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"The Best
Little Town
In North
Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIII, No. 44
Commissioners Shake
Up Police Department;
City T ax Rate Lowered
POOL ROOM AGAIN
CLOSED, THIS TIME
PERHAPS FOR GOOD
Dixie Graham Named
As Day Policeman;
Darnell Let Out
ORDER NEW TRUCK
A shake-up of the police force, re
duction of the town tax rate and
the closing of the Majestic pool room
here were among the major acts of
the Elkin board of comissioners in
their monthly meeting here Monday
night.
As one step in cutting expenses so
' that the tax rate might be reduced
from $1.60 to last year's figure of
$1.50, the commissioners named Dix
ie Graham as day policeman and
transferred Chief W. G. Church to
the night shift, thereby dispensing
altogether with the services of the
present night policeman, J. L. Dar
nell. Mr. Graham will act as day
police and at the same time contin
ue his duties as town tax collector.
Bobbing up again, the pool room
question was definitely settled, it is
thought, by the reinstatement of the
ordinance passed at the June 4 meet
ing. The ordinance passed at that
time called for the abolishment of
pool and billard tables here. How
ever, during the meeting of August
6 the ordinance was rescinded and
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JONESVILLE SCHOOL
TO OPEN SEPT. 24TH
Third District Rural
Schools to Open Mon
day, Sept. 17th
The Jonesville school will open
for the 1934-35 term Monday, Sep
tember 24, with the following facul-
High school: Prof. L. S. Weaver,
Rutherford College, superintendent;
Miss Marion Stafford, Abingdon, Va.,
and Alden Hunt of Elkin.
Grammar grades: Jeter Haynes,
Jonesville: Johnson Steelman, Hamp
tonville; T. S. Hobson, Boonville;
Mrs. Z. D. Greenwood, Jonesville:
Miss Beulah Fleming, Hamptonville;
Miss Iris Minnish, Jonesville; Miss
Florence Joyner, Hamptonville; Mrs.
W. V. Holcomb, Jonesville, and Miss
Catherine Boles, Jonesville.
Rural schools in the third district
of Yadkin county will open on Mon
day, September 17.
The following schools, with their
teachers, have been announced by
members of the school board:
Swan Creek school: Mrs. Mon
Myers and Mrs. Arvill Myers.
Howell school: Miss Ruby Long
and Harvey Madison.
Hanes school: Mrs. Bill Dowell
and Mrs. Lottie Brown.
Stars Peak school: Nelson Ire
land and Miss Ruby Bray.
Holleman school: Miss Annie
Caudle.
NO STRIKE TROUBLE
AT CHATHAM PLANT
Only Few Are Out In
Winston Mill; Run 2
Days This Week
Absolutely no trouble caused by
the general textile strike has been
' in evidence in the local mill of the
Chatham Manufacturing company,
and only a few are on strike at the
Winston-Salem plant, Avery Neaves,
general superintendent, stated Wed
nesday afternoon.
The local plant operated but two
days this week and unless further
orders are received, will operate only
two or three days next week, Mr.
Neaves said. However, it is hoped
that the near future may bring an
upturn in business which will justify
full time, he stated.
Local mill officials anticipate no
trouble here insofar as the strike is
concerned.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Dividend Checks
Now Available to
Bank Depositors
Dividend checks, representing a
payment fo $24,902.08 to deposi
tors of the Elkin National Bank,
have arrived here and are now
available to depositors, W. H.
Spradlin, receiver, stated Tues
day. *
"I will appreciate it," Mr.
Spradlin stated, if all depositors
will call for their checks at their
earliest convenience." He stated
that due to the work facing his
co-workers in the bank, it is of
importance the work of dispensing
with the checks be completed as
soon as possible.
The present dividend makes the
fourth the bank has paid since
closing in the early months of
1932.
I ATE NEWC
" from the
State and Nation
MORE TROOPS
ORDERED OUT
Charlotte, Sept. 11.—Additional
troops were ordered out on North
Carolina's strike front today as
textile union leaders tightened
their lines, regained some of Mon
day's lost ground and launched an
active organization campaign.
At Asheboro the local militia
company was ordered out when
authorities expressed apprehension
due to the hosiery strike call.
MOB JEERS
NATIONAL GUARD
High Point, Sept. 11.—A mob of
3,000 jeering, laughing, shrieking
people stormed the gates of the
Adams-Millis corporation's full
fashioned hosiery plant, tonight
in an attempt to bring out its
force which was still working at
10 o'clock tonight.
One hundred and fifty national
guardsmen, with a machine gun,
rifles ready and fixed bayonets
held the crowd across the street
from the mill. The guards were
booed, called "tin soldiers" and
cursed from time to time. But
they were still holding at 10:00
o'clock.
NEW TREATMENT
FOR PNEUMONIA
Cleveland, Sept. 11.—A new
drug made from quinine which
promises a new treatment for
pneumonia was described to the
American Chemical society today
by scientists of the Mellon insti
tute of Pittsburgh.
This quinine derivative has been
used on animals with remarkable
results, and tried out also on hu
man beings with effects an
nounced today as "very encourag
ing."
MIDDLE-BELT MARKETS
REPORT HEAVY BREAKS
Raleigh, Sept. 11.—Middle-belt
tobacco markets had their heav
iest opening break in many years
today and one that was highly
satisfactory to farmers, ware
housemen and business men alike
as estimates placed the general
average at near S3O a hundred.
There were no reports from any
of the 10 markets of bids rejected
and farmers were described as
smiling and well pleased.
HUEY LONG
IS WINNER
New Orleans, Sept. 11.—Huey
P. Lone hunt the scalp of the city
of New Orleans to his belt tonirht
and stood political overlord of all
Louisiana.
He whipped in today's election
his last major political opponent,
Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, and
took over the major's domain as
a part of his state machine.
There is just one man who is ac
tually in position to improve your
business. You look him right in the
eye every time you shave.—Nebraska
Press.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934
DEBT ADJUSTMENT
GROUP FORMED TO
AID SURRY FARMER
Will Make Adjustment
of Debts of Hard
Pressed Farmers
COMMITTEE NAMED
A farm debt adjustment committee
for Surry county was organized in
the county relief office at Dobson
Wednesday of last week as a step
forward in the rural rehabilitation
program for this county, under the
direction of Harry P. Watkins, field
representative of the state commis
sion.
Five members composing the com
mittee, all appointed by Governor
Ehringhaus, are N. J. Martin, chair
man; Albert Bunker, vice chairman;
R. C. Lewellyn, secretary; French
W. Graham, of this city, assistant
secretary, and C. E. Hiatt.
In order that the distressed farm
owner might be enabled to stay on
his own farm, the local committee
will bring together the farm debtor
and his creditors in an effort to
make adjustments and settlements
of such debts.
The next meeting of the local
committee will be held at the relief
office in Dobson Monday, October
1, at 2:30 p. m. All farmers who
are threatened with foreclosure are
invited to communicate with the
committee with whom they may co
operatively work out a plan whereby
these obligations might be settled.
Application blanks may be se
fcured from any member of the lo
cal committee or from Mrs. Emma
Reece Mock, relief administrator at
Dobson.
REVIVAL GAINING
INTEREST DAILY
Large Attendance Re
ported At Meeting At
M. E. Church
The revival services which are in
progress at the Methodist church
here are gaining in Interest and in
attendance. At the Sunday even
ing services Rev. E. W. Pox, pastor
of the church, stated that the
audience was the largest to attend
services at the church during his
pastorate. The morning services,
which are being held at 9 o'clock
'each day have congregations far in
excess of the expectations of the of
ficials of the church. The pastor is
delivering excellent gospel sermons,
which are being well received. A
special feature of each service is the
congregational singing.
Services are not announced be
yond-Sunday, but it is probable that
the meeting will continue into next
week.,
On Friday and Saturday morning
at 9 o'clock Rev. Mr. Fox will have
messages especially appropriate to
the children and young people of
the community and a cordial invita
tion is extended to them to attend
the services, as well as to the public
to attend all services.
CHATHAM FACING
3 STRONG TEAMS
To Meet Southside Here
This Afternoon At
3:30 o'Clock
Three good games are on tap for
Elkin baseball fans here today, Fri
day and Saturday when the Chat*
ham Blanketeers will meet Southside
of Winston-Salem; Furniture City
Upholstery, of High Point, and
Pickett Cotton Mills, also of High
Point.
Today's game, which will start
at 3:30 o'clock, will be a play-off
>f a tie, Southside and Chatham each
have one game to their credit. South
side having beaten Chatham in the
last game.
"Lefty" Southard is scheduled to
pitch for the Blanketers while Skid
more, slow ball artist, will pitch for
the visitors.
Friday's game with the Upholstery
team from High Point also bids to be
close, Chatham having defeated
them in their last engagement by a
narrow margin. Stockton will take
the mound for the locals when the
game starts at 4 p. m.
Saturday the Pickett Cotton Mill
team, also from High Point, will be
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Directing The Great Textile Strike
WASHINGTON . . . These are 24-hour working days for Francis
Gorman (above), chairman of the strike committee of the United Textile
Workers Union, who keeps in touch with field director* throughout the
vast textile areas.
Tragic Airplane Crash
Near Clingman Sunday
Snuffs Out Four Lives
Carl Coffey, Prominent North Wilkesboro Pilot And Three Pas
sengers Are Killed When Plane Crashes To Earth;
Stalled Motor Thought To Have Been Cause Of
Accident Which Killed Three Instantly
And Fatally Wounded A Fourth
The motor of his plane thought to
have stalled while flying low over
the Clingman section of Wilkes
county, Carl Coffey, well-known
North Wilkesboro pilot and two men
companion were instantly
killed Sunday afternoon when the
plane crashed to earth. A fourth
occupant of the plane was fatally in
jured, dying several hours later in
a North Wilkesboro hospital. ,
Those killed, in addition to Mr.
Coffey, were:
Myrth Mathis, 43, farmer of Roar
ing River, route 2;
Robert Greene, 27, merchant of
Ronda, route 2.
Hampton, Eldridge Admit
Highway Robbery Charge
Given a preliminary hearing in
Forsyth county Wednesday morn
ing on a. charge of highway rob
bery, Russell Hampton and Hast
ings Eldridge, local boys, con
fessed to holding up at pistol point
and robbing the combination store
and filling station of H. J. Dixon,
located in Forsyth county on the
new Elkin-Winston-Salem high
way, it was learned here shortly
before The Tribune went to press.
Russell Hampton and Hastings
Eldridge, Elkin young men, were
arrested Monday afternoon by Chief
of Police W. G. Church on a charge
VETERAN MT. AIRY
EDITOR IS DEAD
J. E. Johnson Passes
Away After Operation
September sth
J. E. Johnson, editor of The
Mount Airy News, and at one time
principal of the Jonesville academy
and editor of The Elkin Times here,
passed away in Martin Memorial
Mount Airy, about six
o'clock Wednesday evening of last
week. Death resulted from an emer
gency operation earlier in the day.
Stricken with a serious intestinal
condition several days before his
death, physicians found an operation
imperative, and although he realized
that due to his frail health it might
prove fatal, he cheerfully assented,
knowing as he did that he stood no
chance unless the operation was per
formed. He failed to rally after the
operation.
Mr. Johnson was the son of Wil
liam H. and Mrs. Emma Greenwood
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Lester Boyd, 26, Yadkinville me
chanic.
Although the exact cause of the
tragedy may never be known, it is
believed that the motor failed to take
hold after a long glide earthward
and that the plane, its left wing
elevated to clear a tobacco barn, dug
its right wing into the ground,
throwing it over on its nose. The
occupants were badly mangled.
Belief that the motor was dead at
the time of the crash was borne out
whei) an examination of the wrecked
plane disclosed the switch was on
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of. robbing a Forsyth county filling
station and store, and were turned
over.to Forsyth county officers, who
carried them to jail at Winston-
Salem.
According to Chief Church, the
robbery was alleged to have taken
place at the combination filling sta
tion and store operated by H. J.
Dixon, located on the new Winston
road where it intersects the cement
pavement near Old Town school. He
stated the warrant alleged that the
robbery took place on or about the
night of August 14.
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DR. M. A. ROYALL IS
HONORED TUESDAY
Surry-Yadkin Medical
Society Stages Ban
quet
A banquet in honor of Dr. M. A.
Royall, in celebration of his 51 years
as a "doctor of medicine," was staged
Tuesday evening at Yadklnville by
the Surry-Yadkin Medical Society.
Numerous friends and associates
of Dr. Royall were present and fol
lowing the banquet a highly impres
sive program was presented.
Dr. Hugh Parks, of Elkin, past
president gf the Surry-Yadkin Med
ical Society, acted as toastmaster in
the absence of Dr. J. T. Smith, of
Westfield.
W. M. Allen, Elkin attorney, talked
on. "My Conception of the Ideal Doc
tor of Medicine." which was followed
by a talk on Dr. Royall as a Medi
,cal Student," by Dr. B. W. Fassett,
of Durham.
"Dr. Royall as a Physician," by
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Gateway to
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Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SURRY DEMOCRATS
NAME TICKET AT
DOBSON SATURDAY
Thompson, Gray And
Others Chosen By
Acclamation
DOBSON IS NAMED
Surry county Democrats, out in
force, assembled in the courtroom of
the Dobson courthouse Saturday af
ternoon at 1:30 and with the excep
tion of two candidates, nominated
the old ticket to fill county offices.
So smooth and harmonious was
the meeting that several candidates
were re-nominated by acclamation
which did away with the bother of
voting.
The convention was opened by At
torney Lon Folger, county chairman,
who made no threat whatsoever of
making a speech, but got down to
business immediately by asking R.
C. Freeman, of Dobson, to preside.
Mr. Freeman called upon Judson
Ashby, editor of the Mount Airy
Times; Will Johnson, of the Mount
Airy News, and Alan Browning, Jr.,
of The Tribune, to act as secretaries.
Henry Dobson, of Elkin, candidate
for the house of representatives, was
the first man to be nominated.
Judge H. H. Barker, of Elkin, recom
mending him to the convention.
George K. Snow, prominent Mount
Airy man, was also nominated, but
Mr. Dobson won in the voting by
220 to 80 votes, garnering almost as
many votes in Mount Airy as was
given Mr. Snow.
F. T. Lewellyn, present clerk of
superior court, and Thomas J. Fol
ger, were nominated for that post,
Mr. Lewellyn winning by a large
majority.
Sheriff John D. Thompson was
nominated to succeed himself by ac
clamation, as was Worth Gray, of
Elkin, present register of deeds. Dr.
Robert E. Smith, of Mount Airy,
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COX HELD IN JAIL
FOLLOWING HEARING
Charged With Murder
of William Hall;
Combs Released
Damon Cox, charged with the kill
ing of William Hall, son of. Deputy
Sheriff W. B. Hall, of Thurmond,
was remanded to jail Saturday with
out benefit of bond following a hear
ing before Magistrate J. A. J. Roy
all, of Bryan township. Port eir
Combs, who was with Cox at the
time of the alleged shooting, waJs
released under bond inasmuch ais
the only charge against him was that
of illegal possession iof whisky.
Combs had been held in jail witfc
Cox since the time of his arrest.
It was during the efforts of Depu
ty Hall and his son to arrest Cox
and Combs that the younger Hail
was killed. The two young men were
alleged to have been creating a dis
turbance in the Thurmond com
munity while in a drunken condi
tion.
Calls Attention To
Rules In Canning
Foods For the Fair
Mrs. H. L. Johnson, superin
tendent of the culinary depart
ment of the ELkin Fair, Inc., calls
the attention of housewives in
this vicinity to the following: rules
that must be observed in prepar
ing canned foods for prizes in the
fair this year:
All pickles and relishes are to be
shown in white quart glass jars.
All canned fruits, vegetables,'
etc., are to be shown in round or
square quart glass jars.
Preserves are to be shown in
quart or pint glass jars and jellies
are to be shown in jelly glasses.
All entries must be labeled.
Mrs. Johnson also points out
that in canning foods that a uni
form in fruits and vegetables
should be aimed at and that the
coloring of the finished product
will be taken into consideration
by the judges.
As a further incentive to poultry
men, A. L. Grlffeth, superinten
dent of the poultry department of
the fair Is offering ma additional
prise of $5.00 In each for the best
coop of chickens entered In the
fair. This prise Is to be in addi
tion to the prises listed in the
catalog.