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NO WAY TO TREAT OFFICIAL GUESTS
When officers of the law hereabouts arrest a person,
that makes the arrested person an official "guest" of the
-town, and we claim that good old Southern Hospitality is
outraged whep such a guest is placed in Elkin's jail.
In the first place, a priso
cannot be comfortable, for th
ing, sneezing or tossing in on
if one coughs, sneezes or tosses in
one's sleep, it's liable to Jar the
jail down, and that wouldn't be
polite.
Imagine being placed In jail
and then having to throttle the
first good sneeze that comes
around just to keep the four walls
standing! imagine not being able
to toss in your sleep—for fear the
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tier placed in the jail here
ire are restrictions on cough
t's sleep for the simple reason
roof will land in your lap. It just
don't seem right!
Sometime ago a movement was
on foot here to build a combina
tion jail, city hall and fire house
on the city-owned lot located on
East Market street. So far as we
can learn, the town officials were
all broken out in a rash about it,
but wound up by failing to
scratch, if you get what we mean.
According to several we've
heard talking about the matter,
the town went so far as to have
some plans drawn and then found
it would cost quite a bit more to
construct such a building than
they felt able to finance. Thus
the matter was dropped.
However, in fairness to those
who must be arrested and placed
in Elkin's jail, it seems like a good
idea to our good idea department
if plans could be altered so as to
cut down the cost of such a
structure. The town is now pay
ing rent for quarters housing the
city tax office and for quarters
housing the fire department. We
don't know whether the jail prop
erty belongs to it or not, but if it
does they probably don't want it
mentioned. So, if a town build
ing could be constructed it would
save the town rent and at the
same time give Elkin its own mu-
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
nicipal building, even if it didn't
turn out to be a 10-story, marble
plated skyscraper.
In addition to providing a re
spectable jail wherein a respect
able prisoner could be kept and at
the same time provided with all
the comforts of sneezing, cough
ing and bed tossing, it would be a
deep source of pride to Dixie Gra
ham and Luke Darnell, Elkin's
policemen. Especially to Mr.
Darnell, who in the middle of a
cold winter's night has nowhere
to warm his toes and thaw out his
ears as he makes his rounds while
you sleep.
All in favor of such a new
building please stand up. Thanks.
You may both sit down.
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SIDEWALK FOR ELK SPUR
A plan for the building of a ce
ment sidewalk along Elk Spur
street has been suggested here
with government money thought
possible provided funds are forth
coming with which to buy nec
essary materials.
It is believed, wider the plan,
that the cost to property owners
along the street would be about 40
cents per running foot—thus a
person who owned a 50 front foot
lot would have to pay $lO as his
share. If the town were to build
the sidewalk outright on the as
sessment plan, it would cost the
property owners several times
that amount, it was said.
Not being a property owner who
would have to share a part of
the expense of such a project, it
wouldn't be fair for us to start
rattling too much about the idea,
but a sidewalk along Elk Spur
street is badly needed for the
school children who use the
street. Thanks to those brain
idiots who mistake public streets
as a race track for their automo
biles, the chances are that soon
er or later someone is going to be
badly injured or killed if a walk is
not provided.
From what w§ can gather, the
town officials are fully aware of
this fact and feel that something
must be done sooner or later. Just
what their reaction to the pro
posed plan for building such a
sidewalk is not known. Too, the
reaction of property owners along
the street is not known, and
that's one of the most important
items.
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A LOT HAS HAPPENED
We were thinking of it the oth
er night—about the many things
that have happened to us and our
family since coming to Elkin ap
proximately six years ago.
Since coming here both our
children have had measles and
chickenpox. One has had scarlet
fever. One has been run over by
an automobile. Every member of
our family has been in the hos
pital for an operation. We had a
car stolen, such as it was. And to
top it all, our home, with every
thing in it, burned up.
Still, we haven't anything to
complain about. It could have
been worse. For instance, the per
son who stole our old car, Calam
ity I, could Jtave brought it back.
That would have been bad!
There's always something to be
thankful for.
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THIS AND THAT
First thing you know it's go
ing to be fall. The time of the
year when the leaves begin to don
gorgeous dress; when thin blue
smoke rises straight upward at
sunset and something in the air
whispers of the winter to come;
when the glow of an open fire
makes home the grandest place
in the'world and life seems more
worth the living.
Then about that time along
comes your coal bill and spoils it
all. Tsk, tsk!
PLEASANT HILL
The "Sunshine" quartet sang at
Roaring Oap Sunday night s
The "Happy Day" quartet sang
at Little Richmond Sunday night.
Miss Helen Morris, of Greens
boro, is visiting Miss Irene Day
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Halloway
and son, are spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Church.
Misses Gladys Couch and Mo
zell Darnell returned Saturday
from Fieldale, Va., where they
spent last week visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Foley Layell mov
ed into their new home in this
community last week.
A party was given in honor of
Billy Money on his seventh birth
day last Monday afternoon.
Games and contests were enjoyed
by the following little girls and
boys: Bennie and Betty Jane Ab
sher, Sally' Transou, Ivory Nor
man, Dorothy Jean Transou, Gil
da May and Geneva Money, Gil
bert Norman, Sonny Walls. David
Lee, Francis and Buddy Wellborn,
and Buddy Burcham. winners of
the contests were Dorothy Jean :
Transou and Sonny Walls.
Miss Vermeil Money spent last
Monday and Tuesday with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Worth Money and attended the
morning and evening services at
Elkin Valley church. L
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
The undersigned having quali
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ministratrix of the estate of Sa
rah J. Atkinson, late of Surry
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estate to present them to the un
dersigned within twelve months
from date hereof or this notice
will be plead in bar of their re
covery. Persons owing said estate
will please make immediate set
tlement.
This the 9th day of August,
1937.
MRS. MAE B. ATKINSON,
Administratrix of Sarah J.
9-2 c Atkinson, deceased. f
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