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JR. | GRASS TROUBLES As one who has lived in two brand new houses with lawns of the most beautiful and gooey red mud to be found anywhere, we figured that it would be bliss to have a yard that had green grass on it for a change. And now we have green grass—and trouble. For in our present abode the grass actually came up. That proved a big surprise in itself.' But now that it's up it figures it must keep right on growing. ~ ————— f Most people with new lawns complain that they have trouble getting grass to grow. We are having trouble because it won't stop growing. Why the grass out at our house grows so fast that when we mow one side of the yard, it's ready to mow again by the time we get the other side mowed. The way things stand now, our wife won't let the children play in the front yard unless equipped with a compass and a two-day supply of provisions. She is Just Received CAR LOAD OF BASIC SLAG F. A. BRENDLE & SON Elkin, N. C. WHY MR. DUPP WENT WHACKY OVER ICE CUBES Consider the case of poor Mr. Dupp. For years he went through an ice cube famine. Hot weather when he came home pining for a big pitcher of iced tea—what happened? Mrs. D. had been de frosting the refrigerator—and NO ice cubes! When a few of the boys dropped around, every tray was emptied of cubes before the evening was half over. AND THEN—the wife bought a modern air conditioned ICE refrigerator. Suddenly he dis covered that he could get plenty of pure, crystal clear, taste-free cubes in three to fiye minutes make them himself by the dozens as fast as he needed them with no trouble at all. No wonder he went slightly off his head 1 Having plenty of sparkling ice cubes is only one of the many advantages of owning a 1940 air-con ditioned ICE refrigerator. Get all the facts. Learn about our amazingly low prices and easy terms.\ Talk to one of our Service Men or come to our display rooms. Ask about our free trial offer. See the Modern New Ice *4— Refrigerators At Our Showroom Carolina Ice & Fuel s&Sfa, Phone 83 Elkin, N. C. scared the grass will grow so high they won't be able to find their way home. Another bad thing about it, the grass grows so fast it keeps us awake at night. Have you ever stayed awake and listened to the creak of grass blades? It's sort of like the sound made by scratch ing your fingernails along a smooth plaster wall. But at that maybe it's better than mud. Before the grass came up our wife wouldn't let the chil dren out of the house on a rainy day unless they wore either snow shoes or a life preserver. Many's the time she missed them before taking these precautions to find their hats lying out in the yard. But when she lifted the hats she always found tffem underneath. That proved a great comfort. You must come out sometime and admire our grass. But don't get off the sidewalk. We don't want to have to hunt for you with a lawnmower. * * ♦ THIS AND THAT The census wasn't all that was taken over at Raymond Vestal's THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA house the other day when the local enumerator called there. Miss Ophelia Paul, who Is ask ing the questions here, called at the Vestals and left her galoshes , on the front porch. When she had completed her call and was preparing to leave, the galoshes were nowhere to be found. It must have been quite embar rassing. Miss Paul didn't know where the galoshes had gone, and Mrs. Vestal didn't know either. Then Mrs. Vestal had an inspira tion. She thought of the dog. A look in the dog's box down in the basement disclosed the ga loshes, and everyone was happy with the possible exception of the dog. But what has us wondering is how Raymond managed to teach his pooch to do tricks like that? * • • William B. Oliver, who is seek ing the nomination for state in surance commissioner in oppo sition to Dan C. Boney, was in the office the other afternoon. He told us about what fine chances he had of winning the nomination, and about the large number of fine editorials a num ber of newspapers had given him, and this and that about his campaign. It proved very embarrassing fdr us. We didn't even know he was i running. * * * Seems like breaking and enter ■ ing is on the march around here, with few cases solved. Of course one man cannot be expected to adequately police a town of this size at night, but thieves evident ly find it quite a playground. Whoever robbed Hinshaw's Cash Hardware Company the lat ter part of last week did a nice clean job. Anyway, the safe was clean. » • » The weather can be very cur ious in April. After rain practi cally all day last Thursday, Fri day morning dawned bright and clear. When we awoke about 6:30 the sUn was shining and the i buds were bursting and outside a ; couple of birds • were singing a ; duet. One was singing soprano i and the other alto and it was very pretty. But when awoke again about an hour later it was all dark and cloudy, and upon ; looking for the birds we found j both perched outside dividing a box of sulfanilamide tablets. But somewhere the sun was shining. No doubt. BETHEL Several people from here at tended the baccalaureate sermon at Ronda Baptist church last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Morrison and daughters, Misses Louise, Pauline, Anna and Lola, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Morrison were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mcßride, of Jonesville, last Sunday. The many friends of Mrs. J. T. Triplette will be glad to know that she has returned to her home from the hospital at Elkin, where she has been a patient for the past two weeks. The twin babies who have been so tenderly cared for by Mrs. Triplette's niece, Mrs. L. M. Stew art, of Elkin, have also been brought home. Miss Norma Gilliam, in com pany with come of the teachers and students of Ronda school, spent last Thursday and Friday in Chapel Hill and Durham. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, Eu gene Jones, Othel Osborne, N. L. Caudill, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones attended the Stone Moun tain quartet singing held at Rock Creek church last Sunday after noon. Mrs. Callie Waddell, of Elkin, spent last week here visiting her sister, Mrs. N. E. Burchette. Little Bobby Cook, son of Mrs. Veo Ma this Cook, is very sick at his home near here. Relatives and friends from here attended the funeral of Briston Mathis at Pleasant Grove last Thursday. CANDIDATE FOR STATE OFFICE HERE FRIDAY William B. Oliver, Wake coun ty candidate for the Democratic nomination for Insurance Com missioner, in opposition to Dan C. Boney, was in Elkin Friday in the interest of his candidacy. Mr. Oliver, who describes him self as "untrammelled by prom ises" and "undominated by cliques," was a gunner's mate in the World War. He was accom panied by his 18-year-old son, Alfred Oliver, whom he describes as the smallest campaign man ager in America, the boy being only about three and one-half feet tall. Mr. Oliver appeared confident i that he would win the nomina- I tion in the forthcoming primary. ; FARMERS APPLY FOR LIMESTONE Large Amount of Triple Su perphosphate Is Also Or dered in Surry USE IN SOIL BUILtJING Applications for 645 tons of ground agricultural limestone have been applieu for through the county agent's office through the 1940 Agricultural Conservation Program. This material is se cured -as a grant of aid, the ground agricultural limestone be ing furnished to the farmers now and pay for this material to be taken out of their 1940 Agricul tural Conservation payment. EStch 1500 pounds of ground agri cultural limestone counts one unit toward meeting the soil building goal. 67,800 pounds of triple super phosphate have been ordered by producers in Surry county as a grant of aid. Each 100 pounds counts one unit toward meeting the soil-building goal, and each 100 pounds takes SI.BO out of the 1940 Agricultural Conservation payment. Persons wishing to obtain either of the materials may file application at the county agent's office. The ground agricultural limestone is hauled delivered to the farm. The farmer pays the trucker 50c per ton when the lime is delivered, the remainder of the cost is taken from the 1940 payment. The phosphate, in most instances, will be deliv ered from Dobson. Read Tribune Advertisements! 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