Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIL No. 24
SUPERIOR COURT
NOW IN SESSION;
FEW CASES TRIED
Judge Hoyle H. Sink Is
Presiding
LIQUOR CASES FEATURE
Several Are Sent to State
Prison on Charges of
Larceny and Receiving
LONG SENTENCES GIVEN
Surry County Superior court
for the hearing of criminal cases
convened at Dobson Monday
morning at 10:00 a. m., with
Judge H. Hoyle Sink on the
bench, and with Hon. Allen H.
Gwyn, solicitor, prosecuting the
docket.
Up to Wednesday morning but
few cases had been disposed of,
all of which were of minor inter
est, with the Grand Jury not yet
through with its work of passing
on the bills and making its tour
of inspection of county property.
That report will be given next
week. Sixteen true bills had been
handed down Wednesday.
Cases heard were as follows:
Richard Reid. charged with
violating the prohibition laws,
was fined SIO.OO and the costs.
Robert Stimpson and Franklin
Stanley, charged with breaking
and entering, were each given
sentences of 12 months to the
roads, suspended for five years
cn good behavior.
James .Cornell, charged with
forgery, was sent to the State's
prison for six to ten years.
Emmett Clark, charged with
operating a car while initoxiicat
«d, .had his charge changed to!
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SCHOOL FINALS TO
BEGIN ON MAY IST
Jonesville School Will Hear
Judgfe Johnson J. Hayes
Deliver Address
FINAL PROGRAM MAY 2
The Jonesville school finals will
get under way Sunday evening.
May 1, at 8 o'clock, with the
commencement sermon. Rev.
Wm. A. Jenkins, pastor of the
Elkin Methodist church, will de
liver the sermon.
Monday evening, May 2, the
senior class day play, "Youth
Marches On," will be presented.
The final program will be on
Tuesday evening. May 3, when 16
members of the senior class will
be presented their diplomas. Judge
Johnson J. Hayes of Greensboro,
will address the graduates.
Members of the senior class
are: Hazel Brandon, Rosalee Min
nish. Ruby Boles, Martha Smith,
Joe Woodruff, Dewey Smith,
Bryce Teague, Clyde Phillips,
Elizabeth Pardue, Evelyn Myers,
Lavinia Kiger, Aid a Sue Hemric,
Hilda Gae Renegar, Ruth May
berry, Roy Haynes and Mardell
Wall.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend the com
mencement programs, which will
be held each evening at 8 o'clock.
WPA PROJECT IS
APPROVED HERE
SB,OOO Allocated With Which
to Build Road to School
Gymnasium
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
A WPA project allocating ap
proximately SB,OOO for building a
gravel road and other improve
ments at the Elkin community
playground and school gymna
sium, has been approved and
-work will begin as soon as the
labor is available, it has been
learned here.
Under the program a 30-foot
road will be built In a circle
leading in to the gymnasium from
one side of the playground and
out on the opposite side. Ade
quate parking grounds will also
be provided with gravel surface.
The roadway will be fenced and
it is planned to a hedge
along the fenceway
The money will also provide for
a septic tank and toilets for the
gymnasium.
Work on the project is expected
to get under way as soon as local
WPA forces here complete the
job of laying cement sidewalks on
Elk Spur street and from North
Bridge street to the hospital.
I THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Spelling Champions of Surry and Yadkin
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Pictured above are, left, Mary Frances Combs, of North Elkin
school, Surry county, and Peggy Blackwood, Jonesville school, Yad
kin county, winners in their respective counties of spelling contests
which make them eligible to compete in a state-wide contest to be
held at Winston-Salem Saturday. The winner of the state contest
will go to Washington and compete in a nation-wide contest.—
Tribune photos.
JATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
PLANES MASS
FOR DRIVE
Hendaye, France, at the
Spanish frontier, April 26.
Insurgent bombing and combat
planes were ordered manned
today at new bases along the
Spanish east coast to blast
holes for land forces driving
against government defenses
north of Valencia.
Generalissimo Francisco
Franco ordered the fleets of
warplanes concentrated at his
Mallorca island base to support
which has encountered stub-
General Miguel Aranda's army,'
born government resistance in
the Albocacer-Alcala de Chi
vert coastal sector.
FARLEY SCOFFS
AT CHARGES
Columbia, S. C., April 26.
Postmaster - General Farley
scoffed at charges that the
Roosevelt administration was
unfriendly to business and that
the President was inclined to
seek a dictatorship in a speech
here tonight defending the
federal government's recovery
spnding program.
"Nothing could be sillier than
the idea that this administra
tion—or any other administra
tion for that matter is an
enemy of paid he
national Democratic chairman,
in his address prepared for de
livery before a six-state con
ference of women party lead
ers.
BRITAIN UPS
INCOME TAX
London, April 26. Great
Britain hiked her income tax
to a staggering 27 H per cent
today to help balance a gun
swollen budget that is the big
gest in peacetime history.
Vast, secret food purchases
to feed Britain's people for the
"early months" of a war were
disclosed by Sir John Simon,
chancellor of the exchecquer,
who announced to the house of
commons that the government
needs 944,389,000 pounds (54.-
721,999,000) for the year end
ing March 31, 1939.
SEAWELL NAMED
TO BENCH
Raleigh, April 26.—Attorney-
General A. A. F. Seawell was
appointed by Governor Hoey
today to succeed the late As
sociate Justice George W. Con
nor on the Supreme court
bench. Harry McMullan, as
sistant attorney-general, was
elevated to Sea well's post.
REVIVAL TO BEGIN AT
EAST ELKIN CHURCH
A two weeks revival service will
begin at East Elkin Baptist
church the first Sunday in May.
Rev. P. W. Prye of Landis, will
assist the pastor. Rev. J. L. Pow
ers, in the service.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend.
Hell must be a totalitarian
state. The Book says Satan is
| the father of lies.
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JONESVILLE GIRL
CONTEST WINNER
12 - Year - Old Peggy Black
wood Wins County Spelling
Championship Saturday
IS IN THE 7TH GRADE
Peggy Blackwood, 12, of Jones
ville High school, seventh grade,
won the county spelling cham
championship in Yadkinville, Sat
urday, defeating seven others in
one hour and 15 minutes of
spelling. The contest was con
ducted by Supt. J. T. Reece.
The eight young people from
the sixth, seventh and eighth
grades came here hoping to get a
pass to the Journal and Sentinel
spelling contest at Winston-Salem
April 30.
Of the eight students to com
pete Rachel Long, eighth grade
at West Yadkin, was the first to
go, falling down on the word
"tongue." Next was Annie Pearl
Davis, seventh grade at Fall Creek,
who didn't spell "violin" right.
Muril Smith, Boonville eighth
grader, took a walk when he mis
spelled "autumn." He left off the
"n." James Brandon, eighth
grade of Courtney, failed on "sen
tence."
The fifth to walk was Willie
Adams, sixth grade of Forbush,
who failed on the word "horizon
tal." Lucy Vestal, Yadkinville
eighth grade, didn't know her
"vegetation" and was retired. The
last one to fall out was Dallas
Brann, eighth grader of East
Bend, when the word "derivative"
was fumbled.
The winner in all surrounding
counties as well as Yadkin will
compete in the finals at Winston-
Salem Saturday, April 30.
Wag says it's so common now
for "ladies" to drink, smoke and
swear, that folks pay little at
tention to it anymore. It's some
thing we've never seen! but,
then, we'll have to admit we ain't
went out much.
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. APRIL 28, 1938
ARERNETHY IS
PRESENTED WITH
SILVER SERVICE
On Seventh Anniversary of
Hospital
IS COMPLETE SURPRISE
Gift Is in Appreciation for
Outstanding Work in
This Community
DR. ROYALL IS SPEAKER
Rev. L. B. Abernethy, father of
the hospital movement here, was
honored by the citizens of Elkin
last Thursday evening when he
was presented a beautiful silver
service which bore the following
inscription:
"Presented to Rev. L. B. Aber
nethy by the citizens of Elkin in
grateful appreciation of outstand
ing community work. 1938."
Presentation of the service
came as a complete surprise to
Mr. Abernethy, who was present
at the meetinig under the opin
ion that he was attending a spe
cial program commemorating the
seventh anniversary of Hugh
Chatham Memorial Hospital.
The presentation program fol
lowed the usual meeting of the
Elkin Kiwanis club at Hotel El
kin, and had been worked out by
a committee made up of H. P.
Graham, E. C. James and Wm.
M. Allen.
Dr. M. A. Royall, former mayor
of Elkin, and dean of Elkin phy
sicians, presented the service to
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MRS. CARL DAVIS
ENDS OWN LIFE
111 Health Is Believed Respon
sible for Suicide of
Jonesville Woman
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
A bullet in her heart, the body
of Mrs. Blanche Talley Davis, 29, j
was found in the bedroom of her
home at Jonesville Saturday
morning by her husband, Carl H.
Davis. The Yadkin county cor
oner pronounced the death sui
cide.
Mra. Davis returned „to .his
home about 10 o'clock from his
place of business in Elkin, and
found the body after first having
to break into the house.
11l health was believed respon
sible for Mrs. Davis' act.
Mrs. Davis was the daughter of
Mrs. Nancy Jane and the late
Wade Talley, of Jonesville. Sui
viving in addition to her husband
and mother are two children,
Fred and Vinnie Lee, and six
sisters, Mrs. Joe Darnell, Mrs.
Lemuel Osborne, Mrs. Mary Hol
comb and Mrs. Mont Swaim, of
Jonesville; Mrs. D. H. Osborne,
of Lynchburg, Va., and Mrs. Di
nah Wilkins of North Wilkes
boro.
Funeral services were held
Monday morning at Arlinigton
Baptist church at 11 o'clock, in
charge of Rev. Grady Burgiss,
pastor, assisted by Rev. J. L.
Powers. Interment was in the
Hollywood cemetery here.
Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Abernethy
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Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Abernctliy, pictured with the beautiful
silver service presented to Mr. Abernethy last Thursday evening
by the citizens of Elkin in appreciation of outstanding community
work. Needless to state, both Mr. and Mrs. Abernethy were de
lighted with the gift, although Mr. Abernethy vows and declares
he doesn't deserve it.—Tribune photo.
School Library
Now Meets All
State Rules
One of the objectives of the
town as a whole, for the cur
rent school year, particularly
members of the Parent-Teach
er association and other inter
csted civic organizations, was
the standardization of the el
ementary school library to
meet state requirements.
Through the splendid co-opera
tion of the civic organizations,
business men and other inter
ested individuate, the library
now contains more than 900
volumes and meets all state re
quirements.
T O PRESENT MUSICAL
PROGRAM HERE SUNDAY
The Lovins' and Chambers'
singers of Winston-Salem, will
present a program of sacred mu
sic at the Methodist Sunday
school Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. The group will be com
posed of 10 singers and an accom
panist.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend.
N. WILKESBORO
HAS BAD BLAZE
Smoak Furniture Company Is
Destroyed There Sunday
Afternoon
PLANNING TO REBUILD
North Wilkesboro. April 25, —
North Wilkesboro business men
today discussed plans for rebuild
ing the Smoak Furniture Store
corner, destroyed yesterday in a
SIOO,OOO fire, the most disastrous
blaze that had occurred here in
recent years.
Although the owners of the
burned building, C. E. Jenkins,
J. E. Hicks and R. W. Qwyn, have
not made a definate statement, it
is understood that a new structure
will be placed on the corner.
Losses totaled around SIOO,OOO
and were fairly well covered with
insurance, it was stated after com
plete estimates had been made to
day.
The blaze that menaced North
Wilkesboro's business section was
discovered about 4:45 p.m. yes
terday and was battled for three
hours by local firemen before it
was placed under control with as
sistance of the Lenior fire depart
ment.
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"The Best Little Tow*
1b North Candiu"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
CO-OPERATION IS
PLEDGED TO FDR
BY BIG BUSINESS
Sixteen of Nation's Business
Men Join in Letter
REACTION IS FAVORABLE
Hanes, Williams, Cannon,
Sign Missive Offering Aid
to Administration
TAR HEELS ARE IN LEAD
Washington, April 26.—Sixteen
business men, well and favorably
| known in the realm of finance
and industry, today signified
their desire, in a letter addressed
jto President Roosevelt, to co-op
' erate with the administration in
all undertakings which, in their
judgment, will redound to the
national welfare.
The communication bore the
signatures among others, of S.
Clay Williams, chairman of the
board of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
company, Charles A. Cannon,
president Cannon Mills company,
and Robert M. Hanes. president,
Wachovia Bank and Trust com
pany.
The formal statement of the
group followed a series of confer
ences initiated by SEC Commis
sioner John W. Hanes, formerly
of Winston-Salem, and it was
carried by him to the White
House this afternoon and later
given to the press. It was re
vealed that for many weeks he
has been working on the idea of
inducing men of this type to as
sume leadership in recovery ef
forts, but it was not until the
President's fireside speech of
April 14 that they were willing to
go along in such a program.
Asked at his late afternoon
conference to comment upon the
statement. President Roosevelt
said he had just received it, read
it over but once, and it seemed
to be very excellent.
Commissioner Hanes was very
vague as to what these business
leaders would do in furtherance
of their pledge, and as to what
may be the next step. He ex
plained.-, that the statement rep
resented the composite views of
all the signers and that Winthrop
M. Aldrich, chairman of the
board of the Chase National bank.
New York, and Owen D. Young,
chairman of the board, General
Electric company, were very ac
tive in whipping it into shape.
FORGER GETS SIX
YEARS IN PRISON
James Cornell Is Sentenced at
Dobson on Charge of
Forgery
HAS LONG CRIME RECORD
James Cornell, of Jonesville, a
native of West Viirginia, who
was arrested here over a month
ago on a charge of cashing forged
checks at local stores, was con
victed on that count in Surry su
perior court at Dobson Monday
and sent to state prison for a
term of six to 10 years.
Cornell's police record, made
available by the United States
department of justice at Wash
ington, was read to the judge
during the trial. It showed that
the man had a long record of
criminal activity and had served
a number of terms for various
offenses, including manslaugh
ter.
Cornell was arrested here
shortly after he cashed a check
forged in the name of a Yadkin
county man at a local depart
ment store. It so .happened that
the man whose name was signed
to the check entered the store a
few moments after Cornell had
gotten the money and departed.
Police were quick to trace him ,
and put him in jail where he was
held under large bond to await
.hearing.
His career of crime, his record
shows, began at an early age,
when he was sent to a reforma
tory.
WILKES GIRL HAS
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Miss Bernice Smith, 13, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Smith
and a student at Benham-Cpol
Springs consolidated shcool,. re
cieVed her seventh grade certifi
cate at the school finals on April
22. Eight other members of the
class also were awarded certifi
cates, but \ Miss Smith's record
was outstanding in that for the
seven years of schoU she held a
perfect attendance record.
The ssercises rer?
given on Wednesday evening and
a play was presented at the dose
of the graduating exercises.
Patrons of the school are highly
pleased with the year just closed.