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N( )Ay,i Sf Nurses and Tb'artdajt* at Horth WilfceaWa, W> C IVi. OAXTEB ttai JUUlffi a HUBBABD -A Pobli^hm SUBSCRIPTION RATES: , Ob« Year |1.60 Six liaatha 1_ 7P I%ur Hon&s 60 Out ef the State $2.00 per Year - at the yoat offioe at NorUi Wilkaa- If C., aa Mcoed elan matter ondor Art of Mi^ 4. ir?». MONDAY, FEB. 12, 1940 AN EEFtCIERf OiU ibffc -»■ All Power To The Finns It is truly remarkable how the Finns, greatly outnumbered in man and -equip ment, are fighting off the red armies of Russia. Their valiant defense of their free dom and country naturally aroused the sympathy of practically every civilized country, and now many of these empires are coming to their aid and we hope that it will not be too late. The Russian nation will hardly exist long enough to overcome its shameful move against the litthi Finnish country. The nation should be ostracized from world affairs. The Finns so far have held back cheir powerful foe, but just how long the\ will be able to save their country is a matter we consider with fear and doubt. Yet there may be some way out for the people inhabiting this little country. Let this be our hope. Congratulations To The Tribune Heartiest congratulations are the order of the day for The Elkin Tribune for the .splendid edition i.ssued on Thursday, Feb. 8th, welcoming to that town the new ad ditions to the Chatham Manufacturing- Company and its many employees who are coming from Winsto’i-^^em to Elkin. fihest"we’re seen come itwi the press of any member of the group of weekly or semi-weeklv newspapers in North Caro lina, and reflects credit in the highe.st de gree upon the publishers of the newspaper and the town and community it serves. The opening of the larger Chatham plant in Elkin and the incoming of hun dreds of new residents is a movement tha should have been welcomed in such a manner as The Tribune did the job. The Journal-Patriot also joins in wel coming the Chatham, folk to our section of the state, and wishes this old-e.stab!ish- ed and appreciated business concern the greatest succe.ss in the future. Thank You, Highway Officials Such a difference in the weather, now and about two weeks ago! Then all of us were experiencing the coldest weather al most in a generation, and snow ami ice abounded every when; in this northwest section -of our .state. There was one group of citizens, how ever, that could not remain by the fire and keep snug and warm. This group i.s composed of our highway ofticials and maintenance forces. Regardless of the cold, snow or ice these men had to be on the job, some the whole night through— keeping the highways open the best they could under every handicap so that trtms- portation might proceed. Very few of us really know the hardships these nien un dergo in such emergencies, and the job they did two w'eeks ago s one that de serves highest praise from every car and truck owner. But you hear some folks say; “I don’t see why the road forces don’t do so and so”, and they are prone to criticise. Just suppose some of these critics had to get out and work in the cold day or night. If they tried it a few times we don’t believe some of this criticism would be forthcom- ing^. The Journal-Patriot praises the high way officials and maintenance men for their fine work during the recent severe weather. We know of actual cases w’here highway trucks and men w'ere used to make it possible for heavy commercial trucks to negotiate the mountain hig’n- ways, and travel in this section suffered little delay and inconvenience because they were on the job doing their best for the people they serve. In our opinion the highway workers have been, and are new much under-paid bv the state. They are not compensated as much as they should be for the long ^i.rs they work. It is a matter that should b?Tdj;Sd by the state Highway Cora- mission. ^ THEY HAVE TO WORK? We are annually impressed with the number of people in this countn^ '^fen we f£d how many people are getting IX.D. s « see how many others there still are i ifave to worry along without them.— “ Detroit Free Press. (Oxford Pubite It is no easy matter to become a mem ber of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. On the contrary, the hundreds who have made application for and have failed in the preliminary examinations offer some proof of the extreme care with which members of the patrol are chosen. The fact,*too, that hundreds of applica tions are filed each time a new quota of men is sought for training makes it possi ble for highway patrol officials to accept only those whose qualifications pass close scrutiny. It is understandable, then, how highway patrol officials acted promptly and decisi vely in discharging Patrolman H. V. Nor ris, who stands charged with accepting a bribe of $50. This officer was not of the character of men who wear the uniform of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. It is the lack of such cases in the ten- year record of the patrol in North Caro lina that has never shaken the public con fidence in the organization. The officers have gone about their duties with unerring fidelity, enforcing the laws of the high way again.st white and black, rich and poor, alike. Patrol officers, as they appear in court as witnesses, present to the court the fact.s as they know them, leaving to the court the task of determining the guilt of inno cence of the defendant. Unprejudiced, they have always shown a willingness to a’oide by the ruling of the court Bv their fidelity, by their hone.sty, by their official gentility, all of which adds up into one of the best records of public service to be found in the state, members of the North Carolina Highway Patrol constantly demonstrate their ind'vidual pride in their organization. It is, to be sure, a pride that is shared by all law-respecting citizens of the state. - UrtP wMed ui « itq- ^ver a.id1o^ life tti» slogiuithor t&e tn^pk daptu-tment., An of 15.1 miles per ciUlon of tool wtm main tained titronghont 'the 100,000 mllee, at an averare operatl|i8 speed tit 88.07 milea per boar. Ton miles per gallon areraged 69.91, based on the 4,690>4b. fix ed ‘'par-load" the unit carrted throughout the run. CMl vas changed 44 times throu^ont the run, and hat five quarta were added between regular changes. Miles per quart of oil consumed totalled 1,072. Of partlcnlar In terest in the oil story, however, is the fact that mileage per quart during the final 10,000-mile per iod was ahead of the national average—1,181 miles per quart. Total operating cost, including gasoline,' all oil used, lubrication, work, and replacement ■was |1, 941.70, which Is an average of $.01942 per mile and only $.00419 per ton mile. , Water was added to the radia^ tor 18 times in 100,000 miles, to tal amount added being 22 qts., 3-4 pint. The first pint of water was added after the unit had traveled 11,000 miles. The truck test run was the Vorifted figures oi ^the ioBgeat track test ran ever coodveted un der the auspices of the ’.^erlcsh Automobile Assoelatltm have been officially released by that author itative body, with the eonipletlon of Chevrolet’s lOO-OOd-mile, rec ord-breaking truck tour of three nations. The run, which has been in progress since January, 1938, establishes a nsw world mark for sustained, certified.operation. A began and ended in Ottawa, Ca nadian national capital, on Jan. 10, 1938, and Jan. 21, 19^0, re spectively. The unit selected for the test is a stock model, 1 1-2-ton Chevrolet truck, selected at ran dom from assembly lines in Flint, Mich., by AAA officials. From the moment It left the assembly line, the truck has never moved an inch without AAA certifica tion Three official observers for the impartial auto organization have seen service with unit. First leg of the record-shatter- g run was a goodwill trip from Ottawa to Mexico City, after which the unit was returned to, ^est the United States for intensive conducted by Chevrolet, and the coverage of American highways, j Exactly four miles inside the bor- AudBdrhttdi Al- ' rMidjr E&ipiged Jfor 18th, Hoey Announces RaJeigh, F^h. !6.—The state Democratic cbuTcntion iprohably iHll be held (May 17, iaetead «t May 16, as planned ^ the party executive committee last Friday. Governor Hoey revealed to night that Raleigh memMlal au- dltoriam was engeged tor May 16, and -that R. Gregg Cherry, chairman, would write commit tee memberB tomorrow suggesting the change. ITie chief executive explained that long before the committee set the convention date, the North Carolina Funeral Director* association ihad engaged the au ditorium for its annual meeting 144f Ihd^^e eouh hh^clMacedv ' He’4aM Gi^i^ Ahdrews had confining, with him the fnnenl directors couUttduHlCs their meeting time. ^ rt Hoey said be did not believe committee members would objoit to holding‘the conventioa’’^s dey later. Ada. get ettuatian—end neiiHe> Dr. LS. Coopt —CHIROPRACTOR— Office Nest Door To Reiss-Stardivant, faK. —TeUphoos 20S-B— Office Closod Every Timrsday Aftetasau Ihil OPPOSES ANTILYNCHING BILL (Charlotte Ob.server) “Do we need an antilynch law?” Strange a.s it seem, it is Collier’s, the week ly magazine, raising the question, in an editorial in its i.ssue for February 10. And those who are at all familiar with the traditional; policies qjf that magazine, published bj- the Crowell Publishing com pany, Nev'York, and printed in Spring- field, Ohio, would never accuse it of sym pathy for the South. Nor would any one eve’ accuse it of sympathy for lynchers. ' But Collier’s confesses that the new’s \hat lynchings in the United States during the year 1939 hit an ajl-time, )ow—^three for the whole nation, with, one of the v’e- tims a white man—makes it “wonder whether we need the antilynch legislation that bobs up in almost every session of Congress.” Editor Chenery reminds that “without .such a law, lynching has b-’^en cut down in this count’-'' from a peak of 231 mob mur- f'ers in to the three reported last year. The thing has been accomplished by education of public opinion. Press, edu cators, clergy—all of the forces of civic de cency—have crusaded again..t this barba ric cu.stom for 60 years.” Ob.serving that “lynching seems to be definitely on the run in this countfr”, the magazine editor concludes that “until and unle.ss lynching threatens to go a long way toward that 1892 peak of 231, we’d say it would t)o wise to keep up the non-political criKsading and sidetrack the proposed leg islation”. Com'ng from such a source as the influ ential and venerable Collier’s, long regard ed a.s an exponent of Northern and anti- Southern sentiment on matters dividing the two sections, the views expre.ssed should earry weight with those Northern senator? who have been championing a Federal antilynch law. Southern senators, however, may be ex pected to read the Collier’s editorial from the Senate floor and see that it goes into the Congressional Record — and they should. der of tihe 48lh state the unit had visited, the oid world record of 50,000 miles of similar operatinR was equalled. From the state of Washington, where the mark was broken the unit continued to Pikes Peak, where It imade the climb on "the world’s highest motor road’’ in time favorably comparable with that required by the average passenger car and with no motor or carburetion ad justments whatsoever. With the completion of the first phase of the test in 193S, |!he unit was taken to New York, where it was exhibited dismantled at the auto show. Heassemhled under AAA supervi.sior;, it again took to the highways, and in the past onee again adding more mileage. On Jan. 19, the 100.000-mile mark wa.s pas.sed as the unit en tered Detroit. The Detroit-Otta-'-’ PUNISHMENT (Statesville Record) Earl Browder, head of the communist party in the United States, has gone to jail to join Fritz Kuhn, late leader of the fas cist German-American Bund. Both are serving time not because of their undemo cratic beliefs or preachments, but because they thought themselves just a bit above the ordinary laws of the land. Browder goes to jail because he forged passports and traveled on them, Kuhn because of embezzlement charges. In the conviction of both these advocates 0-' the revolutionary overthrow of govern ment in America, the courts and the juries leaned backward in an effort to keep the social and political philosophies of the de fendants out of the picture. Both Kuhn anf Browder received fair trials, were convict ed, and must stand punishment because they believed they could break commo i, everyday American laws and get away with it. So the bosses of Doth the American “reds” and the American nazis are in jail. There it will repay them to ponder the fact that the United' States is still a nation oif law and order, not a government of self-appointed fuehrers or home-made die tators. longest operation of its type ever undertaken. Driver of the unit throughout was Harry Hartz, old- time race driver. Stanley Reed, official AAA observer, accom panied the unjt. Teacher: “Give the principal parts of the verb ‘swrm.’" I Johnny: “Swim, swam, swum.” | Teacher: “Good, now give the. principal parts of the verb ‘dim’.” Johnny: “Aw, quit your kiddin!”j EXECUTOR’S NOTICE i Having qualified as Executor I unde’- the Will of H. L. Houck, late , of Wilkes County, this is to notify | all persons having claints against, the said estate to present them to! the undersigned within twelve) month.s from the date of this no-1 tice or .same will be plead in bar year has visited every slate recover. This the 26th day January, A. I D., 1940. i JAMES D. MOORE, Executor. Bv A. II. CASEY. Attorney. 3-4-fi* 2% Penalty On 1939 County Taxes If Payment Is Not Made On Or Before March 1st, 1940 Pay Your 1939 Taxes No'w And Save This 2% Penalty. C. T. Doughton, SHERIFF OF WILKES COUNTY / ♦ SOjr fOfl STYUM6 If** Feast your eyes on the smooth-flowing lines and cont urs of this best-selling Chevrolet for ’40, with New “Royal Clipper” Styling. . . . Note that It’s the longest of all lowMt-prlced cars, measuring 181 inches from front of grille to rear of body. . . . Yes, eye it and convince yourself that It’s the ‘‘star for styling”—the outstanding beauty and luxury leader among all cars in its price range! *saRroRPB»amuia If*’ ^ * Just touch Chev* rolet’s Exclusive Vacuum-Power Shift and feel the hidden power cylinder supply 80% of die shifting effort auto- maticaUy, as no other steering column gearshift can do. . . . Step on the throttle and see hbw Chev rolet out-occelerates and out-climbs all other low-priced cars. 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