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Elkin—"The Best
Little Town In
North Carolina**
VOL. No. XXIV, No. 46
Chatham Blanketeers
Defeat Buffalo Here
To Win Championship
CAMPBELL PITCHES
MATES TO VICTORY;
ALLOWS ONLY 1 HIT
Local Team Has Marked
Up Impressive Record
. For Season
WON 97 AND LOST 20
The Chatham Blanketeers brought
a brilliant season to a close here
Tuesday afternoon with a scintillat
ing victory over Buffalo, S. C. to
win the semi-pro championship of
North and South Carolina.
The game marked the' fourth of a
scheduled five-game series, Chat
ham winning the first, third and
fourth. Tuesday's score was 2 to 0.
After the game, Avery Neaves,
superintendent of the Chatham
Manufacturing company, was host to
the Buffalo team at a dinner at
Hotel Elkin, given them in token of
their clean sportsmanship through
out the series.
Much of the credit for Tuesday's
win goes to Don Campbell, ace
right hander of the Blanketeers,
whose almost air tight pitching held
Buffalo to only one hit. A difficult
catch by Charlie Gough just back
of first base, proved one of the high
lights of the game.
Campbell pitched the best game of
his career. His record for the sea
son includes 30 wins and only five
losses. Scouts have rated him as the
best semi-pro right hand pitcher in
North and South Carolina.
Tne Blanketeers closed the season
with a total of 97 wins and 20 losses
for one of the greatest records in
amateur baseball.
Awarding of the Charlotte Ob
server trophy will probably take
place at a banquet to be given the
team here by the Chatham Manu
facturing company within the next
week or ten days to which will be in
vited sports editors and writers of
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FIRST SHIPMENT OF
BOOKS DISTRIBUTED
More School Books Are
Expected At An
Early Date
John Comer, county superintend
ent of schools, stated Wednesday
that all of the first shipment of
rental text books have been distri
buted, and that more have been or
dered, which are expected to be in at
an early date. The f v lrst order
proved Insufficient to meet the de
mands, partly due to the fact that
the schools of the county have the
largest enrollment in history. It is
not yet known just what the total
enrollment is, but the figures will be
released later. It was also learned
that many of the people are buying
the books from the state, instead of
renting them.
Mr. Comer also stated that the
county still needs three more school
buses of the larger and safer type
to replace some that have become
obsolete. It is hoped that they will
be secured in a short time.
BANK OF ASHE IS
LOOTED OF $3,000
Robbers Burn Way Into
Vault and Make Get
away Monday Night
The Bank of Ashe, located at Jef
ferson. county seat of Ashe county,
was robbed of $3,000 in cash Monday
night. The identity of the robbers
is unknown. Entrance into the
vault was made by the use of an
acetylene torch. Abe Medelly, jani
tor of the bank, discovered the rob
bery-pearly Tuesday morning.
W. H. Worth, prsident of the
bank, checked the loss to be about
$3,000. It was not learned whether
any stocks or bonds were taken. The
loss is covered by insurance.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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To School at 98
SAN FRANCISCO . . . Mrs. Jean
Lawrie Hodgson (above) takes
great pride In the fa«t that she
learned to swim this summer and
now on her 98th birthday is enrolled
in the high school here, its oldest
pupil ever to receive homework.
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
HONESTY GAINS
BOY GOOD JOB
New York, Sept. 24.—From the
lowly plane of delivery boy of
"coffee and—" at $8.15 a week,
young Albert Correri vaulted to a
remunerative position in Wall
street today.
Correri's role in "the street's"
newest success story, where
thousands won or lost barely fur
pish good luncheon conversation,
was cast when he picked from the
gutter a packet of bonds valued
at $150,000 and returned them
promptly to the owners.
EUROPE PLAYING
WAITING GAME
London, Sept. 24. Europ*
played a waiting game tonight,
• attuned to the slower tempo of
the Italo-Ethiopian war threat.
The cabinets of Italy and Great
Britian met, adjourned. The
council of the league of nations,
facing a grave decision, waited for
its Ethiopian committee to tell it
officially of its failure to find a
path to peace.
In Rome Benito Muaaollni told
his ministers (he alone represents
eight of them) of the "possibili
ties of development of the situa
tion on the basis of some article
of the Geneva covenant."
VETS MEET TO
TACKLE BONUS PROBLEM
St. Louis, Sept. 24.—Aching feet
were a badge of honor here to
night aa 70,000 American legion
naires rested after today's seven
hour parade and prepared tomor
row to tackle their perennial na
tional convention problem, pay
ment of the bonus.
An estimated 300,000 persons
jammed streets along a two-mile
line of march.to view the colorful
annual parade of drum corps,
bands, drill teams, and just plain
veteran*.
SAYS SINGER
WAS KILLED,
West Chester, Pa., Sept. 24.—A
coroner's jury of six men re
turned a verdict tonight that hon
ey-Mired Evelyn Hoey, torch
•infer, "died at the hands of per
sons unknown."
Miss Hoey was found shot to
death in the country of
Henry Huddles ton Rogers, HI,
September 11.
The open verdict paved a way
for the grand Jury investigation
Pruoecutor Willistn E. Parks said
he was ' iieriously considering:/'
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ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1935
OLD BELT MARKETS
TO OPEN TUESDAY;
OFFICIALS CONFER
Group Goes To Wash
ington For Conference
With AAA Hpad
TOBACCO HOLIDAY
With the Old Belt tobacco markets
scheduled to open next Tuesday,
October 1, a group composed of to
bacco farmers, warehousemen, to
bacco manufacturers and govern
ment officials left North Carolina
Tuesday night for Washington to
confer on the tobacco situation.
Dr. Clarence Pou, of Raleigh,
chairman of the farmers' committee,
forwarded to J. B. Hutson, tobacco
director of the AAA a telegram set
ting forth briefly the proposals to
be discussed tomorrow afternoon.
Meanwhile Governor Ehringhaus
announced he will not call a tobacco
holiday unless it is proved that such
action definitely will benefit grow
ers.
"There is no need," he asserted,
"of calling a tobacco holiday unless
we can find something to do during
the time the markets are closed and
the only thing we could do with the
markets closed would be to rush our
tobacco sign-up campaign."
Meanwhile plans for the opening
of the Mount Airy and Winston-
Salem markets are going ahead with
the belief that tobacco prices will
again prove satisfactory to Old Belt
farmers this year.
MR. CHATHAM MAKES
TALK TO MERCHANTS
Stresses Importance Of
Cooperation At Meet
ing Here
"All business Is founded on coop
eration," Thurmond Chatham, pres
ident of the Chatham Manufacturing
Co., told Elkin merchants and
business men at a banquet held Wed
nesday night at Hotel Elkin, and
pointed out that its application
could either make or break a firm.
Mr. Chatham stressed the fact that
both manufacturers and merchants
should work together and cooperate
to the utmost degree, inasmuch as
both are working toward the same
end trying to do a good job for the
consumers.
Merchants who cannot get
along among themselves cannot
get along with the consumer, or
the folks who eventually purchase
the merchandise, he stated. He ad
vised, if the town wants to grow and
prosper, that all merchants, business
firms and manufacturers should get
together and cooperate with each
other.
The speaker was introduced by
Carl Poindexter, who presided during
the meeting. He stated, in beginning
his talk, that he was not addressing
strangers, but was talking to home
folks. "I was reared here," he said,
"and intend to speak frankly since
I am talking to fiiends and neigh
bors."
In the course of his talk, in which
"Cooperation" was the point stressed,
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SCHOOL OBSERVES
FORMAL OPENING
Local People Make Brief
Talks As Part Of
Opening Program
The formal opening of the local
school was held Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock and was well attended.
The program was opened with the
song "America" in unison by the au
dience. Rev. Eph whisenhunt of
the First Baptist church read the
scripture lesson and Rev. E. W. Pox,
of the Methodist church offered the
invocation.
J. Mark McAdams, superintendent
of the school, made a few brief re
marks regarding the school and
welcomed the visitors"'. The follow
ing representatives of civic organi
zations made short talks: chairman
of the school board, Dr. J. O. Aber
nethy; Kiwanis club, C. H. Brewer;
Parent-Teacher association, Mrs. E.
C. James, and American Legion aux
iliary, Mrs. D. C. Martin.
The meeting closed with the song,
"Carolina" and Rev. Pat Boyles, of
the Presbyterian church, pronounced
the benediction.
Elkin Fair To Open Here Tonight
At MeNeer's Warehouse; Exhibits
To Be One of Main Attractions
Hold Balance of Power In Louishtn* Straggle [
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BATON ROUGE, La. . . . Despite the
appearance of " strong " men at every hjjnd
to take over the reign of the late "King- I
fish", ÜB. Senator Huey Long, the above .. :'. jflj
three Long supporters are in key positions. JH
Governor Oscar K. Allen (left) is expected
to resign, and Lieut.-Gov. James A. Noe to '^w*'
succeed him to the governorship and appoint | jU
Allen to the U. S. Senate to fill out Long's
tern. Below is Mrs. Alice Lee Tharpe, former It |H
secretary to Long, most powerful of state ®
office holders as Supervisor of Public
Accounts. L-—————
Patrolman Hurt
When Motorcycle
Strikes Tree
State Highway Patrolman
James K. Jewel, of Mount Airy,
was treated at Hugh Chatham
hospital about 4 o'clock Wednes
day morning for minor injuries
sustained on highway 26 south of
JOnesvllle, when his motorcycle
left the highway and struck a
tree. motorcycle was wrecked.
Further details of the accident
could not be learned.
SURRY FARMERS
SIGN CONTRACTS
Crawford States Ap
proximately 90 Per
Cent Have Signed
A statement by J. W. Crawford,
county farm agent, Wednesday was
to the effect that 1,774 Surry farm
ers have signed tobacco contracts
since the new contracts were re
ceived a week ago, which is about
90 per cent of all the tobacco grow
ers in the county. It is expected that
close to a 100 per cent sign-up will
be reached.
It was further stated that the
sign-up this year is much larger than
it was two years ago in the same
length of time, there being only 1,200
to sign contracts during the same
period of time in the fall of 1933.
All tobacco growers are urged to
sign their conrtacts by October 1, if
possible. However, contracts will be
available until February l.
Large sign-ups have been reported
from, the eastern part of the state.
Mr. Crawford also stated that the
tobacco yield this year is above the
average in both poundage and qual
ity, and the farmers, are expecting
profitable returns from their crops.
Annual Old Camp
Meeting Reunion
The annual reunion of the Old
Camp meeting will be held at Anti
och church on top of the Blue Ridge,
on the first Sunday in October.
Singing and preaching services will
be enjoyed throughout the day and
dinner will be served on the grounds.
The program will begin at 10 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend and bring well-filled baskets.
Injured In Fall
Wess'Wellborn, of Robda, was ad
mitted-to the local hospital Wednes
day morning suffering from a broken
ankle which he received in a fall
from a tree while hunting late Tues
day night.
LEGION INSTALLS
OFFICERS FRIDAY
Have Joint Meeting
With Auxiliary At
Hotel Elkin
At a joint meeting of the George
Gray post of the American Legion
and the Legion auxiliary, held in the
Kiwanis room of Hotel Elkin Friday
night, officers for the ensuing year
were installed.
The meeting was presided over by
Dixie Graham, who as retiring com
mander, was in charge of the instal
lation ceremony.
New officers are: Commander,
George E. Royall; Vice-Commander,
Clarence Thompson; Vice-Com
mander, M. C. Whitener; Vice-Com
mander, Roby- Casstevens; Adju
tant, Dixie Graham; Finance Offi
cer, H. B. Holcomb; Service Officer,
Paul Gwyn; Guardianship Officer,
F. W. Graham; Sergeant-at-Arms,
J. B. Bell; W. Mastin;
Historian, L. W. Laxton; Athletic
Officer, Henry Dobson; Child Wel
fare Officer, J. F. Moseley; Ameri
canism Officer, W. M. Allen; Graves
Registration Officer, Charles Alex
ander; Employment Officer, J. H.
Martin; Membership Chairman, J.
O. Bivins; Publicity Officer, Dr. T.
R. White; Chairman, Sons of Legion,
J. H. Carpenter.
Paul Lyday, commander of the
Mount Airy post, made a talk in
which he discussed the activities of
the Legion and spoke highly of the
honor which has come to Elkin in the
selection of George Royall as com
mander of this district. He stated
that Mr. Royall was the best man
in the entire district, which includes
Winston-Salem, Mount Airy and
other towns of this section, for the
Job.
Commander Royall, it is under
stood, will be inducted into the dis
trict office sometime in October at
a meeting to be held in Raleigh.
During the meeting the auxiliary
served refreshments.
The local post is looking forward
to a successful year.
U. S. SENATOR'S
CONDITION SERIOUS
Moscow, Sept. 24.—Doctors at
tending United States Senator J.
Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, said
.tonight his condition was still very
serioas,
A bullettln issued before mid
night was leas cheerful than a
noon bulletin, which noted a
slight improvement over yesterday
in the condition of the senator,
ill in a Moscow hotel of bronchial
pneumonia.
When two negroes tried to hold
up Mrs. C. L. Crane of Chicago she
threw acid in their faces ami they
fled.
Elkin-- Gateway to
Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PREMIUM LIST THIS
YEAR OVER $500.00;
PROGRAM ARRANGED
Horse Show At River
side Park Is New Fea
ture This Year
2 NIGHTS, ONE DAY
The stage is set for the opening to
night of Elkin's fourth fair, it was
announced Wednesday by Miss Edith
Neaves, secretary.
MeNeer's warehouse, which will
serve as the main exhibition build
ing, is humming with activity this
morning as farmers and others in
terested in the event, are busy put
ting the finishing touches to their
exhibits. In addition to farm and
home exhibits a number of private
exhibits are being arranged. These
will not be eligible for prizes, how
ever.
The premium list for this year's
fair is in excess of SSOO with the
largest prize going to the first prize
.winner in the live-at-home depart
ment. This prize will be a McCor
mick-Deering disc harrow. Second
and third prizes, will be a suite of
furniture and a kitchen cabinet, res
pectively.
A pleasing program has been ar
ranged for both tonight and tomor
row. Featured oh. the program, in
addition to musical entertainment
by Sweeney Prosser and his Honolula
Strollers, heard frequently from
WBT, Charlotte; a local string band,
and a singing convention, will be a
negro baseball game, a horse show,
a football game and other events.
The football game will be played
between Elkin high school and
Wilkesboro this afternoon at 3
o'clock, it being the first game of
the season. The game will be staged
at Riverside Park, as will the negro
ball game and the horse show, which
begins directly after the baseball
game is concluded Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
Everyone in this entire section is
extended a hearty invitation to at
tend the fair.
CONSTITUTION IS
THEME AT MEETING
James Discusses Im
portant Issue At
Meeting Friday
In observance of Constitution
Week, the Elkin Kiwanis club Friday
night heard an address by Attorney
Earl James on the Constitution.
The meeting, which was held in
the Kiwanis room, Hotel Elkin, was
the first indoor meeting of the sea
son, the club having met each week
at the community playground dur
ing the summer months.
In speaking of the Constitution,
Mr. James stated that it was form
ulated by men who possibly made
some mistakes. Inasmuch as it was
made by men, it could be "unmade
by men," he said.
Contrary to the belief of some,
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Mad Dog Bites Three
People And Eight Dogs
A mad dog, owned by Dr. L. S.
Hall, of Yadkinville, and kept by
Paul Carlton, of near Center, bit
three people and eight dogs after
going mad Saturday.
Those bitten by the dog were
Raymond and Mailie Brannock and
Mrs. Marvin Macemore. These peo
ple will begin taking treatment for
rabies in a few days according to
information here.
The dog also bit eight other dogs,
four .belonging to Dr. Hall, one
owned by John Moxley, and three
owned by Arthur Moxley. They
have all been killed. The dog had
not been vaccinated against rabies.
The mad dog was penned up after
biting the people and dogs and was
later killed and his head carried to
the city health department labor
atory at Wtaeton-Salem, where ex
amination showed it had rabies-