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F *jf • mi politics idays and Thursdays at Wilkesboro, North Carolina JULIUS C. HUBBARD—MBS. D. J. CARTER Publishers 1M2—DANKL J. CARTER—1*44 , SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year 92.00 (In Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) One Year $3.00 (Outside Wilkes and Add Adjoining Contfca) Rates To Those In Service: One Year (anywhere) $2.00 Entered at the doto, North ander Act ef 4, 1879. Monday, Sept. 15, 1947 Mina :iATK Ms ——— Memorial Pork Is Memorable Accomplishment Park is acclaimed as one of the greatest civic accomplishments in the history of this community. It is more noteworthy because for many years this community had^ been sadly lacking in parks, recreation areas and other evidences of civic pride. * And the manner in which the project was initiated and carried out is indeed a credit to the people here. In many towns there are philantropists who give big donations. Often some weal thy man gives to a town such an asset as a lighted athletic park. Many towns con struct them with tax money. But here we didn't have either a weal thy philantropist or tax money for the job, and it was just a question of getting together donations from public-spirited people, many of whom sacrificed in order Jto make the project possible. The lights cost in the neighborhood of $8,000, and about that much money has been given. But the project is less than half completed. Preliminary plans call for permanetnt Tootball bleachers on the south side of the field, a board fence, and a grandstand with dressing rooms, con cession stand and other facilities. For fear of flood damage, present plans do not call for an elaborate grandstand building. But it is suggested that enough of a grand stand be constructed to seat 1,000 people and to have under the seats a concession stand and showers. It would be so con structed that its size could be doubled when flood control in the Yadkin valley geis iunner aiong. All this, of course, will take money and tl^e door will remain open for additional gifts. Everything can't be done at once and the work will continue in progress as interest is shown and funds are donated. After some more work is accomplish ed, including seats, grading and fencing, a dedication program will be held. # The park will be dedicated to the memory of all Wilkes men who have died for the cause of liberty and justice every where. Petails of the dedication are yet to be worked out. When the park is completed a memorial plaque will be i Erected in honor of our War dead. The main athletic field will be used for baseball, football and softball. There is much land on the old fairgrounds, enough to park cars of a crowd of 5,000 people and still have room for municipal tennis courts and games for old and young. Ulti mate plans for development will utilize all the property so that it can be used for recreation, entertainment and for the physical benefit of every man, woman and child in reach. It belongs to the public and should be fully utilized and appreci ated. Incidentally, the work to be done^n the next few days will include some grading, fencing and seats for football. More mon ey is needed immediately, and if this is not sufficient suggestion^ let us remind you that W. Blair Gwyn is the treasurer and will gladly accept your check, t • The Tragedy of England Socialism is always advocated on the grounds that it will divide the wealth, to the benefit of the underprivileged. The truth is that socialism simply extends the poverty, and everyone, save for the ever growing bureaucracy that seems an ines capable part of socialist governments, is ultimately the loser. cumulated wealth, much as the agitators may and opportunities for all. Invested savings built this country and its industries. Oth er nations have raw materials and natural resources comparable to ours. But only in this nation, under a system of govern ment which was founded on the idea of guaranteeing a man the fruits of his in itiative and success, have those resources been given maximum development. In centive, in other words, was responsible for the kind of progress that brought the United States from a wilderness to the World's foremost industrial power in much less than two centuries. The failure of socialism in England can be easily explained. The policy of the La bor government is to rigidly restrict in dividual economic advancement, to de stroy established wealtft, and to make all productive enterprise a function of the state. All incentive has thus been lost. The morass of red tape created by the government has made individual initia tive impossible. Every undertaking must fall within inelastic, unimaginative rules. And the result is that British industrial recovery has been disrupted. Socialism saps the vitality of peoples. It exalts mediocrity. It turns nations into poor-houses. That, in essence, is the ter rible tragedy that has befallen England. o Short Cut Roads Should Be Paved ,Movements have been launched for paving of two badly needed roads in this community. Citizens are asking that the road from Wilkesboro postoffice across to the Oak woods road, a distance of less than one mile, be improved and paved. It would greatly facilitate traffic in that commun ity and would especially benefit farmers traveling to and from the freezer-locker plant. Another road which should be improv ed and paved is the road from the western part of Wilkesboro by Curtis bridge to highway 421 near Cricket. This road of less than three miles is used extensively and if improved it would divert much traffic off the congested part of highway 421 between, this dty and Cricket. n • LIFE'S BETTER WAY • WALTM E. I SEN HOUR HMMetrfte, N. C. SO LITTLE IN SO MUCH We wonder why some people see So little in so much, Although conceived by master minds And had a master's touch, Which makes it great and quite sublime To those with depth of thought, Who cherish and appreciate What skilful hands have wrought. They see good books that noble men Have studied hard to write; They see rich poetry and prose \ That ought to give them light; They see the choicest literature, Or finest pi$ce of art, And yet so little to their lives These treasures can impart. They see so little in the good That saves from awful fate; They see so little in the truth That ought to make them great; They see so little in God's plan That ought to make them wise, And would enable them to climb, And into greatness rise. They look upon the grandest scenes Of mountain, hill and dale, And see the handiwork of God, But count it only stale, And never seem the least inspired By what our God has done To live for Him and do His will As on life's race they run. God's holy Book that blesses men Seems unto them but dross, So carelessly they lay it by And do not see their loss; And so they plod along life's road Without Salvation sweet, At last to cross the line of worlds In darkness and defeat. o Speaking of recent conduct'of a high way patrolman or two, new members of the patrol would do well to get all their swearing out of their system when they're sworn in.—Greensboro Daily News. V*- . * ■ ' .i. By DWIGHT NICHOLS et al j -At'"'-. BRIEFLY TELLING IT— • Women are alleged to live longer than men, which goes to show that paint is a great preser vative . . . Schoolboy In answer to question said the greatest change which takes place when water changes to Ice Is the price . . . Light from the sun travels at 186,000 miles per second. It should go fast, being down hill all the way . . . The four kinds of sheep have been described as "White sheep, black sheep, Mary's little lamb ana the hy draulic ram." . . . The constitu tion ' guanrantees that you can say what you please, but some one may crown you If you do . . . Why don't some of youse wise guys write a column some time? WANTED: A BOY— 1. A boy who stands straight, slt8 straight, acts straight, and talks straight. 2. A boy whose fingernails are not in mourning, whose ears are clean, whose shoes are polished, whose clothes are brushed, whose hair is combed, and whose teeth are well cared for. 3. A boy who is polite to every man and respectful to every woman and girl. 4. A boy who looks cheerful, has a ready smile for everybody, and never sulks. So A boy who is more eager to know how to speak goed English than to talk slang. 6. A boy who is eager to read good books. 7. A boy who would rather lose! his job or be expelled from school than tell a lie or be a cad. 8. A boy who is at ease in the company of girls. This boy is wanted evesry where. The family wants him, [ the school wants him, the office wants him, the boys want him, the girls want him, all creation wants him. JIMMIE B LEVINS, 13, Carter County, Tenn., in Pro-1 gressive Farmer. — ° Oak Ridge Institute Begins 96th Ytfar Oak Ridge.—Oak Ridge Mili tary Institute opened Its 96 th year thiB week when Colonel T. O. Wright, superintendent, wel comed the cadet corps at as sembly. Most of the students are na-' tives of North Carolina, with most Of the 100 counties repre sented. Other states represented are Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ten nessee, New York, and Florida. One cadet comes from Guatamala City, Guatamala, and one from Havana, Cuba. • ;— Fresh and frozen fish will continue to be good buys for budget meals for the next few months, the Bureau of Agricul tural Economics, U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, suggests in its most recent report on the na tional food situation.
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