''^'(OaaUaited trom fftcv
JP>* orlaMt luid MpQj>if^> (^
t/"W tfc» w**k ifkjS woapMT'tiit
i'i(H»en. y.
U randai^ vanoos lMalj|^
fiaaaitabla ot aaqatrterai^
IliUtBC propatty to tha .ait^t
T raca and atwritatlon. " >
“ 4 K makaa tha loan who
ladolsa a atumbUnc block to
weak aa he drihka and boasts
^ manhood and tempmaca,
hla example ' caumM' the
to follow anA j»Uaoat, ^aid
-j are tilled with the^
I,! and dependents go htta^,
and heart-broken.
' "he efforts of the past have
to every conoetvable
lod to enr)> the use of alco-;
|^> By punishing the crimes
ttod by persons under‘its'
■ence with greater punlsh-
its by reason of their inlo^
and refusing to entertain
plea or proof of Weakened
Itlon of brain.
Ub) By taixation which has on-;
i (aggravated tha condition and
hi sued Clime.
/ I e) By legislative acts and In
i;]^By states the vote of the peo-
jisl Up to 1919 thirty-one states
'mt the Union had outlawed liquor
—king it a crime to make, trans-
■nt, sell or drink Intoxicating
■gwers.
(d) By the passage of the 18th
itsuaidment to the U. S. Const!-
-totfon In 1919.
Alcohol does not exist in na-
•are. W Is a poison and dethrones
season to such extent that the
Vaited States Supreme Court and
of the State Courts have held,
*TTiat there is no natural or in
herent right to manufacture or
■ell intoxicants and no vested
night acquired by those already
•ngaged In the liquor trafftCt
which permits It from being aft
erward forbidden by Statute.”
The U. S. Supreme Court has
Peld that the 18th Amendment
h valid and proper and a proper
■part of the Constitution undqr
Mr* B of the U. S. Constitution,
t '.rhe mdVe now to abolish the
18th amendment by the adoption
«f the 21st Amendment is a
backward step Into trouble, crime
■nd degradation which our fath
ers suffered and abolished.
It will be found when too late
that the present crime wave has
V (iiiiilii'AiHed to^
hy 'thrlltpt is!
the Nlw the SPorkl Viir and j
to reMaia IMiner #U1 «Biy Aggra
vate *aad taerease the emlaal
pressure agatasjt all drtl gswant-
Slant aad all laws. ^
I am opposed ,to the ^rejpeal of
the tith Akieadment because:
«fl liie isth Amendment and
fhp. North Ciurolinas Dry Lawt;;
hato Bheeeeded in a most won
derful way,-eepeotally, until the
wets by mwss of sabsidles from
foreign and^Amerlcan liquor in-
tei^ti' poisoned the pnhllc mind
through' high pressure advertis
ing, editorials, and news, stories.
^8. Bepfsal of the 18th Amend
ment ultimately means the re
peal -of the North Carolina dry
laws.
• 8. Most of North Carolina’s
progress In all her outstanding
endeavors has been since prohibi-
i tion came.
j, 4. The enforcement of the 18th
Amendment has produced reve-
I ttue far in ekcestr' of 'the cost of
' enforcement. Ten years of en
forcement produced 8264,432,-
260 more than was paid out for
enforcement. (-These ■ figures, tak
en from U. S. Census reports).
Revenue from liquor as a gov
ernmental Industry has never
and will not in^ the future be
considerable sfn.ce the cost of
collecting and controlling block-
aders Is so great.
5. The control of liquor Is not
a local or state affair. It Is na
tional In all of its aspects. It is
like the law against the sale of
impure foods, kidnapping, and
counterfeiting of money.
6. Be^al would not solve the
I bootlegging and blockading evil
I we now have but would only
I make a greater opportunity for
those engaged In the evil.
7. Under prohibition the small
wage earner spends his money
for the needs of his family. Und
er the liquor regime he did not.
8. In spite of the wet argu-
! ments to the contrary that sa-
j loons will not return, the repeal
j of the dry laws mean some sort
of legalized places of dispensing
of liquor. One of the most potent
proposals at the present Is that |
it be done from the grocery i
stores.
9. The more accessable that j
liquor Is the more people there !
will be who drink It. There will
be a great campaign of advertis-
Ing In order to create new appe- |
I tiles. We have only to remind j
i ourselves of the past five years!
I of cigarette advertising to rea-1
j lize what the results will be. !
10. The amendment is as rea-
sonahls ns tm othsr sUtuto^ or
srtielw :lp the I’edemI CousUtu-
Uon plncei th«e f«r tb« protoc-
Uon i^A' wsKhre of the Amerlenn
people.
11. It is ai^enforoeable at nny
Uw we have- The very fact that
the people who wish it repealed
being thoae who are Interested iu
the npeal either from the com
mercial or drinking standpoint.
Is sufficient reason for this argu
ment.
It.'J am unwilling to compro
mise with any evil because those
who have*^ had in hand the en
forcement of law against^ It have
not altogether euceeeded. We
might as well apply their argu
ment to all our laws and ’ quit
the business of trying to be a
civilised people. -
13. The law Is Uhifriian U^.lts
every intent. I aWb not drink
liquor (because It would inlure
me, but this motive is selfish. I
am by far more Interested be
cause of my children and my
neighbor’s children. This motive
you can not challenge.
I am against repeal because:
1. The 18th Amendment should
be retained as a'part of the Fed
eral Constitution because it has
to do with a universal evil. Al
cohol, the Arch* enemy of man
kind found in this single para
graph of our fundamental law
Its hardest blow since the days
that civilization began, and Its
proponents have sought In every
conceivable way from the day of
the ratification of the amend
ment to defeat Its success. The
Amendment Is the embodiment
of modern times and is the frui
tion of a thousand generations of
suffering mothers and hungry
children of the saloon days of
the past. No more reasonable
conclusion can he reached than
that It Is the enemy of the man
ufacturing, trafficking, guzzling
repealists on the one hand and
the boon of every lover of so
briety on the other.
2. The 18th Amendment should
be retained because the results
from its enforcement have been
far reaching and beneficial. Und
er the Amendment with the as
sistance of state dry laws public
drunkenness was eliminated un-
tlf^recent months of let-up In en
forcement on the part of the
government. The curve of pro
gress In every outstanding Amer
ican business, save the liquor
business, rapidly turned upward
with the ratification of the 18th
Amendment. The use of milk has
Increased In the U. S. 26 gallons
per person. Ice cream business
has Increased 281 per cent and
aa»Ml amoaat of gmla tod(
to dairy eatUo Is 41,009,000 hn-{
shols aoro now thaiv before tig'
’mtlflesUoa of the Amendment.
;Reoentty,^P^H. White one of the
outetandiag business men of
North Carolina, stated that pro-
blhltlen Is a greater benefit to
the maseee of working people
thah to any other class. He aver
red that there are more home
ovrners now'than ^here was dar
ing the wet regime. Reference
Is often made to the expense of
enforcement but as a matter of
tact the goverament has through
out the years received from fines,
sale of autos, and other property
taken by the otficMS ai;^ amount
far itt mccees ef the earn appro
priated for enforcement. In ten
yeara^of enforcement $364,432,-
399 more money vree taken in by
enforcement than was .^pald out
for It. To be specific lt‘cost 26c
per person to enforce the law and
49c per person was received.
3. The 18tb Amendment should
be retained because It Is right
eous under any consideration or
interpretation that can be placed
upon it. The Constitution is the
fundamental law of. me land. Its
great aim and purpose Is that ev
ery citizen shall have unhamper
ed right and privilege to eMrclse
every power he has for his happi-
that bis welfare or happiness
shall be made possible at the
cost or hurt of others. The 18th
Amendment, a part of the federal
constitution specifically sets out
that every Individual should be
and shall be protected against
the evils of this awful curse. Fur
thermore the irrifutable conclus
ion at the end of Holy Writ
leaves you with a curse pro
nounced upon every intoxicant
and with not a vestage of asur-
ance from any of the pages of
that Book.
Rattle snakes are most' danger
ous and many people have died
on account of them. Flies, and all
forms of vermiue have ever been
one of the worries of the human
race. Yet It may be contended
that all of these are the gifts of
the Creator, and yet no one could
with any degree of reason estab
lish a safe and respectable stand
ing in any community for these
pests. Alcohol, a concoction man
ufactured by man, has down thru
the ages slain Its millions. Disap
pointment, suffering,’ and death
have ever lain in Us wake. Yet its
friends seek to give It a respec
table place among the blessings
of mankind.
^0 Local Umu
Sphere On “My HoWby—
FisU^ at BafOlar MCet
Of Orfanizatifm
’ Q.
Bev. J. H. Armbrust, prpawMnt
local minlsto, talked to ldol»
Cdub at tba semi-moiithly meeting
of the local dvi^ organisation
Thursday evening ^"My Hobby"
whidi he explained was Ashing.
The local minister made the talk
about hhi hobby very interesting
wltii several illustration^^
’The prtyram tor the meeting
.was in charge of JH. V. Wagoner.
The Smishnie Quartet, composed of
four talented colored vomdiste of
the Wilkesbona, ditertained in
tiieir usual ddightful manner.
• The dub voted ''to t write the
board of stewards qf North Wil-
kesboro Methodist drarcb re
quest them to do all In tiieir power
to have Rev. Hr- Armbrust return
ed as pastor for anotiier year. .
LoeaJ Buskks WUl Go
Under Code Wednesday
#AI
CLAMC
SHOT IN HEAD
Int^toe
and that
away In tha scaff
gnn.to Hr*. '
Just back of
lodging* Just badr^l
eye. 'tt P-
Blaekbum and 4Rirk
to be tha hMt ^ . ,
harsh words word spwtew pfUf ;
•the shooting. Aoeoitng
doaUirrffd Bsland. tt was
tirely^ imdental atd' Wackt
lias merely endeavoring to.
(Continued from page one)
D
Iplstol and fired twice
Are. Blackburn managed to get
the pistol away from him and un
loaded it. The gun then waa giv
en back to Clark, it was stated,
who said it wobldn’t^shoot jtad
he “waa a good mind to throw
it away.” He gave It back to'vent trouble,
Blackburn, but In a short time j (Rairk is rsported to h*vs
asked for It again, saying that he.a statement, aftes the shootlag,”
was gotng,,to shoot Blackburn. rnboolvlng hit asfOoiatos of hlai^ *
Blackburn refused the request.'lnMihneCtii^ with thg'Injury, v.;,
aeeording to the story told to! 'Ilia wonnd^ifgji|i was brought J
Investigators, atad Clark grabbed j to IBb Wfikeo giosmtal hV Black-
tor It, In the scuffle, Clark pulled barn “
Blackburn’s arm around b 1 s [; •;-?tork- haa hsgsf'iiB-wi
shoulder and got hold;of the!a lo^ furiiltSifg'cbiipany
gun. It was believed that Clark coming to WlIkA'«d
had his fingers on the: hammer j near FairplalBs. ^ (fv--'^
geaggisB—asji. .A,I ..Jk-js
Read Journal-Patriot ads.
(Continued from page one)
(3) cents tier check, in excess of
ten (10), shall be made, in addition
to the monthly service charge- of
$1.00.
Where the average balance is
$106.00 or more, in addition to the
ten (10) checks allowed for . the^
first $100.00 balance maintained for
each $10.00 of collected balance in
excess of $100.00. one additional
check will be allowed. All checks
drawn in excess of this allowance
shall be charged for 'at the rate of
(3) cents ea^
A charge of fifty cents for each
returned unpaid because of insuf
ficient funds or because drawn a-
gainst uncollected funds.
A charge covering exchange cost
and float (figured at 6 per cent)
where balances are inadequate.
A charge for cashier’s checks,
the minumum charge being ten
(10) cents and tex.
A charge for cashing out of town
checks for non-customers.
A charge for past due not:'s of
at least twenty-five cents for each
day they are allowed to remain past
due.
A minimum charge of $100 for
each note handled.
A charge for imprinting check
books of not less than the actual
cost of imprinting-
interest rate reduced to 3 per
cent on savings account. No inter
est paid on demand deposits.
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NORTH WILKESBORO DRUG CO.
AFTER REPEAl, WHAT?
What Has the 18th Amendment Done?
When the 18th Amendment Went Into Effect, Only 31% of the States Were Wet and Partially Wet. After That 31%
Went Dry, Here’s What Happened:
(U. S. Census Reports and Court Records)
Deaths From Alcoholism
Decreased 42%
Alcoholic Insanity
Decreased 66%
General Crime From Drink
Decreased 54%
Drunkenness
Decreased 70%
*Auto Wrecks (Deaths)
Decreased 50%
Drinking
Decreased 77%
Here’s what happened in Canada under legalized
liquor:
(Canadian Bureau of Statistics)
Deaths From Alcoholism Increased 100^
General Crime
Drunkenness
Drunken Drivers
Immoral Crimes (Ontario)
*Auto Wrecks (Deaths)
Increased 89%
Increased 55%
Increased 830%
Increased 76%
Increased %A2%
Now you will ask, Then why the fight to repeal the 18th Amendment? Here are the two reasons why:
1. Before the 18th Amendment, 40 foreign nations were selling the United States millions and millions of dollars in liquor each yeari-They
said their liquor sales were cut 75%, and their liquor dealers lost one billion dcillars in five years on account of the 18th Amendmoiit, They
met in London and organize(i an association known as: The Internatioal Association Against American Prohibition. They raisecL^ cam
paign fund of 15,000,000 to break down our prohibition and said: “We have millions of money we will spend in a merciless fight to destroy
prohibition in the United States. We will see that the Volstead Act is modified and the 18th Amendment is repealed.” ^ ^
2. A few multi-millionaires, brewers and distillers in the Unite(i States organized an association to help the foreign nations rej^aLthe 18th
Amendment'. Nearly a million a year is contributed for propaganda, to control the press, news agencies, journalists to say probiKi^cm. is not
eaiforced and is a failure. The object is, tax liquor and shift their taxes down on the backs of the masses of the people ‘ww?- become the
liquor drinkers. They have no care or regard for the moral outcome aiid hard^p of po^mon people. . •
If the 18th Ainendment is repealed by these two powerful forces mentioned/ it will ^ve the foreign liquor^ intereste and the multi-m
tax dodgers a strangle hold on the tooats of the Amerioan people, then only God can tell the outcome.* , .r . c
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