The Courier
lira. Wm. C. Hammer, Publisher and
Business Manager.
Harriette Hammer Walker, Editor
Wm. C. Hammer Estate, Owner.
Thursday, June 22, 1933.
Entered as second class mail matter
in the postoffice at Asheboro, N. C. j
A "WEEKLY SURVEY OF NORTH'
CAROLINA
And the first three copies have j
done just that! Carl Goerch, editor
of The State, one of North Carolina’s j
new publications, has come straight
to the point and surveyed the state. |
The first issue of The State was
good and so was the second, but Mr.
Goerch was really inspired in his
third publication. And, if he keeps
gathering momentum some of the ed
itors in North Carolina will have to j
look to their laurels. His publication,,
however, does not smack of rivalry, j
for it has a place of it’s own and has
clippings from the rest of us. The ar- j
tide on “How Western Carolina'
Fought the Depression” by Charles j
H. Dickey is a peach! “Cellar and
Garret” by Ben Dixon McNeill made j
The Courier force forget an overdraft j
at the bank. But, Mr. Goerch’s “In- j
dustrial Trade Continues Upward’’ is
encouraging.
MUSIC IN PROGRESS
While vast, unbelievable sums of |
money are going into the “Century of
Progress” Chicago World’s Fair, it
was by the merest chance that music j
was not entirely left out. Chicago,!
musically proud, suffered one disap
pointment after another. Samuel In
sull's Civic Opera collapsed, the Chi
cago Symphony in trouble with the
Musician’s Union, and other stumb
ling blocks threatened for a while, a
world’s fair with no music.
The Chicago Friends of Music last
winter organized to raise $100,000 for
an outdoor temple of music. This,
for obvious reasons, fell through. Two
weeks ago, this brave organization
started a World’s Fair concert sea
son. Claire Dux, soprano, wife of
Charles Henry Swift, soloed without
pay the opening night. The next
night Rudolph Ganz, pianist, appear
ed without money. Ruth Page gave a
dance program one evening, and other
musicians and artists have offered
their services—that music may march
in the Century of Progress.
This is a concrete illustration of
“art for art’s sake” and the country
as a whole must admire the spirit of
the Friends of Music and the artists
participating.
THE OPEN LIBRARY
The Asheboro school library will be
open again this' summer. This is a
piece of good news for young and old,
especially since the public is included
for the summer months.
People who complain of nothing to
do, little entertainment in town and
the like, may fill their time and im
prove their minds with books from
this library. Some really construct
ive reading is quite possible from the
choice of books in the school library.
More than a thousand new volumes
have been added since last summer.
Since Asheboro only had eight
months of school last term, parents
would do well to encourage children
to do some definite and constructive
reading. There is a variety to choose
from in the library.
The Asheboro Woman’s Club should
receive thanks for this project and
indeed, for many others. The club
has made it possible to employ Miss
Massa Lambert every Monday and
Thursday afternoon during the sum
mer. Miss Massa is not a trained li
brarian, but she has a very broad un
derstanding of literature, and what is
much better—of people. Hes con
tacts and personal interest and en
couragement to children and grown
ups who come in contact with her at
the school library this summer will
be worth the price of “her keep”.
IMAGINE FORGETTING WHY
NOT!
A rather keen A. P. article ap
peared in the daily press recently. The
article chronicled some of the unusual
and interesting names in the state as
follows:
Charlotte, June 16.—(AP)—
Whether it’s Joy or Worry, Coats
or Vests, Reno or Minneapolis,
King or Queen Toast or Turkey,
Daybook or Ledger, you can find
it in North Carolina.
They’re names of towns and
communities and the emotions
run riot; industry seems boom
ing; you can circle the globe in a
few hours; and eat everything
’ from soup to nuts—if the towns
actually were commodities.
In the clothing line, the State
' is well-outfitted with Bait, Shoe,
Coats, Vests, Tuxedo and Ban
; dona while Art, Cloth end Sheets
supplement the wearing apparel.
Newhope and Newlife are found
in Iredell mid Wilkes
white Burke county hes hath Joy
and Worry. Medteow
Ether can be found in Montgom
ery county.
Reading the item with interest, a
pause reveals the fact that Randolph
county is entirely left out. Imagine
forgetting Why Not, located near
Seagrove on the Hemp road! Especial
ly is this strange when Why Nut is
not far from Black Ankle and Louse
Level. And they mentioned not a
time Liberty or Farmer—but, accord
ing to “Sand in My Shoes”, there is
no love for the farmer of fruits and
vegetables for God even wants meat
on his altar in sacrifice.
A SOUTHERNER HONORED
Considerable editorial comment, as
well as news items, have followed
Colonel J. W. Harrelson’s appoint
ment as a member of the Advisory
Board, Migatory Bird Treaty Act.
Hon. Santford Martin, a member of
the North Carolina Conservation and
Development Board, has handed
Colonel Harrelson a charming and
deserved bouquet in his Tuesday’s
Joumel:
Colonel Harrelson Honored
One of the highest honors ob
tained by a conservation official in
this country has come to Colonel .1.
W. Harrelson, director of the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment in this State. The Secretary
of Agriculture of the United States
has appointed Colonel Harrelson a
member of the Advisory Board, Mi
gratory Bird Treaty Act.
Chosen from the ranks of leading
naturalist, State game officials,
sportsmen, and national conserva
tion organizations, the board re
presents the best thought and abili
ty in the field.
Its membership of 22 includes such
nationally known figures as Seth
Gordon, president, American Game
Association, Washington, D. C.; J. N.
(Jay) Darling, celebrated cartoonist
and member of the State Fish and
Game Commission, Des Moines, Iowa;
Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson, president,
National Association of Audubon So
cieties, New York City; S. B. Locke,
conservation director Izaak Walton
League of America, Chicago, and
Herbert L. Stoddars, an authority in
wild life research in the, field of
game management.
Functions of the board are ad
visory in nature; and, according to
Paul G. Reddington, chief of the U.
S. Bureau of Biological Survey*, De
partment of Agriculture, “was estab
lished for the purpose of giving the
department the benefit of the know
ledge and experience of its members
in the preparation of regulations in
the administration of the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act, and advice, when
called upon, concerning the general
policies to be followed in the con
servation and increase of migratory
birds. Among the matters cover
ed by the regulations are the sea
sons during which migratory game
birds may be hunted in the several
States and the daily bag and pos
session limits.”
Commenting on the selection of
Director Harrelson to membership
on the board, Dr. T. Gilbert Pear
son, a former North Carolinian and
for year head of the Audubon So
ciety in the State, said: “I am de
lighted. It means one more square
shooter in our midst.” “We certain
ly need you on that board and shall
look forward to having you with us
at the first meeting,’ said Seth Gor
don, in sending his congratulations.
Director Harrelson, at the end of a
four-year term of office, is looked
l upon as having created a favorable
impression among conservationists
and sportsmen throughout the coun
try. •'(
With Other Editors
BLACKBERRIES
If there are two or three flies In
the room I grumble; but in the midst
of my grumbling, now and then, I am
amused by the thought of how pamp
ered I have become.
It ia not many yearn, around 25,
I should say—since flies swarmed in
all the houses in Chapel Hill. Window
screens were practically unknown.
People took the flies for granted as a
curse which God had permitted the
devil to inflict upon mankind.
A familiar aighi in almost every
household was » machine that cpnaist
ed of a shaft upon which revolved, in
a horizontal plane, a pair of black
I note numerous small boys and
girls making a little pin money selling
blackberries. Housewives would do
well to purchase these delicious ber
ries and can them for winter use. Per
haps there is no fruit that retains its
original flavor more than do our
common blackberries when canned.
They also make the finest kind of
jams and jellies.
If blackberries were somewhat dif
ficult to grow and did not grow in al
most every waste place m the country
side they would be esteemed more
highly.
Don’t turn the kids away when they
come to your door with a bucketful of
delicious berries at most reasonable
price.—Monroe Enquirer.
GOOD OLD DAYS
| back of all owners of homes valued up
j to 120,000. If such owners are in
debt and cannot pay, the government
.'will take over the mortgage and
grant an extension of time.
| In signing the bill, the President
1 made the following significant state
ment:
“In signing the home-owners
loan act of 1933, I feel that we
have taken another important
step toward ending the deflation,
which was rapidly depriving
many millions of home owners
from the title and equity to
their property.
“The act extends the same
principle of relief to home own
ers as we have already extended
to farm owners. Furthermore, the
act extends this relief not only to
people who have borrowed mon
ey on their homes, but also to
their mortgage creditors.
“It will, of course, take a little
while to set up the machinery
necessary to carry the principles
of the act into effect. In the
meantime, I appeal to mortgage
creditors and all others who have
claims against home owneVs and
ask them, until full opportunity
has been given to make effective
the refinancing provisions of the
home mortgage act that they ab
stain from bringing foreclosure
proceedings and that they abstain
from seeking to dispossess the
home owners who are in debt to
them.
“Cooperation between the offi
cials of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation, the mortgagors and
the mortgagees during the next
few months will make many fore
closures unnecessary and will do
substantial justice to all parties
concerned.”
The new legislation allows owners
of homes up to $20,000 in value to ex
change their mortgages for govern
ment indebtedness at an interest rate
of five per cent.
There appears to be no joker in
this law such as there was in the home
loan bank act. The small home owner
is really to get relief. His relief, in
fact, is going to be just as real and
tangible as was the relief granted
large corporations by the Hoover ad
ministration. In this way, President
Roosevelt is making good on his
campaign pledge to have the govern
ment come to the rescue of the for
gotten man.
Referring again to the provisions of
the home owners law, the statute pro
vides that the Home Loan ' Bank
Board shall administer the refinanc
ing, and it is announced in Washing
ton that this board will establish of
fices throughout the country within
a month to get the job under way.
It is of interest further to note that
the law says 80 per cent of the value
of homes wall be allowed for each
transaction, but it may not exceed
$14,000. Provision is made for a
three-year moratorium on interest
payments. Repayments will be on a
15-year basis.
In truth, it can be said that noth
ing like this for the benefit of home
owners has ever been heard of before
in this country. If money at five
per cent interest with fifteen years in
which to pay it back will not encour
age and put new life into home own
ership in this country, it is impossible
to imagine what would.—Winston
Salem Journal.
CHICK-CHICK A DEE DEE!
(Charity & Children)
In other words our little friend tom
tit or titmouse has become the official
bird of North Carolina. It took the
woman’s vote to make him an official
bird. The men of the Legislature
elected him to the highest position
that any bird could occupy in the
state at the suggestion of the Wo
man’s clubs. Like other measures
passed by the present Legislature,;
many of the men did not know what
they were voting for. Even the at
tempt of Senator John Sprunt Hill to
sing like the bird threw no light on
the matter. The legislators who voted
again without knowing just what they
were voting for were running no risk
of making a mistake for they were
following the women. We are glad
that this friendly little black, white
and gray fellow with a suggestion of
brown has thus been honored. We like
him. He is innocent.
“But sovran Joves’ rapacious
bird, the regal
High percher on the lightning,
the great eagle,
Drove down with rushing wings.”
The titmouse is an optimistic little
cuss. In enow or rain hie cheerful
voice can be heard. Whan other birds
have become pessimistic and haw
sought a quiet shelter, little friend
titmouse calls cheerily that things are
not so had. In summer when all
birds are happy and friendly he takes
himself to the deep weeds but when
winter comes he drawn near his hu
so friends. He Is death and de
struction to UjUMCts that destroy fruit
and trees. He eats multiplie
of insect eggs in North Carolina <
year. He helps the ordhardist by de -
stroying the eggs of the insects that
would in turn destroy his crop. We
are glad that this happy, innocent lit
tle friend has become the official bird
of North Carolina and may. his ex
ample he followed by us alL
“Piped • tiny voice nearby,
Gay and polite, a cheerful cry—
Chick-Chleadssdee! Saucy note
Oat of Sound heart and merry
throat
An if it said, ‘Good-day, good sir!’
Pine afternoon, old passenger!
Happy to meet you ill these places
Where January brings few faces.”—
DUB TO FIGHT
With the merchants of North Can
olins scheduled to meet in
***** in Wi
fow days, all
this ^
I Daily Program Is Announced For Camp Uwharrie
The daily program was announced
by the Scout Executive of Uwharrie
Council today including a division cf
the previous summer activities. A
swimming meet will be run each day
with one event being held each swim
ming period. These events are as'
follows: Friday—4:30, 35-yd. free
style; Saturday—10:30, 35-yd. back
stroke; Saturday—4:30, plunge for en
durance; Sunday—10:30, 35-yd. breast
stroke; Sunday—4:30, 35-yd. tired
swimmers; Monday—10:30, 70-yd.
boat race; Monday—4:30, 70-yd. ca
noe; Tuesday—10:30, 70-yd. free
style; Tuesday—4:30, service dive;
Wednesday—Campers Day; Thursday
—10:30, diving, front, swim, comical;
Thursday—4:30, 35-yd. side stroke. In
addition to these a regular course in
life saving and swimming will be con
ducted 'by the Water Front Director,
Francis Sizemore.
The over night hikes which is in
preparation for State Camporee which
will be held next spring will be con
cerned.
Unless a strong protest is made
and kept in evidence the sales tax will
become a permanent incubus on the
mercantile business of this state.
According to the Winston-Salem
Journal, Paul Leonard, former secre
tary of the North Carolina Merchants
Association, who has been about over
the state a good deal of late, says
that the time is ripe to organize the
people ayissb the present sales teat-*
If there is ever to be such a time,
this year Is the time for concerted ag
gressive action.
The future policy of the state with
respect to taxation will be definitely
determined in the Democratic primar
ies for the nomination of candidates
for the legislature next June. The op
ponents of the sales tax have one
r
ducted by James F. Asbury, Camp
I Naturalist. This group will leave
camp each afternoon and their pro
gram will be as follows: Pack during
rest hour. 2:30 leave for camp site
(organize patrols;, 2:45 arrive at site.
Set up camp. 4:30 cooks start supper.
6:05 wash dishes, clean up camp. 6:15
games. 7:30 patrol projects. 8:00
camp fire. 9:35 taps. 7:30 a. m. revi
elle, cooks begin breakfast. 8:00
breakfast. 8:30 police camp. 8:45
work on camp gadgets. 9:45 strike
camp. 10:30 swim. 11:30 return to
camp. •
A complete game schedule including
baseball, volley ball, miniature golf,
tennis, horse shoes, and ping pong
will be run each week. This game
program will be in charge of Eddie
Steere, Junior Counselor.
Visitors are urged to visit the camp
jear, therefore, in which to perfect
organization in order that they may
be prepared for effective action in
those primaries.
There is one way and only one to
make sure of the repeal of the sales
tax. That is by organizing every
county and senatorial district with a
view to nominating Democratic can
didates for the senate and house in
1934 who will vote for repeal of the
sales tax in the legislature of 1935. It
wiH be too late to accomplish any
thing after next June.
The present sales tax was put over
out the people In the primaries of lest
June. No amount of opposition
availed anything after the candidates
had been selected by the sales tax
forces. Merchants and consumers
who waited until the legislature con
vened to begin their fight on the tax
discovered to their sorrow that they
were eight or ten months too late.—
Hickory Record.
only on Sunday afternoon since we
are planning to keep each scout busy
in some form of activities from 7:45
until 9:30 at night. Parents also re
quested to not send any cake or can
dy to the camp. It is possible to re
ceive fruit from home but no cake or
candies will be permitted into camp.
Below is a list of the daily sched
ule:
7:45 First Call.
7:55 Revielle
8:00 Colors.
8:05 Breakfast.
9:00 Patrol duties.
9:30 Sick Call—Sunday, church to
10:15.
9:40 Instruction—Not Sunday.
10:30 Swim—Not Friday morning.
11:50 Waiters Call.
12:35 Lunch.
2:00 Cabin Duties.
2:00 Inspection by Cabin Leaders.
3:00 Assembly—Instruction.
4:30 Swim.
5:30 Waiters Call.
6:10 Retreat.
7:10 Recreation.
8:45 Camp Fire.
9:30 Vesper Service in each cabin.
9:35 Taps.
9:45 Lights out.
Bach Wednesday the Camp will be
turned over to the Scouts who will se
lect their own leaders and operate the
camp on that particular day. The reg-,
ular staff leaders will become campers
on that day.
H. & L, Motor Express
Richmond, High Point, Ashe
boro, Charlotte, Knoxville, In*
termediate Points.
Tourist Service Is
Offered Visitors To
Chicago World
Chicago.—Action by Chkage
istern and leading business men ia
listing more than 50,000 pri
vate homes and small hotels, to pre
vent a repetition of overcrowding and
attendant discomforts experienced by
visitors at previous world’s fain, ia
being lauded by the array of tourists
arriving here from all parts of the
country to make up the present daily
(average of 85,000 people who enter
the gates of A Century of Progress
exposition.
Through the cooperation of <*»V
ers of commerce, Rotary, Kiwanis
and automobile dubs, the Visitors’
Tourist Service, sponsored by church
men representing nine denominations,
has appointed representatives id vari
ous cities to make advance reserva
tions and otherwise assist those who
plan to attend the fair in expectation
that the present attendance will
double when the rush of summer trav
elers gets under way and large, con
ventions convene.
The entire plan has been endorsed
by A Century of Progress, the Chicago
association of commerce and the mty
council.
The accredited representative in
Asheboro is J. P. Gamer, president of
Ingram-Gamer Company.
In addition to opening a conven
iently located club, folly equipped to
serve tourist’s needs without charge,
the Visitors’ Tourist Service has es
tablished official information bureaus
along the main highways leading into
Chicago where before entering the
city the motorist may receive travel
er’s aid and make additional room
reservations and receive .directions to
their reserved rooms with free guard
ed and bonded automobile parking
space near them, it was announced by
I. D. Padorr, civic leader and origi
nator of the plan.
Proper management of the poul
try flock returned Mrs. Fred Wicker
of Sanford in Lee county a net pro
fit of 14 cents a bird last month.
She has a flock of 85 White Leg
horns that laid an average of 2&2S
eggs during the month
Get Rid of
Malaria!
Banish Chills and Fever!
To conquer Malaria, yoa ant do two
things. (1) Destroy the infection ht the
blood. (2) Build up the Used to over
come the effects and to fntifr unim
further attack. There is oar soafidoe Chat
does these two things and that hi Chow’*
Tasteless Chill Tonic I The taotekaa qui
nine in Grove’s Tasteless CM Ttoac (fe
lt roys the malaria! infection a the Mood
while the iron builds up the Mood. Thou
sands of people have conquered Malaria
with the aid of Grove’s Tasteless Chill
Tonic. In addition to being a anted rem
edy for Malaria, it is also aa rwWwtt
tonic of general use. Giwreh Ttotdeso
Chill Tonic is pleasant to tales and os
tains nothing harmful. Even cUfaa Bko
it and they can take it safety- for ate
by all stores.
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A COMPANY THIRTY YEARS OLD
Last Friday the Ford Motor Company completed 30 years of automobile
makiT? is also my fortieth year at the same job. I made my first engine
in 1893 and it still runs. This is the engine that won the Selden Patent
^it—ihich took the motor car out of the exclusive class, and opened
the automobile industry to hundreds of manufacturers who started during
“* Sowe ” tS'Ln who b.«*> with « that j™. da, in 1903 ar. wo£int
here vet All of the principles we laid down then, are still operative,
we find that they have great survival value for the future. To date they
have produced and sold over 21.000.000 Ford cars. „ .
Although we created the automobile market we have never thought it warn
good for anyone to monopolize it. We have always believed that before
business could be good for one. it must be good for all. Our d^ooveries
and improvements have always been open to other manufacturers withou
patent restrictions.
Of course, there is one thing we cannot share—everyone get it
for himself—and that is experience. Money could duplicate our buildings
and machines, but it cannot duplicate 40 years of experience. And it is
experience that makes a motor car.
But the past does not especially concern me; it has all been a prepara
tion for the future. For myself. I feel that I have just been gathering the
tools to do something worth while, and that my real task is still ahead.
Great changes are upon the world. False ideas of every kind are
ashing in the general upheaval. Those who built truly on principle will
mirvive_their service will carry over. Business integrity and commodity
honor will be fully justified. And never and better ways of living will
^^That Is the outlook for this young thirty-year old Company of ours.
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June 19, 1933