By ALAN BROWNING, Jr.
R. L. CHURCH
Mr. R. L. "Bob" Church, prominent Elkin business man,
■ is presented readers of the Gab Bag this week as the column
w makes its appearance for the first time on a seven-column
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countryside, his home here caught fire and burned to the
ground, and all its contents with it.
But Mr. Church is not a man to be easily downed and a
new home is now goipg up on the*
ashes of the old. 1
Personally, we've always had a
liking for today's guest star. He's
good natured, friendly and well
liked by everyone who knows him.
And he always takes an interest
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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
W. M. Wall, Jeweler
Phone 56 Elbut, N. C.
SUCH ICE CREAM!
That is why we do the tremendous business we do in
ice cream.
It's simply delicious! Everyone says so.
We serve all kinds of fancy mixed thirst quenchers . ..
and all of the most delicious combinations of ice cream
and fruit known.
Don't forget to take home some ice cream today!
Let US be YOUR Druggists
Abernethy's
The BEX ALL Store
MPT LT " A GOOD DRUG STORE"
See Your DOCTOR First—
Phone 42 Then See US Elkin, N. C.
page and under a new head.
Mr. Church is the Gulf Oil
Co. distributor here and in
addition is owner and man
ager of the Gulf Service Sta
tion located on South Bridge
street.
You've heard the old say
ing about "going through
fire and flood." Well, it can
truthfully be said that Mr.
Church has been through
both. He told us one day
about the flood of the Yadkin
in 1916 when he was operat
ing a box factory at Roaring
River. The muddy waters
spread out to sweep away
lumber, boxes and whatnot
as they made their swirling
way to the sea. And not so
many months ago on the one
night of the year that high
winds were sweeping the
in civic affairs without trying to
hog the limelight and forcing his
opinions on everyone else.
Father of a son who has won
his wings as an aviator, Mr.
Church has made but one flight
in an airplane that we know of.
And it so happened we were a
passenger on the same flight,
coming from Mount Airy to Elkin
in a tri-motored Ford. He appear
ed to enjoy it immensely, even
when we had to stop on the take
off to run and chase a bunch of
curious Jersey cows out of the
way.
You'll like Mr. Church, if it so
happens you as yet don't know
him.
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THE NEW HEADING
Regardless of the fact that Carl
Poindexter claims the Gab, Bag
doesn't need a new head for the
column but DOES need a new
head for the writer, we're present
ing a new column head today
nevertheless.
It's not important, of course,
and no very big change has been
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
made, but we figured we ought to
point out one or two facts.
You'll notice the picture is a
very good likeness of the writer,
a little flattering, perhaps, but
still a good picture. And you'll
also notice that he is sitting on a
sofa pillow due to the fact that
he'll probably have to sit there a
long time, and also due to the
fact that nature wasn't very gen
erous in providing him with na
tural cushions.
Oscar, the rat, is still on the
scene, so if, while reading this
column, you smell a rat, don't get
alarmed because it will just be
Oscar. So far as we know we are
the only columnist of internation
al fame who supplies his own rat
for people to smell.
Another change are the glasses
gracefully adorning the writer's
somewhat angular nose (although
a very good smeller), which were
added due to eye strain caused by
seeking some grain of truth In
the many big tales told by our
friend and helper, Mr. William V.
Holcomb. Otherwise the heading
is substantially the same as the
old one, which no doubt will be
cause for happiness and thanks
giving on the part of all you nine
(1930 census) readers.
We might mention in passing
that The Tribune now comes
forth from a larger and more
modern press, which you've prob
ably heard running if you've
been within five or six miles of
Elkin lately. Instead of the six
columns on each page, it now
boasts seven, but don't worry,
we're not going to write the col
umn one line longer.
While still on the subject of the
new press, we want to state that
a terrible accident occurred in
this office last Wednesday night
a week ago. We had just finished
printing the paper and everyone
except us, grabbed a wrench and
started tearing down the old press
preparatory to shipping it to
Hillsville, Va., to its new owner.
It so happened that there were
more wrenches than there were
nuts and bolts to be unscrewed,
and so all concerned, led by the
Inimitable Ot Laffoon, centered
on one bolt. For a while the
sparks flew and no one could tell
what was coming loose. Then, as
the group broke up and backed
away, it was disclosed that Ot, in
his zeal, had unscrewed one of
his legs by mistake, not to men
tion an arm and elbow of one of
the boys working next to him!
But everything is all right now.
We chased the leg down and
screwed it back on him.
We learned yesterday that El
kin's new fire truck is coming
equipped with a special window
breaker outer that no doubt will
prove a comfort to the firemen.
Heretofore they've had to depend
on rocks and brickbats.
We'll give the Republicans who
attended their national conven
tion at Cleveland credit for one
thing—they sure can whoop it up
and holler.
Guess we'll hear a lot of yelling
from both sides from now until
November.
Funny thing about it, not until
the Republican convention met
did we know that we were facing
a crisis and that we haven't got
any liberty.
But just you wait until we
Democrats get together for a yell
ing spree in Philadelphia where
the liberty bell is located, and
you'll find the \yhole country just
oozing liberty.
Wonder if the politicians, on
both sides, believe half the stuff
they spout? This country is going
to go right on functioning in spite
of them.
Eight years ago the Republi
cans were mentioning something
about a chicken in every pot;
four years ago they didn't even
have the pot to mention, and last
week they were whooping it up
about restoring liberty to the
American pee-pul. Was it Shakes
peare who said "Much ado about
nothing?"
I BOONVJLLE
Miss Grace Hayes and J. Ralph
Walker are attending summer
school at Raleigh.
Mrs. Ethel Holloway of More-'
head City is visiting her brother,
H. W. Reece.
Q. Q. Tucker of Winston-Salem
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wade Shore
returned Friday from a cruise to
Bermuda.
The daily vacation Bible school
closed Friday. The enrollment was
90 students and eleven teachers.
Much good was derived from the
school and it was greatly enjoyed
Dy all ut those attending.
Miss Catherine Jones is attend
ing summer school at A. S. T. C.,
Boone.
W. A. Speer will return Satur
day from Blue Ridge, N. C„ where
he has""been attending the South
ern Students Conference. Mr.
Speer is a representative of the
Y. M. C. A. of N, C. State Col
lege, Raleigh.
Rev. J. P. Davis, assisted by
Miss Grigg, is holding a Dally
Vacation Bible school at Yad
kinvllle. It will continue through
next week.
James Reece made a business
trip to Boone last week.
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of it was that it took me ten years
to discover that I had absolutely
no talent for writing literature."
Friend: "You gave up?"
Author: "Oh, no; by that time
I was too famous."
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NOTICE
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W. P. Adams and , wife Vertis
Adams to the undersigned trus
tee to secure a debt to E. H.
Thompson which is recorded in
the office of Register of Deeds of
Surry County in Book No. 103,
page 216, said debt being due and
unpaid I will sell at public auc
tion for cash at the court house
door in Dobson on Saturday, the
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11th day of, July, 1936, at one
o'clock P. M., the following real
estate lying In Surry County, N.
C.
Being a lot of land which was
allotted to said W. P. Adams in
the division of the lands of W. W.
Adams among the heirs at law, as
will be shown In the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court and
Register of Deeds of Surry coun
ty containing 57 acres more or
less. Sale will be made for the
payment of said debt and cost.
This the Bth day of June, 1936.
W. L. REECE,
7-2 Trustee
NOTICE .
Having qualified as Administra
tor of the estate of P. A. Heffner,
deceased, all persons holding
claims against said estate will
hereby take notice that they are
required to present the same to
the undersigned within 12 months
from date of this notice or same
will be pleaded in bar of recovery.
All persons owing said estate will
please make immediate settle
ment.
This the 23rd day of May, 1936.
S. M. SOUTHARD,
6-18 Administrator
Agent Sinclair Refining Company (Inc.)
H. P. Graham, Elkin, N. C.
Thursday, June 18, 1936