II The Courier
)in. Wm. C. Hammer, Publisher and
Business Manager.
Harriette Hammer Walker, Editor.
Wm. a Hammer Estate, Owners.
Thursday, May 21, 1931.
Entered as second class mail matter
fe the postoffice at Asheboro, N. C.
Mack and Moran’s theory of “the
early bird catching the worm” is prov
en by the winning of the R. J. Rey
nolds contest prize of $26,000 by a
Boston milkman. This man had many
advantages on the rest of us—he was
from Boston; he wasn’t lazy, a Bos
ton Milkman couldn’t be; and then at
that time in the morning, there was
n’t much choice anyway—a cigarette
just had to be right. Now—he could
even move to North Carolina and be
able to live and pay taxes a little
while, and he might not grumble about
a few extra pennies added to his good
old Camels. This same man might,
with proper provocation, write anoth
er prize essay if a legislature discuss
ed for months the advisability of add
ing extra tax on his children’s milk.
INSPIRATION FOR YOUTH
The records of Dr. Samuel T.
Brooks, head of the Texas State Uni
versity, who died a few days ago, is
a remarkable one. The man had no
opportunity of even a common school
education until he was twenty-two
years old. For years prior to this he
had supported an invalid father by
working as a farm laborer and as a
section hand on a railroad, but the
turning desire for an education was
there—ever uppermost in the mind
and heart of the youth. Attending
school and teaching alternately, Dr.
Brooks received his A. B. Degree at
the age of thirty. Attending Yale and
again teaching alternately, a master’s
degree was conferred in 1902.
Little wonder it is that Baylor Uni
versity prospered under his hands
from 1902 until his death. Of such
mettle are real men built, and the life
and struggles for an education of such
an outstanding educator should be an
incentive to the modem, youth who
have so many advantages within their
reach, to spur them to application of
their opportunities for their own ad
vancement and the betterment of the
state as well.
STICK TO PRINCIPLES
There are groups that cannot be led
aside from their principles by bribes
and threats and the War Mothers of
North Carolina may be numbered
therewith. It may also be said of
them that they took a common sense
view of the situation in taking their
stand for the upholding of the 18th
amendment An editorial in the News
and Observer explains the situation
with some press comments added.
War Mothers For Prohibition
The statement made by a War
Mother at the session in Raleigh this
week that “the eighteenth amendment
has produced more criminals than any
other law” shows how persistent and
misleading propaganda will be ac
cepted by some without investigation.
The Currans and Raskobs, with abund
ant money, have for months sought
to poison the minds of people with
reference to the eighteenth amend
ment. Every slight incident is magni
fied and the evils which caused the
people of 46 states to rise up and out
law the liquor traffic are, forgotten. In
the old saloon days the hauling of
barrels af intoxicants through the
streets of Raleigh caused no comment.
In those days there were streets in
Raleigh upon which no lady dared ven
ture on Saturday afternoons because
of the drunkenness and vice. Today
these streets are clean and free and
ladies frequent them in making their
purchases.
Fortunately the War Mothers in
Raleigh looked beneath the propagan
da and, while a few delegates doubted
the wisdom of action, the final vote
on the resolution, “Resolved, that the
North Carolina chapter of American
War Mothers go on record as uphold
ing the eighteenth amendment,” was
unanimous for its passage.
The Watchman-Examiner discussing
question, “Parents and Prohibi
tion," writes these words of sound
wisdom:
It is a queer piece of reasoning
that would lay the evils of a mod
ern gin party at the feet of prohi
bition. Young people attend these
parties and have what they call
“ 1 time, often to their shame
ana regret. When such is the
case wet propagandists say im
mediately that prohibition is to
blame, and unthinking people nod
their heads in acquiescence. But
why blame prohibition for some
thing that it is trying to prevent ?
If the lofty ideals and high stand
ards of morality that inspired and
motivated the eighteenth amend
ment were consciously upheld in
every American home there would
never be another gin party. Par
ents must assume that responsi
bility. There is too much sparing
of the rod in modem households.
If there is a gin party in your
or if you allow your boys
rls to attend one elsewhere,
evils at
excuse community tolerance of
loose, hazardous conditions moral
ly certain to end in scandal,
shame and crime. Public opinion
is too much disposed to make pro
hibition the scapegoat in hundreds
of cases that have little, if any,
relation to legal factors. The
young not unnaturally try to imi
tate their elders. They are, as a
rule, more sinned against than
sinning. Social and moral condi
tions are controlled by persons of
mature ages and ample experi
ence, and a careless latitudinari
anism on their part leads to de
moralization and grief.
A BADLY NEEDED THING
(Monroe Journal.)
Mr. John Smith, a good citizen but
one not so prominent, was called to
the courthouse as a witness. He was
not interested personally in the case
ii_ which he was to testify, but his
testimony was expected to be damag
ing to the defense. Nobody knew any
thing against him. He was a rather
meek, inoffensive man.
When Mr. Smith went on the stand
and told his story on direct examina
tion he felt that he had done a public
duty. He knew the defendant to be
guilty thought he had no feeling
against him. He did not volunteer to
testify but obeyed the summons of
the court and told what he knew be
cause he was directed to do so. He
was turned over to the defendant’s
counsel. These had put their heads
together and briefly discussed the ef
fect of the testimony. It was too
direct and straightforward to be dis
puted. The leading lawyer took him
in hand. And what do you suppose
he was asked ?
“You were indicted once for forging
a note, weren’t you, Mr. Smith?” That
was the question. The witness was so
flabbergasted and indignant that he
blushed, stammered, and tried to ex
plain that it was another man of a
similar name who had been accused.
But the effect upon the jury was the
same as if he had been a life long
forger. Nobody believed what he said
and his testimony was discredited,
though he was an innocent man trying
to do what he conceived to be his du
ty.
The other day Judge Harding said
that hereafter he would rule out ques
tions tending to incriminate -witness
unless the cross-examiner had evi
dence to support the truth of his ques
tion. He might have gone further and
said that questions intended to hu
miliate and discredit -witness should
likewise be ruled out, for this is one
of the reasons why many men dread to
be called to the witness stand.
HONOR ROLL
Following is the honor roll 8th mon
th Archdale school:
Grade 1: Pauline Clodfelter, Jean
Blalock, Oleta Bulla, Margery English,
Thelma Perry, Nannie Lee Spencer,
Joyce Tuttle, Margaret Embler, Ken
neth Ferree, Don Payne, Talmadge
McKenzie, Emily Briles, R. W. Mc
Kenzie. ., j
Grade 2: Margie Jones, Edith
Coble, Mary Ona Allred, Eugene
Marsh, Willard Payne, Julian Wilson,
James Gatewood, David Walker, Dew
ey Payne, Roland Hilliard.
Grade 3: Bruce Jones, Talmadge
Hilliard, Leatrice Lindley.
Grade 4: Hazel Perry, Buel Pless,
Virginia McKenzie, Frances Hend
ricks, Darrell Allred.
Grade 5: Sarah Baldwin, Esther
Briles, Marjorie Mitchell, Joy John
son, George Hardie.
Grade 6: Doris Payne, Edna Wil
son, Addie Smith.
Grade 7: Rayford English, Char
les McKenzie, Ralph Payne, Ruby
Baldwin, Rachel Anne Me Campbell.
Miss Butler’s room, fourth and
fifth grades—won both the treat for
the neatest room and the banner for
the highest per cent in attendance.
They made 97 per cent.
Nineteen pupils received perfect at
tendance certificates as follows:
Grade 1: R. W. McKenzie, Jr., Don
Payne, Pauline Clodfelter, Joyce Tut
tle, Margaret Embler.
Grade 2: Roland Hilliard, Willard
Payne, Eugene Marsh, Mary Ona Al
lred.
Grade 3: Talmadge Hilliard.
Grade 4: Darrell Allred, Buel
Pless. \
Grade 5: Sarah Baldwin, Esther
Briles.
Grade 6: Addie Smith.
Grade 7: Rayford English, Ralph
Payne, Ruby Baldwin, Rachel Anne
McCampbell.
Eight pupils received seventh grade,
certificates as follows:
Ruby Baldwin, Myra Barker, Fan
nie Buck, Rachel Anne McCampbell,
Vernon Farlow, Rayford English,
Ralph Payne, Charles McKenzie.
A record to be proud of—Ruby
Baldwin has had perfect attendance
all of her school life—seven years
The school has made 92 per cent in
attendance this year.
WARNS PEOPLE TO KILL
CATS TO AVOID RABIES
The following warning has been is
sued by R. A. Gaddis, Chief of Police,
relative the killing of cats for fear
they may be afflicted with rabies:
Notice
There shave been two children bit
ten by a mad cat and the children are
now taking rabies treatment. This
happened in blast Asheboro, so I am
calling the attention to all people who
live in East Asheboro around or near
the old Court Blouse to kill their eats
bitten or have some one elaebittem.
TJUtalMnc *n» to the
Sheer Lisles
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By EMMA LOU FETTA
TWO things American women
* have always been certain of
when going abroad: passports and
a good supply of American-made
hosiery. Diaphanous as Parisian
stockings may be, they simply don’t
fit long, strong American legs, and
useful American feet; and more
over from all reports they wear
just long enough to get to the
place you are going. The return
trip is likely to be on the run.
Only one stronghold of hosiery
manufacture was left the foreign
makers and that was sheer llslea
This was true for the simple,
curious, reason that American
manufacturers had simply over
looked this market. Now that
fo tress for the Imports has been
Final Exercises At
Trinity Hi School
Held On May 15th
Class Of 28 Awarded Diplomas
—T. Wingate Andrews De
livers Finals Address.
The graduation exercises at Trinity
high school at Trinity were held Fri
day morning, May 15, in the school
auditorium, with literary address by
T. Wingate Andrews, head of the
High Point school system, and the de
livering of diplomas to 28 graduates.
These were delivered by Charles W.
Phillips, Trinity native, who is head
of the Greensboro school system. R.
D. Marsh, who has been head of the
Trinity school for several years and
prior to that time, at Ramseur, has
been re-elected superintendent of the
Trinity school.
The 28 graduates from the Trinity
school are as follows:
Carl Arnold, Elwood Blair, Bobert
Blair, Jr., Norman Elder, Robert Gray,
Clyde Gray, Mattie Heilig, Ruby Hill,
Eula Hilliard, Beulah Hunt, Walter
Ingram, Kathleen Johnson, Ruth Lam
beth, Nannie Lambeth, Jewell Parrish,
Elmer Royals, Beatrice Royals, Bertie
Mae Robbins, Kermit Spencer, Eula
Spencer, Virginia Smith, Edna Sny
der, Pauline Sumner, Cletus Sumner,
Annie Belle Whitesell, Raymond
White, Howard Younts, Joel Walker.
LIMBERNECK IN POULTRY
A HOT WEATHER DISEASE
Limbemeck, a nervous disease of
poultry, known scientifically as bo
tulism, occurs more, frequently in hot
weather and will cause heavy losses in
poultry flocks unless decayed matter
is kept from the yards.
“In early stages of this trouble, the
affected fowls are drowsy and list
less in appearance and have__
steady gait,” says H. C. Gauger, in
charge of poultry disease investiga
tions at State College. ‘The birds are
affected rapidly and complete paraly
sis soon exists. During the last few
hours of life, the birds are prostrated
and during the progression of the
trouble, typical cases will show a
limbemeck condition. Examination of
the crop after the bird is dead will
often show the food from which the
infection was derived.”
Prevention is the chief method of
control recommended by Mr. Gauger.
All sick birds should be removed from
the flock at once and careful search
instituted for the source of infection.
This means looking for dead animals,
excessive amounts of decayed vege
table matter or stagnant water. Very
often the trouble may be traced to
such material as offers a favorable
place for flies and maggots.
Mr. Gauger says if the source of in
fection is difficult to locate, the
flock should be confined until a more
thorough search can be made or the
material to be completely decomposed.
Give the birds Epsom salts at the rate
of one pound in three gallons of water
for each 100 birds. It usually does
not pay to treat these fowls in ad
vanced stages of the trouble. How
ever, two teaspoonfuls of castor oil
to which has been added a few drops
of turpentine will give fairly good re
I bomba.ded by the American dis
covery that the new, softly lus
trous, deep surfaced durene cotton
yarns O'. American make were
Ideally suited to. hosiery compar
able in appearance with the finest
imported lisles and with the added
virtues of being made-in-America
to fit American women, as well as
being truly durable, not inclined
to “run", and easily laundered.
Voilal Those sniart women who
go in for golf, tennia cross
country hikes, all the other active
and "observers** athletic activities
of the day are now adding durene
shorts hosiery to their cotton and
tweed country clothes with a sense
of patriotism only rivaled by a
sense of admirable good taste.
Greensboro Band
Gave An Excellent
Program Here, 15th
A large and attentive audience
greeted the Greensboro high school
band in the concert given in the Ashe
boro high school auditorium Friday
evening. The band was directed by H,
| Grady Miller, head of public school
I music in Greensboro city schools,
while A. P. Routh, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Routh, of Ramseur, was here in
capacity of business manager of the
band.
Pleasing and musical selections
were rendered by the band, which
lived up admirably to advance notices
of its ability to produce. This band
has won for three successive years
prizes for best high school band in
the state and is Imylimanent posses
sion of the trophy awarded for this
merit.
The band came to Asheboro under
auspices of the Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs and the Chamber of Commerce
and was given a most cordial welcome
by local citizens, who feel well re
paid for the small admission fee
charged for the concert
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
OF THE REFORMED CHURCH
The Reformed church of North
Carolina will hold an important meet
ing of their Classis at Brick church
in eastern Guilford county from May
21st to 24th at which time they will
celebrate the centennial of the organi
zation of the Classis of North Caro
lina which took place at this church
now just one hundred years ago.
At 11 a. m. on Friday, May 22nd,
Dr. W. T. Whitsett, of Whitsett, will
deliver an historical address on the
topic “Eafly Settlers of Piedmont
Carolina” in which he will give the
story of the earliest settlements not
alone of the Reformed church, but
that of the Lutheran, , the Presbyter
ian, the Quaker and the Moravian
churches as well, as all these took
place about the same time. From a
historical standpoint It will be a very
important occasion, and preparations
have been under wa/to make it nota
ble in every way.
TWO YOUNG MEN GYTT
INTO TOILS OF LAW
car Saturday, but instead of return
ing it at the specified time proceeded
to ramble about the state and to pay
little heed to admonitions to return
the car. Officers chased them about
this county Sunday, and Sunday night
they were stopped in Randle man, and
returned to Alamance county. The
car was a Ford roadster.
Pigs PayProfit
Robert Barwick of Fort Barnwell in
Craven county says his hogs paid him
a profit of from 60 to 70 cents a bush
ed for all corn fed'them.
Two young men# Lambert and
Lamb, of .Burlington, were arrested in
Randleman Sunday night on charge of
having stolen an automobile from a
u-drive it concern at: Burlington. The
young men are said to have hired the
Loans Are Welcome
Crop failures and low prices in
Anson county made the Government
seed loans very welcome this year,
says county Agent J. W. Cameron.
There were 411 farmers applying for
$112,692 in loans this spring. j
Staffing Convention j
Liberty and Colombia township j
singing convention will be held at
Bethany M. E. church, two miles weat
of Liberty, the first Sunday in June,
beginning at 10:30 a. m. The public
| is cordially invited.
Peach Piwyeeta Goad
Peach prospect* in Richmond coun
ty are good, report* county ag«nt J.
L. Dove. The growers are attempt!
ing .to produce a quality crop this
season.
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73 of
America’s leading
business concerns
have bought
27.605 Cbevrolets
Prominent among the thousand* of
concerns using large fleets of Chevrolet*
are many of the leaders of American
industry. In fact, 73 outstanding
business firms have purchased a total
of 27,605 Chevrolet cars and trucks.
The reason for this preference lies In
the unexcelled economy of Chevrolet
cars and trucks, as proved by official
cost records. These records show that
20 miles to the gallon is a common occur
rence among Chevrolet ears. That oil
expense is extremely low. That Chevrolet
:
cars and tracks require only a minimum
of service attention. That they give satis
factory low-cast service over exceptionally
long periods of time.
Naturally, a car with such a fine record
of economy represents an extremely wise I
investment for any buyer l Especially so,
when yon consider the many advantages .
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