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Mnid • Patriot
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IkndiKTs and lliianda/s at
North Wi&estNm^ N. C.
a J. CASTER and JULIUS C. HUBBARD.
PBUiahen
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
to tihe State
0«k rf the State
-$1A0 per Year
.11-60 per Tear
Batered at the poet «£fice at North ViDcea-
ro. N. C. aa aecend elaas matier muter Act
Mar^ 4, 1870.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1934
My Gems
"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminish
ed, but be that gathers by labor shall increase’’
—hia taxes.
Missed Something
Considering many of the lucrative
promises and predictions made during
the last campaign in some parts of the
country we cannot help but wonder
how the politicians tvere so absent
minded as to forget to promise to do
something about the weather. Just
think what campaign thunder it would
have been for a congressional candi
date in the drought stricken mid-west
to have promi.sed that if they sent him
to congress that he would see to it that
such a drought would not occur again!
For fear this suggestion might be de
moralizing we ring off.
wojtern North Carolina will get
boulevard on merit alone.
'ipreat
These are my gems:
^The glittering diamonds of morning
dew
Which sparkle thick on every emerald
blade;
The gleam of opalescent light at dawn
That flecks the cool gray clouds with
tints
More gorgeous than the opals that I
love.
And when the day is done, approach
ing night
la heralded by lavish gifts
Of rubies, amethysts and turquoise
bright
Flung out across the sky.
These are my gems, my own. No miser,
I.
Counting in lonely fear my lovely
hoard!
In all their royal splendor bright
My gems are spread before the gazing
world
That all may share their beauty, know'
How in my poverty so rich am I!
The gold of stars, the silver of the
moon—
These, too, are mine, my own!
—ETHEL PARTON RAINEY
Carolina Parkway Route
The w’ay the department of the inter
ior and other governmental agencies
are going about selecting the route of
the great scenic parkway to connect
the Shenandoah and Great Smoky
Mountain National Parks makes one
think that the boulevard will truly be
an accompli.shment worthy of highe.st
praise.
While the natural thing to do would
have been for the highway to have been
sliced up between North Carolina and
Tennes.see, Harold C. Ickes, secretary .of-
the interior, came across with a notable
decision that the parkway w’ould fol
low’ the North Carolini route because
of greater .5cenic intere.st and the park
way is de.stined to fulfill its purpose.
North Carolina won the argument
over Tennessee and the route is being
selected on merit. Views of scenic slen-
dor have existed w’ithin 30 miles of
North Wilkesboro for centuries and
people have been going hundreds of
miles to see less because our local scen
ery had not been so widely advertised
and nearby scenic points have not been
made available.
ilie great parkway will follow as
nearly as possible the majestic summit
of the Blue Ridge and will open to the
eyes of the nation a scenic playground
that heretofore has been known only
to its natives.
The route was originally selected
from the Shenandoah in Virginia to
Blowing Rock and it .seemed that Tenn
essee would probably get ,the lower
end. If such had been the case Grand
father Mountain, Uttle Switzerland,
Mount Mitchell and other scenic
' s’®Snes of western North Carolina
• v^wold have been discarded in favor of
eastern Tennessee. Although we do not
^ blame our neighbor state on the west
..for making a fight for a portion of the
* pyrifwfty W6 cAnnot h6lp but feol thEt
With Judge Meekins being boomed
for the vice presidency on the Republi
can ticket it appears that attempts are
made to honor North Carolinians at the
most inopportune times.
The Book
the first line of which reads,
“The Holy Bible," and which
contains four great treasures.
By BRUCE BARTON
(XCHEItS T.4KK UP THE PE.\
The Epistle to the Hebrews, which in our
Bible ’s attributed to Paul, was almost cer
tainly not written by him. The style is very
different from his, ani it does not seem like
ly that he w'ould have addressed a letter par
ticularly to Jews. The best Greek composition
in the New Testament is in this letter, and so
delicate and persuasive is it that there are
those who think they detect a woman's hand.
Some have conjected that Priscilla (Acts 18:1)
might have been the writer. In her home
Paul had a lodging, and she and Aquila, her
husband, were among his very beet friends.
The letter is general, but its definite pur
pose is to convince thoughtful Jews that they
will lose nothing by embracing the new faith
but, on the contrary, will gain. It says: “You
can have all that you cherish most ami even
nior>-' in Chrisliai! fail’i. I'o you love your
i.aw? iV* !i yon may. I'lu In re i- the same law
written more henutifnlly. Do you love your
temple, your priesthood, youf traditions?
Everything you have cared for is imr". and
all the bette.'-.''
It is noble in its conception of the basic
principle of ttll heroism-—faith. lien.i this
grand roll call in ciiapter eleven.
They were stoned, they were sawn
asnndcrr. were tempted, were .al;un v.-i:h
the sword; they wandered about in sheep
skins and goa'skins: being destitute, .af
flicted, tormented: . . .
. . . they wandered in deserts, and in
mountains, and in dens and caves of the
earth. . . .
Wherefore seeing we also are compass
ed about with so great a cloud of witness
es, let us lay aside every weight, and the
siu which doth so easily beset us, and let
us run with patience the race that is set
before us.
Others of the apostles now began io write.
James, the brother of Jesus, had never felt
wholly satisfied with Paul’s doctrine of faith;
he wrote a letter, a strange one for a man of
such devotion to the law, of which one might
almost say that it was not religious at all, so
little did it regard form or ceremony.
Pure religion and undefiled before God
and the Father is this, To visit the fath
erless and widows in their affliction, and
to keep himself unspotted from the world.
A younger brother of Jesus, named Jude,
also wrote a short letter. It was rather an
apology for not writing a longer one which
he had in mind to write on *‘our common
Christianity.’’
John, the son of Zebedee, also wrote, though
later, three letters, one a remarkably sweet
and beautiful letter addressed to no one in
particular, and two short ones. Peter, also,
wrote two letters and rather fine ones, as
might have been expected of this hl;int cour
ageous man. But no one employed this meth
od to the extent that Paul did. ' His letters
weiw copied and lent and read and became a
kind of unofficial manual for the aministra-
tlon of the churches.
iL.PATRK)T. NORTH
10. N.
MONDAY,
NOV. 19.
D&vib !• Comrided ,
Ralph DaviB, notoriinis outlaw,, was'
convicted in Iredell County court last
week of killing Sheriff .6. C. Kinri»n>
notwithstanding the fact that ballistic
experts testified that the bullet which a.
killed the sheriff came from the "gun
of a deputy instead of the gun used by
Davis.
Davis drew a sentence of 30 years for
second degree murder and ^is sen- ;
tence will doubtless satisfy the public
and the state in view of the doubt that
existed as to how the killing actually'
happened.
However, as the Winston-Salem
Journal points out in the following edi
torial, Davis’ refusal to surrender and
his opening fire on the officers was the
cause of the Sheriffs untimely death:
The Jurors have, by their verdict, sustained,
in part at least, the view that the question as
to whether the bullet came from the deputy’s
gun or from he revolver in the hands of
Ralph Davis was of relatively minor Import
ance. What was import was the fact that Davis
evidently planned to Injure or kill the officers.
This is shown by the fact that he opened fire
upon them instead of surrendering.
Davis could not enter a plea of self-defense
in the premises because the evidence disclosed
him in the act of the aggressor. Granted that
he fired at the officers for the purpose of es
caping arrest, the self-defense idea was still
invalid because the fact of arrest would not
place his life at the stake. So the question
left tor the jury to decide, in the final analysis,
was not that concerning the origin of the
death bullet, or that of self-defense. It con
cerned itself with possible intent and deliber
ation on the part of the outlaw, Davis. tlThe-
ther the Jurors decided It on this point alto
gether, Is not known, but from the angle of
reason, it seems that this was the issue before
them.
Since Davis will not go to the chair
we have not one word of sympathy for
the desperado and mark his career
down as another to impress upon the
criminally inclined that all fiends come
to the end of their rows in defeat.
•*m8. mecer FAvoRirii play now fine film
f
"Don’t bite the hand that feeds you” Zasu Pitts is cautioning W.
■C. Fields in a scene from “.virs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch”, which
comes to the Liberty Theatre, Thursday and Frida" But despite Jier
apprehensions. Fields, with his courtly “furrlii” ways, is merely
impressing a kiss on the Uly white fingers that have so recently
served him his victuals.
In addition to this splendid film a special program of short sub
jects have been selected with Mrs. Finley’s School of Expression
and Dancing pupils who have arranged a special performance for
the opcsslon.
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WILEY BROOKS—PAUL BILLINGS
Ninth Street North Wilkesboro. N. C.
Manriage License*
Ferguson News
rural problems. Every forward
looking rural citizen too should
also become a member of the
During the past few days the
following obtained licenses to
wed from WJlkes County’s reg-
•Mr. and Mrs. John Brookshire,
of Statesville, visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Brook
shire, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Sanders
were visitors in Lenoir last week.
Quite a congregation attended
the usual second Sunday services
at the Baptist church conducted
FERGUSON, Nov. 19.—Since
this correspondent is not a regu
lar news gatherer It is ratlier
difficuU to glean Just the news
that would probably be of most
interest to people of the com
munity. Those of us -who read
the various county papers are no
doubt impressed with the very
valuable editorials published In
recent issues. Probably but few
citizens realize fully the task a
country editor has In publishing
the news medium of a county,
yet we dare say that fully sev
enty-five per cent of public sen
timent Is formulated from read
ing the county papers, especial
ly the editorials. It is therefore
imperative that every progres
sive citizen support his county
papers in every sense of the
word.
We arc glad to note that Mr. ] to def'-nd
T. H. Brookshire is recovering i money?”
from his recent illness caused by | Rastus: “No suh, I hain’t got
Grange. You can’t diverse the | igter of deeds: Thomas G. Me-
rural school from this greatest Laughlln, North Wilkesboro, and
of rural organizations. ] Francis Pearson, Moravian Palls;
Floyd Key and Jane Roberta,
both of Reddies River; Verlle
Church and Lizzie Bishop, both
of Buck; Jeff Billings, Spring-
field, and Lura Anderson, Dock
ery.
Williams Auto &
Radiator Shop
Phone 884-J — N Wilkesbera
Route M
Radiator Repairing, Body Bo-
bmldlns. Motor Blo^ R^ond,
EzUmtuaa Welded in Tnidi
Frame*, General Repair WMk
a Specialty.
T. ITwiLI
XIAMS, Ownor.
by the pastor. Rev. Secreast, of
Lenoir.
Mr. B. F. Lane and Mr. Bak
er, of Idlewltd, Ashe county,
were business visitors here
Thursday. They are leading cat
tle and sheep growers of their
county.—T. W. Ferguson.
Fee Assured
I.awyer (to colored prisoner);
“Well, Rastus, so you want me
McNeill & Sons
PHONES 58 and 200
you. Have you any
el Fo’d cah.”
Lawyer; “Well, you can raise
some money on that. Now, let’s
see—just what do they accuse
you of stealing?”
Rastus; “A 1929 Fo’d cah.”
a fall.
Mr. T. U. Cox has recently
moved his family to this com
munity near the home of Mr. G.
H. Walker. Mr. Cox has employ
ment In North Wilkesboro.
We are always glad to be able
to give a man who has wrought
well more than just passl.tg at
tention. Mr. Jim Edminsten, who
has resided In this community
for many years, is a man of ad
vanced age and his hair is white
with the frost of many winters,
but he Is still young and active
in spirit. His name is seldom
seen in public print, but a man
who started with but little of
this world’s goods and has suc
ceeded in accumulating honor
ably a modest home and fireside
is deserving of honorable men
tion. Besides he has raised a
creditable family of boys, Char
lie, Monroe. John, Floyd and
Robert who too have by sheer
industry and dogged persever-
ence, got and builded homes of
their own that are a credit. They
have reared creditable families
of boys and girls, several of!
whom have completed high
school.
Any given community like an
individual if it strives to excell,
is going to have many rugged
barriers to surmount, but It Is
all the better by having over
come them and risen to a pedes
tal that is irreproachable. Such
is the history of our community
and we are glad to eay that we
are well on the way to regain
our former position as the ban
ner community of WJlkes Coun
ty. With a splendid school build
ing as the meeting place and
center of all civic activities and
with a creditable faculty we bid
fair to be one of the leading edu
cational centers of the county.
Here it Is that the Parent teach
ers Association meet* twice a
month and discusses the various
problems of parents and teach
ers, and tho this is a new organ
ization, here, many fine results
are expected from Its activities.
All parents should Join immedl-|
ately. It is also here that the
Grange meets and discusses all
no money, but I got a 1929 mod-
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