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SQUIRE MILLER, 86
REVIEWS THE PAST
Says World is Better Than
Olden Days; Student
of Bible
CITES OLDEN CRIMES
The life of Squire J. C. Miller
has been one rich in history and
now as he enters the 86th mile
post of life he likes to reflect back
to the old days and view the pro
gress that nas come, not to this
section alone but to the world at
large and the venerable squire
has his ideas about the condition
and causes of the present age.
Born in Yadkin county in the
edge of what is known as the
"Little Nation" section, in 1852, he
has spent his life in and around
that part of the county, near
Courtney. Brought up by the hard,
knocks route he is a sturdy citi
zen and his advancing years tell
on him slowly. He does not think
much of his 85 years because his
grandfather lived to be 107, his
grandmother 92 and his own par
ents in the 9Q's.
Squire Miller is proud of many
achievements, among them he
has been a member of the Masonic
order 40 years; has been a mag
istrate 40 yfears continuously, be
ing elected 20 times straight; he
joined the Baptist church at
Huntsville 53, years ago. but is
WANTS
Geo. E. Nissen one and two horse
wagons. Surry Hardware Co.
White Prolific Seed Wheat, grad
ed and recleaned, $1.75 bushel.
See P. T. Snow, Zephyr. tfc
Pictures, Frames, Mirrors,
Placques, Kitchen Utensils, Gar
bage Cans, Cookie Jars, Bread
' Boxes, Aluminum Wares, Glass
and China Wares, Silverwares,
Toys, Dolls, Wheel Goods, etc.
Somers & Co. Basement Store.
Lost: $7.00 Saturday on Main
street near A & Z store. Re
ward If returned to Tribune of
fice. Claude Mounce, Boonvllle,
N. C. ltp
Our heaters, stoves and ranges
are made to give long service
and satisfaction. Surry Hard
ware. Co.
REAL ESTATE
144 acre farm, 1-2 mile city lim
its, one 6 room house, one 5
room house and plenty of out
buildings with metal roofing on
most all of the buildings. 40
acres of good creek and river
bottom land. 75 acres in tim
ber, wood and pasture. Price
$4,000.00, 1-2 qash, balance with
easy terms.
For sale: 5 room house in Elkin.
Lot 110 ft. x 400 ft. All street
assessments paid In full. Price
$2,500. 1-2 cash, balance on
easy terms.
Remeber "Arlington" the growing
town with no town tax. Your
choice lot $5 down and $5 a
month.
D. C. MARTIN, Realtor
We buy scrap iron and metals.
Double Eagle Sex-vice Co.. Elk
in. N. C. tfc
We have some odds and ends in
composition and asbestos shin
gles we are going to sell at bar
gain prices for cash. Better
hurry. Surry Hardware Co.
GIARLS WANTED: To learn
Beauty Culture. Complete course
$50.00. Free use of tools and
practice materials. Many posi
tions open to well trained op
, era tors. We have no operators
out of employment. Write for
booklet. Hlnshaw School of
Beauty Culture, Box 46, North
Wilkesboro, N. C. U-llc
Fifty acrea for sale, 1-4 mile from
Traphill high school. Good
; tobacco land. See or write A.
O. Brinegar, Wilkesboro, N.
C. 11-11-pd.
See our line of handkerchiefs, 2
for sc, 5c and 10c each. Boxed
handkerchiefs 10c to 97c per
box. Watch our windows for
new merchandise each week.
Somers & Co. 5c and 10c Store.
Metal Roofing $4-50 and $5.00 per
square, nails and sales tax in
cluded. Sold for cash only.
Surry Hardware Co.
For sale at a bargain—One pair
of mules, weight 1,200 to 1,300
pounds. See Clyde Hlnshaw at
Sydnor-Spainhour Co., Elkin,
N. C. . tfc
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See the New Myers Traction
Sprayer. It is a one-man, one
horse, two-row Sprayer. It
sprays from 10 to 15 acres dally.
Casstevens Hardware Co., El
kin, N. C. ' tfc
Do yon want plenty of egg* from
strong, fast growing young
chicks? If so feed Panamln. We
havo it, Abernethy's, A Good
Drug Store, Elkin, N. C. tfn
now a member of Turners Creek,
nearer home. He was baptized by|
that beloved Baptist minister Rev. |
Sid Conrad. Mr. Miller has four:
children, 38 grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren.
Thinks People Better
Mr. Miller does not know how
many times he has read through
the old Bible but he has read the
New Testament 25 times, and can
quote many whole chapters from
memory.
He firmly believes the world and
its people are much better than
in the old days, deriving this be
lief from observation and from:
pages of old biblical books and
histories he possesses. To back
this belief he cites the old days;
when the Christians were cruelly |
punished for their church affilia
tions, by cutting off their hands,
feet, heads and tied to wild -fiorses |
and carts to be dragged and torn
to pieces. They were also starved
to death, burned at the stake and
their horrible persecutions made
a holiday. No such would be al
r lowed today, he says.
Mr. Miller Is confident the Devil
is now chained and will remain
so for 1000 years and says he
was chained at the time of put- i
ting down of the Roman Cath
olics of old.
Old Books
Squire Miller, who likes to read
books of old and has a number of
them, exhibited to the writer some
of them. One, a history of the
Egyptians, Carthaginians, Bablon
ians, etc. written by C. Rollins
in two volumes in 1825. Another
is the history of the Persians
Just received a big shipment of
gloves for every winter need for
the entire family. Woolen, cot
ton and leather gloves reason
ably priced. Somers & Co. 5c
and 10c Store.
We are featuring some real bar
gains in used radios. Come in
today and look these over:
I—cabinet model battery radio.
. Uses only 6 volt batteries.
I—Atwater-Kent cabinet model
I battery radio.
» I—six-tube Atwater-Kent elec
tric table set. Complete for
only $7.50.
I—six-tube 1936 model Gener
al-Electric table set.
HARRIS ELECTRIC CO
Elkin, N. C.
YADKIN FARMS FOR SALE
' 42-acre farm, 6-room house, large
, barn, 2 brooder houses, 1 chick
, en house, 1 tobacco barn. Well
watered. Good road.' Near Pea
Ridge. |
20-acre farm, 4-room house, feed
bam, 1 tobacco barn and pack
house and other out buildings,
i Near Pea Ridge.
125-acre farm near Hamptonville,
l 6 room house, 2 tobacco barns
• and other outbuildings. 18 acres
good bottom land.
All of these farms are good to
! bacco farms and can be bought
1 right.
REICH & HUNT
■ See W. A. Hunt at Brooks Cross
Roads.
Wanted: All 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 1
oak and poplar lumber. Oak
Furniture Co.'s Elkin plant, old
Biltrite site, Elkin, N. C. tfc
Wanted to repair radios. Our
expert thoroughly knows his
buskiess. Prices right. Harris
Electric Co., Elkin. N. C. tfc
For Rent: Seven room house in
North Elkin. All modern con
veniences. Excellent pasture.
Call Mrs. W. S. Sale, telephone
161, Elkin. tfc
See our line of candles, 10c to
25c pound. Fresh, clean and
properly kept. Chewing gum,
lc, 2 packs for 5c and 5c per
package. Somers & Co. 5c and
10c Store.
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. -3p
Squibbs 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
Dealer Agent—Opening in
Elkin and vicinity for sales
man or farmer willing to
learn appliance business.
Small capital necessary.
Now available. Self-starting
gasoline engine washing
machine with battery char
ger and eight (8) bulb elc
triq plant complete, manu
factured by America's old
est washing machine mak
ers. Leads furnished. Fac
tory training. Commercial
credit finance plans.Wrfte
stating qualifications and
reference. Address District
Manager, 524 Arcadia Ave.
Winston-Salem, N. C. 11-4 c
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA,
from the reign of Artaxerxes to j ]
the 16 years war, which has hun- / j
dreds of pages without a single
picture and in six point type. An
other interesting book shown was -
the Book of Curiosities, contain
ing ten thousand wonders fend ,
curiosities of nature and art, as
tonishing places, beings, animals
customs, experiments and phen
omena, both ancient and mod
ern, published by Leary te Gety In
1857. Mr. Miller can quote from
membry the history of the 12
apostles, their trades and occu
pations.
Mr. Milier has seen this coun- i
I try emerge from reconstruction |
! days to a/modern world but he
| cannot see how so much progress |
can be made in the next 50 years J
' as has come in the past 50. Mr. {
! Miller lives the simple life of the j
| farmer, tending his crops and go- ,
i ing about his daily duties, duly ,
j thankful for the good health he J
; enjoys.
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Peoples' Column
The Tribune does not neces
i sarily endorse any article un
! der this heading but welcomes
at all times communications |
of interest to its readers and
the general public.
MR. ROYAL WRITES ON I
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST MEETING
Editor Tribune:
I have just returned from the
69th annual session of the Union
or Primitive Baptist Association,
which convened with Roaring
River church, 1 1-2 miles west of-
Traphill, Wilkes county. I have
been attending this association
since a child and I have never
attended a session and seen all
working together for unity and
friendship more than at this ses
sion.
It was a love feast from start
to finish and the spirit of God
was manifest at each service, in
fact it seemed almost like attend
ing a revival at times during each
service. The Little River Asso
ciation in Alleghany county, was
well represented by a large at
tendance of its members, and had
lit not been for the highway being
overhauled and part of it being
closed to traffic, there would
probably been close to 100 per
cent attendance.
The house at Roaring River is
a good sized building, and was
full both Friday and Saturday.
Sunday was somewhait disagree
able for outdoor service and it
was first arranged to hold servi
lices in the building, as some of
those assigned to preach on that
day were old and feeble. Hover
er, before services began, it was
seen that nothing like all the
people could get in the house, and
Revs. Guy Cox and A. C. Sidden
from the Primitive and Rev.
Johnny Toliver from Little River
Association, were assigned to
preach in the grove, while the
older preachers spoke in the
house.
All services closed at 3 P. M.,
and all started for home feeling
good on account of having had.
the opportunity of attending such
a wonderful session.
Geo. W. Miles of Miles, N.
C., and C. C. Sidden of Joynes,
I N. C., were re-elected moderator
and clerk, respectively.
The next session will be held
with Bethany church in Wilkes
county beginning on Friday be
i fore the fourth Sunday in Octo
ber, 1938.
J. A. J. ROYAL.
Thurmond, N. C., October 25,
1937.
A Phase Of The Work Of Wo
man's Auxiliary To The
American Optometric
Association
In recent issues of the "Read
ers Digest" articles have appear
ed entitled "Optometry on Trial,"
and as President of the Woman's
Auxiliary of North Carolina which
is affiliated with the American
Optometry Association, I would
like to voice the opinion of the
Auxiliary that we are heartily in
favor of these articles. It is part
of our educational program to ac
quaint the public with profession
al optometry, and these articles
that have appeared are doing just
this: trying as the professional ■
optometrist are doing to stamp
out commercialism in their field.
Professional optometrists do not
stand alone in combating prob
lems of this nature. Take the
dentist, who years ago were faced
with a parallel case. And today
soundly established dental pro
fession and medical men work In
harmony.
Quotations from October issue
of Readers' Digest: "Professional
optometry has now demonstrated
that it can perform certain nec
essary services neglected by the
doctors. Why can not the solu
tion of optometry be similarly
iolved with the medical men as
the dentists have been?" —Mrs. P.
W. Green, President of Woman's
, Auxiliary of N. C. to American
Optometric Association.
Imitation
Blowfoot (after midnight)
Did you know that I can imitate
any bird that you can name?
Miss Zimpir—lndeed! Suppose
you start with the homing pigeon.'
FORMER ROCKFORD
AGENT TO RETIRE]
Capt. H. D. Lindsay Giving '
Up Favorite Job Af
ter 46 Years
ENDS AT TAYLORSVILLE ]
Capt. H. D. Lindsay, jovial,
good natured man and well re
membered by many Surry peo-
I pie when he served as station ]
| agent at Rockford 30 years ago, 1
is retiring from the railroad job ,
Ihe loved so well after 46 years of ,
| service. The following dispatch
■ comes to our desk from Taylors-
| ville:
i At 5 o'clock on the afternoon of
! October 30, H. D. Lindsay, South
! ern Railway station agent at Tay
jloreville, will "OS" his last train
land get "Good Night" from the
! dispatcher for the last time.
Mr. Lindsay has been associat
ed as telegrapher and agent with
the Southern Railway, and its
predecessor, the old R. and D. for
46 years, 29 of which have been
spent as agent at Taylorsville.
I His railroad career began as
messenger boy at the age of 15 at
Kernersville, for which he was
paid the munificent sum of $lO
| per month.,
He soon .picked up telegraphy,
and still as a mere boy, went out
on the road as relief operator.
His first regular job was night
operator at Raleigh, where he
worked seven nights per week, 12
.hours to the night, for S4O per
month. Men on similar jobs to
day are on duty but eight hours,
as the work is split up into three
"tricks," and they get $l5O per
month.
! _ Prom Raleigh he was trans
ferred to Burlington, and eventu
; ally becoming tired of night duty,
: was made agent at Gold Hill.
; From there he was promoted to
other places, finally landing in
. Taylorsville, October 30, 1908.
When asked what he proposed
i to do, when relieved of the cares
of the depot, he replied:
I "Not much of anything. I used
; to grow a lot of pretty flowers.
; If I get able, I may do that again.
[ I also love to fish. I will still be
• allowed to keep my annual pass,
good all over the entire Southern
i Railway sytem, so I shall prob
ably put that pass to pretty good
use."
Mr. Lindsay was married in
1896 to Miss Sally Dobson, of
Winston-Salem, who died in
1932. He has four children.
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SHADY GROVE I
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i Misses Josephine Simmons,
. Ruby and Maude Brown spent
• Sunday the guests of Mr. and
t Mrs. R. Darnell, at Pleasant Hill,
s Miss Ila Mae Patton, Warren
! Hudson, Miss Ruth Ingram and
| Fred Evans spent Sunday visiting
, friends across the Blue Ridge
; mountain.
l! A number of people from this
i 1 community attended the Boonville
Fair Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nance and
, family spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Nance, near Swan
I Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Winters and
; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Evans
spent Sunday in Winston-Salem,
visiting Mrs. Winters' sister, Mrs.
Robert Harp.
HOPE TO STANDARIZE
NORTH ELKIN SCHOOL
Efforts are being made by the
North Elkin school to standardize
the school for the state accredit
ed list. A total of 1,000 books for
the library is one of the require
ments. A total of 652 towards
this goal was raised in a three
day drive, Fred Collins leading
the students, with a collection of
36 books. Members of the sev
enth grade lead other grades in
the drive.
An honor roll system is being j
started in the school. Require
ments are that the student ' be
neither absent nor tardy and that
he make an average of 90 on his
i work. The list of honor students
,'will be ready for publication In
two weeks.
Expert Repairing
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
We Now Have Equipment to
Make Any Kind of Duplicate
Keys.
W. M. Wall, Jeweler
Phone 56 GIMn, N. C.
YADKIN MAN BIBLE 1
READING CHAMPION
"Uncle Dock" Matthews,
Makes Pastime of Reading
Great Book
IS YOUNG AT 78 YEARS
By LULA M. WEIR
In Winston-Salem Journal
D. E. Matthews, of near East-
Bend, more intimately known as
"Uncle Dock" is the world's
champion Bible reader, without a
doubt. "Uncle Dock," now 78
years young, has read the New
Testament through 38 times.
"Uncle Dock" is a farmer and
continues to cultivate tobacco on
his 10-aere farm near East Bend,
having no help now, he cultivates
two acres annually, unaided.
I In his leisure hours, he pursues
his favorite occupation of read
ing the Bible obeying the divine
injunction, "Study the Scrip
tures."
Drop into his country home at
almost any time, when farm work I
is not urgent and "Uncle Dock"!
will be found reading the "800k 1
of Books."
The little old-fashioned parlor
at one end of the cottage, with its
portraits in heavy frame and the
family album on the centre table,
is opened only occasionally, but
visitors to the home for the first
time are sure to be given a
glimpse of the large portrait on
he wall of her, who before her
passing eight years ago, was
queen of the Matthews home.
Matthews is a former public
school teacher of Yadkin county,
his teaching experience years ago
having covered a period of twelve
years. He served as magistrate
for more than a score years.
Never having been blessed with
any children of their very own,
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews adopted
and reared five children. Since
these deserted the home nest,
"Uncle Dock" adopted a blue-eyed
girl, now four years old and the
pride and joy of his heart.
Pa Finished It
"There is too much system in
this school business!" growled
Tommy. "Just because I snickered
a little, the monitor turned me
over to the teacher; the teacher
turned me over to the principal;
the principal turned me over to
Pa."
"Was that all?"
"No; Pa turned me over his
knee."
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Elk Theatre
West Main Street Elkht, N. C.
Thursday, Oct. 28—
"WINE, WOMEN AND HORSES"
Comedy—News Adm. 10c-25c
Friday-Saturday, Matinee bnd Night—
"HlT THE SADDLE"
With the Three Mesquiteers
Frank Buck Serial—Kennedy Comedy Adm. 10c-25c
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Monday-Tuesday—Next Week—
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Wednesday, Matinee and Night—
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"Rex and Rinty" Adm. 10c to AH
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Coming Soon: "Knight Without Armor"
Thursday, October 28, 1937