the Journal - Patriot
INDEPENDENT EN POLITICS
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Published Mondays and Thursdays at
North WHkesboro, North Carolina
S C. HTOBAJBLD—MRS. D. J. CARTfcB
• lttS—DANIEL J. CARTER—iMI
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ander Act of Marofc 4, 1879.
Monday, Nov. 10, 1947
Flood Control Fight
Should Be Constant
The flood control meeting held here
Thursday night and attended by about
150 key citizens of several counties on
the. Yadkfn River watershed is ample evidence
that the people strongly favor protection
of the valley from floods.
The flQod control fight has been enlarged
to take in soil conservation, reforestation,
forest protection from fires, terracing
and many other practices which are
good for the soil and in turn are good for
everybody.
But the experts here for the meeting,
and which included the top authorities
on flood control and soil use, all agreed
that erection of detention dams for early
protection against floods is very necessary.
Flood control by soil practices could
not become effective for many years and
would not protect from disaster in event
of a recurrence of such cloudbursts as hit
the valley in 1940.
The Flood Control committee is enlarging
its membership and taking in everybody
from the.head of the Yadkin to the
sea who want flood control, and welcomes
cooperation from other peoples and
groups not in the valley but who want to
see soil conservation and reforestation
promoted.
The immediate aim is to secure congressional
appropriation for erection of the
four planned detention dams, two on the
Yadkin and two on the Reddies River,
but the committee wishes to see a complete^
program—of-flood control with reforestation
and all desirable soil practices
put into effect throughout the area.
No Place For Young People
The avowed purpose of socialism is to
equitably distribute a nation's wealth.
What it actually does is to spread the poverty.
And, in the process, it does an extremely
effective job of destroying incentive,
opportunity, and ambition, as
well as wealth.
An illuminating example of that is
found in a recent editorial in the Portland
Oregonian. Some time ago the Oregonian's
circulation manager carried on
a correspondence with a printer in Dorset,
England, and sent him a number of the
paper's big Sunday issues. Now, the printer
writes, he and his family have decided
to emigrate to Oregon. They plan to come
in January, even though h« has no assurance
of finding a job and will be confronted
by a severe housing shortage
when he reaches his new home. His reason
for making so long and difficult a
move is stated in this paragraph: "England
today is no place for young people
such as mine, who are ambitious. The
days of private enterprise over here are
numbered. Frustration and inertia have
come in with a rush, and everyone emulates
Mr. Micawber, just 'waiting for
something to turn up.' It is a sorry picture,
and not all due to the war. We shall be
glad to pull out."
The simple declaration goes straight to
the heart of Britain's decay, and cuts
deeper than reams of statistics and volumes
of economic theory. Socialism means
the triumph of the bureaucrat. It means
that all the energies and resources of the
nation become the property of the politicians
in power. It maens that the poor, no
less than the rich, are getting poorer.
Worst of all, it means that the individual
spirit and drive which created an empire
on which the sun never sets is rapidly being
throttled to death.
So the printer from Dorset is bringing
his family to a nation where free enterprise
still exists, and opportunity is open
to all. Other English men and women are
emigrating by the thousands to Canada
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and elsewhere. They love the soil of England
still, but they cannot bear to watch
the disintegration of the qualities that
made her great.
The duty of the American people is to
maintain a nation and a political system
which will not tolerate the political forces
that are destroying England.
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Borrowed ConneBt
TIME FOR PATRIOTISM
(Lenoir News Topic)
The Congress of the United States haa
been called to meet in special session by
President Harry S. Truman, to take action
concerning two problems, which the
President described as (1) high prices at
home and (2) hunger and cold abroad.There
will be general agreement with
the conclusion of the Chief Executive
that "timely and forthright action" is
necessary. Moreover, it has been clear, in
recent weeks, that Mr. Truman wished to
avoid a special session if possible.
Every American should understand the
serious questions that confront the Members
of Congress. The responsibility of the
present crisis does not belong to the Chief
Executive alone; it is shared by the Congress.
The people have a right to expect
an exhibition of statesmanship on a nonpartisan
level. Unless this is possible one
has a right to question the ability of Democratic
government to meet modern perils.
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Aside from the income which a national
guard company provides, which is substantial
over a period of a year, the military
company adds prestige to any community
and is a valuable asset in event
of disaster or trouble.
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• LIFE'S BETTER WAY o
WALTER E. ISENHOUR
High Point, N. C., Route 4
RECOGNIZING THE PRESENCE OF
GOD
Someone has said, "What a difference
it makes in our manner of living and doing
things if we recognize the presence
of God. Our singing takes on new life
and our prayers new inspiration; oui
works are more than a mere labor of dutj
—they have force and power behind
them. To forget the presence of God, tc
regard Him as at a distance, is to detach
ourselves from the source of power, and
our souls will droop."
We should constantly and always keep
in mind that God is present. He sees us,
knows us, watches over and cares for us
when we put our trust in Him entirely
and seek to do His will at all times. We
should realize that He is not a God afai
off, but a God that is present here and
now. He is present wheivthe sun shines
brightly, or when the clouds gather over
us. He is present when things are quiet
and peaceful, or when there is disquietude,
strife,' hatred and warfare, if we
love and serve, worship and adore Him,
and keep all bitterness, evil, sin and wickedness
out of our hearts, minds, souls and
spirits, by His marvelous and wondrous
grace. Hallelujah!
We should realize that He is present
when we go through haVd and trying
places as well as when we go along
smoothly. If we walk in the Spirit, talk in
the Spirit, sing and pray in the Spirit,
work aftd toil in the Spirit, and live daily,
hourly, and minute by minute in the Spirit,
we know He is ever present to lead,
guide and direct us, shield and protect
us. He is even present, regardless of how
we live, though it may be to convict and
lead to repentance, or to save the sinner
or reclaim the backslider, or to sanctify
the. believer. Regardless of how wicked
people may be, God is present. He may
be there to punish, and certainly there
to save, if men call upon Him out of broken
hearts and contrite spirits. But to the
Christian we may recognize His presence
to own and to bless. Amen.
When Jacob had his vision in the wilderness
as he was fleeing from his brother
Esau, he awoke and said, "Surely the
Lord is in this place; and I knew it not."
(Gen. 28:16). Yes, the. Lord is in every
place, but oftentimes we don't realize it.
However, we should recognize His presence
everywhere as His children, and talk
to Him, obey, love and serve Him, ' as
though we could see Him with our natural
eyes. To truly recognize His presence
means that ye are far more careful
how we live, what we say and do,
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and the way we serve and worhin
cue: wise it might be.
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ABSURDITIES
8
By
, DWIGHT
NICHOLS
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A TYPICAL EDUCATION—
John and Mary had been rear
ed and educated In the city. Aft
er their marriage, they decided
to buy a farm and move to th<
country. John brought in what
he caljed a milking stool whicl
he picked up and hiked off U
the barn to milk. After so loot
he returned with his face al
bruised'up and'hie clothing soil
ed and torn. ''Why John," saic
Mary, "What in the world is th<
matter?" "Well Mary," Bai<
John, "I could see nothing wronj
with that stool, but I could no
make that blamed old cow ait 01
it."
Next morning, while Mary pre
pared breakfast, John went U
look over the garden and.wai
gone quite a-while. When he re
turned he said "Mary we plant
ed our beans wrong end up, bui
they are all right now, I've jus'
finished pulling theim up .anc
turning them over."
Mary set a hen and she hat
come off with ten biddies. Th<
old hen had lost several of hei
biddjes, when a neighboring lad;
came to visit Mary. ''What d<
you think is wrong with my bid
dies," she asked of her guest
"They keep dieing." "What d<
you feed them?" she asked
"Feed them," said Mary, "
thought a large hen could nurs<
ten little biddies."
MTLKING A BEAR—
An old negro preacnor aowi
in Arkansas, as the story goes
who could .neither read no
write, had to depend upon hi
daughter to read the scripture
for him.
One day she read the story o
' Nahor and his wife, Milcah
closing with the words ''She sev
en sons did Milcah bear t<
Nahor."
The next Sunday morning thi
preacher said: "Brethren am
sistersg my text this morninj
gives an idea of the trouble the;
had getting milk for family use
It says giving ithe names of th
seven,, boys of ojd man Nahor
These seven did milk a bear,
ask you brothers and sisters, joe
sposin' you had to go out am
kotch a bear every morning am
milk it beforq breakfast? Wher
would you be at?
TOUGH JOB—
City farm hand—I'm not go
ing to stay here and work fo
you another minute. Tou cai
have your old country. I'm go
ing back to the city.
Parmer—Why what's the mat
ter?
New hand—I don't know wha
it was that bit me, but it hap
pened when I started to cleai
out those boxee you call bee
hives.
ALL THE WAYf—
"How far down do you wan
to sit?" asked the ticket man o:
a woman at the box office win
dow.
''Why, all the way, of course,'
she snapped.—Copied.
QUITE NATURAL—
Lady: Doctor, why does t
small cavity feel' so large to th<
tongue?
Dentist: Just the natural ten
dency of your tongue to exag
gerate, I suppose.—Ex. '
WHERE IS IT?—
"Use your noodle, lady; us<
your noodle," roared the traffic
cop.
"Oh, my goodness! Will yo«
: show me where it Is? I've pushed
and pulled everything in thii
car."—Copied.