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The tarsal - Patriot
INDEPENDENT IN POLITICO
Published Mondays and Thursdays at
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
JULIUS C. HUBBARD?MRS. D. J. GARTER
Publishers
ltSl?DANIEL J. CARTER?IMS
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One Year $2.00
(In Wilkes and Adjoining Counties)
One Year $3.60
(Outside Wilkes and And Adjoining Counties)
Rates To Those In Service:
One Year (anywhere) $2.00
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under Act of March 4, 1879.
Monday, July 21,1947
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ih Caroline i
^ ASSOC LAT lOr*
Ahoskie Incident
Unfo.rttinate For State
The Incident of the free Cadillac at
Ahoskie faring to a negro veteran, who
was denied the car and a new drawing
held, is unfortunate for North Carolina
and the entire south.
The negro man had purchased a $1.00
ticket to a Kiwanis club dance, which was
suppo&yi to make him eligible to win the
car. His ticket had in printed words that
he didn't have to be there to win.
A ghastly mistake was made when the
sheriff and two lawyers went to his home
and informed hipi that he was not eligi-^
ble to win the cait, that he should not have
been sold a ticket, and gave him his dol
lar back instead , of the $3,200 Cadillac,
which went to a retired doctor from Vir
ginia, who alreaidy had a Cadillac, when
the second drawing was held.
A newspaper man on the Raleigh News
and Observer.1 got the story out after a few
weeks had elapsed and the incident gain
ed nation-y/ide attention. Dr. Charlie Arm
strong, oi Salisbury, recently elected pres
ident of Kiwanis International, took a
hand in the matter and the directors of
the Ahoskie Kiwanis club quickly agreed
to provide a new Cadillac for the negro.
The action on the part of Dr. Arm
strong is typical of the integrity of Ki
wanis International, one of the truly great
civic organizations.
The main point involved was that the
first action on the part of the Ahoskie
sponsors was promoted entirely by racial
discrimination. The matter of admission
to the dance, and whether or not the negro
should have been sold a ticket does not
enter into the right or wrong of the prob
lem. The fact remains that he had invest
ed one dollar for a ticket and that unless
his money was refunded before the draw
ing he still had his chance. If he had riot
won the car, the chances are one million
to one that he would not have received
his dollar back.
It is unfortunate for the state that the
mistake was made. It is, however, fortun
ate that the mistake was uncovered and
that a wrong was righted.
?
Retailing and Our
Economic System
Gordon K. Creighton of the National
Retail Dry Goods Association recently ob
served that one of the jobs of retailers is
to emphasize the merits of the American
free enterprise system to the pople.
Stores represent the closest contact
millions of people have with American
business. last year, the nation spent $127,
000,000,000 for goods and services?and
$96,000,000,000 of this amount was spent
in stores of one kind or another. We turn
to the retailer for our needs as naturally
as we turn to a faucet for water.
Furthermore, American retailing in all
its branches is a perfect example of the
competitive system at work. This is true
of chains, independents and all other
types of merchandise outlets. Every kind
of merchant is seeking new ways to at
tract trade?and to offer lower prices,
better qualities; larger stocks and improv
ed services.
Retailing's contribution to American
standards is tremendous. In no oth
are consumers in small towns
same kind of goods at the
same prices as consumers in great cities.
This, too, is a result of competition.
Retailing, lastly, is an example of the
fact that in this country anyone can go j
as far as his abilities and ambitions per-1
mit. All the big chain systems developed1
from the small stores started by people i
whp were determined to get ahead. Op-|
portunity such as that distinguishes our
economic system from all others.
Borrowed Commeit|
BIG NEWS FROM MAC
(Transylvania Times)
While diplomatic bickering in Europe
has confused and retarded action, General
Douglas MadArthur has really made prog
ress in the Pacific.
In what was described as "one of the
"great state papers of modern history,"
it is gratifying to learn from the Gener
al's headquarters that Jappn has been
rendered incapable of rearming for mod
ern warfare within a century."^
"The transition stage of destroying
those evil influences which misguided Ja
pan's past has been virtually completed,"
MacArthur said, "and a course has been
set upon which Japan is now embarking
toward a peaceful, constructive future.
We do not doubt the General's state
ments and commend him for such speedy
and effective action. At the same time,
>
we do not want this nation to get the idea
that it can pull out and stop policing those
Japs.
Just to make sure they don't try any
thing for the next hundred years, let's
keep an adequate guard on duty in that
country.
"Propaganda from very high places'
against high prices has introduced a dis
turbing note into the national economy,
according to President Wilson of General
Motors. Would it disturb the president to
learft that we could get him plenty of
propaganda against them from low places
too??Greensboro Daily News.
The Russian consulate is renting a
house in New York Pity from Mrs. M.
Hartley Dodge, niece of the late John D.
Rockefeller, for $30,000 a year. This
sounds as if it were calculated to keep
Mrs. Dodge a capitalist and keep the Rus
sians communists. ? Greensboro Daily
News.
LIFTS BETTER WAY ?
WALTER E. ISENHOUR
' Hiddenite, N. C.
JESUS, GIVE ME PRECIOUS SOULS
For the life that I am living
In Thy services, day by day;
For the money I am giving
That I earn along the way;
For the truth that I am writing
That the love of God unfolds;
For the sins that I am smiting,
Jesus, give me precious souls.
For the time that I am spending
In the' secret place of prayer;
For the lives I would be mending
Ere they sink into despair;
For the burdens that I carry
For those drifting to the shoals,
And the grace for which I tarry,
Jesus, give me precious souls.
Give me souls, O blessed Master,
That have missed salvation's plan,
Ere they plunge to hell's disaster
With the devil's fallen clan,
Where all hope of heaven's ended
As the age eternal rolls,
And no broken life is mended?
Jesus, give me precious souls.
For the bliss that is awaiting \
Those who yield themselves to God,
Who are freed from angry hating
As life's rugged path they trod;
For the sake of heaven's Glory,
'Mid the blest angelic folds,
Where they sing redemption's story,
% Jesus, give me precious souls.
Give me souls that are defeated
By the curse and blight of sin, >
Whom the, devil long has cheated
Out of pearls they all should win;
Give me souls among all classes
That are drifting from life's goals;
Give me souls among the masses,
Jesus, give me precious souls.
A B N O R M A L
ABSIRMT1ES
By
D WIGHT
NICHOLS
?tal
SUMMER BRIEFS?
The price of corn ig running
many commodities up. There are
some who may turn up their silly
noses at the thought of corn
bread, bat that fact still remains
that corn has a direct bearing on
many other foods.
Corn Is the stable feed grain
which produces meat, Including
beef, pork, poultry and a number
of others. And whether or not
you like corn bread, you are go
ing to feel the effects of $2.10
corn. If you have not been com
fortable in the recent warm and
wet weather, you can get a lot of
consolation out of the fact that
such weather is making a fine
crop of over $2 corn, and' we're
not talking about the liquid kind.
PARKING METERS?
We see by the papers that the
town of Elkin Is going to Install
parking meters. If there was one
town with less parking space in
the business section than North
Wllkeehoro It Is Elkin.
Incidentally, the parking met
ters are not altogether unlike
any other slot machine. The
striking similarity is that they
don't pay off.
And(on the subject of slot ma
chines, it ig interesting to note
'that slot machines have a way of
cropping up here and there and
operating in jpite of the North
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
T. E. Story, Administrator of the
Estate of James M. Brown, de
ceased, et aL
vs.
Clyde Brown, et al .
By virtue of an order signed by
the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Wilkes county in the above en
titled proceedings, the
signed commissioner, appointed by
the Court, will offer for sale for
cash to the highest bidder Oie
traSts of land described below, be
longing to the estate of the late
James M. Brown, lying and being
in North Wilkesboro township and
adjacent to and just east of the
County Home 4sms, at 11:80 a. m.,
August 9, 1947. .
First Tract: Beginning on a
pine corner of J. M. Brown land
and the northeast corner of the
Wilkes County Poor House land
running south 68 deg. west 416
feet to the ridge road; then with
the ridge road north 33 deg. 45
min. west 544% feet to * stake;
then north 29 deg. west with the
road 218 feet to a stake on the
road in Lee Harris' line; thence
with Lee Harris' line south 86
deg. 30 min east 704 feet to l*e
Harris' dogwood corner in W. H.
Rowland line; then with Rowland s
line south 19 deg. 45 min. east
445% ft. to a stake, James M.
Brown's corner in said w.
Rowland's line; thence with tte
Brown line gouth 68 deg. west oo
feet to the beginning, containing
7.4 acres, more or less. See deed
from H. T. Blair to James M.
Brown, 1912, recorded in book 78,
at page 554. .
Second Tract: Beginning at a
stake on the north edge of High
way No. 268 and in the east line
of the James M. Brown tract of
land purchased from J. W. Whit
tington and wife in 1890, deed re
corded in book 16, at page 226,
and running north 19 deg. west 11
poles to a stake on the north ban*
of the branch and at the bend of
the branch and about 6 feet ^rth
of a large maple tree; then south
56 deg. west 22% poles to a point
between two locust posts at a
fence; then south 33 deg. east 12
3-4 poles to a stake at oM sarvis
tree corner on north bank of High
way No. 268; then north about 47
deg. east 6 poles to a stake on
the bank of the highway; then
north 45 deg. east 12 poles to the
beginning, containing 1.6 acres,
more or less. . ,
Third Tract: Beginning at a
persimmon tree on the north bank
of the old road and running south
80 deg. east 4.34 poles to a rock
corner on the north bank of tne
road; then north 80 deg. east 12
poles to a stake on the south
bank of the old road, 19 feet past
the corner of the Clementine.
Swaim lot and almost in front of
the house; then north 69 deg. east
6 poles to a stake on the bank of
the old road; then north 12 deg.
west 10.36 poles to a stake on the
east bank of the old road; tpen
north 2 deg. west 4.7 poles to a
stake on the south bank of xligH
way No. 268 and in the east line
of the James M. Brown tract and
now dividing line between W F.
Gaddy and James M. Brown heirs,
then south 45 deg. west along the
south bank of Highway No. 268
12 poles to a stake; then south 47
deg. west along the south bank of
the highway 6 P?lest?a 8, ? ?'
then south 15 deg east 10 poles to
a stake; then south 76 deg west
poles to the beginning, containing
1.48 acres, more or less. This is
part of the land sold toJame? M.
Brown by J. W. Whittington, 1890,
book 16, page 226.
This July 7, 1947.
C. G. GILREATH,
8-4-4tM ~ "*"1 '
Carolina law which outlawed
them in every form.
CAMOUFLAGE?
Pat: What's the idea, Clancy,
of sitting there reading a let
ter aloud with Mike behind you
holding your ears?
Clancy: Well, Mike got a let
ter from his girl. Seein' as how
he can't read, he has me read it
to him and stops me ears so I
can't hear what she's wrltin' to
him.?Copied.
WHAT A FLIVVER?
Her: Do you see that young
man standing next to the flivver
with golf pants on?
Him: I see the man, but I don't
see the flivver with the golf
pants onj?Copied.
SHE COULDN'T?
A rather stout schoolmistress
was talking about birds and their
habits. ?'Now," she said, "at
home I have a canary, and it can
do something I cannot do. I
wonder if any of you know just
what that thing is?"
Little E^ric raised hie hand. "I
know, teacher," he said. "Take
a bath in a saucer."?Kablegram.
ONE WAY OF TElilING?
He: How old are you?
She: Just turned 24.
He: Ah, I see. You mean 42.
?Fix.
8UOH QUESTIONS?
Mr.: That boy will be the death
of me. ?*,
Mrs.' Whht's wronfc now?
Mr.: He wants to know what
would happen if he mixed a bot
tle of ink eradicator with a bot
tle of ink.?Clipped.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of John W. Nich
ols, deceased, late' of Wilkeg coun
ty, North Carolina, this is to noti
fy all persons having claims
against the estate of said de
ceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned at North Wilkesboro, N.
C., on or before the 14th day of
July, 1948, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This 14th day of July, 1947.
T. E. STORY,
Admr. of estate of John W. Nich
ols, dec'd. 8-18-6t-M
Support the Y.M.C.A]
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