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w pouncB Mnidajs tad Tkteidays at iNattii WQkMboro> N. C. a J. ciurm aai juuus c. hijuabd. H ^ suBseMfnoN rates C&w Tear |1.60 m Months .76 IMur Months .60 Ont of the State |2.00 per Year ' Biimd et tk« yoat office at NotUi Wfikee- her% H. G, aa aeeoiid daaa matter ander Act at Xardk 4. 1879. THURSDAY, OCT. 21, 1937 Horror In Accidents ' Along with thousands of other news papers in America The Journal-Patriot is helping to wage a campaign to lessen highway accideht^ and automobile deaths. We expect to hear from some of our readers criticism of the account of an automobile accident near Boomer Sun day in which two men, father and son, died a horrible death when their car wrecked on the straight highway. The criticism we expect will decry the fact that this newspaper tried in a feeble way to tell how horribly the men met their death. We admit that such descriptions of mangled heads and scattered brains are not nice for relatives to read but they can stand it and it may be that some reader will be more careful in his driv ing because he has learned a little some thing of the horrors of automobile crashes. We gathered first hand information of the accident, one of the members of our organization being upon the scene before the lifeless and crushed bodies were removed. In connection with the subject we quote the following editorial from the Winston-Salem Journal: The story concerning a fatal automo bile accident in Wilkes county contains the significant sentence: “A half pint bottle of liquor was found in the wreck ed machine.” A half pint o* liquor may not be suf ficient to make the habitual drinker drunk. And there is a possibility that the driver of the car was not drinking. But the presence of the whisky re veals an attitude. According to the story the old model car was being driven at a rapid rate of speed when it overturn ed. Here was speed and here was li quor. And as matters turned out, here was death for two. Annual Mystery During the past few days flood wat ers on the Yadkin River have destroyed thousands upon thousands of bushels of corn. In fact the total loss, if accur ately tabulated, along the Yadkin in Wilkes county would be a staggering sum. Almost every fall the Yadkin floods a great part of the valley and each sea son corn is damaged in the valley. The mystery about the situation is why do the farmers not harvest their corn along the Yadkin before the river floods? Within one mile of this city several thousand bushels of corn were grown £|- long the Yadkin and Reddies Rivers. This corn was sufficiently matured for harvesting about October 1. The rains came on October 20. Twenty days in which to pull the corn from the stalks and take it to higher and safe ground. Yet it remained in the fields and was damaged to a great extent. In fact much of it was washed down the valley to stop no one knows where. The crop owners worked hard, spent much time and money to produce the com and yet allowed it to remain in the field two weeks after it had matured in face of the fact that the Yadkin had a habit of going on a rampage every fall. Temperance It is grati^irig to see that those or- guiizations which won this country once for the dry cause are again at work for the cause of temperance and that the sound of Retreat; Advance" is ]88ird Wjr-toinpefance leaders. )%«^ftatraent that alcohol is again n national \meittce Mid A ' -k.' ■ ■■ k-'- . ■thrAdi to elv^ation ^n not be succi jfullT'contradtcted. The variduB twnperance o^ganti^tions made a great fight for the dry cause in this country and by their efforts nation al prohibition was written Into the con stitution and national lauw. Then what happened t All the forces who had waged such a brilliant fight a- gaintt the all b^ .fold^ their hands in complacency and in effect said; *we have eradicated liquor from the coun^. The law against liquor has abolished it.” They regarded the law as all powerful an expected officers of the govern ment, all too few in number and effici ency, to banish liquor as if by magic. ' But alcohol is a powerful habit form-j ing drug, one which youth craves be cause of its deceiving effects and which is consumed by elders because of the habit thus gained. If national prohibi tion had been followed up by a crusade of education showing vividly the dang ers of alcohol it would have met with success and there would have been no repeal. Officers alone cannot enforce a law. They must be backed by strong public opinion. Today liquor is doing more damage in this nation than at any time in its history. The temperance forces because of lethargy in by-gone days must begin all over again and lay the ground work for the elimination of the evil. And un less their fight is relentless they will be doomed to failure again. Unanswered Questions So many people have been discussing economic topics in the past few years that almost everybody has an opinion on almost every subject affecting the general welfare. We all realize now, what not all of us did before, that con ditions which impair the incomes or de preciate the investments of any consid erable proportion of the people affect the incomes and the investments of the rest of us. And, contrariwise, whatever improves the economic condition of large groups or numbers of people works out, in the long run, for the bene fit of everybody. So far almost everybody is in agree ment. Where we disagree, often violent ly, is on the methods to be employed to equalize economic conditions and make, everybody prosperous. If that can be done, all agree, the United States of America will be in reality what we are all fond of saying that it is, the greatest country in the world. But how are we going to do it? Has any better way been found yet than to remove every obstacle that tends to impair any person’s opportunity to make the most of his own life, within the limits of his own ability? Or is it the duty of the social order, the Gov ernment or anybody else, to give prefer ence to one cla.ss or group over anoth er? Should we make it easier for the less able, harder for the able, to enjoy the comforts of life? Or should we spur the lazy members of the social organi zation by withholding benefitte W'h’i.ch they are willing to accept rather than to earn them? Oct very sue- cMsfnl ««ri8f of retlval serricos cibowi at Shady OroTC Baptist ohureh Sunday, OAbbet 10. There was four ba,ptifed. “ Hr. Press Robert* and Nicie Johnson * surptlaed tfcdlr many friends by married 10. They hare the Ihwt' trlahial of their host of fri«^ Mr, and ^ra. C. C-^Mathlg an- nomOa fhe birth of a son. on Oc tober JU, , ’-*■ Mrs. J. V. Jarris'^ and Mrs. Ehran Coleman, spent Sunday aft- en»ooB.,:wlth.-^Annt” Nancy Mf- ere, drtio is-tonr 111.* ‘ ■ Alma HatUs. small ^ daughter of Mr-a»4 ifta. «. p. Mathla,%j!K> has been sick some time, doesn’t BhoW|-mncb improTement. Mr. and Mrs. Emeet Hemric, of Greensboro and Union Grore, rislted here during the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Jones, of Ronda, visited «Mr. and Mrs .Coyd Anderson and others, here Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Wellborn and Mr. T. R. Roberts were North' Wilkesboro visitors Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Press Roberts spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Otha Johnson, of North Wil kesboro route 3. IMr. and Mrs. Rayifiond Mitch ell and Mr. Mancie Roberta, of Greensboro, spent the week-end here. Mr. T. R. Roberts visited Mr. B. H. Roberts, Sunday. Mrs. Edd Mayberry is very ill, friends regret to learu. CARD OF TH.4NKS We want to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness shown to us through the long illness and death of our mother and wife. We also want to thank our friends for the many beauti ful flowers. MR. SAiM JOHNSON AND CHIL.DLREN. ^ On Saturday/this week, we will hold tie first public showing of the _ most beautiful motor car it has ever been our privilege to IntrodlicC during our experiehce hi the autoihobile business. THE NEW ,CHEV- ROI^r FOR 19381 It isjgcar that can not to command the instant ^ ? admiration of all claai^ of car ownen> r^ar^ees of the amount they ” are able to spend for an automobile. In; every^otiier respect—^d we base this claim upon a well-founded •; knowledge** of automobile quality-^his new Chevrolet is a’'*surprising value, offered at prices that will greatly-impresa you. For .economy of operation, perforn.ance, comfortable riding and for construction insures absolute dependability and long life, this new .car is uriequaled at its price. . Ihe safety features of the modem automobile are likewise important —andi this new Chevrolet has ALL OF THEM"; the finest safety devel opments offered on any car at any price! ‘ Therefore, won’t you please accept this invitation to visit our show room next Saturday and see this wonderful new car? Come even though you have no intention of buying a new car at this time. We know you’ll get a thrill from seeing this new Chevrolet, — “The Car That Is Complete! Yours very truly, GADDY MOTOR COMPANY W. F. Gaddy, President. t ' 'J Sunday School Lesson By REV. CH^JILES E. DUNN CHRISTIAN RENEWAL Lesson for October 24th. Titus 3:1-11. Golden Text: Titus 2:11. We know little about Titus. Neither his place of birth nor his age is recorded. A convert from heathenism, he was probably won to the cause of Christ by St. Paul. We first hear of him as a companion of Paul on the fateful visit to Jer usalem described in Acts 15 when the question of the circumcision of Gentile Christians was strenuously debated. The sirictly Jewish party within the Church wished to circumcise 'Rtus, but Paul and his supporters, who represented Gentile Christianity, hotly resisted, and won a favorable decision. Titus then drops out of sight for the next few years, but it is reasonable to assume that he traveled with Paul and assisted him in his evan gelistic campaigns. We ndjxt hear of him in Paul’s second letter to the Church at Corinth r where he is mentioned 9 time.*.. From these refer ences we learn that Titus visited Corinth more than once as the trusted representative of Paul who delegated him to organize and complete the collection for the poor Christians of Judea which the apostle was so anxions to gather, and olso to restore order at a time of disaffection in the Corinthian parish. There is another gap in the story of TiJus until the period covered by Paul’s brief letter to him. Here we learn that he had accom;>eni^ the Apostle on a visit t« Gi«te, and had besh left thm by him to ’set right the things vriiieh still require attention, and appoint Elders in every town.” Paul charges .him to maintain “whole some teaching,” to asert his authority, and to avoid “foohsh con'troversiss.” There is a teid- ition that T'tua served long as file Bishop oi the Church in Crete. vr® ' ei-’ 'ntus, like Timothy/was a very reliable, effi cient helper to P^u}. He yras evidently ^ ^ow^ with, firmnessi temiidi^ -rith tact'and common sense. It is a ^Mumre td firt ' wmitf 'riinnsss ivcm the New TlMtaniint " Mitts'^, ^lli»JAM -dmnh^^.^-,4evel•d!ssrrieel. \ ^ d Under the new beauty of Buick, modern engineering makes history, co-starring the DyNAHASH ENGINB and Torque-Free Springing VI/HAT HAPPENS inside the ^ 1938 Buick engine happens no where else in the world. That is not advertising language, it is cold-steel engineering fact. Speeding through the raceways oj the intake manifold, the fuel mixture vapor hurricanes into the cylinders at speeds around 2S0 miles an hour. 'Asit sweeps past streamline valve con tours, a scientifically designed Turbu- lator, built into the piston face, flings it into airswiris of terrific turbulence. The spark that leaps through that compact storm-center sets off a flash ing cyclone of power, exploding with tornadic force! Sitting in the driver’s seat you become aware of power that is livelier and more brilliant because gasoline is giv ing up more performance than it ever gave up to motorists before! TO MATCH this incomparable stride, Buick engineers now give you a kind of swinging you will likewise find on no other car in the world. ' Poised on jarless coils of easy-flexing steel, Buick flot.'s free of bobble, jar, chatter,-jounce. The car will not over-steer or imder- steer—skidding, even on icy high- wdys, is blessedly redtmed. “Bsieiesrrmtks tma^firwerd'^ Rear tires no longer scuff half their life away through power-wasting wheel-slip. Through winter and summer, without need of grease and without “seize" from rust, dirt, water or ice, springs keep their gentle, even cushioning toe the life of the car. YES, IT IS a great story, the story of these twin engineering triumphs in the 1938 Buick. So great a story that it obscures half a score of other advances, themselves enough to make any car a wonderful buy. ^ We invite you to leam more about them this week at any Buick show room. ' kMOIOMOl ^f'. fMknMMA^
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