I THE ELKIN TRIBUNE"
Published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elkin, N. C.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937
Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as
second-class matter.
C. S. FOSTER.— President
H. F. LAFFOON. Secretary-Treasurer
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR
In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, |2.oi
m a tpy
"The smuggling in of aliens who will be
come public charges is not permitted by any
body except the stork."—Robert Quillen.
Well, one thing in favor of the Saturday
primary, the following day will aifford a
mighty good opportunity to ask forgiveness.
You won't be sure whether it is against
the law to attend Wednesday night prayer
meeting until after all those "sneak" bills
have been analyzed.
If George Washington were living today
he could use his little hatchet to chop down
his tax return, and it wouldn't exactly be
considered lying.
In addition to his responsibilities as head
of the flock, Mr. Rooster assumes that he
mtist wake up at midnight and the burst of
dawn to tell the world what time it is.
Reducing the work week from forty to
thirty hours, simply means that the worker
will have the privilege of an additional ten
hours to loaf.
As one writer puts it, "Jazz orchestras
in eating places must have beeen invented
to take the din out of dinner and the .rest
out of restaurants.
There's mighty little use, it seems to us, to
swear a witness to tell the whole truth and
then permit the lawyer to stop him when he
is half through.
If and when Dr. Townsend spends thirty
days in jail, thinking about how to spend
two hundred bucks, we take it, won't be one
of the things he'll be thinking about.
Nay, nay, Pauline! It is not respect for
age that makes it possible for gray hairs
and bald heads to get front seats at the
strip-tease shows.
The legislators refused to displace the gas
chamber as the means of exit for capital Of
fenders. Having suffered from a lot of gas
during their deliberations it would seem they
would have been right in for it.
It Is Well
It was to be expected, the Supreme Court
Justices declined to take part in the contro
versy over the federal judiciary that has
come about by President Roosevelt's pro
posal. While either or all of them could have
thrown much light on the subject, it would
have meant leaving the moorings that have
held the Justices to a seclusion that has
served to keep the highest court out of poli
tical strife through the decades.
It is not unlikely that there be Justices
on the Supreme Court bench who string
along with the President in his theories about
the need of reorganization, but for them to
enter the argument with others of their col
leagues whom it is just as certain would
oppose the plan, would not serve to hold the
Court to the high plsfce of esteem that it
now holds.
It is probable, too, that certain Justices
if they had seen fit to appear before the
Senate Judiciary committee in opposition
to the proposal, would have been confronted
with some of their prior declarations that
wouldn't square with their persent-day con
clusions. For in this important controversy
the records of each have been raked clean of
every pronouncement.
Men in public life often have to back
track on some of their earlier conclusions,
and members of the Supreme Court are no
exception, as is evidenced by the confusing
statements, then and now, of some of the
ablest of them.
It looks like about everything that could
be said, pro or con, has been said and it is
a pity that the Senate cannot go ahead and
take a poll of its members, but we reckon
it is well to take the time to consider every
angle, even if the present Congress is forced
to run into the next.
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Which Will It Be?
With this state holding first place in tex
tile production (twenty-three per cent of all
the active spindles are in operation here)
the textile industry in North Carolina is or
ought to be interested in John L. Lewis' an
nouncement that attention will soon be
turned to the textile campaign and that he
expects it to be as successful as tliat con
ducted in the automobile and steel indus
tries,,*!; 1 ■ • " 1 * '
This fiery labor leader, head of the Com-
mittee for Industrial Organization, and who
is in a fair way to put the American Fed
eration of Labor in eclipse, numoers the
United Textile Workers Union in his group
of seceding organizations.
After a long period in which many of the
mills kept their workers on the payrolls at
actual loss in order to contribute their share
to national recovery, the textilers in this
section have just begun to feel the benefits
of business stimulation, and it is unfortu
nate for them that they must face a fight
before they have had time to get their
breath from the battle with the depression.
It now becomes a question of how they
will meet the new attack. Will the workers
again be met with armed deputies and
troops, or will a way be found to iron out
the difficulties across the council table?
Lewis, strengthened by new and perhaps
unexpected successes in the steel and auto
motive industries, will be a more militant
leader than the industry faced a few years
back when the flying squadron was not the
effective weapon that the sit-down strike
has proved to be.
What John Lewis and his workers come
a-seeking may or may not be plausible or
right. But the issues they bring should be
considered calmly and sensibly and as free
from obstinacy as possible. Having been
warned, the textile industry is having time
to develop whatever statesmanship it has—
and nothing Jess than. statesmanship and
diplomacy will be needed.
Tax Inequities
The General Assembly steadfastly re
fused to exercise the authority given it at
the last election in the impressive adoption
of an amendment providing for homestead
exemptions. Several efforts were made to
bring a modicum of relief to the homeown
ers by placing a S3OO exemption on homes
when their owners go to list them for taxes.
But the legislators would have none of it,
although they exempted almost everything
but homesteads, including the additional
S3OO on store inventories, stocks, cash, sol
vent credits, bonds and mortgages, things
that the average homeowner wouldn't know
if they met in the middle of the road.
But this is not the sole inequity. The
Charlotte News points to a far greater in
justice: the taxation on a mortgaged home
at its full assessed value and the mortgage
on that home at its face value, except under
certain conditions. Says the News:
In the case of a mortgaged home (and
whose isn't) this amounts to double taxation.
The homeowner is the goat of both transac
tions, for he pays on his property and he
pays interest on the mortgage at a rate high
enough to cover the taxes thereon. Were only
the mortgage at its face or the home at its
assessed value, whichever was the larger, to
be taxed, the home owner would be afforded
substantial relief and home ownership given
a boost. But la! that would curtail revenue,
and that is why it won't be done.
Everybody knows why the legislature
turned thumbs down on the S3OO homestead
exemptions. It was because there was an or
ganized lobby against it. County Commis
sioner and Municipal organizations fought
the measure because it would necessitate
their looking for other tax sources. And the
small homeowner being a small pumpkin, he
was left to bear the burden.
And the same reason applies to the dou
ble taxation on mortgaged homes. The home
owners are not organized and you don't get
the ear of practical politicians unless you are
organized. It will remain that way until the
voters quit forgetting what happens between
elections; quit following leaders who forget
them when they get to Raleigh. When the
politicians are no longer able to count the
votes in advance, then they will be more
mindful of the interest of the common herd,
and less inclined to follow the dictation of
minorities because they happen to be or
ganized and able to send paid representa
tivs to Raleigh to lobby for them.
Sit-Downers
Like a child with a new toy, it looks like
we are about to overdo this sit-down strike
business. So far it has proved reasonably
effective, largely because the audacity has
so stunned us that we don't know how to
handle it. But if property rights mean any
thing in this nation, sooner or later a way
will be found even if it takes bloodshed to
establish it.
But this sit-down business has given at
least one writer something to cogitate upon.
He pictures it spreading in a multitude of
ways and lists some of them as follows:
Tenants sit down and refuse to move. Boy
refuses to leave sit-down position In order
to avoid being spanked. Store clerks sit down
behind counters, demanding castors on chairs
and lower counters to work behind. Cooks
sit in kitchen, refusing to put out the gar
bage. Filling station attendants sit in demand
for lady friends to keep them company while
waiting for trade. Politicians sitting on office
after defeat. Bill collectors sit inside doors
until paid. Farm family sits in mud roads
until roads are fixed. Wife sits down until
week's winter vacation from husband and
children and home work Is arranged. Sitting
editor starts to fill column by making, each
sentence a new paragraph to hereby taking
up more lines of space."
He points out that everybody has a sitter
and that all each of us needs is to think of
some demand we can make and then empha
size that demand by putting the sitter down
for a spell.
But maybe it will go the way of other fads
such as the yo-yo and the chain letter cr#se,
but very likely not until somebody gets ifurt
in the process. '
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. EI,KIN. NORTH CAROLINA
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SAN DIBGO ... The world's flrat
incubator-batched emu Is snapped
right after emerging from his
shell at the local soo. Herman
belongs to a race of wingless
giants from Australia who are
seeond cousins to the ostrich.
CONSERVATION OF
SOIL IMPERATIVE
"Is Last Line of Defense
Against National Suicide,"
Secretary Wallace Says
NEED BALANCED SYSTEM
"Conservation of the soil is the
last line ef defense against na
tional suicide. That must go on."
With these words from Secre
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal
lace, E. Y. Floyd, of State College,
emphasizes the fundamental ob
jectives of the soil-conservation
program.
Destruction of the soil not only
imperils farmers, but it is a grave
threat to the welfare of all peo
ple in the nation, Floyd stated.
But the goal of the soil-conser
vation program is not confined
to conserving and building up the
soil, he continued.
A better-balanced system of
farming, which will be more
profitable for v the farmer and
safer for the Nation, is the aim
of the conservation program of
fered growers this year.
Soil-conservation and balanced
farming are closely linked in the
development of a country's agri
culture, Floyd pointed out, and
the growth of agriculture is re
flected in the prosperity of all
business.
The payments offered North
Carolina farmers for limiting
their acreages of soil-depleting
cash crops and for carrying out
soil-building practices will en
courage the adoption of better
farm management, he continued.
Farmers are urged to grow
more food and feed crops to make
themselves less dependent upon
cash income, credit and "bought
food and feed supplies."
Increased feed production will
stimulate interest in. livestock,
and North Carolina farmers, with
few exceptions, need much more
livestock than they now have,
Floyd said.
KIWANIS CLUB HAS
ENJOYABLE MEETING
A number of contests, staged
by Kiwanian E. C. James, and a
brief talk on "What Kiwanis
Means to Me," by Wilbur Carter,
featured the meeting of the Elkin
Kiwanis club at Hotel Elkin last
Thursday night.
Mr. James, who was in charge
of the program for the evening,
sprang several new contests on the
members, bringing much enjoy
ment to all present. Mr. Carter's
talk was described as excellent.
During the meeting it was voted
to divide the club membership
into six teams, each team to have
a director as captain. A trophy
is to be awarded the team show
ing the highest attendance.
BOONVILLE TO STAGE
DUAL PROGRAM FRIDAY
A dual program will be present
ed at Boonville school Friday ev
ening, beginning at 7:30. A baby
contest, sponsored by the newly
organized Beta Club, and a Tom
Thumb wedding, presented by the
teachers of the primary grades,
will be the attractions.
Nine babies are entered in the
contest and the cast of* characters
for the wedding includes approx
imately sixty children. The pro
ceeds of the entertainment will go
tawards buying seats for the gal
lery in the auditorium.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend.
AUCTION SALE TO BE
HELD MONDAY AT 2:00
A land sale, to be staged by the
w r. Weir Auction Co., of Win
ston-Salem, will be held Monday
afternoon starting at 2 p. m. At
this t;.me over 2,000 feet of hard
surface road frontage located on
the Elkin-Boonville highway
about four miles east of here, will
be sold in small acreage tracts.
Included in the property to be
sold is one tract containing a
four-room house.
As a feature of the auction, &
jar of money will be given away
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way Patrolman Lee Phillips was
close by and a real race was on.
The patrolman stated his mo
torcycle made 83 miles an hour 14
miles to the Yadkin river at Don
naha, through East Bend, where
the robber turned his car north,
injuring an axle in the turn. The
officers motorcycle was getting
hot and he commandeered the car
driven by Harvey Gentry, who
had followed them, but at this
point Mathews and Hurt came up
taking in the patrolman and the
three followed the disabled car
eight miles until a tire was shot
down. Christian took it all easy,
and said he "hoped nothing would
be said about it."
While the prisoner was being
prepared to return to Dobson jail
the Surry county jailor, L. C.
Cassell, his son, and Elmer Slay
don, assistant jailor, drove up
and took charge of the prisoner,
returning him to Dobson jail. He
admitted everything but insists
he was alone in the daring day
light holdup.
Sheriff A. L. inscore and other
deputies hurried to Boonville af
ter being notified, but arrived five
minutes after the chase left
Boonville going east on No. 67 by
East Bend and across the Yadkin
river. Forsyth Sheriff Ernie
Shore and deputies also had ev
ery highway entering Winston-
Salem guarded and Sheriff Har
vey Boyd of Surry was soon on
the scene to render what aid he
could.
Christian, the robber, is a nice
looking youngster, 21 years old
and a son of John Christian, a
respected citizen of Pinnacle. So
far as can be learned Douglas
Christian had not been in trouble
before. His brother, John Chris
tian, Jr., is a well known Winston-
Salem character, said to be a
bootlegger of fame, and has re
cently returned from serving a
term in federal prison. '
NOTICE
By order of the Mayor and
Board of Town Commissioners in
their meeting of March 1, 1937,
a mass meeting of the citizens of
Elkin was called for April 2, 1937,
at 7:30 P. M., in the school audi
torium, for the purpose of nomi
nating a Mayor and Board of
Commissioners for the election to
be held in May.
This March 17. 1937.
4-1 PAUL GWYN, Clerk.
WANTS
We buy scrap Iron and steel.
Double Eagle Service Co.. Elk
in, N. C. tfc
Squibbs Mineral Oil, quart size
89c. Antacid Powder, large size
50c. Nyseptol, pint 49c. Oallon
Mineral Oil $2.25. Turner Drug
Co., Elkin, N. C. tta
Just received a good assortment
of nice inexpensive jewelry,
dress flowers, children's hats,
baby caps and bonnets, baby
dresses, white and assorted col
ors, ladies', Misses' and chil
dren's bags. Just the things you
need to fix up for Easter.
Somen & Co. 5 & 10c Store, 1
Special, while they last, one lot
of linoleum rugs, assorted sizes.
It will pay you to see them.
Also one lot of rag rugs at spe
cial prices. See the line at Som
ers & Co.'s Basement Store.
Pianos—Small grand, well known
make, used only a short time,
as good as new. Also used up
right. To be sold to reliable
party for unpaid balance of or
iginal account. Cash or liberal
terms to reliable party. For in
formation as to location, ad
dress Lee Piano Company,
Lynchburg, Va. 4-lc
Large size Aeroplane Type Fan
complete with motor, $15.00. Ed
Church, at the Rendezvous,
Jonesville. tfc.
For Sale—Pony Planer, especially
suitable for planing lumber at
sawmill. Good condition. Will
sell cheap. Carolina Furniture
Manufacturers. ltc
For Sale or Trade—l 934 model
Chevrolet Tudor. Excellent
condition. Mont Jones. tfc.
Squibbs Mineral Oil, quart size
89c. Antacid Powder, large size
50c. Nyseptol, pint 49c. Turner
Drug Co., Elkin, N. C. tfn
Don't fail to see our Easter
Greeting Card display. Anything
you need from lc to 25c each
with envelope. Somers & Co.'s 5
& 10c Store.
For Sale—One extra good Hot
Point electric range. Here's a
real buy for someone. Better see
it quick! Harris Electric Co.,
Elkin, N. C. lt-c
Now is the time to buy your
needs in garden and flower
seed. We can furnish you with
most anything you need, and at
prices that are right. Somers &
Co. 5 & 10c Store.
Used "A" model Ford and Chev
rolet parts for sale for models
from 1926 to 1930. Also, we do
topping and upholstery work. W.
' M. Reece Garage, Elkin, N. C.
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For sale at auction, Monday,
March 29, at 10 a. m., two milk
cows, two shoats, plows and
other farming tools, also some
household and kitchen furni
ture. Mrs. J. S. Holcomb, Ben
ham, N. C. V ltp.
If you have the Dixie white gar
den bean to sell see us at once.
Somers & Co. 5 & 10c Store.
Will pay 35c for 100 guinea hens,
not over three years old, de
livered to Long Creek Lodge,
Devotion, N. C. ltc
Protect your buildings or roof
with GUARD WELL, a semi
liquid roofing. Makes new roofs
last longer, old roofs like new.
Four months trtyl, no money
down. Guaranteed 10 years. See
or write Colin Couch, Elkin, N.
C. 4-1-p
Don't miss seeing our line of can
dies this week. Fresh chocolates,
cocoanut bonbons, orange slices,
mixtures, Easter candies, etc.
Somers & Co. 5c & 10c Store.
For Sale: One four-volume ency
clopedia set, one dictionary—
one new Thesaurus. $5. Call
Tribune office. ltp
Toke of Cattle for sale or tirade.
Six years old, weight- 1000 to
1200 lbs, Will sell or trade for
mules; J. B. Hudson, Elkin, W.
q. m * 4-8-ltp
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Thursday, Marek 25, 1^37
This is to advise you that there
will be a class initiation held
with Elkin Council No. 96 Jr. O.
U. A. M., Elkin, N. C., March
25th, at 7:30 P. M. All mem
bers are requested to be pres
ent.
REAL ESTATE
For Sale: 50 acre farm, rood six
room house, new feed barn
about 25x30 ft., two tobacco
barns. 1-2 mile hardsurface
road, 5 miles from Elkin. Price
$1750, $750 cash, balance over
period of 10 years.
Remember Arlington, the pro
gressive building little town,
with no town taxes. Select your
lot before someone gets it first.
Also good close-in residence lots
in Elkin. Will build your own
selection and give you easy
terms.
D. C. MARTIN
Realtor and Contractor
FREE! If excess acid causes you
Stomach Ulcers, Gas Pains, In
digestion, Heartburn, Belching,
Bloating, Nausea, get free sam
ple doctor's prescription, Udga,
at Turner Drug Co. 6-3p
BABY CHICKS The time to
start your chicks is here and
this season we have the finest
breeding flocks to produce
hatching eggs that we have
ever had. We are specializing on
New Hampshire Reds but hatch
all of the other leading breeds.
Hatch off every Tuesday morn
ing and chicks are now on hand
and ready for delivery. Place
your order early and avoid dis
appointment later and don't for
get that every egg set by us is
disinfected and every chick
hatched fumigated, which ren
ders them as free from disease
as a chick can be made. Call in
to see us and let, us explain our
methods before placing your or
der. Do not buy re-handled
chicks, get them from some
local hatchery. Mount Airy
Hatchery, Mount Airy, N. C. tfc
Do you want plenty of eggs from
strong, fast growing young
chicks? If so feed Panamin. We
have it. Abernethy's, A Good
Drug Store, Elkin, N. C. tfn
Castevens Hardware Company
will save you money on Men's
and Boys' shoes and Oliver
farm equipment. Castevens
Hardware Co. tfn
Wanted to repair radios. Our
expert thoroughly knows his
business. Prices right. Harris
Electric Co., Elkin. N. C. tfc
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HOMES FOR SALE
7-rm, home on Gwyn Av. $2850
6-rom. home in Chatham
park $1250
8-rm. home in E. Elkin .... $1650
6-rm. home in W. Elkin .... $2750
6-rm. W. Elkin extension SIOOO
5-rm. E. Elkin SISOO
6-rm. N. Elkin $1650
5-rm. in Jonesville SIOOO
10 rm. home and out buid
•' ing 6 miles out on hard
surface with 8 acres .... SIBSO
On easy terms.