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Elkhi Gateway to Roaring uap and the Blue Ridge VOL. No. XXVII. No. i 6 IATENEWC from the State and Nation JAPS ADVANCE WnW LITTLE EFFORT /' Shanghai, March 2. —(Wed nesday) Japanese driving forward almost without oppo sition at the western end of the Ltmghai battle front indicated today they would strike next at Shensi province, communist stronghold. With a Chinese army of 100, • COO fleeing before them in sou thern Shansi province, leaving them in control of virtually aU of the vast area to the north and east of the Yellow river, the Japanese turned their at tention to the province to the westward. SEEK LIBERALIZED CREDIT PLAN Washington, March 1. The administration asked the banks today to help expand small business, and at the same time officials worked on a program to curb "monopolies."' Chairman Jesse H. Jones, of the Reconstruction Finance corporation, requested the banks to liberalize credit terms to stimulate business and em ployment. In a letter which he mailed to every bank in the country he advocated more time to repay business loans and less severe collateral re quirements. N. C. PAYROLLS SHOW INCREASE Raleigh, March 1. Pay rolls of 529 North Carolina manufacturing industries in creased 7.4 per cent in Febru ary over January, Labor Com missioner A. L. Fletcher report ed today, and employment in creased in each group except textiles. ■The report covering identical businesses listed 140 cotton mmmmmmm* 9*9 i« uimunn from $590,054 to $578,087 though employment decreased from 44,305 to 43,639, a drop of 1.5 per cent. The pay roll in crease was 5.1 per cent. Miss Grace Lee Robertson will leave Thursday for AshevlUe and Winston-Salem, for a week-end visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Norman of State Road announce the birth of twin daughters at Hugh Chat ham Memorial Hospital, Febru ary 27, 1938. FORMER PASTOR IS HELD SECRETARY Rev. James M. Hayes Accepts Post With Meredith Col lege, of Raleigh IS NATIVE OF WILKES Rev. James M. Hayes, who ser ved as pastor of the First Baptist church here for a number of years, has been engaged as field secretary for Meredith College, Raleigh, according to Dr. Chas. E. Brewer, president of the college. Rev. Mr. Hayes will begin his new work immediately, represent ing the college In the high schools of this and adjoining states. Prior to returning to North Car olina eight months ago Mr. Hayes was pastor of the Baptist church in Beckley, West Virginia. Since that time he has been actively engaged In evangelistic work, with headquarters in Winston- Salem. A native of Wilkes county, Mr. Hayes has been engaged in the Baptist ministry for the past fif teen years. He is a graduate of Wake Forest Law school, and of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky. He is a brother of Mrs. C. A. McNeill of this city and Is a brother oi Inderal Court Judge Johnson J. Hayes. Broken Press Causes Delay Right at the height of pren work last night a large pin broke, cawing a delay in press work nntil this morning thus making The Tribune one day late to most of our readers. It is one of those things that cannot be helped and we are very sorry your paper was de layed. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE *. /, : ;■ , " ."• . .. ; ' | y FARMERS TO VOTE ON FARM PROGRAM SATURDAY, MAR. 12 Affects Cotton and Flue Cured Tobacco Quotas ARE HOLDING MEETINGS Restrictions on Crops Must Be Approved by at Least Two-thirds of Vote VOTING PLACES NAMED The cotton and flue cured to bacco referenda of the new fa-m program will be held Saturday, March 12, at which time the farmers of Surry and other North Carolina counties affected by the program, will go to the polls to cast their vote either for or against the marketing quotas on the two crqps in 1938. If two thirds or more of the farmers vote favorably for quotas, re strictions will be clamped on the crops this year. Voting places in Surry county have already been designated, and farmers will have all day, from 7:00 a. m., until 7":00 p. m., to cast their votes. In Bryan township the referenda will be held at Mountain Park school. In Elkin township North Elkin school will the scene of voting. Marsh township will use the Lit tle Richmond school; Rockford township, the Copeland school, and in Dobson township voters will cast their ballots at the courthouse. In addition to a number of meetings that have been held, and are to be held in Surry for the purpose of clearing up mis understanding concerning the new farm program, a general meeting is to be held In Win for farmers of all the counties in this section. At this meeting, which will take place at the R. J. Reynolds school, J. B. Hutson, assistant administrator of the AAA. and other prominent speak ers will L-o present. COURT UNDER WAY AT YADKINVILLE Ray Johnson, Jonesville Man, Faces Charge of Second Degree Murder MANY CASES ARE TRIED Yadkinville, March 2.—Special. —This is court week in, Yadkin ville and the first two days here looked like the population of the county had migrated to Yadkin ville. The largest crowds to come here in some time were on hand, but the size dropped off a little Wednesday. Judge J. Will Pless of Marion, is holding his first term of court at Yadkinville. Solicitor John R. Jones, assisted by Attorney Joe Prevette, is prosecuting the docket. In his charge to the grand jury Monday and in his actions during court Judge Pless has set down on the ever in creasing number of drunken drivers. Many cases have been disposed of during the first three days of the court, mostly small cases. The case against Ray Johnson, Jonesvllle, for killing Avery Hem ric, is set for trial this morning. It was agreed by council and the state's attorney to try him for murder in the second degree. Cases disposed of were as fol lows: The following persons had their cases nol prossed with leave: Turner Rash, larceny; Gray Har ris, drunken driving; Evan Sher mer and Vance Hutchens, lar ceny, two cases; Evan Shermer, possession of liquor; Ed Pinnbc, (Continued on last page) REPUBLICANS TO HOLD MEETING HERE MARCH 9 All Republicans and others In terested In the Republican cause have been requested to meet in the Junior Order hall here on North B-idge street Wednesday evening, March 6, at 7:30 p. m. for the ; ourpose of electing delegates to the Surry county Republican con- I vention, and perfecting a town organization, it has been annuonc ed by R. L Lovelace, township chairman. Young Republicans are also re quested to meet In a county-wide convention of the Young Repub licans of Surry County, to be held March 12 in the courthouse at Dobson. This meeting will begin at 10:00 a. m. Otis J. Reynolds, Elkin attorney, is president of the organization. " WILLIAM R. BYRD TAKEN BY DEATH Brother of E. L. Byrd, of Elk in, Passes Away in Mount Vernon Springs WAS NATIVE OF RONDA William Richard Byrd. 70, of Greensboro, who retired in ID3C after a half-century of service with the Southern Railway com pany, died at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning at Mount Vernon Springs, where he had been for the past two months in the inter est of his health. Mr. Byrd had been in declining health for two years. A native of Ronda, Mr. Byrd lived here for a number of years. A brief funeral service will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from Hanes funeral parlor in Greensboro and burial will be at Pleasant Grove Baptist church near Ron'fe at 2 o'clock this af ternoon. He was twice married, first to Miss Mary Jane Brown and after her death to Mrs. Nettie Hudson. He is survived by his wife and the following children by the first marriage: Mrs. M. B. , Thomas. Mrs. Melvtn PTephoff and Miss Mary Byrd of Greensboro; Mrs. Alvin Schwab of Lexington, Ky.; Mrs. Henry Swartze of Durham; Walter Byrd of Detroit, Mich., and Carl Byrd of Cincinnati, O. Four brothers, E. L. Byrd and L. A. Byrd, of Elkin; E. D. Byrd and Iflza Byrd of Ronda; and j two sisters, Mrs. R. H. Chambers of Cycle and Mrs. Robert 8. Noah i of California, and several grand children also survive. COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR SPECIAL MEETING The county council of Home Demonstration Clubs met in the office of Mrs. Brown at the court house on Tuesday afternoon to take up several matters of Import ance to all the clubs in the coun ty. Mrs. N. J. Martin, president, was in charge of the meeting, and was assisted by Mrs. Brown, home demonstration agent for Surry county. The chief matter under discussion was the meeting of the clubs of this district to be held in Dobson in May, and commit tees were appointed to begin planning for this event, at which time around three hundred visit ors are expected to be present. Marriage Permits Marriage license were granted for four couples In Surry county during the past week. They were James H. Lawrence, of Elkin, to Onie Laster, also of Elkin; James Chinault of Pulaski, Va., to Eva llne Sexton, also of Pulaski; Guilford Bowman of Siloam, to Lucy Brannock, also of Siloam; and J. C. Johnson of Alshern to Ella Johnson of Joynes. One of the contracting parties was 20 years of age, another was 22, another 29, and all others were 21 years of age. Elkin 4'County Bas Comes To End Here With the last night of the Elk in four-county basketball tourna ment but a few hours away at Tribune press time, teams of four schools were awaiting the games that would see two squads emerge victorious to claim championship trophies as reward for seven days rf campaigning. Elkin, with the scalp of Dokson afely tucked away under her belt after a last half rally in a thrill ng game Tuesday night, was ar rayed against a strong Boonville ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. MARCH 3, 1938 Ice and Snow Hold Scenic Highway in Grip of Winter *ttSSSS?SK. While Elkln basked under a pleasant sun Sunday, winter winds howled along the snow and Ice coated ramparts of the scenic highway just a half hours' automobile drive away. The scenes above, made Sunday afternoon west of Roaring Gap, show how freezing temper atures choked the water flowing over the rocks along the highway Into icicles six feet long, while the snow which fell iSaturday contin ued to lay on portions of the roadway and in other places sheltered from the direct rays of the sun. The photograph at the upper left shows how the road has been cut through a cliff of solid rock high up on the mountainside. Bottom photo was taken from the roadway at a point near the right hand side of the road pictured upper left. Right upper photo is one of the many scenic views which greet mo torists who drive along the highway.—Tribune photos. B.Y, P. U. MEETING HERE APRIL 8-9 Two-Day Regional Conference Will Be Held in First Baptist Church FINE PROGRAM PLANNED A two-day session of the re gional conference of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of the churches of the northwestern dis trict of North Carolina, embracing the counties of Surry, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin. Watauga, Cald well, Burke, Ashe, Alleghany and Wilkes will be held at the First Baptist church in this city on April 8 and 9. Approximately 150 delegates are expected to attend from distances too far to make the return trip on the days of the meetings. The local church requests that those who will entertain guests in their home for one night and give them breakfast the following morning consult with Miss Hazel Byrd, chairman of the hospitality com mittee. Members of other church es are invited to attend the meet ings and If possible assist with the entertaining of the guests. An interesting program is being planned for the session and many prominent speakers and church workers of the state will be pres ent. John Gilliam suffered a stroke of paralysis at his home on Surry Avenue Sunday. According to latest reports Mr. Gilliam is rest ing very comfortably and consid erable improvement is shown in his condition. The total brightness of moon light is reckoned as equal to a 100 candlepower lamp at a distance of 22 yards. team. In the girls' division Boon ville was ready to face a fast, smoothly working machine in form of Copeland. Both games gave every Indication, judging from past performances of th? teams involved of being thrillfests. Play in the tournament, which began Wednesday of last week and which has attracted good crowds each night, has been fast and furious, but with good sports manship being shown throughout by both winners and losers. Dealers Stress Importance of Building Now Elkln merchant* and dealers handling building materials, home furnishings,' insurance, plumbing equipment and elec trical equipment are pointing out in a large advertisement in this issue of The Tribune the importance of building now, rather than waiting until a fu ture date when the price of building material, etc., will have reached a higher level. All of these dealers are in terested in the new FHA pro gram recently passed by Con gress, which makes it easier for the average person to se cure a loan for home building. It is understood that no down payment is required under the new Act, the chief requirement being the possession of a suit able building lot. Complete de tails of the Act are not as yet available here, this information having not yet been released. However, anyone planning to build, whether financing him self or through a FHA ■ loan, can obtain everything he needs in building material, furnish ings, or whatnot, from the firms listed in the building ad in this Issue. SCHOOLMASTERS HOLD COUNTYWIDE MEETING A county wide school masters' meeting was held in the office of the county superintendent of schools, John W. Comer, Wed nesday evening at 6:30 p. m. which was a monthly meeting for all school masters and principals of the county. The semi-finals, played Tuesday night, saw the Copeland girls de feat Mountain Park girls by the decisive score of 30 to 12. The Ronda girls were losers to Boon ville by a 35 to 20 score, while the Mountain Park boys lost to Boonville 25 to 10. Elkln boys, In defeating Dobson, last year's title holder, trailed badly at the end of the half, but went into a whirlwind finish to overtake their (Continued on last page) NAZIS DEFY GOVT. TO GREET OFFICER 20,000 Take Over Graz, Aus tria, in Test Mobilization of Strength POLICE ARE HELPLESS Oraz, Austria, March 2 (Wed nesday) Thousands of jubilant Nazis, surging through the streets of Oraz in a "test mobilization" of their semi-military strength, to day defied orders from both the government and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's new Austrian representa tive to cease their stormy demon strations. Close to 20,000 of them took over this Styrlan capital, tying up all traffic in the center of the city, in a wild greeting to the Nazi minister of interior. Dr. Arthur von Seyss-Inquart. Seyss-Inquart, sent here by Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg with orders to restore calm among the 60,000 or 70.000 Styrian Nazis, stood for an hour smilingly ac knowledging the Nazi shouts of "one people—one nation!" as the demonstrators marched in torch light parade behind fluttering Na zi swastika flags in open defiance -ofHw Rravtrnmewt'amfrS.OOO army troops mobilized in and around the city under what rapidly was approaching a state of martial law. Reinforced police, under direct jurisdiction of the Nazi minister of Interior and public security, stood aside and made no attempt to halt the illegal demonstration. At many points the police actual ly cleared the way for the Nazi torchlight parade. Many other Nazi Groups, in cluding Styrlan peasants turned back from the city at the point of machine guns and light artillery two days ago, converged upon Qraz.- ILLNESS FATAL TO MISS MARY GOLDEN Miss Mary Julia Oolden, 61. died at her home in North Elkin about three o'clock Wednesday afternoon following an illness of only a few hours. Miss Oolden was stricken on Tuesday night with an attack of asthma and complications. The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Golden. She is survived by one brother, William Oolden of Winston-Sa lem, and four sisters, Mrs. W. C. Lyons of Long Beach, California; Mrs. Carl Deßorde, Elkin; Mrs. Poster Johnson, Advance; and Miss Carrie Oolden of Elkin. Funeral arrangements were in complete at the time the Tribune went to press, awaiting a message from a sister of the deceased in California. WILKES COUNTY WOMAN IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Mrs. Sarah Blackburn Hollo way, 66, wife of A. R. Holloway of Wilkes county, passed away at the home of her daughter, in Winston-Salem Thursday. The remains were brought to Bethany Baptist church in Wilkes county Saturday for funeral services and interment. Mrs. Holloway is survived by her husband, five daughters, Mrs. R. H. Harris, Roaring River; Mrs. R. P. Hege, Mrs. C. A. Nading and Mrs. C. R. Needham, Wlnstan- Salem, and Mrs. N. A. Hayes of Oalax, Va., and one son, A. R. Holloway, Jr., of Roaring River, 23 grandchildren, six great-grand children; two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Whitley of Hayes, and Mrs. T. C. Childress of Maryland and one brother, John Blackburn of Roar ing River. Nature encourages freedom and equality. When a man wins power, she makes htm so hateful that others pull him down before he goes too far. Elkin The Best Little Towi In North Carolina** PUBLISHED WEEKLY DUKE POWER CO. RATES REDUCED; MEANS SAVINGS Will Save Carolinians Over $1,000,000 Yearly EFFECTIVE ON MARCH 1 New Rates Agreed Upon at Conference—Commercial Users Benefit Most N. C. SAVES $838,000.00 Raleigh, March 1, —The utilities commission announced tonight a new rate scheulde for the Duke Power company, which will save consumers in North Carolina and South Carolina more than SI,OOO - annually, officials estimated. Utilities Commissioner Stanley Winborne said North Carolina consumers would receive an $838,- 000 annual reduction under 1937 charges, and that South Caro lina's annual saving would be $303,000. The schedule, which is the same for both states, will become ef fective on all meter readings after March 1. The rates were agreed upon late today at a conference between Winborne and Norman Cox, vice nresirlent and general counsel for the Duke Power company. "We are expecting to make other reductions within the next few weeks," Winborne said. Under the new schedule, he said commercial customers of the Duke Power company will receive the largest reduction. The new residential rate Is 80 cents for the first 10 kilowatt hours a month, four cents for the next 40 kwh, 2.5 cents between 50 and 130 kwh and two cents for over 130. The old rate was 80 cents for the first 10, five conts for the next 20, 3.5 for the second 20 and 2T.5 cents for over 50. The new commercial rate is 80 cents for the first 10, four cents for the next 90, 3.5 cents for the next 300, 2.5 cents for the next 1,600, 1.7 cents for the next 8,000 and 1.25 for the next 10,000. The old ratewafi BB'ueuur--fur tne firae 10, 4.5 cents for the next 90, four cents for the next 400, three cents for the next 500, 2.5 cents for the next 1,000 and 1.9 cents for ex cess. SEED LOAN OFFICE OPEN AT DOBSON All farmers who will need addi tional funds for financing their 1938 crops will be interested to know that the Emergency Crop and Feed Loon Office Is now open at Dobson. Mrs. J. W. Craw ford has charge of the applica tions. The regulations for the loans are practically the same as for last year and previous years. In all cases where a tenant wishes to obtain a loan, he is urged to bring his landlord along with him as the landlord must sign his waiver. Also, if some one else is to furnish stock or tools he should come along as he must sign his waiver too. The time required for an ordinary application to go through and the applicant to re ceive his loan Is about two weeks. HENRY W. CARTER DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Henry W. Carter, 82, died at his home near Dobson last week from a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from New Home Christian church. The rites were in charge of Rev. S'meon Hoffman. Interment was in the church cemetery. His survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ella Owyn Simpson, . two sons, Dewey and Simpson, and one brother, James C. Simp son, all of near Dobson. oEj ADVICE 6 THE UNIVERSAL B CHARITY AND «Bfr USUALLY BEGINS I® AT HOME.
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