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DRAFT .... commonsense
To me the most interesting
thing about the drawing of num
bers of young men to whom will
be given military training is that
the procedure completely failed
to have the effect which many
politicians feared and predicted
it would have. Instead of an
enormous public protest, the
draft demonstrated the innate
commonsense of the American
people, who have accepted com
pulsory military training as if it
were a long-established regular
routine.
As nearly as I can figure out,
all of the outcry against the
draft originated with a very small
group of pacifists, perhaps more
or less consciously egged on by
Communists. Politicians were
scared, as politicians usually are,
by something that was new in
their experience. There is nothing
which resembles a scared rabbit
quite so much as the average pol
itician in an election year.
I've talked with a lot of the
boys whose numbers came up.
Without exception, they're all
tickled pink at the prospect. And
the wives of the ones who are
married seem to be just as happy.
WOMEN courage
The ridiculous and sentimental
notion that women are the less
courageous sex, if not the weaker,
seems to have a strong hold on
the political mind. Until now,
the United States has not faced a
possible war situation with the
opinions of women voters to con
sider. There weren't any women
voters the last time we went to
war, but womanhood's sentiments
were supposed to be expressed in
the popular song: "I didn't raise
my boy to be a soldier."
The politicians who opposed
the draft for fear of the women's
vote should be reassured by now.
The mothers of the first boys
drafted are proud to have their
sons taken. One of them, Mrs.
Henry S. Bell, was in the hall in
Washington when the first num
ber, 158, was drawn from the
bowl, and it was her own son's
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number . She could hardly re
strain her pride.
The proudest woman I know is
a "Gold Star Mother" whose
three sons all died in France in
1918. Don't tell me that women
are against war, if and when It
seems the right and only course
to take. I know better.
PIONEERS *rit
There stands in Washington a
sculptured memorial to the pio
neer women of America. One has
only to look at it, and think of
the courage and endurance which
the women displayed who made
this country what it is, to get
over the idea that there's any
thing soft about American wo
men. When it comes down to real
grit, toughness of moral fiber and
clear judgment between right and
wrong I'll pick women rather
than men any time.
I often think back to the tales
I heard in my boyhood of men
and women of my own family
who had gone pioneering into the
wilderness of the American West.
One of my great-great-grand
mothers was sixteen when she
and her young husband of
eighteen started for the Vandalia
Territory in a covered wagon. Her
granddaughter, my grandmother,
told me how her grandmother
had had to shoot five Indians be
fore the redskins quit trying to
burn the log cabin she and my
great-great-grandfather had built
with their own "hands.
The women of today don't have
to show their courage in the
same way, but I'm satisfied they
have just as much of it and are
very far from being the parlor
pets which sentimental songwrit
ers depict them.
HOSTESSES . . . important
Add to the list of women's
functions in military service, the
newly-created posts of hostesses
and librarians in the Army train
ing camps. There will be a sen
ior hostess and two junior host
esses at every Army Service Club.
Their job will be to supervise re
creational features and social af
fairs, looking out for women and
children visiting the camp, super
vising service club cafeterias
which are to be maintained for
visitors, and in general to help
make life happier for the boys in
training.
There are going to be plenty of
books and reading matter for the
trainees' spare time, and recrea
tion facilities of every kind. The
life of a modern soldier is not re
moved from feminine influence.
Women's part in war has al
ways been important. Florence
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Italian Submarine Surrenders To British Destroyers
MEDITERRANEAN SEA . . . This Italian submarine was blown to the surface by British depth charges,
and forced tc surrender. The crew of the submarine line up on her deck, waiting to be taken aboard
one of the sul-rounding British destroyers, after which the submarine was blasted to the bottom.
Nightingale paved the way for
women nurses in the Crimean
War between Britain and Russia.
The Red Cross came into exist
ence in our own Civil War. And
who does not remember the de
voted women of the Salvation
Army, the "Y" and the rest of
the relief organizations who risk
ed their lives in Prance to bring
succor and comfort to our sol
diers?
REALISM attack
While I'm all for the idea of
giving every young man some in
tensive military training, I get
more and more doubtful as to
whether we're going to be com
pelled to go to war at any time in
the near future, unless our poli
ticians do something to provoke a
fight. It will be a long ime be
fore any of the aggressor nations
can get around to attacking the
United States.
I haven't any doubt one or
more of them will try it if we
don't prepare our resistance. But
I'm beginning to believe that if
we go ahead with a big program
of defense by land, sea and air,
we'll have plenty of time to defy
all comers before anybody is pre
pared to pick a fight with us.
It's easy to get all stirred up
over the outlook for war. I've
shared some of the apprehen
sions of attack from overseas my
self. But when I try to take a
realistic view of our position and
that of the rest of the world, I
confess that I can't see how the
attacking forces are going to- get
to us before we can stop them,
from any direction. We're likely
to get into war only if we go
overseas ourselves to fight.
| BOONVILLE
Messrs. James H. Reece, Albert
Speer, and Grover Hobson made
a trip to Raleigh last week to at
tend a meeting of officals of the
PCX Corporation. They were
particularly interested in the
fertilizer meeting.
Miss Prances Coram and Prank
Jones of Mt. Airy were the Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cor
am and family.
Bernard Mock, Curtis Hobson,
and Fred Coram, students at State
College, spent the past week-end
with their parents.
Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Connell
and Mrs. D. H./Craver are attend
ing the Baptist State Convention
at Charlotte this week. Mr. and
Mrs. Connell are also visiting their
parents at Kannapolis.
Miss Sadie Fleming visited
friends at Mount Airy the past
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steelman
and children, and Mr. and Mrs.
Gillis Stinson of Winston-Salem
were the Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Arlie Steelman.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Jessup visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Jessup at
Westfield Sunday.
Miss Frances Deal has been
confined to her home with a se
vere cold since Sunday.
, The Senior Union of the Boon
ville B. T. U. enjoyed a social at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Watt
Deal Tuesday night. Several
games and contests were enjoyed.
After the program refreshments,
prepared by Mrs. Ralph Coram
and Miss Katherine Jones, were
served to the following: Messrs.
J. Lee Campbell, Albert Speer,
Watt Deal, and Allan Jessup, and
Misses Ei ma Hicks, Lola and Ruby
Campbell, Mrs. Watt Deal and
Mrs. Allan Jessup.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety met Tuesday night at the
home of Mrs. John Speas. Several
members were present, and an
enjoyable program was presented.
Miss Ruby Winkler spent the
past week-end at Morgan ton visit
ing her brother, Paul.
A vagabond tomato vine that
sprang up in a Texas garden has
produced 185 tomatoes this sum
mer and is still going strong. So
far the owner has canned 13
pints of the fruit aside from what
has been used on the family
table.
SOCIETY
Mrs. Harrell Is Hostess At Series
of Parties
Mrs. R. B. Harrell was hostess
at two lovely parties at her home
on West Main street during the
week. On Tuesday she was host
ess at a bridge-luncheon to hon
or Mrs. Fred C. Page, Jr., a bride
of the summer, the former Miss
Barbara Weedon, of Detroit.
A Thanksgiving motif was ef
fected in the appointments of the
living room and dining room. Red
candles, mountain greenery, fruits
and red roses were used in an at
tractive arrangement. Twelve
guests were invited for bridge and
three additional friends, Mrs. G.
T. Roth, Mrs. E. P. McNeer and
Mrs. E. G. Click, were invited for
luncheon. Among the luncheon
guests Mrs. E. F. McNeer drew the
prize and in the bridge games the
high score award went to Mrs.
Rich Chatham. Mrs. Page was
presented a lovely gift as guest of
honor.
Mrs. Harrell was hostess again
on Wednesday, when she enter
tained at another bridge-luncheon.
The decorations were identical
with the previous party. The
guest list included twelve friends.
Annual Sunday School Banquet
is Held Tuesday
The annual banquet of the of
ficers and teachers of the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church
was held in the banquet hall at
Hotel Elkin Tuesday evening, with
64 present.
Decorations of the banquet hall
were appropriate to the Thanks
giving season. Pumpkins were
used at intervals along the table
and these were interspersed with
wagons made from orange rinds
and drawn by turkeys. Yellow
candles and chrysanthemums were
also used in the decorations.
Rev. Stephen Morrisett, pastor
of the church, acted as master of
ceremonies. An interesting pro
gram was presented. Mrs. Stephen
Morrisett gave two piano solos
and a reading by Miss Glanda
Norman and a vocal solo, "Trees,"
by Miss Beatrice Burcham follow
ed. Rev. Herman F. Duncan, pas
tor of the Methodist church, was
guest speaker and he made a most
interesting talk on study and
preparation for work in the Sun
day school and church.
The banquet was sponsored by
the Young Peoples Department of
the church.
Miss Hayes and Mr. Hinson are
Married Sunday
A lovely wedding was solemnized
Sunday morning at ten o'clock at
the home of the bride at State
Road, when Miss Essie Jane Hayes
became the bride of Fred Hinson
of Elkin. Rev. Richard Day, pas
tor of both the bride and bride
groom, officiated. Only close
friends and the families of the
young couple attended the cere
mony.
The vows were spoken before
an improvised altar of chrysan
themums and the same flowers
were used throughout the home.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her brother, Wayne
Hayes, wore a two-piece dress of
river blue crepe with accessories
of blue and gray. Her shoulder
bouquet was of bride's roses. She
was attended by Miss Stacy Swift
as maid of honor. Miss Swift
wore an early winter suit of black
and white, with a corsage of red
roses.
Mrs. Hinson is the younger
daughter of Mrs. Hardin William
Hayes and the late Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Hinson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grover Hinson, and is a pro
gressive farmer.
Following the ceremony the
bridal party and wedding guests
were entertained at dinner. Mr.
and Mrs. Hinson ate making their
home with the bride's mother.
Dairy Technique
Bright city boy—And does your
nice little cow give milk?
Farmer's son—Well, not exact
ly. You gotta sorta take it away
from her.
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EAST BEND
Students Present Play
The fourth grade of Fall Creek
graded school presented an inter
esting and educational "Health
Wedding" in the school auditorium
before all the students of the
school. The program was carried
out in the form of a regular
church wedding with students
acting the parts of various vege
tables. The object of the play was
to teach a fuller understanding
of the part that fresh vegetables
play in building good health.
Edd Hobson as Rev. A.C.D. Vit
amin was the minister. Messrs.
Beans and Carrots were the
groomsmen, and Misses Lettuce
Peas were the bridesmaids. The
groom was "Mr. Good Health"
played by Joyce Lee Harris, and
the bride was "Miss Happiness"
played by Ethel Moorefield.
Others in the cast were: Jim
mie Williams, Betty Jean Smith
erman, Gerald Finney, Nannie
Sue Norman, Fonzo Caudle, Bet
ty Jean Brown, Rose Adeline
Matthews, Dallas Brown, Lenora
Blakley, Aldine Brown, J. B.
Cranfill, Judith Hutchens, Nell
Ray Matthews, John T. Stewart,
Nonie Moorefield, Martha Pearl
Taylor, Betty Lou Norman, Sam
Prim, Dwight Freeman, Melvin
Davis, Kent Norman, Grady
Choplin, Clarice Mae Adams, Bil
ly Ray Brown, Annie Pearl Stew
art, Nancy Hinshaw, Rose Anna
Miller, Ruby Prim, Vivian Prim,
Nell Stewart, Flora Coe, Vernie
Mae Matthews, Ruby Pendry,
Mozelle Williard, Aldine Wooten,
J. W. Hobson, father of the bride,
Delia Ruth Jester and Laura
Louise Hobson.
East Bend Seniors Hold Weiner
Roast
The senior class of East Bend
high school held their first social
event of the senior year Friday
night when all the seniors and
several of the teachers gathered
around a large campfire behind
the school building for a weiner
roast. The program committee
for the year was in charge of the
program, which included a num
ber of games and contests that
were staged in the gymnasium af
ter the refreshments were enjoy
ed.
Those present were Miss Sarah
Easterling, the senior home room
teacher, Gladys Davis, Grace
Blakley, Queen Smitherman, Lu
cille Matthews, Pauline Martin,
Ruby Wall, Hazel Poindexter,
Bonnie Sears, Annie Pearl Chop
lin, Mary Lane, Hazel Bryant,
Melba Prim, Junior Davis, Travis
Smitherman, Bernard Stimpson,
Vemon Moser, Stark Adams, Ro
land Poindexter and Edward An
gell.
Besides Miss Easterling, the
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following teachers were present:
Mr. L. H. Todd, principal; Mr. C.
C. Love, and Mrs. Arbie Miles.
Visitors were Laverne Prim, Imo
gene Bowman, Joe Smltherman,
Richard Bean, C. A. Coram, Nell
Horn, Ed Bean, Mr. and Mrs.
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and just look at them.
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WAS TEMPERATE
Father: "Johnny, what is this
'6o* on your report card?"
Johnny: "I—l—th—think that's
the temperature of the school
room."
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Thursday. November 21, 1940
NO MERE PROBLEM
"What'll we do with the ark
now that the big trip Is over?"
inquired Japheth.
"My son," replied Noah, "we've
had trouble enough without start
ing in immediately on any ship
ping problems."
GOOD FOB MUD
"What do you think of mud as
a beautilier?"
"Well, it hasn't done much for
the turtle."
Mattie Mae Powell
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