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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933
;fects meaniFmuch more th»B
the home.
This editorial is a warning. If tho^fire
ioBurancIi rate on unprotected property
Mdu^ to such a figure that the farmer
^d raral home owner cannot afford to
huy protection, the cause should be under
stood. A little extra care in handling fire
and building chimneys would- save thous
ands of dollars for the buyers of insur
ance and avert the impending boycott
which th.e companies' will be compelled to
enforce should losses continue at the
present rate.
PUBUC
Economy *
Economy is a word that contains sweet
music for the ear of the public as long as
it is used to denote nothing more than
. ^ ^ ^ , ] skeletcn' of order has been achieved and main-
^6n6r&llti6S. Us6d specifically it jars the > tained by the unflinching courage and public-
Borrowed Comment
TREXLER, MAN AND OFFICIAL
By JOHNSON J. HAVES,
(Judge United States District Court)
Law Is order and chaos is the only alternative
to order. Civilization’s great struggle has been to
bring order out of chaos, and today the struggle
seems as titanic as ever before. The present
I tained by the unflinching courage and public-
ear something like the youngster does I splritedness of men who put public welfare above
when he bangs away on the piano with
out any purpose of attaining melody.
their selfish ends. Some noble souls have fought
in the parliaments of men for their rights and
.. —^ J—^ . bravery suffered the penalty of death for their
When it means curtailment of service, j deeds, others
»* iicu iL luciiiis curtitiiuient ui service, j aeeas. uiners have poured out their blood on the
those interested in the service about to be ' battlefield in order that mankind might have
curtailed or the office about to be abolish- i happiness and enjoy that welfare which
. Avieta r\rt1tr av*1 Int\
VUALClilCU tlic UlllUC CiUUUl LU uc auuii3u-i ■ '
J J?. J ., • . , . • • exists only where orderliness prevails,
ed find nothing approaching music in itsi ,, , , • „ ,, — - -
, . o , U'lt laws worked out m the parliaments of in my home community, ,win
sound. And so economy sounds musical ^en, and rights wrought through the conflict of. .Ambrose Horton better known as 1 Ples came seeking, in this (Jentile
- . . .. owing to his pro- territory, a refuge from Jewish
I
ru* is a eolwaif^panfo tha pub
lic for tm T»«
Jounial does B«t aiaia^^ay »:
sponslbflity for artfcte pBnte'*
under thlAlieading, .!# atitfaer
1 endorses nor copoeinns
’ PleidM lie as' bnef as possj^e^.
WILKESBORO. N. C
Monday
T. W. Ferguaon '
Editor Jonfnal-Patrloi:
It is probably no sign of pes
simism now for any one to admit
we have had and are having a
great economic .. depression. It
would serve no purpose not to
make a frank confession of It.
Every one thinks of our predica
ment in terms of a financial
crisis when as a matter of fact
we have had and are now ex-
perlencit g a tremendous moral
depression also which In reality
is more far reaching and Import
ant and It will no doubt take us
much longer to emerge from the
latter than from the former con
dition.
Some one has said when Adam
was driven from the garden of
Eden he remarked to his wife
that the world was going through
a mighty transition and so it
was then and so it is now, but
the thing that really counts is
the mental and moral rehabilita
tion. I get a hundred subjects on
which I might write (if I were
tests past
night. , O
The Stag Patrol bating a num
ber of 80 tests passed was given
a bike by the eommltteeinen, _
The committeeinen and
Reavis, tbe scontouister. 4|^led
to select a plaee for the. troop to
amp this coming summer; ^ey'
invited the four patrol leaders
and the scribe' to go with them.
There was only three absences'
out of the whole troop.
■ 'ROBERT LeFever, ./ r;
, Scribe.
Sunday School
Lesson
By CHARLEH E. DUNN
JE8U8 REQUIRES CONFES
SION AND LOVALTY
Lesson for April 9th. Mark 8:
27-38. Golden Text: Mark 8:34.
This Palm Sunday lesson deals
with one of the most significant
Incidents in the ministry of
Jesus, the famous interview with
His disciples at Caesarea Philip
pi, a high, mountainous town in
the Jordan valley far to the
north. Here was a shrine to the
Creek god Pan, and a temple
built in honor of the emperor
.Augustus. To this spot where
wnicn 1 migni. wme i.ii * «c.c|tnen worshipped the forces of
.so inclined and felt equal to the I nature typified by Pan, and the
task) from an old colored friend | Political power incarnated in
in my home community, h\M!l I Augustus. Jesus and the disci
until it actually means economy; then it j war have never been, nor can they ever be, per- “Dr. Horton’ umns i>' i—-
is filled with discordant notes. I petuated except through the patriotism and un-iclivity for doctoring and killing OPPOSI ion. . ,
i ipt u 1 1* n t. 1 ill 1 * ti Will is H natural born In the light of this back-
Af nnv «iiiph haa hppn nnr nh^prvA-! loyalty of men who also will give the full i„
Ai anj raie suen nas oeen our oo&er\a- . . ■ - * . , nhilosonher and naturfiiist but ground, note how intensely sig-
I measure of devotion to their country s continued P“"osopnfi «.i»u .. . r -Pot
tions. •if J *1 • • -he does not seem to know it and; nificant is the confession of Pet
■ orderliness, and those who in time ot peace give . - in ananror in Ip«hs’
ho thinifK he is a Jfcltci’ laiinei ler. When, in answer lo jesus
• their lives to the maintenance of order are pa
triots and heroes no less in rank than those who
die on the field of battle.
Levi G. Trexler was both a patriot and a hero,
ates to win in the National League penant ! measured by cither standard. As a private citizen
Our Pick
Eighty experts pick the Pittsburgh Pir-
race and the Yankees to cop the flag in' respected the welfare
, and decent opinion of mankind. He wa.s both
the American League, according to a story j moral and Christian.
in the daily press. Just to be different— | 'Vhen he was called from civilian life to bear
we never did trail along with the experts |
much anyway—we are picking the Chica- ' in 1921 he was appointed a federal prohihl-
go Cubs in the National and the Washing-! aecnt, which position he held until death put
‘ an end to his earthly activities. No official posi-
ton Senators in the American. Jjj gt^te or nation has tested the mettle of
Guesses don’t amount to much anyway | man during the past 12 years more than that ot
and we contend that our guess is as good | prohibition agent. The shifting tides of public
, , , o u II j: +1,;,. sentiment, the multitudinous storms of protest
as anybody s. Baseball fans may clip this ’.
, , 1 J J ' ^nd criticism; the political and economic aspects
prediction; paste it on the calendar And struggles over prohibition; the craftiness of
along about October write us a letter tell- tj,e bootleggers and rum-runners have combined
ing us what a bum guesser we turned out l to make the duties of these officers difficult and
to be. Don't wager anything and expect i hazardous without any adequate reward, either
US to pay up if we’re wrong. ■compensation or in appreciation. But these
^ ^ consequences are worthless weight in the scales
of a faithful and courageous public official. Duty
A Message To Farmers , leads a direct course—its path makes no turn to
After interviews with leading insur-; an obstruction, nor to avoid difficulty. The
quilivc: laiiif i**'- ~-c.- i v. .
rattle fearfully and it was the i disciples about His Messiahship
general consensus of opinion | for the first time, and they, on
with ■V\MH and his companions as i their side, acknowledged it for
well as of many people of the I the first time,
country-side that the end of time j t>,g Master delay so
was at hand. Will said those who j jQj,g jj, speaking of the secret of
hhd been accustomed to doing j^jg person? This incident comes
shady tricks or using profanity, uis career, near the end
Alter iruerviews wun icauiuK iuouj-i ■ . j t
. ,1:+,.,. official who properly conceives his duty easilj
ance men of North llkesboro. the ' (Jjg(.gr„g the difficulties on the way but carries on
of The Journul-Patriot was convinced that gpUe of them because he realizes these tests
a real service may be rendered the farm-'can for the best manhood that is in him, and he
ers of North Carolina bv calling their at- gladly follows where it beckons, leaving conse-
tention to the matter of'fire in.suranco for .menc.s to take care of themselves Sud. an of-
. fioial was Trexler. He wa.s devoted to dnt>. He
rural and village proper!V. e cOl-'Ct conscious that it led a dangerous course for
the matter of such importance t’nat w
i e I
are offering some facts that should awak
en the rural citizen to the problem he now
-faces and will face if the present alarming
fire ratio continues.
Unle.":.s there is a decrease in the mini-1
ber of fires in the rural section it will
goon be impo.s.sible for the tarmer to buy
insurance and if he could buy it, the late
will be prohibitive. Many insurance com
panies with which the local agencies write
their busines.s will .not take unprotected
that is, property which is not pro
tected by an adequate fire department.
None of them want it. But in order to serve
the rural people and to give their agents
a little extra biisine.s.s. some of the coni-
him- he had barely escaped death on many oc
casions. But he told me repeatedly that he would
.■oiHinne to do his (hily and if it meant death he
knew no tn*iier way to depart this life. He strove
to live honoraidy with all men and in the supreme
iissnrame tliat tiit (Tirisl whom he served was
aliifiidantly alilc to preserve him.
His sensitive soul felt keenly the unjust attacks
directed at all officials by a bewildered public,
luit lie would smile and .say. “these people do not
imderstaiiil our problems.” lie was as gentle as
a woman and his heart overflowed with compas
sion. iiis uniform kindness to those whom he ar
rested invariably won their friendship. Not once
have I heard a defendant on oath deny any fact
which he stated. Last week Captain Merrick ord
ered him to eastern Carolina. He captured a ear
loaded with liquor and apprehended the driver,
rue.xpectedly the prisoner sprang on Trexler, in-
serions injury on his eye, and as he
a wvwv, flicting a
panics permit their agents to write from j rpalized he was being overpowered he hit the
to -^0 oer cent of the total volume of, prisoner with his flashlight; the prisoner escap-
. . “ ,,n‘vrnte‘Cti^d nrODf*rtV The Ud.• Whil? telling me about the incident he said,
bu.smess on this . i ...„dge, 1 could have shot him bni 1 did not want
Journal-Patriot is as'^ured, however, ^ j
this will not be permitted much longer if [ {laghught.” This is typical of the man. He
the number of fires do not decrease. j J^ad no superior as an enforcement officer.
Tn North Carolina the loss to the com- | He provided for his own. He loved his fellow-
TIIP- on unprotected property has been man. He served God as faithfully as any man
panie.-, on ' _„,iums The earthly end of all is inevitable, the
$147.02 for every $100.(H) in premiums
The fire insurance companies will not con
tinue to lo.se at that rate. They will either
increase the .rate to a prohibitive figure or
quit taking the risks.
Insurance rates are not made up in a
haphazard manner. They are not based
upon looses for any single year. But the
different classes of property get the rate
which their losses justify, just as the mor
tality experience table is used in making
the life insurance rates. The rates are
made up so that a fire in North Wiikes-
boro does not affect the rate in Traphill
or visa versa. So w’hen the insurance com
panies say that they have been losing
$1 470 every time they, take in $1,000 on
rm-al and village property, they have the
figures to prove it. Will they continue to
do that? The answer is obvious.
If rural citizens wish to continue to
be protected through fire insurance they
must he more careful, exercise everj' pre
caution to lower the fire rate. They should
• do that anyway. A home with the famil-
jur fuiBiahings and intimate personal ef-
know. The earthly end of all is inevitable, the
time is the only element of uncertainty. If it was ”“'”juVtion which I should say
necessary to go now I am sure he departed as he construe
desired, under the steering wheel, at the post of
duty, without pain or suffering' and without the
burden on his loved ones of lingering illness.
The warmth of his touch is missing; the friendly ^ gieom -
smile we shall not see. and that mellow voice we European countries are un
shall not hear, hut his valiant deeds, his gentle joubtedly getting on a more
spirit, and his noble life will remain green in gojjjj basis, our own country ^
our memories as long as we live.
he thinks he is a htUcr lai iuer i er. When, in answer to Jesus’
than I am and possioiy he* i.s. j momentous query, “Who do men
.Anyway W’iU remembers the! say that I am?” the impulsive
earth quake of 1SS6 known ps apostle, the leader of the twelve,
the Charleston earthquake which cried, “Thou art the Christ,” he
was a little before my day. In re- I paid tribute to a leader more at-
lating ills experience and obser-1 tractive than Pan, and more
vations of that eventful and: compelling than Augustus. -\nd
frightful occasion he says he was
attending a molaasie boiling. The
furnace was covered with loose
boards and when the mighty
quake came ttie boards began to
the importance of this confesslaii
is heightened by the fact that, as
far as we can tell from a study
of the all too brief gospel rec
ords, Jesus spoke here to His
Cussin” to use his expression,
were weaned from such habits
tor some time to come. He said
the earth quake did more in
three minutes time than protract
ed meetings could do in ten
years.
Upon being intcrrogateil as to
how long this experience lasted j g
with the people W’ill said about
twenty-four hours with some and
two years with others. *
And so it goes in life, some
learn lessons hy going through
drastic experiences that last them
a life time and others soon for
get. The earthquake was a physi
cal phenomena that can only ex
cite. What we are experiencing
now in this great world stnig.elc ^
will be of mqre lasting benefit to;
humanity. If we have had habits |
of selfindulgence and speculative
tendencies lo take short cuts to
Success w’e will at least dismiss
them from our minds for tl
present and when iiHl'.ions are
going through the same mental
transition it means the world will
eventually get on a more stib-
stantlal basis both financially
and morally. I
The back wash and the re
bound from the great world war
is just now being felt. When
millions of lives and billions of
wealth are destroyed the world
is obliged to feel it and answer
for the transgre.ssion sooner or
later. True to all past history aft
er each great war governments
generally speaking fall into the
hands of many officials who
cared nothing tor the welfare of
the people but who used their
privileges to prey upon the help
lessness of their constituency. A
certain amount of this seems to
he unavoidable and after each
experience of this kind there al
ways comes that period ot re
of the Gallilean ministry. The an
8wer to this difficult question
seems to be, first of all, that our
Lord felt the Messianic title to
be misleading. His people dream
ed of a mighty ruler, who would
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shatter the Roman world , with
the sword, and establish a vic
torious empire in Jerusalem. Ob
viously this conception did not
at all express the meaning ot His
mission. Secondly, he knew that
when He declared Himself openly
as the Messiah, He would arouse
volcanic hostility. Remember
that the open announcement of
H i s Messiahship at Caesarea
Philippi meant a resolution on
His part to return to the hostile
Jews and the death their hate
was preparing for Him. Here
the Master set His face toward
Jerusalem and the Cross.
“Aircastle” Wanted
Clay Pegram, of Canton and
Asheville, is very anxious to ob
tain a copy of the “Aircastle,”
the newspaper edited at Della-
plane many years ago (probably
30-odd years ago) by his father.
Dr. R. W. S. Pegram, now of
Canton, and printed by Jim Ma
jors, colored, who still lives at
Dellaplane. The paper consisted
mainly of neighborhood news and
editorials, it Is said. If any read
er of The Journal-Patriot hap
pens to possess an “Aircastle"
and is willing to par^^with it. he
is requested to send it to Miss
Mattie E. Sale, Ronda, Route 2,
who is making an effort to se
cure a copy for Mr. Pegram, a
former student of 'hers.
Forester-Prevette In«. Co.
North Wilkesboro, N. O.
For Comfort a«d Economy
buy (food Shoes—then have
them repaired at—
Right-Way Shoe Shop
“A LitlJ« Neater, a Little
Better.”
Plant a Good Crop
And Use ...
Swift’s Red
Steer Fertilizer
we have been undergoing since
that fatal crash in 1929. The
larger the struggle the longer It j
takes to emerge from it. There,
a gleam of light in the dist-
It is a pleasure to announce to oui’ customers
and friends that we have been appointed
«
Swift Fertilizer dealer for this county. This
brand of fertilizer has been sold here for
years. You make no mistake when you use
Swifts. ‘Tt is so much better.”
Scientists say that New York will be under
water in a million years. They probably assume
that* by then Wall street will be squeezing its
stocks.—Wester Leader.
having the water drained from
its financial Institutions, the
hanks, which means solidarity
and our governmental leaders
from local governments on up
are choking loose those petty in
efficient officials and teachers
w'hose sole purpose has been to
Don’t forget we sell SILVER CREST FLOUR
and CHAMPION MILL FEEDS
wnose 80U5
A health expert points out that people who have exploit the government for sel-
' cold baths throughout the winter se'dom have the | fish purposes.
...» , .» > » _ 1_
flu.—No, but they have cold baths.—Punch.
“If the choice were left, to me whether to have
a free press or a free government, I would choose
a free press.”—’Thomas Jefferson.
The question with the hoarder is whether to have
the gold on his, hands or Uncle Sam on his neck-—
Norfolk 'Virginian-Pilot.
If Roosevelt wanted a Roper in his cabinet, why
didn’t he choose Will Rogers?—^Tampa TrlbunjB.
Very truly,
T. W. FERGUSON.
Ferguson, N. C.
April 3, 1933.
Meeting Bov Scout Tr«>op
No. 34 On Monday Evening
Mr. Bouknlght, Mr. Hutchins,
Mr. Wagoner, Mr. Armbrust and
Mr. Hunt all attended this meet
ing.
There was *a total ot |1.B6
dues collected. 'There was . 67
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