NORI ^ffiPBNDBNT m POUTICS nya uid Thursdays at North Carolina «iier, %■ D. Jv^CA^^ and JULIUS C. HUBBARD * Pnbluliers \ SlJfcSCRIPTION RATES: One Year - $1.60 ■ Six Months »76 Four Months — .50 Out of the State $2.00 per Year Entered at the post office at North Wilkes- boro. North Carolina, as second class matter under Act of March 4, 1879. THURSDAY, AUG. 13, 1942 Buy Bonds Or Wear ’Em The war bond quota for this county for 'August has recently been announced, and we are confident our citizens are going "-n buy their share, even though some of them may have made sacrifices to do so. The government is asking each income earner to set aside at least 10 percent of his or her savings for the purchase of war bonds and stamps, the soundest investment in the whole world. Some of our citizens can invest this much and a great deal more without pinch ing their pocketbooks. For others it may mean some sacrifices, such as doing with out luxuries and things that are really classified as non-essentials. Most of the large firms and corporations of our State are doing their part. Only four of the corporations employing 500 or more persons do not have a payroll plan. Un der this plan the employes vote to have 10 percent of their wages deducted each pay day for the purchase,of war bonds. More than 1500 of the State’s firms and corpora tions now have this plan in operation, and in practically every case at least 90 per cent of the employes are participating. North Carolina was in the forefront of Southern states in bond sales for May, ex ceeding its quota by 40 percent, and was well up among the leaders in sales for June and July. The August quota calls for $9,750,000. ‘•Dollars thus lent the government through the ])urchase of bonds are used directly to buy guns, tanks, airplanes, ships for our armed forces. And at the same time, tn the extent they are not spent for cars, radios., sodas, and the like, they re lease labor and materials for war uses. “These bond-invested dollars do not compete with other dollars for our limited supply of clothes, food, and other neces sities and thereby raise prices and cause inflation. ‘‘Moreover, they remain available to the. lender at any time and will return to him, increased by generou.s interest payments. After the war things now scarce will be plentiful. Purchases then will help post war recovery as much as purchases no^^ of non-essentials can hurt our war effort.” In the final analysis it is up to each one of us to invest as much as possible in these bonds. We can take our choice— we must buy them or wear them. m, .. , . ing, for nomic aRClbclRl security;,.^' “SIXTH, After the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, they hope to see lished a peace which will alford to all na tions the means of dwelling fail safe^ with in their own boundaipes, and which will af ford assurance that all the men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want; “SEVENTH, Such a peace should enable all men to traverse the high seas and oceans without hindrance; “EIGHTH, They believe that all of the nations of the world, for realistic as well as spiritual reasons must come to the aban donment of the use of force. Since no fu ture peace can be maintained if land, sea or air amraments continue to be employed by nations which threaten, or may threat en, aggression outside of their frontiers, they believe, pending the establishment of a wider and permanent system of general, security, that the disarmament of such na tions is essential. They will likewise aid and encourage all other practicable meas ures which will lighten for peace-loving the crushing burden of arma- [Schediil«i Seryices TkJ Allgocdfbf Yf^klnvIHerweiyon^ is cordiidhr to ■ ici M tollinr*:-; Tn^niiif claasM a. Mr. Paul Vernon Nolan and ducted l»y Rot. Albert Welloii^ roommate,, Mr. Carl Worley, who jj q Bumgamer, and Mist are In school at the University of poiis 'Tnlburt, ^ ' peoples ments.” “I Am An American” Maybe you have read it before. If so, you will enjoy reading it again. If you have not read it, then you should. “We quote the following article undei the title “I Am An American”, which ap peared in a recent issue of The Reidsville Review; I AM AN AMERICAN I am an American. All that I am, all that I ever hope to be, all that I can ever become, I owe to Amer- it;a—its struggles in my behalf, its teach ings, its counsel, its origin, its prophecies, and its destiny. I am an American, but not because ot race, creed,, social position, ancestry, not because my grandfather had a million dol lars in his own right, not because my fath er is a United States senator. I am an American because I was poured into the American mold. T am an American becau.se in my blood there is a strain from every race and clime and people, and my forebears lived under eve y form of government known to the world. They came to these shores to try an ex periment, taking the best that other gov ernments had to offer and forming the American mol(i. My life, my education, my opportunity h-ive been made possible because of pra.v- er.s of Pilgrim Father-s and sturdy patriots. Revolutionary heroes lifted to the breeze a beautiful flag, chaste in design, symbolic of A desire for peace and dedicated to the blessing of liberty, justice and religion. The standard dT living that I have en joyed is the highest and most reasonable to be found in the world, guaranteed and sustained by the representative form of gcvernment. I am an American. Plymouth Rock, Valley Forge and Get tysburg are the true shrines, the Meccas of ^ my freedom. I Washington dreVliis sword in my be half. Anniversary Of Atlantic Charter A document which will go down in his- tor>' IS the Atlantic Charter, which wa.s formulated and signed one year ago today by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, of the United States, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, of the British Empire, while in meeting on a warship on the Atlantic. Ju.st in case you missed its text in news papers following that event, or to refresh your memory of what that document con tained, we are reproducing its eight points as follows: “FIRST, Their countries seek no aggran dizement, territorial or other; “SECOND, They desire to see no territo rial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the people con cerned; “THIRD, They respect the right of all people to choose the fonn of government under which they will live; and they wish to see sovereign 'rights aind self-govern ment restored to those who have been for cibly deprived of them; “FOURTH They will endeavor, with due respect for their existing obligations, to further' the enjoyment by all States, irreat or small, victor or vanquished, of ac cess on equal terms, to the trade and raw materials of the world which are needed for their economic prosperity. “FIFTH, They desire to bring about the Webster’s eloquence pleaded for my liberty. Lincoln shed his blood for me. Millions of soldiers, sailors, civilians have toiled that I might have the best chance possible, the broadest basis of good will and material possibilities. They have taught me to bear and for bear, to cherish and fight for these blood- bought heritages, to proclaim and preserve the right to make my own laws, elect my own public officials, worship God accord ing to the dictates of my own conscience, and maintain the sacred prerogatives of a free speech, free pulpit, and the right of public assemblage. The guns that have thundered on the high seas arid on a hundred battlefields in ,my nation’s history are echoes of glory, but they are also a noble challenge. I am an ^American. I am proud of that fact. I am willing to answer the call, to meet the test, to carry on untiringly that Ameri^ ca’s institutions may be saved. There’s nothing wrong with Congress that a vacation and the first week m No. vember can’t cure. — Montgomery Adver tiser. “Walter Lippman thinks the Germans may be getting tips on Allied war plans from the second front publicity. If so, they have it; all over the average American citi- 2en.”—Winston-Salem Journal. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C., visited Mr. Nolan’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Nolan Ihst week-end. Mr. Gene Bumgparner ot .Millers Creek, 'visited hla grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.' Triplett, last week. Miss Iris Hamhy, who has spent the past ten days visiting her parents, Mr. and- Mrs. R. 'W. Himby, has returned to 'Win ston-Salem whert! she has a posi tion. ,M1s8 Evelyn McGee, of Pulas ki^ Va., visited friends and rela tives in thig. community last week. Mr. and M.'s. Ernest Walsh were guests of .Mr. and Mrs. Edd Hall Sunday. Miss Esther Lee Barnette was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McGee Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Nolan and little daughter, Mary, are leaving for Marshall, N. C., where Mr. and Mrsr Nolan have accepted positions. We regret to lose this fine family from our community and they will be greatly missed, especially In church and Sunday School. . Mr. P. 0. Church was a pleas ant visitor In the home of Mr. N. A. Hall Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Colin Foster and children, John, James and Nancy Lee, viiiited Mr. and Mi^. J. R. Foster Sunday. Miss Ruth Barnette, Mrs. James Higgins and Mr. J. C. Hig gins, of North Wilkesboro, were guests of Mrs. W. E. Barnette Sunday. V INCOME Cash income from American farm marketings totaled $1,059,- 000,000 in June as compared with $993,000,000 in May and $77.3,- 000,000 in June of 1941,, reports the 17. S. Department of Agri culture. RUBBER To conserve more jubber the ■WPB has provided more stringent specifications which limit the am ount of rubber available for a long list ot civilian products. There will be three eoursm:- One for those above 15. on “Ex ploring the Bible; another for -Il ls on some appropriate subject and one for those below n. ^ These studies will toe relieved by some appropriate recreation. Regular church services will follow at about 10:30'; then church services at 8 p. m. This program will be followed through the week. All the children of the community are iflvited to come and take a part. Beginning August 23, we ex pect to continue the same pro gram at Friendship church. Bil lie and Albert, as we are accus tomed to call them, worked to gether here in all kinds of church work as boys together. They will also do most of the preaching for these services. . Come and join us in these ac tivities. J. L. A.'BUMGARNER, Pastor. 'V u.m:- LOSSES Tapeworms and typhoid are causing farmers of Pasquotank county to lose chickdns in consid erable numbers^ reports Fleet D. | Allen, assistant farm agent of the N. C. State College Extension service. McNeil Motor Company Pontiac Sales and Service • General Automobile Repair Work On All Makes and Models • Body and Fender Work • Electric Welding — Painting Phone 39-F-31 Highway No. 421 M. B. McNeil, Manaprer —for your command! 4^ -4A fttpof ngunr A seldom .used outlet, but when you want it— HOW you want it! That’* the reason REDDY KILOWATT is truly your most patient friend. You may need him at any hour of the day or night; and by the miracle of today’s highly organized electrical industry, you can always depend on instant, efScIent response. REDDY KILOWATT observes no hours. He is always on the spot with plenty of energy to help you in your home-duties . . . and tc give you more time to devote to your war-time activities. HOURS POWER COMPANY NINTH STREET i Monday, September 7th If you pay your tax NOW, you 'wrill save COST OF SALE, AND ALSO HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT YOUR TAX PROBLEM FOR 1941 AS FAR AS YOUR COUNTY TAX IS CON CERNED, IS PAID IN FULL. If you have overlooked payment of your 1941 Tax (Real, Personal, or Poll) come in at once. WeTl be glad to give you your receipt ^ow- ing payment in full. C. T. Doughton, Sheriff and Tax Collector For Wilkes County . ^

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