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Thursday, May 25, 1939
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CAN YOU IMAGINE!
We've always thought Frank Sale, who holds forth over*
the parts department over at Mr. Freeman's Chevrolet com-j
pany, a pretty good fellow until the other day we took our
current piece of rolling stock over to be repaired. We told
Frank we wanted it fixed.
A little later we wandered into the shop, climbed over a!
big "keep out" sign, struck a match on a big "no smoking";
sign to light a cigarette, and came upon our car. Can youi
imagine! Instead of "fixing" it,
Arthur Morrison, a mechanic, had
the thing laying around the floor
in a dozen different pieces!
We were quite upset, and im
mediately rushed out front to
find Prank. Do you know what
he said? He said that that was
the way they fixed things!
P. S. Maybe Prank and Arthur
were right. They got it all back
together again and it runs all
right.
But that wasn't the half of our
troubles. While our car was all
torn down we borrowed a used
car to go to Dobson in Saturday
morning. Aside from a few as
sorted knocks, rattles, grunts and
groans, it did very well until
about three miles out of Dobson
on the way back. Then it wheez
ed once, coughed a time or two,
and expired. It's queer how cars
demand gas to run. isn't it?
a There we were. Ahead the road
led through a forest and disap
peared around a curve. Behind
us the nearest filling station was
3U |
Bargain* are
not always
WhaHiheyseem
—especially
in ixisuraxice
premiums /
PAUL CWVN
INSURANCE
Phone 258
West Main St. Elkin, N. C.
INOW IS THE TIME TO
BUILD!
Material Is Down Nearly to
Depression Lows
OUR PRICES ON A FEW ITEMS:
Framing and Sheathing, Dressed and End Trimmed
$20.00
No. 1 White Pine Panelling
$32.50
Beautiful, Smooth Common Brick
$15.00
Solid Brass Trim Glass Knob Locks
SI.OO
Ask Us for Prices on Any Building Need
Elkin Lumber & Mfg. Co.
"Everything to Build Anything"
Phone 68 Elkin, N. C.
F
at Dobson. We decided to walk
toward Elkin.
Trudging along the road with a
CCC camp boy we had picked up,
we listened to the birds singing
along the road and wondered how
many miles it was to a filling
station. Then, turning the curve,
what should come into view but
the most lovely service station
we have ever seen.
A lady was in attendance.
"Lady," we said, "we've run out
of gas and want two gallons if
you have something in which to
put it." She looked sort of sus
picious, then got out a new two
gallon oil can and filled it up.
We paid for it and were ready to
go when she said: "Hold on.
You'll have to put up a deposit
on the can. I don't trust nobody!"
Lady," we said, "doesn't our
frank and honest face mean any
thing to you?"
"Son," she replied, "with a face
like that I don't see how you
keep free!"
That sort of riled us and we
decided to talk her out of putting
up the deposit. So we started in.
We went all the way back to
George Washington and the cher
ry tree, coming on up by degrees
through Abraham Lincoln, the
Civil War, and the last election.
For 15 minutes we put forth the
most convincing argument prob
ably ever heard in those parts,
and at last, when we had finish
ed, we were quite exhausted.
Well, we paid the deposit and
trudged back to the car. And
then, doggone it, the fool thing
wouldn't start! To make mat
ters worse, the battery ran down,
and there we were. It was awful
ly provoking.
After a conference with the
CCC boy, punctuated by a search
for the cap to the oil can, which
we lost while pushing the car in
an effort to start it, we decided
tc flag somebody down and see
il they would push us until the
thing started.
Have you ever tried to flag
down a car along the highway?
You must try it sometime. It's
quite interesting to note the var
ious expressions which go sailing
by. Some acted as if they didn't
see us; others looked at us, but
suspiciously. Finally, though, a
young man in a gravel truck
came by and had pity, pushing us
off. The odd thing about it was,
he recognized the car as being
the one he had recently owned
and traded.
Well, we finally got back to
Elkin. And although it was quite
bothersome to have had the ex
perience, if we hadn't we would
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
[have had to hunt around for an
! other column.
Thank you so much.
| MOUNTAIN PARK
:
| Miss Virginia Fletcher has re
j turned to her home in Petersburg,
|Va., after spending several
; months with her sister, Mrs. A. P.
Kinzie, and Mr. Kinzie.
Miss Ruby Norman spent the
I week-end with Gladys and Mary
Thompson.
Mrs. A. P. Kinzie and daughter,
| Mary Gray, have returned home
after spending a week in Salem,
Va., with relatives.
Mr. A. P. Kinzie, Mr. A. J.
and a group of agricul
ture boys and some members of
i tfrie band of Mountain Fark school
| made a tour of Virginia and
j Washington, D. C, and have re
turned home.
Mary and Eva Thompson, Ruth
jand Ruby Norman spent Satur
day in Pilot Mountain.
Mr. James Sprinkle has left for
j Amelia, near Richmond, Va.,
! where he will be in business for
jsome time.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Gentry
and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mc
iCann spent the week-end in Vir-
I ginia. _
Mary Thompson and Ruby
Norman spent Saturday in Sparta
attending to business matters.
I Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Norman
spent Sunday afternoon with the
Freemans in Dobson.
Eva Thompson spent Monday
| with Ruth Norman.
Mrs. Robert Moore and chil
dren returned home Monday af
i ter a week's visit with her
j brother, Rufus Nixon.
Bobby Linville spent last week
\ with his relatives in Winston-Sa
-1 lem.
MLss Emma Jane Linville is
| spending the week in Winston
j Salem with her relatives.
Mr. Rufus Nixon spent the
'week-end at his home.
I Mrs. J. A. Linville, Mrs. S. F.
Gordon and daughter and son,
j Libby and Linville Gordon, Mrs.
!G. H. Newsome and daughter,
Doris, were Sunday guests of Mr.
'and Mrs. A. M. Linville and fam
ily.
Mrs. Grover Hanes, Nancy and
Bobby Hanes have been spending
Isome time with her mother, Mrs.
!c. F. Fields, at Cool Springs,
j Joe Simpson is spending some
■ time with his relatives in Mount
! Airy.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cockerham,
'Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cockerham
land children were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cockerham
Sunday.
MARLER
Rev. E. K. Wooten filled his
legular appointment at Oak
i Grove Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Blevins and
I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lester, of
Welch, W. Va., were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
i Rilley.
Mr. and Mrs. Shermon Whit
lock, of Hamptonville, spent the
i week-end with Mrs. Whitlock's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garfield
Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde West, of
Winston-Salem, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Rilley Ashburn Sunday af
i ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Vanhoy visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Roy Money Sun
! day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Bates, of
| Center, spent Sunday afternoon
| with Mr. Bates' sister, Mrs. Lettie
I Bell.
j Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shore and
daughters. Misses Ruth and Eve
lyn, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Harvey Shore.
Miss Mary Laster, of Union, is
spending a week with Mrs. Hugh
Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. Worth Burgess,
of Brooks Cross Roads, were the
Sunday guests of Mrs. Burgess'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Johnson.
Several men of this section at
tended the big stock sale of Mrs.
R. P. Rilley in North Wilkesboro
Monday afternoon.
| BRANON
Mr. Glen Cummings, of Salis
bury, spent the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Cummings.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doss an
nounce the birth of a son, May
17.
A home coming and commun
ion day was held at Bethel Bap
tist church Sunday. Dinner was
served on the grounds. Many
people attended and all reported
a nice time.
Mrs. Dulla Shore and children,
of Jonesville. and Mrs. Polly
Patton, of Cooleemee, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Carrie Cummings.
Mrs. Cummings accompanied
them home for a visit.
Lost Underwear
Medium—The spirit of your
wife wishes to speak with you.
What shall I say to her?
Dzudi—Ask her where she put
my summer underwear.
UNION HILL
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Epperson, of
White Plains, were the Sunday
guests of Mrs. Rachel Wolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Nixon, of
Elkin, spent Sunday here the
guests of friends.
Willie Greenwood, of Thur
mond, spent the week-end here
with his sister, Mrs. Early Mayes.
L. B. Norman, of Mt. Airy, and
Jim Blevins, of Dobson, were
visitors here last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Britton, of
Greensboro, spent Saturday and
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Sunday at their summer home
here,
Talmage Crouse spent a short
time in Stokes county Saturday,
attending to business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glaspie an
nounce the birth of a son on
May 19.
Honest and Proud
Wanda—Why, Sally! I saw
you deliberately put your arms
around Mikhail's neck and kiss
him.
Sally—Well, he had to have it
somehow, and he is too honest to
steal and too proud to beg.
, CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends for the kindness shown us
during the sickness and death of
our grandson, little- Jack Gar
land Cochran, and for the beau
tiful flowers. We also want to
Eyes Examined Office:
Glasses Fitted The Bank of Elkin Building
DR. P. W. GREEN
OPTOMETRIST
Offioes open daily for optical repairs and adjustments of all kinds.
Examinations on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 to 5 p. m.
By Appointment Phone 14#
thank our good pastor, Eli Jor
don, for the comforting words
that were spoken. That God wi]l
bless each arid every one of you
is our prayer.
MR. AND MRS. HENRY
1 COCHRAN