LATE ITEMS OP
XMKKEST FROM
NATIONAL NEWS
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TAKE OUT PAPERS
FOR SCALES
Winston-Salem, Jan. 2.—Extra
dition papers for Wallace Scales,
arrested yesterday in New York
for alleged complicity in the $15,-
000 Galloway jewel robbery of
March 21, 1931, and held for For
syth authorities, are now being
prepared a d will be carried to
Governor Ehringhaus today, Sher
iff j. Transou Scott announced
late yesterday.
SAYS DON'T
EXPECT MIRACLES
Washington, Jan 2.— Malcolm
Muir, division administrator of
the NRA, issued a statement to
night predicting that 1834 will
shaw substantial progress toward
recovery but that anyone who ex
pects miracles during the year will
be disappointed.
Think Note Found
In Apron A Blind;
Is Puzzling Case
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• but Mrs. Tilley clings to the murder
theory while Mr. Tilley is said to be
of the omnion that it was suicide.
Andrew Smoot attended the fu
neral and wept bitterly, according to
people who were present.
EARLIER REPORTS
With conflicting stories making
the rounds and rumors of suicide in
the ascendacy, the murder of Oda
Childress, 20, found dying in the
home of her foster parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Tilley, near Benham
Saturday shortly after noon, contin
ues to remain as much a mystery as
the moment Nathan "JPharpe, a
neighbor, rushed into the home to
find her almost lifeless body lying
on the floor.
As a result of the attractive young
NOTICE OP TRUSTEE'S SALE OP
REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain deed
of trust executed by G. W. Hanes
and wife, Nannie E. Hanes, to the un
dersigned trustee, recorded in book
100, page 117, in the office of the
register o f deeds of Surry County,
North Carolina, securing a certain
note and default having been made
in payment of said note and demand
having been made on the under
signed trustee to sell said property
by the holder of said note, the un
dersigned trustee will on Thursday,
January 25, 1934, at 2 o'clock, P.
M., in front of the post office, Elkin,
N. C., offer for sale at public auction
for cash, to the last and highest
bidder, the following described
property:
Beginning on the bank of Mitch
ell's River at the mouth of school
bouse branch and runs up said
branch as it meanders North 26 de
grees West 4.25 chains; West 3
chains; North 71.5 degrees West 8
chains; thence South 87 degrees
West 5 chains; thence South 61 de
grees West 5.5 chains 65 degrees
West 4 chains to a sourwood sap
ling; thence a general direction
North 9 degrees East along a rail
fence and a marked line of trees
crossing two ridge roads 28.5 chains
to a stake, in Wright's line; thence
South 85 degrees East 5.7 chains to
an oak stump on the north bank of
the big road 20 or 30 yards north
of where C. Norman road comes to
said road; thence North 76 degrees
East 8.5 chains to a large poplar
near the top of ridge; thence North
east. of dwelling house; thence along
an old fence North 29 degrees East
6.8 chains to a bunch of small dog
woods at the intersection of the said
rail and wire fence; thence with wire
fence South 64 decrees East 3.3
chains; thence South 45 degrees
East 1.5 chains; thence South 41 de
grees East 3 chains; thence South
38.5 degrees East 2 chains; thence
South 47.5 degrees East 3.5 chains;
thence along said fence and rail
fence; thence south 74 degrees East
3.50 chains; thence South 15 de
grees West 4 chains; thence North
85 degrees East along a fence and
ditch 9 chains; crossing Mitchell's
River, to a rock on the bank there
of, JhJ. H. Cockerham's old corner;
thence down said river as It mean
ders South 7.5 degrees East 6.5
chains; thence South 2.5 chains;
thence South 31 degrees West 3
chains; thence South 75 decrees
West 5.5 chains; thence South SI
degrees West 13 chains; thence
West about 1 chain, crossing said
river to the mouth of school house
branch, to the beginning. Contaiu
i°g 115 acres, more or less.
Save and except about 2 acres
Bold to Rockford Missionary Bap
tist church. This being the same
tract of land conveyed by W. M.
Jackson, Trustee, to A L. Bunker!
see Booii-:Hr£ r^.-S£L_2271 in the of
fice of the register of deeds" of
Surry County, North Carolina.
This the 23rd aay of December,
1938.
woman's death, four men are being
held in jail at Wllkesboro, and a
note, presumably written by her and
giving an account of events imme
diately prior to her death, is being
held by Sheriff W. B. Bomers, of
Wilkes county.
The note, found in the pocket of
the apron the girl was wearing at
the time of the tragedy, was found
by Mrs. Tilley as she was folding the
apron. Addressed to Mrs. Tilley, the
note read as follows:
"Mrs. Tilley, there are some men
here, one Negro and three white
men. Said they were going to have
SSOO of your money and have given
me 20 minutes to get it in. I don't
know any of them, never seen them
before. I thought they was bird
hunters. I took your things to the
"C" where we keep it sometimes. I
would die in my tracks before I give
it to them. They have got all the
guns in the house. I don't have a
thing to help myself with. I wish I
had went with you. My 20 minutes
are almost up. They have searched
the house over and said if I didn't
get it they kill me. I rather give
my life than your money. If they
kill me I want to be buried at Ben
ham. Tell Andrew goodbye. I want
him to be happy. I have tried to get
help but I can't get anybody on. the
line. I guess my dream has come
true. I have seen that money last
two nights."
Although it bore no signature,
both Mr. and Mrs. Tilley, who were
in Elkin at the time of the tragedy,
recognized it as being in the girl's
handwriting.
The "C" referred to, Mr. and Mrs.
Tilley said, was the cellar of a to
bacco barn where money was fre
quently kept. A search disclosed
the sum of $6lO in cash, and deeds
and notes amounting to approxi
mately $3,000 where the note said it
would be found. The Andrew refer
red to in the letter was the girl's
sweetheart, according to neighbors.
The four men being held in the
case are Taft Norman, 22; Blaine
Norman, 26; and Porter Norman and
Jesse Brewer. Taft Norman was ar
rested at the home of relatives in
Lexington early Monday morning.
Blaine Norman was arrested in High
Point. Brewer and Porter were tak
en into custody Sunday night. They
are alleged to have aided the first
two Norman boys to make their get
away.
When questioned by officers, Taft
Norman appeared very nervous, it
was said. Blaine Norman, who
worked on a CWA project at High
Point, said he was on the job Sat
urday morning and maintained he
had nothing to do with the crime.
He said his brother was with him all
Saturday afternoon in High Point.
Sheriff Somers stated that blood
hounds had led a direct trail from
the Tilley home to the home where
the Norman boys, v.ho were reared
in that section, stayed on their fre
quent visits there He said that a
man had seen Taft Norman and two
other boys leaving there astride two
mules Saturday afternoon and that
later one of the boys had come back
with the mules. The hounds were
unable to pick up any scent beyond
the house.
Taft Norman is slightly lame and
officers said that footprints at the
Tilley farm were made by a lame
man.
Funeral services were held for the
girl Sunday at 2 o'clock at Benham
church in the section where the Till
eys live. Approximately 1.500 people
from Wilkes and adjoining counties
attended the services, which were
followed by burial in the church
cemetery.
Surviving, in addition to the fos
ter parents are the father of the de
ceased, Thomas Byrd Childress, and
four sisters and one brother, Mrs.
Dean Frazier and Miss Maud Child
ress, of Mountain Park; Mrs. Kelly
Rose, of Elkin; Mrs. Hilary Cox, of
Ferguson, and Robert Childress, of
Wilkes county.
Plans Call For 6
Feet of Cement On
Each Side of Road
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and second, to find out how much of
the cost the CWA would stand on
extending water lines only from the
end of the present water lines to the
northern city limits.
Due to the illness of Paul Gwyn,
Dixie Graham, city tax collector, was
appointed clerk to serve until Mr.
Gwyn's health would enable him to
again assume his duties.
The matter of CWA projects here
were brought before the board. It
was learned that one project, which
provides for sidewalk extensions, has
been oJC'd., but that two other pro
jects, one of them also providing for
sidewalk extensipn and the other for
cleaning and re grading of the school
grounds, had not yet gone through.
It is not known which sidewalk
project, one of which provides for
extending the sidewalk from the end
of the new bridge to the city limits
near the furniture factory, and the
other for extending the walk from
the end of the cement walk on
Bridge street through North Elkin,
had been approved?
; CARD OF THANKS
.'x uduie to enp res: !2ncerc ap
pr gelation for the many favors
shown me since the loss of my home,
by fire.
MRS. FLOYD ROBERTS.
THE ELKIW TRIRUNE. ELKIN. WORTH CAROLINA
Girl Was Found On
Floor Near Phone;
Was Shot In Heart
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to kill me!' Then there was a scream
and the phone went silent."
An examination of the girl dis
closed that she had been shot but
once. The empty shell from which
sped the leaden bullet, was in the
gun. Apparently only one shot had
been fired.
' Powder stains were upon the girl's
clothes around the bullet hole. The
fatal wound bled but little.
The death of Oda Childress re
mains the darkest of mysteries, be
coming more so each new develop
ment. Why did the intruders allow
her to telephone for aid? Why did
they allow her to write a lengthy
note to her foster parents?
Some say they dictated the letter
found later. If so, how did they
know that the money was hidden in
the celler of the tobacco barn? And
if the girl was not murdered but
committed suicide, why did she make
such elaborate preparations, even to
WANTS
For Sale: Four fresh cows. Mrs. A.
P. Haynes, State Road, N. C. 1-11
Wanted—Furnished apartment or
furnished house. James S. Hall,
care of The Bank of Elkin. lt-c.
For Rent—4-Room house near
Pleasant Hfll church. Write T.
L. Byrd, Ronda, N. C. 4t-p.
For Rent—All or part of store occu
pied by Harris-Burgiss Electric
Co., also two offices over same.
Apply to W. M. Gray tfc.
REAL ESTATE
HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY!
149 acres in Surry County, S miles
north of Elkin, 1 mile off of
highway on gravel road, one
mile to church and consolidated
school. 40 acres in cultivation;
15 acres in pasture. Fine tobacco,
wheat and corn farm. Well wa
tered. 7-room house with base
ment and carbide lighting plant.
4 tobacco barns and all necessary
out buildings. Plenty of good
timber. One 3-room tenant house
and feed barns.
8 acres with Grist mill with good
water power. 200 bu. daily ca
pacity. Wheat, corn and No. 10
corn crusher with good patronage.
54 acres with 6-room house. 5 acres
of bottom land, pasture and tim
ber. Feed barns, tobacco barns and
other out buildings. Can be sold
either as a unit or separate. Good
terms and startling low prices.
D. C. MARTIN and W. S. REICH
THE BANK OF ELKIN
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calling the neighbors, before ending
her life?
Buggaboo News
Mrs. Fonzie Anthony and little
son, of Little Richmond, are spend
ing some time with her mother, Mrs.
J. F. Burchette.
Misses Ila and Lena Anthony
of Roaring River, .spent part of last
week with their sister, Mrs. J. P.
Burchette.
Mrs. T. L. Byrd and daughter
Louise, of Ronda, spent Monday
frfl Pay Cash Grocery i I
E. MAIN STREET Service I
CORN FLAKES 2 ,or ls c t Wetake e' eas " re Pancake Ji'L. I
MUR ~ I
Phillips Complete Palmer to our 9 p '"» bur ''' ™'nnn*
TOMATO PEANUT Store. Also that 7 n r FLOUR I
CAIID RirnTP our fresh meat de- 95
~ n, partment will be in CABBAGE
10»/ 2 oz. 1 lb. - 12® charge of J. T. New
Can Cc Also Triplett. They, to- Fort Large Heads
° Hein, Brand gether with R. E. Orange p " "
CIIfAR 10 lbs. 4Qc Swaim, cordially TOILET
' urge you to pay at tio&ttf Irish
ITNAY PRFSFRVK ' eas * one v ' s *° Potatoes
iIVEjjLIif EO our store to see for 1000 sheets rc or c
All flavors, lb 15c yourself the new ~
fADM Mor * an No 2 OC c arran ? e ments, Silverleaf Pure
tuiui 3 for ZD, lower prices and LARD, 3 lbs. 25c |
Al , r* • • o-C their anxiety to Palmollve Soap
21lLnJi>nr. O xT o give you real gro- Bar 7c
TOMATOES 25 c eery service. B r complexion s«a P
TARNATION Mil K l «- 3 for 20c COFFEE
IAKMH m 1B1L& Sm each3c MAXWELL HOUSE 25c I
FRESH MEATS
Pure Pork Sausage 2lb 25c Pork Chops, lb. 15c Fine Assortment
Mixed Sausage, 3 lbs 25c steak, all cuts, lb. 15c or " , , ~
Weiners, full size, 1b..-15c 2 lbs. for -25 c rreSn Vegetables
Pork Liver, lb— 10c Beef Roast lb 10c Fruits, Pickles
Fat Back Meat (heavy) r* , , , j ~ . H
, b . 8c Oysters (standard) pt. 25c an( ] Cakes
with Mr. Byrd's daughter, Mrs. El
mer Anthony.
Mr. Eugene Stroud spent several
days last week with his sister, Mrs.
Clarence Burton, of Harmony.
Miss Lena Anthony, of Roaring
River, spent Monday night with her
cousin. Miss Ruth Anthony.
Mr. T. L. Byrd spent Wednesday
with Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Fields, of
Elkin
Miss Ruth Anthony spent Thurs
day night with Miss Louise Byrd, of
Ronda.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Anthony, of
Austin are spending some time with
Thursday, January 4,1934
Mr. Anthony's parerts, Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Anthony,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Byrd spent
Thursday night in the home of Mr.
T. L. Byrd, of Ronda.
To Hold Communion
The quarterly observance of the
Lord's Supper will be held at the
First Baptist church in this city at
the evening hour of worship at 7:30
Sunday. All members and friends
of the church are Invited to attend
the service.