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Thursday, July 10, 1947
Wis ASSOCMT,;^.
Memorial Park
Campaign Is On
Tlys week and next the public spirited
citizens of this community will be contact
ed for contributions for construction of
Memorial Park on the fairgrounds.
This project, to consist of lights and
seats for the baseball and football fields,
is estimated to cost $20,000.
We know fully, well that people are
often asked for money for myriads of caus
es. But this campaign represents an oppor
tunity to give to a permanent improve
ment here at home. One campaign of lib
eral gifts and the task will be finished.
The people will not be called on contin
ually and the park will serve for many
years to come.
tfot only will Memorial Park serve the
youth of Wilkes county and afford a place
of recreation for adults, but it will be a
lasting and useful memorial to all Wilkes
men who gave their all for the cause of
libcfrty. N
This is an opportunity for people to do
something here a t home?something
which wi^l not have to be done over every
yjjar. }
Tobacco Farmers
Should Vote Saturday
There has been little razzle-dazzle or
fanfare about it, but from the standpoint
of real economics the tobacco referendum
on Saturday, July 12, will be one of the
most important elections that has ever
been held in the flue-cured belt.
In simple terms, what the election will
decide is whether or not growers will as
sess themselves 10 cents an acre for a fund
to be used in protecting and developing
the export market for American grown to
bacco. Traditionally, the flue-cured to
bacco grown on our Carolina farms has
had a big demand in other countries, and
normally 40 per cent of our total crop is
exported. This meant a total of $182,
000,000 was returned to North Carolina
farmers last year on flue-cured exports
and $70,000,000 to growers in South Car
olina.
The coming referendum cannot be toss
ed aside as just another balloting?on the
mere assessment of about 45 cents per
farmer annually for the next three years. J
It goes far beyond that. It is a vote on
whether growers are concerned enough
to protect the $200 an acre they received
from exported tobacco in 1946.
If there is a good turn-out at the polls,
the effect will be felt both in Washington
and in the capitals of foreign countries
where matters of world trade are decided.
If the vote is weak, then we may be head
ed back toward 1932, *hen, according to
the economists, world trade was at a
standstill. We know only too well ^ first
hand what prices were here at home.
| And, with the increasing yield per acre
from tobacco, it will be difficult if not im
possible to maintain a fair price if our
domestic supply is loaded down with the
40 per cent that normally goes for export.
Not Always
Liquor Drinkers
The New York Daily News, criticizing
jjg recommendation that in case of um
ersal military training,' the trainee shall
>e protected from exploitation by liquor
Jum oflvs: "Fighting men have always
been gutty, hard-cooked hombres who
needed their alcohol from time to time.
You can't make sissies of them and expect
them to become capable fighting meii at
the^same time."
Well, some of these hard-drinking men
both in and out of uniform are certainly
"gutty,". as a glance at their belt-lines
clearly reveals. They also look "hard
cooked." Many of them are no doubt good
fighting men; at least the jeep patrolling
MP's spend a good part of their time
yanking them oui of fights. Of course,
some of them fight well in battle, too, as
they are just silly boys who don't mean
any harm and behave foolishly only be
cause there are men who make money out
of selling them the stuff which-gets them
into trouble.
What fighters Sergeant York and Ma
jor Bong would have been if they only
had been drinkers!
Long engagement just means that she's
still seeing if she can do better. _
TUP.
EVERYDAY
COUNSELOR
By Rev. Herbert
Spaugh, D. D.
The seventh adjustment in marriage is
spiritual. This is the most important ad
justment of all. A successful adjustment
here foretells a happy and useful mar
riage.
No home can succeed without the pres
ence and guidance of Almighty God. A
marriage, to be at its best, must have God
in the center. The "I" of the two separate
personalities in marriage must blend into
"we." Then "we" must learn to pray,
"Not my will but thine be done." As the
God-directed life is the successful life, so
the God-directed marriage indicates and
foretells the successful home. For the
Christian this should be the Christ-cen
tered home.
The first act performed by the. newly-,
weds immediately after their marriage
in a church ceremony, is that of kneeling
together in prayer. It is a beautiful sym
bol of that spiritual-* unity which should
continue throughout married life. As arm
in arm they knelt for prayer, so their
spiritual lives should be likewise unified.
They should take this prayer lesson im
mediately into marriage, following it with
daily prayer together, and preferably a
loud. The family altar is essential to a
happy Christian home. There are many
books of daily devotionals available for
this in addition to the Bible. We can't af
ford to be too busy to neglect that: if we
are, we're busier than the Lord ever in
tended for us to be.
Both husband and wife should unite to
gether in the same church and have the
same pastor. They should go to work in
that church. This often calls for one or the
other to give up their church. Sometimes
it's better for both to leave their churches
in which they were reared as children,
and to find one in which they can happily
unite.
If the .marriage commences by being
divided in church loyalty, the door is open
for other divisions. And divisions have no
place in a happy marriage. I can recall
very few cases of domestic difficulty
which have been brought to this desk
where husband and wife have been united
and active in the same church.
This unity in church carries over into
their spiritual lives, and leads-them to an
appreciation of spiritual love which is the
highest form. The Greeks had a word for
it, "agapo." It was the word used by Jesus
when he said, "A new commandment I
give unto you that ye love one another."
If the marriage is to have the blessing
of God, it should be performed in the
'church by a minister, priest, or rabbi. And
the young couple should unify their al
legiance to God by a common member
ship in the same church. This should be
done immediately following marriage,
and not postponed.
Without love marriage cannot endure?
the love of person, the love of companion
ship, the love of children, and the love
of God.
Editor's Note: Reprints of Dr. Spaugh's
Seven Adjustments for a Happy Marriage
can be had by Writing The Everyday
Counselor in care of this newspaper, en
closing 10c and a long self-addressed
envelope.
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ABSURIITIES
By
DWIGHT
NICHOLS
et al
LOCAL SUBJECTS?
Attention is called to the fact
that donations to the Memorial
Park fund may be sent directly
to W. Blair Gwyn, treasurer,
North Wllkesboro. Honor those
who gave all, and help the Hying I
by a liberal contribution and let's,
all Join to provide something
wholesome for youth.
The Donkey Baseball game. to
be ?taged Saturday night, July
19, for the benefit of the Memor
ial Park fund promisee to be a
wow of a time. Just Imagine our
prominent citizens astride donk
eys!
If parking meters are for the
benefit of shoppers, why have
them in force on Wednesday aft
ernoons when the stores are
closed and nobody can shop?
There is a noticeable improve
ment in the streets since the
street flusher was repaired and
put back In use. Used to be that
the streets only were cleaned by
a hard rain.
We're late getting around to
mention of It, but we would like
to congratulate the^ poliee de
partment for moving the traffic
light from the Intersection of
Fourth and Main streets to Fifth
and Main. And when will there
be a light for Tenth and C
streets?
MERE CHATTER?
Our answer to advertisements
which ask "Do you need cash?" I
is "Are you kidding?" . . ? Flat- I
tery, like tobacco, is something
| to chew but harmful If swallow
ed ... A classified ad said:
"Young man, sick with ennui,
needs 'postal medicine from stim
ulating, spiritually youthful fem
me" . . . Girls and automobiles
are similar in that a good paint
job will conceal the years, but
the lines will tell the story . . .
"Just lettuce alone" has been
described as a honeymoon sand
wich . . . The seven ages of
women are the infant, the little
girl, the miss, the young woman,
the young woman, the young
woman and the young woman.
HOLD YOITR NOSE?
Mrs. Newfirwed entered the
dining room and proudly placed
the chicken on the table. "There
you are, Dear, my first roast
chicken."
Mr. Newlywed gazed with ad
miration. "Wonderful, how beau
tifully you have stuffed it, dar
ling."
"Stuffed," she echoed, "but,
my dear, this one wasn't hollow."
WOULD BE SURPRISED?
"Do you know," said the young
student at an agricultural college
to an old farmer, "your methods
of cultivation are years behind
the times. Why, I'd be surprised
if you made a dollar out of the
oats in this field."
"So would I," replied the farm
er, "it's barley."
ENGLISH LINGO?
An Englishman, just returning
from the United States to Lon
don vtes much impressed with
our slang phrase, "So's your old
man." In telling his friends a
bout it he explained: "You know
they have a deucedly funny say
ing ovah theah when they ques
tion what you say. Instead of
sneering, 'Fiddle sticks, you
don't mean it, old chappie,' they
say, 'Oh, hell, youah fathah is
the same way." Clevah, isn't it?
Haw! Haw!"
NOT DRESSED?
Policeman: "Open the door,
lady. I have your husband here.
He was run over by a steam
roller."
Lady: "I'm not dressed to see
anybody; push him under the
door and call a doctor.''
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LOCALS
Mr. O. L>. McDuffie and Miss
Jane McDuffie, of Sanford, spent
the week-end with their brother
and uncle. Attorney F. J. McDuf
fie, and family in Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Isaac Duncan and ? two
daughters, Mallnda and Annette,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hobbs are
spending two weeks at Wrights
ville Beach at Wilmington. Mr.
Duncan will leave Friday and
spend a ftew days with them.
Mr. and Mrs. George Whit
worth, of Winston-Salem, and
niece, Mise Jessie Lane, of Wil
kesboro, left Monday for a visit
with Mrs. Whitwftrth's brother,
Mr. J. B. Gould, at Livingston,
Montana. Mr. Whittington Is a
former resident of Wilkesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Pound, Sr.,
and son, Carey, of Charlotte,
spent the week-end on the
Brushy Mountain with Mrs.
Pound's mother, Mrs. J. C. Smoot.
Mr. Jimmy Pound, also a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Pound, is spending
a few weeks with his grandmoth
i f?r Mm Smnnt
Mr., Charles Whicker, Jr., Uni
versity of North Carolina student
who is wdrking this summer at
Duke hospital in Durham, spent
the holiday week-end here Wit"
his parents, Attorney and Mrs
J. H. Whicker, Sr. Charles will
begin Pre-medical studies at the
university this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shuping
has as their guests during the
week-end Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Lemmons and children, of Thom
asville, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A,
Shuping, of Salisbury. Mr. Lem
mons is a brother of Mrs. Shup
ing, and the Messrs. Shuplngs
are brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. John Maden and
children, of Johnson City, Tenn.,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Graham apd
son, Prank, and Dr. and Mrs. J.
E. Graham, Jr., all of Charlotte,
were guests during the week
end of Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Smoak,'
? and on Sunday attended the Gam
bill reunion at Mulberry.
Miss Launa Carrender and
Miss Mable Hendren are attend
ing the National Education Asso
elation convention in Cincinnati,
Ohio, this week. They are mem
bers of the North Wilkesboro
school faculty and were elected !
delegates In the recent NCEA
convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leckie
have returned to their home in
Lumbertop after spending sever
al days in Wilkesboro with Mr.
Leckie'e brother, Mr. Charles
Leckie, and sister, Mrs. Grace
Terrell! They were accompanied
here by Nickey McKeathen, also
of Lumberton. ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Irvin and
children, John and Dorsi, return
ed yesterday from North Wilkes
boro where they were the guests
of Mrs. Irvin's father, Dr. W. A.
Taylor. Sunday they attended the
Taylor reunion at the Summer
home of Mrs. Irvin's aunt, Mrs.
Lena T. Billings, Laurel Springs.
^?Greensboro Daily News, July 9.
Mrs. Irene Scroggs and daugh
ter, Miss Joanna Scroggs, re
turned to their home at Chapel
Hill Monday after a weeks visit
here with Mrs. Scroggs' daughter,
relatives. They were
led home for the day by Mr.
Mrs. Harvel and daughter.
Hill Harvel.
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