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; THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1935
Taking A Chance
Have you ever stopped to think of
how many chances you have of ending
your sojourn in this terristial clime?
Under the caption of “Death Lies In
Wait,” the Winston-Salem Journal edi
tor commented as follows Tuesday
morning:
Ways in which one can meet with accident
al death today are almost too numerous for
the counting. A crack train ploughs off a tres
tle into a hotel in Charlotte and two persons
'die. A Winston-Salem negro gets caught on a
trestle, sees and hears an approaching train
and Jumps off to avoid being struck. He dies
from his injuries.
A man attempts to cross a street in front
of a speeding car. The undertaker gets the
body. A boy gets a rusty nail stuck in his foot,
gangrene sets in and there are funeral services.
Many of the ways of accidental death are
prosaic enough. There is; little color or gla
mour about them. The victims pass out with
out a chance for the heroic word or deed. But
their sacrifice is just as great as that of one
who dies in battle.
Death is waiting for the young man and
woman just as eagerly as it waits to snare the
faltering of age. The infant in the cradle
(though there be few cradles now), the boy
and girl on playground or in school room, are
seized upon with avidity.
Thus the problem of safety ever grows
more complex. Modern life is a continuous
series of attempts in the avoidance of danger
and the fatal accident, or the disease that con
sumes and kills. It is a period in which right
living, quick thinking and correct thinking
and acting are imperative.
Every time you enter your automo
bile, cross the street, or do almost any
kind of work you are taking a chance
with your life. The chances of accident,
disease or calamity can be greatly less
ened by being careful.
Public Debts
How much money can the United
States Government owe before its cred
it becomes impaired and it can’t bor
row any more?
We don’t pretend to know the answ
er, but the latest estimaf^es we have
seen from Washington place the figure
a great deal higher than used to be
thought possible.
At the beginning of the depre-ssion
the national debt was about 16 billion
dollars. That was about 10 billion dol
lars le.ss than the peak of war-time: we
had paid off more than a third of the
national debt in ten years.
At the end of 1934 the national debt
was about 28 1-2 billions, or 2 1-2 bil
lions above its previous highest level.
At the present rate of borrowing the
debt is increasing at the rate of about
4' billions a year.
A year ago we were told from
Washington that the nation could stand
a debt of 35 billions and not be harm
ed. Now from the same sources we are
told that a Federal debt of 50 billions
would not be unbearable or result in
harsh taxation to pay the interest. At
the present rates of interest on Gov-
-emment loans, it would take about
1 1-2 billions a year to pay the interest
on 50 billions, and the tendency of in
terest rates is downward.
If we add to the possible 50 billion of
Federal debt the 20 billions of state and
municipal debts, the burden upon the
.entire people of the total load of 70
billions would be about 15560 for every
man, woman and child. The present
per capita Federal debt is about $225.
In Great Britain the national debt bur-
dan is about $973 a head; that of
France is $470, while Germany, which
repudiated and liquidated most of its
debts by inflation, carries a debt load
of only $94 a head.
How large a debt a nation can carry
depends upon how confident its people
are that they can pay the interest. It
also depends upon how soon the bonds
fall due. England has some bonds
which run for 99 years, requiring only
a trifling percentage annually for sink
ing fund purposes. There are some rail
road bonds outstanding in this coun
try which run for more than 100 years.
We commend the idea of very long
^maturities for future Federal borrow-
In T1i« Makuig ^
, _Thia^*1^eed a busy age and a very
busy seas(>h of the yearr due in part to
the fact that the national congress and
the general assembly are in session.
It is a very busy time for your news
paper. There are so many things going
on outside of your community and
county that you wish to know the truth
about and you naturally will depend on
us to furnish you a reliable account, es
pecially if you are not a reader of a
daily newspaper.
Things are going to be done in Wash
ington within the next three months
that will affect, in some way, every in
dividual. Some of these things in the
making are the soldiers’ bonus, old age
pensions, insurance against being job
less, modification or change of the
NRA, probable change to a 30-hour
week for industry, discussion of a na
tional sales tax, enlargement of the
Civilian Conservation Camps, new pol
icy in administering relief, and many
others.
As our duty to you we will try to
keep you informed about the progress
of these movements as well as to let you
know what is happening in your own
county.
In North Carolina the general as
sembly is facing such problems as the
sales tax, licensing of automobile driv
ers, increased appropriation for schools,
diversion of highway funds, requests
for changes in the liquor laws and
hundreds of measures that you will be
interested in.
In keeping with our promise about
national affairs it will be our aim to
let you know how the proposals pro
gress and what is actually written into
law.
In reading a newspaper it is well to
consider the words and their meaning
instead of making yourself believe that
the words mean what you want them
to. Very often we have listened to con
versations in which people stated that
they had read certain things in the
newspaper, stating that the paper said
that each person over a certain age
would be given so much money, when
all the time we knew that the paper
stated that such a measure had been
proposed. To get the most out of your
newspaper read it for what it really
says and not what you would like for
it to say.
Sunday School Lesson
By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
PETER’S IJ-:S.SOX IN Hl*:UBI>E SERVICE
Lesson for January 20th. John 1.1: 1-17.
Golden Text: 1 Peter 5:5.
This beautiful story of the washing of the
disciples’ feet is one of the high points in the
gosDcl narrative. It illustrates first of all the
lowliness of service. Jesus here performed the
work of a slave. He placed Himself in what
many consider an ignoble, ignominious posi
tion. .\nd He did so at a time when the di
sciples were by no means in a responsive mood.
In fact they were jealously quarreling over
the question of precedence. How vain and
childish they were! Surely they needed this
lesson in humility from 'Him w'ho thereby
obeyed His own immortal charge, “Whosoever
will be great among you, let him be your
mi:iisier.’'
Then, too, this incident makes clear the
brotherhood of service. There were occasions
when the Master allowed His disciples to serve
Him. He permitted them to manage the boat
while He tell asleep in its stern; He allowed
them to distribute food to the hungry multi
tude; and He planned His triumphal entry and
the Last Supper.
Now He might have assumed the attitude of
a lord to his vassal, or a rich man to his va
let. But He did nothing of the kind. Not only
was He willing that the disciples should serve
Him. but He was ever eager to serve them.
.A.gain, this touching event sets in a clear
light the dignity of service. Peter was shock
ed. "I will never let you wash my feet!’’ be
declared, Indignant over what he considered a
descent from that lofty place of honor the
Master rightfully occupied. Had He not ap
proved Peter’s confession that He was the Mes
siah? W’hy then perform so menial a task?
But Jesus rebuked Peter. "You will have no
share with me," He said, "unless I wash
you." In a sense what He did was drudgery.
But the Master was a servant who “makes
drudgery divine,” as the poet Herbert puts it.
If it could be arranged that the pay of the
war-gun manufacturer would be the same as
that of the fellow who goes to war to shoot
the gun, that might help, too.—Macon Tele
graph.
Adolf Hitler,' we read, says there have been
times when starvation was staring him in the
face. It couldn’t have been very prleasant for
either of them.—Everj'body’s Weekly (Lon
don).
England is considering a law forb'dding the
use of motor-car horns altogether. Such a law
in America would deprive a lot of motorists of
their entire driving equipment.—Kansas City
Sar.
Bdk’s ^(iuiiKiry
Sale Anaouiiced
Oesmnee. Event to Beg^ Fri
day Mofflingr at 8:30; BigL
Trade ExpMted ^
Belk's Department Store’s Jan
uary clearance aalel an event
that starts tomorrow (Friday)
morning at 8:3#.
The manager of the, local
Belk’s store extends a cordial In
vitation to everybody to visit
the store, especially during this
clearance event, and to avail
themselves of the values offered.
The store enjoyed the biggest
year in its history tn 1934 and
is anticipating good trade
throughout the ensuing year.
For this reason the clearance
sale is being put on in order to
make room for the new mer
chandise to arrive shortly.
Although the pre-holiday trade
at Belk’s was very heavy a tre-
menduous stock of seasonable
merchandise remained to be dis
posed of during the clearance
event and prices have been
marked down to insure quick
sale. In a two-page advertise
ment today some of the items
are listed. The reader’s aitention
is called to page.s four and five
for more information regarding
the sales event.
Say Man Was KUlel
Wilson, Jan. 15.—The body of
Hanley Jones, Wilson county
farmer who lived at Simr, about
eight miles from here, early yes
terday was discovered in a
swamp about a mile from
Lamm s Cross Roads near the
smouldering ruins of his auto
mobile. Local officers made an
investigation, developments of
which have already led them to
believe, they state, that a mur
der occurred and that the per
petrators concocted the “acci-
denl.'’ to cover up their misdeed.
BEN6 NEWS
We'have- been baring aoihe
real nice weather on tea Blue
Ridge for l;jie time of year.
There it a lot of fin la the
commnnity. €■ ®
Mr. M. r; Wkteon, of the V. B.
Army, stationed-’>t "IfinnaaJpoMt.
Minn., is BpenUiiig7 some tteie
wlQi hie father, Nr, F. M. Watr
son, and other relatlvea of Beng.
Mr. F. M. Watson and son H.^
F., spent Thursday night with
the former’s brother, Mr. ,W. S.
Watson, and family.
Mr. W. S. Besbears and Mr.
W. C. liVlalsh, of Walsh, were
welcome guests of Mr. F., M.
Watson, Sunday. , ^
Mr. Stokes V. Phillips, of th«:
U. S. Army, stationed at Fort
Monroe, Va.,' is visiting his mo
ther, Mrs. Florence Phillips and;
other relatives of Beng and ad-'
joining communities.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Watson, of
Winston-Salem, spent Saturday
night with the former’s father,
Mr. F. M. Watson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Greer
and children spent a short while
Sunday p. m. with Mr. Greer’s
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Z. A. Greer.
Mr. Edgar Watson and sister,
Miss Ina Pearl, of Summit, spent
Saturday night with their grand
mother, Mrs. Florence Phillips.
Mr. Taft Phillips spent Sun
day at the home of .Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Nichols.
Mrs. Joe Spear, of Obids, was
In Beng shopping Saturday.
Miss Clyde Owens, of War-
rensvllle, spent the week-end at
the home of her brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Owens.
JOHNSON IS PRAISED
BY S. CLAY WILLIAMS
I’i'obe War Department
Washington, Jan. 15.—A re
newed investigation of the war
department, described as de.sign-
ed to “keep a check on vicious
and improper practices,’’ was
proposed jointly today by the
chairman and by a leading Dem
ocratic member of the house mil
itary affairs committee.
Winston-Salem, Jan. 14.—S.
i Clay Williams, chairman of the
national industrial recovery
board, paid tribute to his pre
decessor, General Hugh S. John
son. in a speech here tonight, de
claring also that the NRA needs
more time for experiment.
"General Johnson, working
under conditions that prevailed
when he was working, accom
plished a task nothing short of
miraculous,” Williams told the
Winston-Salem chamber of com
merce.
See the beautiful 1935 Plymouth now hi
diqriay in our showrooms. This is just the
car to give maximum motoring satisfac
tion.
Motor Servico Store
Ninth Street North Wilkesboro. N. C.
WILEY BROOKS — PAUL BILLINGS
Most Coughs
Demand Creomulsion
Don’t let them get a ebsn^e hold.
Fight them ^ickly. Creomnkion com
bines 7 helps in one. Powerful but harm
less. Pleasant to take. No naicotica. Your
own druggist isamhorizedto refund your
money on the spot if your cough or cold
is not relieved by Creomulsion.''(adv.)
USE COOK’S
C.C.C.
BeUeves Flo, Colds, Coughs, Son
Throat, Group, NerTonsneas.
BRAME’S RHEUMA-LAX
FOR RHEUMATISM
Quick Relief
R. M. BRAME & SON
North WUkesboro. N. C.
TURNER
FUNERAL HOME
AMBULANCE SERVICE
PHONES
Day 69
Night 321 and 181
FORD GAVE YOU THE VO TRiKK ENGINE
THEN THE FULL- FIOATING REAR m
n
♦ • ♦
Obtained hy moundn# front
spnnat abetd of axle and mov*
log V-8 engine forward. Thic
IkUces more load ahead of rear
axle, more weight on front end.
THE 1935 FORD V-8 ALONE
GIVES YOU ALL THESE
ADVANCED FEATURES
* Proved 80-horsepower, V-8 engine
* New Forward Load Distribution
* New stronger front axle
* Full-Roatiog rear axle
* New coupe-type cab, with safety glass all
around
* New quick-stopping, rib-cooled brakes
* New type, larger, heavy-duty clutch
* New high-efficiency cooling system
* Copper-lead connecting rod bearings
* Dual, down-draft carburedon
* Ptrfeaed full torque-tube and radius rod
drive
* Heavy duty, 4-speed truck transmission
* Durable baked enamel finish
* Money-saving engine exchange plan
131 aiui lyj-incS uibttibases. Btdia ft
almost entry use.
ADVANCED TRUCK FEATURE
T rucking entered a new
era of economy when Ford
engineers gave you the V-8 truck
engine, the full-floating rear axle
and the other truck-built features
that are today saving money for
thousands of Ford V-8 users.
For 1935, Ford engineers have
added improvements that enable
you to make new demands on
your truck—that will further re
duce your operating and main
tenance cost.
you have no complaint about
the way your truck is standing
up or handling. Even so... the
new Ford Forward Load Distri
bution will if^rove on all these.
In addition you can now use
full-width semi-trailers—and
make acute angle turns.
Perhaps your tire wear is okay.
Perhaps your brakes are giving
efficient, long service. Maybe
No other truck in America, re
gardless of price, offers the
combination of features brought
to you by the 1935 Ford V-8.
Don’t fail to test these trucks
on your own job, with your
own drivers!
THE rnnit ua rimmum for
NEWrUttU fli 1935
More than ever, Amirit4l$ Great Truck Value
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