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THUR$DAT, AUGUST 24, 1933
Paganini
The story goes that Paganini, most re-
. aowned of violinists, stood as a young artist,
almost unknown, before a sophisticated and
critical audience, about to launch one of his
programs with a Bach aria. He touched the
£ string of his violin and it snapped. The
audience was tensely silent. He touched the
A string and it snapped. The audience
laughed. He drew his bow across D string
and it, likewise, snapped. The audience hiss
ed. There was an electric pause, and Paga
nini drew his bow across the sole remaining
atring, the G, in the first note of the aria;
and he played, as only Paganini could play,
the entire selection on that string.
The aria thus was immortalized as Bach’s
"Air of G String.” And Paganini by his artis
try, courage and resourcefulness likewise
was inamortalized, with an ovation which still
rings down through history.
Men of resourcefulness and courage and
ability can still carry on and accomplish mar
vels of success in the face of obstacles that
would sweep the unfit into the discard.
In the halcyon days of superabundance
our talents were scarcely tried. We lifted
our bands and chose from the fruits so lav
ishly showered upon us. Those fruits are
stiD to be had, but now they must be sought
and worked for. Men need insurance today
—and they need it more greatly than ever
before.
We must ignore the handicaps of sales re
sistance put forth those latent abilities with
which Americans are so amply equipped,
and sell our goods as we are capable of sell
ing them—not only for the sake of ourselves,
but for the sake of our friends and neigh
bors who so vitally need the products we
dispense.
Congratulationt
The Journal-Patriot congratulates the
North Carolina Department of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary upon the selection
of Mrs. W. R. Absher as president for the
In our opinion no wiser
coming year,
choice could have been made and her rec
ord for the year, we are confident, will
bear out this conviction.
North Wilkesboro is familiar with her
various contributions in the past to the
civic life of the city. It is not necessary to
review herp these accomplishments. But
that record is sufficient to justify the be
lief that Mrs. Absher will serve the Auxil
iary with ability and distinction.
The election of Mrs. Absher is not only
an honor to her; it is an honor to North
Wilkesboro and to the local unit of the
Auxiliary. The Journal-Patriot congratu
lates her upon that honor and jpins her in
expressing appreciation to all the Auxil
iary units of the state which supported
her so liberally.
ton
i Treatment of Jurors
\ Not infrequently, mention is made in
\ the press of scathing criticisms hurled at
’ ' juries by Superior court judges. No blame
ija lOan be attached for the publication of
% , these denunciations for they are obvious-
^ ly news of the first importance.
' That juries sometimes bring in a verdict
that is not in tune with justice is, unques-
i tioned. That they make mistakes is also
I agreed. But what right has one man to sit
in judgment upon the verdict of twelve
men who are sworn to do their duty as
they see it under the evidence and the law
in the case placed in their hands?
Serving on a jury is a patriotic duty and
A few men have any desire to sit in judg-
t ment upon their fellowman. It is only be-
; ‘ cause they wish to fulfill their obligations
as good citizens that they enter upon jury
' service and then only when the state of
North Carolina requests their time and
service.
And then for a Superior court jurist to
attack them and question their integrity
and intelligence is a rank injustice. It is
an attack upon defenseless men. If judges
continue to engage in this practice, public
ppin'jn will demand a change in the law
that will permit jurors to defend them
selves.
The courteous treatment of jurors by
Judge G. V. Cowper and Judge T. B. Fin
ley during the recent four weeks of court
here impressed court attendants. Jurors
were treated as men and if these able
jurists had opinions different from the
icts rendered by the juries, they kept
ht.
We commend them for their attitude.
Our opinion of a representative of the
state’s judicial system who will attack
men who have been called into service
and discharged their duty as they see it, is
entirely different from that which we
hold toward the judges who presided
Jiere.
t . We might add that oui* local attorneys
P^and others who canie here from other
^ eo^es treated the jurors who sat in
Hi^j«3|mant upon their clients with the ut-
kindness and'if they resented the
it 4^ not-bean heard oh the
Such is the spirit manifested by
ers of the legal profession to
“ ictioA Aid. we hope it
to the
Death Penalty For Robbers
Solicitor John R. Jones’ announced in
tention to place the Taylorsville bank rob
bers on trial for their lives will have the
full support of everyone who holds sacred
the privilege of owning and defending
property.
Whether either of the two defendants
who have already been arrested actually
fired the shot which killed the bank
cashier has nothing to do with a verdict
which calls for the death penalty. The
fact that they were, if they were, mem
bers of the party which went to rob and
armed to kill, if necessary, is sufficient
evidence for the death penalty.
The least that should be done with
bank robbers who arm themselves to kill
if need be to accomplish their purposes is
to place them where they cannot continue
their offenses against society. Only death
in the electric chair or a life sentence
would do that.
Tbe NRA Spirit
Abundant evidence that North Wilkes
boro business leaders are not only adher
ing strictly to the agreements they enter
ed into when they signed the blanket code,
but that they are also going beyond that
and are living up to the spirit of the NRA
is seen all around us.
One firm, which we take for the pur
pose of illustration, not only increased the
pay of those who did not receive the min
imum w^age, but granted wage increases
to all their men who were paid the higher
salaries. That is the NRA spirit at work.
Merely cutting down the number ofj
hours without increase in pay and without
hiring additional help — provided, of
course, more help is needed—is not in
keeping with the NRA spirit. But the wil
lingness of local business leaders to join
the movement for economic recovery is
commendable and North Wilkesboro, we
believe, takes its place in the front line of
the President’s army of supporters.
Relaxation of the Sherman law has already been
effected in the case of the Brain Trust.—Philadel
phia Bulletin.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
SAUL
Lesson for August 27th. 1 Samuel 9-11, 16.
Golden Text: 1 Samuel 15:22.
What a splendid beginning Saul made! A huge,
shy cowboy, simple ^nd wholesome in his habits,
conscious of his unworthiness, and wholly unambi
tious, he is very winning and attractive. Most ap
pealing and romantic is the story of how he stum
bled, as if by chance, on the kingship. He
searching for his father’s strayed asses, and was
about to abandon the hunt, when his servant sug
gested a conference with Samuel, who met them
as he was journeying to the high place to sacrifice.
At once the seer knew Saul, for the Lord assured
him that this man was to reign over His flock. And
we read, with breathless interest, of how Samuel
told the youn^ man that the asses were found, in
formed him, greatly to his surprise, that li? was
to he king, and anointed him to that royal office.
The early days of his kingship, too, heighten
this favorable impression. Bnt all too soon the
clouds gather thickly, apd Saul, his dreams shat
tered, hie hopes crushed, falls in dreadful ruin. He
is the most tragic figure in the Old Testamoit,
whom doom follows relentlessly. Human and divine
forces are marshaled against him with such invinc
ible power that a breakdown ia inevitable. His sui
cide at Mount Gilboa seems the logical end for ao
beaten a man.
But bear in mind that he was a capable leader,
In an entirely new office, demanding back-breaking
pioneer effort in the face of opposition both from
witiiin and without, for there was little real unity
in Israel, and the Philiatines had a stranglehold on
her best lands,
Bnt the cards were stacked against himl Msaf
of hia people opposed fite idea of kingship. Samuel
broke with him. He became the victim of nervoas
stonsfl driving him, ai tiiae&, into
jlnOHde. So Saul died a
Washington.—^The atmoephere^
of Washington a# the ‘New Deal
begins to develop aid tak?^-
fect, la like that of an old fashr
ioned revlTal meeting. Nobody
would be surprised to hear any
day the strains of “We're march
ing ta Zion,” echo through the
corridors of any of the Gorern-
ment offices. There is an atmos
phere of zeal, amounting almost^
to a holy fervor, among those
who are trying to rebnlld the
nation In three years. For the
Job must be done before the next
Presidential election or there’ll
be a new crowd In Washington
running things.
It is amazing to the practical,
politically-minded 'observer, ac
customed to a somewhat cynical
outlook on tbe part of men who
administer public affairs, to see
lhardbolled politicians Joining
with Idealistic npliftere in the ef
fort to change the whole system
of business and Industry, to re
mark the entire social structure
of 120 million people, In a hurry.
The Immensity of the task does
not dismay them. It has been
done elsewhere, they say, as In
Italy and Russia; It is being done
now In Germany; why not In
America?
This, the liast Stand
The amazing thing Is not that
they are trying to do just that,
but that such an overwhelming
number of men and women are
agreed that this social reorgani
zation Is essential to the salva
tion of the United States. As has
been said, there is something ap
proaching the religious in the
fervency of their belief that un
less the country Is “saved” it
win collapse into utter ruin.
One of the stories that is be
ing told here, which may or may
not be true, but which Illustrates
this state of mind, Is that one of
the President’s advisers remark
ed to him:
“Mr. Roosevelt, If you put this
hew deal over you’ll be the next
President.”
“And If I don’t put It over I’ll
be the last President,” he Is re
ported to have replied. ’
There are many others among
the enthusiasts of the social
revolution here who honestly be
lieve that to be true; that If the
present program falls we shall
face anarchy, communism, armed
rebellion, disunion, and all sorts
of horrors.
One must understand the pre
valence of that belief, and the
spirit, almost fanatical in some
cases, which prevades the whole
Administration, to understand
why methods which have hereto
fore been used only in war are
being applied to the task of the
reorganization of business and
j industry.
Registering^ Progress
The administration is satisfied
that the program of re-employ
ment and wage-rising under the
trade association codes and the
“Blue Eagle” agreement is ^oing
ahead as fast as can be expect
ed, and Is turning Its attention
to other phases of the recovery
program. Three million men, it
is estimated, will be back at
work by September, but that is
not moving fast enough, so in
flation plans, to stimulate trade,
are now being considered.
Business is picking up, hut not
fast enough to provide complete
relief before Winter comes, so
other means will be employed to
get money Into circulation and to
make it circulate faster.
Devaluation of the dollar
would do this, but the President
is not yet decided as to how far
he wants to go In that direction
One group of 'his intimate advis
ers is strongly for this; another
group, including Treasury offici
als, is o ; posed to It. So It is like
ly that other means will be tried
out first.
“Customer goods” are moving
more rapidly than they were a
was i few weeks ago, but not fast
enough to make merchants feel
safe In commltlng themselves to
the purchase of large stocks for
Winter and Spring sale. They
Vant to see the bu3rlng of the
public become more general. So
It is talked here that a big “Buy
Now” movement will be the fiext
general appeal from Washington
Jo the people of the United
States.
It is sound enough advice, so
far as It applies to, idods BOt Im
mediately to be Consumed, for
there Is not the slightest dpubt
that prices will go up rapidly
and to heights far beyond pres
ent levels, and that very shortly.
But as to where the money is to
come from, that la another ques-
■fWpu.^hiat Is woy^log^ _
sit well with the paAilc to
prices rise faster tUa' ptKikmN-
lag power. And that'UQPhy IIh.:
talk of dollar inflation peralste.
and grows.
See Hard Winter Ahead
; fiomenwhere In the Inflation
picture silver irtU figure largely,
but there has been nO intimation
as yet what form this will tak«.
The President Is negotiating
qnltely with all the other nations
{nlsf^tod In the Bil.r.sr.altB(^on,
gnd la., the meantima.le saying
kotMhg about It.
Thr program of public works
la getting under way, but it does
not look as If more than a third
oI three hillion dollars au
thorised tor this purpose can he
got Into action before next
Aprlns,
So, among other things, Wash
ington is looking forward to an
other bard winter for the unem
ployed, with the necessity of pko-
rlding more money oat of the
t'edenl, state and local treasur
ies than heretofore, since private
funds for relief are pretty well
exhausted, and it is going to be
harder than ever to raise money
from the usual charity sources.
It begins to he pretty clear
that the President’s program of
the social rebuilding of the na
tion—^what Donald Rlchberg, of
the NRA, frankly terms a “revo
lution,” has for one of its major
objectives such a redistribution
of population between the city
and the country as to put more
people back on the land where at
least they will not be in danger
of starvation. Dr. Arthur Mor
gan, in charge of the Tennessee
Valley reclamation, proposes to
hire twice as many workers as
are needed, working each shift
half a week and imtting them on
small farms the other half of the
week, where they will he taught
to be self-supporting.
What such a program, general
ly applied would do to the cash-
crop farmer Is something else.
The theory Is that with ultimate
control of acreage In all cash
crops, prices will he high enough
to make farming more profitable
than It has ever been, even with
more people raising their own
food. And, naturally, the small
landholder with his one-famlly
garden patch. Isn’t going to com
pete very much In such crops as
wheat, corn, tobacco, cotton and
the other main staples.
Let us line and adjust your
brakes so that you will have
safety at idl times.
POSmVELY
BRAKES NEED ATTENTION
PERIODICALLY
We have a complete line of lining,
brake fluid, etc. We will be glad to
give your brakes an inspection any
time free.
WUey Brooks and Jeter Crysel
The Motor Service Co.
North Wilkesboro, N. O. .
South Bend, Ind., Aug. 20.-p
Search for the driver of a van
'Which killed six persons In a col
lision near here turned to Michi
gan today with the report that a
'Vehicle answering the description
of the missing one was seen be
tween Berrien Springs and St.
Joseph, Mich.
Officials reported seeing a
large truck which had been
damaged and conformed to the
description of the death-dealing
van.
Buick Car Sales
Show Big Pickup
into the market and that th^
usual ‘expectation charts’ are
Ing proved pleasantly wrong.”
DRIVER OF TRUCK THAT
KILLED SIX IS HUNTED
First Ten Days Of August Are
Better Than Excellent July
Sales
Buick's sales success in July
was ecllsped In the first 10-day
period of August by a retail vol
ume amounting to almost 169
per cent of the deliveries record
ed during the first 10 days of
August, 1932, according to W.
F. Hufstader, Buick sales man
ager.
‘"rhe medium price market Is
showing daily gains in strength,”
said Mr. Hufstader. “Under
normal conditions the sales trend
at this time of year should be
definitely downward. But Buick
sales for the entire month of
July showed an increase of 88
per cent over the same month of
last year. And now, with the
early days of August bringing a
continuation of that improve
ment, it appears that a great
deal of belated buying is coming
Mr. T. M. Poster, of
boro, spent Monday in
attending to business.
DIZZINESS
relieTed by Btaek-Drsufht
"I decided to take Thedford’e
Black-Draugdit, as I had been haT'
Ing bilious spells,*' writes Mr.
Ciharies B. Stsvens, of Columbus,
Ind. '‘When 1 get biUoiu, I feel
sleepy and tired and do not feel
like doing my work. It la hard to
tell bow I feel, but 1 do not feel
good. 1 get awfully dizzy. I know
then that I had better take some
thing. After I found bow good
Black-Draught is, that is what I
have used. I guess It rids me of
the bile, for I feel better—don't
feel like I am dropping off to sleep
every time I sit down. That, to
me, is a very bad feeling.**
Kt»e you oan get Blaeh-Dra*gM im
tht form of a BTBXJP, fot Cbhobsm.
PAINT
MACHINB llADB
During the same heat wave
and on the same day 100,000,000 !
pounds of ice were sold in the |
city despite tbe thousands of I
electric refrigerators in use. I
JENKINS HARDWARE COMPANY
“Northwest North CaroUna’s Largest Hardware Store
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
I
You Tour CommnsiilY Benefit from the
Standanl Oil Go. of Mew JersoY's Labor PoUcy
MISS ELLEN
ROBINSON
Teacher of Piano and Voice
Announces the Opening of
Her Studio on
jier OMiuiv uii q
Labor poUdet of
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey and A$$odated
Compeauea maintain wage*
and tpread empUtymenL
Steady work and good wsg» Money
to spmid fai the commahlty. ’Hw
money these people spend in their
communities comes from the wie
of Enolene, Esm, Bisoinbe, Adas
Tires and other prodncla.
Samiard OH Company
of New Jertey and as
sociated companies.
Total payroll 19SZ,
more than gSOfiOOftOO
Diraet Taxa* Paid,
1952. more than
...ttfiOOfiOO
Tana* eotlaetod for
Stata*, 193Z,mot^
than $Z9fiOOfiOO
Federal Taxes* eMoet-
ad from July, 193Zi to
more than $$fiOOflOO
€sso.
STATK>N(^
More than 45,000 employees
of the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey and associated
Companies can be bettw citi
zens in their conunnnities be
cause of these liberal labor
policies.
Fdr more than a year tbe
S-day week has bera cra-
pletelT in operation throng-
ont tbe organization. Tho^
sands have been k«^t at ww
and large numbers taken
from the ranks of the unem
ployed. Time for reoreatimi.
Good wages, too-—as good or
better than wages paid in me
commiQuty for Mitiilor wMm«
Daring tbe period this
policy was extracted tltfoa^
out their orgaulzatkMis, tkeae
etnnpanies SUM sprat milliou
dev^jdng Eaaolnbe, the (HiV
hydronnra motor oil, and
Essolrae, a motor f nd ao an*
perior to g^line that Itt
compoabion la OTOtected
U. S. Patent Pramog.
Try EaaolenaS^lvo
Esso station man yoor
ronage.
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