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__WEDNESD’Y, FEB. 12, 1936
No one should think that the weather man was
against Mr. Hoey the night of his opening speech. That
blizzard made everybody “at home” for radio reception.
GRAHAM IS RIGHT
In the end a principal that is morally right will pre
vail. Dr. Frank P. Graham proposed that colleges clean
up athletics and place it on an honest and fair basis. He
succeeded by a vote in Richmond a few days ago in the
adoption of his plan to stop universities and colleges
from granting special privileges and inducements to
students because of their prowess in sports.
Every one admits that subsidies have been given to
students of athletic promise. This has placed college
sports on a professional basis and has naturally built up
winning teams. Through these contests of paid play
ers, *n interest has grdwn in contests which induced the
people of North Carolina to spend a million dollars last
year for admission to football games alone.
It is fine to have athletics in colleges, but it is un
fair to seek out the students who show promise of prow
ess and induce them to attend certain schools. The
system has grown to the point that these athletes are in
a manner on the auction block, offering their services to
the highest bidder.
It is not popular to cripple teams in the southeast
by adopting the Graham plan and permit the subsidy
system to continue in other schools. It puts us at a dis
advantage in contests with such other schools. The
Graham plan, however, is an honest and fair plan for
amateurs and should be nation-wide in its adoption.
127 YEARS AGO TODAY
Abraham Lincoln, about whom more has been writ
ten than of any other American, was born 127 years
ago today. It is said when one of the neighbors looked
at the tiny, spindly red-faced child, he said, “Well, there
is one boy that won’t amount to anything.”
But fate ruled againRt the decision. Abe Lincoln
did amount to something. He struggled and climbed
upward from poverty and insignificance, and with even
the stigma of being of uncertain parentage attached to
him,. As he grew and developed, splitting rails, chop
ping wood, and sailing up and down the Mississippi and
lat«|r clerking in a store and practicing law, "Honest
Abe” as he was called began-to carve a place for himself.
Came state political campaigns, then the war and
his election as president of the entire United States,
his subsequent freeing of the slaves and the trying ex
periences of his office.
Facts reveal that the story of his life is almost like
a dream. He was not a perfect boy or a perfect man,
buOie strove for the ideal and went much higher than
the average. Lincoln’s name is almost a synonym for
kindness, humility, honesty, scholarship and humor. He
will continue to be known in history as the martyr who
set the negroes free and the president who started Land
Grant colleges. Emancipator from the slavery of man
and of ignorance. Truly, with Stanton. “He belongs to
the ages.”
ARE WE SUFFICIENTLY APPRECIATIVE
<Gue*t editorial writer for The Star today is a native Kentuck
ian, now principal of the Pallston' lugh School—W. R. Gary.)
Your guest editor came to this county eleven' years
ago. He knew nobody in North Carolina, nor had he
ever been here before. But chambers of commerce,
tourist agencies, and other bodies had advertised North
Carolina far and wide. Newspapers, magazines, and
public orators were proclaiming that progress was on
the swift march in Tarheelia. s
With a diploma in his hand and with the world be
fore his eyes, we turned our footsteps hitherward,
henceforth to remain. Certainly the depression has
made inroads on the happiness, prosperity, and the con
tentment of all. But after all, there has been no disap
pointment in moving from the land of birth to a new
land marching with new spirit.
What have we here to appreciate? Why do so
many of us find so much time to grumble? Where are
affairs better? Perhaps the merits of our county and
state can be appreciated ‘more readily by one who took
up residence here after spending more than a quarter
century elsewhere.
Why grumble about our corrupt politics when there
i»not another state in the South with as clean politics?
There way be irregularities and some graft, but North
( arolina has not advanced beyond the primer in the
course of study called ‘graft.’
Why grumble about what has been spool already ?
\
Matti
It can not be unspent, and North Carolina has received
more value for every dollar spent than can be claimed in
most states in the Union.
Why grumble about the weather when few places
better suited to balanced living?
There is no harm in searching patiently#and co
operatively for better ways and means to improve every
phase of our activities, but there is no gain to be made
in “cussing” the cleanest and most progressively govern
ed state in the South.
One of the most striking and favorable things com
ing to the attention of an outsider is the manner in
which candidates for state offices conduct their cam
paigns, and the manner in which elections are conduct
ed. All is not dignity and fairness, but the outsider
judges by comparison. His admiration is aroused by the
lack of venom and vituperation so common elsewhere.
The lack of shootings is noticeable to a former Ken
tuckian.
The paragraph above brings to mind the opening
speech of our own Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, To the fire
eater, to the tub thumpers, to the brass band dema
gogues, Mr. Hoey's speech may have been lacking in
pep, vim, and vigor. To an understanding listener it
was a beam of light coming through the clouds stirred
up all over the land by those who have been promising
to deliver the moon by railway express.
Mr. Hoey’s speech was a tribute to the people of
his state. He knows and they know that the only solu
tion to many of our problems is an intelligent attack on
things as they are, and that then our best efforts may
not produce magic results. He has appealed to the best
in the spirits of men—to tackle the job with the de
termination to do the best that can be done. And he was
eternally honest when he said, “I am neither radical nor
conservative.”
With leaders endowed with common sense; with a
climate well suited to balanced living; with the spirit of
solid progress established; with freedom from wide
spread political corruption existent; with these and other
things for which we should be thankful, is it not time to
“cuss” less and praise more? Our criticisms should be
framed studiously with a view to corrections and im
provements rather than for the venting spleen to no
purpose.
Nobody’s B
usiness
By GEE BIcGEB
Differentiated News Prom Flat
Rook.
rev. will watte, the paeturs at re
hober church, did not till his ap
pointment last Sunday onner count
of he was called to cedar lane to
help a big unvailing of a tombstone
to a fellow w.o.w. who went on be
foar last year, he was his secont
cuMn by marradige through his
wile.
miss Jennie veeve smith, our ef
ficient scholl principle, had the sad
miss-fortune to step on a bennana
peeling in frout of the post offis.
she was carried home by lowing
hands, of which yore corry apon
dent, mr. mike Clark, rfd., furnish
ed two of same, all of which took
place on her way home from scholl
frlday pm. she teeched ok monday,
but was verry acre ansoforth.
the mission-nerry society was hell
at the home of the pressldent on
tuesday evening, mrs. hotsum
moore, the usual quantity of re
freshments were served, but no
body seems to of over et. the theme
song for the occasion was "whiter
than snow." music was suppUtd by
the radio and 3 of the numbers
thereon was dedder-cated to our
furrin mlsslon-nerry in cuby, miss
sue skinner.
our cltty farmers are very much
worried about what the suppreme
coart done to the triplet "a" and
it now looks like some of them will
hav^ to go to wort thelrselves for
a llvving or help the tennants to
some extent which very few of our
citizonahip can do. all eyes is turn
ed on the congress who Is expeck
ted to appropriate all the necessary
nionney from another scarce be
sides the processing taxes, possibly
the soil erosion to aid the farmers.
mr. hansom moore the oldest
son ot holsum moore. seems to
have Invented a labor-saving device
which mought fetch him much
wealth, it is a little contraption
that works on a wire that will
fetch his breakfast. dinner and
supper from the kitchen to his
room upstairs if he do not feel like
walking down for his meals where
his ma fixes them for him. he will
get a pattent on it if he can stop
it from spilling hip coffee in tran
sit.
our weather ha* been Terry un
favorable fore everything here of
late, it is either too oold, or rain
ing too hard, or snowing, or some
thing all of the time for the old
lady to get anny work started in
her gardlng. she will be late with
her english- peas and turnop sallet
this spring she has always carried
live first mess of the county to the
newspaper off is and got her name
in the paper by doing so. site wor
ries verry much about this matter,
yores trulle,
mike Clark, rfd.
if>iry xponden!
I
fNU|t Dew.
You may say what you please
about Uncle flam, but he’s a
straight shooter. He gives you yours
always, and likewise he gets hla’n
, Just before Christmas, a friend
in Baltimore wrote me and my old
lady a Holiday card; she put it in
an envelope and sealed It, but as
she was busy cooking a cake (I
reckon) she forgot to put a 3
stamp on it.
Uncle Sam's postmaster saw the
letter wth no stamp on it, and he
says to himself, why this will never
do: so down he stis and writes:
"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Gee McGee:
We have a letter here for you with
no 3c stamp on it. Please send us
postage so that it might be for
warded to you. Yours truly, Post
master."
Well. I managed to raise 1 cent,
and the balance of the family
rounded up 3c which made 3c. I
borrowed 3c more and bought a 3c
stamp and put it on an envelope,
an sent the postmaster’s cards and
Sc back to Baltimore and told him
—‘‘Here you are.’1
Two days later, the postman
brought a big gowerment franked
envelope to our front door, knock
ed 4 times, rang the bell 3 times,
and hollered a few hollers, so. she.
meaning her, went to the door, and
was handed the aforementioned
government envelope with this no
tation thereon: “Postage Due, 3c"
She paid it.
Gaffney1 Girl High
In Political Arena
GAFFNEY, a C„ Feb. 12.—Miss
Len* Bell High, Gaffney girl who
has been working in Washington
for the pest two years or more,
has risen to a high point In fem
inine Democratic councils in na
tion’s capital, it has been learned
here.
Miss High, who is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jap High, of this
city, served as general chairman
of the Young Democrats pre-pres
ident’s birthday ball held In Wash
ingtcn at the Willard hotel. A
Washington newspaper publish
ed a two column picture showing.
Miss High presenting Mrs. Frank
lin. Roosevelt, wife of the president
with an armful of flowers at this
colorful affair. She also presented
Mrs. Roosevelt to the assembly.
In connection with the introduc
tion of the First Lady Walter Wtn
chell, famous Broadway columnist.1
In last Sunday's papers said Miss
High fumbled at the beginning by!
saying ’Mrs. Theo—I mean Mrs.1
Frankllng D. Roosevelt!" Mr. Win
chell added:
“This broke the ice. Mrs. Presi
dent howled—and that put every
hoflv at fnw.4'
Washington
H Daybook
By HERBERT PLUMMER
(Associated Press Staff Writer;
WASHINGTON.—Although Post
master General Parley turned
thumbs down on all discussions con
cerning the temporary and perman
ent chairmen of the Democratic na
tional convention
it the first meet
ing of the com
mittee on ar
‘angements here,
;he subject still is
rery much alive.
Selection of the
temporary chair
man, traditionally
the officer who
sounds the “key
note” of the par
ty for the ensu
i n g presidential
campaign, com
mands major interest.
The choice is difficult because the
most available man within the par
ty for the job is Mr. Roosevelt him
self. Obviously he can’t sound his
own “keynote.” Chances are that he,
like all other presidents who have
come up for renomination, will not
even attend the Philadelphia con
vention.
In previous national election
years, the Jackson day dinner ha.s
afforded the party opportunity to
get a line on its convention "key
noter.”
• • • •
Wagner A Possibility
In 1928, Claude Bowers, now Amer
ican ambassador to Spain, so im
pressed the party's faithful by his
Jackson day dinner address that
| almost Immediately he was drafted
to sound the "keynote” at the Hous
ton convention.
This year, however. President
Roosevelt was the principal speak- j
er at this affair.
While those charged with making
the selection are silent on possible
choices, even to the extent of say
ing that the matter has not as yet
received serious consideration, pri
vately they mention several names
which will enter Into consideration.
Senator Wagner of New York is
one. Author of much "new deal"' leg
islation and a staunch supporter of
the Roosevelt administration, the
New York senator possesses many
of the qualifications for the job. An
eloquent speaker, Wagner Is capa
ble of making a strong declaration
for the administration. — The fact
that he comes from ‘ the east may
also be In his favor.
In view of the opposition of Gov
ernor Talmadge of Georgia and his
so-called “Jeffersonian Democrats”
to the administration. Senator
George of Georgia Is mentioned fa
vorably by some for the post.
Or A Party Stalwart
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming,
formerly Farley’s right-hand man in
the post office department, also is
mentioned. Senator Black of Ala
bama of lobby Investigation fame
and Senator Van Nuys of Indiana
may enter Into the committee's con
sideration.
Then such party stalwarts as
Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic
leader of the senate, and Harrison
of Mississippi, chairman of the sen
ate finance committee, may get the
call. Both have been “keynoters”
before and know the ropes.
There is always the possibility,
too, the committee will get off the
beaten political path in making its
choice. Such things have been done
before.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTHt
Having qualified at administrator ol
the estate of Ollle T. Wood, deceased, late
of Cleveland county. North Carolina, tots
Is to notify all persons having claims
against said eatate to present same duly
verified to the undersigned administrator
on or before January 30, 1937 or this no
tice will be pleaded in Dar of recovery. All
persona Indebted to said estate will please
make settlement.
This January 39, 1939.
DR. J. W. WOOD, Administrator.
Bolling Springs. N. C.
Horace Kennedy, Atty. 8t Jan 29c
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the aharrhoiders of the Cleve
land Building and Loan association w ill
be held in the directors' room of the Un
ion Trust Co. on Thursday. February 20,
lt3( at 3 p. m. for the annual election 01
officers and directors and the transaction
of any other busluesa that may come be
fore the shareholders. This January 3»,
J. L. BUTTLE, Secretary-Treasurer
4t Jan 20c
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administratrix ol
the estate of 8. J. McCluney. decea cd
late of Cleveland county. North Carolm.i
this Is to notify all persons having claim
against the estate of seId deceased to ex
hibit them to the unders'gned at route
No. I, Mopresboro, N. C.. on or belore
the Sth day of January. »37. or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons Indebted to said estate
will pleasa make immediate payment.
Thta the Sth day of January, mt.
MltB. DOCIA MCCLUNEY. Adminis
tratrix of tha estate of 8. J. Mc
Cluney. deceased.
Bynum E. Weathers. Atty. «t Jan *c
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Old Men Of Antiquity
The Impression is somehow wide
spread that the famous men of an
tiquity lived, like Methuselah, fab
uously long lives. A recent study of
the age at death of eminent per
sons of antiquity reveals that while
there were a few; centenarians
among them, the average came close
to three score and ten.
The Statistical Bulletin of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany, in which this study is re
ported, observes that “men of
achievement apparently enjoyed
just about the same average length
of life two or three thousand years
ago as they do today.” That “length
of life,” be it noted, is much longer
than that enjoyed by tile average
ordinary person.
Taking an unse.lected sample of
52 famous men of antiquity whose
age at death is fairly well authrn
tl'dftted, it is found that three, Isoc
rates, Democritus and Thales, were
nonagenarians (90 or over); 11 were
octogenarians (80 or over). Among
the latter were Anacreon, the poet;
Cato, the elder; Diogenes, the philo
sopher; Hippocrates, the physician;
Plato, the philosopher; Pythagoras,
the mathematician, and Sophocles,
the dramatist.
The average age of death of the
eminent men of antiquity included
In this survey, was 66.7 years. This
average does not differ from that of
a sample of 82 noted mathemati
cians of modern times, whose aver
age age at death was 64.3, or from
a sample of 75 modern poets whose
leverage life span W'as 64.1.
( Social and cultural eminence and
sturdy stock frequently go together.
This is contrary to the pc. — con
ception of genius as bein;, a-used
in a sickly and fragile frame.”
“The extreme limit (of life),-’ to
quote the Statistical Bulletin, "at
tainable by most sturdy individuals
has been practically unchanged in
all historic times, even though the
average length of life of the popu
lation at large has changed (for the
better) very materially.
JOHN RABB DIES IN
HOSPITAL AT GASTONIA
John Babb died on Thursday Feb
ruary 6th in the Gastonia hospital.
He was sick for some time with
a heart ailment. Interment took
place nt 11 o’clock Saturday He is
survived by one child and his wife
who before marriage was Josie May
Ccstner. He was a faithful mem
ber of Prospect church for 20
years.
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