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HE ELKIN TRIBUNE Published Every Thursday by PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Elkin, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936 Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C.. as second-class matter. C. S. FOSTER President H. F. LAFFOON-... Secretary-Treasurer ■yL — SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR | m the State, $1.50 Out of the State, $2.00 I Nati onaljg Ed itonalAssuciati on The magazines in the dentist's waiting room | ought to be lawed out of existence. late Spring is not so bad after all: It Bias made it easier to convince friend wife that it jtliron't pay to have a summer garden this year. L The courts are afflicted with frequent tales ■t how she married him inadvertently, but shot . do the golf devotees get out of life? H never pause to enjoy the beautiful scenery Hyag about the pure, fresh air. BKj According to the appraisal of one writer, the Mji of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted IpM to afflict the comfortable. With approximately two billion people in the gwonld, there's a big slice of that number who ap parently are none too well pleased about it. If our friends understood us as well as our enemies, the Good Neighbor League would not suffer for recruits. It is hardly fair to call this a lawless nation, when we have more laws on our books than any mother nation in the world. [Having blasted her way to Adclis Ababa and crushed the gizzards out of Ethiopia's shoeless warriors, still Italy hasn't done anything much to ||rag about. ■ Next Sunday is designated as "Mother's Day" ■hroughout the nation and it is right and proper Hpat we should pause and do honor to her. No || matter how far we have grown into adulthood, in B Mother's eye and heart we are but little children, K needing and receiving her fullest love and af i. feet ion. Bk It is said that President Roosevelt's mother Has protested against his entry into the strenuous ■anrtpaign that is ahead because of the physical Babilities that may ensue. That is the way of Ipßfothers looking after the little details, from min- Iptering to a stumped toe to taking us to her I* breast in time -of storm. & But how prone we are to forget—and how it jjJifurts when Mother comes to know not the touch ■of her "child's" hand, or comes to realize that ■something other than distance separates. Why p shouldn't we stop in our mad chase for pleasure f and the dollar to seek her out and sit at her knee Wjagain and feel the loving pat of her hand on our ihead. It will thrill her and inspire us. If she has passed on, why not seek the silence of privacy for #n hour and conjure up memories of her thought- Itttlness, yea, converse with her, because if we seek Ipijer thus, she will be there in spirit, make no mis- Bake about that. Let's make "Mother's Day" a real, genuine, Bbicere recognition of her importance to the world Hy observing it as it is due to be observed. Let us ■emember with ttye poet: "Mother, 'tis the dearest name I have ever learned to speak; It has kept me of® from shame When I might have else been weak. Patient, generous and benign, Ever loving, saintly, true Mother may no act of mine Ever »>rirur a pang to vou." 1 The Never Ending Pensions. ■ Uncle Sam will soon be sending out bonus i checks to ex-service men in settlement of their ad i justed compensation certificates. He will be pay ing with borrowed money, and before the spend ing of it is over, we will be witnessing a crusade for pensions. And pensions will be provided. When it is considered that we are still paying fit least one pension on the war of 1812, one hun dred and twenty-one years ago, one can get an idea of the extent to which this nation will have to dig down into its jeans in the never-ending cost of war. The widow of a soldier who took part in the War of 1812, was born 34 years after peace was ißigned, but at 19 years of age she married a sol dier of 72 summers and winters. She is now 86, but she still gets SSO a month from the govern ment. She has seen other wars start and end— with the never-ending stream of pensions that re sulted. J The Charlotte News is moved to comment: /"That ought to be sufficient hint to girls now un born. 'Along about 1975, girls, grab yourselves each a senile World War veteran. For that the government will py you an annuity ever after ward, and at the rate pensions are going it will be a handsome one. Or if that is too slow for you, or ganize an auxiliary of Unborn Widows of the Last War and collect from the government in advance. Everybody's doing it." \ ; About the only consolation one may get from : contemplating what's ahead in the matter of pen sions, is that when we get into the full swing of paying pensions for all of the wars that are be hind us, we will be too broke to finance another Mother. All Of Them Should Answer. There is no purpose here to serve as referee in this political game of candidating for the gov i ernorship, but we reckon we are privileged to shout our advice from the sidelines to the players as they proceed. If we understand the pronouncements of the ifour candidates who are offering themselves for the governorship, there is no great variance in I their positions on the various issues that have ; been advanced. But as the matter of taxation, i and the need for it, seems to be one of the main | issues, let's see how they stand on that. Here again all four are practically together. Each has professed friendly allegiance to the schools and their programs call for additional fi nancial support: each favors maximum efficiency in the administration of highway affairs, and each is calling for a reduction in the cost of auto license tags; each recognizes the need of greater moijal and financial support of our human welfare institutions that are caring for the wards of the state: each would have the state assume the bur den of its responsibility to the aged through the payment of old-age pensions, and so on down the I line. The program of either one of them means that the state wouid have to plank down more money than it is now spending—considerably more. Practically the sole variance in their pro grams concerns the sales tax which is now pro ducing approximately 10 million dollars in reve nue. Thrfee of the candidates would eliminate from the present general sales tax set-up the levy that is now collected on the so-called necessities of life. That would cut approximately 3 million dollars from the present income from this source, leaving 7 million—and this seven million dollars represents almost the sole difference between the three who would partially retain the sales tax and throne who comes out flat-footed for its repeal in its entirety. But the program of either candidate, if put into effect, would increase state expenditures in finitely more than seven million dollars. It is not unfair, then, to ask them all: "where are you go ing to get the money?" One of the candidates early in the game un dertook to answer this question. Whether right or wrong, he must be given credit for his frank ness. Although advocating programs which they must admit would call for more money, the other three candidates have been silent as to where they would get it, and apparently have pooled their efforts to crucify the one who has been bold enough to point to corporate wealth as a possible, potential source. What is good for the goose ought to be good for the gander. The voter is justified in asking each to specify his source of revenue, instead of quibbling over minor prejudicial details. The Itching Paim. A Statesville woman, who conducts a column in The Statesville Daily, makes this brief but sig nificant observation: "In New York last week an alley cat took off the honors at some sort of animal show because of her mouse-catching ability . . . Which goes to prove what we intend to believe 'til we die, in spite of ERA. WPA and all the glorified breadlines known to man —that the one that has to do, comes nearer doing than the one who doesn't. If that alley cat had been given access to somebody's doorstep and a saucer of milk, chances are that the mice would have lived in peace, but having to catch 'em or starve, it caught 'em—and cats and men aren't so different along that line. If you ask us." You see what she is driving at. She believes that much that has been done in the name of re lief, has served only to muddy the waters; that the yarious relief agencies have discouraged self reliance and self-advancement, which are good old American traits that have been the keystone to national progress; that by the simple process of making a saucer of milk easily available, we have encouraged reliefers to disregard all oppor tunities for individual advancement, and thus made of themselves human alley cats that would have caught the mice if they had to. Her's is a figure of speech, of course, but the comparison is freighted with significance. Many of our reliefers have been too content with their saucer of milk placed on their own doorstep by a sympathetic government which probably had no purpose to make mendicants of a big slice of its citizenry, but was in a fair way to do just this. The government in emergency, may not have been able to mature its plans, but now that the storm is over, there is no excuse for failure to pause and take stock of the situation. There are still "unemployables," citizens who are unable to maintain themselves through their own efforts— but after making certain that they are not "em ployables" there should be no further playing politics with their misery. The job of administering relief may have been too big for the Red Cross, but if that organ ization had handled it, there probably would have been fewer habitual mendicants, and fewer politi cal fences in perfect repair. A good speaker is one who says the things you would like to think of to say the way you would say them if you thought of them. There isn't much difference between life in a big city and in a small town. In the city the autos run down a lot of people, and in the town the gossips do .the same thing. The Columbia professor who has worked out a way to prolong human life on an average of seven years fans a lot of faith in the government's relief resources.—Kansas City Star. The Veterans of Future Wars in the colleges are having fun—and let them have it. They'll learn soon enough that we put the last one on their charge account.—Tacoma Daily Ledger. Hitler's announcement that Germany will en ter into no secret agreements with otherj nations is rather puzzling. Aren't they as easy to break as any other kind?—Macon Telegraph. THte jBLKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA CYCLE Mrs. Mattie Cheek has Recovered sufficiently to be removed to her home here from a Statesville hos pital, her many friends will be glad to know. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Brown of Chapel Hill spent the week-end here the guests of the former's father, Rev. w. V. Brown. They were accom panied by Dr. Beale, head of the history department at U. N. C. Dr. Beale was greatly interested in Yad- kin county and walked extensively through the community, making pic tures of places of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Money of Winston-Salem were Sunday visi tors ih the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Pardue. Mrs. H. J. Weaver entertained the members of the Senior class of the West Yadkin school at an enjoyable WANTS For Sale—Building lots on Winston- Salem highway in Jonesville. See Arthur Martin, Jonesville, N. C. ,5-28 c Ladies', Misses and Children's White sandals. Colorshine, Cadet and Griffith's White Shoe Polish. Ank lets, hosiery, children's wash suits. Somers & Co., 5c and 10c Store. Notice—We are better prepared to handle your produce this year. See us before you sell. Brendle Pro duce., Elkin, N. C. tfc Do you want plenty of eggs and strong, fast growing young chicks' If so feed Panamin. We have it. Abernethy's, A good Drug Stors, Elkin, N. C. tfn Infant's caps, shoes, dresses, socks, underwear, rubber pants, diapers, etc. Ladies', Misses' and Child ren's Slips, Panties. Somers & Co., 5c and 10c Store. Kill destructive insects with Mag nesium Arsenate, Arsenate of Lead or Paris Green. Turner Drug Co., Elkiri, N. C. tfn Wanted—3o or 40 head of cattle to pasture during summer. First-class pasture, including 25 or 30 acres creek bottom. S. S. Brown, Boon ville, N. C. ltp BEE SUPPLIES—We have all kinds —the latest and best equipment approved by the State. Prices are right. Presley E. Brown, North Wilkesboro, N. C. 5-28 c Don't scratch, use Ab-Cline Ointment for itch and skin troubles, -50 c a box at Abernethy's, A Good Drug Store, Elkin, N. C. * tfn Mother's Day GLots, Cards and Fold ers, Carnations, Flowers,, Pictures, Flower Baskets, Cemetery Vases, etc. Somers & Co., 5c and 10c Store. Castevens Hardware fompany will save you money on Men's and Boys' shoes and Oliver farm equipment. Casstevens Hardware Co. tfc Per Maryland Bos information and rates see W. W. Hanks, at Hotel Barber Shop. tfc Squibbs Mineral Oil. quart size 89c. Antacid Powder, large size 50c. Nyseptol, pint 49c. Turner Drug Co.; Elkin, N. C. tfn. A fresh shipment of Chocolate' Can dies, Mixed Candies, Marshmal lows. Kisses, Cocoanut Bonbons, Fudges, Gum • Drops, Chewing Gums. Somers & Co., 5c and 10c Store.' A good apring tonic, Thatcher's Veg etable syrup, take it and stay well. 60c and $1.20. At Abernethy's, A Good Drug Store. Elkin, N. C. tfn Farm for Sale—69-acre farm for sale eight miles north of Elkin one mile off highway 26. Eight-room house, good outbuildings, two pastures. Close to church and school. A real bargain. See George Snow, State Road, or write T. J. Snow. Cascade, Va. 5--7p Woodbury's Toilet Soap. Facial Creams, Lotions, Perfumes,. Face Powders, After Shave Lotion. Shaving Creams. Lipstick. Skin Tonic, Castile Soap, etc., 10c ancf 25c. Somers & Co., 5c and 10c Store. Cod Liver and Iron Tablets Build strength for the Spring. Try De- Witts. 100 tablets, SI.OO. Aber nethy's, A Good Drug Store, Elkin, N C. , tfn Real Estate For Sale. 137 acre Yadkin County farm. 8 room house, good condi tion, two new tobacco barns, good spring and well. Plenty of running water. 40 acres in pasture, good tobacco, wheat and corn farm in good community. 1 & mile from No. .60 highway. Price $3,500—51,000 cash, balance on easy terms. For Sale: 25 acre farm, good 4 room house and barn, rich orchard for home use, pasture with running water. 1 ml. of national highway, 8 ml. from Elkin, on good road, Price (1,000 —$500 cash, balance in 12 moe. A nice little place for some one working In town and a good country home. We have some good buys in real es tate. Come in and see us. D. C. Mart In-W. S. Belch | Phone 7$ party at her home at Brooks Cross Roads Friday night. Farmers are busy planting corn. Small grain crops look particularly rood and farm work is moving rap idly. Officers' raided a building at Stokestown Thursday, according to information received here, and de stroyed a block distillery. Russ and • • Gives 1 to 3 More Miles per Gallon in Passenger Cars % \ We Bu ßß e9t that yon make a test \ * n y° ur own car II I V | and find out for ™ W I yourself the ex 11 I I tra miles in H-C. See the Sinclair Dealer 1086 by Sinclair lit fining Company (Inc.) Agent Sinclair Refining Company (Inc.) H. P. Graham, Elkin, N. C. It's New! Tlie manufacturing experience behind it U| 90 YEARS old Almost a century of experience has enabled Landers, Frary & Clark to create such out- j . standing values that today they are the world's largest manufacturers of household needs. You can trust the trade mark UNIVERSAL* Full Sized—Low Priced Washer ' with quality and features that give you mors than your money's worth. Sanitary Tub, Porcelain Enameled inside and out. Fast Washing 3-Vane Agitator. Six-Petition Reversijble Wringer Con- *ll rolled by Interlocking Safety Lever. Largt W . 11l Wringer Rolla. Life-time Transmission requires no oiling. Haa direct shaft drive T ™ | I with no belts to slip or cause trouble. •— 1 ' Smooth, Noiaelesa operation. Fully J hl * , Guaranteed. , Self-empty Int m #«t € Down Payment . -rg* " f Balance—Easy Terms UNM j|iraAL J • FREE TRIAL £L| SRJC EAGLE FURNITURE COMPANY Elkin, N.C. | ========= Luke Stokes and another man whose name was not learned were arrested and committed to the Yadklnrille jail to await trial. Manufacturers are losing $30,000,- 000 annually through unnecessary i waste and spoiled work that oould be eliminated through better light i ing.