THIS AND THAT
If you have ever tried to write anything and at the same
time nurse along a full grown case of the plain old stomach
ache, then you may have some faint idea of how we are
feeling and how's yourself.
It could be that we are suffering from appendicitis, only
our appendix isn't there anymore. Several years ago we
suffered acutely from appendicitis—then we had our readers
suffering from our description of the operation.
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Or maybe we have cancer of
the stomach. That's a thought—
and a one-way ticket.
But it's better now. Maybe it
was brought on by that poetry
(?) we wrote here last week. That
is, we thought it was poetry but
it seems that there's some who
don't agree with us. Someone
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■ was said to have remarked, on
reading the title, which was
"Poetry and Stuff", that they
couldn't figure where we got the
"poetry". The "stuff" was okey,
they said.
But we are not dismayed. The
first poem Longfellow wrote
wasnt so hot either, and he too
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
had unliterary critics to whom
"stuff" appealed far more than
"poetry". That's the trouble with
the present generation. Too
much stuff.
Wonder why it Is so many peo
ple have to die before they are
appreciated? Appreciation to a
dead person doesn't do so well.
It's when they are living that
they should receive the glory they
so richly deserve. But don't let
all this get your hopes up. We
are not planning to pass on so
that folks may better realize our
claim to fame. We just ain't ap
preciated in life and don't plan
to get ourself appreciated any
time soon, we hope, we hope, we
hope.
We lyrote at length here the
other week concerning our an
cestors. That rumbling noise you
heard was some of them turning
over in their grave. The others
just didn't give a rip. But when
a person gets right down to
serious thinking concerning their
ancestors and starts bragging
about them, isn't it a pity that
these defenseless ancestors
couldn't express themselves on
their descendants?
The next time you hear some
one popping off about this uncle
or that great-great-grandpa being
so wonderful back in his day and
time, just think what old grand
pap might say if he could return
to earth and see his great-great
granddaughter or grandson. Tsk,
tsk, tsk, but we bet he'd feel
ashamed of himself in a lot of
cases. And we also bet thsu the
ghosts of these ancestors don't
sit around in their shrouds and
talk about the present generation.
If people now have family skele
tons, we bet ghosts long gone be
fore have "family descendants"
that they keep locked in the closet
as close as possible.
We are not leaving ourselves out
when we mention this, either.
Think what Col. Ramseur, suh,
would say if he could come gal
loping back to the present and
see us sitting here at this type
writer. We bet he'd take one
look, suh, and yell for the smell
ing salts. And we bet that when
he got back to wherever he is and
asked what he saw, he'd say:
"Nothing!"
Still, we can't help but feel
proud of Col. Ramseur, suh, be
cause he came from Kentucky and
was reared on blue grass. And
besides, he is the only member
of our family who ever got above
a corporal except our Uncle Hack.
He was a general. Oeneral Nui
sance Hack, we believe he was
called.
Uncle Hack didn't get the nick
name of "Hack" until after he
was dead. We don't know for
sure, but we believe a tall hack
berry tree figured in it some way.
And there was also a story con
nected with our uncle who was
nicknamed "Hemp". Uncle Hemp
was quite a cut-up in his day, but
ended up by being cut down.
But don't think too hard ol our
ancestors by these tales, because
way back in those days they
didn't have many courts and lots
of times innocent people suffered.
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HOW MANY ERRORS
Elsewhere in this issue you will
find a two-column cartoon en
titled "How Many Errors?" Tnis
cartoon contains numerous errors
made intentionally, and some
perhaps that were not intentional.
Study it carefully and then make
a list of the errors you find. To
the person who turns in the
nearest correct list in the neatest
manner will be given two free
passes to the Elk Theatre.
Answers to this cartoon must be
in The Tribune office not lkter
than 5:00 p.m. next Tuesday.
Winners will be announced in
next week's paper, in which an
other cartoon will be published.
So if you miss getting the free
theatre tickets this week, try
again next week —and look close
for errors, for you will find them
in the most surprising places.
This feature is going to run as
long as it proves popular. If you
like things of this sort, jump in.
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MORBID CURIOSITY
, A woman gets drunk . . , and
rubbernecks spring up as if by
magic. Not a pretty sight, we'll
admit, but why should hundreds
flock around with their mouths
gaped open and their eyes bulg
ing? When we happened to pass
in our car we figured a bad wreck
had occurred, judging by the
throng, with dozens more heading
in that direction and with heads
stuck from doorways and windows
all along the street. And all
because a woman had a wee drap
too much. Morbid curiosity—in
its worst form.
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ROCKFORD 11
Commencement exercises for
the elementary school of Rock- j
ford were held Friday and Sat
urday nights. An operetta and!
play were given under the direc- 1
tion of'the principal, Mr. Spen-'
cer Norman, and other members
of the faculty, Mrs. Robert Bur
rus and Mrs. Braxton Burrus, as
sisted by Miss Eulalia Burrus.
Miss Marthaleen Davis re
turned to her school at Mountain
Park on Saturday morning after
having been at home for several
days during the suspension of the
school on account of mumps and
measles.
Mr. Lee Snow of Taylorsville,:
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Molliej
Burrus.
Mrs. Brady Norman, Mrs. Joe
Booker and Miss Elizabeth Book-1
er, all of Dobson, attended the!
commencement sxercises here.
Mrs. M. A. Townsend of Wash
ington, Mrs. John D. Holcomb
and Miss Sara Holcomb of Yad
kinville, were recent guests of
Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Hol
comb's niece. Mrs. Arthur Gra
ham. and other friends and rel
atives in the community.
Miss Carrie Coe of Winston-
Salem. spent the week-end in
Rockford as the guest of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Coe.
The crops are suffering for lack
of moisture, but many farmers
are setting tobacco and are wat
ering the plants. It is feared
that young and tender cover 1
crops which had not yet secured
very good root will be badly in
jured if not killed.
Rev. C. W. Russell conducted
a Mother's Day service at the
Methodist church on Sunday af
ternoon at two o'clock. A short
program was rendered by mem
bers of the Sunday school, which
was followed by Mr. Russell's ser
mon. This was one of five sim
ilar services conducted that day
"on the Dobson Circuit.
NEW CAFE IS OPENED
HERE BY TOM SHUGART
A new cafe, the Eatquick Lunch,
has been opened here by Tom
Shugart in the quarters on East
Main street formerly occupied by
the Elkin Plumbing and Heating
Company showroom.
The new eating establishment
has announced a new schedule of
prices, selling many items at
prices a few cents lower than is
to be found elsewhere. It spe
cializes in short orders and sand
wiches in addition to soft drinks.
Patronize Tribune advertisers.
They offer real values.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF
POLLING PLACES
At a called meeting of the
County Board of Elections for
Surry eounty on the 19th day of
April, 1928, it was ordered that
the polling place for Bryan town
ship be removed from the old
Bryan School building, now torn
down, to the school building at
Mountain Park, and it was fur
ther ordered that proper notice of
the said removal be given as re
quired by law by publishing notice
in The Elkin Tribune.
This the 19th day of April, 1938.
SURRY COUNTY BOARD OP
ELECTIONS.
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