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THURSDAY, JAN., 24, t
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1946
First Need Is Homes
There are many grave problems facing
the nation and little is being done, appar
ently, to find any solution.
All are agreed that housing is a number
one need for the American people. The na
tion is five years behind in home building.
During the five years that homes have not
been built, the population has been in
creasing rapidly. Marriages do not often
wait on new homes.
The returning veterans have a right to
expect to have an opportunity to provide
a homo for their families, and man> of
their families have originated since home
construction was suspended.
During the war wives and children of
veterans have been making their homes
with parents of the husband or wife. Dur
ing the war they accepted such conditions
and made the best of them.
Now that the war is over and enough
time has passed for reconversion, the men
who fought in Europe and in the Pacific
have every right to expect that they can
return to their respective communities
and build a home.
But they find conditions for building
are entirely unfavorable—practically im
possible. They visit the supply houses and
find that lumber, hardware, plumbing and
electrical supplies are not to be had. It is
a discouraging situation, and one which
congress and all other departments of gov
ernment are doing nothing about.
The housing situation is a real emer
gency. There is nothing imaginary about
it. The war powers act is still in force, and
should be invoked to break the housing
bottleneck.s.
Housing is the key to activity in many
lines of business. In addition to the busi-
ne.ss created by materials and labor for
the homes, the houses will need furniture
and numerous other items which will
cause business activity in practically ev
ery line of manufacture and commerce.
If materials needed for houses are going
into other lines of business, the govern
ment must step in with emergency power
and straighten out the matter. Homes are
the paramount need. It will take some time
to fill the most pressing need for homes,
but precious time is being lost while no
steps are being taken to break the bottle
necks.
— 0
'Borrowed Commeat
THIS, TOO, WILL PASS
(New York World Telegram)
Lest we get unduly low in mind about
our present troubles, let us refer to page
423 of the public papers of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, covering the year 1933.
Deflation was raging then. Want amidst
plenty. Overproduction, underconsump
tion. Surpluses. Kill the little pigs. Prices
too low, according to the President, who
promised to get them up— “If we can’t do
this one way we will do it another. Do it
we will.”
Now it’s the reverse. Prices too high and
going higher. Scarcities. Underproduction.
Steel, butter, meat, sugar on the way up,
Chester Bowles losing ground in his battle
with the stubborn old law of supply and
demand. Quite a flip-flop in 12 years.
But don’t conclude that today s trend is
permanent. For every action there is an
equal and opposite reaction; the only
thing that’s constant is change. Not all
change is progress, and we’ll have other
different worries. Worries we have with us
always.
The above lamentation was written on
a gloomy day.
But when the sun shines more and “the
day before Spring” approaches we 11 all
feel better and decide that life’s not such
a bad proposition after all.
-THE-
EVERYDAY
COUNSELOR
By Rev. Herbert
Spaugh, D. D.
There is new hope and new opportunity
each new day for those who will grasp
them. It is well known thafa good night’s
sleep often changes one’s attitude com
pletely toward life. The burden which
seems so heavy, the situation which .seems
so confused, assumes different proportion
in the morning. Many of you can remem
ber as children, how at night when you
were sick or tired your mother tucked you
in bed and said, “Go to sleep now. It will
all be better in the morning. God bless
you.” This experience is but a foretaste
and a symbol of the whole new life which
comes to man when he accepts member
ship in the divine family. Wistfully Louise
Tarkington has written: “I wish there was
some wonderful place, Called the Land of
Beginning Again, Where all our mistakes
and all our heartaches And all our poor
selfish grief, at the door, could be dropped,
like a shabby old coat. And never put on
again.”
There is just such a place—at the foot
of the cross of Jesus Christ. John Bunyan
in his immortal “Pilgrim’s Progress” por
trays Christian rolling all of his burdens
off at the Cross and standing up straight
and free in the new life for the first time.
St. Paul writes about that in the sixth
chapter of Romans. The whole book tells
how a man may reach this new life by
faith, accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord
and Saviour.
Membership in the divine family, be
coming a son of God, is a gift which must
be received by personal choice. But there
are those who have entered the divine
family, and then like the Prodigal Son
have wandered away into the “far coun
try.” Jesus related that parable to show
that they too may return to the Father’s
house and receive a welcome and forgive
ness.
A correspondent sent me a newspaper
clipping by Chaplain Frank M. Thomp
son, “The Land of Beginning Again,” in
which he quotes a little poem “Try It
Again,” by Robert Freeman, which re
minds us that there is always a welcome
for the returning son or daughter in the
father’s house:
“I played with my blocks—I was but
a child. Houses I builded, castles I piled;
But they tottered and fell, all my labor
was vain; Yet my father said kindly, We’ll
try it again! I played with my days—
what’s time to a lad? Why pore over
books? Play, play and be glad! Till my
youth was all spent like a sweet summer
rain; Yet my father said kindly. We’ll try
it again; I played with my chance; such
gifts were mine. To work with, to serve
the Divine, With prodigal hand I did
waste and profane; Yet my father said
kindly. We’ll try it again! I played with
my soul, the soul that is I, The best that is
in me—I smothered its cry; I lulled it, I
dulled it, and now, 0 the pain; Yet my
Father said kindly, We’ll try it again!’’
ARNO RM A L
ABSURDITIES
. Bv
DWIGHT
NICHOLS
et al
In Revival Here
fMnnne 'croVd^ on old- were productive every other
qnravlne Is also helpful year, now bear each year since ~ . xi -vt- w*- *
tealo end other para- regular fertilization has been,SuppOrt tuG Y.M.C. A.
sites on the bark. For small or-1 made. Young trees also need ciil-
chards, one can buy a ready-1 tivation. Digging or plowing
mixed lime-sulphur solution ■ around them will keep down
which mixes with water at the j grass and weeds,
rate of one gallon of lime-sulphur j ‘‘Some of the fruits best adapt-
to eight gallons of water. This \ gd to this section of the state are"
spray Is good for winter apples, I Early Harvest. Yellow Trans
peaches and other fruits. | parent, Bonum, Golden Delicious,
"Fertilizer or manure Is need- stayman and Wlnesap apples;
ed by trees In Iftte winter. Nl-jQoidgp jubilee. Belle of Georgia,
trato of soda Is one of the bestjEiberta and Hale peaches: Con-
fertilizers, though any such prep-1 cord, Niagara, Portland, Lntle,
ation will help. From two to five caco and Sheridan grapes; Early
pounds of fertilizer per tree is Richmond and Montgomery cher-
^me pruning Is helpful each'usually applied. Brushy moun- rles. Now is a good time to
In shaping young trees and tain orchards which formerly plant."
Now Is the Time To
Work With Orchar?'
Now, and for the next few
weeks of winter, is the time to
Jrnne, spray and thin orchards
according to Burke County Agent
R L Sloan, of Morganton, who
offers the following orchard sug
gestions for North Carolina far
mers:
WAS HIS PACE RED—
A couple came out of the the
atre to find a lawyer restlessly
pacing the sidewalk. His car was
parked in an alley and the car be
longing to the couple was parked
on the street almost across the
alley Intersection. He eald he
wished they’d move their car
so he could back out.
The lady of the couple asked
what he had been waiting for,
and was firm in her declaration
that there was room for a ten-
ton truck through the opening.
The young attorney said his car
couldn’t be backed out without
hitting their car. Over his pro
test the lady got In his car and
backed out through the open
ing with plenty of room to spare
on both sides.
CHITTER CHA-TTER—
One of our readers says that It
is all right for women to take
part in public affairs If you want
the affairs made pubic. One
service man told his pal that he
had met a girl who hadn’t beam
kissed, and, of course, his pal
wanted to meet her; but he was
informed he was too late Minds
and parachutes are similar In one
respect. Neither will function unt-
less it is open One reason pil
lows cost so much is because
down is up Too often the things
people want published is mere
publicity and propaganda: hut
what they don’t want published
is news. -The drunk who looked
down in the lake and saw the
moon decided he was plenty high.
OOORDINAT’ED EFFORT—
A dean of women at a large co
educational college recently be
gan an important announcement
in the student body, a* follows:
"The president of the college
and I have decided to stop neck
ing on the campus."
KNEW THE SCORE-
TWO cars bumped at an inter
section. One car drove away un
damaged. The other driver sadly
contemplated bis damage:
Witness (rMhiAff np excitedly)
—You ought to have that fellow
arrested! It was plenty bis fault!
Driver (shaking his head)—
Thanks, old man, for your offer.
But it couldn’t possibly be his
fault. His father is mayor, his
uncle is chief of police, and I’m
engaged to his sister.
PICK UP TOO MUCH—
Daughter—How do you like
my new dress, Dad?
Dad—It’s nice, but a little
short, don’t you think?
Jiaughter—Oh, no; I don’t
Rev. Sam JTonee, pastor, will
beglii a revival Sunday, Janu
ary 27, at the Pentecostal Ho
liness clinrch on Sixth street
Visiting ministers will assist
the pa.stor, and it will be a
union revival with all denomi
nations is invited.
like these long dresses. They pick
up so many germs and things.
Dad—You’d he surprised some
of the things the short or.es pick
up. !
KEEP THIS S-TRAIGHT— ’ ;
A duel was fought by James
Sbott and John Nott. Nott was
shot and Shott was not. In this
case it is better to be Shott than
Nott. There was a rumor that
Nott was not shot, but Shott in
sists that he himself was not. It
may be that the shot Shott shot
shot Nott, or since accidents with
firearms will happen, maybe the
shot Shott shot snot Shott him
self. We think, however, that the
shot Shott shot shot, not Shott,
but Nott.
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Government price supports and
heavy demands are expected to
keep dairy products high during
the first half of 1946.
ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE i
Having qualified as administra
trix of the estate of D. J. Carter,
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 16th day of December, |
1946, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their right to recover.!
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
settlement
*nus 16th day of December, 1946.
HATTIE LEWIS CARTER,
Admrx. of the estate of D. J. Car
ter, dec’d. 1-24-T
This is the season that
family or guests really go
for waffles . . . ideal for Sunday morning
breakfast, or for a light simper after a mid
day Sunday dinner.
Mix your batter ahead of time and store in
the refrigerator, but leave out egg whites
and baking powder until just before baking.
Then dissolve baking powder in a little water
and mix into batter. Last of all, add tha
beaten egg whites, folded in.
Atways have your batter eotd. Mixing ahead
of time insures cold batter, but then waffles
impromptu are fun, too. In that case, stir in
a few ice cubes, but of course decrease milk
in proportion.
If you’re having company, a waffle iron at
each end of the table speeds up supply.
(Festive, too!)
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified a* administra
tor of the estate of Dessie Hayes,
late of Wilkes county, N. C., this
is to notify all persons having
riaima against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned,
whose address is Wilkesboro, R.
F. D. 1, duly verified, on or before
the 18th day of December, 1946, or
this notice will be plead in bar of
their right to recover. All person*
indebted to said estate will plea**
make immediate seUlement.
This 18th day of December, 1946.
W. A. HAYES,
Administrator of estate of Dessie
Hayes, dse'd. 1-M-T
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