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, WEEKLY BIBLE THOUGHT
"O com, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before
the Lord Our maker. For He is our God; and we are the people
of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. Today if ye will hear
his voice." Psalm 95:6-7.
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THE SENATORIAL RUN -OFF
ILLUSTRATIVE of Cameron Morrison's value to North
Carolina as one of her two representatives in the United
States Senate, is the following comment of William E. Best,
president of the United States Building and Loan League,
after the passage in the lower house of. congress last
week of the home loan bank bill:
"Senator Morrison has rendered invaluable service" in
behalf of this important measure in the Senate, which will
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act uu me um suun. as a memuer oi me puwerxui senate
banking and currency committee'he was in a large measure
responsible for the committee's favorable report Qn the bill
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near future for final enactment of th bill Into law."
Every person in North Carolina who rwn a borne, rrho
it buying or intends to buy a home, or who owns stock
in a building and loan association, should have due appre
ciation for Morrison's efforts in behalf of this very vital
legislation. Little has been said about it in the papers; it
has been overshadowed by the problem of "balancing the
budget" and engulfed in a welter of other legislative mat
ters. It is none the less important, however. The home
loan bank bill is designed to help relieve the financial dis
tress in which thousands of home owners find themselves,
as well as to establish a permanent reserve system to make
funds for home mortgages more available and less costly.
ft is intpnrlprl tn oorvA Vmrnp-f inn ti finer institntinns nnrtif-
ularly building and loan associations, by procuring a source
Of long term credit.
This is just one example of how Morrison was attending
to his duties in Washington, hile his opponents were going
about .the " state heaping political criticism on his head.
Many other examples of his service to the people could be
ited.
Despite all the wordy attacks made on Morrison, the
principal objections to' him now simmer down to three
nnints: .
1. He does not favor repeal of the 18th amendment, "al
beit he would be amenable to submission of trie prohibition
problem to a vote of the people, if they so desire.
2. He voted to confirm Frank McNinch, anti-Smith Dem
ocrat, as a member-of the Federal Power Commission.
3. He is blamed for incurring the expense of. a second
primary.
On the first point Morrison easily is more representative
1 the general opinion of the people of North Carolina
than is R. R. Reynolds, his opponent in the second primary.
The latter is an out-and-out saloon wet. His campaign
utterances preclude a consistent stand on the platform
adopted by the Democratic state convention, while Mor
rison's attitude is right in line with the party's declaration
on this issue.
As for the confirmation of McNinch, it was far better
lot North Carolina to receive this appointment than to
have it go to some other state. Furthermore, this step
kent McNinch and his followers in the n:irtv rather thnn
Increasing Republican strength at a time when Democracy
aiprely needs every vote it can get.
Concerning Morrison's call for a second primary, be it
remembered that Reynolds' margin of victory in the first
primary was slight when it is consi3ercd that the vote cast
was the largest ever recorded in North. Carolina. As for
the expense of the run-off, we venture the opinion that this
will prove a minor consideration when weighed against
the superior value of Morrison's services to the state.
One sometimes hears a voter remark: "Morrison need
ed a spanking, so I voted against him,"
.' Now that he has had his "spanking" (though for what
he deserved it is difficult to understand) it is to be hoped
the voters are satisfied with chastising him and will give
"vr v-y lih- in mc atxunu prjiiuu y,
. nib ULSTKUCTIOK OF OUR HIGHWAYS
THE Atlanta Constitution deplores in its issue of June 14
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mammoth trucks and buses. Pointing out that the state
highway department had found it necessary to replace two
bridges which had collapsed under the weight of heavy
trucks, the Constitution warns that "if the present con
dition continues, beforethe plan of webbing the state with
state highways is completed, it will be necessary to begin
all over again."
iiuuii vrtiunntt is uuiuiuniea wnn rne same problem and
it is a problem which should be re.medierl wil Vinnt rlolnr
lest the state be forced to issue bonds for road maintenance
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as wen as ior consiruction. we have heard of no bridges
collapsing in North Carolina, as in Georgia, but it is evi
dent to anyone who has motored about the state that our
highways are rapidly deteriorating under the pounding
of trucks carrying almost as much freight as a box car.
We are spending millions of dollars .each year for hip-hways
and permitting them to be wrecked by. overloaded trucks.
What part of our huge road expenditures" is paid by the
truck and bus lines?
kOne thing is certain to even a casual observer; our reg
ulations are insufficient, else they are not -being enforced
Hue juggernauts of thevroad, many of them' loaded with
ten or t welve tons, are seen on our "highways daily, not only
damaging the roads but also menacing the safety of those
travenrjg in smaller vehicles.
This editorial is not written for the railroadst whose very
existence has been threatened by motor transportation, nor
is it written against the truck and bus lines. Each has its
place. Developments of motor freight and passenger traf
fic ia the natural out-growth of this motorized age. Fre
quently, especially in the case, of short hauls, rubber-tired
vehicles serve more efficiently than the railroads.
At present the railroads appear to be struggling for
their lives under a burden of too much regulatory legisla
tion, while the buses and trucks are taking away a large
share of their traffic. How the situation should be equal
ized, or whether it sho a be equalized, is a problem for
experts to decide after careful study. But certainly-the
trucks and buses should bear a greater part of the burden
of building and maintaining . highways, and something
should be done to make the highways safer for the average
motorist. ,
WHAT HOME FOLKS THINK OF EHRINGHA US
Analysing the vote in the first primary contest for , the
Democratic nomination for governor, one cannot help
but be impressed by the flattering majority accorded J. C.
B. Ehringhaus in his home county of Pasquotank. With all
precincts in the county reported, the tabulation shows 3,655
tor Lhnnghaus; 129 for Maxwell, and 57 for Fountain.
What finer recommendation could any man have than
such a hearty expression of approval and confidence by the
folk among whom he was born and has lived and worked?
Had the -voters of the entire state known Ehringhaus as
well as the good people of Elizabeth City and Pasquotank
county, there probably would be no necessity of a second
primary.
Although we do not subscribe to the opinion that all
second primaries are needless expense to the taxpayers, it
is difficult to see the necessity or the wisdom of one in this
instance, in view of the fact that the second man, R. T.
Fountain; was more than 47,000 votes behind Ehringhaus.
A run-off is Fountain's privilege, however, and we urge no
one to vote for or against any candidate because of his
exercise of that privilege. The question in any election is
which of the candidates is the more fit, by principlesex
perience, ability and integrify, for the office he seeks.' Let
each voter study the candidates.; then let his conscience be
his guide. . - - :.
. One of the best ws to rtae up a man, certainhy one of
the most convincing, is to see and hear him. Friday nlfht
the people of this county will '.have an opportunity to get
acquainted" with Ehringhaus; he will speak at the court
house at 8:30 o'clock. It is sincerely hoped that the voters,
irrespective of their party affiliations or for whom they
cast their ballots in the first primary, will turn out fo hear
him. .
Royalty is a word that is draped in purple. It is an
artery through which flows the blood of kings. Thrones
and palaces are its habitat. But loyalty' is a word with
a golden heart: It is a word, like mercy, that becometh a
king better than his crown. It crowns with honor both
peasants and paupers who make it the watchword of their
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AnvnpfAfeAlmighty--N0RTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN
TRIBUTES
to
Thomas Jackson Johnston
THOMAS JACKSON. JOHNSTON
"Keep sound wisdom and discre
tion: so shall they be life unto
thy soul. - When thou liest down
thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thouj
shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall
be sweet."
These words from Proverbs truly
typify the life and death of Tom
Johnston. A man of sound wis
dom, sober judgment, fairness and
discretion is gone from us, and he
will be sorely missed in business
affairs of his town and county,
and in his church lifev,.HtBc was
a man whom every one who knew
him would trust with any and all
affairs of public interest. This is
indeed a worthwhile tribute when
measured by the yardstick, of pub
lic opinion today. Tom Johnston
had -the qualities of greatness rec
ognized by those in public life
with whom he came in contact,
but it was in the more intirrtate
circle of his personal friends and
in his home life that his best
qualities were known and apprec
iated. -
Tom Johnston's natural, reserve
and total lack of self exploitation
kept him from broader public ser
vice, for which he was so peculiar
ly fitted. Again and again I have
heard his brothers in the legal pro
fession comment upon his outstand
ing fitness for a judgeship. The
very qualities which fitted him for
this office precluded him from the
sorry scheming qualities which must
so often this day enter into suc
cessful , political campaigns. After
all, I wonder if his life were not
personally more happy and of more
lasting benefit to his friends as he
lived it quietly and peacefully
among us.
I think .. Tom Johnston died as
he would have willed it, surround
ed by the care and love of h wife
and children and sister in his home
one moment calling from his
porch to a friend on the street,
the next peacefully dropping to
sleep in' his chair and quietly
bunching out to that "Bourne
from which no traveler ever re
turns." May it be aid of each of
us who are his friends that we
too have lived so that at Jast we
may lie 'down to a sleep that khall
be sweet.
E, K.
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Public Opinion
THOMAS J. JOHNSTON
So much has happened 'in North
Carolina since the days when com
pulsory school attendance was an
issue that few can remember the"
time. Thomas J. Johnston, who
died last week at his ' home in
Franklin, was ''one of the first in
the state to sec the need for such
a suppkment. to the school laws.
' Mi-.'juhitsTm had graduated a
few years before from Emory' Col
lege, Oxford, (ia. He had. been
principal of the high school in
Franklin and was reading law. As
a Representative in the House at
Raleigh, he seemed for Macon,
County the first law of the kind
in North Carolina.
Mr. Johnston made his mark -at
.Emory - College by the strength
and brilliance of his mind. At the
bar it was hjs reputation that there
wcrt; few minds his equal in grasp
oF the principles of the law, and
this he demonstrated on the bench
as an emergency judije. In an
age when classic learning seems to
be leccding, lie blew 'and found
.delight in the masters of Latin 'and
Greek-. His sudden death in mid
dle age, is a grevious loss to hii
community and all who knew him.
THE ASHEV1LLE TIMES.
ABOUT THE CHURCH OF
CHRIST ,
To the Editor:
There is much misunderstanding
concerning the movement with
which Dr. Shockley is identified.
This is always the case where ht
tfe is known of a sect or creed, or
any institution. It even obtainil
among individuals, communities, and
nati6ns lack of understanding.
What is heard is taken for grant
ed as true. " . .
First, it is a restoration ' move
ment, i. e., a wiping out of all un
authenticated beliefs and practices
that have generally attache4-4hem-selves
to the church . organizations
as they have moved along. It is
an attempt at restoration of the
simple practices as they were be
gun in the church. It accepts the
New Testament as the 'rule of faith
and practice. While it is admitted
changing' conditions may .necessi
tate some variations in the pro
cedure of worship, and conduct of
hi fairs of the church, in principle
the practices obtaining in the
ehrtrch as established by the apos
tle still hold.
In name, Church of Christ, or
Churches of Christ,- the adjective
Christian Church. Why more; why
less? 'Can't all worship under the
name of Christian? Isn't it Christ's
Church? It is not the Campbellite
church 'as some have attempted to
call it. In that case it would be. a
denomination of which there are
too many now. That is a church
organization that holds to partic
ular beliefs set up as standards by
councils of men. in the past, em
phasizing certain doctrines like a
political platform which too often
they indeed resemble, and are ad
hered to as such. It is not trie
Campbellite Baptists. . -That would
be ho better than the first.
Some say a name makes no dif
ference. Anything that disassoc
iates Christ from the church in
name certainly savors o man-made
rules aha regulations. It is the
first step toward denominational
ism which Tesus craved against as
recorded in the 17th chapter of
John, and Paul pleaded against in
1st Corinthians, 1st chapter, 10th to
13th verses, .and in otlier letters
to the churches of Christ.
When was the Church' founded,
the- Church of. Christ under v, the
redemptive plan, A. D. '30, on the
Day of Pentecost. ,
What is the creed of ' the church,'
that is, the belief that produces its
motive power? Jesua Christ, a
living and divine personality. This
creed allows expansion; it is 'not
bounded by. four walls ; it is bound
ed only by man's capacity of ap
prehension. - '"
Men arid -women of Franklin of
sound reasoning, of whatever faith
or creed, are urged to hear the
messages as expounded by Evan
gelist Shockley each night now at
the courthouse. They would have
little appeal to those who are will
ing to heed the rule of men in
church doctrine. They do appeal
to those who are seeking unadul
terated- truth as revealed in the
Open Book, the Book of Books,
the Bible. They do appeal to those
who are willing to take God at
His word.
ROY C. DADY.
Franklin, N. C ' '
June 22, 1932. v
MethodistChurch
Notes'
By REV. O. P. ADER
The church school begins tht
day at 9:45 a. m. -.
Dr. Furr has been asked by tb
Board of Stewards to act as Sun
day school . superintendent in th
interim till conference.;
, Special music by the choir will
ehrich the morning worship at 11 -o'clock,
when the pastor takes as
hiss theme, "Launching Out lhe
Larger Life." .
The young people's division oi
the church meets at 7 p.' m., the
league meeting in the bunday
school -auditorium and the boya
and girls' World club in the maw
auditodjum.
At 8 p. m. the pastor takes as
his theme for the evening worship,
"The Third Coming Of Christ.
Worship service at Carson
Chapel 3 p. m., meeting 30 minutes
early to discuss the organization
of a Sunday school there.
The choir; meets on Thursday,
8 p. m. ,
Bible study and social meeting
on Wednesday, 8 p. m. at ' the
prayer meeting hour.
Baptist Church
Notes
There will be regular services!
next Sunday in "the Baptist church.
J lie bunday school will mectAt
9 :45 a. m. and the worship servjeif
will be at 11 o'ejock. The' seres
of doctrinal sermons will be con
tinued at this service. The subject
for the morning will be "Repen
tance and Faith." Each member
of the Sunday school is urged to
remain for the preaching service.
The B. Y. P. U.'s will meet- at
7 tp. in. and the evening ' worship
seivkc Will follow at 8:15. The
subject ' for the evening will be,
"A Just. 'Judge or An Understand
ing Savior.", The public is invited
to all of these services.
; . In the mid-week prayei service
next Wednesday evening a sur-
J. 0. U. A. M. NEWS
Edited by j
JOHN W. EDWARDS
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All Juniors of lhe county are
invited, along with their wives, to
attend. the public installation of
officers of Cowee Council No; 493,
on Saturday ' night, at the Cowee
schoolhouse, beginning at 8 o'clock.
This meeting is to be remembered
by all those .'attending. I will not
tell all about the program, as there
is one special drawing card, and it
often draws heavier than the rest
of the program.
The Johnston family, have, the
heartfelt sympathy of all Juniors,
judge T. J. Johnston was one of
the best known members of " the
Junior Order in Macon county. He
was the first councilor of the Cul
lasaja Council, the highest office
in the lodge.
C. M. Moore is one of the hap
piest Juniors in the "world ; it's a
grandson.'
prije and treat will be awaiting
all who come. The B. Y. P. U.'s
are putting on an enlargement
campaign for the mid-week prayer
service, Their goal is a full house.
Each Wednesday evening there
will be something special on the
program. , , . .
The regular weekly meeting of
the Sunday -school teachers- and
officers will be held in tlfie home
61 Miss' Nettie Hurst Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock. - All teachers and
officers are urged to attend. On
Thursday evening in the church
thc'gcneral workers' council of the
church will be held. All aeneral
of ficcrs" of 5 the church and!, its or-l
ganizations are urged to be there.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
trix of T. J. Johnston, deceased,
late of Macon County, N. C, this
h to notify al) persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 20th
day of June, 1933, or this notice
will be plead in baj of their re
covcry. All persons indebted to
said estate will plesse make im
mediate settlement. This 20th day
ot june, iyj.
V ETHEL D. JOHNSTON,
Administratrix. ,
j23-6tc-Jul 28 ,A j
Misses Margaret Cozad and Jean
Porter returned to their home here
Sunday, after spending several days
in Bryson City, the guests of their
aunt, Mrs. R. M. Waldroop.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, - i
Macon County.
Whereas power of sale was vest
ed in the undersigned Trustee -by
deed ofv trust from Martha Day
and husband, E. F. Day, dated No
vember 5, 1931, and registered in
the office of the Register of Deeds
for Macon County iR book of
mortgages and. deeds of trust, in
Book No- 31, at page 524, to securt
the payment of certain indebtedness
in said deed of trust expressed ;
and whereas, default has been
made in the payment of said in
debtedness, and the holders of sam
having demanded of the undersign
ed Trustee that he exercise the
power of sale in him by said deed
of trust conferred;
I will therefore, hy virtue of
the power of sale by said deed of
trust in me vested on Thursday,
the 14th day of Tulv. 1932. at
12 :00 noon, sell at the courthouse
door in Franklin, North Carolina,
at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed property: '
A certain tract or parcel of land
situate in the Highlands Township,
Macon County, State of North'
Carolina, and described as follows:
All the right, title and interest
of parties of the first part, or
either of them, in and to the estate
of Johnathan Heacock, late of
Highlands, North Carolina. This
conveyance includes both the real
estate and personal property of
which the said Johnathan Heacock
died seibed an posdsessed. '
This the 13th-day of June, 1932.
t, & W- CABE, Trustee
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