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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Published Every Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Elkin, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937 Entered at the poet office at HSkin, N. C., aa second-class matter. CS. S. FOSTER. - JCliaHmt EL F. LAFFOON. JbcnteyCNMNV SUBSCRIPTION KATES, PEE TEAK In tbe State, 91.M Oat ef the State, |2.H Anyhow you've gotta admit that the modern bathing beauty shows more back bone than her gramma did. No matter how homely they may be, most every woman is certain that if given a chance in the movies she would be a wow. While we are commending the early bird, why not give some praise to the early worm for being industrious too? A midwestern mayor declares that the federal government is "a great big cow that everybody wants to milk, but nobody wants to feed." According to Ken Murray "the automo bile is an evil lure. Once a young man gets a little petting in a second-hand coupe, he starts saving for a 12-cylir»der limousine." They say the 1938 autos will hang the axles two inches lower. We reckon too many pedestrians are escaping under the car. After the past few hot days it is easy to stir up sympathy for those Russians at the North Pole where the ice is melting from under them. "Judging by the brown backs brought back by bathing beauties from the better beaches, one concludes that they have either not read in the papers that sun tan causes cancer, else they Just plain don't give a durn"—Statesville Daily. A Splendid Relationship The Chatham Manufacturing Com pany's mid-year gift of a week's salary to the concern's employes is a friendly gesture that is deeply appreciated by the benefic iaries and lauded by outsiders who see in this friendly consideration of the workers by the executives a brand of industrial loy alty that is gratifying and encouraging. That it happens to be a mutual loyalty adds to the significance. For certain it is that the note from Thurmond Chatham that accompanied those checks would not have been written and the checks would not have been sent if there had not been abundant evidence of loyalty on the part of the em ployes. And that is exactly what we have been trying to argue in these columns: That a sympathetic understanding invariably will breed mutual co-operation, and in turn mu tual co-operation invariably will remove nine-tenths of the problems that confront industry and labor. It cannot be argued that this action by the Chatham Manufacturing Company is in spired by the present industrial unrest, na tionally. For similar checks at Christmas time were issued before the nation became a crazy quilt of labor conflicts. No! Those who know Thurmond Chatham know that he is sincerely taking this way of voicing the appreciation of his company for the splendid loyalty of those who have had important part in the progress and success of this in dustry that has grown to national import ance. Whatever form it may take, when la bor is looked upon as in partnership with industry; when the principle that the work er should share in the profits that he helps to produce when it is consistently possi ble; and when labor concedes that it has a burden of responsibility beyond the pay en velope, then there is no room for conflict— such as other industries are experiencing at this time. We feel that wfc are expressing the sen timent of those who are in no way connect ed directly with this enterprise, when we ex press our appreciation and commendation for this new evidence of a splendid relation ship in an industrial family that is so ob viously linked with .the destiny of this city: that has had so much to do with our pro gress in the past. Lo, The Poor Evader "Everybody's doing it, so why should a few wealthy guys be singled out and held up to public scorn, simply because they con trived to save a few million dollars in tax money, yet stay within the law in doing it." That is the red herring the big boys are dragging across the course of the committee commissioned to look into the matter, and the refrain is taken up by yes-yes newspa pers all down the line. 1 there is a lot of sense to the argu-' ment when taken literally and removed from the more significant setting. The inclina tion to duck taxes is not confined to the rich. As the New York Daily News says: "It's an inherited tendency of almost all of us—in herited from the time when the king sweat ed all the taxes he could out of the peasants. The peasants hated it because they knew that the king would use the money to adorn more mistresses, or build more palaces or fight more wars." Hardly a handful of us that do not chis el the law when it comes to listing and pay-. ing taxes. We do not incorporate yachts or organize dummy insurance companies, but in a lesser way we do a little avoiding on our own hook. Granting that there is political punish ment back of this singling out of individuals and bringing them before the bar of public opinion—that doesn't, justify the alterna tive of white-washing the methods they use, and agree that because they were within the law that has a lot of loopholes, that these should not be plugged up. And if we know what this tax evasion is' all about, it is to bring public and legisla tive thought to a common meeting ground that will make certain the plugging of those loopholes. And if a few toes get tramped on in the process, the howling doesn't nec essarily indicate that there would be justifi cation in abandoning the correction. What really is needed is for the Amer ican taxpayer to grasp the fact that taxes in this country are supposed to be levied for the general welfare, and therefore ought to be paid as cheerfully as possible. • War Is Stupid Here are a few perfectly good reasons, advanced by Dr. Clarence Poe, why both nations and individuals should do their bit to circumvent war—the nation by a read justment of their diplomatic and economic relationships, and the individual by a con stant and determined demand that war be avoided if that is humanly possibles "Under present conditions, war is a game in which there are no winners. All are losers. Consider the world war, waged at a blood cost of eight million lives and perhaps twenty mil lion more victims maimed for life and a money cost of 400 billion dollars—enough to give a $4,000 home to each and every family in the United States and Canada, Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Belgium, Germany and Russia. Yet no single nation was helped by the World War. Victorious England and Prance were impoverished almost equally with vanquished Germany and Austria, and the whole world plunged into a catastrophe of fi nancial depression and calamity. War today is stupid. It is more costly in life and money than ever before, while the spoils of war are less valuable than ever before. Consider Spain. Among its ruins by the time the present struggle ends, there will not be enough left for either side to gloat over." And yet this useless madness continues. Europe is backing and filling, bluffing and conniving, not yet ready for war, yet fear ful that delay will work to the advantage of somebody; national leaders declare a hope for peace with their tongue in their cheek; braggart dictators are rattling their sabers to drown the noise of complaints about lack of butter for bread; appealing to patriotism as a smokescreen behind which govern mental oppression may hide and continue to suck revenues to keep the war horse shod and liveried. Under such conditions war is inevitable. It is bound to come. That it can be confined to lands over the sea is extremely doubtful. With the last war not half paid for, where, pray tell us, will the money that would pro vide $4,000 homes for the families of ten nations, be coming from? It will be wrung from the twisted backs of we poor devils who haven't the stamina to say an emphatic "NO." Politics and Relief Senator Bailey says he will introduce a bill in Congress that is designed to "take politics out of relief." He would have the administration of relief funds taken out of the hands of Works Progress Director Har ry L. Hopkins and placed with a "non-par tisan board." The Cleveland Star looks at it this way; "The chief hitch in the matter is: How is it to be done? Suppose Harry Hopkins is supplanted by a board of three, the chances are the change would merely increase the po litical g in connection with relief spending at its source, three-fold. So long as there is government-directed relief—whether it be municipal, state or federal—and so long as the human race is what it is, 'polities' will play a hand in the appointment of directors, sub-directors, down to the bottom of the lad der, and the appointment of non-partisan boards will never change human nature." Senator Bailey's proposal listens well, and in the present state of mind of the American public, will bring commendation from high and low. All of us would like to lift politics out of relief,i but most of us are convinced that the better way would be to take relief out of politics. But that can't be did. Mr. Bailey's "non-partisan board" wouldn't" be able to do it so long as the poli ticians recognize it for the political value that it is. There is even politics in Senator Bail ey's proposal. His hatred of Harry Hopkins has become an obsession. He ia just as anxious to take Harry across his knee and spank him as he is to clarify the relief issue, probably more so, seeing that this would serve the dual purpose of taking a jab at the President himself. 21 * Ti W. \'vV V? *,' „ y ■ THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELB3N. NORTH CAROLINA FIRESIDE PHILOSOPHY (By C. M. Dickson) . America! —the land of the free and the home of crime. The big bootlegger should not be bothered, He always has both the quality and the quantity for all the officials—who participate —as well as for all other "legiti mate" purposes. ' If the preacher wants to hold his job he should not bear down ■ too heavily on the members who sit in the front pew and hold the purse strings. The little Negro who steals a water melon is a thief and is sent to the roads, but the officials who robs the bank or embezzles the government is merely a "shrewd business man." To purposely evade the truth is not much better than to straight out lie. To all intents and purposes, to want to steal is just as bad as to do it. ~ "Veneer" on furniture Is like "rouge" on the face of a girl— it will soon wear off. As a rule, instead of one's sac rificing by doing his duty, he sacrifices by not doing it. Standards are necessary meth ods of measurements, but they should neither be unreasonable, nor should they be arbitrarily set up. When one can't sun it is awfully easy to be behind time. Patience is sometimes imposed upon. Nathan is still saying to many of us, "Thou are the man." Why should a person call black white? A hog is a hog wherever you find him. To be effective, a sermon should be seasoned with the "Gospel." The appellation, doctor, used to mean a man who peddled pills; now it may mean a man who "capsules" even the alphabet. If the moon had a tongue and would talk, what "precious" se crets would be revealed. Brain elixirs are needed worse than hair restorers. Figuratively speaking, there are "oases," as well as deserts, in "No-man's-land." Some patients need a tonic while others need immediate re lief. Sampson probabfy needed an "unlawful weapon" to subdue his victims. "Ultra-tragic" to place a moral reprobate at the head of a re sponsible official position. Gnutritious! The African explorer had seen many gnus during the day. In the evening his native cook served him a delicious steak. "This is one of the finest steaks I've ever eaten," he explained to his guide. "Is it gnu?" "No," said the guide. *'But it's just as good as gnu." WANTS For Sale: Good piano—cheap for cash. Mrs. E. C. Oiler, tele phone 129. " ltp. 1936 V 8 Ford Tudor in excellent condition and equipped with radio. A real buy at this price. $475. Elkin Motors, Inc., Elkin, N. C. ltc FREE! If excess acid causes you Stomach Ulcers, Oas Pains, In digestion, Heartburn, Belching. Bloating, Nausea, get free sam ple doctor's prescription, Udga, at Turner Drug Co. fl-3p See the New Myers Traction Sprayer. It U a .one-man, one horse, two-row Sprayer. It sprays from 10 to 15 acres daily. Casstevens Hardware Co., El kin, N. C. tfc Here's a real buy In a 1'929 Ford Cabriolet. New top, new paint, good tires all around. Yet only $125. Elkin Motors, Inc., Elklix, i N. C. ltc X THIS MUD 440Lt I U Wanted: AH grades poplar, oak, pine, maple logs, seven feet long, delivered to our Elkin plant. Can us them as small as six inches in diameter; also oak and poplar lumber. Oak Furniture Co.'s Elkin plant, old Biltrlte site, Elkin, N. C. tfc For sale—a real bargain in a Model A Ford model. In excellent condition in every way. Price is only S2OO. Elkin Motors, Inc., Elkin, N. C. ltc Do you want to buy a lot? 14 lots will be sold at bargain prices. Vicinity of Pleasant Hill School, 5 minutes from town. J. Walt er Darnell. ltc Squlbbs Mineral Oil, quart size 89c. Antacid Powder, large size 50c. Nyseptol, pint 49c. Gallon Mineral Oil $2.25. Turner Drug Co., Elkin, N. C. tfn For Sale—l93s V 8 Ford Fordor. In perfect mechanical condi tion. Good paint, good uphol tery. Only S4OO. Elkin Motors, Inc., Elkin, N. C. ltc Will Swap Good Piano for a pick up truck, or what you? Exchange Furn. Co. ltc Do you want plenty of egrs from strong, fast growing young chicks? If so feed Pan am in. We have it. Abernethy's, A Good Drug Store, Elkin, N. C. tfn Found pocketbook containing certain amount of money. Own er may recover by describing and paying for this ad. Call at Hayes Cash Hardware Co., El kin, N. C. ltc We buy scrap iron and metals. Double Eagle Service Co.. Elk in. N. C. tfc Wanted to repair radios. Our expert thoroughly knows his business. Prices right. Harris Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. tfc REAL ESTATE For Sale: 9 acre truck farm, 4 room house, barn, garage, chicken house, woodshed and other outbuildings. Good spring and orchard. 3 acres in pasture. 1-2 mile from Elkin city limits. Price SISOO. $750 cash, balance on easy terms. For anything in real estate or building see me. D. C. MARTIN Realtor and Contractor REICH AND HUNT REALTORS pSsjisMMiS 6 or 8 exposure Kodak film de veloped and printed 30c. Send coin, name and address with film. Work returned promptly, postage prepaid | Rembrandt Photo Service North WUkcaboro N. C. jwwna? [ /g § c*tIt^** 7 ** ~~~~^i^ v^H q y>. J OFFEB KO. I I TW * Hawspapar, 1 Tr. 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