EUdn
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 44
IATENEWC
from the *
State and Nation
TO WAR ON
PIRATE SUBS
Geneva, Sept. 14. War
fleets of nine nations headed
into the Mediterranean tonight
in an offensive against sub
marine piracy, led by more than
100 British and French fight
ing ships but without the co
operation of Italy.
Italy refused tonight to join
the anti-piracy patrol in a sec
ondary role, demanding full
parity with Britain and France.
The latter two nations were
designated by seven co-oper
ating nations Turkey,
Greece, Russia, Egypt, Bulgaria,
Yugoslavia and Rumania —to
bear the brant of the patrol.
Italy was offered Jurisdiction
of sea lanes lust off her coasts
In the patrol plan drafted Sat
urday, at Nyon, at a confer
ence boycotted both by Pre
mier Mussolini and Reichsfue
hrer Hitler, of Germany.
Tonight, with German ad
herence, Premier Mussolini ad
vised the British and French
charge d'affaires that the sit
uation which would result
from the patrol plan "seems
unacceptable." ,
NEGRO TO DIE
FOR ASSAULT
Marion, Sept. 14. Mann
Smith, negro, was sentenced
by Judge Felix Alley today to
die in the state's gas chamber
October 15 upon conviction of
criminally assaulting a 12-year
old white girl. The 15-year-old
negro received the sentence
calmly.
Strict precautions were taken
by a special detachment of
state highway patrolmen and
sheriff's deputies after Smith
was struck on the head in the
courtroom last week by Frank
Anderson, a plumber.
GOVERNORS FEAR
FEDERAL SCHOOL AID
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 14.
—Governors of 20 states met in
a penthouse overlooking the
Atlantic ocean today and spoke
their minds about the possibil
ity of Uncle Sam's long arm
reaching into the little red
schoolhouse.
Most of the governors ex
pressed fear that very thing
would happen when the states
began accepting from the fed
rV eral government financial aid
for their schools.
FORSYTH MAN
GETS DEATH PENALTY
Winston-Salem, Sept. 14.
A superior court Jury deliber
ated 56 minutes late today and
condemned Jpines Sermons,
30-year-old negro to death for
the murder of a tobacco fac
tory night watchman last No
vember.
Sermons rose steadily to his
feet and said, "I'm not guilty.
I didn't kill no man," as Judge
E. C. Bivens sentenced htm to
die in North Carolina's gas
chamber at Raleigh November
12.
WILLIAMS AND McCOINS
TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET
Members of the Williams and
McCoin families will meet in re
union at the Pish Hatchery, near
Roaring Gap, Sunday, September
„ ,19. The public is invited 'to at
tend and bring a basket lunch.
Surry Officers
Are Staging
Man Hunt
Wanted on a charge of abus
ing his family, A. G. Willie, 42,
of the Kapps Mill section of
Sorry county, is being sought
by Surry offieen.
Charges were sworn out
against WilHe the first of the
week. He was said to have
threatened members of his
family and otherwise abused
them.
Officers were continuing the
hunt for the man Wednesday
afternoon. Deputy Sheriff W.
J. Snow, who has been assist
ing Sheriff Boyd and other
deputies, stated that he has;
been seen in the vicinity of his
home, but that as yet they
have been unable to capture
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
CHECKS SALE OF
ARMS IN FAR EAST
AS RESULT OFWAR
Roosevelt Places Partial Em
bargo Tuesday
MAY AFFECT WICHITA
Vessels Will Travel at Own
Risk, President States
in Order
BLOODY BATTLE AHEAD
Washington, Sept. 14. Pres
ident Roosevelt invoked tonight
a partial embargo on shipments
of arms and munitions to the far
eastern war zone.
After conferring with Secretary
of State Cordell Hull and Joseph
Kennedy, chairman of the mari
time commission, the chief exec
utive issued a formal statement
announcing thaw no merchant ves
sels owned by this government
would be permitted to transport
such articles to China or Japan
"until further notice."
The order applies to 37 vessels
owned by the government and
operated privately under man
agement contracts.
Other American merchant ships
carrying arms cargoes to either
country, the President said, will
do so at their own risk.
His statement was issued a short
time after Mr. Roosevelt at his
regular press conference had re
iterated that he would do every
thing possible to keep this coun
try out of war.
The action, however, did not
formally Invoke the neutrality act,
which would automatically for
bid all exports of implements of
war to belligerents in addition to
clapping an embargo on all Amer
ican financial assistance to the
warring nations.
The president emphasized that
the government's policy with re
spect to application of the neu
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MOWN PARK
TO OPEN 20TH
Vocational Department for
Boys Being Added to
School This Year
EXPECT GOOD YEAR
Mountain Park School will open
Monday, September 20. All stu
dents are urged to be present the
opening day so that the number
of free and rental books may be
determined with as little delay as
possible. The basal books for the
elementary grades will .be free
this year and the supplementary
books will be rented by the state
for a fee which will be collected
at the beginning of the school
year. All high school books will be
for rent this year.
A vocational department for
the boys is being added to the
school this year, home economics
being added for the girls last
year. A. F. Kinzie, a graduate in
agriculture from Virgiftia Poly
technic Institute, has been secur
ed for the new department.
With some of the roads used by
busses considerably improved the
school is looking forward to a
successful year. The athletic pro
gram of the school will be handi
capped, however, due to lack of
gymnasium. It is hoped that one
can be built during the year, but
it will not be available for use
this season.
Twenty-Three
For Football Practice
Twenty-three candidates for
football glory turned out Tuesday
afternoon as the Elk in High
School football machine was put
in gear following a warm-up ex
ercise Monday.
Prospects for one of the best
teams in history dimmed some
what following the beginning of
school when several of last year's
players failed to return to school.
However 10 lettermen are avail
able and around these men Coach
Newsome is whipping Into shape
the team that will meet States
vllle Hi at Statesville September
24 in the season's opening engage
ment.
Lettermen expected to bear the
brunt of this year's engagements
are as ?6l!*ws: John Ratledge,
captain; drier. Dorsett, Eldridge,
Queen of Queens
Long Beach, Cat . . . Miss Gwen
Sttth of San Pedro, was acclaim
ed winner of the first annual
"Queen of Queens" contest held
here. The'contestants were girls
who had previously been chosen
"queens" of various events—Ro
deo, Beauty and so on.
1,551 STUDENTS
ARE IN SCHOOLS
Enrollment in Local High
School is Said Largest
In History
220 AT NORTH ELKIN
Fifteen hundred and fifty-one
students registered on the open
ing day of the Elkin, North Elkin
and Jonesville schools. Elkin
high school, with an enrollment
of 178, exceeds all previous en
rollments in the history of the
school, 90 of this number being
in the eighth grade. However the
enrollment in the elemdhtary
school is slightly off, with only
430 on the opening day.
Jonesville reports 605 in the
elementary school for the open
ing day and 118 in the high
scnooT Prof. L. S. Weaver states
that this is under last year but
that others are expected to en
roll within a few days and par
ents are urged to send their chil
dren as early as possible in or
der that they may have all of the
advantages of the school.
North Elkin, with seven grades,
reports 220 on the opening day,
which is below the yearly aver
age.
All of the teachers state that
they expect the enrollment to in
crease within a short time to nor
malcy.
ARLINGTON MEETING
CLOSES MONDAY P. M.
The annual protracted meeting
of the Arlington Baptist church
came to a close on Monday night,
with 19 new members being add
ed to the church during the meet
ing. 14 of whom came for bap
tism. Rev. Charles Holland and
Rev. James M. Hayes assisted the
pastor, Rev. Grady Burgiss, in the
meeting, which was said to have
been a very successful one, with
large crowds in attendance at the
services.
The baptismal service will be
held Sunday morning just after
Sunday school at a point in the
Jonesville creek near the home of
Horace Vestal.
A homing pigeon released in
Prance on August 15, 1931,
reached its home in Indo-China,
7,200 miles away, just 24 days
later. »
Laffoon, Bivins, Harris, Powers,
Gray and Gambill.
The first home game of the
season will be played here Octo
ber 1 when Elkin meets Moores
ville.
SURRY SUPERIOR COURT
IS TO CONVENE MONDAY
A one-week term of criminal
court will open at Dobson Mon
day morning. September 20, at
10:00 a. m., with Judge P. Donald
Phillips of Rockingham, presid
ing, and with Hon. Allen H. Gwyn,
of Reidsville prosecuting the
docket.
The term will last only one
nfvfel. —»*U will 'ui the U@UUig
of criminal cases only.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1937
American Girl
Broadcasting
From Italy
An American girl, the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Wade,
of this city, may now be heard
speaking from Rome, Italy,
each Friday afternoon from
6:00 to 7:00 p. m., e. s. t., over
short wave station 2RO.
The program is known as
"The All-American Number,"
and is made up of talks and
musical numbers. It originates
in Rome at 1:00 p. m., Italian
time. i
The conductor of the pro
gram, the former Miss Rosebud
Wade, is announced as Rosita
Jemma Wade, she having mar
ried an Italian by name of
Jemma in this country before
going to Italy to make her
home. %
Mrs. Jemma is well known,
here, having repeatedly visited
her parents during their resi
dence here.
TO SHOW BENEFITS
SOCIAL SECURITY
Large Booth Will Be on Ex
hibition at the Elkin
Fair Next Week
ATTENDANT ON HAND
An exhibit depicting the bene
fits which the general public will
derive from Social Security legis
lation will be shown at the Elkin
Fair when it opens here next
Thursday, J. N. Freeman, mana
ger of the Social Security Board's
Field Office in Winston-Salem
announced yesterday. ,
In addition to giving a graphic
description of the Social Security
set-up, there will be qn attendant
at the exhibit through tout the
two days of the fair TO explain
the legislation and to distribute
various enlightening pamphlets.
There will also be a representa
tive of the Social Security Board
present at the booth,' Manager
Freeman explained, who will be
prepared to issue account num
bers. The purpose of this will be
to demonstrate the simplicity of
securing the all-important num
ber, he said.
The huge, poster-like exhibit
measures 10 feet across and 8 feet
in height. Two tables at each side
of the booth will contain publica
tions. copies of which may be ob
tained by any person visiting the
fair. All they will need to do is
to fill out a request blank which
will be on hand. The publications
will be mailed to them later, the
Social Security manager pointed
out.
"I feel sure this exhibit will
serve to clear up many doubtful
matters in connection with the
enactment of this mammoth social
legislation. I dVge everyone to vis
it the booth and take advantage
of the free information that will
be available," Mr. Freeman de
clared.
MOUNTAIN PARK
WOMAN PASSES
Mrs. Myrtle Hanes Norman
Dies Suddenly Monday
Afternoon
LAST RITES TUESDAY
Mrs. Myrtle Hanes Norman,
about 50, wife of James S. Nor
man of Mountain Park, died sud
denly late Monday afternoon
when she was returning to her
home from a Mountain Park store.
A heart attack was the cause of
her death.
Mrs. Norman was a daughter
of the late Esquire and Mrs. Hay
nes of State Road, and was twice
married, first to John Wright
and after his death to James Nor
man, who survives. Several chil
dren of the two marriages sur
vive. Among them are Alton and
Lennie Wright and Mrs. Alton
Soiithard of the first marriage,
and Mrs. Corbett Wall and others
of the second marriage. Two
brothers, Bramlett Haynes of
Chase City, Va., and Judd Hay
nes of State Road, also survive.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon •> from State
Road Primitive Baptist church at
two o'clock. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
The Meadowlark probably
would become the American Na
tional Shu shouM Hue eagle ever j
be forced to abdicate Its throne.
MIDWAY IS TO BE
NEW FEATURE OF
3-DAY FAIR HERE
To Be Brilliantly Lighted at
Night
MANY NEW FEATURES
Lee's Riding Devices to Be
Here All Next Week; to
Arrive Sunday
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
A brightly lighted midway,
featuring tricky games of skill,
bingo and Lee's riding devices
will greet visitors to Elkin's first
three-day fair, to be staged here
at the Elkin gymnasium and
playground Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week.
Arrangements have already
been made to brightly light the
fair grounds, and carpenters and
other workmen have been busily
engaged for the past week in get
ting the large gymnasium build
ing ready for entries In the fair.
Everything is rounding into shape
very satisfactorily, Mrs. Alan
Browning, Jr., secretary, said
Wednesday, and it is expected
the event will be the most suc
cessful in its history.
Lee's riding devices, which will
be located at the fairgrounds all
next week are expected to arrive
here late Sunday afternoon, with
the fair to swing into action
Thursday. A parade of horses
and other attractions, to form at
Chatham Athletic Field, will of
ficially open the event Thursday.
New features of the fair this
year, in addition to the riding
devices, include a horse show, for
which SBO.OO in cash will be
awarded; school track meet and
field day, open to the schools of
Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes and Alle
ghany, and including a sack race
open to everyone; a "Big Apple"
dance contest, which is arousing
much interest and drawing many
applicants, and School Day, to be
observed Friday, September 24,
in which all school children of
Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes and Alle
ghany will be admitted to the
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MISS SALLY BUXTON
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Miss Sallie C. Buxton, 86, died
yesterday morning at eight
o'clock near Brannon church,
in which section she had spent
her entire life. She lived with a
nephew, Lee Buxton.
She had been a member of
Brannon Friends church for
many years. Two nephews and
one neice constitute all imme
diate relatives.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at Flat Rock Baptist
church at two o'clock Thursday
afternoon and interment will be
in the church cemetery. Rev.
Mrs. Milner A. Cox will have
charge of the services.
EAST ELKIN CHURCH
TO BEGIN REVIVAL
East Elkin Baptist church will
begin their annual revival Sun
day, September 19. Two services
will be held daily, at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Music for the services
will be in charge of Reece Masten,
choir director, who is considered
one of the most able in this sec
tion. The pastor, Rev. J. L. Pow
ers, will be assisted in the meet
ing by Rev. L. W. Burrus of Boon
ville and Rev. J. L. Pardue of El
kin.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed the public to attend.
Saturday Last Day of
Pen And Pe
With next Saturday, Septem
ber 18th, set as the final day of
The Tribune's great subscription
premium offer, there is quite a
rush on the part of citizens from
all parts of this section to take
advantage of this offer and ob
the free gift. A great many
have already come in and obtain
ed sets, indications are that many
more will grasp the opportunity
during the final days of this week.
Everybody Pleased
So well pleased have been the
many who have viewed and ex
amined the handsome display of
sets at The Tribune office that
several have secured more than
one set. This can be easily done
by paying more than one year's
A set is glvcu with
each $1.90 paid. Readers have
State Deputy Fire
Marshal Condemns
School Bldg. Here
President
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George E. Royall, ot Elkin, who
Wednesday evening of last week
was unanimously elected president
of the Surry County Younjr Dem
ocrats club at a meeting in Dob
son. Mr. Royall had previously
served as vice-president of the or
ganization.
HOLCOMB-LONG
CLAN IN REUNION
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Descendants of Yadkin Pion
eers Gather for Annual
Love Feast
MARTIN IS SPEAKER
In a 142 year old church, found
ed by their ancestors the Holcomb
Long families of the present day
met last Sunday in their 13th an
nual reunion. The place was Old
Center Methodist church, first
founded in 1795, by the first of
the pioneers of these families and
the third church to be erected on
the same spot, beginning with a
brush arbor and now a modern
country church.
Among the visitors from other
sections was noted Dr. Numa R.
Holcomb of Oak Grove, Mo., Dr.
Hampton Holcomb of Hepburn,
Ohio, Mrs. Cora Holcomb Hol
llngsworth of Mt. Airy and Mrs.
W. J. McGill, of Kings Mountain,
formerly Miss Minnie Ruth Hol
comb of Mt. Airy.
Mrs. McOlll has been a leading
spirit in these reunions for 13
years and she now sees her ef
forts crowned with success as the
clans gather from far and near
for the annual get-together.
And then there is our own John
D. Holcomb, good natured and
beaming of smiles, who has token
much interest in the gatherings
from time to time and who at
tends as religiously as he does his
church and Sunday school. "John
D." as he is known to all his
friends, and that is all who know
him because he has no enemies,
is always at the head of any
movement for progress, either civ
ic or semi-civic.
Martin Speaker
The speaker of the day was
Sanford Martin, editor of the
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or paying for relatives and friends.
In this way as many sets may be
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Tribune Force Elated, Too
The Tribune force is well pleas
ed, also, with this splendid pre
mium we have found it possible to
award to our subscribers. Pleased
not only because, it is bringing in
many needed subscriptions, but al
so because it is placing into the
hands of several hundreds a gift
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where writing equipment is need
ed. Never before have we been able
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TWO SECTIONS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
OTHER BUILDINGS
ARE ALSO LISTED
AS FIRE MENACES
Authorities Notified by Insur
ance Commissioner
FIRE ESCAPES NEEDED
Auditorium and Four Class
Rooms in Elementary-
School Are Affected
DANGEROUS FOR PUPILS
Pour upstairs class rooms, the
auditorium, and both the girls'
and boys' toilets of the Elkin ele
mentary sohool building on
Church street have been condem
ned as unsafe to human life fol
lowing an inspection here several
weeks ago by Sherwood Brockwell,
North Carolina Deputy Fire Mar
shall.
Four other Elkin buildings in
the business zone were also con
demned as unsafe for human hab
itation. Owners of these four
buildings, and John W. Comer,
superintendent of Surry county
schools and J. Mark Mc-
Adams, superintendent of the
Elkin schools, have been notified
by Dan C. Boney, North Carolina
Insurance Commissioner. Copies
of the letters were also mailed to
W. W. Whitaker, chief of the El
kin Fire Department, and Ted
Brown, fireman.
The four downtown buildings to
be condemned until suggested
changes can be made include the
Greenwood building, facing on
North Bridge street; the Drier
building, North Bridge street; the
telephone exchange building on
Market street, and the Mayberry
building, housing the United Va
riety Store, on West Main street.
Each of these four buildings are
three stories high at the rear and
house families on the upper
floors with the exception of the
telephone building, which has
sleeping quarters on the upper
floor. Each of the buildings must
be equipped with iron fire escapes
if they are to be used for sleeping
purposes.
Changes that must be made in
the school building include the
erection of four iron fire escapes,
to be located at the rear sides of
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SEVERAL SCHOOLS PUT
OFF OPENING DATES
The Dobson, Shoals, Copeland,
Eldoro and Siloam schools will
postpone their opening dates until
September 27 on account of the
late crops in those sections, John
W. Comer, county superintendent
of schools, said Wednesday.
Mr. Comer further stated that
the first county wide teachers
meeting of this term will be held
at the Dobson school Saturday,
18, at 10:30 a. m., with all teach
ers, except those living out of the
county who are to teach in the
schools that are not open, being
urged to attend. All new bus driv
ers who have not yet been exam
ined by a patrolman are request
ed to be at the county garage at
10:30 a. m. Saturday morning to
meet with a highway patrolman,
Mr. Comer said.
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