msmiB AND ATTEND THE DEM(XRATIG , JUNE 5, AT QOmX WmB f EXPONENT OP TKAN- mad SiMMilj. SYLVANIA COUNTY. BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1922 VOLUME XXVll NUMBER 22 CO MISS CARSON AND AND MR. WARING WED Clau Day Ex«rcU«t Most Cleror aaid Unique Erar The High School comimncement exercises were begun Friday evening. May 26 and extended thru Tuesday evening, May 30l The attendance was exceedingly large thruout the four days. ' The first evening was given up entirely to a piano recitfl, conducted by Mrs. O. L. £rwin and her pupils. " The next evening's program con sisted of a recitation and declama tion contest and an operetta by the grammar grades entitled **Mother oose and Company. ’’The winners of the recitation and declamation con test, respectively, were Miss Marie Ballard and Leon Englisli. The Betterment Society awarded them prixeg of ^e dollars each. Suday morning Rev. S. H. Hay of -Morristown, Tenn., preached a very insyiting commeneenent ser mon to me gradui^ing class of 1922. On Monday evehing the 1922 class gave its very novel Class Day Exer cises wliich was an original play, “Now and Then” written by the se nior class. Their xmiqtie method of givin!fir what is usually a rather cut and dried exercise was enjoyed by a31 present. The address of the even- ini5, ’^‘Laying a Foxmdation” was de livered by Mr. A. 3. Hutahins of Asbiffville. After the address Miss Com L. Tyner and "Miss Jennie God- ^Ry presented the diplomas and cer tificates. The members of the senior class are: Misse^ A&t Hamilton, Dor- f't’hy Silversteen, Xiouis Townsend, Beatrice Daniels, Clara Belle Gilles pie and Mr. Jobn "Blanton Mitchell. The last evening was given up to tlfe presentation of the annual play, •Tttv Irish Rose” Tt>y members ol the High School. This play was an at tractive comedy-drama of Irisli life xnd was pronounced the best ever driven. The different characters were 'exceptionally well portrayed and •j»t»c:e decorations, costumes, etc.,, fitted the play exactly. The atten dance was very large and quite a; nice sum wag Tealized, which will be _ rsed next year 'for the benefit of, 'the school. Miss Tyner “and all the t^'^ '"^rs, are to be congratulated for th? did success of commencciment this 3rear for it bas been the best ever —and that is tm^^ng quite a 'bit. | IflE mm CORNER To l)e clean* is a grerit asset from «very i^ndpoint we can view it, xvhether t)f mind or body. Centuries Ago its tmportance was realized -and “the la^ and,‘'Ordinance promulgated ^y Moses, a leader and governor -who, in common wifli a few»of earth’s no table unes, stands out from the ge neral run of humanity. These laws :and ordhiancec are wondei^ul in that o much emphasis is laid upon the subject ‘of tHir. article. There is no phase rtf human weHrire affected by 'it. from a me- '••^'’'noerinsr, lftiysical,'iir other ■^oesideration. "Surgery could never "have Teaehetl its present efficiency liut for its aid. A great surgeon in Scotland larnd his son-^n-law, him- yolf a isrraduate in medicine, were discussing surgery and its attainment rt that day. The elder man stated ^ M opinion fhat surgery had Our Graduates of 1922 i| T'(>ached Its zenith. It was given to Do you know what the ^**:iihe younger-man to Tevolutonize sur- duate” has 'Come to mean. Ask f^ery and it was done by being ^lean 'fond father or^ mother whose son or j ..g to the field *of aeration, instru- daughter has 5ust received « ments, dressings, the hands of the ploma from High School, Academy <^urgeon and Tiis assistants—In short. Ceremony. Solemnised. . Thursday ETening at Home of Mr. and Mrs. O. B-. Andrews ______ • The marriage of Miss Frances Eliz abeth Caraon, of Frederick, Md., and John Dawson Waring, Jr., of Pitts burg, Pa., wds beautifully solemnized Thursday evening, May 18, at 8 o’ clock at **Bumside,’ the handsoiine home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. An drews on Cameron hill. The Rev. Father W. C. Robertson said the imt pressive ring <;eremony in the presen ce of only the relatives and a .few close friends. The wedding took place in the spa cious drawing room, which was a ve ritable bower of roses and lilies. These lovely blossoms were used in an artistic embankment, with cathe- deral candelabra burning ^bite wax tapers to form the beautiful altar bpfore which the briday party stood. The bride was given in marriage by Mr. Andrews. There were no at tendants. ✓ Mr. and Mrs. Waring left injme- diately after tbe ceremony for a sou thern wedding trip. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. M. C. Carson of Bre^rd, N. C.,.and Frederick, Md. She ts a graduate of Hood collie in Frederick. She is a charming young woman and has many friends here>, where slie has been extensively ^tertained as the guest of "her cousin, Mrs. Andrews. Mr. Waring is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jolin D. Waring of Comanche. Texas. He is a civil engineer and geeologist of prominence ^ind is con nected ■mtli the 'Transcoritiniental 0?l <mmpaiiy, xtf 'Pltb^urgh. CLEA14LINESS»ITS TfiNCE IMPOR- *or College, 'w’lmt the word “graduate signifies and they will say: “Why he’s through,” "Shifs through.” Through’! As if education was a dismal swamp and the boy or girls had just scram- T)Jed out to firm land again. A far different idea lies Tiidden In the noble word “graduate"”— an idea of the vast hill of learning, liroadly based 'on the common world ■of every day things and rising *by fair terrace after terrace until it reaches that golden cloud which hides from mortal eyes tbe throne of God._ To graduate, to receive a diploma Is to ascent) only one ■step toward the sum mit. There are many grades no to 'n every detail. The Panama canal is a great Teat of engineering, skill, ^t n^ver could have lieen built but ^or General tjOTgas and Kis staff whq Trade thincrs clean. Durinpr its con- •struction "the death rate of the Pana- 'ma canal isime was the smallest per thousand of any part nf the world. This was duee dDul>tless i in ^art "♦■o the fact tliat those wTto built it *^’erc drawn larsrily from per?o’’s in >>>0 pr’Tvso 0^ life. Comoarf; it how- '^er. with •fhe deatli rate durin" de attPTOpt to l)uild it. It is interesting to trace tbe labor'^ of fhose who demonstrated, and ‘‘n manv r^ses of the sacrifice of tb»>ir own Ts^ich we mu^ graduate It _is a that yeTknv fever, fhe bane of liill of many degrees, this mn -or fhp trooics was transmitted bv a nos- leaming and wlrat are we to thmk ; We w>© are to a ereat ertent of Morfe heirs of the ae^'s before u~ have •tfirougb,^J^he s througli. I xtnxse to venerate tbe patient observ- Let us all pi^ this prayer tot an^ investigators who Trrecreded our graduates^ of this year and aa jt behooves us +o follov/ "here the years to come: A PRAYER Almighty God, the fountain o^ all wisdom, bless, we pray Thee, the boys and girls who have now completed their work at the Hieh School, and are to go forth to. the active pur suits of life or the xjuieter, but all important work of the home. Qrant that they be not slothful in the busi ness of life or the labors of the house hold. but hoaest, industrious, man ful and womanly in every good word and work, remembering that Thou reioicest in every good, thorou^ / thing -which they do. Nothing that is beautiful and true ^^s small in Thy regard. , Grant that our boys and girls look not for that success which lieth uoon the surface of life, whether it be in the work without or the work within the home, but for that which is in the depths. In everything mav they glorify Thy Holy Name, and finally, <bv Thy mer- ^attain Everlasting Life, through jUs Christ, our Lord, Amen. C. D. C. tlrpy tro#^ and Ipave for on-r succes- ‘•nr*: .*> like benefn-’tion. ?We •31'ouM do well for ourselves also to -work '■” onr rfay for clear fsTrrroundinsrs. If do not. the blame for neglect rests -upon t?'’. Sincerely, W. J. WALLIS x: Holv LARCF DEMOCRATIC CONFER. ENCE MONDAY, JUNE 5 MAXING A CITY GREAT D’scmtinue your public inrnrove- rpf'nts and close your schools for two years ard see what will happe’i. rrass win errow on your streets. If voa vant to increase your -national r'rosn’rit’^, if you want to increase your hraT BTos’i(3rit'% make your edii- fiatiornl facilities better' and •«'onr "ovcTnmcTU- so efPnent that a law less man cannot live in your com- 'T'*’en vou win •'o •'•ou- city the best type of citizen. *be kind that win boost your city nad baci every project it undertakes. .'t ifi not the natural wealth of a sta'e or section, nor its sunshine nor ?oil that mokes it great; it is char-'cter of its neonle and their iceals. It is not what they have done ^ much as what they want to do. ^ do not want to see Agusta larger anless it is better. I do not want Two days after the Democratic pri mary, June 3, the defeated candi dates, successful candidates and their to see South Carolina or any other friends will hold a conference at the state erow in wealth unless it grows Court House. This meeting is main- in virtup. I do not want to see ly for the purpose of having the De- American grow stronger unless it mocrats get together so 'they may becomes more righteous. You can- work in harmony from now until No- lot violate a law of nature and be vember. Everyone come prepared to tuccessful. Make your city govem- <*onsole the dissapointed friends of ment good, make it effic^net, and the defeated candidates—^for of rour city vrtll grow.—Governor Coop- course there will be quite a number tr of South Carolina, address before of them. the^^wd of Commerce, Agusta, Ga. EXnjOSIONAT CAMP BRAGG Transylvania Boy Killed at Target Practice—Shell Explodes GARREN TONIC, INC. IS NOW REORGANIZED R. M? Oates, President, W. F. Penny Secretary-Treasurer of ^ Firm. 1922- Raleigh, N. C., May 27 News reached this city that four men were killed at Fort Brag on Thursday as the result of a premature shell explosion during the target practice. One of the dead is private Alonzo Morgan, son of Otis J. Morgan, Blantyre, Transylvania County. Three others were serious ly injured, one of whom was Capt. M. A. Dawson. Cause of the accident which occur- ed on the firing range during ta^et 1 practice, had not been determined at this writing. A military investi gation is in progress, but no official information touching the cause of the accident until this has been con cluded. It is understood, however, that a sbrapnel projectile, which is beleived to have been defective, fell short in range, striking a tree,^ri- choeted to the ground and exploded. The shell was fired froni a 75 mili- meter gun and the accident occured about ten o’clock Thursday morning. The artillery officers claim it was en tirely unavoidable so far as they are concerned. A number of officers and enlisted men were in close proximately to the spot when the missle came down in its premature fall anl many nar row escapes were reported. The ex plosion is said to have scattered frag ments^ of shrapnel for many yards in every direction. Today the au thorities of Fort Brag had heen un- •'ble to account for the tra^c mishap, hap. Private Morgan has many relatives in Henderson and Transylvania coun ties who win be grieved to hear of his untimely death. Kis mother who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. l^nk Shipman 'of Blantinre died a little more than a year ago at the Patton Memorial ITispital, Hender sonville. Only -a few months previous an elder brother, Clyde Morgan, met almost instant death when the motor truck he was driving in Spartanburg colided with a Southern Rail-way freight tram. NEW EQUIPMENT FOR SOUTHERN RY. SYSTEM That it may continue adequately to **Serve the 'South,” Southern Rail- ■way System has recently placed or ders fpr ilew equipment consisting of 20 locomotives, 5,390 fregiht cars of steel contsruction, 500 automobile cars of steel contsruction. 100 steel opssenger cars, and 250 caboose cars of steel Tinderframe construction. The magnitude of the order can better be appreciated when it ig real ize that if it were nossible to place the freight car equipment in one train it would be 47 miles from the engine to the caboose. It broken -jo into trains of an average length, it wou’d -comprise 250 freight trains, or one train everv 1 1-2 miles ^rom Wps^hington to Atlanta. The new passenarer cars, if coupled into one train, would be a mile -'jrd a half in length from the engine to the rear coach, and represent 9.0 tra»ns of the average length. The coaches are of the latest design and ar" of all step’ contsruction. In placing this laree order for new eouipment, which will be delivered in time for the fall business, thp Som- thern has deironstrated its faith ''n tho ^etii»Ti of biisinr<5s nrosperitv :’n the South and this will place the Sou thern in position to handle with safe ty and dispatch this increased busi ness. (The Asheville Citizen HENDERSONVILLE, May 30 — The Garren Tonic, Inc., completed its organization in a recent meeting at which the new charter of the >iew company was read, officers and direct ors appointed and plans made for the firm to begin active operations. The officer personal of the new company, which ig the successor to the Asheville Medicine company, now insolvent, is as follows: R. M.Oates, president; Colonel C. C. Hodges, Bre vard, vice-president; W. F. Penny, secretary and treasurer. The follow ing are on the board of directors: W. F. Wetmur, H. M. King, B. F. By ers, Mrs. L. M. Colt, Colonel C. C. Hodges, R. M. ates. W. A. Garren, discoverer of the tonics sold by the firm, is manager in charge of the business. The assembled stockholders, who were 37 strong decided to buy a car for “Doctor Bob” Robards and place him on the road at an early date as representative of the company. Mr. Robards was the star salesman for the former Asheville Medicine company, and he hag refused sever al positions with medicine companies since the firm he represented became insolvent, that he might again sell Garrens Tonic. Mr. Robards will be gin work as soon as the printed mat ter which the company is having pre pared is ready. Mr. Garren stated that thero a unanimous spirit of optimise among the stockholders in 'che me'-.t- ing Thursday night. All seemed con fident, he said, that the third attem"t to commercialize his products wov’d **work the charm,” and that -.he movement will be “put over.” The company’s headquarters; .*x~e situated in the sample rooms of -=-he Blue Ridge inn, where ].5?7 ’^ottl''^ of the tonic as well as several barrels of it, with other suppllse, have been stored. Relabeling of these bottles has been begun. There is, perhaos, enough stock on hand to supply the market for three months, Mr. Garren stated. THIRD GOLDEN RULE SALE TO BE ON MONDAY TWi’tecn Merclisnts. to Participate; Variety of Bargain Large and Attractive The members of the Brevard Ad- yertisine Club are this week anno’inr- ino- their third monthly Golden Rule Sale. The >«nnouncement carries the mes saore of thirteen merchants who han- ‘dle various kinds of merchandise th«^r»»'by affordin*r a nice variety of wods from whcih the buvinj? public has wide choice of selection. The rules do not permit the r"le of the same article by anv two *nfr- ^hant-. in order that each merchant may have an opportunity of creating ne^' ciistomers. The maiorit’^ of the offerings r»*'' r«ade practically at cost. Som'' ^f the merch?»nts founr) the Golden R«’o ■■mnra'*+;cal because there jvas :'no'»’e loss than profit attatched to th«i^ sales, whi’e other’ r'''*'ard these sales as f'ood busini^ss builders. The sale will occur on next Mon- f^ay. No circulars will be distributed for this «ale. announcement being car ried in the Brevarj paper. NEOSHA MEMBERS VISIT DUNNS ROCK TOWNSHIP NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM The Live Wire Real Estate and Auctioneering Co. has -been launch ed upon its career by D. H. Gilliand +hi" ■"•eek. Brevard needs a n^w Real Estate firm for we are on the verge on o boom and so the Live Wire Real Estate and Auctioneering Co intends to take care of the extra business. " Their office is in the Mc- Minr Bnildini?. over the Farmers Supply Co. store, and is very attrac tive with its new ^furniture, blrck- borrd. maps, etc. Everyone '*vho has ’’-ttende.'l the Neo<='h^ AucHon Pn’es knows that Mr. GiPiard jf, ^ bom auctioneer and can fulfil his firm’s "-nt^-o ir> re^’-ard to selling anything, “It Can Be Done.” ^ ^ HREVARD INSTITUTE SCHOOLS Six or seven ca rloads of vh'' Neosha club members left Brevavd Tuesday evening for a visit to the residents of Dunns Rock township nt Round Knob school house. They were met by something over one hundred Transylvania citizens and after speeches and music by the local choir refreshments were served. Every- on ronorted an enjoyable time. This is the first of a series of such trips planned to bring the far mer rnd business man closer toqretber and the News predicts that such trips will be of mutual value. FORD TURNS OUT 6,000,000 MOTOR Next One Come* Through S 1-3 Se conds Later. Ford Motor Number 6,000,000 was SUMMER, Hfted from the asseml^ line in the rtant The academic classes will be or- ' p-pnized on Tuesday. June'6, 1922. Thiss will include classes of High I P^hon] an-^ Torepre grade. Commer- i cial branches and manual , training only, unless possibly ithere is a con- i siderable call for elementry school j sttidies, art music or expression. ■ Those who wish to enroll for any of ' these courses should communicate I by telephone or mail or in person ' with the superintendent as soon as possible. The county summer school will' open on Wednesday, June 14, 1922,, under the supervision of the State; and county departments of Public ! Instruction. Further notice about | this section will be furnished next | week. Highland Park Ford Rant at 9:14 A. M., May 18. Just 5 1-3 seconds l^*°r. Number 6,000,001 was finish ed, I The unusually h''avy demand for Ford cars and trucks at the present time has necessitated th-* building of 5400 motors daily. The~o are shipped in carload lots to the various Ford assembling plants throughout the United • States. The first Model “T” Ford motor was completed on October 1915; num her 1,000,000 left the assembly line December 10, 1915; and number 5.000,000 same through May 28, 1921. Although fhe Ford Motor Com pany turned out'a number of differ ent models prioi^ to 1908, the present numbering s^’^stem begins with the first Model “T”. ROSMAN ITEMS Bill Jackson of Greenville, S. C., was in this section last week. Thomas Morrson and famly of Ed- neyville, N.' C., have recently moved here. Lesle Owen returned Monday from ' Shelby. N. C., where he spent a few days with his best girl. . Mrs. Dan Glazener is in the Bre vard Hospital where she underwent an operation. We hope for her a ilpeedy recovery. Prof. J. W. Burns of Cedar Moun tain sang at the Baptist church bye last Sunday evening. A large crowd was present. Frank E. Watkins suddenly died last Saturday evening of heart fail ure. There will be a memorial writ ten later. The school year just closed has been the mpst successful year in the history of the school. Remarkable progress has been made in the school in the last three years under the effi cient management of Prof. Ockerman and the outlook for a largeir enroll ment next year is good. The final entertainment and com mencement exercise of the Rosman High School on last Friday night wrs greeted by a large audience and was greatly enjoyed by all: The program was rendered in two parts consisting of a play by the High School entitled “The Deacon’s Honeymoon” and the graduating exercises—the first in the history of the school from I a four year course. Beulah Reid i \^*as the only graauate. Her oration On “Pioneer” was well rendered and received with great pleasure. , The play was fine and showed the highest jtype of training.' The program was ^as interspered with many beautifu’ ' aa^I attractive songs by the High ' Sfiool Chorus and, everything re- . fleeted great credit upon the teach ers. The teachers are not imhiune I against cupid darts as was exempli fied in the unexpected marriage of I Miss Beulah Whitmire a feW days I ago. Miss Whitmire is one of Ros- I man’s most popular young ladies'anc I teachers. On the evening of May IP she was quietly united in marriage to Rev. Johnson of Bethel, N. C., r form**^ npctor of the Rosman Metho dist church. Miss Beulah Whitmire ha^ been e respected and faithfijl teachers and was re-appointed for another year and many were the conjecture? when she denied reelection. Some really accepting her reasons that she was looking for a “government posi tion” by which she no doubt meant a “governess position.” but was not underistood at that time. “Beulah,” as sh ewas ponu^ari'f’^ called, by her friends and pupils, wiP be missed in the community and school, but more especially in the church for she was the organist for eight years at the Baptist church here. She deserves great credit for her faithful attendance. Many are •the good wishes for a long and happy married life/ After an illness of only a few days, Dewey Williams died earlj Sunday morning, May 20, 1922. at his mother’s home near here. Dewey was born at Bridgeport, Tenn., Jan uary 10. 1902, and he lived there until he came to Rosman in the early part of last winter to visit his mother Mrs. Moore. Deciding to remain, he secured employment with the Glouccs ter^ Lumber Co., with whom he re mained until a few days days before his death. It is sad to see as strong a young man as I>ewey, just in the bloom of his life called from time ■^o the great beyond. But he has only ?one the way of all the nations of the earth. The small and the great must pass that way, for death is on the trail of every one and at some time and some where, he will over take us. But to those who are pre pared to meet Him, it will only be a dream. The Bible stands an open book of warning to a lost world, with the broad invitaion that whosoever will let him come and drink of the water of life freely. We are .glad that Dewey made this Svise choice, so he leaves evidence that heaven is his home. A short service was con ducted by Rev. A. J* Manley. Sunday nia:ht. for the benefit of his many friends who could not attend the ^nnpral service. Many beautifu' flowers as a tribute of respect cover- ■?'l his casket. The body wa^ carried to Bridgeport, Tenn., for burial, leaves a father, mother and bro ther, besides his many friends, to mourn his loss. •E. D. RANDOLPH (IRRAIEIGH COHMOinCAIION Primary Is to be Held Saturday- Little Interest In State Offices Raleigh, N. C., May 29, 1922.— Notwithstanding the near approach of the date for the state-wide primary whicb^ to be exact, is to be puUed off next Saturday, little interest at taches to the contest for tha only state position about which any ques tion has arisen. Commissioner Tom Lee feels that his record is going to be endorsed by a handsome majority *over his opponent, while frfends of the latter claim that he has a good fighting chance. One and a'half mil lion tickets bearing the names of W. T. Lee and A. C. Avery have gone to the 1700 odd precincts and the voters, ^ j men and women this year, will de- I termine on June 3rd whom they pre- , fer for Corporation Commissioner I for the next six years. One member j of the Commission is chosen biennially for a term of six years and the pres- , ent term of Chairman Lee expires next January. I There 4^6 contests in only t^ee of , the congressional districts.—between democrats in the Fourth District, :n j which Congressman Pou is being op posed by former State Senator Will^? • M. Person, and .in the Tenth whero ' two republicans, Reprcsentajbive R. R. ' Fisher, of Transylvania, and Dr. Pe- gram of Haywood, are pitted against each other. 130,000 tickets go ta each of these districts. Senator Per-. ‘ son is making an active campaign on; - a platform of. retrenchment and ro-- tation in office. He places to the , credit of Mr. Pou thirty-two years of * public service, ten as solicitor and twenty-two as congressman from the - I Fourth Congressional District. But I the folks appear to be more interest- { ed in efficiency than rot«ition in of- . fice and the indications are that the Congressman Pou will be renominat- ,,ed ^ I ^ The most interesting fight of all i^' fin the Third Congressional District^ \ between Col. Jos. E. Robinson and * ’ Matt H. Allen of Wayne; Dr. ? H. Carr and Hampton D. Williams, of ^ Duplin; Fitzhugh Whitefield and Sam I H. Hobbs, of Sampson,^ and Chas.' L. I Abernethy, of Craven. The .contest • is spirited and a second primary is - ■Kkely. Every one of the seven a¥-" i pirants are “shelling the woods” and j the first primary will simplv nerve t as an “elimination operation.” Dup- j lin, Sampson and Wayne each has j two candidates and the “favbrfte*' son” issue in these will be setitled > in the “first round.” I The judicial difltricts will receive ‘ 55,00 to 115,000 tckets, the num ber beng based upon the vote cast for the democratic candidate for Go- - vemor. And the same rule applies as to the senatorial districts, the total ' ' tickets for the varioa& offices befaig more than 3,000.000. . i Little excitement is reported, in senatorial and judicial districts west , of the Blue Ridge. Transylvania will name a democratic candidate for the senate in the district composed of , the counties of Haywood. Jackson and the firet named. There is an agreement in the district composed of Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cleve I land and Rutherford and no primary , is needed thera. Grover C. Davis and W. R. Shsrrill are contesting for ^ solicitor in the Twentieth Judcal Dis- ' trict composed of practically all the ' counties West of Buncombe. J. M. i Carson of Rutherford is unoppposed for the democratic no^iination for solicitor in the Eighteenth District j comprsing the counties of Hender son. Transylvania, McDowell, Ruther ford and Yancey. ' ^ LEADS THE NATION SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHURCH^ NEXT SUNDAY Rev/ Chas. C. Smith, the pastor, will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday at both services—morning and evening. This will be the first anniversary of Mr. Smith’s pastorate here, and. while no special service will be^ held on this account, a brief synopsis of the work of the part of the past twelve months will be given at the morning hour. At the 11:00 o’clock service Mr. Smith -will begin a series of Sun day morning sermons on the Sermon on the Mount. The sublfect of the evening sermon will be “The SixUi Commandment. To the public a^ cordial invitation is extended to attend these. services and also the Sunday school at 9:45 o’clock. News and Observer That North Carolina, of all the ag ricultural and livestock states, stands at the'top of the list in it ability tor* meet obligations and in the prompt ness with which it does this is shown by some facts concerning the situa tion throughout these states as shown in statistics having to do with the War Finance Corporation. North Carolna has the distinction of having made the repayment of the largest sum of advances made by the War Finance Corporation to the various states. With over $8,000,000 hav ing been advanced t<> ^e banks of North Carolina for loans of agricul tural purposes, the'""' loans have been repaid in such ?- ->unts that there has been retumc' to the War Fi nance Cqrporatio ’ above $1,500,000. Here is an evir >nce that conditions in North Carolina are better finan- <!ia]|y than in the other states to which advances have been made. The infomwtion of this gratifying state of affairs was obtained today from Angrus W. McLean, of Lumber- ton, l^ector of the War Finance Cor- ' poration, whose term of office as a member of the board expires next week, having been made a member of the board on May 17, 1918. by the appointment of President Wilson. Mr. McLean sajrs that he is gratified by the fine shoiiring made by North Carolina and that while depression exists, it is more largely coi^ned to the eastern section of the State, and to tbe cotton growing ^ction, but that deei^te • this depression condi- conditions in North Crolina are com? pazatively better than in other statob

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