Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 35
THE Ij^Si
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THIS AND THAT
The Woman's Club, Garden Club, Kiwanis Club and the
town of Elkin are all joining together to stage clean-up week
here next week. Their motto is get a lid for your garbage
can if you have a garbage can, or if you haven't a garbage
can to get a lid for get a garbage can to get a lid for.
It is also urged that everyone, including stores and
homes, clean up their premises, including front yard, back
yard and side yards; back entrances (as to the stores) anc
alleys.
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It's a grand and noble drive, and although we don't have
a front yard, back yard or side yard—just sidewalks—we're
ready to cooperate in any way we can by handling the pub
licity. Still, tender hearted fool that we are, we can't help
but worry about what are the*
rats. mice, bugs and snakes going
to do if and when the town gets
busy and mows the sidewalks.
4 As things stand now, all the
critters mentioned above have
nice homes in the high grass and
weeds of some of the sidewalks
and personally knowing how it is
to be forced from one's home, we
can't help but sympathize.
Those in charge of the drive
are urging people to make Elkin
the most beautiful little town in
North Carolina. And they will go
after it hammer and tongs for
this one week, with the result
that Elkin will be spruced up for
a week or so, then the yards will
again collect litter and rubbish,
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the back alleys will be adorned
with an assortment of junk, and
everything will be unlovely again
until next summer when a new
drive will be made.
If the organizations in ques
tion just had some way to keep
their campaign going all the time,
it would be nice. .
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Switch two lines of type and
there's no telling what it will
say. And because two lines of
type were accidentally transposed
in a story in last week's Tribune.
Corbett Wall, local traffic officer,
was made to appear as an alleged
mule thief. We wrote the story
but we didn't transpose the line,
however we feel someone is due
Mr. Wall and apology, and hav
ing had much experience in that
line, we'll do it.
The lines in question should
have read like this: "causing the
man to fall in the car's path.
Corbett Wall, local policeman,
stated that Williams . . ." etc.
However, when the two lines of
type were mixed up, it read as
follows:
"causing the man to fall in the
policeman, stated that Wil
car's path. Corbett Wall, local
Hams was alleged to have
stolen the mule . . etc.
We hope this straightens out
the matter, and we assure Mr.
Wall that regardless of what
anyone else may think, we are
sure he would never steal a mule,
because we regard him as a high
ly efficient duty-doing officer of
the first, second and third water.
And we hope, now that our
apology is made, that the officer
will kindly call off those six law
jers he hired to sue us.
MAPLE SPRINGS
Mrs. Vetrol Boyd, of Clingman,
was the week-end guest of rela
tives and friends.
Miss Ida Sparks, of Charlotte,
left for her home Sunday after
spending two weeks with rela
tives in this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sparks, of
Winston-Salem, spent Saturday
night with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sparks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reeves had
as their guests Sunday Mrs.
Reeves' father, Mr. R. A. Morri
son. of Elkin, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Walter Hanks, of Ronda, Mr. and
Mrs. Qlenn Poplin, and Mr. and
Mrs. Silas Poplin and children,
Carl Davis, Aaron and Nancy Lou
Poplin, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Money, of this community, and
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sparks and
daughter, Bettie aJne, of Win
ston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Oreen, of
High Point, were the Sunday
guests of Mrs. Green's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sparks.
There will be a home-coming
day at Maple Springs church
next Sunday, July 16. It will be
ELKIN. N. THURSDAY. JULY 13, 1939
an all day occasion. At noon din
ner will be served on the ground.
All former pastors are invited and
also the Sunday schools on the
charge. Some singers will take
part in the evening service. Ev
eryone is cordially invited to at
tend and bring a well filled bas
ket. |
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Pardue
had as their guest, Mrs. Pardue's
sister, Miss Rieda Vanhoy, of
Little Elkin.
Mrs. Alice Pinnix was honored
at a birthday supper given at
Mr. J. A. Johnson's spring on the
Ronda road Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Roberts
and daughter, Naomi, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Engle and Mrs. Leet
Poplin, all of this community, at
tended the funeral of Norman
Harkrader, of Dobson, Monday
afternoon.
Maple Springs Sunday school
is progressing nicely with a large
attendance and right much in
terest.
Mrs. C. M. Reeves was honored
at a birthday dinner given at her
home Sunday.
The R. R. C. club will meet
vith Mrs. Frank Dale Wednesday
at 3 o'clock.
The revival meeting begins at
Maple Springs Sunday night at
8 o'clock. Everybody is cordially
invited.
UNION HILL
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Britton of
Greensboro, were week-end visit
ors here.
Mr. and Mrs. Early Mayes and
sons, Walter and Harrison, spent
Saturday in Elkin, attending to
business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Isaacs of
Stokes county, were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wolfe spent
Saturday in Dobson, attending to
business matters.
A seve-e electric storm visited
this community Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Shade Combs re
turned to their home in Rich
mond, Va., Friday, following a
visit of a week with Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Combs.
L. D. Perry, who is 88 years old,
made Ills first trip to the nearby
Blue Ridge Sunday. He was ac
companied on the trip to Roaring
Gap and other nearby places by
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Isaacs and
Mr. and Mrs. Early Mayes and
children.
MINE RIDGE
The newly-organized Sunday
school at Mine Ridge is improv
ing rapidly. Everyone is, cordial
ly invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Parks and
sons, Paul and Ray. of Leaksville,
spent last week here the guests
of friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Martin
visited the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Simmons, at
Pleasant Hill Sunday.
A number from here attended
the foot washing at Old State
Road Primitive Baptist church
Sunday.
W. A. Holleman and daughter,
Mary Ellen, of Jonesville, visited
friends and relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Sheppard, of
Leaksville, is spending some time
here with her niece, Mrs. George
Snow, and Mr. Snow.
FALL CREEIt
A large crowd attended the
Bryant family reunion held at
the home of Andrew Bryant Sun
day. Special band music was en
joyed.
The \ many friends of Miss
Leora Bray will regret to know
that she entered a Statesville
hospital for an operation.
We have had a good attend
ance at Sunday school. All who
have not been attending are ex
tended a cordial welcome.
Hand .in Pocket
A farmer, visiting his son at
the university, took the boy down
town to have his photograph
taken. The photographer sug
gested that the son stand with
his hand on his father's shoulder.
"It would be more appropri
ate," remarked the father, "if he
stood with his hand in my pock
et."
Choice
The day after Rastus and Liza
were married he came home with
a washboard, a big wash tub and
% three-foot mirror.
"What's' all dat truck you
bring?" asked Liza.
"It hain't truck," replied Ras
tus, "an* yo' kin take yo' pick. Yo'
can take de washboard and tub
and go to work, or you can take
de mirror and set down an' watch
yo'self starve to death."
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