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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1934
The four arms of the Red Cross point
to all corners of the earth, showing that
under this symbol East and West are
one, North and South are kin; national
boundaries melt away, religious differ
ences disappear, and under this sign all
men are brothers.
“The Red Cross mission as it came to
us out of the past, as we*use it today,
and as we guide it into the future, has
been, is, and must always be, greater
than sectarianism, politics, racial or
economic limitations.” This is the state
ment of James L. Fieser, Vice Chair
man of the American Red Cross; it is
the policy of all Red Cross workers
everywhere.
A Valiant Fight
The value of North Wilkesboro’s fire
department was clearly demonstrated
on Saturday night and Sunday morning
in checking a disastrous blaze that
caused around a $100,000 in damage
and threatened to wipe out the business
district of the city.
Members of the fire department here
are to be commended on the valiant
and courageous fight against the fire.
Those of us who watched the fire know
what they were up against and al
though it is easy to stand back and
wisely observe what ought to be done,
it is another thing to get in there and
do it.
The night was chilly and intensely
disagreeable just to be out of doors, not
to mention the exposure to smoak, wat
er and the chilling breezes. Those who
were snugly at home in bed could not
know how disagreeable it was to fight
fire.
The fire departments of Lenoir and
Statesville, for answering the call for
help, and Wilkesboro for furnishing
some additional equipment, are to be
given a vote of thanks for their cooper
ation.
Achievement Day
It is very fitting and appropriate that
the corn club members in Wilkes Coun
ty observe Achievement day on Novem
ber 17. Their achievements this year
are such that can be envied by sections
of the state usually regarded as better
farming area than this county.
Not only can farmers of Wilkes grow
corn, but they can excell in fruit grow
ing and diversified farming, as the
crchardists of the brushies and Clifford
Moore have demonstrated.
Perhaps there is nothing that can
better express our pride of the records
made at the state fair this year than the
communication sent this newspaper by
Walter L. Call, of Chicago:
“I am certainly glad to know that
Wilkes won three of the prizes at the
state fair this year, and truly hope that
she will win many more prizes in the
future, not in North Carolina alone, but
also in other states. It is indeed most
gratifying to know that the farmers of
that section are awakening to the great
possibilities of Wilkes County. I do not
know of any other section of the United
States that has made greater progress
and advancement for the past twenty
years, than Wilkes County in the way
of scientific farming, fruit growing,
good roads, education, manufacturing,
and improved business methods. You
will find just as alert and efficient bus
iness men in No’ih Wilkesboro as you
may hope to find in New York City or
Chicago: and generally far more cour
teous and obliging than the business
men of large cities. There is really an
air and feeling of friendship among the
business men and their patrons in
North Wilkesboro that does not exist in
the great cities of the world. North
Wilkesboro is certainly forging ahead
in the business and industrial world,
and I have no reason to believe that it
will not continue its progress.”
Since Wilkes is awakening to its pos
sibilities it is expedient that more of
our farmers come out of their slumber,
improve their methods of farming and
by all means save what soil they have
irom the continued ravages of erosion.
Aidmataire S^l Pienttfol
Siace the development of
the world
into the leading nation of
people have been prone to think ' that ^
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the day of adventure and pioneenng
are past but such is not the case- This,
world is a bigger place than we think
it is and there are still many places
where pioneering and entering new
:Keld8 is the order of, the day.
On the subject of adventure let us
consider some of the happenings of re
cent weeks.
The other day a new kind of railroad
train ran from Los Angeles to New
York in 67 hours. About the same time
a couple of aviators flew from England
to Australia in 71 hours. A day or two
before that, a young Italian flew his
plane at 440 miles an hour.
Half a dozen or more persons have
lately made ascensions into the stratos
phere, ten miles and more above the
earth's surface, where air is practical-^
ly non-existent. Not long ago a natural
ist was lowered half a mile into the
depths of the sea and came back with
the amazing accounts of the strange
life of the ocean depths.
Just the other day came the report of
a new, though still costly, method of
extracting gold from sea water. It is
only a few months since gold-hunters,
flying over New Guinea, discovered a
race of people whose existence had
been totally undreamed-of.
With so many marvels popping up in
the news almost every day, it seems to
us that the young people of this genera
tion are living in the most romantic and
adventurous period of all history. Some
where there is liv' g today a boy or a
young man who will be the first to fly
around the world between noon and
noon. Some youth, as yet unknown to
fame, will discover still undreamed-of
means of adding to the world’s wealth.
Working in laboratories somewhere
there are, beyond doubt, young experi
menters who will find the means to rid
mankind of the last of its pests and
scourges, to add to the length of human
life and the sum of human happiness.
Our earth is still very young, and our
human race still younger. Greater op
portunities than ever before confront
the coming generations in mankind’s
task of conquering nature and reshap
ing our environment to our needs. This
present is the most glorious and adven
turous era since the world began.
Sunday School Lesson
By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
5:13-
THE CHRISTI.'IX CITIZEN
Lesson for November 11th. Galatians
26. Golden Text: Matthew 26:52.
The words of Jesus chosen for our Golden
T'oxt, “All they that take the sword shall perish
with the sword,’’ is an admirable theme for
.Armistice Day. Every nation that entered the
World War lost it s i far rs freedom and eco
nomic security are ccncernc.l. Europe is seeth
ing with terror and unrest. The seeds there of
another first class cataclysm are sprouting.
-A.nd as the direct result of the war and its aft-
ermatli the United States is in the throes of
the worst depression she has ever known.
Moreover huge debts are owing to her which
will never be paid.
In this alarming crisis what is the Christian
citizen to do? One fertile suggestion has been
made by President Palmer, of the Chicago
Theological Seminary. His proposal is that
millions of people, the Christian Church lead
ing the way, sign the following non-aggression
agreement, "I will never cross the boundary
of another nation to kill or destroy nor will I
support my government in doing so.” Such a
personal non-invasion pledge might go far In
preventing another international holocaust.
But such a gesture, fine aa it is, is too nega
tive. What we need most of all Is aposltlve
strategy. We shall never advance very far in
our quest for permanent peace until we
strengthen mightily all those organizations
working realistically for the triumph of com
mon sense in the conduct of world affairs. One
of these is the World Court. Another is the
League of Nations, mankind’s greatest step for
ward. It is one of the absurdities of history
that our country la not yet a member of either
the Court or the League.
If Christian citizens do not place themselves
behind a positive peace movement of aggres
sive power they deserve well-merited rebuke.
The Church must repudiate war.
“Gandhi May Retire.’’—Head-line. It’s high
time. He’s been dressed for it long enough.—
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
A number of us are losing sleep these days
wondering where our next creditor is coining
from.—(Washington Post.
Too much nerves is said to be the matter
with business. Isn’t it really too little nerve,
tho?—Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.
If both sides make you laugh, you are broad
minded.—Toledo Blade.
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The Htmting Creek Road
’ According ' to the Statesville
Landmark the state commission
has approved the project for the
construction of highway number
IIS, which is tee Hunting Creek
road connecting North '"^Wilkes-
boro and Statesville^ It was once
called the’Ballsbary road for it is,
the nearest route to Salisbury
from North Wilkesboro and many
people living in that section can
recall when it was traveled more
than any road in the county. Be
fore the event of tee automobile,
long trains of covered widens,
picturesque in their uniformity,
would wind their way Up this old
familiar route to Wlkesboro,
thence across the Blue Ridge to
buy produce from the mountain
eers.
It was over this old route along
the Hunting Creek valley that a
part of General Sherman’s army
marched in his destruction of the
South. A number of Yankee sol
diers, who were stationed in Salis
bury, came up this road on their
way north, and stopped at the old
Mastin home for food and water.
Old residents along this road can
relate many interesting incidents
that have occurred in connection
with the road and recall stories
told them by their parents and
grandparents.
When Andrew Jackson moved
from Salisbury to Tennessee, un
finished litigations in which he
had appeared took him back
there, it was over this route that
he made his way. The route from
Tennessee to Piedmont Carolina,
it seems, was by what is now
North Wilkesboro, Jefferson and
Mountain City.
The Skyland Post, in a special
to the iWinston-Salem Journal in
1926, related in detail a trip made
by Andrew Jackson from Salis
bury to Tennessee. The story had
the earmarks of fact rather than
legend since its authenticity was
vouched by Rev. J. F. Fletcher,
of Raleigh and other prominent
men who had lived in that sec
tion. According to the dispatch,
Jackson traveled by carriage and
spent one night in Jefferson. If
he did wind his way up the val
ley of Hunting Creek, he must
have found the road almost im
passible during the winter months
for it was in the same condition
as other roads in the country at
that time.
Years ago people who lived
along or had access to the Hunt
ing Creek road were called, to
gether for “workings.” Each man
was required to present himself
or a hand to work in his place,
and in this way the road was
kept fairly passable, especially
during the summer months. A-
bout sixteen years ago the state
road commission made a new
survey and granted, a new con
struction and top-soil to it. Since
then it has been kept up by the
county and state. Two years ago
the eWA workers graveled it for
some distance out from its inter
section with highway number 60.
News that this highway is go
ing to be constructed is gladly
received by the people in the
communities along the route and
by numerous people who desire
this direct route between the Wil-
kesboros and Statesville.
MRS. ROXIE JENNINGS.
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The Lord la gracious to oa aai^
wonderful are Hit. weya. vrhMij
we think of the many
baa blessed ua.
Mrs. Fletcher Pardae and aoB,
Boel. retnned laft Sonday to hear
home here after viaiting her mo-
Eller, of Ateo eonnty.
Rnfua" Gilliam, of JoneaviUe.
■pent last Saturday and Sunday
here with his uncle and atmt> Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Triplett He .at
tended Sunday achool here ..,®in-
day morning where tee young
people were glad to have him
visit tee class.
Mrs. Martha Sparks Cook, of
the Swan Creek community,, died
at her home last Wednesday, suf
fering from a stroke of pai^ysis.
Funeral service was held at Swan
Creek church Thursday and her
body laid to rest in tee cemetery
at that place.
Mesdames J. B. Armstrong and
Louis Ferlazzo, of Winston-Sal
em, spent a short while last Sat
urday afternoon here with their
mother, Mrs. C. W. GiUiam, Sr.
Mrs. Ed Morence, of near El
kin. spent last week here with
her sister, Mrs. D. J. Melton. She
also visit^ her niece, Mrs. C. W.
Gilliam, Jr., last Sunday and Mon
day.
Card of Thanks
To the many friends and neigh
bors we wish to thank each and
all for their kindness and sym
pathy shown during the sickness
and death of our darling mother
and grandmother. We wish to ex
press publicly our sincere appre
ciation.
MR. AND MRS. E. A.
REYNOLDS AND CHILDREN.
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Ninth Street North Wilkesboro.
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Local Lions Club In
Membership Campaign;
Monthly Duet Lowered
In a directors meeting of the
North ‘Wilkesboro Lions Club held
last week it was decided that the
club would put into effect a sub
stantial reduction of dues and at
the same time stage a member
ship drive that is calculated to
bring the membership of that or
ganization to a new high. ^
The meeting of the directors
was held with Dr. J. S. Deans on
Thursday night, at which time
plans were made for the Thanks
giving Carnival to be held on No
vember 30.
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLS HIS FATHER
Charlotte, Nov. 3.—Ed Aus
tin, 48-year-old textile worker of
Belmont, was accidentally shot
and killed by his 15-year-oId son.
Clifford, on a hunting trip near
here today.
The boy told officers his fath
er rose up directly in front of
his gun as the youth fired at^
rabbit. ^
Whittington-Bishop
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Whittington
announce the marriage of their
daughter. Rachel Virginia, to Mr.
Charles R. Bishop, Saturday, May
12, 1934, Statesville, North Caro
lina.
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JUST TO REMIND
YOU
That we have some of the
policies mailed to members
of the Beins-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 tee aeczetary if you
have failed to receive yours.
We certainly appreciate
tee way most of you have
taken care of the state-
men ts mailed yon on Oct.
1st. and trust that those
who have not seen us will
do so by tee 16th.
Most sincerely,
BiADGB L. STURDIVANT,
Secretary
Crippled Eyes
Handicap Children
New and Hereafter
Largely as a result of inadequate and improper lighting In
homes and in schools, 25 per cent ot children develop detects
ot vision before they finish high school. An additional 15 per
cent are added to these before college days are finished.
Crippled eyes not only handicap your children
while they are in school, but, in most instances,
handicap them for the balance of their lives.
You don’t want YOUR child handicapped, do you?
You don’t want your child hobbling through life
with crippled eyes.
Illuminating engineers have recently designed
certain lamps for SEEING.
If your home is not already equipped with an
I. E. S. specification floor or table lamp you
should investigate the advantages of these lamps
at once.
These lamps are not expensive. They are attrac
tive, and they do the job for which they were
designed.
WE ARE OFFERING
The I. E. S. specification floor lamp at
$12.96—96 cents down and $1.00 per
month.
The I. E.S. specification study and
reading lamp at $7.60—60 cents down
and $1.00 per month.
The LE.S. specification floor lamp has a three-light bulb, so that you may use r
100 watts, 200 watts, or 300 watts, depending upon your need at any given time.
'The study and reading lamp may be had with a 100-watt or a 200-watt bulb.
And here is how ridiculously cheap it is to operate these
lamps: After the use of 30 kwh of electricity.
You can bum a 300-watt lamp three and one-third
hours for 3 cents.
You can bum a 100-watt lamp three and one-third
hours for one cent.
In other words you can use a 800-watt lamp three and one-third houra every night
K c^to a Znth; and the 100-watt lamp three and one-third hours each
night for 30 cents a month.
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