persoul encouragement, helpful, vvith checkered shade and shine,
recreation and worry-dispelling amuse- And busy, too, with bustling joys
ment. It Is the warm hand of sym-; That wait on me and mine,
pathy and understanding which the
American Red Cross extends to the The other window turns away
majority of these disabled ex-serrlce From Yesterday and Now
men, gome of them friendless In the A"11 no .a single backward glance
whirl of life, thousands of thera with ' lts vl8,on wlU f ... ,
wives and children dependent m leaPs Put to hl"s 5fl:
the back of my head against a log wal
to get what little education that 1
could during the carpet-bag rule- un
der a corrupt Republican administra
tion and the county that feels nearc:
to me today than any other county in
: ine state and it was not only
wnviiege out my pleasure to visit
B PanHnlnh J I 10 realms
verv much imnnKuH Hth th o-t UUT . arui Vs nylnK
The towering pine, it i..ii, .-
Ol that great dome so blue:
It lifts it's crown, to over rise,
Above the grandest view;
The pines in line, that seem to roach.
To heights, where sunshine glows.
The rosy hue, as if to teach
The soul what nature knows.
The life is reaching e'er above,
lo realms, that ever live:
ike the dova,
Tl. - -U V. .. 1 1 i . ,
imDrovements that have lwn ma,) i V"UUB" "cav "'u mucn 10
,the county since I left there about ,t ?Jla re tnef,0"y P1M
twenty years ago. I find among other An" f'he", 6ertShmotst falr; .
improvements a new up-to-date court rdha" t'he a " '
I house that any county in the state 1 18 ln llle alr'
; should be proud of, a new up-to-date lt . , - ,
Mail, a new countv home for the U brathes the breath of heaven pure,
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A 1 - r
nA u r invea 01 it s penume;
niiu 111111 111 aim uic uiiiui uuilclttr. uu iij ir u i t ,
I county home I think, the people of It?J,ff.M balm' .grants the cure'
! Randolph should be proud of and I " w.msPers ln attune;
also find good roads together with Th P,ne S?L sweet', lt,,mr hve8'
various imDrovements but I find the . 10 K,ve lne earxn "s Psalm:
them and hundreds of them frequent-! through the deathless pines 'can good old county that I used to be so
1v i i.l ol .1 c In th Ta fct of orrlm u " T. , .1 nt no 1U U., 1 1
trace
The Path of Coming Years,
WHY BUT A CHEAP PIANO, in for a little mere you can buy
1foe KNABS, a piano that baa been aakaowladged by all artiste, to
be the World's Beat Piano aktoe 1887 1 If you will sign the coupon
below and malt to us at once, w will be (lad to wend you our
handsome aaUlogue, with prices and terms on eame.
Maynard Brother,
Salisbury, N. C
Dear Sirs: Please send me cat
alogue, prices and terms of the
KNABB PUae.
Name
Postoffice
St, er R. F. D
State
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At each I stand and look,
This is 350 Antl read tneir little stories
Like the chapters oi a uook.
The first one fills and thrills
With happiness, an.l pain
ly helpless ln
cesslty.
2,679 Chapter Aiding Veterans
In this work, upon whose aecom-' And sometimes when the sun is down,
pllshment the American Red Cross Ii And I am all alone,
urging a record-breaking enrollment In The little windows beckon me,
the Roll Call which onens on Armis- For they are quite my own,
tlce Day and closes with Thanksglv-; And seetmto love me, every one
Ing Day, 2,67!) Chapters In all parts of
the country are engaged.
I more than were working for ex-service
men Inst year when approximately
$1(1,000.000 wns expended by the Na
tional Organization and the Chapters
working together In harmonious unity.
For the current fiscal year National
Fletidqiiiirters appropriated $.1,0:!0,
002 90, n n increase of $.'ia"i,.rG0.84 over
lhe amount spent for the work among
ex-service men In the year ended June
:!0 lust. Since It Is estimated that the
Chapters will expend close to $7,000,
000 from their own funds, the grand
total , of Ited Cross expenditures for
this single work Is expected again to
reach the $10,000,000 mark by June 30,
1023.
Hospital and District Office Work
And points above, to One that gives,
The healing and the balm.
air is tilled with life and loy.
It's forces grant the years
proud of as the banner Democratic
county of the state, is now under the
nfn,l nwl mnnn.AmAnf f l lhe
-uii"ui aim 01 u;e ivc-
miHlipan na l- O anil unnn invaDtiirafinT,
...... . u.vj, w ur11 ii.'oowftonoo fl ,,, ; i . -
I find that when the Republicans got ana3'
control of the county six years ago While song, eer soar so strong,
the county oweff approximately one bear the joy away:
hundred thousand dollars, after build- ihe heavnly plan, wil eer prolong,
ing the court house and jail, together 11 s llfe 10 endless day.
with other improvements; and now1
under six years' of Republican man-'f, growth for years, it tells to all,
.-uroment thn rnimtv nwe nnnrlv By ''hes, of storills lt bore:
me thru hundred and fifty thousand dollars, The tow'ring pine, it must not fall,
and not one thing to show lor it ex- 'v "'" "- "
I, and pain, pver irrows. ttiwiird heuv'n to KtarwL
The next-1'm drenched witli starlight, ep. . e new ;uu n
Maynard Bros.
And then I'm splashed with rain.
But the other wiiiokiw draws me,
And I smile through rainbowed tears
For 1 read a happy ending
Down the Path of Coming .ears.
Barbara Young, in The New lork
Times.
DEATH RATE FROM
MOTOR CARS
I am informed, annroximatel v fortv1
thousand dollars. Now let the good That nature gives, in grand command,
and thinking people of Randolph I It's strength will ever calm,
county figure for themselves and see
how long it would take that crowd to The air is pure among the pines,
bankrupt the county, and even have it I And filled with healing true;
in as bail or worse shape than it was Tha sun e'er shines, where ever signs,
under the carpet-bag rule during my I I'"" to the heav'rfly blue;
boyhood days when Randolph countv, The land of sunshine, bears the palm,
INCREASE
The fact that statistics show a
large insrease in the number of acci
dents due to motor cars is sufficient
r, Luri-s as a warning to car drivers,
During the fiscal year a total of over but it appears to take more than this
1,400 persons, paid and volunteer, has for some drivers. This year's report
been engaged In Red Cross duty In snows an increase of l,0f6 over l'J20.
hospitals or district offices of the D. S. : jn 10,21 there were over 10,000
Veterans' Bureau. An average of 8,000 deaths. In our own town, there have
oew cases reoulres deflnltennd par-1 been few accidents of a serious na
tlcnlar attention each month. The de-jture, but people are entirely too slack
mand for Chapter-made articles for , concerning such matters in this sec-
nnKRih v throughout the entire
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BMPIR1 BLOCK
SALISBURY, N. C.
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Place your order now for
Engraved: Christmas Cards
Samples may be seen at Couri
er office.
MRS; H. W. WALKER
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was under Republican management.
Sometimes at the close, of our courts
they would not have sufficient money
to pay off the jury and we had only
from two to six weeks school during
the year and that in a small lo;r cabin
with slab benches with xg legs for
seats and only one small window in
the cabin to give light and very often
when the school closed the teacher
had to wait for some time for his
small salary of about twenty dollars
per month. I feel sure that the good
people of Randolph do not want to
see these conditions again and will
turn out to the polls on the 7th of No-
a full Democratic
FoV gladness ever told,
By wings that sing the sweetest psalm,
The trees their secret hold.
- Estelle 1 .ord.
m vtiurns and bruises ?
Kmentholatum J
cools and heaHs
hfm1tul nntIfntN la mnatunt I tinn
Daring last year Service Clalsns and state except where they are made to vember and e)ect
Infwimatlon Service at National Head- observe traffic rules. ticket and put Randolph under sound gest majority In the historv
There are lew times wnen u . ..rv amJ management, I am looking county.
.4.1.. . thrniio-h crowded j .i . v, , - 7 . .
"""" : ? .,, lorwara 10 uio morning or iNovemDer liest wiahes for my native
' ------ -- - . oui w.icji i (rot my morning paper iu ana 1 ne Courier.
likely to run across the road, it is that t gooA o)d of j.i w j bALjOvVIN
not uw ltuuu. v 11 V.1 qo1P" iwmocriuc oy uie lar- Uoldsboro, N. C
wrier uiy
t AAvm at a reasonable gait within
qaartera handled 37,200 compensetloa
M tasarnnce clntms, 3400 allotment
aa4 allowance ranrs, and 9,700 mlscel-
clnlms. Since February, 1818,
M baa dlspoeed f 64,174 alletmenl
checks payable to veterans which tbe
Peat Ofltoe Depertaaeet repeiie41 aaee
Iverakte.
Chapter le tke nntt ef the RH
Oreea ergsalzartom. which to acceaUbl
e every dleable velersn er his feat
Ry. Betweea July 1, WI, aad June 30,
VKX the Cbaalera a4 reported l.COrV
79 Uataacee ef eerrlea te ex-eenrlce
sea -aa4 their eVatatisU, at a test
atfcaated tress epertt aew at hand ef
bms Oaa emoo.
' The basis ef Into far-reaehlag werk
ef Oe Bed Cross le the Individual
aeeda ef the eaaaelec veteraa te the
aad that he bmj etura hto rlghu n
far she law, that hie especial want
May b la Media terjr ewpplled, that hie
ewa aad his fsatOyw attoatlea miy he
rsndered bsppy aad cheerful, sad the!
their outlook let the future ty
ytauallte Inrenrlree for ladepeadeat
aad fraKf ul effort
tot I )
Tmt I
copy 7
How to Succeed
la ear sew sstslM. tvW
wmt4 far w-., , rtaa4
anrrnme w rn
eu wwint la hm
KMrtOTMKNt at'llAVl tow MM saw Tl
. HF lliWIMHHMi
w
t. L tsvririe. rae ' Qwntrm. It fcjj
"UtltH, H. o.
tpread Christmas Joy Abroad
More thea 100,000 Chrlstmss bom
far tbe children of Central Europe
were parked tiy (he Junior Red Crees
lest yeer. The epreid of Christmas
joy through these boxes will be largelf
bscreesed this year hecsnee of lbs
alsni already onder way.
Veur rHeee-Tlme 'mf
IM "all yeti can," but yenr "bit,
fl, tnskes for treegth of tbe Mteri
taa Bed Crwai la pre-ttme srrlc
strength la aeaatbeft ssalMpllee eerv
It. JM Veaty. .
of the
county
the law, and this should be enforced.
TBI
CHOICE OF
FRIENDS AND READING
Your famflyle worth the beet vouj
can rfr it You desire lor tAeir en
joyment the best house, the beet food,
the beet clothes that you can afford.
And you are yery careful that they
cultivate the right kind of friends.
Bat are you just as careful about
choosing the right kind of reading T
You should be, for reading has a
marked influence upon character, es
pecially the reading that comes under
the eyes of tha young and impression
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die grocar a essal pvoe saaa thai saaat
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tmading liniiil dulie k actually doing your
iii unllj a mtot wfan ha stocks canaaas it
b aa nnaliil, and as each be canias k.
But because it is aa esamtial yon caa aaable
bin to ixwilirma to stock k. Tbars art a doaaa
mall )oba, end parhaps soma big una, where
you can nttet economically and praotabiy use
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