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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Qno Year —|1.M
Sbf, ‘Months *76
Months .50
Out of the State $2.00 per Year
fctered at tba post office at North WUaff
Vnro. N. U., aS aecood class mattar oaSar Act
at Uareh 4. 1878.
MONDAY, FEB. 7, 1938
The Liquor Bill
The W. C. T. U. said recently that
more than $12,000,000,000 have
been paid for liquor since repeal in 1933.
Assuming that these figures represent
amounts paid for government stamped
or legal liquor, let us double the amount
$d (include a conservative estimate of
the money expended for bootleg liquor.
Having done that, we have a total of
$24,000,000,000 spent for liquor in four
years.
Assuming that nobody needed any
liquor at all, we come to the conclusion
that people spent enough on firewater
to retire the government debt down to
where it was before the depression.
In another breakdown df these fig
ures we find that the bill for headache
material was enough to have construct
ed six million new homes at $4,000
each. These additaonal homes would
have made America a paradise of
houses.
In another comparison we find that
the liquor bill would have constructed
1,200,000 miles o; -modern, hard sur
faced highway, enough to encircle the
globe over 50 times.
It would have erected a million mod
ern school buildings.
If you need arithmetic practice you
may see what other things could have
been done with the money.
What actually happened was that the
governments have received about two
billion dollars in taxes. That is as far
as We can go on the credit side of the
ledger.
On the other side we find about six
billion headaches, over 100,000 automo
bile accidents in which drunken drivers
played too big a part, thousands of
deaths, thousands of hungry children,
thousands of broken homes, thousands
of lunatics, thousands of financial
wrecks.
And there are people who contend
liquor is all right in its place.
Its place must be at the bottom of
hades.
Government Behind
Am.ericans point with pride to the
record of progress of this country and
its various subdivi.sions. It is true we
have the most remarkable record of the
world.
Yet there is one phase which has
lagged sadly behind. While science
and industry has worked unceasingly to
bring about efficiency and the many
products of this thing we call civiliza
tion, government apparently becomes
more muddled with eveiy session of
congress and every session of the state
legislature.
Written into the laws of North Caro
lina today are many obsolete statutes
that have no applicatoin in present life.
New laws are passed every two years
and old ones stay on the books. There
are so many “Thou Shalts” and “Thou
Shalt Nots” that no one has personal
knowledge of all of them. Of all the
befuddling agencies of the age, law is
perhaps the worst.
Many laws are contradictory. There
are laws which say certain things must
be done. There are other laws which
make the accomplishment of those
things practical and physical impossi
bilities.
For instance: The law says a county
shall not levy more than 15 cents per
hundred dollars valuation to run the
general fund. The law al^o sets the
salaries otf the officers, says the county
shall operate a certain number of courts,
shall maintain a Jail and shall have cer-
officers paid so much yearly. In
more than half the counties in North
^iCarolina the operation of the genera)
Id part of county government is im
possible with a 15-cent levy. 'Thei^
other laws yvhich are contradlctwy.
The law says first degree .^riiurder
must be premeditated, and that pre
meditation must be proven to get a first
degree verdict. The law is also very
strict about hearsy evidence or anything
but known facts. How could you know
positively that any man premeditates an
act? To know positively would be mind
reading.
We would hardly expect this sugges
tion to be taken seriously, but why not
repeal all the laws at one sweep and
spend a few months writing the ones
that are really needed and wanted?
What Shall We Tell Them?
There are defeatists who would try
to tell the youth of today that all the
big things have already been done and
that opportunity is a thirig of the past.
In an age of progress there are rare
opportunities. We cannot see into the
future and realize the civilization ter.
years hence. Some bright idea may
change the entire picture.
Below is an excerpt from a talk by W.
J. Cameron on the Ford Sunday eve
ning hour. It is one of the most inspir
ing messages we have read in recent
months:
“What shall we tell the young man
today?
“Tell him to remember in hhs com
plaint about the world the world is only
the people in it; the principal world he
ever will know is himself, and that is
the one point at which a better world
for him can begin.
“Tell him the only tool he has to work
with is himself, and whatever tempers
him to truer steel, whatever compels
him to adjust his efforts to his obstacles,
is the luckiest “break” he will ever have.
“Tell him that all he will ever get out
of living is life. There is pain in youth
—“growing pains”—^they will continue
so for 80 or 90 years, if he keeps young
enough to grow that long. The only
ease he will find in life will come of in
ner mastery. Tell him the world is not
his oyster but his training field. Life
will support him with strength, it will
provide him almost unbelievable com
fort and satisfaction in certain relation
ships and in his proper work, but the^e,
pleasant as they are, are also the edge
of the .sculptor’s chisel carving his char
acter—prime product of the whole em
pire.
“Tell him he was fortunately cast by
birth into a land where everything he
has in him can come full circle. Tell
him he lives among a people where men
grow big doing big things, or doing less
er service in a big way—a country that
has only 6 per cent of the world’s popu
lation and 71 per cent of the world’s
automobiles; 6 per cent of the world’s
population and 52 per cent of the world’s
telephones; 6 per cent of the world’s
population and 44 per cent of the
world’s radios; 6 per cent of the world’s
population and 30 per cent of the world’s
railroads; 6 per cent of the world’s pop
ulation and double the life insurance of
the rest of the world. More children in
the schools, more homes owned by fam
ilies, more college opportunitie.s, than
elsewhere. This is part of the so-called
“wreckage” the elder generation is
leaving him. Don’t say these are mere
ly material things—they are the visible
.symbols of spiritual wealth. Tell him
that this is a country where men with
no capital but their hands, their overalls,
an IDEA, and an urge to serve their
generation here always had a wide
field, and never before so wide as now.”
Because we never get too old to learn
is iio reason for putting it off forever.
Borrowed Comment
^ North Carping farmers
hoW keepfng thousands of dollars
at home eaoh year by raising
their own horses and mules, ac
cording to Earl H. Hostetler, pro
fessor of animal husbandry at
State College.
There has been a marked in
crease in tbe number of horse
and mule colts bred and raised in
this state within the past three
years as farmers haye become to
depend less on Western states for
their workstock supply.
At the present time. North Car
olina growers buy annually al
most 30,000 mules and 4,000
horses at a cost of 16,500,000
from outside the state.
On January 1, 1936, tbe com
bined value of horses and mules
was over $59,000,000, which was
more than twice the combined
value of all cattle, sheep, and
swine on that date, Hostetler
said.
States east of the Mississippi
and south of the Ohio River raise
but a very small proportion of
their work animals. North Caro
lina is typical of most of these
states. Moat competent horse
men, fully acquainted with the
situation, are of the opinion that
the southeastern states will
have to buy from 150,000 to
250,000 animals each year for a
long time to come.
The demand for mules is in
creasing, Hostetler said, especial
ly the medium-sized cotton mule
standing from 15 to 15 1-2 bands
high, and weighing from 1,000 to
1,200 pounds.
There is also some demand for
a slightly larger mule from the
tobacco-producing areas. In these
counties, growers will pay more
for mules standing around 15.3
hands high and weighing 1,200
pounds.
INCOME OF RAILROAD
SHOWS GAIN IN 1937
Raleigh, Feb. 4.—H. P. Crowell,
president of the Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad company, re
ported to Governor Hoey today
that the railroad had a net in
come last year of $17,833.27.
The total represented a $44,-
210.39 increase over 1936, when a
deficit was Irecoi'vled. The net
income last December was $1,658.-
01, an increase of $1,217.38 over
December, 1936.
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TODAY
CIUIIIE OF LIFE
Raletuh, N. C. — Mrs.
L. H. Simon, 33 S. Swain
St., lays: “At middleOife
my nerves were bad. 1
could not eat or sleep and
became weak. I took Dr.
Pierce*! Prescription and
it stimulated my appetitc
aud thus strengthened me ;
in no time I was enjoyhig
life again.** Buy it in
liquid or tablets from your druggist. See
how much calmer and stronger you feel af
ter taking this tonic.
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
Beading the ads. get you more
fofe; less ^ohey; tyy It '
Having qualified as Executor of
the last Will and Testament of
Mrs. Kate Hemphill, this is Notice
to all persons holding claims a-
gainst said estate to present them
to the undersigned Executor at
North Wilkesboro, N. C. on or be
fore January 12th, 1939, or this
Notice will be ’.’sad in bar of their
recovery.
This the 12th day of Jan., 1938.
J. L. HEMPHILL,
Bjxecutor of Mrs. Kate Hemphill,
Dec’d. 2-14-6t-(M)
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ADMlNISTRATOR’Sr NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Thomas J.
Greer, late of iWilkes county, N.
C., this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate
of the said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned, whose
address is Boomer, N. C., on or
before the 7th day of January,
1939, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their iwovery. All
1 persons indebted to said es ’.ate will
please make immediate settle
ment.
This 7th day of January, 1938.
A. P. GREER,
.Administrator of the estate ti
ITiomas J. Greer, deceased.
2-14-6t-pd-(M)
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSON
AL PROPERTY TO SATISFY
.MECHANIC’S LIEN IN
THE SUM OTF
By virtue of authority contained
in Section 2435 of the North Caro
lina Code of 1927, the underaigfnrf
will on the 26th day of February,
1938, at his place of business lo^-
cated about 2 miles we,st of the
Town of North Wilkesboro, on
Highway No. 421, offer for sale to
the highest bidder for cash, at
public auction, at 10 o’clock, a. ' j
to satisfy a mechanic’s lien in tbaW .J
amount of $76.50, the following de
scribed personal property, to-wit:
One 1931 model Ford pickup
truck, Motor No. A4592363, said
automobile having lieen repaired
for R. L. Brown, the car being in
his possession at that time. Work
finished on said automobile March
2 1937.
’ This 24th day of January, 1938.
WILLIAMS MOTOR CO,
By T. H. Williams, Owner
2-14-41 (M)
Reading the ads. get vou more
—for less money. Try It.
ALCOHOL: THREE THINGS TO DO
Never before has this problem been
so serious as now. Never before has al
cohol been so commonly dispensed by
so-called social leaders in towns and
cities. Never before have reputable
magazines converted themselves into
barrooms for advertising alcohol and
promotiRg alcoholism. At the very
least (a) all advertising of alcohol
should be prohibited, (b) the element
of private profit in its manufacture and
sale should be eliminated, and (c) all
pupils in public schools should be
taught the scientific facts as to how it
shortens life, weakens the body, dulls
the intellect, destroys all the finest pow
ers of its victims. — The Pirdgressive
Farmer. - • - .
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1935 Chc\Tolet Master Coach
New tires, original paint good.
This car will give excels.-. qCiv-
ice. Be sure to see it ffOOC
this week. Priced
1935 Ford V-8 Fordor Sedan —
All steel body, good , tires, low
mileage; one owner. You will ap-
predate the value offer-
ed in this car. ipoDO
1934 Dodge Pickup—This little Iji-
ton job will be just the unft you
can make pay for itself. and*tave
you goqd income. You must
ry at the price of $1^5
TENTH STREET
J933 Chevrolet Master Sedi>n -
New paint, new tires; upholstery
good, an-.l is in fine condition,
mechanically. Offered 4.04
today at qiAiOiJ
1934 Chevrolet Master Coach —
TTiis car has been thoroughly re
conditioned and will give the, ut
most in customer sat- d!OQC
isfaction. Priced only
1931 Ford Tador—New paint, good
tires, and has been through ojir
shop for a thorough recondition
ing job. This little car gjl Q'IS
will please you. vkUiJ
1934 Chevrolet Master Sedan —
This car looks new, and is in ex
cellent condition. You have never
been.' offered such fine
value for so little price Sr
1932 Chevrolet Sedan-—Here is a
value that is worth twice what we
ask for it. You will agree with us
when you see it. Only
one at the price V
1930 Fori Model A Coupe—J.ust
the car for the bad, muddy, sloppy
roads. It is light and yet a dura
ble little cai. Hurry, for we only,
have one at this low
price of only
1936 Chevrolet Town Sedan Stand
ard—This ear looks almost new.
One owner. Low mileage.^ All-
steel body. Fisher no-
draft ventilation. V
1933 Chevrolet Coupe—New paint
and tires. You must drive .1J » car
to appreciate its fine
condition.- Only one .
to a rustomer.
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