Interesting Meeting
Of Parent-Teachers
Is Held At Farmer
First Grade Carries Off Honors
For Most Parents Present—
Grade Mothers.
Farmer, April 7.—Farmer Parent
Teacher Association held its regular
monthly meeting on Friday night with
good attendance. A beautiful pen
nant, painted by Miss Myrtle Scarboro,
teacher of the third grade, was pre
sented to the first grade for haring
the largest number of parents and
patrons present at the meeting.
The primary and grammar grades
have chose'n the following as grade
mothers for the present term: • 1st
grade, Mrs. J. R. Hammond; 2nd, Mrs.
Herbert Kearns; 3rd, Mrs. M. F.
Skeen; 4th, Mrs. S. A. Cooper; 5th,
Miss Hope Hubbard; 6th, Mrs. Fred
Bingham; 7th, Mrs. C. C. Cranford.
The high school grades have not chos
en grade mothers.
After the business was disposed of I
Miss Louise Kendall, one of the high
school teachers gave an excellent talk
on the duties of parents to the child
and the teacher. This was followed \
by two musical numbers given by
girls of the 6th and 7th grades.
Mrs. T. J. Shaw, of Greensboro, and
Mrs. W. J. Moore and Miss Nannie
Bulla, of Asheboro, were guests of
Mrs. C. C. Hubbard one day last week.
Dr. and Mrs. Hale Harrington, of
Grant, Va., were guests of Mr. Madi
son Hammond on last Wednesday.
Mrs. Harrington is a niece of Mr.
Hammond.
Mr. D. F. Allred is very ill at his
home near Farmer.
Mr. L. H. Dorsett, of Mt. Gilead,'
visited his mother who was sick at
that time but is improved.
Mr. Joe Kearns, of Durham, George
Kearns and family, of High Point,
Fred Kearns and family, of Asheboro, |
Herbert Kearns and family, of Far-1
mer, Miss Lucile Kearns, of Sumner
school, Miss Lois Sowell, of N. C. C.!
W., Mr. Sidney Kearns, of High Point,!
and Mr. Kingston Gregg, of Pinehurst, j
visited at Mr. J. 0. Kearns Sunday,
honoring Mrs. Kearns, whose birth
day was Monday.
THE ROAD TO TAX RELIEF
(Thomasville News and Times)
Two weeks ago The News and
Times in an editorial article under the
caption: '"State Aid to Counties,”
said that the time will come when all
schools will be operated by the state
and the counties will have nothing to
do with them, and that all important
roads have already been taken over
by the state and it only remains for;
some far-sighted man, or woman, who
really has the educational interests of
the state at heart to make his way
into the legislature for the schools
likewise to be taken over.
Along this same line the Raleigh
News and Observer offers the first
definite tax relief plan we have seen
and the Raleigh paper puts it this
way:
1. Reach property now untaxed and
secure new sources of revenue.
2. Provide the money for an eight
months uniform public school by a uni
form tax on property in every county
in the state on an uniform state dir
ected assessment of property supple
ment by funds from other sources.
3. Put all public roads under the
state highway commission and pro
vide the funds from gasoline and
other sources, relieving property from
all roads tax, for state highways and
.lateral roads. It will be well to use
convicts largely in the program.
4. Cut expenses and cut deeply.
Going into detail, the News and Ob
server elaborates on the four items in
its program as follows:
1. Securing the taxation of the mil
lions of dollars of intangibles now
escaping all taxation, increasing the
income tax, and tax on public service
corporations earning big money, and
finding new sources of taxation such
as the same sort of sales tax on lux
uries as is now imposed on gasoline,
fertilizer, etc.
Obeying the plan mandate of the
Constitution by a state system of
schools. Instead of obeying the Con
stitution and giving “a general and
uniform system of public Tchools,” the
legislature does nothing but direct
each county to have a six months
school out of revenues it collects, and
then gives additional sums by way of
largesses to help equalize the terms.
It is the duty of the legislature to
levy and collect enough school tax to
carry on the schools for a uniform
term. As long as the present un
constitutional system remains, Pender,
for example, will be overtaxed, and
Forsyth will be undertaxed. The sys
tem should be financed. The system
should be financed by a uniform tax
on all property in the state and from
other sources to be provided.
3. The state highway department
should have control and direction of
every road in the state, hardsurfaced
and other, lateral as well as state and
the legislature should provide the
money for such complete care for all
the roads from Murphy to Manteo
"Without any tax on real or personal
property.
4. Reduction of expenses, drastic re
duction in state, county and city gov
ernment in every branch. In the in
flation period extravagance crept in.
Instead of reduction, there has bfeen
in most departments an increase in
officials and an increase in compen
sation. Individuals have been forced
recently to economize. Governmental
agencies must do likewise.
These are the four steps, the Raleigh
-points out, that must be taken
e are to be reduced <?n home
and factory-owners and store
. The matter of tax reduction
for generalizing and noth
i all the talk aa
plan,
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Sacred Chinese Temple
Taken Over by Bandits
Mount Lushan, one of the twelve
sacred mountains of China, famed
alike for the piety of its monks and
for the beauty of its scenery, has been
entirely pre-empted by bandits. The
once sacred grottos, formerly given
over to the contemplation of immense
carved images of Buddha, or to the
rites of Taoist priests, are now used
ns prisons. Ancient Chinese writings
declare that Mount Dushan was “10 |
miles high and 240 miles in circumfer
ence.” Today Lushan rises only a
little more than 4,(X>0 feet, but it af
fords an unsurpased view southward
over the gulf of Pechili and eastward
toward the Liaotung peninsula, on
which the Russians built Port Arthur
and on whicli the Japanese now oc- j
cupy Dairen. Lushan is very rugged, j
and in olden times every cliff was j
ornamented with a temple. Yehlituyu. |
the famous Chiton who rose to power
nnder Genghis Khan, was an especial j
devotee of I.usfean and legends have it j
that he selected this mountain to he
"the eternal trustee of wisdom.” Ac
cordingly he is supposed to have j
buried 10,000 sacred books in a cav
ern under the peak of the mountain,
and then to have erected over his re- j
pository the temple which today is a
bleak ruin.
Old English Custom of
Wassailing Apple Trees
During the month of January, Som
erset (England) farmers participate in j
the time-honored custom of “wassail- .
Ing” the apple trees so as to insure a
bumper apple crop. The ceremony j
takes place at night by the flickering !
and uncertain light of a lantern. The I
villagers gather in each orchard in J
turn, round the largest apple trees
they can find. A bucket of cider ac- j
companies them, in which a small ,
piece of toast is dipped and placed in
the branches. Then an old chant Is 1
sung, starting: "Oid apple-tree, old
apple-tree, we've come to wassail
thee." Tliis song concludes with an
exhortation to the tree to:
grow apples enow!
Hats full, caps full, three bushel b*g» 1
full,
Big barn floors full, and a little heap
under the stair.
Then {runs are fired and the villag
ers drink the health of the trees in
eider, ft is a quaint custom, and has
been kept np for centuries.
Fertile Nile Valley
The waters of the Nile, which attain
their greatest height in September,
commence to recede in October, leav
ing behind them a rich, fertile soil,
whieh first appears in the form of
island*. To these the canny Egyp
tians raw out at the earliest possible
moment to plant melon-seeds, so that
the melon-plans may mature, and
fruit ripen, before the waters begin
to rise again in June. One of the
commonest sights in Egypt in the
spring is a long string of camels roped
nece-to-tail, and led by a small boy;
each animal bearing on its back a
huge netful of round green water
melons.
*T«1 Next Time
Although she has an assortment of
hats, she wants a new one.
(That’s the woman of it.)
He says he thinks she can get along
without it.
(That’s the man of it.)
She insists that she can’t, and she’s
going to get it.
(That's the woman of it.)
He says “not if he knows it."
(That’s the man of It.)
She breaks down and weeps.
(That's the woman of it.)
He gives in.
(That’s the end of it.)
—The Kalends.
Trees in United States
The number of tree species varies
enormously throughout the world, says
Forests and Mankind. Over that great
stretch covered by north Russia,
Sweden, and Norway, the forests con
tain only about half a dozen tree
species. In the hardwood forests of
the East, one can find ten times that
many in an afternoon's walk. Trop
ical forests have thousands of known
species and perhaps hundreds more
not yet discovered. About eight hun
dred different tree species grow in the
United States.
Word* Changed by Time
A "heathen” originally was a dweller
on a heath. The early Christians were
mostly persons living in cities or
walled towns; and the wild, half-sav
age dwellers of the moorland heaths
were among the last to abandon their
old gods.
In England the letter “e” was for
merly pronounced like “a,” and be
cause the village clergyman was usu
ally the most socially prominent In
dividual in the place he became “the
person.” We still preserve the old pro
nunciation and'call him the parson.
Grand Little Idea
Chib Work Progressing
Four-H dub work fa getting under
wag in Craven county with about 160
members enrolled in the different
projects. Some boys and girls are un
able to join because of financial con
ditions but provision is being made to
aid each worthy member.
“But, dear,” said the wife, looking
over the plans for their new home,
“what’s the idea of these two bath
rooms next to each other?”
"That,” he said grimly, “is some
thing to make married life easier. One
will be fixed up any way you want it,
the other is mine, and if ev# you stick
a guest towel in it, or object to my
singing In it while I’m takiug a show
er-well, you may ’as well start pack
ing up and go home to mothe'r.”—Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
Take Care Of Flock
During Spring Months
Poor Economy To Let Chickens
Rustle For Themselves When
Eggs Are Cheap.
Raleigh, April 4.—Because eggs are
low in price during April, May, June
and July, some North Carolina poul
trymen fail to care for their flocks
as they should at this season and
therefore lose an income which should
| be received.
“With the coming of warm weather
1 poultrymen are inclined to let their
hens care for themselves. Some
! growers feel that the birds can pick
up their own living and others are too
busy with other farm work to give
the flock the attention it deserves,”
says C. F. Parrish, poultry extension
specialist. “This is poor economy.
Our demonstrators show that it takes J
about 11 pounds of scratch feed and
14 pounds of mash feed for each bird
during the four months of April, May,
June and July. The average feed con
sumption a bird for each month should
be 2.7 pounds of scratch feed and 3.3
pounds of mash feed.”
Given such amounts of feed, Mr.
Parrish says the hens will lay 18 eggs :
each in April, 19 eggs each in May, j
16 eggs a hen in June and 15 eggs a
hen in July. This is 68 eggs a hen
for the four months. If each egg is
valued at only two cents, every hen
in the flock will return $1.36. The
feed cost to produce the eggs is 30
cents for scratch and 50 cents for
mash or 80 cents for all feed given
during the four months. This leaves
a profit per hen above feed cost of
56 cents a bird. A flock of 100 birds
will thus bring in $56 during the four
months.
These facts disprove the theory that
Sargon Saved His
Life, Says Brown
“A little less than 2 months ago I de
cided to take the Sargon treatment
and I honestly believe that decision
saved my life,
W. O. BROWN
“I suffered so much with, indiges
tion I wasn’t able to eat anything
much but rice and milk and even this
disagreed with me. I was subject to
sick headaches and an awful pain in
my right side and stubborn constipa
tion, and kept steadily goirtg down
hill in spite of the fact that I took
enough medicine to fill a basket with
empty bottles. When I started Sar
gon I was flat on my back in bed and
had been there for 2 months. Five
bottles of Sargon made me as strong
and well as I was 10 years ago! I eat
hearty meals, indigestion is over, I’ve
gained 21 pounds, sleep good and feel
good all the time. Sargon Rills com
pletely overcame my constipation and
the pain in my side and headaches
have entirely disappeared. —“W. O.'
Brown, Brown Pottery Co., Arden, N.
C. Asheboro Drug Company, Ashe
boro, N. C.
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MAKING IT EASY
TVJRING the winter months
^ nearly everyone would be
benefited by the consistent use
of cod-liver oil. One of the
drawbacks to its more general
use is its natural taste.
SCOTTS EMULSION
is not only cod-liver oil prepared
for easy digestion, it is also made
pleasant-fasting and this makes
it available to millions who need
its health-giving benefits.
Be sure you use Scott’s
Emulsion—it’s cod-liver
oil made easy to take.
Scott St Bowne, Bloomfield. N. 7. 30-2
v Same
Price
for over 38 year*
there is no money in 25-cent eggs,
claims Mr. Parrish. If one does not
wish to sell at this price, he might
select the best and freshest eggs and
place them in cold storage for sale
next fall. A number of poultrymen
cooperating to do this in a community
could reap a right nice little profit
next fall.
Charles A. Jones, of Lincolnton, was
renominated Saturday by ninth dis
trict Republicans as candidate for
Congress. Mr. Jonas is one of two
Republican congressmen from North
Carolina, the other being George M.
Pritchard, of the tenth district, who
will not be a candidate to succeed
himself.
HOW ONE WOMAN LOST
20 POUNDS OF FAT
Lost Her Double Chin
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Lost Her Sluggishness
Gained Physical Vigor
Gaiird in Vivacrousness
Gained a Shapely Figure
If you’re fat—(remove the cause! j
KRUSCHEN SALTS contain the
6 mineral salts your body organs,
glands and nerves must have to func-1
tion properly.
When your vital organs fail to per
form their work correctly—your bow
els and kidneys can’t throw off that
waste material—before you realize
it—you’re growing hideously fat!
Take half a teaspoonful of KRUS
CHEN SALTS in a glass of hot water
every morning—do not overeat and—
in 3 weeks get on the scales and note
how many pounds of fat have vanish
ed.
Notice also that you have gained in
energy—your skin is clearer—your
eyes spaftle with glorious health—
you feel younger in body—keener in
mind. KRU9CHEN will give any fat
person a joyous surprise.
Get an 86c bottle of KRUSCHEN
SALTS at Reaves Pharmacy (lasts 4
weeks). If even this first bottle 1
doesn't convince you this is the easi
est, safest and surest way to lose fat
—if you don’t feel a superb improve
ment in health—so gloriously ener
getic—vigorously alive—your money
gladly returned.
Timothy Byerly, 70, of Thomasville,
died one day last week at the home
of his son, Rev. E. W. Byerly, at Bon
lee, whom he was visiting at the time.
Death came from a paralytic stroke.
......III!........
B. C. Moore & Sons
P. & G. And Guest Ivory
Soap, 7 cakes for—
25c
Building Good Will
Through Golden Rule
Service
Men’s 220 Weight Sus
pender Back Overalls,
sizes 32 to 44, pr.—
85c
New Spring
Coats
For Easter
Sport Coats in all new styles,
silk lining’s. Styled like
higher priced models, sizes
16 to 42 —
$4.95
Other ladies’ Coats for sport
or dress wear,—
-47.45 to $12.95
Stylish
Silk Dresses
Featuring the Virginia Dare
Dresses in flat crepes, geor
gettes and printed crepes, in
ensembles and flare models,
$7.95 Each
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with slips, in latest modified silhou
ettes, dresses that are worth much
more, all sizes—
$4.95
Children’s Broadcloth Bloomers, well made,
per pair.-...10c
New Shipment Of Ladies’
Hats,
In All Shapes, Colors and Materials.
Dress your head up for Easter—
98c to $2.98
SUITS
FOR MAN, BOY OR LITTLEFELO
Men’s all-wool, 12 oz. French serge
suits, 2 button, 1-2 rayon lined, sizes
34 to 42, $12-95
Blue Serge Men’s Suits, made from
16 oz. Stillwater serge, sizes 35 to 42,
$17.95
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in dark or light colors, 1-2 rayon lin
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$9.95
Boys’ Suits from ....$2.98 to $9.95
Boys’ Dress Shirts, made from fast color
percales, sizes 12 1-2 to 14, only.__39c
Carharrt and Headlight Overalls, all sizes,
Special at_____$1.48 pr. *
Footwear For Easter
Ladies patent or kid one strap, all leather,
guaranteed to give wear, medium or low
heels, pr. —
,
Sport Oxfords, correct styles, solid white,
and tans, or two-toned models, either crepe
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Men’s Oxfords in tan or black, blutcher, all
sizes 6 to 11, pr.......$1.98
Snappy new styles in Men’s Goodyear
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Ladies light blond straps in medium or
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sizes, pr__
$2.85
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nortn Carolina
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