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WARNS AGAINST FORESyiRES Six Hundred and 47 Fires in Western N. C. in Past Six Months WARDEN CITES LAWS According to County Forest Warden J. R. Norman, of Surry county, during the first six months of 1940, 647 forest fires burned in western North Caro lina. Of these 647 fires, only 14 were caused by lightning. In other words, 633 of the fires were man-caused and thereby pre ventable. These 633 man-caused fires cost the State and counties of western North Carolina thou sands of dollars in damage to timber, to say nothing of the ef fect that fires have on soil ero sion. flood control, and the aes thetic value of our woodland. One hundred seventy-two of these fires were classed as brush burning fires or fires that were caused by persons burning brush or other forms of debris. In other words, 172 fires were caused by some person who was careless or used bad judgment in burning brush, sedge and various other forms of litter and debris. Already, with the first signs of fall, the grasses in the forests are dying and the foliage is losing its glossy green color and beginning to fall. Therefore the floor of the forest will soon be covered with a layer of dead and highly Jo Relieve Misery of■■ LIQUID. TABLETS. SALVE. NOST WtOPS WELL DRILLING CONTRACTOR Drilled Wells are cheaper, more sanitary, affording an abundance of water that is always clear, pure and cold. 29 years in business. 5 machines in operation. For prices write R. E. FAW, HICKORY, N. C. PHONE 700-J NOW is the time TO TRADE YOUR OLD STOVE OR RANGE FOR A MODERN NEW |M|£ifl BH| I: : Home Enterprise Range The Home Enterprise is a range that gives you better results on less fuel. It is guaranteed to cook perfectly with four joints of pipe without a flue. The fire box hasn't been changed in 20 years, thus making it easy to get parts if and when you should need them. We'll make you a liberal allowance on your old stove, so come in today and let's trade. $40.50 GOOD USED RANGES I TO GO AT A BARGAIN! HOME FURNITURE CO. Chas. T. Jones Phone 180 Troy M. Church Inflammable mater I*l subject again to the risk of more man caused fires. It Is encouraging, however, to know that the number of man caused fires in western North Carolina for the past several years have been steadily decreas ing. You, as a citizen of Surry county, can render valuable as sistance to your county, State and Forest Warden Organization in bringing about a still further decrease in our losses from forest fires. Here are a few of the ways in which you can help: 1. Don't toss a lighted cigarette or match out of your car. If you do so, your cigarette and match might land In Inflammable ma terials causing a disastrous fire. 2. While hunting, be sure that your match and cigarette are ful ly extinguished before you throw them away. Also be sure that, when your pipe is emptied, the contents are completely exting uished. 3. In building warming and campihg fires, be sure that you have complied with the State laws. To build such a fire, the State law requires that you clear away all inflammable and com bustible material for a space of 10 feet surrounding the place where such fire is kindled and that the fire be fully extinguished before leaving. 4. Before burning debris of any kind, secure from your County Forest Warden, or one of his au thorized representatives, a burn ing permit. The State law is as follows on this: Chapter 207 of the Public Laws of North Carolina (1937) (As amended)— Provides That: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora tion to start or cause to be start ed any fire or ignite any mate rials in any of the areas of wood lands under the protection of the State Forest Service or within five hundred feet of any such protected area, between the first day of February and the first day THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Speedway Star ■ V Joe Chitwood, defending East ern A.A.A. automobile racing champion, is included in the field which will race at the new mile High Point Speedway Sun day, October 20th. More than thirty headline drivers are to compete in the Speedway's opening meet. Chitwood is the 1940 dirt track champion driv er of the United States and winner of the main event at the Winston-Salem races last Saturday. of June, inclusive, or between the first day of October and the thirtieth day of November, inclu sive, in any year, without first obtaining from the State Forester or one df his duly authorized agents a permit to set out fire or ignite any material in such above mentioned area; no charge shall be made for the granting of said permits. Section 2. This act shall not apply to any fires started or caused to be started within five hundred feet of a dwelling house. Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than fifty (50) dollars, or imprisoned for a pe riod of not more than thirty (30) days. Section 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the pro | visions of this act are hereby re ! pealed. Burning permits can be secur ed from County Forest Warden J. R. Norman at Mountain Park, N. C., and the following District Wardens: J. S. Sparger, Mt. Airy, Route 6; R. S. Johnson, Mt. Airy, Route 4; Ed J. Smith. Mt. i Airy, Route 3; M. s. Ramey, Low Gap; V. W. Coe, Dobson, Route 2; W. T. Allen, Pinnacle, Route 1; [W. M. Gray, Elkin; Joe S. Green wood, Elkin, Route 1; Register of 'Deeds, Dobson; G. C. Corder, I Dobson, Route 2. 5. After securing your burn ing permit, notify your adjoining landowner that you intend to do I such burning. 6. Maintain careful and compe tent watch over your fire and never leave your fire until it is completely out. 7. Never burn near the woods 'or where fire can reach the woods when conditions are dan gerously dry. 8. The State Forest Service laws are going to be enforced. Those failing to comply with these laws are going to be prose cuted. We hope that through your cooperation this will not be necessary. Winston-Salem Presbytery To Meet Tuesday Mr. R. B. Sanford, Presby terian layman of Mocksville, will call the Presbytery of Winston - Salem to order next Tuesday morning at ten o'clock in the Hills Presbyterian church locat ed about three miles from Pilot Mountain. Rev. W. C. Cooper, pastor of the Mocksville Presby terian church, will preach the sermon, which will be followed by the observance of the Lord's Supper. Mr. Cooper's subject will be "Jesus Is Lord and Christ." Dr. Claud H. Pritchard, educa tional secretary of Assembly's Home Missions, of Atlanta, Ga., will make an address on home missions. This address will be in connection with the report of the Presbytery's Committees on Pres bytery's, Synod's and Assembly's Home Missions. Winston-Salem Presbytery is composed of nine counties in Northwestern North Carolina. In its 43 churches there are more than 5,300 members. The min isters, an elder and a deacon from each church are expected to attend the Hills' meeting. This is the first time that a Presby tery has ever met at Hills. Of this church Rev. L. F. Cowan is minister and Mr. Walter Hill is clerk of the Session. Washburn, U. S. Secretary of State under Grant was in office less than a week. Yadkin-Owned Speedway Opens This Month Now nearing completion, the High Point Speedway, designed to be the fastest mile banked circular raceway in the nation, will be opened Sunday, October 20, at 2 p.m., with world-famous drivers competing in an A.A.A. sanctioned program of automo bile races. Under construction since April by three Yadkin county men, C. N. Baity, Linsay Baity, Buck Baity, and by a Winston-Salem man, W. T. Surrat, the Speedway constitutes the finest racing plant of its type in the country. Steep banked, sweepirig turns and an extremely fast racing surface to gether with accommodations to handle crowds of more than 50,- 000 persons, stamp it as a race way which will rank second only to the 2 1 / 2 -mile brick Indianapolis Speedway, the scene each year of the rich 500-mile classic. Eddie Rickenbacker, America's war-time airplane ace and head of the Contest Board of the American Automobile Associa tion, which body will, supervise How Does Your Advertising Investment Compare With The Average .... % Competent business men scale their adver tising investment in proportion to gross sales • I • | ... 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 recognized authorities: Department Stores 2.5 Men's Stores 3.3 Cfc ST fT7 Women's Wear Shops - 3.1 Ar\ Furniture Stores 6.3 Drug Stores -2.9 General Merchandise 1.5 Jewelry Stores 3.1 of all failures in business are Grocery Stores 1.0 from the ranks of non-adver- Meat Markets I*o tisers . . . Only 5 per cent, of Specialty Shops 3.8 those that fail are adver- Dry Gleaners and Dyeing 3.3 tisers. According to Brad- Hardware Stores l.O 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— The Elkin Tribune . NORTH CAROLINA'S BEST WEEKLY ♦Figures compiled by Harvard Bureau of Business Research and Northwestern University Bureau of Business Research. the actual running of the races! here, has declared it to be in conformance with the latest re quirements for the high speed de manded by the newest racing cars. A speed in excess of 120 miles an hour will be made in the opening race, according to racing experts who have tested the track. Ira Vail, of Great Neck, N. Y., himself one of the greatest race drivers the world has ever known, brought here to serve as race di rector for the Speedway, is con fident that the mile track will be turned in less than 30 seconds in the inaugural races. The field assembled for the opening events will represent the cream of the speedway drivers and they will be mounted in the fastest and most expensive cars made. Many Indianapolis drivers and most of the outstanding stars who have been campaigning in the North and in the Middlewest, are to participate. Of them, many will be newcomers to the South, due to the fact that the lack of a major speedway up to now has caused many of the big name drivers to pass up Southern competition. Read Tribune Advertisements! Bra Examined Office: Glasses Fitted The Bank of Elkia BulMing DR. P. W. GREEN OPTOMETRIST Offices open daily for optical repairs and adjustments of all kind*. Examinations on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 to 5 pan- By Appointment Phone 1M I »!•! 1 11 ftV MUM 0 "7-1 'i JF 1 By EUt A 4 I ¥■ 1 U ill I'harijtacy r> , , S A-I /is T*W A\ » 1 ir *** BEFORE POPULAR. I £©>Y~ M SHE srusnto The popularity of the Elk Pharmacy has been achieved through consistently offering high quality drugs, toiletries and house hold items a t prices re- markably low, and through the helpful service extended ji to each patron, regardless of the nature of the visit. TRIBUNE ADVERTISING GETS RESULTS! Thursday. October 10. 1940
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