A ELKIN
r "The Best
Vr Little Town
In North
Carolina"
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VOL. No. XXIII, No. 25
MINOR CASES ARE
DISPOSED OF IN
SURRY HIGH COURT
Two Are Sent to Roads
For Driving While
Intoxicated
DIVORCES GRANTED
Numerous minor cases, featuring
for the most part liquor offenses, as
sault cases and divorces have been
disposed of in Surry county Superior
court during the past several days
before Judge P. A. McElroy, who
succeeded Judge Felix E. Alley on
the bench for the second week of
the two weeks term.
D. Atkins, charged with driving an
automobile while intoxicated, was
found guilty and sentenced to the
roads for three months, as was Lu
ther Eaton, convicted on a similar
charge.
The case against Earl James,
charged with embezzlement, was
thrown out of court when a nol pros
was taken. A charge of embezzle
ment against C. G. Armfield and
Alex Chatham was also nol prossed.
Other cases which have been dis
* posed of during the present term
are:
Vodie Dockery vs. T. L. Dockery,
absolute divorce upon grounds of
separation.
Robert White, assault with a dead
ly weapon, and larceny, called and
failed. Capias issued for his arrest.
George Brendle, assault on female
and George Brendle and Alma
Stokes, adultry, guilty. Sentence not
yet passed.
R. Edmonds, violating prohibition
. law, called and failed. Capias issued
for his arrest.
Howard Davenport, worthless
' check, called and failed. Capias is
sued.
Earl Gwyn, assault on a female,
prayer for judgment continued.
Taxed with costs.
John Hines Smith vs. Annie
Mitchell Smith, absolute divorce up
on grounds of abandonment.
George Easter, two cases of violat
ing prohibition laws, six months to
the roads suspended for two years
upon payment of the costs.
Lester and Lacy Bruner and Char
lie Miller, affray, $25 and one-third
of the costs each.
Vernan Innman, assault, prayer
for judgment continued.
J. H. Hull, carrying concealed wea
pon, not guilty.
Betty Tilley vs. Jack Tilley, abso
lute divorce upon grounds of separa
tion.
START PROCEEDINGS
IN REYNOLDS CASE
Seek Full Share Tobacco
Fortune For Anne
Cannon Reynolds
Legal proceedings were begun at
Dobson Monday seeking for three
year-old Anne Cannon Reynolds, the
second, a full share of the $25,000,000
estate of her father, the late Smith
Reynolds, instead of the $500,000
settled upon her when the tobacco
heir and his first wife were divorced.
Judge P. A. McElroy, upon a re
quest by attorneys for one of the
guardians of little Anne, signed an
order directing interested parties to
answer within 20 days a motion to
set aside as null and void the agree
ment.
By this agreement. "Anne Cannon
Reynolds, the second, and Zachary
Smith Reynolds, Jr., son of the
Winston tobacco heir by his second
wife, Libby Holman of Broadway
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New Mothers Day
Postage Stamps Go
On Sale Here Today
t A special Mothers Day postage
stamp, designed in honor of the
mothers of the nation and bearing
a reproduction of Whistler's famous
painting, "Portrait of My Mother,"
will go on sale at the local post of
fice this morning.
The stamps, 5,000 of which were
received here, are one and one-half
inches wide by one inch deep and
are purple in color. They are in the
three-cent denomination only. •
It is urged by the post office de
partment that the special stamps be
used in mailing all letters and pack
ages carrying Mothers Day messa
ges, and that they also be used in
lieu of special delivery stamps on
special delivery mail.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Still A Thorn
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NEW YORK . . . John F. Curry
(above), deposed chief of Tammany
Hall, still controls more than 10 of
the 25 executive committee votes and
gives promise, as minority leader, of
being a thorn in the side of the re
form leaders of the Tiger.
TILLEY CASE MAY
BE CARRIED OVER
Commissioners Don't
Like to Think of Ad
ditional Expense
Lack of necessary finances on the
part of Wilkes county may result in
postponement of the trial of five
members of the Tilley famliy,
charged with the murder of Leoda
Childress, and Winfield Stanley and
Luther Tilley, charged with the mur
der of Andrew Eldridge, until the
regular August term of Wilkes crim
inal court, it was learned Tuesday.
Solicitor John R. Jones has peti
tioned the governor to call a special
term and the governor has signified
his willingness. The solicitor has
also petitioned the board of county
commissioners, to provide for the ex
tra term.
Mr. Jones states that the com
missioners insist that the budget for
the present year contains only a
certain amount for courts and that
the regular June term will exhaust
the funds appropriated for that pur
pose. The members of the county
board state further that the law does
not allow them to borrow money for
the purpose of financing extra terms
of court.
The extra term for the trial of
the cases could not entail much ad
ditional cost to the county, in the
opinion of Mr. Jones, inasmuch as
the cases are on the docket and
must be tried. Five are held in jail
without privilege of bond on the two
murder charges. Mrs. Luther Tilley
having been granted her freedom
under $2,500 bond.
If the cases are allowed to carry
over to the August term their trial
at that time will completely disor
ganize the rest of the docket.
ELKIN MERCHANTS
TO ATTEND MEET
General Johnson to Ad
dress N. C. Merchants
Association
A large number of Elkin mer
chants who are members of the lo
cal Merchants association are plan
ning to attend the thirty-second an
nual convention of the North Caro
lina Merchants association which
will be held in High Point, May 7
and 8 at the Sheraton Hotel.
An elaborate program has been
arranged, which is to feature an
address by General Hugh S. John
son, NRA administrator. General
Johnson's address is scheduled to
take place Monday afternoon. May
7, at 2:30 o'clock.
Other highlights of the program
will be addresses by Hon. A. J. Max
well, North Carolina commissioner
of revenue; David Ovens, president
of the National Dry Goods associa
tion, and Dennis G. Brummitt, at
torney general of North Carolina.
The address of welcome will be de
livered by C. S. Grayson, mayor of
High Point.
Graham Newman Hurt
When Cycle Skids
Graham Newman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Newman, was painfully
injured on Elk Spur street Saturday
morning when the motorcycle which
he was riding skidded on a curve and
side-swiped a parked automobile.
Mr. Newman has been confined to
his home since the accident.
E. B. Sydnor of Richmond, Va.,
was a business visitor in Elkin
Wednesday. Mr. Sydnor is con
nected with the Sydnor-Spainhour
company of this city.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1934 4
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
BILLIONS MORE
ARE NEEDED
Washington, May I.—BiUions of
dollars are needed immediately
to carry on additional federal re
lief and public works projects, the
government was informed today.
Federal Relief Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins said the $950,-
000,000 given to him recently was
rapidly diminishing and added:
"I've got to have some more
money."
So far, the relief administra
tion has spent about $1,500,000,-
000 on the nation's unemployed.
MAY REDUCE
LIQUOR TAXES
Washington, May I.—Congres
sional leaders tonight said they
were prepared to reduce federal
liquor taxes if President Roosevelt
desires such action in the admin
istration's war on bootleggers.
Disclosures by Federal Alcoholic
Control Administrator Joseph C.
Choate of the extent to which the
bootlegging industry still flour
ishes have brought new congres
sional attention to the problem of
combatting the illicit traffic.
EXPECT RETURN OF
KIDNAPED CHILD
Tuscon, Ariz., May I—The re
turn of June Robles, kidnaped six
year-old heiress, was awaited
hopefully tonight as her family
prepared to turn over $15,000 ran
som to her abductors.
Although the family, reliably
informed June is being held cap
tive either in Tuscon or some
where close by, the pay-off will
be made in Mexico at a rendez
vous in the vicinity of Santa Ana,
Sonora.
GOVERNOR ADDRESSES
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Pinehurst, May I.—Governor J.
C. B. Ehringhaus tonight, ad
dressing the banquet of the 38th
annual convention of the North
Carolina Medical Society, reviewed
the history of his administration.
Discussing the fiscal situation in
the state at the time he took of
fice, the chief executive explained
that tax and debt reduction could
not have been made without the
three per cent, general sales tax,
which he defended.
POLICE AFTER
GANGSTERS
Chicago, May I.—Sharpshoot
ers from the ranks of Chicago
policemen opened a series of fly
ing raids tonight in a new cam
paign to rout the John Dillinger
gang of killers who are believed
hiding here.
Dillinger, John Hamilton, Hom
er Van Meter and George Nelson
were reported seen in a western
suburb.
Issues Proclamation
Concerning "Safety
Week" In N. Carolina
Due to the fact the week of
May 7 has been designated as
"Safety Week" throughout North
Carolina, Mayor M. A. Royall has
issued the following proclama
tion:
WHEREAS, the increasing loss
of life and limb upon the public
streets and highways of our state
have reached enormous propor
tions, and,
WHEREAS, there is a great need
for every citizen, man, woman and
child to appreciate and assume
their own individual responsibility
in preventing street and highway
accidents, and, /
WHEREAS, the week of May
7th to 12th has been designated
as "Safety Week" in our state,
I, M. A. Royall, Mayor of Elkin,
do hereby proclaim the week of
May 7th to 12th to be "Safety
Week" in Elkin, and I hereby call
upon all our good citizen* of
every race, in the interest of hu
manity, to lend their cooperation
in the efforts now being made to
bring about a reduction in high
way accidents, not only during
the week of May 7, but through
out the year. This cooperation
can be given by simply taking
time to drive carefully, to observe
all rules of the road, to obey all
traffic signals and to practice the
Golden Rule upon the streets and
highways as they would in their
own homes.
M. A. ROYALL, Mayor,
Elkin, N. C.
The Model 1934 Bathing Girl
SANTA MONICA, Calif. . . . Miss Eve Reynolds (standing center above)
5 ft., 5 inches tall and weighing 118 pounds was selected as the typical
beautiful bathing girl for 1934 by members of the Chouinard School of
Art, whose students immediately went to the beach in bathing togs to
sketch the model.
AGED EKIN WOMAN
PASSES WEDNESDAY
Death Partly Attributed
To Broken Hip Sus
tained In Fall
Mrs. Rebecca Moseley Haynes, 86,
died at the home of her nephew, J.
F. Moseley, on West Main street,
Wednesday morning about three
o'clock, following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Haynes suffered a fall early in
the year and sustained a broken
hip, from which she never recover
ed. The fall and her advanced age
are attributed as immediate causes
of hpr death.
Mrs. Haynes was a native of
Surry county and has lived in and
around Elkin all of her life. She
was a devout Christian and be
loved by a host of friends. She was
married to Haywood Haynes, who
preceeded her in death about thirty
years ago. She is survived by sev
eral nieces and nephews, one of
which is J. P. Moseley of this city,
with whom she made her home.
Funeral services were held at State
Road Primitive Baptist church Wed
nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, in
charge of Rev. Eph Whisenhunt,
pastor of the First Baptist church
in this city and Rev. T. S. Draughn
of Crutchfield. Interment was in
the church cemetery beside her hus
band.
ELKIN FINALS TO
BEGIN FRIDAY, 11TH
Rev. E. W. Fox to Deliv
er Baccalaureate Ad
dress May 13
Commencement exercises of the
Elkin public school district will get
under way Friday night, May 11.
The complete schedule is as follows:
Friday, May 11, 8 p. m„ junior
high promotion to high school.
Saturday, May 12, 8 p. m., senior
play.
Sunday night, May 13, 8 p. m.,
Baccalaureate sermon to be deliver
ed by Rev. E. W. Fox, pastor First
Methodist church of this city.
Monday, May 14, 8 p. m., senior
cjpss day exercises.
Tuesday, May 15, 8 p. m., literary
address by Dr. Howard R. Omwake,
president of Catawba College, Salis
bury, and awarding of diplomas to
graduating class.
Wednesday, May 16, 9 a. m., final
meeting of all teachers of the dis
trict with the superintendent at the
Elkin high school building.
Members of the graduating class
will wear caps and gowns this year.
Methodist To Observe
Sunday School Day
• Sunday School Day will be obser
ved Sunday morning at the 11
o'clock hour of worship at the Meth
odist church in this city. A varied
program by the different depart
ments will be presented. The public
is most cordially invited to attend.
Time Extended
The time for listing taxes in this
township has been extended through
this week, according to J. L. Hall,
Jr.
Leave Fire Untended
and Old Boles Barn
Is Ignited By Blaze
A small blaze which originated
from an open fire built on the
floor of the old Boles barn on
Bridge street Wednesday morn
ing threatened for a short while
to envelope the ancient fire trap
in flames, but was checked by the
timely arrival of the Elkin fire
truck.
It is understood the fire was
built for the purpose of boiling a
solution required in tanning
leather,and that it was left un
tended by tannery workers.
Had the blaze gained sufficient
headway before being discovered
it would have in all probability
seriously damaged, if not entirely
destroyed, the White Swan Laun
dry and a portion of the Caro
lina Cross Arm company.
It is understood the board of
Elkin commissioners ordered the
building torn away at their last
meeting.
MESSAGE TELLS OF
DEATH MR. M C NEER
Stanley McNeer, Broth
er of Local Man, Dies
In Washington
A message was received by Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. McNeer Saturday
night telling 1 of the death of Mr.
McNeer's brother, Stanley McNeer, in
Washington earlier in the evening,
from a sudden heart attack. Mr.
McNeer, who was 54 years old, had
been in poor health since the World
War. He was gassed while overseas,
where he served with the Canadian
forces throughout the conflict. His
health had been much improved for
the past several months though and
his death was a distinct shock. He
is well known here, having spent
much time with Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Neer.
Mr. and Mrs. McNeer left Tuesday
for Lynchburg, Va., native home of
the deceased, where the funeral was
Jield Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. W. P. Dillon. Greensboro; Mrs
J. M. Brown, Washington, D. C., and"
Miss Eula McNeer, Columbus, Ohio
and two brothers, E. P. McNeer of
Elkin, and Preston McNeer of Col
umbus, Ohio.
Mutual Aid Assn. Is
Topic At Kiwanis Meet
The advantages of the Elkin Mu
tual Aid association as proposed
and organized by Hugh Chatham
Memorial hospital, were discussed
before the Elkin Kiwanis club Fri
day night by Dr. H. L. Johnson and
W. B. Lankford.
The association is a non-profit
making organization, which, through
the payment of small weekly dues,
provides for its members needed
Hospital attention.
Following the discussion, the Ki
wanis club expressed itself as being
in favor of the association and
pledged the cooperation of its
members.
M. R. Bailey, superintendent of
the Elkin Furniture company, was
the guest of Dr. Johnson at the
meeting.
ELKIN
Ote W .y to
Rotri(>K
Gap and the
Bine Ridge --•-•»■
' PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IS RUMOR THAT NEW
POSTMASTER WON'T
BE NAMED 'TIL JUNE
Mr. Bodenheim er's
Commission to Ex- •
pire May 14th
SIX ARE IN RACE
Although Postmaster C. N. Boden
heimer's commission expires May 14,
rumors widely circulated here are to
the effect that a new postmaster will
not be named until after the June
primary.
At present there are six applicants
in the field for the local postmaster
ship, French Graham, Dick Grier, H.
P. Graham, C. A. McNeill, Mrs. W. R.
Wellborn and Corporal W. B. Lentz,
of the state highway patrol.
Reports that Mr. Grier had with
drawn from the race are untrue, he
said Wednesday in commenting up
on the situation.
It is probable that Postmaster
Bodenheimer will continue to serve
until a successor is appointed even
though the appointment should not
be made until after the June primary.
In explaining the June primary
rumor, local wiseacres point out that
in appointing any one of the six
candidates Congressman Prank Han
cock will antagonize some of the
friends of the unsuccessful candi
dates and thus stand the chance of
losing a few choice votes come
primary time when he will be faced
by Mrs. Lily Mebane, who has a
determined eye upon his seat in con
gress. However, after the primary, it
is argued, a few votes one way or
another will make little difference.
WADE REAVIS NAMED
ASSISTANT TO OSTEEN
Has Job of Assistant
Probation Officer In
Middle District
Attorney Wade Reavis, of Yadkin
ville, yesterday was appointed by
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of United
States district court in the middle
district of North Carolina, as assis
tant probation officer in the middle
district, effective at once. It is a
whole time position.
In this capacity, Mr. Reavis as
sists J. L. Osteen, chief probation
officer in the middle district, a full
time office, with headquarters in the
new federal building at Greensboro.
The position for which Mr. Reavis
has been chosen is a new one and
its creation is "indicative of the
growing importance and extent of
the work," Judge Hayes remarked
yesterday. Mr. Osteen is regarded
as a very capable man, but the
work is considered so extensive as
to necessitate the services of an as
sistant probation officer. The mid
district is composed of 26 coun
ties.
Mr. Reavis, a native of Yadkin
county, is married and he and Mrs.
Reavis have two small children. He
is a graduate of Wake Forest college
and secured his law degree at
Georgetown university, Washington,
D. C. Mr. Reavis has been practicing
law in Yadkinville 25 years. Judge
Hayes considers him well qualified
for the important position for which
he has' been selected.
It is understood the position pays
$3,000 per year. Mr. Reavis has
scores of friends who rejoice with
him in the important appointment.
Revival Services
Are Well Attended
The revival services at McNeer's
warehouse, in charge of Rev. W.
Sykes Smith, are being well attend
ed. Rev. Smith is delivering won
derful gospel messages on the fun
damental teachings of the Bible. He
announces the following texts for
the remainder of the week: Thurs
day evening, "The -Rich Young
Ruler"; Friday evening, "What It
Costs Not to Be a Christian"; Sat
urday evening, "The Sufficient
Christ"; Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, "The Greatest Thing In the
World," and Sunday evening, "God's
Last Appointment." The song ser
vice at each meeting adds greatly to
the impressiveness of the service.
The services are held each even
ing at 7:45.
To Hold Services
Rev. Edwin W. Hurst, of Mt. Airy,
rector of Galloway Memorial church
in this city, will conduct services at
the church Sunday afternoon. May
6, at 3:30. The public is cordially
invited to attend.