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e Alleghany Times ZtfbriakM .. Editor and Publisher Sidney Gembill. Local News Editor Every Thursday at Sparta, North Carolina, entered at the Sparta, N. C, Poet Office as Class Matter. Subscription Rate: One Dollar a Year, Strictly in Advance Thursday, November 7, 1935. fhe President Says: ‘We Are On Our Way Back” President Roosevelt’s first words on landing at Charleston after his long cruise were: “We are on our way back.” There is a great deal in the record of business conditions to back up that statement. Compared with the time of his return from Hawaii in 1934, | business is certainly better. Carloadings, always regarded as an excellent index of business activity, | are nearly 25 percent greater. The stock market , average price of the 50 best stocks was $110 a share when he landed at Charleston, as against $79 a share the year before, when he got back from Hawaii. The excellent general business index com piled by The New York Times stood at 88.8, as compared with 79.8 a year ago. Industrial employ ment has increased; as, of course, it was bound to do with improvement in business conditions. On the whole, the President’s statement that “we are on our way back” seems entirely accurate. Mr. Roosevelt amplified his statement by add ing “We are coming back solidly because we plan ned it that way, and don’t let anybody tell you differently.” Nevertheless, conceding the fact that business is better, the opposition is sure to contend that it would be lots better than it is, if it had not been for-plans emanating from Washington. Here we have an example of one of those dif ferences of opinion, without which, as Mark Twain remarked, there would be no horse races.—(AS). Ford Asks Some Questions t Should Make You Think Whenever Henry Ford can be induced to com ment on public affairs, he usually says something ; that reeks with sound common sense. To an inter viewer the other day, who had suggested that economic affairs are out of gear, Mr. Ford replied: “How long has it been since everything was ; all right? In what year was everything working E perfectly, or pretty nearly so?” A great deal of loose thinking and loose talk ing about the condition of the world and of our own section of it seems to be based upon the false |k and foolish notion that it was not so very long ago f that everything was perfect. Everybody had a job E with good wages, all businesses were prosperous, all - banks were sound, all brokers were honest, crime I was practically unknown and all the farmers were making money and keeping out of debt! Then / something, perhaps manipulated from Wall Street, happened, to throw the whole economic system into chaos. That is about the way a great many people look at present conditions. They think they were I brought about by some malignant outside force. It does not take a long memory or more than ordinary common sense to realize that that point of view is utterly absurd. As Mr. Ford put it: “We always imagine ourselves to be the poor : innocent victims; we seldom think of ourselves as 1 part of the guilty cause.” Try thinking that over for a while.—(AS). * * * [ A forest fire is a dangerous thing—so be care ful when you are in the woods and see that you don’t start a blaze. Advice To All Children To Grown-Up*, Too •. A Worthwhile Editorial Selected by The National Editorial Association Up in Oregon the sheriff of one of the major counties has had issued cards for distribution among ildren. They carry point in any state_ and it ay be recommended that attention of children ibouts be called to the following copy: 1— Don’t ever ride with strangers. 2— Always walk on the left hand side of the and get clear off the road when you meet outomobile. Give them plenty of room. 3— Don’t ever cross a road or highway until are sure there are no cars coming from either ion. 4— Don’t attempt to cross an intersection until are certain that there is plenty of time. 5— If you see au accident, go for help quickly. 6— Keep clear of .the wreck. Let grown people aid to the injured: While the sheriff is doing this good work in of the smaller citizens, the Oregonian, I, suggests that he might get out another ed to adults and that it read: )on’t ever pick up strangers, lways drive on the right hand side of and when you meet a pedestrian give of room. a look-out for persons crossing your car under control when enter recognize the right of ■ help. leave the wreck. * * * * must use a hammer-build a house. § \ The Family Doctor By John Joseph Gaines, M. D. ALONG OUR WAY I live under the very eaves of a large city, a noted medical center. An inter-state Clinic is being held there this week. Emi nent men of our profession from all over the country are giving the people the best that they have, and, right up to the minute. They note a vast increase in the number of deaths from heart failure—not of germ-origin. Men are dropping down everywhere, in ordinary middle life. This should not be. Is the situation prevent able? We are studying—study ing—and it is high time . . . The eminent observers say that heart-failures are due in a large part to the terrific strain of the times. Men are failing in the struggle to make a living—to make ends meet. Well, it will do it, this thing of putting on the body more than it can stand. I ask: is life worth so little that we sacrifice it for the mere bauble of worldly gain? Is not life more than gold and fine raiment? In my humble way I have fought against worry, against tax ing these bodies and brains of ’■ours for more than they will stand. We can always overdo. The worst of overdoing is the wearing out of vital organs in mad flight from imaginary ter rors or in mortal conflict to out do our fellow-man? There is no doubt that we do these things in utter disregard of the deadly .consequences. Deaths from “heart-failure” are in remarkable increase, due to the depression, they say. The pity is they are right. Can you prevent your own heart-failure? I believe you can. Make up your mind right now to CEASE WORRY. Let matters go hang that are not worth a human life Ask your family physician about it. Washington News For U. S. Farmers FARM PROFIT ESSENTIAL The loss of foreign markets for American farm products, if it he a fact that they are lost, seems to be a problem to many Ameri cans who never worried when our producers were raising bumper crops to sell at a loss and pile up huge surpluses that have meant economic disaster. Every now and then some me tropolitan newspaper writer takes up the cudgels, advocating that the American farmer should feed the world. The reply is, “for what?” Surely not for the simple boast that he is able to feed the world but because feeding the world means a decent living for his wife and children. So long as it is impossible to feed the world or clothe the world, except at a loss in money to our growers, there is no sense in American farmers caring a hoot whether the world is fed or clothed. THE “REGIMENTED” CRY The lament that AAA regi mented our farmers is being heard a little less frequently today. Various farmer referenda have shown that the average farmer, like Thomas D. Campbell. Mon tana wheat grower, is willing to be “regulated because farming needs regulation.” The latest bug-a-boo raised is that the farmer-votings mean nothing because all that they are asked to vote upon is whether they want the benefit payments to continue. This is rue in part. The farmers of the nation, if we gather their ideas, want an as sured future for the 52,000,000 people dependent upon agricul ture. The control measures are not favored because they are perfect but rather because they, at least, represent a start in the right di tection. When something better than benefit payments are offered the farmers will take it. AAA—PRO AND CON The Supreme Court decision on the AAA will hardly be handed down before the totter part of January despite the effort of the government to speed up consider ation of the case. Meanwhile, President Roosevelt has come out openly for a per manent AAA, which he says is more than an “emergency opera tion” and which he considers a sure foundation of a permanent farm policy, flexible enough to meet future situations as they arise. The AAA, as people remember, was urged for the principal pur pose of increasing the purchasing power of American farmers and the President declared, in 1988, that if it failed he would rec ommend its repeal or its revision. The AAA, it is admitted, has been primarily responsible for in creasing farm income from $4, 300,000,000 in 1932 to an esti mated $6,700,000,000 in 1935. The larger salts of industrial goods that this made possible is also partly attributable to the AAA. On the other side of the pic ture, the AAA has been partially responsible for an increase in the cost of living, inevitable if farm prices rise, and has created an appetite for bounties that may ptogue the government in the fu ture. The loss of foreign mar kets for some farm crops is also attributable to the AAA by some critics but this, H seems to ns, it debatable, even if partially true. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Extension of electric service to the 8,000,060 farms of the United States on a Nuts and Kernels Troy Iiaiah Jones There ain’t never been no war yet. Wait ’til the hornets get to building nests around the nudist colonies If it had not been for the monkey, man would not have thought of the theory of evo lution. Business is getting into such a stir we are reminded of a yallar jackets nest thrown into a nudist colony. I don’t believe in “Every Man a King.” Yet I admit lots of people need crowning. You can hiss like a goose to an audience of chattering women and they will stop. History has a big shot now and then. That is why history repeats itself. Conceit is that act of humanity whereby you match your weak ness with some one else’s. They say that coats are as cool as they are warm. No doubt the thought of having to buy one puts a chill over a man. People who have little to do get it done in time to help others out with their business. Hauptmann case a matter of “grave” doubt says , the news papers. Newton won fame in a season. He waited around for an app)e to fall. One way for the garlic smug glers of Italy to win the war is to blow their beath in the Ethiopians’ faces. The Ethiopian army is coming up strong—this hot weather. Wise and Otherwise Nearly Prime Minister Baldwin is go ing to the country on a plat form of very big armaments and absolutely no war, which ought to make it pretty nearly unani mous.—New York Times. The hief Rejuieite The boy who weighs 196 pounds and made a record as a high school football player will be welcome at r almost any col lege, even if he is a little dumb. —Indianapolis News. Fashion (Or BadyaO Note Plaids for the college girl will be unusually large this autumn. What interests father is the pos sibility of small checks for son as well as daughters—Rochester Times-Union. ns, of Nebraska, who has re quested the Rural Electrification Administration to supply him with the technical data for such a program. Mr. Morris L. Cooke, adminis trator, says that only 750,000 farms have electric service and estimates that it will cost $2,500, 000,000 to provide transmission lines necessary. Senator Norris, a champion of public ownership in'the power Uniform International SUNDAY SCHOOL •!-LESSON-> By REV. P. B. FITZWATBRjD. D.. Member of Faculty, Moody Bible Institute of Ohlemco. • Western Newspaper union. Lesson for November 10 EZEKIEL TEACHES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY LESSON TEXT—Ezekiel 11:7-11. GOLDEN TEXT—So then every one of hi shall five account of himself to God.—Romans 14:11. PRIMARY TOPIC—A Prophet En courages His People. JUNIOR TOPIC—A Watchman on Duty. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—Does God Caro What I DoT YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—Individuals Accountablo to God. Ezekiel prophesied In the land of the captivity. The purpose of his ministry whs threefold: (1) To show the house of Israel that they were in captivity because of their Bins (14: 23). (2) To show that God is righteous In his visitation of judg ment upon them (7:8, 9). (8) To sustain their faith by assuring them of their national restoration, the punishment of their enemies and their final exaltation among the na tions when Messiah shall reign. I. God’s Sovereign Right to the 8ouls of Men (18:1-4). Every man Is personally respon sible to God. II. The Moral Obligation of Sons to Their Father (Ezek. 18:14-20). While the law of heredity gives the child a sinful nature and when the child arrives at the age of moral responsibility it Inevitably begins to sin, God holds such responsible for their deeds. III. Ezekiel’s Responsibility (Ezek. 83:1-9). As a prophet of God certain re sponsibilities were imposed upon him. There Is a sense In which every disciple of Christ Is a witness for him and therefore is responsible for the giving of his testimony to sinners. His responsibility is set forth under the figure of a watch man. Two things were required of a watchman. 1. To hear the words of God's mouth, (v. 7). The source of the message of every minister and Sun day school teacher Is God’s holy Word. Just as the prophet dfd not originate his message but re ceived It of God’s mouth, so It should be with every minister and Sunday school teacher. I 2. To sound the warning (▼. 7). After hearing God’s message he was to speak It out and proclaim It to the people. A watchman today Is both to hear and to speak. The peo ple are to be warned of the Impend ing danger. Failure to sound the alarm makes the watchman guilty of the blood of the sinner. IV. God’s Attitude Toward the Sinner (w. 10, 11). God has declared in his Word that unfaithfulness on the part of hla people would cause them to ‘‘perish among the heathen,” that they would “pine away In their in iquity” (Lev. 26:38,39). In view of this pronouncement some are dis posed to say that their case is hope less. To meet this attitude of des pair the prophet assured them that God had no pleasure In the death of the wicked, but that his sincere desire was for the wicked to turn from their way and live. Regard less of what their past had been, they were given the assurance that the future was bright If they heed ed God's command and plea. No one need to despair because of sin, for God's grace Is greater than hu man sin. V. The 8lnner*s Personal Respon sibility (vv. 12-20). God created the members of the race personal beings, giving them freedom of choice. They have moral discernment enabling them to dis tinguish between the right and the wrong. They choose, therefore, ac cording to the quality of their be ing. Whatever may be one’s pres ent condition through sin, it can be changed by divine grace. The following principles govern die sinner: X Past righteousness wui not avail for present sins (v. 12). When a righteous man turns to iniquity. Us past seeming righteousness will be of no avail. No one can do more than that which Is required of him at any given time. 2. Past sins do sot make Impos sible present acceptance with God (vv. 12-15). By virtue of the op eration of^the law of habit, every sinful set makes It harder for the sinner to repent, but God's grace Is such that If the sinner repents Goa will forgive and restore. 8. Restitution required (w. IB, .16). The proof of penitence Is that, so far as possible, the sinner makes amends for wrongs done. There Is no merit In the act of restitution, but such action helps the ludlvld nal to overcome his besetting sin. 4. God’s ways are equal (vv. 17 20). God holds man responsible for bis own deeds. The child Is not condemned because of the deeds of his father, nor can It be said that the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge. This does not do away with the law of heredity. Regardless of what one’s PARENTS SHOULD ALLOW CHILDREN LATITUDE Dear Louisa: I am a widow with two chil dren. I am to be married soon to a nice man who is well thought of but there is just one thing we don't agree on. He wants me to let the children stay with their grandmother instead of living with us- I think he is jealous of the children. Their grandmother is crazy about them and I know she would like to keep them but they are only four and six years old and I hate to give them up. I won The Woman*s Angle New in the market are baby clothes in slip-on styles that are claimed to save 48 per cent time in dressing the infant. * * * And rubber panties—laytex, really—for the baby. They’ll stretch to nine times their normal siize without damage. * » * And a new style diaper that is form fitting, avoids the use of pins, and ties gently about the baby’s waist. They’re at Chi cago’s merchandise mart. * * * When you’re preparing ham burger steak, frequently so de licious, and yet inexpensive, add half a cup of milk to a pound of meat and assure yourself your cakes will be juicy. Cook one side and season. Turn and sea son while cooking instead of mix ing the seasoning beforehand. It makes a difference. * * * Ella Gardner of the Agricul ture Department’s extension ser vice after traveling far and wide throughout the country, maintains that farm women are not only as well dressed, as cultured and as poised as city women, but bet ter informed on the political situation and current events. Her extension work lies principally in the field of recreational pursuits. * * * In the days when you and I were very, very young, there was usually a “Sunday best” outfit in the closet on week days, and we wore older shoes and darned stockings to school. . . That’s changed considerably, these days, and I rather wonder what les sons our children are getting that will take the place of that “ace in the hole” feeling of con servation? That something set aside for a rainy day? * * * Rings to match bracelets and clips in the' new catalin jewelry is a feature of the winter costume jewelry line. * * * If, when your soup is about ready to serve it seems too salty, add from a half a cup to a whole cup of raw sliced potatoes to the soup, and let it stand ten to fifteen minutes. Remove the potatoes which absorb the salti ness and serve. Rude Question First Doctor—Why so sad? Second Doctor—I have lost a patient with typhoid. First Doctor—And what were you treating him for? der if I could be happy without them? UNDECIDED MOTHER Answer: How any mother can deliber ately turn her back on her chil dren is beyond my comprehen sion. It seems to me that the mere fact of the man asking: you to give up what should be the near est and dearest thing to you would show you exactly what kind of a man he is. If he is not big enough and generous enough to want your lit tle children in his home and not willing to try and take the part of their dead father towards them, I don’t think I would have any doubts whatever about what to do. He evidently has a very' selfish and jealous nature and I think you will be making a great mis take to marry him even if he agrees to have the children now. They will be a continual bone of dissention between you. However, the mere fact of your being undecided on the subject causes me to think that perhaps you are not such a wonderful mother after all, and your chil dren may be better off with their grandmother. Dear Louisa: My father is a minister and it has just ruined my life. I am sixteen years old and all of the girls I go with dance and play bridge and go to the movies. Father doesn’t approve of- these things and while mother doesn’t think they are wrong, she always says, “You mustn’t forget your father’s position, dear. Think what the people in church would say if you do those things.” Honestly, I am being left out of everything and I used to be one of the most popular girls in our crowd. I am getting so moody and unattractive that I’m sure I will be an old maid. JANE Well. Jane, you certainly have my sympathy. But you are almost at an age when those things will be left to you and you can use your own judgment and follow your own conscience. I think it is a great mistake _ when parents try to decide every question for their children. I really think you &re old enough for your fattier to say, "Now, Jane, I don’t approve of the mov ies, but if you see no harm in them, you may go to those that are not salacious or filthy. And the same thing about dancing. As long as you come home at a decent hour, let liquor alone and dance modestly, you may follow the dictates of your conscience, although I do not approve.” But don’t do these things be hind your parents’ backs as many girls do who are repressed by strict fathers and mothers. Prac ticing deceit will do you unutter ably more harm than the little dancing or card playing could possihly accomplish.___ Are YOU 1 HAPPY I After Meals I Or Do Gas on Stomach 1 and Sour Stomach maka you Miserable? Too much food, or the wrong kind of food, too much smoking, too much beer, make your body over-acid. Then you have distress after eating, gat on stomach, heartburn, sour stomach. 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