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Deplorable Incidents
In Highway Patrol ~
Recently there have been some deplor
able incidents in the highway .patrol in
North Carolnia, but as a whole the patrol
is a highly efficient organization.
The patrol is in process of expanding,
but it is necessary to add many men to
the patrol to get the required strength.
It is inevitable that of the number being
added some will not be of the calibre
necessary to make the patrol what it
should be and what the public expects of
it.
In one instance an escaped convict who
was captured was flogged by patrplmen,
which at this distance seems to be a very
unnecessary procedure on the part of the
highway officers.
A patrolman who elects to take the law
into his own hands and deal out punish
ment has no business being an officer.
Of course, the patrolmen are often dis
gusted because violators they captured
are turned loose by the courts. But in.
this land of government by law and not
by men it is necessary that the officers
-4e?ve the matter of punishment to the
courts. No one man under our system of
government has the. right to judge with
out trial and to punish, and that is as it
should be.
Patrolmen often are assaulted by per
sons they are trying to arrest. Sometimes
a driver will try to run over a patrolman,
and of course an officer whose life has
been endangered will have the very natur
al impulse to give the prisoner a "going
over." There is the test of a good officer.'
If he gives in to his desires he is beneath
the dignity of a law enforcement officer,
because punishment belongs to the courts.
Here is some interesting editorial com
ment oh this subject from The Charlotte
Observer:
The State Highway Patrol of North
Carolina should not be condemned on the
basis of recent deplorable incidents in
volving some of its personnel. If there be
any who are disposed to criticize severely
this valuable and efficient agency of law
enforcment, they should remembek the
excellent record the patrol has maintain
ed during the many years since it was
created. Patrolmen are and have been
selected with great care.
"The killing of the Cherryville chief of
police by a patrolman in Cleveland county
a few days ago and the alleged flogging
of an escaped convict by three patrolmen
in Halifax county about the samel time
were incidents of a character virtually or
quite unknown to the highway patrol dur
ing all the years of its history.
"In view of its long past record of good
conduct and efficient service on the part
of its personnel, the highway patrol is not
likely to be condemned by fair minded
people for the regrettable and sensation
al affairs of recent days. Tne killing of
the Cherryville police chief, it should be
remembered, occurred under circum
prompted a coroner's jury
H. J. Hatcher, head of the
Patrolmain Dayton
as a "justifiable
bore-;a;%hife
that he was being at
he was attempting
gross violation of
if Vehicles department, Colonel
and Solicitor Tyler resulted in their im
mediate resignations and official steps to
prosecute them for assault.
"In 'manhandling' the prisoner, as ad
mitted in their signed confession, they
committed acts which the State Highway
Patrol has never tolerated."
Borrowed
- ? SOFTENING SERGEANTS W
;k" (Reidsville Review)
Leadership instead of bullying is the
aim of new army regulations just an
nounced by General Devers, army groum
forces commanded <?;
Men who by virtue of their authority
over private soldiers have used tactics ap
proaching sadism in enforcing discipline
are going to have to change their tune.
The success of the experimental training
methods tried out at Ft. Knox has made
it seem advisable to apply them univer
sally. Respect and liking for a superior
officer are more effective as motivating
forces than are fear and grudging obedi
ence, though, they are harder to earn.
The old-time, hard-boiled, profane top
sergeant will have to work much harder
under the new rules. He will need almost
super-human self-control to enable him to
close his mouth and impose a demerit up
on a green recruit instead of blowing top
and relieving h& feelings.
Maybe that "International Brigade"
which was invading Greece but never ac
tually showed up whizzed away in those
flying saucers which also disappeared
suddenly.?Greensboro Daily News.
LIFE'S BETTER WAY
WALTER E. ISENHOUR
Hiddenite, N. C.
GRATITUDE
Whate'er the kindness may have been
Which you have shown to me,
That's helped me on in life to win
Some blessed victory;
Or helped me bless another's heart
And bring him sunny days, 1
I want to thank you for your part
And add a word of praise.
Perhaps you've prayed that I might live
And be a burning light,
And of my best to others give
And help them do the right;
And maybe with your money, too,
You've helped me through the years
To be a useful man and true,
And warn the world with tears.
Therefore accept my thanks today
For every kindness shown,
And in jeturn for you I'll pray
That God upon His throne
May bless your life with sunshine bright
And crown you with His best, ?'
And lead you on the road to light
To heaven's blessed rest.
In thinking across the years of my min
istry as pastor, evangelist and writer, it
is , with a grateful heart that I acknowl
edge the many kindnesses shown me by
God's people. If it had not been for their
help, their prayers, their words of en
couragement, and the financial support
they have given me, I could not have ac
complished what I have for the Master.
Of course He always puts it into the hearts
of our fellowmen to stand by us as we
serve and worship Him. Praise His holy
name.
It is so wonderful and uplifting to
God's servants to know that we are do
ing good, although sometimes the enemy
tells us that we are failures/ Of course
this is the business of Satan to discourage
us and get us to quit. Here is a quota
tion from a letter written me recently by
Mrs. Ada Laws of Moravian Falls, N. C.:
"Your articles always make me think of
how my mother used to read every one
she found, and then clip them out and put
them with her keepsakes. She has been
gone on several years, but her love for the
better things of life still lingers in my
heart."
God would have us be grateful for
every blessing He bestows upon us. These
blessings come to us in a large measure
through each other. A prayer breathed
earnestly for someone, an encouraging
word, a friendly greeting and a sunny
smile, a helping hand, a financial gift,
our final entrance into ^
Kingdom. v.
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JOBS AND
During
had the
ball commi _____
Wilkesboro district, which di<3
have a Softball tea? in .the asso
ciation of amateur softball un
til the final days of the season.
In other words, we were a com
missioner without a. commission,
which is pretty soft.
Last year we had the self-des
ignated title of sidewalk super
intendent for erection of Liberty
theatre.
Now we are a sidewalk super
intendent for erection of lights
on Memorial Park athletic field.
In other words, we are a side
walk superintendent without a
sidewalk.
Personally, we are ^content to
let the workmen go ahead with
putting op 80-foot poles without
any advice from us. In fact, the
task has us Btumped. We don't
even know enough about it to
Another thing we'll Jet the
workmen do is the work atop the
poles. The atmosphere up there
looks awfully rarified to us and
with too much distance from
there to terra firma. For us, we
like to stick to terra firma, and
the firmer the better.
LENGTH OF SKIRTS?
Women are "raising cain" a
bout the change in style from
short, to long dresses. Some of
them, of course, don't want the
change because it means buying
too many new dressea in order
to conform to the new pattern
tr m i.
.
- 1 can't SiTe you any
lore credit. Your bill is bigger
now than it should be.
Customer: I know it. Make it
what it should be and I'll pay it.
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GOOD ANSWER?
^ Customer: Who was Homer?
Johnny: He was the guy Babe
Ruth made famous.
HADN'T ARRIVED?
A pink elephant, a green rat
and a yellow snake strolled into
a bar. "You're a little early,
boys," said the bartender. "He
ain't here yet."
?WHY NOT? ,
"Won't you Join me in a cup
of coffee?"
."You get in first."
SAVING MONEY?
And then there waa the Scotch
man who took' his wife to the
country to have her baby, be
cause he heard about rural free
delivery.
worth something
two race horses were gossip
ing over their stalls before the
Kentucky Derby. One horse Said
to the other, "I'm going to win
the - Derby."
"How do you know?" asked
his pal.
''A little while ago my master
whispered in my ear that if I
won the Derby he would give me
two extra bales of hay," replied
the first horse, "and, brother,
that ain't money!"
MISCONSTRUED?
Father: Well, Son, what did
you learn in Sunday School"
day? Anything new?
Son: Sure, Daddy. I learned
all about a cross-eyed bear. His
name was "Gladly." We sang a
song about him?''Gladly the
Cross I'd Bear." ; &9|
Support the Y. M. C. A.
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fied as administratrix of I
tate of M. C. Miller, late of
county, this is to notify all per
sons haying claims against said es
tate to present them to the under
signed at Hays, N. C., oh or be
fore the 28th day of July, 1948,
or this notice will be plead in bar
All persons
of their recovery. All persons in
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