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SPORTSMEN FORM CLUB Surry County Men Form Club Following Meeting of Lowgap Group PICNIC PLANNED HERE Friday evening of last week the Lowgap Fishing club, known as Rainbow Trout, Inc., was host to a number of friends and invited guests at their lodge near Low gap. A delightful supper of trout, fried chicken, ham and ac cessories was served. A string band made the welkins ring with mountain music. Among the guests from a dis tance were: Thurmond Chatham, Alex Chatham and Worth Gray, of Elkin; George Royall and Guy Wallace, of Alleghany county; Rev. T. R. Wirsing, of Galax, Va.; R. A. Freeman and J. G. Wood, of Dobson; W. M. Johnson, T. G. Fawcett, Joe Jackson, W. E. Woodruff and D. C. Rector, of Mount Airy. After the supper W. E. Wood ruff, acting as toastmaster. called upon Thurmond Chatham, Guy Wallace and others for speeches. Mr. Chatham made a most ap propriate talk on the need for thought and organization in the matter of game ' and fish con servation and, whether by design or chance, laid the ground work for a sportsman's club. Mr. Royall then told the group how such organizations had been ef fected in other counties. Worth Gray, of Elkin, made a motion that the group proceed to the organization of a club to be Vegetable Laxative Has Important Points This laxative does three important things for most users. If simple directions are followed, it usually acts punctually, thoroughly, gently. You will like spicy BLACK DRAUGHT'S way. Chief of its all vegetable ingredients is an "intesti nal tonic-laxative" which helps tone lazy bowel muscles. Next time, take BLACK-DRAUGHT. Econom ical, too: 25 to 40 doses, 25c. Stone Pickling Jars Kitchen Wares A complete line of pickling jars, 3-gailon to 10-galloa sizes. A complete line of glassware, tin and alumi num wares, enemaled wares, iron fry pans and pots, sil verware and anything you need for the kitchen and dining room. Don't fail to visit. We are glad to cash your pay check. Walker's Basement Store Eyes Examined tiffin* • Glasses Fitted The Bank of Elkin Building DR. P. W. GREEN OPTOMETRIST Offices open daily for optical repairs and adjustments of all Examinations on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 to 5 pjn. By Appointment Phone 141 Notice | We suffered heavily in the re cent flood and as a result are forced to go on a cash basis after September 30th. We sin cerely trust that our many loyal customers will recognize our position and will continue to favor us with your valued patronage, CHAS. DARNELL I East Elkin I Grocery I Phone 293 Elkin, N. C. known as Surry County Sports men's club (a Conservation Soci ety). The motion was carried and the toastmaster appointed as temporary chairman of the or ganization, D. C. Rector. Sixteen men of the group Joined the or ganization and paid a dollar each as annual dues. The society appointed the fol lowing sportsmen as a temporary committee, authorizing this com mittee to proceed to the organ ization of a permanent society: Thurmond Chatham. Alex Chat ham, W. M. Gray, Joe Bivins and P. M. Norman, of Elkin; Charley Patterson, R. B. Davis, Charley Fulk, Blake Carson and W. E. Matthews, of Pilot Mountain; T. N. Woodruff, W. L. Jackson and Claude Lowe, of Lowgap; Chris Bunker, RF.D., Mount Airy; Dr. S. T. Flippin and Howard Hardy, of Siloam; Dr. Beach and Prof. M. C. Minor, of Westfield; Joe Saylor, of Devotion; drover Wood and J. E. Stanley, of Rockford; W. Prank Thompson, of Moun tain Park; Mont Worrell, R.P.D., Lowgap; Bausie Marion, Dr. Joe Folger, Dr. Paul Folger and R. A. Freeman, of Dobson; D. C. Rec tor, Joe Jackson, Martin Bennett, W. M. Johnson, J. S. Belton, Dr. T. C. Britt and W. E. Merritt, Sr., Mount Airy. Thurmond Chatham invited the various county groups charged with putting over the county wide heir friends to hold their HWEting in Elkin within the next week or so, stating that he and the Elkin sportsmen would supply a picnic supper. For the purpose of this larger group meeting Mr. Rector will notify the members and urge each of them to round up and bring along their hunting and fishing friends. WILLKIE CLUB PLANS IN SURRY ARE PUSHED Judge A. E. Tilley, of Mount Airy, president of the Surry coun ty "Willkie for President Club," has announced that plans for or ganizing Willkie clubs all over the county are going forward and that an organization meeting for Elkin township will be held in the city hall here Monday evening, September 23, at 7:30. Similar meetings will be held at other township centers in the county as follows: Pilot Mountain, school building, Tuesday, September 23; Mount Airy, city hall, Wednesday, Sep tember 25; Eldora, at Eldora school, Thursday, September 26; Copeland, Friday, September 27; Dobson court house, Saturday, September 28; Westfield, at Cooke school, Monday, September 30; Marsh, Little Richmond school, Tuesday, October 1; Bryan, Mountain Park school, Wednes day, October 2; Lowgap, Thurs day, October 3. All meetings will be held at 7:30 in the evening. Times Changed "When I started in life, young man, I worked twelve hours a day." "Yes, but in these rapid times any one who took twelve hours to do a day's work would get the gate." Peanuts contain 145 different foods and useful products. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Karakul Boom : ' p Py '' ~ - : ■ >: RAMONA, Cal. . . . Boom days are here for ranchers who have been raising Karakul sheep. The inability of buyers to obtain pelts from Asia Minor has proved a bonanza for the few American sheepmen who raise them. Here Mary Hewlett Is pictured with a little fellow who some day will be worth his weight in gold. SAFETY TALK IS MADE TO CLUB Chief Assistant to Highway Safety Director Is Ki wanis Guest OUTDOOR MEET TODAY N. C. Barefoot, chief assistant of Ronald Hocutt, director of Highway Safety in North Caro lina, was guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club at Hotel Elkin Thursday ev ening at 6:30. Mr. Barefoot's subject was "Highway Safety and How It Can Be Solved." The speaker stated that in 10 years approximately 10,000 people had been killed on the highways and 85,000 injured, some permanently, in North Carolina. Accidents last year cost the state $25,000,000, equivalent to the cost of operat ing the schools of North Carolina for two years. One person is in jured every hour and 15 minutes, and one killed every eight hours, on the highways of North Caro lina, he said. ! H. P. Graham, chairman of the Public Affairs Committee of the club, introduced the speaker and was in charge of the program. This evening (Thursday) the club meets at the gymnasium for a Brunswick stew, which will be served by the Elkin Woman's club. It will be a ladies' night affair. Proceeds of the dinner will be used by the Woman's Club for the public library here. Supper will be served at 6:30. Tomorrow (Friday) at 6:30, the club will meet at Roaring River. This will be an inter-club meet ing with North Wilkesboro. There will be no meeting of the club next week, due to the fact that two meetings are being held this week. During the business session President L. S. Weaver, W. M. Al len and Julius Hall were elected as delegates to the Carolines Dis trict Convention, which will be held in Winston-Salem, October 6th, 7th and Bth. Hoke Hender son, Wilbur Carter and I. C. Yates were named as alternates. Charlie Weaver was welcomed into the club as a new member. John W. Comer, superintendent of Surry county schools, J. Sam Gentry, principal of Mountain Park school, Paul Lewis, principal of North Elkin school, and Pa trolman Lee Phillips, were guests of the club. Lieutenant W. B. Lentz, of Ashevllle, was a guest of Kiwanian Hugh Royall. THURMOND A marshmallow roast was given by Miss Cecil Mae and Mr. Bert Richardson at their home on Wednesday night, September 11. The 28 guests who were present enjoyed a number of games. Miss Irene Simmons won the bingo prize. Favors were miniature American flags and toy airplanes. Everyone reported a delightful evening. This was given as a farewell party for Miss Richard son, who left Sunday for Bridge water, Va., where she will be a freshman at college this year. WILKES LEGION POST PLANS SQUARE DANCE A square dance, sponsored by the North Wilkesboro post of the American Legion, will be held at the Legion hut in North Wilkes boro Friday evening, September 20, from 9-12, Pat Williams, of North Wilkesboro, a member of the arrangement committee, an nounced Tuesday, A negro string band from Lenoir will furnish music for the dance. A smaii admission fee will be No Change in Thanksgiving Day, Says Hoey Raleigh—Thanksgiving Day in North Carolina will be November 28, as it was last year, Governor Clyde R. Hoey said Tuesday. Hoey disclosed he had received a resolution from the North Car olina Merchants Association re questing that the holiday be moved to the third Thursday in November. "I am thoroughly sympathetic with any move to increase the business of our merchants, but I see no reason why they should wait until Thanksgiving Day to display their Christmas goods or to open the Christmas sales," the Governor said. Last Rites Held For Cephus Hudspeth Last rites were held Saturday morning at Mountain Grove Methodist church for Cephus Hudspeth, 63, who died at his home in that section Thursday night following a week's illness How Does Your Advertising Investment Compare With The Average .... Competent business men scale their adver tising investment in proportion to gross sales • | II ... Then they use their advertising on a pro- J J gram basis so as to follow a systematic plan. *The following percentage of gross sales usually are followed, ™ according to surveys made by reoognized authorities: Department Stores J2.5 Men's Stores 3.3 Cfe S?T 07 , Women's Wear Shops 3.1 fLriJ Furniture Stores 6.3 Drug Stores 2.9 General Merchandise 1.5 Jewelry Stores 1 3.1 of all failures in business are Grocery Stores 1.0 from the ranks of non-adver- Meat Markets 1.0 tisers . . . Only 5 per cent, of Specialty Shops 3.8 those that fail are adver- Dry Cleaners and Dyeing 3.3 tisers. According to Brad-' Hardware Stores 1.0 street. Other Businesses 2.0 / What About YOUR Firm, Mr. Business Man? Check your gross sales and your advertising percentage can easily be fig ured ... Your business cannot differ much from the average in your line, and if you wish to improve it—or even hold it where it is today then you cannot ignore your duty to yourself ... And maybe we can help you. The advertising medium that for more than 25 years has produced the greatest results for business men who have desired to reach homes in this trade territory with their messages is— ' mi pi! # r*i •! Ihe fclkin 1 ribune NORTH CAROLINA'S BEST WEEKLY v \ , ♦Figures compiled by Harvard Bureau of Business Research and Northwestern University Bureau of Business Research. after a stroke of paralysis. Rev. S. M. Bumgamer and Rev. W. V. Brown conducted the rites and burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Hudspeth was born in that section, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Noah Hudspeth and had lived in that section all his life. He was married to Miss Collie Stokes, who survives him, together with two brothers, Columbus and W. T. Hudspeth of Cycle. He was a member of Mountain Grove church. I DON'T LOOK OLDER THAN YOUR Mil CHICK YOUR-EYES NOW —HAVI A SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION NAM MT DR. W. B. REEVES OPTOMETRIST Office Over Elk Theatre ■ IIIJIIIULII.IIIJIiIJJ.iI. WE HAVE NEW STOCK AND ARE ABOUT READY TO GO AGAIN WITH OUR MACHIN ERY. SOME FLOOD STOCK YET AT GREATLY RE DUCED PRICES. Elkin Lumber & Mfg. Co. "Everything to Build Anything" Phone 68 Elkin, N. C. Say, "1 saw it in The Thursday. September 19, 1940
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