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J a ' - -V ^ in wloka ^ mmI Thandaf* at ficrtk imOteMboro, N. C. , J. aad JULIUS a HUBBABD niilMiwi SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Osa Year — — |1.60 4 iSbc Meeths .76 ' j tFour Months 60 j of the State 62.00 per Year BatereJ at tke post oMes at Noitii Wfikaa- hora, N. C., as second class matter under Act ad Mas^ 4. 1879. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939 fS • ' . Job Hunting Easier Figures released by the N. Wilkesboro hlffice of the state employment service in- 4icate that it is easier for an unemployed person to fiild a job now than in 1937, •which is sometimes referred to as the best , bnsiness year since the depression. s The local office found 556 more jobs of one kind and another during the past year than during the previous year, which in cluded six months of 1937 This does not mean that the service can find lucrative positions for every appli cant and it is true that some of the job were not permanent. But it does indicate that jobs have not heen so scarce as they once were and the outlook is not as dark for jobless. Another indication of employment is the number of new registrations per month. During the first six months of the fiscal year the number of new applications for jobs declined steadily until for the month otf June the number of jobs found exceed ed new registrations. Probably two things are responsible. There were fewer jobless and also there were some who failed to land a job but did not regi.ster because they considered it •was no use. Wut when the whole situation is summ ed up the outlook is not in the least dis couraging. On the other hand, it is much brighter than formerly. The WPA “Strikes” There is both tragedy and comedy to be found in the various “strikes” of PWA •workers which followed Congress’ passage of a bill providing that these relief bene ficiaries should work full time for their money, rather than a day or two a week. In general, the strikers demand “higher wages,” inasmuch as working hours were to be increased. And this shows the amaz ing attitude of a segrr.ent of relief workers toward their jobs. They have come to re gard relief as a permanent profession— not as a temporarj' and unfortunate neces sity. They believe the taxpayers owe them a life-long living, whether or not they produce anything useful. They regard themselves as a class apart, signed up in definitely on the public payroll. Those WPA officials who announ ed that striking workers would be discharg ed after five days, simply did their duty. And they did more than that—they illus trated the forgotten fact that relief should be regarded as .something to leave at the earliest opportunity, and not as a career. It is a salutary thing that many of the strikers returned to their relict jobs in a chastened mood. 4»- Story With A Moral In a Philadelphia court six joyful re fugees who had just been granted U. S. citizenship offered to buy an American flag to hang in the court room. There were three Italians, two Czechoslovakians and a Russian. The Russian was a refugee from a Communist country, and the others from Fascist countries. Said the six after being granted the'r citizenship papers: “We are so happy to become American citizens that we thought Your Honor wouldn’t object if we put our money together and bought a flag for your courtroom.” The judge thanked the new citizens but refused their offer and order ed that a flag for the room be purchased imm-^ diately with the proper funds. The plea of the refugees was a fine ges ture, and they should prove to be valuable American-’-, for they may help to convince some in this country that life in the “ism” countries is not what the dictator would have us believe that it is. Further, it should stir other Americans to vigilance to fight down the spread of these “ism” doctrines in the Unified States. ^ H TW When Iwr enforcement Ageitiea •re paid bjf; all the people start tdr speeiar^tniiteidai and favon to 'fti classes o&aMififpte an intolarahle arNini^d weiwdure wd are agrwment ton|||nen6 Pokd EntetpdiM . the iherlllfs of the. Asewlaaen to favored Mends of curds bearing thie great seal of North Carolina and declaring ‘"This is to nte Eki^ir^frtlui in North Ouw oUbA dorieg tile flnit half oS UlS totgled 88,040, or 81,898' more than the 14,409 deothe re ported for the tame p«rio4 It. «M annonneed here by Dr. R. T. Allyt^d, thiwe " Seathg prenreBtabit aoaiilmta ^ iho first Imtt of 1989 than dar ing thoi oorrnopoBJihB 4l|ne ls>t« year, me onmber Syitig' from bnmi mia one 1«M. JUm, tbero fwAfr dipth>:th|» yeng from certii^ that Joe is entfitieO to. eou^si^ stimpton, Director of the State from all peace-officers.”’ — - •”* Every North Carolinian is entitled to those courtesies, with Or without a card. Too many favored politicians are al ready being granted super-privileges by law enforcement agencies: some of them the privilege of violating the law for pro fit and* ge&ng away ■with it •while the lit- tie fellow is pinched and thrown in jail. Fayetteville Observer. Borrowed Comment CARELESSNESS (Greenville Piedmont) Federal government bonds issued dur ing the Wilson administration are still out standing. Treasury officials wish that whoever has them would come in and get his money for the expense of bookkeeping on them is almo^ more costly than redemption. Of course it is likely that most of these securi ties are destroyed or permanently lost. But people are unbelievably careless about money. More than $3,000,000 worth of the Thrift and Savings stamps is sued during the World War are still out- ■standing. Interest on them has long since ceased, of course. But somewhere in old trunks, disused dresser drawers, and abandoned lock-boxes, there is $3,000,000 for some body. Anybody who can think back to where he laid a paper of Thrift Stamps in a vol ume of “Heart Throbs” back in 1918 and forgot them, will be doing himself and the government a mutual service by digging them out and cashing them. At la.st, Hitler’s great work, “Mein Kampf”, appears in a complete transla tion. It turns out to be Tony Galento’s com ment on the other pugs, but longer.—New Haven Evening Regi^er. A new note creeps into the oratory of the invincible Caesars. Sandwiched be tween cries of “Let me at ’em”! is the aside, “Hold me back boys, hold me back.” —Los Angeles Times. Wrapping in cellophane is recommend ed to prevent coins from tarnishi-^ g. Keep ing them from being tainted money.—^Tor onto Globe and Mail. What a life! The only way to be happy today is to assume you will be happy to morrow.—Thomaston (Ga.) Times. The fafited calf is usually the one which features the hosiery advertisement in the magazine picture. — Greensboro (Ga.) Herald-Journal. Sunday School Lesson By REV. CHAJRLES E. DUNN Bovd of Health.'! Bttreaa of Vi tal BtatlsUcs. Daring tho^ cor- reaponUng period In 1988; there were 89,469 births and 17,841 deaths in' the State, reflecting'a decrease this year of 1,265 tdrtha and T,188 deetto. ^ The birth rate from Jannaty throogh Jnne, this year was 81.4, as com-. pared with 9S.4 last year, while the death rate dropped front 10.4 to 9.1. Gratifying redactions were re flected in the nnmber of deaths among babies under one year > of age apd in maternal deaths, also, in ^aths from tnbercnlosls, pnen- monia, {Mllagra, lockjaw and ty phoid fever. The nnmber of deaths from preventable acci dents, however, was higher, with twenty-six more drownings through June of this year than during the first six months of 1938. A decrease was shown in the number of suicides. Saving BaMes and Mothers The Infant mortality rate for the period covered by the report was 62.7, as compared with 68.7 last year. The number of babies under one year of age dying this year was 2,410, compared with 2,726 last year, while the num ber of maternal deaths the first half of 1939 In North Carolina was 210, compared with 255 a year ago, bringing the rate down from 6.4 to 5.5. Dr. G. M. Cooper, Director of the State Board of Health’s Di vision of Preventive Medicine, who has supervision over the Board’s maternal and child health activities, expressed himself at being greatly pleased with this showing. According to a recent compila tion made by Dr. Cooper, embrac ing and immediately preceding a part of the 1939 period for which figures show a reduction in in fant and maternal mortality, work in maternity and Infancy centers under his direction in cluded; Prenatal service extended to 27,876; white, 4,508; colored, 23,039; Indian, 329. Wassermann tests taken, 8,- 721; white, 1,200; colored, 8,- 378; white, 1,200; colored, 8,- 378; Indian, 143. Wassermann tests positive, 1.- 63; colored, 1,411; wonnA*. I th» IMiAdeDtnf’L for 1984 b«ing eommred 49 a 7449.ngb:.^'; Snfefdiw 4S LeM North Cnrohninns ohoweA jMfA of a dlipoi^on to. UU annnal Bapttat ietool ccmrfjBltM of tho^Bi^ AWOgilttloB win moot Sat- 'itoning Jails;’>9th#irith the'Raa!ina'‘lShiw Haplfit char^. M ioriMty biTlted to attend j^e all, dgy meeit!nf..Tb* ladlM Will aerve laneh on solve*, from ^;; Jannar7 vthrongh, ohureb jjprwBdi. ^ June. IW! year, than they dtd j roiii^ing the SUndayl !chsol last. TTie 1989 total189, oa i^onventt^ Saturday, there will compered'with 182 last year, gfr- BtantfiKr alnglng. All Ing .this year 48 fewer faUdlriee choirs are Invited for an all day Nn. I*,vr. . Mr.-'lhd eallad to itoekr wU, i. C„ orday ea aeeonnt of the de Nr. fVrria' hrothwifl^g^ along thlg fine," wMia there was alao a ^^ete* of one in the nnmber Jum.^tdea, with 161 thia year and 189 last Cancer conUnohd th* inroads, taking 1,009 Uret tlttOngh June, 1989, as against 946 ^the cor- respondlnAi^laet year, an increase of'04 this year, but there was a decline of 94 in the number of tubercnlcNli daaihe thia year, with a total of 874, compared with 898 in 1938. The number of deaths from tetanus—lockjaw—^thls year has been more than cut Into halt, with a 1939 total of 7, compared with 16 the firjt half of last year. There were only 11 deatha from typhoid fever through June, com pared with 23 last year, a de crease In 1939 of 12. Boomer News Items In Brief Drink More Milk 'The solution to the dairy problem seem.s, simply enough, increased milk consump tion. According to the Dairymen’s I/eague News of New York, if everyone over five years old drank an extra glass of milk each day, the farmers’ annual cash milk income would increase by more than $500,000,000 or 36 per ce^t. But more important, health and diet au thorities are generally agreed that milk consumption m this country, by both adults and children, is far under the desirable level 80 far as health is concerned. So in creased milk consumption would be a boon to the general public as well as to the dairy ■fwrmer., , Jehoshaphat: A Lito Of Obedience. Lesson tor July 30: 2 Chronicles 17:1-19. Golden Text: Matthew 6:33 The importance of the 25-year reign of Jehoshaphat, the fourth king of Judah, lies in che fact that it marks a departure from the hitherto ho.stile relations between Israel and Judah. We read, for example, that “there was war continually between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.” But a few chapters later we are told that “Jeho.shaphat made peace w’ith the king of Israel.” An alliance, cemented by the marriage cf the crown prince, Jehoshaphat’s son, to the daughter of A'hab, his northern ally, was consummat ed, and both kings fought togeth' r against their common enemy, Syria. While Jehoshaphat’s ventures in the di rection of peace did not extend very far, yet it is distinctly to his credit t)hat he put an end to the internecine slaughter which had left, in its wake, such a bitter legacy of hate between the northern and southern branches of the Hebrew family. The indictment against war is threefold. In the first place, war represents an enor mous and needless waste of human life, both soldiers and civilians. Secondly, war is frightfully expensive. Prof. Shotwell, of Columbia, claims that not only is it im possible for our generation to completely pay for the World War, bub we cannot even accurately estimate its actual cost! Finally, war produces economic chaos. The world today, largely due to those tragic four years of terrific struggle, is in the throes of economic paralysis. The com mercial security of nations has broken down with resultant acute distress every where. ' Thus war is “the devil’s playground,” as Sir Philip Gibbs says. Looking at it solely from our own standpoint, we can say that the last war gave Uncle Sam the worst headache he has ever known. With debts we cannot collect, and a depression that hangs on relentlessly, our illusions about war have been shattered. We now see it for what it is, the tri umphs of insanity. We are therefore grate ful for Jehoshaphat’s common sense, and pray God that the disciplined mind and heajt of man may tame hi^. brutal pas sions. "" 501; white, Indian, 27. Nnm'ner of patients Indicating the presence of toxemic condition, 1.639; white, 288; colored, 1,- 335; Indian, 16. Number of patients assisted In securing necessary medical at tention at time ot delivery, through welfare or other agen cies. 1.306; white, 361; colored, 944; Indian, 1. Number of patients found nec essary to hospitalize, 560; white, lOI; colored, 395; Indian, 0. Number of infants brought to centers for inspection and exami nation, . 18,757; white, 5,794; colored. 12,898: Indian, 65. DlarrhPA-EntcritLs Deaths I*own In addition to the reduction in the number of dea’ihs among mothers and among babies under one year ot age, figures compiled by the Vital Statistics Bureau show that there were only 270 deaths from diarrhea and enter itis among children under two years of age the first half of 1939, as compared with 476 the same period last year, the total this year being 206 leas than last. Influenza epidemics in some sections brought the death toll from that disease up the first half of the year .when the total was 491, as compared with 335 last year, an increase of 156. There was a noticeable decrease, however, in pneumonia deaths, this year, with 265 fewer than j during the first half of 1938. • Last year’s total for the six months reported was 1,666, as compared with 1,401 this year. | Pellagra took 40 fewer lives [ this year, from January through June, with a total for the period j of 104, 'as compared with 144 last year. Deaths from diabetes mellltuB this year showed a gain of 43. DrownliiKs Way Up One of the sharpest increases was reflected In the nnmber of drownings. Through June, this year, there were 71 reported In the State, 35 of which occurred during the month of June, as compared with 21 the correspond ing month In 1938. Last year, through the Grst six months, there ■were only 45 reported, glv- Rev. E. V. Bumgarner, of Taylorsville, filled his regular appointment here Sunday and as usual preached a fine sermon. Rev. S. I. Watts closed a fine meeting at White Plains church Sunday with 16 additions to the church. Fifteen by baptism and one by letter. He was assisted by Rev. Finley Watts, of Purlear. Mrs. Carl Cummings, of Char lottesville, Va., visited her par- enth, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Greer last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Watts, of Taylorsville, visited Mr. Watts’ parents, Rev. and Mrs. S. I. Watts last week. Mrs. Fronia Watson, of Lenoir, visited her daughter, Mrs. Ed Ward Lackey, last week. Little Jean Lackey Is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Watson, of Lenoir, this week. Little Oralee Watts, of Tay lorsville, spent last week with her grandmother, Mrs. S. I. Watts. Mrs. Willie Earp 'a a patient at the Wilkes hospital where she had an operation lor appendicitis. We hope for her a speedy recov ery. Miss Eva German, who had n serious operation at the Wilkes hospital, is getting on tine, wc are glad to note. *lBglnf.i, ' ^ • ICome and bring a well tilled basket. Judge'Johnson J. Hayes will be one of the speakers present. Rev. N. C. Teague, of Winston- Salem, will be here Saturday to assist the pastor, Rev. J. M. Wright of Union Grove In the re vival meeting to begin at the Baptist church Sunday night running through the next week. Miss Madeline Scroggs left Sun day to spend the week In Win ston-Salem and Mocksvllle, visH- Ing friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Jarvis, of Briar Greek, and daughter, Mrs. Dick Sales from Winston-Salem, were the guests of Mrs. M. M. Mathis, Sunday. Mrs. W. K. Klnnelr and daugh ter, Betty, of Roanoke, Virginia, are visiting, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cockerham this week. Miss Bernice Brown, of North Wilkesboro, is visiting her cous in, Miss Ethel Mastin this week. Master Allen Scrogj» returned home Sunday after spending a week with his uncle, Mr. James Greene, of Marlon. Mrs. M. L. Alexander, of Ai- NorUi Carcase gnexgq^oyinent truat ftmd bnlaoee ot oa Jm 20, after pnytea o»t in atoat 18 montha in «neiiis>l*7' wwnt beneflta on wagea earned in this State, E. W. Price, director of the Unemployniait Coropeoiatioo Division ot the State Unemploy- nimt Compenaation Commiaelon, reporta. Total rece^ts of the fund through July 20 were 128^- 289,»61A6, of which $24,798A19.J4 waa in contributions of liable em ployers and 8491,381.91 wa* b* in terest on balance on deposit in the U. S. Treaaury. 100% FLOUR This is to inform my cui mers and former patrons tha' now have my flour mill in fi class condition, clothed in new silk. 1 make 100% Pure Wheat Flour and can make good rye flour. I have my old miller, F. A. Templeton, back, who knows how to operate a mill, and keep everything in good shape. Yours For Service, 1 J. 0. Brewer Dockery, N. C. 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Wbao you mt hoorf. pMiy* .ooaraa m yi/:>» ffw ii or you ara MPfoot. aert^ » ebrv po9rl7-~yo«r atottach uIUd puotu m wo Biich f’Md, Yoor Baud 4oon'( WWW bbA FM hato taa. haartMw Mta m wm nomutPrm toA $ac. i** mi .mtW all Douir*i aay mmt mm • Unopi IV womm CHRISTENED'*WOOO!AfM)‘'AND DERIVED HIS PRESENT NAME FROM THE lONf STAR STATE WHERE HE WAS BORN - STANDS SIX FEET^ and WEIGHS 165 POUNDS i COMING IN PERSON ON THE STAGE LIBERTY THEATRE NEXT TUESDAY I^GAN fUBLIC car eer giving LECTURE I RKI1A150NTHE1EIMI CDMNOYANinn ITHIU ATTENDING UMVBflTY Of TEXAS ★ jTlie 'BEfT-lOVtS' SIW6IKI6^^ cowBoy STAR. BECAME fRAMOSBISA-' ITKNI SINGING HIS OWN COWBOY SONGS OVER THE JLEADING NET-^ ymKt w fiRST Theatrical AaiVITY-WITHTHE HX THEATRE GUILD IN-5REEN GROW THE LILACS* • -
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