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Thursday, November 9, 1939 Ua&CaAMqle—, Author of "How to Win Friends ■ and Influence People." 5 Minute Biographies MARCONI They Tried to Shoot Marconi for Inventing Radio It was my good fortune, before he died, to spend an hour with a man who has had a profound ef fect on your life. He changed the world in which you live. He made it possible for you to send a mes sage around the earth in one seventh of a second. He also made it possible for you to sit in your home, turn a dial on your radio and hear the President speak from the White House, or listen to some famous orchestra playing the enchanting strains of the "Blue Danube." As I sat talking to this soft spoken, modest, unassuming man, it was hard for me 'to realize that I was in the presence of one of the most distinguished men on earth. I asked him how he first came to be interested in experimenting with radio, and he said it was largely because, as a young man, QUICK RELIEF FROM Symptoms of Distress Arising from STOMACH ULCERS DUE TO EXCESS ACID Fro® Book Tells of HomeTreatmentthat Must Help or it Will Cost You Nothing Over one million bottles of the WILLARD TREATMENT have been sold for relief of symptoms of distress arising from Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers due to Excess Acid— Poor Digestion, Sour or Upset Stomach, Gasslness, Heartburn. Sleeplessness, etc., due to Excess Acid. Sold on IS days' trial I Ask for "Wlllard's Message" which fully explains this treatment — free —at Turner Drug Co. - Elk Pharmacy ■ 4 Talented Ronnie Gleason likes to act the role of famous characters in history such as . . . A ,|Hf Vk . . . Elizabeth Tudor, who ruled England more than 300 years ago.. But . . . • • i -ii' : ... Tyrannosaurus ruled the world of the dinosaurs 200 million years ago. And even he is Just a youngster compared to the age of the crude oils from which Sinclair Motor Oils are refined. Because oldest ... *' - lb* WK&K&&& Copyrighted 1939 b* Sinclair Refining Company (Inc.) ... crudes expertly refined, make finest lubricants, you'll find Sinclair Motor Oils last longer and save you money. Ask for Sinclair Opaline or Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oil. Agent Sinclair Refining Company (inc.) H. P. Graham, Elkin, N. C. he wanted to do some sort of work that would enable him to travel all over the earth. He told me that he felt, by experimenting with electrical waves and devot ing his life to wireless telegraphy, he would have an opportunity to get out under the sky and travel to far off lands. He said he could never have stood the con finement of working in some small shop. While he was still a very young man, Marconi was able to send wireless messages acros sthe room in his own home; then, finally he sent messages a distance *of two miles. He was greatly excited. His father told him he was wast ing his time; but a few years later, young Marconi sold some of his patents to the British gov ernment for a quarter of a pil lion dollars and his father was immensely impressed. In 1901, Marconi believed that the great dream of his life was about to come true; so he rushed across the Atlantic Ocean, confi dently expected that he would be able to receive messages in Amer ica from his sending station in England. Landing in Newfoundland, Mar coni sent up a kite to act as an aerial. He listened —listened for hours, waiting breathlessly for the signals that were supposed to come from his station in Corn wall, England. But none came; there wasn't a sound. Tragically disappointed, he believed that his THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA From Texas to New York —IMIIIM'UI'IIIIIIIIIIIIII II II Willi I'l i in NEW YORK CITY . . . One of the old Texas Panhandle stage coaches arriving at the Hotel Piccadilly from Mineral Wells, Texas, after 100 days on the road. The average day's run was about 25 miles. The stage-coach carried more than 10.000 letters. experiment was a failure, that the great dream of his life had been blasted. Then suddenly, he heard a faint click. Then another. Then another. Yes, that was it. There it was: the signal they had agreed upon. The three dots that stood for the letter S in the al phabet used by telegraph op erators. Flushed with excite ment, Marconi knew that his achievement was momentous his tory. He longed to rush out and shout the from the house tops. But should he? No. He feared people wouldn't believe him; so for forty-eight hours he shared his secret with no one. Then, gathering courage, he cabled the facts to London. They created a sensation. Newspapers cn five continents featured the story; and it set the scientific world seething with excitement. And how old was Marconi when he did all this? Only 27. Immediately, he began getting letters from cranks. These fan atics coipplained bitterly because they imagined that his electrical waves were passing through their bodies, destroying their nerves and making it impossible for them to sleep. I asked Senator Marconi how long it would be before you and I could have good, practical tele vision sets in our homes. He said probably in about ten years, may be sooner; so it won't be long be fore we will be sitting in front of our fireplaces, watching a fash ion show in Paris, or a football game in California. BOONVILLE Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Fletcher had as their dinner guests Sun day the following people: Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Joines and Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Cheek, of Sparta, Miss Evelyn Cheek and Fred Cheek, Jr., of Winston-Salem, Miss Jet tie Matthews, of Lexington, and Miss Faye Joines, of Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parris and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Sloan and family, of Winston-Salem, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. M. F. Gough. Everett Gough made a business trip to Sparta recently. Mr. Wiley Norman made a re cent business trip to Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hobson have returned from an extended trip through several northeastern states and eastern Canada. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Angell were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stinson. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baker and son, Junior, of Elkin, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Transou Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D.. H. Craver spent the week-end in High Point visiting Mrs. Craver's sis ter. Mr. G. C. Mendenhall, of Fort Bragg, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lan den Mendenhall. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin visited Mr. Martin's mother at Brooks Cross Roads. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poindex ter and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fleming, of Winston-Salem, were the Sunday guests of and Mrs. M. V. Fleming and family. Mr. Robert Woodward, a mem ber of the local high school fac ulty, spent, the week-end with his parents at Statesville. Mr. and Mrs. Watt Deal and daughter, Frances, visited Mr. Deal's mother at Statesville the past week-end. The following teachers attend ed the district teachers' meeting at High Point last Friday: Misses Sadie Fleming,' Ruby Winkler, Frances Thomas, Bertha Hine, Grace Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Martin, Mrs. Allan Jessup and Mr. J. R. Walker and Mr. Robert Woodward. Misses Frances Thomas and | Bertha Hine spent the week-end with their families at Summer field and Winston-Salem, respec tively. Miss Sadie Fleming visited friends in Greensboro. Several members of the Wo man's Missionary Society and the Boonville pastor, Rev. J. P. Davis, visited the inmates of the coun ty home at Yadkinville Sunday. I They carried them fruits and magazines. Rev. Davis is also holding a series of revival services at Prospect church. Boonville Home Demonstration Club Meets The Boonville Home Demon stration club met at its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Marion Speas acting as hostess to the group. Miss Irene Brown was present and gave an interesting discus sion of interior decorations, and house furnishings in general. After the meeting Mrs. Speas served coffee and cookies to the following guests: Mrs. Prances Williams, Mrs. T. L. Hayes, Mrs. Everett Hurt, Mrs. O. C. Motsing er, Mrs. J. Lee Motsinger, Mrs. J. J. Coram, Mrs. J. Wade Shore, Mrs. J. A. Speas, Mrs. James Amburn, Mrs. John Brendle, Mrs. Olive Smith, Mrs. C. W. Riden, Mrs. Roy Reece, Miss Dorothy Coram and Miss Merlia Speer. Fall Creek 4-H Club Has Meeting The 4-H club of Fall Creek school held its bi-weekly meeting with Miss Irene Brown assisting in the work. This was the first meeting that the club has held since its organization two weeks ago. Several matters of importance were taken up. Of particular im portance was the discussion of club projects. The meeting was called to or der by Hauser Douglas, vice-pres ident, who acted in the absence of President Lee Church. Besides the discussion on pro jects Miss Brown gave an inter esting lecture on home beautifi cation. Croats do not eat tin cans but they will gnaw off the labels be cause they like sweet glue on the under side. "Pretty" comes from an Anglo- Saxon word meaning tricky or sly. For Your Lawn— LIME, LAWN FERTILILZER BONE MEAL COTTON SEED MEAL F. A. Brendle & Son Elkin, N. C. Whether You're A BUSINESS MAN or HOUSEWIFE You Need A CHECKING ACCOUNT | •For a checking account is i the safe, sensible way to j safeguard your funds. When you pay by check ' you have a record. Ar paying by check is far I more convenient than pay- j ing cash. j yfj SI ; THE BANK OF * 1 ELKIN B. C. LeweUyn, Pres. ' Garland Johnson, Vlce-Prea. 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