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* . . There Are No Little Things
"One day I summoned up cour-
H age to ask the head of our firm
how he ever happened to make
me an offer to join his firm on
so short an acquaintanceship/' a
very successful lawyer told me.
His answer was surprising. He
said that for years he had been
able to secure'more business than
he could properly handle. As a
business getter he was a star; as
an organizer of an efficient force
he was a failure. He had hired
brilliant young chaps out of law
school, but somehow they never
developed as he hoped. Being
brilliant, they expected to get re
sults easily, and if they were
' a couple of times in court
Wit broke their spirit.
"One night he went home and
sat down before the fire to ana
lyze his situation. He decided to
look for an entirely different type
of man; he listed the qaulifica
tions:
"1. The man must not be too
smart. He must have the habit of
working hard for his results.
"2. He must have been in col
lege athletics, tiained to fight for
victory, and to keep up his chin in
defeat.
"Having made this list, the law
yer asked his friends to recom
mend men who met the qualifi
cations. One of them named me.
"So you see," my friend con
cluded. "It was that one little
thing to which I never attached
the slightest importance, that
Smade my whole career."
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When you hear stories like this,
and I have heard ma&y of them,
it makes you think that there are
no little things. No operation is
so insignificant that man can re
fuse to give it less than his best.
* • /
* Deserve and Eliminate
A certain manufacturer, whose
products already covered the field
announced his intention of still
another item to the line. His
banker was skeptical. "Whp.t ex
cuse is there for it?" he demand
ed "Does it meet any real need?
Has it any special qualities that
make it deserve to succeed?"
The manufacturer replied rath
er testily that he could not see
what deserving had to do with it.
There was an opportunity to get
more business from a competitor
and he propsed to do so.
The banker protested. "That
seems a poor foundation on which
to build," he said. He was right.
After an expensive and unsuccess
ful campaign the new product was
abandoned.
Another company, whose vol
ume had grown rapidly during
the months of prosperity, came
into dull times and began to ex
amine its expenses. It discover
ed that nearly half its overhead
could be cut without reducing
profits. While things were rolling
it had entirely neglected elimina
tion.
The words apply with equal
force to individual lives. How
many useless habits we loaded in
good times. Apparently hard
times are necessary once in a
while to compel us to eliminate.
As for the word deserve, \yho
has not experienced the increas
ed sense of power which comes
when one knows in his heart that
his plans and purposes are wholly
right? Under the spell of such
conviction we astonish ourselves
by an unexpected capacity. We
feel in tune with Infinite forces.
We deserve, and the stars in their
courses seem to be fighting on
our side.
(Copyright, K. P. S.)
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SHOULD FILE WORK
SHEETS BY MAR. 31
Is Advice to Farmers Who
Wish to Take Part in Soil
Conservation Program
IS NEEDED FOR RECORD
North Carolina farmers who
wish to take part in the soil con
servation program this year for
the first time should file work
sheets with their county agents
by March 31, said Dean L O.
Svhaub, of State College.
However, he added, growers
who participated last year do not
have to file new work sheets, as
those which wete filed in 1930
will be good in 1937.
But if any change has been
made in the size of a growers'
farm, or if he is operating a dif
ferent farm this year, he should
notify his county agent at once,
the dean continued.
Payments for diverting soil
depleting crops and for carrying
out soil-building practices will be
made only to growers who have
filed worksheets, he added.
The worksheets, he explained,
are not a binding contract; they
merely list information about the
acreage of different crops grown
on the farm and the use of each
field.
Such a worksheet is needed to
determine the amount of pay
ments a grower can become eli
gible to receive and what he
should do to earn the payments.
Compliance with the program is
entirely voluntary, Dean Schaub
stressed. The AAA is offering
payments to growers who wish to
carry out certain practices to im
prove their soil and balance their
farming operations.
The sooner worksheets are filed
he continued, the sooner the
county offices will be able to tell
new participants what they will
need to do to earn the full
amount of their payments.
AUSTIN
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Key of
Hamptonville, were the week-end
guests of their son, Autie Key.
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Key and
Miss Merle Hawkins spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Car
ter, in North Elkin.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Lyons and
family visited Mr. Lyons' brother,
Qaither Hawkins, and Mrs. Haw
kins, in North Elkin, Sunday.
Mrs. Hazel Anthony of Bugga
boo, spent a few days last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z.
Z. Adams.
Of interest to friends of the
young couple is the announcement
of the wedding of Miss Vaudie
Lyon of Traphill to Wilmer
Brown of this community. They
were married in a quiet ceremony
Saturday afternoon, March 20,
with Rev. Louis Everette Sparks
officiating.
Mrs. Brown is the daughter of
Morgan Lyon and is a teacher in
the Austin school. Mr. Brown is
the son of Mr. aijd Mrs. Hardin
Brown of this community. They
are making their home at present
with the birdegroom's parents.
Waiting
Rastus—l certainly feels sorry
for Mr. Shacklefltz. He's gwine
t' marry a fotografter's daughter,
they say.
Marcellus—Whatta yo' mean, a
fotografter's daughter, Rastus?
Rastus—Why man, don't yo'
know whatta fotografter's daugh
ter tun? Dat's a gal what sits in
a dark room an' waits develop
ments.
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TO TALK ABOUT
CARE OF CHICKS
Poultry Expert to Describe
Latest Methods for Hand
ling and Marketing
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 26
With baby chicks rapidly in
creasing in size, poultrymen are
turning their attention to get
ting broilers ready for the spring
market.
In a radio talk on the Carolina
Farm Features program, C. J.
Maupin, extension poultry spe
cialist at State College, will de
scribe the latest approved meth
ods for handling and marketing
broilers. This talk will be heard
Friday, March 26.
With a reduction in the num
ber of chicks grown out this year
expected because of higher feed
prices, poultrymen should re
ceive good prices for their broil
ers on the spring market.
Most successful poultrymen
keep their good pullets, but sell
off practically all cockerels and
poor pullets.
The Carolina Farm Features
schedule in full for the week of
March 22-27 follows: Monday,
John A. Arey, "Feed and Care of
the Family Cow"; Tuesday, Hor
ticulture Department: Wednes
day, M. Taylor Matthews, "Opin
ions of Rural Mountain People
Concerning Social Problems";
Thursday, Mrs. Effie Vines Gor
don, "Club Houses in Nash Coun
ty"; Friday, C. J. Maupin, "Get
ting Broilers Ready for Market";
and Saturday, 4-H Club Pro
gram.
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FAMILY DOCTOR
(By John Joseph Gaines, M. D.)
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Somehow, I can't get away
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because I am hungry—the best
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are not hungry—and have no ap
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—then something may be wrong;
better see your doctor —that's
what he's for. It may be an easy
time to set you right.
Then —I still cling to the an
cient plan of eating things that
taste good. What's wrong with
that? Just why should I be obli
gated to force down stuff that I
despise? Eating is part of my re
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boy. That also applies to you dear
reader. If you are a girl, simply
change genders in this letter and
go ahead. Boys are not so differ-
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After all, I believe I feel better by
practicing plain horse sense, that
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