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— The JhihI - Patriot INDHPBNDBNT IN POUTKM Published Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina JULIUS o. HUBBARD—MRS. D. J. OABTB PablWMn 1»»1—DANIBL J. CARTMR—1MI SUBSCRIPTION RATBB: One Year $8.00 (I* Wflkea and Adjoining Coantiea) One Year $8.00 (Oatatdo WUkeo ul idjotalsg OmttM) Rates to Those in Service: One Year (anywhere) . I2.Q0 Entered at the poatoffiea at North WDk» boro, North Carolina, aa Seeond-daaa matter under Act of March 4, IMS. Thursday, June 16, 1949 Day To Honor Forgotten Man Sunday, June 19, will be Father's Day, the one day in the year designated to hon or the "man of the house." Father is too often the forgotten man, and it is indeed fitting that a day be set aside to remember him. The father, in most instances, is the one who pays the bills, who earns the in come that the entire household spends. Life is not always easy with him, and he has his worries, which consists mainly with providing shelter, food, clothing, edu cation, recreation and the other necessi ties of life for all those in the home. He also has his anxious moments about how junior is going to get along in the world, about his environment, his associates, his moral upbringing, and numerous other problems. Such duties and responsibilities on the part of father are as they should be and are a part of his life. 'The Forgotten Man' seeks no flowery tributes, but it will do no harm to remember him on Father's day and by some token show appreciation for his life aqd work. Silent Prayer For The U. N. •/ Secretary-General Trygve Lie, of the United Nations, has decided to recommend that fnture meetings of the organization open with a period of silent prayer. Since the United Nations organization includes individuals of every religion, creed and sect in the world, the Secretary General realizes that it would not be pos sible to introduce a public or spoken pray er which would satisfy all and give offense to none. The idea is to allow everybody an op portunity "to express in their own way their dedication to universal ideals." Mr. Lie believes that the United Nations "is dedicated to the fulfilment of great ideals for the human race, that are shared by all great religions and philosophies" and that, consequently, the suggestion will meet the demands of those who want some kind of spiritual observance includ ed in the deliberations of the international body. The suggestion should meet the approv al of all those who are interested in prayer rather than in the advancement of their own religious organization. It should be pleasing to those who respect the right of others to worship God in their own way. It has no chance, however, of satisfying those who think that they alone know the truth and that everybody else is pagan. Loss Of Moral Power Inevitable Result In its conclusion to a long editorial on compulsory government health insurance, Life magazine says, "What worries us is the loss of moral power that must come when a people turns more and more to compulsion to solve its problems. Left to their own devices, the U. S. people have shown both ingenuity and ability in meet ing their needs through voluntary action. Without state compulsion they have cre ated the best medicine in the world. What is more, they have demonstrated that American capitalism can shape the social instruments necessary to a modern so ciety without relinquishing the freedoms and responsibilities that make it strong." The fight against compulsory health in surance is not a selfish fight against fan proving medical service to the American people. The country needs more doctors. It needs more hospital beds and other fa cilities. The point is how to get these ad ditional requirements without destroying the magnificient achievements we have already made. Senator Smith of New Jer sey described the problem admirably in this little parable: "I think of a man who lives in a fine big house with a leaky roof. The man says, 'This is horrible . . . We must tear down the house and go build a wonderful new jail and live in the jail in stead'." Compulsory health insurance, which Would inevitably regiment and sub ject to political coercion the medical pro fession of the nation, would be such a jail. What, then, is the proper solution to the medical care problems we have left? It lies in the voluntary prepayment medical plans which now serve some 50,000,000 people, in the constant progress the doc tors and scientists are making in both ex tending and improving standards of care, in some workable means of helping those who are actually indigent. Then we can have even better health—without the jail. ; o— j The fire bill for every man, woman and child in the United States during 1047 was $4.84. This is nearly 209 per cent greater than the $2.32 per capita loss ih 1940. o Every 38 seconds fire breaks out in the United States. Every 11-2 minutes an American dwelling catches fire. Every 50 minutes a person dies. in a fire or from burns. T Li F EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D. This column is written to parents of young children as the result of many years dealing in domestic problems, and at the end of twenty-five years ministry in one community. You ignore its message at your own peril. For a long time I have watched children grow to maturity. Many of them have brought joy and satisfac tion to parents. Others have brought sor row and misery. Some have brought even disgrace. We parents have a tremendous respon sibility of introducing our children early to Almighty God, His love, and His com mandments. There is no task more im portant than that. Sensing this need our churches are of fering to young parents instruction in the teaching of religion in the home. Many Sunday schools have Couples Classes, where husband and wife may meet togeth er and receive expert instruction in the care and rearing of their children. More churches are offering this, including my own church. But I find so many young couples unwilling to make the necessary effort to come and learn. It is difficult to seoure baby sitters to care for your children while you come to gether to learn how to take care of them. But you do find them when you leave the home for entertainment. Be honest now. I have no quarrel with social entertain ment. But I will never forget an editorial written at the moment of the fall of Sing apore in the last war which indicated that the foreigners in Singapore were crowd ing the movies, and attending their parties while the Japanese pounded at the gates. Enemies pound early at the gates of the home. Our children are going to need bet ter spiritual equipment than we have ever had, to meet the forces which are tearing at the world today, and will face them when they come to maturity. Some of you parents had better wake up. There are things more important in life than going to the movies, attending social events, taking trips. If you can get away to do that, then you can get away to learn how to prepare your children to face life so that when grown they will call you blessed instead of blaming you for your failure to put into their hands the proper spiritual equipment. This is straight talk. But I mean every word of it. 7ou can be busy, but busy about the wrong thing. Many of you are just that. Next to the welfare of our souls, there is nothing more important than the welfare of our home! and our children. Some of you need to "get on the ball." If you don't we may not have a Christian way of life in which to live, and our children will be weeping in the midst of the wreckage of our civiliza tion for the opportunities which we had and threw away. Are you busy about the wrong thing? Salads Topic Club At Pores Knob 10th A beautiful and helpful dem onstration on "Salads" was giv en to the Pores Knob club at the Community House. Friday, June 10th, by the food and nutrition leader, Mrs. C. P. Brock, assisted by Mrs. Jim Frailer. They proved that they had been very observ ant students at the salad school they had previously attended at the council kitchen and if we can copy these beautiful salads as well as they did we will be able to serve more appetising: meals in the future. By having all theli vegetables, fruits, and dressings ready they were able to prepare in a very short period of time eight or ten different salads. Recipes for all those were given to each member also. Our leaders are proving to be such good demonstrators this year that our agents are having competition. Mrs. Brock stressed that the points of making beauti ful and good salads were to work quickly with fresh and cold vege tables, fruits and dressings and to have everything ready when we start to arrange them. We all thought that the flower pots of the tulip, lily of the valley, and the hyacinth, as well as the snow balls, and the bunny rabbit were very, very pretty. The president, Mrs. J. M. Bent ley, presided over the business period as well as the regular pro gram. Mrs. C. M. Ashley gave the devotional reading and Mrs. B. M. Broyhill read a beautiful poem, "What My Club Work Means to Me.'' The clu<b decided to put on another exhibit at the Wilkes Agricultural Fair in Sep tember. Plana for the spring party, honoring our 1949 high school graduates, were complet ed. The club also decided to have a community ice cream supper on the 4th of July, beginning about seven P. M., followed by Quartet singing. Twenty-three members and fire visitors were present and answered the roll call by telling what their pet peeve was. Mrs. W. C. Anderson read the minutes of last month's meeting and Mrs. W. R. Parleir gave the treasury report. A nice gift was presented Mrs. Grace Johnson by the club. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. L. P. Bentley and Mrs. N. C. Craven and delicious re freshments were served at the close of the meeting, along with the nice salads.'—Reported by Mrs. J. M. Bentley. Reunion 5th Mori6tx - Division August 5-7 Raleigh. — Veterans of the Fifth Marine Division, which participated in the battle for Iwo Jima and the occupation of Japan, will be reunited at the first convention of the Fifth Ma rine Division Association, Au gust 5-7, at the Bellevue-Strat* ford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. Lieutenant General Keller B. Rockey, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, to president of the Association. General Rockey commanded the famous Fifth Marine Division during the war. The Marines in Joe Rosen thal's epic picture of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, were mem-berg of the Fifth Division. The original flag will be on display at the convention. AN ORDINANCE Levying Special License and Privilege Taxes For the Town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1st, 1949, and Ending June 30th, 1950. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in regular session assembled, that the following special license and privilege taxes be and the same are hereby levied for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1949, and ending June SO, 1950: 1—Advertising, outdoor, Sec. 151 $12.50 2—Advertising by mechanical sound device in or on motor vehicles, Sec. 151 % Prohibited S—Auction Sales of Real Estate, each sale, Sec. Ill 12.50 4—Automobile and Motor Vehicle Dealers and Service Stations: (a) Automotive Service Stations, Sec. 153, each location 3.75 (b) Motorcycle Dealer, Sec. 153-1 10.00 (c) Automotive Equipment and Supply Dealer, Wholesale Sec. 153 15.00 (d) Automotive Equipment and Supply Dealers, Retail Sec. 153 3.75 (e) Automotive Equipment and Supply Dealers, Wholesale and having no located place of business but selling to retail \ dealers by use of some form of vehicle, Sec. 153 ' 25.00 (f) All persons, firms and corporations engaged in the bus iness of dismantling motor vehicles and selling parts there»- ^ ^ (g) Motor Vehicle Dealers, Sec. 153 (4) 20.00 (h) Motor Vehicle Dealers not maintaining a place of busi ness in the Town of North Wilkesboro but doing business therein 25.00 Persons, firms and corporations dealing in USED MOTOR VEHICLES exclusively are liable for tax set out aoove. u. the business is of a seasonal, temporary, transient or itiner ant nature, the tax shall be for each location per annum 300.00 5—Bagatelle Tables Etc., Sec. 131 10.00 6—Bakeries: Every person, firm or corporation operating a bakery dr selling bakery products inside the city x 50.00 7—Barber Shops aind Beauty Shops, Sec. 140: (BARBER SHOPS:- Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a barber shop, for each barber chair, whether used or not, per annum 2.50 j (2) BEAUTY SHOPS: Every barber, manicurist, Cosme i tologist, beautician, or operator, per annum 2.50 J 8—Battery Service and Tire Repair Shop, Sec. 153 3.75 • 9—Beer and Wine, retail, license tax due first day of May, ' Sec. 510 (see schedule in State Revenue Act). {10—'Beer and Wine, wholesale, license due first day of May, I Sec. 506 (see schedule in State Revenue Act). 11—Bicycle Dealers, Sec. 117 10.00 12—Billiard and Pool Tables, Sec. 129 . Prohibited , 13—Boarding Houses, (see also tourist homes and hotels). I Every person serving for pay within a residence at least ■ one meal a day tor as many as ten people shall be classified as a boarding house operator and shall pay license tax per annum of 5.00 14—Bondsmen, Sec. 109% 15.00 IB—Bottlers, Manufacturers and Distributors of soft Drinks: (a) One-eighth amount of tax levied by the State, according to Schedule m Section 134 of the State Revenue Act, as amended (See Schedule). (b) Distributing Warehouse, as provided in State Revenue Act, as amended, Sec. 134 (see schedule). (c) Every person, firm or corporation di$tributing or job bing bottled soft drinks, Sec. 134 (see schedule) 7.50 16—Bottled Soft Drinks, retail, Sec. 144 2.50 17—Bowling Alleys, Sec. 129% i Prohibited 18—Brokers and Commission Merchants, Seic. 133 ~ 50.00 19—Cafes, Restaurants, Cafeterias and Lunch Stands (s.ae res taurants). 20—Cap Pistols, dealers in. Sec. 146 Prohibited 21—Carnival Companies, Sec. 107. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the buiness of carnival company or a show of like kind, per week or $100.00 part of week Upon riding devices which are not a part of, nor used in connection with any carnival company, per week or part of a week , 5.00 22—Chain Stores, for each chain or branch store, Sec. 162 50.00 23—Cigars, Cigarettes or any Tobacco Products, wholesale or retail, Sec. 149 10.00 24—Circuses, Manageries./Wild West Shows, as provided in 1939 State Revenue Act, as amended, Sec. 106, (see schedule). 25—Cleaning and Pressing, (see Pressing Clubs), Sec. 139. 126—Coal and Coke Dealers, Sec. 112: (a) Wholesale, agent or principal 75.00 (b) Retail, agent or principal 15.00 J 27—Contractors and Construction Companies, Sec. 122 10.00 [28—Cotton Buyers and Sellers on Commission, Sec. 133 50.00 29—Dirks, Bowie Knives. Daggers, Sling Shots, Leaded Canes, Iron or Metallic Knuckles, Sec. 145 200.00 30—Dry Cleaning (see Pressing Clubs), Sec. 139. 131—Electric Light Companies, Sec. 203 200.00 132—Electricians, Sec 155 — 7.50 33—Emigrant and Employment Agents, Sec. 154: Emigrant Agents, per annum 500.001 Emigrant Employment Agencies, Sec. 154 200.00 [34—Elevators and Automatic Sprinkler Systems, If a principal office or branch office: (a) Selling or installing, See. 122% 100.00 (b) Repairing, Sec. 122 3-4 7.50 J 35—Express Companies. Sec. 205 20.00 36—Pilling Stations (see Automotive Service Stations). ! 37—Fireworks, dealers in, Sec. 146 Prohibited 38—Florist, each location 10.00 39—Fortune Tellers, Sec. 124, per annum $200.00 140—Garaees, each location, see Sec. 153 3.75 41—Gasoline and Oil: (a) Wholesale Dealers, Sec. 137 25.00 (b) Retail Dealers, Sec. 153 3.75 142—Gypsies and Fortune Tellers, Sec. 124 500.00 43—Hat Blockers (see Pressing Clubs). 44—Heating Contractors (see Plumbers). 45—Horse and Mule Dealers, Sec. 115, per annum 12.50 146—Hotels. Sec. 126: (a) For hotels or rooming houses operating on the Amer ican plan for rooms in which rates per person per day are: Less than $2.00 per room .80 $2.00 and less than $3.00 per room .45 $8.00 and less than $4.50 per room __ JO $4.50 and less than $6.00 per room 2.10 (b) For hotels or rooming houses operating on the Ettrop ean plan for rooms in which the rates per person per day Less than $2.00 per room 62% are: $2.00 and less than $3.00 per room 1.80 $3.00 and less than $4.50 per room 2.28 $4.50 and less than $6.00 per room — 2.75 47—Ice Cream Manufacturers, Sec. 161 i 6.25 48—Itinerant Merchants and Salesmen, Sec. 121 (d) 100.00 49—Junk Dealers, Sec. 168 15.00 50—Laundries, Launderettes, or Waaherettes, steam, electric or other motive power 12.50 51—Laundries, out of town, Sec. 150 12y60 52—Lightning Rod Dealers or Agents, Sec. 125 20.B0 53—Loan Agencies or Brokers, Sec. 152 100.00 54—Lunch Stands. (See Restaurants). 55—Manicurist, Sec. 140 2.50 56—Marble Yards, Sec. 160 25.00 57—Markets, fresh meats 25.00 58—Markets, fresh fish and oysters only 10.00 59—Merchandising or Vending.Machines, Sec. 130r (a) Music Machines, each 5,1* (b) Weighing Machines, each 1.25 (c) lc Pood Vending or Merchandising Machines .25 (dj 5c Food Vending or Merchandising Machines .50 (e) Cigarette Vending Machines (Operator's Occupational License). 10.00 SO—Metallic Cartridges, Sec. 145 (a) 5.00 61—Morris Plan or Industrial Banks (as provided in Section 158 of the 1945 Revenue Act, as amended). 62—Moving Pictures and Vaudeville Shows, Sec. 105 62.50 62%—Moving Picture Shows, Drive In, 62.50 63—Moving Picture Shows, traveling, per day or part of a day 25.00 64—Musical Records, Sec. 147 5.00 65—Newspaper Contests, Sec. 136 25.00 66—Palmists, Sec. 124 200.00 67—Pawn Brokers, Sec. 118 200.00 68—Peddlers, Sec. 121: (a) Peddler, on foot, each 10.00 (b) Peddler, with horse or other animal and with or without vehicle, each 15.00 (c) Peddler, with motor vehicle, each $25.00 to $200.00 Item (c) may be graduated according to size, weight, ca pacity, value of goods or other classification. See schedule in Revenue Act. (d) Itinerant Salesman 100.00 09—Phrenologist, each person engaged in the practice erf Sec. 116 _* 200.00 70—Pianos, Organs, Victrolas, Records, Radios and-or accessor ies, dealers in, Sec. 147 5.00 71—Pistols and-or Blank Cartridges, Sec. 145: (a) Dealers in Pistols and Metallic Cartridges 50.00 72—Plumbers, Heating Contractors, Steam and Gas Fitters, Sec. 155 7.50 73—Pressing Clubs, Dry Cleaning Plants and Hat Blockers Sec. 139 25.00 74—Radios and-or Accessories, Sec. 147 5.00 75—'Restaurants, Cafes, Cafeterias, Lunch Stands, Sec. 127: * Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a restaurant, cafe, cafeteria, hotel or other dining service on the European plan, drug store or other place where prepared food is sold shall pay the following tax: • (a) Tax based on number of persons provided for with chairs, stools, or benches, and shall be fifty cents (50c) per person, with a minimum tax of $2.50 for each business. (b) All other stands or places where prepared food is sold as a business, and drug stores, service stations, and other stands or places, where prepared sandwiches only are served shall pay a tax of 2.50 76—Security Dealers, Sec. 132 . 25.00 77—Service Stations, (see Automobiles). 78—Shoe Shine Parlor, or Boot Black, per chair or stool, Sec. 141 -50 79—Shoe Repair Shops, each 5.00 80—Soft Drinks, Retail, Sec. 144 2.50 81—Shooting Galleries, and Skating Rinks, Sec. 131 10.00 82—Soda Fountains, each carbonated draft arm, Sec. 144 5.00 83—Taxicabs, per vehicle 10.00. 84—Tinner and Sheet Metal Worker 25.00 85—Telegraph Companies, Sec. 206 10.00 80—Tobacco Warehouses, each, Sec. 142 50.00 87—Tourist Homes, Sec. 126 V% : (a) Home or Camp having five rooms or less 5.00 (b) Home or Camp having more than five rooms, per room 1.00 88—Undertakers, Embalmers and retail dealers in, coffins, Sec, 114 25.00 89)—Weighing Machines, requiring a deposit of 1 cent, Sec. 130 1.25 And all other trades, professions or businesses conducted within the corporated limits of the Town of North Wilkesboro, North Caro lina, which are subject to' special license or privilege taxes and of the maximum amount allowed by the laws of the State of North Carolina for cities and towns, as provided in the Revenue Act enacted by the General Assembly of North Carolina, session of 1939, as amended by the sessions of 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, and 1949. If the business made taxable Or the privilege to be exercised un der this ordinance is carried on at two or more places, a seperate Town License for each place or location of such business shall be required. All special license or privilege taxes levied under this ordinance shall be due and payable to the Town Clerk on or before the first day of July, 1949, or at the date of engaging in such business, trade, em ployment and-or profession, or doing the act, and after that date shall be subject to a penalty of five per centum for each thirty days that the tax remains unpaid in addition to other pains and penalties which may be imposed for continuing or engaging in business without the required license. Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, or who or which shall conduct any business or carry on any trade, employment or profession which is subject to Town License Tax, without the required Town License for the privilege of conducting such business or carrying on such trade, employment or profession, shall upon conviction be fined not excc \ ing Fifty Dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both tiie discretion of the Court. Provided that each day or part of a , that such business is conducted or such trade, employment or profe. sion is carried on without Town License, shall constitute a separate "" and distinct offense. Should any part or section of this ordinance be declared invalid by any Court, it shall not affect any other part or section otf this 30^ dinance. Adopted this 7 :h day of June, 1949. TOWN OF NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA R. T. McNIEL, Mayor W. P. KELLY, Town Clerk TO TAXPAYERS: This Special License and Privilege Tax Ordinance was published in The Journal-Patriot, in the issue of Jane 10th 1949.
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