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THE ASHEBORO COURIER, ASHEBORO, N. C. GENERAL NEWS ' . . .... court had enrolled tulJ,.V 1528 l nvH an mirm LwYutomobile to.Cohunhla. AT r,I7"n. uid injured lour U i' were killed ui.tnta . automobU. a FairUad, la ifi m'an by the wane of Teeter A. X "ral dayi .go by a negro ?.ville. The negro eeeaped ' & w Vcaptured by another negro ed U toputon a die n cut of his hiding ; place. M Kliubeth Curley K?". 7 , .., ta local hospital In 1 bi?il?b d0 ' . t one time mayor of , Fuiiit "RIGHT HERE IN OUR HOME TOWN r t Our sales of Unginai vinoi are growing uigK jhere - ii --- j oeople right nere m uur u.uC citv h. -e been neipea py vngi ;,.,!. Everv day this splen did nmlicine is making new riemK w ho by its help are grow ing bi-Mt-r and better because they h.;l the faith to try Original Vinol We guarantee it because believe in it and we are right here to make good on our cuaranu-e your money back if it doesn't help you. R 1 Moore.Noroton Heights, Conn", sivs: "After taking Ori ginal Ymol I regained my nor mal w( i;jht and never felt better in my life." Mr?. L. R. Robinson, Peters burg, HI , writes: "Original Vinol has restored my strength. I think i t is a wonderful medicine. Mrs. G. A. Johnson, Sullivan, Ohio, says: "My doctor recom mendeil "Original Vinol for my .rundown condition and it helped me right away." ORIGINAL VINOL WILL HELP YOU The price is still $1.00 ALWAYS INSIST ON ORIGINAL VINOL Look for this Sign t'jftD TIRES INGRAM filling: STATION r WW o mm FARMERS, NOT HIMSELF, HURT j BY GORGAS SALE, SAYS FORD Farmer Can Construct Practical Road Drag ! Erery farmer should have a road drag. There U no excuse for not hav- i lag one when it can be had with o , little cost Good road drags ma; be j purchased or made at home. On almost anj farm some old plank can be found. Get two pieces of i plank,"oak If you can find It ; 3 Inches thick If It can be had ; If not, 2 Inches thick will be all right ; 8 or 10 Inches wide and 6 or 7 feet long. Three-Inch plank Is best as It Is much heavier and will stand more heavy usage. Ton will also need two pieces of 2 bj B or 8 by 4 preferably, If It can be had, 8 feet long. 8ome good tough wood la beat Make these like Illustration B. Bore five one-half Inch holes In each as il lustrated; one to be about 6 Inches from the end, with a second one 3 Inches or 2 Inches from that Inward, according to the thickness of your two large pieces of plank. At the other end bore one hole about 8 to 4 Inches from the end, this hole to be used to hold clevis pin for the hitch. Bore an other hole 0 inches from this end of the piece, and a third hole 2 or 8 Inches Inward from the second, ac cording to the thickness of the Urge pieces of plank used. In each of the large pieces of plank make two holes as In Illustration A, one at each end 2 inches frn top edge of the plank. One bole should be 10 Inches from the end, the other 16 Inches from the end; make these ( By Associated Press. Detroit, Oct. 11. Henry Ford's of fer for the purchase of the Muscle Shoals project in Alabama is still be fore Congress and will not be with drawn, Henry Ford said today in a statement, his first public assertion since the sale of the Gorgas plant- to the Alabama rower company. Mr. Ford charged that political in fluences were brought to bear to keep him from obtaining the plant and these "same influences prevented a vote in the house last Bpring" on the sale of Muscle Shoals to the Ford Home .wners planning to repair nlPan; .v , t. , - Mr. lords statement says: recover their shingle roofs are urged MXhe Lmte() gtates g0.ernment to save their old shingles. In a state- through Maj Gen. Lansing H. Beach, ment Issued by J. M. Berdan, Detroit asked me to bid on Muscle Shoals, building expert. I not on a piece of Muscle Shoals. I "Of the 2S,O0O,0O0 buildings in tbe did so, and because my bid included United States," said Mr. Berdan, "not au 01 Muscle Shoals it was the only SAVING THE OLD SHINGLES Nothing Gained by Thslr Remeval, la the Verdict Delivered by a i BoMding Expert. quite roofs. field agents million are K.2Knnnn .tin h.v wrwwwn one thought worthy of reporting Of these wooden roofs, onr Congress. But I have a very strong of visitors here for what promises to be the mofet spectacular event m the history of the commonwealth. Among the prominent men who have promised to be present are Dr Hubert Work, secretary of the inter ior; Governor Cameron Morrison, of North Carolina; Governor McLeod, of South Carolina; David H. 31air, com missioner of internal revenue; Gener al A. J. Kowley, commanding officer at Camp Bragg, Fayette ville; W. A. Blair, of Winston-Salem; Frank Page, chairman of the state highway com mission, and possibly Governor Peay, of Tennessee. J. Elwood Cox, member of the state highway commission from the fifth district, is general chairman of the committees in charge of arrange ments, and under his direction manv plans have already been completed. While the pageant will be an all day affair, the outstanding feature ; will be the elaborate street parade, wnicn is scheduled to get under way report that our nearly a to promptly at 9:30 o'clock. This parade In need of repair, on i ... . u:i. .... i r i nu paraue win nave in it rphir cs cuutkuuii uiai, wmie we nave oeen : .. . - .. - . .7 ...., i i " cciv mrociiutioii irom me par leur , v-1 tu"mlLl11 vwiuihhv nave l- ,, ..... . : 1 f,-w,tKii ; negotiating with Mr. Weeks, we 5r U XA Sold and rjhf Guaranteed Only By If. fill kmm ' ! mm not been negotiating with the Tlnifpd i "su,r r lne s.l.e 10 . lne present account of the fact that many of these states m.rnn,nt ume. mere win te tne crude tent Near. .. WQ perxjr attired in cos tumes it -pre xritir.g tht ar,fu.- epl ystles frvrc tJ.e days of the Indian trad tu the modern period, will ride or walk :n tne parade, Lich promis es to Lr the must spectacular of its kind evrr pat on m North Carolina. The anous epi.-od will be repre sented by u,r ci ic crganuations of High Po.nt. Taking part will be the, Kedmen, Woodmen of the World, Ro tanans, Kiw aniens, Civitans, Daugh ters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confedracy, the Elks, the V W. C A , the Wo man's club and many other local or ganizations. Miss Olive V. Jackson, of New York, i in the city completing the plans for the parade, she having been engaged for that purpose. Miss Jack son put on the centennial celebration at Macon, Ga., last May, and this event was described as the most largely attended and spectacular at traction in the history of the south. Arthur Lyon, chairman of the en- announces a rW M i Details of Practical Drag. holes so your two 8-foot pieces will lip Into them easily. Tou will also need eight old bolts, one-half Inch in diameter and 6 or 7 Inches long, these to go Into holes la tbe 8-foot pieces. Put together as In illustration O, having one plank with long end at one end, and other piece with short end at same end.;, slip In the 8-foot cross pieces, drive bolts In front and behind the large piece through all the holes but the two for the. clevis, having the end of each cross-piece containing tht the three holes toward front. Get twe clevises and put In the remaining: holes. It will require about one-half day't time te make this drag, and cost yon nothing for material If you can flnil the plank and old bolts on the farm But even If you must purchase thest it la well worth having If you only need to use It on driveway and lanes However, there are thousands o! miles of roads that would he Improver wonderfully If the farmers along thos roads spent but a few hours occasion ally In pulling u drug over them. Tou can give your road drug longei life by nailing o piece of angle hor on the lower front edge of the plnnl as shown In Illustration A. Null a few boards across the top to stand or while using the drag. These can l nailed on he upright planks, from front to back plank, or can be nailed on the cross-pieces, lengthwise. Either place will be all right. You can then ride on It and help to hold It down when extra weight Is needed. repair jooe have been long deterred. ' "John Weeks repeated assertions Just how the owners of these roofs that Henry Ford would never get go about having the work done, par- Muscle Shoals, neither with the tlcularly In the midst of the greatest Gorgas plant nor without it, is evi- bulldlng boom since 1909, will depond dence tha e Pies to this mat- tbe expenditure or saving of a large if',"0 A bldlf.r al? h govern JT ; 1 ment but other parties best known to HL money , , . , I! the man who is at present secretary The conventional method In giving 0f war. a house with shingles a new roof Is to . Scheme of "John Weeks" rip off the old shingles and to lay the "Long ago Mr. Weeks matured in new roof on the old furring strips, his mind the plan to break up Muscle This means musflng up lawns and Shoals and dispose of it piecemeal, shrubbery, filling the upper floors of When he sold the steam plant at the house with dirt and dust, and run- Gorgas he pulled the first etitch in nlng the chance of getting caught Jj J oTTe'tmeS 1 rude-en storm with no roof on the farmer and manufacturen fcouse. In addition, of course, Is lhe rne next step8 are g0 plain that cost of the labor for ripping the shin- a child can see them. It only re gie off. ! mains to sell the gigantic nitrate "These rislts I nd eiDenses can be plant No. 1 and then nitrate Dlant avoided by living the new roof right No, 2 and finally the Wilson dam ever Hie old shingles. Whatever tbe ,jf' an(1 that is the end of Muscle material of the old roof, whether as- s?oals aus a possible demonstration plnil, or wooden shingles, the new roof Sn ffSd. will be cheaper to lay and will offer ( Thig p,an was formed John a better Insulation for the house; mak- Weeks for the purpose( as he lng It cooler In summer and warmer thought, of injuring Henry Ford, in winter. Tin additional weight Is Which shows how much a Boston easily supported, though In some casei bond broker, in politics for a pastime, it mav be necessary to brace the raft- knows about industrial problems. erg ' I Never Hit Me," He Says. "Home owners will spare themselves "ut.the jnury, ha? 5hot Pas Hen" trouble and money by leaving ithe JSlSZ wooden shingles In their places. Muscle Shoals that nower and Wi- 1 . .... 'li1, would be produced at much TWO METHODS OF GARDENING lower cost than now and that the 'government could be assured of an Householder With Small Plot of adequate supply of war nitrates. Ground Must Follow Intensive Plan ( Muscle Shoals intact would be the to Get Best Results. greatest munition plant on earth. Muscle Shoals in its nitrate The Intensive gardener has his soli production is our greatest insurance . ... .... i.i acramst war. or if war comes, our as fertile as possioie, spaces u. pole drags of the Indians, the rough hewn log sleds of the early settlers, covered wagons, ox-drawn carts, to bacco hogsheads with pole shafts, the original stage coach used between Salem and Fayetteville, tally-ho, vic torias, landaus, traps, surries, bug gies, buck-boards and automobiles from the earliest make to the 1924 iootDaii game in tne afternoon and a production by the Carolina Playmak ers and a grand ball in the evening. High Point is making preparations to entertain thousands of visitors on the day of the pageant, Mayor John W. Hedrick having written a letter to the mayor of each city in the state, inviting him and his townsmen, one and all, to attend. J. WORTH BACON. closely and follows one crop by an- p ntly that doeg not count other the same year as often as pos- head of ward department The aible. Onion sets are thrust into the Ford Motor Company never has ground wherever there is a vacant needed Muscle Shoals. We have pace, radishes are grown between waterpower sufficient for all our pur rows of carrots and parsnips and an poses. -The only thing I could do M hfnrA thi later croDS need ths at Muscle Shoals which 1 am not Dace Lettuce appears between cab- able to do elsewhere would be make '-o h ...n htwoii ninnt. fertilizer for the farmer. And that " ' a r.ori, fnrtiim is sole reason why John W. in the row, and peas and early turnip! Weeks corporation n a PamM'ul in tltna for Infp snail . . ..... r 1 " jlawyers have exerted their cunning beans. f0 nrevent me. The same influences The extensive gardener, on the othei that prevente(l a vote in the house hand, to whom time and labor ar ast spring are responsible for the more of an Item than land, lays oul sale of the Gorgas plant to prevent NORFOLK SOUTHERN R. R. Announces Reduced Round Trip Fares TO RALEIGH, N. C. Account North Carolina Industrial Fair (Colored) OCTOBER 24TH-27TH, 1923 Tickets on sale October 22-26th and for morning trains October 27th, final limit October 29th, 1923, from points in North Carolina. J. F. DALTON, General Passenger Agent. 1 , ! Ms garden with long Btratght rowi spuctd far enough apart for horse cul tivation, or at least for easy wheel-ho work. He need not feed his soli so heavily nor does lie pay so much at tention to Intercropping and succes sion cropn as the man who has more lme t linn ground. The "Undesirable Citizen." Of course. In all towns as well as Id 11 cities there are men who can talli biggest when they are away from home where they are not known. Gen erally these are men who shirk dutj and dodge responsibility, never con a vote on Gorgas. Price Small Matter. "They may get other offers for j other pieces of Muscle Shoals and the total sale price may compare favorably with the initial payment ; g called for under my offer, but the ! sales Drice is the smallest item at ' Muscle Shoals. Even if the friends of ; John W. Weeks should pay the original cost, dollar for dollar, Muscle ! Shoals would still be a complete loss to the people because John W. Weeks' 1 1 lends will not develop its match less possibilities and will not use it for the public benefit. It would be well worth while for the waterpowerj :::;d fertilizer linaiirici .. who con trol this system to pay tlOO.000,000 ' , Uniform Sign Is Urged by the Highway Bureau Standardise danger Rlgns alonp American roadways. Make them alike from coast to coast. So urges the bureau of public roads, United 8tates Department ol Agriculture. The recommendation li made for the consideration of high way officials, automobile orgnnlza tlonj, municipal officials and othei persons Interested In safe driving. By tandardIzatlon of all highway danger signs the department believe automobile accidents may be lessened Deaths from automobile accldenti have nearly doubled since 10ir, am! the rapid Increase of such accidents, the department believes, can be ap P reel ably checked by the adoption of standard danger signs, easily read and distinctive, along American highways , A - tourist at the present time will tee almost as many kinds of signs there are states he visits. Also, hi some case, the style of sign cbsngei (a going from one county to another. The subject .Is under consideration by committee of the Amerlcso A ocUtioa of SUte Highway Officials. trlbutLng as they should to comnninltj nrogress. There are even those win if therby thev can retain the endless seek to retard progress and seem to millions which they now make i take greatest satisfaction In the fall through exploiting of power and I 0 .,-0 ,f hllr Brfnrt to rleve on t il leruuzer. 1 ne demand wnicn we wi town In the largest possible degree. iake at Muscle i ... ; i !,. ,h. 'Icath hlow to al inese meu m oniaiJt.uuun uui i- j Shoals would be a such exploitation. .re conspicuous not In the way that , gha with(lraw H Thcre js r!M:-"n are who endeavor to dlschrg ,l()tnir)(f what,ver for mc to explain, their every civic and political ebllgu There . notninK that jonn w. Weeks tlon. They are more conspicuous la ran explain though he should talk small towns than they would be In from now until he leaves public life. great cities, for there tney wouiu go nut 1 want to say tins practically unnoticed. Yet conapl 0 FOR SALE! My new six-room bungalow on Main street, near church, graded school and Depot. Also my stock of merchandise in store building next to Depot on Main street. Long lease can be secured on store building. For further information apply to A. B. COX, Seagrove, N. ('. uousnens In small towns has Its com pensatlon, for the fellow who wont go along until ho Is compelled to go can easily he reckoned with In oin wy or another. Grit. Delay of Many States f;'y In Road Building Seen Dm te fallare on the part of many el the Mate t develop a road bulldlni wogrftBv there U at present a tola et ItinABW of federal and highway funds la WiobUgate4 balances, eajr thi national MotorUts aesodatloa, la de er In g a condition which result fraa the varlone eutet being far la the rear en theUf highway cotietwettoa - pre rimi AdoVd te thla la another fune vor' K) rcrit'y Risdt irllM If I get Muscles Shoals we shall run power Hties 200 miles in every direction from Muscle Shoals. We have been working and have learned how to send power long distances without losses by leakage. I say this now for the benefit of the interna tional financers, who with the Ala bama Power company have Muscle Shoals almost hopelessly in their "It is not to me that John W. jnodltlon of floriculturists will go tc Weeks has anything to explain. It o o.nt.la. South America. In search to know hist how much v ue to attach .. . 'M..i ... u oa un. t his explanations. Let him explain , to the farmers " Dallas Jester, a ten year old school To 8k Rare Orchid. In an effort to make the on-hid ol lection of the Missouri Hofimleal gr grunp, den ono of the largest in tne aoriu, an ex Col ihintii additional DlaDts. It was an nounccd. The varieties, cattleya trianse and cattleya eenroederae. or we biruti thfl Mn o wi,j Jwter a brick variety are the species especlsllj j,,, of Hj h Poit by ought. It was explained. In addition Mr. C. F. Tomlinson's automobile tbe party will search for rare specie Tuesday. He is in the hospital and The quarantine against importation the extent of his injuries are un of foreign planU maintained by thi known. The boy Jumped from a Department of Agriculture to preverrf truck and started to cross the street Importation of Jnjurlou. insect, will h in front of Mr. Tomlmaon a car. lifted for tbe expedition, it le eaid. 7 vom yields may oe more aoreiy un eeailr increased by the use of good seed than in any other way.. The way to select this teed is from the fielda in the falL . t, SOME OF THE THINGS ASHEBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WISH ES TO PROMOTE Mlohlgsn Clte Irrer. The dty manager of Mount Pleas ant, Mich, figure that It will nav cot that city 188,700 te retire lb) 115,000 water Improvement bonds te nted la 1803, owing te failure to mat "proper provision for retirement by se rial bond . or linking-fund method. iCairago any Newa, .J h, ,' ' PAGEANT OF PROGRESS TO BE u HELD laf niGO POINT OCT. 25 High PprmV Oct lfcWf3taaU p re pe ration are being made for the eareant ef PTorre te be aetd In V feaehlftf luelnoee AdmlrOetratleN. Ugk Point en October U to eele la EvaeevtUe. jnd the chamber tt bnue eompletlon ef rood road bi the emmere and Kveotvllle college bare fifth North Carolina highway district bete eo-onmttnf In giving commnltf " ruSw'S'JS :0-i:v 1. The extension of hard surface streets and side walks. 2. Kxtension of the white-way lights of A.sheboro. H. Hetter roads leading to and from Asheboro. 4. Full co-operation of the citizens of Asheboro in se curing adequate playgrounds for the children. f. Getting tobacco warehouse or receiving station at Asheboro to aid the farmers in marketing tobacco. 6. Establish a creamery in Asheboro. 7. Get many kinds of manufacturing enterprises in Anheboro; increase population; increase payrolls; and get folks to come to Asheboro to trade. 8. Promote the building of low cost homes for rent or sale. 9. Make Asheboro an attractive city. This will in crease your financial income and give you personal grati- . fication. A co-operaUon of the citizens of Asheboro will speedily bring to pass these thing.; Will yoa help by q "Joining, the Chamber of Commerce? Much interest is to manueaieo in me cnamDer oc vommerce, ana many q hare joified. The number Is expected to be published in t q O o o o 0 o O 0 4 next issue; ; - CHAMBER OF. C03IMERCE O '0 O o o
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