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TWO tit JfifMri-Ntrwt “BWiiwshwnrr in foutics PvMttti HmiiBTi mhI Th«ndayi at » Mattk WUkaalM^, Nartk Carolina D. J. QAXm and JULTO8 C. HUBBARD Fnbliikari SUMCRIMIOM EAT*; One Year |2.00 (in IHBna and Adjoininr CouatiM) One Tear. |8.00 (Oetalla mUcM and Adjaialaf Coanti**) Eatee To TReoe In lerTice: One Tear (anywkara) |2.00 at ttM MtaffiM at Marth WOkM- 1|#1A C*e»lwn, aa Baaand-claas matter under Aet tt If arek A lt7». MONDAY^ NOV. 27, 1944 ■ ■ rrf jjj _rc»f f j j j j jj j Continue Fight For Flood Control (Continued Prom Page One) trol could be constructed which, in event Of a flood, would flood less than half the amount of land as the proposed hydro electric project would flood. That may be the solution, or it may be possible that tri butary dams could be constructed without too great a loss in lands and homes in the areas which would be flooded in case of floods. Local organizations should lose no time in securing the needed cooperation to get flood control on the Yadkin in the pending bill. In this connection we suggest and urge that the Kiwanis Club, Lions Club and other civic organizations get behind the matter now, and make diligent effort to get flood control in whatever manner is feasible. The report of the army engineers indi cated definitely that flood waters on the Yadkin can be controlled, and without tak ing out of production all the valley lands west of Wilkesboro on the Yadkin and its tributaries, and without flooding a big area with so many homes. If a dam is constructed near Wilkesboro purely for flood control, some of the val ley would become useless because of the need for a reservoir for flood waters. But the area would not be half as great as the area which would be flooded under the proposal which Senator Bailey objected to so strenuously, because he said it was de signed primarily for generation of power not needed, and secondarily for flood control. V A Healthy Trend President Roosevelt, in a message to the Boston Conference on Distribution, assert ed that: “The high levels of production and employment, which we are working to establish when peace comes, can only be maintained by placing the output of our factories and farms speedily in the hands of the consumer. “It is therefore essential that every in dustry study the problem of distribution now, in order that there may be no inter ruption in the free flow of goods”. The insatiable needs of war have ruled over production for so long, there i.s danger of forgetting that in peacetime the distribution system keeps the wheels of production turning. Success of plans for reconversion, sustained production and maximum employment will finally depend upon the efforts of hundreds of thousands of retail merchants. These merchants must stimulate consumer interest in the products of industry, and be able to sell those products when and where consumers want them at prices consumers will pay. . It is said that there is a tremeudous de mand for a limitless variety of articles, from new homes to pincushions. Even if such a demand does exist, distributors know that it will disappear like a morning mist unless mass production and mass dis tribution can keep it alive. To do that, every distributor and every manufacturer must work overtime to make himself more efficient. Prices must be kept at an ab solute minimum. All bets will be placed on volume. And it will be up to the dis tributors to help maintain volume. That is why they are not being blinded by rosy predictions of customers waiting in line with pockets full of money. The technique of volume sales at small unit profit will be the order of the day. It i8 the surest way of putting goods in the hand, of the oooeumor •■peedily'. Mua- tries that try to “cash in” ■ellan’ market by raising price tags. Mkely get left behind under expand- in^nSdeni competitive^methods. This is 41 feeaShy t*****^’ wii AENOiMAL DWIGHT NICHOLS “Home” Town AmertcE Someone has truly said that the soul of America abides in its small towns—the "home” towns which one never forgets where’er he may roam. There are many reasons for this, and one may be that in our “home” towns the peo ple know each other—aa human beings, not just names, as neighbors on the street,- at Weekly luncheon clubs, in lodge or in church. Thus, some place along the line the fac tory president is going to meet his em ployee, the farmer will meet the “city man—and the three of them will discover that they are not so different in what they i some sense to it. u think and hope and work for. |,jj pacific to his girl ■V Is the only way 1 esn |p>. Love to all, also your kl broth- JOB. ANOTHER LETTER— This time we have a letter with A COLD RATH— , . • He has threatened' and offered bribes for os not to dlscloee his name, bnt s certain well known fisherman shout' town had s very cold bath Thanksgiving morning. It Seems that he and anothw good fisherUSn went to' the. 1^!^ kin to try to hook some snck|^ The weather was "cold, and tl^y built a big fire on the river bank. One of the fisherman took hold of a root to support his weight as he swung around the bank and the root gave way. He made a big splash in the icy water which was shoulder deep. 'The accident was a lucky break for the suckere, because they had The great national groups that are sym-:Mend back home in the u. s. A. l°Xm roo^?o\“eep°f“m’’takm pneumonia, or sumthih’. And the APO, Care Postmaster bolized under the tags of management, la-|The letter follows: bor, agriculture are (or should be) noth- j ing more fearsome than the projection Hortense: aggregate of these three ‘home town neighbors. In the trying days ahead, when “close harmony” will be essential to the well-be ing of us all, it will help if we can keep that thought in mind—and in our hearts! V- man who took the Icy bath was San Francisco, California oj,g gf jjjg fishermen In this part of the state, the kind of a fisherman who don't have to ex aggerate 80 much to tell of fish ing success. Now, we bet he's plumb regretful that he wouldn't let us disclose his name. Your letter received, also maga zine. Sorry to hear Flat-Top Is dead. Also your Aunt Lobelia. No, haven’t been out with aiy other girl.. Don’t you know that TWO OP A KIND— I promised to be true to you, also one night in late October there are no women here anyway. I see by the ads In the magazine „ , , . that the public is being very Irave home with my load with manly pride, of the CMketor «f Intern al Reilanei Greensboro, N. C. The ft^o^g dgKai;iW_r^ ^no^rty from L. G. (Cletne eli under warrant for distraint for the non-wyoMBi of aeseeeed tasea due will be sold aa provided by Section 8693 of the Internal Bev- enue Code of the United Stales, at ? t^lk! auction, on December 9, 944, at one o’clock p. m., in front of tlM Boetoifk* Buildihg in the Wilke*^, Wilkee coun^f North Carolina! One 1940 Fond Coach (Jl Motor , No. 16-689786jLNorfli « olin license No. Wl-WA TWi ie now stored in the boildiiui n by the AlcohoUe Tax Unit and cither Government agencies. C. It Eobertoon, Ollector of Internal Revenue for Cie District of North Carolina. 11-8(^184 Biy Mon BomUi^ , ’^ss far from sober, A Statistical Myth A favorite statistical myth prominent by I and patient about the shortage of government spokesmen, is that since Pearl ^bobble^tdn. aiso^f SoVily drn in ^gi. Harbor, only one-tenth of one per cent Oi I gj, man-hours have been lost by strikes in war Sortensc, i want to warn you about them ads where the sol- plants. In two instances of late the lie has been given to these mythical figures. A one-day strike of 4,000 to 6,000 maintenance workers in the Detroit area has just forced immediate idleness upon some 50,000 to 60,000 workers. Because the men who keep the assembly lines and equipment in And a pig came by and lay down ty my side. A lady passing by was heard to diers are saying poetry to them- ^ silves while shooting Japanese. I will not tell you what we do say. Hortense, as It Is not for your ears, but it is not what those ads say so please take them with a dose of salt. For Instance there is several where a fellow hopes they are keeping everything the same at By the company he chooses, And the pig got up and slowly ■ walked away. —Anonymous. running condition refused to work, the pro- Lome until he comes back, inciud- duction workers had to be sent home. In another case, the strike of a few thousand transportation employes tied up two mil lion people, 900,000 of whom were war workers. As the New York Times declares of this statistical myth: “It cannot be too often pointed out that such statistics are e-ssen- tially meaningless, not only because they fail to take into consideration the amount of indirect idleness that a strike involve.?, but because they ignore how vital the par ticular production may be that is brought to a halt. “The value of the products of the entire soft coal industry of the United States, to cite but one example, amounts to only one per cent of the national income. If a strike stopped it for an entire year, the statistics might show that there were no strikes in 99 per cent of industry. But everyone knows that such a strike would bring practically our entire war production to a halt in a few months”. V Ing the corner store, the Brook lyn Dodgers, and his room. It i.s allright for the guy in the ad., a very nice room, he is probably an officer, but A1 Guigliemo says he hopes he does not have to go taci’ to the same room as he has beer spoiled by his foxhole which i' larger, also cleaner, also he has it to i'.imself. As to our come' store ind the Dodgers, you wil' agree Hprtense, that any change is an improvement, esnecially th- sandwiches and pitching respec tively. Seriously Hortense we also do not want to go back to a place where I am out of a job. I cer tainly hope you can fix our coun try up before I get back, and you mig^t start with your halr-dq in. the last snapshot. I expect 1 will be promoted as COME TO DI(K’S SERVICE STATION • UFFSBEnElWAV WALTER E. ISENHOUR Hiddenite, N. C. FAST, EXPERT TIRE SERVICE DON’T FORGET TO PRAY (By Mary Jane Shurtz) Son, there ain’t much that we can say Though deep within our hearts, There’s countless thoughts we can’t express When it comes time to part. Of course, we'll tell you to be brave After you’ve gone away. But first of all comes this advise. Son, don’t forget to pray. Let us show you what the friendly, personal interest of an independent dealer can mean to you when you need tire or battery service. We have a factory-fresh stock of long-mileage PENNSYLVANIA Passenger Car Tires, Truck Tires and Batteries. Come in to see us soon. We won’t be with you over there— Your hand can’t touch ours when You reach for just a friendly touch. And comes remembrance then. But up above, there is Someone who Hears every word you say. And when things are the toughest, son. Just don’t forget to pray. PASSENGER CAR TIRES I GUARANTEED BATTERIES ARE FAMOUS There ain’t much we can say to help When times like these arise. Except to say ’tis best to look For aid up in the skies. For He who watches over you When you are far away Will be the one who cares for you; So don’t forget to pray. This Bible is the one I took Along with me that year When I was fighting over there For things we all hold dear. So keep it with you son, and when There comes your darkest day. Open its pages to His word; Then—don’t forget to pray. Some day you will be back with us— Some day you’ll understand That pathways leading to the best Are guided by His hand. And though there ain’t much folk like us— Just plain old folk—can say, ’Tis with believing hearts we ask, Son—don’t forget to pray. lih LONG WEAR Super-test cord car cass, dual purpose tread and super pressure curing give you more carefree mileage.
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