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The Jwmi - Patriot INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS Published Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina JULIUS C. HUBBARD—MBS. D. J. CABTEP Publisher* 1932—DANIEL J. CARTER—IMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ~ $2.00 (In WiJJces and Adjtfnin* Countiaa) One Year $3.00 (Outside WOkes and And Adjoining Coon tie.) Rates To Those In Service: One Year (anywhere) $2.00 Entarad at tLa postoffke at North Wlftw - wit, North Carolina, as Second-Class natter irder Act of 4, 1879. Thursday, April 15, 1948 We Are Poying For Hospitals For Others Wilkes has opportunity to secure from state and federal governments about $929,000—near a million—for erection of a hospital by paying $271,000, which would make a total of $1,200,000 for a modern, 100-bed hospital. Under provisions available, we are pay ing our proportionate share of the state and federal funds for hospitals through taxation. If Wilkes does not take advant age of the opportunity, it will mean we are paying for hospitals in other counties throughout the state and nation and get ting nothing in return. There is no get ting around the fact that this community must have expanded hospital facilities. Now we can provide them by paying only 22.6 per cent of the cost. o Political Developments Are Highly Favorable This is an election year and politicians are having difficulty in stirring the peo ple to any feverish activity. There is nothing wrong with this lack of enthusiasm in politics. On the contrary, it is a healthful sign that the citizenship of the state and nation are using reason and common sense. Under our free system citizens have a right to be candidates for office and citi zens have a right to vote for whom they choose. There is no necessity for the peo ple to become bitterly divided over the question of selection of a candidate for president, for governor, senator, represen tative or nomination for any county of fice. - - It is also a good indication that flush campaign funds and patronage play a smaller part in election results than for merly. With higher wages and higher standards of living available, people no longer sell out for a few dollars or an or dinary job on the public's payroll, wheth er it be county, state or national. Let the candidates announce them selves, and let the people choose from them calmly and without bitterness. It is a small world now, and we have neighbors everywhere with whom we shall have to live and deal with after the primaries and elections. It is all right to be interested in primaries and elections to the extent of voting our true sentiments and' it is not only the privilege, but the duty, of every citizen to vote. The privilege of a free ballot has been purchased at the price of the blood of freedom-loving patriots, and the privilege should be exercised to the fullest extent by all free peoples. — o Borrowed Comment HOW TAX REDUCTION WORKS (Statesville Daily) While tax reductions under the new revenue bfll are retroactive to January 1, 1948, those who are subject to withhold ing' tax will not feel its behefits until May 1, when the new tables will be in opera tion. However, next year taxpayers may file claims for overpayment during the first four months of 1948 and will get a refund. Under the new bill an estimated 7, 400,000 taxpayers in the lower income brackets are relieved of any Federal tax liability. For the others benefits are of several kinds. The per capita exemption is raised from $500 to $600, with an additional exemption of $600 for those over 65 years of age, and a special $600 exemption for the blind. ' Married coupies may split the family income for tax purposes. Since the rates on smaller incomes are considerably lower than on large ones, the saving from this provision may be considerable. It increases the standard deduction from approximately 10 per cent of adjusted gross income or $500 whichever is the lesser to approximately 10 per cent of ad justed gross income or $1,000, whichever is the lesser. It provides for percentage reductions of 12.6 per cent on the former law tax on the first $400 of tentative tax, plus 7.4 per cent on the next $99,600 of tax, and 5 per cent on any tax ovet $100,000 The largest percentage reductions thus go to the smaller income. It also provides for equalization of estate or gift taxes between community property and non-community property States, thus eliminating all discrimina ions between Federal taxpayers. The important thing is that on and after May 1 every worker subject to with holding tax will find the equivalent of a raise in his pay envelope. o Married men may have better halved but bachelors have better quarters.—Duty Call. o Traffic Committee hopes to convince motorists that accidents are avoidable. We'll be content if they realize pedes trians are."—Dallas News. T LI C EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D. Heart disease is the nation's number one killer. The Bible tells us how to avoid it, according to the March 1948 Life and Health Magazine. .Dr. W. W. Bauer, Di rector, Bureau of Health Education, American Medical Association, in an ar resting artcle, "Anxieties and Coronary Heart Disease," presents some interest-' ing facts, that modern science upholds the Book of books in the description of our greatest killer. Dr. Bauer quotes from the findings and presentation of Dr. Don Carlos Peete, of the medical school of the University of Kansas. "In a remarkable exhibit at the recent centennial meeting of the American Medical Association, Dr. Peete set forth a series of facts, based on four Scriptural injunctions, which constitute a most amazing liaison between the ancient Scriptures and modern psychosomatic medicine (relationship of mental process es to functioning of the body)." He referred to the 25th chapter of the first book of Samuel, where the death of Nabal is described. The doctor says that Nabal died from coronary heart disease or coronary thrombosis with angina pec toris. "Nabal was the kind of fellow who gets coronary selerosis. He was rich and great, but he was churlish and mean, sel fish and! greedy. Also he was a heavy drinker, perhaps as a refuge from him self." Dr. Peete emphasized "that we should not try to overcome an insecurity of mind by material wealth alone. We need the spiritual, cultural, and other natural phe nomena to furnish rest for the vascular system. "The instinct of self-preservation caus es distinct conditioned reflexes to be set up in early life. When the environment is insecure, as in loss of parents by divorce or death, financial struggle or illness in family, inadequate schooling and habits of worry, a state of anxiety may follow, manifested by emotions of fear, anger, rage, temper, jealousy. "The aggressive drive to overcome this insecurity is the main cause for overwork and worry that leads to arterial degenera tion." Dr. Peete's four verses of Scripture are: (1) "The fear of the Lord is the begin ning of wisdom." Proverbs 9:10. (2) "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32. (3) "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of GocL" Matthew 4:4. (4) "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it." Matthew 16:25. The God-centered life is the only life of peace and security. abnormal ABSURDITIES By 0 WIGHT NICHOLS et a) TRAINING notes— In the absence of a sports page today we'll use this precious space for some baseball training notes. Clayton Goad, the former Piedmont league hurler, has at tained a lot of power in his lanky frame in 23 years and should be a valuable man on the mound for the Flashers^ He is also the mound chatterbox and spectators like his Dizzy Dean type of baseball language . . , Chunky Bob Collins is a confident chap with the mitt and can hit well for a rookie . . . Big Mike Brelich, the catching veter an, is helping the rookies with some baseball knowhow and should be a steadying lnflusno# . . . Lee Bentley and Ray Blftf lns, rookie southpaw pitcher*, seem to have plenty of etuff ftnd form . . . Nobody would ever guess that Tom Cumby with his six three ftnd one-hftlf ftnd ISt pounds could be ft shortstop un til they see him on the field . . . Jack Leonard Is one of the smoothest lnflelders seen In these parts. HiB effortless throw goes right where he wants it— and quick . , . Long Tom Dad- | dlno heads ft list of three fin* first basemen with James Led* better and Bill Robertson fol lowing closely . , . Jake Lowe looks good on second and Lewis Flora has a lot of pep and spirit . . . The outfielders haven't had a chance to show how good they are and some more talent has been arriving to stiffen compe tition . . . Paul Pryor, experienc ed pitcher, arrived yesterday from Woonsocket, Rhode Is land, and brought along another player . . . Baseball is not com plete without mention of Brook lyn, which may be represented on the North Wilkesbor® club by Mac Arnett, who hails from Flat buslr . . . Worth Cuthbertson is an experienced pitcher who is expected to be an important part of the mound staff with Goad and Pryor . . . The training | HUfcd hoe been a «ood egfrega loo of pley«r« and to composed f « flue bunch of fallow* who •en to fool «t home here Good, I lloriM, Duncan, Cnmtor and la»h Loman were on the radio ueeday night «nd did o. k. . . . If they play ball that well wall nail up the pennant coma Sea| tember. Young sees decay of the rail* roads a threat to national ■i ty. NOTICE TO HICKORY ■<*3 HAULERS
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