THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elkin, N. C.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937~
Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as
second-class matter.
C. S. FOSTER Preddent
H. F. LAFFOON Secretary-Treasurer
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER TEAR
In the State, $1.50 Ont of the State, f&M
One would hardly think, though, that
Japan expected a note of congratulations
from Brussels.
A fellow with an opinion of his own is
like ditto with a dog: his neighbors can't see
what in sam hill he wants with it.
If you hesitate to go to the movie for
fear you will miss something good over the
radio—just forget it.
One never realizes how lacking he is in
the knowledge of conversation until he
starts an argument with a woman.
Who said Japan isn't humane. Didn't
tjhe warn those 200,000 Chinese non-com
batants who couldn't get away on account
of the mud, that she was going to blow
them into kingdom come—and did?
If repealing the capital gains tax will fix
it so a fellow can afford to invite a friend to
have a beefsteak, we're for it.
Did you ever hear anybody grumbling
about the language money uses when it
talks ?
There'd be a sight less grief in the
world if the auto manufacturers would build
their cars with collapsible fenders.
. A Case in Point
The death in the hospital here of Mary
Baugess, Wilkes county woman, and the cir
cumstances surrounding her tragic passing,
would furnish the text for a dozen sermons,
from as many different angles, one of which
we propose to discuss here.
The news columns told that when search
was made of her premises more than two
thousand dollars in cash was found, and that
she was bountifufly supplied with clothing,
although she went about in rags. Mary Bau
gess was "on relief," yet she had the money
to pay for her every need. And that's what
we want to talk about.
It is inconceivable that under ordinary
prudent caution this woman's right to par
ticipate in the federal relief funds should
have gone unchallenged. According to our
understanding it is the duty of case workers
to dig deeply into the merits of applicants,
to ascertain the extent of their needs ana
help to pass upon the urgency of their wants.
Surely a little careful, business-like investi
gation would have revealed something of
what was going on in that home. Clothing,
money, eats—all hoarded in miserly fashion,
while deserving ones may have hesitated to
ask.
The federal government is not wholly
blameless. It has been eager, too eager, to
get this money out, and those who are charg
ed with the responsibility of distributing it
have caught the spirit, with the result that
the relief program includes many such cases
as this.
In all fairness, let it be said that not
all relief officials are or have been careless
in their efforts. Many of them have taken
their job seriously, have almost religiously
ministered to> the needy in a thoroughly
sympathizing way. But others have been
more interested in their own pay check than
they were in efficient administration.
If this were an isolated case, the public
would not be arching brows and asking ques
tions. But the whole program is honeycomb
ed with inequities and injustices, and the
taxpayer who foots the bill knows it. The
tragedy is that because of somebody's indif
ference, such cases as this serve to under
mine the faith of the people in the objective
sought, and deserving cases suffer thereby.
Thanksgiving
The "Feast of the Tabernacle" as re
corded in Deuteronomy, may have been a
Thanksgiving occasion for that day for it
came after the "harvest of corn." But Amer
ica dates her Thanksgiving day back three
hundred years when a group of Puritans met
to offer thanks for the harvest of peas, com
and barley produced on twenty-six acres of
land.
Those were dark days for the colonists
who had settled at Plymouth, as they wait
ed for food supplies from the mother coun
try. There was disheartening delay, accom
panied by sickness and despondency, and so
they turned to God for relief, but' before the
day set for concerted prayer, their ship came
sailing ir, and its presence so cheered their
spirits that they made it a day of thanks
giving, an ocwaiop that, was.
established when the following years
brought harvests that kept them from want, i
That is an example of courage and pa
tience that is greatly needed in this nation, !
in the world, today. We have made Thanks- ;
giving a permanent annual occasion, by giv- !
ing it legal status, but in the process we have
lost some of the spirit of its original purpose
—we have made it a day of frolic and fun,
hunting and recreation and the satisfying of
appetites,„ and we've turned over this thank
ing God business to pious old ladies and a
few saints in Israel.
But there are things to be thankful for,
and we have only to turn to conditions in
other nations in comparison with those ob
taining here to count our blessings, and if
we are not minded to stray so far from home
we can list a lot of reasons why we should be
thankful for blessings in our own little city,
the next block, or in our own family circle.
Let's pause in our hurry and do i'ust
that: Let's thank God we are alive, if for
nothing else.
Methodism United
It is pleasing to note the progress that
is being made by the three branches of the
Methodist church toward unification—the
merging of Methodists into one great body,
dedicated to the advancement of the king
dom of God.
The North Carolina Conference, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, voted
last week in favor of unification, 294 to 7,
bringing the total vote of the tenth Episco
pal area, embracing the four conferences in
the Carolinas, to 988 votes for unification
and 203 against, or 80 percent in favor of
the plan.
The Methodist Episcopal and the Meth
odist Protestant communions have already
favored unification, and conferences in the
Southern church most certainly will adopt
it. Each of the three branches of Method
ism constitutes a great religious body in it
self, but the merger will present a great
army of religious soldiers under coordinated
command, and without the overlap
ping efforts that may have been justified
at one time, but not now.
All too often there have been rivalry
and jealousies that have no place in religious
effort. But even when these were absent
't was not uncommon to find several church
es of the same faith but under different su
pervision in the same town and sometimes
in the same block. And all too frequently
the congregations of each were unable to
support the church and its causes, unable,
to pay the pastor the wage that he deserved,
and certainly unable to make the progress
desired.
When this unification is accomplished,
when the Methodists are together under one
banner, all joined in one happy family, and
the whole dedicated to a common purpose, it
is reasonable to expect greater things of
Methodism.
It required a great deal of patience and
courage and prayer to envision this coalition
and put it across, but now that it is in sight,
those responsible for the working out of the
plan will be well paid for their efforts. There
wilj be general rejoicing, even by the few
who in their prejudice allowed themselves
to be a stumbling block to this great achieve
ment.
The Methodists are to be congratulated,
for in the culmination of this movement
they have pointed the way for other denom
inations, now divided, to get together.
Fire Hazards
The tragic death of tha| little five
months-old child of a Stokes county tobacco
farmer should serve as a warning to every
family everywhere at. this beginning pf a
season when fires are necessary for comfort.
The home of this child was burned to the
ground and the charred remains tell a story
of agonizing suffering and parental anguish
that obviously 'may be charged ' to some
body's carelessness.
In this case the fire caught from the
fire-place, not from a defective flue, but the
destruction was complete no matter what the
source of origination. If there is place for
any sermonizing it is to point out that more
than two-thirds of the fires that occur could
be avoided by simple and inexpensive at
tention to little details that may seem un
important but which may bring agony in
addition to property loss that yearly runs
into the millions of dollars.
We don't know the circumstances of the
fire in the Stokes county farmer's home, but
evidently it came from sparks from the fire
place—sparks that could have been arrested
by. the presence of a screen that at most
would have cost very little. And look what
we have instead: a child burned to death,
a home destroyed and a crop of tobacco lost
in the flames.
This is not meant in any sense as criti
cism of this unfortunate family. Our heart
goes out to them in their loss. But we are
pointing to this unfortunate occurrrence
3olely in the hope that some parent some
where will profit from this experience. Win
ter is here, fires will be necessary, and fire
has a habit ot doing the unexpected. It
doesn't take much time to take a look around
and fire-hazards are present everywhere. It
is better to remove them; better to go to the
time and the small expense of eliminating
possible faults, than to gamble with fate and
mayhap have to look upon the bones of a
little child that gave promise of life and
happiness.
There is too much .at stake—property
and life—not to be careful about fire, and
this little piece will not have been in vain if
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THE ELKIN YltfßliNE. KT.KTN. NORTH CAROTJN A
FIRESIDE
PHILOSOPHY
(By C. M. Dickson)
The brain that is fertile enough
to "lasso" the stars may also be
subtle enough to destroy a na
tion.
' Speaking in technical language,
bread-earning is the antecedent
and bread-eating is the subse
quent in the race of life.
The man who smiles while car
rying his burdens is in whisper
ing distance of the angels.
All Philistines are not giants,
——————— nor do they all
live close to the
\f editerrane a n
Sea.
Sampson eith
er told too
.nuch or told
the wrong per
son wherein lay
his strength.
Most anyone should be able to
"man" a boat on a calm sea, but
it takes a skillful seaman to man
age it when a storm is raging.
If necessary for the protection
of society, children should be re
strained by others than their own
parents.
Sunday schools should be bene
ficial to the "elite" as well as to
the children.
A person who v is over-fed on
"sectarian" religion is a fit sub
ject for the "mourner's bench."
• Conviction without courage to
carry it out is like a ship that has
no rudder.
When the voice of experience
speaks all other voices should re
main silent.
Even a blood-hound is choice
choosing his companions.
It's as much a mistake for
come people to go to college as it
is for others not to go.
One may successfully handle a
habit while it is young, but let It
become older and it may become
LIBRARY BUS IS
IS NOW SERVICE
Surry County "Library on
Wheels" Begins its First
Trip Monday
SCHOOLS TO BE VISITED
Surry county's traveling library
started its first trip Monday, vis
iting the schools and central parts
of the rural sections of the coun
ty, enabling the reading public
to obtain books from the stock
carried.
This plan of distributing read
ing material to the rural sections
of the county is a part of the
state and county educational
program. The Surry library
plan is under the management of
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moore Gen
try and Mrs. Lillian Mae Nance.
Although no definite schedule
has as yet been mapped out, plans
call for a visit to every school
and central point of the county
at least once a week.
The library is transported in a
discarded school bus, provided by
the county board of education,
and which has been put ih good
condition. The library now con
tains about 500 books, comprising
light fiction for both children and
adults. Donations to the library,
either in books or in cash, will be
gladly received by the project.
PRESENT NEW FORD
HERE NEXT TUESDAY
The new Ford V-8 for 1938 will
be on display in the Elkin Mo
tors, Inc., showroom next Tues
day, November 30, it was an
nounced Wednesday.
This year Ford is presenting
two new Ford V-8 cars—two dis
tinctive lines, differing entirely in
appearance, body size and other
important features. New 1938
DeLuxe models are said to be of
completely new design, larger,
roomier, and the most luxurious
Ford cars ever built.
Everyone is invited to attend
the showing of the new Ford next
Tuesday, where news and details
about all models and body styles
will be available.
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Visitor Moth—How's your cold
this morning?
Farmer Eaton —It's very stub
born.
Visitor Moth—How's your wife?
Farmer Eaton—She's about the
tame —that's why I'm gettin'
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CONSUMER HAS
FARM INTEREST
Ever Normal Granary Plan
is Proposed Solution for
Many Problems
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The consumer, whethexf he lives
in town or on the farm, has a
three-fold interest in the agricul
tural conservation program.
First, he wants adequate sup
plies of food and fiber to supply
his needs, said E. Y. Floyd, AAA
executive officer at State College.
Second, he wants these supplies
to remain stable year after year,
avoiding as far as possible drastic
shortages such as drought years
bring.
Third, he wants to know that
the ability of agriculture to pro
duce adequate supplies in the fu
ture is being conserved through
wise use of the nation's land , re
sources.
Achievement of these goals,
Floyd said, Is not only in the
consumer's interest, but it is also
in harmony with the objectives of
a sound farm program.
Production cannot be stabilized
completely, however due to vari
ations in weather and growing
conditions that cause yield per
acre to be greater in some years
than in others.
Consequently, Floyd said, for
the consumer's protection, there
should be a carry-over of ade
quate reserve supplies from one
year to the next.
But if this protection is going to
mean depressed prices, then agri
culture cannot afford to give the
consumer this kind of insurance.
For this reason, something in
addition to the regular 1938 agri
cultural program is considered
necessary to provide consumers
with the protection adequate car
ry-overs give without making the
farmer run the risk of ruinous
prices. The ever normal granary
plan is a proposed solution for
this problem.
MOUNT AIRY MAN
IS A CANDIDATE
A. B. Carter Announces He
Will Run for Job as So
licitor of District
IS PROMINENT ATTORNEY
Attorney A. B. Carter of Mount
Airy has made formal announce
ment of his entrance in the pri
nary of the Democratic party for
the office of solicitor for the dis
trict comprising Surry, Stokes,
Rockingham and Caswell coun
ties.
Mr. Carter will enter the pri
mary to be held in June, 1938,
when the party will select its can
didates for state offices. In his
announcement he states he will
greatly appreciate the support and
help of all voters of the 21st Ju
dicial district.
For some time it had been
known by Mr. Carter's friends
that he was giving careful con
sideration to entering the race,
but he had not made known to a
Public way his decision until the
Hatter part of last week.
YADKINVILLE WOMAN
SERIOUSLY BURNED
Mrs. Bessie Nance, 39, wife of
Porter Nance, of Yadkinville, was
painfully and seriously burned
Tuesday morning when her cloth
ing ignited from flames from an
open fire in her home. Her face
and upper body was deeply sear
ed.
She was brought by ambulance
to the TCiitin hospital for atten
tion. Her conditioii Is regarded
as serious although latest reports
from the hospital are to the ef
fect that she Is improved.
CYCLE MAN CRITICALLY
BURNED TUESDAY P. M
H. P. Chambers, 38, of Cycle,
is in the local hospital in a crit
ical condition from burns sus
tained Tuesday evening at his
home. According to reports Mr.
Chambers was alone at home at
the time of the accident and fell
into an open fire. He extinguished
his clothing and got into bed but
the home had caught on fire in
the process. Members of the
family returning found the house
on fire and Chambers unconscious.
He was rushed to the local hos
pital for emergency treatment
and his condition is extremely
serious.
The damage to the house was
slight.
Patronize Tribune advertisers.
They offer real values.
WANTS
For Sale—7-tube Atwater-Kent
" cabinet battery radio. $12.50.
Harris Electric Co., Elkin, N.
C. ltc
For Bent: To two gentlemen,
large furnished bedroom, twin
beds, heat and bath. Mrs. C. I.
Boger, telephone 97-R. 11-4p
For Bent: Three unfurnished up
stairs rooms. Call Miss Ella
Cockerham. Telephone 146-M.
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A radio bargains-tube Crosley
cabinet battery set for only
$4.00. Harris Electric Co., Elkin,
N. C. ltc
For Sale: 50 acres, highway 26.
Two residences on place. Small
down payment. Easy terms.
Near North Elkln school. R. L.
Walters, State Road, N. C.
. 12-16p
Here's a radio bargain 9-tobe
RCA cabinet set in A-l condi
tion. A real buy. Come in and
hear it. Harris Electric Co., Elk
in, N. C. ltc
For Sale—Boston Terrier. Male,
six months old, Registered.
SIO.OO. See Esca Royall, Elkin,
N. C. 12-2-p
REAL ESTATE
For Sale: 4 room house, good
condition, near mill. Price $450.
$250 cash, terms on balance.
For Sale: 66 acres farm, 9 miles
from Elkin on hardsurfaced
road. Two livable houses and
good tobacco barn. Price $1250.
1-3 cash, balance l and 2 years.
Just drive over in Arlington and
see the new buildings, then you
can see why I am telling you to
get your lot before some ■,one
else sets the one you want.
D. C. MARTIN. Realtor
Thursday, November 25, 1937
MEN WANTED. Good nearby
Rawleigh Route now open. Sales
way up this year. If willing to
conduct home service business
while earning S3O and up
weekly, write immediately.
Rawleigh's, Dept. NCK-84-45,
Richmond, Va. ltp
We boy wrap Iron and metals.
Double Eagle Service Co.. Elk
in, N. C. tfc
Wanted: All grades poplar, oak,
pine, maple logs, seven feet
long, delivered to our Elkln
plant. Can us them as small as
six inches in diameter; also
oak and poplar lumber. Oak
Furniture Co.'s El kin plant, old
Biltrite site, Elkin, N. C. tfc
Want a good radio Cheap? 7-tube
Atwater-Kent electric cabinet
set for $12.50. Harris Electric
"Co.. Elkin, N. C. ltc
For Sale—H. P. Jackson old
home place, containing 52 acres.
Myrtle Pry or, 112 North Gra
ham Street, Winston-Salem, N.
C. 11-28p
Federal Land Bank offers for sale
Isaac N. Watson farm, 3 miles
southwest of Elkin, containing
89 acres, 35 acres being bottom
land on Yadkin river. Two
dwellings, etc. Also for sale, C.
B. Sisk farm, Kapps Mill, con
taining 245 acres, one good
dwelling and two tenant houses.
These farms can be bought for
less than actual value for quick
sale. Only 20 per cent cash, bal
ance in 20 years, 5 per cent in
terest. Look them over today
and write J. Tracy Moore, P. O.
Box 2018, Greensboro, N. C.
11-25
You'll want to see these values!
Three electric table radio sets,
- priced from $4.00 to SIO.OO. Har
ris Electric Co.. Elkin, N. C. ltc
Do you want plenty of eggs from
strong, fast growing young
chicks? If so feed Panamln. We
have It. Abernethy's, A Good
Drug Store, Elkin, N. C. tfn
>r Rent—Three-room apartment
on first floor. Private bath.
Mrs. Carl Chappell, Phone
136-M. tfc.
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
Squibb* Mineral OU, quart zhce
89c. Antacid Powder, large size
50c. Nyseptol, pint 49c. Gallon
Mineral Oil $2.25. Turner Drug
Co., Elkin, N. C. / tfn
Wanted to repair radio*. Our
ekpert thoroughly knows his
business. Prices right. Harris
Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. tfc
HOME FOR SALE
7-room home with tub and show
er bath, large lot, other out
buildings. On U. S. Highway
No. 21, in Arlington.
Wanted—Tobacco and corn rent
er with stock and tools for
Yadkin farm. Good tobacco
land. 18 acres bottom. Will
give right man extra goOd
showing.
REICH A HUNT
See the New Myers Traotion
Sprayer. It is a one-man, one
horse, two-row Sprayer. R
sprays from 10 to 15 acres dally. 
Casstevens Hardware Co., B
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