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Elkin
"The Best Little Tom.
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 50
CHINESE ARMY IN ,
GENERAL RETREAT
BEFORE JAPANESE
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Station 4s Captured After
- Two Months
ITALIAN LOSES LIFE
Most of Defenders Make Es
cape Under Cover of
Darkness
NATIVE CITY IN RUINS
Shanghai, Oct. 27.—(Wednes
day)—Chinese defenders of
Shanghai began a general re
treat from war-shattered Chapei
at dawn today, unable longer to
withstand the Japanese military
steamroller along the entire bat
tle-line near Shanghai.
Japanese naval units fought
their way into the bitterly-con
tested north station in the haze
of dawn and at 6:15 a. m., the
rising sun flag was raised above
the shell-pocked station that
withstood two months of the
heaviest pounding.
British and American sentries
on duty neaby at the interna
tional settlement border heard
victorious Japanese bugles blare
as the red-and-white banner
fluttered over the captured ob
jective.
Japan's forces also occupied the
Kiangwan race course, just north
of Shanghai, another long-fought
for sector on the north Shanghai
front.
On the north bank of Soochow
creek, winding through the inter
national settlement opposite Uni
ted States marines and other
foreign guards, Chinese soldiers
were plainly seen hastily evacu
ating their Chapei dugouts and
joining the. columns of Chinese
troops that fell back before the
Japanese advance.
Behind them they left acres of
ruins in the native city that they
have defended for more than two
months. '
ENGINEER SURVEYS
DAMAGE BY YADKIN
Flood Control Bill Suggests
Dam on River Near
Wilkesboro
DAMAGE ABOUT $250,000
North Wilkesboro, Oct. 25.—A
dam on the Yadkin river near
Wilkesboro as a flood control pro
ject was contained in the flood
control bill passed at the last ses
sion of congress, It was learned
here Friday from Walter M. Bell,
U. S. Army engineer here to make
a survey of the flood damage by
the Yadkin Tuesday.
Although local people had been
in the dark concerning the pro
posal, It was learned from the en
gineer that in 1930 a flood control
survey of the Yadkin was made
by army engineers and that a dam
near Wilkesboro was considered
feasible. However, no appropriat
ion has been made for the project
he said.
Mr. Bell was sent here by Col.
jarvis O. Bain, district army en
gineer at Charleston. S. C., to
make a survey of the flood dam
age and was Informed by high
way officials, the county farm
agent and others familiar with
the county that the damage by
the flood ill Wilkes county alone
probably exceeded a quarter of a
million dollars.
His survey revealed that dam
age to dirt roads was general
throughout the county but there
were no major washouts or block
ed roads.
The damage to the corn crop
was heaviest and the rains Friday
afternoon and night increased the
damage by adding more water to
the corn soaked by the flood wa
ters Tuesday and Tuesday night.
The corn crop along the Yadkin
and principal tributaries In Wil
kes is estimated for this year at
a million bushels, much of which
was badly damaged by the flood.
7-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
Alma Lou Atkins, 7-year old
daughter of Mrs. Flossie Norman
Atkins, and granddaughter of
Mrs. J. W. Norman, formerly of
Surry county, but now of Cum
berland, Va„ was instantly killed
by an automobile at Jefferson,
Va., on October 16, according to
a message received by relatives
here.
A soft answer doesn't turn
away a war dog.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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Imitation Dillingers Meet G-Men
Bangor, Maine . . . A 1 Brady, No. 1 gangster, boasted "he'd make
Dillinger look like a cream-puff." Above is Brady's lifeless form after
G-Men and police machine-gunned both him and his pal, Clarence
Schaffner, Jr. Third of the trio, "trigger-man" James Dahlover, liv
ed to confess to a series' of slayings in two states for which the gang
sters had been sought. "I wish they'd got me too," Dahlover said de
jectedly.
Freak Weather
Continues With
Electric Storm
The weather, not to be out
done by one freakish display
which covered the northwest
ern section of the state with
snow the latter part of last
week, Tuesday night staged an
electrical storm which came
fewer than 12 hours after the
thermometer had registered
two degrees above freezing.
Then Wednesday morning
early, the weather hung up a
rainbow in the northwest,
which is said to be something
seldom seen.
In last week's snow storms,
several inches fell at Sparta,
and snow could be seen from
Elkin upon the Blue Ridge
mountains.
HWY. DIRECTORS
HOLD LAST MEET
Last Gap in Lakes-to-Fl
Route is Now line
Construction
FUNDS ARE DISPOSED OF
A meeting of the Directors of
the Lakes-to-Florida Highway
Association was held last Thurs
day at the George Hotel in Wythe
ville, Va., for the purpose of dis
oosing of the funds belonging to
the association, which amount to
about $1,500.00 and which has
been on time deposit in the Wythe
County National Bank for a num
ber of years.
The organization was formed
for the purpose of promoting the
construction of the Lakes-td-
Plorida Highway which is now
Federal Route 21 and which runs
from Cleveland, Ohio to Jackson
ville, Florida. The last gap on
this important highway is rapidly
being closed, which is between
Wytheville and Independence, Va.,
the time limit for Its completion
being July the first, 1938.
The organization had ceased to
function as an organization, and
the president, R. P. Johnson, of
Wytheville. wanted the matter
closed, hence the meeting of the
directors. It was decided to pro
rate the funds between the states
of North Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia according to mem
bership, the funds to be placed in
the hands of the directors, they
having the authority to dispose of
the same as they see fit.
CLUB ENTERTAINS
SCHOOLTEACHERS
Faculties of Elkin, North
Elkin and Jonesville Schools
Kiwanis Guests
ABOUT 45 ARE PRESENT
Teachers of the Elkin. North
Elkin and Jonesville schools were
guests of the local K1 wants Club
at a buffet dinner at Hotel El
kin last Thursday evening.
At the beginning of the enter
tainment the men present drew
for their partners and then were
required to introduce them tp
those present, a prize being of
fered to the man making the
best introduction. Ray Madison,
of the Jonesville school, was
awarded the prize by his intro
duction of Miss Margaret Cragan.
In a word contest Miss Rachel
Dunnagan was prize winner, she
having made the most words
from the words "Klwanls Club."
The program was in charge of
Dr. R. B. Harrell.
About 45 teachers were present.
ELKIN. N. C. t THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1937
NEW BOOKS ARE
LOANED LIBRARY
Will Be Available to Patrons
Here For a Short
Time
COURTESY MOUNT AIRY
An additional 100 books will be
available to the patrons of the
Elkin public library for a short
time. These books, 75 of them
fiction and the remainder non
fiction. have been loaned through
the courtesy of the Mount Airy
Library through the WPA. The
books will arrive tomorrow (Fri
day) and they have been loaned
for a month.
A new book, much in demand,
has been added to the library,
"An American Doctor's Odessy"
(Heiser). Several requests ' have
been made for this book since the
dpening of the library here.
According to Miss Virginia
Price, librarian, an average of 75
books are loaned each week and
the most popular books so far
have been new fiction.
The library JSL.now open each
week-day except Saturday and it
is hoped that in the near future
an assistant librarian may be ob
tained and that the library will
be open all week.
A total of 481 volumes is now
owned by the library.
New contributors are: Mes
dames J. G. Abernethy, E. A. Har
ris, Ruohs Pyron, C. S. Currier,
C. E. Nicks, J. Mark McAdams,
G. T. Roth, F. M. Norman and
W. W. Whitaker.
NEGRO ARRESTED HERE
FOR CARRYING PISTOL
Vecue Waugh, negro, was ar
rested here Sunday afternoon on
charges of carrying a concealed
weapon which he is alleged to
have fired twice in the basement
of a local hotel.
The negro was said to have to
have been in an argument with
several white boys about 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, when he pulled
a pistol. A companion was said
to have pulled him into the base
ment entrance of the hotel build
ing where he allegedly fired the
gun twice.
Arrested by Deputy W. J. Snow
and Policeman Luke Darnell, h?
was placed in jail here, being re
leased Monday under SSOO bond.
REV. GRADY CASTEVENS
IS NEW PASTOR HERE
Rev. Grady Castevens has ac
cented the pastorate of the Pil
grim Mission church here. The
manv friends of Rev. and Mrs.
Castevens will be glad to learn of
their return to Elkin.
Rev. W. P. Page, who has been
pastor of the Pl]prim church here
for the# past two years, has ac
cepted a call to Hillsboro, N. C..
where he will serve as pastor of
the Pilgrim church at that place.
The church here, along', with
the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Cas
tevens, are glad to welcome them
back into our midst. Rev. Cas
tevens served the local church
two years ago in a very efficient
way. They are making their
home with Mrs. C. W. Rodgers on
Bridge street.
Sunday school is held each
Sunday at 9:45 and preaching at
11:00 and 7:30. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all who will
to worship with this church.
Nations are signing new treat
ies at such a fast rate, that the
scrap of paper industry will soon
be as large as the scrap iron bus
iness.
The man who is out to save his
own face is usually the two-faced
kind.
Local Pastors
Are Returned
By Conference
Pastoral appointments at the
Western North Carolina Meth
odist conference in Asheville
Sunday did not affect the Elkin
and Jonesville churches. Dr.
Wm. A. Jenkins, who has serv
ed so capably for the past year
as pastor of the local church
was returned here. Rev. P. L.
Smith was also returned to
Jonesville.
Rev. L. B. Abernethy will al
so remain here as conference
Missionary and director of the
Golden Cross.
Other appointments in -this
vicinity are: Elkin circuit, J. P.
Hombuckle; C. W. Russell,
Dobson and J. H. Green, Yad
kinville.
Rev. John Hoyle, Jr., was ap
pointed as presiding elder of
the Statesvllle district, of
which the local church is a
part.
LOCAL HOSPITAL
ON APPROVED LIST
What Constitutes Good Hos
pital is Outlined by Dr.
George Crile
ARE 2,621 IN .COUNTRY
Chicago, October 25—Officially
announcing the 1937 list of 2,621
Approved Hospitals of which the
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi
tal, of Elkin, is one, at the
Twentieth Annual Hospital Stand
trdization Conference which open
ed here this morning with Clinical
Congress of the American College
of Surgeons, Dr. George Crile,
Chairman of the Board of Reg
ents, said:
"The 1937 Hospital Standardi
zation survey concludes two dec
ades of successful effort by the
American College of Surgeons to
assist the hospitals of the United
states and Canada in rendering
better care of the sick and injur
ed. Today 2,621 hospitals are a
warded Pull or Provisional Ap
roval. At the end of the first field
survey in 1918, only 89 hospitals
were sufficiently well equipped,
organized and administered to
merit approval."
"What constitutes a good hos
pital," Dr. Crile continued, "should
therefore be understood by every
body. Through good hospitals
medical science is advanced, and
constantly better chances of res
toration to health afforded pati
ents. Consquently the College re
gards the announcement of its A
pproved List as a contributation
to progress in health standards,
evidencing as it does the hearty
cooperation of the hospitals them
selves in improving their ability
to render efficient care."
Ten main criteria observed in
determining the rating of each
hospital were summarized by Dr.
Malcolm T. MacEachern, Associ
ate Director of the College, who
directs the work of Hospital
Standardization, as follows:
"1. A modern physical plant, as
suring the patient's comfort and
proper care.
"2. Clear definition -of organi
zation, duties, and
relations in tlie hospital's consti
tution, by-laws, rules and regu
lations.
"3. A carefully selected governing
board with complete supervisory
authority.
"4. A competent, trained, super
intendent responsible to the board
for carrying out its policies.
"5. Adequate and efficient person
nel, properly organized and com
petently supervised.
"6. Organized medical staff of
ethical, competent physicians.
"7. Adequate diagnostic and the
apeutic facilities under competent
medical supervision.
"8. Accurate and complete medi
cal records, readily accessible, for
research and follow-up.
"9. Regular group conferences of
the administrative staff and of
the medical staff for reviewing
activities and results so as to
maintain a high plane of scienti
fic efficiency.
"10. A humanitarian spirit-the
primary consideration is the best
care of the patient."
Man is born equal. But he knows
how to use the black-ball in his
lodge when the name of a person
he doesn't like Is suggested.
Much valuable time is lost as
the result of common colds, not
counting the time it takes a fel
low to tell you how to cure one.
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This Is No Nursery Rhyme
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When Mary, age 10, went to school in Nantasket Beach, Mass., her
five-months-old lamb, "Chlco" followed her every day. So now Mary
and "Chlco" will have a New-York radio appearance to broadcast
their own version of the Mother Goose fable. "Chlco" is believed to
be the first sheep to ever say his "ba-a-a-s" on the air waves.
WORK ON PLANS
FOR CARNIVAL
Baby Contest is One Feature
of Hallowe'en Event at
Local Gym
TO BE HELD SATURDAY
Plans are shaping up nicely
for the Hallowe'en carnival to be
held Saturday evening in the
school gymnasium. The follow
ing girls have been nominated by
the classes for Queen of, the Car
nival: Mable Davis, Helen Hayes,
freshmen; Betty Gambill, sopho
more; Qeraldine Couch, junior,
and Louise Lawrence, senior.
Voting begins i». the high school
today. Votes will sell for one
cent each.
In addition to the floor shows
«nd booths and beauty contest
for boys, sponsored by Coach
Newsome, a "big apple" contest,
cake walk and many other fea
tures have been arranged.
Babies entered in the popular
ity contest are: Larry James,
Charles Ashby, Jr., Bonnie Jane
Hall. Jane Evans, Anna Cather
ine Dobson, Mary Lyles Freeman,
Anna Rita Cochrane, Mary Jane
Boyles, Ruth Click, Becky Fitz
gerald and Edna White Dillon.
Prizes will be awarded for the
most attractive costume and all
of those attending are asked to
wear costumes if they desire.
TO GIVE SPECIAL
PROGRAM SUNDAY
Children and Young People of
Methodist Church to
Take Part
OBSERVE YOUTH WEEK
A special program by the chil
dren and young people will be
presented in the Sunday school of
the Methodist church Sunday
morning at 9:45 o'clock. Anna
Catherine Dobson and Dale Ald
ridge will represent the Beginners
department. The primary depart
ment will give a song and Cyn
thia Allen will tell a story "Christ
Blessing Little Children." A song
and a talk by Lucy Wolfe on "How
the Church Influences the Life of
a Child" will be given by the
Junior department. "A Modern
Psalm of Youth" by Bobby Harris
and two musical numbers by the
high school department and a
talk, "An Appreciation of the
Church" by Miss Margaret Green
wood will bring the program to a
close. This will be the final ser
vice in observation of Childhood
and Youth week, which was cele
brated from October 24-31, with
different programs at the church.
All parents and friends are in
vited and urged to be present.
HIGHWAY OFFICE IS
TO CHANGE LOCATION
The office of T. A. Leeper, dis
trict engineer of the State High
way and Public Works commis
sion will be moved tomorrow (Fri
day) from the second floor of the
Greenwood building on Market
street to the second floor of The
Bank of Elkin. The new location
has recently been remodeled and
redecorated.
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
"KING" LOOKS ON
FROM LADDER
London, Oct. 26. Anthony
Hall, pretender to the English
throne as "King Anthony the
First," watched today's royal
procession for the opening of
parliament from atop a col
lapsible ladder.
Hall, who once lived in Cali
fornia, asserts he is descended
from A«f>« Botoyn and Henry
Vni and is therefore England's
rightful king.
"A lot of monkey business,"
he declared after watching the
procession. "It won't be that
way when I'm on the throne."
C. I. 0. DEMANDS
BROAD POWER
Washington, Oct. 26. The
C. I. O. laid down its peace
terms to the A. F. of L. today,
asking such a broad gTant of
power over the American la
bor movement that rejection
appeared inevitable.
Whether its demands consti
tuted an ultimatum, or merely
an asking price, remained for
future negotiations to develop.
A growing tension between the
two groups was obvious, but a
determination to work out a
mutually acceptable formula
was equally apparent.
HOOVER SAYS HE
DOESNT WANT OFFICE
Boston, Oct. 26. Declaring
a coalition of anti-new dealers
was "devoutly to be wished
for," Herbal Hoover tonight
called on the Republican party
first to draft a new declara
tion of principles that would
fuse the foes of the Roosevelt
The former President, In a
nationally broadcast address,
both reiterated his call for an
off-year national convention of
G. O. P. leaders and asserted
flatly that he himself did not
"want any public office."
TO OPEN HWY.
BIDS TODAY
Raleigh, Oct. 26. Bids will
be opened Thursday for more
than $1,000,009 in road pro
jects of the state highway and
public works commission.
Twelve Jobs are to be let to
contract for the following
counties: Nash, Northampton,
Craven, Johnson, Pender,
Granville, Warren, Gaston,
Rowan, Stanly, Surry and
Transylvania-Henderson.
SATURDAY IS LAST DAY
TO SAVE TAX DISCOUNT
Saturday, October 30. marks
the last day on which Elkln tax
payers may take advantage of the
two and one-half per cent dis
count on their town taxes.
. Everyone who pays their 1937
taxes on or before Saturday will
be given this discount, Dixie Qra
ham, city tax collector, stated
Wednesday morning. Those who
delay until after this date will not
be allowed the discount. I
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Gateway to Roaring Gay
and the Bine Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
HIGH OFFICIALS
ARE TO ADDRESS
NO. CAR. GRANGE
State Convention is to Begin
Today
SESSIONS END FRIDAY
Secretary of Agriculture Hen
ry Wallace is to Be
Main Speaker
GOV. HOEY TO SPEAK
Winston-Salem, Oct. 26.
Members of the North Carolina
grange started filtering into
Winston-Salem tonight for the
opening of their state convention
tomorrow and addresses by Sec
retary of Agriculture Henry Wal
lace and Governor Hoey.
Wallace and Hoey will address
a banquet session tomorrow night.
More than 300 delegates are ex
pected to attend business sessions,
which start tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. The convention will
continue through Friday noon.
Most of the organization's 16
state officers, together with the
executive committee, met this af
ternoon and tonight to work out
final convention details.
Tomorrow's convention pro
gram in addition to the morning
business session and the banquet
includes the annual address of
State Master Ben P. Wilson in
the afternoon, election of officers
and the filing of resolutions.
Secretary Wallace will arrive a
few minutes before the banquet.
He will come here from High
Point after inspecting soil con
servation projects.
He is expected to tell North
Carolina farmers for the first time
some of the provisions of new
farm legislation to be proposed at
the special session of Congress in
November.
NOT TO ROPE OFF
STREETS SATURDAY
Ghosts Will Have to Stay on
Sidewalks; Masquerade
Dance at Gym Tonight
FOR BENEFIT GYM FUND
Although ghosts and goblins
will frolic here tonight at a Hal
lowen'en masquerade dance to be
held at the school gymnasium,
they wiil not frolic on Elkin'fe
downtown street Saturday night
unless they remain on the side
walk, Dixie Graham, chief of po
lice, said Wednesday.
x Elkin's downtown street will not
be cleared for pranksters as has
been the custom here in year's
past. Chief Graham stated, past
experience having shown too much
of the roughneck element.
The dance tonight,, which will
begin at 9:00 o'clock, 'will be for
the benefit of the gymnasium. An
excellent orchestra from Winston -
Salem will be present and both
round and square dancing will be
featured. The public is invited.
ELKS TO TACKLE BEARS
AT MOUNT AIRY FRIDAY
Their game with Cleveland HI
called off last Friday on account
of rain and a muddy field, the
Elks of Elkin high school go to
Mount Airy Friday afternoon to
engage the strong Bears of Mount
Airy Hi.
The Elks will enter the game
the under dogs, the Bears having
a strong, heavy team.
The Cleveland game will be
played here Monday, November 1,
at Chatham Athletic Field.
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