The Elkin Tribune
AND HENFRO RECORD
Published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elklnl, N. C.
Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C. f as
Becond-class matter.
FRANKLIN HILDEIJRAND, Publisher
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 0, 1080
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THOUGHTS
Forgetting those things which are behind
and reaching forth unto those things which are
before. I press toward the mark for the prize of
-the high calling of God in Jesus Christ.
4-13-14.
Men may rise on stepping stones of tlveir
dead selves to higher things.—Tennyson.'
POEMS
As the old year sinks down in Time's ocean,
Stand ready to launch with the new,
And waste no regrets, no emotions,
As the masts and the spars pass from view
Weep not if some treasures go under,
And sinks in the rotten ship's hold.
That blithe bohny barque sailing yonder.
May bring you more wealth than the old.
—Wilcox.
You don't have to listen to the lawnmower
in winter, but the radio makes up for it.
A Chicago man got a divorce because his wife
slid down he banister. Just letting things sllde^
An old fashioned winter can be overdone
anc is.
New York's 32,000 "speakeasies" seem to be
using a stage whisper. ,
Congress reduced the income tax and so did
Wall street for some .people.
An authority says this is going to be a good
year for those who do not over-expect.
When we get through disarming the nations
maybe we can get at our gunmen.
No matter about the stock market, the coun
try produced over five million new cars last yefir
Your alcohol i» your own responsibility if
you drink it.
l)o"as much walking as possible if you want
to live long says a medical adWsor, but stay on
the same side of the street.
Secretary Mellon becomes enthused in tell
ing congress dry law enforcement should not be
in his department.
Writer says jazz at night clubs takes the
edge off the diner's apetites. Maybe the price
has something to do with it also.
It was a semi white Christmas, but it wasn't
until January that father's pocketbook got
snowed under/
By the way France ajid Italy balk at sink
ing ships we may presume both scent an early
need for those boats.
Each of the five nations at the naval parley
is enthusiastic to reduce on its own terms of
reducing.
A San Francisco waitress was robbed of jew
els valued at $1250. That must be a profession
that pays.
Harvard's president vants only one footbal\
game a year for each school. It might help to
enforce prohibition.
Now Hoover wants a cooling system install
ed in the White House. We might suggest that
Cal never needed one.
TAFT AND HUGHES
The serious illness of Chief Justice Taft
strikes a sympathetic chord over the whole nation.
From latest reports the former President and
Chief Justice of the United States Is near the end
of hi s dav s suffering from a complication of dis
eases.
Mr. Taft is a man who has jjiven the best
part of his life to the public service of his coun
try. A brilliant lawyer, he could have command
ed retainer fees in important cases probably ten
times what his official annual salaries have been.
Starting on the bench over forty years ago,
he has held some of the most exalted positions
In both tlfe executive and judicial branches of the
nation and is the only man In our history who
has been both president and Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court.
When Mr. Taft saw that he could no longer
continue hi sarduous duties as head of the su
preme court he resigned the place and the presi
dent a t once appointed Charles Evans Hughes
•of New York.
The appointment ig a wise one, for Mr.
Hughes is perhaps the greatest lawyer of the na
tion and in accepting the place on the supreme
bench, he doeß so at a great financial sacrifice
for the salary there is but $20,500 per year while
It is said his feeeg as an attorney since resigning
the cabinet portfolio have amounted to over a
quarter of a million dollars a year.
It will be recalled that Mr. Hughes resigned
as Secretary of State in 1925 because he said he
I must go back to the practice of law to recoup the
II funds he had lost while serving in the cabinet^
The statement is taken to mean that high
officials cannot live on the salaries paid at Wash
ington. If this is true, it is refreshing to know
that men of the high calibre of Mr. Taft and
Mr Hughes are willing to sacrifice fortune to
serve their country at salaries trifling compared
to what they could earn in private life at far less
effort and nervous exhaustion.
It is interecting to recall that Mr. Taft is
the second man in our history who has resigned
the Chief Justicehip, the other being John Jay,
who served in that capacity when the constitution
was first adopted. It is also interesting to note
that Mr. Hughes served as an Associate Justice
from 1910 to 1916 and resigned to accept the
republican presidential nomination. He was ap
pointed by Mr. Taft who was then president and
now succeeds the man who recommeuded him as
a member of the highest-court hi the land.
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PRISONERS AND HANGINGS
Alber M. Stewart, awaiting execution in the
death house at Folsom Prison for his part in the
killing of guards during the prison mutiny in
1927 has asked that appeal for a new trial he
dropped and that he be hanged at once
Stewart from his cell, has heard the clink
of the spring that sent five of his associates to
death on the gallows just outside the death house.
Now he wants to end the "peirilled rigors of
aoubt and dread." He says he would ramer die
at once than-live on in suspense and stifled hope.
Capital punishment must be rather terrible
to bring forth such a plea from a hardened crim
inal, yet there is Prof. Snook, the professor of
veterinary surgery at Ohio State University who
killed his sweetheart on a rifle range near the
campus over a year ago.
Snook was found guilty shortly after prett)
Theora Hix's body was found. His attorneys
picked flaws in the testimony and appealed and
the appeals were overruled and Snook ordered to
be hanged last fall. He then appealed to the state
supreme court and a stay of judgment was order
ed pending appeal and the state supreme court
in the meantime overruled his plea whereupon he
appealed to the United State 8 Supreme court and
his hanging was.put off again to January 31, but
the supreme court could not reach the case, he
has again been given a stay of execution.
. Peculiar how men, who know they must die,
stave off death Probably Snook and his lawyers
know full well there is not a flaw in the whole
proceeding of the lower courts and that the ap
peals they take are merely to gain a few more
day 8 and weeks of life. *
.They all know that in the end the hangman
will take his toll but they are going to postpone
the' fateful moment as long as possible no mat
ter how much money they may use up -or how
much time they consume from the high court's
busy days.
S::ook has taken 9 life and he took it with
an ease and unconcern almost unprecedented but
when it comes to paying for the cost of that life
he fights to the last dich and will probably make
a farewell statement that he was giv«jn a rank
injustice.
WOMEN WORKERS
Some startling facts develop from the latest
bulletin from the United Staes Women's Bureau
relative to women working and those who opine
that woman's place is in the home may consider
some rather astonishing statistics.
This bullltin points out that women in in
creasing numbers are called on to support fami
lies and out of 30,000 families investigated, 27
per cent were supported entirely by women wage
and salary earners.
Of 17,000 unmarried women studied, one out
five was supporting a family unaided. An enor
mous proportion of city families depend all or in
part ou the money earned by wive s daught
ers. In some countries 65 per cent of the women
employes were married.
Evidently the woman who marries for eco
nomic security stands upon thin ice because the
same statistics show that one out of every thir
teen males in the United States is constantly out
of a job.
THE MODERN "MAX ON HORSEBACK"
At a dangerous street corner in New York
City where two street-car lines cros a at an angle
in front of a Subway station anj heavy crosstown
traffic complicates an already difficult situation,
stands a large sign in the shape of a tombstone.
It reads ''Sacred to the Memory of 1,846 persons
killed by automobiles In the city this year >' The
number is changed every day.' JX never grows
smaller; the dead do not come back to life.
Ohio for some years marked the scene of
every fatal accident on a State Highway with a
white cross. It is reported that the state has
abandoned this practice; the crosses became too
thick in some spots. This is a step In the wrong
direction. Warnings like that may be disregard
ed and usually are by most motorists, but enough
drivers will be shockeed into at least temporary
caution to be more careful at that partcular spot
It is not merely for the protection of drivers
and their passengers that such warnings are
needed. -The man on foot still has first rights
oh the highway, and his lite is as valuable as that
of the man who rides. Out of all the immense
toll of motor deaths in 1929, nearly a third were
of pedestrians struck by automobiles.
In the old feudal days in Europe the man on
horseback felt that he wa« suoerior being, and the
poor people who had JIO horses had to agree with
him or be ridden down. One of the things our
fathers came to* America for was to change all
that It would almost selm as if we w*re losing
ground There is something about driving a car
which makes many persons utterly reckless of
the rights of others. That these reckless ones
are not always very young and are not necessarily
intoxicated only makes the situation all the worse.
THUS ELKIS TRIBUNE, KIKIN, N. C.
EL WM GAME
The crack Elk In All-Stars won
an interesting cage game over
the Taylorsville All-Starß here
Monday night by score of 20-10.
The Elkln team flashed in fine
form in the last half to take the
game.
The Taylorsville team fought
,like demons in the first half and
held Elkin to a 10 to 9 lead at
the end of the half. The Elkin
quint then flashed out in the
final half to run up the score.
Reich and Shugart did the
heavy work for the Elkin team
while Carson was the leading
flcorer for the visitors.
Lineup and summary:
Taylorsville (10) (afl) Elkin
Pos.
Thoma s (1) (8) Shugart
F
Burgess (2) (2) Eller
F
Watts (3) (10) Reich
C
Carson (4) (g) Transou
G
Matheson Holcomb
G •
Substitutes: Taylorsvile: Price
for Burgees, C. Thomas for Watts
Elkin: Bowes for Eller.
Referee. Whitaker (North
Carolina i.
'-ttiuiuittl.
CYCLE NKWS
The farmers are beginning to
sow plant beds 'or another crop
of tobacco. They are cutting
down on acreage this year and
will try to improve the quality
by growing the best grades.
Sheriff Jfloxley was in our
town collecting taxes Monday.
Mi. Roy Sale and Thomas
Sparks are erecting large feed
barns on their farms east of Cy
cle.
The school suspended one day
on account of the snow last
week. The rural mail also failed I
to. make a trip for several days'
on account of the bad roads. j
LAUGHTKR AXI) TK.AKH
HliK'NI) IN .IOI,SOWS
"SAY IT WITH SONGS"
Friends of the I?yris Theatre
of Eltyn will get another 'big
thrill'' next Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, for that is the
show dates for A 1 Jolson's "Say
it with Songs."
The worlds greatest entertain
ers say that it is "the best pic
ture ever made." The story of
Say it with Songs" leads natur
ally to many-sided characteriza
tions. In role of sotig writer
Auction Sale!
36 Head
Horses ■ Mules
I will sell at Auction Saturday February
Bth, 1 P. M. The lot consists of 26 mules and 11
Horses. Age from 4 to 20 years. Weight from
800 to 1200 pounds. These mules and horses
are all broke and ready for the harness.
I think this is one of the greatest oppor
tunities the farmer has ever been offered.in
Elkin. As there will be no Buy-Bidders and
will be sold for cash or gilt-edge note. 5% add
ed to notes. If sale goes over I will give one
horse FREE.
Everybody has a chance at the horse ex
cept my employees. Be here and save money,
and buy at your own price.
Sale Will Be Held At My Stables
Under McNeer's Warehouse
ELKIN. N C.
C. A. Boles
y ~ y ' '
and radio entertainer, the one
and only one Al, has a chance to
which make him the beloved Al
do many of the clever things
Jolson. Don't forget the dates of
his greatest Vitaphone picture,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day; Febrauray 10, 11, and 12th.
WANTS
LOST—2 twenty dollar bills in
one of three stores while mak
. ing change In Elkin Monday,
Feb. 3; Finder pleases return
to F. A. Brendle & Son store,
Elkin, N. C. or M. A. Johnson,
5 miles east of Elkin. 2-6-lt
WANTED—To trade a car for
good milk cow. See me if you
are interested Jim Green
wood.
WANTED—To rent farm. Ren
ter must be a good tobacco
farmer. See me at once. Jim
We need not go out
of our way to do good
if we do all the good
whicih comes our
way
PAUL GWYN
INSURANCE
All Lines—
Security—Service
Phone 258
Elkin, N. C.
Greenwood
MEN WANTED IMMEDIATELY
—By giant international in
dustry; over 7000 already
started; some doing annual
business $13,000; no expe
rienece or capital required;
everything supplied; realize
success, independence Rew
leigh's way; retail food prod
ucts. soap, toilet preparations,
stock, poultry supplies; your
own business supported by big
American, Canadian. /Austral
ian industries; resources over
$17,000,000; established 40
years; get our proposition;
all say it's great! Rawleigh
Company, Dept, NC-71-J, Rich
mond, Va. 4t-p.
WE HAVE several phonographs
for sale cheap." Terms if de
sired. Harris Burgiss Elect.
Co.
LOST—One small suit case last
Saturday evening between J.
C. Martins and Elkln Valley
Church. Finder return to Miss
Tiney Cave, Elkin, N. C., and
receive reward, or notify this
office. ltp—tf
WANTED—At once several re
liable and energetic men. with
cars, who understand farming
to canvass farm trade, book
ing orders for Spring ship
ment on Fall terms of pay
ment.
No investment or previous
experience necessary. Splendid
opportunity and steady per
manent income. Exclusive ter
ritory rights and drawing ac
count. The Lennix Paint Com
pany, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Feb. 6-13
MARTIN'S INC.
The Banker and His Farm
Tenunt
The tenant of the banker
worked one year and went Into
the bank for settlement, but had
failed to keep a record of the
time that he had worked; so aft
-6r the following questions were
asked by the banker he was
LYRIC Theatre
THIS WEEK
THURSDAY—FRIDAY:
CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD in
"SO LONG LETTY"
ALL TALKING AND SINGING
with GRANT WITHERS, PATSY RUTH
MILLER, BERT ROACH, CLAUDE GILL
- INGWATER
SATURDAY:
MONTE BLUE in
"CONQUEST"
with H. B. WARNER and LOUIS WILSON
Also An AH Talking Comedy
NEXT WEEK
3 Big Days, MON. TUES. and WEDNESDAY:
AL JOLSON
"SAY IT WITH SONGS"
ALL TALKING AND SINGING
"WOMAN TO WOMAN"
With Betty Compson—Thursday
and Friday, Feb, 20 and 21
"FLIGHT" ~ ~
With Jack Holt—Monday-and Tuesday, Feb."
24 and 25 **
"DYNAMITE"
A Cecil B. Demille production—Monday and
Tuesday, March 3 and 4
"BROADWAY SCANDAL"
A special—Thursday and Friday, March 6 & 7
"GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY"
A special. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
3 big days—March 10, 11 and !2
"SHOWS OF SHOWS"
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March
17, 18 and 19
i ■ • '" r - #
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1980
ready to settle with his
How many hours do you
you sleep?
Ans_ about 9 hours, eq
ualing 136 days
How many hours doy you
spend in gardening,
wood cutting, milking,
etc?
•
Ans. About 6 hours 91 daya
Did you work Sundays?
Ans. No, being 52 Sun
days 5 2 daysg^
Did you work Saturday
evenings? m
Ans. No, 1-2 day for 52
Saturdays t 26 days
How many day s did you
go hunting? f
Ans. 9 days ........... days
How many days did you
go to fairs?
Ans. Five days 5
How many days werd you
sick?
Ans. Twelve days..... 12 days
How many days did it
rain?
Ans. Thirty, I think.... 30 days
How many holiday,, off
Ai»s. Four 4days
Total 365 days
After the tenant and banker
checked over the figures closely
he was convinced of their accu
racy and admitted there was no
time left that he could have
worked Convinced of
racy; but not that he dftl ifot
work.
"—' e.
The way Martin's* Incor
porated figure it for you.
If you are paying $4.00 per
week rent for a five room house, *
you pay exactly the same $4.00
per week with $1.94 interest for
333 week 8 ana w e will give you
a warranty deed free from all in
cumbrances for 4 lots and a five
room house in "Arlington
Heights." So with your regular
rents plus interest of $646.02
>ou can stop paying any more
rents or interest.
For anything in Real Estate
see— '
MARTIN'S INC.