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JUST FAIR Of course the sleet last week did pretty well for an amateur but it wasn't anything compared with a sleet we went through back in the winter of '9B. Ice formed so heavy on the trees that instead of breaking limbs the entire trees sang into the ground and had to come up all over again in the spring. And it stayed on the ground so long that it mildewed. It was so cold all the hens laid cold storage eggs. Icicles formed so big and froze so hard that farmers used them throughout the next year for fence posts. A neighbor's house burned down and the firemen had to chop holes through the ice covering to let the smoke out. Although nothing was left of the house, the coating of ice was left standing. To make matters worse, it snowed a few days after the sleet. The snow was so deep everybody whe ventured out had tb use periscopes to see where they were going. Which was strange because the only periscopes in use at that time were on submarines—and submarines had not been invent ed. lILIOUSNESI i Sour stomach. J | gas and headache j 1 tin# ;to 1 CONSTIPATION j I falotaLs 1 1 i* 35* ■ jPSI FINE REPAIRING • Two Expert Repairmen In Charge C. W. STEELE Jeweler E. Main St. Klkin, N. C. This is "caliche", the form in which Chilean Natural Nitrate ) was created. From this ore two 3| y EA RS BEFORE JEFFERSON types of Chilean Natural Nitrate DAV|S BECAME PRESIDENT OFTHE arerefined—Old Style and granu- SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY (1861) lated Champion Brand. Both are CHILEAN NITRATE WAS FIRST USED Nature's products, created in the TO FERTILIZE SOUTHERN CROPS ground to help you produce more (IB3O)"JEFF"DAVIS WAS A YOUNG profitable crops. ARMY OFFICER IN THOSE DAYS. MSB CHAMPION BRAND CHILEAN NITRATE I IS SNOW WHITE ABOUT THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF BIRD SHOT GUARANTEED 19.457. AMMONIA (I6X.NITROGEN) IT ■ CONTAINS ALL THE NATURAL'IMPURITIES' IODINE, CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, BORON. MAGNESIUM. SODIUM. ETC. WHICH ARE SO VITAL TO YOUR CROPS - 1 BBBHm The snow men made by the youngsters lasted so long that it was necessary to give them a hair cut every few weeks in the interest of civic neatness. One snow man wore out three plug hats before fin ally melting. Many of the snow men were used as scare crows throughout the sum mer. But those storms were nothing compared with the one we went through in the winter of 'B7 . GUESS WHO Has lately become celebrated as a detective of the highest order and is not above crusading in the interest of civic morals. Aided John R. Jones in Childress murder case and made such remarkable progress is said to be taking lessons on "How to Solve Crimes" under that past mas ter of the art, James S. Hall. Was Of course there were numerous homes Monday morning in which breakfast had to be cooked on the laundry heater and in which the ra dio wouldn't work, but it was thru no fault of the local S. P. U. force. They did all that was humanly pos sible and it is to their credit that power was restored later in the day. And while tossing these verbal bouquets hither and yon. if it hadn't been for the Chatham Manufactur ing company, Monday night sup pers would have had to have been cooked on the laundry stove. They furnished the power which lighted the town until feed lines could be repaired. And this ought to net us at least j THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA a bucket full of free 'kilowatts and maybe a blanket or two. * • • MUTTER AND MUMBLE The force here started work last Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock and quit Wednesday morning at 6:30 while getting out last week's paper. We knocked off at 4:20 a. m., but we're delicate. . . Les Aldridge is across the street showing Mr. Whit ener the best method of repairing a sleet bitten tree in his front yard. . . Will Holcomb recently paid 15 cents for a 10 cent magazine. He thought he was in Canada. Upon learning that the price is only 10 cents in the United States he became sud denly ill, but recovered quickly up on having a nickel of his money re funded. . . THIS AND THAT Figuratively speaking (156475564), nothing is so rare in March as a day in June. This column is being written on Wednesday, February 28—just a week before now. And at this writ ing it looks very much like snow. If it should snow it will play the very dickens with the merchants' 98 cent event after all the plans and prep arations they've made. Friday, March 2.—lt didn't snow, it rained. The very dickens was played, however. We'll have to apologize to Will Holcomb for wondering if the V in his name stood for Varmint. We understand it stands for Vance. And if you are interested, the M. in M. Q. Snow's name is said to stand for Marmaduke, although Mr. Snow vcws it stands for Martin. #* . ♦ The only mistake we noticed at the auction sale last Friday was rinuaiSynaiiiiMitti i Rev. R. H. Kennington filled his i regular appointment at Maple ; Springs Sunday and delivered an in spiring sermon, i Sunday school will be held each . Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Maple Springs church. J. F. Sparks is superintendent of the school. The !, public is cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Mary Vanhoy returned home Thursday from Mt. Airy, where she has been spending the winter. Friends of Mrs. L. C. Howell will be glad to know that she is much improved following an illness of one ; week. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Howell, of Mt. Airy, were the guests of the former's mother, Mrs. F. M. Howell, {last Friday. W. W. Sparks spent Monday in North Wilkesboro attending to busi ness matters. Harvey and Charlie Roberts will attend court at Wilkesboro this week having been called there os wit nesses. Swan Creek News Owing to the bad weather the Sunday school has been suspended for the last two weeks. We hope that spring is here and we all can go back to Sunday school again. Mr. Carl Swaim returned home yesterday after a week's atay with his brother, Herman Swaim, in Ar lington, who has been confined to his room for a few days with septic sore throat and a deep cold. The measles seems to be raging in this community. Among those who are sick are Mesdames Guy Myers, Johnnie Stroud and Dave and Jones Mathis. Mesdames Glenn Swaim and Guy Myers motored to High Point, Bur lington and Greensboro Tuesday on business. Several of the people of this com munity attended the surprise birth day party which was given in honor of Mrs. J. M. Myers last Thursday night. JUDGE KILLS SELF United States District Judge Er nest Ford Cochran was found hanged with a silken scarf to a bedpost in his home at Charleston, S. C., Sun day. He was 68 years old. Mrs. Cochran discovered his body when she went to his room about 10:30 a. m. Coroner J. P. DeVeaux, Jr., said the death was suicide and that ihe judge had been dead since be fore midnight. GOLDEN GRAI N ( jitQ urley blend W [GOOD 1™ Y [- W ! ' UNION MADE is "° THE LADY is simply paddling herself because she has only just found out how insignificant is the cost of using electrical servants. She's mad through and through because she has spent literally thousands of hours in heartbreaking drudgery during these last few years doing house work by main strength and awkwardness that could have been done much better with electrical appliances at a cost, at most, of only a few cents per day. For Instance, He; j Are Some of The Things The Lady Has Just Learned: She could operate a suction sweeper an hour per day for Nine-tenths of a cent. She could have five cups of coffee for her family twice a day from her electric percolator sitting on the table at a cost of One half cent. She could enjoy the comfort and relief from pain through the use of a heating pad for 10 hours for one cent. She could save from one to two hours per day in the kitchen by using a Universal oven cooker at an average cost of Two and one-fifth cents per hour. She could conserve her energy in her kiiChen with a Mis master at a cost of two-tenths cent per hour. . She could have saved a doctor's bill and the cost of a pair of glasses for little Willie by having a Miller indirect lamp for him for studying at a cost of one and one-tenth cents per hour. She could boil a quart of water in seven minutes in the electric water kettle in her bathroom or bed room for one half cent instead of trudging back to the kitchen and building a fire. Are You a Modern Housewife Who Has All the Modern Electrical Conveniences? Southern Public Utilities Co. Listen in on S. P. U. Radio Programs WBT—Fridays 11:45 A. M. WSOC—Mondays 11:4S A. M. Tribune Advertising Brings Results! Thursday. March 8. 1934
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