FW\ THE ELKIN TRIBUNE IM
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VOL,. No. XIX, No. 50
CONSOLIDATION OF
SEVERAL COUNTIES
IN STATE TALKED
Surry Would Be Joined
With Yadkin* Wilkes
, Unchanged
ECONOMIC MEASURE
(By M. K, Bunnagan)
Raleigh, Oct. 14. —Consolidation
of several North Carolina counties
to reduce the number from 100 to
70 or 76 is considered privately in
State official circles to such an ex
tent that State officials hare been
asked to work out suggested plans
for combinations of two or more of
the present counties that "will be
citable from the standpoint of kind
of%nterests of the people, lack
of natffral barriers, as mountain
ranges and sounds or large rivers,
location of county seats and other
factors.
jbiiceLleut roads aud automobiles,
except ill muiamu cttHeo, result in
great l eduction oi nuie uiiu bracts,
ana not mute tuau two uuurs wouiu
be iieeueu to ltsuou a county seat
Mom auy section oi a count>, e\eu
unuer ti»o sutiji»«>tea piun.' vjue oi
liciai lias ai'iiui«iu combinations,
wmcil would «ive i- counties, iu oi
ine preseat counties remaining un
disturoed auu a 4 wuii one
or more otners to lorui a new coun
ty.
This official, who prefers not to
have ins name given, due to Hie
great opposition expected i'roui
counties or county seats wnicu wouiu
loße tueir meutity, snows popula
tions, property valuation aud scuooi
enrollments ior tue conioinauous,i
as well as suggesting a couuiy beau
iiis piau loiiows:
Mountain area: Cherokee anil
Clayi Murpujr as county seat; Macon
and Jackson, bylva as seat; Grahani
add Swain, Biyson City as seat,
Henderson anu i ransyivauia, Heu
dersonville as seat; Kulliertord and
l'oik, Hutuerioraiou as seat; iviitch
ell and Vancy, Murnsviiie as seal;
Allegnany and Asne, Jetierson as
Beat.
Piedmont section: Iredell and
Alexander, Staiesvine as seat; Surry
and Yadkin, Doosou as seat; For
syth anu htokes, W luston-Saleiu as
seat; Alamance and Orange, Bur
lington as seat; Caswell auu Person,
Roxboro as seat.
Central section: Scotland and
Hoke, Laurinburg as seat; Moore
and Lee, Carthage as seat; Wilson
and (ireene, Wilson as seut; Nash
and Edgecombe, Kocky Mount as
seat; Vance and Warren, Henderson
as seat; Halifax and Northampton,
Weldon as seat.
Coastal area: Currituck, Camden
and Pasquotank, .Elizabeth City as
seat; Gates, Perquimans and Chow
an, Edenton as seat; Hertford and
Bertie, Ahoskie as seat; Craven and
Pamlico, New Bern as seat; Lenoir
and Jones, Kinston as seat, and
New Hanover and Brunswick, Wil
mington as seat.
JONESVILLE MAN
BUYS STOLEN COW
Bad Been Stolen and Purchaser Lost
Amount Paid For the Animal;
Seller Is At Large
Mag Price, cattle dealer of Jones-
Ville, last week purchased a 14-
montha-old heifer from a negro
youth living in the Roaring River
community, and later discovered the
animal had been stolen.
Jack Martin is the youth now be
ing sought on the charge of stealing
the cow from Charley Martin, a
kinsman. The cow was "rounded
up" in the wee hours of night and
sold to Mr. Price as being the pro
perty of Charley Martin. The right
ful trailed the transaction
and identified his property which
Mr. Price, had bought. There was
no argument on the part of Mr.
Price, and the animal was returned
to its owner, the purchaser taking
the entire loss of the amount paid.
Jack Martin is still in hiding, but
the arms of the law will likely take
him in shortly and hear bis side of
the argument, If any.
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Miss Pearl Johnson arrived here
Wednesday afternoon to be the guest
for several days of Rev. and Mrs,
Eph Whisenhunt at the Baptist
pastorium. Miss Johnson is a na
tive of Nerth Wilkesboro, and has
been engaged in missionary work in
China for the past several years.
During Rev. and Mrs. Whisenhunt's
stay in China, they
•with Miss Johnson in the Missionary
field.
President Drinks Beer
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He is General Von Hindenburg"
president of Germany, shown slak
ing his thirst at a roadside tavern.
ATTEMPT TO ROB
HOME FRUSTRATED
Would-Be Stealers Had Goods In
Shape For Removal But
Became Frightened
While attending to his profession
al duties as an attorney in Winston-
Salem, the home of J. P. Rumley.
former Elkin lawyer, was visited by
would-be robbers, but were frustrat
ed by a tenant, Mr. Edgar Whitaker
and his brother-in-law, Mr. Ffank
Williams, who chanced to be near
the home of the lawyer just at that
time.
Hearing a noise in the house, the
gentlemen surmised that Mr. Rum
ley had returned, and called to him.
Getting no answer, an investigation
was made, which led to th e fact that
two men were In the house. Being
unarmed, Messrs. Whitaker and
Williams quietly proceeded to the
home .of a neighbor to secure a
weapon, but upon their return the
uninvited visitors had fled.
! Entering the hom e of Mr. Hum
ley to make a further investigation,
the men found a good quantity of
household effects packed and ready
for removal, but the culprlta had
evidently become frightened when
their presence was discovered. .
• Mr. Rumjey recently lost 18 fine
chickens from his farm, home near
: Burch, where the attempted robbery
! occurred.
The home of Mr. Raymond Pruitt
was also entered about a week ago,
and strong suspicion points to two
young men of that vicinity, one of
whom was convicted of housebreak
ing at the home Mr*. Dr. Hamp
tor. about a year ago and sent to
the reformatory, it is said. The al
leged guilty party jr parties are be
ing sought by officers, who are in
formed that crimes of various na
ture hav e been committed by one of
the young men, one of whom is
believed to be Pedro Johnson, who
recently escaped the reformatory
and returned to that section, it is
said.
With such frequent visitations of
men of this character, no duobl
someone will Het the trap that will
bring them to justice, and others
who have thus far escaped should
be on th e lookout.
LOCAL OFFICERS
CAPTURE 3 MEN
MT« Gallon ('an of Whiskey Poureil
Out As Result of Deputy's
Search of Part y
Three white men giving their
names as Jack Waddell, Luke (Jate
wood, and Clyde Johnson, were ar
rested here last Thursday morning
by Deputy Sheriff W. M. Dickerson,
who hfcd been given a tip to wjatch
for the party.
They were apprehended at a lo
cal filling station as they were re
pairing a tire. All three were said
to have been drinking heavily,
and Mr. Dickerson asked for per
mission to search the car, which was
at first refused on the grounds that
he did not have a search warrant.
The officer Informed them that he
could mighty quick obtalq one if
they demanded, and it was at this
point that they gave in. A five
gallon can of an unknown brand of
whiskey was located in the car, and
poured but. Unable to make bond,
the trio was placed in the city bas
tlle.
The men gave their address as
Winston-Salem, and evidently were
preparing to supply fair visitors with
"sight-seeing" liquid to the extent
of at least five gallons.
Miss Louise Transou, who has
been a patient In a Statesville hos
pital for the past several days. Buf
fering from the effects "of an attack
of Influenza Is much Improved, her
many friends will be glad to learn.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER, l«, 1980
Registration Ends
On October 25th
GET NAME ON BOOK
Two More Saturdays In
; Which To Qualify
For Voting
REGISTRARS LISTED
Mr. C. A. McNeil, registrar for
Elkin township, will be at McNeer's
Warehouse next Saturday and' again
on the following Saturday, which
will b e your last opportunity to reg
ister and vote in the November
election. He will be assisted by
Messrs. S. R. Wilmoth and H. M.
Swink. /
Much interest ifc being shown in
the campaign for various offices
which will be ddeided upon in Nov
ember, and the matter of registering
or having your registration transfer
red if you have resided in another
town recently, is important. If you
wish your registration transferred.
Mr. McNeil, who may be found at
the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. during
the week, will gladly give you the
information necessary to have this
done.
Remember that Saturday, Oct. 25,
is the last day in which you may
register and if you wish to have a
voice in the choice of the candidates
see that your name appears on the
registration books of the township
in which you live.
The complete list of registrars by
townships is as follows:
Bryan--J. R. Norman, Grover
Hanes, C. W. Williams.
Dobson —F. P. Riggs, C. L. Jarvis,
A. K. Scott.
Eldora—M. E. Shakleford, Leroy
Stewart, J. P. Danley.
Elkin—C. A. McNeil, S. R. Wll
moth, H. M. Swink.
Franklin—Claude Bartley, Beeker
Lowe, M. G. Haynes. >
Long Hill—D. B. Needham, S. M.
Stone, Joe Redman.
Marsh—W. H. Chandler, T. E.
Stanley, Walroy Bray.
Mount Airy, I—Gray Hogan, M.
I). Moore, Wilcher Simmons. !
Mount Airy, 2—R. C. Carter, J.
W. Badgett, T. A. Lewis.
Mount Airy, 3—-Frank Graves, G.
C. Hauser, W. A. Jackson.
Mount Airy, 4 —A. M. Beamer, G.
O. Monday, E. H. Hennis.
Mount 5—R. E. Ashby, J.
H. Gwyn, D. C. Bowman.
Pilot T. M. Smith, F. M. Dob
son, E. J. Shelton. •
Rockford W. M. Wood, Romey
Burrus, E. C. Flynn.
Shoals J. R. Scott, G. W. Scott,
W. R. Bulllngton.
Siloam —J. S. Patterson, H. W.
Miller, J. A. Whitaker.
Stewarts Creek——Everett Hill,
L. Snow, W. A. York.
Westfi'eld—Reid Snoddy, J. R.
Tilley, M. A. Chilton.
A WORLD WAR
PICTURE AT LYRIC
A nine-reel World War moving
picture be shown at the Lyric
theatre, Tuesday, October 21st ( af
night. for the benefit of the (Jeorge
Gray Post of the American Legion.
The matinee is being given for
the techool children of Klkln and
surrounding community and th, ad
mission will he 15c. The night
showing will be for aklults and
children, and the price will be 20c
and 40c.
The public Is Invited to attend
and help the Legion.
Boonville Fair To Be
Held October 24-25
The Boonville Agricultural Fair
will be held on Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 24 and 25, according to in
formation received by The Tribune.
Farmers who have not already
done RO are urged to prepare their
exhibits of farm products and make
the necessary entry. Valuable pre
miums *vill be Awarded In the fol
lowing departments: Flowers, culi
nary, preserving, needlework 1 , poul
try, farm crops, dairy cattle, fruits,
vocational agriculture and 4-H
club, contests, and bird dog show
will be held on the last day of the
Fair.
The management has arranged
for band music to entertain the
many visitors expected to attend
from all parts of the surrounding
country, will also be stock
judging, fir e works, educational dis
plays, crop-judging, football, humor
ous contest* and many other thingß
In abundance to Satisfy appetites of
the hungry.
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W. C. LEWIS, NIGHT
OFFICER, INJURE*)
Struck By Truck Driven By Lloyd
• „ Martin; Badly Bruised By
Contact With Street.
policeman W. C. Lewis,
sustained painful injuries last Sat
urday night while attempting to
cross the street near Turner Drug
Co. Stepping in front of a truck
driven by/Lloyd Martin, son of J. C.
Martin, of North Elkin, Mr. Lewis
was knocked down and dragged for
a short distance. He was painfully
bruised and received numerous cuts
and scratches about his body.
But for 'the fact that the truck
was light in weight, being used by
the driver's father as a grocery de
livery, the injuries to Mr. Lewis
havefceen of a more serious
nature. Aninvestigatipn of the ac
cident exhonerated the young Mar
tin boy of blame, as it is said the
officer stepped out in the street in
the pathway of the car, and the
driver did not have sufficient time
in which to bring the car to a stand
still before hitting him.
Mr. Lewis was immediately taken
to the office of a physician, where
an examination was made. X-ray
pictures revealed the encouraging
fact that no hones were broken. He
was later taken to his home on
Market street, where a restless night
was spent. Although his condition
Is not regarded as serious, he is suf
fering considerable pain, and it will
likely be some time t>efore he will
be able to- resume his duties as guar
dian over the city's inhabitants
while they slumber.
LOCAL DOCTOR ILL
IN STATESVILLE
The many friends of Dr. J. W.
Ring will regret to learn that he is
confined to Long's hospital, States
ville as the result of a recent heart
attack. Dr. Ring, although rather
advanced in years, is normally in
gqod physical condition and able to
look after the duties of his profes
sion as well as other business mat
ters in and about the city. It is
sincerely hoped that his condition
will continue to Improve and that
he will soon be able to return to his
home here.
Those in charge of the event ex
pect a record attendance, and com
ing at a later date In the season will
enable many farmers to arrange
their work on the farms so as to
attend and enter their exhibits, see
those of others, and enjoy two days
which ar e intended to prove helpful.
"The Flapper Grandmother" and
"The Carolina Minstrel" offer two
big attractions at night. "The Flap
per Grandmother" is a musical
comedy produced under the direc
tion, of the Wayne P. Sewell Co., of
Atlanta. People who have seen it
declare that ther e is a laugh in every
line. It will be presented in the
High School Auditorium Friday
night,, October-25. "The Carolina
Minstrel" is an all-star black-face
comedy. The jokes of the end men,
the ugliest face contest of these
darkies, and a great mind reading
exhibition will furnish plenty of en
tertainment for the crowd Saturday
night, October 25tb.
: Jf
Wlhiitßi i ßp j
Mis* Stella Willins of Brooklyn,
who wrote 124 words a minute for
one consecutive hour and retained
the title of world champion.
MOTORCADE PASSES
BUT DOES NOT STOP
Five Big Busses Headed By High
way Patrolmen Pass Through
En Route to Roaring (lap
Headed by two highway patrol
men riding motorcycles and sound
ing their sirens to clear the way the
motorcade of international highway
engineers, five big busses and sev
eral private automobiles passed
through Elkin over Bridge street
yesterday en route to Roaring Gap
where a luncheon had been prepared
for them.
In the party were 87 distinguish
ed highway engineers and their res
pecting staffs from various parts of
the globe, who are making a tour
and study of road building in the
United States. Thirty-five nations
are represented in the body of dis
tinguished engineers and their as
sociates, who will dbfcerve the num
erous types of road bed in use In
the state. They will also ascertain
thfc method of construction, cost,
system of financing and durability
of each typ e of road.
The tour started at Washington,
D. C., and the route of th e Shenan
doah Valley was followed. Arriving
at the Virginia line, they wpre met
by the North Carloina highway of
ficials and escorted to Winston-
Salem, where they were guests of
that city Tuesday night. Leaving
Winston-Salem yesterday morning
at nine o'clock, the party arrived
here at 10:30 and proceded directly
to Roaring (lap without stopping en
route.
HOME DESTROYED
MONDAY MORNING
Kiiil(iiiif( and Content* KIIM'II to (lie
(•round; I'artly Covered
By Insurance
Awakened by the noise of the
spreading flames, a young son of
Mr. and Mrs. (Maud Davis discovered
that their home was in blazes. Has
tily summoning the members of the
household about 3 o'clock Monday
morning, the family barely had time
to escape with their lives, and the
home and its were de
stroyed witli the exception of a few
pieces of furniture, the fire having
gained too much headway to subdue
it. j
The home, a five-room bungalow,
was built about two years ago by
John Hudson, and was of frame
construction. Nine hundred dollars
In insurance had been provided as
protection, six hundred on the home
and three hundred on the furniture.
The loss sustained was approximate
ly dowi/e the amount of insurance.
TWO PAY COST
, OF AN AFFRAY
/•
Raymond %nl M«uon Miller Ap|K*ar
Before H-. L. Ijovelace
Here Tuesday
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Raymond and Miller,
charged jointly with Jack Hoots, R.
L. Walters and Walters In
engaging in an affray recently, ap
peared before Justice of tbe Peace,
R. L. Lovelace on Tuesday and two
of the defendean'.e pkld the costs in
the action. Raymond was allotted
three-fourths of the costs and Mason
paid the remaining fourth! OJher
defendants in the case were found
not guilty. Prayer for Judgment
was continued as to the Miller men.
Bert Moxley, of Alleghany, and
J. H. Lyon, of Blkln, each paid 95 00
and tbe costs for operating motor
vehicles without proper lights. These
cases were also heard In Mr. Lore
lace's court, ..Tuesday.
Austria has an intensive expan
sion program of water-pow?r devel
opment.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
KIWANIANS WILL
OBSERVE LADIES'
NIGHT ON FRIDAY
Excellent Program Be
ing Arranged For
the Occasion
TO BE GALA EVENT
At the Klwanis meeting last
Friday at Hotel Elkin,
the occasion was featured by a num
ber of songs, a regular program
not having been arranged.
Tobacco buyers on the local
warehouse floors had been extended
an invitation to be guests of the
club at that meeting, but for some
reason were unable to attend. The
invitation will probably be extended
again, at which time it is hoped to
have the entire force present.
President J. 0. Abernethy pre
sided. After th e dinner period, the
president called to the attention ot
the Kiwanians the need ol books
by school children of the county,
and stated that the Mount Airy club
had already taken steps to bring re
lief to the needy of the community.
After some discussion, the matter
was referred to the proper commit
tee for further action. County
Welfare Officer L». F. Walker, had
asked Kiwanian Abernethy to bring
the subject before the membership
in a further effoYt to assist the
needy of the county in securing
school books, clothing and other ar
ticles. .
Ladies' Night
Ladies' Night which was postponed
a week, is scheduled to be held
Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock. An
excellent program is being arranged
for the entertainment of the Kiwan
ians and their lady friends, which
will include wives, daughters and
sweethearts. Considerable discus
sion was heard concerning the event,
which is looked forward to with en-,
thusiasm.
Every member of the club Is
urged to keep this event In mind,
and be present on linin and .share
in the entertainment features
which the program chairman is pre
paring.
YADKIN FARMERS
HOLD A MEETING
Many Tobacco Growers Mwl When
Coll IN Issued, and Kign
- lip Is Started. \ •
Showing their faith in the tobacco
growers co-operative organization,
many Yadkin county farmers met. at
Yadkinvllle Saturday to discuss the
organization proposition, and-as a
result many signed the contract. To
help the farmers fill out the con
tract blanks, five men were named
as a committee, which is composed
of the following men: W. L>. Rock
ett. Union Cross; Fletcher Hoots.
Courtney: R. L. Gregory, Jonesville;
J. J. Reavis. Yadkinvllle, and W. E.
Brooks, Boonville.
In order to acquaint other farm
ers with the terms of the contract.
County Agent L>. F. Brumfield. and
J, R. Walker, agricultural Instruc
tor in the school at Boonville, met
the farmers at various places in- tho
county the early part of this week
to discuss and explain how the or
ganization will function.
CONFEDERATE "* '
VETERAN DEAD
j Passes Away At' Home Near Klkin;
'H«*art Trouble and Other
Complications
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning from the Mulberry
Baptist church, in vthis county, for
Thomas Henry Cave, 81, who passed
away at his home about four miles
north of Elkin on Klkin Monday.
Mr. Cave had been In declining
health for a number of years doe
to his advanced age, and a heart
ailment.
He is survived by several child
ren. Interment in the church ceme
tery followed the funeral rites.
.IONEMVIIXK MAN 'PASSES
AT WILKES HOSPITAL
Funeral rites for J. D. Hager, of
Jonesville, were held from the Island
Ford Baptist church, Tuesday after
noon. Mr. Hager who was about 70
years of age, passed away at the
Wilkes Hospital in North Wlikesboro,
Monday evening, following a brief
illness from appendicitis, followed
by pneumonia.
The deceased was twlc« married,
surviving are bis widow and eight
children.