THE 1) ANBURY REPORTER
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THE WERAOE MAN ANP THE AITO
MOBILE.
A farmer called on a Danbury law vet* the other
da> to .^et dvice uKuit nuy iv.; ;m automobile. Ihe
law yet* told h«m ii he won hi increase his work pace
in the same nr..portion a-" the ear wa» faster than
the mule that, as a iuisip.es> proposition, it would
pa> to buv ' lie car. Ihe farmer left the law yer's of
fice and doubtful, and there i> no evidence je»
that be has bought.
, he a\v.:';!-..e man has no more business with a car
than a hog has for Sunday, because the average man
has not sufficient income to support his fannlv and
maintain a car. The average man's gross income is
less than 51200 per >ear. while his outgo is too
much to ha\e r.n\ thing to support a car. The av
erage expense of maintaining a car. counting gas.
tires, repairs and lost time is "i.uoo per year.
I he Reporter has alwajs been an advocate of good
roads, automobiles, and ali things which make for (
better |i\ing. Lspecial l> have we alwavs tavored
the farmer's owning a car. because no one needs a
little pleasure and recreation from the monotonv of
w > rmore than the fas.l l ei. t >ut the is
implied, that no person should own a car whose in
come is insufficient to bear the expense attached.
The bu» iug of automobi • • !»> people who are not
able to own them is certain!.- reaching a sta re now
that threatens the ver\ liie of our cuuntrv, and n
not checked will result -eri.»u>b . Anvbodv now who
can mortgage his prope.'tv tor eitougn to make an
initial pa> ment, can own a car. and this means
that anvb.;d> has bought .me. \ fe'lovv v. ent into
a -ti *.e • co'.in:> bank recent h. to h:?rrow a small
sum of nionev. The ba d began to question him
abo.t ■:i:riry a-ui i und that the only property in
tjod's world he ouned vva> an automobile and a dog.
He d;Ur.T have even a cow t i furnish his children
milk, nor a hi .. to suppl> his familv w th meat. !»ut
he bad a ! ord v\ith a i\>o;u>o lien on it. and a hound
which he price." at ;•■»*!>.
farmers with insufficient incomes to own a car
are not alone : the average citv fellow rides in a big
blue limi usine with a big black mortgage on it. and
after insuring his life for a few thousand dollars, he
is satisfied to live for the lodges, the laundries, the
drug stores and the gas tanks. Thev absorb his
salary.
Remember, we are not talking about you. We
said average.
THE REAL PLAYGROUND OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
If the plans of I>. D. Smith materialize. North
Carolina's real play-ground is about to be laid out
on top of the Sauratovvn mountains about 5 miles
west of Danbury. Smith is a Stokes county boy,
reared in .Meadows township, and was born about
4o vears ago. Leav ing home at an early age. he has
spent the best of his vouth in the West. Having
accumulated some money, the innate love of the
old North State brought him back, and home "his
footsteps he hath turned from wandering oe'r a for
eign strand." One rtorning, admiring the beauty
of the mountain range that stretched for In miies
across his view, he decided to visit Cook's Wall.
Hanging Rock. .Moore's knob and the other lordly
peaks of thi" spur of the mountain. W hen he ar
rived at Jie top trulv his "heart within him burned "
and he was entranced with the beauty and fired
with the possibilities of this magnificent scope of
mountain, forest and stream.
Smith thereupon decided to own it and he
OAIIS it. He has acquired, he tells the Re
p3rter. upwards of 0.000 acres, embracing some of
the most attractive scenery in the country, notably
Hanging Rock, Tory Den. the Upper Cascade, Moore's
Knob, etc.
Smith is an idealist and a dreamer, but these are
what it takes to tackle and conquer great obstacles.
THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Already he has had wealthy northern men investi
gate, and offer the capital to put over the develop
ment. which includes a magnificent hotel capable
of accommodating many thousands of guests and
tourists, roads, lakes, parks, goll links, and other
luxuries and pleasures incident t«» a great play
ground which will he wi'hin one to lour hours' dis
tance of 5U0.000 people i ."North Carolina and Vir
ginia.
The >!J mountain which for ages has stood a hin
drance ti» .'r.rtv! and settlement ma\ >et prove its real
value. and m; > hring uu.old weaiih a:ut de\ciopr.sent
i.) uur 'air country. »i _• is scener>. air and water
un excelled in beauty, sw wetness and purit> anywhere
in the w t-rki.
mli- ui Mokes . i!nl> evtend a hand of we!-
con-v ..nil i. v. i uu.gem.i'.t to the > oung man come
home. *\a;• I»i> it reams come true, and may iiis
loudest hopes be realized.
SINISTER SYMPTOMS.
Wheat hits the toboggan, and is now the lowest
>ince the bewilderment of those whose em
harassment is their own confession of responsibility.
With some hundreds "t millions of bushels of
crop on hand.and nowhere to sell it--right here in the
face of a new bountiful harvest--and right here in the
face of a Lurope starving for t?read. argues mistaken
policy somewhere.
\merica--in the midst of a vast bedlam til
"keep us out of Liuropc. we want no furrin entan
glements. let Lurope g' its way and we'll go ours"--
has gone its way and uropeans have gone theirs,
iiut those near-tatesi ien had not the foresight to
see tnat our way leads towards Europe's way: to see
that America has grow si too big tit live alone; that ;
o:il\ with America's a- -isiance can Europe furnish
the market that America's industries must have or
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brilliant but erratic Politicians like Johnson and
Ho rah: prediadiced an ! narrow England-haters like
Hoke Mniifi and Har*.. vicke; stupid old pro = (Lvman
nuisances like li eed 01 Missouri: loosed theavalanche
which o\erw helmed t *:e one man who had the vision
to see and the courage to dare the policy which
meant=-if >ou like--interference in the affairs of
Europe, and w ho knew that without our interference
destructive wars would continue to disarrange the
affairs of the world, and that as in 1017, so on into
the future. America would always be draw n into the
whirlpool whether she willed or not. America lost
100.000 of her boys without a league of nations, and
Wilson tried to save the next 100,000 as well as
stabilize American markets. The "little group" in-j
sured continuance of sacrifice of American youth, |
and at the same time, turning in disdain from the
chaos left in the wake of war, perpetuated that con
dition of which our wheat slump is a symptom.
We would love to live unto ourselves, and still
have (iermanv, Trance and Russia and England
come tapping meekly at our doors, bearing gold to
buy our cotton and lumber and steel and oil and to
bacco and w heat.
But this would be like the foolish husbandman
w ho thought he could reap without sowing, and that
he could harvest without planting. To receive we
must give.
Consider The Home Man.
on circulating around an one
l If is a banker, a merchant, or
us.
a contractor, or in some other line .... , , ~ ,
Ihe goods he sells are as he
represents them, fur he could
He lives in our town. . , r , . , ... . , .
: not atlord to work otl an inferior
He knows you and you know .
article unto you even it he
him ' WOnH.
! He I'uys from other leaders in „ e Mn no[ (o
the home town for the needs of i wM|d
r himself and his family. The L h|j |{ he did
. money he t. us spends stays . , .
In every way he is an asset to
i ' iere> the community—a convenience
He pays taxes, and s»PP°'t s , nd an actua | bcnefit t0 you .
| the church, and cives to charity. Ca „ you a|lord to pas ,
uu the
: and is always "handing it out" man who means so much to
' for some worthy local cause. you.
I SPECIAL I
| Msving Picture iiinweirieitl 1
WaSTTTOW . •'T-J.hiu? v . i^HISFTV"3 -3"-'V£W*t*Julkj£Ma j^y
§ FRIDAY. Amicx, Panbury, show will ft
® stari at p. m, permitting t!»• >so who js»
desire to clo m"), to attend iv»ih the church $|
| services now progress and movies. iff
jjj SATUvI )A V , S:2O p. m.. Cove Theatre, H
I TOM MIX I
§ A Great Western Star, every -ne likes— B
v.j men, women, hoys. : : ris. children. every- B
p body. Tom Mix is specially good in j.hi> B
& week's picture, "Chasing The Moon."
S Mutt and J el'!" Comedy, I "ox News.
fl Monday, »S:2() p. m.. Annex. Danbury. 3
S Tuesday, 8:20 p.m..'open air movies' '1
gj WALLACE RE ID 1
|| Featured in those famous Auto Racing S|
8{ Picture. "What's Your Harry? Ip
|g Mack Sennett 2 Keel Comedy. ||
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By \:rtll : authority contained in a h
fij judgment : n the ca.se of J. A. Vance Com- fe
9 pany vs. \Y. K. Head and \Y. R. Head, »
lAdmr. fJ. L Head, deceased, the under- B
signed Commissioner will on—
SATURDAY, August 18, 1023, ||
Sat l! o'clock, I\ M., otfer for sale a: public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash,
at tie court house door in Danbury, X. 3
&jjj C., the following described property: B
One Saw Mill complete with 15 ft.
carriage and regular equipment.
The sale ot the above described prop
erty is subject to the confirmation of the
m Forsyth county court. it
11. M. BUTLER, |
Commissioner.
Winston-Salem's Com
munity Bargain Sales
Event Continues Thru ik
AUGUST 6th. A
JBr Is Proving to
Be the Key
to Thrift
If It's Merchandise—
Winston-Salem Has It