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VOL. No. XXIV, No. 16
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
SAYS HAUPTMANN
JURY "DULLARDS"
New York, Feb. 26.—Edward J.
Reilly, the ruddy "bull of Brook
lyn," today staged a dress re
hearsal of his campaign for "jus
tice" for Bruno Richard Haupt
mann, incidental in raising a de
fense fund to press an appeal
from the carpenter's conviction of
murdering the Lindbergh baby.
Today's outburst by the chief
defense counsel was directed
largely at the jury to which he
had, in his summation, addressed
far more honeyed words.
Instead of men and women
"with good common sense, horse
sense, David Harum sense," the
jury today became dullards "with
tremendous appetites" who were
unable to reason together be
cause they had eaten too much.
THREE MOTHERS
ARE CONVICTED
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 26.—Moth
ers of three of Texas' most no
torious desperadoes were under
jail sentences tonight, convicted
by the federal government in its
campaign to wipe out crime by
punishing persons who give aid
to outlaws.
The three mothers, Mrs. Cum
mie Barrow, Mrs. Emma Parker
and Mrs. Steve Hamilton Davis,
were sentenced to 30 days in jail
for aiding Clyde Barrow and Bon
nie Parker in their flight from
the law. That flight ended when
Clyde and Bonnie were killed by
* police last May.
Mrs. Davis is the mother of
Raymond Hamilton, who ad
vanced to the rank of the South
west's most hunted bad man af
ter the deaths of Clyde Barrow
and Charles (Pretty Boy) Floyd.
MEASURE IS '
VOTED DOWN
Raleigh, Feb. 26.—A1l hope of
anti-sales taxers that the Mc-
Donald-Lumpkin substitute meas
ure might be adopted in commit
tee went glimmering today when
, the joint finance committee, in
executive session, voted down an
amendment by Representative
Lumpkin of Franklin to strike out
the sales tax from the revenue
bill.
After the meeting, Representa
tive McDonald told the United
Press this move had been made
in order to clear the atmosphere
and help expedite the revenue bill
through committee. When it
reaches the floor, he said, all sec
tions of the sales tax substitute
will be offered as amendments.
ARGUE MERITS
OF LIQUOR BILL
Durham, Feb. 26.—Two citizens
of Raleigh, a lawyer and a news
paperman, took opposite sides here
tonight in a discussion of the Hill
liquor control bill.
Cale K. Burgess, lawyer and
head of the United Dry Forces of
North Carolina, opposed the |
measure before a meeting of the
Durham Citizens' Council. Tom
Bost, newspaperman, represented
the "liberal drys" advocating the
Hill bill.
Bost branded prohibition as
"un-Christian and un-American,"
because he believed temperance
has been steadily on the down
grade since prohibition's arrival.
JOBS BILL FIGHT
DELAYS ACTIVITY
Washington, F°b. 26.—Organ
ized labor leaders summoned
hastily into a secret conference
here late today agreed to fight to
the end for the prevailing wage
amendment to the
Jobs bill despite vigorous opposi
tion from the White House.
The action further widened the
breach between the unionists and
President Roosevelt which began
with the extension of the automo
bile code over objections of labor.
Postpone March Term
of Surry Civil Court
No March term of Surry county
civil court will be held this year, it
having been decided by the bar as
sociation at their last meeting to use
the last week of the April term of
criminal court for civil cases.
In recent months the criminal
calendar has not taken up the court's
allotted time and it is certain the
criminal calendar in April will not
take over a week at the most, thus
leaving the second week free for
civil actions.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
NEW FURNITURE CO.
TO OPEN IN FORMER
VENEER PUNT HERE
Will Manufacture Four-
Poster Beds and
Odd Tables
GOUGH PRESIDENT
The building which • formerly
housed the Elkin Veneer company,
has been rented for the manufacture
of four-poster beds and odd tables
by the Carolina Furniture Manu
facturers, Inc., a new firm incorpor
ated here by W, S. Gough, L. P.
Hicks, Knox McKee and Ted Brown.
Mr. Gough will head the firm as
president and Mr. Hicks, who will
be in active management, will serve
as secretary-treasurer. Mr. Hicks
has had several years experience in
the business.
Necessary machinery for the man
ufacture of furniture is now being
installed, and operation is expected
to begin within a short while.
WILLIAM F. REECE
IS TAKEN BY DEATH
Prominent Jonesville
Man Dies Following
Long Illness
William Franklin Reece, 76, widely
knowm and prominent citizen of
Jonesville, passed away at his home
Saturday morning, following a five
year period of ill health. Until his
decline in health he had been an
employee of Chatham Manufactur
ing company for nearly a quarter of
a century. He was a charter mem
ber of the Jonesville Baptist church
and served as a deacon in the church
as long as his health permitted.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Jonesville Baptist church
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, in
charge of Revs. D. G. Reece, Bradley
Mathis and Kelly. Interment was in
the town cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Lee Evridge Reece, six daugh
ters and two sons: Mrs. Walter
Wright, Yadkinville; Mrs. W. M.
Mayberry, Mrs. Clyde Shugart, Mrs.
Talmage Blackburn and Edgar Reece
of Jonesville; Mrs. Horace Feimster
and William Reece, Jr., Winston-
Salem, and Mrs. William Hudspeth,
of Elkin. One brother, John Reece,
of Liberty Center, Indiana. 23
grandchildren and two great-grand
children also survive.
JUNIORS HOLD MEET
AT N. WILKESBORO
All Councils of This Dis
trict Represented;
Initiation Program
Celebrating the occasion of Wash
ington's birthday Friday, Juniors
from all councils in this district
gathered at the lodge hall at North
Wilkesboro for a district class initia
tion program.
There was an attendance of 120
members at the meeting at which
14 members were initiated. Juniors
representing North Wilkesboro, Elk
in, Copeland, New Hope, Clingman
and Ronda Councils.
The meeting was opened by Brad
ley Dancy, councilor of the North
Wilkesboro chapter. W. K. Sturdi
vant, district deputy, delivered an
address of welcome to which res
ponse was made by S. O. Maguire,
of Elkin.
County Home Inmate
Dies From Exposure
Yadkinville, Feb. 22.—80b Parks,
80-year-old colored Inmate of the
Yadkin county poor house, died from
hunger and exposure during one of
the bad days about February 14th,
after prizing the bars from his win
dow and escaping during the night.
Parks was received at the county
institution January 25, from Jones
ville, his mind almost entirely gone.
He had been locked in the strong
house until the cold weather, when
he asked to be left in a warmer
part of the home, which was
granted after the window had been
barred and doors locked for the
night. He had escaped into the rain
and cold by breaking out and
wandered aimlessly for several hours
until found by the keeper, J. H. P.
Shore, and some help he had sum
moned. He died soon after being
found.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1935
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Radio tap dancing, speed, matrimony and poverty—all have been caught by the news photographer as
represented by the photos above. Left, Sally O'Brien, radio tap dancer shown demonstrating a miniature
microphone suspended from her leg to catch detail steps of her tap dancing. Center, a closeup view of Sir
Malcolm Campbell, noted British auto speedster, who is tuning up his "Bluebird" racer at Daytona Beach, Fla.,
hoping to set a new world record of 300 miles an hour or better. Upper right, Mrs. James H. R. Cromwell, who,
until a few weeks ago was Miss Doris Duke, called the world's wealthiest girl, and heiress to the Duke for
tune. Lower right, Jimmy Walker, former mayor of New York, who told a London judge the other day he
was broke and that debts in America were incurred by the former Mrs. Walker, now residing in Florida.
SCHOOL ENROLLS IN
N.C. DEBATING UNION
Four Students
to Represent Elkin
High In Contest
Elkin high school has enrolled in
the North Carolina High School De
bating Union in the triangular de
bates. The query under discussion
this year is: Resolved, That the
United States should adopt the policy
of extending Federal aid to general
public education.
Preliminaries were held Monday to
determine what students would rep
resent Elkin this year. The judges
awarded the decision to Charles
Neaves, Lesbia Graham, Regina
Meed, and Emalene Neaves. Coach
Hood, Mrs. E. C. James and R. B.
Blackwelder acted as judges.
Secretary Rankin, of the High
School Debating Union, has placed
Elkin. Wilkesboro, and Mt. Airy to
gether. The school that wins both
the affirmative and negative sides
of the question is eligible to go to
Chapel Hill for the finals which are
to be held on April 11 and 12. The
preliminaries, however, will be held
on the afternoon of March 22. The
public is cordially invited.
Commissioners Would
Refund Indebtedness
A bill was introduced in the North
Carolina Senate Friday to authorize
and empower the commissioners of
Surry county to adjust, fund and re
fund the bonded indebtedness of the
county, and was sent to the com
mittee on finance. The bill author
izes the commissioners to issue sl,-
350,000 refunding bonds at an inter
est rate not to exceed 4 1-4 per
cent., and also authorizes a tax levy
for debt service to yield $90,000 an
nually, specifying that the remain
der, after paying the interest, be put
into a sinking fund for the pay
ment of bonds at maturity.
Rusty, a native Siwash malamute in the cold bleak stretches
of the far North, never had much of a chance in life. Pate
seemed always to plot against him . . . Yet that same fate
made Rusty an unsung hero in as tense and thrilling a drama
as the West and Northwest ever knew.
Rusty crossed the path of Speed Malone and Ed Maitland . . •
He lurked in the far shadows of their campfire long enough
to prove himself the key to a mystery which had baffled man.
You never get to really know Rusty. But you will look back
with favoring eyes on him, when you have read the conclud
ing lines of our new serial story!
SLUMBERING GOLD
By AUDREY BOYD
It's a story of good men . . . and bad. Of human struggle,
adventure, mystery and . . , romance . . . NEXT WEEK.
Here and There With the News Camera
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readers.
KIWANIANS PLAN
"WELCOME" SIGNS
To Ask State Highway
Commission To Erect
Safety Signal
Various subjects of public 1 terest
were discussed Friday night at the
meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis club
at Hotel Elkin, chief among which
was the move to have the state
highway commission erect a safety
signal at the intersection of Gwyn
Avenue and Market street at the
entrance of the new bridge.
One death has already occurred at
this intersection since Market street
extension was opened a few months
ago, and it represents a daily traf
fic hazard without a warning signal
of some kind to notify motorists un
familiar with the street, of the dan
ger.
Determining the cost of erecting
"Welcome" signs on all leading
highways coming into Elkin was left
to the board of directors. The club
is planning such signs, to also bear
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MANY CASES TRIED
IN SUPERIOR COURT
Hemric Gets 3 Years In
Two Cases; Harding
Is Presiding
Yadkinville, Feb. 27.—(Special)—
Superior court for the trial of
criminal cases opened here Monday
morning at ten o'clock with Judge
W. P. Harding of Charlotte on the
bench. Soon after convening of
court the selection of a grand jury
was completed and Mr. Wiley E.
Dobbins of Yadkinville was chosen
as foreman. John Swalm is officer
in charge of tfie grand jury-
Judge Harding delivered a master
ful charge to the jurors, reminding
them of the fundamental principals
of peace and progress and pointing
out that all our progress and ad
vancement has been made as a re
sult of sound laws and their enforce
ment. Without these. Judge Hard
ing pointed out, civilization could
not continue to progress as in the
past, and the violation of each or
any law was a step in the wrong
direction.
Judge Harding emphasized the
dangers of fast or reckless driving
on the highways, which causes so
many unnecessary deaths and in
juries in our state. Drinking and
drunkenness also came in for their
share of the charge as well as the
selling and making of intoxicating
drinks, and he instructed the jury
to go after all violators of this kind,
whether they be "one gallus fel
lows" or those higher up who con
tinually violate the law by encour-
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GETS" INSTRUCTIONS
ABOUT 'BABY BONDS'
Bonds of Small Denomi
nations to Go On
Sale March Ist
Detailed instructions regarding the
sale of the new "Baby Bonds," which
will be available to the public March
Ist, have been received by the Elkin
postoffice.
"UnitedJStates Savings Bonds" is
the name given the bonds by the
Treasury and Post Office depart
ments. The bonds will be issued in
denominations of $25, SSO, SSOO and
SI,OOO maturity values. They will be
in registered form only. They are
to mature in ten years from the first
day of the month in which they are
sold, and will bear interest at 2.9 per
cent. Sale prices will be $18.75, $37.-
50, $75.00 and $750.00 for the res
pective denominations.
The bonds may be redeemed "at
their accrued value at any time af
ter 60 days from the date of issue.
Postal savings accounts may also be
converted Into these securities with
no loss of interest.
It is generally believed that the
"Baby Bonds" will appeal to the
average citizen as an investment, as
they are tax free, and win be issued
in denominations well within the
reach of the small Investor.
ELKIN MPAI
Gateway to
Roaring
Gap and the
Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
"MARCH TO CHURCH
DURING MARCH" IS
PLEA OF CHURCHES
Designate Next Month
As Month of Church
Attendance
IS SPECIAL EFFORT
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Uniting in an appeal to everyone
to make March a month of church
attendance, local churches are co
operating in an effort to get every
person, whether a member of
a church or a non-member, to at
tend the church of his or her choice
each Sunday.
As a slogan, which is being pre
sented to the public in individual
advertisements and a full page co
operative ad this week, "March to
Church During. March," has been
chosen. The invitation to attend
church is also being repeated in the
editorial columns of this issue of
The Tribune.
Not only is the church appeal be
ing directed to adults, but to young
and old, rich and poor alike. Church
members who have been lax in at
tending services of their various
churches are urged to again re
sume regular attendance. People
who are not affiliated with any of
the local churches are urged to at
tend their choice of the several
churches here where a warm wel
come will be waiting.
The pastors of the various
churches who are heading the cam
paign hope that church attendance
during March may be materially In
creased, and that in the months to
follow attendance will continue to
be above the present average.
IS PRESENTED TO
COURT BY ALLEN
Dumont Eskridge Ad
ministered Oath At
Yadkin ville
Dumont Eskridge, of Elkin and
Jonesville, who recently passed the
state bar examination at Raleigh
in a highly creditable manner, was
presented to the court and admin
istered the oath early Monday
morning at Yadkinville before Judge
W. P. Harding, who is presiding over
the current criminal session there.
Mr. Eskridge was introduced to
the court by W. M. Allen, local at
torney under whom he had prepared
himself for law, Mr. Allen also ad
ministering the oath. A warm wel
come to the profession of law was
then extended by Judge Harding.
Although he had only been study
ing law a little under two years, Mr.
Eskridge was high among the com
paratively small group of approxi
mately 30 who successfully with
stood the recent examination. Ap
proximately 50 applicants, many
with the advantages of a college
course, failed to pass.
Mr. Eskridge continues to be as
sociated with Mr. Allen at his of
fice here. His plans for the future
have not been announced.
Mrs. J. P. Parker, of Rich Square,
spent the week-end here the guest
of her mother, Mrs. J. W. Ring, at
her home on Terrace Avenue.
Surry Man Asks
Governor of Maine
To Act As Cupid
Perhaps figuring he could get
a better wife far afield than in
Surry county, a Shoals citizen
who wrote to Governor Louis J.
Brann, of Maine for aid in secur
ing a wife, preferably "over 40,
and of a type rather stout," now
has in his possession the photo
graph of an attractive Maine
woman who is willing to mate
provided the Shoals man proves
satisfactory to herself.
Governor Brann did not handle
the affair personally, but turned
the matter over to one of his sec
retaries, who, in turn, made a se
lection from the hundreds of ap
plications received from Maine
women after the news of the
Shoals man's request had been
published throughout the state.
The woman selected, whose
MM was not given out, was des
cribed as a childless widow and
a highly respected citizen of Fort
Fairfield, Me. Upon sending her
photograph and an outline of her
history to the Surry ootutfjr man,
she requested similar information
from him.