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Ua&CaAK&fic^ Author of -How to Win Fricndt and Influence People " ISIHGI CHARACTER When Charles E. Garstang, an architect, Jiving at 5321 La Cresta Court, Los Angeles, California, was starting out he was most anxious to land a Job designing and superintending the construc tion of a house for a prominent doctor. This doctor was so im portant, and had so much in fluence in the community, that if Mr. Garstang could secure that order he would be made. But the doctor was "difficult." He had ideas of his own. Mr. Garstang secured an intro duction to the doctor, and was finally allowed to call. It was a big moment for Mr. Garstang. ANNOUNCING A NEW UP-TO-DATE AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION REBUILDING . BODY & PAINT SERVICE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF Claude Smoot CUSTOMER APPROVED SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS LATEST EQUIPMENT PLUS SKILLED WORKMANSHIP SATISFACTION GUARANTEED AT YOUR LOCAL Dodge and Plymouth Dealers PHONE 32 MARKET ST. 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Has an \ Pmj . , M b unparalleled perform- ***** for "* ance record. EI,KIN PLUMBING £ HEATING COMPANY Phone 254 Elkin, N. C. His mo6t important prospect! His whole career might turn on this interview. He gave the doctor his ideas. The doctor listened attentively, but gave no indication of what he was thinking. At last the doctor told him to call him up in two or three days. Mr. Garstang's heart went down. The way out! The old "some other time" dismissal. Later Mr. Garstang heard that the doctor had called in an older and much better established ar chitect. But one whose reputa tion was a bit on the shady side. The other architect was a con- THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA vincing talker. He could make an Egytian mummy think he needed a suit of clothes! Then after a few days, Mr. Garstang's telephone rang. The doctor wanted to see him. Mr. Cars tang hurried there as fast as he could. Good news! But it wasn't good news after all. The doctor said he hadn't arrived at a decision, just wanted a little more information. He mentioned the name of Mr. Gar stang's rival. Not once, but three or four times. He paved the way for Mr. Garstang to reflect on his competitor. Mr. Garstang could have torn the hide off his com petitor, but instead he merely said that he knew him, making no comment one way or the other. At last, the mysterious conference was over and Mr. Garstang left. A week passed. Not a word; not a jingle on the telephone. Finally a call came. "Come and see me," said the doctor. When he arrived the doctor was more affable than he prev iously had been. At last he said, "I'm giving the contract to you. And I'm paying you exactly one quarter more than your competi tor asked!" Naturally, Mr. Garstang asked the reason. "When the contract was hang ing in the balance, I gave you opportunity after opportunity to run your competitor down. I had heard things about him. I sus pected you had, too. But you said nothing whatever against him. That isn't the only reason why I am giving you the con tract; but that did make me ad mire you. You have character and that is one of the reasons I have decided in your favor." LIGHT The number of farms served by electric light and power com panies in the United States in creased 98 per cent, during the 1932-38 period, or from 710,000 to more than 1,400,000 farms. WAR Italy's entrance into the war endangers not only an important market for U. S. farm products but the source of many farm spe cialties for which there has al ways been a good market here. WHEAT The U. S. Agriculture Depart ment has forecast a winter wheat crop of 488,859,000 bushels on the basis of June 1 conditions, and estimated spring wheat produc tion of 239,000,000 bushels. TWO SIDES To Every Question By LTTLE HULL FIFTH COLUMN There are many obstacles to be overcome before the machinery of preparedness can function smoothly. The Government has a better knowledge than we have of the rough spots which must be filed down, and we would de well to allow it to do the filing. If it fails, we can then raise our voices in protest, but to do so now only stalls the machinery. There are three very obvious essentials to the success of the armament program, any one of which could develop into a bottle neck. They are: industrial coor dination, labor cooperation, and government mastery of subversive —or so-called Fifth Column —ac- tivities. Some of the obstacles to coor dination, of which industry and business complain, will doubtless be removed as the preparedness program progresses and exposes more clearly the stumbling blocks. Labor is fundamentally Ameri can. It grumbles and grouses but in the final analysis it does its job in a big way and its record for patriotism stands as high as that of any other element of our citizenry. The last factor mentioned Government mastery of subversive activities—is the most sensitive, and probably the most difficult to handle of any of our problems. The subversive type of treachery reasons along definite and changeless lines, and cannot be appealed to through patriotism, as its allegiance is to other lands and other creeds. These various anti-American activities have now become mentally crystallized under the name "Fifth Column." The Fifth Column breaks down into various classifications, but those most interesting to Ameri cans at the moment are the or ganizations—secret or otherwise —which support Nazism and Communism, and whose activities would prove dangerous to the welfare of the nation in event of war or other disturbed conditions. In considering these two Isms, it must be remembered that while in name they represent ideals, in reality they represent foreign gov ernments. Nazism literally trans lated means national socialism. Communism means common own ership of property. Under our constitution a citizen—or even an alien, unfortunately has the right to get up on a soap box and advocate the peaceful adoption of any form of government which he desires for this country—social ism, communism, or nudism, for that matter, if he inclines toward nature's laws—but no citizen or alien has the legal right to advo cate conquest of this country by another nation whether that conquest be accomplished by force or through idealistic infil tration. I Startling disclosures in Hol land, Belgium and elsewhere, have clearly demonstrated that the Fifth Column is a paid agency of an outside government, and that its duty is to lay the foundation for the forcible con quest of the country in which it operates. Already the initial steps to ward subduing these danger ele ments in our country are being taken. The President has request ed Congress to transfer alien and immigration control from the De partment of Labor to the Depart ment of Justice. Other bills are now before the Congress—partic ularly one introduced by Repre sentative Dies—which will stop the hitherto continuous flow of subversive elements into this country. Another vital measure has been introduced by Repre sentative Snyder, to put a night and day watch on "every foot" of our southern border, to prevent illegal alien entry. Many millions of our citizens are of German or Russian, des cent. Many were born in Ger many or Russia but have whole heartedly espoused the cause of Americanism. If we, the people, personally attempt to i£gulate subversive elements, many of these Americans will suffer insult and injustices as they did during the World War. It is the duty of the Govern ment to destroy the groups and organizations which are danger ous, and it seems fairly safe to believe that the Federal Bureau of Investigation under J. Edgar Hoover, will prove a match for the very large number of spies and other treasonable characters with which our country is said to be infested—provided that bu reau is allowed full latitude and sufficient funds to operate ex tensively. Let us keep an eye open, and report to the proper authorities — as we always should—upon ac tivities which in our mature judgment seem definitely suspi cious; but don't let us muddy the waters with inane hysteria. Don't let us start that old World War business of whispering to our neighbor that we saw Bill Jones signalling to a submarine, every time the poor cuss lights his cig arette. MULBERRY Rev. Richard Pardue filled his regular appointment at Bessie's Chapel Baptist church last Sat urday night. Rev. Reece, of Jonesville, delivered an Interest - ing sermon Sunday night. Both sermons toere greatly enjoyed by all who were present. Mr. Preston Mounoe, two sens, Paul and John, and Mr. Swalm, of Friendship community, spent Sunday with Mr. Mbunce's daughter, Mrs. Gaither Wall. - Mr. and Mrs. Willie Draughan and son, Russell, of Benham, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wall and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Thompson and family spent Sunday with Mr. Thompson's sister, Mrs. Speed Spainhour, of Jonesville. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Holder had as their Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Clive Williamson and fam ily, of Salem Fork community, and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Shinalt, of Dobson community. Miss Mabel Dobbins, of Union Cross, spent the week-end with Miss Gladys Collins. Mr. and Mrs. Kearnie. Mounce, n .:'■•■ V '•».'■ vi':sf": j B * / Engraved or Printed Wedding A nnouncements Invitations and Calling Cards Or Anything in the Engraving or Printing Line When you need beautiful, attractively designed engraved or printed wedding announcements, in vitations or calling cards, you will find we can supply you with exactly what you want. We have the agency for one of the finest engraving . firms in the nation and can give you the best service and lowest prices on high class engraving. We can also fill your needs promptly on printed announcements, cards, etc. No need to go out of • town—just call 96 or visit our office. Elk—— I Printing Company Phone 96 Elkin, N. C* ! e « 1 ~ -J j - . ' of Little Richmond, spent the week-end with Mrs. Mounce's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wall. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Isaac and children, of Mt. Airy, spent Sun day with Mr. Isaac's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Isaac. Mr. Rossie Dezern returned home Sunday from the hospital, his many friends are glad to note. The Monitor (Civil War iron clad) foundered in a rough sea and sank Dec. 31, 1862. The Merrimac, its enemy, was blown up by order of its commander, May 11, 1862. Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly If you suffer from rheumatic, arthritis or neuritis pain, try this simple inexpensive fiome recipe that thousands are using. 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