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Elkin—"The Best
Little Town In
North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIV, No. 52
WILL ROGERS FUND
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
THROUGHOUT NATION
To Create Living Me
morial To Man Loved
By Nation
PLANS OUTLINED
Raleigh, N. C.—A campaign for
funds to help create a worthwhile
memorial for Will Rogers will get
under way throughout the nation
this week and North Carolina ex
pects to 90-operate to the fullest
extent, according to Carl Goereh, of
Raleigh, who has been appointed
state chairman of the Will Rogers
Memorial Commission. Mrs. J. M.
Hobgood, of Farmville, has been ap
pointed chairman of the Woman's
Division, and Governor Ehringhaus
is honorary chairman.
In outlining plans for the drive
in North Carolina, Mr. Goerch said
today that he plans to enlist the
co-operation of the various news
papers throughout North Carolina.
In view of the fact that Will Rogers
was so closely allied to the newspa
per fraternity, Mr. Goerch said that
it was both fitting and proper that
the members of that profession
should take the lead in this matter.
Local chairmen are being ap
pointed and their names wfll be an
nounced within a few days. Prac
tically every bank in the state has
expressed a willingness to serve as
a depository for the Will Rogers
Memorial Fund. Wholehearted co
operation on the part of the public
generally is expected.
Will Rogers had hundreds of inti
mate friends in North Carolina and
visited this state on numbers of
occasions. Many thousands who
never saw him were acquainted
with him through his writings in
over fifteen different newspapers in
the state. There is no question but
that the response for a memorial
fund will be liberal.
MAKES ARREST AND
THEN IS ARRESTED
Local Patrolman De
nies Charge of John
nie Swaim
"You arrest me and I'll arrest
you" apparently was the theme song
here of an affair which took place
on Main street late Sunday night
between Highway Patrolman J. J.'
Johnson and Johnnie Swaim.
As a result,> Patrolman Johnson
has Swaim charged with being drunk
and disorderly and Swaim has Pa
trolman Johnson charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon. A joint
hearing of the cases is scheduled to
be held several weeks hence.
The trouble started, it is under
stood, when Johnson attempted to
arrest Swaim for being drunk and
disorderly. However Swaim claimed
that he was not causing a disturb
ance and that Johnson struck him
over the head with a pair of hand
cuffs, knocking him to the pave
ment. As a result he swore out a
warrant for the Patrolipan's arrest
Monday.
Mr. Johnson denies the charge,
alleging that Swaim resisted arrest
and in the scuffle fell to the pave
ment, striking his head on the ce
ment.
TO STAGE BOXING
BOUTS SATURDAY
Jack Dunnaway to Meet
Alb Key In 10-Round
Main Bout
Thirty-eight rounds of boxing
will be on tap here for Elkin fight
fans Saturday night at 7:30 when a
card featuring five bouts and a
colored battle royal will be pre
sented at McNeer's warehouse.
Featured in the main bout of 10
rounds are Jack Dunnaway, of the
CCC camp at Dobson, who will
fight Ab Key, of Rockford. Other
bouts are scheduled as follows:
John Martin, CCC, Dobson, vs.
Raymond Vestal, Elkin; Blayton
Burnn, CCC, vs. Sid Patton, Pilot
Mountain; Fred Williamson, CCC,
vs. Tom Harp, Elkin; Arthur
Queen, CCC, vs. Wildcat Patton, Pi
lot Mountain.
Harvey Stockton will act as ref
eree.
THE HLKIN TRIBUNE
I ATE NEWQ
from the
State and Nation
RAINS AID
HAILE SELASSIE
Nature, the only formidable ob
stacle Italy has yet encountered
in its military campaign to con
quer Ethiopia, came again to the
aid Tuesday of Emperor Haile
Selassie.
Heavy rains forced a tempor
ary two-day halt of the huge
fascist push toward the strategic
city of Makale.
Italy's high command, however,
planned to make good use of this
respite in the mud and slush. The
four columns of the army of more
than 125,000 will be brought into
proper alignment and roads com
pleted to enable the bringing up
of supplies.
OFFERS SON'S
SLAYER A HOME
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 5.—A
kindly gray-haired minister to
day preferred a home and the
affection of a father to the wo
man accused of killing his only
son.
The offer was made by the
Rev. Benjamin Franklin Root,
Protestant Episcopal rector of
Chioago, to his daughter-in-law,
30-year-old Daisy Alexander
Root, as he sat on a hard wooden
bench in the county jail here
and told the woman he bore her
no malice.
MIAMI PLEADS
FOR MONEY
Miami, Fla., Nov. s.—The city
of Miami pleaded for money—
lots of it, and quickly—today to
pay the bills of the post-storm
convalescence.
After a survey showed five
dead, 137 injured and possible
$3,000,000 property, crop and
shrubbery damage in Dade coun
ty alone from the freak storm
which struck yesterday, Mayor-
A. D. H. Fossey asked aid from
state and federal officials.
HURTS SELF
MAKING ADDRESS
Oklahoma City, Nov. s.—Char
les B. Holden threw his right
arm out of joiint today while ar
guing a case before the Okla
homa Supreme court.
The attorney, gesticulating
vigorously, suddenly paused in
his argument. Other lawyers
jerked the arm back in place.
Holden explained he injured the
arm playing football at the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
EVERYONE IS ASKED
TO PRAY FOR PEACE
Legion Is Sponsoring
Peace Program; To
Conduct Exercises
On Armistice Day, Monday, No
vember 11, the local post of the
American Legion will have charge of
the chapel program at the local
school, it was announced Tuesday
by George E. Royall, of the local post
and commander of this Legion dis
trict.
The program which will begin at
10:30 a. m. will feature, among oth
er things, songs and a talk on World
Peace. All members are urged to
attend.
The American Legion is sponsor
ing a World Peace program through
out the nation, and on Armistice
Day at 11 o'clock is asking that ev
ery person, in all walks of life, pause
for one minute and pray for world
peace. Th« ringing of local church
bells here will mark the hour.
Graves of soldiers here will be dec
orated as a part of the Legion Armis
tice Day program.
Mrs. Lettie Edwards
Injured In Accident
Mrs. Lettie Edwards, secretary to
John W. Comer, county superintend
ent of schools, was in injured in an
automobile wreck which occurred on
the Fancy Gap road above Mount
Airv Sunday evening about 5 o'clock.
The wreck was said to have oc
curred when Mrs.- Edward's cjfr.
which WAS being driven by her hus
band, ran into two other cars which
were double parked on a curve. Both
cars were badly damaged, and Mrs.
Edwards sustained a fractured an
kle as a result of the wreck. She is
now receiving treatment in Martin
Memorial hospital. Mount Airy.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1935
YOUNG MAN PASSES
AWAY HERE RESULT
OF AUTO ACCIDENT
Identified As Thurmond
Billings Only Short
Time Before Death
DRIVER NOT HELD
Unidentified until only a very
short while before his death Thur
mond Billings, 22, of Winston-Salem
passed away in the local hospital
Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock of
injuries sustained when struck by an
automobile three miles south of Elk
ing early Sunday evening.
The youth when brought to the
hospital, was found to have suffered
a fracture at the base of the skull,
and one leg was almost torn from
his body. He never fully regained
consciousness, and his identity re
mained a mystery until relatives,
their fears aroused by stories of the
accident as carried in the daily news
papers, hurried to the hospital.
The accident occurred wrien Bill
ings, walking along the highway, was
said to have staggered or fallen di
rectly into the path of an automo
bile driven by Sam Hodges, an em
ployee of the B. M. Robertson Mule
Co., of Clayton. Hodges and a com
panion, who was in the car, brought
Billings to the hospital. An investi
gation of the accident freed them of
all blame. However, following the
young man's death, the two men
paid hospital and funeral expenses
as a voluntary token of their sorrow
and regret.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and i
Mrs. Luther Billings who moved from
Ronda to Winston-Salem two years
ago; four sisters and two brothers,
Mrs. James Jarvis, Mrs. W. B.
Clarye, Misses Clara and Jennie Rose
Billings, Howard and James Billings,
all of Winston-Salem.
ELKS POLISH OFF
NORTH HIGH 38-0
To Meet Mount Airy
Team Here Friday At
Riverside Park
Elkin High, with little or no trou
ble, steam-rollered North High, of
Winston-Salem, here last Friday af
ternoon to add a 38-0 score to a
season that has seen only one defeat
and no ties.
The Elks put across two touch
downs in the first quarter, one in
the second, two in the third and
one in the final. Transou scored
one extra point by placement while
Price carried over a pass to score
the other extra point.
While scoring almost at will, Elkin
offered a stubborn defensive that
held Winston in check throughout
the game.
One of the high spots of the
game was a 40-yard punt return by
Transou, whose play has stood out
in every game, to place the ball in
scoring position. Foster, a contin
uous threat, got away for several
long runs, scoring three of the six
touchdowns. Other touchdowns were
scored by Powers, Price and Sale.
The Elkin team functioned like
a well-oiled machine throughout the
contest, going into the air on occa
sions to display a neat passing at
tack.
The work of Transou and Foster
in the backfield, and Grier, Rhodes,
Lee and Price featured for the Elks.
Lancaster and Bailey, backfield
stars, were outstanding for Wins
ton.
Friday Elkin will take on the
Mount Airy high school team in
a game to be played here.
Town Board Considers
Local Parking Problem
Other than a discussion of local
parking problems, the Elkin board
of commissioners transacted very
little business at their meeting here
Monday night. i
Following the discussion of park
ing problems, the commissioners de
cided to have the streets re-marked
and referred the matter to the street
committee. The question of taxi
parking was discussed and referred
to the street committee.
Other matters to come up were
tabled until the next meeting.
To Preach Here
Rev. F. w. Henry, x of Winston-
Salem. will preach at the Pilgrim
Mission Sunday at the 11 o'clock
hour of worship. The public is cor
dially invited to attend.
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The compelling appeal of the most famous of Red Cross world war
posters has been adapted by the distinguished artist Lawrence Wilbur in
the 1935 Red Cross roll call poster. "The Greatest Mother in the World"
was the title given to the original creation of Alonzo Earl Foringer, emi
nent mural artist and illustrator of New York. The poster gave the key
note of the Second war fund drive of the Red Cross, and millions of
copies were distributed throughout the nation.
Rex Beach To Do
3 Short Stories
For The Tribune
A real fiction treat is being:
brought to Tribune readers be
ginning: this week from the pen
of Rex Beach, nationally known
writer and novelist.
Mr. Beach will do three short
stories—each of four installments
—for The Tribune. The first,
"Powder," begins in this issue,
and is full of actions, thrills and
real entertainment. It is an oil
field yarn that moves at a rapid
pace all the way.
Begin this first Rex Beach
titory now. And watch for each
of the two successive stories from
the pen of this great writer.
You'll enjoy them all. v
REPORTS HEARD BY
YADKIN BAPTISTS
Br. I. G. Greer Is Guest
Speaker of the Oc
casion
The churches of the Yadkin Bap
tist association held a mass meeting
in the Yadkinville Baptist church
Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock at
which reports were heard from the
churches of the association that had
been taking a training course in
stewardship which was given
throughout the county during last
week.
Twenty-three of the twenty-seven
churches of the association gave re
ports on the progress made in the
study course, which was under the
direction of Rev. J. P, Davis, pastor
of the Boonville Baptist church.
Shady Grove church reported the
highest average attendance of any
during the week. The study course
in this church was directed by Rev.
Grady Burgiss, of Elkin.
A special guest speaker for the
occasion was Dr. I. G. Greer, super
intendent of the Baptist Orphanage
at Thomasville, who delivered a very
stirring message to the delegates
irom the various churches.
Pneumonia Fatal
To Murray Infant
John Baxter Murray, three and
one-half month old son and only
child of Mr. arid Mrs. Carl Murray,
died at the family home on Gwyn
Avenue Tuesday evening, following
a brief illness from pneumonia.
Funeral services and interment
were held Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock from Pleasant Ridge
church. The rites were In charge
of Rev. J. L. Powers.
FOUR ARE INJURED
AS SCAFFOLD FALLS
Were Engaged In Build
ing Dam On R. J.
Reynolds Estate
Four men, employees of the W. S.
Lee Construction company, of Wash
ington, D. C., engaged in erecting a
concrete dam at Long Creek Lodge,
the estate of R. J. Reynolds, near
Devotion, received painful injuries
Saturday when a scaffold fell. The
men fell approximately twenty feet
onto the concrete foundation of the
dam.
W. T. Bauguss, 53, of Thurmond,
was the most seriously injured. He
sustained a broken shoulder, a se
verely fractured wrist and bruises.
Harvey Brooks, 23, of State Road,
sustained lacerations on the head
and bruises; Grady Lewis, 24, of
State Road, lacerations of the face
and scalp and Floyd Dalton, colored,
23, of Dobson, sustained extensive
bruises and a bad cut on his eye-
All of the men were brought to the
local hospital for attention. Brooks
has been dismissed.
KIWANIANS STAGE
HALLOWE'EN PARTY
Ladies' Night Observed
With Banquet-Dance
Friday
Members of the Elkin Kiwanis
club, their wives and friends, en
joyed a Hallowe'en banquet-dance
at Hotel Elkin Friday night.
Carl Poindexter acted as toast
master and was in charge of a pro
gram which featured a clog dance
by Henry Dobson and a tap dance
by Miss Bertie Lee McKee. Miss
Dorothy Colhard accompanied at the
piano.
Bingo was played during 'the even
ing and two prizes, one for the lady
and one for the man who bingoed
first, were awarded. Mrs. W. M. Al
len was winner of the ladies' prize
while George Royall won the prize
for men.
Music was furnished by Bill Wat
kins and his Rhythm Pirates, of
To Hold Services
Rev. W. C. Gilliam, a young Bap
tist preacher of the Bethel com
munity, will conduct services at Elk
in Valley church Sunday evening at
7:30 p. m.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend.
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TWO SECTIONS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TREND IN SURRY IS
TO SMALLER FARMS,
CENSUS DISCLOSES
However, Report Shows
More Farms Than In
- 1934
DIVERSIFIED CROPS
The farming trend in Surry
county during the five years be
tween 1930 and 1935 has been to
ward slightly smaller farms with
the farmers bending additional
efforts toward the production of
feed crops instead of concentrating
on the growing of a money crop
exclusively. This was revealed in
a group of Surry farm statistics
released by the federal bureau of
census in Washington.
This census showed that there
was in Surry county in 1935 a
total of 4,©99 separate farms, as
compared with a total of 4,324 in
1930. These farms in 1935 aver
aged 60.2 acres each in 1935 as
compared with 61.0 acres five
years prior to that time. The net
gain in number of farms during
that time- was 9 percent, with a
792 to $1,924 in the value of
buildings and equipment on the
individual farms. The total acre
age under cultivation in the coun
ty gained 7 percent from 1930 to
1935, or from 263,762 acres to
282,738.
During this half decade the de
crease in tobacco acreage, or pro
duction* of the principal money
crop, showed a cut Of nearly one
third. The acreage in tobacco in
the 1930 census was 16,521 as
compared with 10,858 acres five
years later. The tobacco produc
tion at the earlier date totaled
11,378,734 pounds, while the 1935
figures showed only 7,921,259
pounds.
This reduction in tobacco made
much additional land available for
other crops, with corn showing an
increase from 28,669 acres up to
32,825 acres; wheat from 8,281
acres to 10,606 acres; rye from
2,524 acres to 3,224 acres; and
hay from 3,548 acres to 4,570 acres.
The production of sweet pota
toes also increased noticeably from
466 acres and 42,539 bushels to 746
(Contnued on Last Page, Sec. 1)
TO HOLD MEETING
IN YADKIN COUNTY
Will Instruct Farmers
How to Treat Land
Against Erosion
A. E. Caldwell, educational di
rector of the CCC camp, located
near Dobson, stated Wednesday
morn'ng that the Mount Airy post
if the American Legion is equipping
the camp with chairs and other
items of furniture. One truck load
was received Tuesday and another
load is expected later in the week.
D. D. Sizer, soil erosion expert,
stated that three meetings are sche
duled in Yadkin county for next
week for the purpose of instructing
interested farmers in how to treat
their land against soil erosion. The
meetings to be held are as follows:
at Fall Creek school, Tuesday, No
vember 12, at 7:00 p. m.; at Wind
sor's Crocs Roads, Wednesday, No
vember 13, at 7:00 P. M.; and at
Boonville school Thursday, Novem
ber 14, at 7:00 P. M.
Mr. Sizer further stated that a
number of such meetings have al
ready been held over the county,
one such meeting being held Tues
day night at East Bend, and that
the interest being manifested in
them is as good as could be asked
for.
Parent-Teacher Ass'n
Organized For School
A Parent-Teacher Association has
been organized at West Yadkin high
school, with the following • officers
elected to serve during the year:
president; W. A. Hunt, vice-presi
dent, Mrs. H. J. Weaver; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. T. W. Wood.
Various committees were also ap
pointed.
At the organization meeting, J. T.
Reece, superintendent of Ykdlcin
county schools, made a stirring ad
dresss on education.
A membership drive is being
waged.
A duck's tongue is more like a
human tongue than a parrot's.