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PAGE TWO THE LINCOLN TIMES Published MONDAY AND THURSDAY By Western Carolina Publishing Co. Inc. 17 North Public Square. Maude R. Mullen Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year, in advance Six Months, in advance *7® Three Months, in advance 48 Outside of Lincoln County One Year Entered as second-class matter at the Postoffice at Lincolnton. N. C. Communications intended for pub* lication should be brief, and must be •igned by the writer. Objectionable advertising not ac cepted. The publisher reserves the right to discontinue advertising with out notice. MONDAY, JANUARY 27. 1936 UNDERGRADUATES AND THE ACCIDENT PROBLEM Aggressive “safe-driving campaigns are being inaugu rated by students of a number of American universities and colleges. The old idea of the average college boy, which painted him as a rip-roaring irresponsible, driving his new flashy roadster at incredible speed while one arm encircled a blonde and one hand held a flask, was doubtless much ex aggerated—but it remains a statistical truth that the most dangerous drivers are those in their late teens and early twenties. If the menace of au tomobile accidents can be brought home to these drivers we will have taken an impor tant step in curing the prob lem. One of the campaigns is be ing conducted at Yale, where the Yale News, as distinguish ed an undergraduate newspa per as the country possesses, has issued a pledge for stu dents to sign. Signers of the pledge agree to follow such simple, obvious, and yet vital ly essential practices as to drive always at moderate speeds, never to pass on hills or curves, to stop at stop signs and not “jump” traffic lights, and to be fair to all other driv ers. Any driver, young, mid dle-aged or old, who follows these rules has a relatively small chance of becoming in volved in a major automobile accident, due to his own care lessness. It would be a great thing for the nation if every univer sity saw the inauguration of such a campaign. During the last two years we have killed more than 70,000 peple in au tomobile accidents, and prac tically every one of those ac cidents was preventable. In every one of them human er ror, human failings, human ir responsibility, were the great est contributing factors. The university students who are fighting auto accidents are setting an example that should be emulated not only by their fellows, but by their elders. N. C. State Has Record Enrollment Raleigh, Jan. 26.—A record enroll ment of 1,994 students was reported today by N. C. State College for the current year. W. L. Mayer, registrar, said he expected the total to pass 2,000 before the end of the current second or spring term. There are 288 seniors. Old Age Would-Be Pensioners Organize A meeting attended by 66 elderly men and a few others was held re cently in Raleigh and organized what they hope will be a state-wide move ment of enactment of old age pen sion laws in North Carolina. The delegates organized the North Carolina State Old Age Pension Club, and appealed for members to unite for the aged of the state. Sam G. Daniel, Littleton, 73, presi dent of the Warren county Old Age Pension Club, was elected president of the state club. Bruce Carraway, of High Point, was Aected vice-presi dent. J. C. Hardy, newspaperman of Norlina, and Townsend Plan advocate was chosen secretary and treasurer. I Here and i # I There : : : : j * Had you ever thought that life is alwost wholly influenced by trivial things? Had you not attended a cer tain dinner party, banquet, or class reunion, Mary, instead of Julia, would be welcoming you home at twi light—Taking the left, instead of the right turn in the road, was re sponsible for certain accidents —tri- vial things are often responsible for disaster, or for great joy—and are often weighed too lightly. ... Spring is just around the comer— tra-la-la! I found a shy, sweet har binger of it this morning in “the fragile, tender, breath of spring”— just one open bud, but it had all the fragTance of a whole garden of sum mer flowers —perfect, in the waxy whiteness of its purity: and beneath the bushes naked limbs, close to the ground, and under a hrown leaf I found one shy blue violet trembling with lonliness, and fear of a too early-birth. And I found another harbinger of spring—in the store windows —gay colored prints inviting the admiration of every passer-by—cool, clean, col orful, in a riot of various huesl ... There are wars and rumors of wars; yet it seems to us that isolated at we are it should be an easy mat ter for us to avoid it. Eddie Cantor, in asking how America can stay out of war, has stirred up a great ques tion —and there will be many answ ers. As one studies the universe and all its “whys and wherefores” he finally concludes that God did not make the world to be a place of war and bloodshed—but rather a place where peace reigned—and the com mandment “Love thy neighbors as thyself” the ruling power. Even aft er He sent His beloved son to bring into the relationship of humanity a true spirit of brotherhood, the god of greed crept in and devoured the weak resolutions of a weak race of men— and selfishness strikes deeper at the heart of the world as time gees by. Seems to us that from the pulpits should come more forceably a plea for a closer brotherhood of man. It has long been said, too, that “the hand that rocks the cradle is the ruler of the world.” There Is much truth in that statement. A home is much like a flower garden—plant a flower garden, leave it alone, and weeds will soon strangle it. Homes ere strangled in the same way when mothers forsake them for parties and theaters every day. Strengthening the brotherhood of man—blotting out unselfishness wiping out crime this —is a challenge to the mothers throughout the land. One of the first steps toward a reestablishment of an ideal home is for our President to send working mothers, whose husbands supply liv ing salaries, back home where they belong, and they should at once ac cept the responsibility of parenthood with gracious acc(uieecence —as the all wise Creator intended. In the meantime this generation, being too far away from God to bring about lasting peace through a deep spirit of brotherhood, our na tion to keep out of war, should keep its fingers out of other nation’s pie and prepare for defense on so large a scale that other nations looking on from afar may realize that any angry knock at America’s front door would mean nothing less than annihilation. * * * Deaths in traffic accidents keep mounting! One thousand and ninety five people were killed in North Carolina during 1936 —an increase of II per cent over that of 1934. An accident, too often, is called unavoid able. Where are people going, any. way, that it requires such haste. Look back a moment to frontier days—ox cart days—horse-and-buggy days “them” were the good ole days! Like the tortoise, they finally got there. Even realizing the significance of the difference in age—we should be will ing to sacrifice a little time in order t<; save a life. Several children have been killed on Lincolnton streets “unavoidably,” But—were they un avoidable? No! A little more caution on the part of those drivers and those children would still baa part in life’s great scheme of things. Julian Mil ler, of the Observer, believes news papers should dwell more on the hor ror of the “flesh wounds and blood spilled” in such accidents. We be lieve the majority of drivers should be punished in cases of “death by motor car accident.” License taken away, for a time, at least. S. O. TRUE. Can you sing, dance, play an in strument, or imitate a famous per son? If so, come to the Lincolnton High School on February 6, 1936, to try your ability In Amateur Night, sponsored by the Senior Class. The Seniors have already made arrange ments with a Major Bowes. The spe cial feature of the evening will be a womanless wedding at 7:30. Come one, come all! Children can see both for 16c and adults f*r 26a. THE LINCOLN TIMES, LINCOLNTON, N. C. I Annals Lincoln County: By William L, Sherrill \ Installment No. LXI ll „ 1878 William A. Graham, son. of Gen. Joseph Graham, was born in Lin coln County, Sept. 5, 1804; was prepared for college in local schools and graduated from the State University in 1824, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1825 and settled in Hillsboro. Married June 8, 1836 to Susan Washington of Newbern. Represented Orange County in House of Commons 1836-38 and 40. Speaker of the house in 1838 and 40. Elected as a Whig to United State Senate and served from Nov. 25, 1840 to March 3, 1843, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Col. Robert Strange. Was Governor of North Carolina 1845-1849. Declined appointment as Minister to Spain in 1849. Secretary of the Navy in the Fillmore Cabinet 1850-53. It was during his administration that Commodore Perry by treaty with Japan opened the hermit nation which has since developed into a great world power. Gov. Graham was the Whig candidate for Vice President in 1852; member of the State Senate 1854, 1862 and 1865; Confederate States Senate in 1866 but his credentials were never pre sented. One of the Trustees of Peabody Fund from 1867 to 1876. Arbiter selected by Virginia to study the boundary dispute with Mary land and was elected from Orange County as delegate to Constitutional Convention in August 1876 but died Aug. 11th of that year at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., before the convention assembled. His body was buried at Hillsboro. Gov. Graham was a distinguished citizen and exercised through his long life a fine influence in the state which he honored and which honor ed him as its Legislator, Goveraor and U. S. Senator and served the nation with distinction as Secretary of the Navy. Conservative, dignified and wise he proved to be a leader who could be trusted for any task and proved well his fitness by measuring always to the highest expectations of the people. His sons John W. Graham, Augustus W. Graham, James A. Graham and William A, Graham all figured prominently in the public life of North Carolina. Dr. Joseph Graham was a skilled surgeon and Dr. Geo. W. Graham an eye and ear specialist, both of Charlotte. One daughter married to Judge Whiter Clark and among their children are David Clark of Charlotte, W. A. Graham Clark of Washington and Thome Clark of Lincolnton. 1876 Rev. Alfred James Morrison (Oct. 1, 1849-July 6, 1876) youngest son of Rev. Dr. R. H. Morrison, was a brilliant young man, who re signed his seat in the Legislature in 1873 to enter the Presbyterian ministry, with every promise of a very useful career as a preacher of rghteousness, but died in triumph after three years of ministerial ser vice. His body rests by the side of his ancestors in Machpelah grave yard. His tombstone strries no dates. He married on February 24, 1875, to Portia Lee Atkinson. They had one son, Alfred James Morrison, L. L. D., bom July 11, 1876 (only five days after his father died). He never married but died January 22, 1923. •• • • In January, 1876, license to practice law was granted to Theodorus H. Cobb. •• • • Rev. William S. Bynum was ordained Deacon by Bishop Lyman, in St. Luke’s Episcopal church in Lincolnton, March 12, 1876. •• • • Dr. M. L. Brown, for many years a Lincolnton physician and one time Legislator from Lincoln county, died July 22, 1876, aged 41 years. *• • • Rock Spring Seminary Commencement at Denver, May, 1876, as reported in Lincoln Progress. * Prof. D. Matt Thompson, Principal. Annual Sermon, by Rev. Dr. D. R. Bruton. Annual Address, by Dr. Braxton Craven, President of Trinity Col lege. Recitations by young ladies: Early Piety, Emma L. Kelly (Mrs. Durant Howard). Improve Your Time, Lizzie Howard. Live Within Your Means, lola J. Robinson (Mrs. Alfred Nxion). Hard Times, Dora H. Davenport (Mrs. C. E. Hutchison). Love Begins at Home, Luetta Connor (Mrs. W. L. Sherrill). Good Society, Ella Howard (Mrs. William Munday). 100 Years Ago, Zetta Munday (Mrs. Frank Smith). Refinement a National Benefit, Sallie Asbury (Mrs. Duke). Cramming, Mary Paine Puett (Mrs. A. W. Andrews). Speeches: Old Fashioned Total Abstinence, Henry A. Howard. Boys on the Farm, James W. Shelton. Necessity of Industry, T. M. Davis. What Shall I do for a Living, R. Kelly Davenport. Voice of the Dead, L. M. Smith. The Uses of the Ocean, Luther E. Finger. Auction Extraordinary, Alex. M. Shelton. Humbug Patriotism, James C. Loftin. Moral Power of Woman, R. Eugene Lineberger. John Ploughman’s Talks to the Idle, Charles L. McCall. Independence Bell, J. Allen King. My Rhyme, Master Tommie M. Shelton. Mental Improvement, Adolphus R. Rudisill. Try is the Song, T. F. Connor. Choice Books Good Company, L. F. Black. The Magic Wires, J. M. Roberts. Universal Education, John H. Rutledge. Standards of Human Greatness, J. W. Kelly. Young America, Sidney W. Whitener. Agriculture, Adolphus W. Clark. Music by Catawba Brass Band. Visitors: Rev. J. T. Harris and Mr. J. C. Jenkins, of Lincolnton. Denver Merchants: W. C. Proctor, J. C. Puett, J. M. Kids, Dr. Charles S. Rozzelle, Physician. •• • • The heavy rains in June, 1876, did much damage to the wheat crop, a great deal of it sprouting in the shock. •• • • September 16, 1876. Judge Thomas Settle, (Republican), and Gov ernor Z. B. Vance, (Democrat), candidates for Governor, spoke in Lin colnton. Two of thd handsomest men in the State as well as two of the greatest It was a battle of giants in a hotly fought eanvass Vance was elected In November by 13,000 majority over Settle. •• • • Christmas, 1876, was ushered in with a terrible snow storm, fol lowed on January Ist, with another heavy snow. It snowed now and then until late in March, with a great wheat crop following in 1877. •• • • Captain John G. Justice, a prominent citizen and merchant, died December 26, 1876 after a brief illness. He was a gallant soldier in the Civil war and lost a limb in battle. His wife was Jennie, a daughter of V. A. Mcßee. (CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUE) ALFRED E. SMITH FLAYS NEW DEAL (Continued from pege one) man and every woman that desires to take advantage of it. No man that I know of or that I probably ever read of has any more reason to love it than I have. Wants Opportunity It kept the gateway open for me; it is a matter of common knowl edge throughout the country, and I cio not state it boastfully, because it is well known, that, deprived by poverty in my early years of an education, that gateway showed me how it was possible to go from a newsboy on the sidewalks of New York to the governorship of the greatest State in the Union. Now listen: I have five children and I have 10 grandchildren, and you take it from me, I want that gate left open, not alone for mine, I am not selfish about it, not for the minute, but for every boy and girl in the country, and in that respect I am not different from every father and mother in the United States. Now, think it over for a minute. Figure it out for yourself. It i 3 possible for your children’s suc cesses to be your successes. I remember distinctly my first inauguration as Governor of New York. I am not sure that the young folks understood it thoroughly, but there were three people at that inauguration that did understand it, and one was my mother, the other was my wife, and the third was my sister. They understood. They were with me in all of the early struggles. Now, I am here for another rea son. I am here because I am a Democrat. I was born in the Democratic party and I expect to die in it. And I was attracted to it in my youth because I was led to believe that no nan owned it. Further than that, that no group of men owned it, but on the other hand, that it belonged to all the plain people in the United States. Opposition Hurts Now I must make a confession. It is not easy for me to stand up here tonight ar.d talk to the Amer ican people against the Democratic administration. This is not easy. It hurts me. But I can call upon innumerable witnesses to testify to the fact that during my whole public life 1 put patriotism above partisanship. And when I see danger I say danger, that is, the “Stop, Look and Lsten” to the fundamental principles upon which this govern ment of our was organized it is difficult for me to refrain from speaking up. Now, what are these dangers that I see? The first is the arraignment of class against class. It has been free ly predicted that if we were ever to have civil strife again in this country, it would come from the appeal to passion and prejudice that comes from the demagogue that would incite one class of our peo ple against the other. In my time I have met some ;ood and bad industrialist; I have met some good and bad financiers, but I have also met some good and bad labor; and this I know, that permanent prosperity is dependent NOTICE! TO TAXPAYERS 1 Per Cent Penally Becomes Due On 1935 Taxes FEBRUARY Ist Pay Your Taxes Now and Avoid this Penalty Loy A. Heavner City Tax Collector upon both capital and labor alike. Oppose Soaking Policy And I also know that there can he no permanent prosperity in 1 country until industry is a e 1 employ labor, and there certainly can be no permanent recovery upon any governmental theory of soak the rich or soak the poor. Even the children in our higl schools —and let it be said to th< glory of our educational institution —that even the children in <>“ r high schools know that you rani soak capital without soaking lahoi rt the same time. The next thing that I view as be ing dangerous to our national well being is government by bureaucra cy instead of what we have been taught to look for, government by law. Just let me quote something from the President’s message to Congress. “In 34 months we have built up new instruments of public power in the hands of the people's gov ernment. This power is wholesome end proper, but in the hands of political tippets of an economic autocracy, such power would pro vide shackles for the liberties of our people.” Wants No Autocrat Now I interpret it to mean: If you are going to have an autocrat, take me; be very careful about the other fellow. There is a complete answer to that, and it rises in the minds of the great rank and file, and that answer is just this: We will never in this country tolerate any laws that provide shackles for our people. We won’t want any f utocrats,! either in or out of office. We would n’t even take a good one. The next danger that is apparent tc me is the vast building up of r.ew bureaus of government, drain ing resources of our people in a common pool ar»d redistributing them, not by any process of law, but by the whim of a bureaucratic autocracy. Well now, what am 1 here for? I am here, not to find fault. Any body can do that. lam here to make suggestions. Now, what would I have my party do? I would have them re-estabiish end redeclare the principles that they put forth in that 1932 plat form. Was Good Platform Even our Republican friends, and I know many of them; they talk tc me free—we have our little confidence among ourselves they have all agreed that it is the mostj compact, (he most direct, and the I most intelligent political platform that was ever put forth by any political party in this country. The Republican platform was 10 times as long as it, it was stuffy, i* was unreasonable, and in many points, not understandable, and no administration in the history of the country came into power with a more simple, a more clear, or a more inescapable mandate than did the party that was inaugurated on the fourth of March in 1933. And listen, no candidate in the history of the country ever at tached himself more unequivoeably to his party platform than did the President that was inaugurated on that day. Well, here we are. Millions and millions of Democrats just like myself, all over the country, still believe in that platform. And what we want to know is why it wasn’t carried out. MONDAY. JAN. 27. 1936 And listen. There is only on. man in the United States of Amer ica that can answer that question. It won't do to pass it down to an undersecretary. I won’t even rec ognize him when I hear his name. I won’t know where he came from. I will be sure that he never lived down in my district. Quotes Platform Now, let us wander for a while rnd let's take a look at that plat form, and let’s see what happened tj it. Here is how it started out: “We believe that a party plat form is a covenant with the people, to be faithfully kept by the party when entrusted with power, and that the people are entitled to know in plain words the terms of con trast to which they are asked to subscribe. The Democratic party solemnly promises by appropriate action to put into effect the prin ciples, policies and reforms herein advocated and to eradicate the politi cal methods and practices herein i condemned." My friend, these are what we call fighting words. At the time that that platform went through the air and over the wire, the peo ple of the United States were in the lowest possible depths of de spai. and the Democratic platform 'ooked to them like tde star of hope; It looked like the rising -un in the east to the mariner on the bridge of a ship after a terrible i ight. But what happened to it? Cost Increases First plank: “We advocate im mediate and drastic reduction of governmental expenditures by abol i ishing useless commissions and of fices, consolidating departments and bureaus, and eliminating extrava gance to accomplish a saving of not less than 25 per cent in the cost of the Federal government.” Well, now, what is the fact? No j offices were consolidated, no bureaus were eliminated, but on the other band the alphabet was exhausted. The creation of new departments —and this is sad news for the tax payers—the cost, the ordinary cost, what we refer to as houskeeping cost, over and above all emergencies that ordinary housekeeping cost of government is greater today than it has ever been in any time in the history of the Republic. Will of Chicago “man with two stomachs” who left both of them, plus $16,000, to hospital, is being fought by kinsman. Thanksbiving be ing over, he must be after the money. POULTRY PRICES The following cash prices are being paid for poultry at the McClellan Poultry Co. Colored Hen* ]g c Leghorn Hena 15c Stags i2c Old Roosters gc McCLELLAN POULTRY COMPANY Back of Efird’s Lincolnton, N. C.