THE IOURWAL-PATRIOT. NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 19jfy
The ikwrBal-Patriot
INDSPElsDENT IN POLITICS
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under Act of March 4, 1879.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1946
Fiffhtln’7 inflation
>('nu‘0!H' nucr asltt'il Cah'iii ( nolidixe
wluti!,':' he had any upiniuiis on the sub
ject of .--iti. "r!)! agin it,” he said.
Today, o.u tiie subject of iaflalioii. it is
sate to .say that most Atnei'ieaii people
feel prefy mueh the same way. Thev arc
"‘agin" it.
lUit being against anything isn’t neces
sarily Lhe be.st wr.y to do anything about
it. Ami t.alking about what ought to be
done isn't necessarily going to get that
neee.-sary something dune.
Aclualiy. the best place to .start fight
ing inflation is right at home, in one’s
daily life and in the community in which
one live.s.
There are certain things that every
citizen mu.sl do if we are to avoid the
evil of .skyrocketing prices and dropping
dollar values. It i.s worthwhile remember
ing what some of these simple rules are:
.\\oid buying biack market products at
black nmrket prices.
Keep ,'a\ iiigs intact.
Help reconversion along by working
at a useful job.
Help production along by .seeing to it
that nothing happens to block the free
flow of peacetime goods to the American
buying public.
In this la.st respect the people of this
and similar communities have a special
obligation. The pulpwood produced here
and elsewhere goes to make paper and
])!;perbo:!.-d for ptickaging and shipping
the products of reconversion, to make
newsorir.t for advorlising them, :tnd to
nn.l:. ■!. tioiKuy for busino.ss corres))on-
(loi i-tfurds and all the other
stei'ped-up bm-iiiess needs. Without a
sufficieiif supply of this critical material
the .smooth movement of products from
producer to ljuyer could be seriously
crippled, opening the way for inflation.
o
The news that a woman in Kansa.s City
tore a new pair of nylons in an automobile
collison raises hope that at last women
will do something about the mounting rate
of motor accidents.—Greensboro Daily
News.
X 14 F _
EVERYDAY
COUNSELOR
By Rev. Herbert
Spaugh, D. D.
Here is one of these good letters I sim
ply must share with my readers; it’s too
encouraging to keep. It proves what I have
written many times in ths column: Pray
er changes things,” when it is offered in
faith and the one who prays is willing to
use what God gives.
Nearly two years ago a correspondent
wrote me concerning the desperate condi
tion of their home as a result of alcohol.
She asked to be placed on my prayer list.
Now comes this letter:
“I wrote to you nearly two years ago
concerning myself and my husband. We
were lost in sin and were victims of the
drink habit. Things went on tho same for
some months, and I nearly lost my mind.
I wanted to give up the habit but couldn t.
We were down to our last cent and my
husband had no job. Ho even went around
asking friends for money to buy drink.
When he brought it home I would help
him drink it.
••One day when 1 felt I could stand it
no longer. 1 fell on my knees, told God
that i was belples.s and asked Ilis help,
that if He would forgive me and give me
the stienglli that 1 would never touch an
other diop.
••H(' heard my prayer and gave me the
stiengih. From that morning nearly two
vi'ar.s ago 1 have never tasted a diink in
any form, and now I can't even stand to
smell it.
"Then 1 Imgan praying for my husband.
Ho went on the same way for some time,
couldn't under.stand how I could refuse
drink when he brought it home. I told him
that the Lord had saved me and I was
jn-aying for him.
“Then something happened. He came
home about three o’clock one morning
crying, fell on his knees on the floor, and
prayed for mercy until about five o’clock.
He was kneeling by our little son’s bed
who was terribly frightened, as he thought
his father was drunk and going to tear
things up as usual. Then he took the child
in his arms and told him that he was talk-
,ing to God.
“He too won the victory, and from that
date has never gambled nor touched an
other drop of liijuor. He now owns his own
busine.'^.s and all of his equipment which is
paid for including an automobile. Ho is
teaching in our Sunday .school and I am
playing the piano there.
“I am .so iia])py T don’t know how to tell
you, but as you .share the .same faith I
know you ill under.stand.”
Hen- is a ca.se where the one who prayed
earue.stly and desperately for .strength re
ceived it. then used it as it came. At fir.st
it was hard. She writes that the taste for
liquor did not leave her immediately, but
as she struggled, she prayed and won the
victory. Prayer alone is not enough. We
must put our every effort into achieving
that prayer. God always rewards such.
ABNORMAL
ABSURDITIES
SPRING FEVER RAVINGS—
A hen makes a living by Just
laying around . . . Local woman
said the average Income of her
husband was about midnight . . .
And another lady says that the
finest after dinner speech her
husband ever made was: “I'll do
the dishes. Dear" . . • And a
husband comments that his wife
not only believes everything he
tells her, but that she believes
the things he wouldn’t dream of
telling her. When Johnny ask
ed the teacher if he could leave
the room, she said: "No Johnny,
you be a good boy ^d stay and
fill up the Ink wells."
returned COURTESY—
It was at a convention dinner.
The program was long and the
speakers many. I was well to
wards the end of the list. As each
speaker rose, the audience fell
In ntimbers. When my turn came
I noticed to my dismay that only
0(ne solitary individual remained.
I was young and at the begin
ning of my career. I felt the
practice would do me good and
so I went through with my
whole oration to the best of
my ability. On concluding I saw
to my amazement that the same
individual was still there. I was
overcome with gratitude. I
rushed over to the man, shook
his hand warmly and said:
"Thank you. You are a perfect
gWitleman."
*T know I am," he r' plied,
“and I hope you are too. 1 am
the next speaker."—^Dr. Samuel
Benslon.
reported to have told the follow
ing story:
“I was called to the door one
day by the cries of children In
the street and there was Mr.
Lincoln, striding by two of his
boys, both of whom were wailing
aloud.
"Why, Mr. Lincoln, what’s the
matter with the boys?" I asked.
"Just what’s the matter with
the whole world, Lincoln replied.
I’ve got three walnuts, and each
wants two.”
THE WORLD’S ILia—
One of Abraham Lincoln’s
neighbors in Springfield, 111., Is
PLAIN ENGLISH—
Someone had wired a govern
ment bureau at Washington ask
ing whether hydrochloric acid
could be uped to clean a given
type of boiler tube. The answer
was:
“Uncertainties of reactive proc
esses make use of hydrochloric
acid undesirable where alklllnlty
is Involved.”
The Inquirer wrote hack,
thanking the bureau for the ad
vice, saying he would use hydro
chloric acid. The bureau wired
him:
"Regrettable decision Involves
uncertainties. Hydrochloric will
produce submarine Invalidating
reactlona."
Again the man wrote thanking
them for their advice, saying that
he was glad to know that hydro
chloric add was all right. This)
time the bureau wired In plain
English:
’’Hydrochloric acid will eat
hell out of your boiler tubes.’’
HAD A GOOD DAY—
While shopping, a woman
thoughlessly picked up an um
brella belonging to another wo
man, and started to walk cit
with It. The owner stopped her,
and the absent-minded woman,
with many apologies, returned
it.
This reminded her that they
needed some ombrellaa In her
family, so she bought two for her
daughter and one for herself.
Later that day, when walking
home, she lOoked up and saw,
directly opposite her in the car
the very woman with whom she
had had the unfortunate exper-
l^ce that morning. The second
woman stared at the three um
brellas very hard and with a
significant smile she leaned for
ward and said in an Icy tone, “I
see you've had a successful day.’’
Support Y. M. C. A. Efforts
Providing the utmost in functional convenience
and comfort, this modern home from the Post-
War Series of .\11 American Homes ha.s a flag
stone patio and is entered via the living room;
cases and plywood partitions form a semi-foyer
between front door and dining space. Horizon
tal sliding window frames provide scenic beauty
and the Ulster should face north to benefit by
solar heating. Two bedrooms have cross venti
lation; kitchen is U-shaped. This home is de
signed to conform with standards of FHA. Its
electrical layout is approved by the National
Adequate Wiring Bureau. Blueprints and speci
fications are available to this paper’s readers for
$8.00.
CUQOR PLAN.
JUST RECEIVED 504 PAIRS!
THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT TO BE WORN BY THE
WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE WOMAN’S AUX
ILIARY CORPS KNOWN AS THE “WAGS”. DE
SIGNED BYTHENATION’S LEADING SHOE MAN
UFACTURERS TO THE GOVERNMENT’S HIGH
STANDARD FOR DURABIThTY, COMFORT AND
QUALITY.
THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF GOVERNMENT RELEASE SHOES TO BE
RECEIVED IN THIS SECTION...! BUY NOW! THEY WILL MOVE
OUT FAST! A REAL VALUE FOR YOU!... COME IN TODAY!
These brown oxfortis are very stylish and built for real comfort. They have IV2
inch heels, rubber lifts and leather soles. Made of the finest leather that could
be had, and the workmanship is superb. It will g\ve you real joy to own a pair
of these shoes.
A REAL SHOE VALUE!
Shoes Made From the Same Quality 0H..ather and With the Same ’ '
Would Sell From S12.50 to Slo.On a Pair On the Present -viarket. but the Go\-
ernment Has Made It Possible to buy Tnese Shoes ai tno Low-l rice Or
$7.98 Per Pair
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SIZES RECEIVED:
Widths
SIZES
AA
71/0
A
7I/2
8
9
91/2
10
B
7
V/o '
8
8V>
9
91/2
C
6
6V2
7
71/2
8
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• Prevette’s Stores
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914-916 ‘B’ Street
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
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