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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Published Every Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. / Elkin, N. C. Thursday, October 31, 1940 Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as, second-class matter. C. S. FOSTER. H. F. LAFFOON Secretary-Treasurer SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER TEAR In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, NATIONAL €WTOWAL_ WiflW/^rciArtON Member North Carolina Press Association "A newly invented doll picks up small objects with its magnetized hands. The perfect doll will be the one which can put itself back in the doll closet after being left on the stairs."—Macon Telegraph. The National Election If Mr. Roosevelt makes the grade next Tuesday and is elected to the Presidency for a third-term, it will be in the face of the greatest combination of contradictory fac tors in the history of this nation. For he is being opposed from more angles and for va rious reasons than has ever been the case with any other candidate. And if Mr. Will kie wins it will not be because he has con vinced the people of his superior leadership; not that the people love him more, but Roosevelt less. And conversely, if Mr. Roosevelt wins, it will be in spite of himself. Mr. Willkie has shown a surprising strength in the closing days of the cam paign. It reminds of his ascendancy at Philadelphia where he came up from behind in what appeared to be an up-surge of the grass-roots, but which later was appraised as a well-managed campaign by his utilities buddies in particular and big business in general. After his nomination he appar ently went into eclipse, from which he now emerges, smiling serenely and with confi dence that may or may not be justified. Cer tainly each succeeding day lately has been marked by the addition of a new bloc of voters whose leaders have sought to deliver in his camp—-just as others were delivered at Philadelphia. Indicating, may we say, that a super-organization, well-greased with money, has been effectively at work. For certainly the character of Mr. Willkie's campaigning has not been of the kind cal culated to invite the enthusiasm of the American people to the point of landslide proportions. And these blocs include: Those who are honestly, sincerely and conscientiously op posed to a third-term for anybody, ■ and there are many of these; the Negroes in certain states hold the balance of power by virtue of their voting strength, and curious ly enough, many of their leaders have been converted to the Willkie cause. Notable among these is a Chicago Negro newspaper with a circulation of 175,000, whose editor is a former North Carolina Negro who is now a millionaire as a result of his "busi ness" acumen. This paper, along with a doz en other Negro publications, is going down the line for Willkie. And then there is the appeal, from every platform, to the mothers of the land to save their sons from war by voting against what the speakers are per sistently referring to as a "war-mongering" President. And many mothers will be gulli ble enough to swallow this. And for one reason or another, it seems that the Cath olic vote, under somebody's leadership is be ing diverted from Roosevelt to Willkie, with the intimation that the Pope is against the President, even in the face of his appoint ment of Myron C. Taylor as his personal representative at the Vatican. And then there is John L. Lewis' at tempt to deliver organized labor into the Willkie camp, certainly a case of the lamb lying down with the lion. For it means that John Lewis, labor leader, is in lock-step with Weir and Girdler who have been out front in every attempt to crucify organized labor and rob it of every gain that has been made under the New Deal. But Mr. Lewis may turn more votes away from Willkie than he gains for him, because he has promised to resign as president of. the CIO if Roosevelt is elected—and there will be many on-the fence voters who would like nothing better than that. In the face of such a combination of ef fective political groups it would not be sur prising to see Mr. Roosevelt go down in de feat. Or if elected it would demonstrate one thing very definitely: that he actually had been drafted by the voters of the land for a third term. Anyhow, Mr. Willkie's apparent growth in strength has served to put fight into the Roosevelt forces, includ ing the President himself. And that is as it should be. No election should be allowed to go by default, or mire into indifference. There is everything to indicate that Hitler & Company have been doing every thing they can in Europe to create a situa tion unfavorable to Mr. Roosevelt's election. Although it is hard to figure how they can improve their lot by electing Mr. Willkie, for in spite of his protestations against war, he has said more to offend the dictators than Mr. Roosevelt. Probably it is only a case of not hating Willkie less but Roosevelt more. As a matter of fact there is every reason to believe that much of the European pattern has been cut to the blue print of our American national election, and right now there is even more to emphasize this fact. Anyhow, this time next week the thing will be over and whoever is elected President will be your President and mine, and we can all be our real selves again for another four years. But whoever wins will be riding no gravy train. If it is Willkie, he will have to deal with a Democratic Senate; if Roosevelt he will face a still more antagonistic Con gress, and we may expect plenty of con fusion as the result of the election of either man. Should Be Considered Seriously Before another issue of this paper comes to you, the voters of this nation will have made their selection of the man who will occupy the White House for the next four years—what may well be counted the most important period in the history of this na tion. For important decisions will have to be made, some of them in rapid-fire order: de cisions that involve the nation's future se curity; For that reason it is timely to warn the voters that they should think loud and long about this important matter, even here in North Carolina where unless a miracle happens, there will be only one answer to this question. Assuming that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Willkie are both honorable gentlemen; both patriotic, equally sincere and honest in their convictions, and equally capable and each holding much the same thought re garding this nation's foreign policy, there still remains a difference that should not be overlooked. President Roosevelt has his faults. He has made mistakes, and his New Deal pro gram is not altogether what it ought to be, although Mr. Willkie honors his opponent by subscribing to much that has been achieved and offering little to replace that which he condemns in generalities. Except for the die-hard isolationists, it is generally admit ted that Mr. Roosevelt has an unusual grasp and perhaps a better first-hand understand ing of foreign affairs than any other man in this nation today. And that means that he has a special fitness for a ticklish job, in a perilous hour that Mr. Willkie does not have. For assuming that Mr. Willkie is Presi dent Roosevelt's equal in all of these re spects : honor, patriotism, sincerity and ability, he still lacks experience and knowl edge of the details of international prob lems. And if that is not enough to give pause, as one approaches the polls next Tuesday, then consider this: A few weeks ago one of Mr. Willkie's advisers suggested that he propose to retain Mr. Hull, and probably Knox and Stimson, in his cabinet if elected. He turned a cold shoulder on that, declaring that he would have none of the old tribe. Evidently he would call in all of Mr. Roose velt's ambassadorial appointees, and name others to take their places—others who might turn out to be better diplomats after they got the run of things—but then it might be too late. Between next Tuesday and January Ist momentous questions may come up for de cision. If Mr. Willkie is elected, Mr. Roose velt would hardly commit or compromise his successor by definite action, and Mr. Willkie couldn't act. And there might be much at stake for America in that period and while Mr. Willkie would be getting his house in order after inauguration. To which of these men will the voters entrust the reins of their government in this hour of trial and tribulation? To ask that question in all seriousness should be the purpose of each voter. When considered seriously it can be answered in only one way. September's Toll North Carolinians engaged in the pleas ing and peaceful business of coming and go ing turned in a tragic total of 101 highway fatalities during the month of September— ten more than in the corresponding month in 1939, according to the records of the State highway safety division. And mark you, no bombs were encoun tered in this tripping, these precious lives were just snuffed out mostly because of somebody's carelessness, hurry or indiffer ence. But the victims are just as dead and their going just as tragic as if they had been strafed from the air or blown to bits by hos tile guns. Measured by that record written under peaceful conditions, the drafting of our young manhood for military service is not so horrible and deplorable by comparison. If and when they actually go to war, the chances are that a year's service 'will not find more of them sacrificing their lives than will have been killed on our highways in the same time. Not much to be done about it: little use for sermonizing when nobody heeds. We have a division of our State government de voting itself to the task of cutting down* the highway toll by every method known to those who have studied the problem. We teach safety in the school and the news papers give freely of their space in an ef fort to educate the motorists away from this slaughter. None of it seems to do any good. Since human life seems so insignificant and valueless, why not make approach through the pocket book? That program of September killing also brought heayy prop erty damage. Maybe if the highway safety division would quit talking in terms of human toll and listed the number of dollars lost in these crashes, somebody might be brought up with a jerk; might decide to be cautious—for the sake of economy. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. feLKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Washington, Oct. 28 Over shadowing all domestic issues, even that of a third term for the President, the major Issue upon which the people of the United States will vote next Tuesday is that of America's participation in the war. As Washington sees it, the election of Mr. Roosevelt is most apt to tend toward early and ac tive entry into the war by the United States. Mr. Willkie has given his pledge that if elected he will not lead the nation into war. but will do everything in his power to giVe aid to Great Bri tain, short of actual fighting. The difference between the two points of view is one of personal temperament. Mr. Roosevelt has already gone a long way toward helping the British resist the Nazi blitzkrieg. Mr. Willkie has criticized him for not going far enough or fast enough in that di rection. While the Republican candidate has not said so in so many words his attitude reflects a widely-held opinion among Washington observers. That opinion is that Mr. Roosevelt wants to take this nation all the way into what the wisefcrackers call a "shootin' war" against not only Germany and Italy but also Japan. Just how far the belief has spread that Mr. Roosevelt's re election would be more likely to take the country into war than would a victory for Mr. Willkie nobody can be sure, but reports coming into Washington from all parts of the country indicate an increasing popular confidence in Mr. Willkie's intentions and abil ity for preserving peace. Pronounced Upswing Even among the Democratic party strategists there is recog nition of a sharp » up-curve of Willkie sentiment in most of the critical states, in this last week of the campaign. This upswing is so pronounced that it has led some of the most able political forecasters to begin to talk about a possible "landslide" for Will kie. That is passed on for what it may be worth, but it comes from Emil Hurja, who was the statistician and forecaster of the Democratic National Committee in 1932 and 1936, and whose pre dictions of the results in those two campaigns were precisely 100 per cent, accurate. Mr. Hur ja now has no political or p%rty connection of any kind but is the independent publisher of a week ly news magazine. And in that connection he has made the same sort of intensive survey of the election outlook that he made for Chairman Farley of the previous two elections. It would be going far beyond the facts to say that the election is in the bag for either Mr. Will kie or Mr. Roosevelt. This is the sort of a campaign in which any thing can happen, and it is en tirely possible that some last minute development may change the whole picture. Indeed, there have been mysterious hints care fully planted .among the news paper correspondents, by gentle men who often speak for the White House, that the President has something up his sleeve which will be sprung at the last minute and which will change the whole election outlook. The hints seem to indicate possible interna tional developments, a suggestion which is strengthened by the co incidence that the British Am bassador to the United States, Lord Lothian, suddenly decided to fly back to England just at the time that the American Ambas sador to Great Britain, Mr. Joseph Kennedy, decided to fly back to Washington. Help for Britain Certain Putting these two facts and the President's previous actions in lending aid to Britain into one package, some of the shrewdest guessers in Washington wonder whether there is not some deal afoot which would amount to an actual alliance with Great Bri tain. The one thing upon which practically the whole nation seems to be agreed is that the safety of the United States from European aggression still depends in the first instance upon Bri tain's strength as our first line of defense, and the integrity of the British Navy. Whichever way the election goes it can be re garded as certain that very much more help will be given to Britain in the way of war materials and supplies. Already we are ship ping about $1,000,000 a day of munitions from private factories to England. This includes about 300 planes a month, which is about one-third of our total air plane production. May Send "Flying Fortresses" There is strong pressure being brought to transfer more ma terials from our own army and Crucial Decision C 4lfv /*r>Af fi A \ * ALL. * / icamVUN VTSAM \ J Ua&Catosqte--. Author of "Row to Win Friendt ! and Influence People." APPRECIATION In May, 1915, Raymond Gram I Swing was the Berlin correspond- i ent of the Chicago Daily News. The World War was raging, and , the people of the United States , wanted to know what Turkey was ] going to do. A message was laid on Mr. ' Swing's desk. It read: "Inter- 1 view the Sultan of Turkey." In terview J.he Sultan of Turkey! i Impossible! Never in the history 1 of the Ottoman Empire had the : Sultan given an interview to a ; newspaper man. Mr. Swing packed up and went down to Turkey. When he ar- 1 rived he hunted up the American, consul. The consul threw up his hands: "Qo back. Don't waste your time." But an order is an order. Even if the Sultan wouldn't talk, to see him, at least, would be a step in the right direction. He started in to see if he could arrange an interview. Finally the Royal Palace sent back word that he would be admitted into the Sultan's presence. Mr. Swing got into correct at tire for the occasion—his evening clothes (it was eleven o'clock in the morning) and went to the Sultan's palace. At last he was ushered into the presence of the Sultan, surrounded by his guards and royal chamberlain and an in terpreter. Mr. Swing asked a question he had prepared in advance. It had to do with Turkey's relations with Germany. The Sultan spoke. "He is sorry but he cannot an swer," said the interpreter. Swing asked another question. navy reserves to the British. The ing planes that have yet been built planes that have yet been built are the so-called "flying fort resses" of the American Army. A dozen of these long-range flyers, which navigate at far above those that can be reached by any "other military plane, and can fly 7,000 miles without re fueling, would enable the British, experts here believe, to dominate the European picture completely. I The question whether we could spare them, as we did the fifty over-age destroyers, is one on which there is difference of opin- : ion. It is understood that the President wants to send these bombers over but that high army officials object. i That Is one of the many ques tions the final answer to which will depend upon the results of 1 the balloting on November 5. One certain thing about that election ■ is that more voters have qualified '• than ever before and in most 1 parts of the country a higher proportion of the new voters as well as the older are not saying publicly which way they are go- ing to vote. 3 There is perhaps some ground for the statement often made ' that this is the most Important t election since 1860. Whether that 1 Is true or not, it seems probable that it will be the closest. Same answer. The Sultan glanced toward the door. Mr. Swing did a bit of quick thinking, and recalled something that had happened when the Al lied Fleet had attacked in the Dardanelles and bombarded the Turkish towns. Mr. Swing told the Sultan the following story: He said that he had been in • the town of Chanak-Kale, and had been terribly frightened. He hap pened to be near an elderly Turk, and they walked along a wall to gether. Each time a shot hit, Mr. Swing gave a jump, but the ancient Turk went calmly along. "It's Pate. If your time comes it comes," he said. "They can't hit you if your time hasn't come." The man's lack of concern had bucked Mr. Swing up, and finally he had left without being harm ed. He now told this story to the Sultan, who was greatly pleased. What! One of his men a hero? Braver than a Christian! He be gan to talk. Words poured out. Finally, the interview ended. Etiquette demanded that Mr. Swing back away from the Sul tan, but the Sultan rose, put his arm around Mr. Swing and the two walked out together, side by side! It was the first interview in the history of the world given by the Sultan. What had Mr. Swing done? He had told a story that would in terest and please the Sultan. He was sincere in his appreciation of the brave old Turk. The Sultan knew it, and was delighted. Praise for one of his own sub jects resulted in subtle praise for himself. i LONGTOWN Miss Ilia Holland, of Winston- Salem, spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Clarence Hall, here. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hobson visited relatives in Taylorsville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gorrell Swaim and Mr. and Mrs. Olen Swaim, of Winston-Salem, visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Mamie Seagraves, of Win ston-Salem, is spending a few days here, with her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Shore. Miss Billy Sue Reinhardt is ill at her hotae. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Long, of Yadkinville, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Jane Long. Misses Magdalene Long and Lillian Reinhardt, of Winston- Salem, spent the week-end with their parents here. Shuffled Napkins Mrs. Teawhiffle: "Did you change the napkins as I told you?" * New Maid: "Yes'm. J shuffled 'em and dealt 'em so's no we gets the same one he had at break fast." Road Tr|l|lliß^|lhrertlaementsl Thursday, October 31, 1940 Dangerous In Spring Why is it dangerous to go out in the spring? Because the grass has blades, the flowers have pistils, the leaves shoot, and the bulrush's out. WANTS Why be unemployed? We guar antee our students positions. Write the Winston-Salem Bar ber School. 11-7 c For Sale or trade: Registered big type Poland-China sow, 2 years old. Can be seen at my home across from the new Pleasant Hill church. Jack Smoot. ltp For rent: TVo rooms, furnished or unfurnished. Call 298. 11-7 c Big yoke of oxen weighing twen ty-five hundred lbs. Well brok en, single or double. Will sell or trade. Inquire at Herman Thompson's store, Mountain Park, N. C. ltp For sale: 65 acres land in Yadkin 1 mile up river from Jonesville; 10 acres bottom, dwelling, to bacco barn, out buildings. W. F. Hinson, Hamptonville, N. C. 11-21p Unexpected Vacancy in Sorry County. 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Arsenafl| lead, magnesium arsenate, PanH green. Turner Drug CO., Elkin, N. C. tfc Wanted! Refined girls for Beauty Culture Training.* A complete course for only $50.00. State accredited. Mae's School of Beauty Culture, North Wilkes boro, N. C. Mrs. Jake Church, Prop. tfc Wanted to repair radios. Our expert thoroughly knows _ his business. Prices right. Harris Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. tfc Seed wheat: Red Heart seed wheat, recleaned, $1.35; seeding date Nov. 1 to 30. Ripens ahead of black rust and scab. J. T. Jennings, union Grove. 11-14p We buy scrap iron and metals. Double Eagle Service Co., Elk in, N. C. tfc
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