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fAQMWp m w -jcr^ IN POLmCS mad TiHarsdar* at North CaroUna D. J. CABTER and JULIUS C. HUBBARD, Publiiihan SUBSCRIPTION RATES: >Mw', „..|1.60 Ify^ .75 Jwtifehs .60 ^BT State 52.00 per Year at th« poat ottke at North WilkM- M iaeond elaaa matter a Mai^ 4,1179. MONDAY, APRIL S, 1943 Selectees Names Should Be Until this month. The Journal-Patriot had published the name of every man call ed for induction under the Selective Ser vice system. , Of course, many of those called were re jected, but the public knows that the men were called. Now m order has come out that the names of men called for induction cannot be published, but that the names of men accepted and placed into the armed forces can be published. There is a serious objection to this. The public naturally will think that those who are rejected are staying out of the army for some other reason, and those rejected are going to be the subject of much undue criticism. We can see no reason for not publishing the names of men called for induction, but we can name reasons why their names should be published. The Statesville Daily carried the follow ing editorial comment under the title of “Personal Embarassment": “You noted in your paper the other day that a group of draft selectees had left for a South Carolina camp for examination preliminary to induction into the armed forces. Their names were not given for reasons best known to draft officials. “It must be assumed that these reasons are sound and serve a good purpose, but do they outweigh the faults of a procedine that makes the names of tho.se who enter the service available only alter they an.* accepted? “Public intere.st is continually raising the Question "why is so-and-so not in train ing camps along with others of equal age and deferment qualifications?” The an.s- wer in some cases is that they have been tried and found physically wanting. But the public must find this out for itself. Those who fail to pass physical examina tions are not nearly so embarassed for that reason as they are by the arching of the public brows becau.se they are safely at home. Yet that is the sole rea.son Wash ington officials advance for Withholding their names from public publication. “The young man who accepts the draft call and goes willingly to camp for phy.si- cal examination and fails, is just as patrio tic as those who go and are accepted. And 1 they should be given equal credit. It is through no fault of their own that those who fail in the requirements for military duties, don’t make the grade. It becomes more awkward and more impossible for them to explain to all and sundry that thej tried and failed, when new.spapers are not allowed to sefr forth that they had amswer- ed the call. “The slacker or draft-dodger, whatevei methods he employs to that end deserves all the condemnation the public elects to heap upon him, but pointing out thp.se who are really guilty becomes harder under this latest ruling by the selective service offi cials. Loc^ boards, of course are not re sponsible for it.” V Realizing Their Sacrifice Every day somebody is grumbling over some petty inconveniences caused by the war,, while their kinsmen and frienejs fight and die that they might live and enjoy lib erty. In a recent letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Davis, of Wilkesboro, Pfc. Baxter Davis, who is stationed in the Hawaiian Is lands, used part of the space on a V-mail letter to pay a tribute .to Sgt. Bobby Laws, who lost his life in action against the ene my in the South Pacific du^g the latter part of 1942. ,Pfc. Davis wrote as follows: those people ean only realize that boy gave bis life for them. I can imagine some of those smug, p8uedo-patriots.a^l« their petty grievlences becaose of ratt^ ing of ttns, sugar fud coffee—-when Bobby, just getting ready tp enjoy Me, was dying in' some remote, Jap-mfested, stinking hell bole of a jungle—after fight ing so they ipight live. Do they realize that? All the news of strikes in the states make me very sad. I wonder if Bobby, too, wouldn’t have been sad to hear of them while he was dying.” As the war continues, it is only natural to expect that other young men from Wilkes will make the supreme sacrifice for you, for all of us. To do anything less than our best on the home front would be fail ing to carry out our duty. ifdin>AY^ AbmM^iis L_ ttorrtfwed Comnicnt WHO IS A FARMER? Gates County Index Since the increased power of the farm bloc in Congress and the passing of a law deferring farmers in the draft—and rightly so—the question has arisen as to who may be considered as a farmer. To be sure, the selective service boards have set up mini- ruum requirements as to acreage to be tended of various crops, to secure defer ment as a fanner. But 1,000 acres of land and a dozen tractors with all equipment does not make a man a farmer—overnight. The question resolves itself into this: Who can make a contribution to farm pro ductivity by his participation in that indus try? We contend that it takes years of train ing and experience to make a good farmer just as it takes the same in any other type of work. There is a great deal more to farming than renting a piece of land, plow ing it up, fertilizing, planting and harvest ing. LIFE’S BETTER WAY WALTER E. ISENHOUR, Hiddenite, N. C. THE FUTURE PARENTHOOD OF AMERICA Who are to be ne future parents of America? You answer; “The boys and girls of today.” Your an.swer is correct. But what kind of parents will they make? Now this is a more serious question than you may realize. Let us think a little. i.s it not a fact beyond question that a par ent should he .strong phy.sically. mentally. morally and spiritually? You will admit this as a truth, won’t you? To say the least, you admit that parents should be free from all veneral disease, and should not dope nor poison the .system with alco hol and nicotine, because it weakens their offspring. Children born to parents who are physically disabled from these things are oftentimes sickly when they come into the world, mentally weak, and sometimes deformed. Multitudes of them will not bo .strong. Now when we see our young girls be coming slaves to cigarette.s, many of whom drink beer and liquor too. and indulge in other things and form other habits thai are bad, just what kind of mothers will they make? Then when we see our young men enslaved by cigarettes, beer, dope and liquor, many of whom are adultrous, what kind of fathers will they make? Mul titudes of these boys and girls are going to be future parents. Not only that, but when the boys and girls of today are very immoral, what ef fect will it make on their children? When they curse, as multitudes of them do, use profane language, take God’s name in vain, read the poorest class of books and literature they ean get their hands on, at tend the vilest dances they can find, look upon the most adultrous and vilest pic tures they can find in the movies and take special pleasure in such, in the name of common sense and reason, just what kind of parents will they make? Furthermore, this same crowd of young people have lit tle higher aim than the heathen. All they want is to indulge their appetite, gratify their sinful and abnormal passions, spend all their money seeking worldly pleasure, with no interest in the Holy Bible, the church of the living God, the salvation of their precious .souls and the souls of others. Let me ask you again, what kind of parr ents will they make? They are going tp marry, it is true, and children will be born unto them. If this situation is not enough to startle every good man and woman on the American soil I wonder what is. It is enough to wake ‘up every spiritually dead father and mother, preacher, teacher and church, and cause every good citizen to cry unto God for help and against the s ms that are cursing us. Say a big "Amen” and get for God. Sir BXCUBIB OOOD We know was trying to get ^t ol go^S into tbe army and ha he was too yonng. vlold' hl^, that made no dltterstiM,^ that 'they would put him, |b. the latehtry. And then he toM the sergeant that they coaid~ttiks him to war but they' iMike- 'hhitt tight The ' iiwlat said they would send htm where the fight ing Is going on and let him use his own Judgment. And draft board members say that If some men fight the enemy as Imrd as they fought to keep out of the army the war will not last long. And one of our town boys in the army was instmeted to pre pare the colonel’s mount. Fifteen minutes later the colonel was ready to ride and there stood the soldier with the bridle In front of the horse’s face, waiting for the horse to yawn. COLD' IN ICELAND Returned Soldier (telling about Ice’-and): “It’s so cold up there th».t If you set' a bucket of boil ing water outdoors, It freezes so fast that for five minutes after It’s frozen to solid ice it is still warm!” ANY SUGAR “You ain’t got no sugar, is you?’’ “I ain’t aald 1 Is, is I?” ■I ain’t ast you If you la, I aat you if you ain’t. You ain’t. Is you?” WRONG ONES Three absent-minded professors were so absorbed In conversation that they didn’t hear the train come in nor hear the conductor’s ‘‘All Aboard” til the puff of the engine attracted them. Then they all rushed for the train and two scrambled^ oh. The third looked on sheepishly. The agent, standing nearby, of fered consolation. “Too bad. Mis ter. But two out of three made it—that’s pretty good.’’ “Yes,” replied the professor, still looking wistfully after the train, “nut those two came down to see me off." \rmy.To Hdp • Small Plants Washington. — Small maniifac- tiirin.e plants whose re.giiler busi ness has been curtailed by the war will he .given ."ii opportnnitv immediately to obtain army or ders loialing $200.00fl»000. Maj. Oen. ('lifford L. Corbin, directo’' of (iiiartermaster corps procure ment. si.iid today. Displays of 34 needed items will be set up next week at 12 regional offices and at district offices in industrial centers. Col, Robert W. •Johnson, chairman of the Small War Plants corporation, explained at a joint press conference with Coriiin. .lohnson will recommend to Corl in small factories capal)le of producing the assorted items, which include pianos, four-wheel trailers, rubber heels, pistol belts, ski poles, shoes, w-iter buckets, blankets, and overshoes. Representatives of distressed pi cuts, trade , associations, and chamliers of commerce will he in vited lo SWPC meetings, Johnson .said, adding that some need exists to find mnnufacturing plants for merchandise not previously pro duced. India spen. over $30,000,000 on defense projects in the last year. Dr. E. S. Cooper CHIROPRACTOR Office l.ocataii Next Dtoor t* Rcins-Rtardivant. foe. Telephone Office Closed Every Thursday Afternooa FUNERAL SERVICES COMPLETE IM EVERV detail 7v 1 -'rt ,Ror. A., By H. o. OOLYARO, Assfstaat Ooniity Agent The Northwestern Bank imd the Bank of North; Wilkesboro again donated seed tor 4-H boys and girls’ projects. Last;year there were fifty-two hoys grow ing corn In addition to the other projects such as poultry, beef and #4^? «Oves, wdens, op.wi, wnd pile.'" Ohr '4-H‘ prOjehl^^pnoi^tin Bffieir filled hla teg ular appointment at Mt. Pjeawnf ehnrch and delivered a most fo- splrlng meseage takmi from Adte 20. ' His text ^being “nie Sunday Slecqjdr."^ high light of the day was two songs rendered b]( a quartet composed of the follow ing girls; Misses Bobby Jean and Betty Joe Eller, Drncilla Beal and Etta Jean Pierce. Miss fihralyn ifeOee, wbo'^i^ for ten days li| ^tfita^jipinunlty. has doubled in size since last year. 'Theie are elgty-eight boys and girls receiving seed com, which will be planted on one hundred acres this year. Our 4-H club boys have won In the past local and state recogni tion In com growing. At the last state fair first prizes were won on individual and county entries of single ear white corn. Seed for this corn was donated by our lo cal banks. For this yepr’s project, we have purchased six bushels of certified Jarvis yellow seed com from R. L. Alexander of Harmony. Twenty- seven boys will use this seed on thirty acres. Twelve bushels of "■Wilkes 'Vhite” seed will be pur chased from R. D. Nichols of Pur- lear and planted by sixty-one boys and girls on sixty-seven acres. Those receiving seed are as fol lows: Ronda CInb The Stetson Stratoliner Reins-Stoibvaot North Willswaboro, N- C- Come in and try on one of these Hats, ffhre Yonr . . . Name ... Address Hst Size At the end of the numA some inclcy person will receive one free! ‘kks' Mr.^. Johh''Uoigm, the Btant^ jiommuid^ and Mim Lil lian of PufoKF remteone. were nk|rried Mdfch 29th. jRev. Olenn Huffman ^oftlct|l£e;% -^eir many friends wish tor a long and happj^ married life. In the recent Red Cresa War Fund campaign, Lewis Fork to'wn- ship raised the sum of $330.80. Through the efforts of the niem- bers of Champion Home Demon stration Club about half of the $330.80 was collected. The individual volunteer cam paign workers and the amounts ‘Ct’ 118.06 i Mif T. a Mrs, ,'vsma" Nora' The largest'single'opo was. flSO.OOrVhteb wait gtym the Champion PonKrjr ^ TBxm *' which is ownad.and oparatod iv: • Hr. T. O. Mihton. A large nan- ber of eitisens of the Lewis immunity who are emptpyo 'the WllfcesbOtoe, made th^;^ trtbationa throfgb their pfici employment, and ^these contribn* tions were not included in the ,^onnt naenyphed. above. _i- ri, y..- ii.. t. A- motor COj W’lXIAMS, MfT. BEAR _ “ft Seivice by Wood. R. G. Watkins, James Anderson. I Clingnian CInb | Jimmie Burchette, Billy Callo-j way. Jack Pardue, R. D. Mathis. Billy Ray Mathis. I T. H Frame Good TTa**-’ Cars, Trucks s.nd Tractors Ea.'-y Terms Will Pay Cash for Late Model Wrecked Cars and Trucks Comp'ete “odv Rebuilding EHectric and Acetylene Welding Phone 334-J Tom Pardue, Charlie Dlmraette. Joe Mathis. Hassil Key, Jimmie Crater, J. P. Burchette, Russel West, Cieve Pardue, Howard Blockburn. Blake Caudill, Ken neth Jorden, Eugene Adams and Edward West. MUIers Creek Oub Luther Osborne, Rex 'Whitting ton, CHaude Evans, Carl Eller, Charles 'Whittington, F. D. Call, Billy Bumgarner. Paul Parsons, John Eller. Wode Johnson. Harri son Faw, Bernprd Shumate. Wilkesboro Club Ikey Johnson. Vernon Carlton, Jewel Grier. Charlotte Jame.s, Ethel I^eap.son, Jimmie Miller. Benhnm Club Gilbert Wagoner, Folger West. Kolie Carter. Mt. Plea.snnt CTub Ted Hemby. Muriel Goforth, Alfred Parsons. Junior Eller, Hoyle McNeil. Bruce Elledge. Harry Foster. J. D. .Johnson. Jack Welborn, Don Ray Beshears, Charles Beshears, Doyle Black burn, Shelmer Blackburn, R. C. Huffman. .Arvil Huffman, and J. C. Nichols. Ferjnisoii tlul) .Iiiiiior Edminston. Miill)eiTy Club f!. li. Adi I ms. Don Kill)y, Ratpli Wyatt. Guy lli'yes, ICemieth Shu- male. Trapblll Club Bryce Brown. Wesley Joines. Alvin Clay .Toinos, Jesse Hutolii- son. Boyce I.yoii. •Austin Club Junior W.agoner, Aaron Speaks. Gaston Billings. Bill Crahb. Roaring River flub Bill Sparks, Kenneth Miner. Russel Ed words. Clyde Carpenter. Billy Ray Cothren, Alan Scrog.gs. Mountain Vinv Club Dewitt Rhodes, J. G. Mayber ry. Cecil Porter^ Buddy Rhodes. Herbert Gambill. Charles Ashlin Clyde Cowles. Vop Caudill,- Bob- Wanted! Hickory and Poplar Blocks! Hickory Cut In Multiples of 30 Inches No. 1 $40; No. 2 $30; No. 3 $10 POPLAR CUT 78 INCHES 14 to 18 Inches $55; Above 18 hches $60 Delivered Our Plant Hickory Fibre Co. Saw Mills, N. C. “POOL” COOKING Group riding is a familiar conser vation practice these days and group cooking — the planning of meals so that one operation serves several purposes—operates on the same important principle. Save fuel and food by careful planning of oven meals, proper use of the thrift cooker, and other economy practices made possible by your elficient gas or electric range. 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