Washington, April 11—Almost
every move that is made in Con
gress, practically every action or
utterance of the President or any
member of the Administration, is
carefully calculated in the light
of its possible effect on the Pres
idential campaign of 1940.
Washington lives politics,
thinks politics and plays politics
all the time, but with the next
Presidential campaign less than a
year and a half ahead, the poli
tical activities at ooiii ends of
Pennsylvania Avenue are becom
ing more and more sharply fo
cussed on the question of who
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will be the next President at the
United States.
There is more political exper
ience and wisdom concentrated
in Washington than in any other
spot in the world. It is not all
confined to politicians, either.
The soundest political judgment
on national political issues is that
of the five hundred or more spe
cial correspondents of the Impor
tant newspapers and press asso
ciations whose chief job is telling
the folks back home what is go
ing on here, and why.
Most of these correspondents
were political reporters in their
home cities and states before
they came here; many were man
aging editors of important daily
papers. They know politics and
political personalities from the
ground up, and an honest cross
section of their opinions is the
best possible guide to the prob
able future course of political
events.
Your correspondent lias lately
sounded out a hundred oi of
the most experienced and least
partisan of the corps of corre
spondents as to who will be the
Presidential nominee of the two
great parties, so far as present
conditions give indications.
Don't Expect Third Term
There is practical unanimity
that President Roosevelt's chance
of being renominated by the
Democrats is growing less. No
body can be sure that he wants
or expects to run for a third
term. If he does, and can get the
nomination, the best opinion is
that he can be re-elected.
The bitterest inter-party strug
gle in recent political history is go
ing on. more or less behind closed
doors, to prevent Mr. Roosevelt's
lenomination, by building up the
candidacy of Vice-President Gar
ner.
There are a dozen receptive
personalities around whom the
beginnings of an organization are
being set up; but the combined
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judgment of the Washington ob
servers who know • their way
about is that all of those move
ments will fall to the ground
when the Democratic National
Convention meets and it is dem
onstrated that "Cactus Jack"
Garner has a block of delegates
pledged to him large enough, if
not to nominate himself, at least
to prevent the nomination of
anyone whom he does not en
dorse.
The Garner boom has come out
into the open with the passing of
a resolution indorsing him for
President, by the Texas legisla
ture. Mr. Garner modestly retir
ed from the presiding officer's
chair in the Senate when the
Texas resolution was being read,
but there is no doubt that it was
highly pleasing to him.
Also pleasing to the bushy-eye
browed Vice-President was the
recent exchange of letters be-,
tween the President's son, Elliot,
and his brother-in-law, John
Bocttigcr. Elliot. Roosevelt, who is
now a citizen of Texas, came out
in enthusiastic terms in favor of
Mr. Garner as his father's succes
sor, while Mr. Boettiger thought
his father-in-law ought to run
again.
May Choose Candidate
Underlying all the talk about
the Garner boom, which seems to
be growing rapidly all over the
nation, runs a question whether
the 70-year-old Texan really
wants to run for President him
self or to hand his delegates over
tc the candidate of his choice.
There is still a strong belief
that Mr. Garner's real candidate
is not himself but Senator Ben
nett Champ Clark of Missouri.
But there is a definite conviction
that he is bent on preventing Mr.
Roosevelt's renomination. or the
nomination of any candidate
picked by the President, at what
ever cost.
The concensus of opinion
among the experienced political
observers here as to the Republi
can Presidential possibilities is
that, as things stand now, that
party's best bet is District At
torney Thomas E. Dewey of New
York.
That opinion is based upon Mr.
Dewey's record, rather than upon
his personality. He has never
been in Washington enough to
make the personal contacts which
enable the correspondents to size
up a man's personality and char-
Taft Stands Out
Among the Republicans who
are personally known In Wash
ington the belief here is that Sen
ator Robert A. Taft of Ohio
stands out as having a good
chance for the 1940 Presidential
nomination. Mr. Taft knows pol
itics thoroughly. He lived In the
White House when his father was
President and served twelve years
in the Ohio Legislature, two years
as speaker of the lower house.
Since coming here he has dis
closed himself as a forceful, in
cisive speaker witn a keen though
not boisterous sense of humor,
and with an outlook on public
questions much more liberal than
that of many other members of
his party.
Circumstances may change the
whole outlook, but that is how
the Presidential situation for
1940 looks today. The important
thing to remember is that every
action or utterance by any man
to public office, from now until
the summer of 1940, must be re
garded in the light of its possi
ble or intended effect upon the
next year's Presidential campaign.
| PLEASANT HILL
Rev. D. W. Day preached a
wonderful sermon Sunday night
at Pleasant Hill.
The "Red" side of the building
fund contest won this week, but
the "Blue" side was ahead last
week.
Mrs. Harvey Gentry and son,
Jack, of Boonville. were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. Darnell.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilmoth
and children, and Misses Myrtle
and Venious Lyon spent the
week-end in Danville, Va., visit
ing friends and relatives.
We regret to report that Mr.
and Mrs. B. W. Crabb are leaving
this community to move to the
Mine Ridge community.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Settle and
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Walker were
the Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. B. W. Crabb.
Mrs. C. R. Darnell and Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Gentry, of Boonville,
were the dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Darnell Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Walls, of
Jonesville. were the dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Gilliam
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Paris, of
Draper. Mrs. John Childress and
Mr. Garfield Childress, of Reids
ville, were the week-end guests of
friends in this community.
Clara, small daughter of Mr.
arid Mrs. Bonson Couch, fell from
the back porch at their home in
this community and cut the back
of her head. Hospital attention
was required.
Miss Irene Day and Mr. Russell
Casey and Miss Irene Miles and
Mr. Raymond Blackburn toured
the mountains Sunday.
Mr. Johnny Creed, of Thomas
ville, visited Mrs. Molly Burcham
last week-end.
Mr. Alvin Wood gave the chil
dren who had "penny talents" a
weiner roast Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carter were
the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Collins Sunday.
Brooks Cross Roads
Mrs. 8. M. Arnold returned to
her home Sunday from Hugh
Chatham Memorial hospital
where she had been undergoing
treatment for a few days. Her
condition is somewhat improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rein
hardt spent Sunday with rela
tives at Ronda.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wright and
little son, Jimmy, were Easter
visitors at Elkin.
Mr. and Mrs. Topsy Krites, of
Lenoir, visited Mrs. Krites' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Shore,
during Easter.
Mrs. W. N. Ireland, Jr., was
confined to her home with flu
last week. We are glad to report
that she is recovering.
The many friends of Mrs.
Fronla Shore will be glad to hear
that she is recovering from a re
cent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Wood and
small son, Donald, were Easter
guests of their grandmother, Mrs.
A. J. Martin. x
Mrs. Spencer Bell and Mrs.
Velna Weaver shopped in Win
ston-Salem on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson
announce the birth of a son,
April 5. Prior to hsr marriage
Mrs. Henderson was Miss Mabel
Oough.
Sewing Club Meets With
Mrs. Goofh
The bi-monthly meeting of the
Happy Hour Sewing Club was
held at the home of Mrs. Charlie
Oough Tuesday with nine mem
bers and three visitors present. In
tin interesting contest Mra. W. N.
Ireland, Jr., and Mrs. Fred Mon
ey were awarded prizes. Birthday
presents from the club were giv
en to three members who have
observed anniversaries this year.
Delicious refreshments suggestive
of Easter were served and each
guest received a miniature basket
of candy eggs as favors.
CYCLE |
Misses Delphine Castevens,
Gladys Bell, Pansy Sale and Mar
gie Pinnix and Edgar Johnson at
tended the West Yadkin Junior-
Senior banquet at the Robert E.
Lee hotel in Winston-Salem Fri
day evening.
Carl Pinnix and family were
business visitors in Elkin Friday.
Mrs. M. C. Dobbins had an en
joyable quilting party at her
home Thursday evening. Re
freshments were served during
the evening.
Foy Hemric is erecting a new
seven-room house on his farm.
Miss Elizabeth Hudspeth, a
student at A. S. T. C., Boone, is
spending the Easter holidays with
her family here.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cheek were
business visitors in Elkin Thurs
day.
Nelson Casstevens had the mis
fortune to get a bad gash on his
nose in an accident Friday even
tog. It required several stitches
to close the wound.
Sam and Fred Cheek visited
relatives in Wilkes county Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Pinnix vis
ited in Sparta Sunday.
Mrs. F. L. Cheek and daugh
ter, Ruth, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. E. Shores, to Richmond,
Va., this week.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed the public to attend Sunday
school at Oak Grove church.
Tasteless Medicine
A modern mother, finding some
difficulty in getting her young
son to take castor oil, reminded
him, "Now. Wilbur, all you have
to do is to keep on saying to
yourself, 'lt tastes good, it tastes
good,' and it won't be hard at all
to take."
Suddenly Wilbur had an inspi
ration.
"Mother," he cried, "I know a
better thing to say. I'll say 'l've
already taken it, I've already tak
en it,' and then I won't need to
take it at all."
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This is to advise that I, O. D.
Causey, have on the 27th day of
March, 1939, purchased the busi
ness known as Western Auto As
sociate Store, owned by J. P.
Curtis, in Elkin, N. C., and will
not be responsible for any in
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the above date.
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