THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elkin, N. C.
Thursday, October 12, 1939
Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as
second-class matter.
C. S. FOSTER..- - .President
H. F. LAFFOON - ... Secretary-Treasure!
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In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, s2.of
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Member North Carolina Press Association
So that is why that fellow Litvinof got
the can! He was too honest to play the
cards as they were stacked.
It would be fine if all the thumbs to be
seen on the highways could be employed in
prizing the cotton from bolls that are ripe
for the harvest.
According to the records enough auto
mobiles were in operation last year to carry
our entire population. Maybe so, but a lot
of them were picked up on the bumpers.
The "war of nerves" is not confined to
Europe. There's the neighbor's radio, and
the lad who is so diligent with his slide
trombone trying to make the school band.
Tobacco Quotas Win
Surry county tobacco farmers voting on
the issue of tobacco quotas iif the election
last year covering the 1939 crop was 4,778
for and 1,499 against; the vote this year on
the 1940 crop held last Thursday was 5,362
for quotas and 212 against. That is a con
siderable reversal of sentiment, but it is in
line with the general sentiment throughout
the entire flue-cured tobacco area, because
the returns show that more than 90 per
cent, of votes by the growers were in favor
of the quota plan for 1940.
Last year a majority favored this form
of crop control as a means of gearing sup
ply to demand and assuring a decent price
lor tobacco. But a majority was not
enough, although that usually is the accept
ed measurement under democratic pro
cesses. A two-thirds majority was requir
ed and the vote fell short of that. But while
they feared a return to extensive produc
tion, the majority accepted the program
with good grace and that is exactly what
the minority should do next year. Co-op
eration should be full and complete, for
there should be no forgetting that a much
cussed government comes to the aid of
farmers at a time when they need help
badly.
The retirement of British buyers from
the market coupled with a bumper crop
made a continuance of marketing almost
suicidal for the tobacco farmer. It was well
that the warehouses closed, and it was for
tunate for the tobacco growers that the
government was willing to underwrite Bri
tish purchases and thus put foreign buyers
on the markets for this year's crops. Even
then the high 1939 production will add to
existing surpluses, and that in itself would
have justified the enormous vote for con
trol. But we are not convinced that the to
bacco growers would have been so mindful
of their own good as to vote for control, had
it not been that this government aid was
made a condition of the result of the voting.
Which is to say that it is a pity the agricul
turist must have government dollars
dangled before him to influence action for
his own good. And taking everything into
consideration, another bumper crop in 1940
would have added tremendously to his woes.
Anyhow we have another economic prob
lem as it relates to agriculture, solved by
democratic processes and bolstered by dem
ocratic government along plans that ought
not cost anybody the loss of a dollar—unless
the British Empire goes to the wall, which
it won't.
When Fire Comes
This is Fire Prevention Week and we
hope our readers have been observing it at
least to the extent that they have been giv
ing thought to the importance of practicing
every possible precaution against fire. Of
course it is hard to ever get around to the
putting in practice of whatever plans appeal
to us, but it is healthy for all concerned, to
think 'seriously on this subject.
In case you have confused the dates and
have not turned your mind to fire preven
tion, it is not too late to do a little thinking
about it, not forgetting that there is no law
against putting into practice every day in
the year those plans that all of us must
agree are worthwhile.
In the first place it would be well to re
member that everybody is directly or in
directly interested in every fire that threat
ens or destroys anything, anywhere. It is
reflected in the cost of our insurance policy
even if the sparks next door don't fall on our
own roofs to our hurt.
A large per cent, of fires stem from
somebody's gross negligence, and when
fire destroys a factory, big or little, it de
stroys jobs, and jobs destroyed means cur
tailed purchasing power that affects the
corner grocer, who can't pay his landlord,
who can't hire a lawyer, whose son needs a
tooth pulled, etc., etc. .because the burned
factory no longer pays taxes, the load it
formerly bore must be shunted to the shoul
ders of the rest of us. And so nobody es
capes the effects of a fire.
The tragedy is that whatever fire takes
is gone forever, and when it happens to be
our own home or our own business it be
comes doubly tragic.
It follows then, that whatever steps we
can take to prevent fires, works equally ef
fectively in the other direction: every fire
prevented—benefits every single one of us.
And fires CAN be prevented. Common
sense tells us some of the ways, but if we
are lacking in that, a few minutes spent in
the presence of an insurance man, a fireman
or others who this week are preaching an
important gospel will fortify you with
knowledge of fire hazards and how to meet
and thwart them.
But above all if this week inspires you to
greater caution against fire, for goodness
sake hold on to it, beyond Saturday night.
What we really need is a nationally observ
ed Fire Prevention Year.
Such An Easy Matter ,
Last week nine long-term negro prison
ers escaped from the State prison camp near
Dobson. Almost immediately from Raleigh
came the announcement that there would be
a general check on the locks in all State
prison camps, and one gained the impression
that defective locks would be the alibi.
But not so. Raleigh officials came to
Surry to investigate the delivery, and ap
parently found that the break was attribut
able to gross negligence, and proceeded to
hand the pink slip to those who didn't mea
sure up to their responsibilities. And that
is as it should be.
According to the original version of the
delivery, the prisoners walked out at two
o'clock in the morning while the guard was
having his cup of coffee in the camp dining
room. When he returned, the prisoners
were gone. It was as simple as all that.
Evidently Director Pitts didn't consider
it a simple, routine fault, or blame the locks
for all of it, else there would have been no
divorcement from jobs.
There have been such prison breaks be
fore, there will be more in the future, but
few of them, now or hereafter, will be
equalled in the ease with which these nine
negroes skedaddled. Certainly one would
rot think that they were in position to buy
their way to freedom, so the only conclusion
left is that somebody was asleep on the job.
All of which should add up to the resolve
on the part of Raleigh officials to make a
check-up, not of locks but of personnel.
Some men have special qualifications for
such jobs as these. Others get them through
political pull and don't take their jobs
seriously. A little analyzing in advance
could save the prison department a lot of
embarrassment, and the courts much cha
grin. For it costs in time and dollars to
arrest, try and commit such criminals and
it is disheartening to soon find them at
large again.
We are wondering if the grapevine tele
graph that connects the various camps of
the state will put it into the heads of other
prisoners to up and go like these did. We
hope not, for it might not work so easily.
"Why Don't They Vote"
One bewildered woman emerging from
the Senate gallery where she had listened
for hours to so-called discussion of the neu
trality issue, asked, "But why don't they
vote?" And that's a question many of us
would be asking if we did not already know
the answer.
That lady, along with the rest of us, felt
that all sides to the issue had been examined
and that the discussion had been full and
free, according to democratic processes, and
that further talk and arm-flinging probably
wouldn't change a single vote. So why not
get it over with.
The pro-repeal group would like to vote,
in the certainty that they have a majority,
but they don't want to be charged with hav
ing rushed matters. On the other hand the
anti-repealers hope that as argument pro
ceeds, popular support may be enlisted and
help them to thwart revision.
The United States Senate is called the
'"most deliberative body on earth," but some
of its deliberations and delays and repeti
tions seem silly and useless until one con
siders that in this form of free and untram
eled procedure lies the foundation of our
representative government. We talk and
fume, argue and rant, but with all our po
litical cross-bucking when we finally come
to a decision on important national issues,
we manage somehow to get behind those
conclusions and make them work or discard
them for better tools. It will be so in this
case, except that things are being said by
the Senators that may rise up and smack us
in the face in the future. And while we
fiddle it should not be overlooked that Rome
is burning. Which is to say that Germany
is encouraged in her belligerency and
France and Britain whom we have every
reason to be interested in their ultimate
success are being discriminated against at
a crucial time.
As a matter of fact the Senate is stew
ing in the juice of its own tardiness and de
linquency. This is a matter that the Presi
dent wanted disposed of at the regular ses
sion. But for political and personal reasons
it was shelved. Action then would have
brought no embarrassment. Action now will.
No matter how the issue is decided, it can
be charged that we are showing favoritism
to one side or the other.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Dentist Takes Drink
Along With Patient;
They Stop Toothache
By LeGette Blythe In
Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte man swore it
happened right here in Char
lotte:
He met a friend one day this
week. They chatted and finally
he asked the friend about his
brother, a rather well known
man-about-town of some 25
rough winters who occasionally
takes too much.
"He's not so well," the friend
replied.
And then he told the story.
Saturday afternoon, it seems,
the brother developed a tooth
ache. As it grew more and more
annoying he drank more and
more liquor in an effort to drown
out the offending molar. But it
was no use. He gave up, tele
phoned his dentist, asked him to
meet him down in front of the
office.
The dentist agreed, at the ap
pointed time met him, and they
went up to the office.
"Please excuse my breath,"
said the dentist, "I had a little
drink just before I left home."
"Don't let that bother you.
I've been drinking liquor all af
ternoon trying to drown out this
toothache."
"Well, in that case, maybe
you'd better try a little of my
special brand here at the office."
The patient tried it, and so did
the dentist. Then he said it
would be proper to take a look at
the tooth. "It's in bad shape, all
right. I'll have to pull it. But
before I do, perhaps you'd better
take another little drink to settle
your nerves." The patient did
and so did the dentist.
After he pulled the tooth the
dentist suggested another drink
to deaden the pain. He joined
the patient in the pain-killing
libations.
They talked a few minutes.
' How's it feeling now?" the den
tist asked.
"To tell you the truth, Doc,"
the patient replied, "it's hurting
just as much as it did before."
The dentist had another look.
"No wonder," he observed, "I
pulled the wrong tooth. I should
have pulled this one. Now I'll
pull it. But befort I do, you'd
better have another little drink."
The patient had one and the
dentist did too. He sat the pa
tient down in the chair, explored
into the innei recesses of his
mouth, thumped his aching jaw.
"Yes," he declared in his most
professional voice, "I shall be
forced to remove this tooth. But
it may hurt a bit—yes, just a bit
—and probably you'd better have
just a small drink before I ex
tract it." The patient did and
the dentist did.
"Yes," the friend concluded as
FUTURE FARMERS WILL
ATTEND RALEIGH FAIR
Approximately 25 Copeland Fu
ture Farmers of America will go
to Raleigh Friday to be the guests
of State Fair officials in the day
set asiue al 4-H Club Day at the
Fair. The group from Copeland
will be accompanied to the State
Fairgrounds by John H. Fisher.
Copeland Agriculture teacher. All
4-H club members and their
coaches will be admitted free to
the fairgrounds and all the ex
hibits on that day provided they
are wearing the caps representing
the Future Farmers of America.
Various activities will feature
the 4-H day. The members will
engage in seed, livestock, and
poultry judging contests, and
members of the judging teams
will be feted Friday evening at a
banquet in the State College
dining hall.
The Copeland chapter will go
to the fair in their locally owned
school bus that they have re
served especially for such occa
sions.
Those making the trip besides
Mr. Fisher are Roy Snow, Dick
Burgess, Paul O'Neal, Windell
Edmonds, Charlie Johnson, Jack
Badgett, Paul Gardner, Warren
Gibson, John Gibson, John
O'Neal, Harvey Draughn, Kelley
Dezern, Hugh Snow, Victor Coe,
Abraham Marion, Clyde Eads,
Calvin Coe, Fred Smith, Cecil
Shore, Ora Evans and Wade
ivutcnell Moore.
JUST OCCASIONALLY
Mrs. Skjold Do you Hatter
your husband?
Mrs. Bjones—Well, occasional
ly I ask his advice.
NO CONSUMER NOW
Government Agent We are
taking a census of ultimate con
sumers. Are you one?
Victim— l used to be, but now I
go without.
Dr. Walter Reed, who discover
ed the cause of yellow fever,
graduated from the University of
Virginia Medical School at the
age of 18.
he prepared to move on, "my
brother isn't feeling so well this J
week. You see, he woke up Sun
day morning in the dentist's
chair. The dentist was snoring
ever on the settee and the floor
around the chair was covered
with teeth. The dentist had pull
ed out every tooth in my broth
er's head."
And he swore it happened right
here in a dentist's office in . Char
lotte.
For Rent—Desirable downstairs
apartment. Private bath and
private entrance. Carl Chap
pell, Phone 126-M. tfc
For Ontario Grain Drills, see
Surry Hardware Co., Elkin,
N. C. ltc
Permanent Waves, SI.OO and up.
Shampoo and finger wave, 40c
Modern Beauty Shop, Louise
Vestal, Ruby Gray. Telephone
340. tfc
For Rent or Sale—ninety-acre
farm, located on U. S. Highway
No. 1, near Sanford. Good
house, electric lights, four to
bacco barns and other good
buildings. Near Methodist
church and consoldated school.
Address P. O. Box 190, Sanford,
N. C. 10-12 c
We buy scrap iron and metals.
Double Eagle Service Co., Elk
in. N. C. tfc
Wanted to repair radios. Our
expert thoroughly knows his
business. Prices right. Harris
Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. tfc
For that tired exhausted feeling,
try electric vapor baths with
Swedish massage at Helen's
Beauty Shop, Elkin, N. C. ltc
Wanted to buy all kinds of cattle,
calves and pork hogs. See Bub
Price at Basketeria. tfc
Do you 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. tfr
Good used Delco light plant com
plete with batteries, for sale at
a bargain. Harris Electric Co.
ltc
Will sell at sacrifice price, or
trade for small farm: stock of
general merchandise, and grist
mill. Mill has 20-inch burrs.
Also one ten-inch Internation
al feed crusher. Also one Fair
banks-Morse 10-hp. engine.
Owner going out of business.
White's Mill & Store, Highway
601, between Dobson and Fair
view. 9-21—10-12p
For Sale—Jersey cow, Wi years
old. Fresh this month. Excep
tionally good milk cow. Dr.
Seth M. Beale. 10-26 c
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For Your
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Grass Seed - Lime
Lawn Fertilizer
F. A. Brendle & Son
Elkin, N. C.
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TISCO BRANDS /AY \
WIFE WANTS AT '
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Marvelous Matched
Makeup ..._ 55c
Max Factor Makeup SI.OO
Formal Line 50c
SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES!!
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By order of the Board of Town
Commissioners for the Town of
Elkin, I will sell at the Court
House door, Dobson, N. C. for
cash on Monday, October 23,
1939 at 2 o'clock P. M. the follow
ing town taxes and special school
district taxes for the year 1938.
Cost on each name $1.30.
DIXIE GRAHAM,
Tax Collector,
Town of Elkin, N. C.
H. H. Barker, Pers. prop $6.76
H. H. Barker, Jr., 1 lot W.
Main St. $32.50
Mary Virginia Barker, 1 lot
W. Main St $105.00
A. S. Bates, 1 lot Elk Spur
St $10.64
R. M. Bates ,1 lot Hghy. 26....59.00
Alan Browning, Pers. prop. $17.50
J.' J. Beulin, Pers. prop $5.48
Mrs. N. J. Butner, 1 lot Elk
Spur St $5.26
Mrs. B. S. Call, 1 lot W.
Main St $15.00
Leroy Campbell, Pers. prop. $12.26
Casstevens Hdwe. Co., Pers.
Prop $75.00
Nelson M. Casstevens, 1 lot
Hghy. 26 $12.00
Mrs. Alex Chatham,
Pers. prop $25.50
Annie & Minnie Chatham, 1 lot
Surry Ave $12.00
Geo. Chatham, Jr., 1 lot Bridge
St $45.40
W. A. Chipman. Pers. prop. $6.62
Mrs. Mary A. Church, 1 lot
Elk Spur St $68.70
L. E. Cockerham, 1 lot
N. Elkin $41.72
Mary Cockerham, Pers.
Prop $7.50
W. W. & Bertie Cockerham,
1 lot W. Main St $53.62
D. T. Combs, 1 lot
Jogger St $13.38
C. A. Cooper, 1 lot
N. Elkin $14.98
Mrs. Maude Cooper, 1 lot
N. Elkin $11.26
V. G. Cosifas, Pers. prop. $11.50
Mary E. Cosifas, 1 lot
Gwyn Ave $24.00
J. L. Cothren, Pers. prop $6.10
W. M. Couch, 1 lot
Shoe Factory SIO.OO
Crater & Sale, 1 lot
Main St $97.50
G. W. Creed, 1 lot E. Elkin $21.22
John A. Darnell, 1 lot Factory
Hill $9.60
J. W. Darnell, Pers. prop. ..$12.52
Noah M. Darnell, 1 lot
N. Elkin $50.42
Robert Darnell, 1 lot
N. Elkin $32.96
Clyde Day, 1 lot Greenwood
Place $12.48
Herman Day, Pers prop $8.42
Carl Deßorde, 1 lot
N. Elkin $15.60
T. C. Deßorde, Jr., 1 lot
N. Elkin $11.96
H E. Dobson, Pers. prop $5.20
H. V. Durham, Pers. prop $5.58
Fred O. Eidson, Pers. prop. ..$5.12
R. P. Eidson, Pers. prop $13.14
Elkin Barber Shop,
Pers. prop $5.26
Elkin Motors, Inc.,
Pers. prop $40.50
Exchange Furn. Co.,
Pers. prop $8.26
Finney & Smith, 1 lot
Hendrix Hts $6.00
S. P. Fletcher, 1 lot
N. Elkin $33.78
Cola C. Fulp, Pers. prop $13.00
Noah Foard, 1 lot
N. Elkin $21.84
Dr. R. R. Garvey, 1 lot
Chufch St $24.00
J. O. Gentry, Pers. prop $7.52
Mrs. Marion Gilliam, 1 lot
N. Elkin $10.50
Clyde Hall, Pers. prop $6.26
Mrs. Clyde Hall, 1 lot
Bridge St $51.00
W. G. Harris, 2 1 / 2 Acres
N. Elkin $7.14
C. C. Hayes, Pers. prop $9.40
G. W. Hayes, 1 lot
N. Elkin $17.88
W. W. Hayes, Pers. prop $7.38
F. C. Haynes, Pers. prop $10.38
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Thursday, October 12, 1939
Raymond Haynes, Pers.
prop $10.76
J F. Hendren, 1 lot
W. Main St $46.50
Chas. W. Hendrix, 1-9
Hendrix Est SIB.OO
W. A. Hendrix, Est. 1-9
Hendrix Est SIB.OO
Claude H. Hinson, Pers.
Prop $6.48
J. M. Holcomb, 1 lot
Elk Spur St. $30.92
Alex Hudspeth, Pers. prop. SIO.OO
Lola Hudspeth, 1 lot
Hghy. 26 $12.00
Clyde Jennings, Pers. prop. $11.98
Mrs. Agatha P. Johnson, 1 lot
S. Bridge St $82.50' -J
Johnson Oil Co., 1 lot \ ▼
Franklin St $15.00
W. B. Johnson, Pers. prop. $10.90 ,
K-B Service Station, Pers.
prop $8.52 ▼
R. H. Lankford, Jr.,
Pers. prop SIO.OO
F. A. Lineberry, 1 lot
Shoe Factory $3.00
Z. E. Long, 1 lot
Chatham Park $25.50
Minnie H. Lovelace, 1 lot
W. Elkin : $34.12
S. O. Maguire, Pers. prop $9.76
J. A. Marion, Pers. prop $5.12
C. B. Martin, 1 lot
N. Elkin $6.00
D. N. Martin, 1 lot
E. Elkin $9.00
Martin's, Inc., 3 lots, W.
Main & Hendrix Hts $28.50
I. T. Martin, 2 lots,
E. Elkin ....+ $9.70
Peter Martin, Est., 1 lot
Huntsville $7.50 A
J. S. Mayberry, Est., 1 lot T
Bridge St $9.76
Mrs. Rebecca J. Miller, 1 lot
Hghy. 26 $19.88
W. N. Minnish Est., 1 lot
I Chatham Park $9.00
Luther Money, 1 lot
Spring St $10.68
W. F. Page, Pers. prop $7.60
W. F. Pardue, Pers. prop. ..$ll.BB
J. Park, 1 lot
Gwyn Ave $63.34
J. B. Parks, Pers. prop $7.28
J. W. Pell, Pers. prop SB.BB
W. Roscoe Poplin, 1 lot
W. Main St $44.04
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ratledge,
1 lot Front St $22.60
Mrs. J. W. Ratledge, 1 lot
Bridge St $9.00 f
Mrs. J. G. Ray, 1 lot *
W. Elkin $2.26 "t
Worth Ray, 11 lots
N. Elkin $21.10
Bruce Renegar, 1 lot
Hendrix Place SIO.OB
Otis Reynolds, 1 lot j
Elk Spur St $24.70 »
Ember Roberts, 1 lot
Huntsville $7.50
F. F. Roberts, Pers. Prop $6.00
C. F. Rogers, Pers. prop $15.00
James Russell Rollins, Pers.
Prop $1,2.26
Thos. Rose, 1 lot Hghy. 26 ..$9.00
Mrs. W. S. Sale, 1 lot
Bridge St $106.80
Dencie Shore, 1 lot
Hendrix Place $9.00
W. B. Sloop, Pers. prop SIO.OO
Jack V. Smoot, Pers. prop. $12.78 *
A. B. Somers, 1 lot A
Westover Park $17.12
Mrs. R. H. Spainhour, 1 lot
Chatham Park $12.00
H. J. Steele, 1 lot
Etter St $21.56
G. E. Stinson, 1 lot
Chatham Park $16.38
D. A. Swaim, Pers. prop $5.20
Everette Tidline (col.)
Pers. prop $7.00
D. O. Totten, 1 lot
W. Main St $60.00
United Variety Store,
Pers. prop $17.86
C. W. Vestal, 1 lot v J
Shoe Fact. Rd $46.66
Othel Wagoner, Pers. prop. $11.50 T
F. C. Wall, Pers. prop $8.20
L. A. Wall, Pers. prop $5.12
Wellborn & Transou,
Pers. prop $5.26 y
L. M. Wiles, 1 lot 1
Chatham Park $lB.lO
J. O. Willard, 1 lot
E. Elkin $9.40
J. M. Woodruff, Pers.
prop $5.58
James Young, Pers. prop $6.26