THE TRIBUNE HOLDS THE TROPHY CUP AS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE DAILY FIELD
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VOL. No. XXIV, No. 7
SIOO.OO In Extra Cash Prizes Create Sensation
CHRISTMAS CHEER
BROUGHT TO NEEDY
FAMILIES OF CITY
Eighty-Five Baskets
Are Distributed; Auc
tion Nets $81.25
EXERCISES AT TREE
Approximately 85 needy families
of Elkin were visited by Santa Claus
Christmas Eve, who, representing
the Elkin Kiwanis club and other
civic organizations, left at each
home a well-filled basket of food,
fruit and toys.
It is thought that no one was
overlooked, there being several bas
kets remaining after all needs were
filled.
The Christmas baskets were de
livered by a Carolina Ice & Fuel
company truck from the office of
the Southern Public Utilities Co.
Donations of food, toys and mon
ey were contributed to the basket
fund by civic organizations. A total
of $81.25 was raised Friday night at
the Kiwanis club auction sale which
was held in the show room of Elkin
Motors, Inc., local Ford dealers, and
which was open to the general pub
lic. The auction was held following
exercises at the lighting of the com
munity Christmas tree, located on
the vacant lot on West Main street
across Church street from Turner
Drug Co. This money went to the
Christmas cheer fund.
The Kiwanis club meeting Friday
night was cut short due to the
community tree exercises and the
auction sale.
Ed R. Carter, of Eustis, Fla., fath
er, of Wilbur and Roger Carter, of
this city, was a guest of Kiwanian
Wilbur Carter.
RELIEF OFFICE IS
NOW FUNCTIONING
Key Positions Are Prac
tically Filled; Serves
Six Counties
The district relief office for Surry,
Wilkes, Yadkin, Alleghany, Watauga
and Ashe counties, located at North
Wllkesboro, is now functioning with
practically all key positions filled.
Those occupying key positions are:
Miss Victoria Bell, formerly of Ca
tawba County, administrator; C. H.
Bmithey, Jefferson, project supervi
sor; C. W. Miles, of Sparta, Rural
f ■ Rehabilitation Farm Supervisor; T.
B. Moore, of Boone, disbursing offi
cer; Guy Norman, of Dobson, sta
tistician. Assistants and clerical
force were taken from the county of
fices in the six counties.
XOT* .
New Ford To Be On
Display Saturday
The new 1935 Ford V-8 will be on
display in the showroom of Elkin
Motors, Inc., local Ford dealers, Sat
urday and the public is invited to
visit the showroom and inspect this
modern new car.
Announcement by the Ford Motor
Co. is to the effect that the V-8 mo
tor has not been radically changed
although several improvements, in
cluding crankcase ventilation has
been added.
Major changes, it was said, have
been made in the body of the car,
the rear seat having been moved up
in front of the rear axle, thus as
suring easier riding comfort. Other
major improvements have also been
made in streamlining.
Check Tax
After January Ist
After December 31 the tax on
checks issued on bank deposits will
* be discontinued.
Discontinuance of the bothersome
two-cent tax on every check is ex
pected to be a great boon to check
ing deposits in banks and will great
ly facilitate the banking-business.
The custom with banks in hand-
ling the tax has been to charge two
for each check off the deposi-
account when the check is paid,
"•nose who do a large business with
checks will realize a substantial sav
ing when the tax is discontinued.
Is Deputy Sheriff
W. J. Snow, of this city, was sworn
In Saturday as a deputy sheriff.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
'Mid Turmoil and Shouting—Happy New Year
Jill
EVERYWHERE . . . Here he is folks, the first picture of youu* Mr,
1935, scheduled to make his appearance on the stroke of 12 midnight
next Tuesday evening ... He will be startled, as all young new years
have been, at the turmoil and shouting, wishing all things good from
him by all. Scenes: dancers gay and a New York New Year street crowd
of yesteryear.
JOHN A. NEWMAN IS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Funeral Held Monday
From Shoaly Branch
Baptist Church
John Avery Newman, 73, passed
away at his home west of the city
Sunday, following a long period of
ill health. Mr. Newman was a
highly esteemed man and a leader
in his community. Early in life he
joined the First Baptist church in
this city and later moved his mem
bership to Cool Springs church,
where he remained a faithful mem
ber.
In 1896 he was married to Miss
Ada Spencer, who survives him,
with the following sons and daugh
ters: Mrs. J. J. Myers, Paul and
Edgar Newman, of Elkin, and Mrs.
Charlie Morrison of Jonesville. Eight
grand children also survive.
Funeral services were held Mon
day from Shoaly Branch Baptist
church, in charge of the pastor, Rev.
I. W. Vestal, assisted by Rev. R. C.
Day. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
SHOT IN LEG WHEN
GUN IS DISCHARGED
Charles Myers Is Acci
dentally Wounded
While Hunting
Charles Myers, 25, of Cycle, is in
a Statesville hospital suffering a
badly injured leg as the result of a
hunting accident which occurred
Christmas day a short distance from
his home.
Myers, with his brother, Graham
Myers, were hunting when the gun
in Graham Myers* hands accidental
ly discharged, the load striking the
calf of his brother's right leg.
The accident occurred about four
o'clock in the afternoon. The
wounded man is not expected to lose
the limb.
Car Strikes Bridge
And Is Burned Up
Reece Cockerham received lacer
ations about the head and hand and
Will Hudspeth received minor bruises
about 12:45 Monday night when the
car Hudspeth was driving crashed
into an abutment on the south end
of the new bridge when it was
swerved sharply in an effort to avoid
striking another car.
As a result of the wreck the car
caught fire and burned up. The oc
cupants were given first aid treat
ment at Hugh Chatham hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hadley and
children, Ruth and Charles, of Sta
tesville, and Mrs. George Pulton and
children, George, Jr., Catherine and
Jean, of Roanoke, Va., were the holi
day guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Snow, at their home on
Gwyn Avenue.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1934
Local Couple Escape
Uninjured From Wreck
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smoot, of this
city, escaped with minor bruises Sun
day night about 7:30 o'clock when
their car was struck by an automo
bile driven by Charlie Davis, of
Mount Airy. Both cars were dam
aged.
EXTRA! EXTRA!
SIOO In Extra Cash Prizes!
Who will win the extra SIOO.OO Cash Prizes has been the cry all
week from the interested, eager Contestants and their friends. We
are anxious to know who the winner or winners will be. Put forth
every effort this week, as the $40.00 extra prize winner will have the
better chance of the $60.00 extra prize and the $600.00 First Prize.
SURRY COUNTY LEADS THIS WEEK, YADKIN AND
WILKES FOLLOW CLOSE
Mrs. David Morrison has jumped up to the leading positirin in
the vote line-up this week. Joe Williams made a good gain and with
the support of good friends has gained second place in the line-up.
With Miss Mattie Brendle, Mrs. Cora Cooper, and Miss Mildred Hol
brook deadlocked for a close third. Miss Beatrice Bare ham, Mrs.
Lula Weir and Mrs. Luther Stuart are holding good positions and with
the unusual extra cash awards to work for this week and next any
one may gain that coveted first place by next week. With so many
workers having good chance to win that $600.00 cash award it is
truly anybody's race from now to the finish which is not far off.
WHO WILL WIN THE $40.00 PRIZE SATURDAY?
WINNERS OF $5.00 TRADE CERTIFICATES
The names of the $5.00 trade certificate winners are shown
in black face type in regular line-up below.
Candidates: There is almost SSOO cash difference between first
prize and third prize. This week is the time to
THINK FIGURE ACT
Who Will Win the $60.00 Prize For This Week and Next?
The Big Race Ends Two Weeks After the Present Offer
Closes.
List of Candidates in The Elkin Tribune "Cash Offer"
Campaign and Votes Accepted for Publication:
NAME TOWN VOTES
Miss Irene Brown Elkin 390,000
Mrs. David Morrison Elkin 420,000
Mrs. Ethel Myers Swan Creek 360,000
Miss Beatrice Burchjun Jonesville 411,000
Mrs. Luther Stuart Elkin 405,000
Mrs. Paul Speer Boonville .400,000
Miss Mildred Holbrook Traphill 414,000
Joe Williams Mountain Park .416,500
Miss Lucile Cox Elkin 360,000
Miss Mattie Brendle Elkin 414,000
Mrs. C. R. Hyden Jonesville 145,000
Mrs. Lula Weir Elkin 405,000
Miss Opal Smith Elkin 267,000
Mrs. Cora Cooper Hamptonville 414,000
Miss Vetra Haynes State Road 235,000
Mr. Public—Help your favorite worker NOW. Positively noth
ing better to be offered later in this campaign.
~ S4O Cash to the Candidate turning In the most money for sub
scriptions from Monday, December 24 to Saturday night, December
29. One week only.
S6O in cash to candidate turning in the most money for sub
scriptions from Monday, December 24 to Saturday nlrht, January
5. A period of two weeks.
CANDIDATES: There Is $30.00 per day for the remaining
twenty working days for top winner in The Elkin Tribune Campaign.
ACT NOW!
CANDIDATES: irS UP TO YOU!
CARL C. POINDEXTER
IS NAMED CHAIRMAN
OF ROOSEVELT BALL
Seventy Per Cent, of
Proceeds To Remain
At Home
TO FIGHT DISEASE
Carl Poindexter has been appoint
ed as chairman of the local "Presi
dent 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.
This year, at the President's own
suggestion, no part of the proceeds
of the ball will go to the Warm
Springs foundation. Seventy per
cent of the proceeds raised by each
local Birthday Ball will be retained
in its respective geographical area,
under the direction of a committee
of each such area, to rehabilitate
their infantile paralysis victims.
Thirty per cent, of the proceeds will
be turned over to the national com
mittee for delivery to the President
to be presented by him to a national
commission, which he will create, to
widen research efforts aimed to wipe
out the disease itself, exactly as
medical science has successfully com
batted smallpox, diphtheria, typhoid
fever and other dangerous maladies.
W. M. Allen, local attorney, acted
as chairman of the 1934 ball. Mr.
Allen, due to press of legal duties,
declined the honor for the 1935 ball.
Corp. R. E. Burgess, of Port Bragg,
spent the week-end here with Mrs.
Burgess, at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy West.
Offer Good For This
Week and Next, With
Double V alu e In V otes
Radio Dispatches
Tell of Death of
Klondike Farm Cow
Klondike Nira, pedigreed
Guernsey cow loaned the Byrd
South Pole expedition by Klondike
Farm, is dead.
Announcement of the cow's
death was made Wednesday night
a week ago via radio. Her son,
Klondike Iceberg, who was born
while the expedition was en route
to Little America, is thriving.
According to radio dispatches,
Klondike Nira had been sick for
sometime, and after failing to res
pond to treatment, it was found
necessary to kill her.
DRY AGENTS ARE
ADDED TO FORCE
J. R. Brandon, of Jones
ville, Is One of New
Men Put On
Seven men are being added to the
North Carolina alcohol tax unit, it
has been announced by T. E. Patton,
of Charlotte, head of the North
Carolina unit.
J. R. Brandon, of Jonesville, and
C. S. Pelts, of Hays, both former
prohibition agents, were the first to
be added on the additional force.
The others are: A. R. Williams,
Greensboro; Daniel L. McShane,
Charlotte; W. D. Smith, Red
Springs; Moses R. Harshaw, Lenoir,
and Edwin C. Gregory, Jr., of Salis
bury.
The principal duties of the inves
tigators is in prohibiting the manu
facture and sale of intoxicating li
quors. However, the new rulings are
to the effect that the federal agents
may co-operate in curbing liquor
traffic of any kind in states where
>t is prohibited.
Accident Victim
Out Of Hospital
Paul Caudle, of Boonville, was re
leased from Hugh Chatham hospital
Wednesday where he had been
treated since Monday for injuries
received in an automobile accident
near Swan Creek.
The accident occurred about 6:30
o'clock Monday evening when the
car which he was driving crashed
into a tree.
*Hold Funeral For
Godfrey Norman
Funeral services were held Thurs
day morning at 11 o'clock at Oak
Grove cemetery, near Thurmond, for
Godfrey Norman, 80, who passed
away at the home of his son, Arthur
Norman Tuesday morning at Trap
hill, from a heart ailment. The ser
vices were in charge of Rev. Grant
Cothren and Rev. Castevens.
The deceased was a devout mem
ber of the Roaring Gap Methodist
church.
He is survived by three daughters
Mrs. Blanche Rodgers and Mrs.
Nancy Lyons of Elkin, and Mrs. Net
tie Simmons, of Yadkin county and
one son, Arthur Norman, of Trap
hill. Several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren also survive.
Student Night At
Baptist Church
Sunday evening at the regular
hour of worship at the First Baptist
church annual Student Night will
be observed. A special program
will be presented by members of the
church who are students in the var
ious schools and colleges:
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Gilliam, Miss
Valley Rose and Jim Gilliam of
Winston-Salem; Jim Gilliam of Le
noir and Clint Gilliam of Sparta,
were the holiday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Gilliam, at their home on
Surry Avenue.
ELKIN
Gateway to
Roaring
Gap and the
Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DOIIBLE VOTES ON
SUBSCRIPTIONS'
APPLY ON PRIZES
Early Reports Predict
Record-Breaking
Week
RESULTS WILL WIN
Bir Added Cash Prizes Spur Work
ers To Action; Great Offer On
$40.00 Cash Prise Ends Saturday
Night; Subscriptions Bearing De
cember 29th Postmark Will Be
Counted; Public Eagerly Awaits
Outcome of Campaign.
The big extra SIOO.OO cash prizes
and double vote has taken the cam
paign members and their friends by
storm. One and all are of the same
accord in trying to far surpass any
past record in getting subscriptions
this week.
Extra Cash Prize No. 1
For this week and next week only
—560.00 in cash will be awarded to
the worker who turns in the largest
amount of money for subscriptions to
The Elkin Tribune from Monday,
December 24th, to Saturday Night,
January sth, a period of TWO
weeks.
Extra Cash Prize No. 2
For this week only—s4o.oo in cash
will be awarded the worker who
turns in the largest amount of mon
ey for subscriptions to The Elkin
Tribune from Monday, December
24th, to Saturday Night, December
29th, a period of ONE week.
The members are plunging into
the fray with all the energy at their
command. Excitement has attained
the highest point yet witnessed in
the great race. Every member in
the list except two or three is mani
festing every effort that could be
expected to win the extra SIOO in
Cash Prizes.
New Interest
Members who, up to a week or so
ago, had displayed only a casual in
terest in the race, realize that their
chances of winning the big awards
are as good as any other member's.
The fact that just the subscriptions
that are turned in this present week
count to apply upon the $40.00 ex
tra prize this week and $60.00 for
the two weeks, gives each and every
member in the list exactly the same
opportunity to own it. This, in it
self, is creating unbounded enthu-
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To Our
Subscribers
For the past four years The
Tribune has endeavored to be very
lenient in the matter of payments
of subscriptions, due to the fact
that we realised many of you
have been hard pressed for funds.
This has also caused us consider
able financial embarrassment, but
we did not wish to drop a single
subscriber who wanted the paper
and was willing to pay for it.
We are now conducting a cir
culation campaign and you no
doubt have some favorite whom
you would like to see win one of
the valuable awards, and we be
lieve conditions have improved to
the extent that you are now able
to pay.
When the campaign is over we
must necessarily remove all
names from our list which do not
show a date of January 1, 1935, or
in advance of that date. Please
look at the date on the label of
your paper now and if you are not
paid to January 1, 1935, give your
subscription to your favorite can
didate and save us the unpleasant
tuk of removing your name from
the list. For your information
the first figure on the label stands
for the month to which you are
paid, and the last figure the year.
Thank you.
THE ELKZN TRIBUNE,
H. F. Laffoon, Mgr.