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The Alleghany Times Alleghany County's Only Newspaper Published every Thursday by the Gazette Printing & Publishing Co. 1.17 West Grayson StreetGalax, Virginia H. B. Zabriskie, Galax, Va---- Editor Mrs. Sidney B. Gambill, Sparta, N. C. -Local News Editor Sparta Office in Sheriff’s Office in Court House Subscription Rates—Strictly In Advance One Year 11.00 Six Months -60 Entered at the Post Office at Galax, Virginia, as Second Class Matter under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1872. Sparta, N. C., Thursday, August 20, 1936. Consolidated Rural Schools Offer Many Advantages It is gratifying to consider the improved schools that are now available to rural pupils all over this country. This is due, largely, to consoli dated schools, which take the place of several smaller schools. In the United States today there are more than 15,000 consolidated schools and additional consoli dations are proceeding at the rate of three a day for the entire year. The work has far to go, how ever, when one considers that there are still ap proximately 160,000 one-teacher schools. This number is decreasing at the rate of 5,000 a year, it is estimated. We do not decry the one-teacher school. It has performed its task in a splendid manner and we know of no more heroic figure in the social life „*>f any community than the brave little vjoman, who undertakes the management of a one-teacher school, usually without much compensation, either in the way of cash or appreciation. However, thousands of them can be eliminated through consolidated grade schools, which will give to all students in a given district a better, more efficient school, as far as the physical plant goes. With more teachers, of equal ability, it should also afford better training. Just as a number of weak schools are con solidated into better graded schools, so do we find consolidated high schools. This usually embraces a number of districts which, while maintaining in each district a graded school, sustains at a central point an improved high school. Some of them, miles from railroads, would surprise those who have not looked into this development. The people of Alleghany county should keep alive to this possible method of increasing the physical capacity of our own school system. The consolidation plan has brought to rural students, wherever put into effect, greater possibilities, and there is no insurmountable objection to the reali zation of the hope that the day will come when many thousands of rural students will be able to attend a high school that will rate equally with those in the larger towns and county seats. The Golden Rule On The Farm An Inspirational Editorial t by John Edwin Price Many great American industrialists have run their factories as nearly as possible in accordance with the principles set down in the words: “There fore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” Their unusually fine treatment of their employees has been heralded from the column-tops. However, there is an employer who seldom makes the headlines unless a drouth, dust storm, fiQod, or tornado plays havoc with his plans. I re fer to the average farmer who employes from one to three men as “hired help.” ... .. Most of these employers treat their help well, but occasionally will be found one who has found that it pays in dollars and cents, as well as in other ways, to pay them a little more than existence I Bert Finch, of Sidney Center, N. Y., is such a fanner. Although “Bert” started from “scratch, having to borrow money with which to buj his first team, he is today considered to be one of the most nrosperous farmers in his community. He has not made his money on “trades” or "deals” but by hard work—hand work, head work, heart work. “Bert” and “Nettie” (because he gives much credit to his loyal wife) have added the one they onginally owned and have every modem convenience including a radio in the bam to amuse the ’’help” and content the cows. Most of the farmers hereabouts pay th^r help in goods and cash. The usual arrangement being, “house rent, wood, potatoes and inilk and 30 o 35 dollars a month in cash. Most of the employees manage^keep their families onJhjs al hough.as VOU might imagine, after the grocery bill is paia there in’t much left for clothing and furmture, to gay nothing of luxuries. “Bert” pays his tenant farmer 50 dollars in cash besides house rent, etc. He says, “You know when you do the right thing by your help you dont have to worry about them working m your interest. When I go over the hill and hear George a-singin to the top of his lungs following the horses draggin, I know he’s happy and really workin for m®* itiiere and M was eussm’ At the horses hem ardund’gikfiOWb'^Hh^r of them w. pauPmy ||lp well because jtt wfts the l iodo. Afw; all these years =1 know too. Us*ii!ly I get good men ot soon er I get them, they get to be good men. Marvin was with me fifteen years, raised up a mce family j -oV(,h enough to start in by himself, t I couldn’t help saying, “Bert, if all employers like you, would pay as you pay and treat loyees otherwise as they themselves would to be treated, there would be practically no trouble in America, less waste, and more always Ordinary Folks Important ", . * Every year a certain executive delivers a speech to the members of his organization, whith con tains this standard paragraph: “The most important people in this office are not my partners or myself; they are the young people who sit in the reception halls. My partners and I see ■only a few people; they see every body. They create the impres sion about our office that is car ried by thousands of visitors into all sorts of places, and may bob up at the most unexpected times to do us good or harm. “If these young people are go ing to insult anybody, I hope it will not be the young messenger boys who deliver telegrams and packages. Be careful never to in sult them. You never can tell how soon they will grow up to be executives in positions where they may have a big influence on our affairs.’’ An automobile dealer mistreat ed a certain difficult customer, who forthwith acquired a per manent grouch and devoted much of his spare time to airing his grievance. Nobody knows how many sales he killed in the course cf the year, probably hundreds. A meter-reader fpr a public utility company was rude to a house wife. Her husband was subse ouently elected to the state legis lature and became a thorn in the company’s' side. Every business, big or little, is dependent for its good will on the humdrum activities of very ordinal y men and women. These people axe unimportant on the pay-roll, but they may be mightily important in the balance sheet. XXX Then They Got Married . . * The campus of a certain uni versity was picketed by fiery eyed 'youngsters carrying banners of violent protest. Just what the object of’their indignation may have been, I can’t for the moment remember. It was a lively spec tacle; a couple of windows were broken in a recitation hall, and the president’s study was assailed with high-pitched demands that he come forth and declare him self. I met him on ,a golf course a week later and referred to the rumpus. “You look pretty serene for a man who has lived through so many uprisings.’’ I remarked. He laughed. “They are a regu lar part of the job,” he said, "every once in a while the young men’s thoughts turn to parade and denunciations. I have watched the phenomenon for twenty-five years. Also, l have kept a list of the principal riot leaders. I know what happens to them.” “That’s interesting,” I said. “What does happen to them?” “They get jobs, and then they get married; and then they have youngsters, and then they get better jobs.. And by .that time they are no longer interested in over-turning things. They are too busy playing the game.” It will be a sad day for the world if youth ever ceases to have its period of protest. Youth ought to be dissatisfied and im patient; it ought to look critically at the messy fashion in which its elders have 1*0*1 the world. The sharp point of its protest pricks old age and causes some grudging forward mo /ement. But Nature seldom allows the movement to develop into a run away. Almost before Youth is aware of what is happening, she has married him, and put him to work, and transferred him to the ranks of good-citizens. Louisa's Letter Dear Louisa: I live in a large city and work as a stenographer in an office where those are married and their wives are away during the sum mer. I am always receiving in vitations to dine and dance with these men ,and I am undecided about accepting their invitations. I feel that my friends who see me out with a man whose wife is hears about itt she might not like it—still I hate to hurt their feel ings. ELSA B. Answer: While there is really no actual harm in spending an evening alone with a roan whose wife is out of town, still in doing so you are exposing yourself to scandal and gossip. And some of the men who extend their invitations are not in search of such innocent recreation as they would have you believe. Some of them think it is smart to brag of the date they had with the “cute little number” while the wife was away and give no thought to the harm they are doing your' reputation. There are too many bachelor’s around for an attractive young girl to be wasting her time on another woman’s husband. In doing so, she has much to lose and nothing that she can honor ably gain. LOUISA Dear Louisa: My husband has perfectly aw ful table manners. We are pre-j paring to take our vacation and expect to stay at an expensive hotel but I absolutely cringe at the thought of seeing him at the table among strangers, talking with his mouth full of food. He is very sensitive and I can't bring myself to the point of telling him about his manners. What would you do? WIPE Answer: Why not show him this letter you have written? As you realise, nothing make a worse impression on people one has just met than bad table manners and l ean think of no more disgust ing sight thaw that of ww|s qf foo*J*^gmShti«>ted w ihu public.. Evp»- mot^» Should teach ,^ir* chjldtgri to eat prop**;, and wfree iot be placed m such an embarrassing position as you are in now, for husbands would rath er be' corrected by anyone else in the world than by their wives. LOUISA “I suppose you jilted poor Tommy without a sigh «r tear.” “Yes, it was just a cut and dry-eyed affair.” The Family Doctor by John Joseph Gaines, M. D. IN TREATMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS Of course you know what I mean: Those large, crooked ves sels just beneath the skin of your legs, below the knee. They de form, and do not look good through a thin stocking; besides, if very large, they may be pain ful after you have been on your feet a while. Varicose veins may occur in several different locali ties. Some forms of rectal dis ease are only varicose veins, but I shall confine this talk to such veins below the knee. The cause is usually inflam mation of thei vein itself-—its walls. This weakens the vessel so that the blood'-stream distends it more and more. Over-feeding on highly seasoned foods and eat ing too much are remote causes, and aggravate existing varicositis, You know, also, of various measures for relief of this con dition. The most common is the elastic bandage or the rubbei stocking. These, indeed, relieve immediate distress, but only while they are worn; they never cure, Chinese hack the veins into short sections, drain, and heal th< wounds. Rough but radical. Sur geons remove the veins that art troublesome, but it's a bit of cut ting, and people hate cutting, you know. - The best method for a radical cure, one that does not disable oi inconvenience the patient much is the injection method. It musl be done by the‘ physician, but re sults are very satisfying. A poinl is selected where the swelling be gins. that is, nearer the ankle— not at the top of the vessel treat ed. A solution Is thrown into th< vein that obliterates the canal of course, that vein is done foi and deeper veins must do th< work, and will. The disease! vein becomes as a fibrous cord— it is cured. Your physician wil tell you all about it. Go' ge well. * v Won't Mind It Manager—Now, before I hir< you, I’m going tp tell you that ii some of the small towns you maj be showered with vegetables. Actor—Don’t make any diffei ence. to me; I’m., a vegetarian. ;jJSS&&SSi a boarding school «o long J -bard ly know1 whsFtb So !«rtthJ mj hands. Arthur (ardently)—-Let me hold them for you. Dangerous Work Blodgett—So Jones fainted dur ing the trip to Cuba by airplane. How was that? Dodget—The porter said he was going to brush him off. rlo)ings Over Gutopc by A. B. CHAPIN i ▼_% m Nuts and Kernels Troy Isaiah Jones They now have an orchestra in West Jefferson. »I don’t know who is playing second fiddle but you can’t get thirteen parsons to gether now without somebody playing second fiddle. don’t have to be in an orchest-a to play second fiddle. I came out at the little end of the r.orn in a political campaign. But my opponent insisted on doing the tootin’. You don’t have to be bald headed to make a good piccolo player. I was a political leader once. But tba; was when I lead the fel lows out of the Harrigan. If the nartv could have kept up with me I “shore” would have carried them to v’rtory. There was a man who wanted to stand by me at the Harrigan. But I tela him there would be no standin’ if I could get out of there and get started! The fpanish governments are scrambling around for control. That is the way to get one of these here Spanish omlets! The American government does not intend to have anything to do with Spain in this war. As a bull thrower the Americans don't want any competition. Some of these candidates are getting “Shaky” again! P.oo-tvelt and Landon going to have a conference. Who ever heard of a gentleman’s agreement between politicians? If Lanicn will come over here and gc with me I know where I can take him to at least give him a quick start on his campaign. You don’t have to use dyna . mite to blast your hopes. Try us , ing an explosive temper. Women have a better sense oi • humnr than men or they could i not take a joke like they do when I they accept a man’s proposal. Mora Than Willing The sleight-of-hand performance was not going very well. “Can any lady or gentleman lend me an egg?” asked the conjurer, : coming down to the footlights. “If we’d ’ad one,” Shouted a man in the balcony, “you’d 'ave got it long ago!” Hey, That Man’s. Ia Again! “I feel certain of winning the Women’s golf tournament this week.” “Well, dear, more par to you.” Sha Wanted a Pair Lika Them! A lecturer had been describ ing some of the sights he had seen abroad. “There are some spectacles,” he said, “that one never forgets.” “I srish you could tell me where I can get a pair,” exclaimed a lady in the audience. “I am al ways misplacing mine-” There arj probably fifty or, sixty billion buttons on clothes ini American wardrobes and on! American people—men averageing around 450 buttons each, women less than that. A man’s business clothes are held on by about thirty buttons. A woman may have none at all. And yet a good button is not nearly as common as one might think. It should have certain definite characteristics. The back —just behind the holes—should be reinforced or built out a little. The holes should have rounded edges so as not to fray the thread, and the bridge between the holes should not be too thin. These points any woman can de tect for herself when she buys buttons. Unfortunately, she can not tell how the button will launder. Buttons today are made of many substances—wood, leath er, bone, plaskon in gay colors, “vegetable” ivory, metals and cloth. XXX Stores report that cotton crochet thread outdid itself in sales for summer fashions. There is a cot ton for every purpose. For the gossamer blouses so important with your suit there is fine mer cerized crochet cotton which comes in the important new col ors. For soft outer sweaters there is knit-crosheen, the mer cerized knitting and crochet cot ton with an added deep luster. All these threads are strong and practical; they do not stretch and will wash beautifully. Florida Ambrosia: Peel and pre pare equal portions of oranges and grapefruit, removing all pulp. Add an equal amount of shredded cocoanut and sugar to taste. XXX You shouldn’t neglect your hands just because it’s summer and the chapping winds have ceas ed. Sunshine has a way of dry ing out natural oils of the skin. Massage the hands occasionally with one of the new non-sticky creams. xxx Particularly feminine and youth ful is a new evening gown in white organdy whose full skirt is made of three separate tiers of material each trimmed with five rows of delicate lace stitched on in ruffles in a shell pattern. The front of the bodies is similarly treated with tht rows of lace sewed on in scallops "and the Poet Office Nomenclature Here is a list of towns with odd names, which, with the state included, make interesting combi nations! Ash, Kan.; Carpet, Tex.; Mount. Wash-; Ogoo, Ga.; Odear, Me.; Skeleton, Ky.; Shoo, Fla.; Kay, O.;: Houdy, Miss.; Fhren, T^nn.—Whitewright Sup, ’T" EXECUTOR’S NOTICE All parsons are notified to file claims against the estate of Re becca Spurlin with the undersign ad within one year from this date or this notice will be plead in bar of payment. August 6, 1936. a R. HENDRIX, Executor of Rebecca Spurlin L---- - - ■ - 3tep-B7AT short organdy cape is likewise trimmed with the lace. XXX The process of depositing met talic silver on glass to produce a mirror was discovered by Baron Liebig, a German scientist, early in the nineteenth century. He found that by pouring silver am monium nitrate, mixed with cer tain agents, on a glass plate, the silver would precipitate and form a film of pure metallic silver on the glass. From this discovery has evolved the present-day method of mirror manufacture. XXX When you are buying table damask, a drop of glycerine will tell you whether it is linen or cotton. The glycerine will form a translucent spot on linen. If the material is cotton, when the material is held to the light the spot will look opaque. This sim ple test is especially useful since the glycerine will not discolor the fabric. XXX Household Hint; If brown sugar has become lumpy, place it on a shallow dish and set on a moder ate oven for a few minutes and it may be easily crumbled for use. XXX An old Danish wedding invi tation read in part; “To hear their marriage service, you must come that day and bring a pint of fresh milk and two potter of cream.” 5m Cubrni radio batteries and Co. Cor tfc. Why be NERVOUS IMii preparation, la But tfa*old reliable hasdSmya been in constantly increasing demand Only oaa msdidn* fita this di* criptioa. DR. MILES NERVINE If you ax* nervous, don’t wall to gat batter. You may gat Worn*. Take Dr. Miles Nervine. You can get Dr. Miles Nervine “““fluid and Effervescent Tab let*—-at your drug store. 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