Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Bhie Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIL No. 29
Surry Voters Are To
Choose Nominees *
Saturday Balloting
DEMOCRATS WILL
VOTE ON STATE,
JUDICIAL OFFICES
Numerous Candidates Are in
Field
REYNOLDS VS. HANCOCK
Three Are Seeking Job as
Judge of Twenty-First
Judicial District
VOTE HERE AT McNEER'S
Saturday voters of Elkin, Sur
ry county and the state will
march to the polls for the bien
nial party primary election to de
cide what is what among the va
rious candidates who seek nomi
nation to state, national and ju
dicial district offices.
Voters of Surry will be given
two ballots upon which to cast
their votes. One of the ballots
will carry the candidates for the
state and national offices and
the other will bear the names of
candidates seeking juudicial dis
trict offices.
The state and national ticket
will call for votes between Frank
Hancock and Robert R. Reynolds
for the post of U. S. Senator; be
tween Paul Grady and Stanley
Winborne for state utilities com
missioner, and between A. D.
"Lon" Folger, George Fulp and
Marshall C. Kurfees for member
of congress from the state's fifth
district.
The other ticket will bear only
the offices of judge and solicitor
for the 21st judicial district.
Voters will decide between Judge
E. C. Bivens of Mount Airy; J. M.
Sharp and Allen Gwyn, both of
Reidsville, for the judgeship, and
between Archie Carter, Mount
Airy; W. R. Badgett, Pilot Moun
tain; Ralph Scott, Danbury;
Banks Horton, Yanceyville, and
Allen Ivie, of Leaksville, for so
licitor.
Major interest here will prob
ably center on the race between
Hancock and Reynolds for the
senate. Hancock is popular here,
having done considerable work
in securing Elkin's new postoffice
and being helpful in other ways
as Congressman from this dis
trict. He has visited Elkin and
this s&ction on numerous occa
sions, while Senator Reynolds is
not so well known personally
hereabouts.
The polling place for Elkin
township will be at McNeer's
warehouse. However, instead of
the polls opening at sunrise and
closing at sunset as is customary,
the hour has been changed sc
that the voting place will open
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WINSTON ATTORNEY TO
SPEAK HERE SUNDAY
Attorney J. M. Wells, Jr., of
Winston-Salem, will speak at the
Presbyterian church in this city
Sunday morning at the It o'clock
hour of worship. Mr. Wells has
spoken here before and his many
friends are invited to irar him
again.
COURT OF HONOR IS
POSTPONED A WEEK
The Boy Scout court of honor,
scheduled to be held here at the
First Methodist Church this eve
ning, has been postponed until
Thursday evening of next week,
it has been announced, due to the
fact that a number of Scouts who
are to take part are out of town
on a vacation trip to the beach.
Correction
Dae to an error In last week's
Tribune concerning the arrest
of several chicken thieves near
Mountain Park, it was stated
that "George Ayers and Nixon"
drove up in a track which was
loaded with chickens, and were
arrested. This should have
read: "George Ayers and Earl
Oakley" drove up In the truck.
The "Nixon" mentioned was
Magtatiate Scott Nixon, who
aided in the capture of the
thieves. The Tribune regrets
the error.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
SAYS REYNOLDS IS
ASHAMED OF RECORD
Elizabeth City, May 31
Representative Frank Hancock,
of Oxford, candidate for the
Democratic nomination to the
U. S. Senate, told an Albemarle
Sound region audience tonight
that Senator Robert R. Rey
nolds was afraid and ashamed
of his record as a senator and
now was trying to 'dodge'" his
way into another term.
"But he can't do that with
me," the congressman said.
"He has got to explain himself
or else go before the people
next Saturday without any ex
planation."
"OUR BOB" LOVES
THEM ALL
Winston-Salem, May 31
Smiling confidently through
the sweat that rolled down his
face, Robert R. (Our Bob) Rey
nolds declared here last night
that his friends are going to
send him back to the United
States Senate by a tremendous
majority.
To a capacity crowd that
jampacked both court rooms
and the corridors of Forsyth
county court house, Reynolds
talked for an hour and twenty
three minutes and never men
tioned the name of his oppon
ent, Frank W. Hancock, Jr., of
I Oxford.
"I don't love you just be
cause Saturday is coming," the
blond, pugilist-built senator
said. "I've loved you all my
life and will love you whether
you vote for me or not."
RAIDS FRANCO'S
AVIATION BASE
Barcelona, May 31—A loyal
ist air squadron tonight raided
Generalissimo Francisco Fran
co's aviation base at Palma de
Majorca in the Balearic
Islands, setting fire to three
ships, in retaliation for a
bombing attack that killed be
tween 350 and 500 persons in
the Catalan town of Granollers.
A government communique
said the three Insurgent ships
set ablaze at Palma by loyalist
bombs were a part of Franco's
Mediterranean blockade fleet.
COURT SLAPS
SECRETARY WALLACE
Washington, May 31
Sweeping aside precedent, the
Supreme Court today closed a
momentous term by directly
and emphatically replying to
the criticism of its Kansas City
stock yards decision by Secre
tary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace and Solicitor-General
Robert H. Jackson.
In a stinging 1,500-word
opinion denying the govern
ment's petion for rehearing,
the court reiterated its declara
tion that Wallace had failed
to rrant a fair trial before or
dering a reduction in rates at
the stock yards.
TO HOLD REVIVAL AT
RONDA M. E. CHURCH
A revival service will begin
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock at the
Ronda Methodist church. Rev.
J. P. Hornbuckle, Sr., of Moores
ville, father of the pastor, will as
sist in the services.
In connection with the revival
a Bible school will be held in the
mornings, beginning Monday at
10 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend.
GILLIAM REUNION IS
PLANNED JUNE 12th
The annual Gilliam family re
union will be held the second
Sunday in June at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Gilliam of
Benham. eight miles north of El
kin, near Shoaly Branch church.
All relatives and friends of the
family are invited to and
bring a basket lunch.
To Receive Degree
—n.i" msmamm
Miss Sarah Click, of Elkin,
who will receive the degree of
Bachelor of Arts, majoring in
English, at commencement ex
ercises at Woman's College of
the University of North Caro
lina, Greensboro, June 6. Miss
Click, daugh'-er of Dr. and Mrs.
E. G. attended Mary
Baldwin college her first year.
At Woman's College she a
member of the Cornelian Soci
ety, the Speech Choir, Play
likers and Masqueraders, hon
orary dramatic chib. She has
played leading roles in several
college plays, and this year was
elected Phi Beta Kappa.
PETITIONERS LACK
SUFFICIENT NAMES
Are Given 30 Days in Which
to Act; Seek to Form New
Town Near Here
HEARING IS IN RALEIGH
The state board of municipal
control ruled Monday in a hear
ing at Raleigh that petitioners
seeking the incorporation of a
town to be known as North View,
just north of Elkin, must file
another petition as their request
did not have enough names af
fixed.
The board granted 30 days in
which to secure the petition and
announced the case would be dis
missed if it is not presented.
Proponentsr of the plan to in
corporate the community, headed
by Ottis J. Reynolds, local at
torney, said no taxes would be
levied if the town was incorpor
ated. W. M. Allen, Elkin attor
ney appearing for opponents of
the plan, contended the petition
did not contain the names of a
majority of the property owners
and freeholders living in the
area.
Attorney - General Harry Mc-
Mullan is chairman of the con
trol board. Other members are
Thad Eure, secretary of state,
and Stanley Winborne, utilities
commissioner.
Surry Voters Will Receive These Two Ballots Saturday
SAMPLE BALLOT SAMPLE BALLOT
Official Democratic Primary Ballot Official Democratic Primary Ballot
For Judge Superior Court for United States Senator, State
and Solicitor Officers and Congressman
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ballot, return it to the registrar and get
another.
For Judge Superior Court :
21st Judicial District For United States Senator
(Vote For One) (Vote for ° ne)
□ JE. C. BIVENS □ HANCOCK
□ ALLEN H. GWYN □ ROBERT R. REYNOLDS
□ JAMES M. SHARP p or Utilities Commissioner
(Vote for CXie)
For Solicitor □ STANLEY WINBORNE
21st Judicial District □ PAUL GRAJDY
(Vote For One) ~~ ~ ~
□ w R BADGETT For Member of Congress
□ A. - B! CARTER FITTH C °RTR:, WS,R,CT
□ R. J. SCOTT |-J GEORGE FULP
□ ALLAN D. I VIE, JR. J-J MARSHALL C. KURFEES
□ W. BANKS HORTON ' □ A. D. FOLGER
Primary Election, June 4, 1938. Primary election, June 4; 1938.
B. A. FREEMAN W. A. LUCAS
Chairman of Sorry County Board of Elections. Chairman State Board of Elections.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1938
MONEY IS VOTED
BY SENATE FOR
DIRECT RELIEF
$50,000,000 Will Be Used for
Emergency
IS IN NATURE OF "DOLE"
Vanderburg Proposal That
Amount Be Increased
Is Rejected
IS PART OF WPA FUND
Washington, May 31. The
Senate voted today to make $50,-
000,000 of WPA funds available
for direct relief in event of emer
gency, but rejected a proposal by
Senator Vanderberg (R), Mich.,
that the amount be increased to
$150,000,000.
The emergency cash would be
set aside from the proposed WPA
appropriation of $1,425,000,000
provided in the $3,000,000,000
lending-spending bill.
(Direct relief, which consists of
outright grants of money and is
sometimes called the "dole," dif
fers from the WPA policy of pro
viding relief through jobs. The
WPA policy now is to leave the
task of direct relief for unemploy
ables to states and other poltical
subdivisions.)
Vanderberg said the plight of
the larger industrial cities was a
"clear indication" that more di
rect relief would be necessary to
supplement the existing system.
Inclusion of even $50,000,000,
Vanderberg said, constituted
"recognition that the relief prob
lem may become too large to be
handled by work relief alone."
Senator Byrnes (D), S. C., ob
jected to Vandeberg's proposal,
saying it would be a departure
from WPA policy.
CHURCH IS PRESENTED
WITH PULPIT SERVICE
A beautiful oulpit service, man
ufactured here in the plant of the
Boone Furniture Company, has
been presented to the Pirt Baptist
church by Mr. and Mrs. G. -E.
Hill, members of the church.
The service, which was installed
the latter part of last week, was
made of rich burl walnut and is
beautifully designed. It includes
seven pieces, the pulpit, three pul
pit chairs, and communion table
and two chairs.
Mr. Hill is manager of the J. C.
Penney Company store here.
GIRL SCOUTS ENJOY
. OVERNIGHT OUTING
Sixteen members of the Girl
Scout troop, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark McAdams
and Rev. Wm .A. Jenkins,, en
joyed an overnight camping trip
Friday to Little Elkin.
This is the first outing of this
nature during this season and
plans are being laid for many
similar trips.
Brings Services to Close Here
K#^JSBHBB|
Dr. Walter L. Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Mount Airy, who for live past 10 days has been assisting Rev. Gph
Whisenhunt in a revival at the Elk in Baptist Church, which came
to an end last niffht. During the revival Dr. Johnson daily
brought inspiring messages to large congregations.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
ENDS WEDNESDAY
Many Additions Are Made to
the Church During the
Course of Meeting
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
The revival services which have
been in progress at the First Bap
tist church in this city for the
past ten days came to an close
Wednesday evening. Dr. Walter
L. Johnson, pastor of the First
Baptist church in Mount Airy
assisted the pastor, Rev. Eph
Whisenhunt in the services. Dr.
Johnson,
who was appointed at
the Southern Baptist convention
in Richmond the latter part of
April to T.he Mexican Theological
Seminary in Mexico City, brought
interesting and inspiring messages
at each service. Many additions
were made to the church. Twenty
nine members were received for
baptism and seven by letter, up
to the Wednesday morning service.
Much interest was shown in the
services and large crowds attended
each meeting.
TO GIVE LECTURE ON
PALESTINE SUNDAY
Rev. T. T. Holloway, student
pastor of Baylor Medical College,
Texas, will give an illustrated lec
ture on Palestine at the First
Baptist church in this city Sun
day evening at 8 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
SURRY WOMAN IS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. P. B. Cockerham, of
State Road, Passes Away
Saturday
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Mrs. Nancy Lucinda Tucker
Cockerham. 54, wife of P. B.
Cockerham, of State Road, died
early Saturday morning at the
Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem
following a two weeks illness from
a throat ailment, followed by a
stroke of paralysis. She was a
woman greatly beloved in her
community, and was a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Tucker, of Thurmond. For many
years she had been a faithful
member of the Mountain Park
Baptist church.
She is survived by her husband
and four children, Mrs. Roy Eld
ridge, Elkin; Mrs. Gartha Fletcher
and Robert Cockerham, of Wins
ton-Salem, and Miss Marjorie
Cockerham, of New York.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from
Mountain Park Baptist church.
The rites were in charge of Rev.
Scales Draughan and Rev. L. B.
Murray.
In 1936 wages and salaries for
all employees of federal, state and
local governments, excluding
those on work relief, added up to
$5,145,873,000.
Elkin
The Best Little Towi
In North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GREAT AIR BATTLE
WAGED AT HANKOW
VICTORY DISPUTED
Over 100 Planes Take Part in
Struggle \
BOTH SIDES CLAIM WIN
Chinese and Japanese Ground
Forces Deadlocked Along
Lunghai Railway
REPORT HARD FIGHTING
Shanghai, June 1 /Wednesday)
—Both Chinese and Japanese
claimed victory today in one of
the greatest air battles of the war
in which more than 100 planes
fought high over Hankow.
A Japanese naval communique
declared 30 Japanese planes raid
ed Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
Shek's capital and shot down 20
Chinese planes while only one of
their own failed to return.
China's aviation headquarters,
however, declared 54 Japanese
planes attempted to make the raid
but were beaten off with a loss
of 15 planes. Disputing Japanese
reports that the Hankow airfield
was heavily bombed, Chinese de
clared the Japanese were prevent
ed from earring out the raid.
While Japanese planes struck at
Hankow and Canton, ground
forces of both armies apparently
were deadlocked again in the vi
cinity of Lanfeng, along the Lung
hai railroad in central China.
Severe fighting was reported
among the mud-walled villages
between the Lunghai and the Yel
low river with Chinese troops still
counter-attacking to break the
Japanese drive westward toward
Hankow. Chinese pursuit planes,
Chiang's air officials said, knew
in advance of the approach of
japan's air raiders and hovered
hawk-like above Hankow waiting.
ARTHUR C. ROGERS
PASSES SUDDENLY
Body of Arlington Man Is
Found Shortly After He
Had Gone to Milk
LAST RITES YESTERDAY
Arthur Clifton Rogers, 57, died
suddenly on Monday evening at
his home in Arlington, presum
ably from an acute heart attack.
His lifeless body was discovered
about seven-thirty o'clock, only a
few minutes after he had left the
house to do the evening milking
and perform routine outdoor
duties.
The milk pail was on the
ground beside his body when dis
covered by a member of the fam
ily.
Mr. Rogers had been a valued
employee of the Chatham Manu
facturing Company for more
than ten years and had returned
from his daily duties in the spin
ning department only a few
hours before suffering the fatal
attack.
He was held in high esfcaem by
his employers and fellow work
ers and his unexpected passing
comes as a shock to numberless
friends.
Mr. Rogers was a son of the
late James Rogers and Mrs. Ma
tilda Lyons Rogers and was rear
ed in Wilkes county near Elkin.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Nettie Isaac Rogers to whom he
had been married twenty-five
years, four children, Dewey C.,
Ivy J., Virgie Etta and Rosetha
Rogers; two brothers, C. P., and
Paul Rogers of Elkin; and three
sisters, Mrs. Rudolph Foreman,
of Elkin, Mrs. Don Luffman of
Ronda and Miss Maggie Rogers
of Morganton.
The funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday morning at
ten o'clock from Pleasant Hill
Baptist church by Rev. Isom Ves
tal and Rev. Orady Burgess.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
ASSOCIATIONAL MEET
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
The monthly Surry Baptist
Sunday School meet
ing will be held Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the Piney Grove
Baptist church, near Dobson.
All Sunday schools in the as
sociation are invited to have rep
resentatives present.
2.641,041 full time workers were
employed in retail establishments
in 1935. Their average weekly
wage was $19.50.
To avoid trouble and keep in
good health—breathe through the
nose—it keeps the mouth shut.