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SUBSCRIPTIOIf RATES:
Yew ?1.60
Six Mtoatks 76
Pour Meattio 60
Qut of tile State $2.0# per Year
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THURSDAY, FEB. 9, 1939
Money Not Wasted
With all the fun poked at WPA work
ers and in spite of all the jokes about
shovel handles, etc., the people of rural
Wilkes county feel that WPA money as
spent on secondary roads has not been
wasted. Without it, many secondary
roads would still be channels of mud and
now impassable.
WPA road work was pbout the same as
nothing before the state highway commis
sion took a hand a few years ago and be
gan to act as sponsor, furnishing equip
ment and supervision for placing crushed
stone on roads. Before that time, all that
the WPA men were able to do was grad
ing work in red clay, stirring up more
dirt which the rains made into mud.
But the WPA and the highway forces
working cooperatively have accomplished
something worthwhile. Many hundreds
of miles of secondary' roads in northwest
ern North Carolina have been crushed
stone surfaced. This has enabled the
school buses to loperate. has made it pos-
possible for the mail man to pa.ss your
home approximately the same time each
day, it has enabled the doctor to reach
your home, it has made it pos.sible for you
to get to town and to market when the
weather was not fair.
And in .spite of the fact that the WPA
workers have not won any workers’ mar
athons or championships in speed or en
durance, we know that WPA money a.s
spent on secondary roads in this section
has accomplished much, and much credit
is due the state highway commission for
the manner in which it has handled the
work.
We believe that as iong as it is necessa
ry to continue work relief that work
should continue on the roads until it i^
possible for all rural residents to be in
reach of a road which they can travel U
a hard surfaced road in any kind of
weather. In view of the fact that the peo
ple who live on the dirt roads pay their
gasoline and license taxes along with
those who are fortunate enough to be lo
cated on the side of a hard surfaced thor
oughfare, the state of North Carolina
would be acting morally wrong in using
their tax money for other purposes until
their road needs are filled.
All our sflreets have. ISittes,'”*and the
houses have numbers, but when there ajre
no street markets it is very difficult for a
person not acquainted with the city to find
any certain place.
For the consideration of the people who
vifflt our fair city and in view of the fact
that we continually try to attract more
visitors of the better type for return visitE,
the city should erect si eet markers. Sure
ly the cost would not be excessive.
Marking the streets at each comer
would be a convenience to local residents,
who are often inconvenienced and em
barrassed when trying to direct someone
to any place in the city outside of the bus
iness district.
What $2 A Day Means
It is interesting to observe that Dr. Isa-
dor Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Statis
tics, in his statement concerning the, mon
opoly inquiry at Washington, called atten
tion to the 5,200,000 families in the Unit
ed States, who in 1935-36 had incomes of
less than $1,250 a year.
Next, asked the Commissioner, what
could these families buy i|f their income
could be raised an average of $2 a day, or
about $300 a year? His answer arouses
the interest of business men:
With such an increase in income these
5,200,009 families could spend, every
year, an additional $800,000,000 for food,
$416,000,000 for clothing, $613,000,000
for housing, $213,000,000 for fuel, ligh;
and refrigeration, $224,000,000 for hou.se
furnishings, $385,000,000 for transporta
tion, $73,000,000 for personal care, $254,-
000,000 for recreation and $208,000,000
for medical care.
The stock objection to such an increase
is that there would be corresponding in
crease in costs and that family buying
power would remain constant, or nearly
so. To answer this comes the objective
of industry to produce more goods at low
er prices while paying higher wages.
The truth of the matter is that the fea'
is possible, but ju.st how, nobody seems
to have the necessary information upon
which to proceed.
Correct this sentence: “As a matter of
principle, I will nlot accept a discount’’.
Sunday School Lesson
Got To Spare Jobs
The man who inve.sts his money in busi-
ne.ss and thus provides jobs for addition
al workmen is to be commended. He has
good qualities of citizenship which should
be rewarded with an opportunity to real
ize a profit in keeping with his risk.
But there are some .sc-'ttered few peo
ple throu"^hout the councry who are de
termined to accumulate money and are
more solidly determined not to spend or
invei.t funds. They are enemies of prog
ress.
They deny them.selves the simple com
forts and conveniences which a liberal
wage earner would not hesifcite to provide
for himself. They put their money into
government bonds and other securities
which are tax free or almost tax free.
It is a blessed privilege to be able to
make money provided that money con
tinues in use creating more jobs and more
business, which should reward the invests
or with moi'e profits. Any man who will
risk his funds in business which will pro
vide jobs should be respected. And his
rights to realize a fair profit in keeping
with the size of his investment and the
risk taken should not be tampered with.
Because, he is not only working J^or
himself, but his investment and risk mean
prosperity for his brothers of the race.
Those whose sense of patriotism in
cludes appreciation for the glorious oppor
tunities of democracy will work for the
preservation of fhe ideals and pi^ciples
seil^rule Iqr prodding ah opportohitj
for people ttowgh badness
By REV. CHAJfflHS E. DUNN
Peter Heals a Lame Man
Les.son For This Week: Acts 3:1-10
Golden Text: Acts 3:6
The Golden Text, “I have no .silver or
gold, but I will give you what I do have”,
is an accurate symbol of Abraham Lin
coln’s contribution to Americanism. Born
and reared in poverty, with very meagre
schooling, slow to develop, with a marked
strain of distru.st and melancholy, he yet
won his way to the Presidency and a mar
tyr’s undjing fame by dint of sheer force
of character.
The life of Lincoln is the best illustra
tion in American history of the stimulus of
an unfavorable environment. When Den
nis Hanks held in his arms the future
President shortly after he was born, the
baby screwed up its face and began to
howl.
Turning to Betsy Sparrows, Denrtis
handed her the unhappy infant, saying,
‘Aunt, take him! He’ll never come to
much.” The early years of Lincoln, years
of hardship, frustration, and only moder
ate succe.ss, give point to this early proph
ecy.
But at long last, when most men have
passed their prime, Uncoln, in the full
maturity of those powers forged on the
anvil of many heartburnings and revers
es, became God’s man of the hour. What
a patient, skilful pilot he was!
Much might be said of his honesty, his
conscientiousness, his courage, and his
sense of fun. But we love him best of all
for his humanity. Tolstoy called him a
‘Christ in miniature”. There was a gen
tleness in him as is shown in his compas
sion for court-martialed soldiers.
He ‘'did not believe it would make a
man any better to shoot him”. And there
was a magninimity toward his Cabinet, his
generals, and the South which reminds us
of the great text, “A bruised reed will he
not break”.
One biographer calls ^im “the finest
product and the noblest prophet of de
mocracy”. And Lipeoln, we may be sture,^
had the roptj^.f^|||i^ in hm.'
ident WilaoA
)f thi^ ciMn
and lira-,6am
mony, are ftappy to annoohciij-'tbo'
Wrth of a son, Robert Neil.
“Mins Nellie Welborn, a student
nurse at the Davis Hospital at
fitatesville, spent a few bours
with ber ipardnts, Mr. and Mrt.''
Spencer Welborn, of Cycle, last
Sunday.
Miss Hester Mae Welborn, of
Greensboro, was the week-end
gueet of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Preston Welborn, of Cycle.
The friends of Miss Lura El-
ledge r^ret to learn of her 111-
nees. hope for her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Laman Brown, of Ronda
route 1. spent last Tuesday eve
ning with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
Welborn, at Cycle.
Mr. Doke Welborn, of High
Point, underwent a very serious
operation tor apiilendicitis last
Wednesday. He is now resting
very well.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Mastin
and little Mltc'ael, spent last Wed
nesday with his father and moth
er and family, Mr. and Mrs. Billie
Mastin, a few miles east of town.
Mrs. Della Chambers and Mrs.
Letcher Redding, of Ronda ronto
1, spent last Monday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Ivin Wagoner,
of Cycle.
Mr. Ed Redding was a bedtime
visitor with Mr. John E. Byrd
Iasi Tuesday night.
Mrs. Percy Chambers, of Ron
da, spent last Thursday evening
with Mrs. Nancy Younger. '
Mr. Donnie Jo.-.nson called in
to see Mr. John E. Byrd last
Thursday evening.
Miss Lola Walker, of Ronda
route 1, spent last Thursday night
with Miss Fay Adams, of Ronda
Route 1.
Miss Francis Gray, of Cycle,
spent last Thursday night with
Miss Pauline Hemric, of Ronda
route 1.
Mr. I’ercy Chambers and son.
Ralph, of Ronda route 1, made a
business trip to Wilkesbcro last
Saturday.
Mr. R. P. Walker, of Ronda
route 1, made a business trip to
Wilkesboro last Saturday.
Mr. John E. Byrd spent a short
time with Rev. M. Walker and
daughter, Mrs. Percy Chambers,
last Saturday.
Mr. C. L. Byrd, of High Point,
end his father-in-law. Mr. Johnnie
Vannoy, and son. of Brooks Cross
Hoads, came up to see C. T.
Byrd’s father, John E. Byrd, Sat
urday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Tucker
and children were the guests of
Mrs. Tucker’s parents, Mr. and
.Mrs. Luther Gray, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gray and
children visited Mrs. Gray’s par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sparks,
at Cycle. Sunday.
Miss Loise Gray spent Sunday
evening with her friends. Miss
Lucy and Miss Winnie Spark.e, of
Cycle.
Tlie young men and girls of
Cycle community are taking great
interest in the singing being
taught at Dennyville church by
Mr. Ernest Nance.
Misses Loise, Francis and Irene
Gray, also Misses Lucy and Win
nie Sparks, were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
Wellborn last Friday night.
Miss Lillie Walker and daugh
ter, Lola, visited Miss Lura El-
ledge, who is very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pruett, of
Winston-Salem, and Mrs. William
Plnnix came up to see Mrs. Lil
lie Walker last Sunday. Also vis
ited Miss Lura Elledge. of Cycle.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Walker, of
Elkin, Mr. and Mrs. Jones Byrd,
of Jonesville. all came over to vis
it Rev. M. Walker and Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Chambers, last Sun
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Romie Walker, of
Winston-Salem, came itp to see
his father. Rev. Mr. Walker and
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Rorale Walker,
of Winston-Salem, came up to
see his father. Rev. Mr. Walker,
and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cham
bers.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Walker,
of Elkin, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Byrd, of Jonesville, came over to
see Rev. M. Walker and Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Chambers.
Miss Virginia .and Miss Clairlne
Welborn spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison El
ledge.
Mr. Robert Welborn and son.
Please, made a business trip to
Wilkesboro last Saturday.
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ion of lir, :iu>d .lli^ JbI*
Im LivUw»t«, of'
tCnok MiKlea dtod> Ittdde^
aft^oon whlfo. talking to jt
^gronp of friends at 'tho home' of
the late Uncle Uosei Triplett on
Elk Creek.,, He -had appvently
been la'food health ud his death
eamepiltt a diatiiict’shock to his
relatives and pelghbors
about 31 years of age and leavee
a wife and several children. The
Reins - Sturdivant undertakers
came up and took charge of the
deceased and funeral senrlcue will
probably be Monday afternoon or
Tuesday.
Mr. P. M. ’Thorneburg and Mr.
Lawrence Thorneburg, of Hud
son, were visitors among'friends
here Sunday afternoon. It will be
recalled that Mr. Lawrence
Thorneburg married Miss Bessie
Wall, of Boomer, who will be re
membered here as a former teach
er in the local school.
The picture "The Romance of
the Rockies” presented here 'ast
’Thursday night at the sch-uol
building was largely attended
and quite a sum was raised for
the benefit of the school.
W. H. Ferguson, of Richmond,
and L. C. Ferguson, of Dallas,
Texas, visited relatives here and
at North Wilkesboro for several
days last week. Jack Ferguson,
son of W. H. Ferguson, who is
attending school at Davidson Col
lege, also spent the week-end here
with relatives.
Mrs. J. E. Foster, who spent
several months at the Bernarr
McFadden Physical Culture Ho
tel has been back home for sev
eral days now and is much Im
proved in health. Mrs. Foster
speaks in very high terms of this
health resort.
Sunday school has been resum- ]
ed at the Methodist church after,
being allowed to lapse for sever-1
al months. It is being conducted |
by Clinard Johnson and is again j
off to a good start. j
Mrs. Ray Bumgarner, local
teacher, w-as called to Millersl
Creek last week on account of j
the death of Mr. Bumgarner’s ]
grandmother- |
We are sorry to learn that Rev. j
A. J. Foster is confined to his j
room on account of illness. Mr. |
Foster has charge of the adult,
education for this district. '
Mr. Lawrence Miller, chief.
clerk of the Wilkes County Soil j
Conservation service spent the |
day here Friday giving the farm-1
ers the opportunity to sign for'
their 1938 pay Qhecks. This is a
voluntary farm program and has
proven very beneficial to farmers
in sponsoring and effecting im
proved methods and practices. If
the farmer complies with the re
quirements, he gets paid for it. if
not he receives no pay check, but
the worst part of it he realizes no
benefit in better practices on his
farm. The conservation program
sponsored by the Government is
doubtless the most far reaching
service ever rendered in modern
times. When you see a country
clothed in grass and thrifty for
ests you not only see a beautifui
country side hut a prosperous
people. In oiif dream a few nights
ago We fancied we were sudden
ly transplanted (or translated)
to the planet Mars. We got a-
board a very rickety and unreli
able elevator we thot. hut it car
ried us .safely and swiftly upward
through iniles of space until we
landed among a very strange but
happy and prospt.ous population
on the far away planet. Wc don’t
recall any conversations with any j
of the inhabitants, but we were
at once struck by the unjxampled
beauty of the landscape, the well
terraced farms, and the produc-
of th* soiL. Bl( dtlar .
Imt* th^ irantrytftfB in6| Pfijni th* itairtpoiat
-with 0 p«r emd ot;
wllftb
nm^Tlldr4a Jf^ 4)^ooL bniI4-;|lr •ppmr t6 >i,ia Mid it
Ini^ dotted 71167 had foprovMidat snd'tike Mci|( to
dll onr 6»ttoni^proTem6^ -f6i: about io p«r coat of th« di|tsj
and innmtfcm bat* bod ^ made ot ’'nofro famlUea, tho Fedor
modi greater ot them In the
'preeerratlQi) of what nature bad
given theoi. Wbat a lesson we
thot. for mother earth. How we
made par rdam trip to the plan
et of ohr nativity the dream did j
Bureau of Home Elconomies-foul
in a recent study.- ' ,
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APMOnStHATOS’S NOVlCB
Etoving qualified as admintototc >
tor of the estate of Russell Bor-
He was not reveal bat we felt well repaid ton, late of Wilkee county, N. C.,
this is to notify all persona hav
ing claims ag^nst the estate to
present them to the undersigaed
at North Wilkesboro, N. C., on or
before th« 1st day of Fwroacy.
1940, or this notice will be ^eoil
in bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to the estate will
please make immediate settle
ment
This February 1. 1939.
JOHNSON SANDESS,
Adminlotrator of the estate of
Russell Horton, dec. 3-9-dt(T)
~ADMINISTBATOE’8 NOTICT
All persons are hereby notUed
that the undersigned has qaalifiqdj*
‘W
for this visionary excursion to the
planet Mars whose name means
war. However we forgot to say
we saw no war there, no march
ing soldiers and aeroplanes were
used only in the peaceful pursuit
of happiness.
The ordinary pins, so common
ly used today, were once so ex
pensive that only the wealthy
people could afford them. The
term "pin money’’ .dates from
that time, referring to the allow
ance a husband gave his wife to
purchase pins. , . . „ . - *
as administrator of the estate
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE U. G. Foster, dece^.
qualilied as administra* All persons having' claims
tor of the estate of John Staley, j against the said estate are re-
deceased, late of Wilkes county, j quested to file same at once. H
North Caorlina, this is to notify f not filed within twelve months
^ persons having claims against; from date of this notice,_
the estate of said deceased to ex- j will be plead in bar of their right
hibit them to the undersigned at [to recover. ^ ^ ,
Reddies River, N. C., on or before; All persons owing the estate or
the 11th day of January, 1940,, U. G. Foster, decease, ^ re-
or this notice will be pleaded in | quested to iwake settlement un
bar of their recovery. All per- ’ mediately,
sons indebted to said estate will | This Jan. 31, 198^
please make immediate payment. I r
ELISHA STALEY, Admr. AdminUtrator rf,tbe of
2-16-6tpd(T) John Staley U. G. Foster, dec'd. 3-9-Ot^
Boost In Pay Is
Proposed For Solons
Raleigh, Feb. 6.—North Caro
lina’s General Assembly, re-con
vening tonight for its sixttv week
of lawmaking, received, a bill call
ing for a. constitutional amend
ment to raise the Pa7 of
tors from 3600 to 3900 a'session.
The measure, introduced by
RepreeenUtive Malllson, of Pam
lico, a^^Mpnld indfqase'tbe vof
house
Mr. Ground Hog $ay$:
“Plenty More Winter Weather”
But what if we do have cold weather for another month
or so? . . . you can get all the warm wearing apparel
you need at unheard of Bargain Prices ... as our Great
Mid-Winter Clearance Sale
is still in progress and going strong. Many winter item.s
remain in stock but they are moving fast and you had
better hurry!
SO, DO YOUR TRADING NOW WITH US AND
GET THE USE OF OUR LOW-PRICED
WINTER GOODS THIS WINTER
Several Bargain
Special for Saturday Counters—filled
with Needed Merchandise, at Special Prices!
Bare^s Fair Store
Tenth Street
G. T. Bare, Proprietor
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Saturday Only
FEBRUARY IITH
We Will Show and Demonstrate Several
Types of the
World’s Newest Car
The Mercury V-B
Come or Tel^hone Us For Demonatration WMiout ObligaUon
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