The Davie Record DAVIE COUNTY’S ODDEST NEWSPAPER-THE PAPER THE PEOPDE READ “HERE SHALL THE PPlrSS, THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS MAINTAIN: UNAWED BY INFLUENCE1 AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN ” VOLUMN L. MOCKSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, TANUARY 4. 1050. NUMBER 23 NEWS OF LONG AGO The Stinq OfSin IT BETTER BE GOOD Burrowing Snakes of S.W. Win Second Place Seen Along Main Street Presented to Smithsonian By The Street Rambler. Rev. W. E. Isenhonr. High Point. N. C. R4 A 1 The Farmington Chapter of F. What Wat Happening In Da* An Oklahoma school teacher has OOOOOO There is indeed a sting in sin. presented to the Smithsonian insti­ F. A. won second place in the Tri- vie Before Parking Meters It sfings one’s conscience, life and tution the largest collection ever Connty Federation Ritual and Par­ Louis Forrest exhibiting two- made of some of this county's year-old country hams to hungrv And Abbreviated Skirts. soul. It stings the mind, and most secretive and least-known ani­ liamentary Procedure Contest held citizen -Lady carrying large bag of (Davie Record, Jan. 7, 1931.) oftentimes makes one fit only for mals—the earthwormlike burrow- at Welcome Wednesday evening, the asylum. Certainly sin stings ' ing snakes of the Southwest. Dec. 21st. The contest consisted oranges across street—Clini Wil­ H. L. Lanier, of Bryson City, ! They are insect-eating reptiles the bodies of men everywhere. of giving the opening and closing son driving two big gray mules spent the holidays in town with that spend their lives buried in hitched to two-horse wagon, across home folks. We see this all about us. We sand or under piles of debris. They ceremony of the F. F. A., and de­ come to the surface so rarely that square—Bevv of college girls hold­ Bnck Allison, of Wilmineton, know that all kinds of sickness monstrating the twelve abilities of they are seldom seen, and very lit­ the fundamentals of parliamentary ing reunion on postoffice comer— was among the old home town vis. and disease is brought upon the tle is known of their ways of life. procedure practices. Ed Sanford in barber chair getting iters Christmas. human family by the awful sting Study of these obscure reptiles, the Sonora and Tantilla, has been The Tri-County Federation is hair cut—Sarah Dot Call eating June Meronev, who holds a posi­ of sin. Sin'makes people sick phy­ sically. mentally, morally and spiri the life hobby of Miss Edith ft. made up or all the F. F. A. Chap­ double-deck cone of ice cream— tion in Lenoir, soent Christmas in Force of Tulsa, and she has become ters in Davie, Forsyth and David­ Party of tourists from Panama in town with his parents. tually. It stings and cripples the the world authority on them. Her influence and oftentimes kills it to At 5 .a.m., little Johnny awoke collection contains more than 2,000 son counties. Davie Cafe enjoying lunch—Sales­ C. F. Strond and daughter. Miss and asked his mother to tell him a . specimens. lady looking longingly at 5-pound all that is good and worth while. story. “Sh-h-h,” soothed Mother, The boys who were on the Louise, Harlev Sofley and I. W. Most largely represented are the The sting of sin is felt and seen “any minute now your daddy will Farmington team for this contest stick of candy—Harley Crews all Wall spent Friday in Greensboro. be home and tell us both one.” western ground snakes of the genus dressed up with no time to go Mrs. W. A. Allison spent the everywhere. It poisons life. It Sonora, about a foot long and a were Harold Seats, Bayne Miller, quarter-inch or less in diameter. anywhere—DukeWhittaker shop­ Christmas holidays with her par­ is no respector of persons. It No Refimd Richard Carter, Roby Baity and They live under rocks and under Robert Wallace. ping in Men’s Shop—Local physi­ ents at Richmond, Va stings all who will not turn unto Woman Customer: “Do you re­ piles of debris in city lots. One turn the money when an article cian sitting in cafe enjoying hot Miss Kathryn Brown, a member God. We are made to wonder species—there are eight in all— The Davis-Townsend Cnapter isn’t satisfactory?” j have been found buried more than dogs—Smoot Shelton extracting of Greensboro school faculty, spent why men allow sin to kill them Merchant: “That depends on the of Davidson Countv, won first two feet under a sand dune. Ap­ place in the contest. fried chicken from chicken bones. the holidays here with her parents. physically, mentally, morally and article.” 1 parently they are rather plentiful, spiritually, and kill their influence, •Customer: “This is a book.” although many persons living in BAYNE MILLER, Reporter. Felix Harding, a stndent at Merchant: "What was wrong and finally destroys them in heil, their neighborhood are unaware of Wake Forest College, spent the with it?” their existence. They might be mis­ Our County And whereas, if they would only turn Customer: “I didn’t like the way taken for very large earthworms. holidays here with his parents. it ended.” Buried With Mili­ Mr. and Mrs, E. H. Woodruff, un’o .God they could live forever The Sonora are non-poisonous. not In body, hut in soul. Hail and Farewell The rather closely related group, Social Security of Montgomery, Ala . spent Christ­ the Tantilla, have grooved "fangs,” tary Honors Men will allow sin to sting them, “ The man who occupied this ■ however, and probably are mildly Bv Mrs. Ruth G. Duffv, Manager. mas in town with relatives. room,” said the landlady, “was William D. link, of Cooleemee, Mrs. J F. Stonestreet and child­ wound them, wreck and de-tooy poisonous to the large insects on The November Health Bulletin an inventor. He invented an ex­ I which they feed, but not to human Veteran of World War L was bur­ ren visited her mother, Mrs. R. T. them, and finally damn them, and plosive.” published monthlv by the N. C. “I suppose those spots on the j beings. They are notable for their ied with military honors at Liber­ Petree1 at Germantown Christmas seem to make no protest against it. ’ long tails, which represent from State Board of Health states that generally speaking, with the ex­ wall are the explosive,” said the 15 to 30 per cent of the entire’ ty Methodist Church on Dec. 18. North Carolina was one of the day. roomer. length. The V-terans of Foreign Wars Miss Sadie Hall Woodruff spent ception of the minority who turn “No,” said the landlady. “They first states to practice tuberculosis are the inventor.” I Some of the species of Sonora were in charge and were assisted unto God. We see individuals who I are banded with red and black control in cooperation with the last week at Taylorsville, the guest by members of the local National have been stung and stung, cursed Can’t Afford It rings, while Tantilla usually has a U. S. Public Health Service. We of her sister, Mrs. William Pat­ black head, but by and large these Guard Co. Those assisting were and blighted by sin. even for years “Yes,” concluded the psychia­ have many reasons for being proud terson. little reptiles are sand-colored and Fred R. Leagans, Commander; Jas. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Clement and years, and until they die, and trist, “you’ll just have to forget depend on their inconspicuousness of our state, and this is one of wonder why they don’t turn unto your imaginary illness. Devote for their security. B. Swicegood, Officer of the Day; them. This program is another and bahe, of Charlotte, were guests yourself to your work. In fact, it Robert Evans and C. F, Meronev, of relatives here during the holi­ God for help, for salvation, for sal­ might be a good idea if you com­ in which your Federal and State pletely lost yourself in your la­ Color Bearers; John Pilcher, Jr., days. vation, for temporal and eternal Paint Failures Detected Governments co-operate for the relief. If people get into a hornet’s bors.” and Ben Bowles, Color Guards; welfare of the citizens. The U. S. Miss Sarah Gaither, a member of “Then again, it might not be,” ‘In Bud1 by New Device Iimmie Campbell, Bugler; Rich­ the Gastonia school faculty, retur­ nest, or wasps, or bumblebees, or the patient replied. “I’m a deep- Pubiic Health Services come un­ sea diver.” Invention of a portable instru­ ard Beeding, Chester James, Paul ned to her work last week after something else that stings, they ment which examines painted sur­ der the Federal Security Agency A. Foster, Franklin Jones, Calvin spending the holidays here with hurrv awav and don’t retnrn, nn Bad Dream faces and makes a blueprint of all just as does Old-Age and Surviv­ tiny flaws and holes marking the McClamrock and Bill Click, pall her parents less if is to kill the hateful beetles. When you kiss a girl in the pale ors Insurance. However, this of­ beginning of paint failure was an- bearers. B. C. Ellis was in com­ Mr, and Mrs. H. B. Ward and However, thev allow the devil, to moonlight. nounced by Professor Max Kron- fice does not have anything to do sting with sin all the veers of life Don’t let romance take you away, stein, Marion M. Ward and Robert mand of the Firing. Squad with daughters, Theolene and Margaret, For a gal who looks like a dream with Public Health Activities.