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VOL. No. XXI, No. 50
Child Perishes Amid
Flames As Feed Barn
Near This City Burns
PARENTS POWERLESS
AS CHILD BURNS TO
DEATH BEFORE EYE
Three-Year-Old Young
ster Was Playing
In Chaff
BURIED TUESDAY
The combination of a small child
playing with matches brought tra
gic death into the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Caudle near here Mon
day evening when their 3-year-old
son, Junior, perished amid the sear
ing flames of a burning feed barn
while his distracted parents stood
by powerless to aid him.
The child was thought to have
lighted a match while playing in the
barn near the Caudle home, which is
located about three miles east of
Elkin. Reports are to the effect that
he was playing near a hen's nest
located in a pile of chaff when he
evidently struck a match. The chaff
ignited. Immediately assumed the
proportions of a roaring inferno.
The boy's mother,, hearing his
screams of agony, rushed to the
blazing barn, which contained, in
addition to chaff, a large quantity
of Btraw. Seeing that she was pow-
rices to. get to her boy, she ran
and then was said to have
a in ted.
So fierce were the flames that it
was over an hour before the seared
body of the child could be removed
from the burning ruins, would-be
rescuers being forced to stand by in
an agony of helplessness while the
hungry blaze almost completely des
troyed the baby body.
iFuneral services for the tiny vic
tim were held Tuesday from Friend
ship Baptist church, with the pas
tor, % Rev. Scales Draughn, officiat
ing. Interment was in the church
Cemetery. Surviving are his parents
and an infant brother or sister.
CHILD IS INJURED
WHEN HIT BY AUTO
Bobby Browning Run
Over While Crossing
Street Tuesday
Bobby Browning, 3-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Browning, Jr., of
West Main street, narrowly escaped
serious injury and possible death
Tuesday evening when he was
knocked down and run by an
automobile driven by Mrs. Ted
Brown, of Elk Spur street.
The child was crossing the street
Jn front of his home when the ac
cident occurred. Seeing the car
coming, he waß said to have hecome
confused and stopped as if undecided
whether to turn back or go on,
when the machine, which Mrs.
Brown "had made a desperate effort
to stop, struck htm. As a result, he
was knocked to the pavement ' and
the car Btraddled him, none of the
wheels touching his body.
Immediately following the acci
dent, which was said to have been
unavoidable on the part of Mrs.
Brown, he was carried to a doctor,
where an examination disclosed that
he was not seriously injured aside
from head and body bruises and
Bhock.
Congressman Hancock
To Make Speech Here
Frank Hancock, congrcmnnuin
from the fifth dintrlrt, will apeak
In the school auditorium here
Thamky night, October ISO, at
8 o'clock, it was learned Wndne*-
day.
Legion To Meet
Installation of officers will fea
ture meeting of the George Gray
Pocit of the American Legion, which
will be held in the Legion Hall this
evening (Thursday) at 8 o'clock.
All members and eligible members
are most cordially invited to attend.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Urge That Parents
Send Children to
School Regardless
The North Elkin Elementary
school opened October 8 with an
enrollment of 280 pupils, a
slight decrease as compared with
last year's enrollment. Records
are said to show that ther are
children within the district who
have thus far failed to enroll.
It is thought that there are
parents who feel unable to pur
chase books and other necessities
and because of that situation are
keeping their children at home,
a communication received from
R. B. Backwelder, principal,
states. Mr. Blackwelder's letter
follows:
"If this be the case we very
earnestly urge that you allow
them to come on to school re
gardless of supplies. In the
meantime, if it is clothing that
seems an urgent necessity, we
advise that you immediately take
this matter up with us. We be
lieve that relief can be secured
In all cases that merit an abso
lute need. To this end we solicit
your co-operation and pledge In
turn our services by striving to
make It possible for your chil
dren to have an equal advantage
with other children of the dis
trict.
"Respectfully,
"R. B. Blackwelder, Principal."
VOTERS SHOULD BE
SURE TO REGISTER
Books Are Now Open
For November 8
Election
With but 26 days before the elec
tion on November 8, hundreds of
Surry county citizens are ineligible
to vote due to the fact that their
names are not upon the registration
books of the county.
Registration books are now open
to those who are not registered, and
have been since last Saturday. On
each Saturday from the present
date the books may be found at the
,varioip voting places, while during
the week they will be available at
the homes or places of business of
the registrars.
It is urged that every man or
woman of voting age, regardless of
political faith, who is not registered,
do so before the election.
The registration books for Elkin
precinct will be available*each Sat
urday at McNeer's warehouse on
East Main Btreet. During the week,
voters may find the registrar, C. A.
McNeill, at the Elkin Bottling com
pany, on South Bridge street.
KIWANIS CLUB MAY
CHANGE LUNCHEON
Many In Favor of Meet
ing In the Evening
Instead of at Noon i!
The majority of the members of j
the Elkin Kiwanis club expressed
themselves in favor of changing
the luncheon hour each from
noon to 6:30 p. m., during Friday's
luncheon at Hote\ Elkin, and as a
result a vote wll bfe taken next Fri
day to determine the future meet
ing hour of the club.
During the meeting, delegates
and alternates were elected to' at
tend the district Kiwanio convene
tion to be held in Columbia s. C.,
within the next few weeks. A. O.
Bryan, J. O. Abernethy and Bl». R.
B. Harrell were chosen as do
gates. Alternates were J. R. Poir»
dexter, John Akins and W. N. Sher-'
rill.
v Wins Prize
John Triplett, of Jonesviiie, now
a student at Rutherford College,
was the winuer of a prise in a recent
national contest staged by a leading
watch manufacturer. Mr. £rt|?l©it
received bis prize Monday.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1932
Kentuckian Has Family of 85 Children
John Dt SI jan of Sergent, Ky., is the father of 84 children and another addition to the family in August.
Sloan is shown at the extreme right with his 34 children. This is Sloan's second marriage, 17 children by
the first and 18 by the second marriage. The present Mi*. Sloan and the new baby are not shown in the
picture. -
LATE ITEMS OF
INTEREST FROM
NATIONAL NEWS
SILENT CAL SPEAKS
Madison Square Garden, New
York, Oct. 11 .—Declaring the Re
publican party "the most efficient
instrument for sound popular gov
ernment ever entrusted with the
guidance of a great nation," Cal
vin Coolldge told the American
people tonight they "shall be most
lilAly to find progress in holding
fast" to Herbert Hoover.
EFFORT TO FRAME
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 11.—
A defense witness In the murder
trial of two former prison guards
testified today in corroboration of
the prosecutidn claim that an ef
fort was made to "frame" indi
cations that Arthur MalUefert,
young convict from Westfleld, N.
J., deliberately hanged himself
In a prison sweat box.
10 PER CENT INCREASE
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 11.—A 10
per cent wage increase affecting
4,000 textile workers and increase
in business which mill officials
said have brought activity to
levels higher In some instances
tlhan during the boom dajyg of
1028 and 1020 were announced
today by manufacturing plants in
Georgia.
INSULL FREED
Athens, Greece, Oct 11.—Sam
uel Insull, wanted in Chicago to
answer indictments arising from
the downfall of his utilities sys
tem, was freed by the Greek au
thorities today after Prime Min
ister Elyutherlos Venizelos had
made inquiries to determine
whether his detention was legal.
CIVIL WAR
Mudkin, Manchuria, Oct. 11.—
Bombing planes, cavalry, light ar
tillery and infantry of the Japan
ese army were operating today
against thirty thousand former
followers of Marshal Chang Hsiao-
Liang in the hilly and thickly
wooded Tungpien district.
1,150,000 STRONG
Raleigh, Oct. 11.—President
Herbert Hoover will have 1,150,-
000 young Democrats in action
against him, according to Presi
dent Tyre Taylor, of the Young
Democratic club** of America,
who today announced that there
are that number of Jeffersonians
affiliated in the country.
PLANS PRACTICALLY
COMPLETE FOR FAIR
—,
Expect Boonville Event
This Year To Be
Best Yet
Plans for the sixth annual Boon
ville Agricultural fair, to be held In
Boonville two days, October 21 and
22, are practically complete, and
Judications are that this year's ex
lUjition will be one of the best
sinxe the event was inaugurated-
Farmers are urged to take their
be&t Products for display.
Tbd l»ld day contest open. to Yad
kin count* high schools promises to
be onfrx>f outstanding features
this yetr. Another important event
will be tile Yadkin county high
•etioor basefeaX championship game,
t; v B
Nurses' Home Completed
At Local Hospital; Total
Cost of Building $20,507
'
Heroine
Ngrab McCloiskey, 8 years old, and
weighing only 40 pounds, afflicted
with infantile paralysis since a baby,
presented herself at the Camden
(N. J.) Health Department, offering
a pint of her blood that an infantile
serum might be made. Deemed safe
to her welfare by the physicians, the
transfusion wax made. /
DEMOCRATS FORM
ORGANIZATION
Chairmen Are Named
To Head Various
Committees
Under the direction of the newly
organized Young Democratic Club,
of Surry county young Democrats
of Elkin precinct met last Thursday
night to set up a precinct organi
zation.
At this meeting, which was well
attended, J. S. Atkinson was named
as chairman of the registration com
mittee and Hugh Royall chairman of
the absentee ballot committee.
At a meeting of precinct Demo
crats which was held here Tuesday
night, and at which time short talks
were made by John and Lon Fol
ger, of Dobson, plans of the Young
Democratic club in this precinct
were approved and campaign plans
mapped out.
French Graham has been ap
pointed chairman of the precinct
organization.
Try Worthless Check
Case Before Barker
H. C. Vernon, of. Mount Airy,
charged with giving a worthless
check, was found guilty In recorder's
court here Tuesday morning by
Judge Harry H. Barker. However,
sentence was held in abeyance at
the request of the defendant's at
torney who stated he wished to of
fer further evidence. Tfcf ■?« ease
comprised the court docket.
TO OCCUPY IT SOON
Handsome Structure Is
Located South of Main
Building
WORTHY ADDITION
With the exception of installing
light fixtures In a portion of the
building and the hanging of window
shades, the nurses' home at Hugh
Chatham Memorial hospital has been
completed, it was learned Tueßday
evening from Rev. L B. Abernethy.
It is expected that Dr. Harry L.
Johnson, surgeon at the hospital,
will move into his new quarters in
the building within the next few
days. The nurses are expected to
occupy their quartere there by the i
first of next week.
The nurses' home *as constructed
at a total cost of $20,107, which
does aot Include furnishings, Mr.
Abernethy said. The Blum Con
struction company of Winston-Sa
lem, builders of the hospital build
ing, erected the new addition.
The new building is situated to the
southeast of the main building.
CORNELIUS MAN |
SUCCEEDS JONES
Former Station Agent I
Was Highly Esteemed j
Citizen j
Hugh B. Holcomb, former Sofflh- j
ern Railway station agent of Cer- j
nelius, Mecklenburg county, has
succeeded W. E. Jones, local agent, I
since Mr. Jones' transfer to North
Wilkesboro.
Mr. Jones left Elkin Tuesday for j
North Wilkesboro to take up his
new post, which comes as a pro
motion. His loss, and the loss of
his family, to the civic and social
life of the town will be keenly felt.
Mr. Jones haß been a loyal member
of the Elkin Kiwanis club, is a direc
tor of the Bank of Elkin, and has
proven a valuable member of Elkin'a
business life. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Jones and family have a wide circle
of friends here.
The new ftgent is a brother of
Marshall Holcomb, local citizen.
"— j
Republican Candidate
For Congress to Speak
V
L* L. Wall, Republican candidate
for congress from this district will
deliver a political address in the
school auditorium here Monday
night, October 17, at 8 o'clock. Mr.
Wall is considered a very able
speaker. C. W. Williams, chairman
of the Republican executive com
mittee, stated In aftnouncing the ad
dress, and urges everyone to hear
him.
EINHTIKN TO TEACH
Dr. Albert Einstein, noted German
scientist regarded by many as the
greatest living mathematician, has
accepted a "super-university life
professorship in the United States
wfeicb will bring him Here to live. •
Elkin—Gateway to
Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DIRECTORS OF HUGH
CHATHAM HOSPITAL
HOLD MEETING HERE
All Officers Are Elected
To Succeed Them
selves
SUBMIT REPORTS
At the annual directors meeting
of the Hugh Chatham Memorial hos
pital, beld at the hospital Wednes
day afternoon, all officers were
elected to succeed themselves for
the coming year, it was learned from
Rev. L. B. Abernethy, president of
the hospital association. The offi
cers, in addition to Rev. Mr. Aber
nethy, ar« Thurmond Chatham, lse
vice-president; Avery Neaves, 2nd
vice-president, and Mason Lillard,
secretary and treasurer.
Among reports submitted to the
directors was that of the building
committee, which showed that the
entire cost of the newly constructed
nurses' hgne, including equipment,
was $21,250.65, Dr. Harry L. John
son's report disclosed that 808 pa
tients had been admitted to the hos
pital during the past year, and that
over $12,000 had been spent on the
treatment of charity patients alone.
The directors inspected the nurses'
home and accepted it, Mr. Abernethy
stated.
Those present at the meeting were
Gov. R. A. Doughton and Dr. James
L. Doughton, of Sparta; Thurmond
Chatham, of Winston-Salem; and
Mason Lillard, Avery Neaves, Dr.
E. G. Click, Alex Chatham, R. M.
Chatham and Rev. M., Abernethy,
all of Elkin.
"BUCKIN ELKS" TO
MEET HARMONY HERE
Local Aggregation De
feated By Newton
Friday 52 to 0
Experience, weight, and a series
of clicking plays on the part of the
Newton football team proved too
much here last Friday afternoon for
the Elkin high school team, who
went down to defeat under a 52-0
score.
Although out classed, out played
and out smarted during almost the
entire game, the local team fought
to the bitter end with unbroken
morale that .brought admiration to
the spectators.
Friday the local team meets Har
mony here, and a hard game is
anticipated, Harmony having de
feated Mountain Park Institute in a
game here Saturday, by a siseable
score.
Will Give Free Bible
Lectures Here Monday
! Free Bible lectures on the books
!of Genesis, Daniel and Revelation
! will be given at the home of Mr.
' and Mrs. L. H. Henderson in East
I Elkln, Monday, October 17, at 3:30
! p. m„ and again at 7:30 p. m. The
lectures will be given by Rev. WII
i liam D. Harrington, of Kannapolis.
j Rev. Harrington was educated at
Campbell and Wake Forest Colleges
1 and later studied at the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary In
Louisville, Ky.
The public Is most cordially in
| vlted to attend these lectures.
Brummitt Will Make
Talk At Yadkinville
Hon. Dennis Brummitt, attorney
general of North Carolina, will ad
dress the voters at the courthouse
In Yadkinville, Saturday night, it
has been announced by J. W. Huds
peth, chairman of the Yadkin county
Democratic executive .. committee.
The speaking Is to at 8 o'clock.
Ladies are especially inyited.
HOLD MAN FOR M HOOTING
Leo Franks, Laurel Fork farmer
j arrested at Marshall In connection
with the shooting of his sicter-ln-
I law, Mre. Alonao Franks, 18-year
old expectant mother, was removed
to the Buncombe county jail early
Tuesday morning when officers said
they saw danger of violence.
HUE SCHOOL LEADER
Cheater C. Hayworth, superinten
dent of the Salisbury city schools,
was named defendant in a $30,00
slander suit filed in Burlington
Tuesday hy J. G. Hollingsworth,
former member of the faculty of the
Burlington schools.