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■“M; MriH *W®WWHT fit NUraOB PokUriMi HiCMlays ud AnnAnFs »t mikiknt, NMik Ovellia j. OMSrm aai JVUUS a HiTBBASD PnhBte* ^SeWCREPttON HAW. 0»« T«ftr 12.00 la WUkaa and 4d|lliiln Cooatiw) Cto* Tear $8.00 (OotaMe W8k« and Adjaiainc OaontiM) Ratas To T&ose la Service: One Year (aayvr&ere) $2.00 ^tand at tka paatafflce at North WflEkea boro. North Car^fa, aa Oeec^-diasa mattar ondar Act ad March 4, ItTI. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1945 Japan’s Attitude Evidently there is something wrong with the attitude of Japan. The “chosen peo ple,” led by “the Son of Heaven,” who in tended to dominate the entire Orient, as well as to dictate a most humiliating peace to the people of America, and to dictate the peace terms to the occupant of the White House in Washington, have, it seems, over night, assumed an air of docility and tracti- bility, and are putting on a great show of strictly obeying the occupying forces of the Allied armies. The Tokyo radio is continually calling upon the people of Japan, both civilians and the armed forces, to be humble before the American conquerors which, the radio broadcast says, “may bring to Japan a new outlook upon life.” But a wide difference exists between the war faction who wanted to fight to the bit ter end and the surrender party which the Emperor has now put in power, and this great division of power may cause danger ous developments in the future The great difference between surren der of Japan and the “unconditional sur render,” of Germany, is the fact that the Allies entered Germany ^d overpowered and whipped them ob«dience, to the terms laid down by the Allies—“uncondi tional surrender”—but, in the case of Ja pan—the most treacherous and tricky na tion in the world—^the Allies agreed to the plea of Japan to let their Emperor remain in power under the direction of the Allied commander, and to many this seems to have been a bad move. The armies of the United Nations should have gone into Ja pan and whipped them into obedience and to have included their emperor in the list of war criminals soon to be tried and given just sentences, as it is a well known fact that the Japanese, as a whole, are the most tricky and dangerous enemy we have had to face. V The Traffic Toll Present tendencies on the part of auto mobile drivers indicate that the toll of ac cidents on the highways during the next few years will exceed the bloody toll of the war in human lives and injuries, as far as this country is concerned. Since the end of the war, numerous auto drivers throughout the country have gone “hog wild” behind the wheel, with the re sult that the death toll on the highways is rising rapidly. They seem to forget that all the cars are old and that no tires are reasonably safe at high speeds. And they seem to have for gotten the common rules of courtesy on the highways. They are driving with reckless abandon which spells death and suffering for many people in the months to come. ^ ,One answer to the problem is more and law enforcement by states and coun- Ues. ' - -rtiT' ■> y Thfe i^orlk Carolina State Highway Pa'- trol is only a skeleton organizatioh With fidt enough men to tackle the job. And let us consider the situation from a local standpoint. Sgt A H Clark, highway patrolman lo- eated here, is head of the patrol for six counties: Wilkes, Iredell, Alexander, Al leghany, Ashe and Watauga counties. Sgt. Clark is a very capable officer and is well fitted to head the petrol in six counties. But of what does his organization for the »ix counties consist? Sgt Clark has only one patrolman help ing in the entire six counties. That ^ located at Boone, and he tries to look Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany '°^Tle.ve« S*t. Chu-k WUkes, Iredell W AlMMdweoimtira. Th..e ties have about 2,500 miles of highways and roads. With these figures it is easy W see that the chance of meeting a patrol man on the highways is very small. The state headquarters of the patrol in Raleigh say that their men are in the army and navy, and they hope to relieve the situ ation when some of them are released. Sgt Clark has estimated that to do a reasonably ttiorough job of patroling t^ highways in his district that he shouM have three men in Wilkes, three in Iredeu, two in Alexander, and at least one each in Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties. That makes a total of 11 men needed where there are only two. And if the public is going to have any semblance of safety on the h^hways, it will be necessary tp have a sufficient num ber of patrolmen. Another thing the State of North Caro lina should consider is the question of ade quate pay for members of the patrol. They should be selected carefully on the basis of character and ability and should be well paid for their services. Any political con siderations which go into the selection of men for this patrol should be removed. In fact, it might be a good thing for the state of North Carolina to reorganize the high way patrol on a merit system basis and employ a state director or chief of the pa trol to run the patrol and let it be so fixed that his job would be secure from the po litical pie hunters.-> And it would be a good idea to take the patrol out of the tax collecting business and not require the officers to spend so much time with a man who has not paid the proper license fees. While he is doing that some drunk, reckless or speeding driv er may be taking an innocent life some where on the highways which he should be patroling. -THE- EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Spau^h, D. D. Moral paralysis will kill a man jusc as sure as a heart attack; and it will do much more than a heart attack—it will send him to hell. Moral paralysis creeps up on men and women. Often they are unconscious of it. Case after case come to this desk. The pa1> tern is so familiar that it would become monotonous if it were not so terrifying. Yet each one thinks his case is different. They’ll start when a man commences to forget God. The disease is no respecter of persons. It lays hold upon the saint as well as the sinner. Here are some of the symp toms: 1. Neglect of personal prayer and Bible reading. Failure to say grace before meals. 2. Breaking the habit of regular church attendance. 3. Careless use of Sunday for personal and secular purposes. 4. Social drinking. As the taste for liquor is acquired, it develops into personal drink ing. 5. Neglect of home relationships. From now on anything can happen. There are those who will take violent exceptions to some of these steps given above. Let me say this. You have had ex perience with one or two cases. I have had many experiences, listened to hundreds of cases. The process of moral paralysis has been outlined above. If you take exception to it, it is because already it has hold on you. One of the symptoms of the disease is men and women trying to defend their ac tions for which they are condemned in their own conscience. This moral paralysis is an insidious thing. It takes years to kill its victims, but the end Is always the same—unhappiness, mUiry, sin, hell. i - i « Not all who have the disease succumb to it. Some wake up in tiihiii We can thank God for conscience and conversion. Men can always turn back to their Lord in re pentance. The imperishable Book, the Bi ble, is always available wf'-h its remedy for this pawilysis. It reminds us, “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool,” but he that would enjoy life and see good days must walk with his Lord. If moral paralysis kills men and women, it does the same, for democracy. It is more deadly than armies. If our nation suc cumbs, it will be to moral and spiritual pa ralysis, contracted from godless citlxenA If you are leaving God out of your life, you are both betraying yoiir iiSi^tipn as well as yourself—get wise to yoaraelf before it is too late. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, II AINORUAL YOU IMX U8 11^— Qirls do not take a man "tor better or worse.” It Is for more or less. . . . And a diamond Is con sidered a woman’s stepping stone to success—or failure. . . . An bonest politician Is defined as one who will stay poit after he Is bought. . . .Getting on spanking terms with the kids would put Ju venile delinquency on the skids, says one philosopher. . . . Some girls have a lot of trouble trying to show a lot of themselves and a lot of pretty clothes at the same time. . . . More about diamonds, which are symbols of engagement. Why not a grindstone for marri age? ... It has been truly-said that the small brain which talks much is guilty of overproductlpn. All right, you wlsecrackers, go ahead and say this would be a good place to stop this column. ... Want to know where you can find “steak?” The word Is in the dlc- tlonery. . . . The woman who told the dO'Otor that she had a little wart she wanted to get rid of was told that the lawyer’s office was next door. . . One reason Japan surrendered was because that aft er air raids so many factories failed to show up for work. WOMAN— j When Adam brought woe to all mankind And old Adam called her “wo man” But when she wooed with love so kind, He then pronounced her "Woo- man!” But now, with folly and with pride Their husband’s pocket trlmmin’ The woman is so full of whims The men pronounce them "Wlm- men! ”—Exchange. AMBITION— The story of Marine Sgt. Theo dore Beless Is one for your post war scrapbook. As a civilian he was a page boy in the Massachu setts Senate, always wanted to oratei betpre them. Then, after two years in the Pacific, be came home, was Invited to appear be fore the Senate. He got up- "Gentlemen: When I worked and listened to you day after day, X used to tell myself If I were In the Senate and didn’t have any thing to say I’d keep my mouth shut.” He sat down. His audience ap plauded.—This Week. HOW' TO FISH- TWO local rod and reel en thusiasts were telling of their luck at flshlng,\ and the unlucky one asked; ' Unlucky One: What did you use for bait? Lucky One: Chewing tobacco. Unlucky One; Chewing tobacco? Never beard of such bait. How do you use it? Lucky One: Well, you just put It on the hook. The fish comes up and gets it and then goes away. When he comes up to spit, you hit him over the head with the pole. LIKE OUb 'EFFORTS— He had been called on by his civic (service) club to make a talk. AUve to the O'pportunity of Impressing his views on the younger generation he worked hard on the address and In due time appeared before an attentive group of youngsters. Reldsvllle Man; My young friends,' the schoolwork is the bul- house of civilization— He hesitated aware of some thing wrong. Reldsvllle Man (continuing): What I meant to say was that the bullhonse Is the schoolwark of our ■no, what I should say Is that the korkhouse Is the bnlschool— He was a brave man, and he started over again despite th© tit ters: - — ReldstlllO Man: The school houso, ffly friends, is the Woolbark And then he mercllully fainted. COURTSHIP IN A GARDEN— A pair in a hammock Attempted to kiss, And In less than a jiffy They landel like this. riATA. US F(MR YOUB Plumbing and Electftcal Rqpairt ANi> gUsWM • M ANDERSOR cxMKPAinr WW JlB8iK»0. W. C T RAMBLER t. C ■ 1^ iriinied irtleles of ‘ nmnde#.” ■ - :•^ D«ipl^ the fhet hai aiUT^derad, opnarUuSBaa,- aan hat 'Mmderf If It was an ‘‘aneraidl- |lpnal smender, sapl^ af tilt sarrender of OermanyT In on^ oplnipn it wu aot an "^nafidst^ tlonai:* sarrender, becanse' Uto Japs were allowed to retain god-Shniwror-nEQirphltp. eoarif he Is subject to the oomniands of the supreme commander~of ■ the American forces, Gen. liaeArthnr- Everyone who knows MaaArthnr, and what he went tbrotlgh'at the hands of the Japs, feel toat he is emtlrely competent to handle the situation. 8nndaYx feptwnher I,; was de eland Day by onr President. R -fu (mlte'isppropriate the day fW upon 6nn^, and the people t&nl a dSffoee to cMehnte the day of tIo- tory M It Aonld have been celo- bi^^ in to AImlb^ Qod for of peace and the Mnrai of mOIloan of ime» i of Amarleans and o^« fl^ltiBi litMsi of ttw world. God tlHt this pesee he » aster afi^ wUl «iyoBe to ahy oto«r ehruised eonntry j^e J to light another war! , Gnard r^ to the honse save badly mashed - Three' negro i farmers rep faio to loeeea in one weei.. But, as everyone knows, the Japs are a tricky and dangerous race, and their treatment of their prisoners of war, especially those of America, refusing them medi cal treatment thongh wounded and badly in need of same, deny ing them food and all necessities of life, besides beating tbenv^and doing everything In their power fo humiliate and destroy them, In fact, no treatment, however cruel did they fall to mete out to their prisoners, apparently taking their spite out upon the Americans. After what we have heard of \he brutality of the Japs, is It pos sible to trust them In anything? In the minds of many Americans It was a great mistake in not en tering Japan, as we did Germany, and demanding an unconditional surrender, disarming them, as we did the Germans, and not submit ting to their plea for them to re tain their Emperor, their god. It may be the cause of a g'reat de; 1 of trouble yet, despite the fact Expert RARiO Repairing ALL MAKES, ALL MODELS Parts and Siqxplies Phonograph Needles WALLACE Aadio Service y '' -1 •' /,*''.I ii’> '']]'■' I’m'!'''’,’•'•''.'ll- * • I t il ir I I I I » . . .. 1 • ' I • • I * I I Telephone 245 CLunt'ScMtfA^ Southi^ Bread The Gospel in Symbols A Picture of His Dc^ith We are buried with him by baptirm into death: that Ukc ae Chriet was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.—Romans 6:4. BAPTISM of a believer illustrates every truth of the Gospel. When properly administered by burial in water it symbolizes the facts of Chris tianity in the past, present, and future. Bap tism pictures Christ’s death and resurrection— historical Christianity. It illustrates the be liever’s death to sin and new life in Christ present Christianity. And it foretells the final resurrection of the body—prophetic Christianity. Only baptism by immersion, as taught in the New Testament, can present these truths. Scriptural baptism makes one eligible to participate in the second Christian ordinance, the Lord’s Supper. Emblems of His Broken Body >lt often as ye eat this bread, and dnnk this tup, yt do shtv tA# LokTs death till he come. •>1 Corinthians THE LORD’S SUPPER symbollieg the dnth of CfafeL Broken bread suggests His broken body. ■necoBtonte of the eup typify His spilled blood. The Supper foeuses gtlention upon His death for slnncn wi the Cross. It teaches three treat Iss- sobs: (1) Christ died for our sins —historical ChrWiiiiHy; (2) the ChrisUan recelvea his spir itual food from Him—present Christianity; and (3) Chriat win come again—future Christianity. A peraon is baptized only once; the Supper is token often. Neither la nectsMry to satviflei^ but both bring blcaringa because of tbrir iacr^ meaning. Through thele two ordlnanees the beHever wltoeoaes to the Christian meaaagc. W$ Havt a MMm istoifi sUetm
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