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The Elkin Tribune Published Every Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Elkin, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1937 Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as second-class matter. C. S. FOSTER..- .President H. F. LAFEOON Secretary-Treasurer SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, $2.00 When heading for a grade-crossing it would be well to remember that a locomotive whistle commands more respect than an au to horn. Their pictures in the paper would look a lot cooler if some of the bathing beauties would give another hitch to the strap that holds their scanties. Apparently looking after quintuplets is only child's play, but tending to five plain kids is something else—as many a mother will affirm. He may be ever so superstitious, but you'll find him willing to start his loafing oft Friday instead of Saturday, even when Friday happens to come on the thirteenth. When a fellow marries just to have someone to tell his troubles to, he most gen erally finds that he has additional ditto to converse about. According to the Winston-Salem Jour nal "He's not exactly a philanthropist if his contribution to th e orphanage consists of children only." Gasoline Inspection Service The new gasoline and oil inspection board created by the last legislature is just another board, but it happens to be one that commands the interest of a large slice of our citizenry, those who burn up motor fuel and take the lube out of lubrication on the State's highways. Therefore Governor Hoey's appointments to this post will be watched with a great deal of interest. The independent gasoline dealers and filling stations have become a thorn in the flesh of the big gasoline companies. In order to meet their competition the big producers and their filling station representatives are selling what they call "third grade" gasoline at competitive prices, but advising their cus tomers not to buy it. Thus they are able to insinuate things about their independent brethren that is calculated to curtail the bus iness they are getting on a two and three cent price differential. It is common knowledge that one of these independent stations in a neighbor town has held the big boys' feet to the fire for years. So far the big distribtuors have not been able to put the skids under him, al though they have tried manfully to freeze him out. The result is that motor fuel is to be had in that town at a considerably lower price. With this becoming more general throughout the state the public has become uneasy lest it be buying "fourth and fifth grade" gasoline under the impression that it is getting a bargain. That's why we now are to have a State inspection service, and that is why there is public interest in the men who compose the board that will ad minister it. Under the new order, the board by sci entific tests will establish certain standards and it will be unlawful to sell or offer for sale of exchange or use any products which do not comply with these standards. That is supposed to mean that the mqtoring pub lic will not be buying a pig in a poke— which if true, will at least remove the pres ent uncertainty as to whether or not it is being shaken down for motor fuel that sometimes may not contain the kick the cus tomer pays for. Prom Two Angles The persistency with which political rumor is continually setting up a stray-man opponent of Senator Bob Reynolds, only to have it knocked down or fade away, is quite intriguing. It looks like the powers that be in North Carolina are after "Our Bob's" scalp but afraid to try to take it without a razor-edge knife. At least there are two theories concern ing this prospective Reynolds opposition: One is that the exclusive circle at Raleigh want Reynolds dethroned and are actually about the business of proceeding against him; that it is a part of the Bailey program to chastise Senator Reynolds for his loyal support of President Roosevelt, particularly when his colleague was engaged in a "holy cause" crusade; that the prospect of a wan ing Roosevelt popularity has encouraged the drivers of North Carolina's political ma chine to step on the gas; that the old steam roller is being oiled up for another tramp ting, that Governor Hoey in his picnic and home-coming speeches, has welcomed the commission to drop in a little something that will help the cause along. On the other hand cooler and saner heads are counseling a different course in the name of expediency. They claim that Bob Reynolds is playing ball, that he's not giving anybody any trouble right now, and that opposing him will start a fight that might encourage the McDonald faction to take a hand—and how they do hope that nothing will arouse that group to action again. They want the McDonald machinery to be so rusted at the joints, come another campaign that it will be shunted to the scrap heap. Certainly any outstanding fight at the polls next year, would keep the bulk of those 216,000 voters on their toes. Judge Wilson Warlick has said definite ly that he will not be a candidate. Congress man Hancock intermittently comes to the footlights for a bow, and Congressman Doughton blows hot and cold at every change of the moon, his latest pronouncement, made to editor Louis Graves is to the effect that at the close of the present session of Con gress he will let his friends know what he is going to do. v It's all o.k. by us, whichever way the drop falls, but somebody's going to have to be plenty good to beat Bob Reynolds next year—taking everything into consideration. Everybody Should Take One . There is a lot of good, sound philosophy packed in this little paragraph that we are lifting from one of our exchanges: "The sin that the preacher and the editor has to guard against is the sin of laziness. This is especially true during the summer months. It is so easy to make excuses for our laziness during the summer, the time that calls for tireless work and energy. Taking a vacation is not laziness, but loafing on the job is." The part that we are particularly anx ious to commend is that which declares that "taking a vacation is not laziness." But don't get us wrong. We are not about to take one our ownself, and more's the pity, because we'd probably come back to our desk with some of the cobwebs brushed from our mind, enabling us to think straight en Everyone, once in awhile, should take time-off from the grind and seek new scen ery for the mind if not for the body. No matter whether the job be fingering dollars, tickling the keys on a typewriter, or judging a bathing beauty contest, it becomes monot onous after a spell. Even when the job is nothing but play, to lay off and work for a week will be recreation. Many a boss who thinks the business would go to the demnition bow-wows if he left it for a coupla weeks, would lose some of his grouchiness and be more efficient if he would do just that. And two weeks va cation for his secretary with pay—would near about blind him on account of the brightness and sunshine she would bring back with her. Yessiree! We are for vacations for the other fellow, whether we can take one or not. Because we believe it pays both the employer and the employed. Divorced from business cares and the worries that go with every job, and when the vacation time is reasonably employed, both mind and body is benefitted, and of course this is reflected in better work. "Justified" Killings They heard the evidence and ought to know—those six American Legion members empanelled as a jury to investigate the deaths of ten strikers in the steel strike riot in Chicago on Memorial Day. And this was their verdict: "From the testimony present ed, we the jury believe this occurrence to be justifiable homicide." Maybe so, but there remains a big ques tion mark in the mind of the public—outside Chicago which has been receiving some un favorable publicity because of these killings. It will be recalled that the strikers are charged with inciting the riot, but it will be remembered, too, that they were not at tempting to enter the steel plant: the kill ings took place on the open prairie, blocks from the plant. The newsreel picture offer ed in evidence showed them straggling across the field, the camera showed that men were shot, not attacking the police, but run ning from them, and that they were clubbed as they lay on the ground. Granting that the strikers started the thing, can the police be "justified" in the way they ended it? That camera didn't lie because it couldn't. And it showed men and women in retreat, a signal even in war to show a little mercy. The evidence showed that in the main the victims were shot in the back, and the police have yet to explain that satisfactorily. So what? You say that that is Chica go's business, let Chicago settle it, and you're right. Yet there is a lot of general concern wrapped up in those killings and the whitewashing that has been given the officials. The Philadelphia Record says: "With what grace can we go to labor and ask it to accept regulation by the law when the law hands labor a dirty deal like that just meted out in Chicago. That paper has in mind the fact that forty of the strikers, arrested after the massacre are held on conspiracy charges and face years in jail, while the cops that shot others down—go free. All this of interest to North Carolin ians, because our Governor continues his warning to workers who may be tempted to strike, to watch their step. What if our en forcement officials take a leaf from the Chi cago Record? •- > . THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA (FIRESIDE PHILOSOPHY (By C. M. Dickson) Lot's wife must have been a salty case. If squealing Is an Index to the company that some people keep, they have evidently been feeding with the swine. A somnambulist is one who walks in his sleep. What should a person be called who sleeps as he walks? Many people who deal in "pot tages" receive very small re turns for them. mam er a novice. Daniel was immune from the attack of lions. Oftentimes we are afraid to meet our own selves. Many questions have three sides —my side, your side, and the right side. Women are like pronouns, they stand for their antecedents (their husbands), figuratively speaking, in gender, person and number, but not necessarily in case. "I" am a wonderful person. A crook dtways goes in a circle. A square is a figure in a class by itself. "Sleepy Hollow" is no longer a legend. Glittering generalities are not all realities. To wait patiently for a woman to start somewhere would tax the patience of a Job. Man is dirty, he was made out of dirt. The roller-pin is said to be a dual implement—it rolls both dough and men. Woman has a noble ancestry— a man's rib. The waving of magic wands has long ceased to function. No one likes to come in contact with a skunk. Many men do not even n\ake a shadow. 'Tis hard on a camera to "take at" a picture and then not get it. The smaller the rooster, the more often he crows. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yount, who lived in the little trailer, were transferred to Mooresville Mon day of this week, Mr. Yount was a foreman on the new road from Ronda to Roaring River. Mr. J. E. Byrd and family and Rev. D. J. White are attending the revival at Temple Hill this week. Quite a few of our folks are at tending the revival at Macedonia this week. Rev. Eli Jordan is do ing the preaching. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walls and daughters, Margie and Edna, of Sparta, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Walls. Other guests Sunday in cluded Mr. Lawrence Walls and Mrs. Ora Vanhoy of Elkin, Mr. and Mrs. Hobson Blackburn and daughter, Vivian Mae and Mr. and Mrs. Everette Dobbins. Mrs. J. B. Bell who has been confined to her bed for three weeks is better, her friends will be glad to know. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Pardue have as their guests this week. Mrs. Pardue's sister, Mrs. E. W. Ward and son, of Amelia, Va. One of the nicest parties of the season was a surprise party given by Mrs. R. R. Crater in honor of her daughter, Lorraine, on her sixteenth birthday. A color scheme of pink and white was carried 3ut. After many games the twenty-nine guests were in vited into the beautifully decor ated dining room where a huge birthday cake was cut and delic ious refreshments were served. Those winning prizes were Gra ham Green and Willye Mcßride. Everyone had a good time. Mire Marion Upchurch of Ral eigh is spending this week with Miss Edith Crater. Tis better to try and fail than not to try at all. 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I9LUBLEJ LJUUB WBMG A SOMMTFT. lIWY ; Three Old Ladies Live Simple Life (Continued from front page) cause they had always heard of him as a man of great power, strutting around with big pistols swinging on his hip and probably having horns. Neither one of the three has ev er seen a picture show, either si lent or sound pictures. Mrs. Ran dleman confessed that she did see a small circus way back when she was a girl. Mrs. Hutchens said she had never been to Winston-Sa lem, altho she lived only 20 miles away. *. Old Styles The three of them wore the old time plain bonnets, v/lthout ruf fles, for head dress and the long, ground sweeping skirts, and they believed they were the only kind to wear and save their modesty. When asked about the dresses, hats, etc., which young girls wear these days they admitted they were pretty but no such should be worn by the young women of any age. However, they said the young girl of today was much more comfortable than those who wore the old fashioned clothes, long skirts, tight waists, bustles, and what have you of the old school. These old ladies believe in the church and the old time religion and take no stock whatever in any religion that don't come from the right source. They belong to the Methodist church at Macedon ia, but admitted they were unable to attend church and had not seen the present pastor who had been preaching at their church for four years. Your correspond ent got busy and called up Rev. I. L. Sharpe who is their pastor and he came up to see them. They were a happy trio to see the man who was their pastor and whom they believed to be a bearer of God's message to all. They had an interesting conversation with him. They brought along their Bible, which was printed 100 years ago. When their work was finished here they returned to their little home in the country to seek the quiet, peaceful rest they needed after a strenuous trip to the county seat, and they no doubt settled down to a discussion of their trip while they dipped their snuff in the old fashioned way. CARL W. SETZER TAKEN BY DEATH Carl W. Setzer, 43, formerly lo cated here with the state high way commission, died at the home of his sister at Cary Sunday. Mr. Setaer had been in declining health for the past three years and his condition had been crit ical since May of this year, when he was forced to give up his du ties. At that time he was locat ed in Salisbury. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at 3 o'clock at' Wadesboro. Mr. Setzer is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Clara Winfrey of Wades boro. The English pay their debts. We see where King George has made Baldwin an earl for kicking out | his toother. TWO ARRESTED HERE AFTER AUTO CRASH A preliminary hearing for D. H. Morrison and Raymond Allen, ne gro, both of Elkin, on charges of driving while intoxicated, will be held before Justice of the Peace J. L. Hall here August 10. Morrison and Allen were arrest ed Saturday around 8:30 p. m. by Patrolman Lee Phillips following an automobile accident on North Bridge street in which Allen, said to have been driving the Morrison car, was said to have crashed head-on into a car driven by Glenn Rhyne, of East Elkin. Other than for minor injuries, no one was hurt in the crash. Both Morrison and Allen were said to have been intoxicated. LOCAL GIRL TO PLAY AT SONG CONVENTION There will be a quartette sing ing convention at Pleasant Hill Baptist church, Sunday, August 1, beginnink at 2 o'clock in the af ternoon. All sacred singers of quartettes, duets and trios are in vited to attend and take a part in the service. A special feature of the convention will be a violin solo by Miss Virginia Lawrence, ac companied at the piano by her sister, Miss Edwina Lawrence. The public is invited to attend. House Mother: "Young man, we turn the lights off at 10:30!" Freshman: "Oh boy! that'll be keen." WANTS For Sale One rood two-horse wagon. See or write M. S. Par due, Ronda, N. C. ltp LOST $20.00 Bill at or near hos pital Monday. Reward of $5.00 if returned to J. I. Cockerham. Hotel Barber Shop. ltp. FREE! If excess acid causes you Stomach Dicers, Gas Pains, In digestion, Heartburn, Belching, Bloating, Nausea, get free sam ple doctor's prescription, Udga, at Turner Drug Co. 6-3p For good, dry, sound milling wheat testing 59 pounds and over $1.25, wheat testing 58 pounds $1.20. Lower grades are dlsc oun ted proportionately. Statesville Flour Mills Co.. Statesville, N. C. tfc ee the New Myers Traction Sprayer. It is a one-man, one horse, two-row sprays from 10 to 16 acres daily. Casstevens Hardware Co., El kin, N. C. tfc Wanted: Good tenant with stock and tools to handle a good acreage, corn, tobacco, and small grain. Good river bottom and upland. C. A. Dimmette, Ronda, N. C. 7-29p 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 Biltrite site, Elkin, N. C. tfc Sfnftbi Mineral OH, quart rise 80c. Antacid Powder, large size 50c. Njvjeptol, pint 40c, Gallon Wtoeg Turner Drug Thursday, July 29, 1937 Brine us your work as we are now located in R. M. Fletcher's new garage. All work guaran teed. Harvey Wood & Jen kins. 7-29 c Peaches For Sale: On Salem Fork Road, four miles west of Dobson. We will have several hundred bushel of canning ( peaches for sale in season. Some varieties ready after August Ist, others ready August 10. McAdoo Long, Mgr., Elkin, R. F. D. 8-5p 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. ttn 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: 45 acre farm, 5-room house, good as new, good feed barn and other out buildings. Extra good young apple or chard. In high state of culti vation. 1 mile from hardsurface road. Price $1750. $750. cash, balance in 5 annual payments. Also 50W acres adjoining the above tract with 6 acres good bottom land, orchard and bam. Good springs and branches all over same. Price SI,OOO. SSOO cash, balance over period of 7 years. For good buys in real estate, see D. C. MARTIN REAL ESTATE One of the most attractive homes and grounds in the city, with about three acres of land; the former John Roth home. We will sell at a great sacrifice, with good terms. We have the Mrs. R L. Hubbard 1 store for sale at an attractive price. Two and miles west of city, 100 acres, with 8-room home and other buildings, pas ture, on hard surface road. A good place to live. Will rent all for $25.00 per month. We have Moved our office tem porarily to rear of old Farmers & Merchants Bank Building. Phone 78 REICH & HUNT FOR SALE SOON We will sub-divide into lots and small farms the farm of J. E. Boles, bet ter known as the Mc- Neer Farm just outside Jonesville city limits on Swan Creek and Bethel roads. " This is some of the most desirable property in this section. Wait for this sale! Watch for the date! PARKS Real Estate Co. Phone 195—Elkin, N. C. naaßßwiinil HI 111 Hi M n
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