The Joarnal - Patriot
INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS
Published Mondays and Thursdays at
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
JULIUS C. HUBBARD—MRS. D. J. CARTER
Publishers
1932—DANIEL J. CARTER—1945
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Entered at the postoffice at North Wilkesboro,
North Carolina, at Secdhd-Class matter
under Act of March 4, 1897.
Monday, August 21, 1950
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County Agent Stresses
Rural Traffic Safety
Nearly a quarter of a million farm residents
are injured in motor vehicle accidents
each year, gays Paul Choplin, county agent
for the State College Extension Service.
This fact, he adds, points up the need for
rural traffic safety.
Unlike city traffic, most rural driving is
on high-speed roads. To overcome this
danger, the National Safety Council suggests
that the following rules be observed
by drivers in rural areas:
Adapt driving speed to existing conditions;
keep to the right; don't pass on
curves or hills; obey traffic rules and signs; |
be especially alert at railroad grade crossings;
make turns from proper lane and
don't obstruct the flow of traffic; keep
your car in good operating condition; always
cooperate with local traffic officials.
While driving the farm truck, be courteous
to other drivers. Remember that a
truck starts slower, is less maneuverable,
and takes up more room on the road than
a car. Be sure to confine loads to thfc capacity
of the truck. If you haul some oversize
object, attach red flags and at night, red I
lights.
Remember that all traffic rules apply to
the operation of tractors on the highway.
Be sure that you have the right-of-way before
turning on to the highway. You are
entering a fast-moving stream of traffic
with a slow-moving vehicle. Let the other
fellow know when you intend to turn. Keep
your tractor under control at all times and
make sure your lights and reflectors are
in top operating condition. Never have an
implement on the highway after dark
without tail lights. ;
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The World Conflict *
Although the shooting war is confined
to Korea in east Asia, a struggle has been
going on for five years.
The world is aligned with two factions
—communism versus free peoples.
The division also means Christianity
against materialism.
Russia denounces the Christian religion.
The Russia form of government recognizes
no power except in their own «onstituted
government by force. They recognize
nothing spiritual.
Russia threatens to engulf the entire
continents of Europe and Asia, which make
them sSTf-supporting from a material
standpoint and give Russia unlimited manpower.
Russia cannot be dealt with in terms of
negotiations, because Russia has no respect
for truth, honor or justice. The free nations
should have recognized this fact in making
deals with Russia at the close of World
War II.
Russia evidently intends to wear out tne
other powers of the world by instigating
"fringe wars" such as is now in progress
in Korea. When the Korean conflict is
completed there will be agression in other
places. Russia may use Chinese Reds to
invade Tibet or Indo-China, or Russia may
invade Greece or Yugoslavia.
No one except the rulers in Moscow can
foretell immediate future events, but it is
evident to all that a conflict is under way
between Christian freedom and world anarchy.
President Truman declares there'll be
no revival of OPA. Does that mean the alphabet
generally can count on not being
called back into governmental service? —
Greensboro Daily News.
423 Killsd In 6 Months
On Highways Of N. C.
For the first half of 1950 North Carolina
motor vehicle traffic accidents exacted
a toll of 423 persons killed and 5,442 persons
injured. There were 12,208 accidents
reported to State authorities during the
first six months.
These totals represent an increase of 16
per cent in deaths, 31 per cent in reported
injuries, and an increase of 39 per cent
in total reported traffic accidents over the
corresponding period of 1949.
Of the 12,208 accidents reported for the
first six months, 357 were fatal and resulted
in 423 deaths, 3,348 were non-fatal
and 8,503 accidents resulted in property
damage.
During- the corresponding penoa 01
1949, there were 8,885 reported traffic
accidents with 365 persons killed and 4,157
injured.
Nine were killed in Wilkes in the first
half of 1950 compared to eight for the
same period in 1949.
Of primary importance in any study of
accidents is the person afoot—the pedestrian.
In recent years he has been involved
in a relatively larger and larger number of
accidents — accidents which have a great
chance of being fatal. In North Carolina
during the first half of 1950, there were
497 accidents involving pedestrians, 86
persons were killed and 422 injured in
these accidents. Pedestrian accidents for
the same period of 1949 totaled 450 with
76 persons killed and 397 injured in these
accidents. This represents an increase of
13 per cent pedestrian deaths over the
same period of 1949.
In rural areas 59 of the 362 deaths were
pedestrians, so the problem is not excessively
an .urban one, although 26 of the 61
deaths in urban areas were pedestrians.
The rural pedestrian accident most commonly
invloves a person crossing the rural
highway and next is the person walking
along the rural highway. There were 11
persons killed while crossing the rural
highways. Eight persons were killed while
walking along the rural highways—7 met
death while walking with traffic. One was
walking against traffic.
The urban problem is almost entirely one
of crossing streets. Crossing at an unsignalized
intersection accounted for ^ deaths,
and 45 persons were killed crossing — rfot
at intersection.
In pedestrian accidents 17 children from
5 to 9 years of age were killed and 110
were injured. This age group represents the
group in which the largest number of pedestrians
were killed and injured.
: LIFE'S BETTER WAY :
WALTER E. (SENHOUR
High Point, N. C., Route *
SHALL AMERICA RETURN TO GOD?
In the last great World War we believe
there were millions of our American people
who hunbled themselves before God,
cried and prayed to Him out of broken
hearts and contrite spirits, whose humility
God beheld, whose tears He looked upon,
and whose prayers He heard. But after the
war closed, and we returned again unto
normal conditions, it seems that millions
of our people have forgotten God. They
vowed unto Him, but failed to pay their
vows, or keep them. No doubt multitudes
of fathers and mothers, husbands and
wives sweethearts and soldiers promised
God to live for Him if He would give us
victory. Many promised God they would
live for Him, go to church, keep the Sabbath,
give of their means to support the
Gospel, and help Christianize the world,
but we fear that the majority have failed
to do so.
It seems that as a nation we have turned
unto pleasure, unto mOney-making, unto
drunkenness, unto building fine homes,
buying fine cars, carousing and having a
big time, thus forsaking God and the
church, desecrating the Sabbath, forgetting
our promises unto God, while in the meantime
Russia has been making great preparation
for war, and has spread Communism,
more or less, all over the world. For
quite a while many of our churches have
been almost empty while the theatres have
been crowded with pleasure-seekers, our
Sabbath has been turned into a day of
merchandise, games and sports, and our
towns and cities have voted in the liquor
stores and sold millions of our people liquor
and made them drunk.
With these awful facts before us, shall
Airierica return unto God? It is this or
worse. If millions of our people will return
unto God, deeply repent, turn from their
wicked ways and seek God's mercy and
pardon, then there is still hope for us as
a nation in this awful crisis.
it Pohang (1) remained in U.S. tiancU
b hold the burning city, six miles east
ktong River bridgehead into a full scale
id by a new tank-covered crossing. In the
and Marine* consolidated a line on the
t-held Chinju (3). (Central Press)
THI VITAL AIR INSTAUATIO
although the North Korean
Enemy drivea toj*pand the
Iw^ts^verlooking Commu
License to Wed
Marriage license were issued
during the past week by Register
of Deeds Troy C. Foster to the
following: Everett Wood, Roaring
River, and Mary Wood, North
Wllkesboro; Jack Groce. and Vir
ginia Anderson, both of Wilkesboro;
Charlie Phillips, Benham,
and Helen Billings, Roaring River;
John Saunders, Ferguson, and
Montia Greene, Stony Fork; Edward
Brown, North Wilkesboro
and Betty Ruth Renegar, Harmony;
Howard Jones, Clifton, an.
EISELE CONSTRUCTION CO.
Announcing Change Of Office Location
MAPLE STREET - Near Old Tannery
See Us For Estimate* On Your Building
We Can Give You A Contract Price
Phone 767-J North Wilkesboro
Joyce Smiley, Grayson; James
Elbert Duvall, West Jefferson,
and Thelma Ruth Winebarger,
Oval; Jesse Shore, Jonesville, and
Oma Lyon, Thurmond; Robert E.
Pardue, Jonesville, nad May Eleanor
Darnell, Elkin; Staton McIver
and Grace Roland, both of
North Wilkesboro.
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Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Adamson
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.
G. Flnley at Blowing Rock on
Friday and Saturday, and on Friday
evening attended the annual
Blowing Rock concert. Late Saturday
afternoon the rea&ing committee
of the local "Little Theatre"
composed of Mrs. Doris B.
Brown, Mrs. R. H. McNeill, Mrs.
Adamson, Dr. J. H. McNeill, and
Mr. Robin N. Wooten, had a meeting
at the Finley home and then
attended the play, "Claudia,"
staged by the Barter Theatre of
Abington, Va. *
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Support Cancer Fund
CARD OF THANKS
We use this means to express
sincere thanks for the masy sets
of kindness and expressioq^ of
sympathy during the Illness,
death and funeral of J. A. Gilliam.
THE GILLIAM FAMILY
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