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' ScteNd at Hm poat(4nee North WilkM-
Itera, North CaroHna, aa Soeond-Ckua ntattar
mi4er Act of March 4, 1879.
Thursday, Jan. 2, 1947 |
ISyslieen
a ittgar ratioiung Itanf*
tim|3, there would be am]?i
of sugar to fill all legitimate
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the price et sugar'^urin8»th%past
t' ^ two y#fs had ’been 12 cents jper _Pgaad,
wliteh yould hsH been 4 low prica »
ceinpairi%ni'tvfth priceft of other
Mffl* idfiejre would be plenty ofiSugar and
no^ttnfiig by how. Instead, W OPA
wan^%^Wt^ #wW(*. to point to,
'trit!r^pride^^inely,ithe^p^^ ea^ri
in gaining that something to %hich to
iwlf;# with pride, sugar production'w^
i*o iwrogress as this^ nation should, we
should get" away from restrictions and
shortages "into an era of plenty.' Only by
production is wealth created.
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Expected Legislation To
Promote Safety
This month the North Carolina legisla
ture meets in biennial session and import
ant legislation is expected to be enacted
relative to the question of safety, especial
ly on the highways.
The legislature is expected to tighten
the driver license act to take away from
reckless, careless and speeding drivers
their privileges to operate on the high
ways.
The legislature should make it manda
tory that those who are “repeaters” in
speeding and reckless driving be banned
from the highways.
There will also be a bill before the leg
islature to ban the sale and use of explos
ive firecrackers in the state of North Car
olina.
While no one wants to take away from
children the privilege of having fun, the
question is being weighed in the balances.
The legislature may find that the fun
of shooting firecrackers is not worth the
annual toll of maimed limbs, lost eyesight
and other physical injuries to scores of
children in the state every year.
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Reosonable Valuation
And Lower Rate
It is a healthful :ndic.vtion that people
are beginning to realize the absurdity of
assessed valuation u' property for tax
ation in many counti-. s in the state.
The procedure o assessing property
for taxation has become a race between
all people to get th' lowest possible fi
gures on their assessed valuations. This
has preceded througiKU!> the years until
figures for tax assessmonu no longer are
any indication of the reasonable market
value of real estate.
In recent years there have been in
stances in this county of as much as $10,-
000 worth of property being sold from a
plot assessed at $2,000, leaving several
thousand dollars worth unsold.
Nobody wants to pay taxes, least of all
property taxes. A person who pays hun
dreds each year in income, sales and in-
Idirect taxes will howl loude.st if his prop-
ty tax goes up a few cents.
But if property in this or any other
jty were properly evaluated for taxes,
,,figure& would be much more attrac-
It would not mean an increase in
A county or municipality must have
lin amount of tax money. If the
must raise a certain amount on the
;?f $1 .38 at the present valuation, it
raise the same amount on a doubled
jn with a tax rate of 69 cents,
rould be much more attractive to
V,
IX valuations could be use?
it as estimates of the real wortT
— THE-
EVERYDAY
GODNSELOR
By Rev. Herbert
Spaugh, D. D.
By
DWIGHfy
'^«t al
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the Public
fere’s a shortage of anything,
the bureauo'ats prefer to
Ipublic with the shortage than
I the supply.
(has ended/over 16 months and
to have sugar rationing,
comes out Washington that
^me users of f“8rar are going to get
wee sugar in 1947. ^oid
ley ^ word out, you'd
the ^wers that be are doing
lenduous favor. ; *»••
far there is, the
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to increase sugar
The more intently we look at our trou
bles, the larger they become. If we gaze
at them long enough, nurse them care
fully enough, they will destroy us. The
proper way to treat trouble is that pre-
scrib(‘d in the old hymn, “Take It To The
Lord In Prayer.” On one wall of my study
are a matched pair of pictures of Daniel
in the Den of Lions. They are copies of
two famous paintings by , Briton Rivere,
and in striking symbolism show man how
to meet trouble and overcome it.
The first picture portrays Daniel, with
his hands bound, facing a pack of snarling
lions. He faces them thoughtfully, but
without registering fear. There are seven
of these lions, the complete number, in
dicating the greatness of his trouble and
difficulty.
In the second picture Daniel has turned
his back upon the lions, and faces a small
barred window with head upturned to
God. in prayer. His hands are still tied,
but the attitude of the lions has changed
completely. Instead of ferocity, there
now docility. Instead of indicating tlj^^
him
in wonder and amazement.
Daniel is a type of every man in trouble.
The first picture teaches him that he
is to face his trouble squarely, thought
fully, appraisingly, but without fear.
The second picture contains a double
les.son. The psychological lesson is that he
must turn his back on his troubles, if he
would learn to escape them. The spiritual
lesson is that, in. addition to turning his
back on his troubles, he must turn to his
Lord with them in prayer.
Daniel escaped from the den of lions
unharmed. Man will escape from the den
of his troubles if he follows the same pat
tern.
These pictures are the gift of a woman
who came to me one time in deep trouble.
I had seen these pictures, understood their
lesson, but did not have them. However,
I described them to her in detail, explain
ing their lesson. She grasped it, and was
helped. Sometime later, she brought me
these two pictures as a gift, saying that
she hoped that I might use them to help
others, as she had been helped.
This story of Daniel is much more than
a children’s narrative, it has been preserv
ed in the Bible as a striking picture of
how men, cast into the den of trouble and
adversity, can survive instead of being dC'
stroyed, can emerge victorious over his
enemies through the protection, strength,
wisdom and guidance God will give to
those who put their lives fully in His care.
— 0
The fellow with a scheme to help you
make money usually has a scheme.
•qM libbit ^
}^4t. tfi tiie '
m&kers it
balanced, attft luiif-r'en#
rabbit and oa« hone, mix
ed . . , Someone hae been t^ing
the yam about a part of Andy
Roiberts' car diatrtirator being
stolen 'While he slept nearby. It
Is a bad day to write, ud the
Duke Power magastne Jokes are
swell, so here goes:
AND WHY NOT?—
A small boy, with a penny
clutched tightly in his hand, en
tered a toy shop. After a few
minutes the proprietor, driven to
distra^tlon after showing him
most of the stock said,
“Look here, my boy, what do
you want to buy for a penny—
the whole world with a fence
around it?"
The boy thought a moment
and then replied:
“Let’s see it.”
CHOICE OP WORDS—
You may call a woman a kit
ten, but you must not call her a
cat.
You may call her a mouse, but
you must 'not call her a rat.
You may call her a chlpken,
but you must not call her a hen.
You may call her a duck, but
you must not call her a goose.
You may call her a vision, but
you must not call her a sight.
TIME FOR EVERYTHING—
A housewife is enjoying a
plate of borscht as a friend ruA^
es in: '
“Come quick!”
friend, "Your husband^’" the
in an accident!” >^as been
The wife calmlv^
„Jf^*Eoes on eat-
“Didn’t
friend ren^u hear me?” the
has hadJl^ts. “Your husband
accident.”
“ans]g|^fd you,” said the wife,
when I hnish this borscht,
you h*^r a woman scream!”
mt. ABd Mrs. Ouin&IHiie'
of I
at- si -
party at their home ia
Satui^ty ailght, D«cea«k?
Dancing and gaaOM weip «u-.
Ijoy^ by eTeryone..Qiftg wertexa.
The ifttai?^ room^^aad
dining .room were decoratedirtth
hoE^ m4
coaaigting o.f;^
ftpiB4lMkilHA^;l|td'>eglgai werW,
her 'Uifdt
..Mr.
mm..
T|g>gnJii^ ' lD>Afiid lOi. ifJoax>
aa« Mro.^.
l^f*Mr. wd Mm. (apdd W
Isee ah'd Mrs. VepimflHi. Johnstont:^
of Missouri.. J' T
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MiC.A:i.
lIISDNDEaBSyOOD—
Woman "Guetdmbr (
does
(In bank):
I would like to make a loan.’’
Bank Official: “You’ll have to
see the loan arranger.”
Woman: “Who?”
Official: “The loan arranger.
The loan arranger.”
Woman: “Oh, you mean the
one who says, ‘Hl-Ho Silver’?”
PREDE.ST1NATION—
Country Glrl--,-Paw’s the best
rifle shot in this county.
City Slicker—And what
that make me?
Country Girl—-My fiance.
WHERE FROM?—
First patient (waiting in doc
tor’s office): “How do you do?
m aching from neuritis.”
Second Patient: “Glad to meet
you. I’m Thompson from Chica
go.”
INSINUATION—
A store burned to the ground
the very day the owner took out
a fire insurance policy. The com
pany suspected fraud, but even
after an extensive investigation
oould get no proof. The only
thing the agency manager could
do was write the policyholder a
note: “Sir: You took out a fire
insurance policy with us at 10
a. m. and your fire broke out
at 3:30 p. m. Will you kindly
explain the delay?”
forth Carolina now has ,128 general
hospSaJa, containing 8,476 beds.
In 1940,
second in hospit
lation.
Carolina ranked forty-
beds per 1,000 popu-
An automobile is the
when the nut at the
oiled.
i_o-
ost ,dange^a«
jrhe^'gets
If we’d stop and measure At ^
tile standard of .what we ®
selves—perhApa'we'd do
Woe imi^him that siveth .
le it pot H there titat putt^
raiUtest him druhkeiiv—Blab.
life
WATCH and
JEWELRY
REPAIR SERVICE
B ring in yoor wofeh or
damaged jewelry for
prompt, efficiehl, low-
priced service. We ossure
expert worltmonship, use
finest replacement mate
rials in all jobs, let us fix it!
SEAl wmi
OF THE PVRABIDS'*
filntrineers marvel that a structure of
5.760,000 tons (18 times the weight of the
Empiie State Building) was ever con.
structed with mere mnsefe power.
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Yet. with their thousands of slaves, the
Pharaohs had less energy at their dis*’nsal
than is generated today, in many instances,
by a single power plant.
The niiL-p Power Company has under con-
stniption facilitie.s that will bring power
canan'tv of the system to a total of 1.140.-
000 kilowatts . . . and is extending nower
to new users as fast as equinment essen
tial to distribution is available.
ALL W0RK«6ue^oJ^
EED
EXCELLEMT SERVIcl^
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
NORTH WIIXKSBOBO, N. C.
UKE) POWER COMPANY
\t\
s a
l^iner Co/a...
AND STILL ONLY
Cows that are supplied water
in howls at their stanchions dur
ing the winter months will drink
nearly 20 per cent more water
than those watered twice dally.
As a result, they produce 3 1-2
per cent more milk.
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Support the Y. M. C. A.
Does Your Hand'wrlting R&-
v»l You! INhat do.es your hand
writing rewal? A noted grapho
logist will Wll you./Look for the
new hamdWTltlng feature by
Muriel" StaffOT^...A new>, feature
In' the BalMpiore Sunday Ameri
can. Order. from Your Local
Npwsdeal«r._ '
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facli'
Thbrb has been no change in the wholesale price of SPUR-
the finer cola. In spite of the acute sugar shortage...
even though wages and the costs of materials have soared.. •
the price fipr a breezy, tangy-flavored bottle of SPUR
should still be jmt—5^! ,
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