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D. J. CARTBR and JUUUS C. HUBBARD Poblialrani ' SUBSaUPTlON ^TES: 0b« Yw ... 12.00 (In Wilkee and Adjoining Counties) One Year L $8.00 (Outside Wilkes and Adjoining Counties* lUtM To Those In Sorrice: One Year (anywhere) $2.00 Entered at the poetoffice at North Wilkes- boro. North Osrolina, as Second-oia»s matter under Act of March 4, d879- MONDAY, JULY 3rd, 1944 Polio Precautions Little is known about infantile paralysis, even by the most highly skilled scientists. It is known that it is a communicable dis ease, but just exactly how it is transmitted from one to another is not known. Since there are several cases in Wilkes county, and hundreds in the state, every reasonable precaution should be taken to prevent further spread. In this connection we publish the follow ing bulletin issued by the North Carolina League foi^Orippled Children. Most of the contents were contained in an article pub lished in this newspaper Thursday, but in view of the importance of the matter, repe tition is excusable: If poliomelitis is prevalent in your com munity young children should avoid crowds. Any crowd may be a source of danger. Children should not visit other children who are ill. This warning should be fol lowed by adults as well, for it is by coming in contact with a source of the infestious material and thus becoming a carrier, that an adult may play a most important part in the spread of the disease. Sometimes tlw virus produces no more symptome than a “summer cold”. Some times it goes further, causing headache, vomiting, stiff neck, stiff back or muscle tenderness and finally paralysis. Scientists cannot yet say definitely whether infantile paralysis is spread by di rect contact with patients and carriers, by raw sewage in polluted streams, by con taminated water or milk and other foods. It is important to get rid of flies and other insects as a safeguard against the dis ease. The virus is found chiefly in the nose, throat and bowels of the person affected. Apparently it enters the body through the nose and mouth, and is eventually dicharg- ed through the bowels. If an individual in the home is diagnos ed as having infantile paralysis the follow ing precautions should be taken: (a) Discharges from the nose and throat should be collected on bits of paper or cloth and burned immediately. (b) Bed linens and towels should be disinfected and boiled in soap and water. (c) The patient should have his own dishes and these dishes should be steriliz ed before they are removed from the sick room. (d) Attendants should wash hands before leaving the sick room. their Joke On Germany Americans returning from (^ermany on the exchange ship Gripsholm tell amusing tales of how German people are led to be lieve this country is slowly starving to death. The Germans know from bitter e.x- perience that a nation, like an army, fights on its stomach. Picturing the United States as a hunger-weakened opponent is logical for a people who have lived with starvation and have used it as a weapon to destroy other nations. Few citizens of the U. S. know the im portance of food, because they have never known scarcity. How many customers, when they walk Into the marvel of a mod em food store, stop to think of the scientific productive effort that went into the stock ing of the shelves and counters before them with canned, packaged, and fresh foods from every comer of the United States? It is a pity they cannot see a living panorama of the preparation and distribution of the food on those shelves. From beginning to end, it is a struggle against the elements and the grim laws of supply and demand. Wartime restrictions are just one more hurdle that food producers andldistribu- tott tdt« ia itride. North Carolina lanor aimow • Thifl fact is well brought out in the foL lowing ecjitorial comment from the Greens boro Daily News and the Salisbury Post: The Salisbury Post wants to talk to the membership of Congress who are'thinking of where the after-the-war Indo^l «- pansion should take place. The Post hkes the Truman report of what has been done in North Carolina. Of the 16 constructed shipyards working on Liberty ships the North Carolina Shipbuilding company at Wilmington has built vessels at the lowest cost. The Post is sold on North Carolina. So are we. Perhaps we were before 'Vje met the singing prose of the Post, but we like the way our Salisbury contemporary goes about presenting the state’s case: It is a direct, solid gold, fireproof, water resistant, pre-shunk, odorless, copper-rivet ed, no-fuss, no muss, no stoop, no bend, no squat, non-rip, non-ravel stainless, rustless,, full-count, extra measure, triple-distilled tipoff to the industries of America that North Carolina is the best processing place tod construction corner of the United States. There is not room in North Carolina for all of the industrial plants in the United States. There is just room for the best, the most far-sighted, and the most aggressive. We ought to spread the news. Check! We’ll do our dead level best to help you spread it. half of the country’s estimated lumber pro duction in 1944, will be needed for boxes and crating, for military and civilian needs. More than half of the cellulose used in making explosives comes from a wood base. Shells of rifle and machine gun size and also larger calibres, are packaged in cartons made of wood pulp. How you fired your shot at the Axis by buying an extra War Bond this month? gUFE’SBETFPWt WALTER E. ISENHOUR Hiddenite, N. C. THAT SOUL OF YOURS That soul of yours is precious and price less in the sight of God. It is the pearl of great price. Nothing is so highly valued on earth as a human soul. It cost the life’s blood of our blessed Savior to purchase our salvation, and to save us from hell beneath and to Heaven above. Think of it! This was the most fabulous price that God could possibly pay in order to redeem us. This rises and climbs and soars above silver and gold, diamonds, rubies, pearls and gems. All of these collected together on one mighty heap could not pay for even one soul if it were for sale. All of the treas ures of earth could not buy one single soul out of a devil’s hell. Absolutely! Yet men by millions give themselves to the devil for naught. Only a few fleeting pleasures, or a few dollars placed in their hands, and they yield up their immortal souls to him for time and eternity to be cursed, blighted and damned. Oh, how unwise do men act! How thoughtless! How foolish; Oh, how aimless are the vast ma jority of mankind! Just ekeing out a mere existence. No aim, no plan, no purpose beyond the momentary things of time! No thought of eternity and where they shall exist. How shortsighted is the average man! He cannot see, or won’t see, beyond the grave. All that the majority of men live for is this side of the grave, while all that is of the most vital, tremendous, aw ful, importance is beyond the grave. Heav en is beyond the grave, and so is hell. How ever, our life on this side determines what awaits us on the other side. Oh, reader, wake up! What are you liv ing for? To whom are you giving your time and talent, your wonderful privileges and golden opportunities—God or the devil? God wants them, and so does the devil. God is either getting them, or the devil. It is up to you. For what are you living? What is your aim, plan and pur pose? God is bidding for your precious life and soul, and so is the devil? Who is getting the highest bid? To whom are you yielding? Think of it! If you yield to the devil you should lose all that is near, dear and precious, namely, your priceless soul. Why let him have the only jewel, pearl and gem you possess? Why serve him and go to hell, rather than yield your life to God, i serve and worship Him and go to Heaven? Think! Think! Turn to God. This is life’s better way. It is God’s way. - mm.. Int fu ^ m,ioiaeiiQ«re. tarplw ICrtBh jhostBfs. oi-] Among fbinff. one of im daties Is to keep in inbetantitllly correct form tho JonmeKPo- trlot’i mailing liet of some d.SDO Bobecribers. It may be a Blight exaggeration, but it seems at times that about 4,000 of ’em cliaake their address weekly or semi-weekly. There aro many ways that roT- Ing subscribers can help ns give them the beet serrice possible in order that they will not miss any issues of the paper, When possible a subscriber should write in his new address as early as he or she can find out what it is going to be. AN® BY ALL MEANS, GIVE THE OLD ADDRESS AS WELL AS THE NEW ADDRESS. Many people wonder what we want with the old address, since we will not need the old one any longer for maUlng. But here Is the situation: Suppose that Mr. John Doe writes and says: “Send my paper to 1313 Longlost Avenue, Never mind Road, Wahoo, North Dako ta”. Well, we get no Idea from that about the status of his subscrip tion. If Mr. John Doe had said change his address from some place to some other place, we could look at the former address and find how much subscription credit he has, and stop the subscription to the place where he^ no longer is. It Is costly to send papers where people ain’t. The postofflce where the subscriber ain’t will promptly send the undelivered paper back postage due, two cents each. SO PLEASE, FOR YOUR BEN EFIT AS WELL AS OURS, WHEN YOU ASK THAT YOUR ADDRESS BE CHANGED, AS LEAST GIVE THE NAME OP THE POSTOF- FICB AND STATE OP THE OLD ADDRESS. Because of the paper shortage, we can’t afford to waste paper by sending papers to people where they are not. Open For Business J Furniture Company With a Most Complete Stock Of HOME FURNISHINGS ON SUBMITTING NEWS— basket has many per sonal news items wlilch were sent through the malls to The Journal- Patriot. As far as we know, the news items were authentic, but we didn't know and couldn’t take a chance. We say this to explain why we cannot use news items which aro not accompanied by the name of the person writing it. Under stand, we do not publish the name of the person submitting the news, but when the name la with what is written we can feel assured that the news Item Is o. k. and not fic titious, and la not something cooked up to embarass somebody, SO PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON ANY NEWS YOU MAIL IN. WE WANT ALL THE NEWS ITEMS WE CAN GET. But don’t f Cash Discounts — Liberal Terms Forester Furniture Gompany Located in F. D. Forester Bldg., Corner B and 10th Streets Telephone No. 250 North Wilkesboro, N. C. Have a “Coke”=How are things goin’? .. .or being friendly in Newfoundland 'There’s an American way to make new-found friends in Newfmindland. It's the cheery invitation Have a *'Cokt''—en old U. S. custom that is reaching ’round the world. It says Lefs be /r»e«A—reminds Yanks of home. Because Coca-Cola stands for the pause that rejre$hes,—\as b^me a symbol rf our friendly home-ways. So Coca-Cola belongs in your home, too ... ice-cold and ready in the refrigerator. Get a supply today. • ' ■ f ■ SOTTlfD UND^I AUTHOSITY Of THi COCA-COIA CQ«MNY BY WORTH WILKESBORO COCA^OLA BOTtUMG CO- y
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