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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Published Every Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Elkin, N. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1934 Entered at the poßt office at Elkin, N. C., as second-class matter. C. 8. FOSTER President H. P. LAFFOON - Secretary-Treasurer SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR In the State 91.50 Out of the State, $2.00 i L NationalSPEditorialAssociation I Bk==m€mߣR • • 1934 1 State Game Warden suggests that hunters be cautious With J their trigger finger, because there are a lotiif' OCC workers in the woods. The idea tfaat: the Charlotte magistrate meant to convey probably was that if Lawyer Marvin Ritch jus ( t must make a speech, he oughta hire himself a hall: Judge Meekins has set a bad precedent in freeing Evangelic Askew. Some more of us may now take to kidnaping ourselves in an effort to raise a little mionfcy. New England citizens bet $750,000 on horse races in one day at Naragansett Park, which in dicates among bthier things that conditions in that section must be getting back to normalcy. V In an election guessing contest with news paper men, President Roosevelt is said to have missed sixteen winning candidates. Evidently he had not been in - late conference with his post master general. The Day After the Fire Will Rogers packs a lot of philosophy in the small space he fills each day in the daily press. Sometimes he says more in three inches of type than the best editorial writers get across in as many columns—sarcasm that brings us up with a jerk and makes us think. Which is preparatory to saying that occa sionally (and we uls'e the word cautiously) there may be found in The Gab Bag sensible sugges tions and food for thought, clothed in that run ning fire of sarcasm that is often more effective than the studied and serious effort of this page. It was even so in the last issue of this paper. We are not saying here that Elkin should right now burst Jnto the market and purchase a modern fire engine, but we do say that adequate fire-fighting equipment is an asset to any town and not a liability. It is as essential as any other factor of governmental service, and its scope should be measured by the town's present and immediate future needs. Anything less than that is false economy. The day afjer the fire is always too late to be sorry about it. It may be years before Elkin will have such damage as came to North Wilkes boro recently, a damage that would have been trebled, perhaps, if that town had been less pre pared. * It is a mattejr jfor the city fathers, of course, yet in the last analysis the responsibility is upon the citizenry.; Jf|jti,s agreed that our present equipment fits l( fJ?,e need, well and good. Fire fighting equipment costs money and the city purse is flabby. Naturally the city board is con cerned about it makes. But it should not be 'fttfgdtten that a single fire might do property dama!ss* that would make the invest ment look likeithirty cents. It is just aS- well that we anticipate this need, discuss it in the light of a responsibility, and if it is found that we are adequately protected, for get about it—until the day after the fire. Should. ,6e Given A Chance The United' States Supreme Court apparently has opened the way for Tom Mooney to be given a chance, in the California courts, to establish his innocense in the bombing affair for which he has been languishing in prison for years after he was saved from the death penalty at the re quest of President Wilson. It is apparent that a majority of the citizens of the nation who are familiar with the case, be lieve that Mooney was convicted on perjured tes timony, and sentiment in California in recent years has turned with sympathy to the man who more and more seems to have been wronged. The bombing episode came at a time when capital and labor was in deadly conflict; resent ment was at white-heat and there was insistent demand that somebody be punished. Mooney was that unfortunate somebody, and circumstances may have made him the goat for another's mis deed. At least an element of doubt as to his guilt has arisen in recent years, and with such positiveness that the entire nation has been aroused. Yet California officials have persistently re fused to reopen the case, and Governor Merri man's only response to the plea for clemency has been that he would look into the matter and give it due consideration. That statement has become more and more meaningless as weeks and months rolled by without action, and now the federal gov ernment demands that Mooney be given his chance to prove his innocence in court. It may not be according to legal procedure, but it seems a sensible view, that if this man is in prison by reason of false testimony, whether deliberate and intentional or not, he should not be denied the right to prove it if he can. If self ish interests are preventing him from his day in court, because of disclosures that might attend a new trial of his case, then that is a blot on Cali fornia that she should be willing and eager to erase. ( Economic Security The nation pauses to hear a North Caro linian say: "we must master our great industrial civilization to give human beings security or see it drift into unregulated self-destruction." It is Dr. Frank P. Graham talking, and the character of his warning indicates that President Roosevelt chose an able and fearless man for chairman of his advisory committee on economic and social security. Dr. Graham is president of the University of North Carolina because he has been recognized as an advanced thinker; President Roosevelt beckoned to him for the same reason. Dr. Gra ham has not buried his face in textbooks to the exclusion of the world about him. A profound student, it has been given to him to sometimes see deeper than his fellows, and often he has run counter to popular trends. In his address before the Washington con ference he said this security is not to be gained by tyranny and regimentation of a dictatorship, but through co-operation of government, manage ment and labor. "Public opinion," he said, "has come to sup port social insurance because the public has real ized that insecurity is not confined to those un fortunate persons who find themselves unem ployed at present, but that insecurity is an ever present danger as well to those who are gainfully employed." Dr. Graham says that it is a shallow recovery that would sacrifice the security of millions of people. The economic security of the individual contributes to the recovery and well-being of the nation, and the recovery of the nation contributes to the security and well-being of the individual, and finally the security of the individual con tributes to the security of recovery. Security is an old word now clothed with a new and more significant meaning. America will hear more of it as the days go by, and men and women will consider it in relation to their future and use it as a yardstick to measure their pres ent. ft President Roosevelt deems conditions which the nation is now called upon to deal render wise, if not imperative, the enactment of public welfare legislation, and it is the task of the advisory com mittee to aid in formulating a program to present j to the next congress. Unemployment insurance will be an impor tant phase of this program, and if it is to be help ful and enduring it must be carefully planned and the burden equitably distributed. It is not a new I and fanciful theory, but has been embraced by European nations, attended by many faults that i can be weeded out after .ireful study, must be weeded out else such legislation will increase rather than decrease unemployment. Help To Put It Across The Elkin Merchants Association may well expect full and hearty co-operation of other or ganizations and individuals in its plans to pro vide Christmas cheer for the city's needy. While the merchants are sponsoring the big Christmas tree and will contribute liberally to its load, it is rightly a community affair in which every citi zen of the town should feel proud to have a part. Only those who can recall Yuletide seasons that held no Santa Clus for them, can know the pangs of disappointment to little children who hear across the way the blast of horn and beat of drum, but themselves forgotten. There should be practical gifts, of course: baskets of food, clothing and supplies, but these should not be all. Where there are families of little children, there should be playthings and toys that will gladden their hearts and bolster their faith in Santa Claus. There is abundant reason this year for giving expression of our interest in those less fortunate than we. There is much in a material way to be thankful for, and those of us who have jobs or incomes should be glad to share with those who Let's enter into this thing with m our hearts! If we are to have a Christmas ,ree, let's make it representative of the real spirit of the town. There are many hei;e who will know lit tle of Christmas joy save that which is brought to their door—more, perhaps than many of us for, let's see that there is enough to go around. The merchants are to be commended for this bit of ihoughtfulness and the rest of us should hackstand them, and help put it across. Better Understanding* B. C. Forbes, in one of his syndicated arti cles. has this to say: "The one thing America needs, now that the wreckage of the war-bred destruction has been largely cleared away, is the development of better understanding—better un derstanding between Washington and business, better understanding between employers and em ployed, better understanding between our rural and urban population, better understanding be tween progressives and conservatives." To the layman who does not profess to know just what America needs, this reads like mighty good dope. If along with a better understanding between these various factors there is added a better spirit of co-operation, friendly and sympa thetic effort toward a common end, then indeed, we would have our face toward the sunrise. Mr. Forbes is offering timely preachment. Dur ing the past few months some of our leaders have deemed it politically expedient to lambast and criticize and throw stumbling blocks in the path of the administration's effort for recovery. Every election brings this disturbing influence. Now that the balloting is over, if men are patriotic, they will turn their minds to this "better under standing" that Mr. Forbes is talking about, and search for a common meeting ground on which to build our future. Wonder if William Gibbs McAdoo could have been coveting a lot of free advertising for his son-in-law ? At any rate, around ninety mil lion people who never heard of the screen* actor before, now know who the McAdoo girl married. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA TWO CARS COLLIDE ON BOONYILLE ROAD No One Injured When Blackwelder Machine; Hits Auto An automobile accident occurred Saturday morning near Boonville on the Elkin-Winston-Salem highway when the car of Prof. R. B. Black welder, superintendent of the Norjft Elkin school, collided with a car said to have been driven by S. J. Steel man, of Boonville.7 Mr. Blackwelder, together with Mr. 1 and Mrs. T. C. Douglass and Miss Mary Thompson, also a member of the North Elkin school faculty, were en route to the Puke-Carolina game at Chapel Hill. The accident occurred when the Steelman car was said to have turned of a side road without giving a signal. None of the Elkin party sustained serious injury. The car was badly wrecked. The Steelman car was not seri ously damaged, neither was the driv j er injured. BACK STATE LIQUOR LAWS Resolutions to petition the gener al assembly to strengthen the Tur lington act, rather than weaken or repeal it, and to ask Governor Eh ringhaus and all state and local of ficials to help enforce the prohibi tion law and all other laws were passed at New Bern the latter part of last week at the annual state Baptist convention. WANTS | Wanted to Trade—3 lots on Highway 26 in North Elkin for automobile. C. R. Snow, Benham, N. C. 11-29 p. Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage plants 15c hundred, $1.25 thous and. Good seed rye $1.25 bushel. One 2500 pound 3-year-old yoke of oxen for sale.—J. E. Hamby, State Road, N. C. lt-p Hinshaw School of Beauty Culture. Modern, practical training taught by experts. Write for rates. Box 85, North Wilkesboro, N. C. 12-13 C Lost—Lady's gold watch, somewhere in business section or on Bridge street. Initials O. R. B. on back. Finder will return to Tribune of fice for reward. 11-22 p. For Sale—Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage plants, 300, 50c; 1,000, $1.25, by Parcel Post. SI.OO per thousand at our farm. A. S. Speer & Son, Boonville. 11-29p For Sale—4s-acre tobacco farm on the Boonville mail route No. 1. Good house, 1% miles from the Highway 26, V 2 miles north Long town. See C. J. Holcomb at Cash & Carry Store. 11-29p Cabbage Plants—Early Jersey, Long Island Strain, 300, 50c; 500, 75c; 1,000, $1.25, post paid. O. V. Ma rion, Crutchfield, N. C. 11-22 c For Sale—s4-acre farm; 15 or 18 acres bottom land, good six-room house end other outbuildings in Edwards township, Wilkes County, three miles from State Road and 10 miles from Elkin, lying on Big Elkin creek, known as the Johnny Darnell place. Cash price SIBOO. See or write Mrs. D. Alex White, Germanton, N. C., Route 2. 11-22p New Merchandise Received This Week—Ladies' bags 25c, 48c and 97c; Plat-num-Transparent nail polish, polish remover, cuticle re mover and nail white, all 10c num bers; Two big shipments of candy, chocolates and marshmallows; Men's and boy's neckties, 10c and 25c; Glassware, a big assortment of staple and fancy, to retail for 10c, 15c and 25c. Don't fail to see the line; Bibles. 25c, 48c, 75c and up to $2.75; Books—a big line of 10c and 25c number for boys and girls; Big load of toys and gift goods coming in every day. Watch our windows—see our store for your needs in our line. Somers & Co., 5 & 10c Store, L. F. Walker, Manager. Real Estate For Sale For Sale, a Yadkin County Farm— -155-acre Yadkin County farm in good community. 8 room house, barn and other outbuildings, in reasonable good repair. 200,000 feet of fine timber of pine, oak and poplar. 8 acres of fine creek bottom (can sell now for $800). About IS acres in grass and about 75 acres in pasture. Price $3,000. $1,400 cash, balance in ten years. 1 mile of church, Vfe mile of school bus, 1 mile of Highway No. 60. A dandy Yadkin County farm. For Sale—ll acres of land with good 6-room house and 6-stall feed barn 30x30, both with good metal roofs, and other outbuildings. Plenty of fruit and cherries. Also a dandy old-time spring near house. V 2 mile of church, 1 mile of school, 2 miles from hardsur face road. In splendid community. Price SI,OOO. SSOO cash, 3 years on balance. This is a real bar gain. D. C. MARTIN and W. S. REICH Phone 17 \ if ?! ! PREPARE FOR COLD WEATHER WITH !| I THESE IU Extra Specialji I Values! ||li ' | Men's suits that are real values $10.50 lo $14.50 jj if Men's fine hats,— 69c to $1.48 !j I Ladies' beautiful winter coats from $4.95 to $14.50 j( Warm coats for children $1.98 to $5.95 | Boys' and Men's overalls - 45c to 97c j I Good heavy lined overall jackets $1.39 to $1.48 \ Underwear for the entire family.... 39c to 90c | j j Good quality work shirts 48c to 97c j | I Children's school hose . 7c-10c-15c j | j ? { j Men's dress shirts 59c to 95c ! | i Outing flannels, yard - 10c to 17c 11 I j LL domestic, yard— 9c j | j Sweaters, warm for winter 39c to $1.79 j j | Lumberjacks $1.48 to $3.75 j | j Children's school shoes . ... 97c to $1.69 I | j Men's work shoes 51.69 to $2.95 j Men's fine dress oxfords $1.69 to $2.95 j j| = j | Ladies' nice dress oxfords $1.19 to $2.48 ! II SMITHEY'S DEPARTMENT STORE I i * Elkin, N. C. ■-Bußil'S! B JB.B B B'B'B BJB Bf'B B B' B 8.8 B'B B'B B^lBH tmi m Grier's has w m Everything ■ You Need! i ———- ' i Celery, 2 bunches „ _lsc Celery, extra large, well bunched ... 10c Lettuce, extra large head 10c ! Lettuce, medium heads, 2 for 15c ■ Carrots, bunch, 8c; 2 bunches for 15c g a Also i m Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Nice Tomatoes j P Cranberries and New Potatoes ■ , j FRUITS AND NUTS i i Delicious and Winesap Apples, doz. 25c P Grapes, Red Emporer, lb ..10c i 3 lbs. for 25c j i English Walnuts Almonds Brazil j Nuts Black Walnuts Black Wal nut Meats—Chestnuts (free from I worms) i j ■ DELICIOUS SEA FOODS | Shrimp, lb 25c Fillet of Trout, lb i 25c Undressed fish, lb 10c 1 Oysters (fryers), pt 30c Oysters (stewers) pt 25c 1 ALL KINDS OF INGREDIENTS FOR ! ■ FRUITCAKES! j j Grier Grocery j I Dick Grier Phone 89 Marvin Byrd L I _JIIBI!!BHBIi!B!i!lBllllBI!llBll!BI!ilBl.iB!!!Bli!BI : :BI;IBl!!Bil!iB!l!!BI«IB!!IIB!!i!Blll!Bi;i!BriBli!Bi B::fl Thursday, November 22, 1934
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