At Home On The Fan
jj|y The City Cousin
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Searching for the elementary di
Xerence between country boys an
big city kids, one of America's a<
observers for the press has writtei
'The product ol modern civilizi
tion I feel most sorry for is the mi
fcropolitan child?the kit} who grov
< up in a big city?"whose boyhood
pent" ? in crowded places whe;
asphalt has smothered the grass and
stone canyons condense tl
broad sky."
I clipped the column by this ma
Who, like Ernie Pyle used to do, ge
.right smack on the inside of whale'
er he's writing about. I had it in rr
shirt pocket the other day when
ran across Jesse James out at Sta
College. He wasn't bent on robbir
any trains or banks, and instead
the bandana mask usually conne
ted up with the name, the 260-pour
young fellow was wearing a natt
in-een and white checked shirt ar
an Irish green tie.
Those are the trade marks of th
jtew Jesse James, and he wears the
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" proudly. For like the columnist who
|| went on to say that "a boy raised In
the hinterlands has time to have
fun in the free ways a boy needs,"
Jesse James has a world of faith in
the bright, young sons and daught- '
ers of our Country Cousins. He does
" not look upon his position as Assis-'1
f. tant State 4-H Club Leader for the j
id Agricultural Extension Service as a
:e "Job."
i: But it is hard work, and achieve-!
J- ments by North Carolina's 96,000 4-H j
e- club members is good enough proof |
'S j for me.
is i Jesse and I got to talkin' and 1
re showed him the clipping I'd been
? carrying around for weeks, He read ,
ie it over, reciting out loud the very '
j well put lines that said:
n, j "The country boy can do more
ts things he wants in the way he wants
v- ' to, and he learns by his own trial?
ty ) and error method, which is the be3t |
1 , way. You don't really grow wise e- 1
telnough to learn from other people's
tg mistakes until you are older?if you
of ever do." j
c- | Big, Jovial Jesse liked this expresid
sion as the writer had phrased it,
y- and he said:
id | "Let me tell you, cousin, about a
i boy who fits right into this picture!"
is | So he told me about D. Q. Harm
1 wood, Jr., an extremely capable Stan
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to the new ballet length,
for gentle curves, waistland-span.
Charm for the
eer for the junior budget,
lie in black only, 9 to 15.
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C. BARRETT GRO*
Located At
1 North Piedmont Av?
Effective November
eclate the continued pat
he firm and solicit the pat
ness in the fnhure will he 01
ny Cash I
-Wt Deliver?
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ly County 4-H Club boy who has
done a lot of trying and erring in his f
18 busy1 years. He must have learn* I
ed a lot this way, because, as Jesse I
related. "D' G. recently purchased a
thirty-six acre farm, USING ONLY I
PART OF THE PROFITS OF HIS 61 I
CLUB PROJECTS!
"Jesse," I says, vthere is more here I
than meets the eye!" And I wasn't I
talking about his loud shirts which I
serve to announce his presence at I
sixty paces.
"But it's a fact", saVs Jesse, with I
a grin all the way across his expan- I
sive face. "Let me get his record for I
you." I
Digging througn a stack of records J
of the twenty-four Club boys and II
girls who will'represent North Caro- I
lina at the National 4-H Club Con- I
gress in Chicago late in November, II
he tossed one over to me. "Take aj|
look at that," he said in a way that |l
led me to believe I was holding a [I
document that might have been II
I snaffled from the Freedom Train.
"D. G. Harwood, Jr., Millingsport I
14-H Club, Stanly County^-" the fe- jl
[port form said. Inslbe, the facts I
i mounted up to a terrific peak of j I
| performance. Two capping achieve- jl
I ments stood out:
Te was named to head the State jl
4-H Club Council for 1947-48; and I
he has been in FULL partnership
with his father since 1941 in a 193- I
acre dairy and general farm. His |
iwuiu was an amazing piece.
Then I thought again of the writer's
Words in that ragged-edged clip
ping?
"The country boy never falls victim
to the chief crime of modern city
life, which is ? to become a stranger
to the land. He may grow up
somewhat shy and reserved, but he
has an interior self-reliance that
makes up for It."
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West Favored To Take
East In AU-Star TUt
G/.STONIA.?Many football fans
hereabouts feel that the balance of
power in the All-Star High School
game at Gastonia High School Stadium
Friday night, Nov. 28, may
swing to the West because of the representatives
on that team from
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the most powerful smaller high
schools in the state.
Although the East will draw much
good talent from Belmont, Mt. Holly
Belmont Abbey, and Lowell, Coach
Jack Huss' West team will also be
well fortified with players from
Cherryville, Cramerton, Bessemer
City, and Dallas. Each team will
have three men from Gastonia high.
There will be a total of 53 players j
on the field for the game, 26 for the
West and TJ for the East. Coach of
the East ?quad ts Dick Tfic#np4on of
Mt. Holly, and the West mentor is
Jack Huss, whose Cramerton Eagles :
have enjoyed an unbeaten season, j
5,000 fans are expected for the game |
which is sponsored by the Gastonia I
Kiwanis club. Proceeds will be used
to purchase more hearing test devices
for the Gaston county schols.
Game time is 7:30 o'clcok.
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A total travel distance equalling
12 trips around the world in 14 months
is the flight record of Seaman
R. L. Wickman, enlisted flight orderly
of the Naval Air Transport Ser
vice. In flying 269,000 miles in that
time, Wickham served NATS passen
gers 4,320 inflight meals.
Strangely enough, Fleet Admiral ]
William F. Hfclsey, Jr., Joined the
Fleet in 1904 as a passed midshipman
aboard the old battleship Missouri
and aboard that vessel witness
ed the climax of his Career, the sign
ing of the Japanese surrender.
The original American Navy consisted
of four warships and four escort
vessels.. Their names were: Alfred,
Columbus, Andrew Dorla, Cabot,
Providence, Nornet, Wasp and
Fly.
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Yes, BELK'S Toyland is officially
the 1947 season with just the toys
bring Christmas joy to your boy <
Belk's has made a special efi
year to have a more complete sel<
Santa's biggest numbers than e
fore, and we have them!
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hobby ho
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