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VOL. VI.
SOUTH ANNUALLY
FEEDING NATION
About 300,000 Carloads of
Vegetables Shipped To
North and Wet
Baltimore, August 2-Special
reports form leading railroad
officials thruout the South to the
Manufacturers Record show that
the South is now annually feeding
the nation to the extent of-250,-000,
to 300,000carloads of vege
tables, fruits, cottonseed and pea
nut oil products. It takes twice
as many carloads to handle the
early .vegetables and fruits of the
South shipped to Northern and
Western markets as it would to
haul 10000.000 bales of compress
t ed cotton. The handling of these
vegetables and fruits, which form
such an important part of the
food supply of the North andj
West, requires about one-half as
many cars as would be needed to
handle an 800,000,000 bushel
wheat crop if every bushel of
wheat was shipped by rail out of
the county in which it was pro
duced.
During the greater part of the
winter and sping seasons South
ern railroads' are daily hauling
severalthousand carloads of vege
tables and fruits into the markets
of the North and West.
Oneailroad alone last year
handled 95,000 carloads of such
farm products,
Two adjoining counties annual
ly produce nearly 3,000,000 -barrels
of potatoes a year, and have
shipped a3 high as 618 carloads
in one day. Many millions of
bushels of apples are raised in the
South and shipped to other sec
tions. During the coming twelve
months Florida will ship nearly
100,000 carloads of vegetables and
fruits to the North, while all
Southern States from Virginia to
Texas are rapidly coming to the
front in this industry.
Soire idea of the extent of this
business may be gained merely
front the fact that the one state
of -Georgia has shipped as high as
16,000 carloads of watermelons in
one season and nearly 10,000 car
loads of peaches in the same y ear.
One small town in Mississippi
ships nearly 3,000 carloads of to
matoes a year, while thousands
of carloads of potatoes, straw
berries, cabbages, lettuce, celery,
eggplants, pears; watermelons,
and cantaloupes are shipped from
the different parts of the South.
Viewed from the standpoint of
thefood and health requirements
of ihe country this industry is of
material importance, while view
frcfox the standpoint of the econ
omic interests of the South it
means an enormous increase in
the prosperity of this section.
Nejver again can the South be
called: a ' 'one-crop' counrty. It
is growing a larger number of
i crops than .any other part of the
land.lt In some respects it is do
ing more proportionately to feed
the "nation than any. other part of
the country, for not only is it
supplying vegetables and fruits
by ttie hundreds of thousands of
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carloads, dul ii is msu supplying
cottonseed oil, peanut oil, soya
bean 'Oil, and a vast quantity of
other foodstuffs to add to the lar
der of the nation;
TRUTH. HONESTY OF PURPOSE
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WE PULL OFF ANOTHER BIG PIC
NIC TODAY-ADVANTAGE TO
MOCKSVILLE---WELCOME,
EVERYONE
Today Mocksville and Davie County put over another picnic
which, as we pen this, gives- promise of being the biggest in the
history of the county. We believe this is the 45th year that this
picnic has been given, always coming it does on the second
Thursday in August. The Mocks ville picnic has become known
throughout this entire state, and there are many Davie county
people who have gone out into other states, who from time to
time return to the old home county for this occasion. The big
day is held under the auspices of the local Masonic organizations,
the Mocksville Lodge, naturally, of course, taking the lead to
some extent. The other Masonic lodges of the county and of
adjoining counties co-operate, of course, and contribute in a large
measure towards making the occasion a success. The good women
of this -county come in for their portion f the credit of making
the Mocksville picnics what they have been in the past. But for
their willingness to co-operate in the contribution .of baskets, the
occasion would be a complete failure, but they always join willing
ly into the good work and for this they deserve, and, of course,
have, the heartfelt thanks of the Masons and other fraternal
organizations interested, as well as the orphans' home at Ox
ford, for whose benefit the picnics are always held.
These annual events have gradually grown larger, and larger
until the proceeds derived from the sale of dinner tickets and
gate fees amount to quite an item
fatherless and motherless children who have been taken under
the protecting care of Oxford Orphanage. This.. of course. Js
the first and greatest -consideration on the -part or MbCksvifefi twenty five daily package
people in going to the trouble which is annually necessary to make
the Mocksville picnics what they' have always been. Yet, coming
to think about it, towns and communities, the same as 'individuals,
always reap due reward for services to mankind. The reward
which has come to this town and its people is the advertising
which this occasion gives to Mocksville. As we believe we have
said before, there are folks who have attended these picnics who
otherwise possibly never would have visited Mocksville at all,
and there are literally thousands who have heard of Mocksville
in connection with the picnic that never would have known there
was such a town on the map.
Another pleasant feature of the occasion is that the people
who put forward such tremendous efforts to make it a success
always have an opportunity to meet old friends, to get with and
learn their neighbors better, thereby cultivating a spirit of good
fellowship and promoting a better feeling among people of the
county and adjoining counties. t
of this town get a genuine pleasure
on these occasions and we know that the visitors always look, for
ward to the Mocksville picnic for weeks in advance with happy
anticipation.
There is another advantage
this section from these annual gatherings. Every year some
speaker of state-wide note is invited to make the principle address,
and the people always get something decidedly worth while from
these addresses. Two years ago we had the pleasure of having
Dr. Howard Ronthaler of Winston-Salem as the principle speaker.
Dr. Ronthaler is one of the nations best known educators and is
a very brilliant speaker. Last year we had Editor Dwire, of the
Twin City Sentinel, WinstonSalem, and those who heard him will
agree with us that every one profited by his masterful addudss.
Today we expect to have as the principle speaker another noted
man, Rev. Kennith Pfhpl, of Winston-Salem, who is rapidly becom
ingrecognized as one of the most powerful pulpit orators of the
state. And we predict for those who are present that they will
hear something worth remembering. The calibres of the men
who have made addresses here on these oecasions in the past, have
been such as to make it regarded as a distinct honor, to be . in
vited to make one of these annual addresses, hence it is little
trouble to secure the best talent in the country. Not only is it
an honor to this town to have these big men come here to speak to
us, but, as only the best have been invited to make the addresses
in the past, it has'become quite an honor to even the most talented
speakers to receive ah invitation; to speak here. In other words,
it is a sort of badge of distinction, as it were.
As the years go by we hope that these annual picnics will be
come larger until they shall even more than double their present
importance. . .
The Enterprise, on behalf of the town, extends afheartyv wel
come to all visitors today. We invite all of our f riends'to visit the
Enterprise office. We want the people of this county especially
to know where their home paper is printed. Just come right in
and make yourself at home here or anywhere else in the town
during the day. ; -
PAPER ift Davie Coiiniy.-
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AND UNTIRING FIDELrTYjtOLOUR COUNTY AND OUR FLAG
MOCKSVILLE, N. C.,; THURSDAY, AUGUST? 9, 1923.
in supporting the hundreds" of
We believe firmly that the people
out of entertaining the visitors
which comes to the people of
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TEXTILE TRAINS
ON THE SOUTHERN
Three Fast Freights Will Dis
tribuate Carolinas' Goods
Thruout the World
' Three special trains to be load
ed solidly with the products of
Carolina Mills are being operated
by the Southern Railway System,
according to an announcement
"made from the Southern office In
Charlotte, August 1.
All cotton factory products for
points outside of the South will
be handled in these trains, which
Will run on fast schedules and be
given the same attention as has
been given to the special trains
handling peaches and other per
ishables. Trains will be run from
Greenville, S. C, to Potomac
Yards, Va., handling textile
freight moving all rail to Eastern
destinations; from Greenville to
jpfnners Point, Va., handling
freight moving via boat line to
pUltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston and Providence, R.
I., and from Spencer, N. C , to
Cincinnati, Louisville, and East
St. Louis with a connecting train
from Hayne, S. C. , to Asheville
handling freight for the West in-
cars for destinations on and be
yond the Ohio River. Solid cars
loaded by the mills as well as
package cars loaden on the Soutn
ern assemblingCstations at Spe
ncer, N. C, and Havne, S.C.,
will be, handled on these trains.
No short haul . freight will be
handled on them and there will
be switching at intermeditat
terminals.
The establishment of this ser
vice exclusively for cotton factory
products strikingly illustrates the
growth and diversification of the
textle industry in the Piedmont
territory. The variety of goods
now being turned out and the
wide range of destinations to
which they are moved have in
flvenced the nianagemerit of the
Southern to inaugurate these
special trains as a further contri
bution to the up-building of the
textile industry in the territory
it serves.
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Starts 28th Year as
Salisbury Postmaster
Salisbury, Aug. 1. James H.
Ramsay today started in on his
28th year as postmaster of Salis
bury, succeeding Col. A. H. Boy-
den, Mr. Ramsay has taken up
the duties of postmaster here five
times during the past 41 years.
No change in the office force
of the local office is contemplated.
Little Martha Beaver
Dead
Little Martha, the infant daugh
ter of Mr. and Mr. C. L. Beav
er, of Mocksville Route, was born
July 28, and died July 30. We
extend our sympathy to the be
reaved ones.
. Wheat thrashing is about over
in Davie county for this year;
Davie is nothing in wheat grow
ing compared with the western
states, but we have had a num
ber of crops in the county this
year to turn out from 500 to 613
bushels. We are satisfied with
Davie,
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IS OUR AIM AND PURPOSE.
PRESIDENT DIES INSTANT
LY AND WITHOUT WARN
ING AT 10:35
OF STROKE OF APOPIXY
Harding Striken Down in Weakened Condition
After an .Illness of Exactly a Week and After
Having the "Most Satisfactory ;:Day!': Since His
Illness Began and Just When It Was Thought
That the Battle Against Disease Had Been
Victorious -Dr. Sawyer the Only Physician
Present When the End Came.
Presidential Headquarters, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Aug.
2. Warren G. Harding, President of the United States, died in
stantaneously and without warning tonight at 7:30 o'clock,-a vic
tim of a stroke of apoplexy, which struck him down in his weak
ed condition after an illness of exactly a week.
The chief executive of the nation, and by virtue of his office
and personality, one of the world's leading figures, passed away' at
the time when his physicians, his family, and his people thought
that medical skill, hope and prayer had won the battle against dis
ease. ' .
The disease had been conquered, -the fire was out, but seven
days of silent," though intense sufferings had left thdir mark and a
stroke of apoplexy came without an instant's warning; and before
physicians could be called, members of his party summoned, or
remedial measures taken, he passed from life's ftage after having
for nearly two and a half years served his nation and for many
more years his native state of Ohio.
With the passing' of Mr. Harding the office of President de
volves upon Calvin Coolidge, vice president of the United States.
He was notified of the death of Mr. Harding at his home in Ply
mouth, Vermont. -
Without Warning
The suddenness with which the
end came was shown by the fact
that only Mrs. Harding and the
two nurses, Ruth Powderly, and
Sue Dausser, were in the room at
the time. Mrs. Harding, with
her characteristic faithfulness
and constant tenderness, was
reading to the President at the
time.
Then, without a warning a
-
slight shudder passed through
the frame of the chief executive.
He collaps'ea, and the end came.
Immediately the indications of
distress showed themselves, Mrs.
Harding ran to the door and call
ed for Lieutenant Commander
Boone and for the other doctors
to come quickly.
The first indication that a change
had occurred in the condition of
Mr. Harding, came shortly after
7 o'clock when Mrs. Harding per
sonally opened the door of the
sick -room and called to those in
the corridors to "find Dr. Boone
and the others quickly." At that
time Mrs. Harding was under
stood to have been reading to the
President sitting at his bed-side
with the evening papers and mes
sages of sympathy which had
been received during the day.
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Dr. ' Sawyer , was alone of all
the doctors in theet apartment
when theclimax came. He first
was called by Mrs. Harding who
then rushed to the door leading
into the hotel corridors and com
manded an immediate search for
the other physicians.
NO.; 40
P. IvI.
USE BOOKS AS WELL AS PILLS
TO CURE SICK IN HOSPITALS
Books as Well ai pills for cur
ing the sick are now being used
in the principal hospitals of the
county, according to Miss Louise
Singley, district manager for-the
Arrierican Library assocation. .
''Robinson Crusoe won't cur a ;
case of tuberculosis, but reading
doeskeep a patient's mind Of f his
troubles, "Miss Singley said. Ef-t
forts are made to put "the right
book in a sick man's hands. - A
librarian in a hospital studies her
patrons sonewhat as a doctor does
Everthing depends on the ind
ividual case. "Some books dep
ress and ""others excite. Many
librarians say that whole classes'
of books should be tabooed from
hospitals for these very reasons.
But if a librarion studies her
patients like the doctor, she can
prescribe books for him without
danger. A book that would hurt
a; person with a certain ailment
or, with a certain temperament
will be all right fur another, ' ,
' The psychology of the . patient
must be taken into consideratidu.
Artuberculosis patient can Milder
take more serious reading than
most of the other sick peaple be
cause his convalescence covers a
longer period of time.
"A librarian cannot tell a pat
ient he must take ohe novel a
week in large doses. - However
she has to steer her readers with
out; them knowing it, Later oh
the patient gets interested in
some particular line of work, and
after that he takes care of him
sell"' :' '
RESULT