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and Thursday* at r NM Wilkasboro, N. C » J. CAETER and JULIUS C. HTJBBABD PobUshen SUBSCRIPTION RATES; loine Year — — .$1.60 Months — 76 #Bor Months — — - 50 'Out ef the State $2.00 per Year at tbs post office at North Wflkea- hor^^^^C., as second class niatter under Att 1871. THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1939 The New Year Before another issue of this newspaper .reaches many of its readers we shall have tom off the last sheet on the 1939 calen- . dar and will have started a new yea *— 1^40. The old year now reaching its last days has not been so bad. It is true that perhaps none of us went through the year without troubles of one kind or another, hut looking at the year from an imperson al viewpoint, it has not been so bad. But as we get ready to bid the old adieu wnd welcome the new, it is fitting that we pause to think about what lies ahead. None of us know or want to know what the new year will bring. It is best that we cannot see too much of the future but that we take it as it comes. The all important thought is that we consider the new year a new opportunity. When on Monday morning we begin the new year we have a clean sheet on which to write. The new year will not have a blemish and it is up to each and every in dividual as to what transpires during the year and the kind of record which will be made individually and collectively. Of course the same can be said of every day in the year. Each day is a new oppor tunity. It consists of 24 hours of time to be spent as we would spend it. But there is added signifcance to New Year’s Day. It impresses us more deeply as a new opportunity, another chance to make good; .another glorious year in which somethi»gnj#"i^aT value to the world, our communities, our homes and ourselves. >■ The past is histor>\ It is irrevocably written and cannot be erased or changed. There is nothing we can do about chang ing it. Today and tomorrow are vastly diiier- ent. Neither has been made and their ac- complishment.s are yet to take their place among the records not to be altered. The person who has not made a mistake during the pa.st year can be no other than the one who d:d nothing—if such a per- Bon 6xist^. P6rf6Ction is a splGudid g^oal of endeavor but is not reached. The new year may offer splendid op portunities to rectify any mLstakes which ' have been made It may be the which each of us can do something fine and good to prevent mistakes of our past ' lives and activities from doing irreperable harm. It certainly offers a glor.ous chance to put into practice teachings we have gleamed from e.xperience and to avoid any ’pitfalls which may have been in the way heretofore. , As the new year greets you we extend heartiest greetings of the season, wishing each and every one a happy and prosper ous year and with the pledge to do the ut most in our line of public service to make :it just that for each and every one. i And without offering advice of our ^.n, we quote from the pen of a great Ap^tle these words: “Let us lay aside every' weight and the sin which doth so easily be- laetL, and let us run with patience the jrace that is set before us.’’—Hebrews 12.1. usiness and Neutrality al tv, like many other things, has s One is the determination to j‘united States out of war. The to keep war out of the United oes not mean that we must mobi- defensive forces on land and sea we must fortify our frontiers like eutral’’ countries close to the area ct. Our barricades are the oceans »parate us more effectively from in other parts of the troubled lan “west walls’’ and “Maginot as these oceans are, however, tot shield us ajtopth®r from toe f economic effects •. . I of national, as wdl as inter- trading is thrown \aHmce. ustries are subjected to toe a^ ixnulus of war demands. Othere se markets are clogged or isolat tiSS^^r’ad this calls for level- , if we are to k^P not only lairfaing effects of war out of we It is important that indm- ^Tas nations, be not “stamped- iftto either by the loss. . It is well to keep la mind at that the United Statw is not at war» HC-_ er has it any intention, as trings ar^ of get^ into it Although we have good reason for strengthening our defenses there is no reason for getting ready for vw —of going on a war footing Md disre^ro- —oi guiUK ou » yfoi xvwwaaaa ^ ^ 5 j nouncea nis oanaiaacy lu inir the much more important job of de- Democratic nourinatlon for 'r'ho . XL. veloping our internal resources. *nie course we have chosen is one of peace. That means that we intend to follow the arms. We believe in meaoa committee, since 1918 up, rather than in teanng dictatorsmps j^iyere’ formal announcer down. Bothered Conscience Carlyle Higgins, of Sparta, United Statea district attorney for gross from the ninth district s\^ Joct to the fprlmary of May 25. , umiou oumo> uun^ivi. miwuc/ man means Democrat to the middle lederaV=cowL.^trict, wav of tieace because we believe we can seek the seat held for SO y^by jg j,eing promliieatlr mentioned in that WRV both for ourselves the veteran Inenmtwnt, Repi-e- ^ ^ candtdlM for attorney do more m that waj^ ootn lor Doughton, ’*^^1 and for others, than we can chairman ot the House irays and Just why the dictators try to justoy their aggressive actions in Europe is diffi cult to fathom. They should have sense enough to know that the neutral nations of the world will not believe them ctos and why don’t they just admit their true aims. Their aims are more power. ^ Stalin says that Russia is merely t^ing to give freedom to the workers m ^mand. The Finns have been a very peaceful and progressive people, intelligent, educated and apparently well satisfied with their government. Russia is trying to be a go^ neighbor by giving the workers freedom, says Stalin. . It seems that a destructive war is no way to give workers freedom. True, Russia is freeing many Finns, freeing them of all responsibilities of life by blowing them in to kingdom come. Personally, we do not wish that type of tieedom. If accounts we get out of Russia are cor rect, Russian workers do not enjoy any freedom. Their wages are terribly low and what.we call necessities are to them luxuries. No, we do not want any of sta lin’s kind of freedom. Hitler was going to free German mmon- fse in Poland. Trying to make the world believe that some of his people were being oppressed. Hitler overrun the country and conquered it by destruction of war. Who wants that ki..d of freedom? Stalin and Hitler may be world powers today. But because they must depend upon material force to hold that P^®^ their regimes cannot long endure. Ihere are forces more powerful than armies and neither are backed by them. Their down fall is just as certain as tomorrows sun rise. HINT TO ADVERTISERS (Montgomery Advertiser) Men and women are prone to make their bedroom slippers last longer than any other perishable article that they buy. Yesterday a man we know bought a new pair, and afterwards recalled that he had bought three automobiles since the old dilapidated pair that he used until yester day were bought. This sort of thing will Merchants should prod their never do. - j ‘ v customers more sharply and make tnem jjemocrais aiaii aiier an aosence buy new bedroom slippers more frequent- of several months spent in the ly ‘ NEW FRIENDS (Macon Telegraph) The current trend toward more livestock in North Carolina has Four-H Club members in Cald- . ell county are electing their Major Graham C. Gugas, owner of the 1940 officers, planning future Calhound gold mine at Dahlonega, tells club programs, and starting pro- New York reporters he has several thous- foct activities for the new year, and friends he didnd’t know anything about until he hit pay dirt some weeks ago. A few thousand boobed^ up when hit Yadkin county Wihere reglster- went out that ore in the mine was valued at ^ Guernsey heifers aie growing 60 thousand dollars a ton and more thous ands showed up when it was reported that it would run as high as 200 thousand a ton. One new friend who wanted to bor row a hundred dollars sent a turkey for the major to hold as security. Boone, Deo. ^ 22.-^hn Boone nenreenperman, today an nounced hla candidacy for the Rivers follows: ‘‘With thp usual nervousness of an amateur offlce-eeeker, I am today announcing my candidacy for Congreea, ninth North Caro lina district, subject to the Dem ocratic nominating primaries -of May 25. “The greater j>art of my adult life has been spent in the ordi nary pursuit of an average citi zen, and these passing years have Imparted a certain knowledge of the problems which confront most North Carolinians. I would be un fair to myself and to the voters with whom the success ot failure of my candidacy rests, were I to ■post as a. technician In statecraft. I deem It the fair, American way to unfold my case during the months which are to come, and to uncomplainingly accept the judg ment of a majority as to my probable worth in the national as sembly. “No political clique, patriotic Or fraternal body has applied pressure to this, my Initial pub lic effort. The ‘hundreds of let ters and dozens of telegrams’ usually mentioned by potential office-holders have not been re ceived. In truth and In fact, no man or woman has ‘urged’ me to mtJie this race. “I am a Democrat, have always been a Democrat, and take justi fiable pride In my party’s glori ous achievements. However, It hasn’t yet occurred to my mind that we should make proud his tory our eternal dwelling place, or presume that we have at tained perfection in government. “As an unsponsored, hence un fettered candidate, a sort ot po litical free-lance, I am addressing myself In this big undertaking to not only the preferred share-hold ers of those In party ^5dntests Is devoid of the profit motive. ‘Their will he done.’’ The Boone congressional aspir ant Is a son of the late RO'bert C. Rivers, for 45 years publisher of the Watauga Democrat, and a brother of its present publisher, R. C. Rivers Jr. He was .horn and reared here, received his educa tion at old Appalachian Training School, now State Teachers Col lege, and has engaged la news paper work since early manhood. He recently returned to 'The Democrat’s staff after an absence press division ot a department. government eral of NortivjCarou^,^ ; The fo^irj^ lug his po^bfo eandldhcy ggifoar- ed la the Twlu-City Sentfo^ Mon- day: “Carlyle Higgins, United States district attorney for the middle district of North Carolina, -Is be ing groomed by friends for the office 01 attorney-general o f North Carolina, according to rum ors heard here over the week-end. “Higgins is being urged, It was learned, to run for the office now held by Harry McMullan In the May Democratic primary. “Higgins has made no state ment, It was said, regarding his intentions or desires In thlr. con nection. He said be had no state ment to make concerning the rumors but said a number of per sons had questioned him >n the matter. “He said he knew of n^ politi cal group Interested In his candi dacy but said that rumors that be was being urged to run were abroad. “Under the Hatch hill It would be necessary for Higgins to resign his position as district attorney before announcing for any office. He said he was not quite ready to do that.’’ ’ CONTINUOUS Favorable weather conditions have enabled the Cabarrus coun ty terracing unit to operate al most continuously since last March, reports Assistant F’arm Agent W. H. Williams. INCREASE ! Forty-eight out of 50 Hender son County growers report that they have Increased their crop yields since becoming unit dem onstration farmers. HOME-KILLED Fewer hogs are being fed to maturity this year than usual in Bladen county, since farmers are %te chick juit hatched from an egg chirpa. me^ rily anticipating ■ happy e»*tence in which it will learn the uae of it* wings, and to become an inde pendent fellow, making progress every day. soar The new year, 1940, is like new bom chick—shall forward on powerful wings, and it shall he another year of American progress. HAPPY NEW YEAR—to you—our patrons and friends —wnd those you hold dear. Wilkes Hatchery Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gambill, Owners 10th Street North Wilkesboro, N. a in popularity as a 4-H Club pro ject. THE LAW (Macon Telegraph) Otto Riggins, who was chief of police of Kansas City during the reign of Boss Pen- dergast, pleaded guilty in Federal court to a charge which involved toe acceptance of a thousand dollars a month from gambling house and bawdy house keepers. No court, local or federal, seemed to obpect to that, but Otto drew 2 years in Levenworth and a hefty fine for not splitting the loot with Uncle Sam. SYMPATHY (Greensboro News) We are that sympathetic by nature we can rejoice with President Ernest K. Nor ris that the Southern, after losing a half million dollars a year for nine years, is making five millions this year; and lament with toe southern governors the adversity of discriminatory freight rates. Welwel Warzower decided to call him self Robert Wiener when he applied for passport some time ago. Federal agents alleged he did it with intent to conceal his Communist activity. It is just possible that he couldn't make the customs officials un derstand his real name.—Montgomery Ad vertiser. A western drugstore bandit asked for headache tablets before each holdup, llie man's request for drugs in a dragstoce should arouse a pharmacist’s giia5p!fcC^;qr- Chicago Daily News. . j ’ Happy New Year To All Our Patrons and Friends And thanks a million for your patronage in pasL May we the continue to serve you. “RED” FELTS TURNER CHURCH PERCY SPRINKLE JAKE CHURCH at the WilkesBarber Shop Hotel TAX LISTING In The Various Townships In Wilkes County Begins On January 2nd The Machinery Act of 1939, Section 302, passed by the 1939 Legislature, requires that all property, real and personal, shall be listed, or listed and assessed, as the case may be, in accordance with ownership and value, as of the first day of January each year. All County Taxes Must Be Listed In January! It is urged that all taxpayers list their property during specified period and avoid the penalty of the law! G G Poindexter, TAX SUraRVISOR, jlWLkES COUNTY. 1 4 :
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