Jowny-Patriots
dipepbndent in politics
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^hribUshed lioiidays and Thimdaya at
North irakesboro, N. C.
t
O. J. CARTER ud JULIUS C. HUBBARD,
PaUisiwn
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
la the State
Oak of the State
$1.00 per Year
.$1-50 per Tear
Xhitered at the post office at North Wilkea-
boTO. N. C.. as second class matter under Act
^ af Mait^ 4. 1879.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934
Tart words make no friends: a spoon
ful of honey will catch more flies than a
gallon of vinegar.—Ben Franklin.
A wise man will desire no more than he
can get justly, use soberly, distribute
cheerfully, and leave contentedly.—Ben
Franklin.
Reputation
It would be well if character and reputa
tion were used distinctively. In truth,
character is what a person is; reputation is
what he is supposed to be. Character is in
himself, reputation is in the minds of oth
ers. Character is injured by temptation,
and by wrong-doing; reputation, by slan
ders and libels. Character endures
throughout defamation in every form, but
perishes when there is a voluntary trans
gression; reputation may last through
numerous transgressions, but destroyed
by a single, and even an unfounded ac
cusation or aspersion.—Abbott.
The New Postoffice
All uncertainty regarding whether or
not North Wilkesboro will have a new
and handsome government-owned postof
fice building has been removed, and barr
ing providential hindrance, the city can
boast of a postoffice building before the
advent of another summer.
The people waited patiently during the
many months when the allotment was be
ing considered and after the allotment was
made the funds were diverted because of
emergency conditions. Later the appro
priations were made and the economy act
delayed the erection of the building when
it was learned that the appropriation was
not sufficient to construct the building on
original plans.
It was not until the deficiency appro
priations bill was passed in the last con
gress that the postoffice was definitely
assured and then there was nothing in the
way of letting the contract.
The contractors are here making prepa
rations to begin work and the long fighj;
on the part of local citizens for an aue-
quate postoffice building has ended in
victory.
The Great Wilkes Fair
Next week, Tuesday through Saturday,
is the date for the Great Wilkes Fair, the
one season of the year devoted to enter
tainment and education. North Wilkes-
bore will be filled next week with amuse
ment seekers and those who attend the
fair to meet old friends and to view the
exhibits in order to learn what the people
of the county are doing.
The ordinary humdrum of life without
its pleasant diversions grows exceedingly
monotonous, and a fair such as is planned
this year is what the people need—a few
days of relaxation and entertainment.
There are some phases to most all fairs
that many of us are net interested in, but
on the other hand, the fair as a whole is
something we take delight in attending.
If there are things we do not care for,
there are many things that we do like.
We ai-e not compelled to take in what does
not appeal to us.
The fair officials assure us that the
fair will be on a higher plane and greater
stress has been placed on agricultural and
home exhibits, as is shown by the fact
that the premium list this year is made
up of offerings of cash prizes. Nothing
can do more good for a fair than encour
aging plenty of competition in the exhibit
hall.
The fair is to be commended for hav
ing a free day for school children, but we
suggest that the teachers maintain a
kind of supervision over the children that
would help that to divert their attention
to the exhibit hall and the educational
features of the fair along with the acro
batic and other entertainment features.
' The fair will be a gala occasion and
thousands will attend. May there be
nothing to mar the enjoyment of the occa
sion.
Carl Si Coffey
In the tiAgic death of Carl S, Coffey
North Wilkesboro and Wilkes county lost
a business man and civic leader, -
His courage was not confined to the
field of aviation, lait was first made evi
dent in his activity in establishing a Boy
Scout troop in this city more than a
decade ago. In business he had a pioneer
ings instinct that made for success.
In aviation he put North Wilkesboro on
the map with the establishment of an
airport and two visits here of the North
Carolina Educational Air Tour.
He took an active interest in civic af
fairs of the city and his death was a
sad shock to North Wilkesboro and the
entire county.
A Fortunate State
While the department of agriculture is
releasing crop reports to the effect that
crops are going to be the shortest in the
past half a century Wilkes farmers and
farmers throughout North Carolina can
look into their fields and see their best
crops in recent years.
The mid west has been noted for the
past century as the greatest fanning coun
try on earth but the severe drought this
year has cut the crops seriously in that
section. We have had an excellent season
in this part of the country and the people
are indeed fortunate in that they will not
have to buy so much highly priced food
and feed from distant places. According
to present prospects Wilkes will not be so
far behind in trying to grow our own foo^l
and feed. This can be attributed to one of
the best farming seasons in years and
foresight on the part of the people.
Parking Cars
Probably the pioneer people who settled
here could not realize they were founding
a business mecca for a wide territory and
for this reason the streets of the city were
not laid off as widely as are needed in
this busy age.
Due to our narrow streets it is more im
portant that all of us who own automo
biles should see to it that when they are
parked that it i^ in such a manner as will
leave the most room for other motorists.
The city authorities have marked off
parking spaces and every car driver would
be doing the general public a great favor
by parking in the spaces designated in
stead of “kattacornered” on top of the
line and in other such haphazard methods.
When the streets are filled with cars
some aftenioon just observe-how many
more cars could be accomodated if the
drivers had been thoughtful enough to ob
serve the lines. Regulating the parking of
every car is impossible but there is plenty
of room for more thoughtful parking on
the part of every individual motorist.
Sunday School Lesson
Bv REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
IbtB U » eolmuii open to the
pnbUo tor free expresakm. ne
Joumel-Fatrlot does not its*
nune say reqMnwthilltr for
artidei printed under tUs
heeding, tund neither endorses
nor condenna then. Please be
as Ivief as possible.
Deaf And Dumb Deputy
Always Gets His Ms
i'!y Dear Friend:
Capt. Spencer D. Murphy, of
Wanchese Roanoke Island Is the
only deaf and dumb Deputy Sher
iff In America. He appointed
himself my Deputy some _ years
ago and I gave him a badge. He
always gets his man. I recall one
instance where with his own
methods, he caught a hoy who
had stolen a gun when all other
plans had failed. Strolling down
to the village posofflce he met
each neighborhood boy who ar
rived, and In his most stern man
ner, he put hls hand on each
boy’s heart, as he arrived. When
one boy’s heart beat like a trip
hammer. Capt. Murghy promptly
accused him of the theft, the boy
confessed and returned the gun.
Capt. Murphy lost his old home
in the storms of 1933. He is
nearly 50 years old and is unable
to work for a living. Nobody has
room in his old neighborhood to
keep him. I have started the ball
rolling with a local donation of
$50. I am asking a few of my
friends to contribute $5 a piece
to build him a house. I want to
build a tittle cottage with a pick
et fence painted white, and a
room set aside where any strand
ed deaf mute who may be here,
can find a room. We will make It
one of the show places of the
section. On a pane! in the wall
we will inscribe the names of the
donors of the house. We will
give it a little publicity, and
make Capt. Murphy and his
home a famous place.
The County Commissioners
will see that it is cared for. I
hope I may have your contribu
tion by September 15, so he may
have hls new home by cold wea
ther. Assuring you of the appre
ciation of both Capt. Murphy and
myself, I am
Sincerely yours,
D. VICTOR MEEKINS,
Sheriff Dare County, N. C.
Th* drouth in the corn and
livestock areas of the midwest
has made it ^ightj Important
that North Catena farmers save
all the feedlaad forage croife
possible this year.
Ha^ly a state in the dronth
area produced enough feed to
winter Its* livestock. There will
be a call upon the southeastern
states to supply the stricken area
with feedstuff, says P. H. Klnte,
associate agronomist at the N. C.
experiment station.
Production In North Carolina
would be sufficient for ordinary
conditions, he said, but the state |
will soon have 75,000 to 100,000 j
extra cattle to feed In addition;
to supplying what feed it can to
the drouth states. |
At least two tons of forage'
will be needed for each animal.
Klme recommended that even
the native grasses and other low |
grade forage crops be saved. j
The farmers should be careful, j
however, to lay away enough seed
for future use when harvesting
soybeans, cowpeas and lespe-
deza, as there will be a heavy de
mand for these seed next year, he
said.
Cowpeas may be cut for hay
some time after the peas have
been picked. Soybeans planted
in rows should be harvested for
seed, but broadcast plantings sel
dom make good seed and are dif
ficult to harvc.st except with a
combine. Therefore, he advises
cutting broadcast planted soy
beans for hay.
When lespedeza has been pan
ned for seed, the straw may be
saved for forage. Although it
is not so good for hay as that
cut at the proper time, it still
has a higher feed value than corn
stover and many of the grass
hays. This is not a good practice
from a soil-building standpoint,
but is justified under present con
ditions.
Wheat and oat straw may be
needed for feed before the winter
is over and he advocated the use
of coarse grass, pine straw, or
leaves for bedding in order to
save the wheat and oat straw.
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Forecast Shows Smallest
Corn Crop Since 1881
Read Journal-Patriot Ads.
Washington, Sept. 10.—The
drought’s ravages in midwestern
states were told even more
graphically today with publica
tion of the agriculture depart*
ment’s estimate of a 1,184,602,-
OOO-bushel corn crop, the small-!
est since 1881. |
August rains came too late to'
save corn, but did bring a mark-'
ed improvement in growing con
ditions in the sun-parched states
from Minnesota and Nebraska
southward. Late growing crops
were greatly benefited, the de
partment said.
The total wheat crop was esti
mated at 493,285,000 bushels.
The spring wheat yield was plac- ^
ed at 92,763,000 bushels or 32.1 ^
per cent of normal. No apprehen-
.Sion over possible wheat short-^ n
age was felt, however. The de-.&
partment said that with supplies'*
on hand ordinary requirements ^
could be met.
Truck Kills Child
Lexington, Sept. 10.—Odell
Koontz, seven years old. son of
D. O. Koontz, local textile em
ploye, was almost instantly kill
ed when struck by a truck on
principal street here today as he^
and another child attempted to
dash across the roadway. The
truck was driven by Melvin Col
lier, of Charlotte. The other
child avoided the machine.
ISAIAH CONTRASTS FALSE AND TRUE
WORSHIP
Lesson for September 16th, Isaiah 1; Golden
Text: Psalm 24: 3-4
This stirring sermon of the prophet Isaiah is a
thrilling call' to reality. ’The Lord, argues the
i prophet, will not tolerate worship, however elabo-
1 rate and ceremonial, whose fruits do not manifest
the earmarks of righteousness.
The heart of the lesson is found is the 16th
and 17th verses. “Wash yourselves clean, banish
your evil doings from my sight, cease to do
wrong, learn to do right, make justice all your
aim. and put a check on violence-”
IVhat does this mean in terms of today? Were
Isaiah now alive I imagine that his message
would sound something like this: “The funda
mental cause of our existing social anarchy is
a selfish insistence upon individual rights. Un
less a workable strategy of social planning is
(\eveloped, suicidal chaos will inevitably result.
"The millions who can find no work tragically
(1 monstrate the obsolete character of our econo
mic system. They are not Belgian refugees or
victims of a flood or earthquake, but the dupes
of a stupid, unjust social order over which they
have no control. To effectively release them
from their plight the state and federal govern
ment must provide adequate relief funds, launch
large-scale construction programs, and establish
unemployment insurance.
“The church .should take a leading part in the
gigantic struggle for social, reconstruction. He?'
stake in the fight is momentous, for the basic
soeial and ethical problems of our industrial
civilization, are deeply human and personal. She
must keep herself well-informed, and must ever
be on the alert to hazard much for righteous
ness. ’This is no time for complacency. The So
ciety of Christ must be profoundly discontented
with this as they are.”
It is said that members of the nudist colonies
never appeal to the courts. Well, they couldn’t
lose a suit and they wouldn’t know what to do
with one if they won it.—Norfolk Ledger-Dis
patch.
And if General Johnson can’t get enough com
plaints after asking for ’em, he ought to q^iit
and try being an editor for a while.—Dallas
Morning News.
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