rA»TWO
THE
lountains
- BBV. ROBEatT S. MOOKB
(ProTldence, R. I.)
It U dlftlcult to write of the
•mhy Mountains and not use
•VerlatlTes entirely In speaking
Of their heauty, their friendliness
. ob4 all that go to give them per-
* OMiient charm and lasting attrac-
ttf«nem.
ig-, "ntey constitute, what It seems
to me, the greatest asset that the
county of Wilkes in the State of
North Carolina possesses and
they are an abiding treasure that
shall persist until time is no
more.
Whether seen In the sgprlng
when clad In the leafy costume
of variegated green, or in the
summer when the foliage and the
WELCOME
T O
^^CELEBRATION
JUNE30
JULY 1-4
Come to North Wilkesboro and Have
A GOOD TIME!
— Eat With—
“JIMMIE”
(JAMES PIPERIS)
at North Wilkesboro’s leading Cafe. Private dining
room service when desired.
The best foods obtainable, sert'ed in a most
tempting fashion, and at very reasonable
prices. You’ll like our foods . . . and our
service, too!
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Come in when hungry or thirsty. Leading brands of
Beer and Cold Drinks always on ice
Extra Waitresses to Give You Quick Service — No
Long “Waits”
PRINCESS CAFE
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
JOUHNAL-PATBIOT, NORTH WIUOSh'&RO, N. C.
The historical p.igeant to be staged at the fairgrounds July 1, 2, 3
and 4th as a part of North Wilkesboro’s 50th anniversury celebka-
tion will portray the history of this spot back beyond the coming of
the white man. T.He above scene from the pjsgeant shows the first
white settlers in a more or less friendly meeting with the Cherokee
Indians, who once roamed the woods where the dty of North Wilkos-
boro now stands.
flowers make of the summits and
the slopes a land of enchantment
and of high dreams, in the au
tumn .when like an army with
banners and in dress whose high
colors give a setting than which
there is nothing more warm and
colorful, or In the stillness of
winter when the trees stand in
naked strength and the summits
of the mountains become an al
titude of glory, they are unlike
any mountain range In America,
If one would see the beauty of
western North Carolina, let him
climb as he will if a real moun
tain lover the lofty Pores Knob,
and looking westward at sunset
gaze on the prospect that is be
fore him. He will know what
beauty Is as never before, and
stand dumb and entranced before
the radiance of sky and the maj
esty of earth. Words and com
ment will be out of place as he
makes his obeisance before the
splendor of the heavens of the
strength of the everlasting hills.
Goethe once said "on every
height there lies repose.” but
some cloud crowned peaks are
bare and solitary and forbidding,
and fatigue and exhaustion claim
as victims those who tread their
summits, but the Brushies are
like friends and their compan
ionship and high places bring no
languor, no extreme weariness,
but rather they bring a touch of
healing and a sense of peace.
I n their clear atmosphere
health and strength may be had
We’)
Proud
of
Our
City
i?£,CELEBBATION”
JULY 1-4
We’re
Proud
of
Its
Growth
Five Big Days Of
Entertainment
Since the days of 50 years ago, much has been accomplished through
persisitent etffort and co-operation of the people who have made up
our population. There has been no let-up in our efforts toward suc
cess in our varioutt undertakings . . . better churches, schools, toads,
and civic activities to help along any worthy cause. We are indeed
proud to be numbered among North Wilkesboro’s business firms, and
pledge our continued support to its progress.
We are happy, also, to po.ssess the knowledge that our buaineaa has
been instrumental in providing protection tg hundreds of business
firms and private property owners throughout ithei past 40 years. We
are in postion to offer complete insurance protection in practically all
lines of busines.s. and invite your inquiries. We’ll gladly! assist you in
making an appraisal of your property, and recommend the correct
amount and kind of insurance which you shouldl carry.
•Insurance Plus Protection-
North Wilkosboro Insurance
Agency, Inc.
Bank North Wilkesboro Bldg.
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Wiilissm J. M. Anderson J. T. Brani; ^zsbetli Barber Nina Call Kenerly
for the asking, the weariness
that brings refreshing sleep may
be found by him who will walk
tneir fragrant paths, and better
than all a quiet of soul is their
gift to any who will open bis
heart to the entrance of their
beneficient spirit.
To the man torn and worn and
anxious to escape from the per
sistence of things which thfeaten
him body and soul, they offer a
refuge in which he may Nnd se
curity; the song of birds, the od
or of flowers, the stately trees
and the murmur of brooks will
do more to loosen the bonds of
his captivity than all the materia
medlca tietween the Blue Ridge
and the Great Wall of China; the
Brushies can minister to anxious
souls and give courage to hearts
that faint. To the man hale and
hearty there are happy hunting
grounds in which he may go in
search of interest and adventure.
If his mind has the botanic turn,
he walks acres that are carpeted
with flow'ers many and various;
If he be inclined to theology, the
Brushies can show him how in
the beginning God created the
heavens and earth; and if he care
for astronomy, let him set up his
class and watch this atmosphere
unvltiated by fog or smoke or
dust, let him watch how the In
scrutable stars still climb the an
cient heavens.
Women and children who climb
the Brushies enter another ^te
that gives entrance Into a para
dise of birds and flowers and ar
boreal beauty. Does your child
know what It means to awake In
the morning to the song of the
mocking bird, to play under
mighty trees without the ever
present menace of that modern
Juggernaut, the automobile,
threatening life and limb? Does
the mother of the child know the
gladness of a silent night undis
turbed by raucous sounds and nn-
cursed by the rash lights which
with impertinent stare pierce
through all cloaks and protec
tions?
For not the least of Brushy
Mountain blessings are the beau
ty and peace of her star-decked
nights, solemn and still unbroken
quiet and then the pipe of a halt
awakened bird or the far off bark
of the fox.
By day or by night their beauty
grows on one and such is their
magic spell that far from them
they call with insistent and per
suasive voice and we are not sat
isfied until again we see their
strength and their grandeur.
They are easy of access from
the eastern cities and why their
gracious slopes are not covered
by thousands of summer homes I
do not understand unless their
very existence ia unknown. Once
seen they are always carried in
the memory and once known they
are always loved.
In summer cooler than the low
lands, in winter warmer than the
valleys, they call to you to come
and from their PIsgah’s tops see
beauty and know health and fine
strength.
The mountains are not caprici
ous and variable like the se.i, not
tumultuous and lashed into fury
by the strom; the clouds may
hide them and the winds may
smite but their heads are among
the stars and their breasts are
laden with happiness for men.
You may exhort me to see Naples
and die but I say unto you, see
the Brushies and live.
Some time stand on the good
road near the Mountain Crest
Orchards and tell me if any view
this side of the Rockies is com
parable with the scene that pre
sents itself as you look on the
strength and height of the Blue
Ridge from Nlggerhead to Grand
father, or at night look down on
the lights of the Wllkesboros as
they flash like a radiant necklace
in the valley of the Yadkin.
See the world from the Brush
ies and you will have faith in the
future.
One hundred and ten motorists
in this state were arrested last
month for falling to stop b{efore
•atorlng a highway fr»n a side
road.
By 34CK aEABVEBf*’
(IM Toombs Coanty Democrat,
L7ena, Oa. ):i|^ ,
KaUterine; Scari«tt (^Ha^ was
,WM our shorn, if winsome %08eb
With a flggor lUto a marble sta
ture, and a head as hard: Gerald
O’Hara was her pa. By nature he
was most anfanal-Hke. Proud as
a peacock, he roared like a lion,
and rode like a dog-and-pony
show. After Sherman came, he
was as crazy as a bedbug.
Scarlett was in love with Ash
ley Wilkes, who was In love with
his cousin, Melanie, who was in
love with Ashley, and so they
were married. (A^ley and Mel
anie in case you’re getting con
fused.) This Irritated Scarlett no
end, and so in quick succession
she married for spite and cash,
respectively, a couple of fellers
whose names we didn’t get. But
then, neither did Scarlett for
long.
The other major characters
were Rhett Butler, Belle Watling,
and a colored lady exactly like ^
the one on the flapjack box.
Rhett, who was somewhat j
strangely reminiscent of Clark I
Gab{le, was a cross between Jesse'
James and Little Boy Blue. If
Rhett bad jointed the Lost Cause
In the second reel, instead of aft
er the Intermission, the Confed
eracy would have won the war i
. And Belle—^you’d have loved
Belle. Everybody did. During the
siege of Atlanta only three things
were running — Belle’s place.
Prissy’s nose, and the laundry
that kept Rhett’s white suits
snow-white.
Melanie’s baby arrived about
the same time Sherman did. Both
were equally welcome to Scarlett.
It was, so far as our painstaking
search has revealed, the first
baby ever born In Technicolor.
Anyway, the South lost the war
again in the picture. (What could
you expect with a lot Yankee pro
ducers?) And Scarlett married
Rhett to get even with him. Their
married life was just like sitting
in hellfire, and listening to the
heavenly choir. Finally, after
dtod, Seariett
dldiit lore AMileiy.
wag a*
jil'i htby'i
Rhett' had had jtei
fooliabaeM, -anl' jiwh 1lie told
him, h« 4^, My dear,
I don’t iSTe.a damn.” fi-
NeHhar,- '!^ this time, did the
audience. They were glad to see
th‘e end, their 'own having be
come number than somewhat.
UOtJD,
Men should be eternally grate
ful that they don’t understand
women.
Bl«e MpJd eaased
to Johm^a eoaaty tobaMM/"
Iter Iftaat beds ^teiyear than evarR^^
fore, gnnrbre a>^ twxrtttxg -
M. A..Morgan, tana^gMit '
State College Bhttenslon Servlei
TREES
During the 1934-40 plaattBir
aeasoBi 1,085,000 ^ forest tiw .
seedlings were planted on 875 '
acres of land eubject to erosion
in Buncombe,’ Madison, and Yan
cey counties. •!:
JUNE30
JULY 1-4
^CEIEBRATIBN
AND MERCHANTS
Carnival
OF BARGAINS
You’ll find it interesting to visit North Wilkesboro
on Celebration Days . . . you’ll also find it interest
ing to visit Tenth Street 5c, 10c, and 25c Store and
see the great array of values we have arranged for
’ this special occasion. You know what to expect in a
store of this kind . . . but you’d never gutess ithat we
had priced our merchandise to such a low figure. We
invite comparison of quality and price. Be sure to
visit us!
10th St. 5c, 10c, 25c Store
G. T. BARE, Owner North Wilkesboro, N. C.
/£ILCELEBRATI0N
JUNE30
JULY 1-4
We are proud (^f the accomplishments of our town
and county, and join in extending! our welcome to
you as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary. And we
are also proud of the splendid support we have re
ceived from the people of 4his section during the
past 60 years we have been privileged to be a part
of the business life of this section. Come . . . let’s
all Celebrate!
Headquarters For
FURNISHINGS
POSSESSING BOTH
Quality and Value!!
We like to sell better merchandise, because of the
bertter satisfaction to the wearer. We believe in
quality—yet maintain low prices . . . which make
real value!
Special Values For
CELEBRATION
50th
Annivemry
JUNE 30
JULY 1-4
Not only is this event a Celebration, but a
town-wide opportunity for savings in the
various lines offered by oui* business firms,
and we, too, will share our profits on these
days to the extent of offering reductions
worth while on practically every item in
stock. We suggest: Come, see—buy, and
you’ll surely SAVE!
—WE REPRESENT THE— j
Globe Tailoring Co. '
Storrs-Schaffer Co. |
Haas Tailoring Co. |
Exceptions] value for Men and Young Men who want a I
Suit that FITS . . . and LOOKS . . . Right. I
MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS
E. M. BLACKBURN
J. K. BLACKBURN
BLACKBURN’S
‘B” STREET
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.