IN POLITICS
Poblialkad Mondays and Thursdays at
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
S. J. CABTES sad JULIUS C. BUBBASD
PaMiahsrs
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year SI-60
Six Months — 76
Four Months — — 60
Out of the State $2.00 per Year
Bstend st the post office st North Wflkas-
boro, N, C.( se eecond dsae matter oader Act
of Ma^ 4. 187t.
MONDAY, MAY 6, 1940
'North Carohna >
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Facts About Wilkes
Economic indices of North Carolina
counties, as published recently in the Uni
versity of'North Carolina News Letter
give some interesting facts about all the
counties. i
In comparison with other counties of the
state Wilkes shows up exceedingly well in
some respects and not so well in others.
We find that according to the last cen
sus 68 per cent of the people of Wilkes
county were home owners. This is far a-
bove the average for the state and farther
above the national average.
The percentage of persons owning their
homes in the state as a whole was only 44
per cent, ranging all the way from 88 for
Dare (which has but few homes) to
Greene county with only 22 per cent home
ownership. There are few counties in the
state with a higher percentage of home
ownership than Wilkes.
In sales per capita Wilkes is listed at
$112, which doesn’t look so good compared
to Mecklenburg’s $265 but stands up well
when compared to Clay with $29. In fact.
Wilkes is far above the average county in
sales per capita.
Wilkes had only four persons per thous
and making income tax returns but several
ounties-m the state barely had one per
thousand with enough income to make a
return. Mecklenburg was highest with 39.
In 1936 Wilkes was under the state aver
age for automobiles per 100 families with
38. The state average was 57. We rank
ed better in radio ownership with 54 as
compared to a state average of 63 per 100
families. Durham led with 86 and .Alle
ghany was lowest with 49.
The average value per farm in Wilkes
was listed at $1,402. about $600 under
the .state average of $2,069.
These facts give persons interested in
the economic status of Wilkes people food
for thought. We are not so bad off, yet
there is ample room for plenty of improve
ment.
by
Be Thankful
While the rest of the world is depressed
wars and the misery they entail, it i
interesting to know that two great fairs foi'
education and amusement will again open
shortly in New York and San Francisco.
What a contrast to the death, destriu
tion and debt that face warring nations.
At the fairs in California and New York
wdll be presented a record of industrial
and intellectual achievement for the bet
terment of humanity.
This nation should feel mo.st thankful
that it can devote itself to such con.struc-
tive undertakings. Our record of progre.ss
as shown in these two great fairs, should
be an object lesson to our citizens to stand
firmly for policies which recognize the su
periority of intelligence over brute force in
securing lasting settlements of disputed
questions. °
Let us hope that as our people visit these
interesting expositions on the two sides of
our continent, they will think of the im
portant principles they represent beyond
the mere giving of pleasure. Be thankful
you can travel in America as a free citizen
and enjoy the privileges it has to offer.
0l9t«r4Ises «s their own.
One of>thiHbeiBt artklee we hnve seen
on the subject of speed is the following
ccHnment by J. F. Winchester, who is edfi-
nected with one of the big oil companies:
Have you ever tried to figure out just
how little time you actually save by tear
ing along the road, violating the rights of
others, passing stoplights, jeopardizing
your own life and the lives of others and
engaging in reckless weaving in and out
of traffic? The chances are that you feel
this saves you a great deal of time.
As a matter of fact it saves you very lit
tle time, disregarding totally the fact that
such practices are quite likely to result in
your not getting to where you’re going:
or at least, not getting there in one piece.
A mid-western police department made
a test which proves this. Two cars were
directed to cover a twelve-mile course.
Driver A was instructed to drive normally;
that is, to obey every traffic regulation
and to drive with courtesy to the other
fellow. He was told to avoid needless
delay and instructed not to dawdle.
Driver B, an old-time race driver, on the
other hand, was told to dash madly along,
beat traffic lights, weave in and out of
traffic lanes, pass street cars on the left
and to make all possible speed.
Both drivers did as they were instruct
ed. The result was that the crazy driver
beat the careful driver to their joint desti
nation by only three minutes!
Draw your own moral from this; but re
member it the next time you are in such a
hurry you’re tempted to drive like the
proverbial bat.
THR JOUU741^PA^bT. mum WILCTSBOBO,
R«p«nrt
MAY «
Tommy’s A Real American!
Tommy Wadelton is thirteen years old
He belongs to a typically individualistic
American family, and a short time ago he
.sat down and wrote a book about himself.
Last week it was published.
For those who have expressed a concern
about the soundness of the next generation
certain passages in Tommy’s book are
heartening, particularly one in which he
tells about his visit to a “Youth Congress”.
Here is Tommy’s comment:
“I asked them if they thought Commun-
i.sm was a good thing, and they mo.stly did.
They said no country had a really good
government and I said the U. S. A. certain
ly nad a swell government and one lacy
Youth said I was a Quaint Child, so I got
up and left”.
'fommy’s departure from the meeting,
niree out of tour olty and •
out of 10 farm home* In the UnitN
ed States are all-wood conetmc-
tion, and they house 100 million
of our peop^. In. the remaining
homes wood also plays an import
ant part. The importance of ob
taining the maximum use and
longest service from the most
widely used material in house
construction cannot, therefore, be
overemphasized. Desired results
in the use of wooden home con
struction are, however, condition
ed first of all on proper founda
tions. There is nothing showy a-
bout footings and foundations bht
if you skimp on either, you will
be busy for years trying to cov
er up plaster cracks in your walls,
says a new publication of the
Forest Products Laboratory, For
est Service, U. S. Department of
Agriculture entitled “Use and
Abuse of Wood in House Con
struction.” Settling walls and
wood-rotting dampness in base
ments are the glaring consequenc
es of poor foundations. In regions
subject to wind damage the house
should be anchored to the foun
dation by five-eights inch bolts,
spaced 6 feet apart, and extend
ing down 2 feet into solid mason
ry walls. Better anchorage is re
quired for hollow masonry. Block
walls outnumber poured-concrete
walls in many cities.
Proper footings, to prevent un
equal settlement, are important
to each type, but particularly to
block walls, and should be laid
below the frost line. Poorly mor
tared joints, lack of drainage,
and absence of exterioi water
proofing result in leaking walls
and wet basements.
The rough, uneven top surface
of the concrete foundation neces
sitates that all joists as well as
headers, when no sill plate is
used, be carefully leveled. Too
frequently only a few joists are
wedged, the space between con
crete and header is not properly
filled, and air leakage chills the
tpsement and the floor above.
The space between the sill and
wall should be filled with cement
grout.
Enclosed foundations tor hous
es with partial or no basements
require ample ventilation to a-
'dM4(f iK
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•d vtWbi ttnulBtfdAi iralls Miif
wItUtf I teet Of
th« tH4I.'lEf^eeB4d ▼•nts totaling
at laaat t per cent of tb« houee
area are best, with a thoroughly
Insulated floor. Adjustable win
dows are frequently forgotten and
ventilation thus may be neglected.
Carelessly constructed p 1 e r ss
where full foundations are omitt
ed, deteriorate rapidly and are
responsible for sagging and twist
ing of frames of many houses.
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w'Ae pdwer of
■4 certain Jn4fM«K
fir Court of WUm
eaae of OuaM
ti." Cleeio TboyMO and «ib
Bi^iq in wtdd: Jodg^
nient thi nndonlgned was appobit-
eA^ConatelBAer tog^.owtaln
lands, wd by virtne of w {lover
of sale contained in said judg
ment, the undersigned Commiadon-
er will, ezi^ to sale at public
tuetiMi at the Courthouse door in
Ads. get attentlon-and reaulla.,Wilkesboro, Norto^lina, for
cash, to the highest bidder at 12:00
noon, on the 18th day of May,
1940, the following deseribM
end being in {HTilkes
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NorUil 
7to Iwwr j
other 1
defendantt _ .
veying to the i$aintiff i
in a certain tract of land I
%-r—township, County o%:
State of North Carodna
as follows: Adjoinng the tbnd
Heir
NOTICE OF SALE OF
BEAL ESTATE
North Carolina,
Wilkes County.
Uhdtf and by virtue of authori
ty of a jutement of the Superior
Court of Wilkee County in a
pedal proceedings entitlM Wade
louck Administrator of Isabel]
Howell et al vs. Bsthel Howell et
al in which judgment the nnder-
sigrned was appointed commirsion-
er to sell certain lands and per-
suant to said order and under the
authority and direction of same, I
being
County,'North Caroliu, and more
particular described as follows;
Beginning on a pine stump in
the forks of the old and new road,
running South 180 poles to a stake
in the Moravian line, then Ekwt
20 poles to a stake in Elizabeth
Joines line, then South 76 poles to
a stake in J. A. Davis back line,
then West 70 poles to a stake in
C. H. Fergusons line, then North
with said Fergusons line 60 poles
to a gum in the Moravian line,
will on the 13th day of May, 1940, | then West 4 poles to a dogwood at
at the hour of 12:00 o’clock noon an old road, then a northward
at the Court House door in Wilkes-> course with said old road "
to the
boro. North Carolina, offer for sale! point of beginning, so as to include
for cash to the highest bidder the 1 lOO acres more or less,
following described lands, lying | This the 11th day of April, 1940.
and being in Wilkes County, North | m p npvAN
Carolina, and more particularly de-; Commissioner. ’
scribed as follows: i
1st Tract: Beginning on a hick-| ^ '
ory, Laxton’s corner, and running
with an agreed line between
Howell and Somers an eastward
NOTICE SERVING SUMMONS
BY PUBLICAllON
course to a sourwood on the bank i Carolina
of the branch, then crossing the wilkes County.’
branch a northward course with a - —
marked line to a holly bush by the
old Ferguson road, then with said
road dto Laxton’s and Parson’s
corner, then S. West with the pub
lic road and Parson’s line to How
ell’s corner, then with Howell’s
line South to the beginning. Con
taining 19 acres, more or less.
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
EXECUTION
North Carolina,
Wilkes County.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Corporation Commission of North
Carolina for and on behalf of the
Bank of Wilkes
against
G. G. Eiledge and W. H. Foster,
Endorsers of Frank Carr.
By virtue of an execution direct-'
2nd Tract: Beginning on a redlperfor Court
oak near the wagon road, Fergu-.
son Howell’s corner North west of j
T. C. Howell’s house, running'
South 53 East 13 poles to a small I
white oak, near the old mill road,!
then North 3 each 19 poles to a
stake in the wagon road, then!
South 36 West 14 poles to the be- ■
ginning. Containing 3-4 of an'
acre. ;
3rd Tract; Beginning at a stake
at the public road G. S. Fergu-1
son’s corner, running South 631,
Bast with his line 20 poles to a.
small hickory in his line, then
South 50 Wsst 21 poles to a white I
oak in Sallie Watkin’s line, then
North 19 West 22 poles with said i
Walker’ line to a stake at the pub- ■
lie road, then with the said road 9'
poles to the beginning. I
This the 13th day of April, 1940. i
T. R. BRYAN, j
Commissioner
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Mary Eller Melton
—vs—
Ernest Eller and wife,
Paulina Eller.
The defendants Ernest Eller and
wife, Pauline Eller, will take notice
Uhat an action entitled as above |6-6-4t (m)
has been commenced in the Su-
J. A Pierce He irs, C. G.
Minmrvs Mintop and othera.
property having been conveyed by
Tnutee’s Deed by John R. Jaoff
Richard Eller, former huehMlfl
thie slaintiff and thereafter con
veyed under the terms of
tion agreement by the ttfd
ard EUer to the ^aintitf,
E^er Helton for Lfe, the rfann—
der In fee to their eon, Eineet
Eller. The defendants agreed to
re-conveyi said life estate to tM
plaintiff, as soon ss a deed ox
trust or mortgage was recorded
the facts with reference to which
are set out in the Com^idnt.
That the condition has happened,
namely the Deed of Trust has been'
executed and recorded according
to the agreement procured by the
representations and promii^ of
the defendants as se.t out in the
Complaint; that a deed was pre
pared by the plaintiff and pre
sented to the defendants to be
ejxecuted by them according to
such agreement with request .that
they execute and deliver the same
to her but they refused and have
refused to execute the same or
anyf other deed of conveyance re
conveying to her, her life estate in
and to said lands; and the said de
fendants will further take notice
that they and each of them are
required to appear at the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
said county at the Courthouse at
Wilkesboro, N. C., within thirty
days after the 15th day of Aprf,
1940. and answer or demur JBr
otherwise plead to the Compl^t
in said action, or the plaintiff will
apply) to the Court for the relief
demanded in said Complaint.
This the 15th day rf April, 194^
C. C. HAYES, »
Clerk of the Superior Court
of Wilkes County, N. C.
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we think, reflects the attitude of the va.st[Doughton,
"llff Wilkes
Sheriff
maiontv of American vouth today. Most'^®*'"*'!’
■. . ■■ . , , , . I -will, on Monday, the 20th day of
young Americans are more interested in [May. 1940, at 12 o’clock. Noon, at
the opportunities provided in this country,the courthouse door of said county,
i.sell .(0 the highest bidder for cash
to satisfy said execution, all the
rigiit. title and interest which the
than in arguing about the futile and vicious
“isms” of other lands.
There’s as much good common sense as
humor in Tommy Wadelton’s reaction to
the remark made by the “lady Youth”—
and there's certainly nothing “quaint”
about his attitude!
Italy would like to know who is going to
win the war because Mu.ssolini wants to
help divide the spoils.
The coming campaign probably wouldn’t
be so bad if it were not for the very stale
and rotten political jokes which will soon
be making their rounds.
Borrowed Comment
Speed And Time
Speed is the leading cause of highway
deaths.
Ask ten people who go speeding along
the highways in their automobiles at the
rate of a nule per minute or more and if
you find one of the ten has a logical rea
son tfor making such a high speed it will
be surprising.
The speeders are not those who really
need to get some place quick. Mwt of ,
item are not going anywhere in particular
ind have all day to get there. Yet they
SAVE US FROM THIS NOW
(Pennsylvania Grit)
This is presidential election year in the
United States. In the light of the present
European situation, plus the possibility
that the war may eventually affect certain
paiis of the Western Hemisphere, it is
well for us to make this presidential cam
paign as short and sweet as we possibly
can. We shall need a country united, not
divided, after the campaign is over. To
have this we must eliminate as much bit
terness, rancor, and deadly internal strife
as we possibly can from the campaign.
It is to be sincerely hoped that those now
in authority realize this fact, comprehend
the very great importance of a firmly
united nation after the vote has been
counted in November, and do their part to
bring about such a happy state of affairs
We should have no battle over a third
term at this time, for that would result in
wide dissention, much resentment, even
open enmity, all of which would make for
a divided nation.
If ever we needed a united America, a
people undivided in their allegiance to
government, we shall need it as the Europ'
ean war extends its ramifications to all
parts of the globe. We are in grave dang
er of sacrificing this solidarity it we de
scend to the depths df a third-term politi
cal battle this year
said W. H. Foster’s estate, one of
the defendants, has in the follow
ing described real estate, to wit:
Beginning on a whiteoak stump
running a conditional line with the
fence to the creek to two small
a.shes on the bank of the creek;
then down the bank of the creek
to the bend of the creek; thence to
Ti.oinas Holman’s hickory corner;
then with said Holman’s line to
Wm. Dyer’s line to the beginning
containing about 80 acres, more
o!' le.ss. The interest of W. H.
Foster, or his estate in the above
tract being an one-eighth undivid
ed interest.
Also the following tracts of
land in which W. H. Foster, or his
estate owes a one-ninth interest,
as follows:
Beginning on a hickory, the ori-
ginal corner of the Phoeba Goforth l
iract of land, running Southward'
down the creek to the ford of the
creek; thence Northeast a condi
tional line to a stake at the road
on top of the ridge; thence with
the road to the old line; thence the
old line to the beginning, contain
ing 8 acres, more or less.
Also another tract:
Beginning on a stake Sidney
Hackett's line, running with a con
ditional line to Matilda Strike-
leather’s line; thence with her
line to the old Castle line; thence
with th Castle line to the Hackett
with the Castle line to the Hackett
to the beginning, containmg—
acres, more or less.
Also another tract:
Beginning on a black pine, A. M. j
Foster’s line, running South with
?aid Foster’s line to a stake in the
Sidney Hackett Tine; thence
Southeast with said line to the
road on top of the ridge; thence
with said road to a Spanish oak on
top of the ridge thence a conditi
onal line between said parties to
the beginning, containing
acres, more or less.
Also another tract which W. H.
Foster or hisi estate owns a one-
half undivided Interest, as'follows:
Beginning on a Maple in G. M.
Dyer’s and J. W. Church’s corner
and running North about 4 de
grees East with said Dyer’s line 30
poles to a gum in Martin Watson's
line on the top of the ri(^; then
with the top of the ridge and Mar
tin Watson’s line 176 poles to a
chestunt oak in Yates’ fine on the
Cardwell ridge; then South 65 de
grees West with the ridg;e 44 poles
to a double chestnut oak, J. W.
Church’s corner; then a South di
rection with Church’s line to the
beginning, containing 40 acres,
more or less.
‘niia the 15th day of April, 1040.
C. T. DOUGHTiW,
Sheriff WBkea Comity. ^ ^
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