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Compiled By BUI Sharpe
(Southport Pilot)
There is another type of charac
ter assassin who deserves some at
tention from the honorable mem
bers of the legal profession who
detest abuse of court witnesses.
Here is how they operate. The
most honorable ftian may be. not
of his own choice bu< because be
is summoned to appear, on the
witness stand. He has done noth
ing but tell the truth as he sees it.
Then comes the character assassin
to cross-exarrtine him in an effort
to impeach his testimony.
Character ^ssassin: "You've
had a little trouble in court, your
self. haven’t you?”
Mr. Witness: “No. sir."
Character Assassin: “You were
indicted for giving worthless
checks up in Alamance County,
weren't you?'*
Mr. Witness: “A warrant was is
sued, but ..."
Character Assassin: “Just ans
wer my question, yes or no. Were
you or were you not indicted for
giving worthless checks?"
Mr. Witness: “Yes, but I . . . ”
Character Assassin: “That's all
I wanted to know."
And the impression is created
in the minds of the jury and th?
» courtroom audience that Mr. Wit
ness is a low sort of character,
even though the worthless check
warrant may have been drawn by
mistake. No amount of explana
tion later on will shake off tno
harmful impression left by the
question.
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Emulation
0 The locomotive engineer's son
got an electric train for Christ
mas, but he is an only child and
refuses to operate the train until
he gets a second man to comply
with union regulations. — Deca
PRESIDENT TRUMAN
Making his second address on
foreign policy in two days. Pre
sident Truman struck out sharp
ly at the Soviet Union as ah ob
^struetor of peace and at those in
this country who would reduce
United States military and eco
nomic aid to other nations. He
charged that the Soviet Union
vas ‘Tormenting aggression and
ireparing for war” and that
Vrnerican isolationists were "as
angerous" as those who plotted
gainst this nation's freedom.
THE POWER OF THE PRESS
(Nags Head Surfside News)
“I think we'll have a good po
tato crop this year," a newspaper
editor told his housekeeper one
morning.
“No such thing," asserted the
housekeeper. "I think the crop
will be poor.”
Ignoring her remark the edi
tor proceeded to his office and
caused to be inserted in the even
ing paper his estimate of the
I crop situation.
That night when he returned
! home he found the housekeeper
| waiting for him with a sheepish
! grin on her face and a copy of
the paper in her hand. "I was
I wrong,” she said apologetically.
"It says right here in the paper
that the crop v/ill be excellent
this year.”
HIT WOULDN'T HELP
(Camden Chronicle)
“A man has to be awake every
minute he is on the job these
days,” says a writer. And that re
minds us of the story of the old
farm hand, who was a splendid
worker but who was late morn
ing after morning. The farmer
determined to put a stop to this
and one morning he waited for
him to arrive. “Now look here,
Bob," he said, “you’re late again.
I just won’t have it. You should
have been here an hour ago.” "I
know,” grinned Bob, “but I
wouldn’t a’bin no good to ye as
I wuzz fast asleep."
STANLY HAS COME FAR
(Moore County News)
Stanly is one of the wealthiest
and most progressive counties in
the state with a rural population
that can thank lespedeza for its
broad rich acres. But it was not
so when Senator U. L Spence
of Carthage roamed the red hills
of Stanly as a boy. It was consid
ered one of the most backward
counties in North Carolina, eco
nomically and intellectually
speaking Even in Union county,
which was not much better, it
used to be told that the Stanly
ites were so far behind the times
in the 30 s that they arrested a
Western Union telegraph boy un
der the impression that he was a
Yankee Soldier.
EASIER THAN NEWSPAPER
(Asheboro Courier - Tribune)
While waiting for “The Couyer”
at the post office the other morn
ing 1 heard right much news
from behind the windows. Went
Caveness and the other boys were
making some comments, pro can
eon. Nothing in violation of any
regulations <ir 'that are censure'
nor that would interfere witfl
regular duties since they were
waiting too go out on duty. Then, j
as I looked at my box I noticed
Bob White's box just over nline
and without trying to any at
tempt to be nosy there was a
card from Florida saying: “We
are going out for a swim this
morning, Bea” (It was frosty
here) So I turns to Ed Leonard
and said, “No use waiting for the
mail: I've already got the news
NOW, THAT'S A PIE
(Poole's Medley, Sandhill
Citizen)
In the olden days, during the
summer months, they made fruit
pies for dinner and supper and
these pies consisted of a layer of
pastry, a layer of fruit or berries,
and a layer of pastry until there
were four stories and when you
got a piece of that, it was cut
through from top to bottom, and
nobody ever ate better pie.
Jl'ST GOOD CLEAN FUN
Lumberton RoJjesonian
Nothing serious, just good clean
fun.
Of course one soldier did bite a
hunk of Norbert Bass' shoulder
while being forcibly evicted from
the Carolina Theatre Saturday
night. The guy hit Bass from be
hind; he was strong-armed out
of the lobby and with his arms
pinned at his ides got himself a
mouth full of shoulder and shook
it like a pup.
ALL THAT GLITTERS
(Roekv Mount Telegram)
Without thinking or making
comparisons, most persons would
take the earnings of Ted Williams
in preference to those of Babe
Ruth, should the opportunity
arise. But in their day which was
better off? s
Actually, Ruth’s take home pay
was $(>8,535 as compared with
Williams’ $62,028. The further'
factor, however, which leaves
the Red Sox bambino in less
favorable economic position is
the fact that the money Williams
takes home will buy only about
57 per cent of the total goods anil
services which Babe Ruth could
buy with his.
Someone has calculated that in
order for Ted Williams to have
buying power equivalent to that
which Babe Ruth's salary gave
him in his day, the Boston player
would have to earn $327,500.
“All that glitters is not gold."
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Overheard on the bus:
“What 1 hate to see js that look
I of distrust in a woman's eyes
I when I'm fibbing to her.’* _
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VOILE
LL SHEETING
"Stars ami Stripes"
Lovely ear bobs. Replicas of other famous designs in Jewelry.
17c
JEWELRY
inches wide—a wonderful buy for 17 cents. This is right ai cost.
Don't Miss This Bargain!
50c
DOTTED SWISS
Permanent finish. 3ti-inrhes wide
and pastel shades.
63c
PRINTED VOILE
Floral designs. All colors. San
forized fast colors. 3ti-inehes wide.
57c
EYELET MATERIAL
All colors—30-inches wide. Guar
anteed washable. Piecegoods de
partment.
86c
CURTAIN SCRIM
43 inches wide. Marquisette and
Pen Dot. The colors are white,
blue and ecru.
19c
P R I N T
Plaids, stripe- florals and solids.
Fast colors and 30-inches wide.
32c
TURKISH HAND TOWELS
Large sizes. Beautiful turkish
hand towels. A real buy. See
these towels before you leave the
store.
12c
LADIES' HOSE )
I M 15 Kill VS
llcautil'ul umbrellas at a give away price.
Assorted colors. IMastic handles A regular
$3.00 value
I* A I* K K IIRAI'KS
Assorted colors and designs See these lie
fore you leave the store.
i* v % r 11: s
Rayon panties. All colors and sizes (Jel a
year's supply.
ONE TABLE OF VOILE,
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SHOP EARIA
SHEER MATERIAL
36-inches wide. Fast colors. Florals
and polka dots.
36c
DISH CLOTHS
Fslrn lame «i*e Truly a steal.
4c
TOWELS
Giant size towels at a give away
price. Shop early.
21c
or ."» for S1.00
T O W E L S
Extra large size towels. Top quality
towels. Only a limited supply left
so come early.
or 3 for SI .00
VENETIAN BUNDS
Beauty in the room begins at tlie
windows. We have a wide ranee of
stock sines. Lowest prices ever for
this quality.
$2.93
MEN’S SEERSUCKER
imil COTTON PANTS
Washable trousers for men. All siz.es.
Only a limited supply so come early.
$2.27
$2.99
BOYS’ PANTS
All sisas. Make your hoy look neat
and well dressed with a pair of these
pants.
$2.99
$3.47
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TAB1.K LAMPS
l.arge .size table lamps. Itrass base
with wine and green shades. Only
a few left so be sure to get one.
JVfKN’S UNIONS
One pieee unions for men. All sizes.
Men's department. Sanforized.
99c
MKN’S COTTON
WORK PANTS
Sanforized and fast colors. All sizes.
See these unions.
A $2.50 Value
$1.99
Z4c
I* A N I I 10 S
Itayon panties. All colors anti sizes. He sure
In see these pants.
38c
tabu: cloths
Beautiful table cloths. Only a limited sup
ply of these lovely table cloths so come early.
$1.00
PILLOW CASKS
1st quality muslin. Truly a wonderful buy.
See these eases and sheets.
39c
PACIFIC SIIKKTS
Silicic and double bed size, flood 1st quality
muslin.
81x99-$1.94
72x99 -$1.68
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