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In WaitM an4 Ad On« Year (OotaM« W31nB*aBd To’nioM In Senrke:. '^ Obo Yw (anywiore) — |2.00 Bnt«T«d at the yeetotfiee et Nertit Wilkee boro, Neorth Oarolfaia, aa Second-class matter onder Act of Mardi 4, 187®. A'i : \ THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1945 Music Week May 6-13 The week of May 6 through the IS will be observed throughout the nation aa Na tional Music Week. During this week we have been asked to make special efforts toward making the public more music con scious. The tribute paid to our late president, between the time of his death and of his being laicf to rest at Hyde Park, was so im pressive that it will long remain in the con sciousness of the American people. The words expressed the thoughts and feelings of the nation’s leaders as far as words can express them, but the music carried on where the words left off, and it welded to gether the general public into a unity of thought and feeling which voiced the peo ples’ tribute. It is suggested that the churches play some of the President’s favorite hymns on Sunday, May 6, the opening day of Music Week, and it is recommended to the schools that they pay similar tribute on Friday, May 11, the last day of mourning and als6 of Music Week. When Politics Spalls Tragedy . Criticism of the calibre of treatment be ing received by war veterans in the vet erans’ hospitals throughout the nation, is spreading with the rapidity of a prairie fire. American men in the armed forces on active duty received the best medical care in the wrold. But when they are re tired to the status of veterans and are re ferred to the tender mercies of the Veter ans’ Administration, they are subjected to incredibly poor hospital and medical care, according to reports. They have been re ceiving this kind of abuse apparently be cause the veterans’ hospitals are swamped in red tape and high authorities are poli ticians rather than medical experts. Alto gether, it is a shameful episode, and not the least tragic fact is that it will take pre cious time to effect a clean-up. With public opinion aroused, there will undoubtedly be an investigation—a bill has already been introduced in congress demanding a thorough one. But there will be interminable delays while the bureau cratic machinery of government turns out endless reports. Some ‘day, months or years from now, veterans lying helpless in wards of these government hospitals, who all this time are getting care which would not be countenanced for a moment in a modem hospital, may get relief, if still alive. This is what happens when politics is mixed up with medicine. It is a terrible example that should awaken all of us to the danger of hasty action on the question of how far we permit government to go in controlling civilian medical care. A mis take could mean lowered medical stand ards and the needless sacrifice of (;ount- less lives. We Could Be Less Careless A heart-rending story came from across the Pacific the other day. A bomber crashed and a member of the crew was hopelessly trapped in the flaming wreck age. After a number of futile attempts at rescue, an officer among the horrified ^standi the; vktto ^pp«d up and ended the doMn^%eiPy^e painlessly with his serv- "fce -45i dfficer was later exonerated at a military trial. -The* foregoing incident was a tragedy of war. Yet it differs froip simile incidente that happen regularly in peacetime only m to the method by which the person •the flames was put out of his mi^ ten-thousand-odd souls who die this country every year do it the * They simply scream until they ^^a^o^ked. / j 'U this sounds unnecessarily morbid and merciless, take a look at the nation’s fire bill—^upwards of half ■ a bilBofi dollars. When it comes to fire, America is grossly careless. We are careless in our homes. We are careless in our factories and around places of amusement. We are careless in our forests. The result is fire destruction on a scale of almost unbelievable propor tions. We could do something about fire if we wanted to. We could be less careless. We could heed the lessons of experience and fire prevention authorities, which tell us over and over that real fire prevention is a‘highly individual business—a question of detail, of putting out matches and ciga- ettes properly, cleaning up the basements and attics, keeping heating facilities in good order. Most of these things could logically be done now. Spring is here and spring is clean-up time. Why not clean up right? Prevent fire, help save lives. V — THE — EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D. These are critical days. The hand of Providence points with unerring finger to our national destiny—leading the world to a Christian way of life, a Christian peace. Franklin Delano Roosevelt has gone from our midst aa an earthly leader. His passing serves to remind us that the founding fathers set God at the head of this country and arranged for men to be elected to serve under Him. They gave us the uncrowned bald eagle as a symbol of our liberty in comparison with the crowned eagles in the heraldry of Europe. For four days the great radio systems of the United States gave us solemn re minders of these facts—^now we are in the midst of the San Francisco peace confer ence. How earnestly we should pray for the guidance of God in this conference that plans for a just and durable peace may be perfected. Let prayer be said in every home in every heart every day. This solemn message was long ago proclaim ed for us in our national hymn and our na tional anthem—the last stanza of each. In our rush to be through with things we have been content to sing the first stanza only of each. If we can sing one stanza in these days, let^ it be the last. For those who do not know these historic verses, we quote them below; “Our fathers’ God, to Thee, Author of lib erty, to thee we sing; Long may our land be bright with free dom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King. Amen.” "O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation; Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and pre served us a nation; Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just; And this be our mottor: ‘In God is our trust.’ ” In tremendous earnestness as we begin to see the military victory, may I remind you that this is “the heaven-rescued land,” and that we should determine anew to “praise the Power that hath made • and preserved us a nation.” Resolve anew to make our national mot to that of your life, “In God We Trust.” e Needed For srmanent Pasture f is ImporUat to pormaaent 9S and penoanent pastarea tportant to Ureatock, aays Woodbonae, Jr., associate mist of tbe agricultural ex- Bt ttatioa at State College, ■••ra are partionlarly anx- > get the hUrheet possible tlon from thrir permanent la daring those war years are it no other one thing IH aoatribnta more toward ibI than the proper use of gfVBsd ttmaatoae," ho e»* plained. Lime is essential to the healthy growth of legumes, the baslB of any prodnctire permanent pas ture. Since the legumes are high in protein and minerals, they pro duce a more nutritious forage than do grasses alone. Also, the legumee proride nitrogen for tljp healthy growth of grasses. Ldme baa been found to in crease the yield of permanent pa^uree by 26 percent in some cases and aa high as 200 percent and more in others, according to Woodhonse. In commenting on the Talne of lime, he states that “lime had a more pronounced ef fect upon the type of plants pres ent in the pasture than it had upon the yield. There was a five fold increase in desirable plants contributing to the increased yield.” In discussing the plant food re quirements of permanent pastures he said that Ume was not the only material needed. “Phosphate is almost always needed and potash is usually beneficial," he explains. "Too often the value of liming is lost because the other necessary plant foods are not supplied. “Taka this record for example: ; NORW RAMBliINO BAVrarcai— Many people, haye aKK>d aims In life but fall ^ pull the trlg- goy . . . Tried some capenter work and find that *we drive nails llge lightning, striking twice in the same place ... A contem porary newspaper gives this ad vice: "Do the host yon can; that’s all the angels are doing . . . Heathens have been defined as people who don’t quarrel over re ligion . . . One frlpnd made Is worth far more than an enemy punished . . . And; being remind ed that We all want what de don’t have, we quote this verse from an exchange: Bach summer with the lawn to mow I’m sure I’d rather shovel snow: But long before the winter’s gone, I'm sure I’d rather mow the lawn. GROWING SMILES— A smile is quite a funny thing, it wrinkles up your face. And when It’s gone, you never find its secret hiding place. But for more wonderful is it to see what smiles can do; You smile at one, he smiles at you, and so one smile makes two. He smiles at someone since you smiled, and then that one smiles back; And that one sm.iles, until In truth you fail In keeping track. Now since a smile can do great good by cheering hearts of care, Let's smile and smileAnd not for get that smilra go^verywhere. -^-Author Unknown. GERMS— Adam Had ’em. Pfc, Roy EUby, smi of Mi*. Etta L KUby, ot North Wllkes- ' boro, fa^ redeived the award of merltortons service .unit plaque. Hie award was made to members of Pfc. Kilby’s mili tary police battalion “for su perior performance of dnty in the performance of exceptional ly difficult tasks, and for the achievement and maintenance of a hi^ standard of discip line." His battalion was cited for belliig “an outstanding ex ample of effiAency, neatness, courtesy and military bearing. Its spirit has been one of serv ice and helpfulness, and has been in keeping with the high est traditions of the armed forces of the United ‘States”. Pfc. Kilby is in oervlce in Ger many. ROCK WOOL •INSULATION • North Wilketboro Hardware Co. Satirday, May 5, at 2P M. At Owner’s Farm, Three Milc^ Out Of North Wilkesboro, On the Elkin Highway Entire Herd Will Be Sold, Consisting of 25 COWS AND HEIFERS 11 of Which Are Registered Also 1 Registered Herd Bull r K Number of Cows Are Fresh and'' Others Close Springers Halers Are Suitable For 4-H Clnb^ Projects; Herd T.B. and Bangs Free TAM HUTCHINSON, - - OWNER North Wilkesboro, N. C. H. M. Hamilton, Jr., Auctioneer Boone, N. C. THE DOLLAR AND THE CENT- A big silver dollar and a little brown cent— Rolling along together they went. Rolling along the smooth side walk. When the dollar remarked—^for the dollar can talk. You poor little cent, yon cheap lit tle mite, I’m bigger i^d more than twice as bright;; I’m worth more than you a hun dredfold, And written on me in letters bold Is the motto drawn from the pious creed, > 'In God We Trust,” which all can read. I know, said the cent, I’m a cheap little mite, And I know I’m not big, nor good, nor bright. And yet, said the cent, with a meek little sigh. You don’t go to churd^,as often as I. , —^Aiithor Unknown. Americans Lose 14 Ships Off R30ikyus Guam, April 21—^The American army lost 14 ships, ranging from destroyers to landing craft, be tween March 18 and April 18 in the battle of Okinawa and as sociated operations, fleet head quarters announced today. Gains of 1,000 to 1,400 yards by amphibious forces which start ed a big pnsh against the en trench Japanese on southern Oki nawa Thursday were reported. Navy guns and marine and army artillery as well as carrier planes continued to support the new drive In its second day yes terday. American troops continued to pound ahead also on little le is land, west of Okinawa, against hitter opposition. They counted 736 enemy dead there as of April 18. 1,258 pounds yield on the un treated plot; phosphate alone, 1,- 229 pounds; lime alone, 1,511 pounds; lime and phosphate, 2,- 794 ponuda” ■V BUY MORE WAR BONDS S AlOfT WHAT IT COSTS 10 SEW CHliO TO COLLEGE FOR ORE YIAI.* \T Bm.4 .g wal M WRl you be able to proTide Oieee funds for four years—ten, fifteen, or tw^ity years h^ioe? Maybe, IF you’re here—^IF you’re in good health—IF you can sacrifice that ntodh of your iaeoine then. Under the Seciffky Educatitmal Plan, by making small deposits now, you can be certain that the funds will be available when college days arrive, even though death or disability should overtake you before that time. Does a college education pay? 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