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Blkin—The first Little Town In North Caroli.tn VOL. No. XLX, No. 4» Tribune To Have New Home After January 1 NEXT TO POSTOFFICE Expect Building to be Com pleted Within 60 Day*; Work Has Started 40x74 FT. FLOOR SPACE Work has already been started on the new building which will house The Tribune after thiH year. The lot, located next to the postoffice, is being put in readiness for the brickwork, and this will stait at once. The size of the completed bujlding Will be 40x75 feet. A\ modern one-story building fronting on Market street will be erected. It will contain a basement of the same dimensions as the main floor. This will be used as a press room and for storage of paper Btock and other supplies. Mr. C. S. Foster, local contractor and owner of the lot, will erect the building which will be the new home of The Tribune and Elk Printing Company after January first. Al though it is expected to have the building ready for occupancy within 60 days, it Will be impractical to make the move before the first of the year. The structure will be of brick, modern In design, and fireproof. The basement floor will be concrete, to properly support the heavy weight of the press and eliminate noise. A modern heating system will also be Installed, which will provide comfortable working quai ters for the fbrce. At the entrance will be a recep tion room, adjoining which will be found the business, edltorfal and other offices necessary to properly conduct the affairs of the plant. Inside the reception room and offices will lead to the composing room, where the equipment will be located by an efficiency expert, for most convenient handling of the work, with a view to eliminating unneccessary steps, and this will lighten the work of tfle shop force. Another advantage to be derived is the more desirable location. It will afford the business men of the town quicker access to the plant, and the further advantage of trans acting any business with the office while calling for mall next door — all In one trip. Mr. Foster, the builder and owner of The Tribune's new home-to-be, is president of the company which will occupy It, and, with H. F. Laf foon, secretary and treasurer, holds joint shares in the corporation of Elk Printing Company, publishers of The Tribune. Elkin is fortunate in having In cluded in Its population such men as Mr. Foster, and his faith in El kin and its future is best reflected in the fact that he does not hesitate to invest in Elkin dirt, and upon it erect modern buildings to help In Us growth. The move into new and more modern quarters has not been neces sitated by "enormous expansion of business," on the contrary the new building contains less square feet of k floor space than the present loca tion, but It is simply better located, and la a building erected especially to meet the requirements of a news paper and job office. Emphasis might be stressed as to the rigidity oi the building and especially the floors, which are taxed with the bur den of supporting a , heavy load. This will be amply taken care of, and In modern style. Reference was made last week as to numerous Improvements In va rious business houses within the past few weeks, indicative of opti mistic business forecasts of the fu ture, and this IB now supplemented t by still greater faith —the actual k building of that which tends to show progress, indisputable progress— building! MARTIN'S HANI>IiKS , KLKIN RBAIi ESTATE DEAL Martin's, Inc., real estate dealers of this city, were instrumental in bringing about the deal in the sale of the lot upon which the new Tri bune building will be erected, and is just another bit of evidence that these realtors are constantly buy ing, selling or swapping real estate. Another transaction handled by the firm is that of a farm belonging to Mr. M. A. Biggs, and located at West Jefferson, which was sold to Mr. J. J. Thomas. The considera tion was several thousand dollars. Mrs. # W. ft. Wellborn and suest. Mrs. A. V. . Foote, of' Chicago, 111 . spent Tuesday In Sparta, the guest of Mrs. Edward Duncan. W THE ELKIN TRIBUNE OUR MISTAKE Our attention has been called to a statement appearing in a news item last week relative to properly marking the direction to the local airport. The Tribune suggested that a sign be painted on some building pointing the way to the landing field, and the name of the town accompanying it. This has al ready been done, but the ordinary pedestrian would not observe it readily. The Tribune's staff has not "taken a ride" recently, although we are reminded that the sign may be seen from the highway in Jones ville ih approaching Elkin, whether treaveling by "footbile" or "auto mobile." We commend the work of those who were interested enough to ade quately inform the pilot of ships who may chance to "stir up a little wind," and point the way to a safe landing if found necessary. It was "our mistake" in not knowing that this Important marker had been erected. FORMER ELKIN BOY COMMITS SUICIDE Fred Comer Ends Life By Firing Rifle Bullet Into Head At Winston SON OF W. F. COMER The news of the tragic death or William Frederick Comer, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Comer, will be received with deep regret by the many friends of the family in this section. * ' Mr. Comer, who at age, and a railway mall clerk on the Norfolk it Western, tfas apparently despondent over 111 health, and had been complaining for three weeks prior to taking his life. After re questing his wife to go to a nearby drug store to summon a physician, which she did, Mr. Comer fired a bullet from a .22 rifle into his head, the load entering on the left side. Upon the return of his wife she found Mr. Comer lying on the floor, the rifle beside him. No in quest was deemed necessary. Mr. Comer was born in Elkin, and in early years accompanied Ijis parents to Winston-Salem, where they have since resided. The fath er and mother, William F. and [Charity Masten Comer, are well known here, being kinspeople of Mr. I David Masten and Miss Laura Mas ten. LOCAL MAN IS HURT WHEN CAR OVERTURNS Car Was Making Sharp Turn At Knd Of Hurry Avenue anil Driver Lost Control Driving too fast to make the sharp curve at the end of Surry Ave nue, in West Elkin, Murphy Os borne suffered severe injuries when the car overturned after striking a hydrant Tuesday. Another young man, Mr. Miller, escaped with only alight injury. Mr. Osborne received a wrenched knee, in addition to bruises and numerous skinned places. At pres ent he is unable to walk, caused by the wrenched knee. The accident occurred almost op posite the home of Mr. J. G. Gilliam, and at the point of the mishap is an extremely sharp curve, which the driver failed to negotiate due to too much speed, it is presumed. ROY TIDLINE KILLED IN FIGHT AT TRAPHILL Edward ItauKiii'NS IN In WI Ikon Jail "hnrjcMl With the (Viine On September 2lth Boy Tidline is dead and Edward Baugueßd is in Wilkes jail as. the result of a presumed fight which oc curred at or near Traphill on Sep tember 26. Both ai*e negroes. It understood that went t)» the field where Tidline was working, and a fight ensued In which Bauguess is alleged to have struck Tidline on the head with a rock. The blow landed at the base of the skult; Tidline was taken to Wilkes Hospital, and later removed to the home of a relative, wher? he re mained until Jhh death last Satur day. KLKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, (MTOJJER 9, 1»80 PASTOR CONDUCTING SERIES OF MEETINGS Rev. L. B. Abernethy Began Revival Meeting Sunday; Much Interest Shown SERVICES TWICE DAILY Rev. L % B. Abernethy, pastor of the Elkin Methodist church, began a series of revival meetings in that church Sunday. Rev. Mr. Abernethy is a forceful minister, and is delivering strong gospel sermons to fair sized audi ences. While the services have only been in progress for a few days, much interest is being taken by the church members and the public in general. Every one who possibly can is urged to attend the services, which are being held twice daily, at 9:.'10 in the morning and 8:00 o'clock in the evening. The full co-operation of the citi zens of Elkin and its adjacent ter ritory is expected to be given in making the revival the success it is entitled to be, and a lasting bene fit to the community is expected to result as a reward for the efforts of the minister and those who par ticipate in the services. It is rare, very rare, that any church does not need a revival, and the local congregation does not claim to be an exception. Hence, the pastor feels the need of a church stimulant and is daily pouring forth the messages of the gospel in the hope that a general revival of religious elevation in mind and In heart may be brought about, and the town and its people made bet ter. If you have not yet attended the services, you are most cordially in vited to do so. v NORTH ELKIN SCHOOL HAS BIG ATTENDANCE Opened MOIUIH) With Enrollment O? '£24 I'rof. W. I>. Martin IN Principal The North Elkin S(!hool opened Monday, Oct. 6, with a splendid en rollment, totaling 224 pupils. The school committee, composed of Mes sers. J. BJ Hudson, W. J. Collins and C. S. Foster asks the Tribune to say that "the North Elkin School opened Monday, October 8, with an enrollment of 224 pupils. We were ( very fortunate in securing Prof. W. D. Martin as our principal, who is one of the most experienced school men of our country. The faculty consists of W. I). Martin and Don W. Cockerham in the grammar grades; Miss Pauline Fletcher, 4th grade: Mrs. Fred Kid son. 3rd grade; Mrs. Oray Brown, 2nd grade, and Miss Ruth Sale, Ist grade. We are making special ef fort to secure another teacher, and we urge every patron in the district to co-operate with us in securing the necessary enrollment and aver age for the first ten days." MISSIONARY TO SPEAK AT RAPTIST CHURCH \VKI>\KSI>\V Miss Pearl Johnson, a missionary of the Central China Baptist Mis sion, located in Shanghai, China, will speak at the First Baptist Church here Wednesday evening, October 15, at 7:45. Miss Johnson Is a special friend of Rev. and Mrs. Eph Whisenhunt, having been as sociated with them in their threr» years mission work in China. The public is cordially invited to hear Miss Johnson. •IA1LKI) .FOR DISPOSING OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY Floyd Campbell, a resident of Yadkin county, was arrested in Surry, charged With disposing of mortgaged property, the article In question being an automobile. Af ter heajfos the evidence, Justice of the R. L. Lovelace found the defenrant guilty, and in default of a S2OO bond he went to jail. 180 EUROPEAN ROAD COMMISSIONERS WILL VISIT CITY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK A delegation of 180 Europeap road commissioners and engineers will visit Elkin next Tuesday. The delegation will be met at the Virginia line by Lieutenant L. R. Klsher and Patrolman 8. D■ Moore, who will escort the party to Wins ton-Salem. From that point they will go to Roariug Gap for lunch, then to Elk In, Statcaville and Mar •\>n. and will spend the uay of Oc tober 16 in the last named city. r LOCAL GROCERYMAN IS OUT OF COFFEE? Otto Wood Believed to Have Been One of Trio Who Wanted Beverage C. G. MATHIS BAFFLED Reported to be in High Point, Winston-Salem, Mount Airy and— Now he is reported to have been in Elkin —right here among us. A Chevrolet roadster, having as its oc cupants two men and a woman •rossed the Yadkin River bridre and stopped at the store of C. G. Mathis, near the bridge. Mr. Matliis was standing on the porch in front of his place when the party drove up and stopped. One of the men— not Otto, of course, got out and walked around the car to within speaking distance of Mr. Mathis. The storekeeper though't he remem bered something, a picture he had seen in the newspapers, perhaps. And this brought forth a recollection of a newspaper story to the effect that a woman had gone to a High Point school and stole away her lit tle daughter. Charlie, as Mr. Mathis is more familiarly known, "cranked up" his brain and began thinking. Then the unexpected guest asked "Do you have any coffee?" Charlie didn'a know whether he did or did not, but anyway he was too busy thinking to take the time to investi gate. and he answered "No." The storekeeper states that t|ie "man passenger" who remained in the car was minus his left hand, had a large face, and wore a cap. The car bore a Wisconsin license plate. When Charlie decided "yes, we have no bananas," the party drove on in the direction of Brooks Cross Roads. Charlie now has plenty of coffee, too, if "anyone else" wants to know. FLETCH WALLS GETS SIXTY DAYS IN JAIL 'haiicwl With Violation of Prohi bition IJHWS, HP IK (iivcn Term in County Jail. Fletch Walls was given GO days in the Surry county jail at the Tues day session of Recorder's court, when he appeared on a charge of violating the prohibition laws. Ap peal was noted, but this was later withdrawn, and Walls was com- Initted to the county bastile to serve the sentence. Cola Fulp, who was mixed up in the case, pleaded guilty and was taxed one-half the costs, it. appear ing that young Fulp was guilty only of aiding in the transaction, and that the actual sale was made by Walls, it is said. Tom Hamby, charged with oper ating an automobile while under the influence of whiskey, was fined 150 and the costs, and driving li cense revoked. s Mrs. Mary Sprinkle Hutchinsc.n faced the court charged with main taining a disorderly house and a public nuisance. Quite a bit of time was consumed in examining witness eses, and while no one testified pos itively as to any act of immorality actually committed, other than that whiskey placed a part, the court considered the circumstantial evi dence sufficiently strong to impose a 60-day jail sentence. As an act of leniency on the part of the court, Mrs. Hutchinson, by the pro vision of the court order, may leave the town any time within 15 days and avoid the jaii sentence. If she decides not to leave, or ap peal, bond will be required in the sum of ?200 within 16 days, or the sentence will become effective. Paul Hemric, prosecuting witness in a case slated for trial Tuesday morning, failed to appear when court convened. He was called out. and upon failure to answer was fined. Later he was found, and upon failure to pay the fine im posed, was remanded to Dobson jail, where he will remain until the taste is called again. i It is not known, how much time, ft any, will be spent Jtere by the delegation, but in all probability a brief stop, at least, will be made. The Tribune suggests that all local ownem of automobiles arrange to park them on back streets or leave them at home If practical, and give ampls parking space to th" party,. if it is ascertained that the motorcade vill stop here. . . I Splendid Averages On Local Tobacco Market WHERE*IS OTTO? Where is Otto Wood, and who wants to know? The standing reward of $25 has failed to interest many people even in these so-called "hard times." And now Governor Gardner has ta ken an interest in Wood's where abouts and comes forth with the an nouncement that. $250 will bS" paid for his capture, dead or alive. Governor Gardner considers Otto a dangerous criminal, and wants him put "back home." The Prison Board has also announced an addi tional reward of SIOO, bringing the total to $375, which may have an influence in bringing the notorious character within the arms of the law. But where is Otto Wood? And will he be returned to Suite's prison? Wood seems to have a pretty clever arrangement for con cealing himself when he so desires, and although daring things are ac complished by him, most of his ac tivities are discovered after he has put miles in the path of his capture. PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT KINGS MOUNTAIN Many Local People Among Vast Throng Who Hear President Hoover IS A GREAT ADDRESS Many people from Elkin and vi cinity were among the vast assemb lage at Kings Mountain on Tuesday and heard President Herbert Hoover deliver the principal address of the occasion which celebrated the fa mous battle fought there 150 years ago. The President called upon hts hearers to re-assert the principles which motivated that army. The President warned his hearers in terse sentences that forces abroad and at home had advanced-new the ories of government that clashed with the ideals of their fathers and •lrged an abiding faith in those Ideals. "The world about us is torment ed," he said, "with the Spiritual and economic struggles that attend changing ideals and systems. Old faiths are being shaken. But we must follow our own destiny. Our institutions are a growth. They come out of our history as a people. Our ideals can not abandon them without chaos. We can follow them with confidence." THIEVES AGAIN BUSY AMONG LOCAL HOUSES Klkin Roller Mill and Friendly Cafe Entered Some Time Saturday Night. • Lock your "boss" in the stable 'fore something happens, might be good advice to our citizens. Last Saturday night or early Sun day morning, a .thief or thieves en tered the Elkin Roller Mill. J'lat what they expected to get is un known, but a part of what they did get is known. A pen and ring is missing, and what more can not be determined. . Seems peculiar to bur glarize a flour mill to steal jewelry. On the same night, the newly opened Friendly Cafe, dperated by Mr. L. S. Jolly, on East Main street, was entered by means of breaking a glass in the rear of the building. All the cigars and cigarettes in stock wer£ removed to another place for "safe keeping." And if the thieves can be apprehended, will probably be given the s pA ie "safe keeping" accomodations as were given the tobaccos—except in a different atmosphere. ANOTHER REAL ESTATE DEAL Another real estate deal was closed here Monday, when Mr. J. R. Windsor became the owner of the Rlackburn home on Spring street, formerly owned by Messrs. John Ipock and Ira Blackburn. In turn, the last named became the owner of Mr. Wlndsor',s 18-acre farm at Pleasant Hill church. The deal was handled by Mr. J. W. Mathis, local real estate man. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Royall and little son, of Atlanta, Ga., are spend ing some time here, the guests of Mr. Ro.vall's parents, DF, and Mrs. 'f. A. Royall, a ttlielr home on • "aureh htrett, , Western Carolina's leading Weekly Newspaper PUBLISHED WEEKLY RAINFALL IS PROMISED Growers of Tobacco Appar ently Satisfied With Prices Obtained BEST GRADES GO WELL While markets throughout the to bacco producing belts are claiming high averages, Elkin continues to rank among the leaders. The saleß on opening day proved very satis factory, although quite a quantity of the poorer grades were offered.. But in spite of this a splendid aver age was shown. Since the opening on Wednesday of last week, tobacco breaks have been rather light, but with the promise of showers the breaks are expected to be heavy within the next few days. If the farmers are favor ed with the necessary rains, (al though much tobacco yet remains in the fields,) heavy marketing is anticipated, and thousands of dol lars will be paid out to the grow ers of this section. Warehousemen are enthusiastic over the prospects of large quantities of weed being marketed on the local floors this season, and base a part of their opinion on the higli prices obtained for the offerings of the farmers. Good tobacco is selling well v and those who have a quantity of the better kind can expect good returns from their labors. Prices are the most convincing as an argument in favor of a to bacco market, and while it is known that the average tobacco produced in this section does not compare in quality with some grown in other sections of the state, the following prices paid will be interesting to those who have tobacco to place on the market: Albert Plnnix, 2() pounds at 28c, 34 at 27c, 84 at 24c; R. A. Little, 60 ut 26c, 60 at 25c, 100 at 21c; Shore and Wagoner, 28 at :10c, 62 at 25c; (iuy Whit lock, 70 at 27c, 140 at 23c; C. T. Coleman, 6 2 at 27c, 16 at 27c, 16 at 25c, 78 at 26c, 88 at 23c; Alice Pardue, 4 4 at 25c, 130 at 25c; A. B. Holcomb, 20 at 30c, 136 at 2oc: Richard Wagoner. 38 at 26; 54 at 25c;,FlaRe Brown, 92 at 29c, 50 at 20c;' M. E. Plnnix, tO at 26c, 26 at 25c. CAR AND TRUCK HAVE HEAD-ON COLLISION Light Coupe niiil Heavy Oil Truck Crash Near Klkin Vwk at K. it A. Railway A lixlit coupe, the property of Mr. J. CI. Messic.k, co-operator of the Liberty Warehouse, proved to be too light to withstand the Impact of the heavy oil truck of the Johnson Oil Company, an they crashed head on near the Elkin creek bridge at the E. & A. Railway crossing last Friday. The coupe was nriven Dy Mr. Messick's son, Ralph, who was not familiar with the custom or dodging this rough place at the railway crossing. The truck, driven by Ray Rusell, was headed west and in dodging the ••bumper" in the street at that point caused young Messick to misjudge Russell's intention, and they met head-on. Considerable damage was done to the lighter ve hicle. and even the heavy truck real ized that it "had been struck." For tunately, however, neither of the drivers were any the worse as a re sult of the accident. c i ■ V ; * FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT HAPPENS NEAR HERE Hettlement of Old Relieved to Have Started Action That "V FuriiiHlied the fauNr. " »V/ ' . iFfcN. Mason Miller, and Jack Hoots appr»red before Justice of the Feace R. - here Monday on a charts of assault on the person of R. L, tValters, all of whom live Just nort*»f Elkin. As a counter . action, Raymond Miller brought an indictment against Walters and bis son, Robert. The five had a lively free-for-all scuffle, it is said, art in the first warrant it was chdnoti that the trio had assauted Mr Waltjers by "hitting him with®®' 1 * fitfe and kicking him." After hearins the evidence, prayer for JudgnM* l * conMnuojA until October 14, dirtng which time It is the iuteution,°' Mr. Lovelace to question atwt/i' r WtifsM, who is aid to -liave'w>"> r>r nt, :>eforf> on the ■ ..