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^ North WakMlM^ N. C.
,0. J. GASXBR «ad JULIUS C. HUBBABD
PablUm
SUBSCRIPnON RATES:
One Year |1.60
Months 76
RUor Months .60
Dot of the State $2.00 pct Year
at poet oMoo at North Wflkas-
N. C- aa aecond elaaa matter nocjr Act
er 4. 1879.
MONDAY, APRIL 29,1940
Jobs And Security
Louis Bromfield, writing in the current
^sue of Cosmopolitan, deals with the sub
ject of economic security—which is a
phrase that has captivaited the imagina
tion of people during the troublous decade
of the past ten yearsi.
EJcbnomic security is something all seem
to be wishing for and yet after ten years
of trying to do something about the situa-
^on there are about ten million idle peo
ple in this nation.
One fault lies in the fact that altogether
loo many people think that the only way
to earn a livelihood is to get on a payroll,
either private or public, and too little at
tention is given by jobless people to the
subject of creating jobs for themselves.
In his article Bromfield comes to the
conclusion that with everything considered
land is the basis for economic security and
he has started a five-year plan for him
self.
Re was inspired by a French workman,
poor in worldly goods, but wealthy in that
he had his family, a home and plenty of
food to feed his growing children. On his
one acre of land stands a house he built
with'’his own hands and a garden w'hich
"^yields enough food to can and store an am
ple supply for the winter months.
His was a life that seldom changed, but
he was happy and at peace with God and
nature. Even now, since he has been mo
bilized for war, he can be sure that while
he is aw'ay his wife and children are well
taken care of. He comes from sturdy
stock and is typical of millions of French
men. That is why, Mr. Bromfield says,
France today is more solid and economical
ly sound than any other country in Europe}^
Taking his friend as a prototype, Mr.
Bromfield has settled down in middle Ohio
to the simple life of a fanner. He has
cows, chickens, a large vegetable garden
and an orchard of fruit trees. He has built
a house with an eye to the future—a fort
ress against worry and want, and large
enough to house children and grandchil
dren. He has found that security lies only
in the land.
Summing up his ideas, Mr. Bromfield
concludes, “The idea of security is much
more than the problem of the individual in
the nation: it is a problem of the nation
itself, for the nation is no better than the
individuals which make it up If the indi
vidual has no security, the nation can have
done.
“The earth is eternal and the fullness
thereof, the folly is man’s. A man with
his cellar filled with food and a sound roof
over his family’s head can be a king, even
on an acre of good earth”.
’i69ma«k 3-'
18 8-4 cttitB if over 160 and not exceed
ing 400 mfles.
25 cents if over 400 miles.
119. Letters composed of two pieces of
paper, (or other articles, however small),
are to be charged with double postag^;
three pieces, with triple; and four pieces,
with quadruple postage.—^Act of 1826, sec.
18
120. When tetters or packets weigh an
ounce or more, they must, in all cases, be
charged with single letter postage for ev
ery quarter of an ounce, whether com
posed of many pieces of paper, or of one
only; but fractions of an ounce less than a
quarter need not be regarded.
121. It may sometimes be difficult to
ascertain whether a letter be single, dou
ble, or triple; but after a little experience,
the deputy postmaster will generally be
able to decide by feeling.
122. Attaching two pieces of paper to
gether by wafer, or otherwise, will not
make them one as to charge of postage.
123. But postage is not to be charged
upon a seal affixed to a piece of paper, nor
upon the paper constituting the fact of
such seal, provided the face paper of the
seal on the letter, or other instrument of
writing, has upon it no writing or private
matter, in which case the letter is to be
charged with double postage.
124. The distance according to which
postage is chargeable, is that on the post
road from one office to another, upon
which the mail is conveyed, and not that
on the shortest way by which a travele
could pass.
123. The distance sitated in the list of
post offices may be regarded by deputy
postmaster, except in a case where he
knows them to be inconect, when the ac
tual distance will be his guide.
126. When letters may be sent by sev
eral routes from one office to another, the
postage on them should be rated accord
ing to the distance on the shortest of the
routes, if they are conveyed on that route,
or if the mail goes most frequently upon it.
But if the hiail is carried more frequently,
certainly, and expeditiously, upon a longer
route, and the letters are sent on such
route, the deputy postmaster will be gov
erned by the dMaiice thereon.
127. Letters should be in all cases sent
by the mo.st expeditious routes, unless or
dered by the person sending same.
128. Some roads form a circuit; that is,
the mail starts from one office, and, after
passing by several offices, arrives at the
Is iritiv
Dr.'^]pBgB( m sifty Oomspoll-
tsn takes the ihugslMo oat of diet
ing ibtr sesaring readers that It
isn’t how little they eat hot wh&t
they eat. That many people wonld
be better off physically and men
tally if they could lose some of
their hulk is generally accepted
aa a fhet. However, all too many
such people are reluctant to do
anything ahout their condition
simply ‘becaure they do not under
stand the a*,tual meaning of diet.
Diet should be a formula, not a
fad, says Dr. Engel. If the need
for it is occasioned by physical
illness, then a diet should only
be prescribed by a physician. In
any event, whenever possible, it
should be planned by someone
who understands food and knows
the particular requirements of
each person.
Surprising to many will be Dr.
Engel’s admonition not to leave
milk, cream and butter out of a
diet. Their absence is responsible
many times for nervousness and
irritability and sometimes even
more serious disorders. Other
recommendations Include meat,
eggs, green vegetables, of course,
and yellow-pigmented vegetables.
Toast and baked potatoes are per
mitted if chewed thoroughly but
dieters are warned never to drink
water with their meals as starch
and water are the chemical equiv
alents of fat.
European phs’sicians call nerv
ous indigestion “the great Ameri
can disease.” Every class suffers
from it and few recognize the
simple fact that it is the result
usually of improper food.
>]i]M 'McOoogaa gave t-dpmon-
Stratton on rsflnlshing fursnahe^
which was especially Im
to those who have old,, taniltare;
they would like to refinish.
At the close of the meeting
games were enjoyed, Mrs. German
then invited the women to the
dining-room where they were
served delicious refreshments.
The Hay meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. O. B. Carlton.
4^ of
wUkes
vinnit
Cottrt of
Coootf, entitled,
vmMg Uaztin Prowa and
ulus. ICartin l^wn,” the un
irUa
commiBsioner vritl on the
9th &y of Hay, 1940, at 12:00
o’clock noon,, at the court house
door in.Wilkesboro, N. C., otter
for sale to the hignest bidder for
cash, that certain tract of land,
lyteg tmd bei^ in Mulberry town-
County, N. C., being
Union GroveNews
ship, Wilkes
2 acres ef land, more or less, lis^
ed in Mulberry township in tte
name of Martin Brown, in 1936,
being all the land own^ and, or
listed in Mulberry township in
1939, by Martin Brown.
For further description refer
ence is made to description fonnd in
Book , Page , in the Regis
ter of De^ office of Wilkes Coun
ty.
This the 6th day of April, 1940.
p. j. McDuffie,
4-29-4t Commissioner.
Opa
Klnide
,MDiaiiW( and hns-
uui Whit-
Iffitor, and
- Stali^, IQau.
Under, .Iy-i4ima oc and pur-
soant to UteJl^ae and Jndgi^t
at B^ Bonpr C. C. Hayes, Cleric of
the SdpetMe'Uoart; tos^his Honor
J. A. tbuditea, Bimd^^ladge ctf
the Seyentesnth Jodidal District,
in the above-entitled action: which
judgment- and Decree autnoriaes,
empowers and directs the under-
sigiied Commissiooers to offer for
sale, and sell, the lands hereinaf
ter described, the undersigned
Commissioner will, therefore, pur
suant to said Decree and Judg
ment, sell at public auction, for
cash to the highest bidder, on Mon
day. the 6th day of May, 1940, at
12:00 o’clock noon, at the Court
house door in Wilkesboro, North
Carolina, the following described
lands, to wit:
Be^nning on a stake on the
North Side of hard surface in
Highway No. 16, and runs South
74 degrees 20 minutes West 45
poles to center of creek; thence
down and with center of creek as
follows: South 14 degrees 30 min
utes E)ast 12 poles. South 23 de
grees East 9 poles. South 56 de-
tes to4&-
19% geree,
>l>5he this the 3rd day of i
1940.
KYLE HAYES,-
W. H, M*UWEE,
Commissioners.
4-29-4t (n)
NOTICE OF RALE OF liAND
Under and by virtue of an or
der of the Superior Court of
Wilkes County, entitled “Wilkes ■
County vs. C^ Pruitt and wife,
Mrs. Carl Pruitt,” the undersign
ed Commissioner will on the 6th
day of May, 1940, .at 12:00 o’
clock noon," at the Court Hovse
door In Wilkesboro, N. C., ofi'er
tor sole to the highest bidder for
cash, that certain tract of land,
lying and being in Mulberry
Township, Wilkes County, N. C.,
being 130 acres of land, more or
less, listed in Mulberry township
in tbe name of Carl Pmltt in
1936, being all tbe land owned
and—or listed In Mulberry town
ship In 1936, by Carl Pruitt.
For further description refer
ence is made to description found
In Book —, Page —, In the Reg
ister of Deeds office of Wilkes
County.
This the 6th day of April, 1940.
P. J. M.iDUPPIE,
4-29-4t-(M) Commissioner.
Use the advertising columns of
this paper as your shopping guide.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Wright
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gantt,
of Turnersburg, Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Souther died Mon
day morning at her home in
North Iredell. She is survived by
her husband, Mr. Columbus Sou
ther and four daughters.
Mrs. Laura Souther, of Union
Grove, was buried at Lewis
church Tuesday, Aprii 23. She
wiii be missed by her friends and
ioved ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Watt Connaiiy,
Mrs. T. W. Chatham and Miss
Lona Gregory vidled Mrs. Nancy
Chatham, of Gllreath, Wednes
day.
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NOTICE OP SALE OP L.4ND
Under and by virtue of an or
der of the Superior Court of
Wiikes County, entitied “Wiikes
County versus A. T. Watkins and
wife. M-s. A. T. Watkins,” the
undersigned commissioner will on
place from which it departed, without re-]the Gth day 1940, at i2
turning by the same route. In this case,
the postage is to be rated according to the
shortest distance on the post between the
two ffices.
Borrowed Comment
Postage 100 Years Ago
Some of our many good services we re
ceive as a matter of course without due
appreciation. Occasionally a comparison
-with what has been is good to awaken a
sense of gratitude.
Progress in communication is revealed
by a comparison of what the postal service
will do for only three cents as compared to
what three cents would do a hundred
years ago. It took six cents then to carry
a ope-page letter 30 miles and the postage
was 25 cents for more than 400
miles;-' Now we can send a letter with as
many pages as we want to put in it for on
ly three cents an ounce to any place in the
country.
Some interesting facts are gleaned from
the following excerpts from Postoffice De
partment Laws and Regulations publlished
^jy.onJerof the Postmaster General in
The, following are the rates of
aipgle latters, viz:
eoiwavied not exceeding 80
GETTING NEARER
(Waynesville Mountaineer)
There is no need to kid ourselves The
war is getting nearer to the United States.
Whether or not we will eventually be in
volved in active participation can not be
definitely known at this time, but we do
know that America will be vitally affeett
ed by the result of the war now in prog
ress
War correspondents claim that more
than half the population of the world, or.
to be exact, 55 per cent of the world’s
population, live in countries that are now
at war
We can boast of our independence, and
hands off, and none of us wants to be
drawn in, but, nevertheless, the war is
nearer to us than most of us like to admit.
England is across the ocean from the
United States, but to the north of us lies
Canada, and the possibility, if not a proba
bility, of a German victory over England
gives rise to thoughts we do not like to
dwell upon.
o'clock noon, at the court house
door In Wilkesboro, N. C., offer
for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, that certain tract of land,
lying and being in Mulberry
township, Wilkes County, N. C.,
being .’i acres of land, more
less, listed in Mulberry township
in the name of A. T. Watkins In
1936, being all the land owned
and—or listed in Mulberry town
ship in 1936, by A. T. Watkins.
For further description refer
ences is made to description
found In Book —, Page —, in
the Register of Deeds office in
Wilkes County.
This the 6th day of April, 1940.
F. J. .McDUPPIE.
4-29-4t-(M) Commissioner.
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of Wilkes
County, entitled. “Wilkes County
versus J. P. Kilby and wife, Mrs.
J. P. Kilby, Isaac Kilby and wife.
Mrs. Isaac Kilby,” the undersign
ed Commissioner will on the 6tb
day of May, 1940, at 12:00 o’clock
noon, at the court bouse door in
Wilkesboro, N. C., offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash, that
certain tract of land, lying and be
ing in Mulberry township, Wilkes
county, N. C., being 28 a^s tH
land, more or less, listed in Mul
berry township in the name of J
P. Kilby and Isaac in 1936, bein(
all the land owned and, or ljste
in Mulberry township n 1936, hj
J. P. Kilby and Isaac.
For further descriptiOT refer
ence is made to description found
in Book , Pi^fe , in the Reg
ister of Deed office of Wilkes
County.
YOU MUST
REGISTERtoVOTE
IN PRIMARY
SATURDAY, MAY 25TH
The Board of Elections Recently Ordered a
NEW REGISTRATION
Of AH Voters in Wiikes County
This the 6th day of April, 1949.
J. McDUmE,
4-29-4t
Conunissioner.
GOODBYE 0U> FRIEND
(Mooresville Enterprise)
There has been an eveivincreasing mur
mur that the rural scarecrow is not a crea
ture of purpose whose wavings and ges
turing frightened the birds away. They
prove that the scarecrow is useless but we
are one of those who dislikes seeing the
last of these figures fade. You have to
look mighty hard to find one of these stick-
figures these days waving over a farmer’s
crop. They tell us through biology that
the bird is too smart for the scarecrow and
that a piece of tin waving from a stick, a
blare of sound electrically contrived or a
firecracker shot off at intervals, would be
aa sattafnctoiY. w« a4!d jipodbyc
the cigMiifltion indiui ao w»6nive
to the scarecrow.
NOTICE.OP B'AtE oF
Under and by virtue of fii
of tbe Superior Court of .
County, entitled, “Wilkes Count
vs. C. D. Hall and wife, Mrs.
D. Hall,” tbe undersigned Coin
miaaioner will on the 6th day Of
May, 1940, at 12:00 o’eiodi noon,?
at tbe Court House door in WBkesr
boro, N. Ch otter for'sale to the
highest ladder for cash, that cer-
tract of'Iand, lying and
in Walnut Grove townsHi
Wilkes County, N. C., beinjr l
acres, more or less, listed In Wal
nut Grove township in tbe name
of C. D. HaU in 1936, being
the land owned and, or listed in
Walnut Grove township in 1936, by
C. D. HalL
For farther
anee is taade to
to Book-'
later of - Dwds efCtoe ot
lUa the
Wi
REGISTRATION BOOKS WILL BE OPEN IN THE VARIOUS PRE
CINCTS BEGINNING ...
SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH
AND ALSO FOR THE NEXT TWO SATURDAYS
MAY 4TH AND MAY lira
Be Store reghtoir ee th»t yeu wEL be elig^le to m^tbe prinuir
end general eleetlbD. regiftnur of your prednet will be at jtoiir
respiecthre votii^ plstcqs on tbe dates above mentioned, and you may
also register between April 27th end May 11 if you will enll at his
home or place of business.