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Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 5
Commissioners Here
Pass Laws Designed
To Regulate Traffic
EXTRA POLICEMAN
WILLBE ADDED TO
ENFORCE RULINGS
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signed for Business Area
DOUBLE PARKING OUT
Board Also Turns Its Atten
tion to Barber Shops
and Cafes Here
NAMES CLOSING HOURS
The Elkin board of commis
sioners Monday night swung into
action in an effort to remedy the
local parking and traffic question
by passing an ordinance restrict
ing parking in the downtown bus
iness zone to only one and
invoking a penalty on those who
disobey this law and who double
park.
* The ordinance, which names a
fine of not exceeding SIO.OO for
those who park over time or dou
ble park, also lays down rules and
regulations prohibiting trucks
from parking at an angle in the
business zone, or from loading or
unloading unless parked front and
back wheels to the curb.
Restricted parking areas in
clude Main street, from the Hugh
Chatham bridge to the creek
bridge; Market street, from its in
tersection with Church to the in
tersection of Court; Bridge street,
from Market to the railway tracks
and Court street. The one-hour
parking must be observed between
the hours of 7 a. m. until 6 p. m.
In order to strictly enforce the
new law, another officer is to be
added to the local police force
whose duty it will be
fto see that the ordinance is obey
ed. Who will fill this Job is not
known at this time, selection of
a man being left to Mayor J. R.
-Polndexter and the streets com
mittee. N
The ordinance also prohibits lo
cal automobile dealers to use the
streets as a parking lot for used
cars which are for sale.
The new law was passed in an
effort to clear up existing traffic
muddles and double parking, and
also in effort to provide space
for visitors to Elkin to park their
automobiles. It has long been a
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KIWANIANS ARE
, HOSTS TO TEAM
Members of School Football
Squad Feted at Ban
quet Friday
18 AWARDED LETTERS
Meeting in regular session in
the Klwanis room at Hotel Elkin
Friday evening, members of the
Kiwanis Club were hosts to the
twenty-four members of the local
football squad and Coach New
some of the school faculty.
The team was greeted on behalf
of the club by Kiwanian Garland
Johnson, and Capt. George Grier
responded. Capt. Grier gave a
brief resume gf the losses and
victories of the team during the
- past season, reporting six victor
-1 i#s and two losses.
Coach Newsome in a brief talk.
V complimented the club members
, for their interest In the team and
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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Hostess to President
BUENOS AIRES . . . Mrs. Alex
ander W. Weddell, wife of (he
U. S. Ambassador to Argentine,
was hostess at the American Em
bassy to President Roosevelt dur
ing his stay for the Inter-Ameri
can Peace Conference.
YADKIN MAN IS
HIT-RUN VICTIM
James F. Money Dies in Elkin
Hospital; Death Car
Is Found
OFFICERS SEEK DRIVER
James F. Money, 69, Yadkin
county man, died Saturday after
noon at the Elkin hospital, the
victim of a hit and run driver of
a small sedan, which hit him
while he was attending the land
sale at Homer Wagoner's between
Brooks Cross Roads and Elkin
Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Money was standing in a
crowd of 300 people along the
highway when the sedan dashed
around a truck at a high rate of
speed, knocking him to the pave
ment;. He never regained con
sciousness.
The sheriffs' office here was no
tified and a search begun imme
diately. The car was found at
Rena, a. few miles from the place
of the accident, where it had been
abandoned by the driver who left
the motor running. After it had
run for some time a passerby cut
it off.
Sheriff inscore of Yadkin coun
ty, learned that the car was the
property of L. L. McNeil of Mill
ers Creek, near North Wilkesboro.
His driver's license was on the
steering wheel. On checking fur
ther the officers learned that the
car was stolen from tjhe streets
of North Wilkesboro about an
hour before Mr. Money was struck.
The officers learned also that no
fault was attached to Mr. McNeil
and that the car was actually
stolen.
The sheriff and his deputies
have spent much time trying to
locate the driver of the car and
report some strong leads, al
though no arrests have been made.
Mr. Money was a native of the
Brooks Cross Roads section of
Yadkin „ounty and had spent his
life there. He vis a member of
Longtown Holiness church. He
was married in 1894 to Miss Ida
Shore and to this union were born
seven children, as follows; J. R.
Money, Yadklnville; Joe, J. D„
Paul and Silas Money of Cycle;
Mrs. Kallie Macemore and Mrs.
Maude Shore, of Cycle.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 11:00 o'clock at
Longtown Holiness church and
were In charge of Rev. Eugene
Palm and Rev. Preston Smith.
Interment was in the church cem
etery.
STATE ROAD WOMAN
PASSES AWAY MONDAY
Miss Lala Parks, 31, of State
Road, passed away Sunday. She
was the daughter of Dallas Parks
and the late Mrs. Parks of State
Road. Surviving in addition to
her father are the following bro
thers and sisters: Clarence Parks,
Fayetteville; Harvey Parks, Elkin;
Sam Parks, State Road; Mrs.
Nannie Hampton, Elkin and Mrs.
Ettie Carter, State Road.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, In charge of Rev. j. L. pow
ers. M '
WALLACE REVEALS
PLANS FOR 1937
FARM OPERATIONS
Sum to be Paid for Soil Con
servation Is Cut
CHANGES ARE SMALL
Corn Acreage to Be Cut
Sharply; Tobacco Pro
gram As Is
PAYMENTS TO BE MADE
Washington, Dec. B.—Admin
istration leaders unveiled their
1937 federal farm program today
and revealed a more direct at
tempt at controlling crop produc
tion, especially of corn.
Under the program, farmers are
to be paid up to $500,000,000 for
shifting acreage from major crops
to other planting classed as soil
conserving, and also for following
approved "soil building practices."
To keep corn acreage from
"running away next year" as a
result of this year's drought
shortened crop and accompanying
high prices, officials said corn belt
farmers would be assigned plant
ing quotas beyond which they
could not go without causing
their federal payments to be re
duced.
A probable limit of 54,200,000
acres upon corn plantings by co
operating farmers in major pro
ducing states was predicted. This
would compare with an acreage
of 54,500,000 in the same area
this year and 59,000,000 in 1932-
33.
During the past season, no at
tempt was made to limit corn
acreage to a definite figure.
Spokesmen for the agricultural
adjustment administration said
the 1937 plan could be accom
plished under the present soil
conservation-subsidy act.
Secretary Wallace asserted the
rules and regulations for next
year generally were "similar in
many respects to the 1936 pro
gram," with some modification
intended "to adapt the program
more closely to the needs of the
various regions."
COUNTY OFFICERS
SWORN IN MONDAY
Boyd Replaces J. D. Thomp
son As Sheriff of Surry
County
DEPUTIES ARE NAMED
Monday morning was a busy
time in the county courthouse at
Dobson when a great many of the
offices of the county came into
new hands as a result of the re
cent election. Newly elected offi
cers for the various offices were
sworn in by the clerk of court,
F. T. Lewellyn.
Sheriff John D. Thompson was
succeeded by Harvey S. Boyd, and
W. M. Gray, register of deeds, was
succeeded by W. F. Lawrence.
Other officers sworn in were
Golden Baker, county surveyor
and B. F. Folger, county tax' col
lector, with W. J. Snow as his
deputy collector for Elkin, Bryan
and Marsh townships, and with
J. Howard Hooker, as his deputy
collector for Mount Airy, Stew
arts Creek, Eldora and Westfield
townships.
W. J. Swanson of Pilot Moun
tain; M. Q. Snow of Elkin; and
J. W. Lovill, of Mount Airy, were
sworn in to succeed themselves as
county commissioners.
Deputies sheriff sworn in were
T. C. Sprinkle, Bryan township;
J. C. Wall, Bryan township; J.
R. Venable, Rockford township;
C. E. Needham, Long Hill town
ship; L. C. Cassel, Dobson, who is
also chosen by the high sheriff as
county jailor; M. E. Shackleford,
Eldora township, and R. D. Smith,
for Siloam township.
J. L .Hall, Jr., and C. W. Young
were sworn in as justices of the
peace for Elkin township, with
W. J. Chappell as Justice of the
peace for Marsh township.
BOONVILLE GROUP
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Boonville \ Eighth Orade
Chapter of the Future Farmers
of America met December 4, to
elect officers for the year. Bill
Fletcher was chosen as president;
Fred Coram, vice-president; Cur
tis Hobson, secretary; Gray
Shore, treasurer; Harold Stlnson,
reporter; Arvil Caudle, watch dog
and J. R. Walker, vocational agri
culture teacher, as group advisor.
The organization has a mem
bership of twenty-five.
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1936
Contract Let for World Fair Building
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NEW YORK . . . "The most splendid anil significant edifice of the
1939 New York World's Fair," is the description of the "Theme" build
ing, given by the Board of Directors of the Fair Corp., who instructed
President Grover Whalen (center, above), to sign the contract with
the architects, W. K. Harrison (left) and J.. A. Fotdlhoox (right).
Actual work in clearing and making ready the grounds for the ex
position is well under way.
NUMBER DIVORCES
GRANTED BY COURT
Special Term for Trial of
Civil Cases Under Way
At Dobson
DAMAGE SUIT IS HEARD
The special term of civil court
opened at* Dobson Monday morn
ing at 10:00 a. m. with Judge Wil
son Warlick to preside for the en
tire two weeks.
Up to Wednesday but little had
been done other than the grant
ing of a large number of divorces.
The damage suit case of Dr.
Holman Bernard, of Pilot Moun
tain, against W. H. Reid, of the
same place, which grew out of a
knifing affray, came up for hear
ing late Monday afternoon and
was not finished until noon Wed
nesday.
Divorces granted so far during
the week were as follows. Henry
E. Moore vs. Edna Hawks Moore;
J. F. McMlllian vs. Bertha White
McMillian; Andrew Spann vs.
Vera Miller Spann; Ada Frances
Freeman Morrison vs. Thomas D.
Morrison; R. B. Whitaker vs.
Minnie Whitaker; iWill Miles vs.
Ollie Scarborough Miles; Mattie
Branson Montgomery vs. Everett
Montgomery; Bertha White Olsen
vs. H. S. Olsen; Susan Chappell
Heath vs. Samuel Monroe Heath;
Hazel Gardner Hawks vs. Rupert
NT. Hawks; Mae Barber Shipwash
vs. George Shipwash; Carrie L.
Inman vs. Grady L. Inman, and
R. W. Carpenter vs. Ola Mae Car
penter.
MRS. MARY BROWN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Passes Suddenly at Home in
Mitchell's Chapel Sec
tion Sunday
FUNERAL TUESDAY A. M.
Mrs. Mary Wagoner Brown,
wife of James M. Brown, died
suddenly at her home in the
Mitchell's Chapel section of Yad
kin county. Sunday evening. She
had apparently been in her usual
health and her passing was a
shock to her family and friends.
She was a highly esteemed woman
in her community and was a
member of the Center Methodist
church.
She is survived by her husband
and the following sons and
daughters: Mrs. Andrew Bryant,
Jonesvllle; Mrs. James Bray, Mrs.
Dewey Draughn, Fonzo and Har
vey Brown of Boonville, and Mrs.
George Hellmig of Baltimore.
Two J. L. Wagoner of
Hamptonville and G. D. .Wagoner
of Boonville, also survive.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday mornjng at 11 o'clock
from Mitchells Chapel. The rites
were in charge of Revs. D. O.
Reece, R. L. Speer, T. S. Draughn
and I. L. Sharpe
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SCOUTS TO RUN TOWN
FOR ONE WHOLE DAY
The board of town commission
ers, meeting Monday night, agreed
to turn over the town government
for one day to the local Boy
Scouts.
A date set for the scouts to con
duct the town's government was
not designated, but a day is ex
pected to be named pr >»ably in
February.
WM. A. JOHNSON
TAKEN BY DEATH
Esteemed Man of Doughton
Community Passes Away
At Age of 81
RITES HELD SATURDAY
William Asbury Johnson, 81, a
lifelong resident of the Doughton
community, passed away at the
local hospital Thursday morning.
The deceased had been a semi
invalid since August, and on
Tuesday before his passing he
suffered a stroke of paralysis and
fell and sustained a broken hip.
His condition was critical from
that time.
He was a son of the late Will
iam and Sarah Crouse Johnson
and was a man highly esteemed
in his community. He was well
known for his sympathetic deeds
and his kindness to the less for
tunate. Since early manhood he
has been a Christian.
He was married in 1875 to Miss
Letitia Cockerham, who preceded
him in death eight years ago. He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
J. H. Quyer of this city, and two
sons, W. J. Johnson, of Wilkes
boro, and J. W. Johnson, of Trap
hill; one brother, J. H. Johnson
of Wilkesboro, and a number of
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning from Roaring Gap
Baptist church. The fites were
in charge of Rev. George Miles,
Rev. Grant Cothren and Rev.
William Cooper, interment was in
the church cemetery. The services
were attended by a throng of
friends and relatives of the de
ceased.
Pallbearers were: George Ken
nedy, Edwin DeJournette. Wiley
Calloway, Herman Quyer, Will
iam Johnson and John Royall.
CONTRACTS LET
FOR EQUIPMENT
Responsibility for Students
Here Sitting on Floor Left
To Contractors
TEACHERS TO BE PAID
John W. Comer, county super
intendent of schools, stated Wed
nesday that all teachers of the
county would be paid this week,
the total to be paid being $26,000.
Mr. Comer also stated that the
contracts have been let for the
furniture and all furnishings of
the new Elkin high school build
ing and that the responsibility of
equipping the building now rests
with the various contractors,
which are the Irwin Seating com
pany, Harris Electric company
and Hayes & Speas company. He
further stated that he sent a tel
egram to the Irwin Seating com
pany Monday, urging shipment of
the seats.
The county has secured two new
19-foot school buses.
The county board of education
met Monday at 10:30 a. m. Only
routine matters were transacted.
Christmas Program
The Sunday school at White
Rock church will have a small
Christmas tree and also program
presented by the small children
of the Sunday school, Sunday af
ternoon, December 20, at 2 o'clock.
The public Is invited.
Decision of King As
To Mrs. Simpson Will
Be Announced Today
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
FINISHED DRAFTS
OF BILL DRAWN
Raleigh, December 8. Fin
ished drafts of North Caro
lina's unemployment insurance
bill were drawn up today by the
state attorney general's office
as preparations continued for
the special session of the gen
eral assembly, to convene here
at 11 a. m. Thursday.
Few of the law-makers had
arrived in Raleigh tonight. Vir
tually the entire membership
of the newly elected legislature
is expected here in time for
party caucuses tomorrow night,
however.
FRENCH, RUSSIAN
TYPE GUNS USED
Madrid, Dec. 8. New
French and Russian type ma
chine guns were rushed into
position tonight as Madrid de
fenders crouched behind sand
bag and mattress barricades
for an oncoming fascist attack
expected to determine quickly
the fate of the capital.
Defense officers declared the
newly-installed machine guns
were made in France and Rus
sia and announced new anti
tank guns, capable of firing
- from any angle, were ready to
thrust back the fascist attack.
N. C. RETAIL
FIGURES HIGHER
- Washington, Dec. B.—Final
figures for retail sales in North
Carolina in 1935, presented in
detail for each county, city and
town in an area report released
by William L. Austin, director
bureau of the census, show to
tal sales of $463,219,000 in 29,-
462 stores. This total is $606,000
greater than the preliminary
figures released in October, and
includes 24 more stores. The
state shows an increase of 28
per cent over the sales of 1933.
POPE PIUS
IMPROVES
Vatican City, Dec. 8. Pope
Pius continued to progress to
night in his fight to regain
health and resume his duties
as spiritual leader of millions,
but he could not fulfill a wish
to leave his bed.
Both the 79-year-old Pontiff
/ and his physician, Dr. Aminta
\ Milan!, had hoped he would be
able to sit up In an armchair
for a few hours today after
spending three days abed, suf
fering with partial paralysis of
the legs and the infirmities of
old age.
EKIN TEAM TO
BATTLE SWEDES
Local Basketball Squad Will
Meet World Cham
pion Outfit
FIRST IN" STATESVILLE
The Elkin "All Stars," newly
organized basketball team, will
meet Olsen'S Terrible Swedes,
world champions. In Statesville,
Monday, December 14, and again
in Winston-Salem on Friday, De
cember 19.
The Rikin "All Star? team is
composed of some of the out
standing players In the Carolinas.
Ed Maxwell and Ab. Crater are
managers of the team, whose
roster Includes Delos Jones, Sap
penfield. Qphie Johnson, Jack
Brock, Hoyt Hambright and oth
ers.
The Swedes average six feet,
four inches in heighth. George
Campbell, a former All-America
center, is six feet, eight inches
tall. The team is the most out
standing club ill America today,
it is said.
Pans attending the games will
be treated to real basketball.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SUCH IS BELIEF
AS MEMBERS ARE
SUMMONED TO MEET
Premier Baldwin Has Long
Visit With King
REASONS ARE GUARDED
Attorney Flies From London
To See Mrs. Simpson
In France
MANY RUMORS ABROAD
All members of Parliament
were notified Wednesday to
cancel any engagement which
would prevent their attending
a special meeting of the House
of Commons today (Thursday),
at which Premier Stanley Bald
win is to announce Kin? Ed
ward's decision, it was learned
Wednesday afternoon via radio
dispatch.
London, Dec. 8. Edward of
England, flanked by two of his
royal brothers and Premier Stan
ley Baldwin, the man who says he
cannot as king wed the American
born Wallis Simpson, threshed
out the issue vital to an empire
across the dinner table tonight at
Fort Belvedere.
A cold, wintry rain beat outside
while the momentous four-hour
conference was held in the Jieavy
beamed dining room of Edward's
snug rural retreat.
Deep significance was attached
to presence at this somber dinner
by the Duke of York, to whom the
mantle of kingship would descend
if Edward throws the throne
overboard for love, and the Duke
of Kent, who followed tradition by
wedding a European princess two
years ago.
Mysterious moves made the day
one of the most perplexing since
the crisis burst into the open a
week ago to startle an empire.
Mrs. Simpson's attorney, Theo
dore Goddard, accompanied by a
doctor and clerk, made a hurried
flight to Prance to visit her.
An unconfirmed report that the
attorney saw treasury officials
and Edward's attorney last night
gave rise to the rumor he was pre
paring to make a settlement on
her to dispose of the crisis. This
was strongly denied by her
friends, who described such a re
sult as preposterous.
The conference at Belvedere
broke up shortly before midnight,
and Baldwin, the Dukes of Kent
and York departed separately In
their motor cars.
Tonight's dinner discussion was
Baldwin's sixth consultation with
the king since the crisis began as
papers throughout the empire
continued to demand speedy set
tlement.
VOCATIONAL TEACHERS
ARE TO MEET LOCALLY
The vocational agriculture
teachers of the district will meet
at Hotel Elkin Thursday at 3:00
p. m., with Professor Clyde
Wright, of Dobson, in charge- of
the program. The topic will be
"Preparation of the seed judging
team."
The Dobson, Boonville, Cope
land, Mountain View, Piney Creek
and Sparta schools will be repre-,
sented at the meeting.