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IT'S AGAINST THE LAW
We happened to gain possession of a copy of town ordi
nances printed in 1926, the other day, and .according to the
laws therein—unless they've since been repealed—it's prac
tically against the law here to do anything, and also against
the law if you don't do anything. For that would practically
amount to vagrancy.
For the benefit of numerous youngsters not yet 16, it's
against the law for you to be on the streets downtown later
than 9 o'clock unless accompanied by your parents, or else
through special permission. You'
young gents and ladies who go
to the movies and then pop into
the drugstore of your choice for
a pop afterward, are liable to ar
rest if you are under 16. Isn't
that terrible! And jails are such
cold', cheerless places, too, espe
cially for anyone so young.
Then there are those of you
who frequently drive downtown
behind your choice mule, ox or
horse. Don't hitch them to a
telephone pole, for that is against
the law. And don't let them
wander around unattended, for
that's against the law, too. Seems
Just Received
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there's -not much liberty left for
a self respecting animal any
more. Tsk, tsk.
There are a lot more ordi
nances in this little book that we
can't remember at the time, and
as we do not have it at hand at
this particular moment, we'll
have to wait until a later date to
tell you what else you mustn't do
if you want to keep out of El kin's
new super deluxe jail into which
Corbett Wall would so like to put
the writer of this column.
But coming from 1926 to 1940,
we feel rather amused every time
we see signs on the highways at
Elkin's city limits which state
that the speed limit is 25 miles
an hour, and point out that this
law is enforced, when everyone
knows that local delivery trucks
frequently attain a speed of 40
and 50 miles an hour right up
Elkin's most populated residential
streets.
There are law's and laws, but
few of them are enforced.
LOTS OF HOUSES NOW
If ever a town was experiencing
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
a residential building boom. El kin
is it. Houses are appearing llko
mushrooms. Drive along a street
some Sunday afternoon and
you'll find several houses under
construction. Drive along the
same street the following Mon
day and not only will they be
completed, but the weekly wash
will be hanging on the line.
In a lot of cases, people are
building doll houses, especially
those built for rent. Maybe the
builders are trying to keep the
population down, for a married
couple couldn't afford to have
many children in one of them.
As it is, in case a fellow wants to
stretch out, he has to sit in the
parlor, put his feet in the kitchen
and his elbows in the bedrooms.
Still, it's remarkable how much
space they manage to build into
one of these new little houses.
When you notice the foundation
you'd be willing to swear that
there will not be room for over
two rooms. Yet when it's done
you'll find four rooms, a break
fast nook, and a bath. And prob
ably a front porch that you might
be able to. get one chair on if it's
rather small and if you don't
mind sitting with your feet in the
front yard.
In a lot of instances, however,
these small houses come equipped
• with a large rent. Which is a
comfort —to the landlord.
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THIS AND THAT
We understand that there are
quite a few folks in .town who
have scented a big success story
in the recent rat campaign, if
you get what we mean.
They put on a rat campaign
down in Uncle Culpepper's home
town a couple of years ago, but it
didn't do so much good. It seems
that Uncle Culpepper beat the
rats to the bait. He always was
fond of fish.
Aunt Frousy said it got to be a
common occurrence to find Uncle
Cul caught in the rat trap every
time she would set it. But he al
ways was one to go around
poking his nose into things.
It was rumored around once
that all the neighborhood rats
were seriously thinking of staging
an anti-Culpepper campaign, but
couldn't get any cooperation from
the stete board of health.
Do you have a little rat in
your home?
BETHEL
The farmers are very busy pre
paring to plant corn. Owing to
the recent rains the ground has
been too wet to cultivate jnuch of
the time. Small grain is looking
very promising for a god crop.
Mr. James Caudill, who resides
near here, has been confined to
his home for several weeks with
illness.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stroud visit
ed their sister-in-law, Mrs. Lillie
Holloman, at the Elkin hospital
last Sunday where ?he is being
treated.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Morrison
visited Mrs. Morrison's mother,
Mrs. Wells, near Wilkesboro, last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gilliam, of
Elkin, Mr. and Mrs. David R.
Gilliam and Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Mcßride, of Jonesville, visited
their sister and aunt last Sunday
for a while, Mrs. J. T. Triplette,
and Mr. Triplette.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Melton, Mr.
and Mrs. Wiley Cox, of Elkin,
were the guests last Sunday of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J.
Melton.
Mrs. Charles Hulcher, Mrs.
Delia Carter, Miss Louise Evry
and Miss Jennie Harris, teachers
in the Ronda high school, were
entertained at dinner by Mr. and
Mrs. D. S. Gilliam last Thursday
evening.
Miss Blanche Pardue spent last
week-end visiting her sister, Mrs.
Spurgeon Cheeks, near Clingman,
The children here are enjoying
a vacation now, the school at
Ronda having closed last week.
The seniors from here are Miss
Norma Gilliam and Misses Myrtle
and Vennie Mathis, daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Mathis, near
this community. The following
received their seventh grade di
plomas: Leo Gilley, Blanche Par
due, Rebecca Pardue, Doris Paye
Jones, Kenneth Stroud, Clay
Mastin, and Joe Mathis, Jr.
Little v Miss Edna Mathis spent
the past week-end as guest of her
sister, Mrs. Felix Swalm, of Cycle.
Mrs. C. W. Gilliam is spending
this week at Wilkesboro with her
daughter and family, Mrs. W. A.
Stroud, she will attend the grad
uation exercises at school there
Tuesday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Stroud. Their son, Ray, is
a member of the senior class this
year.
Several relatives and friends of
Mrs. A. L. Triplette spent last
Sunday with her at her home
here. Bringing lunch,' they gave
Mrs. Triplette a complete sur
prise, it being her birthday anni
versary. The pleasure was mar
red by the illness of the honoree's
small son and of her mother who
is an invalid.
Only Cracked
Chubb—Huh, wise guy, eh?
Why, you're Just like a whip in
the hands of an expert.
Duff—Smart, you mean?
Chubb—Naw, cracked!
NOTICE
Before the Clerk
North Carolina,
Surry County.
Woodrow Park and wife, Mar
varenne Park, vs. Mrs. Oertha
Park Hatcher and husband, J. O.
Hatcher; Mrs. Fannie Park
Saunders (widow); Mrs. Beulah
Park Hamilton (widow) and hus
band, Walker Hamilton and Nel
son P r rk, minor.
The defendants, Mrs. Oertha
Park Hatcher and husband, J. O.
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action entitled as above has been
commenced in the Superior Court
of Surry County, North Carolina,
for a partition of land, and that
said defendants will further take
notice that they are required to
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