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tng the opinion of the people, tl
very /irst object should be to ke<
that right, and were it left to me
decide whether we should have
government without newspapers (
newspapers without government,
should not hesitate a moment 1
Uiuuse til*? laittri. oui i Miuu:u iiitrn
that every man should receive the:
papers and be capable of readir
them." ?Thomas Jefferson.
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1942
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THE TRAVEL SITUATION
With the automobile tire ratioi
ing problem, closely followed t
drastic limitations on the amount <
gasoline which may be used f<
othc r than business purpose
thought of the mountain people
centered upon the serious effect t!
war is likely to have upon the tou
ist trade in this section during t!
present summer.
Private automobiles are practi
aliy "out'! it would appear insof
as tourist and recreational travel
concerned, and the Boone Chamb
of Commerce lias turned its atte
tion to the schedules of the bus
through this city, with the thoug
that schedules could be arrangi
whereby connections could rcadi
he made with trains in Winston-S
lorn and other railroad points.
A preliminary survey of the sit
ation shows that the bus schcdu
in the direction of North Wilkesbo
and Winston-Salem are set to mi
connection with trains. One b
leaves Winston-Salem for Boone
7:45 a. m., just 15 minutes befo
the principal morning Pullman tra
arrives in that city from New Yor
If a passenger on this train awaiti
the next bus to Boone, he wou
wait there until 1:30 p. m? and a
rive here after business hours. C
the return trip the same situatit
prevails. He will get to Winstoi
Salem at 5:15 p. m., just fiftei
minutes after the fast train for Ne
York has left After more than fot
hours he can get a train for Green
boro, on the main line, and eventi
ally get a delayed schedule north.
This is just to point out a little <
the information gathered by th
Chamber of Commerce committe
It is said that connections for Blow
ing Rock at Hickory are likewis
bad.
In this day and time, when ti
capacity of the common carriers
taxed to the limit, the old antagt
nism between the buses and the rai
ways should be thrown aside b
governmental action, if in no othe
way. Their services should be ct
ordinated to the extent that schec
ules may be varied to provide som
sort of acceptable connections f<
the traveling public. The Boor
and Blowing Rock area is dependei
on visitors for its livelihood, the pe(
pie of industrial regions need th
brief periods of relaxation and re:
they can get in the mountains, ar
more and mere people are compel
ed to travel in and out of the regie
on missions of commercial urgenc
With slightly changed schedules c
the rails or on the highways,
would appear that Blowing Roc
and Boone may, in spite of the wa
have large numbers of visitors th
i summer.
SUGAR BOOTLEGGING
Now that the sugar rationing fu
ore is over and we are settled dow
to getting our half a pound per pes
son per week, all of the talk and di
cussions which preceded it appear 1
be a lot of ado about nothing.
The few people who did a litt
w
j hoarding have owned up and are t!
using up their extra supply, the
storekeepers, who worried about w
^ how to keep their customers happy f:
^ now have a clear-cut system to fol- j,
low. and the discussions over who s
was being patriotic and who wasn't, ti
? so far as their sugar-buying habits F
51 were concerned, have ended.
Sugar rationing seems to be work- (
jq ing fairly smoothly and problems u
75 which still remain will soon be a
50 straightened out. c
There isn't, much question that all 1
er people and storekeepers will try to j.
comply strictly with the rationing t
^ order?for no one wants to be sub- a
5s. ject to a possible SI 0.000 fine and a 1
? year in jail provided by the second %
war oowers act for violation of such 1
c
_ an order.
3
e_ But the government is taking no <i
l5 I chances with possible violation plans t
lo getting a start and has already be- b
a gun vigorous investigations to nip in
the bud any smart "ideas" which J
to may be tried. This being our first
m taste of rationing, the OPA intends
;e to prove, right from the beginning.
that any illicit traffic in rationed
_ articles will be expensive business
to those so engaged.
_ We don't expect that there will be
any elaborate speak-easy setup for
doling out illicit, sugar, but it is
quite possible, unless carefully
guarded against, that some of thcpeople
who have access sugar will s
try to make a profitable deal" now
and then.
The best way to prevent such ac- r
tion by selfish and unpatriotic indi- I
viduals is for all of us to have nolh- a
ing to do with anyone who makes
any proposition for getting us a lit- c
tie extra sugar on the side. Any 1
person making such an offer is com- s
? mitting a major crime any anyone
accepting such an offer is being a c
^ party to that crime. r
>y '
or Borrowed Comment
is OUR NEGLECT
ue Secretary of War Stimson thinks
we are neglecting our youngsters
he who leave for army camps where
they will be trained to go out and
;C- fight for us. He thinks we shouldn't
al. be too busy to drop what we are dojs
ing and let them know that we ap- *
piccraic mt ^au i; uiey arc
cr making and to indicate that we are
n" back of them, interested in their ^
os welfare and appreciative of their
lit patriotic service to then country. He
L>d even suggests a brass band and a
|v Ijtile sincere rousemenl that will |
a_ put them off on their best foot.
And he is right. Most communi- '
ties did make a stab at "seeing the
u~ boys off" when that first contingent
"left for camp. But the departure of
ro later groups was sadly lacking in c
ss this respect.
lis We were peeved with our ownself 1
at when the last bunch of youngsters c
.... set out for war We pocketed our 1
mail and and set off down the street a
ln before it occured to us that these selectees
were saying goodbye for a n
-d spell. There was one father there, 0
Id in earnest conversation with his son.
r- That was the only interest we saw 1
In when we went back to make amends ?
)n by wishing them well . . .
a Even if we are not sincere in our ^
sympathy and appreciation, it would
*n be good policy to gather with these a
w men and inspire them if we could. 1
,r If it boosted their spirit, if it served "
s- to make better soldiers of them,
i- more efficient fighters, then we
could count that early morning time 1
and trouble and inconvenience?a 1
ie good investment. And it would be a ^
t good investment. Yet that is not c
e' the spirit that should prompt us.
r~ Surely we are not so busy we can't
>e find time, individually or collec- ,
tively, to manifest our interest and '
ie appreciation by dropping by to say J
is goodbye.?Statesville Landmark.
J. TELLS OF CHURCH BUILDING J,
y Editor Watauga Democrat: n
>r I'm trusting you will give me s
space in your very highly esteemed t
j_ paper. t
ie I want to say I was very happy
to be at the spring session of the t
>r Three Forks asociation held with h
le Timbered Ridge Baptist church on t
it May 1st. v
3- The entire program was very in- s
ie teresting and the wonderfully good f
st sermons and talks were enjoyed by v
d all and will long be remembered, t
I was anxiously looking forward to n
the hour set apart on the program
in for the dedication of our building. v
y. A few months ago we realized t
>n more than ever that we were very c
it much handicapped on account of s
:k sufficient room for Sunday school v
r work. However, some thought our d
js church was not financially able to 1
put on a building program of around c
$600 to enlarge our house. In part, t
some one remarked it would take us d
three years to complete and pay for t
r- a building program of $600. But we o
n started out with the resolution and g
r_ determination that by the help of v
s_ God we would complete the needed I
work if it took us three years or t
0 more. But to our happy surprise t
we finished and paid for a program
le amounting to $800 in a little less
'AT AUG A DEMOCRAT?EVERY
iian eight months.
This brings to our ham 'f God is
ith us who can be against us? And
Iso if we arc determined. to do for
ire Lord He will provide: and He
as graciously permitted us to see
ome or our hopes and desires maerialize
into a reality at Timbered
iidge.
For the building committee. I j
rant to thank each and every mem- .
icr that contributed in any way, J
md also 5 want to thank those who I
ire r.ot members for the hearty co- >
iperatiun and persistent efforts ex-!
ended.
In conclusion. I want to say cur
leloved pastor. Rev. Nathan Greene,
leserves much praise for the work
uid progress our church has made,
le is a very faithful servant of God
oho believes in up and doing while
t ic T-r .t ilav 14t > ?c r?<nno mtirh
:ood. but giving God all the praise
ind honor. We love him because
if his faithfulness and may heaven
iesto\v upon him the richest of all
ilcssings as he goes on serving
lUOianity in the name of cur Lord
esus Christ.
A. E. TRIVETTE.
Reese, N. C.
"TODAY and
TOMORROW
By DON ROBINSON
25,000 limit
Most of us aren't worrying much
bout the poor little rich man who
nay have to struggle along on a
naximum income of $25 000 a year.
Jut perhaps we ought to worry _
ibout them.
If the President's suggestion is ty
larried out, and the 50,000 most sue- g,
:essful men and women in America C(
ire forced to make ends meet on a u
neasley $500 a week, it's going to ^
nean the temporary extinction of t|
>nc of the most inspiring themes s[
unning through American history.
Our country was built up largely is
in the lure of the dollar. Foreign- n:
us were attracted to our shores by p:
he realization that in America a ai
nan, no matter how poor, could be- is
omo fabulously wealthy if hr out- ir
malted and out-worked the crowd. H
Joor boys and girls living in this n
lounlry have always grown up with a
he feeling that, no matter how u
ncager their circumstances, they si
lad the- opportunity to make good?
md "make good" was inextricably si
issociated with making wads of b
noney. w
tl
NSPIRATION success tl
Most Americans, when they drive tl
>ast a beautiful estate, see a streamined
yacht steaming out of a har- a
inr or hear about the salaries re- n
reived by Hollywood actresses are a n
ot more envious than they are bit- f;
er. c;
There are times when, in moments h
if discouragement, we growl over b
he fact that some people are throw- k
ng money around like drunken sail- P
irs while we are pinching pennies r'
o pay off a little mortgage or meet
: grocery bill.
But most of the time we are more
pt to be good sports about it and e:
nioy the good fortunes of others. pi
Labor union leaders may shout sj
heir heads off about the unfairness d
f the president of a company makng
scads of money while the workrs
are being handed small change? tj
iut, unless those leaders have killed 01
lot of American spirit during their hi
ecent blitzkriegs, it's a safe bet that se
lany an ambitious laborer still _
reams that he might some day be ~
itting in the president's chair. And
e doesn't want anything to interne
with that fat salary check the
resident gets while there is still a
hance his dream will come true.
Jk < *?? TT-?T/*?*" '
ixivnii iuu ...... social
Of course these aren't the days
ar normal ambitions to flower nor
or normal luxuries to be protected,
'hose when who have made a forme
from America?who have had
he best of everything during norral
times?should be willing to
rake the greatest sacrifices to preerve
the freedoms and opportuniies
which have meant so much to
hem.
But from the viewpoint of the
hings which our wealthy families
lave built up with their money?
he charities, the churches, the uniersities,
the estates, the fine hotels,
tores and apartment houses?careul
consideraion should be given to
chat will happen to those instituions
before their chief means of filancial
support is suddenly cut off.
Even though this is an all-out war,
cc must not sacrifice things like
hat without carefully considering
onsequences. The government itelf
is holding on to many things
rhich, from the pure viewpoint of
lollars, could be sacrificed. Milions
of dollars could be saved by
losing the public schools, by leting
the parks go to seed, and by
Topping many of the New Deal enerprises
enacted for the security of
ur people. But we're not ready to
;o that far with sacrifice yet?and
ce ought to do a lot of thinking too
>efore we carelessly throw overward
the things which have been
vuilt by wealthy individuals.
As far as a source of government
THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
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venue is concerned, even if all oi
le income of those 50,000 people
citing over S25.000 ;i year were
mfiscated by Uncle Sam, it still
ouldn't amount to more than a
rop in the bucket compared with I
le total paid by the ten millions of s
nail tax payers. r
it ;s obvious, therefore that it ;'
:n't just as a source of govern-1 r
lent revenue that the President has , >
roposed the limitation of large sal- ;1
ries. The reason for the proposal
undoubtedly to make it easier go- N
ig to put a ceiling on labor's wages. 11
. will mean that labor leaders can | s
o longer point to fat executive sal- ; <
ries as a reason for arousing men 1
> light for higher wages for them- i
elves 1
Such a plan would probably be f
jmewhat effective in appeasing la- *
or, but it is quite probable that it 'ould
do even more to appease I
lose who have always been at- !
raetcd bv social olnns rn Miner fnr'
IP elimination of individual wcallll.
But if we want to keep socialists
nd communists from getting a perlanent
foothold in this country, we \
lust guard against the use of their
ivorite mode of attack?the confisation
of wealth. Heavy taxes on
igh incomes should be imposed,
ut it's going to be a pretty foreignloking
America after the war if we
ass a law to make it illegal to be i
ich. I"
LABOR
Despite having to pay the highit
wages in years, farmers are rcorted
to be hiring more help this
pring than last, reports the U. S.
epartment of agriculture.
J. G. Roberts of Buncombe coun',
says that by growing more hay
t his farm, he has been able to cut
is corn acreage one-third and at the
ime time keep more cattle.
Official U. S. T
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WESTERN PART Of \
NORTH CAROLINA
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^28,20p.^_^vs
The above map of North Carotin
Bond quotas, by counties, for the mc
Total War Bond quota for the State is
income earner in the State is expect
Bond purchases on a basis of ten pe
income. This is necessary to help
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Lessons in Health
FEW ATHLETES HAVE
ATHLEETS FOOT
The term "athlete's foot" is an ab- ;
;urd misnomer, for, although I do !
lot by any means know all the athetes
in the world, not one of the
nany with whom I am acquainted
s afflicted with this annoying fooot |
rouble.
The disease is a variety of ring- j
vorm?a parasitic skin condition, j
Vhile not every case of cracked ,
;kin is necessarily ringworm, on the
ithcr hand, ringworm characteristically
causes this condition. Susceptbility
to the infection is greater in
jeople who. through excessive per- ;
ipiration or improper drying of the j
cet, allow moisture to macerate the
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Jfrlfl STAMPS
a shows the War forces take the off*
inth of May, 1942. American voluntai
$5,888,500. Every mast be snccessfa
ed to step-up War Treasury Departin
r cent or more of The job of every A
America's armed save dollars to helj
MAY 14. 1942
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w^a , Too(}^
skin surface. This provides a fertile
field for the development of the
parasite. We then get a true infection
which is indicated by the redness,
itching.fonnation of painful
cracked areas and small blisters. If
neglected, the disease spreads quickly.
When any irritation appears on
the skin, the safest procedure is to
visit your physician for immediate
diagnosis and treatment.
As a precautionary measure, be
careful to use the prophylactic solutions
provided for this purpose
whenever you visit public showers,
gymnasiums, bath houses, or indoor
swimming pools. In addition, make
sure that your feet arc thoroughly
dry, especially between the toes,
before you put on shoes and stockings.
A little care m y save you
from a lot of discomfoi
r With men in the Army, Navy, Ma- X; \
dcs, and the Coast Guard, the favor- ^ ^
e cigarette is Camel. (Based on actual ; ^ 1
les records in Post Exchanges, Sales
onunissaries. Ship's Service Stores,
lip's Scores, and Canteens.)
SPECIAL SERVICE CARTON
-READY TO MAIL
IGARETTT OF COSTIIER TOBACCOS
uotas For May
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NORTH
CAROLINA
. Treasury Official War Bond
Quotas for May
y Quota for State. J5.888.500
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ensive against the Axis powers. The
ry method of War Bond purchases I
1 In reaching the quotas set by the
ent for every county in the nation. ?
merican now is to stop spending and
p win the War.
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