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Jhe Joinnul • Paimt ii indbpbndbnt in politics Mondays and Thursdays at North Will^boro, N. C. •D. J. CARTER and JULIUS C. HUBBARD PuUiahera SUBSCRIPTION RATES:. One Year $1.50 Six Months .76 ^Pour Months 60 Out oi the State $2.00 per Year .THE JOURNiXa WiLSBSBOBOrN. C. ^tei^ at the post (rffice at North Wilkes- boro, N. C., as second class matter under Act of March 4, 1879. MONDAY, JULY 21, 1941 [ Lessons In Stories There are three types of speakers; good, bad and indifferent. Dr. I. G. Greer, who addressed the Jaycees banquet, belongs in the first of the three types. It has been our privilege, our duty, our job (sometimes unpleasant) to hear the principal speakers in North Carolina and many from other states. It is not work to hear speeches by some few speakers, in cluding Dr. Greer. HE WAS REGISTERED We want to report on one story told by Dr. Greer for the benefit of the many who were not present. It was many years ago while Prof. Greer was at A. S. T. C. in Boone that a young mountaineer in work clothes walked up to where the profe.ssor was helping register new students and asked to enter the col lege. He had called for Greer because his mother had told him that Greer could help him. He asked the youth his name and the name of his mother, and learned that his mother was an old classmate of his who had lost all the property she had through an unfortunate marriage. Greer asked the young man if he had anv money and was informed that he had 15 cents, which he proceeded to display in his hand. Greer told the boy that he would have to have $12.50 in order to register, that being the registration fee. The young man looked astonished and walked away hurriedly. Greer troubled about the mat ter and thought perhaps that he should have talked to the boy mo’-e diplomatical ly. But a very few clays later he was sur prised to see the young man walk in again. This time he was wet with perspiration and showed signs of fatigue. Greer said he asked the young fellow a fool question: “Do you want to register?” “Hell, yes!" was the prompt and indig nant reply. Greer was busy and a lady, a Sunday school teacher, was helping register the students. She quietly asked Greer if she should register a boy who talked like that and he instinctively and promptl}^ said “Hell, ye.s, register him.” Greer then asked the boy where he had been and if he had any money. The hus ky youngster said he had been in the Shulls Mills community cutting cordwood by day and cording it by moonlight. He had fif teen dollars. A job was found for the boy and he made a good record in college and since he graduated. That, said Greer, is a striking example of self-reliance, the kind needed by Ameri ca today. Not so long ago the man who said years ago that he wanted to register called on Dr. Greer at Thomasville and apologized for the language used on that day at Boone. We don’t think any apology is needed by either party. It is superfluous to say that the young man grew into a good and successful citi zen. Any person with such a degree of self-reliance will make his own way. American vacationi.sts, perplexed over here to go, are fortunate nevertheless, onsider the poor nazi “tourist,” who must ack his uniform and submachine gun and 0 where he’s told.—St. Louis Post-Dis- atch. licrometer has been perfected by a ctady laboratory which measures 5,000,000th of an inch. A few years ow, we have no doubt, automobiles irry it as standard parking equip- -Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. inomers are one in thinking that life s would be as impracticably on oth- }t8 W it is becoming here.—Detroit Oil and The Farmer ' The oil industry, strange as it may seem, is one of the farmer’s best and most relia bly customers. You probably don’t know it—but much of the grease that lubricates America’s cars and other machines contains tallow oil, which, in turn, comes from sheep About 107,000,000 pounds of tallow oil in one form or another are consumed an nually by the petroleum industry. That requires 35,000,000 sheep. This is just one item in the long list o' supplies the oil industry buys each year di rectly from agriculture. To it must be add ed lard oil from pigs, stearine from cattle and horses, castor oil from the castor plant, neat’s-foot oil made from horns and hooves, milk, fibreboard, hair felt, leather, cotton fabrics, wood products—and dozens of others. The petroleum industry’s consumption of farm products grows steadily, as pro duction of oil and lubricants increases, and as new techniques and processes are de veloped. And millions of dollars thus find their way into the farmers’ pockets. So, in a very real sense, the comer ser vice station is a distributor of farm crops! And the oil industry is one of agriculture’: biggest cash customers. This is an exam ple of how American industry spreads its economic benefits throughout the whole country. Absnrditiii By DWIGHT NICHOLS, et iL SURPRISE The fanner's wife had been pestering him for a long time to buy some new clothes. So one day, when he drove to marketr he decided to surprise her. He pur chased an entire new outfit, which was packed and placed under the buggy seat. Driving home, he had to ford a river and here he paused, took off his clothes, bathed in the river and then tied all his old garments to a rock and threw them into the stream. Reaching under the seat for bls' new clothes, he was hor rified to discover that they were n’t there. After a frantic but un availing search came a pause for meditation. Then he climbed briskly Into the buggy, touched up the old horse with the whip, and siad, "Giddap, Mariah, we’U surprise her anyway.’’ GRABBED WTtONG THING They’re picking, up the pieces With a dustpan and a rake. Because he grabbed a silken knee When he should have grabbed the brake. THEN AND NOW One broiling July day an aged “cullard gemman” who was push ing a barrow of bricks paused to dash the sweat from his dusky brow; then, she king his fist at the sun, he apotrophized it thus: Fo’ the Lawd’s sake, whar wuz Highway To Medical Progress “Vivisection” is an unpleasant word. It brings with it to the uninformed only a'ynh last Janooary?” picture of cruel and unnecessary surgical experiments upon living animals. Those who fight vivisection are moved by humarie ideals. Their error lies in a lack of knowledge of the facts—and in a misplaced sentimentalism in the approach to the solution of scientific problems of the highest importance. If vivisection were not permitted on guinea pigs, rabbits and other lesser ani- mal.s, the experimentation would have to be done on human beings. There is no oth er way out. The medical profes-sion’s most outstanding achievements have usual ly followed experimentation on animals. No theory is tenable until proved. And it can only be proved, definitely and for all time, by trying it on living beings. Think back over medical history. Pas teur experimented with dogs, and the re sult war. the discovery of a sure preventive for one of the most horrible and hitherto incurable diseases—rabies. Boss experi mented with a cageful of larks—and a .start was made toward conquering mala ria. Roux and Behring killed thousands of guinea pig.s—and diphtheria antitoxin was discovered, and one of the great scourage.s of mankind was brought under control. So the story goes, down the record of medical progress. Vivisection and experi mentation on animats, properly conducted by qualified men, have been the means of saving milli'^ns of human lives. Always— vvhen animals are subjected to surgery, they are placed under anaesthesia. In truth, more suffering by far is caused by hunters than by the experimentation of medical men. However, these experiments lead to methods of control and cure of dis- ea.se not only in human beings, but of other animals as well. Experiments have but one purpose—longer, happier, fuller lives for all the people. Experimentation on animals should never be permitted by the untrained. And it should never be denied to men of sci ence. It provides the great highway to medical progress. ’ ON IKHXG YOUR JOB Dr. I. G. Greer illustrated with a good yarn the importance of doing whatever we are fitted by talents to do. He told the story of (two negros. A big negro six and one-half feet tall and hig in proportion was leaning lazily against a pic nic table. His muscles fairly bulged under his ta.wny ,skin. A little dried up negro of less than a hundred pounds walked up as discoursed thus: "Mister Big Nigger: You know what I’d do if I wuz as big and strong as yon? I'd go out into these woods. I’d hunt (he biggest and meanest bear in them thar wood.-. I’d kill him with my hare hands. I'd tear him limb from limb. I would tear Ills muscles apart and stomp them. I’d tear his teeth out one by one and throw ’em down. That’s what I’d do. Mister Big Nigger.’’ The big negro stared bankly into the wizened face of the lit tle negro and replied: "Mister Little Nigger: Dere is little bears in them thar woods.” ON STORM DAMAGE Some people in these parts tried to ridicule newspaper reports of damage liy the storm and cloud burst Saturday afternoon. Be cause no bridges w-ere washed away and nothing happened that affected them directly, they thought that nothing was hurt. But damage to crops was heavy along the small streams more than in the Yadkin valley and the damage will be felt keenly by those affected because they lost all la.st year. The newspaper re ports were not exaggerated. With the mechanizing of armies. Hitler can make all of Napoleon’s mistakes much faster, i!f he does, and we hope he does.— Charlotte News. You can tell when a man doesn’t know the facts. He uses more positive assertions, as a substitute.—Buffalo News. A well-known millionaire sportsman con fesses that he has never yet entered a night club. This, no doubt, explains why he is still a millionaire.—The Humorist. It is stated from Germany that the church there is virtually without any press. As the only available kind is a Hitler press the church seems to be playing in great luck.—Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. Reports of a rubber shortage in the United States were evidently exaggera tions. Our new Monroe doctrine model stretches beautiful.—^Norfolk Virginian- pilot. It appears that during the North African bedlam a British general wrote a book. Such a fellow could carry on in Holly wood’s conception of a newspaper office —Charlotte News., DISCUSSION OF TI.ME Next tiuie: Daylight saving time—and how. Let the advertising columna oi this paper be your shopping guide NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION North Carolina, Wilkes County. In The Superior Court EDITH BREWER vs. HERMAN BREJWER The defendant Herman Brewer will take notice that an action en titled as above has been commenc ed in the Suprior Court of Wilkes County, North Carolina, for the purpose of an absolute divorce; and the said defendant ■will further take notice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Wilkes County on the 20 day of Aug. 1941 and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. Dated this 30th day of June 1941. C. C. HAYES, Clerk of Superior Court 7-21-4t (m) Willkuns Motor Company T. H. WILLIAMS, Mgr. BEAR FRAME SERVICE Good Used Cars, Trucks Sind Tractors • EASY TERMS » Will Pay Cash for Late Model Wrecked Cars and Trucks Complete Body Rebuilding Electric and Acetylene Welding ’PHONE 334-J MONDAY, JULY 21, 1941 > T« Totmbdw; ... $ “ ' ■- L •• Oastonla.—"It will sooo to. as liard to lose your way la North Carolina as It Is difficult to find your way In other states."" That is the statement of Basil 1,. Whltener, president of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce, whose organisation is working with agencies of the Federal and State governments in sponsoring a state-wide Sir-mark ing project which will make the Old North State stand out on the map. The alr-atarklng endeavor ties in with Uncle Sam’s national de fense effort, and officials predict that it will be a boon both to com mercial and to military aviation. Working hand in, head with the Junior Chamber of Commerce on the project are the State De partment of Conservation • and Development and Works Progress Administration. R. W. Andrews of Raleigh is an erintending the work in North Carolina. The markings are intended as an aid tc aviators who might lose their direction from one cause or another. In case of inclement con ditions or faulty instruments, ev. en a novice will have no trouble in following the correct route to his destination when the mark ings are completed. The work will be carried on with funds supplied by the Works Progress Administration in every city, village and hamlet in the State. Where there are airports, the hangers will be marked on top with the name of the city or town in 12-foot letters. 'Where there are no airports, high water tanks and buildings will be used. It is estimated that the markings will be visible at a height of 3,- 000 feet. Jaycee President Basil L. Whitener s.iid today that no vil lage would be considered too small for the project and that in time the crew of workers would vHt all communities. State Superintendent Andrews is at present working out of the Charlotte district, covering a ter ritory of 17 western North Car olina counties. Eqwrt List of Banned Finns Cowers Those Beliewed Acting For Germany and Italy merMsI and ddltarsl. tfils^flMil lM^ .treat the Aaerlesa repnhltes. ’ At the nme time Snmaer' Welles, sctlng secrtsry of ststte, stnioaiiced to the inter-Amertesa financial and economic advisory committee tlhe eetshlishment of new’^government pfwet^re de>.' {signed to facilitate legitimate ex--■ ports to other American countrlee with epeelal consideration of their general cooperation with the United States. Washington, July 17.—In a drastic move to tighten the eco nomic blockade against Germany and Italy, President Roosevelt to day banned the export of vital materials to more than 1,800 firms and Individuals In Latin America named on a "blacklist.” Coincident with issuance of what was called "the proclaimed list of certain blocked nationals” deemed to to acting for the ben efit of Germany or Italy, the President set up virtually an eco nomic warfare committee to sup ervise the plugging of trade leaks through Latin American countries to the Axis. On this committee are the sec retaries of state, commerce and treasury, the attorney general, the administrator of export con trol and the co-ordinator of com- COTTON It appears likely that the do mestic carryover of American cot ton at the end of the enrrent sea son will total about 12,300,000 bales, reports the U 8. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Inexpensive substitutes for no vocain, antiseptics, and possibly sulfanilamide and its derivatives may soon be made from corn cobs, oat hulls, and other farm waste materials. 10 CHECK i IN 7dAYS t^-666 SAVE 1V2% Of The Amount of Your 1941 County Taxes By Making Pay ment On Or Before . Friday, August 1st Payment May 6e Made Now At The County Accountant’s Office On Estimated Rate. ELECTRIFIED The growing shortage of farm Itibor can be checked if electri fied farms are equipped with washing machine, refrigerator, j and electric water pump, says the Rural EIectri|icatiori Administra-1 C. G. Poindexter, County Accountant tion. 194rs SURPRISE SENSATION! W E’RE now showing the season’s greatest re- trigeraior bargain—the 1941 Crosley with the new Super Shelvador— that places tuvee as much food t your fingei tips and doubles the reirigerated space for bottles! It’s 'way ahead of anything else you’ve ever seen. And remem ber—o»/> Crosley offers this sensational feature because the Shelvador is patented. ante Freezorcold compartment for frozen-food storage. Extn deep cold stonge dnwer tor meats. Sliding crispet. Storabin for extn stor age. And every other modem tvorthu/hile con venience—it its very best! Other great features to thrill you. too! New- dimensioD, casier-to-use, all steel cabinets. Sep- Come in today and see this ezdting new refrig- entor. Rememocr—it’s a full 6 cu. ft cabinet plus the Shelvador—Use Shelvador space is all extra space at no extn cost—it bolds more food than,any other refrigentot of the same size! Grey Brothers Furniture Co, LOWEST PRICES ON EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME k ’PHONE 607, OPPOSITE COURTHOUSE WILKESBORO, N, C.
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