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VOL. XL VI I
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Weekly Bible Thought
But if ye shall still do ' wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and
your Ling. I Samuel 12:25,
Caleb A. Ridley
p'ALEB A. RIDLEY preacher, evangelist, lecturer,
author, poet, journalist is dead. .
, It would require a full-sized book to review his
career. : -
None but the Lord can evaluate his life.
But anyone who knew him, even though casually,
could not fail to discern in him a man who struggled
nobly between impelling forces ... equally strong,
equally opposed.
He reached the mountain-tops of success and hap
piness; he descended to the valleys of failure and de--.Bjspfair.
But always he fought for self-mastery, strug
gled for the light . . . and no one knows how formid
able were the odds.
From the pulpits of great churches he showed
thousands the Way, only to lose it himself. But
even when he was back-sliding, if you wish to call it
that, he could point an unwavering finger to the
path he wished others to take and which he himself
struggled valiantly to follow.
He offered sympathy, understanding, cheer to every
man; and compassion was all he asked from any.
" 1 11 " Wn"ile editor of The Franklin Press during the
autumn of 1930, he wrote in his column, "Ridley's
Rhymes and Rambles," a verse which we would like
to see as his epitaph:
There are Hours in every life
When no one understands;
Hours when LONE each one must go
Unled by friendly hands.
With pain acute and sorrow keen
. And shadows black as night
With not a man who understands
You wait and long for light ;
No matter how your feeling deep y
Harrow the bleeding heart
j In your loneliness complete
Your life must stand apart.
Lay barohe soul to dearest friend
And watch his listless stare
The TRUTH will dawn upon you then
That none but GOD can care.
Some advantage in adding to the fertility of the land.
Now is a logical time to add to the value of farms, in
buildings, fences, by planting soil-improving crops, in
building roads and digging necessary ditchers. There
is time now for home repairs and improving general
living conditions, whereas when cash crops will bring
more money it will be hard to find the time for such
incidental work. .
Recent issues of "The Waynesville Mountaineer"
report that Haywood county received $185,000 for. its
apple crop and $200,000 for cattle .last -year. Last
week's issue of the same paper carries news items in
dicating that commercial rabbit raising Is proving
very profitable, also that ten dairies in that county
had just received Grade "A" permits. Somebody, over
there must have some money in their pockets that
would not be there had they not tried to find ways
and means for giving themselves bigger jobs. We
wonder if Macon county is using its opportunities as
well. If not, why not?
WHO OWNS THE CANDIDATE?
TOO many men in public office serve other interests rather than the
interests of the people. When a man offers himself as a candidate
for office, therefore, says The Progressive Farmer-Ruralist in a recent
issue, it is pertinent to ask, "Who owns the candidate?" We quote;
"The government requires a paper to publish the names of the
folks who own it, and that's a good law,' said a friend a few days
ago. 'But I wish we could go a step further now. I wish every can?
didate for office had to publish a list of the big corporation investments
he has, so. the people could know who owns the candidates.'
"Maybe our friend was putting the ease rather strongly, and yet
an ancient Scripture verse seems to support his view. 'Where a man's
treasure is, there will his heart be also.' We cannot expect our
officials and lawmakers to represent the public if they are. getting
most of their incomes from special interests that plunder the public.
More and more we are going to need to ask the question:
"Who owns the candidate? Whence comes 'his master's voice'?"
Our Salvation Not in Legislation
T RILLIONS of people in the United States are un-
employed; millions are trying to sell their labor
who cannot find a buyer. Cities and industrial cen
ters, dependent on payrolls for support, are hard hit.
Thfci,r purchasing power is curtailed. Farm products
as well as manufactured commodities are cheap. A
great cry is heard throughout the land for government
help. Western wheat growers, southern cotton plant
ers, general farmers everywhere seem to look to their
representatives in legislative halls of state and nation
to intercede at headquarters in their behalf. And
they are not by themselves, for industries are known
to spend plenty of money, for lobbying. A stranger
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visiting tnis country wouia immc mat tne capitoi at
Washington and all the . rest of the , pretty, domed
state buildings all over the country were the source
of all prosperity and the fount from which all bless
ings flow. But we know better. If we do not, ex
perience has taught us nothing. ; .
Macon county, can do very little toward solving the
problems confronting the world today. After all, the
world is going ,.iovdo precious little toward solving
the problems of Macon County. What is done we
'ist do ourselves and that does not mean "We" as
pie but "We," as individuals. Look around,
i we make more work for ourselves and
"families wh6"afe able to work? Is the
? as mnrTv head of beef cattle as it can?
p rAhave been sold to be "finished off"
IL. v. Beef may be. cheap but hay and
"The Lrp, and pasturage is almost free.
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Read All of This or None
It is . a gloomy moment in history. Not for many
yearsnot in the lifetime of most men who read
this paper has there been so much grave and deep
apprehension; never has the future seemed so in
calculable as at this time. In our own country
there is uriiversal commercial prostration and panic,
and thousands of our poorest fellow citizens are
turnirt-fcut against i the approaching winter without
employment, and without the protection of it.
In France, the political caldron seethes and bub
bles with uncertainty ; Russia hangs, as usual, likej
a cloud, dark and silent upon the horizon of
Europe ; while all the energies, resources and in
fluences of the British Empire are sorely tired, and
are yet to be tired more sorely, in coping with the
vast and deadly Indian insurrection, and with its
disturbed relations in China.
It is a solemn moment, and no man can feel an
indifference (which, happily, no man pretends to
feel) in the issue of events.
Of our troubles no man can see the end. They
are, fortunately, as yet commercial; and if we are
only to lose money, and by painful poverty to be
taught wisdom the wisdom of honor, of faith, of
sympathy and of charity no man need seriously
to despair. And yet the very haste to be rich,
which is the occasion of this wide-spread calamity,
has also tended to destroy the moral forces with
which we are to resist and subdue the calamity.
Good friends let our conduct prove the call
comes to men who have large hearts, however nar
rowed their homes may be; who have nothing but
manhood, strong in its faith in God, to rely upon;
and whoever shows himself truly a God-fearing man
now, by helping wherever and however he can, will
be as blessed as a great light in darkness.
Now comes the remarkable fact. What you have just read
was not written yesterday, about the condition of today but
is a verbatim reprint of an editorial which appeared in Harpers
Weekly onOctober 10, 157. !
July of that year was normal. September marked the be
ginning of depression. This Editorial appeared in October.
Seventeen months later, in March of 1859, business was back
at normal again.
yr our own troumes no man can see the end. 1 bey sart
it ' In 1857. and it haa kMn laid minv imi kfAM an A 'nrm 4.
Depressions have occurred in American business sine the Rev
olutionary war, and every one has looked black, and seemed
unending. Every one has been followed by recovery and
prosperity.
THE PUBLISHERS' AUXILIARY.
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The Progressive Farmer-Ruralist
gives this timely story of how tne
farmer, W, G. Mangum, is getting
ahead :
"When the local market for omn-
try butter and buttermilk became
flooded, he purchased a crcain
separator and began selling cream,
increasing his hogs and poultry t .
consume the , skimmilk and surplus
grain. Here arc his, four 'cash
crops' novy : ' ,
"1. Cows. Ho is jnilkiiij? four to
six cows that SMfply milk for the
family, 'skimmer, for (he pigs and
ii'Uitrv,. manure for the a
market for homegrown feeds, and
a cash income of $350 to $400 per
year from tltc s.k of sour n'wn
"2 Hogs. He has four purebred
Duroc Jersey sows from which he
clears $150 to $200 per year from
the sale of pigs and meat. He
buys a small quantity of fish meal
and ship stuff but raises plenty
of corn. The hogs also Mipplv the
family with meat and lard.
"3. Hens. He has a flock of
125 White Leghorn hens and is
now selling from 50 to 60 do?;cn
eggs per week. He makes a pr f
it of $250 per year or more from
I he sale of poultry eggs. Ht, has
to buy laying mash but feeds
home-grown wheat and corn for
grain ration. He plans t) build
a modern laying ' house and in
crease his 'flock to 300 hens.
"4. Wood. He sells from $150 to
$200 worth of wood each year, from
timber land and wood lots." .,'
"Stop Thief" Should Be Cry
On Road To Business Success
All that has , been said about
procrastination being "the thief of
time is true and half the story
has not been told. We have on
our lists large numbers of boys4
and girls. Some, of course, have
awakened to their opportunities
and obligations and are now in
school, but we are! speaking of
those who are still waiting and
who ought to be in our school
or some similar school climbing
the ladder and the only ladder
that leads to achievement.
, In a very few years every posi
tion of importance it) business life
will be filled by a new man or
woman. The successful candidates
for business honors will, of course,
work .their way from the bottom.
You will have your chance that
is all you will have. A thousand
other men and women will be
reaching toward the position that
rite covet. II you Tinall achiivt
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your industry, your good judgment,
your initiative and perhaps, most
important of all, your training.
Business expects young people
to take advantage of whatever op
portunities the schools offer for
business education before applying
for employment. The modern
business man has neither the pa
tience, the time, nor the inclina
tion to teach. If you can fill a
useful place in his" office he will
give you unlimited opportunities
for expansion if you are helpless
he will not take-time to help you.
These things are worth your
consideration, and the Athens Busi
ness College welcomes you and
offers you the training that will
prepare you to meet the conditions
that the business world demands.
We invite you, to investigate.
Ask for information. Phone 771.
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HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY,
North Carolina farmers are de
veloping a local industry of making
ill-wood fences on a commercial
scale, according to W. R. Mattoph,
extension forester. The fences are
usually built of half-round juniper
(white cedar) rails -and mortised
juniper posts, and are very dur
able. They are manufactured in
heights and strengths suitable for
any farm or stockpen purpose and
can be set up without wire, nails,
stretching, or special equipment.
The rails, it is expected, will last
a lifetime and the posts for .at
least 20 years. Similar fences, of
cypress, eastern red cedar, or chest
nut grown on the farms also, are
advocated by the extension forester.
Sales of, this type of fence: for
shipment' to distant states where
timber is scarce have been made
and, a new source of income de
veloped for farmers owning wood
lands. -
State Dairymen Find
Ideal Legume Plant
Because lespedeza has a three
point value long sought by dairy
men of this state, the legume is
destined to become of great eco
nomic, importance to the dairy in
dustry of North Carolina.
Dairymen of North Carolina have
been searching for many years for
a legume which would rcseed itself,
could be used for producing both
hay and pasturage and would grow
on an acid soil. They have found
such a crop in lespedeza, says John
A, Arey, dairy extension specialist
at State College. Arey points out
that most soils in the state are
acid and it is a waste of money to
sow a lime-loving legume on an
acid soil. Yet dairymen must have
legumes because cows cannot pro
duce a profitable milk flow on
grass hays or grass pastures.
Therefore, if the dairyman cannot
sweeten his soil by an application
of limestone he must grow those
legumes which tolerate an acid soil.
Lespedeza does this and it takes
a high rank among the legumes.
Corn Club Champion
Announced Bv'Harrill
Eston Brickhouse of Pasquotank
county is the champion 4-H corn
club member - for North Carolina
for the 1931 season, according to
L. R. Harrill, club leader at State
College, Raleigh, who has just com
pleted checking all the records sub
mitted in this contest.
Young Brickhouse made a - yield
of 151.5 bushels of corn, on one
acre at a bushel cost of 21.8 cents
He grew the corn under the super
vision of county farm agent, Groy
er W. Falls, and kept an accurate
record of all expense charges dur
ing the year. His corn yield was
checked and weighed nd after de
ducting a total expense of $33.06,
he was left a profit of $42.84 on
the project. The corn raised was
valued at 50 cents a bushel. As a
result, Eston was awarded a gold
medal as state prize and $35 ( in
cash as first prize in his extension
district. , ,
Mrs. M. A. Saunders, of Burgaw,
in the eastern part of the state,
reports having delicious strawber
ries from her own patch for Christ
mas dinner this year. A number
of other growers report this de-
lightful delicacy during this unus
ual season. " ;
S. H. Beck of Table Rock ;n
Burke county, reports five; dozen
eggs, a : day from a flock of .130
white leghorn "pullets during the.
past year.. -
Soil specialists of the Bureau of
Chemistry and sous say tnat it . is
well, to build terraces on farm land
subject to washing as soon as the
land ist put into cultivation. .
Tfcr thinned with creosote is, good
for painting pruning wounds of
trees. . The tar seals the pores and
prevents 'decay. Add, just enough
creosote to make the mixture brush
on smoothly: it should Be of the
consistency of a thick paint. '' V
Many scales weigh inaccurately
in winter because water or ice ac
cumulates on the parts or in the
pits. If the beam works too quick
ly or is stiff in cold weather, some
thing is wrong and errors in the
weights are possible.
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(By Edson R. Waite, Shawnee, Oklahoma)
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TTHAT one of the most interesting parts of any newspaper is the
advertisements. They have absorbing, profitable 'information
for every one. . -; . ,
The way to find values offered by the merchants is to read
the advertisements.
Helpful hints for every family can be found in the advertise
ments. ''..' ;:.
There is no easier way to save money than by reading the
advertisements and buying where the best buys are.
Quality merchandise, fair prices and good advertising, make
a growing business.
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A whole lot of pessimists in .business are "riding, for a fall."
It takes optimism to succeed. Ambitious stores advertise..
Honesty, originality and persistency in i advertising make a
paying business. ' ,
You always knov'what you have to pay when you buy ad
vertised goods.
. ONE OF THE WAYS TO CUT DOWN THE COST OF
LIVING IS TO BUY FROM THE MERCHANTS WHO AD
VERTISE. THEY SELL THE. BEST FOR LESS.
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