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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Published Kvery Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Bkln. N. C. Thursday, July 18, 1940 Catered 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 Oat of the State, $2.00 NAT ONAI €DITORIAI_ ASSOCIATION j it z Member North Carolina Press Association Everybody knows whose war this is, but the question is whose world will this be when the thing's over. The experts are saying Germany faces an oil shortage. This time we do sincerely hope they are righter than they were before. Certainly we have rights, and we ought to demand them. But we have duties, too, and ought to measure up to 'em. It is said of Mr. Willkie that he "electri fies the voters." And why shouldn't he? He's in the electric power business you know. And doesn't it seem silly that back yon der we got all pepped up and scrapped a lot of ships that we're needing powerful bad right now? Sonja Henie skated herself into financial security, but up to time of going to press the lassie hasn't sued for divorce on the grounds of cruelty. It may have been rotten and all that, but don't you wish The nations would agree to go back to fighting their wars with words— or even with swords? "Reducing Hitlerism to a mathematical formula: Multiply a country's troubles, di vide its citizens and subtract its sovereign ty."—Greensboro Daily News. The best way for Senator Wheeler to achieve that absolute isolation he craves is to keep the same road he's headed down. According to Dr. Frank Graham, the rural school is democracy's first line. But the trouble is so many are insisting on hang ing too much political linen on ditto. The Farmers Must Decide It is for the farmers to say what they want to do about the proposed three-year marketing quotas, but it is to be hoped that when they go to register their wishes Sat urday they will have come to their conclu sion through careful and intelligent study of all angles to this issue. Their government is not trying to cram marketing quotas down their throats, but leaving the decision to them in the democratic way. Which is quite right and proper, and if we may add is additional reason why an intelligent an swer be given in order to prove that the ag riculturists are capable of thinking things through. Meetings have been held this week at various points in the county to give Surry tobacco farmers the benefit of an official interpretation of the proposed plan, and with these facts available the farmers ought to be sufficiently informed to act with wisdom, one way or another. There is no purpose here to discuss the technical details of the plan, only to look at it in its broader relationship to the problem of agricultural economics which is so tre mendously important in this changed and changing national panorama. For one thing, as irksome as it may be to all of us, the good old do-as-you-please days are gone forever, and we may as well make the most of it. The farmer is not alone in this inconvenient interference with his per sonal liberties. The business and profession al man along with the layman is faced with restraints, some of them more drastic than crop control, and without the privilege of self-determination. So when it seemingly becomes necessary, in the viewpoint of na tional leaders who are in position to know and capable of judging, to organize and re adjust crop-planning, the farmer should re member that he is not being singled out for federal supervision. Certainly with world markets almost snatched bodily from the American tobacco farmer, and. with already huge surpluses on hand, it does seem silly to insist on adding to those surpluses* and equally silly to gam ble a summer's work on cards that are stacked against the planter. The govern ment is offering a plan which may not be free from faults but which appears to be based on reasonable reason, and to the ex tent that such leaders as Governor Hoey are approving and pleading with the farm ers to accept it for their own salvation. The answer the farmers give next Sat urday will spell the difference between or derly marketing and cut-throat prices. The government is leaning over backward in its eagerness to make the plan as painless as possible to the farmer, and our notion is that he will be very definitely standing in his own light if he fails to co-operate. For Cleaner Politics Congress has passed the Hatch bill de signed to curb the political activity of an army of state and local government em ployes, the President has signed it, willingly and gladly and it is now law, and everybody and his brother ought to be glad of it—ev erybody, that is, except those who would benefit from this regimentation of voters who constitute a dependable bloc for him who holds the reins. The new measure, a companion piece to the original Hatch act applying to Federal employes, applies to officials and employes working on programs financed in whole or in part by the Federal government. These are forbidden to use their position to in fluence the result of elections, to coerce other employes or to engage actively in po litical campaigns. It will be remembered that while the Senate had approved the bill, the House had shelved it in committee where it appeared to be doomed. But it was prized loose, brought to the floor, and passed in an about-face that can only be explained by the fact that the members were disturbed by what the newspapers were saying about them, and how the voters back home felt about it. All of which is encouraging, to say the least. But apparently the North Carolina dele gation in the house wasn't disturbed, for all of them either voted against the bill or were conveniently paired against it, which is the same thing except in the degree of boldness. We reckon the voters thus affected won't mind so much themselves. It will save them from the biennial shakedown that takes a nice little slice from their pay envelopes. They still can vote, and perhaps with a lot more freedom. So they won't be caring. But it will cramp the style of a few leaders who are rewarded one way or the other for their delivery, and it will be downright painful to political office-holders who have been de pending on these agencies to form the nucleus of their organization which keeps them in office. North Carolina knows something of the efficacy of the State highway department and other minor agencies, when it comes time to elect a State ticket. There have been times when this activity was greatly magnified and other times when the story was not half told. But now these influential factors have been deflated, if some way is not found to get around the law, and another step has been taken for cleaner politics. Our representatives may have had some good reason for opposing the law so ardently de sired by the President, but without being prompted we can't think what the reason could be. The Difference At the recent meeting of the State Board of Conservation and Development, held at Morehead City, Vice-Chairman Josh Horne reminded the members that with the federal government engaged in a how-many billion dollars defense program there should be all kinds of opportunities for this State to land a few of these mushroom industries, and proposed that the Conservation Depart ment get on its toes and go after these new enterprises. It was not surprising, however, that Thurmond Chatham, a member of the board, should warn that while North Carolina needs every new enterprise we can get, the permanent and enduring kind should be our first and chief concern. Mr. Chatham thinks that dairy and food processing plants are decidedly more desirable than munitions factories, specializing all the way from poi son gas to bombing planes. They are more desirable, not solely because they are per manent, but because there is something more wholesome, more reassuring in a milk condensery or a vegetable cannery, than the assembly line of a plant given over to the production of weapons of destruction. We will all be agreeing with Mr. Chat ham, who speaks with the wisdom of his own personal experience. For has he not demonstrated the worthwhileness of stick ing steadfastly to an industry that promises continuity of employment, even if the prof its have no kinship with the big shakedown of the war industries; and has he not dem onstrated the value of dairying as an in dustry that North Carolina has too long neglected ? The federal government will be spending a lot of money in the defense program, and much of this money will filter out to the states in the form of manufacturing and as sembling plants. But when they have serv ed their purpose, the community in which they are located may as well fold up, for it will be deader than a last year's bird nest. And that's not the kind of enterprise that North Carolina must hitch i|s wagon to. The Conservation board, however, is mindful of the importance of these more en during industries. What is more it proposes a long-term planning program that would utilize the facilities of State departments in an endeavor to study the potentialities and obtain new uses and markets for resources of sea, soil and minerals. That would be de velopment, and it would be conservation, and living up to the name of this state agency which only lately has shown any sign of justifying its existence. "War was hell even in Sherman's day, but this is the first time that Satan took charge personally."—Robert Quillen. When in need of a market, start a fad, appears to be the slogan of certain break fast food manufacturers. Why don't the tobacco farmers send a delegation to Europe to popularize peace-pipe smoking. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA llitfL Washington, July 15—The one certain outcome of the present Presidential campaign, whichever party wins the election, will be a clarification of the foreign policy of the United States, and prob able material modifications in our national attitude toward the re6t of the world. That is the belief of the most experienced observ ers of Washington affairs. The war in Europe, with its contingent threat of aggression against this country, has brought the attention of the average American citizen more sharply toward our relations with other nations than at any time since Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans at the end of the War of 1812. This is particularly true on the two coasts. The people of the Atlantic coast have always been more acutely conscious of foreign af fairs than those of the Middle West; and the Pacific Coast has been suffering, more or less, from anti-Japanese jitters for a quarter of a century or longer. But now, Washington hears, the great region lying between the Alleghanies and the Rockies is beginning to look with concern upon the international situation, also. "One thing which has occur red," said an official of the State Department recently, "is that more Americans know about the Monroe Doctrine and understand its meaning and implications, than ever did before." Prom the State Department's point of view, our relations with South America are of more im mediate, vital importance than are our relations with any Euro pean power. Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the British- Fascist war, the fact of the pene tration of German and Italian influence in Latin America re mains, and the present Adminis tration is determined to go the limit in cultivating such relations with Central and South America that there will remain no menace to our national interests on this Hemisphere. And on this point of hemispherical solidarity there is apparent in Washington no ma terial difference between the two parties in the political campaign now beginning. Lack of Opposition Those who have been the most careful watchers of public senti ment as expressed in Congress are frank to admit their surprise at the almost total lack of oppo sition to the enormous defense program. Expenditures author ized and appropriations made for the Army, Navy and Air Corps in the past three months already total more than 10 billion dollars, with the prospect of another 5 billions or so to be spent before the goal of a "two-ocean" navy and complete defense of the en ti re Western Hemisphere is reached. There has been almost no pub lic protest, practically no opposi tion from the opposition party, although to carry out such a pro gram will involve a great increase in the national debt, beyond the 45 billion statutory limitation. It will also involve heavy increases in taxes, which will fall on ev erybody. Some of them went into effect the first of this month. Washington has not yet heard a peep of protest. While billions have been ap propriated for additional arma ments, there are critics in Wash ington who are asking if the pro gram for producing those "arma ments is moving along at full steam ahead. In general, there is great confidence in the ability of Mr. William Knudsen, In charge of procurement, and the able assistants he has surrounded himself with, to get the nation's industrial machine geared to high-speed production as fast and effectively as anybody can do it. But there is questioning here as to whether the military and naval men have yet made up their minds just what they want the industrialists to make, and whether the heads of the Cabinet departments have given the go ahead signal. The Navy is be lieved to be moving faster than the Army. The whole modern idea of a mechanized army still meets resistance on the part of the higher-up "brass hats," and questions as to the proper pro portion of tanks, mobile artillery, anti-aircraft guns and the like are said to be still undecided. Standardisation Proceeding The effort to reduce the num ber of types of military aircraft to five or six, and to get the Array and the Navy to agree to use the same types for most pur poses. is said to be head way, and extension of facilities for the manufacture of both air craft and engines is understood to be proceeding rapidly. There is still considerable con-' The Campaign Begins • fusion as to what provisions will be made for increasing the per sonnel of the fighting forces, and the question of universal mili tary service, either by conscrip tion or otherwise, is still wide open. Steps for the training of the gerat number of aviators and aviation mechanics who will be needed to handle the proposed air force of several times as many planes as the Government now has in service, are going ahead speedily. Rites on Monday For J. M. Sale, Native of Wilkes Last rites for J. M. Sale, 81, native of Wilkes county, were held at Oak Grove Baptist church Monday morning, with Rev. Gus Myers, Rev. W. V. Brown and Rev. E. K. Wooten in charge. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Mr. Sale died Saturday morning at the home of his son, F. C. Sale, near Courtney, after a long illness with a heart ail ment. Mr. Sale had spent most of his life at Clingman, moving to Yadkin only a few years ago. He was married to Miss Martha Marshall, who survives, together with the following children: P. C. Sale, Courtney; George Sale, Mrs. J. N. Brown, Mrs. J. A. Boven der, Mrs. J. P. Moser, Winston- Salem; Roy Sale, postmaster at Cycle; and Mrs. Alf Davis, Wild wood, N. J.; two half brothers, P. L. Myers, of Cycle, and Charlie Myers, of Jonesville; one sister, Mrs. Bettie Harris, of Jonesville. EAST BEND Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Coram and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hobson at tended the funeral of Solomon Allen at Plat Rock Baptist church Sunday. Mrs. Jim Taylor and two chil dren, Alice Warden and Nancy, of West Point, N. Y., are spending several weeks with Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hob son. Mrs. Taylor was, before her marriage, Miss Collie Hobson. Mrs. Nora Ward and her son, Marvin, and Mr. Tom Martin have returned from a trip to Charlotte where they spent sev eral days. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Martin and son, Bill, have returned to their home in Dinuba, Calif., after spending several days with their mother, Mrs. Betty Martin. Mrs. Vinie Barker, of Winston- Salem, spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. Lula Loving. There will be an ice cream sup per at the school building Sat urday night, July 20, for the ben efit of the baseball team. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Joe Poindexter, of German ton, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. Mamie Butner. L. H. Todd and Mr. Martin at tended the Yadkin Baptist Asso ciation at Shady Grove church last Friday. Tommie Coram. Shelley Sills, Bernard and John Marlyn Matthews, and Gilbert Hobson attended the motorcycle races at High Point Sunday. PORK Since the program was author ized in December, 1939, the Sur plus Marketing Administration has bought for domestic relief distribution 241,000,000 pounds of lard and pork products. REFERENDUM TO BE HELD 20TH Farmers Go to Polls Satur day to Decide Upon To bacco Quotas WILL AFFECT PRICES Flue-cured tobaqco growers will go to the polls Saturday and de cide whether they want three year marketing quotas, one-year quotas, or no quotas at all. They also will be deciding to a large extent the price they will receive for their 1940 crop of tobacco, it is pointed out by E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer of N. C. State College. If quotas are approved for a three-year period, 1941 through 1943, the Federal Government has promised to protect prices of the 1940 crop "at or slightly above last year's 14.9 cents per pound level." The Triple-A offi cials also have announced that if three-year quotas are voted, the allotments in 1941 will be the same as in 1940. Recent amend ments to the Crop Control law provide'that no quota can be re duced more than 10 per cent, from the 1940 allotment during the next three years. If one-year quotas are voted, Floyd said, the Federal Govern ment will not be able to protect prices at the 14.9 cents level the 1939 crop brought, and allot ments for 1941 will be reduced 10 per cent. Without any quotas, predictions of the price the 1940 crop would bring range from 5 to 10 cents per pound. Floyd said that any person who will share in the proceeds of the 1940 crop of flue-cured tobacco is eligible to vote in the referendum Saturday. Community polling places will be set up, to be open ed not later than 9 a.m. and to close not earlier than 5 p.m. It will require a vote of two thirds of those casting ballots to put three-year quotas in effect. If two-thirds or more of those voting do not favor three-year quotas, but the total of the three year and one-year votes is two thirds or more of the total vote cast, then one-year quotas will be in effect. PLAN HOME COMING AT MAPLE SPRINGS July 21st will be observed as Home Coming Day at Maple Springs church, and everyone is cordially invited to attend. It is especially hoped that all members, old friends and new friends of the church and com munity will be there. There will be an all-day program, with din ner on the grounds. MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED BY CLERK Sarah Kelley Lillard and Rob ert H. Harris, both of EH kin, se cured the only marriage license issued in Surry county during the past week, according to Kermit Lawrence, register of deeds. For mi: 6-room home In West Elkin. Reich and Bunt, Real tors. \ tfc Thursday, July 18, IS4> WANTS Wanted: Good tenant with stock, tools and force to tend a good farm on Yadkin river. Com, wheat and tobacco land. C. A. Dimmette, Ronda, N. C. 7-28 c For rent: bedroom with twin beds, adjoining bath. Mrs. W. R. Wellborn, Bridge street, ltc Lost: small watch and chain with locket, SI.OO gold piece on watch fob. Reward for return to W. E. Handy, Gwyn avenue. ltc Room for rent in private home. \ Plenty of hot water. New house, close in. Phone 397-M. ltc For sale—a few white Plymouth Rock cockerels, good type, size, shape and color that will make high class breeders. O. P. Walls, Tel. 22F11. ltc Carolina Beach Rooms SI.OO day; $5.00 week; apartments $17.50, $22.50, $27.50. One block back 4-room cottages $25.00; six rooms, ocean front $35.00, $40.00. Electric refrigeration, range, hot water. Office in Comfort Cottage, opposite Hotel Royal Palm, Glenn Tucker, Manager. 8-lc For rent: one very nice 4-room apartment, private bath, rent reasonable, at the Will Willard home, Gwyn avenue. 7-25 c For rent: three and four room apartments. Newly finished. Private bath. Carl Chappell. Telephone 126-M. tfc For rent—new 4-room house, furnished. Call or see Mrs. M. R. Bailey. Phone 63. 8-lc '39 Small Bnick Sedan, radio, low mileage, excellent condition. Priced to sell. C. V. Henkel, Jr., Statesville, N. C. 7-25 c The Baldwin Acrosonic Piano, world's finest spinet type piano. For catalog and prices write Garwood Piano Co., Wilkesboro, N. C. B~Bc Kill destructive insects with proven insecticides. Arsenate lead, magnesium arsenate, Paris green. Turner Drug Co., ESkin, N. C. tfc For sale: one 8-foot electric re frigerator. Dutch Castle, tfc Do you want plenty of eras from strong, fast growing young chicks? If so feed Panamin. We . have It. Abernethy's, A Good Drug Store, Elkin, IV. C. tfn We buy scrap iron and metals. Double Eagle Service Co., Elk in, N. C. tfc Wanted! Refined girls for BeMrtj Culture Training. A complete course for only $50.00. State accredited. Mae's SchooJ of Beauty Culture, North wnkes boro, N. C. Mrs. Jake Church, Prop. tfc Wanted to repair radios. Ob expert thoroughly knowß his business. Prices right. Harris Electric Co., sndn, N. C. tie For Rent—Three rooms, furnish ed or unfurnished, will accom modate five young men. Shgw er, hot water, heat. New home. Available June Ist. Dr. Seth M. Beale, KOdn, N. C. tfc
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