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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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Published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, lac.
Elkin, N. C.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932
1 Entered at the poet office at Elkin, N. C., as
second-class matter.
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H. F. LAFFOON - Secretary^Treiuiurer
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The Carolinas Magazine
The first issue of The Carolinas Magazine,
a publication devoted to the progress of the two
Carolinas, has just come off the press, and to
our mind represents a Venture that is in itself
unique, yet which will prove of great service to
the two states. . .
It is the purpose of the magazine to publicize
the manifold advantages existing in the Carolinas
in industry, commerce arid agriculture—in other
words, to advertise to the world that the twin
states of America offer untold millions in un
developed resources and are a haven for new in
dustries.
But other than to advertise, the new maga
zine will also offer historical highlights of the
states and each issue is to contain educational
matter that will be of advantage to everyone
within their borders.
The publisher of The Tribune is welll ac
quainted with W. E. Nattress, managing editor
of the new publication, and predicts that it will
be a highly successful publishing venture.
Government By Parade
Tt used to be that important decisions were
reached, politically, only after rational d>£uss.on
and the logic of sound convictions. Now'itseems
-fo be easier and more convincing to rustle our
pubHc officials in cowboy fa.hion-to the beat o
tom-toms in assembled parade. What we warn
we go after with a bludgeon and debate it alter
"Wfirds.
We can stage a parade anywhere md any
time as a symbol of our political power and it
wIS strike terror to theheart ofoarpubUcof.-
riaU who are deeply interested in their political
fences; w^undertake to build up a government
by threat, by intrigue, , conf "^ t w °bbly
alien devices, and then wonder that it is wobbly
when the winds of adversity blow.
In New York City recently Mayor Walker
headed a parade of thousandsofidemenand
women for the purpose of getting ( re^ s
do something about the liquor business While
the conventions of the Republicans -Demo
crats assemble in Chicago, it is announced that
oeace advocates will stage a series of parades,
for the purpose of impressing the political lead
e?s with" th? importance of taking a stand on
international peace—a subject tha ,
argued with earnestness of soul and
pect before committees commissioned to write
Part "The parade is all well and good in its proper
place. As a part of the program for festive days,
or the display of community or national growth,
or to exploit the attractions of a circus, or to im
press the value of a bunch of bull calves. But,
in matters of public policy and governmental
determination this buffoonery and blustering
all wrong.
Convention Gumshoeing
The Charlotte News commenting on the
Democratic county convention held in Mecklen
burg last Saturday was not very enthusiastic
over the attitude of some of the leaders. The
News points out that many of the delegates went
to the convention with the notion that Mecklen
burg would add its mite to the strength of r ran
lin D. Roosevelt as the Democratic nominee for
the presidency. Apparently Mecklenburgers in
the main are for the New York governor, and
felt that they wanted to say so. But Hhe word
was quietly passed around that there would be
nothing doing, and there wasn't.
If the delegates to the State convention fold
their hands in their laps and let some of the
leaders have their way, they will gumshoe the
convention away from any sort of instructed
delegation from this state, so that trading and
trafficking may be free and easy at Chicago.
We are not so sure that Roosevelt is the best
man the Democrats can offer this year, but
there is every indication that the rank and file
of the citzenship of North Carolina hold him as
their choice, and the point we are trying to make
is that their wishes should be respected. There
is a principle at stake: to muffle their voice is but
to stifle the freedom of selection that Democracy
is supposed to stand for.
Over in Iredell when a motion was made to
instruct the delegates from the county for Roose
velt, one of the old war horses who bears the
scars of many a political battle, thought it not
wise to so instruct, but a young Democracy made
a bit of significant noise that changed the aspect
of things, and Iredell then and there, without a
dissenting vote was committed to Roosevelt.
It was this quiet dictatorship that governed
the procedure of the county convention in selec
ting all candidates which begat the primary: it
was the carrying of these same overbearing
methods into the primary that fathered the Aus
tralian balloting that everyone must acknowledge
removes much restraint from the voter. Some
day political leaders will find it unprofitable to
try to deliver the voters ?n bloc, through the con
vention system, and provide remedial rules there-
The Blaine Is Partly 6urs
Not all- the blame for such mismanagement
and extravagance in national affairs that we are
so willing to place on the shoulders of our nation
al statesmen should be borne by them alone. We
as individuals have our share of blame and should
wear it on our sleeve until such time as we are
willing to help correct it. No matter how good
the tailor, he cannot make a good garment out
of bad cloth, and rotten thread will spoil even
the best of fabric. No matter how capable and
conscientious our national officials are they have
a hard time making good government out of bad
individuals. In other words the garment can
not be stronger than the thread that holds it
together.
We cannot chide those whose duty it is to
enforce the law for failure in this respect, when
we are not willing to uphold their hands with
something more than lip-service. The preacher
cannot storm from his pulpit denunciation of of
ficers for not enforcing the prohibition laws when
he knows of cases that he doesn't tell about, for
fear of disaffection in his congregation; politi
cians cannot cry for purity as long as they cover
up the sins of "good party men" whose favor they
court; as individuals we can not effectively con
demn debauchery unless we are willing to be free
of it ourselves and testify openly against others.
We can not get anywhere unless we are will
ing to back up our criticism with co-operation,
and the sooner we are able to realize this the
sooner will laws be enforced and government
turn its mind to things constructive.
One-Term Advantages
President Hoover surprised >Democratic lead
ers last week when he appeared in person before
the senate in advocacy of a tax bill that would
balance the budget. They had visited the White
House the night before and had left the executive
mansion with the understanding that Mr. Hoover
was satisfied with their avowed purpose of full
CO-operation toward a tax bill that would do the
trick.
Having assured the president of their
patriotic purpose, there was resentment in what
they considered an effort on Mr. Hoover's part,
to have the public believe that the success was
his, and thus secure a political advantage that
may be used in the approaching campaign.
Democratic leaders in the senate were willing
to say that "we killed a bear" and let it go at
that, but Mr. Hoover's presence in person elimi
nated a whole lot of the "we," when hurriedly
acclaimed to an interested public.
It is this sort of thing that lends weight to
the argument that the presidential tenure should
be limited one term. Much of the activity during
the first term is considered in the light of its
possible effect on a second term, and the broad
effect on the nation as a whole is lost sight of.
When a second term is just over the hill the
temptation to pause and build a political contrap
tion that will mount the crest, is mighty hard to
withstand.
To be president of the greatest nation on
earth for four years is long enough for any man.
in that time, if he has no ambition to fortify, the
president may give his undivided attention to
the nation as a whole—to its definite advantage.
We believe it was Mr. Hoover who was daddy
of the expression "playing politics with misery",
a phrase that is all too often applicable to our
statesmen who think too much in terms of poli
tical expediency. Democrats and Republicans
alike are guilty of this error, and as much as any
other thing it is responsible for our present
dilemma.
Clippers
Pity the poor boob who goes £o the big city
with a few surplus dollars and poses as a "lone
some man." He usually is invited to a frolic and
pays dearly for his fun. "The little girl in the
white hat" takes him in tow, and before he knows
it he is in the middle of a bad fix.
At a "clip joint" hearing in Federal Court
in New York City recently a speakeasy proprie
tor had a hard time explaining to the court, how
come in these hard times his price for entertain
ment was so high. A sales manager for an auto
motive concern stated that forty minutes worth
of good time in the joint had cost him s7l; an
other had been carried to the place by a taxicab
driver and woke up next morning with the pro
prietor standing over him demanding that he dig
up the cash for a SIOO check that he didn't re
member drawing; another had a similar ex
perience, only his check was for $l5O, and still
another had a lapse of memory as to a check for
$159 bearing his signature, which he was told
he had given in payment for social drinks,
etcetera.
But at that one cannot work up much sym
pathy for the victims. Most of thesp "lonesome
men" go to the metropolis on business missions,
and a perfect working speakeasy system spots
them as hicks and they are steered to a "good
spot" where the worries of business may be for
gotten. In the main they are the fellows who
back home are leaders in civic and religious af
fairs, arid who stand up in mighty indignation
when some one proposes light wines and beers
as a solution to the liquor problem. They have
bleeded blood in defense of prohibition, and by
heck, they mean to see that it remains.
But in New York, with baby-face pinching
his cheeks, he digs to the bottom of his pockets
for change which he swaps for pleasure-giving
wine, and telegraphs home for cash to pay his
railroad fare back to his wife and children, whose
budget he has cut to the quick because business
is so rotten.
But about the most that can be said about it
is that this is a funny world.
Just when we thought the budget had been
balanced, Mr. Hoover tells us that we are still in
the red to the extent of the small sum of two
hundred million dollars. >
THE ELRIN TRIBUNE. BLKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
Local Sketches From the News By Browning
WE WANT ROO SE VtLT.'
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SURRy DEMOCRATS ETNPQfiSg ROOSEVELT FQJ? PRE.& ip£nT
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S. P. U. Electric Range
Campaign Under Way
The local Southern Public Utili
ties company Monday began an elec
tric range thrift offer which will
run for a number of weeks and fea
tures especially attractive terms to
those who wish to take advantake
of the offer to buy an electric range.
Full details of the offer will be
found in their ad located elsewhere
in this issue.
McDaniel's To Begin
Selling Event Friday
Overstocked with new summer
merchandise, McDaniel's, Inc., de
partment store is announcing in this
Issue what they term their largest
sellling event, high quality mer
chandise at sensationally low prices
to be the feature.
The event, which gets under way
Friday morning, will be in the
hands of a trained merchandise man
who has instructions to reduce their
present large stock at any price.
EXECUTION SALE
By virtue of the power and author
ity vested in the undersigned by an
execution issued by the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Surry County,
North Carolina, in an action en
titled: W. F. Harris against R. M.
Bates, J. S. Mayberry and M. V.
Mayberry, same being recorded in
Clerk's office of said county, I will
sell at public auction at the Court
House Door in Dobson, Surry Coun
ty, N. C., on Monday, June 20th,
1932, at 2 p. m., the following des
cribed real estate:
FIRST TRACT: Being a part of
a lot sold J. W. Ring by H. D. Poin
dexter and wife, A. Z. Poindexter,
and beginning on a stone, a few feet
from east bank of branch on the
south side of Main street, northwest
corner running east 10 degrees north
with Main street 24 feet 8 inches to
J. W. Ring's northwest corner,
thence south 10 degrees east with
J. W. Ring's line 130 feet to a
stone, to or near the line of North
Western North Carolina Railroad
Company's line south east corner,
thence west 10 degrees south 24
feet 8 inches to a stone south west
corner, thence north 10 degrees west
130 feet to the beginning.
SECOND TRACT: THREE LOTS:
Lying and being on tho west side of
Bridge street in the town of Elkin,
Surry County, North Carolina, and
beginning at A. G. Click's and R. L.
Hubbard's northeast corner 25
feet north of Boyd street, thencs
north on East Bridge street, high
way No. 26 Federal Aid Highway
No. 21, 76 feet to a stake in Min
nie H. Lovelace's lot; thence west
with Lovelace's line 100 feet to ao
alley: thence south with Bald
75 feet to A. O. Click's and R. L.
Hubbard's northeast corner; thence
eaßt 100 feet to the beginning. Con
taining lots 12, 13 and 14 in block
17, as shown on map of Elkin Land
Company. Reference Book 29, page
600, office of the Register of Deeds
of Surry County. N. C.
Sale made to satisfy judgment of
$669.00, interest and cost of sals
t 0 add. So much of the above des
cribed lands as is necessary to satis
fy Baid Judgment, interest and cost
will be dold.
This May 23rd, 1932.
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
•-1« Sheriff Burry County.
CYCLE NEWS
Farmers are in the mud. Last
week we were in the dust and clods.
Wheat is damaged right much from
the wind and rain.
The little aughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Inscore remains very low with
the fever. We are hoping she n-ay
recover.
Mr. Sherman Hicks, of Winston-
Salem, visited his brother, S. S
Hicks, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Castevens
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Nicks.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sparks and Mr.
and Mrs. James Armstrong, of Win
ston-Salem and friends of Ney? York,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dobbins, of
Elkin, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Dobbins.
Albert Myers, of New Castle,
was a visitor Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. M C. Dobbins.
The Buck Shoals Interdenomina
tional Sunday school convention will
be held at Oak Grove Baptist
church next Sunday. A good pro
gram will be given by the various
Sunday schools of the township be
ginning at 10:30 a. m. Rev. Mr.
Crews will be in charge. Mr. Crews
is township chairman. I have been
noticing that several churches have
been writing about their Sunday
schools being good, I want to sug
gest to all the schools A Bible read
ing contest i and report results
SIDE DRESS
TOBACCO
for better color
and better quality
THERE is hope for a better tobacco price thi»
year —if you can make a top quality crop.
Nothing you can do for the growing crop is
more important than a side dressing with Chilean
Nitrate of Soda —say 50 to 100 lbs. pei acre as
soon as the plants take root. It strengthens the
young plants to resist insect damage and diseases,
pushes them along just when they need help-
Brings them through with better color and a
better leaf.
There is no way a little money could do more
good. But be sure you get Chilean Nitrate, the
natural kind. Tell your dealer you want Chilean.
Hte has it, or can get it for you quickly.
CHILEAN NITRATE
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through the Tribune. Mountain
View has eight people who have
read the Bible through.
Girl Scout Camp At
Roaring Gap Opens
The Girl Scout camp at Roaring
Gap opened Monday with thirty-one
girls enrolled. They are from Wins
ton-Salem and were accompanied by
Scout Leaders Evelyn Conrad and
Edna Fetter. The camp will remain
open UDtil August 6. Many in the
first group of arrivals will remain
fo r the entire period of the camp
while others will be in camp varying
periods, from two weeks on.
Wilkes Man Held For
Slaying Son-In-Law
North Wilkesboro, June 13.
Wayne Norman is dead and bis
father-in-law, Bryan Stone, 42, is in
jail pending an inquest tonight as
the result of a dispute yesterday
over a dog. Norman was shot late
yesterday as he sat on his porch,
buck shot penetrating his head,
chest and abdomen. He died today
in a North Wilkesboro hospital. Be
fore he died he expressed the belief
that his fatber-in-law shot him, al
though he admitted that he did not
see the assassin.