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. JomiuJ-. lNDBPlSa>BNT Pi^Mishcd Mondi^s aiid nrarsda^ at ^ North Wflkesboro. N." C. GARTBB «ai JUUQB a HUBBABD. PwhHrinw •' SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Om Yoar Oix Mtmths iths the State $1JK) . .76 AO 92.00 per Year Batnrnil at tba post office at Narth Wilkaa- hora, N. C.. aa aacood daaa mattar nadar Act «t Mardi 4, 1879. Thursday, DECEatBEiR 5, loss The Christmas Spirit . Christmas is that joyful season of the year when ^'people can feel it in their bones” ahead of time. The holiday season is fast approaching, in fact there are only 16 shopping days until Christmas. Already Uncle Sam has placed signs in postoffices throughout the land urging people to mail early. In order to remind people that Christ mas is just around the comer it is neces sary to create a Yuletide spirit and im pression. All of this leads us to the heart of the question — decorations for Christmas. There are certain things that remind one of Christmas; decorations that are tradi tionally linked with the holiday sea^n. Streets, business houses and homes should present a holiday appearance that lets one know that the anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Peace is near. Death By Gas The electric chair has been a symbol of capital punishment in North Carolina and many other states for several decades. The chair that has burned condemned prisoners to death will soon be no more. Lethal gas will hereafter snuff out the lives of those who must pay the supreme penalty for their crimes. Not being so well versed along this line of science, we do not know which is the better. Gas is called the more humane way of taking a life. However, the test made at Raleigh recently vith a hapless dog did not pan out .so well because the dog howled t\vice before the spark of life was gone. There is quite a difference of opinion as to whether or not the canine suffered pain or was merely howling be cause it \vas lonesome and tied in a strange place. As a crime deterrent there should be little to choose between gas or electricity as a means of taking the prisoner's life. Both mean sure and instant death and a would-be criminal will not find it more en ticing, we venture to assert, to be killed by gas than in the electric chair that has been so busy during late yeai-s. Schools’ Safety Program The Institute Of Government, that North Carolina organization now endeav oring to make government more efficient, is responding to a crying need by promot ing a program of safety, especially on highways. It is a deplorable fact that automobile deaths and accidents are very much on the increase and that public opinion has not yet been raised against highway slaughter to the point where even a slight reduction can be noticed. The Institute of Government plans to go into the question from a different an gle and has launched an educational pro gram in the schools dealing with highway safety. Its object is to instill the idea of safety in the minds of those of today who will be tomorrow’s drivers. This, we consider, is a good undertaking and will bo of great benefit. But necessar ily its scope will be limited due to the fact that many of the most reckless drivers quit school before they reach the age of understanding and responsibility. A large metropolitan newspaper has adopted the policy of painting gruesome word picture of auto accident victims. Commenting on this a writer said: “It’s time we faced the gory facts—time we all realized that the scene of an automobile accident can be hs horrible as a battle field. And it’s if(me we remembered that aatomobiles h^c lolled many more Amer icans than h§fe all the wars of our his tone*' , ag these facts to the school Jby pointing out how law ob- care can help lower the toll can be rendered. V Bv : children a ^aenntfioe great JOURNAL-PATRIOT, in Nof^ Wilketboro ’Ihe Christmas shopping season is here. and this is an invitation from this news paper to the people of Wilkes and Sdj^^ ing counties to do your. Ohi^tmaa 'shpp- if'*'*- ' 4*^ ping in Norui .Wilkesboro. - TiiisWeeky ’This invitation is extended not only be cause North Wilkesboro is^ur home dty but because in doipg so we fed that "*we are rmdering a public'service to the read-- ers we serve as well as to the dty as a shotting center. We say trade in North Wilkesboro to mutual advantage. « ' North Wilkesboro mercantQe films are prepared as never before to eocoim^te the Christmas d^nand and inducements never before offered shoppers here are be fore the people. We can frankly say that it will mean a saving for shoppers to come many miles to North Wilkesboro instead of going many more miles to other places to do their trading. Due to the large trading territory that is continually expanding North Wilkesboro is equal in trade oppor tunities to many cities twice its size. You can readily see the advantages offered in trading at a commercial center where merchants are prepared to fill varied de mands. Knowing that their growth and pro gress depend upon the type and fullness of service rendered, the stores in North Wil kesboro are more fully stocked this year than at any time in their history. They have bought heavily for the holiday trade and in quantity buying have affect ed savings to be passed on to the people of the trading area. Come to North Wilkesboro for Christ mas shopping and shop early in order to have more time to select the merchandise you want. Borrowed Comment FIVeTLUCKY LITTLE LADIES (Concord Herald-Observer) The Dionne quintuplets are getting along in life, with an income of $10,000 a month, their own hospital worth $26,000, and a bank account said to amount to $150,000. Yvonne, Annette. Cecile, Emilie and Marie can be thankful that human beings place value upon the freakish, the unusual and the exceptional. Had Ifcese charming little girls arrived in the world a year apart their lives would have meant very little, if anything, to a world, amazingly callous to the welfare of little boys and girls. The depression cost the United States $26,- 000.000, and we are all agreed it wasn’t worth it.—Norfolk Ledger. “It’s the sign of a healthy mental attitude to doubt anything which hasn’t been proved.” says a psychologist. We doubt this.—Washington Post. Sunday School Lesson By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN Washiagtoi), Dehemher ). (An- tocastef^^tfleCM displaying great Inthreat luj-Pr^ Idaottel polls ;^tiiese days.'" Tke on* that haa attracted the most attention :ia the jpolla ^ r|es^y cobpTeted br nei^pao^ .by Pnbllslumi AatooMter which, renaettng as it does rni^ and small-town opinion exeHBBr*- ly, is regard^ u htghiy'atii^fi- cant. If thare wM g ttd^ between the ribnjlts - ahpifni by the different efforts to get at a crose-tMtlon , of. natloncl political Tlenns at" this 'time, Washington might not ho^id..in- terested. But when the Aoto- caster poll, the Literary Digest poll, so far as its preliminary re sults have been disclosed, the Qallup poll, and the poll taken a short time ago by Robert' J. Lucas, all agree within a frac tion of one per cent, and every one of them shows a marked de cline In the strength of Prwl- dent Roosevelt’s support, the tot al effect Is Impressive. AH the polls agree In giving Mr. Roosevelt still the beet of It, by approximately 53 per cent to 47 per cent. Even the most optimistic of the Administration’s political soothsayers are now con ceding more or less openly that it looks as if it would be a close election in 1936. However, a lot of things can happen in a year. From Here On Some of the things which the Presldert’s friends are hoping will happen are a strong up swing in business conditions, the failure of the Opposition to de velop real leadership and a sub sidence of the third party agita tion. The latter contingency, as things look now, can probably be dismissed as unlikely to be strongly enough concentrated anywhere to affect the electoral vote. As to leadership in the Repub lican Party, something may de velop at the annual meeting of the Republican National Com mittee to be held here this month, ■which will clarify the Issues upon which the Opposition will make its stand. The man who succeeds in putting forward a program on which all Republicans can unite ■ft'ill certainly show evidence of leadership. How to overcome the political effect of the AAA with out losing great blocks of farm votes is a puzzle to which no Re- I publican political leader has so far given the answer. The strongest element in Mr. Roosevelt’s favor, as matters now stand, is that business is defi nitely improving and that all the signs point to further Improve ment. The stock market boom is not regarded here as dangerous. Governor Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board pointed out the other day that It would not be come dangerous until stock mar ket speculation reached the point where it was being done on bor rowed money. At present, he pointed out, transactions on the SCHOOIi DAYS s SS^SL » iTMEWSi & - A' VtoHeen_£> stock exchange are on a cash basis, and the Federal Reserve has ample power to check any inflation of credit' such as caused the market collapse In 1929. Retrendunent Forecast The Administration is very clearly determined to .begin a policy of retrenchment of govern mental expenditures. The state ment by Representative James P. Buchanan, of Texas, Chairman of the House Committee on Appro priation, after his conferences last week with the President at Warm Springs, that he was pre paring to make the strongest fight of his life for economy, and that there was reason to believe that the deficit could be reduced to not more than $600,000,000 for the next fiscal year. Is ac cepted here as a genuine expres- plon of intention, on the part of a man who wields great power in Congress. Yet there is never any telllug what any Congress may do. The reasonable certainty that a vet erans’ bonus hill will be enacted is a matter of some concern. If a plan tor settling the veterans’ claims with re.'sonably long-term bonds can be put through, It will not materially affect the annual budget, but many returning mem bers are bringing back reports of demands for cash instead of bonds, and that may he one of the big Issues to be fought out on the floor of Congress. It is more than whispered that he would like to have Secretary | rid of Dr. Tugwell, who no long- Ickes out of the Administration, er functions as Under Secretary Also very strong pressure Is be-1 of Agriculture, although he re- Ing put upon the President to get tains the title. ^ »- Drive and fill your tank now with Standard First ■ Grade White Gasoline at 18c per gallon. DICK’S SERVICE STATIONS Dick Fashion “AO Over Town” John Fashion "My wife Mtes the smartness TyiO WO r|JP||Jr^Q and roominess of the Ford—but I IliU w 0 tlllllliti 0 NEHEMIAH REBUILDING THE WALL OF JERUSALEM Le.sson for December 8th, Nehemiah 4:6-9; Golden Text, Nehemiah 4:6 The character of Nehemiah is attractive to the highest degree. To be sure, he is not a colossal figure. He does not loom so large as do the patriarchs and prophets. But none the less he is an engaging person, manly, courageous, re sourceful. devout, a true leader. Nehemiah’s task was the rebuilding of the broken walls of Jerusalem. The city had been destroyed, its inhabitants carried into exile, and upon the shoulders of this gallant cup-bearer was placed the hea'vy responsibility of building anew the shattered ramparts. How well he succeeded the record makes clear. Note first that the walls of old were rebuilt as a response to the call of duty. When the cup bearer, far from Jerusalem, heard of the plight of the city, he not only wept, fasted, and prayed, but he went to the stricken metropolis. He might have remained where he was, in selfish ease and affluence. But he gave up his position of privilege at the call of duty and patriotism. Then we observe that the Jerusalem walls ■were constructed by the united effort of a devoted group. Nehemiah was a very capable organizer. An ideal executive, a model of efficiency, he was that practical type of leader who knows how to secure the whole-hearted, effective co-operation of his companions. Chapter 3 tells us that al most everyone was at work in this famous enter prise of rebuilding, even the daughters. And chapter 4 gives a vivid picture of Nehemiah’s strategy of defense, ■with each workman wielding a tool with one hand, and holding a weapon wth the other. AnJ there was a trumpeter to sound a general summons. Finally, we see at work here the hidden eher- giea of faiHi and prayer. A real man of God. N^emiah had a sturdy faith and a prayerful spirit. Consider that beautiful prayer at,.the close of t)Ie book, "Semsmber me, O my God. for good.f WHAT OTENED MY EYES! n E ngineers have known for years the undisputed ad vantages of the V-type engine I . . simplicity, economy, com pactness, niggedness. But until Ford announced the first Ford V-8 in 1932, no one had found a way to bring these advantages to the low-priced field. Since its introduction this en gine has been constantly refined and improved—but the haste features of Ford design have re mained through the production of over two millkm V-8 engines. This is the engine that powers the beaatifiil 1936 Ford V-8 ;:. and, becanse it is V-ftpe and compact, gives “all that extra room”- that many [aj woman has wondered about in the Ford V-8 body. This is the engine which proved sparkling performance and eight cylinder smoothness are economical if you have a V-type engine with a dual-down- draft carburetor that takes the “gas” used by a four and splits it into eight equal charges. This is the engine you need for quick, sure, cold-weather start ing this winter—xhe engine that’s (ned the eyes” of over two enthusiastic Ford owners^ M t “o mi You’ll find such an engine in no other car at anywhere near •the price of the Ford V-8 for ,1936—So why not arrange to drive one today? YOUR FORD OIALIR Stmiwnt sttnmr P-O mi tfert tin tmm, East mrm thtmh VmtttnJ Cndit a* • Ih Mtrhui M Mmmw ON Yadkin Valley Company NINTH STREET t-ir - Wt' FCmD BAU58 AND NORTH Wlt^ESDOEQ av ' — . ■ "'A'- I
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