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OUTSTANDING NEWS EVENTS past'™ - MOFFKTT'B BODY RECOVERED Recovery of the body of Rear Ad miral William A., Moffett, chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, who was lost with the airship Akron, was reported to naval headquarters at New York Monday. MAY BRING GOOD NEWS Strong Mkelihood that Former Premier Edouard Herriott would an nounce Francp'o intention of tadet ing her defaulted war debt payment immediately upon his arrival in Washington to confer with President Roosevelt, was-foreseen in authofi tive quarters .Monday. REACHES CONGRESS President Roosevelt's vast Tennes see Valley development project was set for launching in Congress Moil day, with the reading of a special message outlining his plan for put ting thousands of jobless to work. SHERIFF HELD FOR KILLING Charged with the fatal shooting of Mrs. Ida M. Broom during a dif ficulty at her home at Winnsboro, S. C., Sheriff R. A. Feaster, of Fair field county, was in jail Monday awaiting the outcome of efforts to arrange bond for his release. TOT KILLED BY TRAIN Eight-year-old Herndon Johnson was killed Sunday night at Greens boro when he was struck by a Southern Railway engine while play ing on the tracks near his home. PLAN FOR EASTER SERVICE Three hundred musicians have been organized by B. J. Pfhol, Wins ton-Salem band leader, to play for the annual sunrise service of the Moravian church there Easter morn ing. The bands will begin playing at 2 a. m. Easter day and will cover every section of the city before con gregating at Home Moravian church for the service in "God's Acre," Moravian burying ground. GOVERNOR IN NO RUSH Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus tonight reiterated he would wait until the general assembly adjourns before deciding on any of the several ap pointments to be made by his ad ministration. • WRECKAGE FOUND A truck load of wreckage from the U. S. Akron and the non-rigid airship J-3, reached the naval air station at Lakehurst Monday after noon shortly after the naval board of inquiry, convened to investigate the crashing of the Akron, adjourned for the day. ' 1 •• 3 BANKERS GO TO PRISON • After deliberating since late' Sa turday, a jury Monday convicfted three former officials of the' globed Cherokee bank, of Murphy, of' vio lating state banking laws and Judge John H. Clement, of Winston-Sal6m, sentenced each to prison. SET TRIAL FOR APRIL IS A verdict of second-degree murder will be asked against Mrs. Roy ,'L. Peterman in connection with the shooting of her husband, vice-presi dent of the Southern Public Utili ties company, at their Charlotte home about two months ago, it was announced Monday. SAYS BEER HURTS Beer, as good as it ever was, de clared Henry A. McClung. editor of the State College Technician, "has about ruined the soft drink business in Washington, D. C. McClung has just returned from a tour to the na tion's capital to quaff the new brew on tap there. PLANS PUBLICITY DRIVE The French government has or ganized an amazing program to flood the United States with pj"o- French propaganda, utilizing promi- NOTICE! PLEASE PAY WATER BILLS AT THE BANK OF EKIN Town of Elkin WATER DEPARTMENT j At Lyric Monday and Tuesday Mfß v WH Richard I)ix and Anne Harding In a scene from "The Conquerors," which shows at the Lyric Theatre here Monday and Tuesday, April 17 and 18. In the supporting cast are Kdna May Oliver and Guy KJbbee. nent press services, newspapers, magazines, public speakers and the radio to accomplish its purpose. RECOVER BODY The body of William Edgar Ed wards, .41, steel worker, who was drowned November 19 in the French Broad river near Ashevllle, was re covered Saturday within 300 yards of where he went down. TO SPEED ENLISTMENT Frankly expressing disappointment at the slow pace of forestry camp enrollment, administration aides plunged ahead Monday to speed the mobilization of idle men and to place selection on a normal basis before the week-end. NAMES PHILIPPINE HEAD President Roosevelt expanded his new government machine Friday with the selection of Mayor Frank Murphy, of Detroit, for the prized governor generalship of the Philli pine Islands. WORK ON POSTAL DEFICIT A drive to convert the customary deficit in the postoffice department into a surplus—lifting fi-om Con gress the need of reaching into its pocket each year for an appropria tion—is underway in a series of con ferences between administration chieftains. TAKES WAGE CUT , President Roosevelt is taking the regular 15 per cent cut in pay he decreed for other government work ers, but he has made his own re duced salary effective as of March 3 rather than April 1. Farm Loan Office Is Opened At Boonville J. W. Shore, chairman of the Yad kin county farm production loan committee, has taken quarters in the bank building at Boonville, and is prepared to receive all applications from farmers of Boonville and the surrounding communities, while L. F. Brlimfield, Yadkin county agent, is fulfilling the same duties at Yad kinville, Albert E. Rozar, director of farm production loans in Forsyth and surrounding counties, announced Monday. Farmers of Jonesville, East Bend, Boonville and adjacent territory are urged to fiie their application with Mr. Shore at Boonville. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA BEE SPECIALIST TO VISIT YADKIN SOON Will Hold Meetings And Give Instructions At Bee Farms C. L. Sams, state extension bee specialist will be in Yadkin county Thursday, April 18 for the purpose of inspecting several small farm apiaries in co-operation with L. F. Brumfield, Yadkin farm agent, it was learned Tuesday. During the day's visit four meetings will be held for the purpose of giving in struction in bee management, such as re-queening, swarm control, strengthening the colony for more honey, and other farm bee-keeping problems. At 9 o'clock in the morning a meeting will be held at Yadkinville on the Minnie Casstevens farm north of the school building, in co-opera tion with M. W. Mackie. At 10:30 a. m. a second meeting will be held at the G. D. Money farm at Brooks 'Cross Roads. Other farms to be visited are as follows: 1:00 p. m. t John Brendle farm at Boonville; 3 p. m. 5. W. P. Baker farm at East Bend. Those interested in bee culture are urged to attend. • Cycle News Frank Groce, 83. passed away at his home Wednesday night. Funeral and interment were from Oak Grove church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services were in charge of the pastor. Rev. W. G. Mitchell, assisted by Rev. W. V. Brown. Evans school closed a successful term on Friday, with a large crowd attending the closing exercises. Five pupils were awarded perfect at tendance certificates and presented attractive mementos by Prof. Nicks, principal of the school. Friends and relatives of Mrs. Lane Cheek gave her a surprise birthday dinner at her home Sunday. Many friends from Elkin, Wilkes boro and Winston-Salem attended the delightful event. Gurthrie Nicks, a _ student at Mitchell College, accompanied by Adolphus Mika, also a student at Mitchell, are spending the spring va cation with the former's mother, Mrs. Victoria Nicks. Zephyr News Harvey Laster, of Winston-Salem, was the week-end guests of friends here. Misß Gladys Cheek, of Jonesville, spent the week-end with friends here. Joe Layell, of Elkin, visited rela tives here Sunday. Prof. M. G. Stanley, of Dobson, visited here Sunday. Misses Clettie, Martha, Mary and Ruby Wellborn, of Yadkin county, were the guests of friends here over the week-end. Messrs. D. C. Smith and Austin Snow were business visitors in Dob son Saturday. Versie' Swift spent the week-end in Elkin relatives. Mrs. Lena Dockery, of Elkin, visited her daughter, Mrs. Banner Parks, Sunday l . . 1 Mr. and Mi'SJ Wheeler Bowers, of Mt.' Alryi' visited John Bowers and family' Sunday. ,rs- u-j , »•-,. I? DOCfaeffr'Sale, OfjElkta, spent Sun day visitink friends here. Final Dividend Paid By Furniture Company; A final dividend of 10 per cent was declared to creditors of the Roaring River Furniture company at a meeting Monday morning be fore Referee in Bankruptcy L. C. I Special Notice I I Spring Cleaning! i I I DOES YOUR OLD VACUUM Jiff I I CLEANER WORK PROPERLY? MB I Through a fortunate contact with a large finance company we are able to supply our customers with their favorite make vacuum cleaner for as low as $15.50. This group contains only Bajafr the most popular makes: HOOVER ROYAL EUREKA PREMIER DUPLEX GENERAL ELECTRIC APEX VEE VAC HAMILTON BEACH I As we only have a limited number of these machines to offer at these unheard of prices—first come, first served—must be the rule. Yes, we will make you a liberal allowance on your old cleaner. We can furnish repairs or parts for any vacuum cleaner made. Reich-Hayes-Boren, Inc. I HOME FURNISHERS ELKIN, N. C. ■ ■ I I IP"" i ?rm > w^jßH SUPER-SHELL At Prices of Regular Gasoline A high test gasoline which never be for has sold at less than a 3-cent premium, now available at all Shell stations at prices of ordinary gaso lines. It's Shell's NEW DEAL for the motoring public. Quality Northwestern Oil, Inc. Distributors Surry and Yadkin Counties Wt *' f *" . . J '» J. • * M . .11. .. v .t i J'i, .h ii, f j.y ~,11,11" f : ' • nrnigijjii'i'rtirn,i /jtoyaririi. McKaughan, at Winston-Salem. This dividend brought the total dividends declared up to 100 per cent. It was also voted that the attor neys for the trustees be given $2,- 000 additional fees, subject to the approval of Judge Johnson J. Hayes. This proposition was immediately forwarded to Judge Hayes for ap proval. Thursday, April 13, 1933 SMALL BOYS DROWN Two small boys, fishing for min nows in the Savona Mill reservoir at Charlotte, drowned late Monday afternoon. Their bodies were re covered. They were Jack and Billy Stokes, age 10 and eight respective ly, sons of Qrover O. Stokes, a tex tile employee.
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