THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elkin, N. C.
Thursday, May 18, 1939
Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as
second-class matter.
C. 8. FOSTER. .President
H. F. LAFFOON Secretary-Treasurer
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR
In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, S2.M
"In one way you can't blame Hitler. It
must be an awful temptation to keep lying
to a simpleton who never catches on."—Rob
ert Quillen.
They say Sutfapyridine is a sure cure for
pneumonia, but we reckon we'd about choke
to death before we could make the druggist
understand what we wanted.
If you are curious to know where Sen
ator Reynolds gets his backing, maybe it
will be interesting to know that all German-
American bund members are required to
subscribe to his "Vindicator" as part of the
Berlin program to "smear" democracy.
The boondogglers overlooked a good bet
when they failed to provide a stadium
where our statesmen could engage in their
favorite pastime—playing politics.
'Thou Shalt Not Kill"
A middle-aged New York father killed
his 16-year-old imbecile son in love and
mercy because he couldn't bear to see him
suffering, and didn't want to see him
"kicked around" when he had passed on and
no one left to minister to the lad.
"It was the best for him," said the
father. It was the will of God. At night
in bed, an unknown voice kept telling me to
stop his suffering. I knew it was against
the law of man, but not against the law of
God."
The first inclination is to consider this
just another of those cases where a father
takes this short-cut to get out from under
the burden of responsibility. But the evi
dence at the trial when the father faced a
charge of manslaughter, showed very con
clusively that he had done his best by the
boy; had spent a large part of his earnings
in providing medical care, and had patiently
shouldered the burden. His doctor had told
him that the boy might become a menace
to the community and a danger to his own
mother, sc- he chloroformed him "because
God urged me to stop his suffering."
The jury believed him: believed that he
was honest and sincere in his belief that he
had been divinely guided in his act. And
who can say that justice has not been serv
ed in his release. It is not given to a parent
to decide whether a child shall live or die,
no. And there is the commandment, "Thou
shalt not kill," yes. But somehow there
comes the conviction that God will not
frown because a man-made law has been
abridged, or His own bent to give freedom
to one who has erred in what seems to be a
sincere purpose. Many a law of God and
man has been ignored without penalty that
does not carry the merit of this violation.
When Money Talks
It should be more than a matter of pass
ing interest, we think, that individuals, cor
porations and other special interests spent
more than half as much for lobbying as the
State paid members of the General As
sembly during the 1939 session. And for
two very good reasons. i
In the first place, the public should be
deeply interested because lobby money
wasn't spent for nothing. Cold, calculating
business men expect to get something tangi
ble when they write checks, and funds paid
to lobbyists are regarded as a necessary
additional weight that must be put on the
scales with whatever righteousness their
cause may have in order to balance legisla
tive action in their favor. You can't make
anything else out of it. And if that is so
then the public is being deprived of some
thing to which it is entitled, when and if
those lobby dollars fulfill their purpose.
And secondly, the public should be in
terested, because here is a new and growing
channel through which brain and effort
brings its reward. The long list of lobbyists
and the cash they received, as filed with the
secretary of state, indicates that lobbying is
about to becdm'e a profession, and fathers
with young hopefuls just out of college and
the world before them, need something to
point to as a "career," else the lads may
continue to demand allowances.
Of course a fellow cannot just burst out
lobbying. He's got to have something that
the run-of-the-mine don't have in order to
get results. One good approach, as has been
abundantly demonstrated, is first get elect
ed a member of the law-making body, and
cash in on the experience and influence
gained. But as the system develops, we
reckon there will be special correspondence
courses for the benefit of those who don't
care to risk the tedious and uncertain route
via the ballot box.
The Erlanger Cotton Mills Company was
the largest single lobbying client. Accord
ing to the records it forked over $8,612.50
in the successful effort to defeat the pro
posed extension of the city limits of Lexing
ton which would have added the mill village
to the Lexington tax list, and incidentally
added more than twice the lobbying fee to
the ad valorem tastes on the Erlanger hold
ings.
After Erlanger came a long list of lob
byists receiving from $3,504.20 down to
$25, not all of which, obviously, was pocket
ed by the lobbyists, for itchy palms had to
be ministered unto.
But we submit that $65,552.09 spent for
lobbying, makes the results it got, quite in
teresting and impressive, and reveals a no
less interesting trend in connection with
law-making . It just ought not to cost that
much to help the legislators make up their
collective mind.
The Label Must Tell
Consumers not only are making concert
ed and organized study of what portion of
their budget dollar goes to pay hidden taxes,
but are concerning themselves with prices
that prevail at the market place and the
quality of what their dollar buys them.
The Federal Trade Commission is en
gaged in a "truth-in-fabric" campaign, at
the insistence of consumers who through
the women's clubs are able to be heard in a
rather definite and impressive way, and be
cause of the prodding of injured competitors
who have to face the handicap of offerings
under the "just-as-good" program of com
petition in business.
During the past year and a half the com
mission has persuaded various industries to
enter into a series of labeling and advertis
ing agreements that now cover rayon, fur,
silk and shrinkage in relation to woven cot
ton goods. 'Through disclosure of the es
sential facts on the label, those who delib
erately misrepresent would have their false
hood exposed," says an official of the com
mission in defense of the campaign.
Rayon can no longer be marketed with
out disclosure of the fact that it is rayon. It
cannot be referred to as acetate, viscose,
crepe or taffeta or by any trade name unless
the word "rayon" is added. Certain hosiery
manufactures have been called on the carpet
because they chose to ignore the rules of
fair business practice as laid down by the
commission.
The other day we noticed an advertise
ment of cotton goods that gave the exact
shrinkage that may be expected, showing
that retail merchants are sensing the im
portance of letting their customers know
exactly what they are buying.
And what is being done in the rayon and
cotton lines, applies also to other fabrics. It
used to be that doubtful ones had to pull a
few threads from a garment and with a
match test its wool content. Soon that will
be unnecessary, for the cloth will be labeled,
and the tag dare not misrepresent.
All this is an intrusion on industry, such
as we hear so much about, but it is an in
trusion that has been invited by practices
that are questionable to say the least.
Practices which, blessed be, are about to be
revised at the demand of the consumer.
Playing Politics with Dollars
"Where do we go from here? Where is
this deficit spending leading to?" You've
heard that over and over again, and right
off you can name a score of so-called reac
tionaries from whom you would be prepared
to hear it again.
But hold your horses! As strange as it
may seem, that is Mr. Roosevelt speaking,
and he is in earnest about it.
The Senate had just voted a series of in
creases, totaling nearly four hundred mil
lion dollars, over the estimated budgetary
requirements as approved by the adminis
tration and sanctioned by the House. Some
of the senators were those who have been
sniping at the White House with those very
words.
And so the boot appears to be on the
other foot. And the cause of the shift is
not hard to determine. Around half of the
senators who hope to be re-elected next year
are from the farm states. And here is the
chance to favorably influence a big bloc of
votes, so senators who have been beating
their breasts in protest against govern
mental extravagance, promptly ladle out
federal dollars in utter abandon.
President Roosevelt insists that if Con
gress increases its appropriations there
should be adequate new taxes authorized to
meet these appropriations, and reminds
Congress that he had the promise of its
leaders that this year's parity payments
would be offset by taxes to cover, and he
charges that this promise has not been kept.
Probably agriculture deserves this con
sideration. We are not trying to say. It
can be argued that if We dfn spend money
for defense, we can also spend money for
something to defend, and Southern senators
are excusing their support by holding that
agriculture should not be Angled out for the
pruning knife, or that it should be the sole
sector for which additional taxes must ap
ply to cover any special favor shown. May
be they are right, but what we are concern
ed about is the inconsistency of men who
condemn the administration for doing what
they insist on doing themselves.
There is entirely too much thinking in
terms of the next election when such impor
tant matters as this are up for considera
tion.
A group of a dozen or so good, intelligent
business men not afflicted with politicalitis,
could come as near solving such problems as
this, as could the collective wisdom of the
entire senate personnel, which leans too
heavily on political expediency.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
"SNOW WHITE" TO BE
AT ELK NEXT WEEK
"Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs," Walt Disney's first full
length cartoon in technicolor,
will play a return engagement of
two days at the Elk theatre here
Monday and Tuesday.
Soon to be taken out of circu
lation in the United States, the
return of the movie here will give
theatre-goers a final opportunity
to see it.
Patronize Tribune advertisers.
They offer real values.
WANTS
For Sale—l93l Ford Coupe. See
Howard Windsor, Tribune Of
fice.
For rent: one furnished or un
furnished apartment. Hot and
cold water and heat furnished.
Call 236-R. tfc
Genuine Mohair 3 piece liv
ing room suite, used but in
good condition $25.00.
Eagle Furniture Co.
For rent—3 and 4 room apart
ments. Private baths and all
modern conveniences. Tel e
phone 126-M. Carl Chappell.
tfc
Small farm for sale. 45 acres, 5-
room cottage and all necessary
out buildings, near Pumpkin
Center church. Real buy,
$1,250.00. Reich & Hunt, ltc
For rent: Five room house, lights
and water. Mr. and Mrs. Odell
Holcomb, Jonesville, N. C. tfc
Going to automobile race at In
dianapolis. Room for 2. If in
terested see or call us. Jones
ville Cabs. Phone 2. ltp
Persian Mohair living room
suite in fairly good condi
tion $15.00, Eagle Furni
ture Co.
Do yon want plenty of eggs from
strong, fast growing young
chicks? If .so feed Panamin. We
have it. Abernethy's, A Good
Drug Store. Elkin, N. C. tfc
Porch Rockers $1.95 to $4.75
that are real values. Eagle
Furniture Co.
For sale—ice refrigerator. Good
size for home. $15.00. L. A.
Woodruff, Elkin. N. C. 5-18 c
Several Ranges to go at re
duced prices this week-end.
See these before they are
all gone. Eagle Furniture
Co. *
For Sale—Several acres of land
on Swan Creek Road, close to
Jonesville. Ideal building sites.
Will sell all or part. Dr.
Crutchfield, Jonesville. tfc?
Beautiful, New, Small Bed
Room Suite, Bed, Chest
and Triple Plate Mirror for
only $25.00 Cash. Eagle
Furniture Co.
Wanted: To repair your watches
and clocks of all makes. Work
promptly done. My prices are
right. J. F. Talbirt, Main St.,
•at new bridge. 6-8p
3 Piece Tapestry living room
suite, extra special $37.50.
Yes, it's a New suite. Eagle
Furniture Co.
We have a beautiful spinette
piano in your community that
is partly paid for. Anyone may
have same by paying the un
paid payments. If interested,
write at once and we will notify
you where piano may be seen.
Box 262, Salisbury, N. C. 5-18 c
It will pay you to get our
prices on window shades
and Venetian blinds. Eagle
Furniture Co.
J. R. Watkins bean spray, fly
fluid, shred soap, mineralized
stock and poultry tonics, lini
ment, flavorings and extracts
for sale. K. M. Carter, Elkin,
N. C. 5-25p
Summer time is Kodak time, see
us for your films, cameras,
chemicals, paper, etc. Walker's
5 & 10c Store.
For rent: store building, State
Road, 5 miles north Elkin, U.
S. 21. Equipped, living quarters
in rear. Remodeled. C. M.
Roy all, State Road, N. C. tfc
See what a nickel will buy. Look
at our window this week. You
will be surprised. Walker's 5
& 10c Store.
We Want—To Re-Sole and Re- j
Heel * those Shoes of yours j
where the Soles have worn i
thin and the Heels are turned
over and save you 50 to 75 % of j
the cost of a new pair. Best of;
workmanship and prices as
cheap as the cheapest. Wei- 1
born & Transou, Shoe Rebuild
ers. In the Greenwood Mod
ern Apartment Building. 5-18 c
Galvanized pails, wash tubs, util
ity pails, at good prices. Wal
ker's Store.
These Three Get Tickets Good to Elk or Lyric
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The Tribune photographer has been out again. Result: the three people pictured above have
two free tickets each awaiting at The Tribune office if they will call in person and ask for them.
These tickets are good for admission to either the Lyric or Elk theatres.— (Tribune Photo.)
Delicious western steaks and fried
chicken dinners at The Ren
dezvous. tfc
Hurry, hurry, hurry for one of
these 9x12 felt base linoleum
rugs. While they last, only
$3.75 each! Home Furniture
Co., next to Abernethy's Elkn,
N. C. ltc
Consider Your Stomach. If you
feel rundown and out of sorts,
possibly you haw Acid Indi
gestion and Sour Stomach.
Take KENCO tablets for two
weeks and see how much bet
ter you feel. A trial will con
vince you. Send SI.OO with
your name and address to
Kenco Co., 5118 Wyalusing
Ave., Phila., Pa. 6-8p
For sale cheap—Gibson guitar
and case. Harris Electric Co.,
Elkin, N. C. ltc
Servel Elcctrolux Kerosene Re
frigerators bring full automatic
refrigeration to farm homes
without electricity. Many sat
isfied users in Surry county.
Write today for free literature.
No obligations. Lester Haynes.
Box 333, Mount Airy, N. C.,
Dealer for Surry, Yadkin and
Alleghany counties. 6-8p
Permanent Waves, SI.OO and up.
Shampoo and finger wave, 40c.
Modern Beauty Shop, Louise
Vestal, Ruby Gray, Sylvia Shew.
Telephone 340. tfc
Lost—man's billfold in business
section of Elkin. Finder please
return to J. C. Goodwin, care
Basketeria, Elkin. Finder may
keep money in billfold for re
ward. ltp
It Costs SIOO Less
To Buy!
EiHH AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ICE REFRIGERATOR
Costs from one-half to two-thirds less to
Keeps foods fresher for days longer be
cause it's air-conditioned.
Requires no covered dishes because circu
lating air is constantly washed and
purified.
Makes crystal-clear, pure ICE cubes in
less than five minutes —all you need—
when you need them.
Is completely trouble-free, demanding no
attention, oiling or defrosting—and it
can't break down.
Has been constructed to last a lifetime.
See The New Ice Refrigerators
On Display At Our Showroom
Carolina Ice & Fuel Co.
Phone 83 Elkin, N. C.
For sale: Electric stove, one-third
of cost; good one-wheel trailer,
half-price; used phonograph
records, 5c each. The Rendez
vous. ltc
Lost: Red pig with black spots.
Notify Vance Davis, Boonville,
N. C., and receive reward, ltp
Wanted: Job to move dirt for
basements or house founda
tions. Price by the day or
cubic yard. Sandford Spicer,
Bingham, N. C. 5-25 c
We expect another shipment
of Kitchen Cabinets this
week at unusually low
prices. Eagle Furniture
Co.
For sale—one 6-cubic foot all
porcelain used Frigidaire in A-l
condition. Will sell cheap.
Monthly payments. Harris
Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. ltc
For Sale—All kinds of wood, any
length; oak or mixed. Delivered
anytime. J. S. Hudspeth, H.
W. Crouse, Telephone 180. tfc
Lots of good candies 10c to 20c
per pound at Walker's 5 & 10c
Store.
We buy scrap iron and metals.
Double Eagle Service Co.. Elk
in, N. C. tfc
See what a nickel will buy at our
Basement Store. It will pay
you to spend a few minutes
each week in Walker's Base
ment Store.
Wanted to repair radios. Our
expert thoroughly knows his
business. Prices right. Harris
Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. tfc
Thursday, May 18. 1939
Auction Sale: Saturday, June 10,
1 p.m.. the M. E. Jester estate,
one mile east of Elkin. on Win
ston-Salem road. This fine
farm has been sub-divided into
home sites and farms from 3 to
38 acres. Some of these farms
have creek bottom land and
plenty of wood. There are 4
dwelling houses. Drive out and*
look this property over and pick
out a farm or a large building]
site on Skyland Avenue. Drinki
water out of this famous min-i
eral spring and live a hundred
years. This positively is the
best property that has or can be
offered around the growing
town of Elkin. Listen, friends,
is there anything better for a
man to own than a real first
class small farm and still work
in the city. Here is your
chance to get one Saturday
June 10, at 1 p.m., easy terml
I. Y. Jester, administrate
England Real Estate and AIM
tion Company, Greensboi
selling agents. 35 years f
business.
REAL ESTATE \
For Sale—Two five-room bunga4
lofrs in Arlington; two 5-room
houses in Jonesville; one five
_ room house in Elkin. Easy
terms. Also some beautiful
building lots in Arlington, and
on N. C. Highway 26, U .S. 21.
See D. C. Martin. tfc
Real estate for sale: Some beau
tiful building lots in "Arling
ton" and "Country View," on
U. S. 21-N. C. 26. No city tax.
Also, for your building see me.
D. C. Martin, Realtor and Con
tracting.
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