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TO jorok^PAaMOT. N&m ^Journal -Patriot noiHwauDnc n feus/MM and IfiAaradnys nt N«f1h WilkMboro. N. C. A J. Cmmt aad JULIUS C. HUBBARD. "Fire SUBSCRIPTION RATBS: Tw is the Stete; $1.60 Oot of the State. Katered at the poet offiee at North Wnhesboro, N> Cn as eoeond class matter under Aot of Harsh 3 'A XS7». MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1933 The Annual Slaughter The Lind, Washinj^ton, Leader defines: .“Americanism: Doing the daily dozen for health and trying to pass another car on R blind, curve an hour later.” That is something more than a witti cism. The recklessness of driving in this country amounts to a national tragedy. It is a constant menace to the lives of us all. It touches every pocketbook in a dozen different ways. And, in spite of aggressive and well-directed efforts to lessen high way accidents, the toll grows. Passing on curves is one phase. So is disregarding signal lights and warning signs. So is driving at high speeds where conditions call for caution. So is one of the most fundamental and deep-rooted of driving ills—simple discourtesy. ' Some time ago an insurance magazine carried a vivid editorial concerning a “Roman holiday” that was to take place. Thirty thousand people, of all ages and classes, were to be gathered in a field. Mo tor vehicles—private cars and trucks and taxis and buses—would drive in and roar about the field until all its occupants had been killed. The public would look on dis interestedly. The only difference between that hor rid event and the annual automobile ac cident toll is that we kill the thirty thous and people during 365 days instead of one, and in ten thousand different places instead of the single field. The result is identically the same. And it is going to occur this year and the next and every year after that until the average motorist awakens to his responsibility. Remember that “Roman holiday.” _ It will be worth thinking about next time you contemplate passing on a curve, or doing any of the scores of things that may lead to death, injury and destruction. Fire Preyentioii Wedc This week the nation observes Prevention Week”^and as citlzeBs of a great timber producing county we irihould pause to consider our part in this preven tion movement. For the first eight months of 1933 the national board of fire underwriters esti mates the national fire loss at $224,904,- 141, or almost a quarter of_a billiojn dol lars. The same period last year showed a loss of $310,078,321. The reduction was a little more than 86 million dollars. With such a start on reduction of fire losses for the year, Fire Prevention Week, October 8 to 14 inclusive, should give add ed impetus to the prevention movement and encourage the making of a record yean for low fire losses. This should be a blessing to the nation in its recovery strug gle. Fire causes the loss of thousands of lives annually. Men lose jobs and wages, and government collects no taxes on burned buildings. It is estimated that 43 per cent of business houses which burn annually, do not resume operations. Insurance costs are based on fire losses —whether your own property bums or not, you pay insurance because it is part of the cost of operation in all business. Let every man and woman be their own fire inspector—look at the heating plant, clean up the basement, take trash out of the attack, dispose of oil or paint covered rags, keep hot ashes out of combustible containers, fix wiring connections and check a hundred things they can do to prevent fire. Be careful of matches and smoking. Timber prices are going up and we should pause this week to consider ways and means of preventing our forests from going up in flames. Millions of dollars are burned each fall when fire sweeps over our mountain timber lands. Every precau tion possible should be taken to avoid these forest fires. The dry fall months are the dangerous ones. While this week is designated as Fire Prevention Week, every week should be DqNriyCoOf^r ekes Tax Rding a d aement Calls Aitailltoii Of Merchants To MllllHr Ot Tax Pa3^aitB The attention of merehante U called to the prorlsionB of the Sales Tax Act in a statement to- sued hy B. C. Clement, deputy ccHnaatosloner of revenae, who to Btatlon^'Theie. ' Hr.’" ‘Clement'e statement follows: — "Under the provisions of the Sales Tax Act, which went into effect on July 1st., 1988, merch ants liable for the tax are re quired to make monthly reports if the tax during the month a- mounts to as much as 110.00. If the tax did not amount to as much as 810.00 per month, mer chants are allowed to make quarterly returns. "The first quarter under the Bales Tax Act ended on October 1st. and at that time reports were due to bo filed. These re ports are required on or before the 15th of October lor all mer chants in the state. "All merchants who have not made monthly returns and those who have made monthly returns will make returns within those dates. “It is going to be impossible for me to see every merchant in the territory to help them fill out their returns. The law re quires that returns be made out by them and sent in with check for their tax liability before the 15th of October and merchants should not wait to make their re turns until I see them, but should send them in themselves directly. If any merchant should find it impossible to make his returns out, if he will communicate with me at my office, the address of which is City Hail, North Wit kesboro, I will be glad to be of any help that I can. "As the Sales Tax Law la now pretty well explained and under stood by I he merchants, it is ex pected tbf.t compliance with re quirements for making returns will be made fully by our merch ants. I very much appreciate the courtesy and cooperation shown m€ while I have been In this ter ritory, and hereby advise the merchants if I can be of any help to them, I will be glad to do so.” OAKWOODS NEWS OAKWOODS. Oct. 6.—^Rev. A. E. Watts filled his regular ap- .0 observed. Our activities in this respect rrirsuadU^rr™ should continue throughout the year. An Era Changes Out of the bewilderment which has be clouded the world for the last four years has emerged a realization that an era has definitely passed and a new one has ar rived. Gone is the day when business could sit around the stove and whittle while waiting for customers to come in. Gone, for the present at least, is the comfortable case of the swivel chair. Into the world has come a new driving force, a broader ■vision of our interdependence rather than our independence, a more alert social con sciousness. The procession is moving on and the price of slothfulness will be extinction. Those of us who hope to keep up with the parade must attack our daily problems ■with a new keenness, a new energy, a new zest. But withal there is a spirit of bright hopefulness abroad. Surely out of this ■world-wide economic upheaval will come something vastly better than anything we have had before. We are reaching for a higher level of life, with an inevitable re finement of civilization. Our national works program has been gathering way slowly—but then it is an undertaking so huge that it could not move with the rapidity of a plan leas am bitious. It is gaining momentum, and bus iness, which has already felt the effects of its first activity, should be preparing to follow the oncoming swing of its full benefits. Jobs for approximately 148,000 men will be furnished by public works roads projects already approved by the Federal Government, according to a press dispatch from Washington on September 26th. There are many millions of dollars to be spent this fall and winter in al’ sections of our country on those coiwtruciion pro jects that wiU be backed by Federal mon ey. Do not be skeptical; do not relax your vigilance. Prepare to do your part in car rying the program along and to get your ^sre of the business which, will accom pany its fulffllment MeanWhile, don’t wait. Be fillmg m your time with soliciting all those lines which awakening business requires. Don’t A?d£heJ^ened V sales resistance. Ham mer through it to tocc^. s - Get into the spirit of this new RfR. H you stand on the sidelines the P^de will nass you by-, . ob . - “ Fire destroys life, property, progress and prosperity and this useless waste should be limited to that which cannot reasonably be avoided. BRUCE BARTON WRITES FACING DEFEAT When Jesus and his mother reached the door of the synagogue on his first return to Nazareth a crowd was waiting outside. They returned his greeting with a mixture of regard and curiosity, and pushed promptly through the door behind him, filling the little room full. There was much whispering and craning of necks. He made his way to the front ot the room, picked up the roll of the prophet Isaiah, turned around toward them and smiled. Instantly all his illusions vanished. Instead of sympathetic understanding there was only cyni cism on those faces. The old woman, his neigh bor, whom he had planned to heal, was sitting prominently in front. She was willing to take a chance on anything, for she had been a long time sick; but her look was less a hope than a chal lenge. The substantial men of the town settled solidly in their appointed seats, and dared him with their hard eyes to try his tricks on them! “You may have caused a stir in Capernaum,” they seemed to say, "but little old Nazareth Isn’t so slow. We know you. You're no prophet; you're just the son of Joseph the carpenter, and you can't fool us!" Slowly he opened the roll and in tones that stirred them in spite ot themselves he began to reaS; The Spirit Of the Lord is upon me Because ho anointed me to preach of good tidings to the poor. He hath sent me to proclaim release to the cap tives, And recovery of sight to the bUnd{ To set at liberty them that are bruised. And proclaim the acceptable year Of the Lord. .’He closed the book and banded it back to the attendant. “This day hath this Scripture been ful filled in your ears,” he said simply. There was an ominous silence in the synagogue. "The eyes of all were fastened upon Him.” He knew what they were thinking; they wanted him to do some mighty work such as he had done in Capernaum. But be knew also the uselessness of trying. The scorn, the Ignorant self-sufficiency were miracle proof. They would never receive hln»; never be proud ot him. They merely wanted him to exhibit liimself and they hoped that be would fail. “No prophet to acceptable In his own country, Jesus said to them sadly. "Elijah did his greatest works In a foreign city; Bltoha could accomplish nothing big until he got beyond the borders of his home." With a look of soul-weariness he turned to leave. A detective magazine article says it to, impos sible for any nun to dtoa|q|tomr withont Rivitig a BtoBB of hto vdieKabontA Well, vrii&t aboat Jadt Garner?—Nadiville Soothem Ltunbermaa. Taking as his text Galations 6; 7, (Be Not Deceived, God is not Mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.) He delivered a stirring sermon. He especially stressed the fact that we cannot sow without reap ing, and though we may sow alone, someone (perhaps our own children) must help us reap the benefit, or folly, of our sow ing. We should always 'be care ful to sow good seed. Mrs. W. T. Martin and family, ot Ronda, visited friends here Sunday. Misses Winnie and Annie Lee Ellis, Mr. Rex Stroud and Mr. Glenn Anderson spent Saturday in Greensboro as the guest of Miss Pansy Morrison and Miss Helen Johnson. Mr. Charles Steelman left for Greenville, S. C. Monday, where he will attend court. Mr. Steel man formerly resided in Green ville and served as a prohibition officer. Misses Evelyn and Mary Louise Jones spent Sunday afternoon as guests of hlisses Alta, Annie Lee and Winnie Ellis. Mr. Herman Johnson and fam ily visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blevins during the week-end. Mrs. Will Transeau and Mr. R. L. Ellis attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Sine Harring ton, of Taylorsville, Sept. 25. PURLEAR NEWS PURLEAR, Oot. 5. — While Miss Toyce Nichols was stealing a march on the poopie of this sec tion by getting married at her homo Saturday night a large erOWd of young people were gath ering at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. W. T. EPler to give Electa and Ernest a surprise birthday party. After spending some time playing games they were invited to the dining room and served Ice cream and cake. Mr. John and Wayne Vannoy, Mr. Roby Greer and others left Sunday morning for Detroit, Mich., to drive some new cars here from the factory. Miss Electa Eller spent Sun day night with iMiss Cline Hayee. The C. C. C. boys of Marion and the C. C. C. boys ot Camp James tied in their boxing game Friday night. Several Ot the boys from Camp James went home for the week-end. ■'- There to being lots of molasses made at Mr. R. C. Cooper’s. He has a mill stationed there and several families are hauling ease there to "make up.” ^ Porona ebonite, made from latex, may be used in the maim- faetnre of light rubber board for{ ASHE cmzms CLUBEHDORSES HIGHWAY NO. Goes On RecoiB la Favor Of Bfovement To Seenre Feder- al Number For Route ^ ■ Ashe county eltliens, through the Ashe County Cltiaens Club, have manifested their interest In securing a federal highway num-^ ber for Highway No. 16 by pass-' ing a resolution which has bean forwarded to the State Highway commission. ^ Following to the resolution:' "Be it resolved by the Ashe County Cltisens* Club in regular session assembled on the 28th day of September, 1933: "That this Club go on record unanimously as favoring and urg ing the immediate construction of the portions of Highway Num ber 16 now unimproved between Millers Creek and Glendale Springs and between Warrens- ville and the Tennessee line; "That since Highway Number 16 is an Important interstate highway, making important con nections in Chester, South Caro lina, and running through York, South Carolina, Gastonia, Lin- colnton, Newton, Taylorsville, North Wilkesboro, Jefferson and Warrensvllle, North Carolina, and connecting at the Tennessee line with a fine highway leading n o r t -h w a rd and southward through the states of Virginia and Tennessee, we favor and urge that said Highway be given a through Federal Highway number and made a Federal Highway; that copies of this resolution he furnished the Sky- land Post, West Jefferson, North Carolina and The Journal-Pa triot, North Wilkesboro, for pub lication and that copies be sent to Civic Clubs in the cities men tioned, and a copy be sent to the State Highway Commission. “JOHN F. REEVES, "GWYN GAMBILL, "IRA T. JOHNSON, “Committee.” ‘M: woes Jobs Are Our Specialty LET US PUT YOUR CAR OR TRUCK IN SERVICE FOR BIG SERVICE. Cool weather is just around the comer. You need tile car tuned up for winter. Let us do the job. Wiley BnoikM and Jeter Oyad The HtiorSmice Co. NorOi Wllkeaboro, N. O. SMOKES A LOT WHEN DRfI I SMOKE A LOT WHEN llM DRIVING. FOR STEADY DRIVING AND STEADY SMOKING, CAMELS BEAT THEM AU. THEYhE MILDER AND THEY SnU TASTE GOOD AT THE END OF THE OAY^ RUN Pair Convicted Dallas, Tex., Oct. 5.—A feder al court Jury late today convicted Thomas L. Manlon, former Dal las jailer, and Grover C. Bevlll, butcher, on charges of assisting Harvey Bailey, outlaw, to e cape from the Dallas county jail Labor day. Only one person in 175,000 is ever struck by lightning. fE want our serv ice to be just what your needs re quire, and we feel that we are doing our best to make it such by keeping the best in materials, equipment and em ployees who under stand and desire to help you. Reins-Stiirdivant Inc. "THE FUNERAL HOMR" Phoned—^ Day - 81 Nli^t - li-tM Camel's ccitticfTatacccs H^er (jetffu tjCrur*lierveS.,/li6i/er'Ure ijowT^te Tire Prices Are Going Up Buy FIRESTONES Now! DICK’S SERVICE STATIONS “ALL OVER TOWN” FIRE PREVENTION WEEK-OCT. 8 TO 15 TO PROTEa Yoik Forest nd Ti iber Today of men are employed in reforeatatioin work .. planting trees that this great national wealth shall be kwt... But many years will pass before we will realize a^thing from this work. However, every year many thous«»id« of ac^ of valuable timber lands are destroyed by needless fires which could easily have been i>rev«nted if only a littie c%re had been taken. See that your lands are inrotected before it is too late.'.. And, too, the i^ces are higher and are still rising.. NORTH WILK1SBC«0, N.
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