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^AGETtWo" :Patnot independent in politics IfNilAMked Mondays and Thursdays at North WUkesboro, N. C. D. J. CABTER sad JULIUS C. HUBBARD Publishers SUBSCRIPTION R\TES; One Year $1.50 Six Months .75 Four Months 50 Out of the State $2.00 per Year Entered at the post office at North Wilkes- boro, N. C., as second class matter under Act 9f March 4, 1879. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1941 bama. The Reynolds Metal Company altf;- minum plant-was successfully operated oil May 18th. Six months previous, the fac tory site was only an open field. In Ger many, according to Alabama’s Senator Lis-^ ter Hill, it took a year to do a similar job This looks like another victory for the American Way. R. S. Reynolds, president of the metals company bearing his name is a Virginian; the company has its homej office in Richmond, with plants in thir teen states, most of them concentrating on defense work. By DWIGHT NICHOLS. «t bL Borrowed Comment ■\®' Friendliness Along the Blue Ridge Parkway and more especially in the developed park areas are signs which say: “Please do not pick the flowers—leave them for others to enjoy.” That is a most friendly suggestion and reminder. The sign may be changed to read: Flow er picking forbidden—fine $500 or im prisonment for six months—or both.” But the National Park Sertuce does not want to put up signs like that in areas de voted to rest, recreation and enjoyment of nature’s beauty. That would not be in the spirit of the surroundings. People go to the parks for rest, enjoyment, refresh ment and to get away from the “do” or “don’t” rules and restrictions or ordinar3 humdrum life. The Park Serv’ice wants to let the people do as they please as nearly as possible but the “please” do not pick flowers may have to be changed to “don’t” if it is not obeyed. It is very i>retty to ride along the park way and see the flowers. By letting them remain there thousands of others may get the same enjoyment. If we pick them, they w'ither and die. The spirit of friendly helpfulne.ss on the part of park service wardens, rangers and other employes is something to be appre ciated. Public cooperation can keep it ‘ that way and may they never find it neces sary to use stern measures. LAND OF THE FREE (Greensboro Daily News) At the peak of activity in the Fort Meade construction job, only six new members were admitted to the Steamfitters’ union. Overtime work was necessary; wages. $150 a week. The electricians charged $1 to $2 a day for a working permit, and ad mitted no new members. The Carpenters’ union took on all comers. Many were quickly discharged for incompetence, but their fees remained in the union treasury. It is the law. Isn’t it about time for some wag to askj whether the British are singing, “For Hess a Jolly Good Fellow?”—Baltimore Sun, A metropolitan area is what a city gets when its chamber of commerce isn’t sati.s- fied with the census showing.—San Diego Union. It is said that the American bull fighter has a kind face. That must be a great con solation to the bull.—Cincinnati Enquirer. A baby has four ways of self-expression. He laughs, he coos, he cries, and puts hie foot in his mouth. Adults make use of the same methods.—Toledo Blade. , They say this plane that is out of sight before it is heard is only a beginning. A later model will beat its own shadow in by nine minutes.—Milwaukee Journal. In fascist Italy, a citizen of Milan dies in an attempt to eat 24, hard-boiled eggs. So much for a canard that these babies can swallow anything.—Richmond Times-Dis- patch. Independent People A historian familiar with the history of Wilkes county and northwestern North Carolina said in an address here once that if the United Slates should ever submit to dictatorial government the people of Wilkes and other areas near here would be the last to submit. He added to that statement by saying that they would die rather than lose their independence. To our way of thinking, that was the highest compliment we have been privileg ed to hear about WHlkes people. Our ancestors were hardy people who faced all kinds of hardships for the slrke of living their lives as they wished. We hope we have not left off that spirit of in dependence. The University of North Carolina News Letter came out last week w’ith a table showing the percentage of farm tenancy in North Carolina. We call attention to it because of the high rank of W’ilkes county. W’ilkes is seventh from the top with a per centage of 16.8, which is four points lower than 20.8 ten years ago. That means that more of our people are owning their own home.s. The percentage of farm tenancy of 16.8 i.s small compared with 77.7 for Edgecombe, the highest in farm tenancy. Home ownership, and more especially farm ownership, is an outgrowth and re sult of independence. People w’ho do not like to depend on other.s for their exis tence, and who wish to reach a state which enables them to live their own live.s, seek first to obtain their homes. It is regrettable that so many of the places of habitation are not real homes, but progress i.s being made rapidly in that direction with ever increasingly high standard of living. All of them may not be homes in the highest sense of the word but they are owned by occupants, and that is the requisite step tp progress. LIFE’S BETTER WAY WALTER E. ISENHOUR, Hiddenite, N. C. Beating Hitler erican methods aye often criticized we who claim the totalitarian way is ily way to get full efficiency. Now hen an instance comes to light that s the efficiency argument of the dic lovers. Such a case in point is in the recent start of alummum pro- n in the Muscle Shoals area in Ala- GOODNESS IS GREATNESS News has been flashed throughout the world that Kaiser Wilhelm is dead. Up wards of twenty years ago he was the most' talked of man in the world, w'hile he was at the head of the German government and fighting the world war. Perhaps his name was in almost every newspaper and religious publication on earth, and of course hated as no other man living at that time. After the world war we have heard little of. him, realizing, however, that he lo.st the cause for which he was fighting. He had lived to be quite old. Perhaps he outlived all the rulers of the nations that fought him, hated and opposed him, which is rather strange. Only God knows why. It is claimed that something like ten mil lion lives were lost during the world war, which is perhaps the greatest slaughter of human beings ever known in all annals of history, especially in that length of time. It is dreadful to contemplate. Now that the most hated man of all the world dur ing the horrible world war is gone, we find that he goes practically “unwept, unhon ored and unsung'.” It seems that even his own nation pays him little attention. Sup pose the Kaiser had led an army that would have won ten million souls to Jesus Christ, what a great difference it would have made! His departure would have been mourned by millions and millions of people throughout the entire world. Multi tudes would now rise up and call him blessed and pa\' homage to his matchless name. When a man dies who has caused thousands and millions to be killed it seems that nobody much weeps and mourns his departure. Nations may take notice of his death, but they do not weep. On the other hand when a mighty man of God departs, who has won multitudes of precious souls to Christ, who has blessed the world while living and after he departs, he is honored and respected, lauded and praised by mul titudes. Indeed only goodness is great ness. It lasts for time and eternity. “Lives of great men all remind u.s We can make our lives sublime. And, departing, leave behind us. Footprints on the sands of time.” How true this verse from Longfellow! He indeed left “footprints on the sands of time” himself, so have many others. If men could but realize that only true good ness is greatness, and that saving life is a million times more commendable and glo rious and worth while than destroying life, surelv they would turn to God instead of the devil. Indeed goodness is greatness. This is life’s better way. JUNE DAY ON THE FARM More farming is going on In Wilkes this year than ever before. Or It looks that way from obser vation-in several parts of this- large area we piidefmily call “The State of Wilkes.’’ It is encouraging to see produc tion of food and feed under way and during the past several days has been a good time to get a good, look at food production be cause it has been one of the bus iest times of the entire year for the men who gain their living directly from the soil instead of indirectly, as all others do. Farmers haven’t had hardly- the time to get a good breath In weeks because of the accumula tive labor. We’ve talked with sev eral and If we hadn’t we would know something about it anyway, having been along that way our selves without judgment good enough to stick to it. The drought kept weeds from growing but added labor in many other ways for farm families. Dry weather means frequent cul tivation of corn in order to con serve what precious bits of mois ture may remain in the soil and after the showers cultivation -«'as essential for the same reason. A dry mulch of loose dirt on top conserves moisture -beneath and makes it immediately available to crops. The drought has made it im perative that farmer,?- again plant gardens. The early vegetable plantings produced very little be cause of the drought but it was lucky for the farmers that sec ond plantings could be made and in many cases have been during the past two weeks. Pastures became so short that it was necessary to feed cattle, thus increasing the chores for the farm family. The wheat harvest has been a rushing process and is now in the process of completion. I.ike hay that must be made when’ the sun shines, wheat ha-> gotta be har vested wiien it is. It won’t wait. Some of the multitudinous du ties of a farm family put together in chronological order for one dry would he something like this: At daylight about four a. m. the farmer gets drowsily out of bed, puts a fire in the kitchen range or lets his wife do that chore: next he visits the barn to feed the mule;? and the cows, does the milking or calls on son or •laughter for that chore. Then there is the round of the chicken house to see about the water ami feed supply; thrt being all he h:i to do there unless nnfavorahlt developments in the way of di sease have come about, in whicl case there is much added labor o house cleaning, dDinfecting, et Maybe he finds the feed low an- that means a call to the fee [ ft tor;.* ^ a-lo^of enhr^ l^ore the" yit^ gtr btm' in the disUnt futnre. . After, that ' the muIOLs are hameesed and the cul tivation Iteglns. Over In the next field are shocks of wheat ready for stacking and Jobs on the' must list are so visible ell over the farm that the farmer Iq per plexed to know what to do first. Mother and daughter don’t have much to do In the forenoon, just cook a big dinner (they don’t dall it lunch), feed the -pig4, get weeds out of the garden, gather the eggs, get -bean^ and potatoes from the garden and prepare them for dinner, churn, wadb clothes, pick cherries and ber ries, do general housework and a thousand and one other thingd’. In the afternoon is a continuation of the same with all the other m -i-i SF? ’ ■ ^ I. Pointi, Jane 24.—The 89th eiin^ conv^ion of the North CaroMiia’ Merchants association ad- joamsd her,today after the adop tion of resohttions offering “de- termioed and unqualified support” to President Rboserelt in the nati onal defense program and pledg ing to "keep prices on our mer- chsndise as low as is consistent with business practice.” Immediately rouo-wtng atjoum- ment, the newly selected board of directors met and elected George W. Dowdy, of Charlotte, president, and chose the other officers for the ensuing year. C. C. Shell, or Roanoke Rapids, and F. R. Stout, of Greensboro, were elected first and second vice presidents, rspectfully. Willard L. Dowell, of Raleigh, veteran execu FarmW nnw ,, garden Irrigation niKift 110, national lam things we forgot to mention as I secretary, and T. C. Hinkle, of being In forenoon duties, which | Lexington, treasurer, were reelect- would of course include canning |®4., R. B. Tomlinson, of Raleigh, and procea?lng of foods. iwas reappointed field secretary. After, getting around to all the jOihs possible the farm family calls it a day some time after dark, catch a few hours of sleep and begin about four a. m. next day. to do it all, over again, and then some. That is a part of the picture of. a June day on the farm. Spain Approves German Attack Madrid, June 24.—Demonstra tors led by uniformed falangists marched through the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities today shouting approval of th( axis attack on Ru.?sia while the government deliberated whethe: to permit them to translate intf action their cry of “On to Mos cow!” More than 10,000 uniformet' falangists, students and othe; demonstrators paraded througl Madrid and assembled outside the German emlmssy to applaud th( axis. Similar demonstration.? weri held in Albf.cete, Barcelona and Valencia In Barcelona Germar officials appeared on the balcon? of the consulate and acknowledg ed the cheers. The .Madrid demonstrators weiring the blue shirts and red berets of the uniform of thi ■State party, carried a -banner say ing "falange volunteers agains: Uussia,” and* the demonstrator, shouted wild'y "death to com munism— de; th to soviet Russia.’ The cabinet went into a new ■•ession to continue deliberationf on the possihility of allowin; Spanish volunteers to enlUt it the war against Russia. Farmer Takes No Ckances with ’Chutist Jacksonville, Fla., June 24.—A Florida farmer is taking nc chance.* on “enemy p-rachntisfs/’ Aviation Cadet Charles P. Caii- han, ordered to “bail out” by his flying instructor when their nlane was caught in a sudden storm, landed safely, sought a telephone to report to the nrval air station: The first -man he met. he said, was a farmer with a shotgun who wanted to know who he was and why he jumped out. Cadet Canhan expained and the farmer rpologlzed for his su- .rpicions, saying he thought he was “one of those enemy para- ■hutists.’’ P. S. The instructor made a safe emergency landing. WflBaibj Motor -..a .. r t • Gon|)any T. H. WILUAMS, Mgr. bear frame SERVICE Good Used Cars, Trucks and Tractors • EASY TERMS • Will Pay Cash for Late Model Wrecked Cars and Tmeka Complete Body Rebuilding Electric and A.etylene Welding ’PHONE 334-J Lincoln, by the light of a can dle and not by the learning of a college, improved himself, and then improved his opportunity. FAST MOTOR EXPRESS SERVICE BETWEEN North Wilkesboro and Charlotte Two sched’iles operated each way every day. SCHEDULE Leaving Charlotte, 9 a. m. arriving North Wilkesboro 3 bout noon. Leaving Charlotte 8 p. m.. arriving here for 7 a. m. deliveries. Leaving here for Charlotte daily 7 a. m.— 2:30 p. m. M. and M. MOTOR EXPRESS Headquarters Dick’s Service Station^ TELEPHONE 371 North Wilkesboro, N. C. HcvcfSecH So de; lei- to send out some right a w.iy. Meanwhile the women folkf FIVE BIG "EXTRAS’* AT NO INCREASE IN PRICE! 1. ** OTTM* Gcfittioc G-£ DeLoxe Lamp ia- doded at oo ioemw m price i 2. **OCnUI** New Advanced Type G-E Thrift Cooker. Cooks fasttr, uses hem cur- rase than ever! 3. **EXTM** Big Utensil Storage Drawers BSoallf fomid omy oo quality ranges costing as mud) as 150.00 more! 4. **EXTM** Lar« Oven with TJTO heat* ing ooics—usually tound ooJy on much hitter priced ranges. ^ 5. **GmW'* Another big Storage Drawer, making three in all, atjio increase in price! A IN /DAYS V^i-666 $134.95 See This 1941 Model General Electric art ANDERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY ’Phone 630 Wilkesboro, N. C. - Tht Money You laio on a 1941 Kelvinator 1$ Only Half the Story ★ Complete equipment 1 Big Vegetable Bin—30 per cent Kgger Crisper—Meat Chest—Polar Light—Room for frozen foods—Stainless Steel Cold-Ban—Magic Shelf—record econ omy! Only Kdvinator j?vcs you this value, because only Kelvinator has this kind of program of large-volume produc tion and low-«ost seOing. Sa-vings on other modds range up to |30. Come tee the new Kdvinators m our display floor today I Equip your home with Electric Refriger ation at its beat—this year! Annual Elec tric Refrigeration drive now on! Lowest Prices Ever—Attractive Terms! DUKE POWER COMPANY HOURS 9 to S NINTH STREET '•itIII—
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