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Art of Mardt 4, liW.
Expressing Regrets
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., has redgned
as pastor of the First Baptist church in this
city to accept the call to the First Baptist
church in Norfolk, Va.
Dr. Kincheloe has served the First Bap
tist church here since January, 1941, and
during that time has become very favora-
'bly known and highly respected in this
community and throughout this north
western part of North Carolina.
It is with sincere regret that the people
of this city give up Dr. Kincheloe to a
larger field of labor in the Master’s vine
yard.
Dr. Kincheloe has not only served ad
mirably as the pastor of the First Baptist
church, but his work for the community
and county as a whole have been invalua
ble. The most excellent way in which he
led two war fund campaigns for the Red
Cross are examples of the fine way he has
of getting things done.
Truly a Christian gentleman, Dr. Kinche
loe has earned the respect and admiration
of ni’.merous friends, who learn with re
gret of his leaving, but bid him godspeed in
the field of service to which he has ac
cepted the call.
Pulpwood Cutting Still Essential
With all the talk of drafting 4-Fs for
home front labor, of a national labor draft,
and the frequent changes in rules and poli
cies of Selective Service, it is not surprising
that many essential war workers are con
fused if not disheartened.
Pulpwood cutters within the draft ages
are doubtless wondering where they stand
amid ali this bureaucratic confusion and
what their immediate prospects are of be
ing drafted for military service.
While we do not profess to know all the
answers, we can authoritatively make
these statements of facts:
1. Pulpwood cutting is an essential war
occupation clearly recognized as such by
the War Manpower Commission.
2. While the war unit system of judg
ing the essentiality of farm work has been
abolished nationally, farm workers should
point out to draft boards that pulpwood
cutting is one of their activities.
Borrowed Comment
WHEN THE SEA SHALL GIVE . . .
(Winston-Salem Journal)
You’ve probably seen it if you read Time
magazine—^the story about the sea and its
dead, the poignant, gripping tale of the
young navy surgeon. But maybe you don’t
read Time, so, in our condensed version:
Three days after the major part of the
battle had ended the patrol unit was
sweeping over its little sector of the Pa
cific, swinging back and forth in huge
figures-of-eight. The noise and colors^of
battle were gone, the bombing had stop
ped, the big guns of the warships were si
lent. The sun was shining, the sky was
clear blue, and the sea was c still as a life
less human breast.
And hot? The men were sprawled
around topside trying to relax and cool off
in the little breeze the ship’s movement
made. Some of the boys were trying to
think their own thoughts, though .s of
things alien to the barbarism of war.
thoughts, haply, of mother, of th^ girl
friend back home. ^^ .
Suddenly: Some objects m the water.
The sailors snapped out of their day
dreams. They began to watch. Three ob-
'iaets Three men, and they were dead ...
W oat ridiculously straight and stiff.
^ TluW'Bi^ Of things thiit JiUd once
sfUpped yo« ^
made you id/filti ‘^e p^iett of
bodjT-there we* ha addition to a bottle-OP'^.
er and some foi^ign coinsr a billfoldTwttb
the picture of a A wa^h
dead boy’s ann.' au fdeptificatioh:i|ite|^
around bis neck.' .One of bura^. One had A
knife and some coins in his pock^. ^
identification tag.' - Probably it blew off
with his head
THURSDAY, MAY. 4,
: ijjjrrrrr — »
The young navy surgeon felt eittotion;
rising within him—fierce anger at .tte , sliet i
y,...... , —*.w.— —w— y^ni traljr'
which allowed nations and peo- in
aridng
“thing”
pies to do this to each other—urgent per
gonal desire for retaliation . . . bitteniess
UvOAAV ~ vias , '*f«er~w8u^ buwb w****»'~i
because they had given their all and reap- one of Uie force here ertd we’d
Si,-. 1.M more cunning bett®r enlt cleaning ng,or,we’d
ed this, while some of their more cummg that eom^ne
but less conscientious brethren back home miatake aa lor a Democrat,
were giving nothing and reaping all. Death (He la •
wcio 5av***a —
for these and sorrow for parents, sweet-
hearts, wives, for many who must gr:.eve
and forget... if they can.
But put all this aside as relatively unim ^na now nero .. me
portant. These were brave men and they yam that Republicans can laugh
were dead. Bravery and death linked in a true
natural, inevitable sequence. As simple as
that.
story:
William Allen White, who died
recently, became famous the
Burial A crowded bunch of hard, queer world over as the editor of the
faces on board. Solemnity of reverently
spoken words over bodies wrapped in
heavy canvas. “What words would you
have said, Thomas or Wilson, or Nobody- “ .S
had you the words? I think I
at-All,
know. ...
‘Here dead lie we because we did not
choose
To live and shame the land from
which we sprung.
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to
lose;
But young men think it is, and we
were young.’ ”
We haven’t room for anything other
than just snatches of the navy surgeon’s
story and his reflections. But in his emo
tions the picture of strikes, stupid racial
prejudices, isolationism, individual eva
sions of vital war duties arose. He wonder
ed out there under the broiling sun in a
glassy sea—wondered about many things,
as the Solemn voice reached the last words
of the ritual: “We therefore commit these
bodies to the deep, to be turned into cor-
ruption, looking for the resurrection of the
body, when the sea shall give up her
dead. . .
For reasons perhaps known only to the
General Staff, the Army’s War Dog Recep
tion and Training Center down at Gulf
port, Mississippi, is a couple miles off the
mainland ... on Cat Island
» LIFE’S BETTER WAY «
WALTER E, ISENHOUR
Hiddenite, N. C.
PURPOSE OF HEART
The Bible tells us of a man
Who purposed in his heart
That he would not defile himself.
Nor from his Lord depart;
And thus he lived a life sublime
That’s living yet today,
For Daniel was a saintly man
Who never failed to pray.
It is the purpose of one’s heart
To do the right or wrong
That makes of him a hero great
And fills his life with song;
Or takes him down the road of life
To sorrow and defeat,
Till in the midst of grim despair
He sees that he is beat.
How sad to sit and look across
The precious years gone by
And see that one has wasted life
When he comes down to die,
And know those years can ne’er return
So he can live them o’er,
And that he’s missing the highest mark-
The bliss of Heaven’s shore!
It is the purpose of your heart
That’s counting ev’ry day
For something good and worth your best
While going on your way;
Or for the state of sad despair
'That’s standing just ahead.
Because you aimed for evil things
Till ali of life had fled.
It takes a purpose of the heart
To bravely stand for right.
To overcome the’tempter great
And fi^t a noble fight;
To live ana bless the world around
And bring men unto God;
To travel in the way of faith
That pilgrim feet have trod.
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Before'* gotiiir we
oar'pre-war shoee
■liaa®l> bad
•blned, 'etc.,
partial to Jaeksoa Day
if yon get wbat we
But it was all In fan and we
knew tbat sometblng would come
along to put the laugh oii the
other side. And now here la the
was an ardent Republican.
In the early part of his news
paper career White was working
him to attend and write the story
on a Democratic conyention.
The Democratic chairman, see
ing an opportunity to enhbarrass
young White, opened the conven
tlon and called on White to lead
in prayer.
Deliberately and with exag
gerated solemnity young White
arose and addressed the chair
man;
“Mr. Chairman, I feel that your
request for me to lead In prayer
Is out of order, and I must de
cline; and anyway, I don’t even
want the Lord to know I’m here”.
’That is a true account of an
actual happening, anything you
have heard differently notwith
standing.
POCKET INSTAIiLAHON—
We have been reading about
accounts of home demonstration
club meetings, and we have noted
with interest that Mrs. Annie H.
Greene, the efticlent home demon
stration agent, conducted demon-
BtrationipnyiftaisheB For An At-
eWid xTUmble Garment
tractive _
We find from reading the arti
cles that finishes for a garment
means the buttons, button holes,
hems, etc., and even includes the
sewing in of sleeves.
Reared on a farm, we believe
we are in position to offer a sug
gestion without being called a
smart aleck. We think the farm
women should be taught how to
repair and replace pockets in
men’s overalls and pants.
Pockets are always wearing out,
and It seems there are few who
can replace pockets.
From now on for a few months
men folk can do without sleeves,
because they will shed their coats,
and often shirts too, as they work
in the fields.
Pockets are essential to the
farmer. He must have a place to
carry his frogsticker knife, a red
bandana handkerchief, a plug of
tobacco or a pack of cigarettes,
some nails, pieces of wire, pair of
pliers, bits of twine, a fish hook
and sinker and some of them even
carry a little change.
So We suggest a demonstration
on how to repair or replace pock
ets in men’s clothing.
War goods production will reach
new peak levels by August and
civilians shouldn’t expect an early
general increase in consumer-goods
supplies. This from WPB Chief
Nelsou,
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Ronda. '*■
Mrs. W. J. TMBpletcm. asd
danghtan, Sva, Audrey, ..and Di
ana, spent the dey Sunday in
Hays. , .A ■, .f'-.v
Pvt. James M. Shumate, son of
‘Mr. and Mrs. Hardin Shumate, is
home after spending 20 months
with the mulnes in Puerto Rico.
Joe D. Blledge, s2c, who has
been stationed with the U. 8. Navy
at Charleston, S. C., 'was home on
leave during the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Qlyde Gentry will
move to Wilmington tms week.
Mr. Gentry is employed there.
Rev. C. C. Holland, pastor of
Brown Memorial Baptist church,
of Hickory, delivered an interest
ing and inspiring sermon to the
graduating class of Mountain View
high school Sunday afternoon in
the school auditorium. The theme
Of hls sermon was: “Is the Youth
of America Safe?”
A large number of neighbors
and relatives gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Blevins Sunday for a surprise din
ner In honor of their silver wed
ding anniversary and the birth
day of Mr. Blevins. ’The shrubbery
served as the table on which a
bounteous feast was spread. Rev.
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UNAFRAID
Not afraid to go UTi.;Uiirs to bed by him
self—not afraia of the dark—not afraid of
anything because Daidy i.s there and Daddy
will lake care of everything.
A grand little fellow—today busy with his
toys and play—tomorrow a man doing a
man’s work in the bright new world of
tomorrow.
But there is something the little chap d^s
not know yet—his Dad has fixed it so that,
whether Dad is permitted to stay here and
see his son grow to manhood or not, the
boy will have his chance to grow and learn
—will have hjs chance to grow and learn
prosper on an equal footing with the other
young fellows in this land of freedom and
opportunity which will be theirs tomorrow.
A Security REGISTERED Policy makes
that certain.
Your
Security Representative
is one who would be your friend and rend^
a similar service to you through Security s
REGISTERED contracts.
This picture reprinted with the permission of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
“FACE THE FUTURE WITH SECURITY”
R. A. MAHSHIP, Jr.
pecial Representative
North Wilke^horo/ N. C.
Security Life^amo Trust Co.
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