Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVII. No. 6
RODSEVET SAYS
"FEAR CAMPAIGN"
SLOWED RECOVERY
Papers and Industry Said In
stigating Campaign
POWER TALKS ARE HELD
President Confers With Util
ity Chiefs Will Con
tinue Fight
CONCILIATION SCOUTED
Washington, Dec. 21.—President
 Roosevelt today charged a major
ity of the newspapers of the
country, and a minority in in
dustry, with instigating and fost
ering a campaign of fear which
has retarded recovery.
As an example of the effect of
this fear psychosis, he cited the
inability of private utilities to ob
tain "junior" money to permit of
expansion, as related to him today
by William H. Taylor, president,
Philadelphia Electric company,
and Prank R. Phillips, Duquesne
Ught company. It had further de
terred a Philadelphia manufactur
er from expressing his views in
favor of the enactment of wage
hour legislation, and the head of
v a New England tool plant from
.Xmdorsing legislation designed to
farm prices, for both of
the President said he had
**Hffrered to obtain radio time for
that purpose.
The President, following a visit
of the two utility executives, ac
compained by Senator Guffey, of
Pennsylvania, and Judge Frank
McNinch, adviser to the President
on power questions, told news
paper correspondents at his semi
weekly press conference that all
were in general accord upon the
theory of "prudent investment" as
the basis for rate making in the
sale of power. This was comfirmed
by the utilites heads, although
with resverations when It came to
details.
4 The discussion covered many
phases of the utility business, the
President indicated, but in talking
with large group of correspond
ents that thronged his office, he
seemed more interested in attack
ing those whom in turn he charg
ed with the spreading of fear
throughout the country.
FIVE ARE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Winston-Salem and Ronda
People Are Rushed to Hos
pital Here After Wreck
ON TRAPHILL HIGHWAY
Five persons were injured in a
wreck on the Traphill road near
Pleasant Hill school shortly after
noon Sunday when two automo
biles collided.
Mr. and Mrs. Delos Holbrook,
of Winston-Salem were occupants
of one car and three Ronda young
men were riding In the other ma
chine. Mrs. Holbrook sustained a
fractured hand and head injur
ies, while Mr. Holbrook escaped
with minor lacerations.
Russell Casey, 22, of Ronda,
driver of one car, suffered a
fracture of the spine and Willis
Tucker, 32, received head injur
ies. Colon Tucker, 15, suffered a
fractured arm.
All five Were immediately rush
ed to Elkln hospital. Officers who
examined the scene of the wreck
were at a loss to understand the
cause, the road where it took
place being wide enough for three
cars to pass abreast, it was said.
Tribune to Close
For Holidays
This Afternoon
In enter that the staff may
t have severs] days holiday for
Christmas, The Tribune office
will close this afternoon and
ww# closed until Monday
mornin*. Merry Christmas!
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Off To England
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Joseph P. Kennedy succeeds
Robert W. Bingham as Ambassa
dor to the Court of St. James,
America's highest diplomatic post.
Washington correspondents com
mented on the unusual speed with
which Kennedy had been appoint
ed, picked up rumors that New
Deal insiders, jealous of Kennedy's
popularity and influence, united
in sponsoring him for the foreign
post to get him away from the po
litical scene here.
TWO OLD SOLDIERS
GET THEIR CHECKS
Bryant and Jester Unable to
Get to Town For
Pensions
BOTH ARE VERY FEEBLE
Yadkinville, N. C~ December 22.
—Yadkin county's two remaining
soldiers of the War Between the
States failed to> show up for their
semi-annual pension check this
week, they being too feeble and 111
to come to town. R. Prank Jester,
89, is in Elkin hospital receiving
treatment and William F. Bryant,
96, was too feeble to get to town.
A total of $3,219.50 was dis
tributed in checks here by J. L.
Crater, clerk of court, who has
been handling them for upwards
of 30 years. Aside from the two
remaining soldiers of the gray,
there were 19 widows who receiv
ed $150.00 each and five who re
ceived SSO. each and two negro
servants got SIOO each.
Two widows died before receiv
ing their checks, one of them dy
ing the day they arrived. She was
I Irs. Mary Campbell of upper Yad
kin county, who was buried Sun
day. The other one was Mrs. Bet
ty Poindexter, who got her check
here but has been living in Wins
ton-Salem.
LOCAL MASONS TO
INDUCT OFFICERS
Stacey Weaver Will Take Of
fice Tuesday Night as
Worshipful Master
SOCIAL HOUR PLANNED
New officials of the Elkln Ma
sonic Lodge, elected at a meeting
last Tuesday evening, will be In
stalled at a meeting to be held
next Tuesday evening beginning
at 7:30 p. m.
New officers to be installed are
Stacey Weaver, worshipful master;
M. C. Whitener, senior warden;
Hugh Royall, junior warden; E.
W. McDaniel, secretary; Abe Har
ris, treasurer. Other officers, are
as yet to be appointed.
Following the Induction cere
mony, a social hour will be held,
It was said.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
AT YADKINVILLE LODGE
In a business session the Yad
kinville lodge, No. 182, A. F. and
A. M. elected its officers and in
stalled them for the coming year.
The lodge then raised an empty
stocking fund for destitute fam
ilies.
Officers installed were: Wor
shipful Master, F. D. B. Harding;
Senior Warden, W. E. Dobbins,
Jr. Warden, A E. Hall; Senior
Deacon, R. H. Crater; Jr. Deacon,
J. H. P. Shore; Treasurer, T. R.
Cleary and Secretary. D. L. Kelly.
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
ROAD PROJECTS
BIDS ANNOUNCED
Raleigh, Dec. 21. The state
highway and public works com
mission announced today low
bids totaling $1,192,201.84 on 18
road projects. Contracts will be
awarded at a meeting of the
fall commission tomorrow.
A total of $1,250,000 in North
Carolina and federal funds had
been earmarked for the work.
N. C. PRISONER NABBED
IN ARIZONA
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 21 Po
lice announced today they were
holding Willie Evans, 32, a ne
gro, for North Carolina state
prison authorities.
The officers said the negro
admitted his identity and told
them he had escaped the North
Carolina prison, where he was
serving a 20 to 25-year sen
"tence for murder. They said he
had agreed to waive extradi
tion.
ENGLAND CAUTIONS
JAPANESE
London, Dec. 21. Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
today cautioned Japan against
being deceived by British pa
tience and told her to prove-her
"determination and ability'/ to
prevent further infringement
of British rights in China.
He spoke in a foreign affairs
debate in the house of com
mons during which Liberal
Leader Sir Archibald Sinclair
urged that Britain move more
warships within range of China.
ADVISE AMERICANS
TO EVACUATE CITY
Shanghai, Dec. 22 (Wed
nesday) United con
sular authorities today advised
Americans to evacuate the in
dustrial city of Tsingtao as
fears increased that a Japa
nese attack was imminent.
Unconfirmed reports gave
estimates that 30,000 Japanese
troops had left Shanghai since
Sunday aboard transports for
an uprevealed destination.
Eighty more transports were
reported at Woo Ming waiting
for troops.
These extensive secret troop
movements led to the belief
that some of China's great
coastal cities, possibly Tsingtao
Canton and Hangchow, would
be the next objective of the
Japanese.
U. S. MAY TAKE
LEADERSHIP
Washington, Dec. 21.
President Roosevelt hinted to
day the United States might
assume the "leadership" in
what his 1936 opponent. Gov.
Alf M. Land on, called "au ex
tremely delicate foreign situa
tion."
Replying to a telegram from
Landon pledging "co-operation
and support in the difficult
foreign situations confronting
your administration," the Pres
ident stated:
"We owe some measure of
cooperation and even leader
ship In maintaining standards
of conduct helpful to the ulti
mate goal of general peace."
"Standards of conduct," a
state department official said,
could well refer to the Japa
nese departure from such stan
dards In bombing the Paaay.
DR. GARVEY HEADS
HOSPITAL STAFF
Of interest to friends of both
Dr. R. R. Oarvey and Dr. Paul
Johnson here is the announce
ment that Dr. Garvey was elect
ed president of the Baptist Hos
pital staff in Winston-Salem, and
Dr. Johnson .vice-president, at a
meeting of the staff Monday of
this week. Both doctors are well
known here and Dr. Garvey was
.'or many years a resident of this
city.
EI,KIN. N. C.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1937
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MRS. EH. DARNELL
PASSESWEDNESDAY
Stroke of Paralysis Proves
Fatal To Wilkes County
Woman
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FUNERAL RITES FRIDAY
-Mrs. Sarah Elvina Darnell, 78,
wife of E. H. Darnell of near Ben
ham, passed away at her home
Wednesday afternoon at 1:45,
from a stroke of paralysis suffered,
Tuesday.
The deceased was a native of
Wilkes county, and a daughter of
the Mr. and Mrs. Washington
Tucker. Early in life she joined
the Cool Springs Baptist church
and at the time of the organiza
tion of the Benham Baptist
church she moved her membership
there. She was one of the best
known and beloved women of that
section.
She is survived by her husband,
and an adopted daughter, Mrs. J.
C. Newman of Benham, whom she
and her husband took into their
home when she was eight years
old, and one sister, Rev. Mrs.
Jackson Williams' of Mountain
Park.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 11 o'clock from
Benham Baptist church. The rites
will be in charge of Rev. Grant
Cothern and Rev. Isom Vestal.
Interment will be in the church
cemetery.
HIGH SCHOOL GLEE *
CLUB IN CONCERT
The Elkin High School Glee
Club, composed of thirty girls,
gave a concert of Christmas carols
Sunday afternoon at Hugh Chat
ham Memorial Hospital. The club,
which is sponsored by the Wo
man's Auxiliary of the George
Gray Post of the American Legion,
was accompanied by Mrs. George
Roy all, president of the auxiliary,
and Mrs. J. H. Beeson, a member
of the auxiliary and director k of
the club.
Following the concert Mrs* Roy
all entertained the girls at her
home on Church street. Hot
chocolate and Christmas cookies
were served. JSS
When orioles and some other
kinds of birds migrate, the males
arrive several days ahead of the
females and select the nesting
area.
Boonville School
Is To Open Next
Monday Morning
The Boonville school, which
closed a week earlier than is
customary for Christmas due to
the death of a student from
meningitis, will open Monday,
December 27, It was learned
Wednesday from Albert Mar
tin, Boonville school official.
Mr. Martin stated that the
early opening has been schedul
ed in order that no part of the
school year may be lost.
FRANK KELLOGG
PASSES TUESDAY
Co-Author of Kellogg-Briand
Peace Pact Dies on Eve
of 81st Birthday
WAS NOTED STATESMAN
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 21.—Frank
Billings Kellogg, former secretary
of state and co-author of the Kel
logg-Briand world peace pact,
died at his home at 7:14 p. m. to
day.
Kellogg, 1930 winner of the No
bel peace prize, would have cele
brated his 81st birthday tomorrow.
Dr. J. A. Lepak said that death
resulted from pneumonia which
"set In Saturday night, and which
complicated cerebral thrombosis
from which Kellogg had suffered
several months.
The one-time farm boy who
rose to international prominence
as a statesman and champion o(
peace, had been in a coma almost
steadily since late Saturday night.
He appeared to rally briefly late
today and it was hoped that he
would survive through his birth
day. Physicians knew, .however,
that tyis ultimate recovery was
impossible.
At the bedside were his wife,
Clara Cook Kellogg; Guy Chase,
his law partner, and Dr. Lepak.
Last Word.
Quiggle—Why is it that you
women always insist on having
the last word?
Mrs. Qulggle—We don't. The
only reason we get It is that we
always have a dozen arguments
left when you stupid men are all
run out.
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BOONVILLE MAN IS
INSTANTLY KILLED
Connie Barber, 38, Dies In
stantly When Hit By
Automobile
DRIVEN BY MACEMORE
Connie Barber, 38, of Boonvllle,
was instantly killed late Sunday
afternoon when struck by a Ford
coupe, driven by Eugene Mace
more, 24, of Jonesville. The acci
dent occurred 4 miles west of
Boonville on highway 67.
Barber was walking out of a
side road, Macemore said, and
stepped in front of his car, which
he said was going 45 or 50 miles
an hour. Barber was knocked to
the hard road and was badly
broken up. Both legs were crushed
by the bumper of the car, several
ribs were broken, and he received
a concussion of the brain. Also
other bruises and cuts.
Sheriff A. L. Inscore and Pa
trollman Phillips investigated the
accident and placed Macemore in
Jail on a technical charge of
manslaughter. He was released
Monday afternoon on orders of
Coroner R. V. Long who investi
gated the matter Monday.
Macemore is a native of Jones
ville and at present is operator of
a lunch stand in North Elkln.
Barber is survived by his widow
and six children .The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon at Boon
ville.
Second WrecL
While officers were investigat
ing the scene of the accident late
Sunday night a car came over the
hill at a terrific rate of speed and
when the driver Jammed his
brakes the car cut all kinds of
capers but finally stopped right
side up. The driver was Glen
Brown of Boonville and he was
accompanied by Bill Wagoner of
Jonesville. Both were said by the
officers to have ,beea drunk and
were placed in jail.
Given a hearing Monday Wag
oner paid the costs for being
drunk and Brown, who was charg
ed with driving drunk, waived his
case to court.
In Wrotag Place
Mrs. Newbride—l took the re
cipe for this cake out of the cook
bo^k.
Hubby— You did perfectly
right. It never should have been
put In. |
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TWO SECTIONS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SPECIAL SESSION
CONGRESS COMES
TO END TUESDAY
Only Minor Legislation Final
ly Approved by Body
EXTRA MILEAGE VOTED
Housing Bill at Last Gets 66-4
Approval as Final
Senate Act
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QUORUMS ARE LACKING
Washington, Dec. 21.—The sen
ate passed the housing bill today,
66 to 4, the house sent it to con
ference and, with these things
done, Congress gladly concluded
its special session and began
thinking about Christmas.
Some of the departing members,
more particularly those of Repub
lican persuasion, were calling it
"the goose-egg session," because, it
though much preparatory work
was done, not one of the Roosevelt
bills it was called upon to consider
was finally enacted.
The wage and hour bill, rejected
by the house, was reposing in a
labor committee pigeon-hole, the
farm and housing bills, approved
by both branches in different
form, were in the conference
stage, government reorganization
and regional planning had reciev
ed no more than committee con
sideration.
The Congress completed action
only on bills to pay the traveling
expenses of the membership and
the wages of the pages, a bill to
lend four portraits to an art gal
lery, Qne to amend the credit
union act and ft resolutioii
the agriculture department what
had been done to prevent the dis
tribution of an elixir of sulfanila
mide.
The senate devoted the final
day to debating the housing bill, a
measure intended to promote a
boom in home-building by reduc
ing the financing cost. It would do
so, among other things, by cutting
the present down payment on
small homes in half, and cutting
interest and carrying charges on
more elaborate types of construc
tion.
KIWANIANS TO HOLD
CHRISTMAS AUCTION
A musical program, consisting
of Christmas songs by Mrs. Ros
coe Poplin, soloist, and Miss Car
olyn Llllard, accompanist, and a
talk by Rev. Eph Whisenhunt of
the First Baptist church, featured
the weekly Kiwanis meeting
Thursday evenitig at Hotel Elkin.
Kiwanian Claude Parrell was in
charge of the program.
This evening the annual Ki
wanis Christmas auction will be
held, the proceeds of which will
be turned over to the associated
charities. ,
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TO HOLD CRIPPLE
CLINIC DEC. 31ST
Dr. R. A. Moore, of Winston-
Salem, will hold a cripple clinic in
the health department office at
Mount Airy Friday, December 31,
Jt has been announced by Dr.
Ralph J. Sykes, Surry health of
ficer.
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5N ALL EXTREMES
THERE LIES BETWEEN,
THE MIDDLE WAY*
THE GOLDEN MEAN.
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