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North Wak^iboro, NorBi Car€&» •
D. J. CABTKR and JUUEUS C. HUBBABD
, ,1;^'’ Pnbliahen
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year ...$1.60
Six Months — *76
Four Months — 50-
Out of the State .... $2.00 p^ Year
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MONDAY, FEB. 21st, 1944
Practicalities Vs. Dreams
With visionaries and theorists uttering
postwar proclamations from ivory towers,
it is good that a man with feet planted in
mid-America stands up to answer dream
ers with some grass-roots good sense.
Better yet that'he is a practical man
with a proved record of accomplishments
—and a “small” businessman honored with
the presidency of the National Association
of Manufacturers, representing most of
the nation’s great employers.
Speaking to citizens in hiahome in Rock
ford, 111., to honor him both as a local man
ufacturer and a new national figure, Rob
ert M. Gaylord voiced disagreement with
those who talk of a postwar Utopia in
which all men will be free, comfortably
clad, well fed, dwelling in peace—all with
out having to work or save.
“Human nature in postwar will be that
of yesterday and of today,” Mr. Gaylord
said. “Fundamentals svill will be funda
mentals.
“We shall be free only if we continue to
insist on freedom and fight for it. We
shall have adequate homes, clothing, and
food, only if we want them badly enough
to work—and work hard—for them.
- urhi'xorerSncfe. Vigil
ance to expand our freedom. Work to pro
duce more goods for more people. Thrift to
provide the tools we need—and tolerance
that we may all work together.
“Our civil and economic freedoms can
grow greater, our country stronger, our
people more comfortable”.
Dreaming will never bring it about!
V
Schools and Literacy
The number of men being turned down
for the armed forces as being below litera
cy standards is not only an indictment of
the educational system in North Carolina,
which has been overly praised, but is more
an indictment against all public spirited
citizens.
It is not conceivable that so many young
men could have attended school through
the compulsory school age and still be il
literates. Fact of the matter is, they did
not attend school with any regularity.
On the subject of Compulsory School
Attendance the Winston-Salem Journal
editor made the following editorial com
ment:
“The records of the North Carolina
school system show an average daily ab
sence of 66,439 pupils for the 1942-43 term.
That is a very high average daily absence
record.
“Illness and inclement weather account
ed for many of the absences, it safely may
be assumed. But many of the absences
were undoubtedly due to other causes, in
cluding the distaste for school on the pari:
of not a few pupils and parental indiffer
ences in other cases. An economic angle
also played a part in a number of instan
ces, no doubt, some children in-the very
low income brackets lacking the necessary
ciethln^ for school attendance in bad
weather.
“Casefl of the latter type, however, were
probably relatively few In number. Host
unexcused or inexcusable absences were
likely due to parental ignorance and in
difference, bad home influence, lack of
would work ^ond«n| but many of ^
■ roup I
the^areatal offeudera bel^to that group
which is not eaHIy reached by th® pr^ or^
other media of public formation and edu-
cation. ^ ^ .
f'Thls suggests that more intensive ei-
fo^ oh the part of social welfare depart
ments And'agencies aside from toe schools
themselves are essential in many ,coimti«-
In some counties truancy and la^morce-
ment officers hav^ waged a firm Mid con
sistent campaign against violators of toe
school attendance law with good resylts.
Until the degree of parental co-operetion
necessary to a satisfactory functioning of
toe attendance system on an almpst en
tirely voluntary basis—a long-range objec
tive at most—is assured, heavy relianre
must undoubtedly be placed upon (»un^
welfare and law-enforcement officers m
toe stricter enforcemcpt of compulsory
school attendance laws”.
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NICHOIii
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Wayne, bora ?, l|4t.
Red Cross Thoughts
The Red Cross War Fund drive will not
officially open until Mareh 1, but it is
time to be thinking about it.
Rev. A. C. Waggoner, Wilkes chapter
chairman. Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr.,
War Fund chairman, and the divisional
heads of the organization to r^jse Wilkes’
part in the War Fund have worked out an
organization which will contact the people
of the county.
To raise $18,200 in Wilkes county means
that all the people must participate. It will
not be a job to “let George do”. The job
is too big for “George”.
One trouble with Red Cross campaigns
is that not enough people have participat
ed. The people of Wilkes can easily give
$18,200, provided that all the people who
are financially able will give. '
Make up your mind now to give liberal
ly during the coming campaign.
KAHmuHo obaiifBirau.,
Oae army corpoml that
wlMt be plaiw to do after fhe imr
to to train three attack 4o«8 and
turn them loooe on dtetobeni ot
hto diatt board. >.. ftd Iftitle fel
low who waa belnx tootnrMi hf Ui
father on the prindlpto >f bdiiiy
good so that be WMkl get to go
to heaven said he Adi^t nest to
go to heaven. He wonted to go
wkh hto father end mofSer. .
Some girls like to 4»' SCEEMl kit
tons but after iKSfafe yoOM POss
they dldp’t Uke to be caAod old
cats. . . . The old toASlf s(dd tee
had an awful ntgAtotore.
Gable was ehaattg i«r sMd MVer
did catch her. ... A nmi efti a
nervous wile M » ONe wiire
earthquakes were frequent sent
his wife to the home of hto cousin.
After a week hto coosln wired,
"Am returning your wife, send
earthquake".
Borrowegl Coounaibt
1
WORTH THE PAINS
‘ (Winston-Salem Journal)
Representative Knutson, of Minnesota,
waniiQg diri, ‘says fife
'tfieans committee is going to devote the
rest of its tax time this session to a simpli
fication of the income return.
What with Phil Murray, who to our way
of thinking is by way of becoming an over
eater of strong meat, warning the Presi
dent that he has no alternative but to veto,
we wouldn’t presume to take that matter
out of such portion of the laps of the gods
as it is not occupied with Henry Wallace’s
fortunes; but we do most devoutly hope
that Hon. Knutson is correct in his fore
cast of the ways and means committee’s
intentions.
OVERLOADED—
A girl entertained a soldier boy
friend at her home and the next
morning her father asked who
broke the chair, “it just collapsed
all of a sudden," the girl replied,
bnt neither one of us were hurt".
GOULD HATH SAVED ALL—
The farmer and hto daughter
went to market with butter and
eggs' and after selling out were
returning home when they were
attacked by bandits. The father
wept as he saw his horse and
wagon disappear.
“Don't cry”, said the daughter,
"they didn't get our money. I put
It in my mouth”.
“What a clever girl you are’
the farmer exclaimed. “Just like
your mother. I wish she’s been
here; we might have saved the
horse and wagon”.
tgyiDr.U D.
aeBt Stat
te,'State ODltofS.
l^tioB vckilBeiui
_Bnaiig ji i ,
of iMl^lttrate ijml
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BUT IK)RS mAM
ten. Raymoik r«>rgnaon; to fa
Bopttte Boopt
the Bopttob Boopitel is imaton-
Salem, andergdi^ treotmeat pro-
paratofy to Hu optNrttea. Al
though Mrs. Tbrgaoon tt erlbibal^
ly 111 we hope Ao tear recover aad
soop he book heme with her hns''
hand and chUdren.
Miss Ruby PwMin Vtoited iUtoa
Velma Snmfiierlin Sanday.
Hiss BXontoe BUer vMted Mtejl
Daphine McKeil over the we^;
end. ’ ’^5
Mr. and Mrs.' Roseoe Benton
and little soiS, lent, visited Mr,
Benton’s mother, bin. B. B. Ben
ton of PaisonvUle. Mrs.'Benton
is the former Miss Ooynell BUto.
Mr. and MiW. Sam Bller and
ohildnn, of North Wllkeeboro
route one, visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A L. HUla Sunday.
The basketball teams of Mt.
Pleasant high school went to
Ronda Friday, Fob. 11th, and
ptoyed some very Intereatlng
games with the Ronda teems. Ihe
Mt. Pleasant hoys won over the
Ronda boys and Mt. Pleasant girls
lost to the Ronda girls. It was a
splendid game and all enjoyed It
extremely well. We are very
proud of our teams, iboth boys
and girls, and they play nice
clean games.
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ffm "si «teF''si*i>u-sMsna Mskte
[ stetoWisktie w-*W*r«rtom
CioiM^idUbard PeUubb« Co.
Nordi Wilkesboro, N. C.
BAHAMIANS
The WFA has announced that
abont 1,300 additional workers
from the Bahama Islands will be
brought in for agricultural work
this year.
MORE OP THE SAMIS—
The doctor had told a woman
patient that she ne^ed a- atl”'-’ ’
lant:_uiad (temms her husband of
her visit to the doctor)—^He asked
to see my tongue and then said 1
needed i sthnntont;. - -
Husband — Good heavens, I do
hope he didn’t give you a stimu
lant- for that, dear.
FARSIGHTEDNESS—
Jones was waiting for a bus
when a stranger approached and
asked the time. Jones ignored
him. The stranger repeated the
request. JonCs continued to ig
nore him. When the stranger
finally walked away another pas
senger said curiously:
Passenger—^That was a perfect
ly reasonable question. Why didn’t
you tell him what time it was?
Jones—Why? Listen. I’m
,, TN _ , „ , , j V standing here minding my own
If Farmer Bob Doug'hton and his com-^ businees, and this guy wants to
mittee associates worked on nothing else
for a full twelve months their pains would
be justified if they brought forth an income
tax return which any honest citizen of
average intelligence couid fill out single-
handed.
And why not? Why shouldn’t paying
one’s part of the cost of war be made as
direct as letting one’s wife go through
one’s pockets?
It’s trying to pay with what he hasn’t
got and doubts if he ever had that so con
fuses the taxpayers.
9 LIFE’S BETTER WAY €
WALm E. BINHOUR
NMriMiHe, N. G.
know what time it is. So maybe
I tell him whjat time it Is. Then
what? We get to talking and this
guy says: "How about a drink?”
So we have a drink. Then we have
some more drinks. So after a
while I say: “How about coming
up to my house for a bite to eat?”
So we go up to my house and we
are eating ham and cheese in the
kitchen when my daughter comes
in, and my daughter Is a very
good looking girl. So she falls
for this guy and he falls for her.
Then they get married, and any
guy that can’t afford a watch 1
don’t want in my family”.
V.
GRATITUDE
Whate’er the kindness may have been
Which you have shown to me.
That’s helped me on in life to win
Some blessed victory;
Or helped me bless another’s heart
And bring him sunny days,
I want to thank you for your part
And add a word of praise.
Advisory Council
In Meetinsr Here
Advisory council of the North
Wilkesboro branch of the United
States Emiployment Service and
the North Carolina Oompensation
Commission met at the local of
fice Tuesday night with six mem
bers present.
Frank Whlite, flbld representa
tive of the UOC, and C. C. Bur-
chjam, claim deputy, explained the
part the UCC is playing in the
war effort. Mrs. Kathryn Lott,
manager of the local office, gave a
review of achievements in placing
war workers from this area.
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BiuilersaiillleanHe
Top prices For
Top Quality
Joe Darihigton
POULTRY COMPANY
Forester Ave. North Wilkesboro,N.C.
;WtH CAROt.NA
Perhaps you’ve prayed that I might live
And be a burning light.
And of my beat to othere give
And help them do the right;
And maybe with your money, too,
You’ve helped me through toe years'
ambition in, parent apd child, and failure To be a useful man and tra^
m.
of the child’s family to realize the impor
tance of education in developing the char-
acteVi capacifies'and life interests of the
child.,, ;
Ob^onsly, ^ctef enforcement of the
eomp’ulsoiy schWl law is called for. But
how much greater hardens of responsibili
ty in this connection can be placed upon al
ready overworked teachers is a moot quee-
Uoa. Greater co-operation on the part of
Seedlini^s Aviu^able
l^or Tree Planters
J. B. Sntpes, county okeht,
stated today that he dte obtain
tree saedHim of-o|moi^ wiy de-
shM speetoi for If to' fS |p4r
&otfithd. Mmerii intereotad to
Today, North Carolina’s doctors and
nurses by the hundreds are serving with
our Army and Navy from Alaska to
Iran, from Australia to Italy— bringing
back to health the men who are helping
win Victory for the United Nations. But
on the home front, other thousands of
doctors and nurses are fighting doubly
hard to keep their feUow-dtizeiDS of'
North Carolina in good healto — doing
eve^rthing in their ptrwer to prev«M or
minimise intemitetioiM in our State’s
war effort
Health goes Well-deserved credit for the
high standards of medical care prevail
ing in our State.
We of the Greybotmd Lines pay tribute
to these feUow-dtizens of ours who are
doing so much to our State a finer
place to live to. They’re doing a big job
—a vital one. 'Greyhound’s job is quite
differept—but vital, tool Providii^ nfe,
cmvenienl tramqxntation service to
particularly important now. By making
■ ' ‘ mihbon of
tree pUfittog Hi oSted to get in
toneh with Mr.
of 166
And warn toe world with tears.
Therefore accept my i^anka today
For every kindness tobwn;
And in ret^ |foT Jton I’Jtt prty
That God upon H& tl^ne
May bless your life with sunshine bright
, And crown you with His
And lead you on toe, road of '
To Heaven’s blessed rest.
My
Ih A very rail sense the wdMtoing ef
North Carolintoos H iii file d^hto
hands oi apnrftrinytshr 3,500^]
and wfgtbnl
At fltoif Oifd WtotcOitite
IKtopiUs jnkit have beds tof aeoifly
M oae Bnae,.^an aver
age yesff saore Uual'*$70JI^ .
toe ddiShad’td tlMfl institotioiia. To,
the NteA CtflbtlM State Board” of
near nei^bors Add ^bod
gU the conununittoa we serve to Norto
Carolina, we are helping taify the, ww
efforta of dtto State — keeping them
nlffieg tositohnrictoryl