Da&CzWgie^
Author of "How to Win Friends
and Influence People." p^Jp
LETTING OTHERS SELL YOU
Some years ago Barry J. Hollo
way packed his suitcase In Ver
sailles, Mo., and boarded a train
for New York to get a job as
press agent. He was an experi
enced newspaper man, and want
ed a job in the publicity depart
ment of the National Broadcast
ing Company.
When he arrived in New York,
he found that the company was
not taking on any more men; in
fact, It had just let one man go.
Barry had come all the way to
New York to get his name on the
payroll, and there he sat in his
hotel room, no job, no prospect,
no return fare.
He found that the man who
could say Yes or No was Prank E.
Mason.
He did a little thinking. He
knew that he must do something
different to land that job. Every
day good newspaper men and
writers were trudging in and
flapping down their cards on
Prank E. Mason's reception desk.
And when they saw Mr. Mason,
they told how capable they were.
Barry decided not to try to sell
himself, but to let someone else
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you with all the sincerity that is in j S
ith our hearts, and with a deep fading J eg>
of appreciation for your thought* » T*
fulness during the year now m
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W» are hoping that each ot you enjoy the
Merriest Christmas ever.
Your consideration of this firm in the past
has been of tremendous importance and it
is with gratitude for your patronage that we
extend our most cordial good wishes for the
Yuietide Season. *
TURNER DRUG COMPANY
Geo. E. Royall Phone 64
do it. He sat down and wrote to
twelve friends, air mail, asking
them to send telegrams to Mr.
Mason saying how experienced
Barry was, and that he should be
given a hearing. He wrote sample
letters, each one making a differ
ent point. He knew that Mr.
Mason would know the names of
some of these people.
Then he told his boosters the
exact time of day to send the
telegrams. Some were to be sent
in the morning, others in the af
ternoon.
This bajrlge of telegrams last
ed for seven days, each message
telling what a good publicity man
Barry J. Holloway was. But not
a word from Mr. Holloway him
self. He waited patiently, for, if
his plan worked, Mr. Mason
would have his curiosity tremen
dously aroused by this build-up
of telegrams.
On the fifth day, Barry arrived
at the office just as Mr. Mason
finished reading his mail and be
fore he had plunged into the
day's work. The secretary came
out and Barry said, "I'm Barry J.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CABOUNA
APPLY EARLY
FORTERRACE
Applications Must Be Made
by February 1, County
Agent Says
USE COUNTY MACHINE
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Any farmer who wants his
farm terraced in 1941 must make
application for the work by Feb
ruary 1, 1941. Due to the large
Holloway. I'd like to see Mr.
Mason."
" The secretary looked at him
with interest. "Mr. Mason knows
of you. Won't you come in?"
He went in, and In thirty min
utes he came out, with the job.
His friends had done his selling
for him. Mr. Holloway made
good at his job, and later was
called to Columbia, Mo., as press
representative for Stephens Col
lege where he is now.
What did Barry Holloway do
that got him the job? He work
ed out a novel way of calling
himself to the attention of the
man who could say Yes or No. I
do not necessarily recommend
this as a way for you to' apply for
a job, but you might be able to
use some idea similar to it. Try to
think of some striking and effec
tive way to present yourself and
it may do more for you than all
the puffing you can do for your
self.
IeREETINeS I
At this glad season, dear to you, and may W
when peace, good will their companionship
end good fellowship are continue through the X 5
to much in evidence, we years to come. rfljj
extend Season's Greet- Happy Christmas to all to*
ings. May you enjoy the and a Prosperous New JL,
associations of those Year rra
ELKIN CLOTHING CO. 1
Fred Sale Zimmie Tharpe te*
Elkin, N. C. B
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To Our Friends
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May we have the pleasure of extending to
you. one and aIL our sincere desire for afl
the good things that you may wish far...
Our ever increasing circle of friends has
made this Christmas a very happy one far
us... and we only hope that you. too. will
receive your share of happiness.
For your fine patronage we are thankful
end ask that we may continue to serve
you in the years to come.
HAPPY
N§W YEAR
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Abernethy's
A Good Drug Store Phone 42
number of requests for terracing
and the limited personnel of the
Tri-Creek Soil Conservation Ser
vice who are allowed to write
agreements, farmers should make
application for the work early.
No farm can be terraced with the
county-operated unit unless the
farmer actually has or has made
an application for a Soil Conser
vation agreement within the time
allotted to take applications.
Dining 1940, 696,370 feet of
terraces were constructed with
the county-operated equipment
on 97 farms and 135,000 feet
staked on 42 farms that farmers
constructed themselves because
they were unable to get the coun
ty equipment to do the work. The
average cost of construction was
less than 50c per 100 feet and
about $2.00 per acre. Terracing
is one of the first lines of defense
in the fight against soil erosion,
and if a terrace is properly con
structed and properly maintain
ed after construction It will get
better each year and last indef
initely.
To further enable the farmer to
get his land terraced the ter
racing association is in position
to do the terracing and take the
payment out of the farmer's Soil
Conservation check. Each 200
feet of terrace counts one unit,
which amounts to $1.50, toward
earning the soil building allow
ance on the farm. A farmer can
only earn his soil building allow
ance but he can assign his en
tire soil conservation check over
to the terracing association for
the payment of the terracing if
he wishes. This means that if a
farm has a $24.00 tobacco pay
ment and a $15.00 soil building
payment he can assign the entire
$39.00 over to pay for the work
If he gets the entire payment. He
cannot assign any part of a ten
ant's or any other person's pay
ment for this work.
The routing of the terracing
machine in the spring will large
ly be determined by the number
of applications for work in any
(me community. The unit is In
the vicinity of Mountain Park
and is scheduled to go from there
to State Road and back by Little
Richmond and Fair View section.
Applications may be made now
for work around Little Richmond
and Pair View from now until
January 11, 1941. No new appli
cations will be taken for Moun
tain Park and State Road sec
tions. The spring routing will
probably cover the farms from
Dobson toward Beulah, Pine
Ridge, White Plains, Ararat and
back by Union Cross*
Be sure to make application for
spring terracing before January
11, 1941. I
CHRISTMAS
GREETINGS
Please accept our cordial wish for abundant
prosperity and contentment to each of you. And
may we say, "Thanks to all the good friends of
this organisation for enabling us to continue to
be of service to you."
ED SNYDER'S TIRE STORE
ED SNYDER KELLY ROSE
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This is the season of the year when we welcome
the opportunity to renew friendships and to
express our appreciation for your cooperation
/ / which has made possible a very satisfactory
y® ar for «•
>1 May the Yuletide bring abundant joy to you
y\Jew uteat an * yours anc ' may ew ear k f ' n 9 * rue
J health and happiness to each and every one
of you.
Walker's 5c & 10c Store
L. F. WALKER, Prop. ELKIN, N. C.
A JcijeuJVee(
To each and all of our many friends we /
wish to *ay, "Season's Greeting"... We -jf 8
m gratefully acknowledge the many courtesies
shown us and the many evidences of good JM 1
V will that have made our associations wHh If
you so enjoyable.
May you have a Season of great joy and Vtat
a New Year of Happiness and Health. -
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WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
0. D. Causey, Prop. Elkin, N. C.
Photographer ExfUn
Irate Customer to Photograph
er: x don't like your sorry pic
tures. They don't half do me
justice!
Photographer: Lady, you dant
need justice—what you need Is
mercy.
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Mother: "Why Were you kept
in after school today, Junior?"
Junior: "The teacher told us to
write an esay on The Results of.
Laziness' and I turned in a blank
sheet of paper."