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THU5SDAY. APR..S, 1942
Judge T. B. Finley
The state of North Carolina lost a highly
capable superior court judge in the death
of'Judge Thomas B. Finley Friday.
For almost a quarter of a centufy he
aerved on the bench as regular and emer
gency judge, during which time his reputa
tion as a learned and able judge grew
throughout the state. In every court his
presence as presiding judge commanded
respect without display of the great power
■vested in superior court judges and which
is often resorted to by judges.
Judge Finley was one of the outstanding
boilders in the early development of this
community, being actively connected with
many worthy enterprises. He was es
pecially interested in construction of good
roads, modern school facilities and in all
developments to raise the standard of liv
ing in the community and county.
His leadership was instrumental :n se-
eoring for this section many enterprb^
srliich have been of inestimablepf,-f
and for decades to come hklive
OB here in his accompl^h^^jj^g
, ’iry Garden*
The people are responding
for planting of victory gardens
if very Impressive. It gives one a sense of
pride in being among the most patriotic
Americans of them all.
Wilkes men are doing their valiant part
in action against the enemy. The men,
■women, boys and girls left at home who
produce food and keep the home front up
•re also doing their part.
Plots of land which have not been plow
ed for decades this year will produce food
for victory. Back lot gardens in the towns
•TO being tilled to produce food in order
that a great part of food put op the market
by commercial growers and packers may
"be available for the men of the armed
forces and to feed fighting men of our al
lies in this, the world’s greatest struggle
for freedom.
Now is the most important time of all in
the Victory Garden, because this is plant
ing time. The gardener should first pre
pare the soil properly. This is the first
ftep and is highly important, just like lay
ing a good foundation for a building
ntructure.
Next the gardener should get good seeds
of the type suited for his soil and for this
dimate. Local seed dealers have a good
•apply of seeds from reputable producers
•nd distributors.
Stable manure and chicken litter should
be used extensively and good fertilizer
should be used to help the soil produce a
maximum.
After the planting and the young plants
emerge in a hostile world, every precaution
should be taken for their protection and
growth. This calls for an endless fight
against insects and adequate and frequent
cultivation. Sometimes the shade of trees
or the old swimming hole may be more en
ticing than the hot sun in the garden but
this year is different. Food production is
needed^ and onr people are going to fill
that need.
peo-
New Slogan
“You can't improve on perfection,
pie tued to sa.y.
But now that slogan itself has been im-
» ved on. Progress has hit it, too, and
ny'oby word is, “You can always do’
according to the news reports,
jvlMt ftey're saying in war factories
conntry; it’s one of the rea
rise in ou^ut of the
badly. If fas prodne-
to the perfection of the^^Cno^rww
hsve'todi^. ' '"’f
f. ifa this present eraei^acy jwople are
using makei^tft'‘':eq«ip^«nt. onno again—
this to turn out weapons. The same
ingenuity and ’ imaidnation that developed
automobiles, ' radios, and all our other
world-changing iny^tlons, are..bemg turn
ed now to war work, in our modem war
factories production experts and workers
are forever tinkering with old tools and
making them do ne^w jobj’ when new tools
are not to be had- Makeshift operations o^
this kind ehable one automobile factory to
produce guns almost five months ahead of
schedule. Other companies have reported
similar speed-ups. All "along the line war
work is going faster because Americans re
fuse to be stopped. With Yankee ingenui
ty and determination, they can always do
better—and they’re doing it now
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only bad f»r the 'people vdto
to live in them. Tlmy aTe IMI^
out of: pocket, for the feOdl aler'
cMht ind the landowner, a^ the
conntry bankef,*"^^ and the Cponty
comin^oaer; and everyotie else
who depends on fann prosperity
for a living.” .
FPHA quoted David S. .Weaver,
head of the division of agrieoltdrat
engineering the the Nortjt Caiolipai
State College,, as saying “m can
not expect to make real national
progress with thousands and thous
ands of farm families living under
conditions which would not be con
sidered safe for a good dairy cow.”
The housing agency lists Che id-
lowing facts about American farm
housing:
Fifty-five per cent of fann
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under ike new homes.
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American* For America
“The fantastic schedules outlined by the
President and Donald Nelson for American
production will be met by American indus
try. The War Production Drive now un
der way, in which labor and managgjjfent
have joined hands, will deli^-..^e goods
to our men in thefjgjl/^, our boys rattling in
tanks, aud^ui>jg^fors buffeted by the high
William P. Witherow, President of
the National Association of.Manufacturers,
in a recent speech voiced the determina
tion of industry to get behind Mr. Nelson
100 per cent in his war production efforts.
“America must awake,’’ Mr. Witherow
warned.
“America industry must remove eve^
vestige of selfish interest.
“America labor must remove its constant
effort for further control and advantage.
“American citizens must sacrifice ti}l it
hurts and not complain at rationing, nor
interference-with normal life.
“Ameria is at war—it is not a debate, or_
bazaar, or pink tea.
“America is in deadly peril.
“Cannot we all say: No more quarrels
—no more suspicions—no more hating—
no more feuds — no more misunderstand
ing , all one body we—off to victory ?
“Let us face the facts. Put first things
first. Remove the menace. Win the war
and then the peace.”
Borrowed Comment
BOOST to MORALE
(Chatham News)
Nothing has ever captured the fancy of
so many people as General MacArthur s
arrival in Australia after a hazardous es
cape through the Japanese lines in the Ba
taan peninsula.
To a nation getting rapidly tired of hear
ing about “strategic retreats” MacArthur’s
announcement that he had been ordered
to prepare an offense was a thrilling emo
tional uplift.
And the general’s knack for making hiSj
public utterances crackle with fighting
forcefulness will rally the United Nations^
as nothing else since the war against Japan
was started on December 7 at Pearl Har
bor.
We must remember, however, that be
fore an attack can be launched. General
MacArthur is going to need tremendous
amounts of' materials, planes, tanks and
guns. And men, too.
Of this we can be sure . . . that Genera^
MacArthur’s* attack will be based on ex
perience. He knows the battlefield as does
no other general. And hf ’ll command the
loyalty and respect of the officers and men
who will fight with him. That means a
lot. ■ ; ,
To the Japanese^ MacArthur’s valiant
stand in the Philippines has been a puzzle.
He has upset their schedule. He has'^caus-
ed them to lose “face.” Already one of
their generals has committed ceremonial
suicide. We wondmr^how more will
follow the.i^e ritual when General Mac
Arthur make good hJg statesement, ‘T lefi
iapi but backv ^