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THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 1940
Boy Scouts
The American boy’s urge to do things is
largely responsible (for the phenomenal
gro>'?th of the Boy Scouts of America dur
ing the past three decades, the National
Council of the organization believes. Al
though adults look with favor upon the
character-building aspects of Scouting, the
12-year-old is primarily interested in join
ing a lively bunch of his contemporaries
who seem to spend most of their time hik
ing, camping, performing spectacular,
Good Turns and playing exciting games.
Records of the past three decades have
well established the character values of
Scouting. More than half of the Rhodes
Scholars from the United States have been
former Scouts. So have half the cadets
at Annapolis and West Point. Private or
ganizations who hire many young men fre
quently consider attainment of Elagle Scout
rank as the equivalent of two years in col
lege. The Army and Navy Air Corps give
special preference to high-ranking former
Scouts because they are presumed to be
serious-minded, responsible and alert.
Despite the solid basis for adult ap
proval of Scouting, there is good reason for
the enthusiasm of the boys themselves. The
Movement’s whole program is predicted
on the idea of “learning by doing.’’ To
j>roiDpte ^espot^ foe.the United States
Flag, a color ceremony is part of Troop
meetings, and an important part of the
“Tenderfoot” requirements is a knowledge
of correct nag usages.
Self-reliance is developed on hikes in the
woods, where—under the eye of Senior
Scouts and adult leaders—^the beginners
learn to pitch their own tents and cook
their own meals. Tracking and pathfind-
ing games are exciting sports, and they
teach the boys to be observant. Contests
in first aid, knot-tying and bridge build
ing keep tiiem alert and ready for the day
when their knowledge will be of serious
use to the community.
The idea of service is kept before the
boys throughout their years as Boy Scouts.
The daily Good Turn is a keynote of the
program. Advancement to higher rank
requires evidence that the youngsters have
lived up to the Scout Oath and Law since
joining.
Typical of the sort of Good Turn that
appeals to the boy’s dramatic sense is the
distribution of Thanksgiving baskets,
ushering at public functions, and assisting
in rescue \/ork. Preparation for such
tasks instills an eagerness to perform
others, less exciting jobs. Active partici
pation in Scouting from his 12th birthday
until he is 16 or 17 often has profound ef
fect on a youth’s adulthood.
Interesting Figures
There were 161 deaths last month from
what the State Board of Health lists as
preventable accidents, as compared with
131 in October, 1939, according to the
figures just issued by the Division of Vital
Statistics, of which Dr. R. T. Stimpson is
the director. The increase registered in
October, 1940, was 30. Aside from deaths
due to automobile accidents, there were 15
accidental drownings last month, as com
pared with only 3 during the same period
a year ago, while railroad accidents not
associated with highway traffic took a toll
of 7, against 4 a year ago. Also, there
were two air transportation fatalities this
year, as compared with none for the cor
responding period in 1939, it was pointed
out.
So far, for the entire year, the death toll
in North Carolina from preventable acci
dents totals 1,196, out of 26,393 deaths
from All causes. In other words, those dy
ing Ifrom preventable accidents constitute
more than four and a half per cent of those
djin^ from all causes. This does not in
clude those who have died from dij^theria
and other preventable diseases.^
There*%aa a shain decline in the num
ber of births reported last montht as com-,
pawd with figures for the previous Oetb-
ber. B*or the 1940 period there^were 8,-
776 babies bom .in North Carolina, or 325
fewer than the’ 7,101 Ifom in October,
1989. Deaths totoled 2,442, u compared
with 2,623 a year ago, but the number of
infants who died under a year old dropped
from 388 to 862, a difference of 26 in fa
vor of this year. This brought the infant
mortality rate for the month down from
23.8 to 28.
There wefe no outstanding differences
in the number of deaths from the various
diseases reported. Pellagra claimed 18
fewer victims, diphtheria 11 fewer, can
cer 8 more, while there were 5 fewer sui
cides and 4 more homicides.
Fort Jftckaoa, S. C.—Soldtera
aa they did In civilian life, and Shtdigo labor nnlon tlrw tree to
•pend them in much tiie same ieiarrr «a ptokefinS: aettvitiee even'
thbnsh, tbe eatfvitles were alleged
to iatftrfeve with interstate corn-
manner.
BeMeTod at notm Sstarday nn
less on spedgl dnty, tbe soldier* meroe
Bometiittee go borne. Satnrday ntt-
su nnsnimons decision by
emoon. Others just go to town to tice Blaek -held in effect that the
see thn sights. Athletic soldiers Norrlo-LaOni^a act ^(barring
play football, baseball, yolley conrts frenn iasoing Inlnhetlons in
tabor dlspates except in certain
bail. Others read or sleep. excepi m cerutiu
A (iamp’s canteen is its comer circumstances) took precedence
drug store—a place to hang. a-
round Saturday night. Soldiers
don't generally stay out late Sat- commerce).'
over the Sherman act (barring
actions which restrain interstate
urday night. Getting up early in
tbe morning, as they do, makes yj^w two cases ebslienging con-
them ready for bed fairly early troversial orders of tbe labor
in the evening.
Sunday is tbe soldiers'‘favorite
day. They sleep later, and break-
When And Where To Paaa
“North Carolina needs a Marshal Foch .
. , ,, i ii. 1. oV>oll T^oQl ’ ta moved back so they can
to tell motorists that they shall not pass,
Ronald Hocutt director of the Highway quarters are required
Satefty Division, declared this week in to be cleaned and made neat.
commenting on the fact that several peo
pie were killed in the state last month as
a result of improper passing on the high
ways.
Close to 30 persons have been killed in
North Carolina this year as a result of
passing or attempting to pass on curves,
on the crests of hills, at intersections and
at other places where common sense
should have told them it was dangerous to
pass.
Knowing where to pass is important,
but it is just as important if not more so to
know when to pass and howf to pass.
When you have overtaken another car
and wish to pass it, be sure that there is
sufficient space ahead. Give a left turn
signal to notify the driver behind you that
you are changing lanes. Then sound
your horn so that the driver in front will
know that you intend to pass. Look to
Church call sounds at 9:30
Sunday morning, and it finds
many soldiers ready to attend
services by the chaplain assign
ed each regiment. Attendance
Isn’t compulsory, but officers en
courage it and the congregations
are growing.
Sunday afternoons provide
time for kodaking, or showing
gome relative or friend around
tbe regimental area. If the weath
er is bad, Sunday afternoon is a
favorite letter-writing time.
. 8UPFICIB.\T
Total stocks of unmanufactur
ed tobacco in the United King
dom at the 'beginning of the pres
ent marketing year, about 435
million pou-ids, were near re
quirements for two years.
STOPPED
War in Europe has virtually
paralysed tbe cotton textile In
dustry of France, thus shutting
second best
board, thereby leaving the orders
lii force.
One order held that the Elk-
land Lieather Company of Elk-
land, Pa., had committed an un
fair labor practice by distributing
to employed, with their pay
checks, this written statement:
'You are under no obligation
to join any nnion and cannot be
forced to do so as this tannery
will always operate as an open
shop. Thla company will deal In
dividually with any employee
that wishes to do so at any time.”
This Issue of freedom W speech
was raised -but a federal circuit
court upheld the board’s con
demnation of the expression as
unfair. The Supreme Court de
clined to review thU decision ev
en though Solicitor General Bid
die, for the government, did not
oppost the review. Biddle explain
ed that another circuit court had
made a contrary ruling in a sim
ilar case Involving the Ford Mo
tor Company and that settlement
of the conflict by the high tribun
al would 'be welcome.
— - - “ — * off what was the
the rear to see if any car is passing you. I European market for United
Always pass the other car on the left. A
good way to judge when you are safety
past a car is when you can see the left
headlight in your mirror.
States cotton.
NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
Then you can County of Wilkes.
" o “ ' I Under and by virtue of the au-
retum to the right hand side of the road, thonty in a certain deed of trust
Hocutt listed the following as places wnhert. Weibom. dated
where passing is not only dangerous but is
forbidden by law:
On hills, on curves, at intersections, at
railroad crossings, within 100 feet of .a
bridge, and whdli"ATiotH'4r 'dftt is approach
ing.
The use of good judgment and common
sense in passing is one of the surest ear
marks of a good driver.
Really Rolling
The nation’s big defense program is
really going full blast. A short time ago,
we notice, ground was broken for a struc
ture that represents the largest individual
aircraft production expansion effort in the
country—perhaps in the world. It will in
crease the production of one particular
type ctf plane from the present rate of
eight a day to around seventy a day. And
it shows how fast industry can move—the
moment government gives the “go ahead”
signal.
Robert P. Patterson, Assistant Secretary
of War, was there for the ceremonies, and
declared: “The rearmament program has
gathered good momentum and is going
forward fast.”
And Emil Schramm, Chairman of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, of
fered a mild word of approval for indus
try, saying there had been “no sitdown
strike by industry.”
Anyway, the defense program is really
moving along. And even at this early
stage, there seems no doubt that industrj-
is producing rapidly and efficiently
enough to put fear into the hearts of any
potential aggrressor who is even dallying
with the though of striking at our country
and our way of life.
executed by Robert Welborn, dated
November 18, 1931, recorded in
Book 166 at Page 189, records of
the above-named County and State,
default having been made in i*ay-
ment of note secured thereby, at
the request holder of the
reqn
r foj
offer for safe td the high-jet ht
der for cash at the court house
door in'Wilkesboro, N. C., on De
cember 20, 1940, at 11 o’clock, A.
M. the following described lands r
A certain tract of land located
in Wilkes County being a one-fifth
undivided interest in same, which
adjoins the lands of Allen Sim
mons, W. L. Haynes, Mrs. Nancy
E. Moody, W. Ransom Weibom, et
al., AND BEGINNING on a white
oak stump formerly Gwyn’s and
Welbom’s comer.on the East side
of the State Road; and mns N. 56
degrees W- to the white oak which
now stands in T. H. Wall’s yard;
then W. 20 chs. to a post oak (for
merly Ed and Jack R. Moody’s
comer); thence Southward with
Nan Moody’s line 22 poles to a
post oak sapling; then South 3
poles to a large white oak (Wel-
born’s corner); then East 24 poles
to a sourwood in Nan Moody's
line: then on East 21 chs. to the
chestnut corner, now dead and
down; then South 2% chs. to a
u^ile oak, Simmons’ comer;
thence Northeastwardly to a per
simmon tree on the side of the
State Road to the BEGINNING.
Containing 44 acres, more or less.
This 18th day of Nov., 1940.
J. N. FREEMAN, Trustee
Frank Freeman, Atty. 12-12-4t t
no D1S6UISE ...
Requiem
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me die.
Glad did I live and gladly die.
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me;
He he lies where he long to be.
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.
—R. R, Stevenson.
Seeing as how the Rumanian earth
quake happened just after the death of
Neville Chaamberlain, a minister remark
ed here Tuesday that Chamberlain died,
went to heaven, told the Lord what was
happening in Europe and that the earth-
' quake was sent to slow down Hitler’s ar
mies.
Yes, this is a Prescription
pbarmscy. That fact is
hnmediatelyevidentasyoa
step serosa our threshold.
We hare no quarrel with
and east no diqMuragement
upon any other type of
mcrcantiie establish wient.
But sinoe we specisUae in
dnigB-^Riid io th6 fMOpCR
of prMClip”
tisns, we naturally empha
sise this point.
But the peofearional at
mosphere so apparent here
does not meen that yon
pay a higher price. Actu
ally, becanse of oor lar^
volume and low overhead,
itooetanomore—andp^
haps leas to have ns nil
your prescriptions.
Have your doctor give yon a
thorough exassination at least
once a year. Follow his advke,
and if he prescrihes medicine,
bring ns prescription for
qairk service, best drags, and
money-saving prices.
W3F
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get tbeir ireek-ends oft tbe fame: |kmrt feeterdiy raled i
Navy
^^Ths lawY recraitigg station,
that ■-■’tha 'agwib-
rf of Navy, l^nk Knox,
hu Anthbiised tM iaUhtintnt tn
the navy of mraf-llkvaen Ika
ages of 17 and .^Afaafii. for mi
nority aoKbUnciita, Vim means
that, anyone bet#ean the age of
serrentee^ and eighteen may an-
Utt In the Utwr until be becomes
twentj^one years old, tbat he vJU
The court also refused to re-
RECX)RDS
'Of the 17 caoarrus County
poultrymen beginning demonstra
tion flock records last October, 16
completed tbeir records, reports
W. H. Williams, assistant farm
agent of the State College Exten
sion Service.
the da'y betere bis
afrtaagy. to t%ii
er patsteat ei the latisa^a
9IS A man
fifta at the IfS ot aaeuntewi
retira, oa half «ay. at the very
eariy ag»>nt tblrty-eevea yaast?*
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of tt and tbmy-ona ere still tba
befora, tor e period of
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