SATURDAY, May 7
1938
Baseball Team Wins
Thrice In Conference
Playing some ir.ighty fine heads-
up ball during the past couple of
M’eeks, the Elon boi\’s managed to
cop three giames out of four from
Conference irivals. A two-game
seiie.^ with Catawba at Salisbury
saw a 5-1 win with Tommy Wil
liam's doing the pitching, and a
10-9 loss Kvihen Catawfca came
from behind to connect with the
delivery 'of Roland Longest, who
had relieved Drpey Fuller in the
first inning. Lee Fones, with a
ihome a-un, and Mac McCraw led
the hitting in these games.
■Coming back to the horni.e reser-
■vation, Elon nosed out the Len'oir-
Rhyne Bears lin two games. Both
giames were s.ee-saw afifairs, with
the Christians coming out on top
with one-run margins.
PAGE THREE
Tennis For All
Tenin.is is a fine wholesome
sport. Those who iplay tennis do,
so because of the enjoyment that
is obtained by being out in the
■open air, and exercising the mind
(and thte body. If questioned why
mwe students do not take an in
terest in this sport, the answer
is easy: we have no place to iplay.
When the tennis team is prac-
tiicing 'cr playing a match, the
better courts are taken. It seems
that when the tenmis teams are
away on trips, the High School
Tenmis Team uses the better
courts for its matches. What can
be d'one? We all know that it is
viery nice that the High School
MAROON AND GOLD
JOB OPENINGS AND PROSPECTS
Building^ Trades
Since the government has esta
blished the Federal Housing Ad-
ministraticfn and 'other building
loian funds, construction work has
leaped into the limelight. This
field offers numerous opportuni
ties for young men. Conistruiction j words, all branthes of the publ
Civil Service
More and more people every
year are entering the field of pub
lic service u"nder the civil ser
vice setup. This field includes
public -lerv'ice other than that of
the aimy and navy, or, in other
is not merely a miatter of driving
mails in planks and stacking
bricks: aPL'hitects, .‘>,teel engiineers,
surveyers, electricians, plumbers,
tile, glass, and stone masons;
■rooifers, tinners, and heating engi
neers; all are needed. There is
not a great demland far one parti
cular worker, but none of the
service that ajre not military, na
val, legislative, or judicial.
Applicants are selected on the
basis lof their ability and fitneiS'S
to fill the particular position. Ex
aminations are given when there
are any vacancies to be filled or
new branches of the service are
inaugurated. lA ipassing griade of
Dopey Fuller pitched the first be as nice for all who
•encounter, a 4 to 3 trium'p.h that
was featured by >a fouir-ply wal
lop from the bat to Lee Fones.
Tommy Williams started the sec-
■ond game but was forced to re
tire iwiith indigestion in the third
inning. Roland Longest carried
on from that point, and came out
on the long eoid of a 2 to 1 score.
Roland had them eating out of his
hand, and the lone run scored w’as
..of the unearned variety.
Farming
Continued
reaus located in every county of
the state and whose service is
eip'en to- any and every faiiTner ifor
the asking. Profitable farming
requires that neiw ideias land meth
ods of W'hen, where, what, land
how to plant, cultivate, and har-
■v'est crops be 'cbserved; 'and it is
just this 'information that the
•state attemipts to furnish its citi-
z0n-3 who lare willing to ccopeniate
with the states’ 'agricultural pro-
.grams.
The federal government also
^has aided the farmers through its
agricultural program's such as the
Agricult'Jiral Adjustment A:t and
like measures, e-pec;ially during
recent years. By controlling the
supply of a few of ouir staple
crops the govern'ment aided the
farmers in raising the prices of
farm products to a p' :nt whei.e
the farmers received a living in
come. The government also has
aided the sn:all fairmers, 'and be-
gi'iiiners in particular, by its cre
dit loaning programs through
which it is pos-ible fcir a fanner
in need of credit for ne'w land,
maichinery, and all permanent im-
provemen'ts to obtain loans at a
reasonable rate of interest.
Tn si'.mre'arizing, we may .state
that the ■Dutiook for earnest, dili
gent, and h^rd-working prospec
tive young fanners is good. The
going will be rough, esipecially for
the first few years until the in
dividual gets a start, even thnigh
lie may be a college grad'uate.
I‘m told thiat even la fanner finds
a practical use for a greater por
tion of the knowledge and tra-n-
ing he may receive in high
s:ho';)'- and colleges. A success
ful farmer must be a good trader,
weather prophet, m^echanic, chem
ist, as well ns a go*3d ifanne'i-. The
far-sighted farmer will al,= o take
advantage of the infirmation ar.d
services rendered by local farm
bureaus and othei.' governmental
programs. One of the present
programs with which we are all
acquainted ii that of s'il conser
vation. The object of this pro-
giam aiong with conserving our
natural re;':urces to aid the
fai mers in growing bigger aind
better crops on less land and with
less labor houTS per unit of pro
duction. This is exactly what we
all are looking for today; more
compensation for less output. This
is not an idealistic state; but it
can only ibe attained by hard work
(and shrewd planning of the fu
ture. The icld idea of a farmeir
as a man ^ith a -trnng back and
a weak mind is giving way to a
more scientific and log'i-al defini
tion of ia farmer as a modern
business man who is e:operating
with nature and his fellow man
f.ir the common benefit of all.
even average work, he may secure
can have a tennis team, but j a job.
Class and terrazzo work are
the new'est additions to the con
struction fields, and both offer
exceptionally gooid opportunities.
One who sets glass brick, con
struction and 'plate gl'ass, earns
from 60c per (hour to $2.
enjoy the game to have a chance
to play it?
There are mainy students who
have voiced their 'opinio>n on the
above situation' and all know that
something should be done for the
good 'of all. As a suggestion,
would it be possible to have the
two courts on West campus con
ditioned so that they would be
■tenn;s courts instead of new-plow
ed fields with a net 'separating the
bad from the W'orse.
The High School does have a
tennis court; it could be put into
shape in a very short while. This
would -help a lot in imiproving the
situation. If this 'were done, and
the other iciourts improved, a sys
tem cif signing for the 'Cauirts by
different parties in the morning
before playing could be adapted.
This would keep 'one party from
having a monop'oly on the courts.
There are many members of the
faculty w'ho enjoy playing tennis
as much as the students, so let’s
do siomethinig about the situation
soon.
fields is crowded, and 'if one does ! seventy is necessainy to qualify
for the service. There are dif
ferent 'age stipulations for dif
ferent branches of the service but
all applicants must be citizens of
the United States. No restric
tions £11 e placed in regard to
color, sex, or race.
Civil service inlcludes not 'only
Journalism
Fifty years ago the only re-
qu'iremenfcj that had to be met to
enter a trade or profession were,
he or she had to be a willing
worker, have fair intelligence,
and serve fiiom 2 to 10 years as
an apprentice. In return for his
services for the master, the ap-
prent'i.e usually received about
newspaper category. Since that
time this shortage has been mi.>re
than filled. The old saying
“There is 'always plenty of the
room at the top”, has gone out
of date. Many of the colleges have
established sch.ols of jiournalism
bo train men and women for spe
cialized jobsi on newspapers. No
longer can the term “newsipiaper-
man” be applied to any person
two dollars per week. The fact'"'ho works for a news gathering
that he soon became as adept as ' agency. The conisolidation of
his mai'ter did not guarantee -him »mall papers has done much to
any definite wage increase until wipe out the idctuntry editor, who
Terrazzo contractoirs earn about
the '-ame. Building wages have
advanced greatly within the past
five years so that even those who
d'O rough carpentry work average
at least $35 per week. PU'mbers,
tinners, plasterers, and tile and
'concrete m'asoin's receive h'gher
wages than icarpemters and exca
vators.
There is little 'room for archi
tects at present, but there are
numerous openings for steel engi
neers and 'steel sietters.
Most cif the training needed for
this work is given by the employ
er; Cine begins ajs an apprentice
and gets his training from actual
experience.
Along with the increase in ‘con
struction work comes an increase
in the manufacture
the end of that pijirticular period
of his training. The old order
changed, cities became crowded
with (hopefuls, fai'm boys whjo
forir.erly stood a fair chance of
yaining employment by going to
the city socn found themselves
w-ais formerly the newspaperman.
Todiay competition is so keen that
a college degree is necessary even
to get in the run'ning. Many times
a pull iij the lonly way to get on.
The fact that he has a pull, how
ever, does not mean that he is
unwanted. The colleges and uni- sure of a j'ob. A j'ournalist must
versibies had started 'an endless
'-■hain of quickly but thoiroughly
know h'is businesis or get 'out. The
large offices have ao many ap-
_ businesses of the country — and
jobs with the federal government newspaper professiion was not
but also with state, county, and join the enterprises.
trained youth into offices, and plications that it requires a fil
municipal governments.
The system was instigated in
the latter part of the 'nineteenth
'cenbury to replace the spoils sys
tem and has resulted in greatly
increased efficiency in govern
ment.
The fields open in this service
are 'almost as vairied as the voca
tions, and the employees work
on a salary and are given oppor
tunity for advancement.
Some 'Cif the vocations which
are un'der the civil service are as
follows: Engineering: civil, elec
trical, and mechanical. Post Of-
materials. Hence there will be also.
many openings in this work, also.
Glass brick supplies the greatest
number oif openings. Lumber mill
work 3'nd br^k and tile manufac-1 ceive it by writing to the Civil
of building j turing have numerous openings, \ Service Commission in Washing-
From the time of the World
War until 1930 statistics show a
shortage of journalists in the
fi'ce: postmaster, ruinal carrier,
rail'way mail clerk. Stenographer,
bookkeeper, typist, 'accountant,
architect, artist, dentistry, the
ministry, musician, consular ser-
I vi'ce, mechanics, contractors,
i journalist, and teaching are only
a few iL'f the vocations under the
civil service.
From time to time bulletins are
sent out when there are vacancies
to be filled. Industrial classifi
cation analysts are in demland at
the pre.sent.
Anyone desiring additional in-
fonnation and particul'airs may re
ton D. C.
mg system to care for them.
A praictice now common is. for
newspapers to pick their men
from the -high schicols, and see
that they are traiined at the right
school. In this case they are
worked during the summer
m'onths for practical exjperience.
The publicity departments also
provide good experience far any
aspirant to the writing profession.
Publicity has in the pais-t few
years become one 'of the foremost
departments of the writing fami
ly. These jobs pay well, they are
comparatively easy, and they of-
ftr much in the iway of promo
tion.
As in -other professions, journa
lism has its maniy faults. Amonjf
these we can eaisily say the larg
est holdback is the wolves. The
fact that these man have bo be
very simoothe means that there
are bound to be many snakes. As
in other biiisinesses, most any
MEL KOONTZ—FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD ANIMAL TAMER—WRESTLES A FULL-GROWN LION!
mmm
HERE'S MEL KOONTZ alone in the cage with four hundred and fifty
pounds of lion. The huge lion crouches — then springs straight at
Koontz. Nerves cool as ice, Mel meets the charge head on. Man and
lion clinch while onlookers feel their nerves grow tense. But Mel
MEL KOONTZ
TO PENN PHILLIPS
shows himself complete master of the savage beast. No doubt
about h/s nerves being healthy! And, as Mel points out, one big
difference in Camels has to do with having healthy nerves. Mel says:
No matter how many I smoke. Camels don’t frazzle my nerves.”
Iguess you have
to be particular
about your cig
arette, Mel. I’ve
often wondered
if Camels are
different from
other kinds?”
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America’s great fun-maker and personality, brought
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On the air Tuesdays; BENNY GOODMAN
Hear the Goodman Swing Band "go to town.” Every
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Camels are a
matchless blend
of finer, MORE
EXPENSIVE
TOBACCOS
Turkish and
Domestic
*’Take it from me, Penn, any one»cigarette’s-
as-good-as-another talk is the bunk. There
are a lot of angles to consider in smoking.
Camel is the cigarette I know teaWy agreesu ith
me on all counts. My hat’s oflf to ’em for real,
natural mildness —the kind that doesn’t get
my nerves ragged—or make my throat raspy.”
MEL KOONTZ and Penn Phillips got to talking on the subject of
cigarettes. Like Mel Koontz, millions of people find what they
want in Camels. One smoker tells another: "Camels agree with
me!” Yes, those costlier tobaccos in Camels do make a difference!
“WE CHOOSE
CAMELS
FOR OUR OWN
SMOKING. WE
KNOW TOBACCO”
-SAY THESE
TOBACCO PLANTERS
“I know the kind
of tobacco used
for making vari-
ous cigarettes,”
says Mr. Beckham
Wright, who has
spent 19 years
growing tobacco,
knows it from the ground up.
“Camel got my choice grades last
year-and many years back,” he
adds. “I’m talking facts when t
say Camels are made from MORE
EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS.”
Mr. George Crum-
baugh, another
well-known plant
er, liad a fine to-
b.Tcco crop last
year. “My best yet,”
he say.s. “And the
Camel people bought all the choice
lots—paid me more than I ever got
before, too. Naturally, Camel’s the
cigarette I smoke myself. Fact is,
most planters favor Camels. So I
know that Camels use finer tobaccos.”
Mr. Cecil White,
successful plant
er of Danville, Ky.
“Like.most plant
ers around here, I
sold the best of
my last crop to
the Camel people. And at the best
prices. I stick to Camels and I know
I’m smoking choice tobaccos.”
CopTttffht, IMS. R. J. R«yi)oIda Tobacco CompAoj',
NorUi Caroliu