THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elkin, N. C.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937~
Entered at the poet office at Elkin, N. C., as
second-class matter.
a 8. FOSTER. President
H. F. LAFFOON Secretary-Treasurer
SUBSCRIPTION BATES, FEB YEAB
In the State, $1.50 Out of the Stat®, SIM
If nations would write their agreements
on diploma sheepskin they would not be so
easy to tear up.
Wasn't life grand in those good old days
when you snuck out behind the barn to have
a look at those naughty pictures?
Under present world conditions, if we
were a prince or sump'n, and entitled to a
throne, we'd wait a spell before putting in a
claim for ditto.
Science tells that the great planet Jup
iter is now about 500 million miles away
from the earth. And so far as we are con
cerned we hope Jupe will remain that far
away.
While a man keeps his head he likes
and admires the girl that is sensible. Trou
ble is he can't keep his head, but if he did,
he probably wouldn't want to marry any
kind of a girl. '
Science has developed a way to measure
smells by freezing them and thus have help
ed research workers filter odors from recir
culated conditioned air in railroad cars. We
crave to see it applied in kitchens where
chitlins are cooking.
Floyd Arthur Brendle
A deep and genuine sorrow has been
brought to this entire community by the
passing of Floyd Arthur Brendle, where for
many years he has been loved and respected
as one of Elkin's prominent citizens and
successful business men. That he had his
place in the hearts of many throughout this
and other states is attested by the many
messages of condolence which came upon
the news of his passing.
A merchant here for many years, Mr.
Brendle's success may not only be measured
in things that are material, but in the wealth
of a great host of friends. Hardly a man
throughout this entire section but knew Mr.
Brendle as a friend who was always ready to
share their joys; always sincerely sympa
thetic when sorrow struck, and always ready
to lend a helping hand in the hour Jf adver
sity. Small wonder then that this warm
hearted man was spoken of only in tones of
love and respect, and that the news of his
passing should leave a void in the hearts of
all who knew him.
Quiet, unassuming, morally and ethic
ally clean, devoted to family and friends,
Floyd Arthur Brendle left this world for an
other far better. And although those of us
left behind murmur in our sorrow "He
goes," we are comforted by thoughts of the
glad chorus "He comes 1" which drifts as an
echo fronj beyond the sunset.
That the hearts of the people of this en
tire community go out to the bereaved fam
ily goes without saying, and we know we are
joined by all in placing this humble little
flower upon the grave of a friend who has
gone on without us.
On Probation
Our Superior Court judges are now
imposing probation sentences on convicted
law breakers, when and if they feel that by
•so doing they may help to reclaim some
erring youth for society. For most of such
cases will have to do with youthful offend
ers.
This is simply another effort to deter
crime through reasoning and instruction
rather than by the forceful method of con
finement, and it holds much promise for
success in this respect.
Under the probation system the young
offender is counseled that if he is indus
trious, if he obeys the law in the future, if
he tries to make restitution, if he convinces
the probation officer that he honestly is try
ing to profit from his experience --and go
straight, the law forgives and he escapes
the stigma of prison. But if he disregards
this warning of the law, this friendly bid
for his «o-operation in his own rehabilita
tion, and thus convinces the probation of
ficer that he holds no promise of future good
citizenship, then nothing remains but that
he shall pay his penalty in prison.
Having had this first taste of court
procedure; having, figuratively speaking,
been allowed to feel the cold of prison walls,
and permitted to remain in the warmth of
friendly intercourse with neighbor and
friend, for no bigger price than good beha
viour, it stands to reason that many of them
will exhibit more than a thin-skinned ap
preciation, and go out and co-operate with
the State in its effort to save another citizen.
If the plan fails the State will have the con
solation of having done its part.
If the probation system results in ex
pensive reclamation it will mean a saving in
dollars and cents, in the expensive business
of prisonering, plus the immeasurable con
servation of human and moral values. If for
no better reason than the material saving,
it should be the purpose of every citizen to
aid in making the probation system a suc
cess. And there are many ways in which we
can help, if we will.
Fear Vs. Facts
When Wendel L. Willkie, head of the
Commonwealth and Southern power corpor
ation sat down with President Roosevelt for
a discussion of governmental policies, the
conversation turned to the "fear" which
New Deal policies have created in the pow
er industry, Willkie contending that as long
as this fear exists, expansion and develop
ment will not be forthcoming. "What do
you mean, fear?" the President wanted to
know. "How do you explain the fact that the
Tennessee Electric Power Company, one of
your subsidiaries that operates in the shad
ow of the TVA, has increased its sales 40
per cent since 1933; its gross revenue 23 per
cent, and its net revenue 9 per cent? That
doesn't look like fear to me. Your business
isn't afraid. It is blooming like a rose in
the spring." ,
The power interests jprof ess to be great
ly concerned about, their future security in
the face of government "yardsticks" and
possible government competition along with
a regulatory program that irks; they tell
of widow-orphan stockholders who are be
ing deprived of their rightful earnings. Yet
here is a group of power producing concerns,
in closer contact with federal activities, yet
all of them earning a reasonable profit,
thank you.
The layman cannot follow all the in
tricacies of offsetting balances employed
by the government in measuring the cost
of the kilowatt and setting it up at a price to
the consumer that will at the same time be
fair to the producer; he doesn't know
whether there are inequities or deceptive
notches in the measuring piece or not. But
by the observation he has seen a remarkable
extension of the use of electric current; has
himself been the beneficiary of a lower price,
and by referring to statements by the util
ities concerns he finds that they have prof
ited by this increase. Its hard, then, for
him to reconcile this "fear" with the facts.
There may be justification for much of
the complaint against governmental prac
tices and policies, but we are persuaded
that many of the ghosts in the shadows
would turn out to be harmless creatures of
the imagination if subjected to the search
light of fact. And when administration lead
ers and business gi&nts sit down to talk it
over, they should remember that neither is
fooling the other, and that their conversa
tiomfirst of all should be intelligent and
factual.
Speculative Profits
Business and industry insists that it
cannot proceed under the burden of taxation
and governmental regulation, so business
takes a page for labor's technique and en
gages in a sit-down strike. Deny it all you
will, yet the fact remains that that is just
what is happening, whether it be justified
or not, is another matter.
And the two, most objectionable factors,
according to industry's tale, are the undis
tributed profits and capital gains taxes, and
for why ? For the simple reason that, for the
larger business units these demands from
government interfere with that maneuver
ing of capital that has been so long the prof
itable practice that it cannot be given up
without a struggle.
The undistributed profits tax, while pri
marily it was conceived to add revenues to
the national treasury, was also meant to
force these profits into the hands of those
to whom they belong, but from whom they
are withheld in all their fullness by the ma
nipulations of those in control. Obviously
this levy has worked a hardship on small
corporations and small business units, but
these faults have been recognized and the
administration already has set itself to their
correction.
The tax on capital gains is a fair tax
because it is aimed at speculative, not earn
ed, profits that come from the purchase and
re-sale of property, real estate, stocks, bonds,
etc. When you buy these properties and dou
ble your money on them by selling prompt
ly, that is regarded as speculation, which is
a soft word for gambling (and with money
that is not always your own), so the gov
ernment feels justified in taking its toll; if
you buy them and hold them while they dou
ble their worth, that becomes a method of
stabalizing values, and the government is
content with a lesser take. Compared to our
treatment of other gamblers, that does not
seem so unreasonable does it?
Then why all the hurry to get these
two scarecrows out of the way before Christ
mas? There are two reasons. Business in
the higher brackets feels the ache to get
back to unregulated stock gambling and
capital manipulation that went with the in
iquitous holding companies, and the other is
that these two lamented taxes are to be re
placed by a general sales tax that will divert
the government hand to the individual who
holds no "speculative profits" and who is
not positioned to sit down on the White
House doorstep and stay there until the
hand is taken from his pocket.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ET,KIN. NORTH CAROLINA
FIRESIDE
PHILOSOPHY
(By C. M. Dickson)
A good "cradle-rocker" is
worth more to the world than a
sorry car-driver.
Though deeply buried, one's fa
cial expression usually portrays
his innermost thoughts.
A broad-guaged mind cannot,
and will not travel a narrow
guage road and vice versa.
How benevolent is the man who
is willing to think for all the
people!
When the Queen of Sheba vis
ited King Solomon, his wives evi
=======j=i dently must
I have been gone
I shopping.
I The person
■ who "carries
■ water on both
I shoulders" holds
I a strategic po
■ sition so far as
M political favors
are concerned.
The fact that sin is "smokeless"
is no sign that it is harmless.
A mere "church-ite" is one of
the smallest of the "ite" family.
Take the emotions out of the
world and it will be a "stony
place" in which to live.
The man who "married a wife"
and was forbidden to supper may
have had a "reason" as well as
an excuse for hot going.
Real cold-bloodedness is con
ducive to spiritual hydrophobia.
A 22-caliber gun cannot shoot
a 44-callber ball.
By looking at an elephant it
is hard to tell which end is in
front.
Some non-expensive things
such as air and water are used
very sparingly.
Man should feel proud that as
fine a product as woman was
made out of one of his ribs.
One worry of a dictator is that
occasionally one of his children
refuses to mind him.
A person may be "sot" in his
religion as well as in any other
thing.
Time may destroy a monument
built of bronze or marble, but
those built in the hearts of the
people, time cannot efface.
If, as evolutionists say, the de
sire and the necessity for legs and
arms caused them to grow, the
converse is also true, thclack of
their use will cause them to perish
away, or at least cease to grow.
Poets, prophets and philoso
phers—ALL cannot save a single
soul.
To keep a pot from boiling over
take it off the fire before it
strikes the boiling point.
WEED GROWERS ARE
INVITED TO PARTY
Winston-Salem, Dec. 8. An
open Invitation to all tobacco
growers who patronize the Win
ston-Salem leaf market to come
and bring their families'to the
annual Christmas party on De
cember 22 was issued today by
Chairman Oraydon O. Pleasants.
The party is sponsored by the
Joint Tobacco Market Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce, Re
tail Merchants Association, and
Winston Warehouse Association
as an expression of goodwill to
those who sell their tobacco in
the city.
This year's festivities will be
held in Taylor's Warehouse, 916
Patterson avenue. The party will
begin at 10 a. m„ when Santa
Claus starts distributing bags of
candy, fruit and toys to the chil
dren. Preparations are being made
to take care of five thousand
boys and girls, but parents are
urged to have the children on
hand when the distribution of
bags begins so that no child will
be overlooked.
Other features of the big party
will be brief talks by several lead
ing Winston-Salem citizens, mu
sic and various attractions on the
improvised stage, and square
dance and big apple dance con
tests. Cash prizes will be awarded
to the winners in both groups.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to express to our
many friends our deep apprecia
tion for the sympathy and kind
ness shown us at the death of our
brother. Guy Golden.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Deßorde.
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December £Afternooru, by A. B. CHAPIN
J fe Egg
COWS MUST HAVE
EXCELENT FOOD
Good Roughage Makes Possi
sible a More Complete Di-
Gestion of Grain
FOUR STOMACHS TO FILL
With a capacity of 40 to 60 gal
lons in her four stomachs, the
dairy cow is no nibbler, said John
A. Arey. extension dairy special
ist at State College.
Her digestive organs function
best when well filled with good
feed, he continued, and that is
the reason why roughage is such
an Important item In her diet.
Good roughage not only pro
vides nutrients in itself, but it
also makes possible a more com
plete digestion of the grain in a
cow's ration.
Arey pointed out that a pound
of nutrients can be produced more
cheaply in roughage than in grain.
Therefore, it is considered a good
feeding policy to give a cow all
the roughage she will eat.
Legume hay such as alfalfa,
soybeans, lespedeza, cowpeas, or
clover is unquestionably the best
hay for dairy cows, Arey stated.
Mixed hays such as legume and a
grass, or legume with oats and
barley are also good.
Besides hay, cows need a suc
culent feed, silage is recommend
ed for winter feeding; it is nutri
tious and has a laxative effect
that helps keep the digestive tract
in good condition.
Where winter cover crops are
available, they too make a good
succulent feed.
Arey said a common rule is to
feed three pounds of silage per
day for each 100 pounds the cow
weighs.
Silage in the ration increases
a cow's capacity for digesting
feed, and the more feed she can
digest and convert into milk, the
more profit the dairyman can
make.
What's What About
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY
106) Question: When will un
employment compensation bene
fits be paid?
Answer: This depends entirely
upon the State law. It just so
happens that in Region IV, com
prising North Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia, District of Co
lumbia and Maryland, benefits
commence in 1938 under the
State Unemployment Compensa
tion laws. .
(107) Q: What is necessary to
be eligible for an unemployment
compensation benefit?
A: The requirements of most
State laws are that a worker must
have been employed during a
minimum number of weeks, which
varies with different State laws,
and in an employment which is
Included under the State Act.
Monthly benefits are based on
the number of weeks worked and
the amount of wages earned.
(108) Q: I have been receiving
old-age assistance but it recently
has been stopped. Is there any
action I should take?
A:: If you feel you have not
been treated fairly you have the
right of appeal to your State De
partment of Public Welfare.
(109) Q: My employer will not
make a note of my account num
ber or deduct the one percent tax
which I understand he should do.
What steps do you advise me to
take?
A: You should report the facts
as you have stated them to me to
the Collector of Internal Revenue
in your State, or a Deputy Collect
or in your city. All matters in
volving taxes come under the Bu
reau of Internal Revenue.
(110) Q: I was 65 years old on
November 9 and have been em
ployed all of this year. Am I en
titled to anything under the So
cial Security Act and do I have
to stop working to get any money
that is due me?
A: If you have been employed
in an employment which is not
specifically excepted from the So
cial Security Act you are entitled
to 3 1-2 perent of the amount of
wages you have earned since Jan
uary 1, 1937. You do not have
to stop work to get this money.
(111) Q: I am an employer,
having just started in business.
How often do I have to make re
ports and pay taxes under the So
cial Security Act?
A: The Bureau of Internal Rev
enue collects all taxes. Until De
cember 31 a monthly report on
Form SS-1, with the amount of
money to cover your tax, is re
quired under Title VIII of the
Act. After January 1, 1938, this
report will be made every three
months. You have to report an
nually on Form 940 the amount of
tax you are liable for under Title
IX of the Social Security Act.
This is due in the hands of the
Collector of Internal Revenue for
January 31 the following year.
TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Matthews
of East Bend, Route 1, will cele
brate their golden wedding anni
verysary with a family dinner at
their home Sunday.
VALUABLE PROPERTY TO
BE SOLD AT AUCTION
An auction sale of the property
known as the D. S. Adams farm,
three miles south-east of Elkin
adjoining Pall Creek Church, in
Yadkin county, will be held Sat
urday, December 18, at 2p. m. ,
The farm consists of slightly
more than 74 acres and has been
divided into three units.
1 Complete information may be
obtained from J. S. Adams, Jones
ville, or R. L. Lovelace, Elkin.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
IN REVIVAL MEETING
Much interest in being shown
in the revival services which are
being held this week at the Pres
byterian church. Rev. Joe Carter
of Anderson, S. C., who is assist
ing the pastor, Rev. Mr. McAlpin,
in the services, is bringing inspir
ing messages at each service. Two
meetings are held daily, at 9:30
a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The church extends a cordial
invitation to the public to attend
the services, which will continue
through Friday.
Pop com has a separate husk
for each Individual kernel.
The average motor car now in
use is nearly five years old.
Thursday Decembers 1937
A photometer, recently install
ed In the Steward Observatory at
Tucson, Ariona, is capable of de
tecting light from a 100-watt
electric light bulb placed as far
away as New York city.
WANTS
Lost—Male Pointer bird doc, an
swering to name of "Spider."
White and liver color. Finder
please return to Dave Brendle,
Elkln, N. C. 12-16 c
Wanted—A house-keeping job.
stay on premises. See or write
Nellie Nix, Yadkinville, N. C.
Good fruit cakes baked. 50 cento
per pound. Merlia Speer, Boon
ville, N. C. 12-9p
For Sale: Four male Toy Fox
Terrier puppies. Thoroughbreds.
Walter Burgiss, telephone
333-W 9-12p
For Sale —Boston Terrier. Male,
six months old, Registered.
SIO.OO. See Esca Royall, Elkin,
N. C. 12-2-p
Sale of Personal Property: Satur
day, Dec. 11, farm machinery,
feed, and two good mules. R. H.
Smith at G. G. Tucker farm,
Zephyr, N. C. ltp
We buy scrap Iron and metals.
Double Eagle Service Co.. Elk
in, N1 C. tfc
For Sale: 50 acres, highway 26.
Two residences on place. Small
down payment. Easy terms.
Near North Elkin school. R. L.
Walters, State Road, N. C.
12-16p
Rare opportunity for real bargain.
Profitable business, low price,
fine building and best location.
One of best western Carolina
towns. Low rent, growing busi
ness. Laundry, dry cleaning,
rug shampooing, dyeing, tailor
ing. Low price, part terms if de
sired, right man. If you mean
business write WLC. Care Elkin
Tribune. ltp
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. tfn
FREE! If excess aeid causes you
Stomach Ulcers, Gas Pains. In
digestion, Heartburn, Belching,
Bloating. Nausea, get free sam
ple doctor's prescription, Udga,
at Turner Drug Co. 6-Sp
Squlbbs Mineral Oil, quart rise
88c. Antacid Powder, large size
90c. Nyseptol, pint 49c. Gallon
Mineral Oil $2.25. Turner Drug
Co., Elkin, N. C. tfn
Wanted to repair radios. Our
expert thoroughly knows his
1 business. Prices right. Harris
Electric Co.. Elkln. N. C. tfc
HOMES FOR SALE
One attractive 9 Rm. home and
2 6 Rm. homes that may exact
ly suit you. Most certainly the
terms will.
REICH A HUNT
REAL ESTATE"
For Sale: 44 acre term, fairly
good buildings, 6 acres creek
bottom, tobacco barn and good
tobacco land. 1 mile city limits
of JonesviUe. Price SI2OO. cash.
For Sale: Good building lota in
Elkin, Arlington and JonesviUe.
Eee me for your building needs.
D. C. MARTIN, Realtor