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? ? - Patriot HMT IN POLITICS Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina niLIUQ C. HTJBBARD^-MRS. D. J. CARTER Publishers 10SS?DANIEL J. CARTER?IMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: , One Year $2.00 (In Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) One Year $8.00 (Outside Wilkes and And Adjoining Counties) Rates To Those In Service: One Year (anywhere) $2.00 Bntered at the pestaffice at North WDkss kero, North Carolina, as Second-Class matter under Act of Mardt 4, 1*79. Thursday, Feb. 6, 1947 Parkway Completion Highly Important A group of western North Carolina people and representatives in 'congress will confer tomorrow with Secretary of the Interior Krug in Washington relative to completion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. \ The Blue Rifige Parkway is vastly im portant to this part of North Carolina, and particularly to North Wilkesboro. North Wilkesboro is the only town which will have three paved highways leading to the Parkway. Highways 18, 16 and 421 from North Wilkesboro reach the Parkway in distances of 19, 19 and 26 miles, respectively. That places North Wilkesboro in the strategic position as be ing a key city to Parkway travel. Our proximity to Bluff Park, the outstanding recreation area in northwestern North ?Carolina, is also valuable. The conference tomorrow will lay par ticular stress on completion of the Park way from Deep Gap to Blowing Rock. P. ,"W. Eshelman, representing the Wilkes ^Chamber of Commerce, will also bring up the advisability of continuing develop ment of Bluff Park. Pre-war plans there call for erection of an overnight lodge, a service station and cafe, a lake on one branch of Basin Creek, perhaps a golf coarse and other recreational features. It is easy to see that the tourist traffic with resultant economic benefits would be increased in all this area, but of equal importance would be the recreational facilities afforded our own people. General "Nuisance" J-lornblower We quote as follows an editorial from the Baltimore News Post which is just as applicable here as in Baltimore: "Wanted^?Proof that impatient blow ing of an automobile horn ever cleared any traffic. "It is wanted even by pedestrians or people in homes and offices, annoyed at the raucous blast of the individual who signals?'Get out of my way, at once!' "Still more is proof wanted by the quiet, efficient driver, who no more enjoys be ing caught in a traffic jam than does the thoughtless horn blower. "Usually the loudest and most persist ent blasts come from the last driver to ar rive at the jam, so far back that he can not see what has caused it. "They strike the ears of the first few drivers as an affront to their intelligence. They say in effect, in insulting tones: "Go through that red light, smash into the vehicle ahead of you, run over that fire hose, interrupt that funeral, cross the path of that ambulance or fire engine, or brush off those passengers alighting from that street car! Anything to save me from losing a few minutes?my time is more precious than your time or your life, or that of anyone else you may hit!' "The horn-blowing driver himself would permit no one else to order him to commit any of these infractions?and jrould be absolutely right. "Remember?if you can't see the cause of the trouble, you have no right to blow at those who do; and if you can see it you won't have to blo^r." A financial genius is a fellow who can more money than his wife can ? Symbol Of Shame ^<mma (Charlotte Observer) The death of A1 Capone has removed from the sight of the American people an evil reminder of one of the most shame ful periods in their history. For this ignorant immigrant who never became a real American but merely used the liberality of American law for his own criminal agrandizement, was the personi fication of the gangsterism that brought upon this country the opprobrium of oth er countries that prided themselves on the strict enforceability of their own laws. AI Capone himself was a person of no importance, for he was an ignorant, super stitious, ruthless, bullying, thief and mur | derer, and in the end an arrant coward. I But as one of the last representatives of the disgraceful period in which the crim inal openly thrived at the expense of the honest citizen and bragged about it pub licly, he was a revolting symbol that all will be glad to be rid of. He showed this country what can hap pen when a lawless element finds a loop hole through which it can put itself above the law, and that lesson should not be lost upon us in view of recent events. He showed how this element, by smash ing a few windows and committing a few murders, could by sheer terrorism levy an excise tax on any commodity for its'own personal benefit, and, by killing a few witnesses and intimidating others, evade any legal action because of lack of evi dence. It was a time when the law was so help less that we blush to remember it. There was nothing glamorous about Ca pone and his ilk. They were simply vile. T ti C EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D. Thoughtful people are always at a premium; they make the world a better place in which to live. Thoughtfulness pays good dividends, not only to the prof it of the thinker, but also to those about him. The other day I heard again that old story which illustrates this beautifully. There was once a wealthy, benevolent nobleman, who lived in a castle perched high on a hill overlooking a lovely village. As he was known for his kindness and benevolence, people continually came to him for aid. He was impressed by. the fact that many of them brought their troubles on themselves by their own laziness and selfishness. One day he had a large stone placed in the middle of the road which led from the village to the castle. He had it placed at a point where he could watch it from one of the castle windows. People continued to come to him, but they walked or rode by the stone without attempting to move. Then one day the miller's son came seeking advice. When he saw the stone, he paused, and with considerable effort pushed it aside to a nearby field. When he did so, he found buried in the ground im mediately underneath an iron pot, which he discovered to be full of gold pieces. With it he found a scroll containing these words. "This pot of gold is for the indus trious person who removes the stone from the road." This old story often comes to mind as I drive along a street or highway where a brick or stone or piece of lumber has fallen from a passing truck. Sometimes the piece of lumber has nails in it, which can easily damage the tires of passing motorists. Sometimes, like the miller's son, I stop and remove it. There are other times, I must confess, when I. think I am in too much of a hurry. We should never be in too great a hurry to be thoughtful and helpful, because usually when we are thoughtful and help ful of others, we find that we end up in helping ourselves. Man is naturally selfish, thinks first of himself. It is a habit which must be over come, if we become useful to our fellow man, if we would occupy the place in the world which Almighty God has planned for us, if we would acquire true happiness. One day we will leave this old world. We will be remembered not by what we accomplished for ourselves, but what we have done for others. ABNORMAL ABSURDITIES By DWIGHT NICHOLS 'C * ' et al WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE? The chivalrous fellow - who originated the saying that it is a woman's privilege to change her mind started something which has been used as an ex cuse to cover a multitude of sins, including lying, infidelity, disloyalty, fraud and similar ev ils. An episode which has been a muslng to the general public, but which must have been near tragic for the principals involved, oc cured in Yadkin county a few days ago when an English girl who had come all the way a cross the Atlantic exercised her "priceless privilege" and chang ed her mind. Arnold Buesing in 1945 met, courted and became engaged to Aileen Edwards in London. Aft er returning to America he con tinued correspondence with Miss Edwards and, as far as the pub lic, knows, she never gave him reason to doubt their engage ment. Buesing 'made plans over a period of several months to have his fiancee shipped over from London, including going through much red tape, paying her pas sage of about $240 and putting up a sizable bond for her well being once she set foot on good old American soil. Then be mo tored from his home in Nebras ka to New York, met her at the boat and they motored to the home of his sister at Yadkinville to get married. There she wanted to atroll in the evening to look at a Caro lina sunset and ended up In the arms of another lover at Super ior, W. Va., and at the last re port she was all ready to marry him. Bueeing was out $240 cash, a diamond ring, time and expenses of a trip to New York, and sev eral other things of value. When Bueeing finally caught up with his runaway fiancee shl said just as calmly as if she were selecting from two pairs of shoes: "I'm engaged to Theo dore, too. I guess everything is off between us. I'm going to marry him." All of which reminds us of the following poem: She took my hand in sheltered nooks, She took my candy and my books, She took a lustrous wrap of fur, She took the gloves I bought for her. She took my words of love and care, She teok my flowers, rich and rare: She took my ring with tender smile, She took my time for quite a whlle. She took whatever I would buy, ?And then she took another guy. V EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Mrs. Margaret C. Brown, deceased, late of Wilkes County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav ing claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at 102 33rd Avenue, S. Nashville, Tennessee on or before the 8th day of Jan uary 1948, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said es tate will please make immedi ate payment. , This the 8th day of Jan., 1947. VIRGINIA A. BOARDMAN, Executrix of Mrs. Margaret C. Brown, Deceased. 2-20-6t-T Chas. G. Gilreath, Atty., Wilkesboro, N. C. North Carolina has boon allo tted more than 100 thousand sallons of tomato juice and 120 thousand pounds of peach jam for school lunchroom use, accord ing to Btate Director G. Tom 3oott of the Production and Mar keting administration. SLEEP TONIGHT mr 8*W Only At < M BRAMVB BRUft STORE M The real economy pavement isCONCRETE Hundreds of towns and cities of excessive maintenance and throughout America have in- frequent replacement. They're vested street funds with fore- far cheaper to own than so-called sight by building fine-looking, "low cost" streets with their long-lasting concrete streets. ever-increasing repair bills. Concrete is safer to drive on; Don't be satisfied with in skid-resistantwetordry?makes ferior surfaces. Urge your city the whole neighborhood more officials to build with safe, eco attractive?protects taxpayers by nomical concrete?the low an guarding against future burdens nual-cost pavement. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION State Planters Bank Bid*., Richmond 19. Va. ? A national organization to Improve and extend the use* of concrete Arouyh scientific research and engineering field work ? M \it> auu fkty ^ a Sweetheart Step up now, good people, and meet the fashion master of the new season. Here's Buick for 1947 ? style-wise, performance-wise, quality-wise and value-wise, the sweetest "buy" your dollars are going to find anywhere this year. Eye well that sparkling new grille ?behind it you'll be plainly marked as strictly up to 1947 in your travel standards. Take in the tapering grace of long, sweep-through fenders ? there's the hallmark of a style pattern sure to bring you notice and approval wherever you may go. Note the reach of the bonnet ? long, deep, broad-chested ? there's a lifetime of thrills in such boun tiful supply of Buick Fireball straight-eight power. Spot the solid footing of a carriage big as you deserve ? the breadth of beam that spells room aplenty ? the ready-to-go poise of four coil-sprung wheels ready to level the roughest roads into boulevard smoothness. And in particular, mark down this: Not one smart model but nine will present this fresh front to the world this season. Cars in three series, three wheel bases and three price ranges give you a triple-barreled chance to know Buick size, Buick beauty, Buick ability when you travel. Choose from two versions of the garage-handy special ? four of the light-footed super ? three of the great-hearted road master series. In each you'll find a rich abun dance of the things that make Bifljck America's most wanted automo bile ? engines that seem to stay forever young, the matchless buoy ancy of BuiCoil springing, the spaciousness of great room, the feathery handling of controls that are always "obediently yours." m Naturally ? demand is going to be great; a sweetheart like this is bound to bring suitors flocking. So how about coming in ? right away ? and getting your order on our books? Tune In HENRY J. TAYLOR on the air twice weekly ONLY BU1CK HAS ALL THESE AIRFOIL FENDERS ? FIREBALL POWER if ACCURITE CYLINDER BORING ? FUTEWEIGHT PISTONS if BUICOIl 1 SPRINGING if FULL-LENGTH TORQUE-TUBE DRIVE PERMI-FIRM STEERING * BROADRIM WHEELS if STEPON PARKING BRAKE if DEEPFLEX SEAT CUSHIONS CURL-AROUND BUMPERS if NINE SMART MODELS ^ When better automobiles are buill BUICK ^wi!l build them k GADDY MOTO West 'D* Street 'Phone 112 North Wilkesboro, N. % x . T v . ? ? : -V
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