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BY,THE WAYSIDE
By a a. F.
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the t^eh^flfthr Snow-
ne^ pleying hide .and : aeekt.
.fChdf Winter aeema 'reluctant to
i^eid, his reign to . the fairy
aprtng; but Spring la'nsdaunted,
for In spite of fl^ng snowflakes
the gardens are full of early
bloom, lending to the landscape
a glowing beauty and sense of
wramtb, .even if It Is warmth
that is sensed only in color.
The robins seemed to be hold
ing a carnival this morning on
the daffodil walk at Saint Paul’s.
There must he more than an hun
dred blooms bordering that walk.
Boxwoods, quiet and dignified
in the falling snow had Its share
of the robin carnival too. The
gardens at Boxwoods are very
lovely now with the tulips com
ing into bud, and row after row
of daffodils and narcissi in full
bloom. Later in the season when
the Madonna lilies and the iris
come into bloom—but that can
bide its time.
If 1 am not mistaken Wllkes-
boro’s first post office stands on
one corner of the lot at Box
woods. .\t least it is the only post
office that some of the oldest in
apt*
Mondays aijd Thundaya at
North WilkesborO, N. C.
J. CARTER and JUUUS C. HUBBARD,
PuMishers.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
ll.OO Year'in the State; $1.60 Out of the State.
^Ibrtered the post office at North Wflkesboro,
N. C., as second class matter under Ac* of March
4. 1879.
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1933
Turn To The Roads
As much as The Journal-Patriot ap
proves of the highway beautification pro
gram launched by the state highway de
partment, the inescapable truth is that
convicts might be more profitably employ
ed in improving some of our rural roads.
That is our settled conviction and we hope
the road policy will be reversed in that
respect.
If, after the road.s have been put in
shape and made pas.sable. there is nothing
for the convicts to do, there would be
nothing wrong in setting out tree.s along
side our hard-surfaced highways. It is a
laudable movement.
However, we arc inclined to the opinion
that our rural ciii/.ens. living off the main
highways, as taxpayei'S of the state, are
entitled to services of the highway de
partment until they are lifted out of the
mud. They who have no roads leading to
the highway.s which are satisfactoiw for
travel find it difficult to appreciate a
beautification program under conditions
which have prevailed.
over-optimism in good times. ' If that is
true, if economic depressions are due to
causes inherent in human nature, yve con
fess that' we cannot see much hope for
that milleniiim in which there will always
be prosperity for everybody. We certainly
do not see how it is possible for legislation
to correct evils which are sure to recur
whenever conditions are ripe for them.
That is not to say that we do not think
the Government at Washington and the
State government should not do all in
their power to make dishonesty unprofit
able. We think it would be a salutary
thing for the country to put a few big
bankers and stock promoters in jail and
keep them there as a warning to Others.
But we haven’t much sympathy with the
idea that all, or the major part, of our
troubles are the result of the machinations
of unscrupulous crooks.
On the contrary, we think we got our
selves into trouble by believing that boom
times would never end. We mortgaged our
homes and our farms when it wms easy to | of the town can recall,
borrow on them, because it seemed so j dating back to the isso’s or per-
easy to get the money to pay off the mort- ‘I*,!"
gages when we needed it. And when we
say “we” we are speaking of everybody.
Big manufrtCturers and business men were
ju.st as simple as the smalle.st. They built!!
Calvin J. Cowles was the post
master. That little unpretentious
buildin.g is one of the very few
old landmarks of the town, and
Chevrolet Company
Will Give Away ^
Ca^ During A^l
Local'Fim To
■ ^ Or Gaatriine Conaomp-^ !
^ : iota Soon .
it would be well to preserve the
up great plants on bond issues, because Kowns old landmarks- tor the
they could not see far enough ahead to j generations yet to he. Fixed up
ia bit. and ma.le to i... a plac*' ol
realize that the market for their product
but
; iisefnliiess in the
lae.
Ol
in-
Lile
I town again to sbo,.' .io.v .be
I town has developed in the last
! half or three quarters of a cen-
reason. Colonel
something of a mineralogist, or
at least tie was greatly iiUoresled
in minerals, and that little old
building, I understand, is filled
with minerals and things that
Congratulations
The Journal-Patriot offers congratula
tions to the Morganton News-Herald upon
the announcement that after the first of
April that that splendid publication will
be published twice a week instead ot week
ly-
The News-Herald has been one of the
best weekly publications in North Caro
lina and it is our prediction that it will
enjoy equal pre.stige in the semi-weekly
field. Miss Beatrice Cobb, editor, owner
and manager of the paper, is one of the
outstanding lady publishers in the coun
try and her late.st announcement shows
that she is nut afraid to move boldly for
ward even during a year of hard times.
With the change to a semi-weekly, the
News-Herald will be able to serve the
public bette!' than ever before. The news
will be released more promptly and a
double service will be offered the adver
tiser.
The New-Herald was one of the few
weeklies to maintain a .?2.00 sub.scription
price, proving that readers of the paper
appreciated an e.xcelienT news . .service.
The fact that there is to be no change in
the rate means that .Mi.ss Cobb is thinking-
in term.s of service to her subscribers.
was not going to keep on growing,
would some day slack off.
We do not think the people who ...
dulged in what now seem like wild dreams | cowies w a s
of increasing profits were dishone.st; not
mo.st of them, anyway. We think they—
ail of u.s—built too much on hope and not
enough on prudent common-sen.se. And,
looking back over the history of other de-icome under that head. There
pressions, it seem.s to us that they all hap-' "lieht '’e
pened for the same reason. Human nature j Who know.s?
cannot avoid undue optimism when things' we can appreciate the feeling
are going well, just as it cannot escape !°f .sacredness that enfolds the
undue fear when things are going badly.
, ^ •’ !the desire to keep the contents
Just now We are still under the rule of | untouched by other hands; but
unreasoning fear. That is going to delay j it would not detract 'from the
recovery, until the ravs of hope which are sacredness of them at all K it
1 * . . .1 . were turned into a kind of mu-
be^finning to appear on the horizon grow
brighter. Then, as we recover from our
fear we shall go on again, with increasing
hopefulness to another boom, and that in iriM^lt'atuftt ^'^rbur
'its turn will collap.se and ruin millions ling that we could stock at pres-
who have not tempered their optimi.sm
with caution.
That is human nature.
seum and town library would it?
There might be much valuable
information hidden in the con-
ent with books and magazines
BRUCE BARTON WRITES
for the beginning of. or as the
first stepping-stone toward that
much discussed, and very great
ly needed town library.
It is in a good location, just off
lithe principal street of the town,
' • and because it is onp of our very
!. few landmarks, it is fitting that
i it be preserved, and brought
“RENDER UNTO CEASER”
-Ti acher, we know that you speak the truth." i aaain into a life of usefulness,
said the jealous “Pharisees and llerodians," "and ' Some twenty-four years ago,
that you don't care anything about the author-rerresentative. Hon Charles
ity or office which a man holds. You treat them
1 H. Co-wles, introduced into Con
gress a I'ill for an appropriation
of fifty thousand dollars for a
, public building. Out of that has
-Now. tell u., IS It la-A-ful to give trib.ite unto j or.r present beautiful Fed
eral building.
you get your thoughts direct from God.
Caesar or not?
V( ry clever, getiilemen. ver
clever, indeed. If ■ what words can tell a greater
Jesus answers that it isn’t lawful, yon will have' story of small town progress
the reciird of his reply in Herod's hands in an i than comparison of these two
hour, ami instantly he w-ill be under arrest for f buildings? To what better serv-
propagating rebellion against the Roman power; ^'ce could it be dedicated than to
if he answers that it is lawful, he will lo.se his' Uie slepping-stone to a public
popular following. Because the people hate the!
Itonian.s. and dmli'e the taxes at ever.v turn 'our young people,
very, very clever.
And to the
■ I memory of the very modest and
retiring man that managed the
Nailing a Falsehood !
We admit our inability to under-=tand'
the persistence of the rumors to the effect!
that there htive been irregularities in the -
office of the county superintendent of i
welfare. Despite a public .statement from j
the di.strict .supervisor of relief funds de-j
clarinp: that there is no foundation what-:
ever for the whisperings, the rumors con-|
tinue to be circulated.
”^hb is inexplainable. If Mrs. Foster
had been arre.sted on a charge of irregu
larities, officers would be required to
make some record of the arrest. Further
more. bond would have been required and
somebody would have known something
about that. And if a government repre
sentative, as was reported, had seen fit to
bring charges and cause the arrest, he
most a.ssuredly would not have hidden his
“light under a bushel” and gone away
without disclosing to somebody the facts
in the case.
The aubsurdity of the reports is obvious
and yet the circulation of them is not lack
ing in seriousness. The originator of same,
if the identity can be determined, should
be prosecuted for libel.
Mrs. Foster is acting wisely in ignoring
the whole affair. Yet justice would be
served by.exhibiting to the public eye the
person or persons responsible for the rum
ors.
He looked at tliem with frank contempt, .as H j first post office. Colonel
lo say. "1)0 you really think 1 am qnltp as sim- Calvin J. Cowles, the father of
our Hon. Charles H. Cowles.
pie as all that?”
"Somebody lend me a coin." he exclaimed. An ,
eager !iste)ier dug info his pocket and produced . LABOR TROUBLE ENDS
it. Jesus lield it up where all could see. IN PLANT AT LENOIR
“Whose picture is ih.ut?’’ he denmnded. “Whos"! Lenoir, March 27. — Labor
toward the
They must
I troubles at the Kent Coffey Man-
The shrewdest su-1 nfacturing company apparently
are at an end following the re
opening this morning of the fur
niture plant with approximately
50 employes on hand.
At noon the total s-welled to
above 100, and officials expect
the remainder of the employes to
be on duty tomorrow morning.
The state highway patrol force
name
They began to be uneasy
spected that the path was leading
precipice, yet there was no escape
answer. “Caesar's." they replied.
"Very good,” said he ironically. “Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God
the things that are God's.”
Another repulse for the best legal talent in the
city . . . another good laugh for the crowd . . .
another story to tell in the taverns, in the Tern- of 12 members, headed by Capt.
pie court, in the market-place . . . wherever the , c. D. Parmer, left Lenoir shortly
common folks crowded together. . . . Says the | after noon. Special officers who
narrative describing the defeated questioners have been on the company’s prop-
"they marveled greatly at him.” . . . and in an-|erty since the shut down Friday
other place . . . "and no man after that durst ask i sflerttoon have been discharged,
him any question. " Every objection had been jbeen^no violence and
turned back upon the objectors: every trap bad
sprung upon the fingers of those who set It. No
argument was left for them except the final one
which is always a confession of failure. They had
the brute force on their side. They could not
stand against his thinking but they could, and
did. nail him on the cross.
Not in time, however. Not until his work was
finished. Not until he had trained and equipped
a force which would carry on -with double power
because of the very fact of his death. . . Every
year in our country there are thousands of con
ventions—political, charitable, business. Most of
them are a waste. They are conducted on the
false assumption that over-selling and exagger
ation are potent forces—that the energies of men
respond most powerfully to promises of easy vic
tory and soft rewards. The great leaders of the
world have known better.
no actual disorder although at
times there were upwards of 150
men picketing at the gates.
The employes were dissatisfied
with the new cost system being
installed in the factory by an en
gineer hut today they questioned
him for several hours, discussing
each phase of It as pertaining to
wage earning, and were satisfied
with his explanation. H. C. Lucas
is the engineer in charge.
Representative F. H. Coffey,
president ot the company, left at
1 o’clock for Raleigh as the labor
trouble was settled^ He explained
the system to the employes and
after conferring with him and
with Mr. Lucas, the workers
were satisfied that no wage cut
is contemplated.'
-'Mr. "W. B. Colvard, of the.'C.
& C. Chevrolet Company and his
entire organization attended a
meeting at the Hotel Robert B.
Lee In iVlnston-Salem, , Monday
night, which was held by execu
tives of the Chevrolet Motor
Company, from Charlotte. At this
meeting the Chevorlet dealers
learned of plans which the
Chevrolet Motor Company has
made to gltre away a Chevrolet
every day during the month of
April. As explained by Mr. Col-
vard all a contestant has to do is
take a ride in a Chevrolet and on
an entry blank furnished by
Chevrolet dealers, write bis or
her answer to “'Why I Like The
New Chevrolet.”
In addition to this contest
which is being staged nationally
by the Chevrolet .Motor Company
Mr. Colvard announced that the
C. & C. Chevrolet Company will
award a prize of I5.-00 to the
person who can drive a Chevro
let (1933) the greatest number
of miles on a gallon of gasoli 3.
Mr. Colvard has ordered special
testing equipment to he used In
conducting this contest, and
states that he expects to start his
contest the early part of April,
at which time he will announce
the details.
.\ttending the meeting Mon
day night in addition to Mr. Col
vard were W. D. McMillan, M.
B. McNeill and R. R. Church,
representatives of the local or
ganization.
Rufus W. Colvard and Cole
man Payne represented the W.
J. Chevrolet company, of West
Jefferson, at the meeting.
Ktgtthtj
Uash
Price .
hWICB -
A . -ik
CHRYSLER ROADSTER
$295.00
$ 59.00
CHRYSLER COUPE
moo
139.00
DODGE TRUCK, Half Ton. (SOLD).
175.00
99.00
DODGE TRUCK, Two Ton
275.00
125.00
DODGE HCKUP:.._
285.00
185,00
CHEVROLET TRUCK
125.00
49.00
CHRYSLER SEDAN
175.00
75.00
MODEL A FORD SEDAN
295.00
195.00
CHEVROLET COACH
195.00
95.00
GOOD MODEL T TRUCK
73.00
35.00
DODGE COUPE
150.00
95.00
CHEVROLET COUPE
75.00!
35.00
MODEL T SEDAN -
40.00|
19.00
BATTERIES !-
$3.95
Wiley Brooks and Jeter Crysel
The Motor Service Co.
North WUkeeboro, N. C.
The Family
DOCTOR
By John Jo.seph Gains. M, D.
Complete Concrete
Walk To Hi School
At Millers Creek
BANDIT LOSES LIFE
IN FIGHT WITH TRIO
Fayetteville, March 27.—A.
W. Brafford, 34, was shot to
death here by two officers and a
groceryman during a gunbattle
early today after he had broken
into the grocer's store where the
trio lay in wait for possible
thieves.
Brafford died a few hours aft
er the shooting and his only
words were:
"Please don’t shoot me any
more.”
He made the plea as he fell
under the gunfire of Chief of Po
lice J. Ross Jones, Deputy Neal
Weatherington and Sam Tilling-
hast, the grocer.
The three wens stationed in
the store following a series of
robberies in this section and
guards also had been placed in
other establishments in the busi
ness section.
Early today Brafford entered
the store and flashed a light
which fell on Jones. Immediate
ly Brafford fired twice at Jones,
who ducked behind a counter.
Tlllinghasl then opened fire in
the darkness and Brafford turn
ed to run. firing two more shots.
By this lime the firing became
general and Brafford stopped at
the front door, fired two more
shots almost in Jones' face and
then fell. ^
Brafford's body was riddled i
with buck-shot from shotguns the |
trio were using. !
Coroner J. V. McDougan held
an inquest and exonerated the
trio of blame in the death. Braf
ford, who was single, will be
buried tomorrow.
Mexican Communists
Oppose Daniels
Mexico City, .March 28.—Post
ers attacking Josephus Daniels,
the new American ambassador to
Mexico, appeared on walls in
Mexico City today. *
The posters were 'Captioned
"Out With Daniels" and they
called him "the murderer of
Azue"^ ^nd Uribe.” These men
were Mexicans who were killed
in the fighting when United
States forces landed at Vera
Cruz in 1514. At the time Mr.
Daniels was secretary of the
navy.
The posters were signed “The
Central Committee of the Com
munist Party of Mexico Section
of the. Communist International.”
They called upon workeys,
farmers, students, soldiers and
sailors and .iJ«ll antl-lmperlalists
In general” to rise up and force
Mr. Daniels from Mexico.
The overthrow of the present
Mexican government for per
mitting Mr. Daniels to serve as
ambassador was urged In the
p )■■ ters.
G.\IJi-STONE.S
If you are past middle age, fat,
"tubby” and—sedentary, you are
a likely candidate for gall-stones,
and especially if constipated and
neglectful ot diet, bowels and
exercise. Then, if you eat too
much.
I don't see as many gall-stone
oases as I used to—-not at all;
people are becoming educated.
Not all gall-stones announce
themselves by the severe pain of
passing through the bile-duct; I
once did an autopsy on an 80-
year old patient—a woman—
who had carried over seventy
large stones in the gall-bladder
for years, without knowing she
had them!
Thesf concretions are caused
by long-retained bile in the gall
bladder; they form somewhat
like sugar forms in the bottom
of the syrup-pitcher that is little
used. Prevention means—to keep
the bile Moving; exercise helps to
do this. A pl^in, nutritious diet,
and temperance in eating is an
other aid. Plenty of green vege- j
tables, the “leafy” sorts are of,
use in the diet. Lettuce, spinach, j
dandelion greens, well-prepared ,
cabbage, coleslaw, and such. ]
I am partial to the coarser
breads at least once daily. People
have told me sweet milk and eg.g.s
“make them bilious.” I think
they are mistaken; the term “bil
iousness" is so old it has whisk
ers—like all pious old frauds, it
means always something else.
Best remedy for threat of gall
stones, Phosphate of Soda—I
mean, best family remedy-, it is
harmless. Should be taken every
morning before breakfast, enough
to keep the bowels moving com
fortably. A simple, well-tried
remedy is safer in the household
than a car-load of exploited
"specifics” that spell quackery-
in big letters.
The surgery of the gall-blad
der is another matter. Your fam
ily doctor is yoiir best friend . . .
ask him.
\Vork Wa-s Done First of
Week; Goes From High
way To Grounds
MILLERS CREEK. March 29.
—The concrete walk-way leading
from the Boone Trail highway to
the .Millers Creek high school
grounds was completed today.
.Most of the work was done the
first of the week.
The walk-way is an excellent
addition to the school, providing,
as it does, a safe place for the
children to travel in going from
the highway to the school
grounds and eliminating the ne
cessity of walking in the mud
during rainy weather.
Coffey To Attend Scout
Meeting at Mountain Park
(
C. S. Coffey, Scout commis
sioner of this district, will attend
a Scout meeting of leaders in
Scout work at Mountain Park to^
day (Thursday). A high official *
of the Scout organization will be
in attendance.
ASHE COUNTY TOWN
REPORTS. BIG SNOWS
Raleigh, March 26.—Parker,
little town in Ashe county, had
34.8 inches of snow last month,
the United States weather bu-,
reau here reported today.
Sliaw Retains Sense of Humor |
Santa Monica, Caiit., March 28.
—George Bernard Shaw, Irish
dramatist, flew to southern Cali
fornia today and made a dramat
ic forced landing on the beach
north of the movie colony of
Malibu, some 15 miles north of
his airport destination. "I
thought the pi’ol was going after
a fish,” the white bearded critic,^
said in commenting upon his
feelings when he saw the air
plane swooping down upon the
ocean's edge.
MORE POWER GIVEN
BANK CONSERVATORS
Washington, March 28.—The
government today decided to
permit partial reopening of clos
ed banks where the conservators
In charge believe It can be done
with safety.
This step was taken by Sec
retary Woodln while the banking
committee of the senate sent to
Attorney General Cummings for
a report on all penal laws now In
effect pertaining to banks, their
-officials and employes, and gov
ernment banking authorities. The
information was asked for use
in drafting stricter legislation.
The committee asked also that
Secretary Woodin come before it
Thursday to make recommenda
tions on new laws and to discuss
general financial conditions.
PickinR Jury to Try Minister
Muncle, Ind., March 28.—At
tempts to se.jct a Jury occupied
the opening (lay of the trial In
Delaware circuit court here of
the Rev. G. Lemuel Conway, su
spended pastor of the Madison
Street Methodist Episcopal
church, charged with criminal
assault on Miss Helen Huffmna,
18-year-old Sunday school teach
er.
Intended To Kill Mussolini
Rome, March 28.—^The police
have In custody a man who, they
announced today, has confessed
he lntende3 to assassinate Prem
ier Mussolini last Monday. The
■man was arrested as he was loit
ering In the Plaza de Vanezla on
which the -wlndo-ws of the prem
ier’s offices face. The authori
ties said he had a gun in bis
pocket. . i.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Tull Motor and Welding
Company will be moved from
the Grissom Auto Service build
ing on C Street to the Cash
Filling Station building at the
intersection of Cherry Street
and Wilkesboro Avenue on
April 1.
Tull Motor & Welding Co.
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
TAILORING
SALE
JOHN KRAUSE WILL
BE AT OUR STORE ON
March 30-31,
April 1st ^
PAYNE
Clothing Co.
NoriH Wilfcesbioroj^K! j(^J