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MEDITATION
">Vlu*n the heart's wrong, there can't be peace. Selfishness is
a gangrene, eating at the very vital*. >in is a cancer, poisoning
the blood. Peace Ls the rhythm of our wills with Jesus' love- will.
Disobedience break* the music. Failure to Keep i ntoueh makes
discord. The notes jar and grate. We have broken off. Tin- peace
can't get in. Jesus made peace by his blood. We gel it only by
keeping in full touch with him."
IN THE HEARTS OF INDIVIDUALS
EVERY AMERICAN today ha.- an oppoi .unity to participate in help
ing to win the victory, either by goins ^o the fighting front, buy
ing bonds, obeying laws, cheerfully accepting rationing of various
items, collecting scrap, serving in tile civilian jobs to which we are
assigned, and other ways th*. pieaemtxi to us for doing all in our
power to cooperate.
The principles for which we are fighting this war arc those upon
which our country was founded. Among them is the right to vote, to
have a part in a government of the people, for the people and by the
people. It was the privilege and duty of all to vote in the election held
Tuesday. The vote here was large, as is characteristic of this county,
?where there usually are several contested races. It is the privilege of
every voter to cast his ballot according to his own way of thinking,
and this right always should be cxerclscd.
As we reflect on the election in our own county and relate it to
the crisis the world is facing today, the thought occurs to as that the
battles of individuals and communities must be settled before the war
between nations will cease. If there is hatred, malice, greed, dis
honesty. jealousy, and envy in the heart of individuals these
characteristics must be erased before the person or persons find peace
and happiness. Harmony and cooperation must exist in communities
before a satisfactory way of life can be instituted.
FIRST-LINE WORK
r'S AN ILL WIND that blows nobody good. and at least it can be
said of the present emergency that widely disseminated knowl
edge relative to fire prevention in the event of incendiary bombing,
is making the people of our land actively fire -prevention conscious.
For the first time in history, the American housewife can sys
tematically do first-line work in fire prevention. She can attack those
piles of old magazines and newspapers; those mountainous collections
of desiccated sewing scraps left by the family dressmaker of a by
gone day; the corner by the chimney partitioned off for young
George's darkroom, and still full of highly inflammable photographic
equipment, although young George is now serving in his country's
armed forces. Only the housewife can make a systematic cleanup of
such accumulation.
No one ever looks at old magazines and newspapers, although
Father has been saving them since 1910. on the premise that some
time he might want to "find something." Mother has saved sewing
scraps because in the back of her mind for years has been the house
wife's dream that maybe some day she might make a hooked rug for
?the upper hall. Young George's high school hobby was photography.
But nowadays Father is busy with his many duties, Mother is involved
in all manner of war work, and young George has no time for hobbies.
So the American housewife can really clean the attic, and more
power to her. She can. with traditional strength and enthusiasm,
cripple the red menace of fire.
ROAD TO VICTORY
IT MAY SEEM like a far cry from raccoons, beavers, snowshoe
rabbits, polar boars, musk-oxen, and penguins (which is what I
have been writing about during the past few years* to the subject of
"War Bonds and Stamps: but. when you stop to think about it. the
two are kindred. For just as raccoons and other creatures of the wild
yearn for freedom and security, so do human beings feel that life
without freedom and security is an unhappy existence.
The price of freedom is high, but no price is too high. That is
why we are now engaged in a war that must end in Victory. It Is 8
people's war. That means you. and me. and all those near and dear
to us. It means the children in school, the teacher, the groceT on
Main Street, the boy who lives around the comer. For there is some
way in which every single one of us- men. women, and children ? can
help to win. Each of us can do his share. And one way of sharing the
burden is this: Buy War Stamps. Buy War Bonds. Keep on buying
them, even if it means sacrifice. For only by the sacrifice on the part
of all Americans can we hope to win the Victory that will keep us frfte
from oppression, and will free those who are now enslaved. So, don't
forget, BUY STAMPS. BUY BONDS Do your share on the home
front While our mcr are doing THEIR share on land and sea and in
the air! KEEP AMERICA FREE? KEEP AMERICA STRONG ? LETT'S
ALL PULL TOO ETHER FOR VICTORY!? Jane Tompkins.
Great Thought# of Great Thinkers
By cultivating the beaultful we scatter the seeds of heavenly
flowers .as by doing good we cultivate those tha' belong to humanity.
?Howard.
Lenity will operate with greater force. In Rome Instances, than
rigor. It Is, therefore, my first wish, to have my whole conduct dis
tinguished by tt.? Washington.
Forgive many things in others: nothing m yourself. ? Ausonlus.
Tranquil pleasures last the longest. We an not fitted to bear long
the burden of great Joys. ? Bovee.
The silent upbraiding of the eye Is the very poetry of reproach; It
speaks at once to the Imagination.? Mis. Balfour.
Our (Great America fylhjon
ARE USIN6 TOOAV |? COVINS
PlAMTCP By NAT (J Rt
manv states of -me SOUTH
IMVTNTORS ESTIMATE MORE
Than ^?00 OOO in CAPITAL WAS
R FOR PRELlMiNARVwORi^
"TO BUILP THE PlRST f'RACTlCAL
"Type writer
Oxford Orphanage
Points To Long
Record Of Service
The Oxford Orphanage at Ox
ford. has a record of sixty-nine
years of service to the children of
North Carolina. Over 5.000 have
bfsn cared for and trained. Its
graduates and former pupils are
in all walks of life and there Is
no record of a former pupil hav
ing been convicted and sentenced
for committing a major crime. It
is the oldest orphanage in the
State and receives children other
than those of the membership of
the supporting order.
At the present, time less than
50 per cent of the population of
the Orphanage is of Masonic
parentage. The Home possesses
valuable buildings, grounds and
equipment and has had no op
erating deficit for several years.
The annual budget of the Or
phanage calls for an expenditure
of $170,000. This provides shelter,
clothing, food, recreation, heat,
light, books, school supplies,
health program, staff of trained
workers, vocational training in
several departments, laundry, re
pairs and upkeep to buildings,
grounds and equipment, and ex
perienced case work for a family
of 313 children.
Superintendent C. K. Proctor
announces that the sum of $10,
000 is needed this year for op
erating expenses in order to bal
ance the budget.
The orphanages of the State
use the Thanksgiving season as
an occasion to appeal to the
citizens of the State for assist
ance. The Superintendent of the
Oxford Orphanage announces
that the Home is open for visitors
each day and hundreds of North
Carolina citizens visit this his
toric spot every year.
Young Men Are
Entering Navy
Uncle Sam has discontinued
the practice of revealing actual
figures on monthly Naval enlist
ment. but it's still okeh to reveal
a few percentages ? just to keep
the Axis guessing.
Last month, over 70 per cent of
i ho Tar Heels who volunteered
for the Navy were under 21 years
of age. Over 90 per cent were
white. And over 65 per cent were
togh school graduates.
One man out of every seven
was eligible for a rating. One out
of every five had hart some col
lege training. And. 12 out of eevry
dozen will be given leave after
five weeks in the Navy.
Motorists Must
File Application
In order to retain their right to
use mileage ration books already
issued them, passenger car and
motorcycle owners in Cherokee
county must file with their local
War Price and Rationing Board
the new application form and tire
inspection record, Fred Johnson,
chairman of the board declares.
The forms, which are being
used in other sections of the
country as an application for a
basis A ration, are now available
at nearby service stations, ga
rages and other conveniently lo
cated places. Mr. Johnson urges
autoist3 and motorcyclists to pick
up copies at once and mail them
to the War Price and Rationing
Board as soon as they are filled
out.
Car Owners Must
Have Only 5 Tires
"Passenger car owners showing
on their applications that they
still own more tlian five tires per
car will not be issued further
mileage ration books. Fred John
son, chairman of the board, said.
"They wUl be told they must get
rid of those tires first.
"When he does apply he will
have to present proof that he has
disposed of the excess tires he
reported on his application form",
Mr. Johnson declared.
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Free Shows Are
Appreciated By
Service Men
niat service men reelly ap
preciate the opportunity of at
tending Murphy movies free of
dm!Soton Is attested to by a let*
:er received this week by the
management of the Dickey
rheatre from H. Kent Farley.
Welfare Officer of the United
States Coast Guard. Chattanooga.
Tenn.
Mx*. Farley, speaking for the
Toast Guardsmen of the Hiwas
ee Dam area, said in his letter
4 o the Dickey Theatre manager
that "the admission of Coast
Guardsmen to your theatre free
of cliarge is a courtesy deeply ap
preciated by the men of the Hi
wassee area We M that action
Hftch as yours lias been of great
value in creating and maintain
ing the fine morale evidenced by
the patrols of that area."
Tills theatre some time ago. as
a patriotic gesture toward service
men. began admitting service men
in uniform to any show at any
time without admission charge.
Naval Official
To Interview Men
In Cherokee County
An unlimited number of men
with mechanical and clerical
ability arc now needed by the
Navy, as well as men with am
bition who want to learn a trade
while they serve their country.
Chief Petty Officer W. S. Basker
ville of the Ashevllie Navy Re
cruiting Station, said yesterday.
Chief Baskerville will be at the
Cherokee county court house In
Murphy on Tuesday and Wednes
day. November 10 and 11; at
Booth's Drug Store in Hayesvllle
on Thursday. November 12; and
at the Town Hall in Andrews on
Friday. November 13.
We want the young men of i
Western North Carolina ?nVe ,
advantage of these special op
portunities offered by the Navy".
Chief Baskerville said, "because
past records have proved that a
large number of our best sailors
have come from the mountains
of North Carolina, and the Navy
Is anxious to have more of them."
The Naval Official pointed out
thai over M per cent of the run
In the Navy are petty oflictn
whtoh. he said. Is because evtrj
man In the Nary becomes a
specialist In a particular type 0j
trade and the Navy Ls quick ot
recognize ability and U> pay it,
men (or their services. Eighteen
and 19-year-old men. he pointed
out. are particularly desiralrie.
because they learn fast and are
enthusiastic about gaining pro.
motions.
The clalallness of the life in
the Navy, Baskerville said, ls por
trayed by the neatness ot 1U> men
and ships. The character ot its
men ls related by their records,
botl In and out of the Navy, and
the fighting spirit of its min is
most vividly exemplified by the
magnificent accomplishments in
the present battles of the South
Pacific.
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