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Ylnon^yg '»t * NbrA Cwolinat ;f mi ruiiUS p. HUBBARP V-‘ • lilin lin^rv. 'V SUBSCRimON RATES: -Year I^ Sbc Hanths Months Oat of tile State .... S1.50 75 - .60 .. S2.00 per Year post boro. North Csrolin*, ss second-clsss nuitter under Act of Ifuch 4, 1879. MONDAY. JUNE 28, 1943 Softball For Boys There are few, if any, projects which have more possibilities for civic better ment than the proposed organization for softball among the boys of the Wilkes- boros. , Many, of course, will say that boys should be at work n6w and that they do not have time to play ball. But we point out that boys will be boys and that no matter how urgent the duties may be, they will not work all the time. They must have recreation. Shall we not provide recreation for them, let them loaf in gangs and get into mischief which leads to crime, or shall w« as citizens provide the proper kind of rec reation, the kind which builds character. That is the question; the men of the va rious churches who are to supervise soft- ball play among boys are to be congratu lated for answering the question proper ly. We are glad that they have attached no strings to the rules of eligibility. Any boys may play, regardless of their status in churches or Sunday schools. Christ said “go ye out into the high ways and hedges”. The Master did not say just to do something for those already in the church. __V- Unanimity of Purpose At s meeting of the Society of Automo tive Engineers in Detroit, Rear Admiral Ralph E. Davison of the Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics painted a picture of the American indu.str>' which is doing the war job that is so bewildering to the Axis. He described the production of the Navy’s Wildcat fighters and Avenger tor pedo bombers, which contained 40,000 parts, each of which had to meet rigid standards of weight and quality. Yet in spite of the fact that they were made in different plants, the planes were exact duplicates, with all parts interchangeable. Admiral Davison praised the automotive industrys willingness- to transform its op erations to large-scale manufacturing of planes, to apply new methods, and to ex change technical data. It is this unanimity of purpose which has made staggering amounts of large scale production possible. Like the battlefront, the engineering and production-front has changed from a defensive to an offensive position. As President Mac Short of the Society said at the meeting, industry “lost the bat tle of words on the conversion to war pro duction. It is winning on the basis of ac tion. Schedules are being met or exceed ed, and we are settling the question of whose equipment is best.” Wanted—Freedom to Make Job Calling attention to the concern of our fighting men for the conditions that will, confront them when they return from the iWars, a prominent industralist recently made this statement: "It is already obvious,” he said, “that when peace comes the nation will have more trained workers than ever before. This necessarily mean that the home-coming soldiers will oust millions of willing workers. • If industry is permitted to grow and expand in the American way, and to attempt to make and to distribute and sell'all the things that the people will want, there will 'be work not only for the peoplf who are presently employed but ulyi ftr the men who will be coming ,4. luggage_will be made in and will be drastically de^. ,tii« In wery name ^aa be^fore^j^ our - ^ " ]^ekinark>fe:are, n to Aj^ferica’s wartime economy. T^e ptiy- ing and 8e1ling,,nf foosdtuffs and nper rfc tioned goods for higher,than ceUmgpnces, and the securing of these‘products through illegal means, all are part of thls^ vicious game. - - r. ^ Elvery storekeeper yybo sells his goods without demanding ration points, who sells "special” things which he could not him self buy, through regular channels, is pa tronizing the blackmarket, and putting the customers who'buys from him in the same class. It is the duty, of every patriotic Ameri can with friends and relatives at the fronts, to stamp out blackmarkets by re fusing to patronize them directly or indi rectly. Blackmarkets are the manifesta tion of individual selfishness, and refusal to make necessary sacrifices. , . If the armed forces can do without com forts, if industry can work night and day, the rest of us can do with a little less now,- so everyone will have more later. _V ^ The Doctor Goes Aloft— A few years ago the dreams of men who proposed four-hundred-mile-an-hour com bat planes which functioned efficiently at 40,000 feet, would have been scoffed at as impossible. Even if the planes were de vised capable of such performance, what' of the human element? It was thought no person could stand the strain. No person could, then. But medical science manag ed to keep abreast of aircraft develop ment. Planes and men fight today in the stratosphere'at earsplitting speeds. They fight at altitudes where the air is so rare exposure means death in a matter of sec onds. It was recently pointed out in Hygeia that, “An airman—this applies to men on the ground staff as-much as to flying crews—who is obviously suffering from strain finds in the medical officer a per sonal friend anxious to assist him in every respect. The doctor usually knows jnost of the flying men of his squadron by name. By studying their records, documents and flying log.s, he can always keep himself in formed of their progress.” It is no idle assertion that modern air- power is depending upon modern medi cine. V '■tf . be edncfttal' to (jj^e W meftiBy m |W ch&dren' JBwy w*oo!-aie -would; & 1;;- tbii ft ft pohited ewt by Jemes 8^KmpeiF,’qMl!«^ nationally known leader preeideut Citmbeinnnb Uh- CbtMialty dbmpany. - .’n' PROMOTIKO THmOS— Onejot.ow ovet-capacity read^ prs has suggested.that this oOl- umn have a:-policy, that tit wy what (if einything)’ its author thinks;' He said farther that we idiould get things done. 'i'Vi Come to think of it, maybe we baxe been wasting time and spaha: Hereafter we shall advocate cer tain things and when we see them pan out we'll pat ourselves on the back until we raise blist- trs, or something. We’re going to start off with Bometblng easy. Let is be understood that this column is going on record for the run rising each morning and set ting each evening. We’re dedicat ing our effbrts to that program, and if it pans out that way we’ll do some of the greatest pointing with pride to our achieven^ents that you ever saw. LIFE’S BEHER WAY WALTER E. ISENHOUR, Hiddenite, N. C. INFLUENCE OF TME SUNDAY SCHOOL While thinking back acros.s the years C)f battles fought and victories won, There’s no regret nor bitter tears For all the good that we have done; But much of right and good we learned That’s helped us keep the Golden Rule, And truth for which we sought and yearned. We found it in the Sunday school. Our godly teacher taught us right. And prayed that we might nobly live, And truly walk in Bible light. And of our best to others give; Therefore the deep impressions made Upon our minds in youthful days Have in our hearts and spirits stayed And kept us from the evil ways. The Bible stories of the great. The good, the noble and the brave, Have helped us love the truth, and hate The ways of evil that enslave; And thus we found life’s better way Revealed to us in Sunday schodtf^*- And so we thank our God today We shunned the pathway of the fool. We recommend the Sunday school To every age and every class, Who want to find a way and rule By which to climb above the mass Of those who walk the paths of sin And desecrate God’s holy day. Who have no aim by which to win. But seem content, though down, to stay. What Sunday school, in years gone by, Has done to save frbiri sin and crime, % Will do today for thoia^ who try, " If they desire a life sublime. And want to re^ach the glory land. With life eternal for the soul. Where they may join the heavenly band And sing and shout while ages roll, ■* And we are also going on rec ord here now for a change in the weather along about September, and if we get it, we’ll do some more pointing with prida to the results of our efforts. And we are in favor of driving the axis troops out of Africa. It doesn’t matter to us that what we now favor was accomplished several weeks ago, we’re still “fer it.” Don’t forget what we are stand ing for and advocating, and don’t forget to give us credit when what we stand for happens. If you got anything you want accomplished, just call around and get the unqualified and un- panaileled support of Abnormal Absurdities. SO SORRY— Ruth rode on my motor-bike. Directly back of me; I hit a bump at sixty-five, ’ .4nd rode on ruthlessly (T1-. NK’HOIiS WRITKS— Just had a letter from Cpl. W. Arthur Ni^ols, who _is resting up from theTofomoSs'^ampaign at some undisclosed South Pacific base. In the letter he enclosed two pieces of Jap money, minus of ex planation of where he got it, but we have a pretty good idea that its former owner lies in Guadal canal. One piece of the Jap paper money was printed in Japanese and the other was a one shilling note printed in English by the Japanese government, which was probably intended to be used as Jap invasion money for cheating natives. He also enclosed a pic ture of himself with the remark that the whole collection could be used to decorate place of conven ience, whatever that means. Cpl. Nichols said Cpl. Maurice Marlow, Pfc. Max Kilby, Cpl. Clarence Call, who was wounded and recovered, Pfc. Bruce Cocker- ham and Cpl. Vester Dancy from Wilkes aie among his associates on the other side of the world. He also said tell his friends who had written him that he would write soon as possible. i Cpl. Nichols said he and the other Wilkes boys are having a grand time, whatever that means. V Questions - Answers QUESTION—When should I cut my alfalfa hay? ANSWER—Experiments show that alfalfa hay cut in the early bloom stage produced 23 percent more pounds of field cured hay per acre than when cut at the full bloom stage. The early bloom hay yielded 1,427 pounds of crude protein per acre as compared with 977 pounds at the full bloom stage. A large percentage of the hay in North Carolina is cut at too little a stage of growth to make the best ha>. BUY MORE WAR BONDS WILLIAMS MOTOR CO. T. H. WILLIAMS. Mgr. ^ • BEAR • Frame Service "The cloM of school each year 18^^ chttdren to .spend more air^at play. Increasing their x- Hosare to motor' vAlcle dents^’, Mr. Kem|>er pointei) ottt “Daring 1942 approximately 8160 children were kiU^ in aatomobfle oechimita, and this year dang$& Will multiplied by^a natober ^of factors brought on by war condi-^ tions. ' “The increasing number mothers engaging in war wpyk adds to the seriousness of the ^t- uation. Many more children Art ‘‘on their own” during a larto part of their waking hours as a re sult of both parents working. If is estimated that women are beiil|r GOOD USED CARS. TRUCKS AND TRACTORS ' Ea^ Tenns • Complete Body Rebuilding Will Pay Cash for Late MoW - Wrw^ Cars w>d Tracks . Blecrtic and added to employment rolls at firt .c rate of 400,000 to 800,000 month ly and that by the end of ISjljr there will be 60 per cent more; women employed than during summer of 1941. Many of th^ new workers are mothers whose, absence from home gives chUdrrt more freedom —. less supervisioiD and they are consequently more exposed to the hazard of motor vehicle accidents”. Mr. Kemper pointed out that strict parental supervision is now highly important in child safety, as indicated by the fact that the percentage of reduction in fatal accidents involving children up to five years of age was only 11 per cent in 1942 jts compared with an oyer-all reduction of 30 per cent. Nursery schools to care for chil dren while mothers are at work ar^" being organized by Civilian Defense Councils and other groups as rapidly as trained personnel can be made available. As yet, however, there are not enough of these schools to take care of cur rent needs. Increases in the national birth rate in recent years have added a great many small children to our population. It is this group which is most susceptible to automobile accidents. This summer many of them will be old enough to play in the yard and on the sidewalk in vitingly near the street. These small children cannot be expected to assume all the responsibility, and the increased number of them puts additional responsibility for safe driving squarely on the shoulders of the driver. ■‘Keep in mind”, Mr. Kemper said, ‘’that a parked car may have a child behind it. A rubber ball does not cross the street only at intersections, and a child will fol low it wherever it goes. A child killed as a result of your careless ness will cause you a life time of regret. As you drive along the street, particularly in residential sections, be alert and careful— Just as careful as you would be if you knew that your own young ster were playing near the side walk or in the street ahead”. V ■i 4(j af lealthe'; Waahlngt^,’ fani Treat ary baa i4; oa.th» riioa.rt karta 'e»&iM«rat: tkgrm Pof rita aew tax bill. oKhooglt fiaA 'tn Iah.' rapwtfflw^lila taif had 4 i or' CMomnMida«^'£ tor 'Saoivtary. !iit kekSiowlt-" ‘ ■' tfdtad KiMt tlwflro ^ rtrwieeriiho 'klni la to OoBgreia'- ersotlag'a tMJf, hflOlvth^at wo«Id>-ylbM tlie htck^ rtiQ, -*1^' la' tho tiacal'rrt*^ * : The awrotaigr ' aaW he^ a^rtd wltb cotfgreMiopal MajLlndot that ao new.taxM dhooM.'l?# lavliajLiA, 1948 and stateuenta that. anyTevlw: ntfch, hftifBWooii-^" fiwuuSa tlrt coat of t!|0 war waF’-rt'atM runidng abOQl WMiW.OOd, avyoar aflSf re aatlmated to bring in abont IS 960,000,009, ^ that would* JorOO i.t2,000,000.006 to be railed by edditional ..taxee, be mid. wriifE WYiilow rt'NRLOMB +4 _l_5^ 841.0a Rim |Ft. Mwe 1^ - Etelrt«red At Ra^roitd — Will Pay CaA • GET OUR PRICES ON OAK AND POPLAR • ’Phone or Write . . . Pa^^^jiiacohson Hotel Smithey^iWilkeaboro, N. C. rt'’ OfeTMtiachbeeade^lM PKribah wodd4»»oe» derigaer gnated ihia tmooilk-JjIiiag aaeml Press the magic bmioa ^ Bfcfriiai* Kepeuiog Ptaol wtm year dnanb“tad cUdd It feeds 0tw poiau like a mac^ g«« •nwEversliatpPen-widi ki «Magic Feed” ends pen messto^ —.twcTCon dooding—eiw sbo^ 12,000 femt altitudes! Writes deaner-ilrt***^"****’*'* British railways are consuming j 13 per cent more coal than before, the war; Garter-Hubbard Publishing Co. Ninth Street Telephone 7Q Duke Power Emiiloyees Are On Their Toes To Serve You And Their Nation! They have to be—their task is to con tinue inciispensable services to regular civilian customers whdie at the same time t ” V.- \ extending efficient electric, gas, and transportation services to war plants and war workers. They have to do this with an additional handicap—a handicap they are proud to have—that of having 740 of the’r fellow wbrl4rs In uniform. . ^. ' ■ 'X t' ’ ;sc,, .
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