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Published Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina I JULIUS C. HUBBARD—MRS. D. J. CARTER Publishers 1932—DANIEL J., CARTER—1M6 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 (In Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) One Year $8.00 (Outside Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) Rates to Those in Service: One Year (anywhere) $2.00 Entered at the postoffice at North Willces boro, Nerth Carolina, at Second-Class matter under Act ef March 4, 1897. Thursday, July 6,1950" 1776 and 1950 Fights For Freedom 'July 4th, 1950, was an eventful day. It was not only the 174th anniversary of American independence, but marked the day when the United States ground forces made the first contact with the enemy in the current fight for independnece in South Korea. Patrick Henry in an immortal address pointed out that "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." The fight in South Korea is for the same principles as the fight of American colonists when they pledged their lives and their sacred honor in the Declaration of Inde pendence. Russia seeks to destroy human liberty and substitute therefor the system of com munism with total dictatorship. The invasion of South Korea is but a starting point for those who would destroy all democracies of the world and have one world under communism. A Greensboro Daily News editorial July 4 made the following pertinent ob servations : This 1950 Independence Day finds the United States of America, dedicated in 1776 to the cause of freedom through thef Declaration of Independece, fighting^again for that cause. This time we appear to be backing the right of freedom for a tiny republic on the South Korean peninsula. Actually we are fighting to retain that important right for ourselves and for free people over the en tire world. This crusades takes many forms. Sending planes and ships and men into ac tion at Korea is an important one; rearm ing the democratic states of Western Eu rope is another; preserving individual lib erties in the U. S., although less tangi ble, is still another. The fighting is, of course, tne most dra matic step taken since our combined might of arms subdued the fierce dictatorships of Hitler and Mussolini and the expansionist leaders of Japan. The Kremlin is said to be surprised at United States action to halt the scheduled Communist sweep over Korea. This sur prise is justified. Often as at the start of World Wars I and II, our nation has been slow to act. Our strong tendency to "let George do it" now has apparently been re placed with the correct impression that George, represented by France or Britain or any other world power, is no longer in a position to take the lead. But no one should be surprised at Ameri can willingness to fight. This country, as it is easy to remember on July 4, was born fighting. Russia should also remember that for midable opposition has never caused the U. S. to shrink from a war. In 1776, when our fighting capacity was at its lowest ebb, we tackled Britain which, despite certain commitments in Europe that kept her from using her full strength on an "upstart" colony, was the greatest world power of that day. Germany and her allies were a formidable threat in 1914; the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis of the recent con flict threatened to strangle the world. <«But when the cards were down Uncle Sam did just what he's doing today. He fought for the right of free people to stay free. Distinctly in character are we, this 174th anniversary of our own assertion of inde pendence. — — —— Deoth Toll Apalling Total Traffic deaths killed United States peo ple at the rate of one every 14 minutes dur ing the Fourth of July holiday period, The nation's total of fatal accidents j through the holiday period to Tuesday night had reached 515 people. While the Korean war occupied the most f attention, it is interesting to note that the accident toll was 515 and' for the same period in Korea there were only two Am erican casualties. This death toll occured on the highways in the face of grim warnings from every newspaper and radio, telling people of the dangers of reckless highway travel and pleading with them to use care, and cau tion. North Carolina at this point is calcula tions was second only to Michigan in the number of people kiHed in highway and other accidents . Michigan's fatalities total ed 26 on the highways and North Carolina had 20 slaughtered in highway travel. In addition, there were eight other accidental deaths in North Carolina, including six drownings. Danger that lurks on the highways is no longer something that can be consider ed as a mere threat; The situation is grim and critical and no solution is in sight. Use of caution and reasonably good judgment on the part of drivers coulft reduce the toll to an occasional death. Speeding is the leading cause of high way deaths, with intoxicated drivers figur ing in many others. The only remedy we can suggest is for every driver to make sure that he doesn't cause an accident and try to get out of the way of others. o -THE EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D. Why not get in step with Almighty God and His great onward-goirtg program with the world? Why not get in step with the people about you who are a part of this program ? Many of you who read this have been in military service, and know that one of the first lessons taught a recruit is the art of keeping in step with the other members of his group. The fellow who is out of step is always walking on the other fellows heels. We don't like the fellow who is con stantly out of step with life, the chronic croaker and complainer, the perennial pes sismist, the pimple picker. The man who can see nothing but defects, find nothing but faults, speak nothing but criticisms is to be pited. He is an obstructor in the world where helpers are needed. J. B. Lawrence writing in the Southern Baptist Home Missions Magazine points to those great characters in the Bible who caught step with God and moved forward in His great onward-going program. "Moses caught step with the infinite and led a nation into the Promised Land. Paul caught step with the program of God and rooted Christianity in the life of the world. Luther caught step with the Holy Spirit and gave pause to the papal power, of Rome by sponsoring religious freedom for men. George Washington and the sing ers of the Declaration of Independence in America caught step with the spirit of lib erty and gave to the world the most equi table form of government known to man. "God is going on and the man who stops not only breaks step, but falls out of line and is left behind on the wayside of the trivial while the host of progress march1 on to their appointed destiny. We live in a moving world. The vast expanse of space is filled with spinning planets and revolv ing sun. Nothing is static except death. It is so in the kindom of God. "The easiest thing in the world is to or ganize a retreat. The tragedy of life is to live at a poor, dying rate. The peril of the kingdom of God is that the good may take the place of the best. God vtfants His peo ple to go on." Get in step with God. His great program is moving forward. No one is going to stop it. The followers of Christ are soldiers as well as saints. Join the onward-marching hosts of the church of God. Get in step with your thinking, with your life, yes, with your pocketbook. Anything less than one-seventh of your time and one-tenth of your money throws you out of step .1^ (Editor's Note: The column 1b written this week by Tom Out TIME MARCHES ... This is what Time, the weekly newsmag azine, says in this week's edition about the nominaatlon of Willis Smith for the U. S. Senate: "At first, big Willis Smith, a corporation lawyer who stood for the S'outh-as-is, couldn't decide whether to make another try for the U. S. Senate. In last month's North Carolina Democratic prim-J ary bantam Fair Dealer Frank! Graham had led him by 53,383 i votes. But since Graham did not I get a fclear majority in a four-way race, Willis Smith was entitled to a runoff. Smith didn't know whether he could muster enough money and votes. At the last minute, he decided to try . . . ". . ., He got a real campaign break: the Supreme Court's de cision against segregation in Southern colleges and interstate dining cars. The dust those deci sions stirred up could be measur ed by their effect in North Caro lina, the most progressive of Southern Btates. . . "Last week in the runoff, Lawy er Smith won his case by 18,000 odd votes. ..." These excerpts from the Time article are carried here merely to present some Of the out-of-State thinking on the recent primary. Note the phrase: "North Carolina, the most progressive of Southern states." Time also runs a neat one-column photo of Mr. Smith. REARRANGED .... The Young Democratic Clubs execu tive committee meeting scheduled to be held July 1 as an all-out Graham victory celebra tion for Dr. Frank Graham . . . with national speakers who sup port the Truman Fair Deal pro gram, was hastily postponed last week and the program is being sharply overhauled. Reason: Var ious speakers notified YDC Presi dent Terry Sanford that they would not be available for the July 1 date. JIMMY BYRNES . . . Just across the line in South Carolina the veteran Jimmy Byrnes, form er U. S. Senator* ex-Supreme Court Justice, former Secretary of State, and "Assistant President,'' is run ning for Governor. Time carries this week a long article on this race, pointing out how Mr. Byrnes is making his political rounds with the other candidates in a big Cadillac with a Negro chauffeur. The magazine's opinion on the outcome, as gathered from discus sions with various people in this spot "just a little bit south of North Carolina:" Jimmy Byrnes will win by a landslide. HOKE NORRIS . . . Thirteen years ago right along now Frank Gilbreath, who with his sister wrote "Cheaper by the Dozen," the movie version of which is now playing about the State, and Hoke Norris were working here in Ra leigh for the Associated Press. Now comes an orchid for Hoke, who is a specialist in labor report ing for the Winston-Salem Jour nal. He has just won a Neiman Fellowship awarded by Harvard University to outstanding news paper writers. For many a year now North Carolina newsmen have been looking to the day when one of their number would be chosen for this high honor. Norris will spend his year at Harvard studying labor and social issues. He graduated at Wake Forest, where his parents moved in 1930 so their sons, Frank and Hoke, could go to college. His father, a minister, still preaches and many a Wake alumnus recalls with pleasure the quiet, friendly hours he spent as roomer at the NOW!...AT YOUR GROCER 1 KEYS MADE 25* While- You Wait Why be without that| extra key you need? Eller, Kilby & Brown Your Firestone Store 10 St., N. Wilkesboro' Norris home. Hoke graduated at Wake Forest in 1934 and began work, like many another North Carolina newspaperman, with the Dally Advance In Elisabeth City. Prom 1937 to 1946 he* was with the Associated Press . . . with three years out for Army duty. Hoke still likes to recall how Herbert Peele, until recently pub lisher and editor of the Daily Advance, placed a bag of oranges by his reporter's typewriter each time Norris would cub dowd with a bad code In the dose. ARCHITECT'S DREAM .... Matthew Novicki, acting head of the Dept. of Arch, of the State College School of Design, left Ra leigh last week for Inula carry ing architectural plans for a new capital city in the Punjab Pro vince. Prime Minister Nehru gave the nod to Punjab to build a capital city from the ground up, the con tract being placed with a New York architect, Albert Meyer, who beckoned to the State College pro fessor, a native of Poland and a consultant to the United Nations lesign board, to draw up the archi tectural plans for the city. No wicki's plans include civic centers, business areas, residential sec tions, and government building. Provisions will be made for a population of 150,000 with plans for expanding to 500,000. So, the world" continues to build. . . . and sometimes it seems as if we are playing a game of bowling . . . set 'em up and knock 'em down. INCREASED PUBLIC INTER EST . . . The voters on May 27 and June 24 who stood up to be count ed surprised all the amateur Gal lops as to the dumber who would go to the polls. Also, attendance at the highway safety conference last Thursday brought more sur prises. Scheduled to meet in the hall of the House here originally. ... the meeting grew so large that It was moved, bag and baggage, to the State College Textile Build ing Auditorium, which holds about 500 folkp. Chairman John Park and his conferees diverged widely upon Ideas, methods, etc., to accomplish their purpose. But all were to gether in thinking that traffic accidents must be decreased. All in alii it was one of the best meetings ever held here and something good . . . including a watered down version of automo bile inspection by the next Legis lature . . . may come out of It. A salute to Chairman Park . . . and to Gov. Scott. TO GENEVA . . . Americans (Continued On Page Eight) . Want Ads P*jr Dividend® RUPTURED SEE THE DOBBS TRUSS 1 Bulbless — Beltless — Strapless If you suffer with Hernia (Rupture) we in-j vite you to a FREE DEMONSTRATION fit- * ting of the DOBBS TRUSS by a Factory Representative in our store Saturday, July 8th, 9:30 A. M. to 4 P. M. The Dobbs| Truss is different from conventional type trusses. No Belts or Straps to bind and ] chafe. Lightweight, Sanitary, wear when| bathing. Does not hinder circulation. It y only presses the body in two places. If j your rupture is larger this year than last, ' it may be due to your wearing the wrong truss, perhaps,',: one with a knob that fits into the opening and spreads the , muscles apart. The DOBBS TRUSS has a CONCAVEj PAD that fits over the rupture like the palm of your hand! and supports the muscles in a more natural position. Holds ' with utmost security and comfort. 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