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Hatwred at tha post dfice at Nortii Wilkea-
baro, N. C., aa seoend daaa autter under Act
of Mardi A 1879.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1936
VOTE!
The greatest possession of a free peo
ple is the ballot—^the right to vote. It
is a defender of our liberties and a
weapon against injustice.
Yet that invaluable heritage is not
prized by millions of otherwise good
citizens. Proof of this statement can be
found in undeniable statistics. In most
elections, less than half of the persons
who are entitled to vote do so. It is ex
ceptional when an election brings to the
voting booths more than fifty per cent
of enfranchised citizens.
One result is that public officials are
elected by minorities—^the vote of the
majority is silent. Another, and worse
result, is a lagging of interest by the
people in a thing which vitally affects
us all—our government.
No matter where we may stand, it is
our duty as well as our privilege to mark
an X opposite names of our choice on
the ballot. Only by doing that, can we
have popular government.
In Germany the right to vote has been
virtually abrogated—at the last election
citizens had a choice of endorsing Hitler
or of leaving the ballot blank, there be
ing no opponent. That is true of Italy,
of Russia, of Greece, of a dozen other
powers. And here in America, where
_ haveJteSJiil which^eserves
our freedom, half of us don’t trouble to
exercise it.
So—vote on November 3. Vote for
Roosevelt, Landon, Lemke, Thomas—
whoever you believe is the best man for
President. Do the same for other of
fices. It is your inalienable right to vote
for whomever you please. And only by
voting on the men and issues of the time,
can that right be preserved.
Absentee Voting
We concur in the belief that the re
peal of the absentee voting law on coun
ty tickets in Wtlkes is a fortunate hap
pening for all concerned. Both parties,
we understand, favored the law which
eliminated the absentee ballot on the
county ticket except for state and feder
al employes away from home.
There is a public clamor for repeal of
the absentee voting law as a state-wide
measure and this clamor is not without
cause. On the face of it the law is all
right and if carried out according to
purpose would be a convenience to thpse
who are sick, disabled or away and un
able to reach the polls.
’ But the law has never been strictly
adhered to and in many localities there
have been violations bordering on cor
ruption of the worst kind. The law is
strict in its provis.ons but the over en
thusiastic party worker often passes .up
minor provisions to get the vote and the
little things lead on to wholesale misap
plication of the law. Applications
sometimes are made out in blank with
some one’s signature at the bottom cer
tifying that the above named person has
sworn to the facts stated therei^. It is
really disgusting to any fair minded per
son not blinded by partuan politics in
either direction to know that a person
had-been voted absentee when he was
at home ploying or away from home
drunk on election day. ‘There are hun
dreds of ways in which the law is violat
ed and persons considered honest and
upright in every other sense occasional
ly do things with an absentee ballot
that he would not do with anything else.
It appears that the best corrective step
ia abolishing the law and vote only thwe
^ who present themselves at the polls.
Surely there would be no discrimination
^.8 wrfficient number would not.be
Bide to alter the election je-
Taxes
fATBiXyr, NORTH WZL
N.a
MCH«DAY.
A gro^dns realisation on the. part of
the public as to.: how much money theS
average man spends daily for taxes will
help to get more interest aroused in^gov-
emment.
The truth about the matter is that
some kinds of taxes are due every day
and that you pay them. Statisticians,
who are handy at getting up figures, say
the total taxes on a five-dollar pair of
shoes is about one dollar. Taxes on
meat, they said, aggregates about one-
sixth the purchase price. Total gasoline
taxes are seven cents per gallon and fed
eral tax on cigarettes is six cents per
package.
Not all indirect taxes are federal, in
fact the majority are state and munici
pal. What the public needs is a realiza
tion of the tax burden they are carrying.
Only in this way will the average man
show the proper interest in government.
Pw, Gow^d,^
^ -KOh Men
Bllevortli, Me.—X uu^e 850-
po'and .lwsr that fbr 11 years had
aocepted the ^petting of children,
and adults, tamed killer, and
took the lives of two men.
’“Pete,” female black bear,'was
shot, and killed as she stood over
the body of one of her Tlctlms,
blood on her claws, and teeth.
Hundreds of times, through Its
cage bars, the same animal had
been fed peanuts, and candy by
tourists traveling the Bangor-
Ellsworth road. '
The bear attacked George Lang
ley, 60, as he entered her cage at
his roadside restaurant, carrying
the animal’s breakfast.
Brucp
barton
TOMORROW THE TEST OF US
It is sometimes my sad fortune to have to
deliver an after-dinner speech. Few experiences
are more depressing.
One sits up at a high table like a specimen at
the zoo. One waits with increasing discomfort
while the toastmaster works slowly down the
line, and tries to look appreciative as the other
speakers unfold their solutions of world prob
lems with a sprinkling of stale jests.
Only now and then there is a bit of compen-
satioa The other night, for instance, I found
myself beside another speaker who ate sparing
ly, and when I remarked on it, he said: “I al
ways have to feel well tomorrow. If you live
today so that sou will feel all right tomorrow
you don’t get into much trouble.”
That made me think that you can estimate
men according to their
attitude toward tomor
row. How many tomor
rows can they see? How
much are they willing to
sacrifice for tomorrow?
A day laborer can see
only a half-dosen tomor
rows. He must be paid
every week. An entreneur
may cheerfully invest
half a life-time in a new
business from which not
he but his children will profit*
Artists and writers have been known to dis
regard entirely the near tomorrows, pinning
their faith on the fairer and more enduring ver
dict of posterity.
The' prophet, of course, looks farthest of all.
Stephen, on his way to death, cried: “Behold I
see the heavens opened.” Jesus, about to be
crucified, assured His disciples: “I have over
come the world.”
It strikes me that what we need these days is
the habit of taking a little longer look, envisag
ing a few more tomorrows.
Some of us act as if this present distress were
the first test of the world’s endurance that has
ever come. We are afraid that if it is not
straightened out immediately civilization will
perish.
SAVING FACES NOT SO BAD
friend was telling me about Big Business
Bruce Barton
A
in China* No man ever is discharged there, he
said. If it becomes necessary to remove an em
ployee the boss arranges to have a friend tip
him off. The next morning the doomed man ap
pears in the boss’ office.
‘‘My uncle in the most remote province of the
Chung River is very ill,” he explains. “It is
necessary that I should go to attend him.” ’The
boss assumes an expression of distress. “Why,
to reach the Shung River and minister to your
uncle and then return will require more than two
years," he protests. “Ntevertheless, I must go,”
says the man.
‘‘Noble fellow,” says the boss, embracing him.
“Do your duty, and though your journey keep
you away for years, have no fear. Your place will
be kept open for you.” ‘The next morning and
every morning thereafter the two meet on the
street, but there is no embarrassment, no sense
of inferiority on the part of the ex-employe. Face
has been saved.
I nemember one of the first men for whom I
worked in New York and one of the wisest I
have ever known. He called me in one day and
said: “I want you to think up some way "by
which X can be promoted to resign.” I was as
tonished.
“After he resigns,” my boss continued, “I think
I can help him to find a more congenial place.
But he’s no good where he is. I always try to
be very careful in these cases,” he ef:plaiped.
“I don’t want it written on my tombstone that
I ever dealt a blow to a man’s self-confidence.”
'This employer was almost as wise as the Chi
nese. As our civili^tion and our business g:row
older we all shall learn some of the mature wis
dom of these older people.
In Portland, so-called “sweatshop”
conditions have been discovered in a fed-
erafl office, .where employes .toil frt>m
morn to midnight. This proves quite
definitely that truth ia strainer than fie*
Fleeing from the cage, Lang
ley was pursued to his automo
bile, 75 yards away, where the
bear struck him down. Unable to
defend himself, he . was badly
clawed.
Startled by the attack on Lang
ley. James Virtue, 68, of Fort
Fairfield, his helper, grabbed a
shovel, and struck the animal.
The bear turned on Virtue, first
identified as James Burchell. He
died as did Langley, his body torn
and mangled. His arms and legs
•vere broken.
So badly nlptllated were both
bodies that identification was
made with difficulty.
The shots that killed "Pete”
were fired by Joseph Wlllette, a
farmer neighbor of Langley.
George Merrill, and Ernest Snow,
Bangor telephone company em
ployees, who discovered the kill
ings as they drove by on a truck,
called him to the scene.
WBIG TO BROADCAST
RETURNS OF ELECTION
WIBIG, in Greensboro, will
broadcast all night November
3rd, election night. ^
The most complete system for
collecting election news will be
used by WBIG’s facilities, the
Columbia Broadcasting System,
and Transradio Press Association.
This set-up collect and dissemi
nate election returns by and for
radio, will require the service of
more than 1250 men and women,
and will give the station’s listen
ers a continuous flow of figures,
half-hourly commentator resume
on the national results, anc> hour
ly word summary on the local
state situation.
This service 'Will start at 6 p.
m. election night, and run con
tinuously until the final results
are known.
The Columbia Broadcasting
System will use a number of well
known political commentators
and men in high official life for
talks between statistics.
WBLG will also broadcast all
county returns.
There will be the usual stunt
and street color broadcasts.
Ads. get attention—and results!
WILKESBORO TOWN LOTS
FOR SALE
By virtue of an order of the
superior court of Wilkes county.
North Carolina, appointing me
commissioner to sell certain lots
In the town of Wllkesboro, North
Carolina, described In the special
proceedings entitled C. D. Cowles
et al versus Louise Horton et al,
I will on the 7th day of Novem
ber. 1936, at two p. m. offer for
sale at public auction to the high
est bidder on the premises, which
are Just below the Episcopal
church in Wllkesboro, the follow
ing described real estate, to wit:
One town lot number S as
shown on the old map of Wilkes-
boro and described in deed by
James Gwyn to Calvin J. Cowles
registered in book B-2 page 169,
register of deeds office of Wilkes
county, containing about one acre
more or less and fronting on
three streets. This property will
be offered in four separate lots
and as a whole. Terms of sale
one-third cash, balance one and
two years. This sale subject to
confirmation of the court.
J. S. COWLES,
10-29-4t. Commissioner.
BKceediagly ripe and
He aaved one seed from out ^
cpre. ' n. .
And planted It bir a stamp,
Oa|bf An Am^ Seed
i-i. .na-.M*- --r
C^nfitBdiOT . ate a MaMooM
Two Die In
All winter long the s^ lay dead
In darkness,'damp and cold;
But when spring sunshine warm
ed the soil, ' -
A plant began to unfold. ^
Crowley, La., Oet. M.—-Two
pereoaa were killed and fire
on injured,"three crHleaUy, by n
blast ot bntane gas today that de-
molfohe^wo buildings and a |da*
Uence. ^
Five of tbe. vlctima yrere mem
bers of the seme family,^
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httik ice water taoderatWf
.^,ncsteh wounds eanaed ia tie
by nuny nails. They
otw tetahas or lock Jaw.
•may
Pid Ynu sp!f Oi
Kidney Poisons
The years rolled by, and 'now
tree
With beautiful branckee stands;
And blushing, golden apples hang.
Awaiting onr eager bands.
The parent tree Is dying now.
And soon It will go to dust;
A single seed preeerved Its line.
Through one who could work
and trust.
If through the death of just one
seed,
Man raises an apple tree.
What can God do with just one
man
Whoso spirit from earth is
free?
His
name and tame' may be for
got.
His epltapE broken be;
God will recall his soul to life
And immortality.
‘The humblest name upon this
earth,
With neither fame nor gold.
May crown the page of God’s
Great Book
'WJien Judgment shall untold.
—Millard Fillmore Bumgarner
Wllkesboro, North Carolina.
August 18, 1936.
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He Is never particular where he
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in the butter.
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