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THURSDAY, MAR. 21, 1940
“tnm l HeWTinM”
Adult Education
The adult education program has prom
ise of being one off the most beneficial
movements in the state in many years.
Teachers of adult education classes tell
us that practically all their students sho\v
a willingness to apply themselves to the
task of studying and really appreciate an
opportunity to get something they missed
during years of childhood and youth.
In Wilkes county many persons middle
aged and over have learned to read and
write and to solve simple arithmetic prob
lems.
We v/ho are able to gain some measure
of information by reading and to put our
thoughts down in writing cannot appre
ciate this service because it comes so nat
ural for us to read that it is hard to imagine
not being able to read.
If ability to read were suddenly taken
from us for a short while, perhaps we
could better appreciate the plight of the
person who has never learned the first of
the three “R’s”.
We wish to commend all who are work
ing in the adult education movement and
wish them continued success among illit
erate and unfortunate people.
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ril balt> tol^thpittfrom
' I have Hme. ^
“When H have time, the friends I love i8o
Shall'know po more these , weary, toiling
d&ySp "*"
ril lead her feet in pleasant paths alwa^.
And cheer her heart with words of praise
When I have time.
“When you have time I The friend you hold
so dear
May be beyond the reach of your sweet
intent;
May never know that you so kindly meant
To fill her life with sweet content.
When you had time. ,
“Now is the time! Oh, friend, no longer
wait
To scatter loving smiles and words of
cheer
To those around whose lives are now so
dear;
They may not meet you in the coming year
Now is the time.” -—Selected
Borrowed Comment
Id Levla
1>eda
To RdiabaRala^
|)hi Tho Cotti^
' Ar J. B. WILUAMGS
(Otia^rmsB, Under • PThdlesed
Child Committed, North WUkes-
boro Klwaols Club, Sponabr, Un-
der-(Prlr1Ieged ChildCljpic tor
Wilkee County).
This week -oil over WHkee there
Is being offered for sale Easter
Seals, the proceeds from the sale
of the • seals are nsed for ’ctlpple
children In our county. The coun
ty Is allowed to keep here for lo
cal use, one-balf of all funds re-
ceived: the other half la sent to
Falelgh and Is nsed in payment of
boapitalization and operations for
c pple children who are unable
to pay their own way. So after all
the funds received from the sale
of these seals are really used for
our own local children.
Professor C. B. Eller, County
Superintendent of Schools. Is act
ing as chairman for Wilkesboro
and the balance of W^ilkes County
except North Wilkesboro, which
being handled by Paul S.
Oragan, Superintendent of City
Schools, as Chairman.
The reason for this article is
that I have been very active for
the past several years In the Un
der-Privileged Child work in-thls
community, or rather 1 have been
in close touch w'ith same, and I
think I know something about the
work that is being done in
Wilkes County. At the present
time there is a clinic being held
monthly at the Wilkes Hospital
in charge of Dr. O. L. .Miller, Or
thopedic .Surgeon, of Charlotte,
N. C. Dr. Miller comes to North
Wilkesboro, brings a nurse and
far thiB iioe$ aot-
Men to be (dear,- but nuybo5ft^
Jhirt ef«fy,--‘‘d?to» the Na-
ttoku Wll|^Ut«LP^erf^^
Kite Time
It is a welcome relief from the bitter
controversy revolving around public
ownership versus private ownership of the
electric industry, to read an advertisement
displayed by the Oklahoma Gas and Elec
tric Company. It contained no word of
electric rates, no technical data of any
sort, boasted no accomplishments, promis
ed nothing, made no effort to sell electrical •
appliances. It showed a youngster enjoy- j
ing the rapture of kite flying. |
Kite flying within the next few week.s
will approach the proportions of a nati
onal pa.stime. High tension wires and
kites are a potential source of tragedy. [
E^ast year there are cases of electrocution
from kites entangling in power lines. The i
Oklahoma utility, in ■ its advertisement. I
gives sound advice on kite flying. (1) Fly
your kite in open fields away from elec
tric lines. (2) Use cotton cord for string.
Never use wire or tinselled kite string.
They conduct electricity. (3) Never run
across highways. (4) Never climb poles.
WHAT’S IN A DEGREE?
(Mount Airy News)
Has higher education in America de
generated; to the level of mere degree-
chasing? Do our young men and women
go to college simply for the social prestige
accruing from the right to place two capi
tal letters with periods after their names?
Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, pre.sident of
the University of Chicago, believes this to
be the case and repeats a remedy he has
been sugesting for years. He proposes that
college award the A. B. degree at the end
of the sophomore year, so that students
who are interested in the social prestige
of the degree can get out and leave the'gives all of his services free. The
field clear to students with the intellectual
curiosity requisite tq advanced study.
Something has been accomplished in
this direction already, of course. The so-
called finishing school diverts a considera
ble number of girl students who have no
irresistable urge to understand Greek,
analytical geometry or the philosophic ori
gins of modern humani.sm. Likewise, a
large number of students who enroll for
the prestige value of a college education
automatically disappear after a year or
two, quite satisfied with a knowledge of
the alma mater’s football songs and the
acquisition of a fraternity or sorority pin.
So it is doubtful whether Dr. Hutchens’
plan would do much good. For the mod
ern college means more than merely an
education—it is also a way of life. As
long as there are visions of (fair co-eds, of
convival fellowship in fraternity or room
ing hou rs, of ivy-covered buldings beck
oning from shady campuses, there will be
.some besides potential Phi-Beta Kappa
who will want to stay out the whole four
years.
Any individual college or university can
solve the problem at any time by enforc-
the drones away.
CINCHING A JOB
Fire’s Friend
Destructive fire has many allies. .And
one of the most potent is disorder. The
workship where sawdust is alowed to re
main on the floor, where paints and var-
nLshes and solvents are stored improperly,
and where cleaning rags are dropped in
helter-skelter fa.shion here and there, is
obviously far more prone to fire than the
shop where refuse is immediately remov
ed and supplies are kept neatly in safe
containers. That goes as well for the cor
ner garage, store or machine shop. Many
a major fire has resufted from an inno
cent looking pile of waste rags in a back
room.
The same thing is true of homes. Your
home is neat, orderly and safe, ■'•on s.sv.
Perhaps it is, but there’s a better than even
chance that a thorough tour olf inspection
would result in some startling discoveries.
Remember all those old magazines you’ve
been storing up to read in the future?
Probably you’ll never look at them again—
and in the meantime, they offer fire an
excellent starting point. And what above
those uncovered cans of varnish, oil, or
turperltine in the basemeiKt, whose tops
mysteriously disappeared?
Remember, too, those hit-and-miss re
pairs you made on lamp cords—amateur
.electric work accounts for millions of dol
lars of fire loss each year. And don’t for-
v get the cartons of old clothes which you
should have given away long ago to a
-rfhAritable organization—fire thrives on
such accumulations.
Make that fire-prevention tour of your
property today. It will be a miracle if you
riont’ find hazards you didn’t know exist-
ed. ^
DO NOT WORRY
Elat -three square meals a day—say
your prayers—be courteous to your credi-
ton—keep your digestion good—exercise
£0 slow and go easy. Maybe there are
^aome other tiungs that your special case
naoii«s to make “J
SmuL, these I »ehoin»ffl #hre you a good
' j|fl>-4UMraham Uncote-
(Reidsville Review)
•A few years ago, at the age of 79,
Thomas F. Ryan died worth many millions
of dollars. In the meantime he had given
away a lot of money also. But, so far as
the main facts of his life ai'e concerned,
they do not differ greatly from those of
other poor boys who have risen to wealth
aiid power.
A little story is told, however, which
may give some in.sight into the manner in
which young Ryan got his start toward
great riches. His first job was with a Bal-
tmiore dry goods store, where he was hir
ed for $3 a week and told' to report for
work the next morning. Now, he was in
earnest about that job and didn’t want to
take any chances on letting it get away
from him, so he said to the boss: “If you
don’t mind. I’ll start right now without
any pav for today.”
Needless to say he made good on that
job, and two years later, at the age of 19,'
he obtained employment in Wall Street.
At the age of 23 he became a member of
the New York Stock Elxchange, from
which t.me his rise in the financial world
was rapid and he became one of America’s
richest men.
Doubtless his remarkable success was
due to the spirit which he displayed in
clinching his first job—his willingness to
“start right now.” A good many boys of
today might emulate that spirit with prof
it to themselves.
In our wakeful moments in bed, we mul
tiply the number of government reports
we sign by the frequency with which we
sign them, and multiply this total by the then» with the hlghmy
Lilly thing that is pa:id is a small
item of his expenses in travelling
to and from Charlotte. This is a
most valuablle service and one
that our people should appreci
ate. but in order that we may
have funds to pay these small
incidental expenses, it behooves
all of us to get in behind the
Easter Seal Sale. ,1 know that f
is impossible tor the boys and
girls who will be out in our
county, to get in touch with eve-
y one and I hope that anyone of
you who should read this article
V(1H laail your check for an order
of the seals. If you live in Wil-
keshoro or rural Wilkes county,
mail your c heck to C. B.
Eller. Wilkesboro, N. C., or if in
North Wilkesboro, to Paul S.
Craean. who will immediately
mail you the seals ordered. There
Is no one connected with the
Ea.ster Seal Sale who gets one
penny's iray for their work.
I might add loo that our Coun
ty Health Office is giving a lot
of Its valuable time to this work,
and I might state that it is not a
part of their regular program.
What they do is gratis. Mrs. Ber
tha Bell,'the County Nurse, has
driven her car tlionsands ol miles
to help some crippled or unfor
tunate child, and I know that all
of ns appreciate what has been
done, ani the best way I know to
show pnr appreciation is to con
tribute liberally at this time.
Space will not permit me to
tell of the many wonderful curej
that have been made in our own
NOTTC^0F~sXlE of
, REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of power
and authority vested m the under
signed trustee by a deed of trust!
executed by Claude Pearson and'
wife, Chessie Pearson to the un
dersigned to secure certain notes
executed to Henry Rhodes .and
wife, Eva Rhodes; said deed of
trust being on record in the Office
of Register of Deeds for Wilkes
County in Book 179 at page 200,
and default having been made in
the payment of said notes as in
the notes and deed of trust provid
ed, and demand having been made
upon said trustee to exercise the
power of sale contained in said
deed of trust;
I will, theittore, on the 28tli day
of March, 1940, at the hour of
12:00 o’clock, noo^ at the court
house door in Wilkesboro, N. C.
offer for sale to the h&jktotjddda
for cash ‘ the fohondtt delmbM
tract of land, to witr
Befhmiflf the ootv^. where
Purlear Cheek croesee-the Boone
Trail Highway giid j^own and with
running a
with M. • Q.-Shiv's; !hiejto a Itake
in M. 0. Paw’s llioe;' thence' a
Northwest course with Paw’s line
to an oak stump, thence a direct
line to a stake at the higti^y;
)T mist
'iwhlohi
ai^ Decemiiw
of : dlaagniMtola igea^i
heen started agiUtt and b
erari SulUf: night,
that will x>me and'tw^'irith
will be niad,b welcome, ai^malM
dttf'■prajrOr mMting yonr
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Borit'^’to Mr. and l£ra. Robert
WUsh, March 1*. a ton. f
Mr. ud>’Hra. iiart Stacks hare
moVatf^lnlo,their new koUe on
highway 4*1.
Itr. and, Mra. Carl finlUa ab(t.
dani^er, R>waiia, at ‘Wllkeaborc^'
Tlaited Mn.iBcllb* sbtdr, Mrs:
Kensle Bills, Sunday.
iMra.. Beanlah Bller returned
home Sunday after spending s
week with her sister, Mrs. Carl
Bullls, In Wilkesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Goforth
spent'Wednesday with Mrs. Ma41-.
da Keith.
Mrs. 'Ll. A. Jacobi Is spending
some time with her mother, Mrs.
J. M. Jones.
iMrs. Ethel Dyer and daughters.
Ruby and Elsie, have returned
from visiting Mrs. Dyer’s daugh
ter, Mrs. Lavonne Cooper, of Par-
sonville, whose little daughter,
Mary Ellen, has been very ill.
We are glad to learn that the
condition of Mrs. Venver Foster,
our Sunday school superinten
dent who underwent a major ope
ration in the Wilkes Hospital, is
very favorable.
We are glad to learn Mr. Vens-
iey Eller^ who has been ill with
flu. is on the road to recovery.
Mrs. J. M. Jones and little
granddaughter, Joan Ellen, spent
Wednesday night with Mrs. Freda
Junes and her mother, Mrs. -Uie-
becca Blevins.
Misses Violet and Rheba Miller,
of Tri.ilett, spent several days
with their brother, Mr. Ray
Miller, of Purl ar.
Mr. and Mrs. Hensley Eller, of
•Millers Creek, spent Sunday with
Mr. Eller’s mother, Mrs. Beaulah
Eller, of Purlear.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Eller and
children. Tony Joan and Jerry.
Mrs. Wilier Proffit and Mrs. J.
M. Jones, spent Saturday in
Greensiioro. visiting Mrs. Proffit’s
son, Harold, who has a position
there with the Pepsi-Cola com
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. I.aw3, Mrs.
Lee Walsh and Mrs .Arthur
Triplett, Otis and Dock Walsh
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Tri-plett.
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i^EAUnr^CULTURE
North JWIkeehofft K. Oy
LIME
Rohe-nn county farmer.s h.-ivt
already iilaced orders for more
than 4 0 cars of ground agricul
tural limestone through the XA-^
rrant-of-aid irogram, reports
Farm Agent W. D. Reynolds.
'.my v.heri'hy children are be
iug made physically fit to earn
their way in life, whereas i!
they did not have the treatment
hey are now receiving they per
haps would I’e subjects of char
ity in the years to come.
Please >iail your contribution
this week or early next week.
One way of keeping our feet
on the ground
number of years we have been in busine.s.s.
Then we figure out the cubic content of a
filing cabinet drawer and estimate how
many of our repMts can be put in a draw
er. Mnally we arrive at the approximate
number of drawers reserved in Washing
ton our reports. The calculation is in
complete because we fall asleep before we
get to the end.—William Feather Maga
zine.
Ruaian ambassador objects to Americans:
caling the Russians “serfs.” Woul0 “nio^i
E
a Eastward direebon to the
of beginning. Being aU 'the
owned by Henry Rhodes and Eve
Rhodes on the Sooth side of the
Boixie Trafl Highway and contalB-
ing 14 acres, m«« or lees.
This 26rilday of Pehmary, 1940
KYLE HAYES,
Tnutee 8-Sl-4t t
SAMPSON’S
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fw DDeoiaK>ni:iii»4ip| i
What a changed world it was tor the first
balloonist. He saw hills and valleys level
out. He saw dark clouds serving a thrill
ing purpose when they reflected a gor
geous sunset. He got a new perspective.
Wise is the man who takes a broad
view of today’s events and keeps them
always in true focus. He makes no moun
tain out of a rumor and sees no vall^ as
deep as the despair of the pessimists. He
is confident that he can take the hurdles
at th^ come.
Such a man hat the will to work—and
the good judgmW to relax when work
is done. Moderate in gll things, in his
thouidrts Biul in his activities, he is living
—reaOy living—with and for his family
and among his friends. (He is unusual if
be doesn’t usuaHy'serve Budwriser.) He
is, indeed, the backbone of America.
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to drink o You will wont
Budwolwrit flenror thoraolitor.