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(Outside Wilkes and Adjoining Counties)
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Entered at the postoffice at North Wilkes-
boro, North Carolina, as Second-class matter
under Act of March 4, 1879.
MONDAY, OCT, 16th, 1944
Who Will Teach Your Children?
The answer to the above question de
pends to a great extent on what action the
next session of the North Carolina legisla
ture takes about salaries of teachers in
North Carolina schools.
Will your children for nine months each
year be placed under the supervision of
people who are teaching because they are
not qualified to fill more lucrative jobs in
industry or other private enterprise, or will
they be under supervision of well trained,
substantially paid, able and capable men
and women?
That question will be answered in part
by the legislature in session in January.
The children of North Carolina are the
state’s greatest asset.
Is a yearly income of $963 enough to pay
the men and women who are in a great
measure the moulders of the character of
our boys and girls?
Is that average annual income sufficient
to get into and keep into the teaching pro
fession the high type of men and women
essential to sound education and training?
In North Carolina today we have many
excellent school teachers who are staying
with their jobs because it is their profes-
lion and because they want to render serv
ice to the coming generation.
ALSO in North Carolina we have teachers
who are teaching because they are not
capable of filling jobs with more lucrative
pay.
The situation will become progressively
worse until teachers are offered a salary at
least equal to what the average industrial
worker can earn in the industries of the
state.
It takes about $4,000 to secure sufficient
education to meet the .standards for a good
teacher. On the other hand, a capable
young person can secure a busine.ss educa
tion for $1,000 and be prepared to earn
more than the average teacher. Or, a boy
or girl can go from high school into pri
vate employment in industry or business
and earn more than a teacher who spends
four years time and four thousand dollars
preparing to teach.
That is not only true in war time, it was
true before the war inflated wages and
prices.
Speaking before a district meeting of the
North Carolina Education Association,
the as.sociation’s president, Dr. Ralph Mc
Donald, made the following pertinent ob
servation about teacher salaries;
“The average salary for teachers in
North Carolina today is actually lower in
buying power than in 1932-33 at the depth
of the depre.ssion’’, said McDonald. “Of
the $1120 average .salary last year the
teacher received only $953 after deduc
tions for income tax and retirement. To
day’s buying power for that salary is only
$349 in terms of 1932-33 dollars. The
average salary in 1932-33 was $715.35.
The average white teacher’s salary in
1929-30 was was $954’’.
McDonald pointed out that practically
every other grodp in the population has
had substantial increases in actual income
or buying power over this period.
“Farmers have had large increases in
their real buying power, and they should
have more.
“Industrial workers enjoy increased pur
chasing power, and they should have still
more. Corporations have tripled and
that is good for the State.
“Four things have happened as a result
of the low salaries: (1) thousands of
North Carolina Teachers have left the
schools permanently—an estimated 6,000
since Pearl Harbor; (2) thousands of per
sons without satisfactory qualifications are
taking their places—last year there were
2,626 teachers with less than Class A cer-
ti£i»tes; (8) hundreds of teaching posi
tions are simply unfilled, especially in the
vocational field; (4) every loyal teacher in
North Carolina is suffering severe econo
mic hardship unless she has gn independ
ent income in addition to her Salary
—
Meaning of Good Management
The most amazing successful manage
ment job in history was the preparation for
opening of the second front. For sheer ef
ficiency, it resembled the working methods
of industry here at home. Men and ma
terials were assembled at the right place at
the right time to do a specific job. In the
humdrum existence of peacetime, this or
ganizing genius, traditional to the United
States, never seemed very important. Man-,
agement was often derided. But suddenly
when our armies hit the beaches of Nor
mandy, everyone prayed that nothing had
been overlooked. They prayed that man
agement in industry, in government and in
the army had done a good job. Countless
lives depended on good management.
If a single phase in the management of
the invasion had failed, the whole project
would have been thrown out of gear. For
instance, thousands of land, sea and air
craft, from giant tanks. Jeeps, airplanes,
and battleships. Had to be fueled and
ready to go on the instant of H-Hour. Fuel
ing and lubricating the invasion was up to
the American oil industry. That task has
become known as the biggest “filling sta
tion’’ operation in history. It was done
without a hitch, thanks to the good man
agement of the oil men.
After the war is over, good management
will be needed to keep industry going in
the tough days of reconversion. It will be
needed not only in the oil industry, but in
mining, transportation, electric power, and
every other enterprise, ft saved lives in
the invasions. In peacetime it will save
jobs. There is no better manager than the
independent American. We should remem
ber this in the days to come.
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Reporters of allied supreme head
quarters have been issued maps of Berlin.
But surely no one is expected to recognize
Berlin by the maps these days?—Greens
boro Daily News.
“Sir William Dies at 101”, headlines the
Dally News. Well, we ’ope 01’ Bill 'as
found a better ’ole.—Greensboro News.
• LIFE’S BETTER WAY
WALTER E. ISENHOUR
Hiddenite, N. C.
MEETING LIFE’S CRISES
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BLTtZ BTBUOIt—'
A local eltlaan itatetf that on
Thttnsdar altkt he
went to Bleep be read • frueiome
account of the robot bomb blltE
on England.
Immediately gfter reading the
article he drifted Into sleep.
He was awaked by a terrific
noise about fire a. m. Friday. He
jumped out on the floor. Ho had
visions of falling bombs, of build
ings and people blown to bits.
But It was not the blit*. It was
a stroke of lightning which hit
somewhere In North Wllkesboro
during the early morning storm.
BLESSED EVENT—
His wife had gone to the hos
pital. He was about to become a
father for the first time and he
was getting things In order at his
house. He left the following note
for the milk man: "Please leave
no milk for ten days. Then begin
leaving 10 to 12 quarts, or what
ever amount a new bady needs”.
SLACK DISCUSSION—
From here and there we pick up
the following poetic comment
about slacks:
Considering slacks
Both pro and con.
They’re really not bad
For the shapes they’re on.
O woman used to be Interested
in a neat, well-groomed appear
ance. Then someone invented
Blacks!
W«flilngtbtt^—Freddgiit Roose
velt said that whw^^lw allieo
complete military operations in
Italy the Italians "will be free to
work out their own destiny, under
a government of their own choos
ing”.
In a radio address piwpared for
broadcast from the V^ite Houee,
Mr. Roosevelt said the American
army entered Italy "not as con
querors, but as liberators. Their
objective Is military, not politi
cal”.
The President’s address was di
rected to the meeting of the.
Italian-Amerlcan labor council lii
New York In acceptance of tho
council’s four freedoms awarr*
granted to the chief executive.
“Of course, the people of Italy
have suffered terribly and It will
not be humanly possible to take
wholly adequate measures to re
lieve all suffering until Germany
has been finally and decisively
defeated”, Mr. Roosevelt said.
But the united nations are deter
mined that every possibie measure
be taken to aid the Italian people
directly, and to give them an op
portunity to nelp themselves".
In New York, Atty. Gen. Fran
cis M. Biddle presented the four
freedoms award with the declara-1
tion that President Roosevelt 1
maintained "his faith- In the Ital-!
ian soul" even when Italy under i
"captivity by the lackey fascists” !
was brought Into war against the I
United States. j
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ehoite sad gave thsai to Pfe.
Michael Csllshaa, of St. Msry-of-
the Wood. la., to hsag up to dry.
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wem to.
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fouad t^ had heea hit 1^
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chuckled Bell.
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AD.MINISTIUTOR’S notice
Having qnaUHed as administra
tor .of the estate of E. E. Baugnss,
late of Wilkeq county, N. C., this
ia to notify all pmona having
claims against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersiraed,
whose address is North Wilkes-
boro, N. C., duly verified, on or
before the 9()i did^ October,
1946, or this itotice wul be plead
in bar of their right to recover.
All persons indebtM to said es
tate will please make immediate
settlement
'ftiis 9th day of October, 1944.
T. E. STORY,
' i. dministrator of the estate of
E. E- Baugnss, dec’d. ll-13-6tM
Beware Coi
frofl
That
CreomulsIaQ feUevad
cause it goes r^t to toe s» o* ttm
trouble to looeen jad-eapa
germ laden phlegm, and aid aatva
to soothe and heal raw, tender, nt-
saniM bronchial mucous meal'-
branes. Ten your druggist to sell you
a bot^ of Creomulsloa wHh the oa-
derstandlng you must like the way it
quickly allays the eou^ or you are
to hav
„ have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, ChestCoMs, Broachiffs
Did you know that in the New- |
ark, N. J., area, 11 plants are
working full time producing civi |
lian oil burners, baby bottle
warmers, cutlery, kitchenware,
bobby pins, pencils, clippers and
scissors. i
In one of our Sunday School quarterlies
we have this comment: “All of us come,
sooner or later, to those great turning
points in life. The question is raised again
and again, ‘Shall I go to college?’ ‘Shall I
make this business venture?’ ‘Shall I marry
this person? David .set an example for us
that if followed faithfully, would save
many from bankruptcy and stop the di
vorce at its source. ‘He inquired of the
Lord.’ This gives security and confidence
in the cloudy and dark day. It is little
wonder that David wrote as he did is
Psalm 32:8, ‘I will instruct thee and teach
thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will
guide thee with mine eye’. Hugh Miller
succinctly says, ‘Prayer is so mighty an in
strument that no one ever thoroughly mas
tered all its keys. They sweep along the
infinite scale of man’s wants and God’s
goodness.’ ”
There is a vast difference how men meet
life’s crises. The sinful man often meets it
with cursing and swearing, drinking and
gambling, fretting, worrying and complain
ing, finding fault of others and blaming
them with his tests and failures, down
falls and defeats. Because he never suc
ceeds in life he thinks everything and
everybody is against him. He blames every
contrary wind that blows and every con
trary current that flows. He thinks that
he would make a great success of life, but
fate is against hihi. The fact of the mat
ter is he takes the wrong course in order
to succeed. No man in sin can rightfully
succeed. He needs and must have God with
him if he is to make the best of life here,
regardless of all the crises that he meets,
and reach life’s blessed and marvelous goal
hereafter.
Another man fleets life’s crises bravely,
goldly, courageously, prayerfully, patient
ly, knowing that God is with him, and that
a better, brighter day is just ahead. He
prays and trusts God, while the other fel
low curees, swears, drinks, gambles, frets,
worries and complains. The godly man
makes a blessed success of life, and blesses
his fellowmen, while the other makes a
miserable failure and curses mankind.
Which class do you belong to?
MORE SLACKS—
I hate to talk behind their backs,
But why do women call them
slacks?
The so-called slacks I see each
week
Contain no slack of which to
speak.
As even he who runs may heed.
Some Block is what they seem to
need,
A man of quite consistent
thoughts
I move the name be changed to
“taiigts”. —Frank Lynn
Nation.’l Airlines ordered 16
Curtis- Wright CW 20 transport
planes; commercial version of C-
46 Comando transports that cross
mountains between India and
China.
V
South Africa sold $80,000,000
worth of diamonds In 1943, a new
high.
ANOTHER OBSERVATION—
Girls who go to work in slacks.
May help our fronts, but not their
backs.
the
QUITE PER’nNENT—
Cut out the cracks about
slacks.
At least they cover the bare facts.
—Carmen Carter.
ADMINISTRA'TOR’S NOTICE
Having qnalified as administra
tor of the estate of Martin Dot-
son, late of Wilkes county, N. C.,
this is to notify all persons having
rl-im.s against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned,
whose address is North Wilkes-
Ikto, N. C., duly verified, on or be
fore the 9th day of October, 194B,
or this notice will be plead in bar
of their right to recover. All per
sons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate- settle
ment.
This 9th day of October, 1944.
ALLEN DOTSON,
Administrator of the estate of
Martin Dotson, dec’d. ll-13-6tM
Wliicker & Whicker, Attorneys.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT—
Two traveling salesmen were
spending Saturday and Sunday in
a hotel in Chicago.
First Traveling Man—Let’s go
up to State and Monroe and watch
tho parade.
Second Traveling Man—I don’t
care much for parades: I’d rather
rest here.
First (insisting)—A perfectly
nude girl is going to ride a big
white horse in this parade.
First—OK, In that case. I’ll sure
go; I haven’t seen a horse in 15
years.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Etta Dotson,
late of Wilkes county, N. C., this
is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned,
whose address is North Wilkes-
boro, N. C., duly verified, on or
before the 9th day of October,
1945, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their right to reicover.
All persons indebted to said es-
I tate will please make immediate
settlement.
T^is 9th day of October, 1944.
ALLEN DOTSON,
Administrator of the estate of
EPa Dotson, dec’d. ll-13-6tM
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