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Dk J. CASTES and JULIUS C. HUBBARD.
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S March 4. 1879.
.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1934
In this country you are still privileged to
free speech. But that’s as far as the constitu
tion goes. It doesn’t guarantee listeners.—To
ledo Blade.
The average age of horses in this country,
we read, is 12 years. But horses don’t have to
compete against new equine models.—Arkan-
aas Gazette.
Every American citizen has been drafted as
a soldier in the war against depression, and
every soldier is demanding his bonus now.
Dunbar’s Weekly (Phoenix).
What makes us wonder about history in
general is listening in traffic court to the tes
timony of two eyewitnesses to the same col
lision.—Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The condition of all the quintuplets is reported
«s fine. Mussolini’s jealousy of Canada remains
unimproved, however.—Boston Evening Tran-
ficript.
Herbert Hoover’s book is a message to pos
terity, says William Allen White. We suspected,
it wasn’t meant for our generation the first time
•we tried to read its opening chapters.—Daily
Oklahoman.
' What We Have Learned
This week ends the present administra
tion of the state department of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary and the .state of
fice in our midst during the past year
•with Mrs. W. R. Absher at the helm
should have taught us many things.
Above all, we have learned that the Le
gion Auxiliary is primarily a service or
ganization rather than a social function.
The workings of the department under
the leadership of Mrs. Absher has given
us a Closer insight into the workings of
the Auxiliary and all the impressions we
have gained have been highly favorable.
As a matter of publicity recognizing
the services of Mrs. Absher and her staff
we publish these words and again con
gratulate the Auxiliary on the work of the
year. Our best wishes go to the new ad
ministration but we shall always remem
ber something about the Public Child Wel
fare Survey and the other activities of
the Auxiliary in 1933-34.
Dr. A. T. Allen
state.
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There is not so much difference between Upton
and Harry Sinclair. Both of them reached their
objective dealing in gas.—Atlanta Constitution.
Figures show 36.175,238 Americans buy a daily
newspaper. And the remainder of them try to
read the paper over somebody else’s shoulder.—
Greensboro (Ga.) Herald-Journal.
Times change and the folks who used to have
the heeby-jeebies are now suffering from the
jitters. Yes, we know. It’s a purely -technical
point.—Memphis Ommercial Appeal.
WTien Dr. A. T. Allen, state superinten
dent of public instruction, died in Raleigh
Saturday, North Carolina lost one of her
best and most satisfactory public serv
ants.
From the association we had in days
gone by with Dr. Allen, we 'were natur
ally impressed with what one might term
the integrity of his character, which
seemed to come from within and radiate
from his being.
His record as a school man reflected this
integrity and resourcefulness. From a
• student in a one-teacher school in boyhood
he worked untiringly for his own educa
tion and then turned his attention devot
edly to the progress of education in North
Carolina. In the eleven years he served
as state superintendent he saw greater
progress made in education than in any
other era in history.
In his passing we join with the remain
der of the state in sorrow because a de
voted and true servant of all North Caro
lina has passed from our midst. We sin
cerely hope that his place ,'will be filled
with a msn -who can carry on the great
work to the continued credit of this great
North Wflkesbort being, in our estima- .
tion, the best little town in the state, we
pause to let pass a word of onnmenda-
tion for wme of the organizations which
are, adding to the town’s good favOT.
Too many people who are not actively
aligned with sonae of our civic organiza
tions do not consider them in
light. This is to call attention of the pub
lie to the aims and purposes lof the men
and women who have Joined together in
tions do not consider them in the right
the Kiwanis Club, the Lions Club, the
American Legion, the Legion Auxiliary,
the Woman’s Club and other civic organi
zations of North Wilkesboro.
The popular belief with many people is
that the civic clubs are [bands of people
who get together to eat and otherwise
have a good time. Members of the civic
clubs fdo enjoy their meetings but it is
with a realization that they are justify
ing their existence with service that the
enjoyment is derived.
Here, Mr. Public, are only a few of the
accomplishments that we point out as re
sulting from the public-spiritedness of
the civic organizations: furnishing free
transportation for crippled children to the
state orthopaedic hospital, where many
have been cured of infirmities and start
ed out as good as new; furnishing glass
es to underprivileged children with defec
tive eyesight and furnishing milk to
needy, underweight children of the city
schools; charitable work among needy
veterans and orphans and widows of vet
erans; building and furnishing the coun
ty tubercular hospital, various and sundry
other achievements that lack of space
forbids us mentioning.
The civic clubs are worthy of ur atten
tion and for this reason their projects
and programs are given adequate pub
licity that is of interest, not only to the
club members but, to the general public
which the organizations strive to serve.
Recording Another Victory
“Pretty Boy” Floyd, Oklahoma outlaw
and successor as public enemy number one
to the long list who have in the ages past
“bit the dust” is no moi'e. On Monday a
band of possemen, led by agents of that
admirable crew of the justice department,
riddled the body of Floyd with bullets.
“Truth,” it is said, “is stranger than
fiction,” and the stoi-y of the department
of justice in its war on aroh criminals
reads somewhat like the hair-raising de
tective stories. During the past year it
has been a matter of checking off the
worst criminals and public enemies. Off
the list have come John Dillinger and his
gang of arch-fiends and the last has been
“Pretty Boy,” who exploits are tales of
cold blooded massacre.
But when one goes to his reward it
seems there are two to take his place.
Missgui'ded ambition fills the souls of
those who would outdo their predecessors
in crime and ruthlessness.
Somewhere back in the past something
happened to set the Dillingers and Floyds
on the wrong trail. It is a challenge to
society to search out the reasons for the
ruthless type and eliminate the cause.
Sunday School Lesson
By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
THE CHRISTIAN’S STANDARD OF LIFE
Lesson for October 28th—Ephesians 5:15.21;
Golden Text: Ephesians 5:18
“Do not get drunk -with wine,” warns Paul in
our Golden Text. How greatly we need today
this advice! ’The repeal of the 18th amendment
was hailed as a great forward step toward real
temperance, but as everyone now knows, it has
not solved the liquor problem. In fact we are
now just about where we were a generation ago
when the fight against the saloon was gathering
momentum.
Bootlegging is still flourishing. Joseph H.
Choate, Jr., director of the federal alcohol con
trol administration, reports that two-thirds of
all the liquor now sold in the country is made
in illicit stills. The high tax on liquor makes
it profitable to make and isell it under cover so
as to avoid the tax. This situation makes im
perative a determined war on bootleggers by
both federal and state authorities.
The saloon also is back despite the loud as-
surances that it would never return. “And it
is back.” as the New jJersey commissioner of
alcohol control points out. “because the people
want it back.”
And it is painfully revealing to read newspa
per reports in Chicago and elsewhere telling of
an increase in drunken driving. Insurance sta
tistics reveal that out of the total number of
drivers involved in motor car accidents the first
half of this year, 2.36 per cent were declared
inte^icate4 as against 1.66 per cent in the cor
responding period of |1933, an increase of 42
per cent.
The problem of course is one of great com
plexity. We are in a period of readjustment.
What the church and the community must do is
to find the most workable plan of effectively re-
during the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
In this militant crusade we cannot afford to fail.
THURSDAY, OCY. 25,®1W4
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CHAPTER X
MUTINY or THE PIRATES
Jim' felt himself seized in a
pair of strong arms. For all his
squirming and struggling he
could not free himself. Someone
lighted a lamp and in Its glow
Jim stopped his struggles and
looked Into the surprised faces
of Long John Silver, George
Merry, Ephraim Post, Dandy
Dawson and Harry Sykes. His
captor was Tom Morgan, while
Dick held high the lantern that
a starter^':5
Jim clenched his t^h.
teli nothing!” ,5^
"And they're going to throw
me off. Look’ee, ■ Jim, 1 could
right everything If you’d tu^a'
about and jlne—why .with your
spirit I could make yon a noble
gentleman of fortune.”
“Gentleman o f murder—of
blood-spllUng!” cried Jim.
"A gentleman of fortune can
do a lot of goodness where good-
cast Its light full upon Jim’s
face.
“So here’s Jim Hawkins,’’
smiled Silver, while the parrot
hopped to his shoulder. “Dropped
in like, eh Jim? Well, come, I
take that friendly.” He sat down
on a keg, took out his pipe and
filled it. “Settle yourself, gen
tlemen. You needn’t stand for
Mr. Hawkins. He’ll excuse you
. . . Well, Jim, this Is a pleas
ant surprise for old John—lay to
that!”
The eyes of all the pirates
save those of Long John glared
viciously at Jim.
“What . . . what have you done
with my friends?” he blurted
out. “Have you killed them?”
“Blood spilling's over with,
Jim.
We made a treaty, Jim . . .
after we all found the ship had
gone. Where’ve you seen, mat
ey?”
What . . . what happened to
the ship?’’ asked Jim.
Probably dragged her anchor,
Jim. O’Brien and Hands’ll get
back.”
“But . . . but where did the
Squire and the Doctor go?”
Silver puffed at his pipe.
"Tramped off somewhere, but
it you was thinking of hunting
them up, I’ll save you time and
wind. They don't want none of
you.”
“You’re 1-Hying!” gasped Jim.
Silver sruhgged. “The Squire
called you a deserter and the
Doclor allowed as you were
scared.”
“They can’t think that!’’ cried
Jim, miserably. “They wouldn’t
after—” He swayed as though
about to fall and Silver caught
him.
“That’s the truth, Jim.’’
“But I wasn’t scared—not ot
anything, anymore,” said Jim,
doggedly, pulling away from Sli
ver.
“Naturally,’’ agreed Long
John. “Jim, I always wanted you
to jiue up and take your share
with us, and now, matey, it
looks as though you’ve got to.’’
“Supposing I said no?” asked
Jim.
Dandy Dawson gave an ugly
laugh, casting covetous eyes at
Jim’s boots. “Such pretty boots,’’
he said softly.
Jim gulped, realizing that ho
was to be killed. Then he got
hold of himself and stood with a
look o( roKoIutiou on his face.
“Well, oven if you do get the
treasure,” he said, “your ship's
lost, men lo.st—your whole busi
ness gone to wreck. And if you
want to know who did it, it was
I!”
The pirates stared at each oth-
er dumb-founded. Silver remov
ed his pipe.
“You, Jim?”
“I was in the apple barrel and
heard you plan to make all the
honest men on the ship walk
the plank. And it was I cut the
ship’s hawser and killed those
two aboard her. And it was I
who took her where you’ll never
see her more — none of you!”
His voice became higher as he
recounted his deeds, triumphant
ly. “So kill me if you want! But
the laugh's on my side and I’ll
die laughing at the lot of you!”
“I believe you would, matey,”
said Long John Silver, softly, a
look of admiration on his face.
But George Merry grabbed Jim
by the arm.
“Where’s the ship? he demand
ed.
“You can cut me to pieces be
fore I’ll tell!”
"Then here goes!” cried Tom
Morgan, raising his cutlass.
Silver sprang up with a roar.
“Avast there! I’m Captain here
—elected because I’m the best
man here by a long sea-mile! I
say what’s right. You Tom Mor
gan; You George Merry!”
“I’ll be hanged if I’ll be haz
ed by you, John Silver!” cried
Merry.
“Do you want to have It out
with me, George?” roared Silver,
and Merry’s eyes dropped.
That’s better, George, Never a
man looked me between the eyes
and saw a good day afterwards.
Would any of you gentlemen like
to have It out with me? Take a
cutlass, him that dares, and I’ll
see the color of hta gizzard be
fore bis pipe Is out!”
“Now you look here, matey,”
said Sliver In a low, tense voice,
"you’re within half a plank of
death—and what’s worse of tor
ture, unless you tell them where
the ship Is.”
“T-t-torture! How?” asked
“They takes your ears off f«
do a power of good together.
You’re a’ lad of spirit, Jim,' and
I’ll stand by ypn. Maybe you’ll
stand by me some day.”
A deputation of pirates now
came back to Silver, hesitant, a
little afraid. Merry nudged Dick
who stepped forward and handed
something to Silver.
“Ah, Dick, out of your Bible,
I see,” said Silver, looking at the
black spot which had been hand
ed to him. Well, you’ve fixed It
so that you’ll all swing.”
“Belay that!" cried Merry.
"Yon was tipped the black spot
In full council. Just turn It over
and see what’s wrote there.”
On the back was the word,
"Deposed.” Silver glanced at
Merry. “"Very pretty wrote,
George Eddicated! You'll be Cap
tain next. I shouldn’t wonder.”
“Well, you make a hash of this
cruise,” said Merry.
“And second,” said Dandy,
“there’s that boy. ’E’s earned
killing.”
“And you lets the enemy out
of this trap for nothing," con
tinued Merry. “Oh, we gets the
stores and powder, but we don’t
get the map. We’ll all swing and
sun-dry for your bungling!’’
"We will if you ruins things,
George. That's why you’d do
away with the trump card as
fell into your hands.” He nodded
towards Jim. “He’s a hostage,
ain’t he?”
“What’s the sense of hostage!’’
shouted Merry. “What's t h e i
sense ot any of that guff if we
ain’t got the map? You bungled
and let ’em keep the map!’’
"Did I, George?’’ said Silver,
softly, and drew from under his
coat and tossed on the ground a
bit of paper which Jim recogniz
ed as the map of the island. The
buccaneers fell upon it, and
when they saw that it really was
the map, they fell to hurrahing
for Silver.
“You . . . you must have killed
them,” said Jim, “or you could
n’t have got the map.”
(Continued next Thursday)
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