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Elkin—"The Best
Little Town In
North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXV, No. 6
MAYOR PLEDGES AID
IN FIGHT TO CURB
HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS
Issues Proclamation Ir\
Cooperation With Na
tional Campaign
CALL TO EVERYONE
Pledging Elkin's cooperation in
the national and state fight to cut
down the rising tide of death and
destruction on the streets and high
ways of the nation. Mayor J. R.
Poindexter Wednesday issued the
following proclamation:
"Whereas the President of the
United States has called on the peo
ple to unite in a national effort to
cut) down the rising tide of death
and destruction on the streets and
highways of the nation;
"Whereas the Governor of North
Carolina has pledged the coopera
tion of this state in this national ef
fort;
"Whereas the Law Enforcing Of
ficers of North Carolina have inau
gurated through The Institute of
Government a systematic and con
tinuous program of Accident Pre
vention and Motor Vehicle Law En
forcement through the distribution
of 500,000 copies of "Guides to
Highway Safety,"
"Now, therefore, I, J. R. Poindex
ter, mayor of Elkin, N. C., call upon
all high school authorities, all local
officials and employees, all citizens'
organizations and automobile driv
ers. and the heads of all business
enterprises, to procure and study
"Guides to Highway Safety" without
delay, and to devote the first meet
ings of their respective organizations
in January, 1936, to a program of
accident prevention and motor vehi
cle law enforcement as the starting
point of a larger program of crime
prevention and criminal law en
forcement."
"Guides to Highway Safety" may
be procured from the city halls, local
school authorities or from the Insti
tute of Government, Chapel Hill,
The monthly magazine, Popular
Government, will furnish a clearing
house of information each month on
street and highway accidents in
North Carolina and safety programs
and campaigns as they develop
throughout the state. Those inter
ested in securing this magazine
should write the Institute of Gov
ernment at Chapel Hill.
WILKES NEGRO IS
ARRESTED IN OHIO
Alleged to Have Pushed
White Man Into Boil
ing Still Slop
Clementine Fletcher, negro, who
has been wanted by Wilkes county
officers since November 1934 for as
sault upon James Cheek in which
he allegedly pushed Cheek into a
vat of boiling still slop and held him
there, has been turned over to Wil
kes county officers by police of Cir
cleville, Ohio, where he had been
arrested on several charges, it was
learned Wednesday from Deputy
Sheriff W. B. Hall.
It will be remembered that Cheek,
who is from the Austin section of
Wilkes, remained in the local hospi
tal for months, so serious were the
nature of his burns, and although
he has been dismissed, he has not,
and probably never will, completely
recover.
Deputy Hall, accompanied by Dep
uty Cleve Kilby, made the trip to
Ohio and brought Fletcher back to
stand trial.
Two Injured In
Truck Crash Here
Their trucks colliding near the
south end of the Yadkin river
bridge Saturday night, Hugh Madi
son, employee of the White Swan
Laundry, and Arthur Shives, occu
pant of a truck operated bv Pack
Southard, sustained minor injuries
which necessitated treatment at the
local hospital.
Both trucks were severely dam
aged. Southard is being held under
bond for a court hearing.
To Give Cantata
A cantata. "The Christchild," by
Rene Bronner and H. W. Petrle, will
be given Sunday afternoon, Decem
ber 22, at 5 o'clock by the choir of
the Methodist church. A cordial
invitation is extended the public to
attend.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Canning Champion
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CHICAGO . . . Miss Lorraine Tanz
(above), 19, of Eau Claire, Wis., is
the national canning champion of
the 4-H Clubs for 1935,. She was
crowned in the annual national com
petitionheld here last week.
I ATE NEWQ
from the
State and Nation
ETHIOPIANS
ROUTE ITALIANS
Rome, Dec. 17.—Italians rushed
tanks and airplanes to the north
ern front today in a desperate
counter-attack on Ethiopian troops
who, in a surprise attack yester
day, routed Fascist forces near
the Takase River, an official
communique announced.
A fierce battle was raging to
night. It may be the start of the
long-delayed Ethiopian mass of
fensive.
...Striking just before dawn, *
strong force) of Ethiopians believ
ed to be commanded by Ras Siy
oum swept down on Italian out
posts. The first fullisade killed
four Italian officers, nine white
Italian soldiers and killed or
wounded scores of Italian askar
is.
Tht Italians poured a wither
ing machine-gun fire on the
charging black warriors. Ethio
pian losses were not known, but
were said to have been heavy.
BRITISH PROPOSE
NAVAL PLAN
London, Dec. 17.—Great Brit
ain earnestly urged four other
Aaval powers to cease their dis
cussion of the equality of fleets
and accept London's proposals for
a new treaty as a practical meth
od of continuing world naval lim
itation.
Britain's plan is for each pow
er, including the United States,
Japan, France and Italy, to make
an individual public statement of
its naval building program for a
period of about six years.
DEATH OF
ACTRESS MYSTERY
Los Angeles, Dec. 17.—Blue
eyed Thelma Todd of the films
died accidentaly of carbon mon
oxide after a tiff with Roland
West, her business manager, po
lice decided tonight—but they
could not dissolve the mystery
cloaking her last hours.
The time of death could not
be fixed within 12 hours or more.
The circumstances remained en
tirely unexplained.
EXPECT WEED CROP
TO BRING MORE
Washington, Dec. 17. —Figures
released today by the AAA indi
cate that the 1935 flue-cured to
bacco crop will sell for approxi
mately SIA.nflQ nnn more than the
1934 crop.
However, the total price of the
North Carolina crop will probably
fall just short of the total price
received in 1934.
Benefit Dance
There will be a dance at Hotel El
kin Tuesday evening, December 24.
from 10 until 2 o'clock. A 1 Watson's
ten-piece orchestra, with a singing
trio, will furnish music for the
affair. The proceeds of the dance
will go to the local Associated Char
ities. fg
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1935
CONTRACTS ARE LET
FOR CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL BUILDING
Winston-Salem and Lo
cal Firm Are Success
ful Bidders
IS TO COST $32,879
The contract for the construction
of a new high school building for
Elkin, has been awarded and actual
work is expected to get under way
within the next few days.
Fowler-Jones Lumber Co., of Wins
ton-Salem, was the successful bid
der on the construction work and
the Elkin Plumbing and Heating Co.
was awarded the contract for plumb
ing and heating. The total cost
of the eight room building will be
$32,879.50.
The new school building, long
needed here to relieve the congestion
in the present school building which
houses primary, elementary and high
school grades, will be located on Elk
Spur street. Plans and specifica
tions were drawn by John Franklin,
local architect, who so planned the
building that additional wings may
be added when necessary without
marring the appearance.
The building will be erected
through PWA aid, 45 per cent of the
cost being contributed by the federal
government and the remaining 55
per cent jointly by the town of Elkin
and Surry county.
THREE CONVICTS
ARE RECAPTURED
Price Miller Arrested
Near Ronda Monday
Night
Price Miller, one of the 10 pris
oners who escaped through a hole
in the wall at the Wilkesboro prison
camp Saturday night, was recap
tured near Honda Monday night and
returned to camp try Dean Benttey,
a highway /employee who chanced
to see and recognize him as a •con
vict he had seen working on the
highways.
The capture of Miller brings the
number of convicts recaptured to
three, there being seven still at
large. John Gambia, negro, was re
captured soon after the break and
Bernard Bell was taken in Forsyth
county Monday. Search for the
others is still going on.
Legion Provides
10 New Uniforms
The Elkin high school basketball
team has been provided with 10 new
basket ball uniforms by the local
post of the American "Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary, Gene Hall, man
ager, stated Monday.
Mr. Hall said he wanted to public
ly express the appreciation of the
team and school as a whole for the
new equipment.
Please Bring Bundles
To Town Tax Office
All persons who prepared bundles
which were not collected on Bundle
Day are requested to bring them to
the town tax office Saturday. These
bundles will be distributed together
with donations from other civic or
ganizations to the needy of this
community.
No Curtailment of
Window Service At
Local P. O. Saturday
In order to secure prompt dis
patch of all mail and facilitate
Christmas mailing, there will be
no curtailment of window service
at the local pvbtofliuc S»tujiLi>,
it was announced Tuesday by F.
W. Graham, postmaster.
Mr. Graham asked that it be
announced that those mailing a
quantity of Christmas cards
would greatly aid in their hand
ling and dispatch if, instead of
putting them in the letter drop,
they hand them in at the general
delivery window.
He also stated that there will
be no window service or delivery
of mail on Christmas day other
than the, delivery of first class
mail and newspapers through
postoffice boxes.
Cotton Sandwich
PHILADELPHIA .... Thelma
Kaighn, 18, (above), was rushing
around to get dressed for a party.
She swallowed a straight pin. Now
the doctors at a hospital here have
Thelma eating sandwiches filled
with fluffy cotton, as a part of the
strategy of protection.
ROBBERS LOOT SAFE
OF LOCAL COMPANY
Take $65.00 From F-W
Chevrolet Co. Here
Sunday Night
Entering through a window lead
ing into the repair department, lo
cated on the ground floor, robbers
Sunday night broke open the safe
in the office of the F-W Chevrolet
company here and made their geta
way with cash amounting to approx
imately $65.00. Papers and checks
in the safe were not molested.
A padded sledge hammer was left
behind at the scene of the robbery,
and the thieves wore gloves is be
lief of fingerprint men who were
unable to find* clues of this nature.
In addition to the robbery of the
local firm, three slot machines were
stolen from Yadkinville firms on the
same night. The machines, smashed
open and emptied of contents, were
found Monday morning along the
highway live miles north of Elkin.
It is believed that all the robberies
were perpetrated by the same men.
Two Face Hearing
On Sordid Charge
Ray Johnson, of Jonesville, and
Mabel "Lowery of Mount Airy, await
a preliminary hearing here Decem
ber 30 before Magistrate J. L. Hall,
following their arrest the first of
this week.
Johnson is charged with aiding
and abetting in prostitution and as
signation and possession of a pint
of liquor, and the Mount Airy wo
man is charged with prostitution.
The Jonesville youth is at liberty
under S3OO bond while the woman
was allowed to sign her own bond
for appearance here for hearing.
Kiwanians to Hold
Annual Auction Sale
The annual Kiwanis club auction
sale, proceeds of which are turned
over to the Associated Charities to
be used in providing Christmas
Cheer for less fortunate families,
will be held at the meeting of the
club Friday night at Hotel Elkin.
All members are urged to be pres
ent, and bring a gift to be auc
tioned off. Each member is also re
quested to bring a guest.
Miss Martha Jennings
Dies At Mountain Park
Miss Martha Jennings, 84, died at
her home in the Mountain Park
community Friday afternoon from
an illness due to the infirmities of
her advanced age. The deceased
was a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Jennings.
She Is survived by the following
sisters: Mrs. Joe Parsons, and Miss
Mary Jennings, Mountain Park; Mrs
D. C. Smith, Rusk, and Mrs. S. J.
Edwards, Spokane, Wash.
Funeral services were held Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock from Pleasant
Ridge Methodist church in charge
of Rev. Q. W. Russell and Rev. Q.
W. Miles and interment was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hadley of
Statesville, were the Sunday guests
of Mrs. Hadley's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Snow, at their home on
Qwyn Avenue. They were accom
panied home by their niece, little
Miss Betsy Richardson, who will
spend several days as their guest.
All In Readiness For
Big Gift Movie Here
Saturday, 10:30 A.M.
Offer Prizes For
Most Attractively
Decorated Homes
As an incentive for citizens to
decorate their homes for the
Christmas season the Elkin Wo
man's club is offering attractive
cash prizes for the most attractive
decorations. A prize of $5.00 will
be awarded for the most attrac
tive home; $2.50 for the prettiest
out-door Christmas tree and $2.50
for the prettiest doorway.
The judging will be by three
out-of-town judges and the deci
sions will be made between 8 and
9 o'clock Sunday night, Decem
ber 22.
The contest is open to all citi
zens of the town, regardless of
whether or not they are affiliated
with the Woman's Club and all
citizens are urged to decorate
their homes, both to compete for
the prizes and to add Christmas
spirit to the town as a whole.
WANT NAMES OF ALL
NEEDY BY FRIDAY
Associated C h a r i ties
Hopes to Care for
Every Family
A meeting of the Associated
Charities committee in charge of
distribution of Christmas Cheer to
the unfortunate families of Elkin
and Jonesville will hold a meeting
in the town tax office here Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock to make up
the list of families to whom baskets
will be given this Christmas.
Due to this fact, it is asked that
everyone who knows of a family de
serving aid kindly report their nune
and address to the Associated Char
ities on or before Friday. Names may
be reported to George Roy all, chair
man, or Rev. Eph Whisenhunt.
Mr. Royall stated Wednesday
afternoon that every needy family
in Elkin and Jonesville, white and
colored, will be remembered Christ
mas. For that reason it is import
ant that all names be in by Friday
so thati full preparations may be
made.
Four Car Wreck
Occurs Near Brooks
A three-cornered wreck, involving
four cars occurred two miles west of
Brooks Cross Roads one night the
past week. Bob Milam, Yadkinville
truck operator, was going East on
No. 60 when an axle broke in his
truck and he was forced to stop. He
turned on a number of green lights
ion the front end of the truck body
and went for help.
Along comes George Salmons, go
ing west, and he saw all the row of
lights and took it for Jack Rein
hard's filling station, he says, and
started to drive in. He smashed the
front of the truck instead.
While this wreckage was being
cleared a car going east and driven
and occupied by negroes, started
around the wrecked cars just as a
car approached from the opposite di
rection and they smashed, head-on,
beside the other cars.
No one was hurt. It seems, beyond
a few bruises. Sheriff A. L. Inscore
was called to the scene, but as all
seemed to be sober and the property
damage settled among themselves,
no arrests were made.
Tribune To Appear
Monday of Next Week
Instead of Thursday .
In order that employees of this
newspaper may have Tuesday
and Wednesday off in observance
of Christmas, The Tribune will be
printed Monday of next week, in
stead of appearing Thursday, its
r scalar publication day.
It is hoped that merchants
planning ads, for next week's Is
sue will cooperate with The Tri
bute by releasing their oopy as
early as P-siblf. v.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FOOD RECEIVED IS
TO GO TO PROVIDE
CHRISTMAS CHEER
Lyric Theatre Has
Booked Good Pictures
For Event
WANT BIG CROWD
Picture, if you can, the heartbreak
of little children who arise Christ
mas morning to find their stockings,
placed by the fireplace so carefully
the night before in childish anticipa
tion of old Santa's visit, hanging
limp and empty in the grey light of
early dawn.
Picture the agony the parents
who, through misfortune, are unable
to aid Santa and who must witness
the sorrow and bewilderment of
their little ones.
Not a pretty picture.
The Elkin Kiwanis club and the
Associated Charities are hoping to
'eliminate any possibility of such a
picture in Elkin and Jonesville this
Christmas. Every effort is being
made to provide Christmas cheer
for every needy family in the towns.
And your help is asked.
Saturday morning a special show
for kiddies will be held at the Lyric
theatre. A good show, of special in
terest to children, is to be shown,
and every child in Elkin and Jones
ville who wants everybody to have
a MeiTy Christmas this year, is in
vited to attend.
The show will be held at 10:30
o'clock, and the price of admission
will be a gift of food valued at not
less than 10 cents. All kinds of
staple groceries will be accepted
and the more the merrier. Flour,
canned goods, dried fruits, beans,
cabbage, potatoes, jellies, sugar,
meal, baking powder every kind
of food that will keep, will be wel
comed.
Attendents will be in the lobby
of the theatre to take charge of the
food gifts which will be used for dis
tribution in gift baskets Christmas
Eve.
All children are urged to attend
the show and to get their friends to
attend. Everyone, it is hoped, will
bring just as much as they possibly
can.
Make it a Merry Christmas for
everyone!
ROARING RIVER
P. 0. IS LOOTED
Several Dollars In Mon
ey Stolen and Post
office Ransacked
Thieves entered the postoffice at
Roaring River some time Sunday
night and stole several dollars.
The theft was discovered Monday
morning by Mrs. Bessie Caudill, post
master. After the thieves had en
tered the building the small amount
of funds not In the safe were taken
and packages were opened and ran
sacked. Attempts to open the office
safe, however, were futile.
So far no clues have been dis
covered that promise to lead to the
identity or capture of the guilty party
or parties.
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Cuba than the mainland of the
United States.
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