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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
.Pne Year |1.60
fits Moatha 76
Four Moatha .60
Out of the State $2.60 per Year
^ Iktered at Uw poat affiea at North Wflhaa
N. aa Mctod daai matter onder Act
of Ma^ 4, 18TI.
MONDAY, AUG. 19, 1940
^)h£liri»r
la aaopier receat aecideut, th
driver of a coal truck parked hia vehicle
in a backyard without aettia* the hand-
brake or leaving the truck in gear. The
truck rolled down a slight incline and kiN-
ed a woman in the yard.
“From the time your car leaves its gar
age or overnight parking place in the
morning until it returns at night, wherever
it may be, standing or moving, it should be
handled safety. You are always respon
sible for what your car does.”
Down—But Not Out
It is a characteristic of Wilkes court.v
people that they may sometimes be down
but are never out.
In 1916 a disastrous flood swept the
valley of the Yadkin, leaving little but des
olation in its w’ake. North Wilkesboro
suffered heavily in that flood.
On Wednesday morning of last week a
similar but mor« disastrous flood visited
this same territory. Since Wednesday
mjomlng the future has looked dark to
many people of North Wilkesboro and all
Wilkes county.
But the indomitable will of Wilkes
county people will again prevail and they
shall recover as they did 24 years ago.
Wilkes people will cooperate with each
other and will in every way reasonable as
sist those who have been visited by disas
ter. That is one of the greatest traits of a
great people and they shall not fail in this
test.
Hundreds are homeless and an even
greater number are without jobs as the
result of the disastrous flood. Some who
have lost the savings of a lifetime or have
temporarily lost their mef.ns of earning a
hood may feel that they are tempo
rarily down but THEY ARE NOT OUT
and will never be as long as their strength
of character and will keeps them ever fac
ing onward and upward.
Some of .the strongest characteristics of
our local people have been much in evi
dence since the flood last week. They
could be seen going about their daily tasks
or reviev/ing the ruinc of what had been
their homes and theirs was not a feeling of
despair or desolation. Without a single ex
ception they were going about with a de
termination for reconstruction.
The “come back” spiirt of Wilkes peo
ple is something inspiring tc behold and
its effects are everlasting monuments to
Btrength of character.
In 1916 to some it might have looked
like everjh;hing was lost. But all of us
must agree that more progress has been
made in Wilkes in the 24 years after the
1916 flood than was made in the half cen
tury immediately preceding that disaster.
Any kind of comparison can do nothing
except reflect credit on a great people.
Temporarj’ relief in time of disa.ster is
wonderful and any e.xtended by any out-
side agency is duly appreciated by the
populance. But Wilkes people will soon
be under their own power, losses notwith
standing, and they will .set a pace of pro
gress for other to try to follow.
Salvation Through Destruction
In these times when inflexible systems
of totalitarianism are spreading like the
plague, it is actually a high compliment
to our system of free enterprise to have a
leading banker of the country remark:
“Private enterprise can be carried to an
extreme which tends to destroy it” In
other words, private enterprise can, by
abuse of public trust, destroy itself. Th^nk
God for that! For incompetence and dis
honesty can be permanently maintained
only under some dictatorial system—^never
under a democratic system.
Banking is a good illustration of the way
our system of private enterprise works.
In the early days the country expanded
rapidly. Banking facilities were crucially
needed. Cities were being built, railroads
were being laid through thousands of miles
of wilderness, millions of people were mi
grating westward. The crux of this vast
movement of people and material lay in
banking. Bankers were called upon to
furnish loans for ever3rthing from new
plows to locomotives. They took long
chances for long profits. They had no al
ternative. Long profits invited intrusion
of erploiters and incompetents into the
field of banking, exactly the way they
were attracted into scores of other call
ings. Consequently, the institution of
banking suffered and the public suffered.
However, as the countrj- reached ma
turity so did banking. The exploits were
liquidated for the very good reason that
the majority of bankers knew the mean
ing of public trust and felt a real respon
sibility to the people they served. They
knew that if they failed in that trust,
banking, like any other exploited enter
prise, would “die by its own hand.” By
putting this philosophy into action they
* prevented banking from destroying itself,
j Thus does salvation of all private enter-
I prise rest on the knowledge that destruc
. tion awaits the exploiter of public trust.
^ATWOT,
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TlROtt^
What do«« "rehabniUtloB”
meant “Rebabilitatlon” meant to
reetore and reeatablleh. As the
Ooyernment uees the word. It
eimiily means helping a farm
family to get back on its feet.
Who' are being helped through
rehabilitation?' Farm owners,
farm tenants, ah are - cropr^ra,
and farm laborers, who need fi
nancing and guidance which they
cronot obtain from any Other
public or private agency.
How can a farmer get Farm
Security Administration help? He
should apply to the county re
habilitation supervisor for his
county. Information also may be
obtained from the county agricul
tural agent or the local public
welfare office.
What is required of a family
'which obtains such help? The
family must own or be able to
rent land on which it can make
a living. If the borrower is a
tenant, should be able to get
a written lease lor the period of
the loan. The family also must
be willing to cooperate with the
county supervisor in working out
a sound plan of farm and home
management.
What farm needs are financed
by the Farm Security Administra
tion? Rehabilitation loans are
made to finance the purchase of
necessary farm supplies, live
stock, seed, fertilizer, feed, tools,
household equipment, and temp
orary food and clothing require
ments.
th« promMow of enov«h tbo4
for the fiimiiy and enough fecK)
for its livestock. In thla way the
f^lly can "llve^at homo” and
use Us cash inc^e to pay oft
debts or to buy liveatock or equip
ment. ^ ^
For further information see J.
B. Hlghsmlth, County RR Super
visor for Wilkes' County, Central
Blectrlc and Telephone Building,
North Wilkesboro, North Caro
lina.
U. S. Bombers On
Good-Will Trip
Panama, Panama.—Brig. Gen.
H. A. Dargue, commander of the
Nineteenth wing of the Arniy Air
Serviee, with headquarters at Al-
brook Field, led two B18 bomb
ers on a 4,000-mlle goodwill and
navigation practice flight circling
the Caribbean today.
The first scheduled stop was to
be Le Gnaira, Venezuela.
The projected route follows the
Leeward Islands from Trinidad
and the planes are expected to
arrive at Puerto Rico tomorrow
Low Prices Every Da
Borrowed Comment
What are the terms for such
financing? Loans are made for
periods of from one to five years,
depending on the purpose for
which the money Is used. For ex
ample, money loaned to buy live
stock or machinery might be re
paid o''^er u 5-year period. Mon
ey loaned to buy feed, fertilizer,
or household supplies ordinarily
is repaid within one year. The
rate of interest is 5 per cent a
year.
What security Is required for
the loan? The borrower gives e
note and mortgage on his person
al property, on the goods he buys
with the loan, and on his coming
crop. A loan will not be made
unless the borrower’s farm plan
shows that he can produce
enough cash Income to pay off
the debt.
What is a farm and home man
agement plan? It is a plan, work
ed out by the borrower and ihe
county rehabilitation supervisor,
outlining the farm and home ope
rations for the year. It shows
how much income must be pro
duced to get the family back on
its feet and to pay off the loan.
It indicates what crops should be
grown to produce this nicome.
A good plan always calls for
Can You Afford
to be Sick?
Few of ui can (^onf the
expense and loss of time
that serious illness
entails. Yet rarely do we
take the simple precau
tions to forestaU a “sick
spell.” Consideryourown
case. If you are not feel
ing quite up to par, don’t
ddsy or d^t ^ong. Go
at nnce to a trusted phy
sician. Get his diagnosis.
Be guided by his .compe
tent and experienced
counsel. Not only is delay
dangerous, but it usually
results in adding sub
stantially to your bill.
And then—bring his pre
scription to us for accu
rate compounding.
Our large volume of Prescrip
tion work cuts down the labor
cost for you. Why not share
our money-sa'ving prices?
HORTON’S
DRUG STORE
Fountain Phone 300
Prescription Dept. Phone 350
Two Registered Druggists on du
ty at all times—C. C. (Charlie)
Reins and Palmer Horton.
Low Prices Eve
or rytttni b^,..-^
of fcoBtral
tfii ii^«ronr.^WI>At morii do
was right.
me to dot.
^Jttat owA. tip that
LY, AUG. 19.
tM cooHllonse'
NtrtICB OP
OPBBATB MOTOR VEHICLE
fjfnat AND,. JDATB OF
HEARING THatBON
As reqoired l» Section S, Chap*
ter 136, Pablie Lnn of 1927. no
tice is hereby given that appu_
cafioa has been made by North
Wilkesboro and Galax Motor Ex
press, for a Franchise Certificate,
enthorizing tihe operation of mo
tor vehicle* for transporting
freight between North Wilkesboro
and Virginia SUte Line over the
K ’»lic highways via the interven-
towns of N. C. 206 via Elldn,
thence via U. S. No. 21 to State
^ane and return, and that the
Itilities Commission will hold a
iaring on tne said application in
tate Depts. Bldg., at Raleigh, on
aesday, 27th, August, 1940, at
1:00 o’clock A. M.
4. C. UTIUTIES COMMISSION
By: R. 0. Self, Chief Clerk.
12-16-19.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLE
CARRIER AND DATE OF
HEARING THEREON
As required by Section 3, Chap
ter 136, Public Laws of 1927, no
tice is hereby given that applica
tion has been made by North Wil-
kesboro and Galax Motor Express,
for a Franchise Certificate, au
thorizing the operation of motor
vehicles for transporting freight
between North Wilkesboro and the
Virginia Line, destination GalaK,
Virginia over the public high
ways via the intervening towns of
N. C. 18 to Sparta U. S. 21 to State
Line, and that the Utilities Com
mission will hold a hearing on the
said application in State Depts.
Bldg., at Raleigh, on Tuesday, 27th
August, 1940, at 10:00 A. M.
o’clock.
N. C. UTILITIES COMMISSION
By: R, 0. Self, Chief Clerk.
12-15-19.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of John A. Pen
nell, late of Wilkes county, N. C.,
this is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against said estate to
present them to the undersigned,
whose address is 124 Calhoun St.,
Charleston, S. C., duly verified, on
nr before the 15th day of July.
1943, or this notice will be plead ir
ar of their right to recover. All
..ersons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate settle
ment.
This 15th day of July, 1940.
SHUFFORD V. PENN El.
Administrator of the estate of
John A. Pennell, dec’d. 8-19-6tm
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
North Carolina,
Wilkes County:
PURSUAN’T to an order of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Wilkes County, directing the un
dersigned commissioner to adver
tise and sell the lands as herein
after described, at public auction,
I will on MONDAY the 2nd day of
4ui^e»Lbidd», for ehMk. Hi*
feJioiriny AfocHbed ^ u iil ■■tlWi '
in Sawnrig
WiSc# Coiaty. xnA pwrtj^
deiaribea a» WltiWi, ttMFW ‘4 ,
■REST’TRACT: _ Known m
part of the Kate Vannoy fi»d. ^
beginning on a irtak* «*«
wfld cherry tree in A- It iTendrii’* ■
line, being the lower part of the
bottom land, and running South
62 degi'ees West with the line of
the upper lot of bottom land, 85
poles to a stake on the East bank
of the Yadkin River; thence down
and with the meanders of Yadkin
River to W. A. Hendrix’s conmr,
thence South with W. A. Hendrix’s
line 70 poles to the BEGINNING,
containing 30 acres, more or less.
second TRACT: BEGINN.-
ING in a red oak stump on the
West side of the Ronda Road, the
nid Jenning’s comer and running
North with the Ronda Rodd 5 de
grees East 20 poles. North 10 de
grees West wiui the Ronda Road
64 poles, North 17 degrees West
with the road 34 poles, North 10
degrees East with same 26 poles.
North 30 poles with same to a
stake at a bend in the road, cor
ner of tract allotted to the heirs
of James S. Wellborn, and mim
ing South 63 degrees East leav
ing the road with the line of said
tract, 70 poles to a white oak near
the old tobacco barn on the West
side of the road leading to the
house; thence South 79 degrees
West to a stake at the head of a
hollow; thence down the hollow to
and with the branch and the line
of said tract to Rocky Branch
poplar stump in the Jennin|Vp
line to a big forked poplar; then
East with the Jenning s line to the
beginning, containing 110 acres,^
more or less.
This the 2nd day of August,
1940.
MAZIE JOHNSON now
MAZIE JOHNSON CHURCH,
Commissioner
John R. Jones, att’y 8-26-4t
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8-19
WAR BY WORDS
Private Accidents
The killing of several persons in private
driveways and yards in the .state this sum
mer has prompted Ronald Hocutt, director
of the North Carolina Highway Safety Di
vision to remind drivers that their respon
sibility does not cease when they are not
on a public highway or .street.
“Drivers should be ust a? alert and cau
tious in the operation olf their vehicles on
private property as they would be on a
public thoroughfare,” the safety director
declared. “In fact, since playing children
and other persons going about their nor
mal pursuits in a private yard or driveway
do not expect to encounter a motor vehicle
and therefore are not as alert as they
would be in the street or roadway, the
driver should be doubly cautious on pri
vate property.”
Stressinng the importance of caution on
the part of drivers, when on private prop
erty, Hocutt ref«Ted to the recent acci
dent in which Salesman drove into a yard
and ran ovef^ blanket under which two
children wefo playing, killing one of the
(Charlotte News)
The heaviest war Nazi Germany is mak
ing at the present time is the propaganda
war. There were boasts out of Berlin on
the eve of France’s doom, and they were
promptly made good. But Hess’ speech
Saturday represented the culmination of a
long series of pronouncements, stretching
back to the fall of France on June 18.
about the imminent destruction of Eng
land.
But England is clearly still there. Nor
is there any likely pro.spect that she is go
ing to be destroyed unle.ss Adolf can make
good on that “Sailing to England” song
and take the country over with his army.
And there is a sort of high falsetto ring
about the Nazis’ insistence on their confi
dence that Adolf does not want to risk the
Channel crossing, lest it end with the Nazi
armies ^coming ashoi ? as corpses.
But the “irresistible propaganda” is not
the only one and it may not be the most
dangerous. The propaganda—in contra
diction w’ith the claim that England is
sure to fall and soon—about starvation in
the conquered countries this Winter is al
ready leading many prominent Americans,
including Herbert Hoover, to demand the
lifting of the British blockade to admit re
lief.
The bald fact is that every ounce of food
put into the Continent for feeding-the Bel
gians, FVench, etc., will release an ounce
of food to feed Nazis. This whole “hu
mane” propaganda by the Nazis is direct
ed precisely to that end of releasing food.
The a.ssumption, which Germany eagerly
promotes, that Hitler will grab off all the
food and leave the conquered to starve in
any case, may be too facile. Adoip Hitler
is well aware that hungry people are des
perate people, and a choas of rebellion in
the conquered territories next Spring is
the last thing Hitler can want.
Regardless of that, the American peo
ple have the right to ask Elngland to lift
the blockade if they want to. But they had
better understand that they are asking for
English surrender to Hitler, and that it is
our turn next.
Boy! How they’ve stepped
up
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North Carolina specifications for premium fuels. Sec
what a difference it makes in jrour carl
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