THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Published Every Thursday by
ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
Elkin, N. C.
Thursday, September 29, 1938
Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as
second-class matter.
C. 8. FOSTER .President
H. F. LAFFOON Secretary-Treasurer
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER TEAR
In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, S2.M
ACT! |
If you're asking us, there's where Rep
resentative O'Connor belonged all the time.
There's one thing she's reasonably sure
about: Her conscience talks to no one but
her, and consequently can't tell her husband.
Robert Quillen is certain "The honey
moon is over if she phones that she's had
a wreck and he says: 'ls the car hurt?'"
When this country belonged to the In
dians, wonder how they got along without
help from Washington.
Before criticising Hitler too freely we
should remember what we did to the In
dians.
If Corrigan still is undecided on a job,
why not give him the role of Scarlett
O'Hara ?
How in the world can they refer to it as
"common sense" when it is so dratted un
common?
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You will have a better batting average
as a prophet, if you will wait to see how
things turn out before giving an opinion.
And there is the Scotchman who became
all wrought up because he felt called upon
to—give three cheers.
The Greensboro News thinks it "must be
much more satisfactory to live in a country
where yQungsters report for gridiron prac
tice instead of war games."
The Charlotte Observer refers to Sena
tor George as one of the Senate's intellec
tual heavyweights. Capable of exercising
"power and light," as it were.
And now that the bathing beauties have
had their fling, their pictures are replaced
with fierce looking footballers who look like
something's hurting 'em.
Gee, but it must have been humiliating
to the British: Their prime minister hurry
ing over to Germany to see what it was a
former paper-hanger wanted.
The American way: Cussing one of the
boys for making big money in the insurance
business; arching the brows when his
brother takes a clerkship in a department
store basement.
The recent psychologists' convention de
clarejl that American children are oppressed
by too much parental authority. That's
something else for Herr Hitler to worry
about.
If we were a candidate for something we
wouldn't bear down on the sacrifice we were
making in order to serve the people. Most
folks never appreciate what they think they
are getting for nothing.
Nay, nay, Hortense! A Communist is
not every person you don't like and want to
take a dig at. He is the scarecrow the po
liticos set up to keep the voters' minds off
the candidate's shortcomings.
Hitler wanted to make hay while the sun
is shining. If he had waited until all our
college footballers whose name ends with
"s-k-i" had gone back home, Russia would
have been able to give plenty of help to the
Czechs.
Not "Uncle Shylock" Now
Uncle Sam has embarked on a mission
of mercy in Spain. The State Department
has announced that 60,000 barrels of flour
are being- sent to those made indigent on
either side in Spain's war. It is estimated
that three million refugees constitute the
. army of victims who but for human greed
and lust for power would be earning their
own keep.
The flour will be milled at the expense
of the Red Cross from wheat donated by the
surplus commodities corporation, and, start
ing the first of October will be distributed
without prejudice to Spain's indigents.
And here is other evidence of our mag
nanimity: Immigration statistics show that
about 100 immigrants are coming into the
United States from Germany—every day,
3,000 a' month. Most of these are Jews
whom Hitler first stripped of their posses
sions and then cast adrift. Their cash he
rred into the maw of the German war god
bolster and strengthen Hitlers mighty
military arm. Our immigration officials
are not letting down the bars. Quota limits
are being observed, but the urgency is fill
ing quotas to the point where the inflow
automatically will be cut off.
Surely these two exhibits alone are
enough to convince Europeans that Uncle
Sam is not the Shylock some of them have
called him: At least it will not go unnoticed
by the beneficiaries of his charity. Spanish
women and children eventually will go back
among their own, remembering American
bread, and from refugee Jews will filter
back their version of the peace and freedom
in a civilized country.
The only dark part of the picture is that
American made munitions helped to make
the indigent problem in Spain on the one
hand and relieving Germany of her Jews 4 is
right down Hitler's alley on the other.
An Honest Politician
They have called him about everything
under the sun, from a scheming, conscience
less, ward-heeler politician to what-else
have-you, never failing to work in that he
holds two jobs, each of them right heavy
with power. But when a fair and honest
appraisal of Jim Farley is made the picture
is reversed and one sees him as an honest
Irishman whose plugging and loyalty and
good common sense has brought him well
along the way.
He may be Jobmaster-General to some,
but thumbing through the records of those
who have gone before him in his present
place, you'll increase your respect for him
in the comparison. He believes in that "to
the victor belong the spoils" business as it
applies to politics; yet he has put this creed
into practice without working overtime at
it. When there has been a political job
available, he followed the theory that it
should be given to those who are friendly
to the program to which he is committed.
He has been frank about it and no double
crossing.
Farley has not always agreed with the
President, but with all the straining of ad
ministration foes to drive a wedge between
them, he has shown a loyalty that com
manded admiration all the more because it
was not blind.
Jim Farley has been a successful poli
tician because he has made politics a study,
and with all the scraping and snooping no
one has ever pinned a crookedness on him.
Like his Chief he has the common touch, ex
cept Jim had it first—by compulsion. With
a wide knowledge of people he has sensed
the problems of the masses. Yet Jim Far
ley, politician, so taken and accepted, has
the earmarks of a statesman.
We have heard many of his speeches and
read many others, and not one of them has
been reduced to the level of appeal to prej
udice; not a one that has not left the im
pression that here is a man earnestly striv
ing to leave the political world a little bet
ter than he found it, and we ard saying
boldly that his grasp of social and economic
problems, every time he has addressed him
self to them, made it easier for us to make
up our own mind about them.
We are not so sure that Jim Farley in
the White House today, would be an alto
gether bad swap. And if in the course of
human events he lands there, it will disturb
us not at all.
Business and Politics
Governor Hoey thinks well of the aims
and purposes of the American Federation of
Little Business, the organization of which
will be extended in North Carolina through
the efforts of Baxter Durham. The Gov
ernor points out that heretofore the little
business man has not been able to voice his
opinion and present his cause as his well
organized brother in the higher brackets,
and adds: "This organization will furnish
an opportunity for 'Little Business' to ex
press itself touching national policies which
may vitally affect the interests of all the
people." He thinks it will be well-received
throughout the State.
Such an organization of a business sec
tor that now has no collective voice, could
be made to serve a good purpose, but in the
light of recent events the Governor's ref
erence to the "opportunity to express itself
touching national problems" bring on more
thought.
We are assuming that this is the same
or a branch of the national organization
that held its convention in Pittsburgh a few
days back. If so it is headed into politics
with a vim. For that Pittsburgh conven
tion had everything cut and dried for it, in
cluding drastic resolutions condemning the
New Deal, which stamped it more as a baby
"Liberty League" than as an organization
honestly trying to gain higher ground. The
program was threaded with such declara
tions as "the nation is on the brink of a
dictatorship," and the chief address was by
the former organizer for the DuPonts' Lib
erty League. It was an admitted fluke, be
cause of the 1,500 delegates expected, only
200 showed up.
If the organization which the governor
would boost is to have no part or parcel with
the "well-heeled" Emery group then there
is hope for it; if it functions in all the ways
that so plausibly could be translated into
good for those .who are now unable to speak
in concert, then it will be justified. But if it
is to be turned into a political sounding
board from which comes only the chant of
the auctioneer, then the littler among the
business men may get ready to be sold down
the river.
THE BLKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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APTITUDES .... pitfalls
A large share of the personal
unhappiness in the world comes
from misplaced ambitions. Young
people try to make their waj in
the world at occupations for
which they have no natural tal
ent. They can never make a real
success in such fields, whereas
they might have been very suc
cessful to other occupations.
Educators and psychologists
have developed highly accurate
methods of testing the aptitudes
of boys and girls, and when their
advice is followed those who ac
cept it are likely to find their
life-work not only satisfying but
remunerative. Those who do not
receive or accept such guidance
often find themselves in the po
sition of square pegs trying to
fill round holes, which can't be
done.
Much of the blame for the
world's unhappy square pegs can
be laid to the doors of parents,
whose ambitions for their chil
dren take no account of the
child's capabilities, or laqk of
them. Many a first-rate artisan
or engineer has been spoiled to
make a second-rate doctor or
lawyer.
GIRLS careers
In recent tests of high school
pupils in several cities, to deter
mine their aptitudes, the girls
were found to be much more real
istic than the boys in picking the
lines of endeavor which they were
ambitious to pursue. They were
far more clearly aware of their
particular personal aptitudes.
Half of the boys who had am
bitions to take up law and med
icine were found to have little or
no aptitude for those professions.
Nearly all of them showed more
aptitude for mechanical trades OP
occupations. More than half of
the high school pupils who ex
pressed the desire to go to col
lege were found to lack the qual
ities which a college education is
supposed to develop. That ac
counts, the examiners said, for
the fact that from a third to one
half of the boys who do enter col
lege fail to complete the courses.
The girls seem to be less "high
hat" than the boys in scorning
occupations which call for physi
cal labor. They do not insist on
"white-collar" careers as so many
of the boys do.
AMBITION .... reactions
I know a young man whose
parents were bent upon his en
tering one of the "learned pro
fessions." He had no aptitude
for them, or for any kind of of
fice work or other "white collar"
occupation. He became a drifter,
trying one job after another and
failing in all, because he had
been brought up by fond but
foolish parents to feel that there
was something demeaning in
working with his hands.
Meantime his sister, of whom
her parents had tried to make an
artist, had discovered that her
particular aptitude lay in the de
signing and making of hats. She
set herself up as a milliner and
is prosperous and happy. A few
years ago she raked her brother
over the coals and made him see
that there was nothing disgrace
ful in using his hand and his ap
titude in the use of tools.
Now the young man has found
himself and is happy, repairing
fine furniture and building model
locomotives. He no longer ob
jects to getting his hands dirty
and he is at peace with the world.
TOOLS success
A boy just finishing high
school paid me the compliment
last spring of asking me what
equipment he needed to make a
success of his life. I sat down
with him and we drew up a list
of the "tools of success" which
everybody can acquire.
First are words. A good vocab
ulary, free from slang, will carry
a young person a long way. Next
comes a pleasant voice, a good
natured smile, a not too boister
ous sense of humor, a courteous
manner, good taste in clothes,
which does not necessarily mean
dressing in the height of fashion,
personal neatness, attentlveness,
a good memory, an even temper,
and a lively but not impertinent
curiosity about everything. Com
bine those tools with willingness
to give the best you have to
whatever job you have, and the
desire to do your work better
each day than the day before,
and one is bound to go a long
way.
Those are the tools of success
that every boy and girl can have
for the asking. They will open
unexpected doors to those who
carry them.
MUSIC .... Negro sources
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which the Negro race has made
to modern culture is in music. A
very high proportion of modern
music was either composed by
Negro musicians or derived from
Negro sources. Anton Dvorak,
the great European composer,
based his "New World Sym
phony" on American Negroes'
folk songs and "spirituals."
It is not surprising to me that
the music composition which has
been adopted as the "theme
song" for the great New York
World's Fair of 1939 is the work
of a Negro composer. Every
American musician of importance
was invited to take part in the
contest. Each offering submitted
was recorded on a phonograph
record by an orchestra. Then
the records were played before a
jury of composers and critics who
did not know the identities of
the contestants.
A six-minute symphony by
William Grant Still, a Negro, was
practically the unanimous choice.
It is described as a "tone poem"
and it will be played more than
50,000 times in the course of the
World's Fair. If the Negro race
has no other representation than
that in the presentation of the
"World of Tomorrow," it will
have contributed a large share
indeed to the entertainment of
the visitors from all the world.
Disappointed
"Can you drive with one
hand?" asked the girl in a gentle
voice.
"You bet I can," replied the
young man eagerly.
"Then have an apple."
Acclimated
Freshwed: "My wife likes tea
for breakfast, while I like coffee."
Oldwed: "You'll soon get used
to tea."
NOTICE
North Carolina. Surry County.
In Superior Court.
W. A. Gentry, Plaintiff, vs.
Cora Gentry, Defendant.
The defendant above named
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Surry County, N. C., for the pur
pose of obtaining an absolute di
vorce from the defendant, and
that the defendant will further
take notice that she is required
to appear before the Clerk of the
Superior Court for Surry County,
N. C., at his office in Dobson,
within thirty days after the com
pletion of the service of this no
tice and summons by publication,
and answer or demur to the com
plaint of plaintiff which has
been filed in the office of the
said Clerk of the Superior Court:
and let the defendant further
take notice if she fails to answer
or demur to said compaint within
the time required by law, the
plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
This the 10th. Sept. 1938.
F. T. LEWELLYN,
Clerk Superior Court.
W. M. Jackson, Attorney. 10-6
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE"
SALE OF LAND
State of North Carolina,
County of Surry.
The Federal Land Bank of Co
lumbia, Plaintiff, vs. N. E. Hayes,
J. J. Burchett and Others, De
fendants.
| Pursuant to a judgment enter-
Ed in above entitled civil action
on the 19th day of September,
1938, in the Superior Court of
said County by the Clerk, I will
on the 24th day of October, 1938,
at 12 o'clock M., at the County
Courthouse Door in said County
sell at public auction to the high
est bidder therefor the following
described lands, comprising 51
acres, more or less, and bounded
and described as follows:
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land containing 51 acres,
more or less, situate, lying and
being in Elkin Township, County
of Surry and State of North Car
olina, having such shape, metes,
courses and distances as will
more fully appear by reference to
a plat thereof made by E. L.
Wolfe, Surveyor, on the 30th day
of August, 1924, a copy of which
is attached to the abstract now
on file with The Federal Land
Bank of Columbia, and being
bounded on the North by lands
of Mark Adams and Jesse Mc-
Coin, on the East by the lands of
P. A. Hayes, on the South by the
lands of Hard Hayes and on the
West by the lands of Thomas
Ball.
The terms of sale shall be cash.
All bids will be received subject
to rejection or confirmation by
the Clerk of the said Superior
Court and no bid will be accepted
or reported unless its maker shall
deposit with said Clerk at the
close of the bidding the sum of
One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars,
as a forfeit and guaranty of com
pliance with his bid, the same to
be credited on his bid when ac
cepted.
Notice is now given that said
lands will be re-sold at the same
place and upon the same terms
at 2 o'clock P. M., of the same
day unless said deposit is sooner
made.
Every deposit not forfeited or
accepted will be promptly re
turned to the maker.
This the 19th day of Septem
ber, 1938.
ROBT. A. FREEMAN,
10-13 Commissioner.
NOTICE
By virtue of the power con
tained in a mortgage deed ex
ecuted to me by Fred A. Osborne
and wife Addie Osborne, which is
recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Surry
County, in Mortgage Deed Book
No. 129, page 290, I will sell at
public auction for cash at the
court house door in Dobson, N.
C., on the Bth. day of October,
1938, at one o'clock P. M., the
following real estate lying and
being in Marsh Township, Surry
County, N. C., and bounded as
follows:
First Tract: BEGINNING on a
rock in J. H. Stanley's line on
bank of branch, runs S. 45 Deg.
W. 2 Chs., S. 15 Deg. W. 5 Chs.,
S. 78 Deg. W. 3 Chs., S. 67 Deg.
W. 9 Chs., N. 50 Deg. W. 2ft Chs.,
S. 78 Deg. W. Bft Chs., N. 35
Deg. W. 2 Chs., S. 56 Deg. W. 6ft
Chs., S. 54 Deg. E. 1 Ch. and
some links to a black oak D. D.
White's corner, S. 85 Deg. E. 28
Chs. to a pine stump; S. 90 links
to the road; thence N. 87 Deg.
E. 10.75 Chs. to a black gum;
thence E. 4 Chs., thence N. 38
Deg. E. 6ft Chs., N. 10 Deg. E. 6
Chs.; N. 25 Deg. E. 5 Chs. to a
rock; thence W. 22ft Chs. to the
beginning. Containing 36 acres
more or less. See deed book No.
89 page 364.
Second Tract: BEGINNING on
a rock on the old road corner of
Thursday, September 29, 1938
lot No. 2, runs N. 2 Deg. E. 22.30
Chs. to a rock in Marshe's line;
thence S. 64 Deg. W. 13 Chs. to
a pine; thence S. 78 Deg. W. 5.35
Chs. to a stake; N. 33 Deg. W.
5.30 Chs. crossing Snow Creek to
a stake formerly a maple; thence
down said creek as follows: S. 75
Deg. W. 6 Chs., S. 30 Deg. W. 3
Chs., S. 10 Deg. E. 24.50 Chs. to
formerly a burch or cherry;
thence crossing the creek E. 5.50
Chs. to a cherry tree on a ditch;
thence up the ditch N. 15 Deg.
W. 1 Ch. to fork of ditch; thence
with ditch N. 55V 2 Deg. E. 6.77
Chs. to the middle of a spring,
N. 34 Deg. E. 2.50 Chs. to a rock;
thence N. 78 Deg. E. 8 Chs. to the
beginning. Containing 52.5 acres
more or less.
Sale made to satisfy a note
long past due secured by said
mortgage.
This the 6th. day of Sept. 1938.
IRVIN STANLEY.
Mortgagee.
W. M. Jackson, Attorney. 9-29
WANTS
Piano—Due to previous purchas
er's inability to complete con
tract we will transfer to any
reliable party for the balance, a
beautiful upright piano of well
known make and fully guaran
teed. For information where
piano may be seen, write Credit
Department, Lee Piano Co.,
Lynchburg, Va. 9-29p
Wanted to repair radios. Our
expert thoroughly knows his
business. Prices right. Harris
Electric Co., Elkin, N. C. tfo
White Prolific Wheat is well
adapted to this County, is a
heavy yielder, vigorous grower,
stands up well in field, and is
not easily affected by disease.
Good seed for sale, $1.25 bu.
Swift & Tucker, Zephyr. tfc
Apartment to rent. Can furnish
room and board reasonable. J.
W. Willard. 10-13 c
For Sale About 300 bushels
Bearded Seed Wheat, SI.OO per
bushel; also 3 or 4 hundred
bales straw. J. A. Rose, Jones
ville, N. C. 10-13p
Wanted—To buy Hams. GMIII
prices. See Combs at Brendle
Produce Co. We pay cash, tfc
Hamburgers, sc; Hot Dogs sc;
ham and eggs, full order, 22c;
beer 9.9 c. Tom Shugart, Eat
quick Lunch, On the Square.
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For,rent: Three room apartment,
newly finished throughout, fur
nace heat, private bath, private
entrance, telephone, hardwood
floors, hot and cold water. C.
E. Chappell, telephone 126-M.
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Do ymu want plenty of egys from
strong, fast growing young
chicks? If so feed Panamin. We
have it. Abemethy's, A Good
Drug Store. Elkin, N. C. tfn
We boy scrap iron and metals.
Double Eagle Service Co.. Elk
in, N. C. tfc
FREE! If excess acid causes yea
Stomach Ulcers. Oas Pains, in
digestion, Heartburn, Belching,
Bloating, Nausea, get free sam
ple doctor's prescription, Udga,
at Turner Drug Co. 6-3p
Wanted—To boy dried fruit. See
Combs at Brendle Produce Co.
We pay cash. tfe
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