Thursday, July 25. 1940
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WHY CANT FOLKS BE SATISFIED?
A week ago every other person we talked to was com
plaining about the weather. "Wonder when summer's com
ing," they would say. "Slept under a blanket last night.
Imagine such weather in July."
At this writing, which happens to he Saturday after
noon (last Saturday afternoon to you), tnere was no doubt
that summer was here. People wilted as they walked along
the street. We saw one rather
plump lady completely melt and
rim into a puddle by the curb.
Tet still folks were not satisfied.
"Have you ever seen such wea
ther?" they were saying. "Isn't
this warm weather terrible!"
These were the same folks who
but a week before were complain
ing about the unseasonable cool
weather.
As far as we are concerned, we
don't care how hot it gets or how
cool it gets in summer, and how
cold it gets in winter. You see,
being sort of unplump as we are,
there is not enough of us to get
very hot or to get very cold.
The attitude of people con
cerning the weather must prove
very discouraging to the weather
man.
Maybe when Mr. Willkie gets
elected (and we are sure he will
be because he has said so him
self), we hope he will do some
thing about the weather while he
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otherwise puts the nation back in
good shape. Of course the mat
ter of national defense is impor
tant, and there are many other
big things to be done, but if he
will first regulate the weather he
will not only be assured of a
third term but a fourth and fifth.
Insofar as we have been able to
find out, neither the Republicans
nor Democrats inserted a weather
plank in their platform, which
seems to us a real opportunity
for someone to start a third
party to be conducted upon a
weather platform. If such a
party was organized, think of the
millions of Republicans and Dem
ocrats alike who would bolt their
party.
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Of course the Democratic party
has a slight advantage over the
Republicans in this respect due to
the fact that Mr. Roosevelt sort
of changed Thanksgiving around,
and it might have been, had not
a couple of Democratic congress
men (or senators, we forget
which), bolted the party and thus
nullified the President's chance
for reelection, he would have got
ten around to working the wea
ther. But it's too late to do much
about it now before his term ex
pires, because to really effective-
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
ly regulate the weather Mr.
Roosevelt would have to have at
least two years. Of course, with
Mr. Wiilkie in office, he could
probably look after the matter in
a couple of weeks, but being
handicapped with no weather
plank in the platform he may
feel called upon to leave the
weather alone.
Still, it's an idea worth think
ing about, and the ease and
speed with which the Republicans
are going to restore freedom in
this nation should leave them
plenty of time to think about it.
Personally, we are rather con
fused as to just what type of
freedom is to be restored, and to
whom, but that's beside the point.
If the Republicans say they are
going to restore freedom you may
be sure freedom will be restored.
But regardless of what the Re
publicans do or do not do about
the weather, we think it will
serve Mr. Roosevelt right to lose
the election come next November.
After all, he has been president
for practically eight years, and
because in the past no one else
has ever been president for more
than eight years, he should be
president no longer. What if he
does know a lot about the job,
and what if he is the best in
formed man in the nation today
as to foreigh affairs, and what if
1 this country is facing the greatest
crisis in its history, he's got no
business being president any
more, and it's only fair that the
voters should turn him out and
let a man be president who has
had no experience in public of
fice of any kind; who has had no
experience in foreign affairs and
who offers only claims that he
will be able to be a good presi
dent. But regardless of the gam
ble the nation must take, Mr.
Roosevelt must be thrown out.
So let's hear no more about this
draft Roosevelt business.
But we ptill think the weather
ought to be regulated.
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TIUS AND THAT
The youngsters who repainted
and re-lettered Elkin's street
markers, such as they are, are to
be commended upon doing a nice
piece of work, although it should
not have been necessary for them
to do it.
Hot, isn't it?
CLINGMAN
Rev. Gus Myers filled Rev. R.
R. Crater's appointment at Pleas
ant Grove church Sunday morn
ing, as Mr. Crater began a revival
at Briar Creek church, to last
throughout this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pardue and
Miss Alene Greene attended the
Pardue reunion at Cycle Sunday.
Mrs. R. M. Yale of North Wil
kesboro, spent Sunday here visit
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Margaret Calloway spent
the week-end with Miss Thelma
Anderson, at Cycle.
Mrs. M. S. Pardue and Mrs.
Earl Edwards of Ronda, visited
friends here Thursday evening.
There will be a quartet singing
held at Pleasant Grove church in
the afternoon of the third Sun
day in August.
Walter Burchette returned
Friday morning, after spending
two weeks in Washington, D. C.,
with his brother and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Calloway
and son, Jimmy, visited their
daughter, Mrs. Fred Melton, and
Mr. Melton, at Pleasant Hill
Wednesday.
Miss Grace Greene, of Chapel
Hill, spent the week-end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. C. Greene.
Miss Opal Kiser of Statesville,
is spending some time with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Ki
ser.
Miss Grace Burchette had as
her week-end guests Misses Ada
Lou Tharpe and Elizabeth Bur
chette of Ronda.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Edwards of
Greensboro, visited Mr. and Mrs.
John Pardue, here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Greene and
son. Jack, and Mrs. Greene's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, of In
diana, are spending some time
with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Greene.
Friends of Mr. Carl Calloway
will regret to learn that he is on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. Nancy Vaughn, affection
ately called "Aunt Nancy," was
honored on her 87th birthday
with a dinner Sunday. Many rel
atives and friends attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Burchette
and family attended the dedica->
tion of Swan Creek church Sun
day afternoon.
There will be an ice cream
supper on the Clingman school
grounds Saturday night. The
proceeds will go to the baseball
team. The public is invited. •
QUOTAS
Flue-cured tobacco marketing
quota regulations for the 1940-41
marketing season have been ap
proved by Secretary of Agricul
ture Henry Wallace.
In New York City a child is
born on an average of every six
minutes.
Sunday Sc
Convention To
Convene July 26
Fall Creek township Sunday
school convention will convene
with Union Grove Baptist church
in Yadkin county Friday, July 26.
for a two-day session. The first
meeting will be held in the even
ing Friday with the devotional
period in charge -of Tommie
Stimpson. B. C. Money will wel
come the visitors in behalf of the
church and the response will be
made by Cressle Brown. Various
Sunday schools, including New
Home, Mt. Pleasant, Union Cross
and Deep Creek, will participate
in the opening program.
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 a
business meeting will be held.
The devotional period will be in
charge of Oscar Caudle. Among
the topics to be discussed will be
"How to Get More People in Sun
day Schools," by Rev. Raymond
Connell, and "A Teacher's Prep
aration for a Sunday School Les
son," by Rev. W. H. Tyte. A brief
program will be presented by the
Union Grove Sunday school.
The final session will be on
Saturday evening with the fol
lowing churches presenting a
varied program: Forbush, Friend
ship, Richmond Hill and Pros
pect. The devotional period will
be in charge of Wesley Matthews.
The public is extended a cor
dial invitation to attend the
meetings.
All Depends
Dimwitt—Don't you think it
would be a good thing if our leg
islators were limited to one term?
Dolcinl—That would depend on
where the term would be served.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy shown us
during the sickness and death of
our beloved husband and father.
Also for the many beautiful flow
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