UA HI ON PROGRESS, ZIAItlON N. C, THURSDAY, AUG.' 24, 1922 -
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KNOW. NORTH CAROLINA.
WEALTH AND WELFARE
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,THE NORTH CAROLINA SOL- MILLIONS FOR SCHOOLS
' D1ER IN ' THE-WORLD WAR University News Letter! t
i Raleigh News and. Observer; 1 In 1914 it was our,' job to i field
lTh Avpnim AmpnVftn nf fi crht- survey the extension activities, r and
' Prof p B Williamsdeahi Ag-'ing age is five feet -seven inches and reach of the agricultural college' of
riculturtf at State College; has been forty-nine one hundredths of an inch the University of .Wisconsin for the
impressed with :the condition in j tall v he weighs 141 pounds and fifty-.State Board of r Public Control. The
North Carolina that allows poor-pay-four one-hundredths of a pound. jwotjc took us into almost every coun
ing farms to affect the . homes, the'He Js tallest if he comes from Texas, y and community of that great state,
schools, and the' churches" of the 'shortest if he hails from Rhode Is- Everywhere we marveled at the
state to the degree that has been land, most robust if a native of the 'schools -city schools, country schools
displayed in the last few years. Dakotas and least robust if Rhode farm life schools, high schools, yoca-
TW fTT-t I f nomes,, inadequate church ' Island is his home. The state withjtionai scnoois, continuation scnooisr
1 ilGjr OF w L and acJlool facilities are more preva- the fewest number of defective males the colleges, and the great university
ilent than we should like to see them of fighting age is Kansas and the one i the millions expended for public
in North Carolina, says Professor with the greatest number is Rhode ' education of every type and grade
Williams, because of the fact that so Island," says an -article in the New i thirteen millions for public elemen-
jmany of our farms are producing York Times. itary schools alone!
such poor yields and net returns for' It is interesting to compare the' At that time North Carolina was
the efforts put into their operation. North Carolina averages with the av- spending only a little more than four
j During the past few years in our erages above quoted. North Caro- millions on her elementary public
. visits to different sections of the" Una's average height was 68.15 inch- schools.
' state, I have been struck very much e considerably over the average of I It looked at that time as though we
HI 1 1 y liyr TUJO III IIPIDII tt marked correlation between 67.49. Less than half the states av- were hopelessly out-classed and out-
rilAfll UKC llHO ill 11'Ani UN the productiveness of the soil and eraged over 68. distanced.
the character of the farm homes and The figures, which were furnished But behold North Carolina in 1921-
their surroundings; schools and by Major General Merritt W. Ire- 22, just eight years later! Common
amlljr Catt BJnfl Published In churches; with the healthfulness of land, surgeon general of the United school support $16,000,000; support
Each Itaue. the families; and with the education- States army, in a paper read before institutions of liberal learning and
The -foiowin caae la but on of al qualifications of the people. In gathering of medical men, show technical training $1,274,000; new
many occurring, dally in Marion. It close proximity to such areas, it is that "considering the population buildings, equipments and repairs for
la aa eaay matter to verify it. Too not uncommon to find other areas groups the tallest men came from the state educational institutions $4,000,
eaanot as for better proof. sparcely settled, with the people liv- mountain area of North Carolina." , 000; local funds voted and expended
J. N. Norton, prop of grocery. Oar i ...-m. -r.-v.ii aA n for school buildinc in nine months
M UUUIUI J ITlMJVlUt UCAUW" - - " lilV - UOU VCIXA Hlll XX Will vxi o
den St. Marlon, saya: "Some years
fication and with their children not mountains we also had short men from September, 1921, to June, 1922,
. . , . w.v .j a iuiuuu atiu wiui uicir tuuurcn nut iiiuuiiuiiiib v c aiau nau biiui b men r
aco my back and kidneys bothered m ,... - , .; rlns to $i2 ftnn nnn.
Considerably I had a dull achC "m.vcu w cujujf euviai, reniuus, xxum mc uiuei set Liuiis, uiiiiing Hie r "
aro the small of my back, so that ant educational advantages as do the average below the greatest, that of bonds sold, January to June, 1922,
It hurt me to straixhten up. A friend communities established on more Texas, which was 68.40 inches. , close to $9,000,000.
recommended Dean Kidney Pills to productive lands. The underlying) Coming to weight, it is singular1 Right around $42,000,000 voted
me, so I used some. They fixed mo up conditions largely causing these dif- how close the North Carolina fight-iand expended on public education 'in
ta fine shape and I always rely on thli f erences is not hard to find. My ob-; ing man came to the mean weight. : a single year in North Carolina, and
nd7. Nervations are that to a large extent , The average. weight of the North a hard year at that.
(SUtemeat tfvi on December (they are fundamentally connected ! Carolinians in the army was 141.49 1 He knows little about this state
i nil m .m. ""with differences in the productive-! pounds, while the average of all the who does not know that the people
naT'f had to . use a kiaeTremed, of the soils of these different (troops was 141.54. Since we had so of North Carolina are bent on build
aloce I recommended Doan'a Kidney , communities- Does not this, then, (many tall men of course we could inS a great commonwealth on public
Fllli several years ago. I am quite , unmistakably point to the fac that .hardly be expected to surpass in education, public highways, and pub
ure they cured me. I advise oth en the 'greatest and most fundamental ; width. Indeed, Height as a rule is c health.
to give Doan's atrial." j necessity of North Carolina farming i within the limitation of reason prei- j Think of $25,000,000 spent on
Price Wc. at all dealers. Dont fs that of securing and applying in-'erable to width when considering the rads in two years,
imply Mk for a kidney remedy e1 fonnation that will aid in the eco-' human frame. And close to $75,000,000 on pub-
Doaa's Kidney Pills the sam that nomic building up "of the productive-' In defectives per thousand we lic education for building and main
MfwNTTfr1JJaN T m ness of soils of the state? No com- made a good showing. There Were Penance during the same period. :
Mlrs Buiraio. r. r. imunity, state, or nation dependent 453 to the thousand in this state.1 These are staggering totals. But
. upon its agriculture, can prosper Kansas made a better showing with the Plain people of this state are
-AtniLtiri iiccdc when its soils are not Droductive. only 354 per thousand, but our men finally and firmly convinced that the
TAKE AWFUL RISK! North Carolina farming, in a gen- were in decidedly better shape phy- more they spend on roads and schools j
eral way, therefore, cannot be profit- sically than those of Rhode Island, the richer everybody has a chance to i
able unless goodly acreage yields are where there were 640 defectives to De; that roads, schools, and health j
secured and at economic costs per the thousand. are the best investment any state j
m .mMir At mrwTn! i- . xt i-i. . - I can make in itself. I
along other lines in a broad way can diers were as good as the lest and North Carolina is not the richest;
The next dose of calomel you take bring prosprity to the masses of our physically they ranked above the av- state m the Union- But she is the j
may salivate you. It may shock your pcopie on the farm. Year in and erage. Yet physical defects were'nchest state m the South, and a--Dver
or start bone necrosis. Calomel year onU where farmra do not get .revealed by the draft inquiries and mong the ten or twelve richest states j
is dangerous. It is mercury, quick- goodly yields of their crops, it is not the motto of the youth of the state m America-
silver. It crashes into sour bile like possible to secure large returns for in the cultivation of bodily physique1 We are neither Por in Purse nor j
dynamite, cramping and sickening iabor and expenses put into their must be as in every other sphere ! Poverty-stricken in spirit as once we j
you. Calomel attacks the bones and production, it matters not how fa- "Elcelsior." were.
should never be put into your sys- vorable prices may ordinarily be. ' ! ne North State has started at
Dean C. B. Williams. State A. and HOOVER EXPECTS NO SHORT. last' and she be as hard to stoP
AGE OF COAL IN WINTER111 nineteen twenties in common
wealth building as she was in the
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Vry Next Dos of Trchrou Drag
May Start Terrible SalWation.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con- e. College, in News and Observer.
stipated and all knocked out, just go
to your druggist and get a bottle of 31,614,269 MEN AND WOMEN
Washington, Aug. 17. Early
Dodson's Liver Tone for a few cental i ntt RFSTF.n in firminp. r. t of Virgini
.... , , ... , t - union xieias coverea Dy xne vieve-.
.... , . . Men ana women living on farms land agreement was looked to today wuicvrv iMn noAunv
tute for dangerous calomel. Take a1 . i i j- . . . . , whiokli and bkainuy
' .1 ' and exclusively interested in agn- by administration officials to avert APP cpiTpn in rutipru
spoonful and if it doesnt start your! w u u -m t .", At , Ai , i ARt bk.iz.tuu in church
r m. . vv-u enltoTe for their suDDort number fnpl troublps throup-hout thp rountrv ;
liver and straighten you up better Q " . . Bristol, Va., Aug. 17. Twenty
i . . . . . 31,614,423, according to a computa-'next winter. I ' , ' fe , J
"Ind quicker than nasty calomel with-;.. , y ' T a, gallons of whiskey, and five gallons
out making you sick, you just
back and get your money.
of blackberry brandy were found to-
bureau.
... .u TT 3 o. . o tt j i j .u day by officers in a Baptist Church
Don't take calomel! It can not be jvui. u i near West Jefferson, N. C. It is be-
xjvn t iae caiomei ; b c nuw mcludes farm managers and should be no serious shortage of coal ....... . . , , ,
trusted any more than a leopard or a and Urm Ubore with their during the winter, although there Jieved.e liquor had been concealed
wild-cat. Take Dodson's Liver Tone - ... . ,r f. c nnn nnn u Q mi i nvoniftn, lthere by bootleggers. Church-goers
which straightens you right up and
makes you feel fine. No salts neces
sary. Give it to the children be
cause it ia perfectly harmless and
jean not salivate.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE
are operated by farm residents.
The census count reveals that 11
States are predominantly agricultur- about four-fifths of the bituminous
al in character of the occupations land one-fifth anthracite will be need
ed, according to Federal ruel Dis
tributor Spencer.
Production of approximately 10,000,-' . , , A. , . ,
nnn . . , i i j officers revealed the liquor under the
000 ton? of coal weekly made up of n
a
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'of the majority of their residents.'
In these States at least 50 per cent
of a! residents live bn and operate
Even with adequate production,
Having qualified as administrators - Tfc Ktt r th Dakotas ' Mr. Hoover asserted, action by Con
of Geo. W. Conley, deceased, late of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, Ten- gress will be necessary to enable fed
McDowell County, notice is hereby Misaiasinni. AUbaraa. Geor- eral price control temporarily to
given to all persons having claims . and Carolinas. In Mississip- facilitate the distribution of anthra
against his estate to present the same pi ?1 cent of all TesidentB Uve on
on or before the 26th day of July, .
1.23. or thl. notice will be plead 1.1 -" he id. "the price situation .win be
oar tnereor. All persons Indebted ? , ir ouickly over. While there will be
, agriculture in me nation a emxe trtj- - -
, j ij v. some control of distribution and pn-
cite and to supply the needs of the
Northwest.
to said estate willv please make pay
ment to the undersigned at once.
- This 26th day of July. 1922.
Mrs- Henrietta Conley and
J. Clay Conley, administrators
nomic and industrial life that is more
'accurate than counts made in former
years, officials explain. This is the
first time the census has counted, per
sons living on farms. Heretofore an
ces necessary temporarily, the mat
ter will oikkly adjust, itself.'
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A BURBANK APPLE TREE
of the estate of Geo. W. Conley, enumeration was made of what was j Stanley News-Herald
known as the rural population. This
deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF EAST MA
RION SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS.
North Carolina McDowell County.
Office of Board of Education
Marion, N. C., Sept, 4th, 1922.
Notice is herehy given that the un-
dersiened Board of Education of
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ANHEUSER-BUiCHi INC, ST. LOTJ13
Coca-Cola Bottling' Co.
DUtributor v " . :
Itaarion, North CaroKna
THIS summer you can be sure of getting
Arcola with a radiator in eaclt room. -,In
the Fall, we may be tod busy and there may,
not be enough Arcolas to go around. Last Fall,
there were thousands of home-owners who had
to go without this wonderful hot-water heating
system there was such "an Arcola shortage.
Now you can get
ARCOLA at lowest prices
For instance, here are approximate figures for
Arcola completely installed to heat
3- Rooms Arcola with 2 radiators $ 210.00
4- Rooms AREOLA with 3 radiators $ 28O.60
5- Roorns ARCOLA with 4 radiators $ 3sb,oo
6- Rooms Arcola with 5 radiators $ 420.00
Call or phone and get exaet cost .for your home
now.
MARION TIN & PLUMBING
COMPANY
PHONE No. 191.
MARION, N. C.
Mr. J. M. Boyett has an apple tree
included, in addition to actual farm i in his orchard that is somewhat of a: McDowell County. North Carolina.
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TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS residents, all persons in towns of marvel m Stanley county, it is one
North Carolina, McDowell County. ,2,500 or less. The new count sup- of Luther Burbanks educated ap
Office of Board of Education plies exactly the number of wereons ; pie trees." It now has some very
-ir Marion, N. C, Au. 8, 1922 actually working farms and depend- fine, highly-colored apples, well rip
rfrSHf.rf J!Tn thn" nt for their means of support upon.ened, while others on the same tree
Bowell County, North Carolina, at. 8Ticultural industry.
w tiuc. iu., on uie i am aay ox Au- j
are green. Mr. Boyett says the tree
has had ripe apples on it for the past
KTMt, 1922. at the court house in Ma- SOCIETY SEEKS HOMES month or more, and that others are
miri ii Vr Thousand! cot? tvTrPW run noFN mrowlnir and rinenine all the while.
mtwm m-mm m-9 mmm itvm. taM m 3 ------ : r -
nrn.W,rU Anii? Th ChiUi The tree is supposed to bear all sum-
(110,000.00) Dollars or lei of thirty
year serial bonds of the Stroudtown
X0?1 district. The sale of said dren' Homi Society of North Caro-
' bSSdin7 ,?w5ladi L&! pnrP.sAf Hna. Inc.. will havtf;ready.ior: place!
f biding In Tsaid dStrict. during thcTnext 60 days .6J
w h - bT1rt oi those desiring to children between - Ahe ages of three
SSrtt.Ld b?n5? we deairc to months and 1 5 : years. The society
' eA1?!" lor good foster- homes
- The undeedr, where -these children will receive a
- if..0' reject all bids. A cer. parents' care and affection. The
viil -WeT chc in the sum of motto ' of the organization is "Home
September, 1922, at the court , house
in Marion, N. C, will sell Sixty
Thousand ($60,000.00) Dollars or
less of Thirty-year serial bonds of
the East Marion school district. The
sale of said bonds, is made for the
purpose of building and equipping , a
public school building in said dis
trict. For the benefit of those desiring
to purchase said bonds we desire to-
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; - r aVA ; ;s state that the election on said bond
i: - ;fo Moirtw T!"sue was carried unanimously with!
ing to hve UP, to its. reputation. The., ,rpntion of one vote. I
fruit has a very tough skin, but the
inside is exceedingly mellow and
highly flavored. ,
HalTo Catarrh Medicine
The undersigned reserves the right
to accept or reject , all bids. A cer
tified cashier's check in the sum of
Five Hundred "f- : ($500.00) Dollars
must accompany each bid before a
bid will be considered.
Said bonds will be sold to the
Five -Hnnd iS'.S?. noKO OI-w "2- " - tn mach more than wben they.ar, ..to T" interest rnavable" semi-annuall;
must accord V'J "" less boys and giris xor cxuicuesa rood iuu jmt tact provea twm, Jannarv and July and payabl
will V- T. WXUriS . , - , ' - i- I- " J . r. -T ' ,.T 1,.'...XT
bid!S1v cottidered.;
TLaa'wfiA' rat t & "ran down" cOBdi
I tloa -mmr notice "it Catarrh -t botbera highest .bidder and will -bear 6' per
tli.m iri mat tViAn rh.n t-HV firA in . . a . utl.....t i.nl1n
luiuoujr
e
.homes.
aaw bonds wUl be sold tn th. hi crh. Applicants for the .cMioren mnsti- hajjls CATAjmH .SSiYork-Clty,
biddeVT xTf f0ia XO tile mn"r - , j,-001 rtt' of an Ointment whicli Quickly
i an ill bear 6 per cent ba recommended by at .least tnree , Reuva by local appUction, an tbo
VlIt '?! "emi-annually. In eod tiz ens of their' communtty. and
the . . t- anoerintendent of public ( Bold by druKgist tor over 40
J anuary and July, and payab
C haae National Bank, of N
yable at
1C alo hv th anoenntenaenv
eW XOriC. welfare and clerk of the court .of
rihis the 8Ui day of An. 1922. . .their county. - .
BOARD OF EDUCATION . ; , " '
neuoweii County. .r. 105 automobile lacior-
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try drusgists tor over 40 Teara,
Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio. .
The . automotive industry " is - now
This the 1 8th day of August, 1922."
. BOARD OF.DUUATlUXM Uif'
Mcdowell county,
' By TV W. Stacy,- Chairman.
N-1 F. Steppe, Secretary. .
The ' above ad is run for corrective
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- TW T xi o . i; iJJUm-t 1 mere are iuo auww" -tepp'e,
SeS;t!r?fT' Ua ltt operation in this country.
third on "the list. First comes pack PQrP
.jing and then. the steel industry. .-Jw C"VT.7sVcyrChrirmaTU
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