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MEDITATION
The kingdom of (iod is a pfrmeating and transforming influence;
a roilQUers tne iuV mankind as leaven suhdws ?*n,j;h. Leave? iz i
silent agency. So is the kingdom of God. Shrewd ears would be re
quired to detect leaven busy at its task. No one ever hears a seed in
process of germination .. .Jesus said His kingdom is like leaven. His
followers are 'the salt of the earth', the 'light of the world'. Leaven,
salt, light, are silent forces ? as are all God's mightest powers. The
stars do not chatter on their orbits. Tlie armies of spring blow no
trumpets as they march with leafy banners down the furrowed fields.
Human love holds deepest converse when tile clumsy tonriie is sti!!.
The kingdom comes not in the boisterous tumult of our doings, or in
the fever of our excitements: *Be still and know that 1 am God'.*'
GREAT THOUGHTS OF GREAT THINKERS
The grtMt mistake of my life has been that I tried to be moral without
faith in .Jesus; but I have learned tliat true morality can only keep pace
with trust in Christ as my Saviour. ? Gerrlt Smith.
It is not only arrogant, but profligate, for a man to disregard the
world's opinion of himself. ? Cicero.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self, for what we wish we readily j
believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the reality of I
things.? Demosthenes.
The best remedy for our discontent is to count our mercies. By the time
we have reckoned up a part of these, we shall be on our knees praising
the Lord for His great mercy and love. ? The Quiver.
He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty approaches sub
limity. ? Xjavater.
WAR BONDS
Through the purchase of war bonds and stamps American people have
an opportunity to put their dollars directly into the war effort. Every avail
able extra dollar should be placed to this purpose, by everyone with an in
come. It is a voluntary step, but one that will help win victory over the
enemy more quickly.
KEEPING HEALTHY
With so many of our physicians being drafted into the military services,
people must take more care than ever to keep good health. The service
men must be kept in good fighting condition, and every patriotic American
is willing to do his pari to see that they are. The loss of doctors on the
liome front will be necessary.
Eating the proper foods, dressing with sufficiently warm clothing,
cl anliness and practicing taking exercise will play a great part in keeping
our people well. It is patriotic to keep in good physical condition and be
prepared to meet the demands that the war effort requirs of us.
DOGWOOD GOES TO WAR
With our forests now decorated in glorious hues of gold, red, and
bronze, it seems inappropriate to write about the flowering dogwood which
produces such beauty in springtime. Yet, the dogwood, as a marketable
timber product, is now coming to the forefront. There are big demands for
dogwood for shuttle blocks for war requirements. Timber owners who have
dogwood trees are being encuraged to sell them.
Wo urge those who have trees suitable for marketing to sell them, to
cooperate with the government. However, we cannot too strongly point out
the need for careful cutting of the dogwood trees. Springtime in the
mountains would lose much of its attraction without the beauty of the
dogwood. The trees along the highways and on the lawns of our homes
should not be destroyed. Then? are plenty of trees that cannot be seen by
the traveling public to meet the demands which now exist.
GOOD GOVERNMENT
With the people of the county taking a lively interest in the election
of public officials, it is our opinion that the most capable and efficient men
and women available will be elected. Good government results from a
wholehearted interest of the citizens in what is going on in the operation
of the various offices.
This newspaper has been asked on numerous occasions since the new
publishers took over what Its politics is. The paper is non-partisan, and it
will be the desire of the paper always to give to each party Its full measure
of publicity and cooperation. The paper's only Interest is that the county
have good government, with officials who serve the people well and direct
the activities of the county to the end that as a county we shall take
leadership m progress and worthy undertakings.
?With a shortage of fuel In sight for the coming winter, home owners
should, while the weather is mild, make a check of their homes to see that
they are in wood repair and will afford protection from the severe weather
of winter.
With transportation becoming a greater problem every day, It Is well
for farmers and others living a good distance from town to buy a supply at
provisions that win last a few weeks, to prevent the mecesdty for frequent
visits to the store*.
For the first time one notion Is attexnpttac deliberately to decimate
the population of a continent. With erecy new grave the r open, the Jhuds
are dig ring such a pit for themselves m was oerer teg on Ifato earth be
fore. ? New York Times , W'.iM
v . yAM*' W
On The Home Front
Pureed labor under Nazi jailers ?
! by millions of war prisoners, und
otlirr millions ol workers from con
I quered lands ? is one of Uie "in
' munerable acts of savagery" the
United Nations are determined (o
punish at the proper time by trials
of those responsible for them Ger
many n manpower scarcity is a sign
of weakness the Nazis have paid
dearly in men and war materials for
tlieir trains in Russia. Their des
peration makes them ever more
luthless. but neither tlieir promises
not their brutalities have brought
about any measure of "collaboration"*
in a Nazified "New Order for
Europe. A genuine New Order ? for
tile world vis well as for Europe ? Is
m tlie makuig through the free, un
forced collaboration of the United
Nations.
WfcR MUST BE
FORTHCOMING
Our own manpower shortage
is one of "growing pains" de
veloping out of our steadily
mounting war strength ? a
strength that is just beginning
to be felt in a series of world
wide military operations. We
have set an immense goal in the
production of ships and war
materials for use by powerful
forces of American fighting men
and by our allies. Our output
of war weapons cannot grow
less? on the contrary, it must
increase, and greatly. So. too,
will the number of men in mili
tary service, who must soon in
clude 'teen age youths if we are
to avoid calling up classes of j
older men.
With some 15 million workers now
engaged in direct war work, more
millions must be poured Into our
reservoir of war labor to replace
those drained away into the armed
forces and to take care of next
year's expansion in production. Wo
men are performing thousands of
unfamiliar industrial operations
successfully. A further step in mak
ing the best use of our labor facil
ities was taken when Government
contracts were ordered placed,
wherever possible, in areas not suf
fering from acute labor shortages.
Labor to do our staggering war job
must be forthcoming ? toy voluntary
means, if possible, but by whatever
means may be necessary.
MORE FOODS COME UNDER
PRICE CONTROL
Although maximum prices
have been fixed over nearly all
foods that hadn't previously
been under control, it is up to
every housewife to help the cam
paign to keep down the cost of
living by checking food prices.
Prices on poultry, mutton, but
ter, cheese, eggs, canned milk,
onions, white potatoes, dry
beans, corameal, fresh and
canned citrus fruits and juices
should be no higher than the
highest prices charged between
September 28 and October 2.
The quality and quantity as well
as the prices of such items, also
should be watched.
The Department of Agriculture is
calling on farmers who raise vege
tables for the winter and spring
markets to increase their acreage of
carrots, lima beans, snap beans,
onions and to maintain the 1942
production of other vegetables, ex
cept. for sharp reduction urged in
the planting of such crops as canta
loupes. cucumbers, cauliflower, egg
plant. watermelons, bleached celery,
head lettuce, green penpers, aspara
gus and artichokes ? all less essential
to our wartime diet.
OUR "WAT OF LIVING" TO
UNDERGO CHANGES
The Increasing ranee of vari
ous kinds of control ? rationing
in one form or another of Items
from meat, tires, gasoline, and
fuel oil to rubber work boots,
restriction? on production, de
livery and use of some products
and a complete end to produc
tion of a great many more
point the fact that we are en
tering a stage of war economy
In which we will have much leas
choice of all the thing* we might
want. Travel by boa or train,
already somewhat difficult, nay
he. iilhi rratrteted. Shipping
hoaaehaU foods by freight win
take Icw-?n4f*i aan m*
be loaded U M ua?auH? . The
ftailj rmt will lutf to ?e* ?'?*
with only five Urea.
As copper and oth?r war-u^e
metah now are more precious than
gold, all but live smallest gold mine*
are being dosed down ?we need the
miners elsewhere . Thoae who
Change over from oll-bummg furn
aces to coal because of the fuel oil
shortage need not pay unreasonable
prices for new equipment, top prices
have been fixed for grates, ash-pit
doors and otlier furnace parts....
America's four million boys und
;irls who ride to school in buses may
continue to do so. but the buses
must be kept on main roads, make
fewer stops ... Women are urged to
save their old and discarded silk and
nylon hosiery, the materials are
valuable in making smokeless pow
der bags . Sportsmen should col
lect for scrap all their discharged
shotgun .shells, rifle cartridges, and
.save tlie short down feuthers of wild
ducks and geese they shoot, the
down goes into garments for airmen
flying at high altitudes. .. .In order
to save copper, the U. S. Mint has
cut in half the production of one
cent pieces, and the small treasures
of pennies hiding in children's
tanks and other receptacles should
*;? back into circulation.
Mrs. Van Buskirk
Dies At Brasstown
Funeral services were held Friday,
October 9. (or Mrs. Nellie Massey
Van Buskirk. 65. of near Brasstown,
at the home of her brother, J. G.
Massey. She died the previous day,
after a month's illness.
Interment was In Hayesville |
Methodist cemetery, with the Rev.
Dan Dennis and the Rev. Mr. Oar- j
rett, officiating.
SUNNY POINT
Mrs. Myrtle Helton and daughters,
and Mrs. Cordia Dills spent the
week-end with Mrs. Welkey, of
Copperliill, Tenn.
Misses Ruby and Genoa Mont
gomery spent Friday night in Mur
phy with Mrs. Margaret Cook.
Miss Viota Jones spent the week
end at home.
Mr. and Mrs Troy Moore and
baby spent several days of last week
with Mrs. Moore's mother, Mrs.
Mamie Wallace.
Misses Louella Jenkins and Genoa
Montgomery spent the week-end of
last week in Chattanoga.
HINTS FOR FARM
HOMEMAKERS
By KITH C I KKKNT
N. C. SUIt C?Ur(r
Here are lour first-<aid rules for
saving vitamins In food: U> Don'
crush or bruise; *2' don't souk; .3,
keep cold until ready to cook or emi
and '4> use quickly when preptuvd
Vitamin C gets away (aster fnxu
foods peeled or cut, so make raw
salad or slaw as a last-minute job
Cook quickly whenever you can. Put
vegetables into boiling water, and
bring the water back to boiling point
fast. Cook vegetables until just
tender ? but no longer. Stir vegeta
bles only when you must. If you stir
mix air into the food and tlia',
destroys some of the vitamins Dj
not add soda when you cook green
vegetables. The soda destroys thia
mine and vitamin f?
We must prevent farm fires and
here's how to clieck your haaard^
Let every member of the family help
make an inspection and answer
these questions: Can chimneys be
i-xamined from the attic? Are chim
neys free f-om cracks and Ux??
bricks?
Are birds nests or leaves removed
from roofs and around eaves regu
larly?
Do all wood and coal stoves stand
on a metal floor -covering extending
at least 18 Inches In front of the
stove door? When stovepipes rust
out, are they replaced with safe
pipes? Is the oil stove kept clean and
properly adjusted? Do you use a
metal container for taking out hot
ashes?
Do you keep closets, attics, and
storerooms clean and free from rub
bish and papers which would feed
a fire? Are oily mops, dust and polish
rags kept In metal containers to pre
vent spontaneous fires?
Adolph. Benito and Hirohita
? the three blind mice. Make
them run with ten percent it
your income in War Hoods
every pay day.
Oar Job Is to Save
Dollars
Buy
War Bonds
E*wy Pay Day
Thej[Banker InHWartime1
financing The War
To avoid inflation the government must draw
the funds it borrows primarily from the current
income of individuals and institutions. It is the
duty of the banks f?SH
1. To encourage thrift and discourage
spending so as to accumulate funds for
war.
2. To push vigorously the sale of War
Savings Bonds and Tax Anticipation
Notes.
3. To subscribe for Treasury issues
suitable for banks.
4. To help maun tain a broad and de
pendable market for government se
curities.
5. To advise with the Treasury and the
Federal Reserve System in planning
government fiscal policies.
CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Murphy, N. C. Andrews, N. C.