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" f'? ' ELKIN "The Best Little Town In North Carolina" VOL. No. XXIII, No. 8 Necessary Papers Are Signed For Widening Street In North Elkin PLANS CALL FOR 6 FEET OF CEMENT ON EACH SIDE OF ROAD Water and Sewerage Estimate Submitted By Franklin OTHER BUSINESS Necessary papers have been signed ready for forwarding to the state highway commission at Ral iegh for the widening of highway 26 from the end of the wide section of Bridge street extension near the home of Dr. L. C. Couch to the city limits in North Elkin. The project calls for six feet of hard surfacing on either side of the present highway, the town to stand the expense of removing obstructions along the right of way and to pay all maintenance costs of the street once the job is completed. Funds for the project are to come from North Carolina's allocation from the public works commission. The papers were duly signed and attested at the meeting of the town board of commissioners Monday night. During the meeting the proposed water and sewer project for North Elkin came in for lengthy discussion. An estimate furnished the town by Engineer John Franklin disclosed that to successfully carry out the project the town would have to pay approximately SB,OOO for pipe and other materials while the CWA would pay all other additional costs which would amount to approxi mately $15,000 and would go to la bor. Upon receipt of the estimate, J. N. (Buck) Freeman was sent to Raleigh Wednesday to seek better terms from CWA officials, first, to try and get the CWA to furnish all the money required for the project, (Continued on Last Page) LOCAL BANK SELLS STOCK TO THE RFC Preferred Stock In Amount Of $25,000 Is Sold With the approval of the board of directors and the stockholders of The Bank of.Elkin, $25,000 worth of preferred stock in the local institu tion have been sold to the Recon struction Finance Corporation, it was learned Wednesday afternoon from Garland Johnson, ca&hier. The meeting of the directors ap proving the sale of the preferred stock to the R. F. C. was held Decem ber 21. On December 26 the stock holders met in a called meeting and approved the recommendation of the board of directors that the stock be sold. The resolutions of the bank were submitted to th# R. F. C. January 1, were approved and the bank char ter amended for the sale of the stock by Secretary of State Stacy W. Wade at Raleigh. Negro Burned 2 Years Ago Out of Hospital Jason Cockerham, 18 year old Jonesville Negro who was severely burned frojj his ankles to his mid dle thighs a gasoline explosion on December ifl, 1931, was released from Hugh Latham Memorial hos pital Saturday of last week. Cock erham had be«» a patient at the hospital since tiae accident more than two years The Negro was standing before a fire when a bottle »f gasoline to his Cket. exploded, ah] ignited, caus serious and probably permanent injuhw x BrealNJn Store jWy The East Elkin GnAMy company was broken into and rjfljjted Satur day night, the thieves by way of the front door r-tjr smash ing the lock. at approximately sl2 were t|fan. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE First Lynch Arrest jSr:^-1': JUB^^m ■L -^H Anthony Catatai, (above) 19 year old farm boy of San Jose, Calif., who was the first arrested, charred with violating the California lynch law by participating in the mob hanging of the confessed kidnapers and slayers of Brooke Hart at San Jose recently. • I ATE NEWC from the State and Nation CAPITAL AWAITS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Washington, Jan. 2.—The eve of Congress found Washington quiet, full of rumors, and wonder ing whether President Roosevelt's reported decision to deliver his message tomorrow in person pre saged a surprise request for some unpredicted legislation. Government departments held down their usual number of an nouncements, apparentsly await ing the Presidene's message to learn what to announce. Demo cratic congressional leaders con tinued to promise support for the President's program, while Re publicans unobtrusively conferred with each other over the dark prospects ahead. MAKES QUICK INEXPENSIVE TRIP Washington, Jan. 2.—Dr. J. E. Owen, of Asheville, has hung up a new record for cheap air trans portation between North Carolina and Washington. Piloting a small two-cylinder plane, Dr. Owen flew from Asheville to Washington in six hours. His gas and oil bill for the trip was only $3.10. Dr. Owen believes that small airplanes, selling for less than SI,OOO, are going to revolutionise air transportation. DEATH TOLL STANDS AT 38 Los Angeles, Jan. 2.—The toll of a New Year's cloudburst disas ter in metropolitan Los Angeles stood tonight at 38 known dead and 58 missing, while receding flood waters disclosed the full ex tent of heavy property damage. As rescue crews pressed deeper into flooded communities, the list of missing decreased and the list of dead grew in proportion. WOULD MAKE CHANGES IN NRA Washington, Jan. 2.—Hopes for further recovery progress and re commendations for alterations in the recovery program were com bined by Henry I. Harriman, pres ident of the United States Cham ber of Commerce, in his annmi new year message to the mem bers, made poblic tonight. He had high praise for many sides of the administration pro gram. MUSIC TEACHER IS KILLED Winston-Salem, Ja*. I.—A. M. Vestal, 61, widely blown in North Carolina as a music teacher, died fn a local hospital last night as 6:30 o'clock of injuries received Monday in Yadkin county when run over by an automobile. Mr. Vestal was a native of Tad kin county but for some time been making his home with his sister, Mrs. W. C. Ziglar, on Mc- Querry street, Winston-Salem. (Continued on Last Page) ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934 GARLAND JOHNSON ELECTED CASHIER OF BANK OF ELKIN Stockholders Again Name R. C. Lewellyn President MEETING TUESDAY At the annual meeting of the stockholders of The Bank of Elfcin, Held Tuesday night, Oarland John* son, assistant cashier, was elected cashier to succeed R. C. Lewellyn and was also named to the board of directors. Mr. Johnson's name was placed in nomination for cash ier by Mr. Lewellyn. Miss Gaynell Phillips was elected secretary of the bank. Other offi cers and members of the board of I directors were re-elected, Mr. Lew ellyn continuing as president and W S. Gough as vice-president. Mr. Lewellyn expressed himself as highly elated over the success of the bank since its opening and stated that he desired.tp express his sincere appreciation to the people of this section whsoe confidence in and loy alty to the bank have resulted in such splendid attainment. He also stated that Commissioner of Banks Guerney P. Hood has said that not another bank in the state has surpassed the local bank's re cord and that few have equalled it. JURY DRAWN FOR FEBRUARY TERM Superior Court Criminal Session Will Last For Two Weeks Jurors for the February term of Surry criminal court, which will be in session two we#ks at Dobeon, -wrrrc drawn Monday by the county board of commissioners. Other than se lecting the jury little other business was transacted. Those drawn for jury duty follow: First week: J. C. Harris, J. M. Cockerham, C. E. Tate, W. E. Wood ruff, Roy Campbell, D. C. Lewis, L. L. Lewis, M. P. Anthony, O. C. Nance, C. L. Jarvis, Mallory Hudson, J. S. Lewis, B. E. Herman, I. W. Bar ber, H. D. Transou, George Whita ker, Fred Martin, J. F. Martin, John H. Gwyn, Sid Hamlin, W. B. Hadley, J. D. Holyfield, W. E. Lindsey, W. H. Sneed, Felix Layne, P. R. Beamer, R. B. Midkiff, A. B. McKinney, G. W. Wilcoxen, F. H. Martin, John Banner, Lee Cook, Haywood Reeves, Floyd Riddle, Elbert Bullen, J. H. Jones and Gid Hauser. Second week: Avery White, R. E. Inman, Dan Calloway, A. D. South ard. Cleve Miller, Z. M. Smith, Bob Williamson, J. B. Eads, B. J. John son, H. P. Stewart, G. N. Slaughter, A. D. Key, Harvey Nichols, George A. Bailey, G. O. Branch, F. L. John son, G. W- Phillips, J. G. Reece, R. G. Smith, D. M. Whitaker, T. R. Robinson, H. L. Parrish, G. D. Sikes. PLANS DISCUSSED FOR AIRPORT HERE CWA Will Put Up Mon ey For Such A Project At a call meeting of interested citizens held at Hotel Elkin Friday night prospects of obtaining an air port for Elkin through CWA money were discussed and a committee ap pointed to arrange for an option of a tract of land at State Road which a previous survey had shown to be a likely site. Those named up on the committee were Foley Norman, Walter Combs and J. R, Poindexter. The commit tee had not obtained the option Wednesday morning, it was learned. In discussing the airport it was pointed out the CWA would put up approximately $25,000 or 230,000 for such a project provided the town would furnish the site. 4 * Have Big Audience The Student Night program at the First Baptist church of this city on Sunday evening drew a large au dience. Various colleges were repre sented by the students who partici' pated In the program. Dr. M. A. Roy all, mayor of Elkin, also m*«le a short talk. One Is Released As Suspect In Wilkes Murder Mystery; Police Investigating Suicide Theory GIRL WAS FOUND ON FLOOR NEAR PHONE; WAS SHOT IN HEART Room Was In Disorder As If Struggle Had Taken Place RIFLE FOUND NEAR A bullet hole in her breast slight ly above the heart, the body of Oda Childress, one leg doubled under her, lay upon the floor of a "front room of the home of her fos ter parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Tilley. Thus was she found when Nathan Tharpe and Kelly Brown, neighbors, arrived upon the scene in answer to a frantic call over the rural tele phone which links the homes of the community. About the room were signs of dis order and indications that a strug gle had taken place. To the left of the girl's body a chair was over turned, and a pane of the north win dow had been smashed. As Mr. Tharpe entered he found a .22 rifle laying some distance from the girl's feet. The receiver of the telephone, of the wall type, was dangling at the end of its cord. Rushing to the girl, Mr. Tharpe listened at her breast for signs of life. He heard the feeble beating of her heart. Immediately a call was put in for Doctor H. C. Salmons of Elkin. But when he arrived there 11 *e was extinct. In one corner of the room a chest of drawers stood. Several of the drawers were open and showed signs that someone had hastily pawed through their contents. And from one of these drawers a small treas ure chest, containing $6lO in cash and approximately $3,000 in valuable papers, was missing. Other rooms of the house also showed that someone had been searching. Drawers in the kitchen of the home had been gone through. "I answered my telephone," Mr. Tharpe told a Tribune reporter, "and Oda's voice came over the wire ii an urgent appeal for help. I heard her say that 'there are drunk men in the house and they are going (Continued on Last Page) DEPOSITS OF LOCAL BANK ARE INSURED Accounts Not In Excess Of $2,500 Are 100% Protected The Bank of Elkin Tuesday re ceived certificate No. 5937 of the Federal Deposit Insurance corpora tion, issued at Washington over the signature of Walter J. Cummings, chairman of the board of directors of that corporation, signifying the bank's membership in the temporary federal deposit insurance fund. By virtue of such membership. Cashier Garland Johnson stated Wednesday, all deposits ia the local bank are now insured 100 per cent in amounts hot in excess of $2,500. Prior to becoming a member of the temporary deposit insurance fund The Bank of Elkin passed a rigid examination as required under the insured deposit law, Mr. Johnson said. Meeting Postponed The meeting for the purpose of organizing a Woman's Auxiliary for Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital in this city, scheduled to be held to day has been postponed until Thurs day, January 11 and will be held in the sr-Ii&oi auditorium at 3:3 ft in the afternoon. All women of Elkin, Jonesville, uiri surrounding com munities, are requested to attend. To Conduct Services Rev. Edwin W. Hurst of Mt. Airy will conduct services at Galloway Memorial church in this cit* Sundny afternoon, January 7, at 3:30. The public is cordially invited to attend. Death Is Mystery ■fc- ♦ IH ■ IK. B K*' ODA CHILDRESS The above photograph, the first to be published of Oda Childress, was taken several months prior to her death at the home of her foster par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Tilley, of near Ben ham. The young woman was found lying on the floor, a bul let in her heart, shortly after noon Saturday. SEVERAL TAGLESS MOTORISTS CITED Magistrate Says He'll Tax Them With Costs Only Several motorists who did not have 1934 license tags on their cars have been arrested here since Mon day by Highway Patrol Corporal W. B. Lentz and cited to appear before Magistrate Julius Hall. When questioned about the mat ter Wednesday morning, Mr. Hall stated that when the trials come up he expects to tax the offenders with the costs of the case only, inasmuch as a ruling handed down by Attor ney General Dennis G. Brummit Tuesday gave ail magistrates anc other trial officers that privilege rather than imposing a fine of $lO and the cost which has been custom ary. Numerous citizens who did not have their tags January 1 have se cured them since that date and lo cal police have had little to occupy their time in the enforcement of thif law. ALLEN CHAIRMAN OF "ROOSEVELT BALL" To Be Staged Here On President Roosevelt's Birthday W. M. Allen has been appointed as chairman of the local "President Roosevelt ball" to be held here on January 30 in conjunction with 5,- 000 other cities and towns of the United States on that date. The object of the ball, scrip of which will be SI.OO for each couple, will be to raise funds for the Warm Springs Foundation, which was or ganized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to give aid to sufferers of infantile paralysis. The ball is to be staged on Presi dent Roosevelt's birthday. H. F. Laffoon, who appointed Mr. Allen as chairman of the local ball at the request of the national com mittee sponsoring the event that a leading citizen of the community be awarded the honor, appeared before the board of commissioners Monday night and asked that the town tax of $250 levied cm scrip dances be lifted in this particular case. The commissioners gladly complied. Mr. Allen's appointment as chair man has been wired in to the na tional committee and he is awaiting j detailed instructions. Schools Start Monday ? ■ Public school* in the Elkln school 7 district will resume classes on Men ' dt-y morning, January 8, according • to Walter R. Schaff. sunertotsident. ISSi] Rowi(« lgf Gap and the Hint Ridge nmmrnm PUBLISHED WEEKLY THINK NOTE FOUND IN APRON A BLIND; IS PUZZUNG CASE Blaine Norman Is Re leased When He Es tablishes Alibi FUNERAL SUNDAY There were no new develop ments in the Childress murder case a few minutes before The Tribune went to press, a long: dis tance telephone call to the Sher iff's office at Wilkesboro revealed. Despite reports to the contrary, only one suspect, Blaine Norman, has been released from custody, it was learned. Blain Norman, a suspect in the death of Oda Childress who met death in a mysterious manner Saturday shortly after noon at the home of her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Tilley, near Benham, has been released by Wilkes authorities, it was learnedi late Tuesday afternoon. Taft and Porter Norman and Jesse Brewer were still in custody Wednesday al though their release was not unex pected. Blaine Norman was freed when he established an iron clad alibi in High Point. Officers Wednesday were working upon the possibility that the 20- year-old girl committed suicide and that the note which was left by her, and ottrer evidence tending to show she was murdered, was a blind. They believe that Andrew, refer red to in the note, was Andrew Smoot, a married man and former neighbor of the Tilley's who is now employed in Danville, Va. Accord ing to evidence revealed, Smoot was separated from his wife but had not obtained a divorce although he had promised the girl that he would do so. It is believed that the informa tion that Smoot was again living with his wife, which was revealed to her Christmas, provided a motive for suicide if such was the case. Mr. and Mrs. Tilley stated that Oda had eaten very little for two or three days prior to her death, and said that she did net eat a bite of breakfast on the morning cf the day of the tragedy. Urged to ac company the family to Elkin as was her custom, she was said to have refused upon the plea that she was not feeling well. Members of the family stated that the girl's health was not of the best. (Continued On Last Page) Receive Word of Death Of Mrs. Joseph Bryant Word was received here Wednes day morning of the death in Inde pendence, Va„ of Mrs. Joseph Bry ant, 75, an aunt of Dixie Oraham and brothers. According to the mes sage Mrs. Bryant passed away fol lowing a long illness from stomach disiorders. Relatives here are ex pected to attend the funeral of the deceased toddy. Adams To Preach Rev R. E. Adams will occupy the pulpit of the Jonesville Baptist; church at the regular meeting on the second Sunday in January. Rev. Mr. Adams will preach at both the morning and evening service. The public is cordially invited to attend. Tribune Is Printed In New News Type: Is Easier to Read With this lane The Tribune comes to its readers printed in a new news type. Although there's only a very slight difference In the size of the new, as compared with the old type, the new Is far more legible, being of s» different and bolder type. It b the nunc style type as is used by ttfcc Urecnsbcro Daily News, being hat sue point Urrer. the News using 614 point while The Tribune uses 7Vi-
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