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DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
It's hard to get anyone to admit they believe in ghosts,
but let someone start telling a good ghosty ghost story and
you see if cold shivers don't go galloping up and down all the
spines present.
As the bunch here at the office was mailing The Tribune
late last Wednesday night the conversation happened to get
on the subject of ghosts, and of all the various and assorted
ghost stories you ever heard, we
had them all.
Especially interesting was the
one about the motorist who en
route from Charlotte to High
Point one dismal, rainy night,
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was flagged by a young lady at a
railroad underpass on the high
way. The gentleman stopped, and
the young lady asked that she be
carried to her home some miles
farther on.
It wap said that when the mo
torist had gotten within a short
distance of the home, the young
lady asked him to let her out,
despite the fact that it was rain
ing in torrents. He did so.
Driving on, the motorist began
thinking that there was some
thing queer about the action of
the young woman, and decided to
stop at the house which she had
described as her home, and report
the fact that he had left her,
standing by the highway in the
rain. But when he told his story
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
to the lady who answered the
door, she said:
"You are one of several who
have stopped here and told us
about our daughter. You see, she
was killed two years ago in an ac
cident at the underpass where
you picked her up."
This story was repeated as
having all the earmarks of truth.
Pact is, it appeared in the Char
lotte Observer some time ago.
And the young man who related
it to us said that the man who
phad picked the young woman up,
was a friend of his father's, and
had told the story himself, swear
ing it to be the truth.
Maybe there are no ghosts. We
have neevr seen one, and until we
get to the place we can run a
mile in one minute flat, we hope
we never do. But you must ad
mit, much happens of an eerie
nature that cannot be explained.
There was a haunted house
down in our home town that peo
ple vowed and declared was
thickly populated with ghosts. In
one of the rooms it was said the
master had died; that his room
remained untouched after the
body was removed for burial,
and had remained thus through
the years. We used to go by on
the other side of the street when
we had to pass that way at night.
Yet other than for the hooting of
an occasional owl, We never
chanced upon any ghosts there.
Another tale which was told
Wednesday night had been heard
on the radio the night before on
the "We the People Speak" pro
gram. In this story two men and
a woman went into a haunted
house to make a scientific invest
igation of queer goings on that
had been reported. And ended up
by one of them getting punched
in the stomach by an invisible
fist, while the woman was shoved
backward down the stairs. If
ghosts did that they were cer
tainly not very polite.
Personally, if we ever chance
into any ghosts—and it will be by
chance, not design—we hope they
will prove to be kind and consid
erate. For the chances are that
we would hurt ourselves without
having to be punched in the
stomach or pushed down stairs.
It has been reported to us by
members of our family old
enough to remember, that one of
our ancestors had a pet ghost,
which he kept in a closet when
not using. But that's the way our
ancestors were. Instead of try
ing to get rid of the family ghost,
or skeleton, he kept his as a pet.
Tsk, tsk. And he even made
money out of him by renting him
out to the neighbors.
Insofar as the records show, the
pet ghost was so heart broken
when our ancestor died that
nothing would do until our ances
tor came back and haunted him.
Then both were happy. And so
the story came to a happy ending
with each ghost haunting the
other, working in shifts.
' Ah, but those must have been
the days!
Boo!
I PLEASANT HILL
Saturday night and Sunday
was the regular preaching time.
The church officers who were re
elected for another year were':
Rev. D. W. Day, pastor; Miss Ver
melle Money, clerk, and E. P.
Yarboro, treasurer. There will be
preaching every first and third
Sunday at 11 o'clock and every
Sunday night, also Sunday school
at 9:45 o'clock each Sunday
morning. The public is cordially
invited to attend each of these
services.
More than 700 people witness
ed the first baptismal service in
the new church Sunday night.
Twenty-three were baptized and
three joined the church by letter.
The baptistery being lighted with
indirect lights and the use of day
light bulbs, a beautiful light ef
fect was created when all audi
torium lights had been turned
out. This marked a beautiful
scene as the pastor administered
the ordinance of baptism to the
23 candidates.
Mr. and Mrs. Everette Darnell
had as their Sunday dinner
guests Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wood
ruff, Henry Woodruff, Mrs. Carl
Newman and Ann Newman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Childress
and family, of Reidsville, spent
the week-end with his sister and
daughter, Mrs. Zora Couch and
Mrs. Brannon Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Holcomb
and children, of Mooresville, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Den
ver Holcomb Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs. Dallas Qilllam and Mrs.
Monroe Collins are on the sick
list this week, we are sorry o re
port.
Mrs. Etta Johnson and chil
dren, of Mooresville, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
Carter Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Darnell
and small daughter, of the Cool
Springs community, were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Casey.
POPLAR SPRING
Mr. and Mrs. Huston Mooney
and little daughter, of High
! Point, spent the week-end vislt
jing Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Mooney.
Mrs. W. H. Hayes had as her
' guests over the week-end Mr. and
[Mrs. C. C. Hayes and children, of
| Greenville, 8. C.; Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Hayes and daughter, of Big
Stone Gap, Va.; Mr. and Mrs.
| Hugh Cass and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hayes and daughter, of
1 Elkin, R. P. D.
Mr. Johnnie Caudlll, who spent
i the summer here, has returned to
| his home in Virginia.
| Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Guyer had
[as their guests Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Bynum Golden and little
I son, of Mountain Park, and Mr.
1 and Mrs. Bohnson Cockerham
land sons, of State Road.
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Raye and
; children spent Sunday in Win
jston-Salem visiting the former's
j brother, Mr. Willie Raye, and
I Mrs. Raye.
Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Jordon, of
! Elkin, were the guests of Mr. and
| Mrs. R. S. Guyer Friday after
noon.
EAST ELKIN
Rev. J. L. Powers filled his. reg
ular appointment at East Elkin
Baptist church here Sunday. His
text was "Christ For Sale." From
this text he preached a great soul
stirring sermon to a large con
gregation.
The Loyal Workers' team met
Tuesday night at the home of
Doyle Newman, on Chatham
street. Rev. Flincham presided
over the meeting. Howard Hinson
read the scripture and prayer
was by Robert Lee Daye. Ray
Freeman repeated seven sayings
of Christ on the cross. Charlie
Hinson told a Bible story. Mr. G.
W. Creed and Mrs. Nina Smoot
made short talks. Rev. J. L.
Powers was a guest speaker, and
made a great talk to our boys on
"A Friend Passing By." Refresh
ments were served by Mrs. New
man.
Rev. Claude E. Flincham
preached at Elkin Valley Baptist
church Sunday night at 7:30 P.
M., to a large congregation. His
text was "In the Name of Christ
Arise Up."
Friends of Miss Swannie Bur
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Mr. Ather Newman motored to
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Unfinished Job
"Come, all yo' come and be
baptized," cried the colored Bap
tist evangelist.
"But Ah done been baptized by
the Presbyterians," said Rastus.
"Lb'd," cried the Baptist min
ister, "yo' only been dry clean
ed."
Anyone with chicken houses to
cover, will please see Charlie
Couch, Mule Room. He guaran
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NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in a cer
tain deed of trust, dated July 5,
1937 executed by Elmer Bowles to
the undersigned trustee, recorded
in Book 137 at page 251 to secure
certain notes, default having been
made to the payment of the said
notes, at the request of the hold
er of same, the said Trustee will
offer for sale to the highest bid
der for cash at the Court House
door of Surry County at Dobson,
N. C., on the 10th day of Dec.
1940 at 1:00 o'clock p. m„ the fol
lowing described lands:
Lying and being in Marsh
Township, Surry County, con
sisting of 3 tracts, the first tract
containing 6 acres, the second
tract containing 6 acres and the
third tract 25 acres more or less,
being known as the S. L. Norman
old home place and being fully
described in deed from J. J.
Richards to the said S. L. Nor
man, recorded in Book 74 at page
425, adjoining the land of Cotis
Bates, Millard Sprinkle and
others.
This the 9th day of November,
1940.
ROBT. A. FREEMAN,
12-5 Trustee.
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I BAD APPLES
You 11 probably find a few bad apples in every
I bushel.
I That's the way it is with beer retailing.
. There are several thousand wholesome, law-
I abiding retail beer establishments in North Car
olina. But there is a handful of undesirable,
I anti-social outlets that reflect discredit upon the
I entire beer industry.
I The Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distribu
| tors Committee aims to eliminate every anti-
I social retailer. During the past 18 monthf, its
j clean up or close up" program, in cooperation
with law-enforcement authorities, has forced out
I of business 133 dealers who refused to operate
I according to the high standards demanded by
I public sentiment and by the legalized brewing
I industry.
I You can help in this important work by restrict
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1 |BE£R (DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE
J l\ V EDGAR H. BAIN, State Director
| I \ V Raleigrh, North Carolina
Thnrsday, November 21. 1940
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