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Thursday, March 21. 1940 THE /mSI GABOI jr. a - __ THE GRAPES OF WRATH Having just completed "The Grapes of Wrath," we feel sure that all you nine readers will feel gratified to know that we are now able to cuss in a much more proficient manner than of yore if and when we feel the urge to do a little cuss ing. And even though we are not as a rule profane, still it is some comfort to know that we could be profane, and in a big way, if the notion struck us. "Manypeople who have read, the book have said that they have never seen a piece of literature as vulgar and profane. To us it's just a case of an putting into print the everyday language of some people. For nice or not, we have many times heard the very same brand of profanity and vulgarity as con tained in "The Grapes of Wrath," used right here in Elkin and else where. Of all the characters in the book. Grandpa Joad immediate ly took our fancy. Maybe it was because he reminded us quite a bit of our Uncle Culpepper; not that Uncle Culpepper uses larig- Examined Fitted Dr. W. B. REEVES OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED AND GLASSES FITTED AT PRICES YOU CAN AFFORD j OFFICE OVER ELK THEATRE Why You Should £ Enjoy .. . Electric Cooking 01 1 is just as easy to buy an electric range as it is to buy an ordinary cook stove. According to the testimony of elee mft trie range users, it is just as cheap WQ to cook on an electric range as it is on an ordinary cook stove. modern electric range will outlast by many years the ordinary type of cook stove. • It . u/r# . " POWER COMPANY ( uage like Oranpa Joad, but be cause Uncle Cul is a mixture of cussedness and goodness all mix ed into one. And when grandpa died, it sort of ruined the book for us. We couldn't help but sympa thize with the Joads when it came to their car. As one who nursed and coaxed the famous Calamity Ist around for a year or so, we know just what they ex perienced. Only, when we start ed out on a trip of over five THE BLKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA miles, we not only carried a full assortment of tools, but also a roll of baling wire, a pack of chewing gum, and other assorted supplies. Once, on a trip to Winston-Salem, the radiator sprung a leak and the fan blew the water back on the tinier. That was when the chewing gum came in handy. We just stuck a wad over the hole every seven miles. It would take that long for it to get hot enough to melt off. Kept us rather busy chewing, though. Once we fixed the thing with our necktie when the fan belt broke. It would have done your heart good to have seen the way our red and yellow striped tie did send the fan around. Of course, after the trip we could never wear :the tie on Sunday anymore, but it did all right for every day. These cars of today, with their high compression motors and their trouble-free mechanism are nice and all that, but where is the spirit of adventure that ona had when he ventured out onto the highway in a T model Ford? It's just not there any more. Still, as far as we are concerned, the way things have taken to dropping off our present car, it looks like it's coming back just any time now. « • • THIS AND THAT Although it looks as if there's nothing anyone can do about it, Elkin is terribly in need of more parking space. Especially on Fridays and Saturdays is the need acute. More streets are what is Reed ed. But the way the town is sit uated, there's no place to put more streets. Or many more, any way. 1 If some smart fellow would just invent a car that could be folded up, it would relieve the situation a lot. We sort of dread the remainder of this year. We dread all elec tion years, for from now 6n, and with growing fury, will come the political speeches by folks who are not in office and wftnt to get in, and by folks who are in office and want to stay in. Of course, political speeches are sometimes necessary, especially during a campaign, and even though they sort of get one all whipped down, we guess they serve their purpose. But it makes us tired to hear the oppo sition run down Mr. Roosevelt. They rave and rant about what a mess he has made of things. Are they in any position to know just how much better, or worse, things would be now had they been in power instead of Mr. Roosevelt? Mayes they would have done much u »tter than P. D. R. But prior to the time he took office they hadn't produced any evi dence that there was anything they could do. Speaking of big politicians leads us to consider the small politicians. If campaign talks and platforms are necessary to inform the voters what a candi date stands for when he runs for a big job, then why shouldn't the smaller office seekers do a little talking and let folks know what they stand for, if anything? Some do. Others just ride into office on the wining ticket and no one knows whether they stand for anything other than a seat at the pie counter. Do you want to know whether or not Mr. Roosevelt is going to come out for a third term? Just call 7865456 and a*-;k for Butch. Butch doesn't know either, but there's no harm to calling. It'll be good exercise. LONGTOWN Misses Arnette Long and Esther Retohardt entertained some of their friends at a delightful party at the home of the latter on Sat urday evening. Bingo and other games were played, with prizes going to Clifton Long, Lillie Shore, Marvin Cheek, Ode 11 Haire, and Donald Hudspeth. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Dan Retohardt, served refresh ments consisting of sandwiches, cakes and hot chocolate to the following: Arnette Long, Donald Hudspeth, Esther Retohardt, Odell Haire, Zelma Steelman, Clifton Long, Georgia Key, George Long, Lillie Shore, Frank Hemric, Georgia Ruth Branon, Th a d Branon, Madie Pearl Brown, Beecher Shore, Marvin Cheek, Allan Swaim, Johnny Sal mons, and Mr. and Mrs. Davis Branon. Rev. and Mrs. Sam Jones had as their week-end guest his mother, Mrs. Jones, of Marion. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Shore and children spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay John son. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Retohardt and Betty Lou Steelman visited relatives here Sunday. Buddy Bell spent Sunday with Coolidge Shore. Mr. and Mrs, Gaither Key had as their Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Long. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shore and daughter, Shelby Jean, spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Parks Shore. What's In a Name? Town Has Three! Raleigh, March 12.—The post office department says the state's newest post office is Waves, and the plaec once was known as Soumedanthe, but the natives in sist that they live at Chicamico moco. t Waves is on the outer banks, and with the Atlantic ocean lap ping around the post office, the new name is appropriate but the natives insist on using the old one. Appropriate names and unusual or whimsical names for towns, and places are nothing new in North Carolina. In the Western part of x the state one finds Loafer's Glory, Suit, Shooting Creek, Nd Pone Valley, Dirty John Creek, Mollie's FOR YOUR BULK GARDEN SEED SEED OATS LESPEDEZA GRASS SEED FLOWER SEED VEGETABLE SEED See F. A. BRENDLE & SON Elkin, N. C. THE LYRIC MOVIES ■ Form of Natural, True to Life SOUND Entertainment TODAY ONLY—(THURSDAY)— SATURDAY— «S*?" \ $VVt%* v &* v * k >? I I \ MSL. n " '"~ d fcu "°" b * i "*' \ \ flSjUpfu B Cartoon - Serial - Comedy Adm. 10c-30c V#^ V . k MONDAY-TUESDAY, NEXT WEEK— %vSS^ |#F#lWli ■ dl - IUT 0H WY! niM!" I Jjws[ '** I i V\\VV ,9HH Andy's got /our girls now ... and the yfjwV u r . llu "** Ifi V\ Vv« pHH§ howls and the heart-throbs are terrific I r/!M "Un I/ n IIPI *9H|V T SJjJlJ2i to kmily •• j ALL-NEW News Admission 10c-25c "TOWER OF LONDON" - w9H hth NOB BASIL RATHBONE - BORIS KARLOFF TRIIIWCPHI Shorts Admission 10c-25c WEDNESDAY— Ml "OH, JOHHNNY, OH! HOW YOU iffrrYjßpi^ Cartoon - Serial Admission 10c to All WTilllilJjJ Cartoon _____________________________ |» I I I m Adm. 10c-30c ryif A igi|% j ML«I JL -• 1 JIL K.Ci Butt. Skut Cap. and Charlie's Bunion. There's the town of Whynot, too, named that because the peo ple argued "why not name the town . . after a general. A wag proposed calling it "Whynot" and so it was. One can also find Thrift, Citron Duck, Ararat, Prosperity, Day Book Luck, Ledger, Welcome, Joy, Worry, Friendship, Harmony, Charity, Faith, Just, Toddy, Cli max, Chocolate, Cognac, Speed, Ether and Barber among the state's post offices. Sort of Triangle He—l lovfe yoU; She—Really? He—But don't tell your hus band. She—Why? He—lt might get back to my wife. W. M. WALL JEWELER Phone 56 i—a Eyes Examined Office: Glasses Fitted The Bank of Elktn Building DR. P. W. GREEN OPTOMETRIST Offices open daily for optical repairs and adjustments of all hinds. Examinations on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. By Appointment Phone 140 "Don't Go in There V' All over North Carolina there are law-abiding beer dealers who merit public approval and pat ronage because they respect the privilege con ferred by State, County or City beer permits. Here and there, beer is being sold amid sur roundings as distasteful to the industry as to you. The industry, in cooperation with law of ficers, is helping to eliminate these few law-vio lators. Without customers, the "joints" cannot exist. YOU can help us "clean them up"—by dealing only with the respectable beer retailer who is on the side of law and order and decency. Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee EDGAR H. BAIN, Stela Director SC*K MS-IT COMMMCIAL BDUMNO MUMS, K. «. Say,"l saw it in The
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