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VOL. No. XXIV, No. 13
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DEFEAT PART OF
WORK RELIEF BILL
Washington, Feb. s.—Led by
Carter Glass, senate appropria
tions committee Democrats today
agreed to amputate sections of
the $4,880,000,000 work relief bill
which would gi v e President
Roosevelt power never before pos
sessed by a peace time executive.
Before any actual change in
bill takes place, however, the full
committee must ratify it. Never
theless, approval at a meeting of
the full committee tomorrow ap
peared certain unless some insur
gent Democrats changed their
minds and decided they were not
bound to vote for the modifica
tions.
TO FACE HIGHER
MEAT PRICES
Washington, Feb. s.—Farm ex-!
perts said today that housewives
who are fretting over food costs
would have a great deal more
worrying to do about the price of
meat but little more so far as !
winter vegetables were concerned.
The sudden upshoot in prices
during the last month sent re
tail steaks up more than three
cents a pound, roasts from two to
12 cents a pound, lamb from two i
to six cents, and pork four cents |
a pound. Sharp rises also were 1
registered in vegetables.
PARENTS OF BABIES
GO ON STAGE
Chicago, Feb. s.— Mr. and Mrs.
Oliva Dionne, parents of the fa
mous quintuplets, embarked on a
theatrical career today.
Max Halperin, vaudeville book- {
ing agent who brought the Cana- j
dim couple to Chicago, an- j
nounced they had signed a con
tract to appear in Detroit sod
Michigan theaters on February 14
and 15.
He said they were also ready to j
sign a similar agreement for ap-■
pearances on the stage of a Chi-;
cago movie house beginning next;
Friday and were considering ex- j
tending their tour to Cleveland.
HIT AT HOLDINCf
FIRMS IN MEASURE
Washington, Feb. s.—Legisla-'
tion designed to eliminate public
utility holding companies within
five years was agreed upon tenta
tively late today at a White House
conference.
The accord was reached only
after a heated session between ad
vocates of federal regulation and
proponents of a levy that even
tually would tax holding com
panies out of existence.
BRANDON, LUMPKIN
IN BOOTLEG RAID
Make One Arrest In
Wilkes and Capture
180 Gallons Whisky
Federal prohibition agents J. R.
Brandon and F. D. Lumpkin, work
ing in Wilkes county last week, made
bootlegger raids netting 100 gallons
of whisky and the arrest of Levi
Beshears, Wilkes man, on a charge
of transporting liquor on which tax
had not been paid.
The car said to have been operated
by Beshears was well loaded with 120
gallons, while the driver of a second
car, carrying 60 gallons, made his
escape. His identity was not learned.
Beshears, following a preliminary
hearing, is at liberty under SI,OOO
bond awaiting trial at the May term
of Federal court to be held at
Wilkesboro.
Roller Mill Is Under
New Management
The Elkin Roller Mill is now un
der the active management of J. H.
Guyer and Miss Willie Mae Ouyer,
it was learned Tuesday.
The mill is featuring an improved
Diamond Dust flour, a new bleach
ing process resulting in a whiter and
purer product. The new manage
ment will continue to handle good
brands of coal.
Mrs. Robert L. Storey, of Knox
ville, Tenn., arrived Tuesday for a
visit of several days to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gilliam, at their
home 1.1 Jonesville.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
STEALER OF AUTO
GIVEN 18 MONTHS
IN STATE PRISON
Henry Jones, Jr., Goes
to Roads for Driving
While Drunk
MANY OTHER CASES
Clarence Billings, Wilkes county
man who was recently arrested by
Sergeant W. B. Lentz for the theft
of an automobile belonging to Hen
derson Ouyer, of near Elkin, was
sentenced to serve not more than
three years nor less than 18 months
in state prison by Judge J. Will Pless
when tried in Surry criminal court
at Dobson Monday.
Billings was given this sentence on
a charge of larceny of the car, ,the
judge specifying that he be assigned
to hard labor. On a charge of oper
ating a motor vehicle while intoxi
cated, prayer for judgment was con
tinued for five years.
Burr Spicer, of oear Traphill,
charged with failure to pay his hos
pital bill at Hugh Chatham Memorial
hospital here where he was a patient
after being the victim of a cutting
affray, was ordered discharged upon
payment of the costs for which the
county would be Sable.
Henry Jones, Jr., local colored
man, was ordered sent to the roads
for three months on a charge of
driving while drunk, the judge in
voking a suspended sentence to this
effect imposed at the April, 1934
term of court. On a second charge
of the same nature, he was given an
additional six months on the roads
and his license to drive an automo
i
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DRIVERS LICENSE
LAWS DISCUSSED
James and Lentz Talk
to Kiwanians In Fri
day Meeting
A statewide drivers license law
sponsored by the Carolina Motor
Club, which is now before the North
Carolina General Assembly, was dis
cussed during the meeting of the
Elkin Kiwanis club Friday night by
E. C. James, Elkin attorney, and
Sergeant W. B. L°ntz, of the state
highway patrol.
Mr. James pointed out the need
and aim of the proposed law, quoting
statistics which revealed the horrible
number of deaths and accidents on
North Carolina highways. He also
pointed out that in states which
have drivers license laws accidents
have been reduced and car registra
tions increased.
Sergeant Lentz first discussed
shortcomings in present laws gov
erning automobiles, and ended his
talk with the possibilities of enforc
ing the proposed new traffic laws.
In enumerating the advantages of
the new law in question, he stated
that a drunken driver could be taken
from the wheel of a car immediate
ly following his arrest, while under
the present laws a driver arrested
for driving while drunk may con
tinue to drive his car until the fol
lowing court term.
He also pointed out that the pro
posed new law would take reckless
drivers, speedsters and the like from
behind the wheel of an automobile.
MUST VACCINATE
JONESVILLE DOGS
Town Passes Ordinance
Similar to Local Meas
ure to Combat Rabies
An ordinance providing for the
compulsory vaccination of all dogs
against rabies has been passed by
the Town of Jonesville, acting upon
the suggestion of the Elkin Kiwanis
club, in an effort to combat the mad
dog menace locally.
The ordinance is similar to that
passed some weeks ago by the Elkin
commissioners, and provides that all
dogs not vaccinated must be killed
or else removed from the town lim
its. A fine of $lO will be levied
against those who fail to comply with
the ordinance.
Mad dogs were thrown into the
spotlight in this section recently
when a number of the animals went
mad, biting people, other dogs and
livestock. At one time a few weeks
ago there were more than 15 people
of this immediate section taking the
Pasteur treatment.
ELKIN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1935
New Photos From Hauptmann Trial at Fleming-ton
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Left photo shows Bruno Richard Hauptmann, on trial for his life at Flemington, N. J., on a charge of
murdering the Lindbergh baby, conferring with Edward J. Reilly, chief of his defense counsel. Right is photo
of Mrs. Hauptmann, the accused man's wife, carrying her small son, Manfred, along the streets of Flemington.
JONESVILLE MAN
CUT UP IN FIGHT
Five Are Arrested For
Participation I n
Free-For-All
As the result of a general free-for
all fight in Jonesville Saturday
night, five men are scheduled to
face a preliminary hearing Friday
before Mayor G. S. Wagoner, of
Jonesville.
Those arrested are Audrey Pardue,
charged with breaking and entering
and assault with a deadly weapon
with intent to kill; Tang Gams,
Bill and Ted Nelson, and John Jes
ter, the latter four being charged
with assault.
Tang Garris was cut on the arm
and face during the melee.
It was said that both Pardue and
Garris had been drinking and got
into a fight at Garris' home, Pardue
allegedly striking Garris' mother by
accident. Separated, the two were
again said to have mixed at a fill
ing station at the south end of the
new bridge.
The cutting of Garris was said to
have occurred later on in the night.
It was said he had gone home and
gone to bed when Pardue is alleged
to have broken into the house and
cut him with a knife.
Bill and Ted Nelson were said to
have been involved in the fight while
acting as peacemakers in an attempt
to get Pardue to go home. Jester is
said to have supplied the knife with
which Garris was cut.
Pardue is at liberty under S2OO
bond.
NEW FIRM TO OPEN
HERE FRIDAY A. M.
Elkin Supply Company
To Handle Hudson and
Terraplane Cars
A new business, Elkin Supply
company, dealers for Hudson and
Terraplane automobiles, and distri
butors of Sparton feeds and good
brands of fertilizers, will open here
Friday in the former Johnson Oil
Co. building on South Bridge street.
The new firm, incorporated some
weeks ago by Agatha Foster John
son, of North Wilkesboro, Lewis
Brown and Hugh Holcomb, will be
ready for business Friday morning.
The building housing the new firm
is being remodeled to include a
large automobile showroom.
It is understood Mr. Brown will
be in active charge and that Mr. Hol
comb will have charge of the auto
mobile repair department. Mrs.
Johnson, it is understood, will re
main a silent partner.
An invitation has been* extended
to everyone to visit the new firm
Friday and inspect the new Hudson
built Terraplanes which are des
cribed as one of the finest cars in
their price class.
Passes Bar Examination
Among the successful applicants
for license to practice law in North
Carolina at the recent bar examina
tion in Raleigh, was Dumont Esk
ridge of Elkin and Jonesville. Mr.
Eskridge will continue in the office
of W. M. Allen, local attorney, for
some time.
Rufus Wagoner Injured
In Automobile Accident
Rufus Wagoner, of Jonesvillc, re
ceived cuts about the head, and an
injured leg Sunday when the car he
was driving was hit head on by a
car driven by Jojin Renegar, of Lone
Hickory, near the south end of the
old river bridge.
Faulty adjustment of the brakes
on Renegar's car, which caused it ta
swerve into the machine which
Wagoner was driving, was said to
have been responsible for the acci
dent. Several stitches were reces-*
sary to close the Jonesville youth's
wounds.
A young man by the name of
Steele, who was in the Renegar car,
received minor lacerations. Renegar
was uninjured. Both cars were dam
aged.
ROOSEVELT BALL
IS BIG SUCCESS
Special Dancing Act Is
Feature of Event;
Many Attend
The Birthday Ball for the Pres
ident, held at Hotel Elkin last Wed
nesday night, proved a big success.
Several hundred were present and
spent a very enjoyable evening.
One of the highlights of the ball
was the program staged at 9:30 by
Miss Prances Chatham's class in
dancing in which a number of local
young ladies took part. Especially
entertaining was Miss Rosamond
Neaves' impersonation of Mae West.
The dancing skit, as presented by
the class, was entitled "The Side
walks of New York," and the fol
lowing dancers took part: Sara Lee
Griffeth, Eleanor Hayes, Louise
Laffoon, Joe Barker, Jerry Barker,
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WORK PROGRESSING
NICELY ON ROAD
Heavy Road Machinery
Is Now On the Job
At Ronda
With the heavy road grading ma
chinery on the job, work on the first
link of the Elkin-North Wilkesboro
hard surface highway is progressing
rapidly.
A huge shovel, which arrived at
Ronda last week, is on the job and is
making rapid headway in grading
out a right-of-way for the road.
The link now under construction
will run from Elkin to Ronda. When
the entire highway is constructed,
it will link Elkin, Ronda, Roaring
River and North Wilkesbqro, iand
will cut off many miles between
North Wilkesboro and this city.
Commissioners Meet
Here Monday Night
Matters of routine nature oc
cupied the attention of the Elkin
board of commissioners at their
meeting in the town tax office Mon
day night. With the exception of
W. A. Neaves, who is confined to his
home by illness, the entire board
was present. Mayor M. A. Royall
presided.
SAYS HE SAW FISCH
IN BRONX CEMETERY
Defense Claims Fisch
Attempted to Peddle
Mysterious Bundles
Flemington, N. J., Feb. 5.—A
Brooklyn restaurant cashier and for
mer cabaret "host" told the jury in
the Bruno Richard Hauptmann trial
today that while keeping a tryst in a
darkened automobile April 2, 1932,
he saw Isador Fisch, Hauptmann's
furrier friend, jump from the wall
of St. Raymond's cemetery in the
Bronx.
That is where Dr. J. F. Condon
paid the $50,000 Lindbergh ransom
money.
Vnpnip later on identifications of
the surroundings and unwilling to
name the girl in the tryst, now dead,
Benjamin Heier clung to his story
that he flicked his automobile lights
on and off and that in their glare
he saw for about five or six seconds
the man the defense says got the
Lindbergh ransom cash.
Earlier in the day, Edward J. Reil
ly, chief of the defense counsel, at
tempted to show through a woman
witness that Fisch had attempted
to peddle bundles which may have
held ransom notes.
State objections halted the testi
mony but gave Reilly the chance to
announce:
"I am prepared to prove that the
man who jumped over the cemetery
wall was Isador Fisch, that the mon
ey was handed to Isador Fisch, that
Isador Fisch from that date on not
only approached one but many per
sons in New York, trying to dispose
of this money."
SEEK STATEWIDE
RADIO SYSTEM
Bills Presented In Leg
islature Would Be of
Aid to Police
Raleigh, Feb. s.—North Carolina
is in a fair way to go after its crim
inals in a speedier fashion. Judiciary
committee number one, of which
Senator Rivers Johnson, of Duplin,
is chairman, reported out favorably
this morning two bills which sheriffs
and patrolmen agree that if passed
by the general assembly will mean
much to law enforcement.
A state-wide radio system for the
broadcasting of police and sheriff's
bulletins is authorized in one bill
which received a unanimously favor
able report. It will mean the set
ting up in this state of three or four
official broadcasting stations at an
estimated cost of $75,000 and an
operating cost of $1 a minute for
the time in use.
The other bill, which has now
reached the floor of the senate gives
the right to any sheriff to take a
warrant charging a crime commit
ted in his own county and serve it
in any county in North Carolina
without the aid, consent or knowl
edge of officers in the county where
the arrest is made, if this in his
judgment is the best thing to do.
Both of these measures were or
dered placed on the calendar by
Lieutenant Governor Graham when
they were returned from the com
mittee this morning!
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Gateway to
Roaring
Gap and the '
Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
JUDGE PLESS SENDS
FOR COUNTY PAPAS
AFTER JURY REPORT
Report Says Jail and
Courthouse Are In
Bad Condition
ROOF NEEDS REPAIR
Evidently of the belief that a
grand jury's report should be taken
seriously and not as a mere formal
ity of court sessions, Judge J. Will
Pless, presiding over Surry criminal
court at Dobson, Wednesday after
noon ordered the clerk of the court
to issue subpoenas for the members
of the Surry county board of com
missioners requiring them to be in
court Thursday morning presumably
to explain why recommendations of
the last court term grand jury were
not carried out.
Judge Pless' order came imme
diately following the report of the
grand jury, which stated that the
body had visited the county home
and found the roof of the main
building to be in bad condition and
windows in some of the cabins to be
in need of window panes. It also
stated that the jail was in bad con
dition and represented a fire hazard.
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PROMINENT CYCLE
MAN PASSES AWAY
Death Comes After
Long Period of De
clining' Health
Ulysses P. Brown, 66, beloved cit
izen of the Cycle community of
Yadkin county, passed away Thurs
day morning, following a long per
iod of declining health. His death
was not unexpected.
He was born in Yadkin county,
December 14, 1868, a son of the late
Rev. Columbus and Leneska Brown.
On January 31, 1890 he was mar
ried to Miss Sarah Verlinda Sparks,
who preceeded him in death on July
12, 1931.
He is survived by three children,
Mrs. J. P. Hemric and H. Q. Brown,
Cycle, and Mrs. E. C. Boger, Win
ston-Salem: three brothers, T. H.,
Harrison and Sanford Brown, all of
Mt. Airy and three sisters, Mrs.
James Easter and Cora Brown of
Mt. Airy and Mrs. Charles Hutchins
of Winston-Salem.
He was a member and a deacon
in the Oak Grove Baptist church.
The deceased was a kind husband
and father and was always ready to
accommodate any one in need of a
favor.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning at 11 o'clock from
Oak Grove church, in charge of
Rev. V. M. Swaim and Rev. S. L.
Naff. Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
DOBSON YOUTH DIES
OF HURTS TUESDAY
Was Injured Sunday In
Automobile Accident
Near County Seat
Jasper White, 20-year-old Dobson
boy died in a Mount Airy hospital
about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from injuries received in an auto
mobile wreck near Dobson early
Sunday morning. The youth had a
fractured skull, brain injury and a
punctured spine.
Ben Folger, also injured in the
wreck, was in a serious condition
Tuesday night from a spine injury.
The wreck occurred when four
prominent Dobson youths, returning
in a car from Mount Airy about 4
o'clock Sunday morning, ran off the
road three miles northeast of Dob
son and overturned. All were in
jured.
Funeral arrangements for White
have not been completed but the
service will be held at Salem Fork
church near Dobson. The youth is
survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. White, and five brothers
and sisters.
BELIEVED TO HAVE FLED
Search for Jake Johnson, negro
accused by Miss Annie Orogan,
prominent Rockingham county wom
an, of having criminally assaulted
and robbed her Saturday night,
turned to Henry county, Virginia,
Sunday night with North Carolina
and Virginia officers and citizens
co-operating in the search.