TBE JOUBKAL-PATRIOT, NCmTip[ WIUCESiaEO, N. C. i
Journal • Ptiriot
WL/Bnammn m pouticb
P*^®died Mondaya and nmrsdaya at
North WIBteaboro, N. C. '
D. J. CARTER ud JULIUS C. HUBBARD.
PoMtibeni
SUBSCmmON rates:
^ tlie Sl«t«
Out of the State
per Year
41 50 per Tear
Entered at tke post office at North Wilkee-
bwo. N. C.. as secend class matter onder Act
-ef March 4, 1879.
THURS1>AY, APRIL 25, 1935
In case ot a war, why not have all the Ken
tucky colonels take the field first?—Cincin
nati Times Star.
Social Security
The national house of repre.senta-
tives has passed the administration’s
social security bill, which provides a
means of unemployment insurance and
old age pensions. This measure has not
yet become law becau.se its fate rests in
the hands of a somewhat doubtful sen
ate. Yet every indication points to pa.s-
sage by the senate in its present form or
witaout many material change.s.
In k''-p'oing with our promi.ee to let
the public know what is going on in
Washington vve published .\Ionday a
brief sketch of the provisions of the
measure. It will be noticed that the se
curity plan is cooperative between the
state.s and the federal government and
state and federal funds will be match
ed for paying old age pensions.
In order that none m.ay he mislead
by propagandi.sts, let us reiterate that
the measure approved in the lower
house by such a tremenduous majority
under the leadership of “Farmer Bob”
Doughton is not the fantastic Town
send measure that proposed old age
pensions of $200 per month. I. nder the
measure that is likely to become law
the federal government will match
The expression “bribery within the law.”
comes out of Sacramento. Murder and arson
remain on the outside of the law so far.—Pasa
dena (Calif.) Post.
In spite of the late humiliation and brow-beat
ing that gold has STiffered in this country, it is
diBcemable that the discovery or a rich vein
around Albemarle has scattered no little anima
tion in that territody.—Charlotte Observer.
Babson’s Proposal
Roger Babson, world famous econo
mist, is advocating paying senators for
life instead of just the term of office.
In other words he is suggesting that
senators could and would render a
more impartial and sincere service if
they were not faced with the necessity
of playing politics in order to get re
elected.
He would propose the .same terms of
office and necessity for reelection in’
order to hold office but the ex-senator
would draw his salary and the desire
to be re-elected would not be the .same
as if his salary stopped when his term
expired.
Although the cost to the governmen^^
would be quite heavy there are many
good features to the plan.
A federal judge is appointed for life
and when he once gets the appointment
he has a free and open mind for dis
pensing justice. Babson takes the posi
tion that a senator with a life time .sal
ary assured would be in a similar posi
tion in dealing with the affairs of the
nation.
state funds up to $15 per month for
pensions to NEEDY people over 65
years of age. In other words if North
Carolina should supply $10 per month
the old ago pension would be $’-^0 per
month when state and federal funds
were combined. 'In unemployment in
surance the measure provides i t
through the states by means of a pay
roll tax starting at one per cent next
year and reaching three per cent in
1938.
The social security bill was sponsor
ed by the Roosevelt administration but
was almost universally supported in
the house of representatives, there be
ing 77 Republicans favoring it.
Social security means just what it
says and is considered an amswer to de-
pression.s. ’The measure, noble in mo
tive and far reaching in purpose ’ is de
signed to dispel the fear of a destitute
old age and to keep up purchasing
power during slack times when employ
ment reaches a low ebb.
Traffic aitd Accidents
The spring season is rapidly passing.
and soon the hot rays of a summer sun
will cause us to seek the fresh air of the
country to escape the scoring heat.
As a means of travel most of us will use
our automobiles.
As traffic increases the danger of
accident will likewise, grow more pre
valent. Each day lives are snuffed cut
in automobile accidents throughout the
country and still people rush on with- ’
out much thought of who will be the
next victims and at whose hands.
Those who have an interest in com
piling statistics on automobile accidents
tell us that most of the accidents occur
on the broad ribbons of hardsurfaced
highways instead of on the narrow
country dirt roads. They will also tell
us that the best of automobiles are oft
en involved in the fatal wrecks.
It is not the fault of the roads or the
vehicles. The modern roads have a
minimum of curves and engineers
planned them for safety as well as
rapid travel. It is not the fault of auto
mobiles, which manufacturers are
building better every year. The auto
mobile of today has better brakes, bet
ter lights and more safety features
than the cars of a decade ago. On the
other hand the automobiles of today
have more power, more speed and
more dashing pickup. No one blames
the manufacturers for making more
powerful and faster cars. All of us
want that excess power there that can
take us somewhere in a hurry and
seemingly without much effort. The
power is a good thing to have in re
serve.
But it is foolish to use that power in
a dangerou.s way. If every driver could
realize the tremendous power an auto
mobile traveling more than a mile a
minute wields he would be more care
ful. To drive along a highway and see
a ten-inch pole cut in two as with an
axe is to know the power of a modern
automobile.
We may advocate inspection of cars
and compulsory adjustments, which
truly are helps toward safety, but the
principal fault of motor travel is driv
ers. Some wrecks are caused by faults
in the machines but the great majority
is because of carelessness and failure'
to use the proper care in driving. A
man who makes excessive speeds to
shorten his time of travel by two min
utes is gambling two minutes against
the remainder of his natural life and
the odds are tremenduous.
The Red Cros.s, the great humani
tarian, is mobilizing throughout the
nation to render first aid in motor acci
dents but w'hat we need is prevention.
This can be brought about in an effec
tive manner only by educating the driv
ing public to its sense of responsibility.
Sunday School Lesson
By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
PUBUC PULSE
Tbla to » eoluin oj^ to ttio
poUio for free exprasian. The
Jonm»l-F»trioc doei” mh
■lune alqr respoMMUt^ for
erdoleo ' i^Bted eader ttds
faeadiiis, and neither endoneo
nor ooB^toniBs dMin. Fleeae be
aa brief aa poadble.
MISS RUTH UNNEY
DISCUSSES RELIEF
Journal-
of
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THK noi.V S KirTt KE.S
I.esson for April 2Sth. Psalm lOrT-U. Gold-
t'l! I'salm 119:97.
The Uii-'In i.s iifto.ssary for three reasons.
F!r«t of ail. our religion is a historic tl faith,
it is based cn certain facts in hi.story, and the
doeiimems that witness to these facts raiiat
obviously he given a central place in the
ihoti.glil of the f'hristian Church. Harnack, the
areal scholar, once said: “If you would know
.lesus, yoi! iitttsl read your Gospeis. There is
no oliier way.’’ K.xactly!
Secondly, tlie Holy Scriptures constitute an
a'.ithoritative .standard of b(>th faith and pr.ic-
• icc. serious defect of modern religion i.s iis
inch of authority. The result often is a con
fused rhtirch, apparently without an anchor.
Now no sane person wants to contimially drift
aiKuit, with nothing upon which to lay hold.
Volt and 1 need a sure roch for a jdace of
.staiidin.g. The Bible is such. Freely ;ind rever
ently itnerpreted, it is r. morst reliable fottiida-
lioM.
Tb.iitk of Luther, wrestling in vain for
peace. What saved him? It wa.s liis Bible.
Opeiting the sacred pages he came to those
great words. "The jiisl shall live by faith.”
In the third place, the Bible satisfies the
deep-sl cravin,gs of man’s soul. Consider the
craviii.g for heauly. The Bible is wondroiisly
beattlifitl in diction, imagery, and imagina
tive power. Who can measure the grandeur of
the bool: of .lob, tlie sublimity of tlie palms.
the simplicity of the gospel of John? Then
there is Hie craving for guidance. "One beam
in a dark place,’’ said Cromwell, “hath exceed
ing much refreshments in it.” The Scriptures
shed many beams into this sad world where
men stumble in the dark. Finally, there is the
craving for comfort. Comfort, at bottom, is
man’s prime need. And we find it in such
phrases as “Let not your heart be troubled.”
The Bible indeed is the most helpful volume
in the world to those in trouble.
To tke Editor of The
Patriot:
Two years ago receplents of
relief and Red Cross t^neflclar-
ies firmly believed that anyone
who dared criticise the obtaining
of help by the well-to-do would
be executed within 24 hours. Two
years later we are of the same
opinion still, and are still alive.
Two years ago we had confi
dence enough in people to be
lieve that, when it was called to
their attention that relief should
probably be limited to the real
ly needy, those comfortably, fixed
would desist in striving for a
handout. Two years later we
have a good deal less faith in
people, -whose honesty, pride, and
independence are being hourly
undermined by the senseless
dole.
Two years later many relief
cases condemn relief more bit
terly than unbiased cities ever
have. But they are no less eager
to grab all the handout tor them
selves. And they have abated
none of their hatred and perse
cution ot those who, though poor
and undefended, refuse to have
relief and dare to say exactly
what they think about the hordes
of moderately prosperous fami
lies supported by the govern
ment.
■When the commissioners
Mecklenburg voted $15,000
relief of the destitute, one
them, Baxter Hunter, said
not one federal dollar had been
spent for relief in Mecklenburg,
we would be 100 per cent better
oft, and no one would be starv
ing.’’ The same is likely true of
Wilkes, which, according to many
authorities, including some from
Mecklenburg and Forsyth, wea
thered the depression better
than any other county in the
state.
If one docs not ordinarily
agree with W. 0. Saunders, one
is impressed with the truth when
he says: “There are probably
more than t.000,000 single in
dividuals or heads ot families in
the U. S. on relief of one hind
or another. Evei-y one of us
knows that there are untold
thou.sands of scheming, shiftless
loafers, white and black, who
are living on the government to
day, which is just another way
of saying that they are living on
the rest of us who are struggling
to pay taxes.
“We taxpayers are not con
scious of the way we are being
imposed upon because -we are
not acquainted with the person
nel of the mighty batallions of
relief grabbers with whom we
are surrounded.’’ Then Mr.
Saunders proposes that all re-
I cipients of relief be forced to
; wear a badge. “I can think of
! nothing.” he continued, “that
would have a more electrifying
effect than to put a tag on all
the chiselers and grafters on the
relief rolls. It should have the
immediate effect of driving off
relief rolls heads of families who
are drawing wages and drawing
relief at the same time. Let’s
make the recipient of any form
of relief wear a badge so we can
sr.'it him, extend him our sym
pathy and aid if he is deserving,
and give him a kick in tlie pants
if he is a chiseler or a grafter."
Relief has helped several peo
ple. It has degraded and brutal
ized a much larger majority,
who had no earthly need for
help, and who have lost t^ n-
honesty, pride, and energy in ex
change for a dole wlr''h lia.s ben
efited them little, even financial
ly. Relief, through inhuman cru
elty and discrimination against |
the direly needy, has allowed;
some to starve to death, even in
Wilkes.
of the South hoTo shown aa nn>
Godly haste to fiada them for
snch a sorry mess of itottaKe as
a dolei^ (1). I hHpe that North
Carolina and WUhea county will
not vote enongh ‘money to obtain
continued Federal ReUef Hay !•
(2). I hope nobody will raMr—
even as much ss they have bind
er the senseless and misdirected
avalanche ot relief. (2).. 1 can’f
see that refusal to live off relief'
and a habit of giving away milk
and other things is proof that
a family is dls^cefully stingy.
(4). I think that any kind of
work—eWA, PWA, or ERE
teaching—is infinitely prefer
able to direct relief; but I do
not think anyone should accept
any ot -these Jobs if they are in-
flnenced by graft or nepotism,
or if they can live without them.
The vast army of administrators
and case-workers, too often re
cruited from wealthy families
and from other paying positions.
would not be needed if relief
could be limited to the aetaally
n'nafly. and the spirit ot indepen-
dMce reawakened and preaerv*
ed.
am, $, h Kiu^ T3
Wilmhjctoii, April 22,—CHn;
ton Hewett, five, so% of Alton
Jewett, of Bnpply. Bnmsi
BUTH LINNET.
WILMINGTON
HEAD
RaleiglL
NS
April 17.—Masons
here for the 148th annual com-
.libanty, died this afternodn in •
Southport hsipiUl.c- of injuries
received this momiasw h e n
struck'by an automobile as heji
watched his playmates board* a
school bus at a point on the road
near Shallotte. -
municatlon ot the Grand Lodge
of North Carolina tonight elevat
ed Charles B. Newconrh, Wil
mington, to the position of grand
master. '
Grand Secretary John H. An
derson, Raleigh, preented a sum
mary of the past year’s Masonic
work, and Grand Master Roy F.
Ebbs, Asheville, delivered his
annual address.
In the closing session tomor
row, elective and appointive of
ficers will-be installed.
TURNER
FUNERAL HOAffi
AMBULANCE SERTICB
PHONES
Day 69
Night 821 and 181
And speaking of limited froduction, there
is the Congressional output in over two
months.—St. Joseph News-Press.
“Tl'e -American poor,” say.s
Robert Quillen, “have always
differed from the poor of other
l.'i;"l.s. Tliey have had pride, am-1
bilio'i, hope. Under a dole, theyj
wiil soon develop the shameless'
I rails of Asia’s hopeless paupers. |
The only way in which people
can support themeselves without!
sf rving other people is to dig |
t’.ieir living from the ground.” j
.AnoHier writer in a Brooklyn |
paper says. "The ruggedly indi-|
viduc.listic statfi of Vermont has |
just rejected a pre.sent of eigh-j
teen million dollars of Uncle,
Sam’s money for a parkway a-1
long its mountains. They don’t
want their scenery embellished
with filling stations and hot dog
:naiul3. and they don’t want to
deed any of their territory to the
District of Columbia. Vermont is |
a backward commonwealth. Itj
has not learned how to chisel |
the government. It confines Its
chiseling to its own granite.”
Ever since before the War
Between the States, the South
has said a lot about “States’
Rights.” The South has fought
.or them. But too many portion ‘
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