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11.00 per 11^60 per Year SflAeTed at the post office at North Wilkes- koro. N. C- as second class matter under Act «i March 4. 1879. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1934 The German Shakespeare society calls the Bard of Avon “the greatest dramatist of the Qerman race.” Next they'll be claiming Babe Roth, and perhaps make a Teuton hero of Dil- Bnger.—Pittsburgh Post-Gasette. The Slot Machine Xiconsinir of the so-called amusement machines in North Carolina and the vari- CDS municipalities has been a serious mis take and Charlotte has set a worthy ex ample in refusing such licenses. The revenue ordinance for that city omitted provisions for licensing these de- mces and consequently their operation will be barred. Everybody—and certainly a policeman trained in obtaining clues—knows that slot machines are nothing more than gambling devices with the opportunity to win denied one of the gamblers. A better name would be “robbers,” but the gener ally accepted term is “slot machine. City commissioners owe it to their con stituency all over North Carolina to rid their communities of degrading device. Charlotte got $3,000 last year by issuing licenses. And many governing bodies are influenced by this monetary return. But our guess is that any city could put in one of these machines on its own hook and take in more in a week than a dozSn would pay in license fees in a year. The sensible thing to do is for all city officials to look the facts squarely in the face and quit kidding themselves that slot machines are “amusement machines or “for amusement only.” Anybody knows that no player is going to keep feeding nickels into a device merely to see the wheels turn around. Of course, that s about all he gets out of it, but he is also entertained with a hope—a hope that is seldom fulfilled—that the jack pot will fall and make him a winner instead of a sucker. The Roosevelt Philosophy The latest and perhaps most significant declaration of the Koo.'»evelt philosophy was made a few da>s ago when the Pies- ident sent his important message to Con gress. Among other things he said.' “It is childi.sh to tliink of recovery first and reconstruction afterwards . . . “Among our objectives I place security of the men, women and children of the na tion first. People want decent homes to live in, “The task thus begun must be pursued for many years to come. “We are working toward the ultimate objective of making it possible for Ameri can families to live as Americans should. “Above all, I am convinced that social insurance should be national in scope, al though several states should meet at least a portion of the cost of management. “We have sought to put forv'ard the rule of fair play in finance and industry. “We must dedicate ourselves ^anew to a recovery of the old and sacred possessive rights for which mankind has constantly struggled—homes, livelihood and individu al security,” ' These are but sentences gleaned from a lengthy message, but surely they point the way to which the Chief Executive is lead ing us. Ulterior motives may be alleged and some of the President’s plans for a higher standard of living and a better plane of business ethics may fall by the wayside, but no one battle won the Revo lutionary War, the Civil War or the Great World War. The British surrendered re- hictantly at Yor^wn only because they faced for seven yeairs a determined pppontion which would not be denied. Lee, with tear-dimmed eyw, lay down arms at Appomattox because the men in grey had been worn down by a relentless army. And many other instances might be pointed out But th«e will suffice. The forces which have battled agaiiwt the efforts for social betterment cannot be expected to Burrmder without a fight Hope lies in waging an eternal struggle. Co^ of Whether good or bad, every roan has a code of ethics. It is to the everlasting credit of the profession that most news- papersr including both the reporteij^ and editors, have a hijd^ sense of their respon sibility to their constituency—that is, the reading public. “ The American Newsp^r Guild adopted the f(dlowing code of ethics for I’eporteys: “A newspaperman’s first duty is to give the public accurate and uiibias^ heWs re ports. . .. “The equality of all men before 'the law should be observed. Newspapermen should not be swayed b3f political, ewnom- ic, social, racial or rdigious prejudices. “News accounts dealing \nth arsons accused of crime should be in such fonn as not to mislead or prejudice public opin ion. . . “Sources of confidential information should not be revealed. “Guild should work against suppression of news by privileged persons or groups; including advertisers, commercial powers, and friends of newspapermen.” And whether he has ever written them down in this manner, most every news paperman endeavors to live up to a code similar to this. This is as it should be. No good citizen should find fault with a new^ paper reporter who lives up to this code. Neither should a reporter’s standard be judged by a single issue. The break may be against an individual in one issue whereas the story may be favorable to him and against another later on. Absentee Ballots Absentee ballots have come in for a good deal of criticism, especially from Re publicans. However, it appears that Dem ocrats are beginning to revolt against the evident abuse and misuse of a well-inten tioned law. k Speaking on the subject, the Winston- Salem JouiTial says editorially: “There is never a primary or an election in North Carolina that does not reveal flagrant abuse of the absentee ballot law.” It then adds: “Our ©"wn view long has been that the only remedy for the deplorable condi tions so often produced by the absentee ballot is to repeal the law and permit no one to vote who does not appear at the polls.” That has been Republican preachment for years. Perhaps the minority party has exaggerated the extent to which it has been used against their candidates, but at least here is evidence that sentiment is beginning to swing toward their point of view. Borrowed Comment Mrs. G- G- Foster, county reMef director, members of her office tent end several olbera from this locality motored to Baleigh Tues day to hear Herry L. Hopkins, tipna! relief director. Governor 3. (X B. Ehringhaus, md Hon. Jo sephus Daniels. Among those who went to Ral- eih to hear the government official were Mrs. Foster, Miss Mary Ella McCred(Ue, Mrs. A. S. Cassel,Mis8 Ross Billings, Miss Hasel Foster, Miss Gladys Lomax, Miss Inez Ah* sher. Miss Lucy Stout, Miss Mary Alexander, Miss Margaret Cassel, Miss Clyde Scroggs.' Mesdames W., J. Bason, P. E- Brown, and J. H. Alexander, and Messrs. Paul Greg ory, Mack Prolfit, Harry Dula and Ed Dancy. Relief Office Force aad^v- erfd OthecB Hear National Rdlef Director 3a Chapel Hill, June 12.—A lwsf- term program of relief for the un employed, an improved plan for the rural areas as well as the cities, in surance against unemployment,old age and sickness, enormous pro grams for the control of land.gieat park and recreation centers, and rebuilding of forests, was visua lized here tonight by Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency relief administrator, in an address at the final graduation exercises of the University of North Carolina’s 139th commencement. Asserting there are 16.000,000 people in America today, one in ev ery seven who receive some part of their livelihood from public relief funds, Mr. Hopkins predicted that even when conditions return to a S'^-called normalcy there will be 5,000,000 unemployed, as a result of mechanical inventions, instead of 3.000,000 in 1929. J. D. Moore To^ Have Program Kiwanis Meet J. D. Moore will be the pro gram chairman for the Kiwanis meeting Friday noon. Interest in Kiwanis activities and attend ance at club meetings is decided ly on the Increase. An interesting program is anticipated by the Kiwanians Friday. left nHe odCot tbit bi^y worn tlre-4aSja cottly and~ harardoua practice, acesrd- ing to Carl Colvard, of the C. Service Station here, yeaF dealer here. “Especially ia this true in. the summer months,” Mr. CotVard say*. "The danger of blovonts, increases with the Nte in road I temperatures. Hot roads^p the; elasticity and life from the fa tigued cords in old tires. Cuts ahid bruises that have escaped notice are very ilkely to an nounce their, presence with a loud hang at the most inoppor tune moment. “The Supertwist cerd used In construction of the Goodyear G-3, Alrwheel, Pathfinder and Speedway lines, is the best pro tection agrainst blowouts that has yet been devised. This cord has up to 61 per cent more elasticity than ordinary tire cords and wilt stand terrific abuse. “The tread of a tiro must pro vide traction and protect the cord carcass or body, but it is this cord body that ^vea protec tion against blowouts. The tread may appear in excellent condi tion, but it will not keep a tire from blowing out if the earrass is cut Inside or if the cords are badly fatigued from long use. "Goodyear’s new G-S-tire was designed especially to provide long wear for modern high speed automobiles and it has a Super- twist body of the strongest and most elastic tire cords that will give maximum protection against blowouts. 'A set of new tires put on an automobile now will eliminate the probability of tire trouble for the rest of the summer. It is no pleasant job to change tires on a hot dusty road—and that Is the mildest consequence of a blowout,” says Mr. Colvard. FIRST LADY URGES MUNITIONS CONTROL Durham, June 11.—The first step for the United States to take toward assuring world ■War Debts Discussed Washington, June 12. — A .strongly worded note tonight re minded Great Britain that its own credit standing was involved in its debts to this country and suggested that offers would be considered for readjusting the debt or for payment in goods and services. peace and disarmament of all na tions is to control the manufac ture and sale of munitions and then it should abolish all armed forces used primarily for attack, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as serted here tonight. After those two practical steps are taken we must then turn to the creation of a public opinion which win demand world peace and when we have led the way other nations may follow, Mrs. Roosevelt said as she addressed 8,000 persons at Duke univer sity’s second institute of inter national relations. The wife of the President spoke on “Formation of Public Opinion As a Means To World Peace.’’ Governor Ehringhaus of North Carolina introduced her, saying she had attained her "place of eminence through personal ef fort, personal gift and personal accomplishment and not because of some accident of birth or mar riage,” such as enthrones queens. “We should take the lead in the movement for world peace because*We are the most secure nation In the world,” Mrs. Roose velt said. 4^ OIT FOR ANOTHF.R FIRST (Greensboro Daily News) It isn’t worth a hill of beans to mention it with any thought that it will restrain the reck less who ,eo about killing and maiming people on the highways through sheer recklessness. Bu* probably it hasn’t been called to attention so often that North Carolina is well on the way to another first in the number of killed and injured. Six years ago C75 people were killed and 4,768 injured in one year At the present rate it is estimated that by the end of June 30, 900 people will have been killed in North Carolina during the fiscal year The aver age is said to be about seven injured to one killed. On that basis the injured will number around 6,300 during the year. That is, in six years the number of fatalities will have in creased from 675 to 900 and the injured from 4,768 to 6,300. -According to latest statistics available North Carolina ranks 4 2nd among the states in motor vehicle safety. That is only 8 from the bottom. Take the ratio of increase in six years and make your own estimate as to time required for North Carolina to reach bottom, or the top, if you prefer—topping all the states in the number of killed and injured. Presumably the listing is based on population and the number of motor vehicles operated. In any event we are running strong for the bottom, for first place in number of maimlngs and killings on tha, highway. That won’t be a good advertisement for the state but so far as appears there is little concern—the concern that Is calculated to get results—about It. Un til the public attitude changes the record will not be changed. Formerly we accepted deaths from preventable diseases ^as “act of God.” We seem to regard our highway slaughtering and crippling as something that can’t he helped. Italy also has a brain trnst, similar to ours except that there are fewer of him.—Detroit News. But now the sun never sets on English mark ets being gobbled up by Japs—Publishers Syndi cate (Chicago). Yon can tell China is helpless. A Chinaman is the only person the movies ever use as a vil lain.—Birmingham News. In Pennsylvania a policeman was bitten by > dog. This seems an effective way to put teeth in the law.—Norfdk Ledger-Dispatch. It’s a relief to knew that the psittacosis scar will not prove so pserions as had been psapposed. —^Philadelphia Inquirer. The getters who got Gettle have gotten tiiein. -DiiOaa Morning New*.. "MS 5 i MOTOR TRAVEL INFORMATION FREE OF COST Yoon tot di* rfkio* M sU Bmo Scuioat tad DwIm—”BSO TOUSS AND MTOOIS." PtoCudr fllMtWsd. N«w VW -..-A Cotioiiiit «CcUaMOof catr*B*K)wloMM«ciioa;iWi> thw lafonttllao; loatias 4m« ««• AUo AMiMlMdwimd O I L Swootfwr BttfotmancB S T A N D A R P COM PAN Y OF NEW- JERS DRIVE IN AND GET A^TANK PULL OF ESSOLENE AT ONE OF cE-Dwu-i? STATIONS looted on “Top of file Tentit Street, aad Cornw ti “A" and Tenth Streets. Use Ewoleiie Gas and Esm^ ^ Motor Ofl and see far yopself lum much for .a--’
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