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Omo Year $2.00
(In Wilkes and Adjoining Counties)
One Year $3.00
(Outside Wilkes and Adjoining Counties*
Rates Te Those In Serrice;
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Entered at the postoffice at North Wilkes-
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under Act of March 4, 1879-
THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1944
Market Center Here
Robert S. Curtis, a representative of the
North Carolina Department of Agriculture,
is working on a proposition which should
greatly benefit all northwestern North
Carolina, and especially North Wilkssboro.
In his work as marketing specialist with
the department he had observed that live
stock, sheep and produce irom counties in
the extreme northwestern part of North
Carolina have been shipped haphazardly
from the state to neighboring states and
North Carolina has benefitted little or none
from the marketing activities.
The logical solution, Mr. Curtis believes,
is to make North Wilkesboro a marketing
center and shipping point for northwestern
North Carolina.
The first development on that proposal
occurred last week when 510 lambs from
Watauga county were shipped from here
by rail.
The situation is that Alleghany and Wa
tauga counties do not have railroad trans
portation, and the railroad from Ashe
county goes into Virginia. Livestock can
reach metropolitan centers faster by rail
from North Wilkesboro.
Harry M. Hamilton, Jr., county agent of
Watauga county, is in accord with Mr.
Curtis on the proposition to make North
Wilkesboro a shipping center for several
counties. Railway officials have already
been contacted to see whether or not the
Southern Railway company will enlarge
their yard here to accommodate mass ship
ment of livestock, and prospects are good
for such development.
It is generally conceded that Virginia
and Tennessee have been reaping the ben
efits of production in northwestern North
Carolina counties, and the movement is to
turn that business into North Carolina
channels.
To make North Wilkesboro a marketing
center for livestock will decidedly increase
the volume of business locally, and will be
a big asset to Wilkes county farmers and
business men.
We should leave no stone unturned in
our effort to assist Mr. Curtis and Mr.
Hamilton to establish a marketing center
here. North Wilkesboro is easily accessi
ble by direct highways from every county
in Northwestern North Carolina.
Polio Precautions
The county health department ha-s lifted
the bad on children attending public meet
ings and being in public places in Wilkes
county.
But this does not by any means say that
the danger from contracting infantile para
lysis is over. Precautions should continue
to be exercised.
New cases are being reported practically
every day in other parts of the state. There
have been no new cases in Wilkes since
August 2, but parents should remember
that there are infectious counties in the
state at the present time.
We would suggest on the basis of facts
given by health authorities that in no in
stances should you allow your children to
go into any of the counties which have had
polio cases during the past three weeks,
and children from those counties certainly
should not come into Wilkes because of the
danger of bringing the dreaded disease
back into our borders.
Infantile paralysis is a terrible dangerous
disease. It can cripple, maim or kill your
child, and it is nothing short of criminal to
take unnecessary chances with your child
or anybody else s child.
Wilkes has just passed through the
worst epWeniic of infantile paralysis in ite
lijgtory. Thirty-five cases in one season is
aa epidemic of serious proportions.
file" people" can feel that they did
duty" io- precautions to prevent ite
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feet the eplden^ suWded;,,There fa Uvery
reason to'believe tl^t the Codperatit^'O^
the part of the people in keeping thelT
children at home saved an indefhiite num
ber, of children from being victims of the
disease.
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When Will They Return?
The war in Europe, from all indications
today, is nearing an end, a victorious end
for the Allies.
The people on the home front are anxi
ously awaiting return of their men from
the battlefields.
No one wants to discourage any mother
or wife or relatives from the fond hopes
that the men will return soon, but it is bet
ter to face realities than to endure disap
pointments.
In this connection a recent issue of the
Winston-Salem Journal carried the fol
lowing editorial comment:
“Progress of the '^ar in Europe has led
to sanguine expectations. Many Ameri
cans are now saying the boys will be home
by Christmas.
“iMore realistic citizens as well as gov
ernment officials do not share this very
optimistic viewpoint. The Nazis aren t
licked yet, and Hitler may have several
more tricks up his bloody sleeve. But even
if we should grant that Germany will be
defeated within the next few weeks or
months, it may be many months longer be
fore our boys in Europe come home.
“One writer quotes a military authoritj^
to the effect that it may be 18 months be
fore the bulk of the A. E. F. is able to re
turn to this country.
“It is explained that from 300,000 to
500,000 American soldiers will have to
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share in policing and garrisoning Germany why kditoks get rich-
and other countries for an appreciable
It you m) tiale. Bare
H iB your oyn. . > . peopl0
live aai Jitherfl Jtnt
Ure. . , , 4 n00Q)i'B)iO))1i) )>e like
a woia^'a Ir^i—flhort enough
to be littereiWlijS, but’long enough
to coTer the eobject . . . One
young mas calls his car a crate
—becanse so often be packs it full
of peachee. Another calls his the
Mayflower. We wonder why, . . .
One bride says she will be an un
derstanding -^fe; that she’ll make
her husband understand be can’t
do as he pleases. . . . Bow legs
are few arfd tar between. . . . Hus
bands are like eggs. If they are
kept In hot water too long, they
get hard boiled. . . . New synthe
tic girdles are still several months
away because the rubber is need
ed for invasion purposes. In other
■words, your front is going to have
to wait on the Army's.
WAS SHE BURNED UP—
A cute little trick from St. Paul
Wore a 'newspaper dress’ to a ball
”1110 dress caught on fire
And burned her entire
Front page, comic section, and all.
SKEPnCAli—
A skeptical gent was Bill Teeter;
He just couldn’t believe his gas
meter—
So he pulled out a match
f.nd gave it a scratch,
‘Good morning”, said he to St.
ports. Quite a few of the vessels which another llng-wlnded article and
were used in hauling troops to Britain,
North Africa and other European and Mid
dle East regions have been lost. Some car- |io and a piece of cake. The
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go vessels might be used in transporting
„„ doctor gets
troops back home after alterations tor this ^25 to $500
purpose may be pressed into service to haul
relief goods to stricken European peoples.
“The popular demand will be for an
early return of G. I. Joe one'e the war in
Europe is won. But many fathers, moth
ers, wives and sweethearts may have to be
patient for several long months after the
war is over before Joe actually touches
foot again on the soil of God’s country”.
LIFE’S BETTER WAY
WALTER E. ISENHOUR
Hiddenite, N. C.
BENEATH THE MURMURING PINES
It was some twenty years ago
’Mid Yadkin’s lovely hills.
Where summer breezes sweetly blow
And flowers fringe the rills,
I knelt beneath the murm’ring pines
To talk to God above
Of her who now in glory shines.
With whom I was in love.
I knew she was some miles away,
A sweetheart good and true,
Sweet as the fairest rose of May
Of which there are but few.
’Twas there I prayer that she might be
The helpmeet of my life—
A dear companion sweet to me,
A truly noble wife.
Oh, sacred is that spot to me
Benpath those murm’ring pines.
Where zephyrs passed from tree to tree
And stirred among the vines;
For truly God had met me there
Alone that day, alone,
In answer to my humble prayer
And she became my own!
A few short years of married life
And Lela left me here;
She was a true and faithful wife
Whose mem’ry is so dear;
But yonder on the golden strand
Me thinks I hear her say,
“Come dearest to this happy land
Where saints and angels stay”.
May God who met me ’neath the pines
Of Yadkin’s lovely hills.
The God in whom the Christian finds
The balm for all his ills.
So keep me by His holy grace
Till life on earth is o’er,
’That I may see dear Lela’s face
Where partings are no more.
This poem is written in mempry of my
Hear wife, Lela Henrietta Iseoliour, who
departed this life Hay 27, 1929. ■
A child is born. The attending
length of time after the war. Many thous-
ands more will be transferred from the parents a send-oK and gets $0.
European to the Asiatic war theatres to When it is christened the minuter
speed up action against the Japanese.
“Another problem has to do with trans
gets |10. The editor gets $00 for
his write-up. She grows up and
marries. The editor publishes
may perhaps tell a dozen lies
about the beautiful, accomplished
bride. The minister gets another
editor gets $000. In the course of
more. The un
dertaker from $200 to $500. The
editor publishes the obituary, two
columns long, lodge and society
resolution and gets $0000. No
wondM Ilia’s rich.
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