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Author of "How to Win Friends
and Influence People."
5-Minute Biographies
MAHATMA GANDHI
The World's Best Known Man Carries False
Teeth in His Loin Cloth
Every so often, out In India, a
little brown man, wearing a loin
cloth, lays himself down on a cot,
refuses to eat, and threatens to
fast until he dies. Then newspa
pers all over the world feature
the story because Mahatma
Gandhi is one of the leading fig
ures of this generation.
Reckoned to terms of money,
Gandhi is a poor man. If he sold
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all his earthly possessions, they
probably would not bring seven
ty-five cents; yet he is more
powerful than any millionaire on
earth.
Physically, he is weak; and he
refuses to use force or yiolence;
yet his teachings and his spiritual
influence are more potent and
powerful than a hundred battle
ships of England.
One person out of every six on
earth lives in India. And for
centuries, these people of India
have been asleep; now this little
frail man. who weighs less than
hundred pounds, is arousinpr
India to a sense of its own gigan
tic power. He is instituting re
forms that may have far-reach
ing effects on the history of the
world.
There are many curious things
about Gandhi. For example, he
has a set of false teeth, which he
carries in a fold of his loin cloth.
He puts them in his mouth only
when he wants to eat. After his
meal, he takes them out, washes
them and puts them back in his
loin cloth again.
He speaks English with an
Irish accent, for one of his first
teachers was an Irishman. He
wears nothing but a loin cloth
now, but for years he lived in
London and wore a silk hat and
spats and carried a cane.
He was educated at London
University and became an attor
ney. But the first time he at
tempted a speech in court, his
knees trembled, and he was so
frightened that he had to sit
down in confusion and defeat.
As a lawyer in London he got
nowhere at all. He was practi
cally a failure these.
Years before, when he first
came to England, his Irish teach
er made him copy the Sermon on
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the Mount over and over again,
purely as an exercise In English.
Hour after hour, Gandhi wrote
"Blessed are the meek, for they
shall inherit the earth . . .
Blessed are the peace-makers for
they shall be called the children
of' God." and these words made
a profound impression on him.
Presently, he was sent to South
Africa to collect some huge debts;
and he tried to apply there the
philosophy of the Sermon on the
Mount. And it worked. Clients
to M. H. Gandhi because
he settled their claims peacefully
out of court and saved them time
and expense. Gandhi soon had
an income of fifteen thousand
dollars a year. The meek was in
heriting the earth.
But was he happy? No. Be
cause he knew that untold mil
lions of his fellow countrymen
were living in misery. He had
seen' thousands die of starvation,
and world success seemed cheap
and unimportant. So he gave up
all his money, and took the vow
of poverty, and since that time,
he has consecrated his life to
helping the poor and the down
trodden.
Millions regard Mahatma
Gandhi as a saint. Others be
lieve that he is reincarnation of
a Hindu god. In a world filled
with sordid greed and selfishness,
I, for one, feel like standing with
bowed head before tills man who
is seeking nothing for himself but
is willing to die in, order that
others may live.
Committees Named
To Control Act
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Sprinkle, regular member; J. A.
Swift, first alternate: Ralph
Beane. second alternate.
Dobson —J. S. Key, chairman;
P. S. McCormick, vice-chairman;
N. B. White, regular member; C.
B. Snow, first alternate: D. C.
Blue, second alternate.
Eldora—J. P. Danley, chair
man; John Simpson, vice-chair
man; H. L. Badgett, regular
member: James Venable, first
alternate; Prank Simpson, second
alternate.
Elkin—J. B. Felts, chairman;
L. C. Park, vice-chairman; A. J.
Hayes, regular member: John
Park, first alternate; A. D. Wel
bom, second alternate.
Franklin—C. W. Bryant, chair
man; C. M. Atkins, vice-chair
man; J. A. Hiatt, regular mem
ber; J. E. Norman, first alter
nate; E. L. Schuyler, second al
ternate.
Long Hill—R. A. Flinchum,
chairman; J. H. Samuels, vice
chairman; L. A.' Armstrong, reg
ular member; S. M. Stone, first
alternate: J. F. Chilton, second
alternate.
Marsh—Gilmer Corder. chair
man; Charlie White, vice-chair
man; D. W. Sprinkle, regular
member; M. A. Whitaker, first
alternate; W. V. Holder, second
alternate.
Mount Airy—Job McGee, chair
man; E. L. Patterson, vice-chair
man; M. S. Brown, regular mem
ber; C. H. Childress, first alter
nate; A. P. Adams, second alter
nate.
Pilot—E. P. Stone, chairman;
N. S. Simmons, vice-chairman;
Calvin Norris, regular member;
B. P. Venable, first alternate; R.
L. Carson, second alternate.
Rockford —W. O. Snow, chair
man; J.' M. Hardy, vice-chairman;
R. S. Burrus, regular member; J.
E. Stanley, first alternate; W. C.
Mann, second alternate.
Shoals—W. T. Allen, chairman;
Claude Marion, vice-chairman; J.
O. Ayers, regular member; L. E.
Hardy, first alternate; M. H.
Needliam, second alternate.
Siloam—C. D. Smith, chair
man; S. H. Atkinson, vice-chair
man; A. L. Stewart, regular
member; J. H. Hardy, first alter
nate: W. H. Hardy, second alter
nate.
Stewart's Creek —D. D. Hodge,
chairman; Claude W- Ramey,
vice-chairman; G. W. Sparger,
regular member; Newell A. Lowe,
first alternate; Willie York, se«-
ond alternate.
Westfield Powell Snoddy,
chairman; H. K. Lewis, vice
chairman; W. H. Anderson, reg
ular member; M. A Chilton, first
alternate; Preston Owens, second
alternate.
CLUB SPONSORING
MOVIE AT LYRIC
Sponsored by the Ellcin Wo
man's club, "Stronger Than De
sire" will be shown at the Lyric
theatre Thursday evening, star
ring Virginia Bruce and Walter
Pidgeon.
Only the advance sale of tickets
will go to the Woman's Club and
those planning to attend are
urged to buy their tickets from
the school children, who are as
sisting with the advance sale, or
from the booths which will be in
Abernethy's and Turner's drug
stores both Wednesday and
Thursday. Tickets purchased at
the theatre box office will not ap
ply to the club fund.
The cooperation of all citizens
of the town is urged by the Wo
man's Club.
Windsor in Paris on Leave
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PARIS, Prance . . . The Duke of Windsor, on leave from his post as
major general with the British forces In Prance, photographed with
the Duchees here recently.
Wings Over Europe
SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE . . . Two recent photos show German and
British planes of the type headlining today's war news. German
Heinkels, on top, figured In Edinburgh raids. Below, British "Spitfires"
warm up on the line.
TO SEE TO
BOOST RATE
Local Telephone Company to
Request Authority from
Utilities Commission
SUBSCRIBERS NOTIFIED
The Central Electric & Tele
phone company, which operates
the Elkin telephone exchange, is
planning, within the near future,
to file an application with the
Utilities Commission of North
Carolina requesting authority to
establish a schedule of standard
common battery rates which will
be comparable with charges made
in other exchanges in North Car
olina of similar size receiving the
same type of service, the com
pany announced November 1 in
a letter sent to all subscribers
with their current telephone bill.
During the past eight years, it
is stated, the telephone company
has operated the local exchange
charging only magneto rates
which were in effect prior to the
time the change-over was made
from magneto to modern com
mon battery service. At the time
of the change-over, it was agreed
by the company and city officials
of Elkin that the company would
establish standard common bat
tery rates, the letter said. How
ever, due to economic conditions
existing at the time, and in or
der to cooperate with subscribers,
the company did not establish
the new schedule of rates.
Notwithstanding continued ec
onomies, the letter points out,
expenses of the Elkin exchange
have been increasing much fast
er than revenues, mostly because
of higher taxes, material cost and
increased wages, and unless rev
enues are increased the company
will not be able to provide satis
factory service and meet all nec
essary cost.
FORMER ELKIN MAN
PASSES IN FLORIDA
News was received here late
Wednesday of last week of the
death of Fletcher Howell Bobbitt,
about 70, at his home at Inver
ness, Florida. Mr. Bobbitt had
been a resident of Florida for the
past 40 years and prior to that
time he was in business here with
the late A. G. Click. He was a
member of a prominent family
and was well known throughout
the state.
Mr. Bobbitt is survived by his
wife, who was before her marriage
Miss Leila Harris of this city, and
two daughters, Mrs. Ben Jones of
Inverness, and Mrs. Clarence
Thomas of Galnsville, Fla.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Bobbit'have
been making their home in Florida,
they have spent their summers in
North Carolina.
PARACHUTES
According to a report from the
D. S. Forest Service, fire fighters
may soon be jumping from air
planes in parachutes to put out
blazes in uncle Sam's national
forests.
P.O.S. OF A. TO HOLD
DISTRICT MEET HERE
A district meeting of the P. O.
S. of A. will be held Monday,
November 6. in the Junior Order
hall here. The meeting will be
gin at 7:30 p.m.
State and national officers of
the organization are to,be here
for the meeting and all members
are urged to attend and bring
their wives.
Following the business session,
a social hour will be held during
which refreshments will be serv
ed. /
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Thursday, November 2, 1939
The Golden Age
For You And Me
Is Not A Tims That Used To Be,
Nor Future Days When We Are Gone
But Here and NOW
Climb On And On.
Health Wealth Is Great Wealth.
Keep Healthy, And Keep Smiling.
We Are Infinitely Small. Little.
We Cannot Do Great Things, Neither Big
Things.
But, We Can Do Little Things In A Great
And Big Way.
If VVe Would Be A Friend To Man
We'd Lend A Pair Of Helping Hands.
We'd Conquer Suffering And Disease,
Give Peace, Comfort, Harmony, Ease.
We'd Conquer Doubt, YVe'd Conquer Fear,
Add Years To Life And Life To Y«ars.
We'll* Give The Best That We Can Give
For The Right Of All Mankind To Live.
We Will, We Must, We Know We Can
Lend A Pair of Helping Hands
And Be A Friend To Every Man.
For The God We Know Is A God Close By,
Not Seated In A Chair In Far-Off Sky.
But Is Here On Earth
Reflected Thru Trees, Thru Nature, Thru
Man
Thru Cool Summers Breeze.
Thru Childrens Prattle.
Thru Manhoods Prime,
Since The Birth Of Worlds Till The
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For The God We Know
With A Thought That's Free
Is The God Of Love
Within You And Me.
Now. R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R
Keep Healthy—And Keep Smiling.
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