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orum of Student ihougl;
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; s N." R-A $?0 cash prize is award
ed Terv- month for the best vcomposi
iion published in , this department.
; Competition absolutely free. No con
dition except school grade of "excel
lent." Address State Bureau, Carter's
Weekly, fcakigfcrN. GJ :
X PRIZE AWARD FOR FEBRUARY.
The -Twenty Dollar Prize given for
, 1 the best Composition entered in our
Prize Competition for last month has
:heea aseaited tto 'iEaster" by Eliza
v ;beth BaTcerTof :Raleigh. . ' v
This selection was made by Miss
. Susan Iden, Tviho was the judge of the
' work submitted last month. Miss Iden
is the City Editor of the Raleigh
Times. , In order that her judgment
might be rendered doubly sure Miss
Iden called to her ;aid the experience
:of co-worker in the newspaper field. v.
Rendered separately and distinctly,
their- decisions were the same.j And
were based on the same recognition of
i merit, beauty , and clarity of thought,
; and" clearness and simplicity of ex
pTession. ; . . ' "
Through these contests we hope to
encourage the habit of self expression
in the young people of this State. In
4 the past North Carolina has suffered
much loss through a feeling of reluc
tance in those who were young; to giv
ing expression to the things that most
occupied their thoughts. t ,
:.' ' As the world stands today, the.
State" cannot' afford to miss the!
thoughts of the young for they are the
builders of the new world of tomor
row.
WILSON
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; Mary Shelton Batchelor Junior Year
'. ' High School Raleigh, N.C
l ; It is to the glory of our country that
I she had a Washington a general
, without ambition for self, pure - in
character, lofty in . ideals, and a
; statesman who formed a stable demo
Tcratic government of the pgople,for
I'the people, and by the people and
j proved that a people can govern them
selves. . "'"" , .
Today we have added to the great
mames of all times- that of another
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Best Examples of Theme Writing Currently
.Done in the High Schools of North Carolina
Bottled Coca-Cola preserves die delicious and piquant
or arid the
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sterilized bottles
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tt-rWilafln Heqaalry asgiantl,
unselfish, and pure in .. character, as
Washington. Wilson hasupheld the
banner of Democracy not only over
America, but before the whole world.
Washington made America democratic
and Wilson is making the whole world
so. At Yorktown the American sol
dier won liberty for himself bat' at
Chateau Thierry" the Ajnerkan soldier
won liberty for the worlds Washing
ton brought peace to oar people. Wil
son through his League of Nations
will bring peace v to the world. ' ;
Wilson started life as" a poor boy
and all the work that he ever did was
done so well that it led to his imme
diate promotion. His chosen profes
sion was teaching and in this he rapid
ly rose to the head of one of the fore
most of American colleges. In this
work he made such a reputation that
he was elected Governor on the Demo
cratic ticket in a state which was gen
erally Republican. After this he was re
warded by ? the election to the Presi
dency. Mr. Wilson had hardly been j
a year in office when the world was
cast into eruption by the ambition of !
Germany. . With . infinite diplomatic
skill, Mr. Wilson kept his country free
from all entanglements for more than
two years. .During this time he was
subject '.to" the most bitter criticism
by the two factions, one demanding!
peace at any price, the other that the j
United States should enter, the war !
immediately. r When the time for action-
came, his action was . decisive.
By skilful use of the powers of the
government he so bridged the Atlantic
that he was enabled to throw a mil
lion and 'a half men to the rescue of
Europe in a space of time which was
simply marvelous.
The sending of the American troops
to Europe ended the war and with the
end of the war the problems of peace
arose. JWith these, Mr. Wilson dealt
with a comprehensive grasp for he
wanted a peace which would 'be last
ing. To this end he "... insisted that
there should beua league of all the na
tions of the earth. Thisplan succeed
ed but meanwhile'. Mr. Wilson's ene
mies, wliich all truly great men have
had stirred up opposition to his plan
refreshing response to thi
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by human-like machinery and under the
m
which prevented America from taking
her place in it us the foremost.
, XJp to this time America has ruled
America, "hut today America rules tbj
world. We feed , the, world's hungry.
We clothe the. world's, naked. Our. flag
is a' symbol of mercy .everywhere.
Wilson is the arbiter v of the ' fate of
the world. To liis judgment . king3
bow, prime . ministers . yield, and . the
whole world today awaits his decision.
IS SOCIALISM A MENACE?
This country . has been strongly op
posed to Prohibition, "and the " people
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snowed it under in this State in 1881
by a' majority of about 70000. ; jThere
is a strong sentiment abroad -now that
the people are not in, favor Sf the
present prohibition Amendment.' , ;
, It- is so also' with female suffrage.
This . State is afraid of the Anthony
amendment. . The Legislature was not
in favor of it when it' adjourned and
is not now, nor are the people of the
State in favor of it. This is a Rip
VanWinkle state. Qthers lead and they
come in later.1 They hate p be' in a
lonesome and cold minority, but not
enough to volunteer to go up to Ral
eigh and vote it thru without pay. r No
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sir.
This ; State thanks God for South
Carolina lest it be the TAIL in educa
tion 'and in bonded Indebtedness, but
its margin is small, y r .
The question is asked, is the Legis
lature the people? - and its plain
as can be it is not. It is only a very
small part of, the people and is .just
as likely to be different from the peo
ple as to be with1 them. X
The lords of the land are as likely
to differ among f themselves as they
are to differ from the common people;
as Washington discloses on the peace
question. I
Education never made people of
ONE mind: only the Christian religion
can, and it seldom does. The ideas
and views held by. men, high , or low,
rich or poor, saint or sinner differ
largely, and variously everywhere. "
Experience, reading,' association,
study and thought bring men together
and cause , them to see alike to some
extent, but 9 out of 10 will differ till
they die; in details if not in the, main;
agreeing to disagree." j ' -
Socialism is a presentation of an
other government differing from the
one in forces: its another view. Had
the socialistic laws passed, and views
held by the Wilson administration
been .attempted 30 years ago I verily
believe there would have been civil
war. The tendency of the age is tow
ard socialism ; a sort of patriotism.
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- Cola is out ud ihO
W. M McNEILv Meager
Many things in a thickly settled civili
zation DEMAND paternalism;they be
long to the people and individuals can
not claim them.-: The! railroads, the
telephones, the express, ' the street car
lines, lighting plants, etc, are as much
publiq necessities as the postoffice.,.
,For years " the express companies
prevented a' parcel post and reaped a
golden harvest, and but for the gov
ernment control of the postoffice' post
age would likely be 500 percent above
the present rate. But it took 100 years
to make the postoffice honest : and to
get money passed in plain letters.-' It
would take some time to get an honest
railroad and telephone set. . , , j
County commissioners, legislators
and congress are as reckless with pub
lie money as a; child iwith its play
things; they have no limit to extrava
gance "and trials but the treasury, or
the . patience of a' suffering people.
They have no sense of public economy.
The short trial t of government own?
ership of railroads was a failure in
efficiency. ) The telephone (was worse
than that. In the face of this where
does Socialism come in ? And yet it
is coming. Like policies of the Third
Party that have all been adopted by
the" existing parties. Incomes steal
thy and steadily. . ? ' ; " ,
Socialism is everywhere. Itg Ger
man or French, Italian or British
phase may. not attract us ; the Soviette
and Bolshevic methods' may disgust,
but like the Leprosy there seems to
be no . cure, i The railroad 'strikes, the
coal strikes and others are telling us
something must be done and shall . be
done. : . ' " -l
Certain things are communistic and
must be so managed: and the older we
grow the MORE become so. We. are
growing into a family over the entire
world. "Beware ( of entangling alli
ances with the rest of theworId". was
advice for 200 years ago, but today
We are a part, of the world and every
man is our neighbor. ' The- cry for a
national head, for national , law- and
the League of Nations is the spirit1 of
the age. We cannot escape it.
Men are pondering, planning and at
tempting, but we can never avert the
inevitable. j.
Will Republican or Democratic poli
cies or Liberalism or Socialism give
us what we want ? j
A change has come, and a time for
change is here, and those, who stand
before it must go down.! . ' i '
Its not a monarchy ;or Democracy
that threatens or holds the reins; its
a-Head, a Law, a Constitution, a Com
mission or Soviette that 'has an ideal I
FRESHING
Goodness and purity are sealed in all our bottled products.
It pleases us to announce that we opened a branch office
in Elkin March 1 6th. We will carry in stock at all times
nothing, biit the best bottled drinks. We solicit your
business. . - j . ,
or plan that works ; no ill but uplifts
and gives the world progress. ; '
...Can Socialism 'filf the; bill ?fWbat
method nas; the soloris ? '. The people,
like Russia, are demanding a. change,
and a change is coming.: ' f ;".s..;'
; ' Ti :!: '. W.-T. CUTCHIN. i.
Chapel Hill, N. C, March 12, 1920. ;
W: C COFFEY DIES AT( r ' "
- ' - HIS HOME IN BOONE
- Boone, March 15.-rMr. W. C. Cof
fey, of Boone. , one of the oldest and
most substantial and prominent" citi
zens of Jfoone'and Watauga" Comity,
died at his home at 8 P. M., on 'Wed
nesday, after an ; attack of influenza
of "several days during which time he
never seemed to regain consciousness!
'Mr. Coffey was;- born in; Caldwell
countyv April 3,-1839 and was there-,
fore nearly 81 years qf age. He was
one of .sixteen-children, being' reared
on the Yadkin just above Patterson.
He was distinguished for his financial
ability. When a young man he left
natu
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and form
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North Wilkesboro Drug Go.
THE REXALL STORE - - -
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North Wmcesbbrb, N. C.
home with' just 3 cents in his pocket
went to. Tennessee, "and bought a store
on credit butlsuqceeded wonderfully.
Later he j came to Zionville of this
cdunty,and.then. moved to Boone about
1870 and he and his brother, Mr. T. F.
Coffey, entered merchandising as part
ners. In the meantime he married
Miss Carrie Curtis, of Wilkes County,
in 1866, after he' and "three brothers
had served through the Civil war with
out a. wound. -After a .most successful
business career in Boone he retired
some years ago haying t amassed a
fortune. V ' . -
FOUR LOST WHEN; GALE
; DRIVES U-BOAT ON ROCKS
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San Diego, Calif.,: March 14. -Lieu-tenanf
Commander James R. Webb
and three members of his crew were '
lost when the United States submarine
H-l, 'went aground at the entrance to
Magdalena bay, lower Calif., accord
ing to a radio dispatch received here
today. ; ' ' ,
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