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PlDtD«NT IN POUnCS londays and Tliiursdajrs at ItoUk Wi&csbMro, N. C. J. CARTER nd JUUCS HVBBAHO* i| PnbUihen SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1b the State ^ Oat at the State .-11.00 per Year —|l-50 per Year Entered at the poet office at North Wilhes- b(»t>. N. C.. as second class matter under Act ef Itarch 4, 1879. THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1934 rw."''- A Permanent Memorial , Dedication of the Ferguson school build ing reminds that this new schoolhouse is one of the pemianent memorials to CWA. Ferguson citizens revealed their appre ciation of the efforts put forth by Sui>er- intendent Eller and others by showing a most hospitable disposition at the dedi cation. There are but few complete school units in the entire nation that were built by CWA and it is fortunate that Wilkes was able to secure one of these. But CWA helped many schools with repair jobs. l^bably no other single group received and needed more help than the schools from this governmental agency. Pricing It High General Douglas McArthur, chief of staff of the United States Army, sued Robert S. Allen and Drew Pearson, writ ers of “Washington Merry-Go-Round” to- ther day for $175,000, alleging that said writers had damaged the character of the complaintant in said amount. Which reminds us of an editorial writ ten by North Carolina’s own General John son before he went with the Baltimore Sun. As we recall it, some noted British blue-blood had come to Wilmington and was the guest of—the name isn’t import ant, so call it Smith for lack of the correct title—at a party. The newspaperman who went out to write up the proceedings was barred, being permitted to stand behind a curtain and view the noted Britisher. Mr. Newspaperman goes back to his typewrit er and pecks out the story in wihich he tells the world just how he was treated. Forthwith the pre>s, including Mr. Johnson became interested. Mr. Johnson editorializes on said incident, recounting the treatment generally accorded the press. Among the first to see the Presi dent after his inauguration, said Gerald, are the newspaper boys. Said “fourth es- taters” also get audiences and dine with ^ royalty, kings, emperors, etc. And with ' but slight comment on the treatment Mr. -Smith gave the Wilmington reporter, he asks quizzically: “Who in the hell is this fellow Smith anyway?” And akmg with others, we might ask: “How much is an army officer’s character worth anyway?” If Mr. Johnson happ«>s to see this, he probably'won’t recognize our way of tell ing the story except for the quotations. In The Interest Of Safety Deciding that too many automobile ac cidents were occurring in Jersey City, Mayor "Frank Hague promptly started to do something about it. An investigation revealed that professional drivers rarely figured in accidents. “Most traffic mis haps involve amateur drivers. I’ve had professional chauffeurs twenty years with never an accident. I made up my mind to teach Jersey City how to drive.” Thus Mayor Hague inaugurated a cam paign of education. He consulted traffic judges and experts; these conferences re sulting in a series of eight lectures. Ev erybody with a knowledge of traffic regu lations was called in to assist. Thousands heard these lectures. Many thousands more stayed at home. Mayor Hague knew no way of compelling the un willing to learn anything about driving. But he found a way to interest them in his safety campaign. And he explains it as follows: “If any driver who faithfully attended the lectures gets into some ,traffic diffi culty, the fact of his attendance weighs heavily in his favor with the judge. The man who refuses to learn how not to be a murderer finds himself in hot water. At the slightest infraction of the traffic rules, the courts give him the limit.” Judging from the record of North Caro lina, our cities have something to learn from Mayor Plague’s procedure. His meth ods may be a little rough, but there is no doubt that they would be effective. Church membership last year reached a new high mark, aoowding to a compila tion of the Christian Herald. The statistics reveal that all churches have a total 'of 60,812,874. The gain, it was revealed, was 655,482. The proximate cause pf this increasr' would be interesting. Most "^observers be lieve that there is a decided trend back to the spiritual values of life. In the boom days, most of us departmentalized our lives, placing in one box the material things and in another oursinterest in the spiritual things. The material we used, worshiping the things contained therein. The spiritual box contained things to be used in some far distance future, perhaps after we had satisfied our greed W gold and pleasures. 'Then came the crash. We began to rea lize that after all, material things are not permanent. We began to understand that the philosophy that we can draw a divid ing line between the material and spiritu al in our lives is based upon false and ab- su^ logic. ’There can be no such division if happi ness is to be found. Preachers, once con sidered only as ministers to our spiritual self, have come to realize that they, can’t successfully lead a soul to God when the belly is empty. So they have set about the task of joining hands with relief and oth er agencies to provide daily bread before starting preachments on the heavenly kingdom. If the depression has taught us nothing else, it has not been without benefit if it has caused us to realize that both the material and spiritual values must go hand in hand. A philosophy of life based upon the principle that religion should be used on week days as well as Sunday and that it takes food and clothing as well as Bible teachings to administer to poverty- stricken mankind will prove sound and permanent. Getting back to statistics, it is interest ing to note that the Methodists secured the largest increase of any denomination —213,662. Next came the Baptists with 193,571 new members. Others with size able increases were Lutheran church, 65,- 782, and the Roman Catholic, 53,426. Some denominations, however, appar ently declined in membership, the Herald reported. Among these were the Presby terian church with “an apparent decrease of 42,456” and the Congreghtional-Chris- tian, “with an apparent loss of 22,213.” The Roman Catholic church is still by far the largest single denomination in the country, with a total membership of 20,- 324,144. Protestant denominations are led by the Baptists w'ith a membership of 9,- 866,209, the Methodists following with 8,- 766.017 members. The report revealed there were more churches in the United States than min isters—242,011 to 239,518. One of our readers makes the pointed observa tion that these are days when there are a lot of after-dinner speakers after diliners to speak after.—(Biio State Journal. * This is a eedamn open to the pnblle f^jlree express^ The- Jonnul-Vitriot does ^ Bot aa- mune any responsiMUty toK articles printed nnder tlda headiuf, and neither ndorsea nor' co||idemna them. Fteaae be aa brief as possible. Diacuaaes Polities |n The Government Dear Editor: Allov me space to say a few words in tbe mor4l interest of Wilkes county. The political side has been discussed from time to time, pro and con. Since I am not crazy in the bead about poli tics, I am looking at the moral side and observe some facts de- lilorable to good government in Wilkes county. First you see tbere is a ten dency to go away from law among our people. We all are too much inclined to be a law unto ourselves regardless of what is law. Therefore we have lawless ness existing ail over the county and then w® wonder who is rej sponsible for all this. I agree the lawless citizen has his part of the responsibility and you will always find him supporting a man for office who will pat him on the head and not see him when he violates. Then our offi cers are responsible in as much as they fall to enforce the law like they have failed and are failing to do in our cpnnty. The real trouble la favoritism hangs one man and lets tbe other go scat free. It is very easy to see if one will just take notice. I don’t understand why it goes like this if It is not politics. I have no axe to grind or bone to pick with no one but would like to see a county government like Abraham Lincoln advocated of, by and for the people. But I fear we will never see it under the present conditions. I have always been a Republican and still believe in the principles of fifty years ago, but 1 don’t see how the moral and religious forces in Wilkes county can long er tolerate present conditions. The lawless man will even boast about his success In getting by the law and the favors he expects officially and people don’t get in a corner or dark place to break the law any more. They have encouragement from some where. We are supposed to have tea ]jHua Qver the same rocj; bed for some reason dbb't iiesslbly with a report ta their lAiiftet. Now- as long as. tbee» condi tions exist ^we are only training a lawle^-ritizenshiij for the- fu ture ana God only knows vrhat is in store for a country like that. Then let all “who have the moral interest of Wilkes county at heart know who you support In the coming election. I am for a square deal for every one re*. gardlesB of politics, creed color. I*, , Yours for a good goverament, W,;A. PatriTT. FISK HR Sunday School Lesson By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN THE LAST JUDGEMENT Lesson for May 27th. Matt. 25:31-46. Golden Text: 2 Corinthians 5:10. Note the principle of separation in this won derful parable of the final judgment. The saved and the unsaved are not selected on the basis of creed, or race, or church affiliation, but by the criterion of neighborly kindness. Those who have fed the hungry and thirsty, who have housed the stranger, clothed the naked, and visited, the sick and imprisoned, are welcomed into eternal life. But all who have neglected these fundamental obligations are condemned. This test is made very graphic by Tolstoi’s story, ‘Where Love Is, Godi Is.” Martin, a devout cobbler, lived in a basement room with only one window. In his old age he thought much about his soul. One night he sat up late reading the gospel until he fell asleep- A voice called to him, Martin, Martin J Look out into the street to morrow, for I shall come.” The ndxt day an old, broken down soldier came to Martin’s window, and cleared) away tbe snow with his spade. "What if I called him in?” thought Martin. ’They had tea together. Then later a strange woman, with shabby clothes, and a crying baby passed Martin’s win dow. Martin invited her in, fed her, gave her an old cloak, and played with the baby until it laughed- Later still an apple-woman stopped in front of Martin’s window. A boy snatched an apple, and tried to steal away. Tbe woman seized him and scolded. Martin came out and) pleaded for forgiveness. That night Martin again opened the New Testament. He seemed to hear footsteps. Sure enough, there was the old soldier, the woman and her baby, and the apple-woman and boy. And Martin’s soul was glad. He put on his spectacles, and this is what he read: "I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in • . . Inasmuch as ye have done it un to one of the least of these my brethren, ye Jmve done it onto me-” Coai^ct Hrfd After Escape AdndtB He Was of Trio WIw Shot 2 NeiHon Officers Newton, May 21.—^A 27-year- old escaped convict, canght in his mountain hideout, today ad mitted he was one of a'^trio of4 bandits who shot and seriously wounded two officers here, but refused to "squeal” On hiS com panions. 'The bandit, Will King, was put in the county jail here after he was captured by deputies ear ly yesterday in a raid on a shack near Erwin, Tenn. Six or eight other men escaped from the shack during an exchange of fire. After searching the mountain country tor, other members of the band, officers brought King here to a hospital where Deputy Sheriff Ray Pitts and Night Pa trolman Arthur Hoffman, the victims of the gun battle here, are recovering f r cum bullet wounds. “Yes, I was on the front seat of the ear with the driver,” King was quoted as saying, after both officers had identified him. "But I didn’t do the shooting." Card Of Thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of our dear husband and father, Mr. Chap W. Minton. MRS. C. W. MINTON AND CHILDREN. IV STILL GUARANTEED StiJ^ the best buy on the market. If ■ypo have never used one now k the time to buy one and ^ become convinced. PRESENT PRICES WILL PROBABLY NOT LAST LONG. BUY NOW. WILEY BROOKS and JETER CRYSRL THE The first herd of Jersey cattle to be classified in this state by the American Jersey Cattle Club is the one .owned by Granada Farms in Caldwell county. MOTOR SERVICE CO. Nomn WILKESBORa N. c. Greensboro Club To Play Saturday North Wilkesboro Team To Meet Strong .Aggregation On Lo cal Field A baseball team from South ern Silk Mills and Textile Spe cialty Company in Greensboro will come to North Wilkesboro Saturday to play the North Wil kesboro team on the fairgrounds at three o’clock. The visiting team is reputed to be one of the best industrial teams in the state and the local nine is expected to have their hands full. C. T. "Doughton is manager of tbe local club. May Festival In City Today WUI Take Place -At Home Of Mrs. R. G. Finley This Afb’Fnoon A very unique and interesting program will be given this eve ning in tbe May Festival to be held at five o’clock at the home of Mrs. R. G." Finley. Miss Gladys Bryant has been selected May Queen by the pupils of Mrs. Fin ley’s expression class. 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