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VOL. No XXI No. 18
HONOR PROF. DIXON
ON ANNIVERSARY OF
"16TH" BIRTHDAY
Folks of Surry and Yad
kin Give Pioneer Edu
cator Surprise Party
PRAISED BY EDITOR
Born on the 29th day of Febru
ary, 1864, Prof. Zeno Dixon,
principal of the Jonesvllle High
and for many years a pion
■er in education in this state, was
honored Monday at the Bchool chap
el hour by students, faculty and
many former school mates and old
friends in celebration «of his "six
teenth" anniversary.
Although professor Dixon has cel
ebrated only 16 anniversaries, he
was in reality 68 years old Monday,
due to the fact that he was born
upon a day whictf comes but one
time in every four years.
The celebration, which saw the
auditorium tilled to overflowing,
with many standing along the walls
or Bitting in Improvised seats, came
as a complete surprU e to the noted
educator, who appeared deeply
moved at the honor done him. Mrs.
Dixon, who had been forewarned,
had been brought from her home
and was seated upon the stage.
Miss Clara Bell, of Elkin, mem
ber of the Jonesvllle school facul
toN presided. The singing of "Amer
ica" opened the celebration, after
which Rev. Eph Whisenhunt, pas
tor of the Elkin Baptist church, led
Hie devotlonals. J. Thad Reece,
superintendent of the Yadkin nuuu-
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$25,000 ALLOCATED
TO SURRY FARMERS
Those Behind in Loan
Payments May Borrow
From This Sum
Farmers of Surry county who
are in arrears on the farm loan pay
ments to the federal land banks will
profit from th« recently organized
Reconstruction Finance corporation,
it been lbarned from J. Luther
Wood, necretary-treaaurer of the
[ county farm loan association. Mr.
Wood has stated that Surry has
bean allocated from the government
finance act the sum of $25,000 with
which to extend the past due pay
ments on the farm lands of the
county.
Borrowers who have Installments
past due are required to take ad
vantage of the help and place their
loans in good condition by paying
past due installments with further
loans from the government, provided
they are in good standing in the
county organization. To take care
of the past due payments the gov
ernment is offering to loan the
farmer an amount necessary to do
this, requiring this extra loan to be
repaid in five annual installments.
More than 400 farmers have se
cured loans in this county, and of
this number 150 have become in
arrears on account of their financial
condition. The government now ex
" pects those who are in arrears to
borrow from the new fund to pay
past due amounts, ' otherwise the
farms will be forecloaed to satisfy
the first mortgage.
Tribune Egg Day
Nets 311 Dozen
A total of 811 down egg*, or in
round numbers, 8,782 eggn, were
received at The Tribufte office
-during the past week-end wt term
ers of Surry and adjoining Coun
ties hastened to take advantage Q f
The Tribune's offer to give »«b
--"ecripCions to the paper in w .
cliange * or egß ß * allowing a price
of 85 cents per down.
Bggs were bringing 10 cent*
per dozen wholesale Saturday,
and many farmers who brought
their egS produce to The Tribune
office expressed their appreciation
for the co-operation accorded
them by this paper. Whereas on
ly six dozen, at cents per
dosen. werr. J«M« arv to secure
a subscription to The Tribune, at
market prices it would have taken
15 do*®® to raise the necessary
•1.50.
To the many new wihwriMfi
who will receive this issue as their
first, The Tribune extends a
hearty welcome*
«Mmm
Candidate
'~lf'
.pB
Htacy W. Wade, former State in
surance commissioner, who has an-
nounced himself as a candidate for
the democratic nomination for sec
retary of state in the June primary.
A native of Carteret county, Mr.
Wade was twice elected as state in
surance commissioner. He resigned
in 1927 to devote himself to private
business. He has mnde his home
in Raleigh and Durham for many
years.
CONTEST SPONSORED
BY WALTON LEAGUE
Elkin-Sparta Chapter to
Give Prizes For Best
Essays
The Elkln-Sparta Chapter of the
Isaak Walton League is sponsoring
a high school essay contest In Surry
and Alleghany counties. Any pupil
in public high school is eligible to
enter this contest. Attractive prizes
will be awarded to the boy or girl
in each county winning the first
prize. Winning this prize will also
enable them to compete in the
state contest, which is being spon
sored by the Waltonian Council of
North Carolina.
Details of the contest follow:
1. Subject: "The Relation of
Forests to Our Fish and Game."
2. Eligibility: All pupils in pub
lic high schools of the State, whether
supervised by County Superintend
ent of Public Instruction or city
school authorities.
3. Material: The principal,
teacher or other school official
shall notify the State Forester's of-
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CIVIC BETTERMENT
LEAGUE ORGANIZED
J. H. Beeson Appointed
Chairman, D. C.
Martin Secretary
At a meeting in the Junior Order
hall Monday night of a number of
citizens, a Civic Betterment League
was organized, it was learned Wed
nesday fro*n E. C. James, local at
torney. ,
Following the organization, J. H.
Beebon, cashier of the Bank of Elk
in, was elected as chairman and D.
C. Martin, local real estate man, was
named aB secretary.
The Civic League is to be of a
non-partisan, non-sectarian nature,
Mr. James said, nor will it deal in
personalities, whatever Involved. The
league feels that its activities should
at ail times be confined towards
bettering civic conditions in Elkin,
:he said.
It was also stated that the town's
'financial condition was discussed at
length and a committee appointed
;by the chairman to represent the
i league before the local government
j commission at Raleigh. The names
| of these committeemen were not giv
en for publication.
Civil War Veteran Of
Zephyr Seriously 111
J. Kimber Cockerham, Civil War
veteran and highly esteemed citiien
of the Zephyr community of Surry
icounty, has been ill the past
Hhree weeks and his many friends
I*lll regret to that his condl
;Uon shows no Improvement. He is
"fcr 88 years old. ;
Changes Hours
_— i —
I Tlie local office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company announ
ces the office hours will be
f rom g ». «. until 7 p, m.
to S A- m. tfc ft p. m.
ELKIN. NTC, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1932 , , ;
ro CONTINUE WORK
OF DEMONSTRATION
AS CITIZENS AID
Home Agent To Con
tinue in Surry, Yad
kin and Wilkes
IS WELCOME NEWS
Through individual donations
from interested citizens, the home
demonstration work in southern
Surry, Yadkin and a portion of
Wilkes will continue, it has been
learned from Miss Hazel Browne,
home demonstration agent, who last
week announced that th e work was
to be discontinued due to withdraw
al of state and federal aid.
The home demonstration work wa
inaugurated November 1, 1931, am
up until the present time has pro
gressed rapidly. The state, in be
ginning this work in the three coun
ties, was relying upon funds ex
pected as tax upon fertilizer. How
ever, this source of revenue did no
come up to expectations and stat
help had to be withdrawn, whicl
automatically curtailed federal aid
Since the work was started
number of beneficial projects hav
been organized by Miss Browne, in
eluding eleven 4-H clubs and
woman's exchange, which Is hel
each Saturday in the home demon
stration office. Approximately s2o
worth of farm products and handi
work have been disposed of sine*
the exchange was begun.
Many expressions of gratlflcatlo
have been heard since it was learned
the demonstration work waß to con
tinue. Hundreds of farm women
throughout the three counties are
deeply interested in the work.
ELKIN MOTORS, INC.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
With One Exception Old
Personnel Remains
With New Concern
The Elkin Motor* company, form
erly run by E. F. McNeer, of this
city, has been purchased by Elkin
Motors, Inc., a corporation headed
by the owners of the Yadkin Valley
Motor company, of North Wllkes
boro. Albert Somera, formerly of
North Wilkesboro, is in full charge.
Although owned by the men back
of the Yadkin Valley Motor com
pany, Elkin Motors is in no way con
nected with the North Wilkesboro
concern, Mr. Somers said, ani is to
be run as an entirely separate or
ganization. f
The new concern will sell and ser
vice Ford automobiles and trucks,
and will carry at all times a full
lin e of both A and T model parts,
in addition to maintaining an effi
cient repairing department, using
only Ford trained mechanics. With
but one exception, the entire per
sonnel of the old organization have
accepted positions with the new
company.
CONVICTS ARRIVE
AT NEW STOCKADE
Seventy-three Negroes, Mostly bong
Termers, Brought From Raleigh
To Hurry In Prison Vans
Seventy-three negro convicts, the
majority of them serving sentences
of from three to 30 years, were sent
to the Surry state prison camp, lo
cated near Dobson, last Wednesday,
where they will be housed while en
gaged in road construction work in
this section.
The convicts were brought from
state's prison at Raleigs in three
large prison vans made for that pur
pose, and were escorted by five ex
perienced guards and the steward
assigned to the Surry camp. Several
other guards will be on duty in ad
dition to those who accompanied the
convicts.
Newell Lowe, superintendent of
the camp, had everything in readi
ness when the men arrived. The
stockade was only recently erected
and is situated on property of the
county home.
Death Claims J. H. Coe
At His Home In Rusk
J. Hilary Coe !ied at his home at
Rusk early Wodnesday from paraly
sis. He was stricken on Saturday
of last week and his condition has
been critical since thee.
Surviving are hlB widow, two sons
and one daughter.
Something Else You Can Do With a Flivver
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H. found an old hafnd-car beWdel the
Hht an ancient Model T for three
Hit- axle. They cover the two miles
HLur. And is it fnn?
By MayorToAssfsf
Anti-Hoarding Plans
A committee composed of J. H.
Beeson, W. A. Neaves, Paul
Gwyn, Joe Bivins, C. G. Arm
field, A. O. Bryan and W. M. Al
len lihm beeu appointed by Mayor
M. A. Royall to take charge the
campaign of the Citizens' Recon
struction Organization in this vi
cinity, which has as its object the
selling of "Baby Bonds" in an
effort to combat the habit of
hoarding.
According to a letter received
Tuesday by Mayor Royall from J.
L. Morehead, of Durham, state
chairman of the organization,
the securities will probably run
for one year, bear two per t'ent
interest, be cashable on 30 to 00
days notice at par, and will have
behind them all the resources of
the government." In addition,
all money received will be deposi
ted in the local bank and used in
tliis vicinity, it was said.
Already some $100,000,000 has
been returned to, circulation by
this program and it is believed
that with the active co-operation
on the parts of the citizens of this
state, a successful sale of se
curities can be had and a great
good accomplished. %
Plans for the work here are in
the handf. of Mayor Royall.
TO PLANT TREE IN
HONOR WASHINGTON
Dedication Service. To
Be Held On School
Grounds Friday
As one of the features of the Na
tion's celebration of the Washing
ton Bicentennial, the commission
and the American Association are
co-operating in a program that calls
for the planting of 10,000,000 trees
as living monuments to George
Washington. Following this sug
gestion, the Jonathan Hunt Chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution is sponsoring the plent
ing and dedication of an evergreen
tree on the school grounds on Fri
day morning, March 4, at 8:45
o'clock, with the following program:
Song, "America"; Salute to the
Flag; "Why We Plant a Tree", C.
Q. Armfield; Dedication; Poem,
Mrs. Conrad Jamison.
Everyone interested in honoring
the anniversary of the great man
who founded tlw> nntion, is mobt
cordip.lly invited to be present.
Last Game
The last basket ball game of the
season to be seen here will take
place Friday night at McNeer's
warehouse when both the boys' and
girlß' teams of the local high school
battle the teams of the Sparta high
school.
True Bills of Murder
Against Chappel and
Misenheimer
MOORE PRESIDING
Pleading guilty to the second de
gree murder of Claude Jones, who
Was a prominent automobile dealer
of Leaksville, Summerfield Martin
was Wednesday sentenced to 30
years in state's prison by Judge
Walter E. Moore, of Sylvia, presid
ing over the criminal term of Yad
kin county superior court now in
session at Yadkinville.
Martin was brought to Yadkin
ville Sunday night from Atlanta, by
Sheriff Reavis, and submitted his
plea of guilty to murder in the sec
ond degree shortly after the case
was called for trial. John Mclver,
who was also indicted for the mur
der of Jones, is at the present tim:
serving a 30 year sentence for his
part in the crime.
The murder of Jones urred sev
ral years ago near Brook's Cross
Roads as Martin and Mclver were
being brought back to Yadkin coun
ty from Knoxville. The two had
previously escaped from the Forsyth
county chain gang, stealing an auto
mobile and heading in the direction
of Greensboro. Pursued by the For
syth county sheriff and his deputies,
a running gun fight took place be
tween Kernersville and Guilford Col
lege, where the convicts abandoned
their machine and took ,to the
woods. They were later arrested in
Knoxville.
A true bill for murder was re
turned by the grand Jury against
Clement Cbappel for the killing of
Ernest Mcßride last fall. The al
leged murder took place at a tobacco
barn near Jonesville during a fight
between the two boys.
Another true bill for murder was
returned against James Mfsenheim
er for the murder of Ray Holcomb,
near Mitchell's Chapel. This mur
der. was said to have been the out
come of a fight over a girl.
Both Chapel and tylfsenheimer
are boys in their middle teens and
it is not expected that the state
will ask for a verdict of murder in
the first degree In either case.
Arrest Clark York In
Burrus Mystery Case
Clark York, 32, was arrested In
[Winston-Salem Tuesday afternoon
and placed in Jail in connection
with the mysterious disappearance
of Jim Burrus, Mount Airy taxicab
driver, who dropped from sight last
Friday night. The taxicab was
found deserted the following Satur
day parked on a Winston-Salem
street. York is alleged to hare been
the last person seen with Burrus.
Capou IJOMS Fight
Th« fmfAi-ai court of appeals sus
tained a district court at Chicago
on Saturday and A 1 Capone, gang
leader, lost his fight to escape an
11-year sentence for income tax
evasion.
Western Gcurolfo&'s
Leading Wsekl.r
Newspaper
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RUMORS OF OPENING
PLANS OF BANK TO
BE BRANDED FALSE
Spradlin States He Will
Not Discuss Chance
of Opening
COULD WORK HARM
Rumors pertaining to the condi
tion of the Elkin National Bank or
what it is going to do in the way of
opening as reported coming from W.
H. Spradlin, receiver, are absolutely
false and without grounds, Mr.
SpradHn stated to a Tribune re
porter Wednesday.
There has been much talk and
conjecture aB to future plans of the
bank, Mr. Spradlin said, and he and
his staff have been questioned re
peatedly as to opening plans, if
any. However, he is not at liberty
to divulge one word of information
to anyone, not even to the bank's
attorney, the receiver said.
Rumors that the bank is plan
ning to open could result unfavor
ably in a number of ways, it was
pointed out. Depositors who are to
be given certificates acknowledging:
that the bank is indebted to them
in a certain amount, following th«
filing of claim papers, might sell
these certificates to other parties
provided it was thought the bank
was going to open. In a case ilk*
this if the bank didn't open, the
purchaser of the certificate would
find himself a loser.
Mr. Spradlin wished it emphati
cally stated that he has made no
statement concerning future plans
for the bank, and that he does not
intend to. Any reports to that ef
fect are to be branded as ground
less.
A large number of depositors
hav e filed their claims this week, it
was learned, the work going for
ward smoothly and rapidly. Before
putting in a claim, the depositor is
required to first identify himself
and to have his claim statement wit
nessed by a notary public.
THREE FIRES WREAK
HAVOC IN ONE DAY
Flames Raze Store And
Two Homes; Origins
Unknown
Three fires, each of unknown ori
gin, destroyed two homes and one
store near here" between the houra
of 3 o'clock Thursday morning and
10 o'clock Thursday night. The;
i first building to burn was the store
building and living quarters of A. V.
Kennedy, at Mountain Park, which
blazed about 3 o'clock Thursday
morning. One hour later the home
of Ernest Brotfn, of Arlington was
a mass of flames. About 10 o'clock
Thursday night the home of Lytle
! Alexander, located three miles west
of Elkin, was completely destroyed.
The fire at the Brown home r
which was a two story structure, had
gained such headway when dis
covered that only a few pieces of
furniture could be recovered. Ap
parently the flames had originated
in the rear portion of the house,
which was partly protected by in
surance. »
An expensive bird dog and her
litter of seven puppies were burned
to death. The dog was under the
house and could not be coaxed out.
Mr. Kennedy was not at his store
In Mountain Park when the flro
there originated. When he reached
the scene the building was little
more than a smouldering ruin. The
loss was estimated at about $1,500,
part of which was covered by In
surance.
The wife of Mr. Alexander snd
her three small children had a nar
row escape when flames and smoke
ato away the Alexander home Thurs
day night. The faimly had retired,
wjth the exception of Mr. Alexander,
who is on the night Bhift at the
Chatham Manufacturing company,
and wpre not awakened by the
crackle of flames until the ceiling
had started falling In. They were
forced to escape without having
time to secure clothing.
Services At Galloway
Memorial Church
■Rev. Hurst, of Mt. Airy, will con
duct services at the Galloway Me
morial church on Sunday fatten uoon,
March Bth, at S o'clock. The public
is most eerdially invited to attend.