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Pft&wt m Ivxtmmtmm m kmuricb MUMMlnOair* ud Tkifitan’lit NorUi Wfficesbon^ N. C. ft. J. CAKTOR nd lUUUS C. HUBBARD. '' --13^'' P«NW«w ^- . ' *m gjggf BUBSCKIPTION RATES: ft fte State t. 11.00 per Year Dot of the State il-BOper Year SMned at Uw post office at North Wilkea- baio. N. C~ aa second class matter under Act of Ibreh 4. 1879. MONDAY, JANUAEY 7, 1935 Advocates Reform Walter Sikr, prominent citizen of Siler Sty, and a former assistant attorney general, who is noted for his sarcastic ■wit, is advocating the following 6-point program in regard^ to reform of the ab sentee ballot law in North Carolina: “1. No dead person shall be voted by ■ftie absentee method who does not have a tmnbstone at his grave. “2. No soldier of the Revolutionary ■war, War of 1812, or the Mexican war dudl be voted. “3. The constitution should be amended so as to prevent any future registration of voters. “4. Where it appears that a voter is registered in as many as six places, the absentee ballot should be cast for him in only three. “5. Where it appears that there is a gjeat epidemic in a community, a phy sician’s certificate should not be required. “6. The industrial commission shall make necessary rules and regulations as to when epidemics exist.” Of course, these recommendations of Mr. Siler are written in a sarcastic vein, but it goes to show just how much the absentee ballot law is held in respect by many people. It is one sore question that doubtless will gain considerable attention by the general assembly this year. Ambitions There has been an adage going the rounds -during the past few years to the effect that “you can do anything you want to if you concentrate on that one thing.” Whether this is true in all cases is de batable, but the principle is a good thing to keep in mind. . It is interesting to note the following editorial from the Twin-City Sentinel: It sometimes takes a lot of time to grati fy an ambition. Moreover, the workings of chance figure prominently in the develop ments. No better illustration of these facts could be cited than was seen in a copy of the Twin-City Daily Sentinel for July 26, 1904, which came to light this week. A brief local item said: “The Sentinel is told that Josiah William Bailey of the Biblical Recorder, wants to be United States ■ senator and that it would not be surprising to see him enter the race for Senator Sim mons’ place two years from now . . It is a strange fact that it was just 26 years from that writing until Mr. Bailey did enter the race and, with the benefit of dis turbed political winds, won election. The most interesting question that could be asked is, “Just how badly did Bailey -want the nomination in 1904?’’ This would indicate that Mr. Bailey longed for the senate seat for at least 26 years, but it is not reasonable to suppose that he concentrated his efforts for that period of time on his ambition. Yet it is a good thing for the individual to have a worthy ambition in order that his daily life may have a pui-pose. North Carolina Banks Placing your money on deposit in a bank in North Carolina is no longer a gamble. You have assurance that you can get every cent of it. ’The Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo ration took the risk out of using banks as a depository. Your deposits are guaran teed up to $5,000 by a branch of the Uni ted States government, making your bank just as sound as the dollar you put in it. Incidentally both our local banks are number one rating members in the FDIC. Reports, not only of the banks here and in North Carolina, but throughout the nation, indicate that 1934 was a banner year for the financial institutions. In only 13 of the large banks of the nation deposits increased over a billion dollars in 1934. ^A favorable aspect in the trend of in- "creased bank deposits is the fact that a ^ tremendous volume of credit exists for American biwiness. Some are inclined to bdieve that the increase is partly due to a fear of people with cash to invest and , ejQMtnd in business. is' Whatever the trend may be it is not ‘favorable. What America has needed far was a sound banking system, and that need-has been realized and met. MaHHg ttir- FDTC permanent shouM be >^ step. Loosening up the purse strings*'will come as the .worl^^r^v^ eeonoiicaOy. Word,comes out of Ral^h ti»t every state bank in North Oarolina has been rated number 1 by the FDIC “and Tarheel financial institutions are leading the na tion, a condition which speaks well for the state and its people. Recovery of ' two basic industries in agriculture, cotton and tobacco, has much to do with the .im proved conditions of banks while a de crease in unemployment is also a helpful factor. A Sensible Attitude “We will “meet each legislative proposal with open minds” was the declaration of Bertrand Snell, Republican leader in the national house of representatives on the occasion of the opening of congi’ess Tues day. This, it appears, is quite a sensible at titude for the Republicans, who are very much in the minority in the present con gress. He introduced the Republican 20- point program in this declaration, coupl ed with the statement that the minority party did not propose to oppose every measure introduced by the majority party. The usual program in congi-ess is for one party to stand united against what the other advocates, but it can be clearly seen that the Republican party would have nothing to gain by such a policy against an overwhelming number of Dem ocrats. A comparison of Snell’s 20-point pro gram with what is expected to come from the administration shows only a few points in conflict. The Republicans are advocating unemployment insurance and old age pensions, abolition of child labor, loans to private business, insurance of bank deposits. These can be said to be favored in some form by the Democratic administration. Some of the things on which Republi cans and Democrats differ to some extent are the tariff, balanced budget, monetary policy and relief and legislative policy to ward veterans. There is just an indication that the lib eral platform proposed by the minority floor leader will somewhat appease the more progressive element of the Republi can party and a reconciliation of the two groups may be in order in time to shape a national campaign for 1936. However, the time is growing short and the minority party has a long way to go and much work to do before there can be anything like a close election eighteen months hence. The Book the first line of which re^s, "The Holy Bible.” and which contains four great treasurea By BRUCE BARTON A GARDEN EASTWARD IN EDEN The first man had a brain over-arched by a skull of noble curvature, a tiny reproduction of the blue curve of the sky. It was this brain with in this marvelous arch that pulled him up and gave him a sphere of vision unique in creation. ° The eagle could see farther in its flight; the ape had a w-ider radius when he climbed, but he, the man. and he alone, could look forward and outward and up. With some such vague but awe-inspiring strokes history sketches for us the portrait of our first ancestor and leaves him naked, un honored. nameless. Genesis is much more defi nite. It gives us his name, Adam, and his dwell ing place, “a garden eastward in Eden.” And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. We witness the creation of the first woman: And the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said. This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh, she shall be called [Woman because she was taken out of Man. Tiierefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh. Of all the trees in the garden they might eat the fruit, except one only, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. But lured on by the serpent, they did eat of the fruit of that. They were discovered and promptly punished. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. As for Adam and Eve, they were cast out of the garden. The ground was cursed with weeds and thistles; hard work and the sweat of their brows was to be their portion until they should return to the dust from which they came. So the Lord drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. FUBUC PWJE^^ ThtoJiR li^mliiaai open to^^ tor nni* nnfl nrtefta I.--——— ■' ■ ■— — neither end«m«s HW oondetiins them. MeMp be as brief as poralbie. ’ INQ^j^C RETURNS BEST YIELDS Minister Pleads for Zeal In Work of the Church Editor Journal-Patriot: Th? passing of the vid ye®’’ leaves us many things for which we should be grateful. While sin is rampant it is gratifying to know that God is still blessing His people and many have turned from darkness to light in the year that has just passed. During this time I have spent 16 weeks in revival meetings and have baptised 86 members into the churches of which I am pastor, besides having witnessed many conversions in meetings where I have assisted other pastors. Reports from other fields show that the gospel of Christ is still making good the claim to be the power of God unto salvation to everyone that b’lieveth. So let us face the duticS of the new year with renewed zeal for the cause, and may God’s rich grace attend all who are willing to labor in the fields white already to the harvest. Sincerely, S. I. WATTS. Boomer, N. C. VETS’ BONUS MEASURE AT HEAD OF HOUSE BILLS Washington, Jan. 3.—The con troversial bonus bill headed 2,400 measures introduced in the new house of representatives today. Sponsored by Representative Wright Patman, Democrat, of Texas, the bill won the prized po sition of “H. R. 1” on the calen dar despite the opposition of the Rosevelt administratin to imme diate payment of the $2,200,000. 000 soldiers’ compensation certifi cates. It held the same position last year. Chairman J. J. MeSwain, Demo crat, South Carolina, of the house military affairs committee, intro duced a bill to prevent profiteer ing in war time and to equalize the burden of war to promote the national defense. Representative Louis Ludlow, Democrat, Indiana, introduced two measures; one to restore the 2- cent domestic postage rate and the other to create a commission to aid in stablizing employment in in dustry, cmmerce and ag^riculture. A measure which would make it a crime to participate in any lynch ing was introduced by Representa tive J. A. Gavagan, Democrat, of New York. Lower taxes on liquor would be effected through a bill introduced by Representative John McCor mick, Democrat, Massachusetts. Another measure which would af fect taxes was introduced by Rep resentative Ed A. Kenney, Demo crat, New Jersey, seeking to raise funds through a national lottery. Chairman Samuel Dickstein, Democrat, New York, introduced a measure which would cancel the Those who have not as yet paid their taxes for the year 1934 are being warned that within the next few days a pen alty will be added to the amount of the tax. 1934 taxes are now past due and Sheriff W. B. Somers, who now has the tax books in his of fice, is giving notice that unless the tax is paid this month a penalty will be added after Feb ruary 1st. Sheriff Somers will be pleased to wait on you at any time. He Is anxious for every taxpayer to save the penalty and urges an early payment. Reins- StiffdiTant Inc. THE FUNERAL HOME LICENSED EMBALMERS AMBULANCE SERVICE North Wilkesboro, N. C. Phones 85 - 228-M ^ Tears of axperlmeat with nl- ifrogen fertilisers nafa shown better cotton ytelda can »bthlno4 wIhhi %08f'^of .^be trogen U dejftred from Inorganfo eources, says B. 'WiUiamB, head of the State College agro^ omy department. ' ^ On Cecil clay loam In* North Carolina, he says, when a 6-8-4 fertili^r was applied at the rate of 800 pounds to the acre, the best yield was secured with’90 percent of the nitrogen being de rived from sodium nitrate and 10 > per cent from cottonseed meal. Following this closely was the ylold obtained by deriving the nitrogen from a mixture of 80 per cent sodium’nitrate and 20 per cent cottonseed meal, he says. , ■When Lennsaltpeter and cot tonseed meal were used, the best results were obtained with a 90-10 ratio of Lennsaltpeter and cottonseed meal. A 65-36 ratio for ammonium sulphate-cotton seed meal gave the highest yield with this mixture. These and many other details of results obtained In numerous experiments In North Carolina and other cotton States have been set forth in a bulletin, “Ex periments with Nitrogen Ferti lizers on Cotton Soils,’’ recently published by the United States Department of Agriculture as technical bulletin No. 4 52. C. B. Williams and Dr. H. 3. Mann, the latter an agronomist working with Williams, contri buted to the bulletin consider able data obtained from their ex periments. As long as his supply lasts, Williams will mail copies of the bulletin free of charge to North Carolina farmers who apply for it. Other copies may be obtain ed for five cents a piece from the Superintendent of Documents In Washington. ialF^ ■'5 ■fe; First ■rip. Good Strong Battery (and your old Battery) the beautiful 1935 nymouth now on display in our showrooms. This is just the car to give maximum motoring satisfac tion. Motor Service Store Ninth Street North Wilkesboro, N. C. WILEY BROOKS — PAUL BILLINGS ings of United States government bonds by $855,128J)00. COUGHS Don’t Iti them get a strangle held. Eight them quickly. Creomnlakn ceo- bines 7 helps in one. Powerful but hsm- less. Pleasant to take. No nareotka. Your own druggist is authorised to refund your money on the spot if your cough or erfd is not leliered by Creomultion. (adv.) Banks Show Growth New York, Jan. 3.—Banks of the nation today reported sharp gains in deposits and correspond ing advances in resources. The first 13 banks to report in New York city, which include the three largest banks in the United States, had aggregate deposits of $7,321,- 118,000 as of December 31. That was a gain of $1,669,766,000 over the deposits of these same insti tutions as of December 30, 1933. These banks increased their hold- Horses and Mules FEEL TIIED, HMT- "AU WON OITV” t We handle good horses and mules at all times of the year. WIe have a good line of horses and mules on hand now, Just the kind you want. Come in and see for yourself. Get Rid of Poisons That Make You 111 I s a constant backache keeping you miserable? Do yon sailer bwnlns, scanty or too treqaent orlnatlon; attacks ot dinlBOi^ rhsaraatlc pains, swollen feet and ankUa? Do y >u feel tired, nervous —an BBstnins? Tliea five some thought to yonr kidnsya Be sore they function proper^, tor functional kidney dto- order permits petaons to stay in the Uo^ and upset tbo whtrie sys- Minton & Irvin Uao Doon’r JHIto. Dose’s an ter ths kidneys only. They help the kidneys cleanse the blood of heelth- dostnu4ng polsonons waste Dose's ;pBs are ssed and recamnonded ' the world ever. Get them from any dnnist Horse and Mole Dealers NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C. BORN’S PILLS I Pay Your 1934 Taxes Now and Save the citizenship of all naturalized Amer icans who returned to vote in the Saar plebiscite. He estimated it would effect 5,000 persons. He also presented a measure which would pay $15,000 to de pendent families of department of justice agents killed “in line of duty.” PENALTY! PENALTY SOON ON ALL UNPAID COUNTY TAXES Within a fe^w days a penalty will be added to the a- mount of all unpaid taxes for the year 1934 ... as set tlement has been made with the Board of County Com missioners for 1933,1 now have the tax books in my of fice and will be pleased to wait on the taxpayers at any time. 1 want every taxpayer to avail himself of the opportun ity to save the penalty by paying his tax now, and I hope that you will make pajrment this month and thus avoid extra cost. Pay Now! Help Yourself as Well as Your County Sheriff of Wilk^ Cpm^;