Year 1933 Dealt With
Comparative Kindness
To Elkin and Vicinity
MUCH HAPPENED
Headlines In Tribune
1933 Files Tell Brief
ly of Events
EXCITING YEAR
The year 1933, now gone down in
history as perhaps the most momen
tous year in the history of these
United States, dealt with compara
tive kindness to Elkin, taking her
only bank away and handing back
a new and better one as one of the
main features of the 52 weeks per
formance it staged locally.
In addition, 1933 saw the opening
of the Elkin Table company, a large
addition to the Elkin Furniture com
pany and the installation of a giant
turbine by the Chatham Manufac
turing company as the highlights of
its industrial program.
In other ways 1933 did not deal
so kindly with Elkin and this sfec
tion. Several prominent citizens
were taken by death and murder
reared its ugly head on several oc
casions.
Headlines found in consecutive is
sues of The Tribune tell the story of
more important events. Upon the
front page of The Tribune for Jan
uary 12 is found the death of William
H. Price and Mrs. Sarah Holcomb
Ray. From The Tribune of Janu
ary 19 the most important story
deals with the Surry election irregu
larities in which Attorney General
Brummit states that facts justify in
dictment of six men.
January 26 brings the story of the
local bill introduced in the state leg
islature designed to bring relief from
street assessments.
"North Elkin would get out of
City Limits," headlines the issue of
February 2. The following week the
featured story, concerns the refusal
of Judge Townsend to again continue
the J. W. Frazier case. The death
of Mrs. Lula Gordon Bell is also re
corded in this issue.
In the issue of February 16 ap
pears a streamer which states: "Fra
zier Sentenced to Two Years In Pen."
The following week brought news
of little importance, but The Tribune
of March 2 says "Business Men of
Elkin Express Opposition to Further
Tax Increase." Plans of a number
of local people to attend the inaugu
ration of Franklin D. Roosevelt are
also recorded.
With the March 9 issue came the
story of the bank holidays arid the
Elkin commissioners' refusal to ex
clude North Elkin from the • v city
limits. . i •
March 16: "Robbers Enter Home
of E. F. McNeer and Carry off Safe
and Contents Valued at $12,000."
March 23: "Funeral For Walter Sale
Is Held Tuesday; Negro Killer is
Arrested and Held In Surry iJail."
"License to Open Local Bank Here
Held Up Pending Completion oif Au
dit."
April 6: "Entire Staff of Local
School Elected by Board." "Com
missioners Order Horizontal • Cut In
Value of Real Estate in County."
April 13: "Propose Drastic Cut in
City Limits." "Approximately $75',-
000 Released as Dividend of Elkin
National Bank." April 20: "Elkin
Table Co. to be Enlarged;,
BEGIN
1934J
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WASHINGTON: . . 4 Major Gen.
B lan ton Winship (above), USA, re
tired, Is the new Governor General
of Puerto Rico, succeeding Robert
H_ Gore on appointment by Presi
dent Roosevelt an boar after Gore's
resignation.
Furniture Company to Increase
Plant." >•
April 27: "Bill To Remove Portion
of Yadkin From Court's Jurisdiction
Here Fails." May 4: "Funeral
Services Held for Sam T. Ray."
'Elkin Commissioners Order Abolish
ment of Recorder's Court Here."
May 11: "Large Amount of Bank
Stock Sold." May 18: "Elkin to
Have Summer School." May 25:
"Bank Situation Comes To Show
down."
June 1: "Final Arrangements
Made to Open Local Bank; Stock
Subscribed." "Attempt is Being
Made to Secure Additional Outgo
ing Mail." June 15: "Martin Hin
shaw Said to Have Been Ignorant of
Events Which Preceeded His Death
at Traphill." June 22: "Slayer of
Martin Hinshaw Gives Up to Wilkes
Sheriff." "Many Gather to Pay
Last Respects To Hugh W. Dixon."
June 29: "Merchants' Directors
Determine Whether or Not to Attack
Tax."
July 6: "Elkin Tax Rate is Set
at $1.50; Contract is Let for Audit
of Books." "Jeffress States In Let
ter That He Intends to Include
Highway to North Wilkesboro in
Program." "State Sales Tax Be
comes Effective." July 13: "Jeff
ress to Hurry Elkin-North Wilkes
boro Work Along."' "R. C. Free
man, of Dobson, Passes After Oper
ation." "County Tax Rate to be 85
cents." July 20: "Hood Warns That
Liquidation of Bank is Imminent."
July 27: "Bank Opening Is Assur
ed." "Me»Jhants of Elkin to Meet
Tonight to Work Out Blanket Code
Plan."
August 3: "Hinshaw Killer
Claims Drunkenness as Defense for
Cowardly Shooting." "Banner of
Blue Eagle Raised Over Elkin."
August 10: "Directors and Officers
of Local Bank are Tentatively Chos
en by Stockholders Here". "The
Bank of-Elkin Opens Tuesday with
Deposite Exceeding $40,000 and
Withdrawls Less Than $200." "Sur
ry-Yadkin-Wilkes Masonic Picnic to
be Held Here Thursday." August
24: "M. P. I. Junior College to Open
September sth." August 31: "Surry
County Drys Prepare for . Drive
Against Wet Foes."
September 7: "School Bells To
Ring Out Wednesday Morning."
September 14: "Campaign Under
Way to Reduce Tobacco Acreage in
Surry for 1934-35." "Interest is
High in Community Fair." Septem
ber 28: "Hope Flares Anew In Re
gards to Proposed Surry-Wilkes
Highway." "Elkin Community Fair
to Open Tonight."
October 5: "Mr. and Mrs. David
Lee Kelly Badly Injured in Auto
Wreck." October 12: "Cow From
Klondike to Go to Little America
With Byrd Expedition." October 19:
"Tobacco Market Opens Tuesday
With Average of $17.75." October
26: "Saturday is Day for Register
ing in Wet-Dry Fight."
November 2: "Portion of Surry-
Wilkes Project To Be Built Soon."
November 9: "Drys Register Crush
ing Vote." Elkin Goes Dry By 4 to
1 Vote." "Elkin Saddened by Death
of Mrs. J. H. Allen." November 16:
"Surry Deputy Fighting For Life as
Result of Knife Wound Received
Monday." "Merchants Are To Meet
In An Effort To Organize Business
Club." November 23: "Over 810
New Jobs Allotted to County by
CWA." "Rev. L. B. Abernethy Suc
ceeded Here by Rev. Ernest W. Fox."
November 30: "Hemric Being Held
in Yadkin Jail as Result of Smash-
Up."
December 7: "Town Fathers Ap
prove Plan for Community Build
ing." "Elkin Merchants Ready for
Christmas." December 14: "Child
Fatally Injured by Truck Driven By
Odell Holcomb." "Britt Resigns As
Head of County Health Depart
ment." December 21: "Elsin Na
tional Bank To Pay Dividend."
December 28: "Two Have Narrow
Escape When House Is Destroyed by
Fire." "Crowd of 1.5C0 Attends
Funeral For Slain Couple."
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Ronda, Route 2, Jan. 22.—rThe
Sunday school here at Bethel
was reorganized the firpt of the year
with W. H. Jones again elected sup
erintendent and Miss Lucile Maul
di" secretary. There has been a very
tood attendance all the fall and
winter. These beautiful sabbath
days, surely no one could find a bet
ter place to spend a few hours and
give their service to the great work
at the same time gaining more
knowledge that we may be lifted
higher and love our Lord better. *
Elmer Morrison, a freshman
Jonecville high school, is cairsH
his arm in a sling, the result oH
sprain he suffered last wsek v.'fl
playing basket ball.
Mrs. Inscore Lewis attended H
funeral and burial of her sister,
Elizabeth Swaim, at Swan Creek H
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gilliam. ■
and Mrs. D. J. Melton, spentH
while last Sunday with Mrs. iH
ton's father and Mrs. GillisH
grandfather, Mr. A. P. WhltaH
who recently suffered a slight stiH
of paralysis.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mcßride.Hl
Elkin, visited at the home of H
and Mrs. John Mcßride last Suncfl
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Mrs. P. H. Pardue accompanied
Rev. R. J. Pardue, the pastor of thk.
church here, to his home the second
Sunday to visit his family for the
day.
Mr. N. E. Burchette, who has
confined to his room for several
month, does not seem to improv
very much.
Mr. David Gilliam, accompanied
by his neice. Miss Sarah Vanhoy, of
Winston-Salem, visited his sister,
Mrs J. T. Triplett, and Mr. Triplett.
last Sunday. Mrs. Fletcher Mcßrid
and son, Billy, of Jonesville, were
also guests in this home.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ferlazzo, o.'
the week-en
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Hoover adminiatra
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born portions of.
•atonal fflcs of Mr.;
last March t,
Barker and Rev
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seph Burcham, all
is Florence Mathi.
were held at the
[olbrook Saturday
Thursday, January 25, 1934
evening, with a good crowd present.
Rev. Harrison Barker made the In
troductory talk, whlctt was followed
by other testimonies. Interspersed
with songs.
Cleve Burcham and son, Roy, of
Leaksville, were the guests of the
former's aunt, Mrs. J. A. Pettyjohn,
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Darnell visi
ed the latter's father, Wesley
lanes, at State Road Sunday after
oon. Mr. Hanes has been very ill
jut his condition is slightly im
proved.
Mr end Mrs. P'ovd Carter, Mr.
%.nd Mrs. Willie Carter and daugh
er, Dessierea, of E'kin, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Pettyjohn.
R. C. Harris, O. P. Holbrook, J.
W. Newman and Harrison Barker
attended the prayer service at the
home of Tom Thomas Sunday after
noon. The service was conducted by
Rev. George Curry, of Benham.
Prayer services will be held at the
hor-e of Rev. C. P. Fields Saturday
night. Everyone is invited to attend
and a cordial welcome awaits all
who care to come.
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