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Catered at the post office at North Wilkesboro,
N. C., as second class matter under Aot of March
4, 18/9.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1933
THE ANSWER
“An old man going a lone highway.
Came at evening—cold and gray,
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim.
The chasm had no fear for him.
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
A fellow pilgrim standing near.
Said, “Old man, you’re wasting time
building here—
You’ve crossed the chasm, dark and wide.
Why build a bridge at even tide?’’
The builder lifted his old gray head,
“In the path I’ve come,” he said, j
“'ITiere followeth after me today _ !
A fair haired youth who must pass this j
way; j
This chasm which has been naught to me |
To this fair youth may a pitfall me.
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim—
Good friend, I’m building this bridge for
him.” —Annoymous
.^Knoddng
Aii illustmtion of "an attitude that
too general w foupd in an editorial ' ap
pearing ia last week's issue of the-, Tay
lorsville 'Times. Our esteemed contempor
ary takes no unusual view hf legislators in
action. It is a rather common view and yet
we wonder if it isn’t a little hit unfair. W.e
quote verbatim:
“The press generally and folks indi
vidually seem to delight in slamming our
solons domicile at the state Capitol ; and
not wanting to be left out of the fray,
here goes our slam. ^
“We are not sufficiently versed in tax
ation, finance and statecraft to offer the
present General Assembly now in session
a plan to balance the State budget; and
we are sure, that if we were able to sug
gest such a plan, it would not be accept
able to the present bunch of shilly-shall-
ing representatives we have in Raleigh.
“It is inconceivable that a supposedly
group of mature, intelligent men and citi
zens that have been elected, by popular
vote to represent us in our legislative halls
at Raleigh, should spend their time and
the taxpayer’s money in personal viper-
ations, and the formation of blocs that
tend to delay and retard necessary legisla
tion in these critical times.
“Thoughtful citizens will agree with
Mr. Garibaldi of Mecklenburg in remark
ing that our present general assembly is
in right much of a muddle. The non-essen
tials must be cut out, and we’ve got to get
finP: of a Strei^
I hare in'my Wnd> oyef.one
block'of street In the towi of
Wilkesboro. ' I do not think that
I am mistaken ih saying that
within the past sixteen years very
little attention has been given to
this street until this past winter,
and this street Is just off the
courthouse square, too. Very
nearly the most conspicuous
street In the town, when one con
siders the location of this block.
This past winter with the aid of
the fedteral relief fund, and by
putting to work a number of the
unemployed men, this block of
street was built up and nicely
fixed, taking all things Into con
sideration. The property owners
appreciate It, too.
Six Barns and a Seventh
On this block of street there
are six barns In more or less use-
able condition. Three of them are
large. I suppose they might be
called two-story barns. They are
high enough for that anyway,
and they do cut off the view.
Six or eight room bungalows on
the south side of this block of
street, where the two largest
barns stand, would be a great Im
provement in the appearance of
the street, and a neededg addi
tion to the town. One the north
side of this block of street stands
one large barn, and below that,
three smaller ones, and smaller
ed people were put to work timm
cleaning it up and clearing it of
I the pccumulatloa of rubbish, us-
!4Bsi^tly washed ottt . $^cee, ^t-
Jting the tin cadS* find these satoe
I washed nut plaGes;::for a rendps-*
jjBua, coVerlntfjall with,.a.good
deep coat o'f earth, then with
grass, and if loine of the Fedei^
al Aid Funds could he nsed^^o
help'with tlds, the cleaning'’up
work, cutting of the ttVdergTOWth
of brush, cleaning out the little
streamlet and making a wading
pool, and also a .lily pool for
wild pond lilies, and other need
ed work, that would put this lot
in good shape.
If the Civic Department of the,
Woman's Club, and the town
council would Join hands in tak
ing hold of this bit of ground,
why In a very little while Wil
kesboro would have a fine park
and playground that is very
greatly needed.
This Is the impression that a
stranger gets In passing along.
TWO ARE KILLED AS
FAST TRAIN WRECKS
Stop Worrying
back to bed rocks of what we need, must .
have and can pay for. If our legislators in ones seem to be useless, or at
Raleigh would look at the desperate con-, least that is the impression one
dition the taxpayers of the state are in to-1 gets of them. That large barn-iot
dav they would trim state expenditures on the north side of this block of
^ J »i. 4-w 'UntTrt strfeBt is a bcaUkiftil builUiriK
to the bone; but they don t seem to havej^.^^ ^
the ‘abdominal fortitude’ to do it.”
_ bcautifiil
i site. It is jiKst a few siep.: from
the court house square, i.s well
It seems to us that to say our legislators | drained and of good health-giv-
are not conscientiously endeavoring to do l•;nKJunshin™ly.all^d^
the best thing by their con.stituents is un
On a very prominent street corner in
Philadelphia is a crippled chap, who sells
newspapers. He has two artificial legs.
He has something else, however, that has
impressed hundreds of people, and that is
his courage.
We are told that his answer to the usual
inquiry of his many customers, ‘How are
things?” always is, “Can’t Kick.”
There is a community of thought in this
little story. How many of us under simi
lar circumstances would make the same
reply? We all admire the man who can
Bmile in trouble and gather strength from
distress. It seems that maybe some of us
have done a great deal of kicking during
the past year, but if we should take a
true inventory of ourselves we would find
considerably more for which to be thank
ful than does this newsboy in Philadel
phia. Let’s profit by his example—.stop
worrying and be optimistic.
just.
If those of us looking on from the out
side were called upon to labor under the
pressure from all sides such as they, we
wonder how we would stand up under it.
There is the group—and it is large—
which is opposed to the sales tax—any
kind. There are the landowners who have
demanded that property be relieved.
There is a bloc which seeks retrench
ments, even to the extent of a four-months’
school term. There is the crowd who
wants eight months of school. There are
those who wish to stand on the present
six months’ term. There are those who
say, “put it on the rich.” There are those
who are thought to be able to bear it who
say, “more tax will be disastrous to our
business.”
The poor legislator, striving to do the
best thing, finds himself in a quandry as I
j when the weather is clear. Put
ting a nice sized bungalow there
wh^re the old barn stands would,
to say the least, add much to the
appearance of the street. These
arc three good building sites.
The seventh barn on this block
stands on the south side of the
street. It is low and of compact
build, is kept in good repair and
the doors are kept closed. Be-
couse this barn has a low roof
it does not obstruct the view, yet
it serves all needful purposes of
a barn.
A Possibility
That small queerly shaped lot
where the three small barns
stand would make a splendid
park and play-ground for our
young folks and the children. It
has possibilities. Already a tiny
little streamlet is trying to find
its way down the slope, and’ with
a little help would make a nice
wading pool for the “kiddies.
Is there a “kid” in the world
that does not love to wade? And
Dover, Del.—Members bf the
Boston Red Sox baseball club es
caped Injury early today in a I
Pennsylvania railroad w r e c k I
which officials said was caused i
by a tampered switch and which j
killed tbe engineer and fireman, i
Three sleep is occupied by the:
Red Sox Were derailed. Seven.
passengers in other cars were i
hurt, none seriously. The train |
was the night express from Nor
folk to New York and the accl- |
dent occurred at Wyoming, at
3:10 a. m.
The engineer was C. A. Burk- j
hard, of Wilmington, Del., and i
the fireman, E. L. Poiilson, of
Delmar, Del.
The ball players and other
members of their party were
shaken up but they proceeded in
a special train after several
hours delay to Jersey City where
they were scheduled to play an
exhibition game today.
, MOCS
Let us put yofe car in first class condition for the long
drives you are going to make this spring and sum
mer ... You want to feel like the car is going to per
form correctly and that’s our specialty to see that it
does. Put the responsibility on us. We appreciate
your business.
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Murray Tires and Batteries at
Special Low Prices
Wiley Brooks and Jeter Crysel
The Motor Service Co.
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
CHARLOTTE POUCE
PROBE TWO DEATHS
Charlotte. — Charlotte police
recently sought to link the shoot
ing of Theo J. Karavos, cate
operator, at his place of business
and the murder of John W.
Brown, elderly street car motor-
man, several weeks ago.
Karavos was shot to death by
I two negroes but officers were
j undecided whether he died in an
SKULL OF HAIRY
MASTODON FOUND j attempt to frustrate a holdup or
■whether he was shot by negroes
Coalinga, Calif.—The skull of
hairy mastodon which roamed
California uncounted years ago,
was found near here recently by
an oil well crew.
The skull was said to be in a
good state of preservation, al
though only three feet of the
tusks were found.
long
The I'snal Hour
Brown: Do you work
hours? ,
White: No, only the regulation I the outskirts
with whom he is reported to
have had a previous difficulty.
No money was missing from the
cash register.
Although Karavos died of a
wound caused by a .38 caliber
pistol, police found a .45 caliber
bullet embedded In the- cafe wall.
Brown was killed with a .45
caliber pistol when he resisted
negroes who attempted to rob
him when he stopped his car on
of the city. They
length—60 minutes each.
fled without robbing him.
We want you ■ to., know
that we have in stock Porch
Gliders suid other porch fur
niture at attractive money
saving prices. Let us show
you. — Smithey-Henderson
Furniture Co.
It’s no use to measure our
wheat in your half bushel. Our’s
hold ju.st the same. Wbat we
would like to do Is to g3ve our
array of customers tlie advant
age of exchanging their products
for the other necessities which
they do not produce and have a
considerable margin In the trans
action and then they could begin
to add this to their., surplus.—
IVie Goodwill Stores.
Forester-Prevette Ins. Co.
North Wilkesboro, N. 0. n
,, , some that are not exactly “kids.”
to what is the best thing. Eventually he Xhere are good shade trees there,
makes up his mind to do something, be it
wi.se or otherwise.
A Wise Decision
The decision of North Wilkesboro vot- j
ers not to have a contest in the city elec- {
tion is a wise one, it seems to us. Condi-1
tions are such that the e.xcitenient and ^
feeling incident to a contest of this na-,
ture would be more harmful than bene-1
ficial. I
The present officials have given the
city a safe and sound administration. The,
general opinion is that they have manag- j
ed the affairs of the city in the most eco-,
nomical manner possible. |
Public office, especially as it relates to ^
municipal government in towns the size,
of North Wilkesboro, is at best a thank
less ta.sk. We are glad that North Wilkes-,
boro has always been able to .secure men |
of wide busine.ss experience and ability to ;
look after the city’s affairs and we are
happy that our present officials who will,
be elected next month have shown them
selves willing to sacrifice their time and
efforts for the welfare of the people as a
whole.
Matter Of Definition
and grass, and what seems to be,
or to have been a spring. A kind
of flat rock pile that would make
a good rock garden. It is off the
street far enough for the chil-
Beware
The Akron Disaster
The loss of the huge Navy dirigible
Akron"” with seventy-three lives is the
lost serious disaster since men first began
) navigate the air. Caught in the middle
f a terrific thunderstorm off Barnegat
ay the gredt airship plunged into the
sa and only four of its crew and pas-
;ngers were rescued, one of them dying
lortly afterwards. .
Tragedies like this are a part of the
rice humanity pays for progress. Doubt-
iss there will be a great outcry against
irther experiments in aerial navigation
, a result of the “Akron's” .crash. But
lere were outcries against railroads,
rainst the automobile, against airplanes,
hen they were young. Millions have per-
hed at sea, yet nobody proposes to abol-
h ahiDE. It-safety were the only rule of
would rtill bo lioiu* in the
iinitlve jangle.
Webster defines intoxication as “state
of being iutoxicated or drunk; inebri
ation; ebriety; drunkenness.”
Thus the dictionary which we consult
ed failed to shed much light on what con
stitutes intoxication.
Is 3.2 beer intoxicating? From the in
formation we have at hand, we are in
clined to believe that the an.swer to that
que.stion depends largely upon an indi
vidual’s interpretation of what the word
intoxication means.
Awaiting the arrival of beer on May 1,
North Carolina has not yet sampled the
3.2 variety. As to the exact effect it has
on the average man, only time will tell
and we have no disposition to say.
One ardent dry with whom we recently
discussed the subject placed this interpre
tation upon intoxication: “I maintain,” he
asserted, “that a man is intoxicated when
he drinks intoxicating beverages to the
e.xtent that his mind and nerves do not
function in a normal manner.”
“I have found nothing anywhere to
commend the use of any beverage with
an alcoholic content,” he continued. “The
history of the liquor traffic records no
real service it has rendered and I am op
posed to it in any form.”
On the other hand, many folks do not
think 3.2 beer intoxicating and at any
rate preferable to the bootleg stuff avail
able under the old form of prohibition.
Many see in the return of beer an aid to
business recovery.
But whatever views one has on the
question, bner is soon to return, even in
North Carolina. Is it intoxicating? That
is a matter of opinion.
And while we’re at it, we might as well get right
down to cases and have a bunk holiday.—Boston
Herald.
The old' model of child’s bank that can’t be
opened until full has lost considerable prestige.—
Rochester Democrat and Chroracle.
After reading half a colunm of instructions on
how to pronounce "Jehol,” we’ve decided to call it
“Jehol.”—Atlanta Journal
dreii to he sate from street dang
ers. At present it seems to be a
rendezvous for tin cans of var
ious kinds, a dumping place for
refuse, brush, and other rubbish.
This little plot of ground de-
serve.s better treatment than
that. And, this is the impression
of this block of street that
.stranger gets in passing along.
Now We liiive come to IF
If the owner of that lot could
be persuaded to let the town
have it for a park, if those three
small useless barns were torn
away, and where they stand
build a good walk and put out a ^
row of 'blooming shrubbery or
trees that do not grow too large
or tall, if some of the unemploy
ing the rubbish to fill in those
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.NtlTIOF, OF SALE OF RE.AL
RSTAT*"
Under .snd by virtue of auth
ority conferred upon the under
signed Trustee by a certain deed
of trust executed on the 28th
day of October, 1926, by H. A.
Cranor, et als, which deed of
trust is of record in Book No.
142, of Mortgages, on Page 375,
in the office of the Register of
Deeds of Wilkes county, the und
ersigned Trustee will expose to
sale, for cash, in accordance with
the powers contained in said deed
of trust, at the Court House door
of Wilkes county, on May 2,
1933, at 12:30 o’clock p. m„ the
following described property:
Beginning on a chestnut In a
hollow running west with the
Wooten line 147 poles to the cor
ner, a red oak, south 60 poles to
the Woodruff line to a stake,
east 16 poles to a black oak,
south 66 poles with the Wood
ruff line to a stake, east 41 poles
to a post oak. Woodruff's corner,
now Andrew’s corner, north 40
poles to a post oak in / H. A.
Adams’ line, then east with said
line 82 poles to a post oak In W.
F. Gregory’s line; thence 44
poles to the beginning, contain
ing 66 acres, more or less.
Second tract: Adjoining the
above, beginning on a post oak,
H. A. Adam’s east corner, run
ning east 6 poles to a Spanish
oak, north 82 poles to a pine,
west 6 poles to a post oak In H.
A. Adam’s line, south with said
Adams’ line 82 poles to the be
ginning, containing; three acres,
more or less.
This March 28, 1933.
J, L. GARWOOD,
4-27-4t. Trustee.
Farmers, beware of the mistake of using
a cheap grade of fertilizer this season, or
any other season for that matter. Even
though you prepare your land just right,
and then plant good seeds, your harvest
will not be as abundant as you had hoped
to reap, if you neglect to give the plants
the proper food. The old reliable and de
pendable
V-C Fertilizers
are made better than ever before. They
contain just the qualities that are needed
in order to produce bumper crops.
We insist that you use no other brand.
You’ll find no fertilizer that will give you
so much for your fertilizer dollar.
We invite you to let us supply you with
your fertilizer this season. We guarantee
rock bottom prices.
V-C
V-C
Jenkins Hardware Co.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.