Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI, No- 49
IATENEWQ
from the
State and Nation
STOCK MARKET
"COMES BACK"
New York, Oct. 19. —Amid
confusion and bewilderment
reminiscent of "29, the stock
market came back strongly late
today after the heaviest selling
storm experienced in Wall
street since the federal govern
ment began "policing" the ex
changes in 1934.
Under a downpour of selling
at the opening, prices of lead
ing issues fell as much as $lO
a share or more, as they did
on Monday.
A sense of equilibrim came
after the noon hour. In the
last hour between 2 and 3
o'clock, with prominent shares
displaying in some Instances a
striking comeback, there was a
general rally in which many
stocks wiped oat all initial loss
es and closed higher for the
day.
CHINESE BOMB
JAP LINES
Shanghai, Oct. 20 (Wednes
day)— Chinese bombing planes
raided Japanese lines in the
Shanghai sector today with a
mystifying absence of Japanese
anti-aircraft fire.
Instead t)f blasting the heav
ens as they have done until
now, the Japanese did not fire
a shot against the Chinese, who
made a lightning incursion,
dropped a half dozen bombs
and sped away. The damage
was not disclosed.
The Japanese launched an
other major offensive on all
fronts, apparently to expel the
Chinese forces from the Shang
hai zone before the nine-power
conference starts October 30
at Brussels to discuss the Far
Eastern conflict.
PRICES REMAIN
GOOD
Stowed up by the heavy rains
the Winston-Salem tobacco
market Tuesday sold approx
imately 900,000 pounds at an
average estimated to be $27 per
hundred.
"Monday's average," J. T.
Booth, sales supervisor, point
ed out, "for about 1,200,000
pounds was good. Volume to
day was In line with expecta
tion, and prices were as good
as those paid on Monday.
Many growers, he said, sold
their entire offering for more
than S4O per hundred pounds.
VICTIMS REMOVED
FROM WRECKAGE
Evanston, Wjro., Oct. 19.
The bodies of 19 victims were
brought here tonight from the
wreck of the "Mainliner," sky
giant of the United Airlines
which crashed In the hlfh
Uinta Mountains.
Ground crews took the bodies
including four women—one of
whom was soon to become a
mother—and IS men, to an un
dertaking establishment for'
PARALYSIS FATAL
TO JAS. A. NORMAN
Thurmond Man Passes Sun
day Following: Critical
Illness
FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY
James Addison Norman. 53,
died at his home at Thurmond
Sunday afternoon following a
stroke of paralysis suffered a few
days before his passing. His con
dition had been critical since he
was stricken.
He is survived by the follow
ing sons and daughters: Oaither
Norman, Portland. Oregon; Miss
es Bessie, Sylvia and Irene Nor
man and Luther Paul, Ray and
Bugene Norman, at home, and
Mrs. Robert Thomas. Harmony.
One toother, W. H. Norman, of
Thurmond also survives.
Funeral services were , held
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock
from Thurmond. The rites were
in charge of Rev. Grant Cothren,
Rev. Fred Page and Rev. O. A.
Castevens.
Politics has reached its normal
stage in the South. Tom Heflin
Is campaigning for the U. 8, Sen
ate in Alababma.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Horning In On Careless Driving
, Gone are the days wheat the voice of thd, Law meant only a quiet
bawling out at the roadside. With the loud-speaker equipped police
oar shown above, Los Angeles police are now spotting careless driven
in the act of traffic violations. Pedestrians who ignore safety rules
likewise come in for their share of sound advice. Auto casualties in
Los Angeles are reported on decrease.
PLAN CARNIVAL AT
LOCAL GYMNASIUM
Event Will Be Held Saturday
Evening, October 30,
at 7:30
ARE TO SELECT QUEEN
Plans are being formulated
here for a Hollowe'en carnival to
be held Saturday evening, Octob
er 30, at 7:30 in the gymnasium.
The carnival will be sponsored by
the high school and elementary
school, under the direction of Miss
Margaret Cragan, home econom
ics teacher.
As a prelude to the festivities
a contest will begin Monday, Oc
tober 22, to determine Elkin's fa
vorite baby. Babies may be spon
sored by any Interested person
and'votes will seU for one cent
each. Children under school age
whjfc, enter should place their
namtfe with Miss Cragati before
the contest opens Monday.
In the high school a contest for
a queen to be crowed at the car
nival will also be held. The
plans are similar for those of the
baby contest, the votes selling for
one cent each. The winning con
testant will be crowned during the
evening.
In addition to the contests many
added attractions suggestive of
the Hallowe'en season will also be
on tap, including a chamber of
horrors, a Japanese tea room and
floor show, featuring singing,
dancing and stunts. Madame She-
Knowsit, palmist, will also be on
hand to read the fortunes of the
visitors.
Admission to the carnival and
floor show will be nominal said a
small fee will be charged for ad
mission to the side shows.
ELKS BEAT LiONS
BY SCORE 27-0
Lighter North Wilkes boro
Team Proves No Match
For Local Team
MEET CLEVELAND FRI.
The Elkin high school Elks eas
ily defeated North Wilkesboro
here last Friday afternoon for
their first win of the season, roll
ing up a total of 27 points against
their opponents' 0.
The. entire Elkin team funct
ioned smoothly, with outstanding
work being done in all depart
ments against the lighter Moun
tain Lions. Grier led the scoring
for Elkin, chalking up three
touchdowns and an extra point for
19, with Powers scoring one tally
and converting for seven points.
Dorsett added 1 to the score by an
after-touchdown tally.
The Elks will meet Cleveland
here Friday afternoon at 3:45,
and it is hoped that a large crowd
will be on hand. In good condit
ion for the Cleveland game, the
Elks will meet Mount Airy at
Mount Airy on October 29.
TO HOLD CRIPPLE
CLINIC OCTOBER 22
Dr. R. A. Moore, Orthopedic
surgeon, of Winston-Salem, will
hold his regular Cripple Clinic in
the office of the health depart
ment at Mount Airy, Friday Oct
ober 22, from 9 a.m. until 12 noon.
Dr. Moore will see anyone desiring
his aid, free of charge.
Blue Penciled
EJEbI
Scheduled to do a series of 26
coast-to-coast broadcasts, the Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin abruptly
cancelled his radio plans after
certain portions of a recent press
statement failed to gain approval
of his ecclesiastical superior,
Edward Mooney. At
htrfcwST Oak, Michigan, head
quarters the Rev. Coughlin stated
through his attorney, Prewett
Semmes, that "money" and effort
and time would be wasted If he
were permitted to talk nothing
but platitudes."
JURY LIST DRAWN
FOR NOV. 15 TERM
Judge Clements to Preside at
Session of Surry Super
ior Court
TO BE TWO WEEK'S TERM
The next term of Surry county
superior court will be held at Dob
son beginning November 15, for a
two-week's session. Judge Clem
ents will preside.
Jurors to serve during the term
were drawn Monday, as follows:
First w6ek: W. D. Taylor, E. W.
Money, W. 8. Yates, W. J. Sim
mons, J. R.' Poindexter, J. C.
Samuels, N. C. Marion, Howard
Qillispie, .R. K. Simmons, W. T.
Allred, C. B. Burrus, A. J. Hayes,
Charles Corder, Alex S. Cocker
ham. Robert Gammons, C. W.
Bryant, J. O. Lundy, R. L. Chil
ton, Harvey Lowe. W. C. Moser,
Emery M. Marsh, W. C. McKin
ney, G. T. Love, W. R. Willey.
Second week: R. P. Childress,
T. W. Wilmoth, Alvis Love, T. D.
Overby, J. R. Lawrence, John W.
Marion, H. B. Phillips, Z. E. Long,
J. E. Snow, B. I. Adams, J. Coy
Smith, C. L. Harris, W. O. Bnow,
George Sutphin, P. 8. McCormlck,
J. M. Snow, J. H. Banner, J. S.
Key. T. O. Snow, T. R. Robert
son.
HOME-COMING AT
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Home-coming will be observed
at Mountain View school at Hays,
Sunday, October 24. All former
students are requested to be pres
ent and bring a basket dinner.
North Wilkesboro council No.
51 of the ir. O. U. A. M. will pre
sent a flag and Bible to the school
in connection with the program.
The services will begin at 11
o'clock.
I
Friend: "My wife had a dream
last night and thought she was
married to a millionaire."
Man: "Yod're lucky. My wife
has dreams like that in the day
time."
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1937
CROPS DESTROYED
AS YADKIN RIVER
LEAVES ITS BANKS
Water Here Said Highest
ONE FAMILY EVACUATED
Water Flows Over Bridge
Street Before Flood
Reaches Crest
ENTERS BOILER ROOMS
Twelve hours of steady rain
Tuesday sent the muddy waters
of the Yadkin river from their
banks to spread over surrounding
lowlands, washing away crops and
flooding a number of Elkin
buildings.
Although the rain ceased here
at 10 a. m. Tuesday, the Yadkin
continued to rise until nearly
midnight, the waters creeping
slowly upward until the Bridge
street approach to the old Yad
kin river bridge was under sev
eral inches of water.
At 8:00 a. m. Tuesday morning
the water was just beginning to
leave its banks here, but shortly
after 10:00 a. m. had risen sev
eral feet higher to spread over
the bottoms. Big Elkin Creek,
converted into a raging torrent,
that was said to be the greatest
seen here In many years, had left
its banks by 10:00 a. m„ and had
flooded several hundred yards of
the shoe factory road, fiy noon the
spreading waters had completely
covered the school athletic field
and were within a short distance
of the school gymnasium.
By shortly after noon, the ris
ing water had flooded the boiler
room of the new plant of the
White Swan Laundry, bringing
work there to a complete stand
still when the fire was extin
guished. By night the room was
flooded to a depth of about four
feet, and a rise of another 10
inches would have put the water
into the plant itself.
The family of John Whitaker,
to flee the advancing waters
shortly after noon. Livestock, in
cluding several mules, pigs, and
a cow, were removed from the
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JR. ORDER TO PRESENT
BIBLE, FLAG TO SCHOOL
The Elkin council of the Jr. O.
U. A. M. is to present a Bible and
an American flag to the newly
constructed Benham and Cool
Springs school, located about five
miles from Elkin on the Traphill
road, Sunday, October 24, at 2
p.m.
All members in, the district are
urged to be present, as is the
general public.
All members of Elkin council
are also urged to attend a meet
ing in the local hall Friday night,
October 22, to arrange the school
program and to attend to other
important business to be brought
up. Music will be on tap.
PROGRAMS FOR QUARTER
ALLOTTED BY KIWANIS
The planned meeting of the
teachers of Elkin, North Elkin and
Jonesville schools with the Elkin
Kiwants club last Thursday eve
ning, was postponed until this
evening, when the Kiwanians will
play hosts to the teachers at Hotel
Elkin. Dr. R. B. Harrell will be
in charge of the program.
At last Thursday's meeting,
held at Hotel Elkin, programs for
the next quarter were allotted as
follows:
October 28, I. C. Yates; Nov
ember 4. Garland Johnson; Nov
ember 11, C. C. Poindexter; Nov
ember 18, W. G. Carter; Novem
ber 26, H. P. Graham; December
2, E. E. Hayes; December 9, J. G.
Abernethy; December 10, Claud
Ferrell; December 23, annual
Christmas auction; December 30,
H. P. Laffoon.
MASQUERADE DANCE TO
BE HELD AT LOCAL GYM
A masquerade dance, proceeds
of which will go to the Elkin
school gymnasium, will be held in
the gymnasium Thursday night,
October 28, beginning at 9:00
o'clock.
Prizes will be awarded to the
man and woman wearing the best
costume. Chape rones will be pres
ent, and an excellent orchastra
will be on hand. Admission will be
SI.OO. Everyone is invited to at
tend.
A hound is one dog whose bark
is just about as bad as hts bite.
Since 1928
Candidates Toss Hats Into Ring
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Pictured above are two candidates who are seeking Democratic
nomination to public office. Left is A. D. (Lon) Folger, of Mount
Airy, who last week announced that he will make the race for the
congressional seat now held by Rep. Frank Hancock, who will contest
with Senator Bob Reynolds for a seat in the U. S. Senate. Right is
Allan D. Ivie, Jr., prominent young attorney of Leaksville, who will
seek the Democratic nomination for solicitor in the 21st judicial dis
trict.
YADKIN WOMAN IS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. Amelia Ashley, 59, Pass
es Away at Home Near
Brooks X Roads
RITES HELD WEDNESDAY
ft
Mrs. Amelia Leona Vanhoy Ash
ley, 59, widow of Leßoy Ashley,
died at her home near Brooks
Cross Roads Monday morning.
Mrs. Ashley had been in ill health
for sometime but her death was
unexpected. The deceased was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Vanhoy and was well known in
her community. Early in life she
joined the Flat Rock Baptist
church and. later moved her mem
bership to Mountain View Bap
tist church where she was a de
voted worker until her death.
Her husband preceded her in
death in December, 1933. Three
daughters survive: Mrs. Carl Rose,
Arlington; Miss Nora Ruth Ash
ley, of Arlington, an employee of
the Central Electric .and Tele
phone company here, and Miss
Doris Catherine Ashley, of Cycle.
One brother, John Vanhoy of
Cycle, and one sister, Mrs. Bill
Buxton of Yadkinvllle, also sur
vive.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock
from Mountain View Baptist
church. The rites were in charge
of Rev. L. Q. Burgiss and Rev.
Isom Vestal. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
BOONVILLE FAIR
OCTOBER 22-23
Judges Are Secured to Award
Prizes in the Various
Departments
ARE TO PRESENT PLAYS
The Boonville Agricultural Pair
will be held October 22 and 23,
and plans are fast shaping up for
the annual event.
J. W. Crawford, county agent
of Surry county will judge the
farm crops and poultry. Mr.
Jackson, Galax, Va., has been se
cured to judge the draft horses,
tr.ules and saddle horse. The dairy
cattle judge has not been booked
to date. Miss Staunton, home
demonstration agent of Surry
county, will judge the needle
work, culinary, preserving and
{lower departments.
Mr. Sauline and his all star
players will present a play enti
tled "Freckles" Friday afternoon
at one o'clock and Friday night
at eight o'clock they will give
"The Girl of the Golden West."
Saturday night the Boonville
school will give the following one
act plays: "Who Gets the Car To
night?" and "Silence Please."
There will be a band concert be
tween these two plays.
Saturday afternoon beginning
at 1:30 the annual Yadkin Coun
ty High School track meet will
take place. Following the track
meet the third annual saddle
horse show will be staged.
The middle-aged woman cant
find a silver lining in life when
she begins to find silver strands
of hiir in her head.
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LON FOLGER IS TO
SEEK NOMINATION
Surry Man Announces He
Will Make Race for Con
gressional Seat
POLITICALLY PROMINENT
A. D. "Ldn" Folger, of Mount
Airy, announced Friday he will be
a candidate for the congressional
seat to be vacated when Frank
Hancock enters the senatorial race
against Senator Robert R. Rey
nolds next summer.
Folger made his announcement
in a brief, formal statement:
"I announce that I shall be a
candidate in the coming primary
for nomination to Congress for
the fifth congressional district. I
chall of course appreciate the vote
und assistance of every voter
within the district who feels that
he or she can afford to support
me for this office."
Folger is of a family long polit
ically prominent.
He managed the campaign of
A. H. "Sandy" Graham for the
gubernatorial nomination last
year. He was named an emergency
superior court judge last year but
later resigned.
Folger was among the names
most often mentioned as prospec
tive candidates after Hancock
announced he would run against
Reynolds.
Only one other candidate has
tossed his hat definitely into the
ring. He is Marshall Kurfees, of
Winston-Salem.
Predictions have been that a
dozen or so of candidates will be
in the race for Democratic favor
when campaigning time comes.
The district contains Forsyth,
Stokes, Surry, Rockingham, Cas
well, Person and Granville coun
ties.
Folger's prominence is attested
in his present position as Demo
cratic national committeeman. It
was to hold that office that he
resigned as superior court Judge.
FOUR SLIGHTLY
HURT IN WRECK
Boonville Children Sfcend
Night in Hospital Here
After Accident
COUPE HAS ACCIDENT
Four persons were slightly In
jured Monday afternoon In an au
tomobile accident which" took
place on the Blkln-Boonvllle
highway when the automobile
left the road and turned over sev
eral times.
The car, the property of Frank
Bryant, of Boonville, was occupied
by Mrs. Bryant; her two children,
Sherrlll and Rosa Lee, and anoth
er woman said to be the chil
dren's aunt, who was driving. The
children were carried to Hugh
Chatham hospital, but were re
leased Tuesday. The two women.
In addition to bruises and minor
cuts, were uninjured.
Another accident took place cm
the Elkin-Ronda road Tuesday
night when a small coupe turned
over, and was badly damaged. The
driver of the car was uninjured,
it was said. Thought to be from
North Wilkeßboto, his identity
could not be learned.
TWO SECTIONS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
LANDON TAKES POP
AT ROOSEVELT IN
RADIO BROADCAST
Defeated Candidate Calls on
Republicans
SAYS TOO MUCH POWER
Accuses President of Violat
ing Spirit and Letter of
> Constitution
"PRESIDENT CHANGED"
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 19.—Form
er Governor Alf M. Landon to
night asserted that President
Roosevelt is feeding on power like
a Caesar and demanded that he
be deprived of some it so that he
will be compelled to take the ad
vice of "experienced and practi
cal men."
The Republican standard bear
er of 1936, addressing a "radio
mass meeting" he himself had
called of the 17,000,000 persons
who voted for him in his unsuc
cessful campaign for the presi
dency 1 , charged the President with
violating "the letter and spirit of
the Constitution."
It was his first comprehensive
political pronouncement since his
defeat.
With a vehemence sugestive of
a campaign speech Landon criti
cized the President for his Su
preme Court enlargement propos
al, asserting that he "wasted
practically the entire session of
Congress of 1937 fighting to get
more power >for himself." He
charged that the administration
"used all its mighty power" to
prevent public hearings on 'he
appointment of Supreme Court
Justice Hugo L. Black, in disre
gard of the Constitution.
He struck at Mr. Roosevelt for
letting "college sophomores"
draft legislation such as the na
tional recovery act, the social se
curity law and tax statutes and
criticized his relief and labor pol
icies. In contrast he had warm
praise for Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, whom he credited
with the "sound insurance policy"
on which New York state's insur
ance laws are built and others are
modeled.
"Mr. Roosevelt is a changed
man," Landon asserted. "He is
not the man who was eelcted in
1932."
ARE TO OBSERVE
YOUTH WEEK HERE
Entire Week Will be Observ
ed in the Methodist
Church Oct. 24-31
PLAN SPECIAL PROGRAM
Childhood and Youth Week
will be observed in the Methodist
church in this city October 24
through the 31st. The theme on
which programs will be based is
"The Church in the Life of the
Child." Mrs. George Royall is
chairman of the work.
Sunday morning in the adult
department of the school a special
program will be given. Wednes
day evening, October 27, a recep
tion will be held in the Sunday
school rooms of the church. This
meeting will bring together par
ents and teachers of the Sunday
school. The final program will
be on Sunday morning, October
31, and will be presented by the
children and the young people.
Youth of the Methodist church
is well represented in the schools
and colleges. Twenty-six boys
and girls of the church are scat
tered among the higher institu
tions of learning in North Caro
lina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia
and Ohio.
iMsaaflii
MB "SOOK ERE YOU
jgEl LEAP-AND THEM
STAND STALL.