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GREAT THOUGHTS "Spring stilt makes sprmg m mind . When sixty years are told; Love wakes anew this throbb) heart, ' And we are never old." —Emerson "Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unvoid ab!e."—Benjamin Franklin. "The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers." —Wordsworth. "A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, him no neace."—Emer ENDURANCE Caswell county has particular cause for thanksgiving. The peo ple of this county have not !ost courage, but are going ahead hope fuUy. And this in the face of severe hardships. To begin with the slump <n land values and the prices of com modities, beginning in :Q20. tried the souls of many of our citizens. But most of them stuck to the land and have weathered that storm so far. And then taxes began to mount, so that they were faced not only with less income, but also by ad-! ditional expenses. We are all glad we have the good roads and the good schools, and we do not be grudge the money we have to pay to secure and maintain roads and schools. But all the same taxes have been hard to pay by a good many of our people. And on top of the slump in values and the increases in taxes we have been called upon to go through with one of the poorest crop years, because of last sum mer's drought, that this section has ever known. The tobacco; crop was short and sorry. The cotton and corn crops were short. Many good farmers had to buy hay this past winter because they could make none last summer. it was teareo oysomc many of our people would be so discouraged that they would leave the farm. It was actually predict ed that many could not pitch a crop this spring for want of funds to live on and buy fertilizer. Rut we are told that very few have left the farms of Caswell county, and that most of the own ers and tenants are going right ahead with the planting of their crops as if nothing had happened. A people who can go through with what our people have gone through and come up smiling and undaunted have got the. stud in them of which heroes and heroines are made And may the Father of all mercies give them a good crop this year! ANNOUNCEMENT OF POLICY The Messenger will be glad to extend the courtesies of its columns to all aspirants for public ^ office for any legitimate announce ment or communication, without But in order to safeguard itseif gainst any possible charge of artialitA or discrimination, it will e the policy of the paper to ac ept all such announcements and ommunications from the candi ates for office at the regular ad te to protect the preserve its useful fields of service. ;r is a public institu ! not wish to impair sefulness in the re ; Hgious, social and economic Reid; ; by becoming involved in factiona r politics. The two political communica jtions carried in this issue of th< paper ar^ paid advertisements. ABOUT THE PAPER For the benefit of those who ar< interested in the success of Th< Messenger we wish to say tha! subscriptions continue to Ct3ne if at a satisfactory rate, considering the amount of work done to ge( them. The schoo! chiidfen in the high schoois of the county have soiicit ed subscriptions for The Mes senger, and quite a number of subscribers have been secured in 'that way, for which we wish to add our best thanks to the com missions that were agreed upon. And if everything was not satis factory in the arrangements made with the facuities and student bodies we are anxious to make it satisfactory. There has not been ieisure in the crowded days to at tend to the correspondence with the different schoois. Mrs. J. H. Lea, of Hightowers, was requested to act as the repre sentative of The Messenger throughout the county. And she has been devoting ait the time she couid spare to the work of secur ing subscriptions, and has sent in the names, of quite a number of new subsenbers. rsne got twv.<<y subscribers in one day, and said that every home she entered that day Rave her a subscription. Mrs. Lea wiii continue through April, and perhaps longer, to represent The Messenger. But we want to add at least nee hundred more subscriptions to the list during Aprii, if possibie. For the paper to appea) strongly to the advertisers we must be abte to assure them that it is being taken and read by the citizens of the county and section in which it circulates. Already it is going in to aimost every part of the county as well as into Person, Rocking ham, Alamance, Pittsylvania. Quilford, and others. And we are sending it into fourteen states of the Union, and to t uba and Canada. ^ < Our friends have been calling the attention of others to 1 he Messenger, and have obtained many subscribers dor the paper in that way. Let us assure them that this help is greatly appreciated. Please send us the names of your friends and relatives who do not take The Messenger and we will gladly mail them sample copies. This is a good way to extend the circulation. In a eonversatton wtth one ot the successfu! newspaper men of the state he was generous enough to say this: "!f I Heed in Cas tve!) county (as I once did) ! wou!d be ptoud of that paper, pointing at a copy of The CasweH Messenger, which he was ho!ding in his hand. "This paper deserves the support of the citizens of the county, and I am satisfied they wiH stand by those promoting it.' he continued. We wish to express dur grati fication over the wonderful sup port and encouragement extended by the citizens of the county to Th6 Messenger, and to say to them that anything they do to he!p in extending the circuiatiog and to obtain advertisement wit! be very greatly appreciated, in deed. And when we can serve the good causes of the county we are yours to command. The advertisers wiH be g!ad to hear you say, "1 saw your ad in The CasweH Messenger." Some merchants"seem to think the peop!e in Caswcj! have no money, and that we are not going to buy anything more ti!! next f*M. So they are not advertising. Some pf the merchants in Qan vi!!e, BurHngton, ReidsviHe, and Greensboro do not know CasweH peop!e when they see them. Tel! them you are from CasweH and then they wiH know how much trade they are getting from our county. Subscribe to The Messenger today. The driver of the car puHed out to one side of the road as far as he coutd get, and had brought the car aimost to a stop when the horse hit the automobiie, tearing away one of the fenders and break ing the windshield, pieces of which cut Mr. Bryant on the wrist. It is reported that Mr. Bryant said that he had never been so near death before as he was on that occasion. And it is further stated that had not the gentlemen, by waving their hands and yelling at the horse, caused the-borse to slacken his speed somewhat and veer siightiy to one side, it is likeiy that he would have gone right on through the windshield on top of them. Further mqutnes orougnr our the fact that this very fine, spirit ed horse had been tied to the limb of a tree, and had broken away by tearing the limb from the tree, the timh dangling over the horse, served as a lash, which frightened and infuriated him, causing him to run away. ft is thought that the animal, being blind with fright, did not see the automobile til! he was on top of it. The horse is said to have been badly cut on the leg and shoulder, hut otherwise uninjured The men who passed through this unprecedented experience suffered no other damage than the cuts which Mr. Bryant received on the wrist from the flying glass, and the shock attending such an un expected accident, so our infor mants state. THE OLD FIDDLERS CONVENTION AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS (CoattnueJ from Pag* !) in the expression that the program carried nbmbers of the beat sort ant} that there was so much exce! tettce that it was indeed hard to discriminate. Sotos by Misses Htaine Fitch and Mary Neighbors were contributions of reat artistic worth. Both of the young women were accorded generous acclaim. An expressive trio by Messrs. Hubert. Roy and t oy Mooreth ld. it was averred, was a co operative effort of real merit white the open ing number rendered by Mr. and Mrs t.. t Coodson, put. in its sweet way. the audience in a hap py frame of mind to appreciate the consecutive offerings. t he duets of Mrs. S. M. Bason ant! Mrs. Robert W. fstey, and that of Miss Mary Neighbors and Miss Bessie Littard were of the appeat tng kir.d white the instrumentat offerittgof Mr. J. P. Gwynn, Mrs. S. M. Bason and Mrs. Ada Carter was a thing of reat detight. Ihc program ni tun tottows: ! Piano and violin Mr. and Mrs. ! Goodson. Piano stdo— Miss Bessie Liltard. Selections, Quick Band—B. W. Harretson. \V. H. Harrelson, J. B. Harretson. E. W. J.illard, Peter Harrelson, and Miss Bessie Lil lard. Solp—Miss Mary Neighbors. Selections Hubert Moorehcld, Roy Mooreheld, and t oy Moore tield. Selections. Anderson String Band—George Squires. Fink Lea, Dewey " Kimbrough, Wiiiiam Bowes. E!more Massey. and Atvis L. Fitch. ^ Soto—Miss Elaine Fitch. Selections. Bartlett Yancey Frost Bitten Orchestra—Miss Clyde Allison. Miss Annie Hat chett. Miss Margaret A bison, Miss Ruth Gwynn. Prof. W W. Wells, and Richard Johnston. Selections—Jesse Simmons, El more Massey, and Dewey Kim brough. Duet—Mrs. S. M. Bason and Mrs. Robert W. Iseley. Musical Number—Mr J. P. Gwvnn. Mrs. Ada Carter and Mrs. S. Mi Bason. , Duet—Misses Mary Neighbors and Bessie Lillard. Sections—Anderson String Band. ' * -'*'.' Selections—Messrs. Bowes and Massey. "''''. The convention proved to be a decided financial success and ah told around $65 was raised. This fund, it is understood wit! be ap plied by the committee for the ex press purpose of supplementing the state funds to lengthen the term of the Bartlett Yancey school. " " : HOME COMING DAY; MR. AND MM. WILLIAM COON HONORED , (Continued from Pnge 1) After Mr: McMorries' speech George A. Anderson, H. $. Turn er and William B. Horton made felicitious short talks. A response from WHl'am Cook, Jr., in which he paid a tender tribute of love to his father and mother was thought to have been moat appro priate. Great tenderness was added to the home-coming when the sons and daughters, and sons and daughtcrS-in-law, together sang several selections, and perhaps more touching was when grand children and great grandchildren sang the closing song, "Cod Be With You Till We Meet Again." Other near relatives to be present were. W. A. Willis, Mrs. W. M. ( .,hb, sisters; and Mrs. James Dunevent. Miss Lessie Dunevent, Miss Clarice Dutievent. Mr. and Mrs. Rd Vernon, Miss Lillie Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Cobb, Coy Barts, Mrs. J. W Webster and daughter. The following children, grand children and great grandchildren were present: Children present were: Mrs. Sam J. Cobb, Mrs. Walter Luns ford, Mrs. David Cobb, Mrs. George Barts. W- P Cook. R. 1 Cook, W. J. Cook, and Mrs. Geo. W. Morgan. Grandchtidren were: w. rmK Cobb, Luther Cobb, Mrs. Herbert Fuqua, Miss Maude Cobb, Miss Bertha Cobb, Miss Ruth Cobh, Sam J. Cobb, Jr.. James Cobb, Raymond Cobb, who were the rhitdren of X!t and Mrs. Sam J. (obb; !.inwood took. hiarion Cook, Woodrrrw (look, Edd Cook, iss Mary Cook, James took, [o)m took, Eugenia Cook, chib dren of^AIr. -*"<1 Mrs. Wiii P. Cook; Mrs. trvine Wade Wiiiiam Cobb. Mrs. David Reiipia", Miss ^iattie t '])]). Mi'-. ) "is tobh, Weidon Cobb. Miss Mimia Cobb. Miss Eva Cobb, Archie Cobb, Pau! Cobb, Hassei Cobh, chitdren of Mr. and Mrs. David Cobb ; Miss i.iitian M Cook, Herman Cook, Coy Cook, Heien Cook. Marie Crrok. chiidren of Mr. and Mrs R. took; Weidon Cwk. Miss Aiice took. Miss Maude Cook. Earie Cook, chiidren of Mr. and Mrs. Weidon Cook: Irvin Mor gan. Daiton Morgan. Basi! E !\io?gan. Witiiam itiorgan, chi) dren of Mr. and Mrs. G. W Mot gan: Robert Barts. John Barts, Miss Marion Barts, Miss Vioia Barts. Miss Georgia Barts, Hiii Baits. Dougias Barts. Hubert Barts. Miss Luciie Barts, Mrs. J. G. Ha!), chiidren of Mr and Mrs. George Barts: James H. Lunsford, W. P. i.unsford, Mrs. Lu)a Me Cain. Maiioy Lunsford, Harvey i.unsford, Miss Eiia i.unsford, Miss Theima Lunsford, chiidren of Mr. and Mrs, W. T. i.unsford. Great grandchiidren were= Ed gar Wade. Raymond Wade. Wii hert Wade. Warren Wade. Eiiz abeth Wade, Frank Wade. Mary Magdeicne Baiiman, Russeii Cobb. Arnoid Cobb, Emma Lou Cobb, Warner Fuqua. Fannie Fuqua, Aiice Fuqua. Irma Fuqua. Ehmore Fuqua, Leona Hai), Luia Beii Hai!. Myrtle Lunsford, Wi! iie Lunsford, Eva i.unsford. Lou ise Lunsford. Pear! McCain, Hat tie Lunsford. Saved His Life Doctor^--'Ah, my tittle man. I knew the pills would help you. What did you put them in. water or milk?" Little Boy—"fa my pea shoot High production on a small acreage should be the aim of the cotton grower this year. ^ j me MI am a your columns that I have no plans to this effect as it is a great sacri fice to be away from my business. I appreciate the confidence repos cd in me in the last election and as some of the legislation enacted by me is not understood I wish I could place myself squarely before vou for renomination and make a personal explanation of every act. Xo bill was passed but that in my judgment would prove an advant age if given an opportunity. 1 stand upon that However, if there are any that you don't ap prove you can have them repealed. The bill "to protect domestic fouls and game during raising sea son," was requested by a number of good people. It has been spoken of by some of its friends as "a good law but a nuisance"— one of those new things that is not appreciated As to the b'H that was maae so much capita! of at the July meeting, leading up to an explana tion, I beg to quote section 3, article 9, of the constitution of North Carolina. "Each county of the state shall divide into a con venient number of districts, in which one or more public schools shall be maintained at least six months in every year; and if the commissioners of any county shall fail to comply with the aforesaid requirements of this section they shall be liable to indictment." The last session of legislature authorized a five million ($5,000, 000.00). dollar state bond issue, proceeds to be loaned to counties to aid them in complying with the abovif constitutional requirements These bonds were not to be sold until after January !, J926. neces sitating any County that needed to build during summer tg^5 to have ready for fall opening to finance this intervening period in someway. ! he b!tt i mtrortuceu was a jonu amendment to chapter !20 Puhtic i.aws, extra session !t)24, ^ager i so as to inctude t.aswet), Franktin. Stokes and Rutherford in a bid of CafdweH, €!e\e!and and Forsyth whose county commis sioners cou!d upon application from the Board of Education, set ting forth the necessity "within their discretion borrow money to buifd or repair schoo) buiid ings." The intent of the measure was that our counties might he in a position to use their share of these state funds during the sum mer of t935 shouid the Boards of Education and commissioners And it necessary. I knew Mr. Proctor had made a survey of our county and it had been adopted at a mass meeting of the committeemen of the county at the court house. This made me fee! sure that there wou!d be budding done but I did not know where or how much. This was for you and your boards to determine. I had enacted noth ing binding or compu!sory, mere!y a tinanci.d arrangement in ad vance, to be used or not used To show the demand which in titrates what other counties thought of the loan there was only five million dollars available and thirty million, or six times the amount available. applied for by counties of the state. Some coun ties, of course, were disappointed or failed to get amounts applied for. Caswell will receive bee share. The buildings were erect ed last summer and have served the people during a term of school though, through an error at the reading clerk's desk, the amend ment was not passed as a revenue measure and has therefore not been in effect respecting these four counties. The intent of the meas ure though is just the same and that is what I am discussing. It is absolutely false that I pass ed any legislation making it hind ing upon any board to issue bonds for any purpose whatsoever. I am writing this with a keen sense of appreciation of my friends and in justice to myself, not eating to dear up the) seems to pre I charge to a few I Ido not object to honest, constructive criticism from any source, but I as well as other county officials, am entitied to a fair appraisal of honest effort to serve the best interest of the county. I believe the action of a repre sentative should reflect the best interest and will of the people, amf, as a safeguard against local county measures being passed that might not be favored or under stood, they should be published? in a county paper or posted at the court house door before being in troduced. T. S. NEAL. Ruffin, N. C., Route t. (Advertisement). SAYS CASWELL'S HISTORY SHOULD BE WRITTEN (CoBtinned from Page 1) man with the facts which Cas we!) county's history is redolent coutd produce for us a very vatu ab!e hook and one that would be prized by the citizens of Caswett county and their descendants for ever. If this is done at at! it ought to be done white the writer coutd interview such men as Dr. ). A. Pinhik and others of his age. In a few years at the best it wit! ' be too tate to cotor this history with the interesting reminiscences and facts that can be had onty from these men. The two artictes that t-referred to above would make a vatuabte addition to the votume. T atn thinking atso of the story «f the life of Catvin H. Witey, the founder and first head of the Pubtic Schoot system of North Carotina, who was a native of Caswett There is atso the his tory of the Poteats and the story of the o!d "Confederate Btues" who gathered at Anderson's otd store and marched, away to the Ciyit War These are just some suggestions of the records that this history woutd comprise. . I suggest that my friend. George A. Anderson, or some other good man, be importuned ta write this record. With very best wishes for your success and the success and hetp futness of your paper, I remain. D. J. Watker. The Messenger is in receipt of the foregoing much appreciated tetter from t). j Watker, Clerk of the Superior Court of Atamance CountyTwhose address is Graham, X C the tetter indicates Mr. Walk er's titerary taste and historical interest in genera), and his interest in the history of Caswett county in particular. Mr. Walker's suggestion that George A. Anderson he importun ed to write Caswett's his^ry white such men as Dr. J. A. Pinnix and Esquire Thomas Harrison are living, was brought to Mr. Ander son's attention. Mr. Anderson said that such a task woutd he a tabor of love foe him. but that so far as he knows there woutd be no funds available for the writing and publication of suets a book. The Messenger in turn suggests that if some devoted son or daugh ter can arrange to pay for the writing and publication of Cas wett's history that such a patriotic service woutd in itself be an ever tasting monument to the person making such a history possible. The desired results might also be achieved if only the depart ment of history at the University of North Carolina or at Duke Uni versity could set its graduate stu dents to work on the collection and compilation of Caswell's his tory. The Messenger respectfully calls the attention of these institu tions to this held of historical re search open to them. A genera! was hande< one day just outside gates. Finding he had eye gtasses, he turned order!y and said: "Read this for me, Paddy shook his sorry, sir," he ignorant as verse i"'
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