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Q* " ' "“ When ii^ 'and the Iflfee, r ,^SUBaCIUPTlON RATES: Yev : $1.50 lloatha -50 of the State $2.00 per Year l^iteied at the post office at North Wilkes- bcam, N. C., as second class matter under Act oitUsr^ i, 1879. ^ MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1938 ‘1^ American Slanguage “Let’s go skipping through the dew!” that invitation comes your way this week, don’t hunt for your ballet Slip pers, just slam on your flying helmet and dash for the airport. “Let’s go skipping” is just an aviator’s way of in-^ fiting you to a three-mile-a-minute zoon\^ through the upper air. That’s one example of modern occu pational slang. Noah Webster may have known his “anti-disestablishment- arianistically” and his “haemapoetie” but a radio station’s “fuzzy canary”, a “belcher”, and “bugs” would probably have left him completely at loss for WMrds—even with his newest dictionary open in his hands. Just for the record, a “fuzzy canary” is not a hairy bird, but a soprano with a shaky voice; a “belcher” isn’t a gour met with indigestion, but a professor with a “frog” in his throat; and “bugs” aren’t insects, at least in a radio station, but just trouble in the wiring system. In case the dictionary compilers want to take notes, here are a few more: “To bust the fan” hasn’t anything to do with Sally Rand. It indicates an aviator is flying on a radio beam. “Kill the broad doesn’t order a murder. It’s movie stu dio talk for, “turn off the lamp.” This is “inking you to show”, or rath er, this is written to .say that all of this is part of the American slanguage, and though the King would probably deny it, part of the King’s English. The Clock Of Crime America’s clock of crime ticks on! As the hands move around the face, each 45 seconds mark the purse- gsfttcbing of some petty thief, each two minutes records the robbing of some house or store, each three minutes sees the speeding da?b of a stolen car, each ten minutes marks the hold-up of a bank, theatre, or service station, and each hour, each striking hour hears the final gasp of some human being under a murderer’s blow. Meanwhile, according to records just released, 121,871 convicted criminals each day hear the tick of other clocks in American prisons, clocks that mark the days, months, years they must pay for breaking society’.s laws. Ahd in thous ands of American homes still other clocks mark the seconds that wives, mothers, and sweethearts pass in wait ing, a waiting born of fear and weaned on hopq. Despite the warning beat of prison gongs, the clock of crime goes on, sped by the main-springs of human frailty. The base emotions of the human alloy greed, desire, lust, revenge, and hatred send men out to rob and steal, kill and destroy. As long as these emotions let loose criminals in America, so long the peo ple of this state must contfnue their fight against crime. Police activity plus pub lic interest will slow the clock of crime to a hesitant tick. Fire Protection The proposal on the part of Wilkes- boro to secure the services otf the North WiJkesboro fire department looks like a logical arrangement and should prove mutually advantageous. The combined size of both tovms AouW not bo too large a territory tor M uo-to-date and well equipped fire de- to; serve and the S proportionately « to fce in economy moye on the part,M concerned. ir'Dndgery » a nocwai^to call out the those of the earth.— they i^peaTi’the^l .in all tile glmry of let them live! . j Roadsides sparkling with the gay col ors of forsythia, phlox, c, and' flowe^g grasses, sheltered glens touched by the brilliance of triliium and brodieia, lilacs banked -on roads - and paths — that’s Spring! • ;Your Sunday drive down the road will •hfi just as much fun if you come home with flowers in your mind, rather than flowers in your hands. Don’t pick the blossoms, pick the memory, and leave the petals to remind the next traveler that Spring is coming in. • No Inversion That diversion of highway funds is improbable in North Carolina this year is another piece of good news. Consid ering the excessively high taxes paid by motorists for privilege to use the roads, use of highway money for other pur poses should be forbidden, especially when thousands of car and truck own ers do not live near roads that can be traveled at all times during the year. Checks On Time It is good news to learn that the Un- emoloyment Compensation Commission in Raleigh has made arrangements to get checks to unemployed soon after they are due. The checks should be paid out promptly, otherwise the unem ployment inusurance set-up would in it self defeat its own purpose. Better Farms The amount of lespedeza s^ed pur chased in Wilkes this year is ah indica tion that farmers intend to improve their farms. Someone made the statement that it would be a blessing if airplanes would fly all over the country and cov er it with the seed of what has become known as the “poor land’s legume.” Borrowed Comment NOT UNDERSTOOD Not understood, We move asunder. Our paths grow wider as the season’s creep Along the years. We marvel and we wonder Why life is life, and then we go to sleep— Not understood. Not understood. We gather false impressions, And hug them closer as the years go by, ’Til virtue oft seems to us transgres sion, .\nd thus men rise, and fall, and live and die— Not understood. Not understood. Poor souls with stunted vision Oft measure giants by their narrow guage. The poisoned shafts of falsehood and derision Are oft impell’d ’gainst those who mold the age— Not understood. Not understood. We make so much of trifles. The thoughtless sentence of the fan cied slight, Has oft destroyed friendship years in making, And on our souls there falls a chilling blight— Not understood. i Not understood, How many breasts are aching For words of sympathy. Ah, yes, to day, ^ How many hungry hearts are break ing, How many noble spirits pass away— Not understood. Oh, God, if men could see a little clearer, - — . Or ju^ge less harshly when they can not see. Oh,^G^/ if men could draw a jittle hearer To one another. They'd be nearer then to I^ee—. And understood. , —raOMAS b Duke Power Co. home 1|^ he (tfMta. eir new life-—let’s^i»tS^WTjfe; to gire^onL^o)^ri aah bsppltiMS to Mcb mepber of the family. Tbe Improrement of fbe borne tends to' Improve cltlr aeiieblp, Cbildren eepeeially ar« influepced >by ^heir-«urrpnBdlugB. Tbd laflnenco of tbs’ Soitee Itf' tbe strongest force Ip. the life of an iPdlyldsal, or; ;*4ait. Haftltp and kii^ldweloj^'dur. lag the Interest'of adttR life.,We can help InBtill: habiU of ord^tnesB and thrift In bnr people bij-prac ticing 'thrift hibita and this means taking care, of -what we btfve and making' the heat pos sible use of the resources to be bad. Our home and its surroundings teU a atory to the passersby. tVe have made a picture by which we_ are judged. One's first fmprenliloa of the kind of family that lives In a house Is. gained from the conditions of the porches and yards. Broken front steps leaning a- gainst a rotted porch open be neath do not make an inviting entrance. A new plank or two and some lattice work will change the appearance of the entire front. A replaced board in an out-building, or a new hinge for its door, will take away the run down appearance of the building. Fence posts that are bent or broken, with their sagging gates, detract from the appearance of the place. The most satisfying develop ments come as a result of careful planning. Putting the grounds In order is necessary before any at-, tempt at beautification is made; Worp out machinery which ha^ piled up in the yard should be posed of permanently. That which may have any value for repairs, or parts should be placed in a shed or arranged orderly in the rear of the barn lot. Systematic wrecking of old machinery and cars and* storage of bolts, nuts, and other useful parts should be a part of the routine of every home, especially of farm homes. Discarded automobile casings, rocks, boards, old stumps, and worthless kitchen utensils should be removed. The clearing of all fence rows so that they will not serve as a breeding placte for in sects and disease is a program that should be done now. The paper and weeds should be burn ed. All leaves and vegetable mat ter should be piled in some In conspicuous corner, allowed to decay and used later to enrich shrub borders. Roses, and shrubs growing out In the center of the yard should be taken up and heel ed in out in the vegetable garden until the ground has been prepar ed for them. All fancy shaped beds, enclosed wth rock, brick and automobile casings should be ] spaded up and the grass allowed to cover the entire yard or pre pared for grass seeding. Open stretches of lawn are nece.ssary for the well planted yard. The backyard is the service portion and the place where all work should be carried on. The clothes line should be moved to the rear. The grindstone should be in the backyard or in a tool shed. This service area should be screened with native shrubs and trees which will cost only the la bor of transplanting. In towns as well as in the country run-down- at-the-heel property, dirty back yards and unsightly dump heaps denote lack of pride In home sur roundings as well as civic pride. Such properties depreciate not only their own, but all surround ing property values. Accumulated rubbish creates a needless fire hazard. Clean up work decreases fire losses and improves health conditions. Few improvements pay such dividends as paint and whitewash. Supplies produced on the farm may be exchanged tor good paint; many painters would be glad to exchange work for surplus pota toes, meat, etc., which some farms have. For rough lumber or other sur faces not, suited to paint, white wash can’ be us^..Xhis improves the appearance and protects the surface. It is inexpensive. rile following directions for making whitewash have proved satisfactory; Factory Whitewash: (Interior) For walls, ceilings,' -posts, etc. (1) Slxty-two pounds (1 bush el) quickline; slake with 15 gal lons water; keep barrel covered until steam ceases to rise; stir oc casionally to prevent scorching. (2) Two and one-half pounds rye flour; beat in one-halt gal lon of cold water; add two gal lons of boiling water. (3) Two'aad ooe-half pounds common rock salt;' dtosolved in two and one-halt gallons of hot water. Mix (2) and (3), then pour into (1) and stir .until all is well mixed. Sditors of ' magazines « Sfiwsp^ers In o^eit' stl'U* rediscovering,: North .-Carolina; juiigtng from the -many inquirlee being received by the news bu-. r^n.of the advertising division le Ci^rtmeitt of iponserva- t|^-‘&^:',})P^Mgpipent. As th% gnddoor and v^tlon feason ap-^ SA^ches,^ there has been a heavy ^crease in the number of re-. f 'nests for-news stories, special . rtlcdM and pictures dealing with North Carolina subjects, accord ing to Bill Sharpe, manager of the news burean. “Newspapers and magazines oytslde the state are planning to run more stories and -pleteres a- bout North Carolina this season than ever, before,’’ Sharpe said. “These stories iWill not only tell about what North Carolina has to offer along the line of recrea tional facilities and natural re sources. but will also tell what the state is doing In Its manifold phases. Articles dealing with the state's playgrounds and vacation spots, Its personalities, indus tries, climate, government and iiiatory are being supplied every week at the request of publish ers.” -A, number of articles in maga zines of national circulation will begin to appear in April issues and the schedule of publication continues as far ahead as Jan uary, 1939. dSiiHbed in WiUms pazoraanjr acfloipeo and d^ned as' lbnowslr^einmung on *a stake in the d^i^msi'belween Daniel Call and BT Benton, and running North 76 degrees East 167 pdles to a rode ni the'East side' •if the road-jeading from Antio»' ehnsek to Dellaplane, thence nmrtk 2 degrees east with the said road abijut 71 poles to a stone on the side of said rojuj, thence north 88 degrees West 116 poles and 4 links to an old dogwood comer, thence south 2 degrees west 66 poles to the old Rc^ Oak comer, thence north 88 degrees west 44 poles to a stake, thence south 9 degrees east 64 poles to the beginning, containing 76 acres, more or less. The at«ve boundary is the land of the parties of the first part purchase of Della Oakley and husband, recorded in book 127 nage 535 and Delania Clark and husband book 142 page 18 and a- bout 2 acres purchased of the Mo.ses Armstrong heir.s, on the cast end of said above tract, in the Register of Deeds office in Wilkcsboro, 'Wilkes County. North Carolina. The terms of the sale will be cash. A. P. KILBY, 4-ll-4t-(M) Trustee. ContAoy-'to thb' imm. O^r. ififNi cor stocks ore low/ following the . demand of the last several Weeks. Wo Wdnt ittHir cor now! iring it in and got our liborol trodo-in offor on o HVN ClfftfkCMJT. Ghevroiet—fhe oar that is complae—tnd the new Qaevrolet trucks—the thrijt-aariers Jar At futionl Gonriiice yourpelf ilut CSiayrolet The treiDc;ndoae denuuid of the last eeveral we^ has reduced our stock of used cars to a point where we’re actually gbort of certain;-popidar mikea and modde! tag, Obevrolet perforio^u|pei .GbeWolbg Ife need nwd iiaed eartnhdIfiicfa/Wg’rtniaiing —and 'Chemvlet's loio RbtM tospt So now ia year nuke theae uew , o^k>rjunity^.fCtanw IS^Chertoletonwery adptordan! 0»xibii-4jiMig'‘yuweSMjf favurable tegn^ . •. 'Yiait: our ahowtoom and inqiect the new .with you—get our hberal offif V YOU'LL 3E AJiflAD WITH A CHLVRCIET -^TTW- T rr^d. us •
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