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n. c. rnimmamn m politics ‘PobUslud Mondvs Mid Thundays at Nortii WOkeabons N. C. D. J. CAltTER and JULIUS C. HUBBARD. PubUskcn SUBSCRIPTION RATBSt b Dm State 0«t of tha State -11.00 par Taar -11.60 par Taar Batered at tha poat affica at North WQkaa- brao. N. C.. aa aeeoad clan natter udar Act ad March 4, 1870. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1934 Monthly Disaster In the disaster of the Morro Castle, ocean liner which burned with 130 peo ple going to their death, was a piece of big news that startled the nation and caused investigations to follow in short order to determine the cause and with the aim in view of preventing another such tragedy. During the past month in North Car olina our highways have been the scenes of taking almost as many lives as were wiped up in the burning of the great ocean liner. No glaring headlines call attention to the fact. There was not the element of news that was in the Morro Castle burning but the fact remains that wholesale slaughter took place. Except for an occasional coroner’s inquest, no investigations were made. No great ef fort is put forth to curb the killings on the highways and nothing new is being tried to eliminate the deaths by auto mobiles. Yet hardly a day passes without us being able to read of another life taken as the toll of reckless abandon and we do not realize that in a year’s time a number of people equal to a small army of 1,000 die from highway accidents in North Carolina. We sometimes think of sales levies as “painless extractions.’’ Surely we have not become so brutally minded as to con.sider an average of three deaths each day on the highways “painless extraction’’ of part of our citizenship. May a comparison of the horror of Morro Ca.stle disaster and the toll of our highways and automobiles linger in our minds the next time we are tempted to take a chance on the highways. Oft en a motorist will gamble the remaind er of his life for saving ten seconds when his time is not being u.sed .-o prof itably that a half houi' would lose much. Is it worth the risk! Stingy With Paroles Regardless of one’s por.soiial or po litical attitude toward the present ad ministration it mu.st be .said that Gov ernor Ehringhaiis and Parole Commis sioner Edwin M. Gill do not hand out paroles as freely as some executives have in North Carolina. And we truly believe that this prac tice of going easy in letting prisoners out among society is meeting with the approval of the liberty-loving and law- abiding people of the state. Out of 52 applications for paroles the governor allowed fiv'e and it is presum ed that t\ie remainder will have to serve their sentences, or at least the greater part of their alloted time. From the standpoint of one who has never been closely a.ssociated with the situation, we have reached the conclus ion that the parole system as it has heretofore been carried on in North Carolina was not inducive to puni.sh- ment for crime or as a deterrent. It be came a popular expression by “the man on the street” that courts were useless anyway because if a man w’as convict ed he would be back in a few months. It is remembered that on one occas ion the local post of the American Le gion went on record against paroles on .the grounds that convicted criminals were almost invariably treated merci fully by sympathetic juries and lenient judges. We cannot help but concur in this opinion. Of course, there are some few excep tions which indeed are exceptions be cause they occur so rarely. Sometimes new circumstances and new evidences becomes known and a parole is excus able. Occasionally a moral and law abiding citizen that is not criminally in clined gets in prison because the laws call for certain penalties. In these rare cases paroles are to be desired. Tm subject of this artcle iir invoke deep thinking.' Try an^wei^g, , the question: “What counts in educa tion?” , " ■~4 ■ To the question, if propounded to ten men, there would likely be ten an swers. We believe one of the best an swers is “the teachers and their ability to inspire the young people who go to school to learn.” Teaching should be a profession and their popular rank as next in import ance to ministers of Christianity is not amiss. Just how far their ability goes towaJ*d ihspiiring their pupils will be the extent of their success. The people of Brown County, Ne braska, are alive to that truth. Unable to send their children to a town high school, several miles away; unable to finance the construction of a modern high school building; they have built with their own hands a sod house of . the ancient prairie type to make a place where teachers and students can meet, taxing themselves for the salaries of good teachers. Even so did the ancient teachers and founders of some of the world’s great universities meet the demand of eager youth for learning. The very word “academy” comes from the grove of Academe where Plato taught his disci ples in the woods. Abelard, founder of the University of Paris, began in a rude hut, around which students pitched their tents. There is plenty of hope for the world and education so long as it finds expres sion in spite of material difficulties. We can picture the smwival and progress of religion without material wealth and we like to compare this with education , in face of financial handicaps. Although we favor the best in school facilities and material resources for the schools we like to point out that Gothic temples cannot outdistance the sod schoolhouses unless the students and teachers are inspired to learn and to teach. W ■;Vj: Sunday School Lesson By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN A German has invented a haircutting ma chine. All he has to do is to attach a phono graph to make It perfect.—Florida Times- Union. Insurance companies have doubled their rates on private jewels. Why not wrap them in cellophane, where no burglar can get at them? —Jackson (Miss.) Daily News. Lesson for November 4th. Luke 2: 42-52. Golden Text; 2nd Peter 3:18. The appealing story of the boy Jesus in the temple, asking and answering questions, and astounding his elders by his wisdom, reminds us of the teaching task of the Christian Church. Every parish should provide abundant oppor tunity for the presentation and discussion of vital issues involved in the Christian vocation. Protestantism is woefully weak in its exer cise of the teaching function. The successful propaganda of the Roman Church puts it to shame. A Protestant can attend his meeting house for years, and never find out what Protestantism really is. For this sad state of affairs the clergy are in part to blame. Vast numbers of them are not students. They spend far more on gasoline than on books. Many ministers do not aim to instruct their people at all. They aspire to be promoters, showmen, Chatauqua managers. Rut the people also are nt fault. How much real reading, thinking and praying does the average person in the pew engage in? Not very much. His mind is pretty largely a blank. One is reminded of the complaint of Isaiah; “The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.’’ What is the remedy? First of all we must glorify the teaching function of the ministry. Of course the minister is a prophet as well as a priest, a shepherd, a friend, an administra tor. But the • minister is also a teacher whose diUy it is to systematically instruct the flock commited to his care. Secondly we must put our energy into relig ious education rather than revivalism. It used to be said, “'When is a school not a school? When it is a Sunday School.” May God speed" the day when such a taunt will be out of place. 'im Washington, Oct. 28—A direct tax on industrial "pay rolls'lies at the heart pi the new unem ployment insurance plan now be ing worked out tor presentation to the next Congress. , The amount of the tax the method of application and the channels through wbiejk It would Iwho lose be diverted to those their jobs were" said tjulay to be still undetermined, but all of the plana being considered by the Presidentls economic hecurlty committee were described a s binging upon a pay roll tax. One of those familiar with the study said the pay ^|t| "been regarded as able manner of , for" the opOnUoif' of an“diiipif^ ployraent histirance system. ' ' Within two Weeks ^ the " plan" will be put into shape - by ' the committee for presentation; to President Roosevelt ahd > aabse^ quent transmission to «Congress. Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mig« slssippl, after a talk "wlUi President today, asld the finsoee committee, of .which he to chair man, would convene early in De cember to begin work on the bill. ^ ** * ^ -- $TANDJ BATTERYi AND OLD BATTERY You can wdl afftnrd to have a new Battery pbeed in FUNERAL HELD FOR J. ROY HENRY, 34 The Red Cross is not a legend; it is a reality that takes mercy and medi cine, relief and rehabilitation, ^o the ends of the earth. 'Tarboro, Oct. 22.—Funeral serv ices for J. Roy Henry, well known young business man of this city, were held at 4 o’clock tiiis after noon from the Howard Memorial Presbyterian church with Rev. Chester Alexander, the pastor, in charge. Burial followed at fJreen- wood cemetery. Mr. Henry was found by his wife dead in his bed Sunday morn ing. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He was 34 years old. Mr. Henry was a prominent young business man of this city, being associated with his father, W. B. Henry, in the management and operation of the Red Gum Veneer company, one of the most active businesses of this city. He took an active interest in local social and civic matters and had a large number of friends here and in nearby cities. His death came as a surprise and shock to his family and many friends, although he had not been in good health recently. He went to bed Saturday afternoon and at an early morning hour was ap parently getting along well. Mrs. Henry is reported to have said she awoke at 2 o’clock and heard her husband breathing. She went back to sleep and when she awoke and got up Sunday morning, she dis covered that he was dead. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Henry; his widow, the former Miss Martha Ratcliff, of Reidsville; a 17-months-old son, Williams, and two sisters. Mrs. Natalie Hogshead, or Apopka, Fla., and Miss Georgia Henry, of this city. North Wilkesboro attendhig the funeral service were Mr. and Mrs. L. Vyne and daughter. Miss Lou- isc Vyne. At Raleigh they were joined by Miss Ruth Henry. your car at tMs low price .. . then yoa will be ready « jp for edd weather. Show At Wilkesboro School Monday Morning Mr. Henry was well known in this part of the state. Those from The United Society of Zoology will present a group of educated animals in a half hour show of tricks and stunts at the Wilkes- boro school auditorium on Mon day morning, beginning at 10:40. The admission charge will be three cents and the proceeds are used to defray expenses of these shows and zoology lectures in the schools and colleges of the country. Wash and Grease job $1.2S JUST TO REMIND YOU That we have some of the policies mailed to members of the Reins-Sturdivant Burial Association returned on account of incomplete or wrong address, and we hope that you will drop us a card or stop in at the office and see the secretary if you have failed to receive yours. We certainly appreciate the way most of you have taken care of the state ments mailed you on Oct. 1st, and trust that those who have not seen us will do so by the 16th. Most sincerely, MADGE L. STURDIVANT. Secretary Motor Service Store WILEY BROOKS—PAUL BILLINGS Ninth Street North Wilkesboro, N. C. NOTICE TO THE PUBUC I have purchased a new Ford Pick-Up which is now being used for making delivery of orders given me- The addition of this new equipment makes it possible for me to deliver promptly in both Wilkesboro arid North Wilkesboro, and every order given will be greatly appreciated. Please don’t forget that I carry a full stock of FANCY. 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