THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
AND RHNFRO RECORO
Published Every Thursday by
m.K PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elkin, N. C. r
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1933
Entered at the office at Elkhi. N. C., as
second-class matter.
•1 u MIiVFEIR ) PrwMlMll
li. k. LAJPFOON Secretary-Treasurer
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER TEAR
(a the State, 91-AO Oat of the State, *2.00
A good slogan: "Buy where you pay your
taxes, so the seller may pay his taxes too."
When they invent a machine to explain tech
nocracy maybe then we can subscribe to the
theory.
Men may get to be pretty trifling, but there
is always some woman ready to tow him to the
altar for salvage.
There is considerable conjeclure as to what
Mr. Hoover will do after March 4th. But what
the country is most interested in is what Mr.
Roosevelt will do.
There is always something to be thankful
for: think of the billions and billions of lives
that have been saved by pins that have not been
swallowed.
That sad look on the faces of many business
men is not so much because business is bad as it
is because their stenographers are .lacking in sex
appeal.
It is significant that Radio manufacturers
who make a living by selling radios, do not use
the air to boost their product—they use the
newspapers.
Another perfectly good reason why North
Carolina should not abandon her program of re
forestation is because if the western plan to use
wooden money should spread, we'd need the trees.
Deserves Our Support
Directing the course of the Associated Chari
ties organization for Elkin and Jonesville is a
thankless task, which is all the more reason why
acknowledgment should be made of the splendid
service of Marion Allen as the directing head of
this organization, who retired from this post last
week in favor of W. D. Holcomb.
There is no more important activity in this
little city than that of the Associated Charities,
nor one that requires more intelligent planning
and careful and cautious execution. Successful
guidance involves patience and consistent sympa
thy not always manifest among men, yet in he
who leaves the leadership and him who takes it
up, we have these qualities in abundance.
The way for Mr. Holcomb may be made
easier by the thought and care of his predecessor,
but at that it will be plenty rough. We can all
help to make it easier by giving him the support
that the cause deserves. There is now and will
be unusual need for charity; the pressure of
these days should serve to sensitize our souls to
the importance of a more consistent functioning
as "our brother's keeper."
Let's not leave the task to President Hol
comb and his workers who are giving so un
selfishly of their time and talents, but do our
part, voluntarily, in the relief they seek to bring
Reserve Collection Costs
Those of us who have received the annual
reminder from Gilliam Grissom, United States
Collector of Internal Revenue, that another in
come tax-paying period has arrived, probably |
have been impressed with two things in connec
tion with Mr. Grissom's activities: First that he
has kept the collection costs to a record low
level, and second, the unusual but uniform cour
tesy that has characterized his contact with the
public. -
Among the sixty-four national internal rev
enue districts, the North Carolina district stands
first in the total amount of taxes collected, yet
the cost of collection has been far under that of
all other districts. This district is still collecting
at the office cost of 6 cents on the hundred dol
lars while the average cost over the country is
$2.17 on each hundred dollars collected, or thir
ty-six times more than the cost in this district.
The immense sums collected from the . to
bacco interests, of course, help to swell the vol
ume of taxes paid to the federal government,
and incidentally the ease with which they are
collected aids in lowering the collection cost. But
this should not divert the credit that is due Mr.
Grissom for administering the duties of his of
fice at the minimum expense.
Nor should the courtesy attending his ad
ministration be overlooked. Mr. Gilliam sub
scribes to the theory that "every caller is the
welcome guest of his government," which' is in
direct contrast to the attitude of many govern
ment officials. Fancy getting this from a guy
'■who expects to separate you from a sizeable
check: "Your friendly helpfulness, your generous
estimate of my efforts in your behalf; your
faith in my uniform purpose of equity and cour
tesy will be treasured always as priceless jewels
afaong my souvenirs. May your past wish be ful
filled in the present year, bringing you perfect
contentment for tlie future." Whattaman is
i Collector Grissom.
Mr. Grissom wiH probably in October be
succeeded by & food and loyal Democrat, but
whoever follows him will have a high standard
of courtesy and efficiency to shoot at.
A Good Graft
The following from The Charlotte Observer
is of particular interest to those who know the
worry and feel the costs of building a newspaper:
"Jaa. O. Stahlman, Nashville publisher, who is
president if the Southern Newspaper Publisher*
Association, appeared before a joint session of
the New York Press Association, Associated
Dailies and' State Publishers, and informed them
that they are "Just a passel"—good Southern
word—"of saps for permitting radio stations to
broadcast news free of charge," and, truth to
tell, that is just about what they are. In spite
of protests from newspaper organisations in gen
eral, there Is no let-up in this suicidal policy.
On the other hand, it appears to be growing and
to an extent as to have developed radio into a
formidable advertising competitor to the newspa
pers. One press association after another has
"resoluted" against this abuse of privilege, and yet
the papers continue to furnish radio stations free
of charge with news which the papers pay for. Per
haps Mr. Stahlman's rebuke may be of some force
and effect."
To our way of thinking, feeding the radio
with free news which it passes on in the sole
purpose of popularizing itself with the public, is
one of the least injustices. When newspapers de
vote column after column of space to radio news
and programs—advertising of the most positive
sort —they are feeding their chief competitor.
Good clean programs, not dirtied up with the
bleatings of barkers for this and that, are the
exception rather than the rule. One may well
wonder why the radio broadcasting companies
should not install, free of charge, radio sets in
every home, and bear the cost from its advertis
ing income. Their "circulation" then might ap
proximate their present claims.
National advertisers are finicky in their
demands for certified subscription lists so far as
the newspapers are concerned, yet they pay im
mense sums to radio where there is no way under
high heaven to check the reception.
Should Prove Asset
To the publishers of The Wilkes News, the
first issue of which came off the press last
week, The Tribune extends congratulations and
the sincere hope that the new journalistic ven
ture may enjoy a long era of success and service
to the county which gave it birth.
Under the guidance of a capable staff, head
ed by H. G. Nichols, a newspaper man of wide
experience and marked ability, we predict the
new publication will speedily find its way into the
homes and interests of the county it has been de
signed to serve.
Mr. Nichols, who will serve as general man
ager and advertising solicitor, is a native of El
kin and was at one time co-publisher of The
Tribune. He is recognized as one of the best
advertising men in the state, his experience
having embraced both the weekly and daily
fields.
The editorial staff consists of Buford T.
Henderson, editor, promising young attorney of
North Wilkesboro, who is deemed highly capa
ble of filling that position, and Dwight V. Nich
ols, associate editor, a newspaper man of proven
ability, who was formerly a member,of the staff
of The Wilkes Journal.
Dedicated to the progress of the community
it serves, The Wilkes News should prove an
asset* to "The State of Wilkes."
Conserving Nature's Assets
As an illustration of what a little common
sense intelligence will do when applied to turning
wastefulness of natural resources into profit,
The New York Times tells of Mrs. Gartin Speed
who drifted into our own North Carolina moun
tains, and through an educational campaign
helped native mountaineers come to a higher ap
preciation of the forest flora as a commercial as
set. She taught them how to conserve and per
petuate this natural wealth which was their
means of livelihood. Says the Times:
"Mrs. Speed interviewed the dealers when they
came down from the hills. She was fond of calling
them "our belated ancestors," men in homespun
and women in cotton dresses, arriving in wagons.
They were content originally with a pittance for
their wares slashed out of the wilderness. There
was a great demand for holly and mistlatoe. Meet
ing a mountaineer with a berry-laden tree for sale,
"at your own price," this volunteer in the cause
of conservation would say to him: "I know a wo
man who made sl7 by selling sprays from a single
tree, and she still has the tree for pruning." Mrs.
Speed organized the country women into clubß to
make every tree yield revenue. She opened a
showroom in Asheville where tagged evergreens
could bo soldi It was a museum of what could be
done to increase sales. Fi'om her store of knowl
edge of forest plants she instructed her pupils in
collecting specimens that could be kept in the
house all winter. She told them how weeds of
unusual beauty could be preserved, how better
wreaths could be made. Rhododendron, azalea,
mountain laurel and dogwood, which flourish amaz
ingly in the Appalachians and the "Smokieß," were
her special care. The market for Chrißtmas decora
tions has gone up, because the selected evergreens
are picked with judgment and attractively ar
ranged. The "crop" should be everlasting, since
collecting is no longer devastation.
We have much to learn about conservation,
and we can employ our enforced leisure to our
profit by studying what we can best do with our
countless resources, yearly being neglected. The
ruralist can blaze new trails if he is amind to—
trails that will bring the world to his door with
dollars that he can use to advantage. On the
other hand he can continue to follow the beaten
path his fathers made in an era quite different
from this. This has been demonstrated in the
related above.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CASOMWA
Why Silas Isn't Getting Home By Albert T. RUd
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JOSEPH GAINES. M-D C 3-
A CONCEPTION OF GOD
In Jesus' great acts of courage he
was the successor, and the surpasser,,
of all the prophets who had gone be
fore. We have spoken of the
prophets as deficient in humor; but
what they lacked in the amenities
of life they made up richly in vision.
Each one of them brought to the
world a revolutionary idea, and we
can understand truly the signifi
cance of the work of Jesus unless
we remember that he began where
they left off, building on the fttm
foundations they had laid-
Let us glance at them a moment,
starting with Moses. What a mira
cle he wrought in the thinking of
his race! The world was full of
gods in his day—male gods, female
gods, wooden and iron gods—it was
a poverty stricken tribe which could
not boast of a hundred at least.
Along came Moses with one of the
transcendent intellects of history.
"There is one God," he cried. What
an overwhelming idea and how mag
nificent its consequences.
Moses died and the nation carried
on under the momentum which he
had given it, until there arose Amos,
a worthy successor.
"There is one God," Moses had
said. "God is a God of Justice,"
added Amos.
That assertion is such an elemen
tary part of our consciousness that
we are almost shocked by the sug
gestion that it could ever have been
new. But remember the gods that
were current in Amos' day if you
would have a true measure of the
importance of his contribution. It
was the high privilege of Amos to
proclaim a God who could not be
bought, whose ears were deaf to
pleadings in Judgment between the
strong and weak, the rich and poor.
Years passed and Hosea spoke.
His had not been a happy life. His
wife deserted him; heartbroken and
vengeful he was determined to cast
her. off forever. Yet his love would
not let him do It. He went to her,
forgave her, and took her back. Then
in his hours of lonely brooding a
great thought came to him! If he,
a mere man could love so unselfish
ly one who had broken faith with
him, must not God be capable of as
great, or greater forgiveness, toward
erring human beings?—a God so
strong that he could destroy, yet so
tender that he would not!
One God. A just God. A good
God.
These were the three steps in the
development of the greatest of all
Ideas. Hundreds of generations have
died since the days of Moses, of
Amos and Hoßea. The thought of
the world on almost every other sub
ject has changed; but the conception
of God which these three achieved
has remained 'in ' control of men's
thinking down to this very hour.
HIS METHOD
Many leaders have dared to lay
out ambitious programs, but this is
the most daring of all:
"Op ye Into all .the world," Jesus
said, "and preach the gospel to the
whole creation."
Consider the 'sublime audacity of
that command. To carry Roman
civilisation across the then known
*nru had cost millions of lires and
billions in treasure. To create any
sort of reception for a new idea or
product today involves a vast ma
chinery of propaganda and expense.
Jesus had no funds and no ma
chinery. His organization was a tiny
group of uneducated men, one of
whom had already abandoned the
cause as hopeless, deserting to the
enemy. He had come proclaiming
a Kingdom and was to end upon a
cross; yet he dared to talk of con
quering all creatioc. What was the
source of his faith in the handful of
followers? By what methods had he
trained them? What had they
learned from hipi of the secrets of
nfluencing men?
We speak of the law of "supply
and demand," but the words have
got turned around. With anything
which is not a basic necessity the
supply always precedes the demand.
Ellas Howe invented the sewing ma
chine, but it nearlj rusted away be
fore American women could be per
suaded to yse it. So his biographer
paints a tragic picture—the man
who had done more than any other
in his generation to lighten the labor
of women is forced to attend the
funeral of the woman he loved in a
borrowed suit of clothes!
Nor are men less stubborn than
women in opposition to the new idea.
The typewriter had been a demon
strated success for years before busi
ness men could be persuaded to buy
it.
Almost every invention has had a
similar battle. Said Robert Fulton
of the Clermont:
"As 1 had occa&iou daily to pass
to and from the shipyard where my
boat was in progress, I often loitered
near the groups of strangers. The
language was uniformly that of
scorn, sneer or ridicule. The loud
laugh often rose at my expense; and
the dull repetition of "Fulton's Fol
ly." Never did a single encouraging
remark, a bright hope, a warm wish
cross my path."
That is the kind of human beings
we are —wise in our own conceit,
impervious to suggestions. Nineteen
hundred years ago we were even
mote impenetrable.
"To the whole creation." . . .
Assuredly there was no demand for
a new religion; the world was al
ready over-supplied. And Jesus pro
posed to send forth eleven men and
expect them to substitute his think
ing for all existing religious
thought!
Warning Issued
Raleigh, Jan. 21.—(AP) —William
A. Graham, state commissioner of
agriculture, today warned farmers
against fertilizers purported to pre
vent blue mold in tobacco plants.
. Experts on plant diseases have
been giving considerable study to
this disease and they have not found
any satisfactory method for either
Its prevention or control, Graham
declared.
YOUTHFUL HITCH-HIKER
High Point, Jan. 31.—A youthful
wanderer, who despite having seen
only 12 summers, set out December
21 to see the world and has -suc
ceeded In seeing some of it, is being
held by local police who are en
deavoring to contact the lad's family
and restore UIUJ to his home.
Thsrsday, February 2, 1933
Knows His Presidents
The following article, clipped from
the Town Topics column of the
Twin-City Sentinal, was contributed
by J. S. Atkinson, of this city:
U. S. FOR FIFTH TIME 18
WITHOUT EX-PRESIDENT
J. S. Atkinson, one of Elktn's
splendid citizens, reminds the Town
Topics man that the report to the
effect that the "United States for
the second time is without a living
president," is a mistake. He writes
as follows:
"Counting Washington's adminis
tration, during which, of course,
there was no ex-President, the coun
try is for the fifth time without a
living former President.
"Washington died about two years
before end of John Adams' term.
"At beginning of Grant's tenure,
Filmore, Pierce and Johnson were
still living, but they all died before
the end of Grant's eight years as
chief magistrate.
"Cleveland died near the end of
Theodore Roosevelt's reign, having
occupied the position as only survi
vor for nearly eight years, Benjamin
Harrison having died in 1901.
"Calvin Coolidge's recent death
leaves the country for the fifth time
without a citizen who had previously
occupied the highest official position
in gift of the people.
"John Adams lived longer than
any President after his retirement,
having lived through administrations
of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and
saw his son, John Q. Adams, in
augurated March 4, 1825, dying July
4, 1826.
"It is a remarkable coincidence
that Adams and Jefferson both died
same day and on fiftieth anniversary
of Declaration of Independence,
which Jefferson wrote and which
both signed."
HURT IN CRASH
Spencer, Jan. 31.—A head-on col
lision between a Salisbury-Spencer
street car and a Merita bread truck
from High Point in Spencer this
afternoon landed A. R. Patterson,
23, of High Point, driver of the
truck, in the Sa'.'sbury hospital with
a fractured skull, wumeruos severe
cuts and critically burned.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administratoi'
of the estate of Charlie G. Darnell,
deceased, late of Surry County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at his place
of business in Elkin, N. C., on or
before February 3, 1934, or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons Indebted to
said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
'This the 2nd day of Feb., 1933.
T. MILLARD DARNELL,
Admr. of Charlie Q. Darnell, de
ceased.
Allen & Key, Attys. for Admr. 3-9
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