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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
On* Year |1.50
Six Months .76
Foot Monitis .60
Oat of the State $2.60 per Year
Bt the poet ofSee at North Wllkee-
hoe«k N. On ea aechod elaaa malter nnder Act
at Ma^ 4, IfTR
MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 1940
About These Machine Tools
The public demands utmost speed from
Rovernment and industry in their current
job of providing this country with suffici
ent equipment to meet its national defense
needs. When the public hears reasons ad
vanced for delay, it wants to know the
facts. And it’s entitled to them.
On that account, having heard frequent
mention of the problem our national de
fense industries are having with “machine
tools,” we decided it would be a good idea
tn find out more about this matter.
This seems to be the story:
Of course vast numbers of machines are
needed to make tanks and guns and air
planes. But did you ever consider that,
before the armaments are produced, “su
per-machines” must be put to work to
make these vast numbers of regular ma
chines? It’s the opposite of Dean Swift’s
little verse about the little fleas who
“ . . . have smaller still to bit ’em.
And so proceed ad infinitum!”
'The super-machines in question are
known as “machine tools.” Most of these
huge machines that can cut metal like but
ter and shape it to desired form are enor
mously complicated and expensive. Ma
chine tools can’t be made in a day under
any circumstances; and the increased de
mand for them because of the national de
fense emergency has made the problem
of production even more complicated.
That’s why there’s nothing hypocritical
connected with indu.stry’s statement that
machine tools are causing a lot of delay
and defense headaches. These delays are
being cleared up as rapidly as possible. In
the meantime, public understanding of the
difficulties involved will be a real contri
bution to progress.
In the matter of safe driving, .the.'iver-
age truck driver comes closer to ?being his
brother’s keeper than does th.e' average
passenger car operator, Ronald Hocutt, di
rector of the Highay Safety Division, de
clared this week.
Hocutt said accident records on file
with the safety division indicate that truck
drivers as a whole have a better safety
record than drivers of private passenger
cars.
During the first six months of this year,
4,841 passenger cars in this state were in
volved in traffic accidents, and 828 trucks^
were involved in accidents during the same
period. This is a ratio of approximately
six passenger car accidents to every truck
accident. Truck and passenger car regis
trations in the state run at about the same
ratio, there being approximately 80,000
trucks and 480,000 passenger cars register
ed in the state.
“At first glance,” Hocutt said, “it would
appear from these figures that the safety
record of the passenger car operators and
that of truck drivers is about on a par; but
this does not take into consideration the
fact that the mileage of the average pas
senger car is considerable lower than the
mileage of the average truck. Trucks are
driven many more miles and are on the
road many more hours than passenger
cars,”
The safety director told of the oil trans
port driver who recently was awarded a
certificate for driving five years without
an accident.
“It took a h of a lot of dodging to
get this,” commented the driver.
Hocutt said mo.st truck drivers practice
“defensive driving,” which consists not on
ly of keeping themselves out of trouble,
but also of not forcing other drivers into
situations that result in accidents.
“Truck drivers generally are more cour
teous and more considerate of other traffic
than the average passenger car operator,”
Hocutt stated. “Many of them stop their
trucks to assist drivers of passenger cars
who encounter trouble. Most of them dim
their lights at night when meeting other
cars, and they blink their lights to let cars
coming from behind know that it is safe to
pass. In general, the truck drivers of this
state are a pretty courteous and careful
group of drivers.”
“Many passenger car operators who are
prone to cuss truck drivers should examine
their own driving faults,” Hocutt added.
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Report of dnb For 1BS9-40 •
The purpose of the Club is to
form a recognized center for so
cial and mental culture, to pro
mote the educational, intellectual,
domestic, and civic bettermen of
the City of North Wilkesboro, to
aid by organised effort worthy
philanthropic cansee and to fos
ter a generous public spirit in the
community. And to this purpose
each officer, chairman, commit
tee, and mezabers have worked
very untiringly. They have not
only been 103ml, but stralg'htfor-
ward and unafraid to tackle big
things and faith to carry them
through. The president looks back
on these years as pleasant mem
ories In her life. All working in
the' simple way with one goal in
mind, service to humanity.
Trogdon Memorial Park seems
to stand out as "Miracle Park"
to the club members. It was
lovely of Mrs. Sherrill to give
the Woman’s Club this valuable
piece of property for a park.
We are greatly Indebted to
Mrs. C. E. Jenkins, Sr., Mrs. J. C.
Reins and Mrs. A. B. Johnston
for their untiring effohs in'get
ting park cleared and planted.
Little did we think that we
would
have the club house so; department, Mrs. W. K
tw. Mrs, Jf
0. T. MU
l^nor^
imteit Mbkih cr.^.._^
of^^ntef^i^4n home ^mtifylAg
and seversl prijOg Warded.
‘Mrs. J. J. Haim chairman
of the Aiiieffean CithiSiAip. Oar
most outstanding work for this
department was a dinner ^ given
tor the husbands and Judge John
son J. Hayes giving a talk on
Citizenship.
/ Mrs. Paul S. Cragan was chair
man of the Public Safety Com
mittee. She published several ar
ticles, gave programs, and put the
matter before the schools about
ervery one being "Public Safety
Minded."
Mrs. C. B. Eller was chairman
of the Education Department.
Committee: Mrs. I. E. Pearson,
Mrs. C. 0. Paw, Mrs. J. D. Schafer,
and Mrs. Jack Brame. Tbey have
sponsored "Better English" In
the schools and also sponsored
“County Libraries.”
Mrs. T. A. Plnley, Mrs. C. C.
Paw and Mrs. Tip McNeil were
the committee for the Girl, ^
Scouts. They have sponsored four \ Charley Day, .Mrs. Zollie Eller
girl Scout troops for the city. A Vyne Tait. Th?
national official has recently been ® snlendl
here for a series of conferences during the year 1939. Fror
which provoked much interest. '
The Literary department has ,
given some interesting programs '
during the year. Mrs. Hoyle,
Hutchens' was Charman of this |
Jack
3ey.R. K A
Jr JS. Johaab^, Jcdinsbil, A
9, JettMtda, J«^e A p
Kilby, C. Gt UcNef], B. T. ’ Mc-
TfidL Jy D. Moore, Ivey Moore, L
Pearson. C. 0. Poindexter, J.
O, Retas, RaJph ‘ Reins, J.D.
Schafer; A. B. Spainhower, J. E.
•Spalnhour, Prank Tomlihson, S.
V^^fTomllnson, Louise :^Vyne Tan
J. H. Whicker, Miss Toby Turner
Budding Committee: Mrs. A
B. Johnston, chairman, Mrs. Hoyle
Hutchens, Mrs. C. E. Jenkfn-
Mrs. J. C. Reins, Mrs. R. T. Mc
Neil, Mrs. Chal McNeil, Mrs
Ralph Duncan, iMrs. Frank Blair,
Jr., Mrs. George Forester, Mrs. I
E. Pearson, Mrs. W. K. Sturdi
vant, and Mrs. P. C. Forester
This committee bougl^t material'
to the best s'lvantage to spare the
club of all possible Indebtedness
They completed he Club House In
July 1939, at which time the
celebrated eame by hav.ng “Ope"
House.”
Christmas Seal Sale and Wel
fare Department: Mrs. R. T. Mc
Neil was chairman of this de
partment! Mrs. Ed Gardner, Mr,-
the sale of S(>als$340.45 was rea
lized. Twenty-five per cent of thi
was used in the State and Nation
al Associations, and the remain
der has been used for persons
Sturdi- 1 financially able to
i»EALTHi*
WEALTH!
A ifiite oU sBying, b«t
" nasm tfao less tnie. Ho
ctkly teel Iwaknq^ is the
peteonwhoheebeedlfslv
let fcie atore of Health
dwindle ond disappear.
Guard Health I Your
most preeioas treaaure.
To keep in the Higji-
wey of Heahfa eoaault and
co-operate with your
Pfaysiciaa, and whra he
givM you a preacriptioa,
bring (t to this phar
macy, where ooly skilled
idiaraiaeists do uie eom-
ponnding.
When yon can get the best in
Prescription work at Horton’s
Money-Saving Prices, why not
do BO? Best proof is “send ns
your next '‘ne.”
BCUABIts
PRESCRIPTIOHS
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.
vant was on the committee from j tf®ktment received.
Cook Book Committee: Mrs.
the Junior Club. ' v.u,,.m,uee: .«rs. C.
Mrs. A. P. Kilby, chairman of j ' chairman. Mrs. J
the Music Department, and Mrs.
Frank Johnson have put on pro-,'
grams in the past year which ,
soon, but Mrs. A. B. Johnston,
with her co-mmlttee pushed the
work through and July 24, 1939
an Open House was held in our
new Club House.
We will always remember the
citizens of the town for their do- j were very interesting and success- |
nations and furnishings of the ful. The art department was pro-
building, and to all those who moled by Mrs. Ralph Reins and
have helped in any way to make Mrs. W. H. Cooper. They have
these projects a success, we are put on several programs in the
greatly indebted. Thanking you Art Department and have given a
.Continued on page three)
Use the advertising columns of
thiA naner as your shopping guide.
one and all.
Respecifully submitted,
'MRS. F. C. FORESTER.
Accomplishments of Woman’s
Club
Looking back over the most
outstanding accomplishments of
the Woman's Club during the
hand painted picture to be sold
for the department. ,
House Committee: Mrs. Ralph j
Duncan, cha rman; Mrs. A. B. i
Johnston, Mrs. R. T. McNeil. Mrs.
J. J. Hayes, Mrs. Edd Gardner.
Mrs. Quincy Adams, and Mrs.
Hoyle Hutchens. They have per-
their duties in looking
last five years in the develop- formed
ment of the Trogdon Park, -build-' after the house F^Unig the
ing and furnishing of club house
and making of an out door thea
tre.
Borrowed Comment
WHILE HITLER RANTS
Sound Talk From The Past
P. T. Barnum may have had some of the
weaknesses generally gredited to show
men, but he was highly successful and he
ran a good circus tvhere you generally got
your money’s worth. A word of advice
from the man who operated the “Greatest
Show on Earth” is therefore apropos at
the present time.
Here’s a ver>- pithy declaration from
Bamum’s own lips:
“Advertise, or the chances are that the
sheriff will do it for you.”
The Great Showman’s estimate of the
value of advert sing is surely worth the
attention of certain individuals, even
some in high places, who are irclined to
view it with contempt. Those who argue
that advertising is a waste of money for
get that it sells goods widely, helps to
make mass production possible, and thus
in the end leads to far lower prices for the
average consumer.
Barnum understood these matters. It
was perhaps when he ran into folks with
a contrary view that he made a second
famous remark: “There’s one bom everj'
minute!”
Drinking Drivers
Calling attention to the fact that 117
persons were killed last year in this state
as a result of drinking and driving, Ron
ald Hocutt, Director of the Highway Safe
ty Division, recently termed the drinking
driver as the most dangerous if not the
most numerous type of offender on our
highways today.
“Drinking and driving do not mix,” Ho
cutt said. “Even one drink can so effect
a driver’s reaction time as to make him a
potentially dangerous driver. The High
way Sefety Division advises anyone who
does any drinking to let someone else do
their driving for them.”
The officers for the past two
years were Mrs. Floyd C. For
ester, president; Mrs. W. E.
Jones, first vice president; Mrs.
A. B. Johnston, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. J. C. Reins, secre
tary: Mrs. C. G. Poindexter,
treasurer, and Mrs. J. D. Schafer,
correspondence secretary. A11
these officers have been very
faithful and efficient in all their
duties. Mrs. Ivey Moore was
chairman of the finance commit
tee. The committee composed o:
Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, Mrs. J. D
Moore, Sr., Mrs. C. G. Poindexter
' Mrs. J. M. Crawford, '.Mrs. Ralph
Duncan and Mrs. Hoyle Hutchins.
I Mrs. C. 0. McNeil was chairman
of the Garden Department and
has done most outstanding work
We wn our Vemer Cup about
two years ago and last year we
won a cup for the most outstand
ing Civic work.
Mrs. Frank Tomlinson has
hostesses for each meeting.
.Mcnihers of Woman’s Club
Mesdames W. R. Ab=her, Quin-1
cy' Adams, A. L. Aycock. R. M. ,
Brame. Jack Prame, A. H. Casey. ;
R. P. Casey, Rufus Church, Clar-1
ence Call, A. A. ‘Jashion. J. M. !
Crawford, W. H. Cooper, Ralph |
Duncan, Charley Day. C. B. Eller, j
E. E. Eller, Zollie Eller, P. W.
Eshelman, C. C. Faw, F. C. For
ester, T. A. Finley, Edd Gardner, j
W. P. Horton, J. J. Hay"s. ,T
Join The MOOSE Now
Protect Your Wife and Family!
Campaign Now On
Membership Fee $5.00
for short time only
PHONE, APPLY OR WRITE:
CARR DANCY, W. H. DUHLIN,
Phone 491\V 914 C St. Phone 477
CHARLEY BROWN,
Phone 272J
A. Jack Mount, Membership Director
Phone 45.1 Box 295
(Statesville Landmark)
Hitler answei-s the British complaint
that he is off schedule in his announced i
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invasion, and tells Britons to be patient:,been chairman of the American
that in spite of General Revolution, Gen- Home for the past year. Programs
eral Winter and General Hunger, he will !"!
be seeing them in London; declares that he
alone will set the date of his official visit,
will set the date for war’s end and himself
announce the terms of peace. . \ NOTICE OF re-sale
It’s the first t'me for a long while that! REAL ESTATE
der fuehrer has elected to get funny, and North Carolina, Wilkes County:
, J a. XU i. . U xr T. -X • . • ’ PURSUANT to an order of the
he admits that it iS because of Bntain s air
were very interesting and helpful
h.me making.
Chairman of Christmas Light-
Mrs. R. P. Casey and Mrs.
OF
raids on German^^ It ■was ai definite bid
for them to stop it pronto. “For three
months,” he declared, “I have waited for
the British to cease the nuisance of these
nightly, planless bomb-throwing. Now we
will g ve answer, night after night.” To
admit that the royal air force has become
a nuisance is something. He had to take
note of it, for here was something that
couldn’t be censored. So he employs the
usual Nazi technique and bolsters the mo
rale of his own people with threats that
are meant to bring fear and trembling to
Britain.
Yet it is significant that it didn’t bring
fear and trembling. On the contrary
British fliers gave answer to his warning
in more extensive and more emphatic
bombing of German bases. Now it is up to
Adolf to make good his promises to eat an
early dinner in Britain, and be served with
food that is denied the German people.
Herr Hitler’s bluff doesn’t work, and
his threat doesn’t click when directed
against a people with the will to defend
themselves to; the last. He may keep his
promise to invade England, but it will be
the most expensive indulgence of his sus
cessful life since he left off paper-hanging
for the more fruitful avocation of pillage.
Superior Court, directing the un
dersigned commissioner to re-ad-
vertise and re-sell the lands as
hereinafter described, I will on the
14th day of October, 1940, at two
o’clock, P. M„ at the courthouse
door in jWilkesboro, offer for sale
to the highest bidder, for cash, the
following described land:
A CERTAIN tract of land con
taining 6 acres, more or less, in
the town of Ronda, N. C., setting
in a northeast direction from the
Ronda Railroad Station, the same
being the homeplace and residence
of N. E. Pariier. and since the
death of N. E. Pariier the resi
dence of his widow, M. A. Pariier,
said boundary of land measuring
350 feet, more or less, on the
Northern boundary; 700 feet, more
or less on the Eastern boundary;
375 feet, more or less on the Wes
tern boundary, and 700 feet, more
or less on the Western boundaryi,
same being bounded on the Nortl
by the lands of E. M. Blackburn,
on the East by the Ronda Cotton
Mills Company, on the South by
the Public Highway leading to
Elkin, and on the West by the
lands of the old Choate estate
property.
Tliis the 12th day of Sept.. 1940
JOHN R. JONES,
9-16-2t (m) Commissioner
Some of the, farm mothers of the long
ago would be astonished to know how val
uable some of their home-made secre
taries, “cupboards” and beds have become
as “antiques.”—Winston-Salem Journal
Dr. E.S. Cooper
—CHIROPRACTOR—
Office Next Door To
Reins-Sturdivant, Inc.
—^Telephone 20S-R—
Offtee Cloeed Every
Thmtey Ajftor—ea
Pm,
GADDY MOTOR CO.
tenth street
NORTH WUXESBOROb UL^C.