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DEATH OYER EUROPE
It's Sunday night, 11:30 o'clock, and we begin the Gab
Bag at the end of an evil, fateful day. War clouds over
Europe shrouded the major nations of the Continent as
England and France took up arms against the arch fiend of
all time —Adolf Hitler. And even since we started this
paragraph the radio has told of the sinking of a British
passenger steamer which was torpedoed and sunk 200 miles
off the coast of Scotland with 1,400 passengers—mostly
refugees hurrying homeward to Canada —aboard.
Our time in this world has not been very long even if we
do look like the old man of the mountains, and this news
brings back to us memories of those not so distant days
(gather around grandpa, chiM
dren). when other ships went
down to watery graves as tor
pedoes from lurking undersea
boats carried on a war of terror
against shipping.
Hitler said Britain was re
sponsible for Europe becoming
involved in a major European
war, and he, dear kind soul, was
going to wait and let England
and Prance strike the first blow.
Then his submarine goes out and
sinks a passenger vessel loaded to
the rails with defenseless men,
women and children. Just further
proof that what Mr. Hitler says
means absolutely nothing.
Mr. Hitler is a very queer man.
His record shows that he has
brought the most horrible perse
cution against the Jews—God's
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chosen people. His Nazi regime
has made life unbearable for all
religion—except the worship of
The State. But now that Mr.
Hitler has started himself a war
that is bound to mean the death
of countless thousands of soldiers
and innocent women and chil
dren, he blabs to the world how
God will give Germany victory.
We don't mean to be irreverent,
but we don't believe God will get
mixed up in any partnership like
that. Negotiations with the
Prince of Hell would be more
likely of results.
Mr. Roosevelt said tonight that
the United States is strictly neu
tral as far as government is con
cerned. But Mr. Roosevelt also
said that although the nation is
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
neutral, we didn't have to be
neutral in our own minds.
If the United States Is to keep
free of war, the politicians in this
country should forget their petty
party differences and work to
gether to see that we don't be
come involved. For a change.
Democrats and Republicans alike
should work for the common
good.
Already things have happened
that would make us forget that
we have nothing to gam but long
rows of white crosses in becom
involved in the war. For didn't
the radio say there were Ameri
can citizens aboard that helpless
passenger steamer that now rests
at the bottom of the North At
lantic? Perhaps by the time you
read this, complete details may
show that few lives were lost due
to the fact the ship was said to
have remained afloat for some
time after she was hit, but it was
the loss of life of American cit
izens at the hands of German
U-boats that played its part in
getting America mixed up in the
last war.
But there we go ranting about
things when all the time we
should be recording trivial and
foolish little items that are more
easily understood by our nine
readers. We even sound like a
regular editor, that breed of
newspaperman who does nothing
but pop off about things he fre
quently knows little about. Only
they know better how to use
words ... we just sort of put 'em
down all mixed up.
But we mean well. And for the
benefit of the 20,000 new readers
who may chance upon this par
ticular column this week due to
the fact that 5,000 extra copies
have been printed and mailed to
better spread the news of dollar
days, we would like to say that
we frequently go on like this,
and please don't worry about it
or hold it against The Tribune.
Aw shucks. We don't even feel
like trying to be funny tonight.
Goodnight.
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Monday Morning—We've just
been talking to one of the men
whose hard work and money aid
ed in making the Elkin gymna
sium a reality. He says that ev
erything has been done to keep
the gym securely locked, but that
unknown hoodlums have broken
locks—and where locks wouldn't
give—broken the doors them
selves. The only way out as he
sees it is for the caretaker's
house to be completed and a care
taker placed on the scene.
It seems a shame that a com
munity should have that class of
people who respect nothing; who
wilfully damage public property.
But that class is in evidence, and
the Elkin gym bears testimony to
its destructiveness.
Just a small town bunch of
Hitlers.
Mountain Grove
Miss Elizabeth Hudspeth left
for Boone Monday, where she will
attend school at Appalachian
State Teachers College this year.
Miss Milvina Groce of Yadkin
ville, is spending the week with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Eli Macemore.
Mr. Paul Inscore was a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hudspeth
the past week.
Miss Ollie and Buford Stokes
of Winston-Salem, are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hud
speth.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mace
more are very - proud of their
daughter, which was born this
past week.
Misses Vermelle Macemore and
Elizabeth Hudspeth were host
esses at a delightful lawn party
at the former's home Wednesday
evening. The guests were re
ceived and entertained on the
lawn by playing several games.
Prizes were awarded to Misses
Delphine Castevens and Erma
Macemore.
The guests were then invited
into the living room for refresh
ments. They were served drinks,
sandwiches, cake and mints.
NEW SCHOOL SESSION
IS BEGUN AT RONDA
Ronda school began the new
year Monday with an enrollment
of about 500, which represents an
increase of more than 50 over the
opening day enrollment a year
ago, E. R. Spruill, principal, stat
ed.
The school was opened by de
votional conducted by Rev. Mc-
Coin and many patrons were vis
itors at the school.
The high school enrollment on
opening day was 180, which rep
resents a substantial increase
over last year.
Commercial classes were insti
tuted in the high school this year
and several are taking advantage
of the opportunity for commer
cial training.
A successful school year is an
ticipated.
HUNTING DATE
CHANGE MADE
New Dates Announced by
Board of Conservation
and Development
QUAIL SEASON NOV. 30
Raleigh, August 14—Dates for
the 1939 hunting seasons, to
gether with changes made in
these seasons by the Board of
Conservation and Development,
have just been announced by the
Game and Inland Pishing divi
sion of the Department of Con
servation and Development.
The deer and bear seasons open
October 1 and extend to January
1. Deer can be hunted in all the
counties with the exception of
Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes
and Yadkin, where the season is
closed this year while in Samson
county the season will be only
from November 1 through No
vember 15 in Avery, Caldwell,
Cherokee, Clay, McDowell, Swain,
Watauga and Yancey counties,
and in Macon county north and
west of Highway No. 64. It is un
lawful to hunt deer with dogs at
any time west of Person, Orange.
I Chatham, Moore and Richmond
, counties.
Bear can be hunted in most of;
the counties during the general j
season above except in Alleghany, j
Wilkes, Caldwell, Burke, Ruther
ford and all counties west of
these where the season will be
from October 20 to January 1.
The squirrel season for other
than Fox squirrel and Southern
Red squirrel (boomers) will be
from October 1 through January
15, with many exceptions which
| will be announced later.
The quail season will open
Thanksgiving Day, November 30,
and extend through February 15
in most of the counties. One ex
ception is Union county, where
the season will be only 80 days,
from December 10 to January 10.
In six counties—Craven, Dup
lin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and
; Onslow—hunting for quail will be
. permitted only three days a week,
or on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, the other days being
"lay days" as requested by the
i sportsmen of these counties.
The rabbit season will also be
, from November 30 through Feb
; ruary 15, with no bag limit. The
wild turkey and grouse seasons
! also extend from November 30
i through February 15, with the
. exception that the season for
wild turkey will be closed in this
year in Alleghany, Wilkes, Cald
. well. Burke and Rutherford
• counties.
, The opossum and raccoon sea
sons for hunting with guns and
[ dogs only, is from October 1
t through February 1, while the
trapping season is from Novem
ber 1 through February 15, with
• numerous exceptions. Trapping
of opossum and raccoon will be
permitted in Dare county from
. December 1 to March 1, only and
is prohibited entirely in the fol
lowing counties: Bladen, Colum
bus, Craven, Duplin, Graham,
. Greene, Haywood, Hoke, Pender,
[ Roberson, Sampson, Wayne and
Wilson, except on the premises of
the owners for protection of do
' mestic fowls and crops. It is also
L prohibited in and west of Surry,
Alexander, Wilkes, Catawba and
Cleveland counties.
No otter may be taken at all
this year, the season being closed
over the entire state.
Other details with regard to
' the hunting season will be an
' nounced later on.
| CYCLE |
A birthday dinner was given in
honor of Mrs. Katie Pinnix Sun
day, by her children and friends.
A large crowd attended and ev
eryone enjoyed the day.
Talmage Shore of West Virgin
ia, is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Shore.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Van
Hoy and little son, John, of Wil
mington, Del., and Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Van Hoy, Graham and Lu
cille Van Hoy, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Howard and family, visited in
Johnson City, Tenn., Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Riley spent the
week-end with .her sister, Mrs.
John Blevins, in Welch, West
Virginia.
Mr. Spencer Howard of Win
ston-Salem, visited his mother,
Mrs. Lizzie Howard, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Van Hoy
and son, John, left Monday for
their home in Wilmington, Del.
They were accompanied by Mr.
Van Hoy's sisters, Miss Lucille Van
Hoy and Mrs. Anna Lee Howard.
Misses Bessie and Beulah Bell
are spending this week with their
brother, Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Bell.
Waa Engaged
Mrs. Murphy Haven't you
heard the news? Suzanne's mar
ried Frank Carooner.
Mrs. Flaherty: Frank Caroon
er! You seldom hear of such
things these days. Why, he's the
very man she was engaged to!
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