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The Journal - Patriot INPgPBWPPIT W POUHC8 Published -Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina JULIUS C. HUBBARD—MBS. D. J. CARTE? rnMlaWi - 1*S3—DANIEL J. CARTER—1040 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 (In Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) One Year $3.00 (Outside Wilkes and And Adjoining Counties) Rates To Those In Service: One Year (anywhere) $2.00 Entered at tLe postoffiee at North WUkes joro, North Carolina, as Second-Class mattor andor Aet of March 4, 1879. Monday, April 26, 1948 Protection Forests From Fires Essential This is one of two periods in the year when there is particular danger of forest fires. The Southern States Forest Fire Com mission, along with other interested agen cies, is trying through the school to teach young people, to protect and respect for ests. That theme is particularly important in this part of North Carolina because of the great value of timber products. Dur ing the past ten years many millions of dollars worth of lumber and other timber products have been sold from the forests in Wilkes county. This revenue provided a great slice of the total income from which business accrues. Thus it is readily evident that it means much to all of us to protect the forests. Any industry which adds to the produc _ tive wealth of the community will bene fit all the residents and raise their stand ard of living. Greatest damage of forest fires is de struction of young timber, and young timber is what we must protect unless our beautiful mountains are to become bar ren wastes. Altogether too much growing timber has been recklessly destroyed when harvesting mature trees. The haste to cut timber has resulted in slaughter of trees which would be double in lumber value in a few short years. With all these factors against us, we must guard the young trees against de struction by fire. Ninety per cent of forest fires are caused by carelessness while some few are deliberately set. Heavy pen alties should be exacted for such wanton destruction. o Labor Savings Exposition May 26 Through cooperation of electrical appli ance dealers in the Wilkesboros a labor saving exposition will be held in the Wil kesboro gymnasium on Wednesday, May 26. Naturally, one purpose of the exposi tion will be to stimulate interest in appli ances and create demand for them, but of more importance will be the educational value of the exposition. Participating dealers will have on dis play many appliances and machines which run by electricity. Wilkes is fortunate in being served with a great number of rur al electric lines, and it is to the interest of the people to make profitable use of elec tric power. The exposition is planned to show peo ple what electricity will do and each dem onstration will have accurate figures on time and cost, so that the people who ob serve the exposition will get first hand in formation based on factual demonstra tions. This forward move deserves commen dation and should be liberally supported by attendance of large numbers of peo ple for the afternoon and evening per iods. There will be no admission charges and participating firms will distribute free tickets to those jpho call for them at their places of business. . At the Fork Of The Roods The United States, in the opinion of its representatives at the Havanna Trade and Employment Conference, stands at a fork in world economic history. There are on ly two ways to fo—one the road of inter national economic cooperation and the other the road of tightening economies, barriers to foreign trade and the expres sion of economic nationalism. The belief of the people of the United States, we think, is that economic coopera tion will open the way to world peace. The peoples of various countries will have an opportunity to improve their eco nomic position and this means, of course, an improvement in their social standard of life. The road to peace Involves freer trade, lower barriers against the exchange of goods, wider distribution, increased pro duction and employment and better standards of living all over the world. The democratic system, which we espouse politically and profess to accept in the economic field, will only survive if it dem onstrates to the peoples of other nations that it can do more for them than any competing economy. It is obvious that the United States can- j ■ not continue in the world as the only free enterprise and prosperous country. To re tain that condition, we must have com i pany, associates and allies. This we can get by persuading other countries that a closed economy is not for the benefit of anyone and that a free international econ omy will contribute to the welfare of all. Borrowed Commeat j PAY THE TEACHERS (The Skyland Post) The recent announcement made, by Su perintendent of Public Instruction, Clyde A. Erwin that a program starting teach ers with "A" certificates at a salary of $2,400 would be presented to the next legislature, is a matter of interest to all progressive thinking citizens. As Dr. Erwin points out, North Caro lina will not be able to keep the better trained teachers or to get the needed ad ditional ones in the profession, unless the salaries paid are comparable to those in competitive fields. Like Dr. Irwin, we are alarmed over the teacher-load in North Carolina, which is 34 pupils per teacher, and the highest in the nation. This must be de creased. In a State as progressive as North Carolina, we cannot afford to l$t the edu cation of youth be hampered by such ov ercrowded conditions. Neither can we stand by and see teachers leaving the pro fession, because of monetary reasons. Again we repeat that our schools are our best investments. And to have good schools, we must have good teachers, suf ficent classroom space and equipment. This all costs money and we are strongly in favor of a sufficient appropriation from State funds to take care of this need. - o All liberty is based upon the surrender of individual liberties. o Religion would probably have more converts if it didn't interfere with the way some people live. V • LIFE'S BETTER WAY e WALTER E. ISENHOUR High Point, N. C., Route 4 WHEN THE CARES OF LIFE ARE~~ HEAVY When the cares of life are heavy And my heart is filled with pain, It is sweet to go to Jesus That relief I may obtain; For I tell Him of my troubles As I kneel at His dear feet, And He gives me peace and blessing That is comforting and sweet. Chorus When the cares of life are heavy O my brother, don't despair; Come to Jesus with your burdens, He still hears and answers prayer! When the cates of life are heavy You will find in Christ a friend Who is truer than a brother And will help^rou to the end; For He knows your tests and trials, Knows your heartaches and your sighs, And through love and deep compassion He will hear your humble cries. When the cares of life are heavy '• And the way seems hid from view, O remember God is able ' Just to make a pathway through, As He did for good old Moses As he stood beside the sea, When his hand he upward lifted To the God who set him free! abnormal USMMTIES By D WIGHT NICHOLS et al MORE TRAINING NOTES— In the absence of a sports page today we give you a few more notes oil baseball training by the North Wilkesboro Flash ers of the Blue Ridge League. Jack Leonard, 145-pound third baseman batting about 500 at this writing, is the hardest man to keep off the base paths, ac cording to a scan of exhibition box scores . . . Tom Daddino, first sacker from Delanco, N. J., has the best fielding average to date and has been the hardest luck hitter with many drives go ing right "where they is" in stead of "where they ain't" . . . Louis Ploro, diminutive second sacker, who is a good substitute for a three-ring circus as far as entertainment is concerned, is assisting as property man and trainer , . . Jake Lowe, second baseman, gladdens hearts of fans since he started smacking the ball, and the same goes for Tom Cumby,, long shortstop . . . We don't know of any other Class D club which had four good catchers in spring training. We refer to Mike Brelich, vet eran and hard hitter, Bob Col lins, the short and heavy boy, Johnnie Mercak, who hails from Rhode Island and who recently graduated from Washington Uni versity, and Henry Duncan, of Pulaski, Va., with two years ex perience in the Appalachian league . . . The outfield has been shifted around to get the best combination, and with new play ers arriving for the distant garden8 we have difficulty keep ing up with the situation. Troy Stanley in right field looks a fine prospect. All he needs is work and hustle . . . Douglas Shores, whose grandparents were Wilkes people near Roaring Riv er, can be found on the river banks fishing when not on the ball field. Bet his wife likes that kind of news . . . Jack Cooper and Jimmie Johnson, who have been used in the outfield, are fine boy8 and are expected to Improve . . . Jim Ledbetter is another right guy with promise. Only 7 per cent of the land surface of the earth is adaptable to agricultural production. T "iiiiiiijii " - State Hospital Head Resigns Raleigh Job Raleigh.—-The resignation of Dr. R. G. Blackwelder, superin tendent of the State Hospital here for the past three years, T was announced yesterday by ficials of the State Hob pit Board of Control. Europe's 1948 wneat and fl crops are expected to be wW above those of last year.
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