Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. xxvn. No. 9
BUSINESS HEADS
TALK WITH F. R.
ONU.S. PROBLEMS
Closer Cooperation Expected
To Follow
REACH UNDERSTANDING
Current Business Recession is
Dicussed in General
at Meeting
MURPHY, F. D. R. TALK
Washington, Jan. 11. Presi
dent Roosevelt late this afternoon
conducted a depression clinic of
his own when he discussed with
five of the nation's outstanding
business men the causes of the
present business recession.
The group consisted of Alfred
P. Sloan, chairman of the board
of General Motors corporation;
Ernest T. Weir, chairman of the
board, National Steel corporation;
Lewis Brown, president Johns-
Manville corporation; M. W. Cle
ment, new president of the Penn
sylvania railroad; and Colby Ches
ter, head of General Poods cor
poration and chairman of the
board of the National Association
of Manufacturers.
Without going into details of
the discussion, Mr. Sloan made
the following brief statement:
"We had an interesting and
constructive talk with the Presi
dent and all of us agree that we
have a better understanding of
each other's problems, out of
which we are sure will come closer
co-operation in meeting the dif
ficulties of the moment."
Mr. Sloan added that there was
no insurmountable conflict be-
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FORMER PASTOR OF
CHURCH HERE DIES
Rev. C. W. Robinson, 89, of N.
Wilkesboro, Passes
Awmy Tuesday
RITES HELD WEDNESDAY
Rev. C. W. Robinson. 89, of
North Wilkesboro, who for several
years served as pastor of the
Presbyterian church in this city,
died at his home in North Wilkes
boro Tuesday morning. He had
been in ill health for two years
but during that time had preached
at the Presbyterian church in
North Wilkesboro, where he still
held his pastorate, and only a
short time ago he was here for the
dedication of the new Presbyter
ian church in this city.
His activities were not limited to
his pastorates, where he had serv
ed since 1879, but he was pioneer
of the Red Cross work in Wilkes
county and was active in frater-
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FIRE BURNS HOME
NEAR STATE ROAD
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Hamby, near State Road,
was completely destroyed by fire
about noon Wednesday of last
week. Mr. Hamby, who works at
night, was asleep alone in the
home at the time the fire was dis
covered. Upon hearing an unusual
noise he investigated and found
the entire building in flames. Not
even one piece of furniture or
clothing was saved.
The fire is believed to have orig
inated from a faulty chimney. A
small amount of insurance was
carried on both the home and the
furnishings.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamby plan to re
build within a short time.
Court Is Now
Under Way At
County Seat
Jail cases had occupied the
time of Surry county criminal
court, now in session at Dob
son, since court convened Mon
day, The Tribune learned bite
Wednesday afternoon. Practic
ally all cases disposed of thus
far were from the ncrtheni
part of the county and of minor
interest here.
Trial of Cart Prevette, of El
kin, charged with an attack
upon Night Policeman J. L.
Darnell several weeks ago in
which Officer Darnell received
painful knife wounds across
the face, iras expected to begin
sometime Thursday.
Judge J. Hoyle Sink is the
presiding jurist.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Veteran Passes
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ill
R. Frank Jester, 89, Confeder
ate veteran of JonesviUe, who
passed away Sunday afternoon
after a long illness. Mr. Jester
was the father of Mrs. M. R. Bally,
of Elkin.
DEATH CLAIMS OLD
am WAR VETERAN
Frank Jester Answers Final
Bugle Call After Long
Illness »
ONLY 1 VETERAN LEFT
R. Frank Jester, 89, Confederate
veteran of Jonesville, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. M. R.
Baily, in Elkin, Sunday afternoon,
following a long illness.
Mr. Jester was a native of Yad
kin county, and was 89 years old
December 14.
His death leaves only one sur
viving Confederate soldier of the
Civil War in Yadkin county. He
is W. F. Bryant, of near Jones
ville, who is 96 years old. Both
of them have made their homes
in Yadkin county since the war
ended 73 years ago.
Mr. Jester spent several months
in the war, he having enlisted in
Company K. 37th Regiment When
"only TS yyira l flftL"HiKwas neyer
wounded. He has been a farmer
since the war ended. His wife,
who was Miss Elizabeth Davis,
died last April.
Five of their nine children sur
vive, they being Mrs. M. R. Baily,
Elkin; I. Y. and Carl Jester and
Miss Hester Jester of Jonesville
and A. R. Jester of Winston-Sa
lem. He was a member of Island
Ford Baptist church.
Mr. Jester had been a member
of the Masonic fraternity for 57
years.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock
from the home in Jonesville. The
rites were in charge of Rev. Wm.
A. Jenkins of the Methodist
church and Rev. Eph Whisenhunt
of the First Baptist church of El
kin. Interment was in the family
Dlot in Island Ford cemetery. The
Masonic fraternity was in charge
of the rites at the graveside.
Pallbearers were. John Colbert,
G. W. Creed, R. L. Church, R. C.
Par due, Dan Holcomb, E. F. Mc-
Neer, J. G. Abernethy and W. B.
Bailey, the latter of Mocksville.
NEW BOOKS DONATED
TO LOCAL LIBRARY
Many new books have been ad
ded to the shelves in the Public
Library during the past month.
Several books have been donated
and twenty-two volumes have
been purchased.
The books that were donated
are: Tarpaper Palace, given by
Ophelia Paul; The Light of
Western Stars, Code of the West,
Six Star Ranch, given by Wayne
Byrd; Banner Boy Scouts Afloat,
given by Junior Pardue.
The new books purchased are:
To Have and Not, Dawn of the
Morning, The Drift Fence, The
Hash Knife Outfit, American
Family, Imperial Palace. Green
Margins, The Sinister Sign Post,
The Secret of the Caves, Lark
spur, Barberry Gate, Tarazan and
the City of Gold, Andy's Ward,
Toby TVler, Jack and Jill, Over
f .he Polar Ice, The Devil Bird,
Number 44, Crashing Through,
The Swiss Family Robinson, The
Lost Wagon Train, Shadows Slant
North.
Records show that there is a
big increase in the number of
'looks being read.
TO PRESENT PROGRAM
FOLK SONGS, BALLADS
Dr. and Mrs. I. Q. Greer of
Mills Home, Thomasville, will
present a program of folk songs
ind ballads at the Jonesvills Par
ent-Teacher irccting in the
Tonesville school auditorium txig
evening, (Thursday) at 7:30. A
-ordial invitation is extended the
public to attend.
[ATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
KNOX APPEALS
FOR UNITY
Cleveland, Jan. 11. Col.
Frank Knox suggested tonight
a "plain folks" Republican pro
gram which would tell business
boldly it must renounce all "ex
cessive" tariff schedules tend
ing to increase the cost of liv
ing, and then would insist the
farm expect no cash bonuses
for crop restriction.
Colonel Knox, 1936 vice pres
ident candidate of the party
which for decades has cham
pioned tariff protection, told a
Cleveland audience. .
"Protect wage standards, yes!
Continue to protect monopoly,
no!"
TWELVE STUDENTS
HURT IN CRASH
Chester, S. C., Jan. 11.
Twelve high school pupils were
injured, none seriously, today,
when State Highway Patrolman
Legare Ansel reported, a kero
sene truck struck their bus at
Evans, three miles south of
here.
Ansel said he had arrested
the driver of the truck whom
he listed as Laverne W. Pitts.
34, of Columbia, on a charge
of failing to stop as he ap
prt ched the bus, which, ac
cording to the officer, had come
to a halt to take on more pu
pils.
The driver was quoted as
saying that his truck skidded
when he put on his brakes upon
seeing the bos and an oncom
ing passenger bus through a
dense fog.
NEW FRENCH
AMBASSADOR FOR U. S.
Paris, Jan. 11. Appoint
ment of Count Rene de Saint-
Quentin to be French ambas
sador to the United States was
announced officially today.
1 i»»i mtr* tißftrw-ywr-ti*
count has been titular ambas
sador to Rome, but because of
France's refusal to recognize
the Italian conquest of Ethiopia
and accredit him to Vittorio
Emanuel as "king and emperor"
he has been unable to take
that post.
At Washington he will suc
ceed Georges Bonnet, who re
turned in June, 1937, to become
finance minister.
RECOVER BODIES
FROM PLANE CRASH
Bozeman, Mont., Jan. 11.
The bodies of ten persons kill
ed in the crash of a Northwest
Airliner in the Bridger moun
tains were recovered late today
as investigators searched the
strewn wreckage for a clue to
the cause of the tragedy.
A radio message from the
forest service said Coroner
Howard Nelson believed he had
sufficient information to iden
tify all the bodies.
The party working at the
wreckage placed the bodies on
a bobsled for removal to the
Alfred Nikels ranch, four miles
away. There a truck waited
to take them to Bozeman.
CLAIMS SOUTH
IS "DESERTED"
Washington, Jan. 11. A
southern Democratic leader told
the senate today that the south
has been "deserted" by north
ern Democrats and now has no
where to look for Support in its
fight against the anti-lynching
bill.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat,
South Carolina, taking the
floor when the filibuster enter
ed its fifth day, asserted that
southern white people had giv
ing unfailing adherence to the
Democratic party because they
believed they could depend on
ths support of northern Dem
ocrats "when problems affect
ing the negro and the very soul
of the south arose."
Now, he said, "the negro has
not only come into the Demo
cratic party, but the negro has
come into control of the Demo
cratic party.
WOMAN'S CLUB GIVES
TO LUNCHROOM FUND
Furthering the workj of the
lunchroom in the local school, the
Woman's Club has made a dona
tion of $25 to the fund, 'rhe mon
ey donated is from the Christmas
seal sale, of which Mrs, E. P. Mc-
Neer is chairman This work is
being done in connection with the
prevention of tuberculosis in fur
nishing undemourisht d children
with lunches and milk.
ELKIN. N. C M THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 1938
ALARM IS FET
AS THIRD VICTIM
DIES OF DISEASE
Boonville School Closes In
definitely
FORTY IN QUARANTINE
A. E. Johnson is Third Mem
ber of Family to Die With
Meningitis
REPORT NO NEW CASES
The Boonville high school was
closed Monday morning indefi
nitely when A. E. Johnson, 53,
succumbed to a case of spinal
meningitis, the third member of
the family to die from the dis
ease within 30 days.
Mr. Johnson died in a Winston-
Salem hospital Monday morning
and was buried in Boonville Bap
tist Church cemetery Tuesday
morning, no funeral being held.
His body was placed in a sealed
casket before leaving the hospital,
according to information reaching
here.
Mr. Johnson's wife died Dec. 13,
24 hours after the death of their
daughter, Jesse Lee, 12 years old,
both with the same disease.
According to Supt. hi Schools
J. T. Reece a conference was held
between him, Dr. J. Boy Hege,
health officer, Dr. T. W. Shore of
Boonville and Albert Martin, prin
cipal of Boonville school. A date
will be set later for opening of
the school and about 40 persons
who have been exposed to the dis
ease are strictly quarantined. A
county nurse is stationed at Boon,
ville to enforce the quarantine.
Mr. Johnson, a native of Boon
ville, is survived by eleven chil
dren; Thurmond, Raymond, Zeb,
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THREE STORES
BURNED FRIDAY
Stubborn Blaze Guts Men's
Shop, Nu-Way Cafe and
Mathis Bros. Groc.
LOSS IS ABOUT $6,000
Fire of unknown origin gutted
three buildings in the business dis
trict here early Friday morning,
doing damage estimated by Fire
Chief W. W. Whitaker at about
$6,000.
Business houses suffering heavy
loss due to the blaze were the
Men's Shop, owned by W. B. Hol
leman and Herman Ouyer; the
Nu-Way Cafe, owned by Watson
Byrd, who had Just recently tak
en over the management from
Tom Shugart, and the Mathis
Bros, grocery. Stock and fixtures
in the cafe and grocery were a
total loss, while damage to the
contents of the colthing store was
for the most part confined to
smoke and water.
When discovered about 5:20 a.
m., the flames were located be
tween the ceiling and roof. Due to
the way in which the building was
constructed, firemen found it im
possible to get at the blaze until
It had burned through the ceil
ing. Approximately an hour and
one-half was required to bring
the stubborn blaze under control.
Contents of the clothing store
were removed to the building for
merly housing the Bank of Elkin.
The building was owned by the
W. A. Shores estate. The loss was
partly covered by insurance.
Tribune To Present New
Kind of Cooking School
There is always something new
under the sUn.
Entertaining proof of that state
ment will bp presented by The
El kin Tribune, which is bringing
to the Lyric Theatre a motion
picture that pioneers in fresh,
stimulating treatment of the old
est and most important subject in
the world—Homemaklng.
Long ago the Cooking School
graduated from a curiosity to a
popular necessity in many parts
of the country. Now it has grad
uated again, leaping this time in
to Hollywood stardom.
For this is no routine lecture, no
methodical demonstration which
The Tribune will give to the wo
men of the community for three
davs without charge, starting
February 1, showing each day
starting at 10 a. m.
The Tribune tases a genuine
pride in being among the first to
Here Are Five Generations
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Pictured above are five generations of one family. Shown in the
photograph are Mrs. P. C. Layne (in black dress), who is 88 years of
age; her son Joe Layne, her granddaughter (extreme left) Mrs.
Charlie Humphres; her great granddaughter (right) Mrs. Marie
Chandler, and her great-great granddaughter little Miss Joan Chan
dler. Mrs. Layne is the daughter of the late Joseph Greenwood, and
is a native of Burch, Surry County.
DICK SMITH GIVEN
EAGLE SCOUT RANK
High Honor is Conferred
Upon Local Youngster at
Court of Honor
OTHER SCOUTS HONORED
The high rank of Eagle Scout
was conferred upon Dick Smith,
Jr., of Elkin, at the Boy Scout
Court of Honor held at the Elkin
Methodist church here Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Other lo
cal Scouts were also honored at
tTnrfiftetrtife.
Young Smith, a member of
Troop 48 of the Methodist church,
is the first scout ever to attain
Eagle Scout ranking lit Elkin. It
is among the highest honors pos
sible to attain and comes as the
result of many other accomplish
ments in the realm of work.
W. E. Vaughan-Loyd, head of
the Boy Scout work in Winston-
Salem, presided at the court of
honor here. He was accompan
ied by Dr. Thompson, scout offi
cial, also of Winston-Salem.
Local scouts to be awarded
merit badges were Jimmy Harrell,
athletics and pioneering, also Life
Scout: Bill Graham, athletics and
Life Scout; Worth Graham. Jr.,
swimming; Harold Brendle, handi
craft.
Thirteen applications are now
on file for merit badges to be
awarded next month.
Members of the Court of Honor
are: J. Thad Reece, Yadklnville;
E. E. Hayes, W. L. Reece, J. Mark
McAdams, J. L. Lillard, and R. G.
Smith, all of Elkin. Dr. C. E. Nicks
and Dr. Wm. A. Jenkins are
scoutmasters in charge of the two
local troops.
MASONS HOLD MEETING
HERE TUESDAY EVENING
Local Masons met in the
Masonic Lodge here Tuesday
evening. The local degree team
gave third degree work, which
was followed by refreshments
during a social hour.
sponsor "The Bride Wakes Up" a
full-length feature picture, direct
ed and filmed in Hollywood, with
a competent cast to interpret the
appealing story.
Women young and old, and men
too, will appreciate the humanness
of this romantic screen story, in
which home problems have been
approached from an entirely new
angle. Entertainment, profitable
instruction, humor and romance
are woven deftly Into a production
Which abounds in ingenious cam
era studies and remarkable, close
ups. The camera has modernized
the Cooking School,
its benefits, losing none of its hos
pitable, friendly charm.
In fact, there are close-ups of a
new chocolate layer cake and u,
lemon chiffon pie that are destin
ed to send the hungry audience
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Dick Smith, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Smith, of this city,
who is the first Boy Scout of Elk
in to attain the high rank of Eagle
Scout. Young Smith had this
honor conferred upon him at a
nee ting of the Scout Court of
Honor at the Elkin Methodist
Church Sunday Evening.—Tribune
Photo.
FIRE DESTROYS
SMALL BUNGALOW
A small bungalow owned by W.
B. (Dock) Holleman on the Wins
ton-Salem highway near Island
Ford Baptist church, was destroy
ed by fire Tuesday. The blaze
was thought to have originated
in a defective flue.
The dwelling was occupied by
Gorrell White and family, and
Mr. White, asleep in the rear of
the home while other members of
his family were out, narrowly es
caped suffocation by the smoke.
Mr. Holleman suffered another
fire loss last Friday when The
Men's Shop here, in which he was
part owner, was destroyed by
fire. No insurance was carried on
the dwelling.
MR. CHATHAM NAMED TO
CONSERVATION BOARD
Thurmond Chatham, of Wins
ton-Salem, has been appointed
to the State Board of Conserva
tion and Development by Gover
nor Clyde R. Hoey, it has been
announced.
Mr. Chatham, president of the
Chatham Manufacturing Co., suc
ceeds Harry Lindsey, of Spray,
who recently resigned. He is con
sidered ideal for the post due to
his interest in the North Carolina
program of conservation and de
velopment.
As a member of the Isaak Wal
ton League, Mr. Chatham has
been active in bringing about bet
ter gtunc laws and hns been in
strumental in the establishment
of a game preserve in the north
western section of the state.
Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ADDITION TO HUGH
CHATHAM HOSPITAL
IS DEDICATED HERE
Bishop Paul Kern Leads Im
pressive Service
VISITORS INSPECT PLANT
Eikin Kiwanis Club Enter
tains Contributors at Ban
quet at Hotel Elkin
ABERNETHY IS HONORED
The $46,000 addition to Hugh
Chatham Memorial Hospital was
formally dedicated here last
Thursday afternoon in an impres
sive service over which Bishop
Paul B. Kern, of Greensboro, pre
sided.
The hospital held open house
for visitors beginning at 2:00 p. m.
Thursday afternoon. The dedica
tory service began promptly at
3:30 o'clock, and was held in the
lobby and waiting room of the
new addition.
Taking part in the service in
addition to Bishop Kern and a
choir made up of members of sev
eral Elkin churches, were Dr.
Chas. C. Weaver, of Charlotte,
chairman of the board of missions
of the Western North Carolina
Methodist Conference; Rev. Eph
Whisenhunt, pastor of the KlHn
First Baptist Church, Rev. L. B.
Abernethy, chairman of the hos
pital board of directors, and Dr.
Wm. A. Jenkins, pastor of . the
Elkin First Methodist Church.
Rev. Mr. Abernethy presented the
hospital addition for dedication
with these words:
"We present unto you this
building, to be dedicated to the
service of Almighty God in the
relief of the sick and suffering.'*
Following the dedicatory ser
vice the Elkin Kiwanis club acted
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JOE BIVINS HEADS
MERCHANTS ASS'N.
Organization to Petition Town
to Install Stop and Go
Traffic Signals
DISCUSS ANNUAL MEET
At a meeting of the Merchants
Association at the office of the
secretary, Mrs. Franklin Folger,
Monday morning, Joe Bivins was
elected president and E. S. Spain
hour, vice-president. Directors
are: C. N. Myers, H. F. Laffoon,
Edwin Harris, E. W. McDaniel, G.
L. Hill, Oeorge Royall and E. E.
Hayes.
Plans were discussed for the
annual employer-employee ban
quet, and a tentative date set for
February 8. An interesting pro
gram is being planned for this
event.
A motion was made by the
members to petition the town
commissioners to install stop and
go signals at the following streets:
Bridge and Market at F-W. Chev
rolet and Hotel Klkin, the new
bridge, public square, the inter
section of Main and Church at
Turner Drug Company and at the
intersection of West Main and Elk
Spur at E. S. Spainhour's resi
dence.
P. 0. S. OF A. IS TO
INSTALL OFFICERS
An open meeting of the P. O. S.
of A. will be held Monday even
ing, January 17, at 7:30 at the
Junior Order hall. Newly elected
officers will be installed at the
meeting. All members of the or
ganization, together with their
wives are urged to be present.
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