Elkin— "The Best
Little Town In
North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXI No. 28
SURRY TAX SALE POSTPONED 60 DAYS
CHARITY DRIVE HAS
NETTED A TOTAL OF
$108.44 THUS FAR
Much Flour On Hand
But Other Supplies
Running Low
A total of $108.4 4 has been do
nated to the associated charities dur
ing the past 10 days as «t result of
a drive for funds began two weeks
ago, it has been learned from W.
M. Allen, chairman.
Although a large shipment of gov
ernment owned flour has been re
ceived for distribution among the
needy, other supplies have reached
a low ebb and considering the num
ber of persons dependent upon the
organization, funds are badly needed.
Of the sum above, SIOO, as was
reported in The Tribune last week,
was a personal gift from Thurmond
Chatham. Others who donated
were: C. G. Armfield, $1.00; Dr.
E. G. Click, $2.00; and the Elkin
Woman's Club, $5.00. Six hundred
poundß of peas were donated by R.
G. Smith.
The majority of th e supplies up
on which the charity organization
has operated upon since Christinas
have been given by interested citi
zens, in the form of groceries, cloth
ing, and the like. However, it was
said, the association has been sadly
handicapped by lagk of funds inas
much as many articles have been
needed which were not available.
It was pointed out that at no
time is money given to those seeking
aid, the association using what
funds are available to purchase sup
plies. Many, it was said, if given
cash money, would spend it un
wisely.
YORK SENTENCED TO
30 YEARS IN PRISON
Found Guilty Second-
Degree Murder, Kill
er Given Limit
Clarke York, convicted late last
Wednesday night by a Surry county
Jury lor the second-degree murder
of Jim Burrus, Mt. Airy taxi-driver,
■was sentenced Friday by Judge
Thomas J. Shaw to 30 years in
Btate's prison.
Judge Shaw, in commenting on
the case, said it was as bad as any
he knew and for that reason he gave
him the limit.
York, who went through the trial
without offering any evidence in
his own defense, was taken to Ral
eigh to begin his sentence the first
of this week.
The murderer, a native of Mt.
Airy, was arrested after police had
learned he engaged Burrus to drivt
him to Winston-Salem where Bur
rus' abandoned machine was found
several days after the taxi-drivei
was reported missing.
Burrus' body was found on a creek
near Mt. Airy. He had beep beater
to death.
MRS. M. J. BRYANT
PASSES TUESDAY
Funemtl Services Were Held From
The Pall Creek Baptist Church
Wednesday Afteyioon
Mrs. Lillie Eskridge Bryant 42,
wife of M. J. Bryant, ot Arlington,
passed away in a Statesville hospital
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30, follow
ing a ten days' illness from appendi
citis and complications.
Brief funeral rites were held from
th e home on Wednesday afternoon
at 1 o'clock and the funeral proper
was held at 2 o'clock from the Fall
Creek Baptist church, in charge of
Rev. J. W. Bryant. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bryant was a highly esteemed
woman and had been a member of
tb« Jonesvlll* Baptist church for the
past thirty years.
Surviving are her husband, M. J.
Bryant, two children, Virginia Lee
and Wayne; her parents, Mr. and
Thomas Eskridge, and one sis
ter, Miss Delia Lou Eskridge, all
of Arlington. Four brothers, Sam
Eskftdge, of Winston-Salem; Cline
Eskridge, of Greensboro; Charles
Eskridge, of Charleston, S. C., and
Solon Eskridge, ot Wilkes coanty,
also survive.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
First of Series of
Local Cartoons In
This Issue Tribune
A local cartoon, drawn, and the
printing plate made, in The Tri
bune plant, appears today on the
editorial page as the first of a
series, giving The Tribune, so far
AN IS known, the distinction of
being the only weekly newspaper
in North Carolina to publish a
cartoon with purely local appeal.
In fact, only one paper In the
daily field has this feature.
The system used in producing
the cartoon is very simple in com
parison to the complicated pro
cess of photo engraving, and is
much faster.
FARM AGENT TALKS
OF FAIR BENEFITS
McCrary Tells Kiwan
ians Community Fair
Worthy Project
O. F. McCrary, of Raleigh, north
west district farm agent, stressed
the importance and benefits of a
community fair in an interesting
talk Friday at the Elkin Kiwanis
luncheon.
Knowing that there has been some
discussion here of the advisability
of a community fair next fall, Mr.
McCrary proceeded to give a num
ber of suggestions on how best to
stage such an event, and outlined
numerous ways in which both citi
zens of Elkin and the farmers par
ticipating would profit by it.
In discussing the farm agent work
in Surry, the speaker said the county
had been devoting entirely too much
attention to tobacco. What Is need
ed and is at present being pushed
by the local farm agent is a pro
gram in which the farmer is urged
to' improve his soil, sadly depleted
by many tobacco crops, use only
the best seed, and to turn his atten
tion to poultry and livestock.
During the luncheon E. W. Mc-
Daniel, new member of the club,
was appointed to the finance com
mittee and the public relations com
mittee. Jones Holcomb, another
new member, was also placed on the
public relations committee. Avery
Neaves was named as Kiwanis rep
resentative on the associated chari
ties board.
TWO ARE INJURED
IN SUNDAY CRASH
Hold Galloway Foster
On Charge Of Reck
less Driving
Two More Saturdays
In Which to Register
Voters who wish to register 'or
the June primaries in Elkin town
ship have two more Saturdays in
which to get their names on the
books, it was announced Wednesday
by C. A. McNeill, registrar of this
township. The books will be at
McNeer's warehouse on the two
Saturdays available and on week
days will be available at Mr. Mc-
Neill's office at the Elkin Bottling
company.
Dunn Hit By Fire
An entire business block in Dunn
was destroyed by a Sunday fire
which raged during tbe morning,
was subdued for hours and then
resume its ravages after nightfall.
The losa will run over $150,000.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1932
SURRY BUSSES NOT
BAD CONSIDERING
MONEY AVAILABLE
Lentz Says Mechanics
Did Good Job With
Material Furnished
HAD NO ACCIDENTS
Although Surry county school
busses were found in bad mechani
cal condition following a recent in
spection by Corporal W. B. Lentz,
of the state highway patrol, no dis
credit is to bfe attached to the coun
ty mechanics in charge of the busses,
Corporal Lentz said Tuesday.
Taking into consideration the
amount of money allotted by the
county for the upkeep and operation
of the Surry busses, and the work
and attitude, of the mechanics as
compared with some of the other
counties, Surry is above the average,
he said.
W. E. Hancock, head mechanic in
charge of school bus maintenance,
is to really be congratulated that
the busses were in as good shape as
they were, Corporal Lentz stated,
inasmuch as many of them are of
ancient make and hard to keep in
repair even when plenty of money
is available.
One point in Surry's favor, regard
less of the fact that the busses were
not in such good shape, is the fact
that although thousands of children
were carried and hundreds of miles
covered daily during the school
term, not one accident has occurred
to mar the record.
In speaking of the busses that
were not equipped with rear doors,
the patrol corporal said that a rear
door was not required, although he
had been given orders to report upon
the number of machines found thus
unequipped.
NOW TOO LATE TO
GET FARM LOANS
Time Has Expired, Gov
ernment Field Inspect
or Announces
•
No more applications for 1932
crop production loans will be con
sidered from this section, inasmuch
as the time for applying for these
loans has expired, it has been an
nounced by Government Field In
spector W. R. Jones, whose territory
in this state comprises Surry county.
It was also announced that loan
checks covering second installments
are now being mailed to all farmers
whose loans were approved, but
only to those farmers who have
| mailed to the crop production loan
office at Washington, their report
cards as to what disposition they
made of the proceeds of the first
crop production loan checks received
by them.
It is interesting to note that a
large number of Surry farmers have
not mailed their reports to the crop
production loan office, which indi
cates that many of them for various
reasons do not need the second in
stallment of the loan made to them.
Mr. James states that there have
beon approximately 1,450 loans in
the counties under his supervision
ind hopes that every effort will be
made by the individual borrowers
to pay back these loans 100 per
:ent.
MILK SPLASHES AS
(TRUCK TURNS OVER
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Tom Morgan, Driver Of Klondike
Machine, Escapes With Few
Braises; Knroute To Winston
Considerable damage was done to
a Klondike milk truck last Friday
when, while enroute to Winston-
Salem with a load of milk, a front
spring broke, causing the truck to
turn over.
Tom Morgan, driver of the truck,
escaped with minor bruises. The
contents of the truck, however,
proved not so lucky, the major por
tion of the bottled milk being
broken and scattered about the
highway.
CONVENTION OF QUARTETS
A convention of the Yadkin coun
ty quartets will be held in the High
School auditorium In Jonesville on
Sunday, May 29. All special sing
era are invited to participate.
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May Rule Britain
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of
the Duke of York and granddaugh
ter of King George V., celebrated
her sixth birthday recently. Unless
a son is born in the royal line Eliza
beth may become Queen of England.
LIQUOR CASES FACE
RECORDER TUESDAY
With But One Exception
Entire Docket Runs
To Booze Charges
Six cases, five of them liquor
cases, faced Judge Harry H. Barker
in recorder's court here Tuesday
morning.
Eb. Sprinkle, local man, charged
with public drunkenness, was given
a suspended sentence and taxed
with the costs. Sprinkle must, re
port in court the first Tuesday of
each month for the next six monthß
to show that he has been of good
behavior, has left whisky strictly
alone, and has supported his family.
C. W. English, a Virginia man,
charged with illegal possession of
whisky, was found not guilty. A.
C. Butler, who was with English
when arrested, was found guilty.
He was said to possess two pints of
home brew.
Cape Haines, charged with pos
session, was required to pay the
court costs. His automobile, in
which the booze was found, was also
ordered confiscated by order of the
court, and sold.
Jake Wiles, found guilty of pos
session, was fined sls and the costs.
Thomas Harp and Sylveste r Early,
charged with an affray, were both
convicted, each being taxed with the
court costs.
125 ARE GRADUATED
FROM HIGH SCHOOLS
Majority Have Closed
With Others Now
Closing Programs
Approximately 125 Surry county
students will be graduated during
the series of commencements now
in progress, the eight schools which
have already closed having sent out
115 graduates. Two other Schools
will close this week.
Copeland high school, which
closed Saturday, graduated 20 sen
iors. Westfield school, closing its
term Tuesday evening, sent out
seven students.
Pilot Mountan, Dobson and Flat
Rock schools concluded commence
ment exercises Wednesday evening.
Pilot Mountain graduated 29 and
Dobson 20.
Low Gap graduates Its first senior
class of seven members tonight, the
commencement address to be de
livered by J. H. Polger.
The last county school to close its
doors will be white Plains, which
will graduate seven seniors Monday
evening. May 16. Rev. A. L. Hunter,
of Pinnacle, will deliver the bac
calaureate sermon Sunday.
Dr. Shores Gets Big:
Price For Fine Dog
Dr. T. W. Shore, of Boonville,
known hereabouts as a breeder of
fine dogs, has recently disposed of
one of his best, known as Wild Bill
Hallahan, to sportsmen of New
Jersey, for the sum of (1,020.
The dog sold has been run in the
field trials in this section for some
time and was recently sent north to
participate in the national field
trials, in which he was winner. Fol
lowing this event. Dr. Shores re
ceived many attractive offers, the
largest of which was $1,020.
Officials Called Halt
At Last Moment; To Be
No Delay In Town Sale
Armfield Appointed
Assistant Recorder
By Judge H. Barker
C. G. Armfield, secretary-treas
urer of the Elkin-Jonesville
Building & lioan association, has
been appointed assistant recorder
of the Elkin recorder's court by
Judge Harry H. Barker, it has
been learned from Mr. Armfield.
The appointment was made
Monday, May 2, but wasn't made
public until last Friday. Mr.
Armfield, who has had experience
in court procedure while serving
as mayor for three years, will of
ficiate upon days that Judge
Barker is unable to occupy the
bemch. ,
WARRANT TAKEN UP
ANOTHER IS SWORN
Barker Under Bond of
S2OO For Appearance
' Before Bryant
A warrant charging public drunk
enness and driving an automobile
while intoxicated, sworn out against
Harry H. Barker, judge of Elkin
recorder's court about the middle of
April by J. J. Robertson, of Arling
ton, was withdrawn Monday when
the case was called before Magis
trate K. M. Thompson. A second
warrant, naming the same charges,
was immediately sworn out by D.
C. Martin, of Elkin, and the judge
re-arrested and placed under S2OO
bond for his appearance before Dr.
C. G. Bryant, justice of the peace,
on June 6.
It was stated by Magistrate
Thompson, shortly after Judge
Barker's first arrest on the current
charges, that the warrant was the
result of disorderly conduct of the
judge in front of the home of Tom
Pittman, in Arlington. He was said
to have been in a drunken condition
at the time and to have raised a
disturbance yelling and blowing
his automobile horn that he roused
members of the Pittman family who
were met with curses when they
ordered him away.
J. J. Robertson, who lived nearby
and swore out the warrant, failed
to push the charges when the case
came up for trial Monday.
COMMENCEMENT AT
JONESVILLE SCHOOL
Final Feature of Pro
gram to be Presented
This Evening
On Friday evening of last week
the Senior Class Day exercises of
the Jonesville High School were
presented In the school auditorium.
The program was a resume of the
class during the fou r year high
school period.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
Prof. Z. H. Dixon, principal of the
school, preached the commencement
sermon in the First Baptist church
in Jonesville, taking for his text,
"Blessed are the pure, in heart". It
was by request of the members of
the senior class that Prof. Dixon
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Pass New Rule For
Closing Drug Stores
An amendment to the town ordi
nance in regards to drug stores has
recently been passed by the town
commissioners which provides that
all drug stores must close at 11
o'clock each week-day night and at
7 o'clock on Sunday nights.
Heretofore there has been no set
time for the stores to close on week
days and the Sunday hour of closing
was  o'clock daring the winter
months and 6: SO during the sum
■ Mr.
Western Carolina's
' Leading Weekly
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GIVE NO REASON
County Commissioners
Decline to Comment
On Action
CITY LIST PRINTED
The Surry county tax sale, sche
duled to be advertised today for
June 5, has been postponed for 60
days, it was learned over long dis
tance telephone from J. D. Thomp
son, S'heriff of Surry County, at Mt.
Airy late Wednesday afternoon. No
reason for the continuance was giv
en, officials declining to comment
at the present time.
However, no postponement of the
city tax sale has been made and the
list of delinquent taxpayers appears
in this issue. A message to J. O.
Chipman, city tax collector, from
Raleigh tax officials, advised against
any delay, although not stating that
it was imperative that the sale be
made on the date fixed by law.
Although the board of commis
sioners decided against any post
ponement of the sale during their
monthly meeting at Dobson, May 2,
there has been much agitation on
the part of delinquent taxpayers for
a postponement, and it is thought
that the announcement to delay the
sale is due partly for that reason.
The board as a whole has let It
be known that they were in favor
of postponement personally, but up
until'ttie action taken Wednesday,
had deemed it wise to delay the
sale for a number of reasons, it
being called to their attention that
to do so might result in the hurt
of the county's credit standing and
at the same time result unfavorably
upon the commissioners personally,
as it is said those voting for a post
ponement could be held personally
liable for whatever loss, if any, the
county might suffer in cases where
the sales were put off.
Provided the tax sale had not been
put off, the list of delinquent tax
payers would have had to have been
published in this issue of The Tri
bune to allow sufficient time for
four insertions, as required by law,
before the date of the sale.
FINALS UNDERWAY
BOONVILLE SCHOOL
To Present Diplomas to
Graduates Tuesday
Evening *
The commencement exercises of
the Boonville school began on May
6, with the presentation of-the Sen
ior Class play, "A Wild Flower of
the Hills". On Friday evening the
elementary grades will present a
pageant, "Childhood Days of George
Washington". "The Gate to Hap
piness" will be given by the Junior
class on Saturday evening. May 14,
at 8 o'clock and on Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock the Vesper Service will
be held.
The Class Day exercises on Mon
day evening and the graduating ex
ercises on Tuesday evening will
complete the program. Attorney
Irvln Carlyle, of Winston-Salem,
will deliver the commencement ad
dress on Tuesday evening and J. T.
Reece, Superintendent of Yadkin
county schools, will present diplomas
to the following members of the
senior class:
Lexie Mae Hobson, Alma Coe,
Irma Coe, Ldllie Mabel Hill, Minnie
G. Martin, Maude Elizabeth Mostel
ler, Mary Sue Richards, Katie Lee
Rockett, Mar> Elizabeth Shor6, Lola
Gladys Steelman, Mary Frances
Transou, Nina Marie Woodruff, J.
ti. Jones, Jr., Noah J. Brown, Panl
Pendry, Clarence B. Caudle, Joseph
William Hobson, Julius Speas, Felix
Speer and Sanford Albert Woodruff.
Honor Confederate Veterans
Throughout the state honoi* was
paid on Monday to the few veterans
who areJeft from the armies of the
South in the CItU war.