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6C61 'S IsnSny 'Xaptunm THE KS| GAB^Xf I jr. WONDER WHY THEY DO IT? Wonder why a lawyer can't call- a spade a spade without throwing in two or three paragraphs of "to wits" and things ? Instead of bringing in "party of the first part, party of the second part and party of the third part," why couldn't they just come out and say Mr. Doe, Mr. Roe, etc., when one of the parties was to be referred to? Now you take an ordinance which appeared in last week's Tribune which has to do with a certain district in town, hereinafter to be known as District No. 1, containing so many acres more or less. in" which no one can build, con struct, put up, erect. Inaugurate or even wish for any type of building to be used for any kind of business, including retail busi ness, wholesale business, monkey Elkin's ¥7 f \T Elkin's Newest M—d ■ ■* Coolest THEATRE Thursday, August 3—Matinee and Night— THRILLS! l£sjfr CJUE PAGE-BIUYIUIOP-JOHttUTEL-Directed bj Levis S*lir*PrM«at«d by WARNER BROS. JaP Based on the Play, "Chalked Out," by Lewis E. Lawes and Jonathan Finn • Screen , V Play by Robert Buckner, Don Ryan and Kenneth Garnet ♦ A First National Picture News of Latest Events Adm. 10e-25c Special Matinee Beginning- at 12:30 P. M. Friday-Saturday, Matinee and Night— "COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN" With Dick Powell - Dick Foran - Pat O'Brien Hear Priscilla Lane Sing "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride" "Hawk of Wilderness" Serial - Color Cartoon Admission 10c-25c Monday-Tuesday, Matinee Monday— CAPTA^URy^k jglMMlVuijj tettmia't Mi m mi u* Ilhil!lMlll|g™fft!lafailM (*>>•( kaatf n-itn tie tatt*. 2 *ri* M-m-ttn ftp ■ Ml pMtil UMir Nm fir tt* ■ mm a* K i koMw Selected Short Subjects Adm. 10c-25c Wednesday, Matinee and Night— -808 STEELE In "OKLAHOMA CYCLONE" Serial - Short Subjects Adm. ljOc to All ► ; business or any other type of business. Well, you take that district. In order to define its boundaries, the THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. BLBJN, NCttTH CAM9UHA lawyer which drew up the des cription started off at an iron stake (an iron stake is very pop ular with lawyers, but they will use a stone, stump, post, peg or clump of thunderwood bushes if necessary and conditions permit), located so many feet in a certain direction from a certain intersec tion of certain streets, meander ing in a northwardly direction so far parallel with something or other, and continuing this way and that until it gets back to where it started.. Although we don't claim to be very bright in the fullest sense, understanding and et cetera of the word, we have been in con tact with a lot of lawyers, and our own father holds a law li cense when and if he should want to practice, and we figured, with strict application to the problem we would be able to fol low the description and trace out the boundaries of the aforemen tioned district designated as Dis trict No. 1, districts No. 2, 3, 4 and 4 j /2 having not yet been created. By careful study we found the starting part all right, and went in a northerly direction, doing just fine. But when it became time to turn a corner we got just a little mixed up and the first thine we knew we found ourself in Arlington without ever having crossed the Yadkin river as we know of. Reaching this sad state of affairs—and we don't mean it was sad because we found ourself in Arlington, but because we had gotten so mixed up—we hurried back to Elkin (skirting Jonesville for fear Officer Madison might feel in the mood to arrest some body), and started all over again. This time we got as far as a line parallel with Church street, which all this time we've kidded ourself into believing was North Bridge street, and came to a dead stop, much to our amaze ment and consternation, just to the leeward of a large tombstone in Hollywood cemetery, a place where we had absolutely no busi ness and don't desire to have any business for many more long years to come. But there we were and nothing to do but to make the most of it. Rather than to halt and go back to where we started and take a chance of getting lost, we detour ed around the tombstone, and continued. All went well for twenty-five or thirty yards until we hit the said Church street, as it meanders, and although we didn't object to the meandering (it being our firm belief and conviction that anything wishing to meander can stand on its con stitutional rights, and meander to its heart's content), we were quite puzzled to know how we were to get across Church street (more familiarly known as North Bridge Extension), and head south some 250 feet parallel with Gwyn avenue, the directions in question providing no manner jof means of crossing the street. However, being somewhat re sourceful in a mild sort of way, we took the liberty to cross the street without direction, and eventually wound up under the Hugh Chatham bridge, with the result we now have, figuratively, a large bump on the top of our head. This so disconcerted us that we arrived at the conclusion that we didn't have any personal interest in the whereabouts of the aforementioned District No. 1, not .planning to build, construct or erect anything at any near date, unless perhaps a small chicken coop, and this not in the district as it is now believed to exist, we gave up the search and came on back to the office, where we arrived surely and speedily inasmuch as we had no directions written by a lawyer to point UJB the way. But what we can't understand is why lawyers, when they want to point out I>oundaries or des cribe things like districts, can't just put down where it is and let it go at that —or do they charge their clients by the word and still keep them in ignorance of what they have done for them? Still, perhaps we should thank said lawyers for staying in such a puzzling state of mind all the time, for after all they have furnished us with practically enough copy to make a rather rambling column. » • • THIS AND THAT If we hadn't already worn ev erybody out with our moving, we'd mention here that we have moved again. Did you see us pass? • • « We haven't tried to tell town officials how to run their busi ness in a long time, and we are not starting again now, but if they would like to do something that would make a lot of people (who live downtown, in the hotels and apartments), very happy, they will have that bust ed muffler on the town garbage truck fixed. It's bad enough to be awakened at six in the morn ing even by a mocking bird, but when one is aroused by the irri tating noise of a broken muffler on a garbage truck, it's very bad. • • • What we mean! STATE ROAD Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mauldin and daughter, Lucille, and son, Phillip, spent Sunday in Win ston-Salem visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Motsteller and son, J. E., Mr. and Mrs. Sam Parks and Mrs. Nan Dickerson spent Sunday visiting relatives in Yadkin county, also attending a birthday dinner given for Mr. Motsteller and others. Mrs. T. E. Brannock and daugHter, Ruth, and son. Kent, of Independence, Va., visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Combs, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hoots and daughter, Magalene, were week-end guests of their daugh ter, Mrs. Ford White, and family. Rev. and Mrs. Kermit S. [Combs and little son, Peter, of Ashland, Va., are spending their vacation with their parents, and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Clete Jenkins vis ited their aunt, Mrs. Dell Chip man, in Galax, Va., Sunday. They were accompanied home by Miss Margaret Chipman who will spend some time visiting her aunt, Mrs. Leota Cockerham. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Reece Hemric ard baby, Sandra, were visiting in Fries, Va., Sunday. Mrs. Hinson, of the Poplar Springs community, was the guest of her granddaughter, Mrs. Garland Swaim, Sunday. Other guests were Mrs. Ford West and little daughter, Frances. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Combs and daughters, Mary Frances and Betty Ann, enjoyed a picnic and swimming party to Crystal Lake Monday evening. MINE RIDGE Misses Violet and Lily Carter of Benham, were the week-end guests of Miss Stella Lowe. Several people from here at tended the union meeting at State Road Primitive Baptist church Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Charlie Snow and family of Fries, Va., spent Sunday with Mrs. Snow's sister, Mrs. Marvin Martin. Mr. Felix Snow and sons, Felix Jr., and Raymond, have returned to their home in Detroit, Mich., after spending some time here with Mr. Lowe's brother, Mrs. L. jC. Lowe. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Joines j and daughter, Miss Beulaii Lee, lof Greensboro, spent Thursday I here with Mr. and Mrs. L. C. j Lowe. A South American Indian by attaching weights to the lobes of his ears stretched them to a growth of 15 inches. ' NOTICE By virtue of an order of the Superior Court of Surry County appointing the undersigned com missioner to sell the lands here inafter described I will sell at public auction on the premises at the old home place of T. J. Thompson, dec'd., on Friday the 25th day of August, 1939, at 2 o'clock p.m. the following real es tate lying in Surry County, N. C. on both sides of Mitchells River: First tract adjoining the lands of J. M. Cockerham, formerly, now Pholey Pardue, the J. H. Thompson lands, Frank Thomp son and others containing sixty acres more or less, for boundaries see deed from E. D. Harris and wife to T. J. Thompson, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Surry County in book No. 32 of deed page 215. Second tract adjoining the lands of W. H. Moore, formerly, now T. G. Snow, Calvin Gentry, formerly, now C. C. Cockerham, Kile Thompson, and J. F. Thomp son, containing one hundred acres, more or less, for bound aries see deed from W. H. Moore to T. J. Thompson, recorded in the office of Register of Deeds of Surry County in book No. 42 of deeds page 346. These two tracts lie on both sides of Mitchells River. Third tract being two lots in the town of Thurmond, Surry County, said lots being Nos. 53 and 54 as shown by the plat of the town of Thurmond, recorded in the office of Register of Deeds, Surry County, said lots being twenty-five feet wide in front and one hundred fifty feet long. See book No. 59 page 513 of deeds office Register of Deeds, Surry County. Terms of sale (me third cash on conformation of sale and one third in twelve months thereafter and the remainder in two years from date. The two tracts above mentioned lying on Mitchells River are very fine farming land. 8 good large boundary of river bottom which produces fine com, wheat, and other products, also theer are some fine tobacco lands lin said tract, some good meadow lands for hay, also some good timber on said land, also a good dwelling house, feed barn, and other out buildings which make it a very desirable home on which to live. Sale will be made for partition. This the 25th day of July, 1939. SAM MOORE, 8-17 Commissioner. CHECK THIS LIST OF EAGLE BARGAINS HURRY—THEY WON'T LAST LONG 6 ft. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR 1939 Model Used Less Than a Month $169.50 Value for Only $139.50 STUDIO COUCHES RANGES Sliffhtly Used ......... $16.50 5 wHh $39.50 Floor Samples $32.50 Only $25.00 Each SEE TTIESE REAL Several Floor Samples VALUES Reduced 10% to 20% ALL FRIRLTD LIVING ROOM ALLi rItSLK SUITES REDUCED 20% SEE OUR LEADER AT $24.50 $19.95 PORCH SUITE, 3 PCS $15.00 KADI>S I On Friday Afternoon I AUGUST 4,1939 I AT 2:30 O'CLOCK I We Will Continue the I Clearance Sale I I Pettyjohn Farm I I WEST OF ELKIN ON THE TRAPHILL ROAD I Rain stopped the Sale Saturday afternoon, July 29, after we had sold 61 lots, leaving 87 still for sale. These lots were bought by people for homes and investments. If you have any doubt as to the value of the property or the fair way the property is being sold, consult those who bought Saturday—l. C. Yates, C. H. Day, C. C. Myers, Capt. W. C. Lewis, J. H. Durham and others. I MEET US ON THE GROUNDS FRIDAY THE 4* I Parks Real Estate Co. ELKIN, N. C. I W. R. Weir Auction Co. I WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Eyes Examined Office: Glasses Pitted The Bank of Elkin Building DR. P. W. GREEN OPTOMETRIST Offices open daily for optical repairs and adjustments of all kinds. Examinations on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 to 5 P-m. By Appointment Phone 140
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