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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE * Published Every Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Elkin, N. C. Thursday, January 4, 1940 Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as second-class matter. C. 8. FOSTER-—: - President H. F. LAFFOON - ... Secretary-Treasure* SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR In the State, (1.50 Out of the State. S2.M NATIONAL €DITORIAL_ HilllW ASSOCIATION y TO SPTotu/t JTL nJnA— Member North Carolina Press Association The cry for peace comes from every where, except from those getting price-and a-half for overtime in the munitions plants. i - Jack Garner's manager claims that Texas is unanimous for him for the presi dency. That would have to include Mr. Roosevelt's son, Elliott. Wearing Out Our Soils "We are making substantial progress toward soil conservation, yet few realize that all we have done is only a start in the right direction," says Secretary Wallace while reminding that in spite of govern mental efforts and all the planning to ed ucate the public to the need for a compre hensive program, American farm land is wearing out faster than it is being restored. Secretary Wallace counts this a serious problem that must be dealt with in a def inite and constructive way, rather than by spending so much time theorizing about it. Rare indeed is the landowner who does not have abandoned acres that have been merci lessly worn to a frazzle. According to the i old agricultural plan one used a plot of ground, as long as it would produce, then de seiteuit for newly cleared land, and pro ceeded to wear that out. Then there was plenty of woodland and timber to waste. Now there is not. The depletion of our for ests has become as serious as the loss to our soil. Because the government in extending its favor to agriculturists has been basing its beneficences on the provision looking to soil conservation; because in the program of crop control the landowner must conform to these provisions or fail to receive this as sistance, he becomes irked and rebels against what he is pleased to call govern ment autocracy. He doesn't like to be bossr ed around that way. What he doesn't seem to realize is that this insistence is a blessing in disguise. Right now the government is concerning itself about the tenant and share-cropper. In the program of the Farm Security Adminis tration, which extends farm purchase and rehabilitation loans to these farmers, there is the provision that no loans will be ap proved when the would-be buyer's farm plan provides for growing only one cash crop. That, too, is calculated to gripe the tenant, share-cropper class, at first, but when the more ambitious among them realize that they have an equity, covering many years, in the soil they till, it is not too much to hope that eventually they, too, will come to understand that they are being helped in stead of hindered. It is understandable that the tenant will not hold interest in the conservation of soil that next year he may not be cultivating. And when the government spends money trying to correct this fault, we who must provide it are inclined to grumble. What we, along with the farmer, can't or won't see is that when thus assets are conserved and not wasted, we are also per petuating a tax source that eventually may equalize the burden. Defeated and Disgraced Two men in a neighbor county were ar rested by a highway patrolman who cited them to court on of drunken driv ing. One of them was also charged with r driving without license. Came the day for their hearing in court, the patrolman was there to testify against them—but the case was continued. He was there at the next appointed time, but the case was continued again. Then came a ses sion of the recorder's court with the patrol man absent. The solicitor took a nol pros in both cases, claiming lack of evidence. And thus justice was defeated at the same time it was disgraced. Are you interested in the how and why of it? We'll tell you: One of those defend ants was an employee of a prominent politi cal leader who likes nothing better than to be regarded as a political boss. When he asks for something it is hard to turn him down—if you are not already ahead of us. The othei defendant was friend and neigh bor of the high mogul whose political in fluence has ipuch to do with the election of the county judge and solicitor. That made it much easier for the solicitor to find "lack of evidence," although the patrolman had made the arrest on first-hand knowledge and contact, had made formal accusation and stood ready to testify when the time was ripe. That sort of thing is happening al* over North Carolina, with occasional variations. Yet it is admitted that drunken driving con tributes heavily to the death toll onJhft highways to which our patrolmen are as- signed to bring a semblance of safety. JWe continue to give time and thought tq the prosecution of safety campaigns, bearing down particularly on the importance of careful driving; the newspapers print reams and reams of pleas for greater cau tion, and the State is paying good, hard money in trying to educate the public to safer, saner driving. Early last year, Kansas City's Tom Pen dergast was convicted and sent to the pen, for the grossest sort of political bossing. But his spirit is abroad in the land. The difference is in scope, not in principle, when political big-wigs come whispering in the law's ear about —lack of evidence. The nol pros is a useful tool in the court's economy, but it can be made to serve devilish ends when hitched to influential wire-pulling in cases where officials are too weak to resist. Maxwell Announces Commissioner A. J. Maxwell has pitched his hat in the ring in the race for the gov ernorship. He has been running all along, but chose to hold formal announcement until Monday of this week. Others now may be expected to take the plunge—thick and fast, and the prospects are that we will have in North Carolina this year one of the most in sistent scramble for votes in the history of the State. There will be opportunity for wide choice of personalities even if issues are not so pronounced. ' Mr. Maxwell's announcement was ac companied by an outline of his platform, preambled with this: "The executive re sponsibilities of this giant enterprise would not be lightly assumed by any man, and should be sought on no other ground than a well-considered purpose to maintain and promote the progress of the State and to use the machinery of government to serve the social and economic welfare of her people." That is a good-sound foundation upon which to build a platform, and in enlarging on these generalities Mr. Maxwell makes out a good case for himself, although he appar ently recognizes the dangers of being more explicit in some of the details that might have a political kick-back. Concerning the sales tax which Mr. Max well once called iniquitous, in his platform he makes this feeble concession from his more recent stand on this important issue: "A stabilized tax system has been achieved and must be maintained . . . When the time comes that the State can, in justice to its educational and social obligations, modify its tax structure anywhere, there should be i general agreement that the last schedule adopted should be the first to be reduced." i That is veering slightly from Governor Hoey's pronouncement that the "sales tax is here to stay." » J Mr. Maxwell calls for economy; for a continued improvement of service to the people who pay the taxes; for generous sup port of the public schools; for sustained and intensified effort and interest in public health; for the promotion of agriculture; for conservation of the soil; for a genuine and sympathetic interest in the problems of capital and labor, and deals at length with the subject of improved highways which he says can be achieved without additional taxes. His is a readable and impressive pre sentation of his viewpoint on issues of in terest in North Carolina. And no candidate is better bolstered by experience in State affairs than Mr. Maxwell, for has he not been sitting among the mighty for how many years? Then and Now The records show that the six-cent, gas oline levy has averaged better than two mil lion dollars each month for the past year. That means that North Carolina motorists have contributed in • this form of revenue alone enough money to operate the entire state government for more than six years in times comparable to 1917, the year when Uncle Sam entered the World War. During the year just ended the total rev enue collected from motorists was in round figures twenty-five million dollars. The State's total tax revenue for 1917, according to the auditor's reports, was less than four million. This year's gasoline tax alone would have footed a state bill of that size for more than six years. In addition to that twenty-five million turned into the State till by the motorists, they chipped in one cent a gallon, or one sixth that amount to the federal govern ment, and also around a quarter of a million in the form of a one-quarter cent per gallon "inspection tax." (Incidentally it is figured that "inspection" actually cost less than a fourth of the amount collected for this pur pose, so the State again is collecting money to pay for a service it doesn't render.) So what? Well, if for no other reason, reciting these figures simply to impress how sturdy oaks from little acorns grow; how the pennies left at the filling station become mountains of dollars—that alone is worth their study. But these figures hold another signifi cance: They show the mounting costs of government; they tell plainly that the gov ernment maw is insatiable; that no matter if twice this amount were coming from this source it would be spent. Our statesmen at Raleigh would see to that. Oh, yes, we know that the spending stems from the public demand for increased services, and maybe it is unfair to pin it on the politicians. But there jit is—twenty-five million from the tax alone J " THE TRIBUNE, ELKJN, NORTH CAROLINA 'Demonstration of iV eu) M Car Here Friday The Elkln Motor Car Company of this city, will sponsor a special demonstration of the new Mer cury 8 here Friday morning, Jan uary 5, when special emphasis will be laid on the economical gas consumption of the 1940 models. The Elkin Motor Car Company, joining with other Ford and Mer cury dealers all over the state, are cooperating in a 2,400 mile test run to prove the high mileage that may be attained with the Mercury on each gallon of gas. The gas mileage test is being made with a Mercury stock car, which will arrive at the Elkin Motor Car Company showrooms at 5:55 ajn. The car will re main here until 10:15 a. m. All persons attending the dem onstration Friday will have an opportunity to compete for at tractive prizes. Miniature Mer cury automobile savings banks will be presented to each child that brings its parents to the demonstration. COOL SPRINGS Considering our nice winter weather, our Sunday school is still doing well. The past three Sundays have been 142, 139 and 134. There have been lots of visitors in the community during the holidays, and everything has been quiet and peaceful, no drunken ness or disorder. Mrs. Walter Burcham and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Creed visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Darnell Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd H. Under, of Minneapolis, have returned home after spending the holidays here the guests of Mrs. Linder's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Har ris. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Calloway and son, Ward, of Fieldale, Va., spent the holidays visiting rela tives here and in the Union Hill community. Messrs. Todd Kress and Loyd Burgess, of Salisbury, spent Christmas with Mr. Maynard Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Newman and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Holcomb at Mooresville Sunday. ""fttisses Maxirie ana ksty Hol | brook spent Christmas the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Holbrook. t Cool Springs church in special ! session Sunday called Rev. Grant Cothren to take up the work left vacant by the death of our pas tor, Rev. I. W. Vestal. He, like Rev. Vestal, comes to us well rec ommended, even in his home community. It was the oft expressed wish of Rev. Vestal that he die in ser vice, and thus we recall the past meeting day with us, when he gave an invitation to the unsav ed, in strange prophecy he said, "There will perhaps be a va cancy among us ere the next meeting," so his last words in our church was an earnest call to the boys and girls to give God first place in their lives. We are sorry to note the un usual amount of sickness in this community. Those on the sick list are as follows: W. G. Sim mons, Dora Holcomb, Sylvia Nor man and Sarah Durham. Paul Calloway and Raymond Simmons, of U. N. C., Chapel Hill, spent the holidays here, but have returned to school. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Holcomb, of Fries, Va., and Lee Holcomb, of Laurel Springs, visited Mr. and Mrs. Went Holcomb here recent ly. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Layell, of Elkin, visited her father here recently, Mr. J. A. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas and family, of Harmony, spent the Christmas holidays here with the latter's mother. Leonard Smithey visited here recently. Marvin Brewer, of Salisbury, visited Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wil son here recently. Mr. and Mrs. Tyra Cockerham and little son, Charles, visited the former's brother here last Sim day. We are sorry to note that Cleve Woodruff is sick and in the Bap tist hospital at Winston-Salem. Dick Holcomb, of Maryland visited relatives here recently. ' Miss Chalma Simmons, a stu dent in a beauty school at North Wilkesboro, visited her parents here recently. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Norman spent the week-end with Mrs. Norman's parents at Union Grove. Mrs. Bob Jones and children, of Laurel Springs, who has been vis iting her parents here, returned THURMOND # i NBAS FROM THE DSL The Methodist Sunday school put on a Christmas program on Friday evening, December 22, di rected by Mrs. J. W. Crawford. A Christmas service was held at the Baptist church on Saturday ev ening. Both were well attended. Rev. Mr. McClamrock held a service at the Methodist church Sunday morning. _r Th«r W. L. Reece family spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Polger at Mt. Airy. Miss Emma Comer entertained at two tables of contract Friday evening. High score prize was won by Mrs. P. B. Folger. At the conclusion of the game, the host ess served a salad course. Mrs. J. W. Comer was hostess to four tables of bridge Saturday evening. Mrs. C. G. Comer won high score in the progressions, after which Mrs. Comer served refreshments. Mr. Ray Richards, of Pennsyl vania, spent several days in Dob son last week attending some of the Christmas festivities. Mr. and Mrs. Lewellyn Reece, Mrs. Mock, Miss Edythe Reece and Mrs. Emma Hampton spent Sunday in Winston-Salem with Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Wall, on Hampton Road. The Misses Comer, Julia, of Fayetteville, Mazie, of Raleigh, and Thelma, of Southport, spent the holidays in Dobson with rela tives. Joe and Ed Comer, stu dents at Louisburg College, also spent Christmas at their home in Dobson. Misses Lula Betsy Folger and Mary Cooper, of W. C. U. N. C., Greensooro. spent the holidays here at their respective homes. Miss Helen Harkrader, of G W. C., Greensboro, spent last week with her grandmother, Mrs. S. K. Harkrader. Mr. and Mrs. Lakey Harkrader, of Columbia, S. C., spent a few days in Dobson last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McNeil, of Carthage, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Brady Norman, who also had as Christmas guests Mr. Guy Norman, of Raleigh, and Miss Mary Betty Norman, of Fairmont. Miss Lela Cooper returned to her school work at Goldsboro Saturday, after spending Christ mas at her home. Marianne Mock returned from Winston-Salem Sunday after spending several days with her little cousin, Lindsay Wall, Jr. Mrs. E. M. Bryant, Mrs. Brook shire and Henry Hampton at tended the funeral of Mr. Claud Houck near West Jefferson Fri day. Mr. Houck at one time was a resident of Dobson, during the time of his father's pastorate here at the Methodist church. Rev. McClamrock, went to Plea sant Ridge Sunday afternoon to conduct the funeral of Mrs. E. C. Smith, who died on Saturday. She was buried in the cemetery at Pleasant Ridge where she was a member of the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Poole and Sam, Jr., of Greensboro, Mr. and Woodhouse Enumerator Yadkin County Mr. S. E. Raper, Census Super visor of the Bth District with head quarters at Wadesboro, announces the appointment of Frank M. Woodhouse of Boonville as enu merator for Yadkin county and he has entered on his duties in gath ering the decennial census of bus iness and manufacturing. Mr. Woodhouse will immediate ly begin gathering statistics in Yadkin county on wholesale and retail trade, service establishments, amusements and manufacturing enterprises. This is the first tinje in many years that a commercial census and a population census has been taken the same year. The com mercial census begins Jan. 2, and the population census will start April 1. Mr. Raper asks that all business men cooperate with the enumerator in gathering the bus iness statistics. Mr. Woodhouse is the present representative of Yadkin county in the legislature. Mrs. Riddle and Susie Waugh, of Sanford, Mr. Myron Folger, of High Point, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Folger and children, of High Point, were guests of Mrs. Sallie Folger during the holidays. Rev. C. W. Russell and chil dren, Donese and Denzil, were visitors in Dobson last week. Misses Clara and Lucile Free man spent several days last week with their mother, Mrs. Maude Freeman. Jim Dan Hemming, student at State College, spent Christmas with his sister, Mrs. John Lew ellyn, and with his father, Mr. Dan Hemming. Mr. and Mis. Forrest spent Christmas in Charlotte with rel atives. Mrs. Margaret Poyner, Billy and Dickie Poyner, of Moyock, spent Christmas with Mrs. Maude Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hancock and Linda spent last week with Mrs. Hancock's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pugh, at Prosperity, S. C. Miss Rachel Howell returned Sunday from Hamlet where she spent the holidays with her par ents. Miss Nonie Gordon, of Pilot Mountain, spent the week with her sister, Mrs. F. F. Riggs. Mrs. R. A. Freeman, Jr., spent Christmas with her parents at Mouth of Wilson, Va. CYCLE Miss Ruby Nicks returned home Sunday after visiting friends and relatives in North Wilkesboro for a week. Little Miss Ruth Cheek spent Christmas in Winston-Salem vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Gumie John son. Mr. Joe Harris is very ill with pneumonia, friends will regret to learn. Little Master Donald Davis has been very ill with flu, friends will regret to learn. The Oak Grove quartet sang at Wilkesboro Sunday afternoon. The quartette Is composed of Thursday, January 4. 1940 , Ruby Nicks, Ola Pinnix, Anna Howard and Mattie Cheek. Mr. Russel Settle, of BrooklyH N. Y., spent Christmas here witra relatives and friends. He was ac-" companied home by his mother, Mrs. Etta Settle. CARD OF THANKS We take this means of thank ing our many friends and neigh bors for the kind deeds rendered and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our dear mother. Also for the many beau tiful floral tributes. THE FAMILY OF ltc MRS. D. C. SMITH Never mind about television. Get to work on a gadget that will multiply the number of channels for radio waves. n We buy scrap iron and metals. Double Eagle Service Co., Elk in, N. C. tfc Wanted to' repair tauiw. Gu> expert thoroughly knows his business. Prices right. Harris Electric Co., Elkln, N. C. tfo When selling or buying produce see Early Combs, in the old city jail building. Telephone 308. tfc. Permanent Waves, SI.OO and op. Shampoo and finger wave, 40c. Modern Beauty Shop, Louise Vestal, Ruby Gray. Telephone 340. tfc Do yon 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. tfo.. Wanted to buy all kinds of cattle, calves and pork hogs. See Bub Price at Basketeria. tfc A buy of a life-time! Twotract* of fine land located at Little Richmond on hard surface highway eight miles from Elkln. rwo acres with good five-room house, large garage and chick en lot. Property fenced. One fourth mile from school and church. Also nine acres farm land. Will sell each separately or both togethfl Price reasonable. See of L. I. White, Montlc^llQ' Elkln, N. C. ltp Position wanted Experienced dairyman and farm hand wants job on dairy farm or farm. Also experienced truck driver, 15 i years without accident. Write D. E. Stone, Ronda, N. C. 1-llp For sale: Two fresh cows. J. E. DeJournette, Thurmond, N. C. 1-ljlp i i For sale or rent: Good teal estate, belonging to the A. J. Williams estate at Zephyr, including a good eight room dwelling. Also some desirable building lots. Power line to be constructed through property soon. The A.C J. Williams Heirs, Mountain Park, N. C. 1 ltp' Lost or strayed: blue PersiaJ kit ten, eight months old. Aflswers to name of "Fritz." Remird if - returned • to Myra sA Ronda road. Telephone
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