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SUisOUPTION RATES:
0»« Y*«r 12.00
(In Wilkaa and^Adjoininc Counties)
0«e Y*«r SS.OO
(Outside Wilkes and Adjoininit Counties'
RatM Ta Tkoaa la, S^I"vioe:
One Year (anywkere) fS.OO
Ikiterod at the postoflice at North Wilkes-
bore, North CaroUaa, as Socend-class matter
onder Act of March 4, 1879
MONDAY, SEPT. 18, 1944
The Y. M. C. A. and You
(Continued from page one)
was not expressed in the size of that check.
That would depend upon the man’s ability
to pay, but in his attitude about the mat
ter. His faith in his fellowmen, his hope
for better things, his love for young people
and a desire to give them more and better
opportunities than he had.
• Hope—the hope that leads men to give
of their time and money to a project that
will not bring one cent of direct profit to
them. A hope that leads them on in the
face of every opposition and discourage
ment to final achievement.
Love—love of the finer, more beautiful
things of life. A greater love for human
beings than for dollars. A greater love for
a boy than a horse; a greater love for a
girl than an automobile.
In other words, a man who has the right
perspective of life—-who sees things in
their true proportions.
We have many citizens like that—some
are on the board of the Wilkes Y. M. C.
A., and others who will be on it later. That
is the reason we know that a Y. M. C. A.
will be built in North Wilkesboro. We
don’t know exactly when it will be built
or what it will cost but we do know that
Wfithin five years or less North Wilkesboro
will have a Y. M. C. A. We must admit
that the kind of Y. M. C. A. we have will
depend upon you. The kind of Faith,
Hope and Love that YOU have. If you
have these virtues even in minute quanti
ties your dollars will be forthcoming and a
solicitor will not have to look you up.
All Must Help
American industry, represented by the
National As.sociation of Manufacturers,
has pledged itself “to do everything with
in its power to produce and distribute bet
ter goods in greater volume at lower prices
to more people, to make opportunity and
jobs available to everyone.”
Cooperation within industry, to maintain
a high level of peacetime production, will
mean millions of jobs for returning G. I.’s
and continuing employment for workers on
the home front.
But it must be remembered that, even in
war year 1944, manufacturing employs
only 29 per cent of the workers in this
country. Of the remainder, about 20 per
cent are currently in agwicuiture. Con
struction, transportation, utilities, trade,
distribution, finance and the so-called
“service” industries (exclusive of the arm
ed forces) account for nearly 50 per cent
of all jobs.
Employment gains' in all of these field.s
must keep pace with industrial expansion
after the war.
And there is real opportunity for
growth. tl is not only more and better
washing machines, refrigerators and cars
that we want. We want increasingly
abundant and nutritious food from our
farms, shops where service is prompt, bet
ter service, better and cheaper trans
portation, finer recreational facilities, able
professional service. , . ,
These things must contribute their share
to the higher standard of living and the
full employment we look for when the war
is won. '
hool Days
Jtudents, more than ever before, should
predate school as they begin the new
m today. . . . .
rhe educational system of America is
I of the many things that American men
! fighting and dying to protect and. per-
^“eduMaouM ta not perfect
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i b m pnncwle. It
where they'^t thd'ffeinonstrsl
democracy in action, i;, - -
Public schools cost much money,
though not nearly .enough is spent on
schools. But the cost is sufficient to war
rant a note to students that they should
make the most of the^ educational advan
taged thus provided. ’
It is true that the teacher profession is
being lowered by starvation salaries, and
that If the school system itself is to be sav
ed from collapse that the money paid to
teachers must be enough to make the pro
fession enticing to our best men and wom
en. ,
Right now with wages for cpmmon la
bor at new high levels, the schools have
great difficulty in finding teachers. How
ever, with return to normalcy the situation
will be in part corrected.
Even then, something must be done to
make it possible for an able, intelligent
man or woman to earn enough in the teach
ing profession to make it reasonably
profitable to teach, enough to provide for
a decent livelihood, home ownership and
the other things which we now recognize
as being rightful opportunities for every
worthy American.
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ABOUT POSTOFFIOE8—
It Is toterMtlng to note how
postcfflces get their names. There
is, or ■was, & postottice in Watau
ga county by, the name of Aho.
Many years, ago there was a coun
try store there and the people 'pe
titioned for a ipostoffice, which the
department in Washington grant
ed.
A group of loafers were around
the old stove in the store discus
sing what the name of the post-
office should be. The group be
came quiet. One man broke the
silence to say that for the next
few minutes no one would speak,
and whenever the silence was
broken the first word which
was spoken would be the name of
the postoffice. After several
minutes one of the sleepy loafers
let out a big yawn which sounded
like a-h-o, and the postoffice was
BO named.
Both to Blame
Patriotic people in this country are
shocked at the frequency and magnitude
of strikes in war industries, and at the ap
parent unwillingness of the government to
effectively handle the situation.
And there is a tendency to blame it all
uMtiag .YttdarjGtipt.
o'DkHdt, «t
rlsltorf vsUktt. > '
The president 6«Uisd' ihiiet-
Ing to order after which
North State" wijs sung.
Collect ' was repealed iu veask^
followed by a scripture readisft
Pwlms 24, given by Mist Bkik
Brock. The clijb stood togemW
for a silent prayer for. SMVlde
boys and girls which was continu
ed by Mrs. J. M. Bentley. The
secretary read the August minutes
which were approved by the club,
and called the roll. It being near
the hostess' birthday each one
present made her a wish as they
answered to the roll.
During the' business period it
was decided to prepare Christmas
boxes for service men of this com
munity serving over seas at • the
October meeting in order to get
them in the mail before the dead
line for mailing.
It was also decided that the an
nual picnic of Ihe club, which
was due to have been In August,
be held on Saturday, Sept 30, at
five o’clock near the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Parller and that
every fanwily in the community be
given an invitation to attend.
Miss Helen Price, the assistant
home agent, bad charge of the
demonstration which was on the
“Storage of Foods”. She very
NftP
This makes us wonder how — - -—= ■
some of our Wilkes, postofflces got thoroughly discussed all problems
’nri11^.>saVw^Tr\ txraa not*- afrkv*{no' (nyvtitAtvk cv /»av%nA.4
county, by adding b-o r-o, meaning
.film mcjc -- — town. North Wilkesboro got its
on labor unions, and for the present the name by being the settlement
blame rightfully falls on labor.
However, let the industrialists who howl
for justice now remember that their policies
back in the 20’s paved the way for the ex-
horbitant power of the la )or unions today
north of Wilkesboro. However,
its first postoffice name was Gor
don, In honor of the Gordon fami
ly which produced General James
B. Gordon.
Hays was named for the Haye.s
imiuiiam. - family, but in naming the pqst-
and the apparent strangle hold that the office the person doing the writ-
union bosses now h^ve over workers, in
dustries and the government itself. irapmu ua» mwa^s
Let the industrialists remember how they tery to us, as well as Ronda. Roar-
forciblv kept wages down below the neces- ing River was named for the
lortioij K.C1 S i:-, stream of the same name, because
sary minimum for decent and healttitul m- stream roared through the
ing as they pursued their greedy way for hills.
profits.
Let them remember how men and wom
en were worked for 12 hours per day for
less than $10 per week. Industries with
such wage policies are liabilities instead of
assets to any town or community.
It is one of the traits of human nature
that men go to extremes, and now the ex
tremists are the labor bosses, who all but
control industry itself and have taken
from many groups of workers the inherent
liberties which American men are dying to
defend.
The ideal situation would be for co
operation between capital and labor, and
such cooperation is not too great to expect.
It is entirely possible among an intelligent,
civilized people.
The forces of government and public
opinion must be brought to bear on labor
and capital for greater cooperation. If we
continue to encourage class hatred, and ar
ray one group against the other, America
is headed for trouble within her own bord
ers.
Pulpwood No Longer
“A Forgotten Crop”
“This is a crop I’ll never neglect again”,
many ^armers today are saying of pulp-
wood because of their experience during
the last year.
Many farmers starting thinning tlfeir
woodlands a year ago in response to Gov-
ex-nment appeals and because it was a pa
triotic thing to do. Now they are keeping
it up because they’ve found pulpwood cut
ting is also good business.
A year ago Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard observed that many
American farmers “have a forgotten crop
that can be harvested any time” in an ap
peal for greater pulpwood production. To
day he would have to change his descrip
tion of pulpwood. It is no longer “a for
gotten crop”
Lots of farmers have War Bonds to show
for the pulpwood they have sold in the oai complexion
last year. Others have new farm equip- 3\‘*4pea. or course,
ment or cancelled mortgages. All have im- joynes is Joynes, because of tlie
proved woodlands if they thinned their family name o* Joines, which is
trees properly.
Pulpwood has been a life saver for many neames mver jb
small farmers who heretofore relied on a named for the river of the same
srngU crop for their livelihood Too often r™.:."’..!
a perverse weather—a long drought or a from its color after a rain. Mc-
severe storm—wiped out their season’s
work before harvest time.
■ ' ; . , family, which has Inhabited that
Patriotism often pays m cash as well bs community
j. O.VXXV/VX.XXXX vxv-wxx t'*-.'-' — ■■ — — communiiy for years and years. It
in the satisfaction of knowing that one is puzzles us to know why Cricket is
~i—s-t-.i. 1.x. was Q nrftflS.-
serving his country.
Evidently this Republican control of the
senate that the honorable from New Mexi- —
CO bemoans is something like the Hatch act Tau^s
couldn’t do anything about—Greensboro knw.x
DailyNews. . . ' " ’—
their names. WHkeeboro was per- of storing food, including canned
haps the first, since It was the) products, dried fruits, vegetables,
first settlement in this neck of the \ meat, eggs, and fruits, and show-
woods In the olden days. Of ed the best methods of preventing
course, Wilkesboro got its namejweavils or bugs from damaging
from Wilkes, the name of tho| dried vegetables or grain. This
stream roared through the
Lomax must have been
named for a family. State Road
is State Road because it is located
on one of the oldest roads in that
section, and which was called
State Road. Moravian Falls has a
lot of history. It was named for
the Moravians who first settled in
Wilkes in pioneer days and for
the falls on Moravian Greek.
Pores Knob was named for the
mountain of the same name. Gil-
reath for the Gllreath family. ...
Ferguson for the Ferguson family
and we have no idea how they got
the name of Boomer unless It was
from the little squlrrel Uke ani-j
mals which are called boomers |
and which used to live in these j
hills. , I
Purlear was named for Purlear!
Creek, and the word Purlear must *
be a variation of the family name
of Purlear. Summit la Summit be
cause it is near the summit, or top,
of the Blue Ridge We would say
Pattons Ridge was named for
General Patton (blood and guts
Patton) but Pattons Ridge in
Wilkes was a place long before
General Patton was anything.
Walsh was named after the Walsh
family and Wilbar from we don't
know what. Halls Mills is Halls
Mills because it was named for a
man 'hy the name of Hall who had
a mill. Abshers has the name of
a well known Wilkes family, j
Stony Fork Is named for Stony |
Fork Creek, which has plenty of ,
stones and thus got its name, j
Hendrix is a family name. 'We’d
like to know how the names of
Buck and Champion originated,!
should be one of the most bene
ficial subjects of the year as our
women have saved such a vast
amount of food ready for storing
for this winter use. She also
gave material on the subject.
When Mrs. Joines Invited the
women to her kitchen for delici
ous refreshments she found a
treat for herself also, as there
were birthday presents from ail
the women present and also a
beautiful birthday cake.
The October meeting will be
held on Friday, October 6, at Mrs.
J. M. Bentley’s because of the
Walnut Grove revival scheduled
for the second week in October.—
Reported. 1
well as Benham.
Maybe some of our 13 (?) read
ers can enlighten us on how some
more of the postofflces were nam
ed. Not that it is important, but
just as sure as anything, some
body is going to ask us some
times. and we’d like to know.
That’s one of the things I en
joy most—giving kids the proper
amount and the proper kind of
light for the best work
It helps a lot if you make a
regular practice of cleaning reflec
tors, shades, and bulbs with a soapy
rag as a regular part of your house
cleaning.
DUKE POWER COMPANV
tween Congo, an African name,
and the community in Wilkes by
the same name. And it is hard to
figure out why Millers Creek
should be of that name. It Is lo
cated on one of the highest ridges
outside of the mountains and
there is not a creek of. any size
in miles, authough there is a lit
tle stream a considerable distance
away which 1s called Millers
Creek. Must have been that some
one had a mill on that creek, or It
could have been named for the
Miller family. We believe we
have overlooked 'Springfield, and
we can’t account for that name.
And there is Radical, which must
have gotten Its name from polltl-
aplexlon of the people
there. But the name Of Dehart
sure has us stumped. Of course
from its color after
Grady is a family name, and Par-
sonville Is named for the Parsons
Cricket, or If there was a Grass
hopper why It would be Grasshop
per? 'Why not Katydid? As for
Moxley, we have no explanation,
but Dockery, la a family name.
Is In
lany we
narjjp
Thurmond ha# nt atamped
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