Thursday, August 29, I^4o
Author of "How to Win Friend*
and Influence People," -
SMALL JOBS COUNT
A few years ago you read in the
newspapers about the death of a
man who was frequently called
"the most powerful man in the
world." A book was written
about him by that title. The man?
A Dutchman, Henri Deterding,
formerly the" head of the Royal
Dutch Petroleum Company. The
company, when he died, had 40,-
000 employees. Not bad for a
bookkeeper, eh?
His father was a sailor, and
died when the boy was six years
old. The family was poor; the
boy had a hard scramble to live.
Young Henri went to a commer
cial school and studied book
keeping. He made up his mind
he wouldn't be just a bookkeeper.
He made up his mind that he
would be the best bookkeeper!
Then suddenly he was buried.
Not under the ground, of course,
but under an insignificant book
keeping job in—of all places—
Delhi, India. He wanted promin
ence in Holland. And he was sit
ting on a stool in India! What
irony!
Then something happened. The
managing director came to him
and told him the books were in
an appalling condition. Did he
think he could straighten them
out? Deterding examined them.
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They were even worse than the
managing director had said.
"I want 48 hours before I be
gin," he said.
The managing director asked
why.
"I want to get geared up phy
sically," he answered. "I w*nt
to get in good physical trim be
fore I tackle that job."
During the 48 hours he walked
and exercised—and thought. An
idea came to him a way to
tackle the problem. The idea grew
brighter and clearer.
When his 48 hours were up he
walked into the office with his
plan. For several days he work
ed all day and almost all night.
But he liked figures; it was a
problem, it was a goal to achieve.
It took him four months, but
when he was through, every knot
was untangled. He was given a
raise. His salary was almost
doubled. The largest raise, he
said, that he ever received.
He started up the ladder then
and there. He was given other
tough jobs. He solved them.
Soon he was managing director.
Up and up he went. Finally he
became so powerful he fought the
Standard Oil Company. Even
"John D." held no terrors for him.
He was made "Sir" Henri Det-
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erding by the British Govern
ment.
He claimed that his start up
ward was his determination to
lick the Delhi bookkeeping Job. It
gave him confidence to lick other
jobs.
Don't be afraid to give your
best to what seemingly are small
job 3 when they're handed to you.
Every time you conquer one it
makes you that much stronger.
If you do the little jobs well, the
big ones will tend to take care at
themselves.
| EAST ELKIN
Rev. Claude E. Fllncham
preached at Fall Creek Baptist
church Sunday at 11 A. M. His
text was "Believe On the Lord."
A good crowd was present.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Eldridge
and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Newman
visited friends and relatives at
Pinnacle Saturday night.
Mrs. Dallas Newman has re
turned to her home here from
the hospital, and has greatly im
proved in health, her many
friends will be glad to learn.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of East Elkin Baptist
church held its regular meeting
at the home of Mrs. H. H. Laf
foon, on Chatham street. Sub
ject for the meeting was "Firm
Foundations for the Future." Re
freshments were served at the
conclusion of the program.
The Men's Council of our
church held its regular meeting
at the church Monday night. Mr.
Dallas Newman was leader of the
service, reading and discussing
the Ist chapter of James. A good
meeting was enjoyed.
Mr. Doyle Newman spent Sat
urday afternoon visiting his cou
sin, Mr. Beaufort Culler, at Pin
nacle.
Miss Dilva Burcham spent last
week visiting relatives at New
ton, N. C.
His Object
Teacher: "Give me a sentence
with an object."
Boy: "Teacher, you are very
beautiful."
Teacher: "What is the object?"
Boy: "A good mark."
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Mrs. Johns: "Is Mrs. Amos a
well Informed woman?"
Mrs. Walters: "Yes, Indeed
her cook has lived with all the
other families in the neighbor
hood !"
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Lady Is Cl
By Death
East Bend lost one of its oldest
citizens Sunday afternoon when
death claimed Mrs. Betty O. Mar
tin, who would have been 89 Sep
tember 27. She had been 111 for
several weeks, most of which
time she was confined to her bed.
Up until she was stricken she was
one of the most active women of
East Bend, where she had made
her home for more than half a
century.
Mrs. Martin, before her mar
riage, was a Miss Tomlin of near,
Statesville. She was married to
Pleas Martin, who died several
years ago. Survivors include
three daughters, Mrs. H. E. Mc-
Connell, of Los Angeles, Calif.;.
Mrs, O. M. Morrison of Grand
Junction, Colo.; and Mrs. C. H.
Myers of Cheraw, S. C.; one step
daughter, Mrs. R. Q. Joyce of
East Bend; four sons, R. Newell
Martin, Long Beach, Calif.; Verne
Martin, Dinuba, Calif.; Hal Mar
tin, Shallotte, and Tom
East Bend.
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HAMPTONVILLE
The Happy Hour Sewing club
held its regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Raymond Van Hoy
Tuesday, afternoon, with seven
members and two visitors present.
Following the sewing period
bingo was played, with Mrs. Miles
Shore and Mrs. Spencer Bell re
ceiving prizes. Mrs. Joseph Mar
tin, a recent bride, was given a
gift. Later in the afternoon a
watermelon feast was held on the
lawn.
Those in attendance were Mrs.
Nelson Ireland, Mrs. Spencer Bell,
Mrs. Velna Weaver, Mrs. Clyde
Wright, Mrs. Miles Shore and
Mrs. G. C. Wallace. The visitors
were Mrs. Porter Cox, of Mount
Airy, and Mrs. Joseph Martin.
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Under present plans of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture, the
food stamp plan will be extended
to a total of 175 to 200 cities or
to the members of 5,000,000 ref
lief families by the end of the
fiscal year.
The cost to the government of
sending a boy through the U. S.
Military Academy at West Point
is $9,715.45.
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