The Danbury .Reporter
N. E. PEPPER, Editor and Publisher
Iwued Wednesdays at Danbury, N. C., and entered at thfe Danbury
postoffioe as second class matter, under act of Congress.
Danbury, N. C., April 4,1940.
PAYMENT STOPPED ?
The gambling' instinct, like Pope's "hope,"
springs eternal in the human breast.
And, like Shakespeare's "Bauquo," appears to
be supreme in irrepressibility.
"You may break, you may shatter the vase if
you will, but the scent of the roses hangs round
it still."
How many times have slot machines been out
lawed in the North Carolina counties, only to bob
up again when things get quiet, under a new
get-by fiction.
Now why should his Honor come into and spoil
the picture. For instance see the WPA worker,
.lust paid off, standing with a half drunk bottle
of Red Top in one hand and a dozen nervous
nickles in the other. Why not let him enjoy him
self. Isn't he a manifestation of the great social
trend, or a congealed example of it?
Why, if he didn't spend his money for this,
wouldn't he spend it for something else—some
thing to eat or something.
Ah, this great American mania.
Visit a baseball tape-announcement. A fellow j
comes around and bets you the "Wildcats" will i
win. Alright, you take him. Then he wants to;
wager you that you will lose. No? Then he will
stake you 2-to-l that you will win.
The mania has its more cultured aspects some
times in the parlor or the drawing room. Dames
will stay away from church to try their hands at
the bridge prizes. i
Not infrequently religious functions are made
less dull—may we opine?—by chance features
that insure good attendance.
Then we have races, and the Sunday afternoon
poker game, or the dark alley where the loaded
dice divert to the profit of the «mart crook?
We must live long to learn that there ain't no
money in betting against a piece of mechanism j
timed to win and that wifch mathematical ac
curacy always wins.
THE STAR OF ROOSEVELT IS NOT DIMMED
f
' The poll recently conducted by the Danbury
Reporter showing the President more than 95
per cent, the favorite of Stokes county voters,
may be an indication of the situation in the na
tion or not —take it as you will.
But the latest polls of the American Institute
of Public Opinion, conducted by Dr. George Gal
lup, show this:
Michigan, New Jersey, Massachusetts and f
lowa leading in Republican opinion—electoral 4
votes 63 i
And New York. Pennsylvania, Minnesota and [
California leaning to the Democrats —electoral s
votes 116— i
While everywhere the anti-third termers are (
losing and Roosevelt is the overwhelming fav- i
orite for President still.
This week Garner was submerged in New York
delegate-choosing by 5 to 1 in favor of the Pres
ident while in Wisconsin FDR won over Garner i
by 3-to-l. 1
On the Republican side Dewey is beating Van
d;enburg.
BIG THINGS COMING SOON IN THE WAR
When Winston Churchill is made "British War
Dictator" it means that big things are coming,
soon on the European war fronts.
Winston is the fighting man of the British em
pire—the Briton is playing his biggest trump.
The news of this cabinet shake-up also indi
cates that the position of the allies is extremely
precarious and that the situation is shaking...the
foundations of the democracies. ' 1
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What They Think
(Contributed.)
Not often is Stokes county
favored to the extent of having
three such honored guests as it
was this week at Danbury. Our
next governor spoke to an atten
tive and appreciative audience;
and, watching that milling throng
in and around the courthouse,
one could catch by the light on
interested faces and by snatches
of conversation, a composite ver
dict of things to be-
What people think is the ma
terial of which governments are
built, and the thinking of those
who listened to three guberna
torial candidates this week at
Danbury. and the thoughts of
those other thousands over the
This newspaper has always believed that Eng
land and France have underestimated the power
of the vast German war machine. Germany is
infinitely stronger than in 1914 when she fought
off England, Franco, Belgium and Italy on the
western front for more than 4 - years, in the
interim smashing Russia ith her left hand.
No struggle for supremacy of empires in all
history may be compared to the battles coming.
And possibly coming soon. v " ' "
State, will put one of these three
candidates in the lead when the
final vote cast-
What do they think of Max
well? They say: "He evidently
knows much of taxation, but • • •
we are tared of that subject."
What of Hart cm? They say:
"Well, we appreciate the polished
manners of this gentleman who
tails from a sister state, and who
has been honored by North Car
olina as our Lieutenant Governor,
but ... when we are placing a
man at the head of State affairs,
can we not find a man grown and
rooted in North Carolina his
tory?"
"No, we hardly think the tra
dition in North Carolina will be
broken this time ... we just
don't promote Lieutenant Gover
nors to the Governor's chair "
What of Brougjiton.? They
J say: "Ah, now you begin to get
close to me. Did you note his
poise and catch the grace of his
bearing? Others may da as
they please, but for me and my
house this is the man."
And so the bystander listened
and so he heard- He seemed to
see "a rivulet running toward the
sea, and as it proceeded it broad
ened and deepened until it was a
river that no man could cross."
A BYSTANDER.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 4, IMO.
If You're Planning To
k Build *
By W. S. Lowndes
Director. Schools oI Architecture sod
Buildinc
Internet tonal Correspondence Schools
IN THE Spring many American
families think of building new
.tosses and plan homes which will
be more ideal in every respect. Of
course architects and building ex
perts have to supply the technical
knowledge, but if you are planning
to build there are numerous lit(le
things to keep in mind. You should
have some knowledge of the meth
ods of construction and the building
materials to be used. Keep in ntted
that the primary object of house
building is to make it into a harmo
nious unit It is also important to
know something of landscape gar
dening which will aid you in plan*
ning walks, lawns, trees and othsr
decorative features.
Q•• • •
The first object in designing a
house is to provide comfort and
protection, the second is to make it
beautiful, and the third 2a to do
these things in an economical man
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ing any of its essential require
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Beauty is an asset to any ho.nse.
This element is not necessarily a
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and appropriateness, always con
tribute to the external beauty of
•» building. ' '■ '