The Journal - Patriot
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t*nt?lished Mondays and Thursdays at
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
JULIUS C. HUBBARD-?MRS. D. J CARTER
Publishers
1981?DANIEL J CARTER?
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Thursday, October 6, 1949
Don't Miss Farmers'
Day Celebration
On Thursday, October 13, the Wilkes
boros will play hosts to farmers of Wilkes
county and to farmers from any surround
ing communities outside the county.
Since the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
was formed, one day each year has been
set aside for recreation and enjoyment of
the farmers, and to honor the men of the
soil who provide a great percentage of the
economic wealth of this community.
This year the Trade Promotion commit
tee of the chamber of commerce is going
all-out to make the day?an even bigger
success than the event last year which
drew a record crowd.
The first item on the day's program of
events will be a big and varied parade,
portraying the agricultural, commercial
and industrial interests of Wilkes county.
The parade will be interesting from a fac
tual standpoint but the entertainment
phase will be featured. There will be at
least three bands and about 100 units,
including floats, special displays, old and
modern modes of transportation and many
other features.
The band will render a concert at 11 a.
m., and after the concert will be a period
of fun and contests. Prises will be given
out throughout the day. Farmers and their
families may now receive tickets for the
prizes by calling for them at the partici
pating stores. There are no costs or ob
ligations for the tickets.
At two p. m. a string band will render
a period of music, and L. Y. Ballentine,
state commissioner of agriculture, will
present agricultural awards given by the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
At three o'clock a judging committee
will select the Wilkes high school beauty
queen from the representative seniors,
one each from each high school in the
county. The school winners will have al
ready been selected and each school win
ner will be in the parade and riding on
the queen's float earlier in the day.
The committee has gone to much ex
pense to bring here on Farmers' Day one
of the outstanding entertainment pro
grams in "the south?Joe King and Brand
wine, from .Winston-Salem. They are good
for an hour of solid laughter at any ap
pearance.
Following the King and Brandwine act
will be some more mountain music and
more prizes to be given out among those
in the crowd. The prizes will be given from
the tickets which are already obtainable
in stores and which will be deposited in
boxes on Farmers' Day.
That rounds out the program, which is
sure to entertain and please the large
crowd expected.
For those who want to make the event
profitable for themselves, merchants in
the Wilkesboros will offer special values
for Farmers' Day, and the guests for the
event will have the opportunity to make
purchases which will save them substan
tial sums of money.
Farmers' Day is to honor the farmers by
providing them a day of entertainment
without cost, and all are invited.
o .
Detroit Post: "Drunken Gunman Uses
Child as Theft Hostage." (Chicago dis
patch). He escaped with about $200 in
loot. Fortunately, did not harm the child.
South Bend Tribune: "Motorist, 22,
Fined $110 on Drink Count." What nice
futures alcohol holds for the youth of to
day!
Seventy Cents
For Cigarettes
\
If you buy a pack of cigarettes in Eng
land, they'll cost yen about 70 cents. A<
glass of beer involves an outlay of 30
cents or so. If you're lucky enough to
be able to find bacon or butter, the price
tag will stagger you. So it is with every
thing?save for the barest necessities,
such as bread and turnips, and cheap
grades of clothing and other manufactur
ed goods.
The reason is that the British govern
ment establishes the price for which goods
may be sold. There is no competition as
we* understand the word in this country.
There is no need for the producer or the
retailers to try to do a better job than the
next man, and to sell cheaper, or to offer
a better quality, or to work at other con
sumer inducements. In a controlled econ
omy, the political bosses make the decis
ions, and the rest of the people can choose
between liking it and lumping it.
The.British government has established
high prices on a long list of items because
it wants to make a tremendous profits?
which it does. In a free economy, by con
trast, the man who tries to gain such a
profit is hell-bent for bankruptcy. His
business will simply go to other manufac
turers, or in the case of retailing, to other
stores. A compelling example of what com
petition does is found in the fact that, as
a general rule, the profits now earned by
retailers on each dollar of business done
is smaller than it was in the OPA era.
No nation has ever had abundance?
save for the inner few?qpder a controll
ed economy. All it gets is more and more
scarcity.
? THE
EVERYDAY
COUNSELS
By Rev. Herbert
Spaugh, D. D.
Do you say a blessing before meals V
Less than 20 per cent of Americans even
know a simple table grace according to
August Dietz, Jr., President of the Dietz
Press of Richmond, Virginia. He recently
made a survey of 39 men's civic clubs, 14
women's organizations, 26 schools, more
than 2,000 persons.
According to his survey of all the men
and women questioned only 18 per cent
knew a grace. The 82 per cent who did
not know a grace felt they should know
one. Many of the men replied that they had
been embarrassed on more than one occas
ion, especially when called upon at civic
club meetings and other social affairs to
be forced to decline returning thanks to
the Lord.
Results of the survey were more en
couraging among the children. "I found
that 53 per cent of them knew some sim
ple prayer of thanksgiving?no doubt
taught them at their grandparents table."
Going deeper into the matter the Rich
mond publisher found that blessings were
asked in only one home in eleven?less
than 10 per cent?and these at the eve
ning meals. "I quit questioning about
breakfast and lunch," he said, "because
-it was embarrassing."
Publisher Dietz resolved to do some
thing about this. He was wise enough to
try to do- it in his own field, that of print
ing. He has produced a new set of table
mats which have printed on them br|ef
blessings. He requested the clergy of a
number of denominations to submit the
simplest and best known prayers of
thanksgiving. From these, eight were se
lected to be printed on the mats. They are
11 1-2 by 15 1-2 inches in size, printed
in beautiful text type with a large red
initial, and surrounded by an intricate ca
thedral border. They are on wax paper and
can be wiped off with a damp cloth and
used again. If you are interested you may
write Publisher Dietz for further informa
tion. ' '
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This is no sales promotion column^ but
anything which will serve to remind the
American people of the tremendous debt
of gratitude we owe to Almighty God for
His blessings in this great land, I recom
mend most heartily.
Just think of it for yourself! Less than
20 per cent of the American people even
know a simple grace! It is one of the great
laws of cause and effect, that when a man
does not appreciate what he has, he loses
it. Here in the most favored land of oppor
tunity in the world, we not only need to
express our gratitude to Almighty God,
but we should go further in securing oth
ers to join with us.
Buggoboo H. D.
Club. News Notes
BUGGABOO HOME DEMONSTR
The regular monthly meeting
of Buggaboo Home Demonstra
tion club met in the home of Mrs.
C. R. Byrd on Tuesday, Sept.
27th, at 2 p. m. Thirteen ladies
were present to hear our assist
ant home demonstration agent,
Miss Ruth Thompson, bring the
discussion for the hour on the
"More Livable Home". Many
homemakers are blind to the
beauties of their homes and the
possibilities of creating more
pleasant surroundings on a limit
ed budget. It is less expensive
to cAate home surroundings
pleasant enough to hold the
family around the fireside than
it is to permit them to drift a
way. Ask ourselves three ques
tions: Is our home beautiful?
Comfortable? Does it give a clear
picture of the things my family
like and the things they like to
do? We should use requirements
of good faste such as simplicity
and suitability of purpose.
Study and plan carefully be
fore spending money. By rear
ranging furniture often adds to
the beauty and comfort of the
room. Pictures should not be
hung above eye level. Do not use
too many on wall at same time
because you have them. Never
tilt them but hang flat. Choose
colors of drapes and furniture
that harmonize with walls and
floor covering. Buy furniture and
accessories that fit into your
room and add beauty and com
fort. Everyone enjoyed the pic
tures shown by the slide projec
tor she brought to show us the
contrast of a well arranged room
and the over crowded poorly ar
ranged one.
The hostess served cake and
punch at close of meeting.?Re
ported by Mrs. C. R. Byrd.
o
About one of every eigh'
deaths is due to cancer, the
American Cancer Society points
out.
Keyes Planning Tent
Revival Mtn. View
Evangelist "Sledg e h a m m e r
Charlie" Andrew Keyes, Jr.,
closed one of the most successful
and best attended revival meet
ings held in Boone in many years.
Local citizens of Boone say they
have never in years seen such
an outpouring of God's spirit, in
any meeting as this one, with
hundreds seeking Christ, and the
altar filled nightly. Evangelist
Keyes has delivered soul-stirring
full goBpel messages nightly for
four weeks to overflowing crowds
that would come for miles, filling
every available seat before sun
down. !
| The evangelist will pitch his
tent for a two weeks meeting in
Mountain View, beginning Wed
nesday, October 10th. This meet
ing in Mountain View will be his
last tent meeting for the season
and his other engagements w^
be in church revival meetings
through the winter.?Contribut
ed.
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