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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Published Every Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Elkin, N. C. Thursday, April 18, 1940 Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as second-class matter. C. S. FOSTER President H. F. LAFFOON Secretary-Treasurer SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER TEAR In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, $2.00 NATONAL€DITORIAL_ (H|jW ASSOCIATION Member North Carolina Press Association Another industry to which North Caro lina landowners may turn is the production of —platform timber. They say that "you can do almost any thing you really desire to do." But first-off you must really desire to desire to do it. "It's pretty hard to see the silver lining unless you are on the inside."—Detroit News. "It's time to quit drinking when you see a green cow, a purple elephant, or a place to park."—Birmingham News. So far the Raleigh politicians, not cer tain which way to jump, haven't mistaken Tom Cooper's sound-truck for the band wagon. Want to Be Prepared President Roosevelt's impressive victory over Mr. Garner in Wisconsin followed so closely by his six to one lead over the Texan in Illinois, will at once give encouragement to his friends in North Carolina, and pause to his foes in sheep's clothing. For no matter how much Jack Garner may talk about a "moral victory" in the Wisconsin and Illinois results, the fact re mains that he made an aggressive campaign in both States, admittedly to crush the third-term trend—and failed utterly. Tom Bost, veteran Raleigh political ob server, says "Roosevelt loyalists, well placed over the State, are debating prayer fully and to an early decision, whether to go along in stride at the State convention or whether to take it for the President." In other words they are faced with the need of making a decision as to whether they will accept the challenge of the powers- i that-be in North Carolina, or float along with the current, and let the State conven tion follow the chart as it has been marked by Mr. Roosevelt's unfriends. It is an open secret that leaders among Mr. Roosevelt's friends and supporters have been putting their heads together to de termine whether to let nature and politics take its course, or to guard against a stam pede at the Raleigh pow-wow that would place the State's delegation to the national convention in the hands of one or two am bitious leaders who will call the tune at Chicago. These Roosevelters are not members of the office-holding tribe. Numbered among them are some of the smartest go-getters in the State who are convinced that if Mr. Roosevelt and his program were made an issue in North Carolina, the voters would render a decisive and convincing verdict. The results in Wisconsin and Illinois indi cate that maybe these leaders are right. If there is such sentiment in this State, and if it does predominate, then it should be re flected in the Raleigh convention. There is no purpose to organize a "draft- Roosevelt" movement. His friends who are concerning themselves in his behalf want only to demonstrate their loyalty to him and his program. They are even willing to pay tribute to Governor Hoey on the favorite son basis, turning to Mr. Roosevelt in the only under instructions given v»® er democratic processes. Mr. |Bost makes this further significant observation: "It would be odd if a third term or 'Roosevelt loyalty' movement went far without meeting Mr. Hoey in its path." There has been plenty to indicate that Gov ernor Hoey blows neither hot nor cold for Mr. Roosevelt, and if you're asking us, it is because of his well-known attitude that the President's friends are busying themselves at this time, so they will not be helpless when they meet the Governor in their path. There is the barest possibility, though, that ! what has happened in Wisconsin and-Illinois 1 may shape things differently in North Car- ' olina. Politics Any occasion that brings voters together in any considerable number, also brings candidates or their managers there in cov ies. And when the candidates for gov ernor—there are ten of them, counting the Republicans—all converge on these gather ings the crowd is swelled considerably. For if ycu bother to investigate you will find that they carry a retinue of workers, who mix with the crowds like by-bidders at an auction sale. And all told, they are an interesting lot. Swap words with them and you're liable to come away with a lot of new ideas. We are talking about such meetings as the recent postoffice dedications when Post- master-General Jim Farley was certain to draw big crowds. The gubernatorial candi dates didn't neglect those meetings. They were out in full force, even if not in their regalia. And all of them were willing to admit that things looked pretty good for their cause. If you were curious enough to inquire about the prospects, and then took all the answers apart and rearranged them by the process of eliminating the obviously selfish viewpoints, you probably came to such conclusions as these: When the ballots of the first primary are counted it probably will be found that Can didate Broughton is in the lead. That means that he will have to face somebody in the second primary. You get the notion that Mr. Broughton will lead because of the var ious groups that are supporting him, includ ing a large slice of the administration sup port, plus the influence Dr. McDonald and some of his former lieutenants, can throw his way. You are not certain who will oppose Broughton in the second primary, but you probably figure from the tales told you at the big meeting, that it will be either "Can didate Maxwell or Candidate Horton. If the Broughton emissaries were frank with you, they probably admitted that their candidate would rather face Maxwell than Horton in the second primary. And from others you probably figured out the reason. The theory upon which this conclusion is ! based is that Mr. Mkxwell will shoot his whole wad in the first primary. In the second, with Broughton leading, he'd, have to get more than an even break of the voters who supported" other candidates in the first—which he won't. On the other hand, if Horton is the contender, it might be the other way around, and for this rea son: There is the impression, right or wrong, that Horton was given fhe double cross by administration forces. Which is to say that he had been promised Hoey sup port, until the Governor was reminded that if he rfleans to run against Bob Reynolds for the Senate, it would be wise to play hands off. Most voters are good sports and they don't like the double-cross or anything that resembles it, and that is why you come to the conclusion that Horton will get much more than an even break of the off-side voters. It could be of course that these dopesters are all wet, have their wires crossed, or sump'n. Maybe Broughton's run-off part ner will be Candidate Gravely. He's a first rate business man, and folks have been clamoring for a long time for the chance to vote for somebody who isn't a lawyer. Maybe Tom Cooper, if his sound truck doesn't run down, may make the grade. Or it could be any one of the other contenders. You're basing your conclusions on what the boys told you at the big meeting. ' But as things look from this distance, you have sized the thing up about right: It is a safe bet that Broughton will lead the caravan and will have to fight it out with one of the others. If the supporters of the eliminated candidates gang up on the leader, it's going to be just too bad. But from the side lines, you can bet your sweet life that it's going to be a red hot show—that second primary. In Far-Off Nebraska Senator Burke was a casualty of the pri mary voting in Nebraska last week. Burke, like other high-placed statesmen, rode into the Senate in 1934 on a New Deal platform, but like other senators, deserted the ship when there was the false notion that it might sink—if enough augur holes could be bored by selfish hands. The record shows that lately Senator Burke opposed the ad ministration on 80 per cent, of the impor tant test votes. What is more he openly castigated the President's program, and credited his opposition to free thinking and unharnessed reasoning. Last week the voters of his state chastized him for desert ing the President, and they did their purg ing without prodding from the White House. You can't make anything else out of it, for Nebraska nominated a 100 per cent. New Dealer, Governor R. L. Cochran, to take Senator Burke's seat in the Senate. Ordinarily North Carolina wouldn't be greatly interested in whom Nebraska elects to the Senate. But circumstances make it extremely interesting: For Senator Burke's record of opposition to the administration is parallelled by Senator Bailey. In fact they backstood each other on most issues, and along with Senators Byrd, George, Gerry and Tydings could be depended upon to take New Deal proposals apart to see what made them tick. Time flies fast. Senator Bailey soon will have to seek re-election, and what happened to his buddy in Nebraska, is calculated to make him nervous. For in spite of under cover efforts to sterilize the North Carolina Democracy and undermine presidential in fluence in this State, there still are those who contend that the voters, in the main are loyal to Mr. Roosevelt and his program] and at the same time, quite naturally, none too pleased with Senator Bailey's failure to live up to that— unbeatable nominating speech, back yonder when Roosevelt was in flower. Senator Reynolds, too, for certain per sonal reasons, has a record of opposition that wouldn t commend him to these Roose velt loyalists, but his re-election is not so immediate, and a lot can hapepn in his extra two years of grace. But we insist, that benator Burkes experience is calculated to make both North Carolina senators a bit Jittery. And it is barely possible that it may cause other State leaders to pause, look and listen. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA 1»LLI Washington, April 16—The two phases of greatest political in terest in Washington at this stage of the Presidential cam paign might be called the "Draft Roosevelt" * movement and the "Stop Dewey" movement. The politicians of both parties are divided, in each case. The Draft Roosevelt movement is focused entirely in Washington and is being conducted by Ad ministration officials, most of whom stand to lose their jobs if any Democrat except Mr. Roose velt, or any Republican at all, becomes the tenant of the White House next January. It is led by the Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Harold Ickes, who was a Republican until Pres ident Roosevelt made him a member of his- Cabinet. This movement has been going on for months, and shrewd observers here think they see signs that it is waning. The best opinion among Wash ington soothsayers today is that Mr. Farley and Mr. Garner have succeeded in demonstrating to the President's satisfaction that it would be ruinous to his Party for him to run for a third term. The same prophets are predict ing that Mr. Roosevelt's influence will be thrown to Secretary of State Hull for the Presidency and Attorney-General Robert H.Jack son for second place on the ticket. Such a ticket would go far to avert a serious split in the party, since both Mr. Hull and Mr. Jackson are well liked and respected by almost all factions ' of Democrats. i Eligibility Increased ] Mr. Hull's eligibility is regard- ed as having been increased by i his victory in Congress in obtain- ( ing a majority vote in both j houses for the extension for three year of Executive authority to continue to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements with other na- j tions without having to submit them to the Senate for confirma- tion. It had a close squeeze in j the Senate, several Democratic Senators from the agricultural e states voting against it. The belief here is that the Re- 0 publicans will make these trade A | agreements a major campaign issue in the agricultural regions of the Mississippi Valley. The Farm Vote may easily decide next Fall's election, and there Is a strong element of farmers who believe that Mr. Hull's trade agreement opened the door to foreign competition with Ameri can products. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey of New York made him self many friends in the agricul tural states of the Middle West by his speeches on the farm sit • uation, in which he took excep , tion to the Hull policies. But Mr. ) Dewey did more than that. He , gave the leaders of his Party the j surprise of their lives by his suc . cess in the primary elections of [ delegates to the Republican Na ' tional Convention. ! Everybody in Washington al ■ most was certain that Senator • Vandenberg would get at least ■ two-thirds of the Wisconsin vot [ ers. But Mr. Dewey got the I whole twenty-four of them. This , clean sweep was the most con vincing demonstration Washing ton has had yet of young Mr. Dewey's popularity with the vot ers of his own party. Added to his other primary victories, it has given his party leaders some thing to think about seriously. Regarded As Outsider In Washington where Senators Vandenberg and Taft are familiar figures the tendency has been to regard Mr. Dewey as an outsider who might be good enough for second place but whose youthi— he is 38—and alleged inexper ience in the administration of public affairs ruled him out as the nominee for the head of the ticket. But political leaders in Presi dential years are prone to take a realistic view of circumstances as they are. The realistic view in this case is that the Republicans, facing the handicap of being op posed to a party which has been in power for eight years, must nominate the best vote-getter they have, regardless of other : considerations. And so far as i tests of vote-getting power have j gone, Mr. Dewey has demonstrat- ] ed that he has more of it than ] either of his two chiW rivals. ] So the Republican leaders are ( beginning to study Mir. Dewey's t other qualifications much more , seriouJsly. In international aft fairs he recently talked Ske an isolationist, but he still believes that Congress was right £n re- : pealing the Arms Embargo. In I agricultural matters he his sat isfied the Republican spokesman v of the Farm Group, Senator Mc- Nary, that he is the friend bf the farmer and understands farm problems. Mr. Dewey's friends are /vigor- a □UCDDI -JJKMU '^ IE R '^ E CLUB \ WASH'NTON ACE J | CENSUS MAM INSISTED TERRIBLY RMPERHMEKT,' WOW NOW MUCK WZ&ZM^K MT^%Z KNOW J , s£B££P *R> ||LLLLIIBL I TTTTSFJECAIY PJ^ TEUARHFTSTF PH^A*) / I BET TH' PRESIDENT WILL JF ; BUT WHEN I OUTRAGE V/TNCE VWEN HE HEARS I " SAID I'D TCU. §GIQLS —I I SA® - JSRF 11 I • '2&SSE'. I V£RT J« !\V / =\ II CHANGED MY V 4M* WUA FW ously promoting the proposition that when it conies to adminis trative experience, neither Mr. Taft nor Mr. Vandenberg has any record to compare with that of Mr. Dewey in administering the office of District Attorney in the nation's largest and most corrupt city and winning his war against politically protected crime. " Democrats Active It is significant that some prominent Democrats, as well as Republican backers of other can didates, are taking a more or less active part in the effort to "Stop De\yey." Whether he is regard ed as the most dangerous oppon ent, from the Democratic point of view, is not quite clear. There are some who say that if Mr. Roosevelt should decide, at the last minute, to seek a third term, Tom Dewey is the only Re publican with a strong enough persbnal appeal, to have a chance against him. But the conven tions are still more than two months away, and Senator Taft is believed to have a very large number of delegates already safe ly pledged to himself. Elkin Members of T. P. A. Meet at Bon-Ton Friday Members of the Elkin post of the Travelers Protective Associa tion met in a dinner session Fri day evening at the Bon-Ton grill. Covers were placed for 17 mem bers in the private dining room. The after dinner business ses sion featured the election of of ficers for the group and a talk by Rev. O. V. Caudill, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Officers elected were: Presi dent, Garland Johnson; vice president, R. c. Freeman, and secretary-treasurer, L. G. Baker. The board of directors consists of W. A. Finney, Hugh Royall, L. F. Amburn, C. N. Myers and W. M. Gray. Members of the member ship committee elected were: L. F. Amburn, L. G. Baker, F. w. Graham, George Royall and Hugh Royall. L. F. Amburn and Rev. O. V. Caudill were elected as delegates to the state conven tion to be held in High Point on May 16, and W. C. Cox and H. P. Graham were named as alter nates. HUB MADISON BUYS HOLCOMB'S GARAGE Hub Madison, who for a num ber of years has operated a radia tor repair shop next to the Elkin Motor Car Co., on South Bridge street, has purchased the garage in Jonesville heretofore operated by Hufeh Holcomb and known as Holcomb's Garage. Mr. Madison has changed the name of the garage to Hub's Place, and in addi tion to doing general auto repair work will also specialize in radia tor work there. The garage is located next to Dock's Tavern on highway 67, just south of the new Yadkin river bridge. In addition to repair work, the place will also handle Willard Batteries and Goodyear tires. Tea is being grown on 123,000 acres in Russia. Yadkin Group Returns From Trip To Indiana Mrs. W. W. Woodruff, Mr. and [Mrs. Howard Woodruff of Boon ville, Mrs. C. K. Todd and daugh ter, Mrs. Bill Dinkins of Yadkin - ville have all just returned from a trip to Munsie and Gaston, In diana. While there they attended the birthday dinner of Sidney Shore, brother of Mrs. W. W. Woodruff and Mrs. Todd. The dinner was held at the home of John Shore, whose birthday was celebrated and also his daughter's, Mrs. Fronia Shore Reed, their birthdays coming within a week of each other. Dinner was served to the fol lowing : Mrs. W. W. Woodruff, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Woodruff, Boonville, N. C., Mrs. C. K. Todd and daugh ter, Mrs. BUI Dinkins, Yadkinville, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Alex Roberts, Summitville, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gough, their son and several daughters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Shore, Mrs. Fronja Reed, Mr. Homer Shore, Mrs. Mil ler Jones Hootz, nephew of John Williams, Alton Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shore and family, all of Modoc, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. George Retz and family of Bloom ingsport, Ind.; and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith of Williamsburg, Ind. The music as rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Alex Roberts, assisted by Alton Hobson, was especially ap preciated. Most of those present were resi dents or former residents of North Carolina. FREE MOTION PICTURE TO BE SHOWN AT LYRIC A free motion picture, "Blame It on Love" will be shown at the Lyric theatre here Thursday, April 25, at 9:45 a. m., under the auspices of the Duke Power Com pany. Free tickets may be obtained at the Duke Power Company office on West Main street. The motion picture stars Joan Marsh and John King, two well known Hollywood movie actors, and is said to be highly entertain ing throughout. For further details, turn now to the Duke Power Company "Blame It On Love" advertisement in this issue. WHITE SWAN INSTALLS NEW FLAT WORK IRONER A new flat work ironer has re cently been installed by the White Swan Laundry here as a part of the company's policy in providing the most modern equipment so that they may better serve their customers. . The new machine not only op erates faster thai) the old machine, but performs better work in the ironing of sheets, pillow cases and other flat work. Both cats and rats are eaten in South China, but the rat is usually taken as a tonic for fallen hair instead of food. Thursday. April 18, 1940 Runs Establishment Rastus—My, but yo' looks pros perous these days. Sambo—Boys, Ah's livin' off de fat ob de land. Rastus—How come, big boy? Sambo—Ah runs a reducin' es tablishment. WANTS For sale—Fordson tractor with side plow. A bargain! Elkin Motor Car Co.. Elkin, N. C. ltc Use Cole's corn planters for best results. Surry Hardware Co. ! ItC For rent, three furnished bed rooms; private bath, with show er, and private entrance. Call telephone 44-W. Itc For Sale—All Kinds of Dry Stove Wood and Kindling. Any size load.—H. W. Crouse, or \ call IS7 ' R - 4-18p Cole's fertilizer distributors dis tribute fertilizer as it should be. We have them. Surry Hard ware Co. ltc When selling or buying produce see Early Combs, in the old city jail building. Telephone 308. tfc. For Sale Now! 1000 phonograph records, 10c each. String music, blues and latest popular hits. Big Nickel Lunch. Open 24 hours. tfc Ten-year-old mule for sale. Weighs 1,100 pounds and is in perfect condition. Rllrin Mo tor Car Co.. Elkin, N. C. ltc Do you want plenty of egg* from strong, fast growing young chicks? if so feed Panamln. we have It. Abemethy's, A Good Drug Store, Elkin, N. C. tfn McCormick-Deering peg and disc harrows. Surry Hardware Co. ltc For sale— J. C. Triplett farm lo cated 1 mile from Elkin on Elkin-Winston-Salem highway No. 67. Contains 100 acres—so acres bottom land, 50 acres up land. Seven-room dwelling, large barn and other outbuildings. Suitable for farming or for sub division. See R. R. Triplett at Bon-Ton Grill, Elkin, N. C. tfc For sale—Team of 3-year-old mares, weigh approximately 1,000 pounds, each. New set of harness.. Elkin Motor Car Co., Elkin, N. C. Servel Etectrolux (kerosene burn er) brings modern city refrig eration to farm homes without electricity. Write for free lit erature today. Box 333, Mount Airy, N. C. tf c If you want nice beautiful green lawns, use Vigoro. Surry Hard ware Co. lt c We buy scrap iron and Dotible Eagle Service Co Elk in, N. C. tfc Wanted to repair radios. Our expert thoroughly knows hia business. Prices right. Harris Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. tfo Found—A rood place to have your watch repaired. See Leonard's. Jewelfevers since 1893, next to postoffice. Wc
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