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nwnnrn nrr inirr .: r 4 t a - m e TSI iriess Laid Bare Governor Issues Proclamation And Why Farmers Have been Made to Pay Double and Treble the Actual Cost of Roijs for Lightning Protection Superintendent of Educa tion Urges Co-operation if i nsiue r acts ADOut tn WIS Rod Bus 'Moonlight Schout Day is to tie fcild in fcacn county soon, i be ooject Of the vlay w to enroll those wtoo yilil volunteer to take an active part in establishing a Moonlight Icbool in their respective districts Md to Kt r up .nUerest among all tb people. The following pro grtm has been arranged for that day. 1. Song; 'America g, Scripture reading and Prayer , Reading Governors Proc.amatlon for 'Mooolight school Month' 4, Reading State Superln'endents 'Letter to Superintendents and Teachers' , Where Our County Stands In the Adult Illiteracy Column 6, Why we should obsrve 'Moon J light School Month 7, How to Organize a Moonlight School : (a) The Survey of III terates (b) How to get Ehem to enroll and attend (c) Use of Lesson Material!. I. Roll call of Schoool Districts to Find Volunteer Helpers 9. Appointment of Committees JO, Song 'Carolina' Gov. Craig has issued the fa lowing proclamation for the obser Tfclcee of Moonlight School Month: "Whereas there 'are in North Carolina 132,000 white uien and "women( boys and girls, over Oen years of age who cannot read and Write an army greater in number than was sent oy rsorth Carolina to the service of tne Confederate States and 14 per ent of the white ' Voters are reported in the census as tlltArnto thn Htatp in thin lmrflcn ' lar standing practically at the bot , (torn of the roll of States; and Whereas it Is lage y hecnusje they " lurked onnortiinltv. Inrirolv because "they 'had no chance, that these people, brothers and sisters of ours, arfe 1 literate to-day, growing up as Ithey did In the years ot warthey dtfd they did In the years of war and . re-construction, and years of poverty ILHl roilowfd, be'ore the State had ipfOviaed adlequute schools or thoroughly realized its duty to pro vide facllti-c i-lioretiy every child ; niuy turgeon o n all there is ni'.iii In him'; and 'whereas the State has now comi" ' to a poignant realization oi its duty not only to provide BCtioo s lor the Iboys and girt s of to day. flint also to Open the door of knowledge, of nope ana OI opportunity iui 1111 nu !' were neglected in the days of pov erty; and Whereas, winiie our illiterate people as a whoie havfc bravely ami . persevering y achieved uuefu'ness, ' success, ood citiz-enniiip anu h.gh . A 1 A f ..II ...V... Character, despite tneir terruue Han dicap, we can but teel how minute y freater would have been Uie.r ' achievements, ho nitiikicly richer ' their contribution to tho lite of our "cotnmonwea th had they but had the keys of learning in then- hand; ' and While our State, through patient struggle, has won its way out toward ', prosperity and cvic progress. we can but reflect upon tile tu far ' greater progress we should nuiKe ; 'Were all our people educated, ami ." Whereas, through Hie 'Moonlight . School,' as we are assured by Hi.' ' experience of Kentucky and by the experience of numerous counties in . cur own state, the method is at lhand, as outlined by Hie Superin J Dendent of Public Instruction ami ' the State Committee on Community Service, whereby we may carry im measurable benefits of education to h who weiti neglected or neglect ful' In their youth: ' 4 " Now, therefore, 1. Locke Craig, Governor of North Carolina do issue this my proclamation to designate . tho month of November, 1915, as ' "Moonlight School Month" in North Carolila, and set it apiirj to bo do Voted to the high purpose of begin ning a crusade to eliminate Illiteracy from the State, trusting that the movement ttaien uegun will not cease until every unlettered man and woman, boy and srirl is given access through reading to all tne u.ealth of knowledge now sea ed Co tfem, to the end lhat North Caro lina long before another census ear may be a state wuhout adu t illiterates. I, Cherfefore, call upon the cit zensi teachers, and educat'onaji author ities of every county to organize for the purpose of eliminating adult lllteracy from that county; and I call upon the members of the Farmers' Union, the Press Asiocla t on, the Junior Order, the Federa tion of Woman's Ciubs, and all other Organizations that have already en- Hefted in the cause to be unfaltering in their splendid purpose to carry It 'through to a triumpnant conclus'on; and ll call upon the commercial organ izations, boards of trade civic cubs, religious organizations. Sunday Schools, and all organizations every where to give loyal enthusiastic aid and support to a movement whose success will promote the welfare of every Indivldua' In .the State and bring new confidence and courape to all people; and I ctll upon every man and every woman who craves the sacred prtv- i ege, of be.ng of greatest wrvlce to those in greatest need to render ,here the infinite service of bringing new freedom to a human mind. Done in our city of Raleigh on the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundned and fifteen, and on the one hundred and fortieth year of our Amer'can Independence. " LOCKK CUAKV (lovlernor. Dr. .1. Y. Jovner outlines the plans of the campaign in a long b'ttter to the tencllors of the Slate. 1 1 ,;s plans are as fo lows : ' I have been greatly gratified and deeply touched In the enthusiast). -and uuse fish response of the sup criiileiidentN and the teachers ot tlir State to Hie call to volunteer for ( xtra rt'rvicp in organizing ani con ducting Moon! pht Schools to teach our too 'oil'; neglected si 71 1 1 1 1 illiter ates to read and write. When this biiUctin vent to press the thousand teachers had already voluntarily pledged thenipe'ves in writing to teach without foinpensatioi for at " Continued On Page Three OitivcmtetwACN IF NOT WHY NOT Whom' (HITS . essarv ault is it? We offer von retpiiiem Mits It is not the lie In plat von on the sale side and wuub V more tliiin delighted to Write you Fcliiy a liit will protect von from ill loss by tires ut a my low nite. We represent the boss iiitil most reliable' companies oi earth LITTLE S - ELIZABETH CITY, N. 0. PHONE .271 oil ox THE 3 Z SAFE SIPS? COMPANY SCIENCE INDORSES THE LIGHTNING ROD By Prof J. Wairen Smith Meteorologist in tne U. S. Department ot Agriculture The tiie loss in the United Siuicu amounts to $500 a minute and a large part of this is due to lightning, in Wisconsin, for ex ample, it i estimated lhat light ninj destroys more properly tnau do matches, sparla and kerosene together, and moie than from any cause excepting defective dues. It i therefore important to know just how egdtive lightning rods are in saving buildings from damage during thunderstorms. Do they help ward off the light ning strokes, or, when a building is struck, do they reduce the a mount of damage? In order to ascertain from reli able sotifies the actual figures as to the efficacy of lightning roils in actual use letters were sent to over 1,100 mutual tire insurance companies, in forty four different Slates. Thirteen questions were asked and the companies were re u. nested to give any additional data that might lie at hind. Iala that could be used was iurnislied by K'.O different rum panics doing business in lifteen different States. The reports, show that these companies have close to II.OOO farm buildings insured, valued at between '-"0. (11)0.11:11) und Spl0.uil0.000. As neat ly as can be determined one third "f the farm buildings in these Slates, ar plipped with lightning rods. The largest number of these re pot Is wo o to-eiwd from Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and Miouri. w here I lie number of rodded buil dint's will run about ". -icr cent. I'm'ossov V. II. D. iv. of the ,On;'a'-H Agricultnr il College, slows i'nun a very careful eand i i 1 1 dele investigation in Ontario Iowa and Michigan, that tods are an elVn ient protection agiinsf lightning in a '"oinnilation of data from records carefully kept b eighteen different eotuoanies in ( hitario in 1!12. lielound that the etliciency of the rod in that year was flt 1-2 ier cent. This investigation was contin ued by him in l!i:t with forty companies keeping special record with .a finding of 111! per cent in the efficiency of the lightning rod preventing light"'"" strokes. This after taking into proper con sideration the percent are of rod ded buildings. He then carried the impiir.v in to Iowa and Mnhigan with the result of 117.7 percent in iTie form or and !!.! per cent in the latter State in the efficiency oi the prop erly erected Ughtniior rod in pie venting stroke. His conclusion then is that the chief fine tiu of the lightning rod is to prewni si i okes troin occurring. The results of my wn iiepiii st;le l.i n ' la te t hose ol I rl ossor Tin- loial uiiiubi"- ( . 1 1 1 1 1 i I I la dings yea i s bv a! Of ll si ' ii k In liL'hlnin r in the I'.M'J and i:n:'.. as rep.e led the onipanies was I.SIo. s number si I v seven w ere eii'.iipi ed with lightning rods. If all the buildings insured by these companies .". per cent are enuipp ed 'ith li'dilning rods. This be ing the ca -o v e would expect that :M i i 'iit of the I ! buil c'ings vjnn-k. or r7''. would be rodded. when in fact onlv sixty seven were rodded. The number strii'lv is ihe''efore onlv 10 per cent of the expected number, mak ing the efficiency of t'.ie lisrhtning rods in prevetitini lightning strokes 00 per rent. The Lightning Rod Business Completely Revolution ized. The Lightning Hod Ageiit eliminated. Home Owners May Now Rod Their own Homes and 6a ve 0 . "er Cent. Ligntning Protection Noy Available to T hat Large tjlass Wnp . Have iieeo De nied Much Protection Because of Its Prohibitive Cost. The E.r. Howell ("ompauy who essary for them to pay te cost of have conducted a successful light a lightning rod agent's doube to mug rod business in Eastern bouse canvas. orth Carolina for several years ; There' is nothing master. is a and whose work has the highest bout lightning rods: Any man indorsement of the Eastern North by following a few simple direc Carolina public has jierfeetedj a tions can rod hx own house and new method of selling rods that outbuildings and save 50 per cent will revolutionize the lightning o more. rod business aud eventually do This company has called in it away with the old time lightning last agent and in future will put rod agent. The E 1 Howell no more agents on the road. We Company will take the public in- are fining direct to the people to its confidence, show people thru the printed words, the cheap how they may rod their own est form of communication yet homes and give them lightning 'devised, and if the public will rods at least !") icr cent below agents' price. People have been paying entire ly too much for lightning rods, the exorbitant overcharge in the r i tectum nearly prohibitive. These1 , ,. ' , .. ,. . ' . . more for an ordinary building re o ei charges Tiad to be because it ,. , . f,1 . . "... ... piiring 100 feet of copper cable is onlv within the past few years . , , . . . ... ... . . 1 ... . rod and trimmings We will fur that the general public has come,. , 1IUi . f t .,u ., , .... 1 , , . nish you 100 feet of our L'S or .12 to apiireciate the value and the f, , , . . ' 4. 4, u. , I strand copper cable rod or pracli teal protection thev afford. I be ,,, , , 4 , , ' , ' , 4 ' , , .cally any rod of standard make out tune iigiuuiiig rou agent was looked upon as a faker and often, it is true, he was not '"-upulons as he should have been. I'.ut the lightning lod agent has hail his troubles too, and his greatest trouble was in convincing people to buy his rods. He b id often to spend more nionev to sell a light ning rods outfit, than tle outfit was worth. Ti e man who bought the rods paid the bill This is a I wavs the case, in everv line of business. HERE ARE SOME INSIDE FIGURES To gi e some idea of how t he cost of lightning khIs is padded, here are actual ligures from the records of one agent who made a record business in one count v. Salesman i r one month .... $1.10.00 Salesman's expenses lor mouth II0.00 License, St tte and County ioo.oo Cost of erecting crew, im lud ing Superintendent, helper, wagon and team. Total salary ami expenses for month .'yr.oo Total 1755.00 It cost to get the business in that one county and install rods on all orders 1755.00. The total amount of the busi ness done oil this oxilense was fl.SOO, which was a record break ing business. If a lightning rod avent can wo-k fl.L'OO out of a county he thinks he is doing a fairly good business. Now. the a-ent did'1'! gi t pay . fer bis rods in cold cash He toil; ion., time pa"e- instead lie, 1' id Ut discount liis o i''i'i- at sun"' bank and pav a liberal dis -mint. Out of R1.S0O I iiisiness ' doiw (be a'cnl realized less han ! t (100 itli which fo n:iv for his ' lnalr'i il and :-et his profits I TIME FOR A CHANGE ; 1 1 is t mho this sort of wastef ul iic-;s woi'f eliminated. People every where are nc(iiiring know ledge of the necessity of lightning of geometry shnuh proff 'lion and it is no lonvrr nee la v brick. E. Pn Howell Co. ?. O. BOX 1080 NORFOLK, VA. give us the coojieration our plan deserves, we will make a go of it. WOULD YOU PAY $16. TO ROD YOUR HOUSE ' mi li'ivd Imwiii ii h in., ll itdl'ered to the public bv agents. with all elects, points and trim tilings and simple instructions for erecting, at Hie. a foot. To persons who prefer the services of a regular lightning rod erector c will furni.'li sime at .'!.. "0 a day. and expenses. OUR IRON GLAD GUARANTEE lie n' not onli inin:iitf Hint 10 i ciin follow our in i irillt riixc, but cc will iin ,n a written, Iximli il tiKintnt i , li.il the roils nit ii from hit uisti iic lions ii ill !,r cornet in ennj inuf mill wv will insure tnur Imnsr n gainst lightning to .the imouil I you iuy us for our roils. (;,ill anything be fairer.1' It i.v nearly impossible In iirr le comylete details of oir jilan in one nilrerl isenient, but if iou will write us, yirintf a ilescrip Hon of your house anil its ilimen K 0 ik ire will gladly gire iou ill formation and frnt yon on the road to saving money o matter irhefhir ioii intend rodding lOr or some fiitarr time, write us WHI ami net mir rsti mates anil other information. the ' Anyone Can E rect Lightning Rods Read W hat This Authority Says About It. It is true I'tti lightning rods nnisi be put up in the right wav, but the erection of lightning eon liinlots involves u i:ui;e wonder ml or mysterious processes than building a feu e or djii'ging a well. The statement by some light ning rod agents (hit no one but special scienl'sts versed in all the laws of electricity should do the work of putting 1 1 ; lightning mndnelors is about as sensible as to say that none hut a professor be allowed to
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