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Turpentine Drippings Compiled By Bill Sharps -9 CONJURE WOMAN (Hamlet News-Messenger) Zeke and I were almost insep arable. He was my colored play mate. He was awfully good to me, and I shared just about every thing I had witlj him. He had nothing to share but his kindly disposition, and he was generous with that I wont barefooted for about 7 months of the year, Zeke practi cally the whole year through. Therefore his feet were tougher than mine in the Spring. It was then that the dewberries rip pened. Although ho was no big ger than I, he would carry me through the briars when we were making our rounds nn the dew berries. And he would go into the hard places and get the finest berries, bring them out, and id ways share them with me. One summer Zeke got warts all over his hands and feet. His mother switched him for play ing with frogs. For that was a firm beiief among them, that only toads caused watts. That belief was well grounded ; in both of us, and we really had-; n't been playing with trogs, al though we wanted to But never-; theiess he got his whipping, for they just knew he had. for, what else could have caused those warts? His grandmtoher was the old "conjure woman" of the com munity. She used conjure for; them .and they soon went away. | That consisted of making a cross j on his foot with the back of aj sooty frying pan and mumbling a| few strange sounds. Guess the things would have soon gone away anyway. But when they did, we ! kids believed more than ever in the old conjure woman. DISCOURAGING TEACHERS (Durham Herald) There is another factor which Mr. Gibson has not mentioned and which lias not publicly enter ed the discussion, but a very real factor in discouraging young wo men from becoming elementary teachers. It has to do with the 1 ome training—here again the ne gative phrase would be better—of many of the children whom they would teach. All too many chil dren have a lack of respect for authority and the uninterrupted experience of having then own way. And all too many parents think their children ought to have thier way, that there should lie exceptions to the rules necessary for the smooth running of an Insti tution. These attitudes, on the part of children and parents, con stitute another reason for the shortage of elementary teachers. WHAT’S A RAP WORTH? (Beatrice Cobb, Morganton News-Herald) The expression "not worth a rap" is frequently used—it is like ly an old one. Naturally one would suppose that “rap" in the phrase refers simply to a sharp, quick blow on something with the knuckles. However, word speci alists are of the opinion that “rap" in this connection originally re ferred to a small copper coin first widely used in Ireland in the early 1700's Its value was only about half of that of the English faith ing. but it passed for a half-penny. Often the rap was countereit, thereby reducing to nothingness its value Thoict'orc. to say that something was "not Worth a rap" was to say it \\worming noth ing at all. The meaning has con tinued through the years. THE GREAT DISMAL (Vernon Seehrist. Rocky Mount Telegram) I went back into the Great Dis mal Swamp again the other arcr noon and, with two companions, came out the next day feeling bet tor than 1 had felt in years. John Reed. Kel Landis and I were members of the latest expe dition. We penetrated deeper in'o the Swamp than ever before—but not until we had taken careful compass readings and kept check ing on our surroundings all the way. Incidentally, a dry late summer and early fall has dried out great sections of the Swamp that eouid not be traversed afoot on previous excursions. Lake Drummond, up in Virginia, has gone almost dry and tin' canal leading to it from tin outside has become empty, too. Perhaps the most remarkable thing we have discovered about Visit llt'ili" and Alcvcrs Williuniatou fur the “Beat Ituya In Furniture99 | the Swamp is that it is almost] j completely free of insects. There j are no mosquitoes, no ants, only i an occasional harmless spicier and | hardly any insects winging their way over the wastelands. Reas I ons that have been advanced are that the bird life and the fishes 1 take such terrible tolls of larvae, j eggs, etc., that insects are unable to multiply. But it certainly is refreshing to be able to stretch out in a sleeping bag with the j i knowledge that nothing worse, Milan an occasional bear or wild-j eat can do you harm—and every- ] body knows that one mosquito! buzzing, humming. «ud biting In the night is much worse than a' dozen wildcats or bears. WHERE’S HARNETT’S Pl’NKIN? (Harnett County News) On Wednesday morning ,of last week one of our intellectual friends walked up to us and pro ' claimed: ’’The frost is certainly on the pumpkin this morning." Instantly we turned to him and inquired: "What pumpkin?” Then he gave us one of those disdainful looks as much as to say: "You poor ignoramus!" But it was not like he thought. We had heard the little ditty about tlu‘ frost being on the pumpkin in the Fall of the year, but what we really wanted to know was: Where is any pumpkin? Seems that that old time.v pie- j maker of the goody-good variety ; has about passed out in these parts. What's become of the pump kins in Harnett County? COSTLY (Zebulon Record) The most expensive thing in the world are our neighbor’s eyes; they cost everybody more thanj anything else in housekeeping. DEALING WITH SATAN (Hawkeye in Stanly News & Press) Bill was pastor of the church whole 1 was superintendent of the1 Sunday school. And I used to say . to him: "Wish you’d look after Sunday school for me Sunday . . . | I want to go fishing.” And he’d say: "O. K., I will, if you'll bring me a mess of fish.” That eased my feelings some if matters came to the worse and I just HAD to do a little fishing on! Sunday. I figured if the devil got j too hot in behind me, I couldj argue that I was trying to catch some fish. . . . For Bill! GIVE THEM TOOLS (Whiteville News-Reporter) The plain truth is that we can afford and obtain what we really want. If the nation wants a sec ond-rate citizenship through ne glect of schools, it ought to admit t and not blame the teaching profession which is doing such a i marvelous job with the tools at ' land. * * * CASH ON THE HOOF (Watauga Democrat) In an agricultural region, such | is ours, farm income is of para mount importance to all the folks, ind interesting is the information , that 34 cents ot every dollar that goes into the farmer’s bank ac count in the nation, comes from | meat animals. This information is particularly interesting to Wataugans, where j( the farmers have been fuming more ar.d more to cattle and sheep | production over the past several i< rears. Fewer hillsides are being 1 slowed, to wash their fertility ( down to the creeks and the rivers it the lowlands, and heavy sods ire being produced on the slopes. ( ■vhich in turn feed the herds and , locks and bring the farmer an in •reased measure of prosperity, , A'hile he's conserving his soil, rhere are other advantages, of , .•ourse, to meat animals. They can , ae produced most anywhere, in ! iny climatic condition, on small ( jr large scales, and the producer •an sell his animals and get his money any day. On the farm dollar, it is further ( shown, dairy products brought in 13 cents, poultry and eggs 11 ■cuts, vegetables 5 cents, fruit i ind nuts 4 cents, cotton H cents, 11 food grains ti cents, tobacco 41 DISTILLED LONDON Great Shortage In Schoolrooms A recent survey, made public >y the Office of Education, howed that 32.T.O00 schoolrooms1 ire needed in this country. U. S. Commissioner of Education Earl I McGrath, commenting on the urvey, says that present state niilding programs will not make ip the deficit. Mr McGrath suggest ■ a Fed ■ral-nid program which wiuld n ovide matching ■' ■ . ' 0,1,., n the building of new school:-, inch i program has worked suc essfullv m the field of hospital onstruetion and also in the field d highway construction McGrath further stated that here was not i single state or erritory which did not have a chooi housing problem. He ad meates abandonment of obsolete chooi houses and the construe ion of new plants, based on the nticipated need as indicated by he number of babies born in re ent years. The 83rd Congress may or may iot take action as Commissioner drGrath proposes. However, the lew suggestion for the construe ion of the nation's elementary cuts, feed crops ti cents, and mis elianeous crops plus government layments 9 cents and secondary public schools— is said to have merit. Such a matching fund, it has been point ed out, would not carry with it federal control or direction of the policies in actual school op eration Many states seek to avoid federal intoads into school operations and this plan would not necessarily carry with it this objectionable feature, it was ex plained, i ae (Jiiekens As Itlinfl To Cover Moonahining -4 ' (• -'fun,,op,, Term. When Ha milton Counts- officers destroyed a 2.O0U-gallon still recently they confiscated enough chickens to provide Christmas dinners for county prisoners. The still was be ing operated in a chicken house, and the chickens were kept around as a blind.” NEW AM) I SKI) FURNITURE ANTIQUES WIER FURNITURE EXCHANGE (Store uith the Red Flags) Washington Street Dear Madam: If you want real service and convenience. i. Tell your husband The "Facts of Life'About Hot-Water-by-Wirel u V ^ V 1 Hot-water-by-wire it COMPLETELY AUTO MATIC. Nothing to turn on or off. Nothing to (•member or forget. t ' ' m w V \ 4 Hot-woter-by-wire it THRIFTY. Approved itor* •go typo hooter* operate on VEPCO'* low off-I peek rote. * U __ I Waf.wotar-by-wira la OEPINDAILC. Ju*f fat your daolar «r plumbar fldviia you ot to tha #tepar tiza far all your family's naadi, and yaw'll hova planty of hoi molar around tho dock, around lfc«-olandnr* 2 NO INSTALLATION PROBLEMS with on electrl< water heater. You cart install it anywhere in th# house that's most convenient, most desirable* Installation near principal hot water outlets meant shorter pipe runs, less heat lots between heate* and faucet. 4 An electric woter heater it SAFI and CLIAM at electric light. The outer turface it cool to tha touch, rate for children playing nearj no fuel ttorage, no toot or dirt. i % m ! - r UIRGII1IR ELECTRIC HllD POUJER COIIIPIIIV All persons owning Heal Estate or Personal Properly, or both, on the 1st da> of January, 1953, % are required to give in same for taxes during tin* mnnlli of Januarx . Ml male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years art* liable for poll lax. All persons w bo are liable for poll lax. and fail to list, and all persons who ow’rr properly and fail to list, will be deemed guilty of a misde meanor: and, upon eonvietion, fined or imprisoned. AH persons owning dogs six months old and over are required to list the same for taxation at the same time property is listed. The list-lakers irill be at the following places between 9 a. in. and 0:00 p. in. (unless otherwise staled) for the purpose .of listing your properly: JAMES Y1LLE TOWNSHIP-0. W. Hamilton, Tux Lister Pudgell's Store, Augetown-January 11 Paul Allen's S.ore-January 21 John Swinson's Store __January 28 All Ollier Days in James* ille exeept Fridays. WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP___C. L. Daniel, ’I'ax Lister Jim \\ illiams' Store-Jan. 7 from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Major Gardner's Home __ January 12 from 8:80 to 12 Noon Vt heeler Gardner's Store __ Jan. 12 from 1:00 to 1:00 p. m. County House-January 18 from 8:80 a. in. to 1 p. m. Goiiuly House-January 15 from 8:80 a. m. to 4 p. iu. At Home-January 19 County House-January 80 from 8:80 u. m. to 4 p. iu. GRIFFINS TOWNSHIP-Lester Griffin. rI'ax Lister Manuiug & Gorkin's Store_January 5 Henry Griffin's Store_January 9 Jim Manning's Store-January 12 Dewey Perry’s Store-January 19 Noah Roberson s Store_January 20 X HEAR GRASS TOWNSHIP-Wheeler Rogerson, Tux Lister Rogers Supply Company _ January 12, 18, 19, 27, 80 uud 81 W'orth Mobley's Store_January 14 Liteiuu Peele's Store_January 20 Pierec's Store_January 21 WILLIAMSTON TOWNSHIP_ ... C. M. Cohb, Tax Lister Ci.y Tax Office_ Every Week Day Through January 31 CROSS HOADS TOWNSHIP_0. C. Hailey, Tax Lister Taylor Bros. Serv iee Station _ . Jatmarv 0, 10, 10, 17, 10,20, 2 1,22. 20, 27, 28, 20 and 31 Will Aiisborn's Home _January 23 K. L. W'hitehurst Serv ire Station. Cross Hoads __ January 30 M ROBERSONV ILLK TOWNSHIP_II. S. Lverett, Tax Lister Cold Point (Forbes’ Store) Jan. 13 from 0 a.iu. to3:30p.ni. Parniele (Koelmek Store) Jail. 22 from 0 a. in. to 3:30 p.m. All Other Days In January at Roberson v ille Lily Hall f from 0 a. in. to -1 p. m. mmsi POPLAR POINT TOWNSHIP_ L. G. Taylor, lax Lister At Lellov Taylor's Home_ January 20, 30 and 31 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP _L. R. Everett, Tax Lister Everetl-Malthev* s E<|iii(mieut Company_January 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21,28 and 30. Hassell, P. L. Edmondson's Store__January 22 und 29 Beddards Store___January 27 GOOSE NEST TOW NSHIP_J. F. Crisp, 'Lax Lister Smith Brothers' Store_Jauuary 11 und 21 J. 11. Ayers’ Store_Ml other days exeept Mondays uud Tuesduvs of each week
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