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TWO" hMc. “Mu fttrkrt -;f l^KPBtTOENT IN POMTICS MoafaTB •»! TlHVMUy* «t tforlli Wi&Mboroi Nortfi Cwolina D. 3. CARTBE and JULIUS C. HUBBARD PttbHshen SUBSCRIPTION RATES: On® Year >2.00 (In Wilkes and Adjoininj- Counties) One Year — J8.00 (Outside Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) RatM To Tbo®e In Senriee: One Year (anywhere) .— 82.00 Entered at the postoffice at North Wilkee- boro. North Carolina, as Second-da»s matter under Act of March 4, 1879. MONDAY, JULY 17th, 1944 Need Y. M. C. A. Now The campaign to raise funds with which to erect a Y. M. C. A. building is in progress, and it is very well understood that after the war Wilkes will have a Y. M. C. A. building in North Wilkesboro. But now and immediately after the war there is and will be a great need for Y. M. C. A, work here, even before a building can be erected. Rev. Sidney Crane, acting pastor of the Presbyterian church, very appropriately pointed out present Y. M. C. A. needs and possibilities in remarks before the directors of the Y. M. C. A. in meeting last week. The subject matter of his address follows: “It is right now and in the years imme diately following the war that we need to provide an active program of religious and recreational activities for young people; and we ought, therefore, to proceed at once to secure a full time worker as secretary of the Wilkes Y. M. C. A. A man would be exceedingly hard to find now, but a woman can act as a secretary of the Y. M. C. A, We should not delay the launching of an active program until our building is com plete: for by then we shall have lo.st our opportunity to help the boys and girls and young people of the present, about whom we are most concerned. “It is during war that homes and families undergo the greatest strain. With parents at work, or away from home, boys and girls are left too much to themselves before they are prepared to be free from parental control. It is now that we .should help them find wholesome entertainment, and opportunities for service and the forming of right ideals. “In the days immediately after the ces sation of hostilities, boys and girls, young men and women, as well as the older gen eration, will be faced with terrific tempta tions. Hi.storj' shows clearly that after every war in which we have been engaged we have sunk to an unusually low moral plane as a people. We may naturally ex pect the same tendencies to follow the present conflict which have been in the train of every other war. The Wilkes Y. M. C. A. mu.st, therefore, be prepared to meet the urgent needs of those days with a pro. gram that is already going. “An aggressive Y. M. C. A. program in the immediate future will not only have physical, moral and spiritual values to ans wer the needs of the boys and girls and young people of our own day, but it will also have an advertising value; for it will indicate to young people and parents that we really intend to build a Wilkes Y. M. C. A. A program of recreational and reli gious activities will keep the public con scious of the existence of our organization, and will therefore senm to further our cam paign to raise funds for the building. “It is possible to begin this program at once, or as soon as a full time secretary can be secured: for there are already num erous facilities available for the various phases of the program, and there are many men and women who will gladly give part of their time to help with boys and girls work. Such facilities as Smoot Park, the Woodlawn Community House, the Wom an’s Club building, and the school gymna sium, while they do not at all answer the purpose that a well-equipped Y. M. C. A. building will, can be used to better advan tage than they are being used at present to provide recreational outlets for boys and girls and young people. Last summer a number of men gave much of their time to playing soft^ball with the boys of the Wilkeeboros. Surely there are ladies who will match this service of the men. Thus there can be found right here and now a corps of part time workers who will gladly help a full time secretary to meet the needs of the present generation of youth”. Dqjl«r| «io. One of the greatest dangers of is deflation of values. The Department Labor released statistics-to show that &e cost of living is only 26 per cent above that of 1939., , ■ ^ But any person with a family knows that those figures, although they may be cor rect as to prices. He as to the cost of living. While prices of article may be up only 26 per cent over prewar levels, the articles may be only half as good, or last only half as long. The net result is vastly Increased cost. Suppose that a child before the war wore two pairs of shoes per year, and the cost for the two pairs was $5.00. Now it may take five pairs of $3.00 shoes to last the year through, which would be an increase of 200 per cent instead of 20 per cent as the price per pair indicated. ^V- Victory Depends On Home Front A blunt warning that the war is not yet won came recently from the three top military leaders of the United States fol lowing a flying visit to the Normandy bat- tlefront. These chiefs of staff stated, moreover, that the speed with which our boys march to Berlin will depend in large measure on the support they get on the Home Front. “The battles now in progress entail heavy losses in material which American industry must replace”, they said in a joint statement, “and any slackening in the needed production will only delay ultimate victory”. Pulpwood is one of the most important of these materials of war upon which our fighting forces are depending. Production has been pretty good this year, but it still isn’t enough to keep pace with war require ments. We cannot fail at this crucial period without nullifying the sacrifices of the hun dreds of American boys who died on the Normandy beaches. We can speed the day of victory by cutting all the pulpwood needed to keep military supplies and equip ment flowing in unbroken convoys to the battlefields of France. g LIFE’S BETTER WAY 6 WALTER E. ISENHOUR Hiddenite, N. C. OVER CAUTIOUS— Many examples of failnre due to cautious hesitation could be cited, but the whole story Is told in the anecuote of the Georgia cracker who sat, barefooted on the steps of his tumble-down shack, smok ing a corn-cob pipe. A stranger stopped for a drink of water. Wishing to be agreeable, he said: Stranger—How is your cotton coming on? Georgia Crdcker—Ain’t got none. stranger—didn’t you plant any? Georgia Cracker—^Nope, ’fraid o’ boll weavils. Stranger—well, how Is your corn? Georgia Cracker—Didn’t plant none, ’fraid there wa’n’ going’ to be no rain. Stranger (abashed, but cheer fully)—Well how are your pota toes? George Cracker—^Ain’t got none, scair’t o’ potato bugs. Stranger—Really what did you plant? Georgia Cracker—^Nothin’ I just played safe. KEEP THE GATE SHUT Many years ago in England a farmer was at tvork in his fields when he saw a party of horsemen riding about his farm. He had one field that he was e.specially anxious they should not ride over. So he sent one of his boy.s to the field, telling him to shut the gate, and then tvatch it, and on no ac count to let it be opened. The boy went as he was told, but was scarcely at his post before the huntsmen came up and ordered the gate to be open ed. This the boy refused to do, stating the orders he had received and his determina tion not to disobey them. Threats and bribes were offered alike in vain. After a while one of the huntsmen said in commanding tones, “My boy, you do not know me. I am the Duke of Wellington, and I command you to open that gate that I and my friends may pass through”. The boy lifted his cap, and stood un covered before the man whom all England delighted to honor, then answered firmly, “I am sure the Duke of Wellington would not wish me to disobey orders. I must keep that gate shut, and not allow anyone to pass but by my master’s permission”. Greatly pleased, the old wairior lifted his own hat, and said: “I honor the boy or man who can neither be bribed nor fright ened into doing wrong”, and handing the boy a sovereign, the old Duke put spurs to his horse and galloped away. Every boy is a gate-keeper, and his Master’s command is, “Be thou faithful un to death”. Are you ever tempted to drink, to smoke, or chew tobacco? Keep the gate of your mouth fast closed, and allow no evil company to enter. When evil com panions would tempt you to lie, to deal falsely, to disobey your parents, keep the gate of your ears fast shut against such temptations. No doubt many people have made a mis erable failure in life because they opened the gates of their mind, heart, soul and spirit to the devil and let him come in with all his diabolical evils and sins. It pays at all times to keep the gate of one’s inner and outer self closed firmly to eversrthing the devil wants to bring in. Yes, to keep the gate closed firmly against the devil and refuse to open it under any and all cir cumstances, even though he threats, pleads, tempts, tests and tries to get in. God will always bless and richly reward the faith ful gate-keeper. This if life’s better way. BUT MORE WAR BONDS ^Ldeal Award ^ . maiOLS reuoA; do&'t n>UB Th« mustache is the roots out oa Waad ad rei^ Sale—-A second ii an old maid with i . . . When asked to the Lord”, the old man told the m , , that he would pro^h^ Kfi Him first, and would him self. ^ STARVATION FAltHtira^ ’The mam who tipped the scales at 300 and his wife who was more than 200 pounds were parents of a bahy which had a dross weight of only two pounds, 'they stopped at a railway station and many people crowded about to see the Wg parents with the tiny babe. He was asked how come the baby was BO little. ”I been down Oklahoma way trying to farm, and down there you do dam well to get your seed back”. BUY MORE WAR BONDS jJjifflBBny/.. _ ;.|ie Tso^ed. notfe® firaini anno^M^ gain of tihrtdo.dd® m m wm- anee In force during the fhwt six months of the year to bifog the company's total Insnrance Iff force to 1663,000,000. ’New hnstaeu paid for amount' ed to 630,100,000 which was an Increase of 14 per cent over the same period last year. Lapses are continuing low fol lowing the trend that has been shown for the past 18 months. Low lapses along with the excell ent volume of new hnsinen has made possible the exceptionally large net gain in Insurance In force. At the beginning of the year the company announced as its objec- tlve for 1944 a net gain of $33,- 000,000. Vlce-Preeldent White, who is head of the Jefferson Standard’s Agency Department stated that the fine increase shown for the first six months places the company well ahead of schedule on Its objective for the year. The Jefferson Standard’s pro gram of expansion has now brought Its number of agency of fices to 55. The company was re cently licensed In the State of In diana—this being the 28th state In which it operates. The Dis trict of Columbia and Puerto Rico are also included In the company’s active territory. V '•I. WmM t6e Bs«d«r*s IXgsM As' it wpl aaaoottMd tdday % Fshl S. Cragna, BS^srtBtw>dSPt. Miss Ffadey faTnic dangfat^ of Mr, Bind Mif. Goxdoii Flplejr,,^ Miss Finl^ will receive an hon- orgry^^sl^fcrtp'^OB to Bead- c«- I»C- unusual 6ttal test Beadff'a IMgest Asio^tlMa hS prsMhied these aWu^ aahnl^ in senior high sdAodli the United States ang to the highest honor student hi each graduating class. The awards an a part of the edncatioaal work sponsored by the Assodatfon and were a logical oatgrowtii of the wide use of the Reader’s Digest in school work. The award ia designed to stimulate scholardiip and contin ued contact with good reading af ter graduation. : One of Argentina’s historical YOU SAID IT! Along with death and taxes There’s another dead sure thing When you are in the bathtub The telephone will ring. WILLIAMS 1 I MOTOR CO. a T. H. Williams, Manager BEAR Frame Service GOOD USED CARS, TRUCKS AND TRACTORS Easy Terms • Complete • Body Rebuilding Electric and Acetylene Welding! Will Pay Cash for Late Model Wrecked Cars and Trucks 'Phone 334-J buildings, the house once occupied by Friar Justo Maria de Oro, and which was visited by many tour ists, has been found to be irrepara bly damaged by the San Juan earthquake. V- BUY MORE WAR BONDS From where 1 sit... Joe Marsh Matt Doorly Versus the Tomato Matt Doorly's skin broke out In a rash last week. He finally ad mitted to Doc Hollister he’d eaten twelve tomatoes In a row Just the day befora “Shucks,” said Doc. *That’s all that’s the matter with you. That kind of eating would turn any body red.” So now Matt has not only eat oat all tomatoes for himself. He’s forbidden hls family to eat tomatoes. And won’t even have them In the boose. Bays toniii* toes are antl'OOcial and ought to be prohibited by law. Funny how some people rush off to extremes like that They take a wholesome thing and overdo It till it disagrees with them-or maybe find they don’t happen to like It-and then they want It banned for everybody From where I sit, folks onght to realize there’s a middle ground In cvcrythlng—a middle greond of moderation on the one hand ... and tolerance for onv neighbors on the other. I 1944, BMWINOINDUITW FOUNDATION, North Corollna Connitty Ugor R Bain, two DIroctor, 606-60f iMoroim BUg., Boltigh, N. & IS VITAL WAR MATERIAL D The production soldier on the form is stepping u quotas in eggs, milk, meat, and produce of kinds. Quotas MUST be stepped up to the limit! And os the HIRED HAND leaves for the wars the WIRED HAND must do double duty. In the dairy this means water pumping—ten gallons a day for every cow! It means proper refrigeration. It means feed grinding for economy and in creased milk production. This year the Corolinos must exceed last year's milk output by over 110,000,000 pounds! The poultry farmer will meet the challenge of 10% more eggs and 15% more poultry by forced production methods — lighting in laying houses, ultra violet rodiaton, water warmers, dnd electric indoor and outdoor brooders, many of them hbrne-mode to recommend ed specifications. Potato curing houses, heating cable in seed beds, and other equipment for milling, churning, sawing, grinding, lighting, and heating will further ener gize the, whole farm program and help us to win! Sm Your County AgonN-Or Wdto To Our Rurol Sorvict Doportmont 1)
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