Ildars and Tliursdays at
WiUceaboro, N. C.
I>. J. CABTSBt a^ JULIUS C. HUSBARD
Publialun
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
0*« Year $1.50
®bc Heaths .75
Pour Months 60
Out 3t the State $2.00 per Year
office at Nortb Wilkaa-
N. C.. as second class matter nnder Act
o( Marcb 4, 1879.
MOND.\Y, NOV. 14, 1938
Few literary men worry about clothes
declares a writer. Although many an
author has learned the value of an at
tractive jacket.—The Humorist.
Leading citizens should be compelled
to take every seventh year off for the
food of the community. — William
Feather Magazine.
Courage Needed
Because Columbus conquered the
many difficulties which confronted him
in his efforts to raise funds to start on
the great adventure; and because he
would not let his sailors dissuade him
from his purpose even when they
thought even God wouldn’t know should
they die, we have been able to grow up
in this. Country where persoinal prob
lems are more easily conquered than
anywhere else on this globe. With this
in mind we present the following very
unique arrangement recently brought
to our attention:
C—stands for Courage to sail on to
wards the west,
0—(for o’ercoming each sailor’.s be-
• best.
L—^is for love, of adventure and
right,
U—for Unwilling to give up the stiff
’ f)ght.
M—is for Mutiny he had to put
down,
' B—for the Bird.-;, telling land would
be found.
U—for the Union of race.s to come.
S—for sure Safety in their new we.st-
em home.
This nation today needs more men
with courage; men who are not atraid
to tackle knotty problems for fear they
will make an enemy; men who dare
stand by their convictions even in the
embara.ssment of standing alone.
And this nation today needs women
with the courage of those who first
braved Atlantic’s storms to settle a new
world; women who would be willing to
sacrifice h social engagement in order
Ijo back up and help the kind of men
we tried to describe in the [laragraph
above.
Nations are made of individuals and
no nation is .stronger physically, spirit
ually. or mentally than its pei'ple.
The New Labor Law
C)ne re.sult of the new W age-and-
Hour law. which has Just gone into ef
fect, is bound to be some new decisions
by the courts of what con.stilutes inter
state commerce. The whole iiuesiion ol
the line where Federal authority b.?gins
and State rights end is involved in this
Act of Congre.ss. which is a farreaching
statute and likely to give employment
to lawyers for a-long t.me.
The essence of the new law is that
any person, firm or coi’itoration doing
as much as 20 per cent of its business
in interstate commerce must pay its low
est-paid employees a minimum of 2o
cents an hour for all time worked up
to 44 hours a week, and if they are re
quired or permitted to work more than
44 hours, they mu.st be paid time-and-
a-half for the overtime.
It is difficult for the ordinary bu i
ness man to decide for himself wheth
er he comes under the scope of the new
law What is interstate commerce . How
much of the raw material used by a
Cal builder, for example, has to come
fTom another state before the construc
tion of a house comes into the stream
C^may have come, and often does,
lumber m y h thousand or more miles
from a s^te ^ j^^rdware, electric f’x-
away, a" equipment from other
tures, ^um g . business come
atotes. Does the bmlder
the acoP® *
not?. - - *
Election
During the past week the main topic
of conversation in Wilkes has been the
election.
It is interesting and ire^Preshing to
not^ that in all the conversation there
has been a minimum amount of allega
tions of election irregularities.
In spite of the intense rivalry be
tween the twQ parties there were no
major disorders, no fights of serious
consequences and no election contests.
The county board of elections and
precinct election officials of both par
ties deserve a word of commendation
for conducting the election in a manner
which seems to have met with the ap
proval of a vast majority of the voters
and interested parties. The absence of
friction and contests continued through
out the canvassing of the returns and
certification of the winning candidates.
Those Mounting Taxes
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States alleges that the increase
of taxes by Federal, state and local gov
ernments, by diverting a high propor
tion of the national income from private
enterprise to non-productive govern
mental uses, is a powerful brake upon
the growth and activity of bu.sine.s.s and
industry.
In its recently-cssued booklet, “Facts
about taxes and public spending,” this
national organization of business men
gives some surprising statistics.
Since 1923 the volume of money col
lected in taxes in the United States ha.s
nearly doubled, it says. The tax bur
den of the individual citizen has in
creased from $79.86 a year to $130.75,
of w'hich practically half is in Federal
taxes, the rest by other governmental
units.
The increase in the proportion of Fed
eral taxes, from less than a third
nearly half of the total tax burden, ha.s
not kept the national Government from
going into debt. On the contrary'. Gov
ernment is still spending nearly 50 per
cent more than it collects in taxes.
Out of every dollar of national in
come taxes take 17.6 cents, while ex
penditures run at the rate of 24 per
cent of the eaming.s of the people.
Since 1930, the Chamber says, the Fed
eral Government alone has spent $24,-
000,000,000 more than it has received.
There are only two ways in which
the annual deficit in the national bud
get can be averted. One is to reduce
Federal expenditures drastically. The
other way is by increased taxation.
Borrowed Comment
Turde
Tooeka, Kansas.-r-The number
of fish, waterfowl, and fur-bear
ing animals required to bring a
snapping turtle to the weight of
132 rounds Is beyond calculation.
State Game W^erden L. C. Webb
reports to the National Wildlife
Federation.
Mr. Webb hea officially in
spected the largest turtle in the
history of I^nsas, caught on a
set line in a small creek.
It is called an “alligator snap
ping turtle,’’ and looks like the
common snapping turtle, except
that it is vastly uglier. Its head is
eight inches across and it would
easily be capable of pulling down
a full-grown mallard or trapping
a five-pound bass.
The snapping turtle seizes wat
er-fowl by tho feet. Its method
of capturing fish is to lie motion
less on the bottom. With its shell
heavily covered with moss, the
turtle looks like nothing alive.
In fact, it probably seems to a
fish like a good hiding place for
minnows or crayfish. Once within
range of the long neck and knife
like jaws of the snapping turtle,
a fish is doomed. The turtle,
clumsy and sluggish as It ap
pears to be, strike.s like a rattle
snake.
Since twelve years is required
for a snapping turtle to reach
maturity, it is not unreasonable
to suppose that the Kansas giant
is at least a hundred years old.
NEW WALLPAPERS
HELP DECORATION
The g^rowing use of Swedish
modem furniture by decorators
has induced wallpaper manufac
turers to develop a number of new
patterns which complement the
blond woods and pastel upholster
ing typical of the new scheme of
decoration.
The Property Improve
ment Credit Plan of the Federal
Housing Administration provides
a way for home owners to obtain
financing for new well coverings.
The money is supplied by private
lending institutions which are
qualified by the FHA under its
plan.
Yfonne — Whatever induced
Dora to take up golf so suddenly?
Yvette--Oh 'he read a news
paper ai'dcle about somebody
find'iig a diamond in the rough.
“Electricity and EJectrical
Appliances Are Important
Factors In Making Your
Home More Modem.”
Stars In My Kitchen
Of Today and Tomorrow
. . , enjoy, and will continue to enjoy, the convenience of electrical serv
ants such as Electric Ranges, Retfrigerators, Hot Water Heaters, Toast
ers, Percolators, and many other small appliances that make cooking
and housekeeping a pleasure and a joy.
We cordially invite you to visit our showroom and let us show
you our many time- and labor-saving appliances that may be
purchased on convenient terms.
i V
WE.ARE GLAD TO CO-OI’ERATE WITH THE JOL’RNAL-i’ATRIOT IN THE
SHOWING OF THE MOTION PICTURE COOKING SCHOOL. ‘STAR IN MY
KITCHEN”. THIS FREE MariON PICTURE SCHOOL WILL BE SHOWN
AT THE NEW ORPHEUM THE-\TRE, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURS
DAY, NOVEMBER 15, 16, 17, STARTING AT 9:30 A. M.
POWER COMPANY
TELEPHONE 420 NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
Electricity Is Cheap—Use It Adequately
TELEPHONE 420 NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
BE WORLD-MINDED
(Rcid.sville Review)
It i.s necessary to teach our children
tolerance and sympathy for others in he-
coming world-minded and less biased hy
opinions of embittered old.'ters. Chil
dren realize the importance of world
trade through their study of geography,
its nations, peoples and commodities.
They are aware of the importance in
our lives of these goods from foreign
shores. They are appreciative of what
other nations offer in the way of litera
ture, art and music, which ;s the prop
erty of the world in its beauty, rather
than the possession of one country.
Travel books are widely read by our
young and that is worthwhile reading.
To be sure that all literature that is
placed before them is unbiased and free
of propaganda is most necessary in cul
tivating a true appreciation for world-
mindedne.ss. There is a great difference
between propaganda and news that is
often very had to distinguish between
the two. It takes more than a childish
mind to separate them, and should be
handled by old heads and level ones.
Our boys and girls are our ambassa
dors of good will and neighborliness and
it is in their hands that lies our future.
We must show them the need of under
standing the rights oif individuals and
the need of love and harmony in dealing
with nations as well as with men. They
must realize that international affairs
affect them and to admire world heroes
of peace rather than of war. This na
tion is a democracy and a country able
to instruct its children in the ways of na
tions not called democracies. But to do
this it is necessary bo be cautious and
aware of both sides of every discussion.
Better still, drill into the young mind
the fact that religion and government
cannot be separate states—they must go
hand in hand. No nation is great with
out relijfion, and our children have been
taught the principles of love and faith.
IS A NATURAL PARTNER OF GOOD THINGS TO EAT
...IT BELONGS IN YOUR ICEBOX AT HOME
See “STAR IN MY KITCHEN”
THE MOTION PICTURE COOKING SCHOOL AT
THE NEW ORPHEUM THEATRE
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, November 15, 16, 17
DON'T MISS
this Motion Picture Entertairment—Free to All the Ladies of
this section. Shows start .t 9:30 each morn ng; doors open
at 9 A. M.
“Star In My
Kitchen”
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday
Nov. 15th, 16th, 17th
«
Star In My Kitchen” will give you
many helpful hints in planning, prepar
ing, and serving foods and refresh
ments. She will show you how serving
ice-cold Coca-Cola is always the re
freshing thing to do. Delicious by itself,
it is a natural partner with many varied
foods. Pure refreshment. . . ice-cold
Coca-Cola is a sparkling drink of nat
ural flavors... and belongs in your ice
box at home. You can buy Coca-Cola
at your favorite dealer’s.
What to serve for refreshment Coca-Cola in the handy, six'*
at home is never a problem bottle carton is easy to buy
if you have frosty bottles of ... easy to carry home. Get
Coca-Cola in your icebox, one today.
Coia^^la Boltfii^ Co.
Telephwie 32 SofA WMcRsboro, N. C.