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The Journal - Patriot ! INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS Published Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina JULIUS C. HUBBARD?MRS. D. J. CARTER Publishers 1902?DANIEL J. CARTER?IMS . ? SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 (in Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) One Year $8.00 (Outside Wilkes and And Adjoining Counties) Rates To Those In Service: One Year (anywhere) ? $2.00 Entered at the postoffies at North 3oro, North Carolina, as Second-Class matter under Act of March 4, 1879. Monday, March 17, 1947 >###?#####?##< , I - y^SP* Coroi.i?i & ^JMJSASSOC! Al 10* Tuberculosis Coses Should Be Isolated The movement on the part of a local civic committed to have the county tuber cular hospital fe-opened will meet with public approval. Health authorities report that there are about 300 cases of known tuberculosis in Wilkes county. That is not only a high number but a high percentage in propor tion to population. Thirty from Wilkes county are now in state sanitoriums. Many have returned to their homes from sanitoriums and are exposing members of their families and others to the white plague. Medical authorities agree that isolation is the most effective means of preventing the spread of tuberculosis. They also agree that complete rest is highly valuable as a means toward arrest ing tuberculosis. The committee seeking to re-open the ? county tubercular hospital state that there ?could be beds and care for 18 patients there. The state sanitoriums have about all they can do. It is also necessary that TJdme^tubereUlar patients be near their families. From every angle, it appears that the county institution should be re opened and maintained. Operation of the tubercular hospital will cost the taxpayers money, but means of preventing tuberculosis in Wilkes county are not going to be nearly so cost ly as to allow continued spread of the di sease. Job Well Done The speed used in removing snow from .North Wilkesboro streets twice this winter 3ias been the subject of much^ favorable comment. Following the two snows recently, we had opportunity to be in other cities and towns in Northwestern North Carolina and in that manner found out just how well the local street workmen did their job. Following the first snow, which was a combination of snow and sleet, North Wil kesboro's downtown streets were cleared rapidly. In Elkin, Winston-Salem, Greens boro and other cities and towns snow was piled for days along the sidewalks of principal streets. It was also noticed that in no area did highway workers do a better job of clear ing highways than in this immediate vi cinity. They not only removed the snow from the pavement, but pushed it off the shoulders so that the dirt parts of the highways would not be damaged by the melting snow and the ice would not be a traffic hazard every time a vehicle left the pavement. It has been said that we like too well to write critical editorials, but this time we gladly take the other course to point out a job well done. ? ? They buried the pedestrian the other day who held that the motorists are the ones that should dodge. * v Brother?when she starts complaining that friend husband makes too much noise in getting breakfast?the honeymoon is over. Adults are always children at heart. During childhood they would believe fairy stories, and when they grow up they believe campaign promises. sorrowed Commcn11' IT CAN HAPPEN HERE I (Transylvania Times) | That Americans are inclined to be too complacent about the defense strength of ] our country is an accepted fact. Pearl Harbor was an outstanding example of our carelessness in that regard. We are a peaceful nation, want noth ing in the way of territorial aggrandize ment and therefore feel that there is no reason why any other nation should at tack us. We read with mild interest, but no sense of personal concern, of the "iron curtains," the oppression of small na tions at the hands of European dictators, the activities of fifth columns, and shrug it off with: "Oh well, it can't happen here." Well let's see whether it can or not. Igor Gouzeno, the former Soviet cipher clerk in the Russian embassy in Ottawa, Canada, whose disclosures of Soviet espi onage, in an effort to obtain the secret of the atom bomb rocked the world, states the case clearly and succiently in an ar ticle which he wrote for the March issue^ of Cosmopolitan magazine. "Most of the Canadians who were work ing as Russian spies held responsible posi tions in such government departments as the National Research Council, the De partment of External Affairs, and the of fice of the High Commissioner in Canada for the United Kingdom," Gouzenko states in part. With such Soviet infiltration into the highest offices of a friendly nation, for the purpose of weakening that nation's defenses, only the bat-blind indeed can shrug it off with "it can't happen here." Perhaps the best defense for the United States would be the slogan: "Wake up, America. It CAN happen here." U You can't get on by merely getting by. LIFE'S BETTER WAY >JL I SEN HOUR n. C. JUST A LITTLE MINUTE It is just a little minute, Only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me?can't refuse it, Didn't seek it, didn't choose it; But it's up to me to use it ; I must suffer jf I lose it? Give account if I abuse it; Just a tiny little minute, But eternity is in it. ?Selected. We are oftentimes made to wonder how people can afford* to waste their precious time in sin and folly. Indeed time is prec ious. The years of our lives are dealt out| to us by moments and minutes. Sixty mo ments, or seconds, in a minute, sixty min utes in an hour, twenty-four hours in a day, and three hundred and sixty-five days in a year, and a few years go to make up the longest life on earth. We are not here to stay long, therefore the importance, the great Importance, of liv ing for God and spending our moments, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years in the way that will please God, bless humanity, and take us to heaven in the end. We should realize that every min ute spent in sin and wickedness, and out ?of God's will, is wasted. O the wasted min utes and wasted hours and wasted years of the lives of men! The Psalmist prayed; "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." (Psa. 90:12). The ^reat apostle Paul said: "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time." (Col. 4:5). We see the vast majority of people to day wasting so much precious time. They indulge in bad habits, or read sorry books and literature,* or talk foolishly, or . idle and lounge around, or seek worthless pleasure, just letting their valuable min utes and hours, days and years of time go by in evil, sin, folly and wickedness, never accomplishing anything good, great, sublime and worth while. No man, no woman, no youth, can waste their time and live a great and useful life. We quote here from another writer: "What are you doing with God's minute? It's no joke to live or die in it. Therefore prepare to meet God this minute, then rejoice in time and Eternity through it." Yes, there is absolutely no time we can afford to give to the devil, but all should be given to God so He can bless us and make us a blessing. Amen. , \ B N G MAI ABSURDITIES > WIGHT MICH0L8 ?t al SPRING FKVKK AGAIN? The ne*f mother says that the only time there Is peace around her house is when the baby Is up In arms . . . If a woman's Intui tion is so great, why does she ask so many questions? . . . Women pay more attention to beauty than brains because even the Ignorant men hare eyes . . . The office iboy says that iboys who tell lies grow up to be sales men . . . If^you see the' man of the house lying unconscious In the hall with a piece of paper in his hand and a large paper box by his side you will know his wife's new hat and bill for same have arrived . . . One way to eliminate rear end noises, a mo torist says, is to have the wife sit on the front seat'. . . A no vice in buying automobiles was hearing from the salesman about how good the car was. In order to find out how bad it was he took it on trial to another dealer and tried to sell it . . . Women's minds are clearer than men's, because they change them so often . . . Everybody can dis tribute pleasure?some by go ing into a room and others by going out, as illustrated by the following yarn: "Remember what I told you last -Sunday, children, that you should all try to make some one happy during the week?" asked the Sunday School teacher. "Well, how many of you did so?" "I did, teacher," volunteer ed ^one child brightly. "That's fine," approved teacher. "What did you do?'' "I went to see Aunt May," replied the boy, "an' she's always happy when I go home." A newlywed filling out his in come tax return listed a deduc tion for his wife. In the section marked "exemption claimed for children" he penciled the nota tion, "Watch this apace!" WELL DEFINED? Teacher: "Willie, define the word puncture." Willie: "A puncture to a little hole in a tire, found a great dist ance from a garage." NOT HOLDING HIS OWN? Captain to man leaning over rail of ship: "I see you hare a weak stomach." Sea-sick man: . "I don't know about that. I'm throwing It as far as anyone else." NO POSITIVE DATA? > "Are you sure he was intoxi cated t" ,,No, sir, not positive; but his wife said he brought home man hole cover and tried to play it on the victrola." \ PROOF POSITIVE? Balch: "Will you have a pea nut?" Risley: "No, they're fatten ing." Balch: "What makes you think peanuts are fattening?" Risley: "Have you ever seen an elephant?" THE BEST SALESMAN? "Henderson is our best sales man?that guy could sell any thing." "That so?" "Well, yesterday a widow came in to (buy a suit in which to bury her husband, and he sold her one with two pairs of pants." EMPTY SPACE? _ The stout lady was. eagerly watched by two small boys. The lady dropped iu her cent, but the machine was out of order?it registered' only 75 lbs. "Good night, Bill," gasped one of the kids in amazement, "She's hollow!" WEIGHT WAS SOMEWHERE? Woman on phone: "I sent my little boy to yoiir store for two pounds of plums, and I got only a pound and a half. Your scales must be wrong." Fruit dealer: "My scales are all right, madam. Have you weighed your little boy?" Supped Y. M. C. k Record Highway Traffic Reported Raleigh.?Rural highway traf fic in North Carolina in Febru ary hit an all-time record vol ume, James S. Burch, engineer of statistics and planning for the j State Highway and Public Works j Commission, said yesterday. Ajwrinoximately 43,634 passed the commission's 20 fic record stations on age day last month, aa with the previous record figure of 41,876 in February, 194,*. TO? pre-war figure in 1040 nm 88, 940. SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A. MaUi ? THE BEST!N TRUCK The Triple Diamond Service Emblem above i^^ more than a sign. It means that our mechanics are International-Trained in the best and latest methods and practices. It means that ?ve use special International equipment for testing, re pairing, reconditioning and proving. It means that the truck parts we install are precision engineered International Parts. It means, above all, that your trucks?any makes or models?are serviced here with skill and care so that thsy will give the best possible service at lowest cost. Phone now for a service-date?anything from a lubrication job to a complete program of pre ventive maintenance. WILKES IMPLEMENT CO. G. Sam Winters, Mgr. 'Phone 499 INTERNATIONAL i7b% freight rate increasi INCREASE INI FREIGHT RATES] 985 MILUON 55n% INCREASED COSTS INCREASE IN WARES: 1 BILLION 96S MILLION* "NEW PAY- INCREASE IN 1 ROLL TAXES W MATERIALS COSTS] MIPM* s?83 MILLION \| s? BILLION 333 MILLION Why freight rates are going up... Since 1939, railroad employes have had three general pay raieaa totaling *2%)%, and the prices of fuel, ma. terials and supplies have risen 61?/io%. But when the war ended in 1946, the railroads were still hauling freight at rates no higher, and in some cases lower, than when the war began. 4* a Without increased revenues, railroads ? could not meet these costs and also provide improvements in equipment and facilities?improvements that are essential for the low-cost freight and passenger services which are nec essary to America's high standard of living. Under these circumstances?and al most a year after the last major wage increase?the Interstate Commerce Commission recently approved an average increase in freight rates of 17Vio%. Of all the price increases in Amscka . v'- ?? ? , today, few have been so little ahd so late as that in the price of railroad transportation. How important are healthy rail road* to a prosperous country ? Only when the railroads are finan cially healthy can they provide the new equipment, improved road beds, and better terminal facilities needed w1. for still better service to you. The defense of the nation depends upon the continuance of the efficient transportation which served the na tion so well in the last war. The railroads are among the largest employers at labor. They fcpy 100,000 different products. They pay big taxes?taxes which are spent not only for public schools, public health, and police and fire protection, but even for highways, airways, airports and inland waterways. Railroads are America's lifeline keeping goods flowing among the 48 states day and night in all weather. Ihey'can continue to do this only if there is a reasonable between income and outgo. Like yourself, the railroads must make ends meet! We are publishing this and other ad vertisements to talk with you at first hand about matters which am impor tant to everybody. OUTHEASTERN 1 - ?'
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