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Pictured above is a group of Eikin high school home economics students who left Monday morn
ing for White Lake where they are representing the local school in the Girls' Vocational Camp,
which is in charge of state home economics Instruction officials. They are, left to right, front row:
Geraldine Couch. Edwina Lawrence and Kay Lee Walker; second row: Betty Lou Evans, Emma Charles
Foster, Lestine Lawrence, Virginia Lawrence, Helen Finney, Margaret Day, Mrs. William Wall, local
instructor, and Mrs. E. B. Lawrence; back row, on car: Mary Sale and Elizabeth McNeil. The group
made the trip in two cars, one driven by Mrs. Wall and the other by Mrs. Lawrence. They will re
turn this week-end.—Tribune photo.
ORDINANCE PASSED
RESULT OF INJURY
E. L. Byrd's Left Arm Is
Pierced by Stray Bullet
From .22 Rifle
IS NOT BADLY INJURED
The Elkin board of commis
sioners, in a called meeting early
Wednesday morning, passed an
ordinance prohibiting the shoot
ing of fire arms or air rifles
v.ithin the corporate limits as the
result of the accidental injury of
E. L. Byrd. local citizen, by a
stray bullet early Monday morn
ing.
Mr. Byrd was shot in the left
arm while engaged in the con
struction of a sidewalk on North
Bridge street near the home of
Avery Neaves. The bullet pierced
the fleshy part of his arm, be
tween the elbow and wrist, and
fell into a sack of cement.
Carried to Hugh Chatham Me
morial hospital, the wound was
dressed and he was allowed to
return to his home, where his
condition is said to be favorable.
Chief of Police Dixie Graham,
investigating the accident, ques
tioned Prank Walker local youth,
whose home is nearby the scene
of the shooting and who was
thought to have fired the gun, of
.22 calibre. Young Walker ad
mitted having fired his rifle sev
eral times, but claimed that he
fired into the ground each time,
Chief Oraham stated.
The accident served to focus
attention to the fact that num
erous small boys who own small
calibre rifles have been doing
promiscous shooting about town
which has resulted in a number
of complaints. At a result Wed
nesday's ordinance, which ap
pears elsewhere in this paper,
was passed, making it unlawful
to fire any type gun or air rifle
within the city limits. Teeth
were put into the ordinance in
form of a fine up to $50.00 or 30
days imprisonment. Chief Gra
ham stated that this was one
ordinance that was going to be
strictly enforced, and all violators
arrested.
REV. J. H. CARTER '
RECEIVES DEGREE
At a recent meeting of the
trustees of the Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina, Clinton.
S. C., the degree of Doctor of
Divinity was conferred on Rev.
Joseph Hollingsworth, of Ander
son, S. C.
Mr. Carter, a native of this
county and former pastor of the
Presbyterian church In this city,
is a son of Judge W. P. Carter
and the late MTB. Carter, of Mt.
Airy. ,
While the degree Is only an
honorary (me* it indicates faith
ful and meritorious service, and
is only available to those who
prove themselves worthy and who
have culture and an educational
foundation to attract the notice
of the college conferring the de
gree, which justifies its bestow
ment.
THE ECKLN TRIBUNE
Electric Power
To Be Cut Off
For Brief Time
Electric power here, sched
uled to have been interrupted
for two and one-half hours
last Sunday morning, will be
cut off from 5:00 a.m. until
7:30 a.m. this coming Sunday
providing the weather.is good,
R. M. Hudgins, manager of the
Duke Power Company office
here, said Tuesday.
Service was not interrupted
last Sunday due to the fact
that a special crew of meh who
were coming to install new
electrical equipment, were un
able to get here.
HIGHWAY WORKER
DIES OF INJURIES
W. G. Williams, of Rocky
Mount, Fatally Injured
When Tractor Overturns
LEAVES WIFE, CHILDREN
Wiley Gray Williams, 33, of
Rocky Mount, died Wednesday
morning at 8:10 o'clock in Hugh
Chatham Memorial hospital as a
result of injuries sustained Tues
day while working with the high
way beautification force on high
way 26 north of Elkin.
Williams was said to have been
driving a heavy tractor which
was hitched to terracing machin
ery being used on the tall sloping
banks alongside the highway. The
tractor toppled over on its side
catching him beneath it.
Rushed to the local hospital, an
examination disclosed only frac
tured ribs, and his condition was
said to be favorable. However, he
became much worse Wednesday
morning and passed away.
It was said the tractor which
caught Williams beneath it had
turned over several times, but
that the driver had always man
aged to jump clear.
Williams is survived by his wife
and two children. Funeral plans
have not been announced.
REVIVAL TO START \ I
AT PILGRIM CHURCH
Revival services will begin at
the eleven o'clock service In the
Pilgrim church Sunday, and con
tinue lor two weeks.
The visiting minister will be
Rev. T. C. Vaughn, pastor of the
Pilgrim church of Thomasville.
Rev. Vaughn is one of the out
standing young pastors in the
Pilgrim church. Under his lead
ership the Thomasville church has
made substantial progress.
The Hope Trio, students of
People's Bible School, Greens
boro, will render special music and
singing throughout the meeting. [
A cordial invitation and wel
come is extended to the public to
attend the services each evening
at 7:45 o'clock.
WAGE-HOUR BILL
GIVEN APPROVAL
Congress Working Swiftly in
Hope of Quick Ad
journment
BAILEY OPPOSES BILL
Washington, June 14.—With
legislative machinery running in
high gear t.he compromise wage
hour bill gained swift approval
from both houses of Congress to
day, thus keeping alive the hope
that adjournment may come by
tomorrow night.
The house passed the bill by
the middle of the afternoon, and
promptly sent the measure to the
senate, where a constitutional de
bate was launched, with Senator
Bailey, of North Carolina, and
Senator Borah, of Idaho, as the
principals.
Senator Bailey looks upon the
wage-hour bill as manifestly un
constitutional, while Senator
Borah as a member of the con
ference committee that -labored
for 10 days on the bill, gave its
support.
The bill was approved by the
senate without a record vote. It
passed the house by a vote of 289
to 89, those voting agairfst in
cluding a number of southern ir
reconcilables. Included in the
opposition group from North Car
olina were Warren, Clark, Bar
den, Kerr and Lambeth. Voting
for were Bulwinkle, Cooley, Han
cock and Umstead. Doughton and
Weaver were absent. Mr. Dough
ton, who has been ill, has been
opposed to legislation of this
character.
In addition to Senators Bailey
and Borah, Senators Glass, of
Virginia, Pepper, of Florida, and
Minton, of Indiana, were among
the participants in the discussion
of the constitutional phases of
the labor bill. Senator Bailey
contended that In the proposal
to fix wages rates and hours of
labor for the entire country by
federal statute Congress was as
suming plenary, regulatory pow
ers, and was venturing to cross a
line which had not been crossed
since the establishment of the
republic. No court decision af
forded warrant for such a step,
he argued, but Senator Borah
looked to the commerce clause
for justifucation, and to ques
tions relating to the public
health. This got a rise out of
Senator Glass, who remarked, to
the audible amusement of his
colleagues and the galleries, that
he had frequently worked 18
hours a day. that he was now 80
years old, and he had never ob
served that work had affected
his health adversely.
W.C.T.V. to Meet Tuesday
The monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held Tuesday after
noon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs.
W. M. Cundiff on Bridge street.
All members are cordially invited
to attend.
It isn't true that little troubles
worry us most. It just seems that
way because big troubles seem lit
tle to other people.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1938
WAR RIDDEN CHINA
THREATENED WITH
GREATEST FLOOD
'Tellow River Overflows Hun
dreds of Miles
150,000 REPORTED DEAD
Fate of Large Number of
Japanese Troops in Area
Is Unknown
FLOOD IS FED BY RAINS
Shanghai, June 51-*-(Wednes
day)—The Yellow river swirled
over hundreds of square miles of
Honan province today, threaten
ing one of the greatest flood dis
asters in China's history.
Japanese military engineers re
ported 150,000 Chinese civilians
already had been drowned where
the river broke through a 50-mile
stretch 1 of weakened dikes on its
south bank.
Pate of a large number of Jap
anese troops scattered through
the area was not known. It was
believed, however, that thousands
might be trapped and drowned
throughout the area.
Japanese military officials said
their engineers were directing
thousands of peasants in attempts
to check the rushing river, but
that it was virtually beyond con
trol.
Major breaks in the dikes were
between Kingshui, just north of
the Chengchow junction of the
Lunghai and Peiping-Hankow
railways, and Kaifeng, 50 miles
to the east.
Foreign relief workers believed
that ravages of floods and war in
Honan, Anhwei and Kiangsu
provinces would bring a relief
problem almost as great as that
created by the world war.
An estimated 30,000,000 ref
ugees were fleeing to the west to
escape invading Japanese armies.
Millions more were imperilled by
yellow waters roaring through the
heart of China and rapidly
spreading out.
The flood was fed by almost
continuous rains.
Japanese reports from aerial
observation were that Chungmow,
about 25 miles east of Chengchow,
was almost a lake, Kaifeng was
surrounded by risinfc waters, and
entire villages hpd disappeared as
the river spread out over hun
dreds of miles of countryside
which only a few days ago were
swept by war.
HOLD RITES FOR
B. W. SNOW, 77
Aged Surry Man Made Home
Near Dobson; Grandsons
Are Pallbearers
FATHER OF 18 CHILDREN
Funeral services for Byrd Win
field Snow, 77, were held Satur
day from Snow Hill Baptist
church. Rev. Scales Draughn
conducted the services. Grand
sons of the deceased were pall
bearers.
Mr. Snow resided near Dobson.
He was a native of Surry county
and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
James Snow. He had been a
membe." of the Snow Hill Baptist
church for fifty years.
He is survived by his widow and
eighteen children: Mrs. Lavrade
Dobbins, Mrs. Charlie Sechrist,
Ernest, Wendell and Gratis Snow,
of Winston-Salem; Mrs. C. A.
Evans, Mrs. Leo Haynes and
Grady Snow, of Franklinville;
Winfleld, Everette and Arvil
Snow, of Boonville; Mrs. Russell
Billings, of North Wilkesboro;
Roosevelt and Lonnie Snow, of
Thurmond; Miss Ima Snow, of
Elkin; Mrs. Willie Snow Warren
and Albert Snow, of the home,
and 46 granchildren.
LARGE STILL TAKEN
NORTH OF MTN. PARK
A large steam liquor distillery
was captured by Surry county
officers early Tuesday morning
in the northwestern section of
the county five miles north of
Mountain Park.
The outfit was in operation
when officers made their - raid,
but the operators were fore
warned and made their escape.
Five gallons of whisky and SO
gallons of mash were taken. "
Officers making the raid were
Sheriff Harvey 8. Boyd and Dep
uties M. C. Odell. D. C. Sprinkle
and L. C. Cassell
Is it priming the pump or
pumping the primaries?
Voted 75 Years
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George Washington Cook, 96,
of Buck Shoals township, Yad
kin county, started his voting
by casting his first ballot for
Abe Lincoln for president 75
years ago. He has been voting
in every primary and election
since. He is very feeble and last
week said he wouldn't go to the
primary but wanted to vote for
Sheriff Inscore and his old
friend Lee Crater, for whom he
has been voting for 40 years.
Cook lives in a remote section,
alone, works his fields with
oxen, walks three miles for
groceries. He has been sick
very little.
[ATENEWC
from the .
State and Nation
REFUSES TO
HALT ATTACKS
London, June 14 Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
refused today to use any of
Great Britain's new armaments
to halt the repeated bombing
of British ships in Spanish
ports.
He explained to a critical, if
not hostile, house of commons
that effective protection could
not be guaranteed British ships
calling at war zone ports unless
Britain were "prepared to take
an active part in hostilities."
LEWIS DEALT
CRUSHING DEFEAT
Washington, June 14 A
coalition of Republicans and
administration Democrats dealt
John L. Lewis, C.1.0. chair
man, a crushing defeat today
by bottling up in a committee
a labor bill he came to the
capitol to sponsor personally.
Less than 24 hours after
Lewis used Speaker Bankhead's
office as a conference room in
which to apply pressure to a
group of house members, the
- house rules committee virtual
ly eliminated any chance that
the measure would be consid
ered before adjournment.
WOULD PROCEED
WITH DAM
High Point, June 14—Rec
ommendation that the city of
Hi(h Point "proceed as soon as
legally possible" with the con
struction of a hydroelectric
project near Lewisville on the
Yadkin river was ipade to the
local city council at a special
session tonight by Murray and
Flood, incorporated, engineers
who have bteen making an in
vestigation since November,
1938. The proposed site rec
ommended by the engineers to
several miles upstream from
the Styers ferry site originally
contemplated for use by the
city. ,
LINDBERGHS ARE
AGAIN THREATENED
St. Brieuc, France, June 14—
French gendarmes today pa
trolled the northern tip of the
Breton coast guarding Charles
A. Lindbergh's island refuge
after the famous flier received
what police described as new
menacing letters from America.
Since they came a week ago
police said Lindbergh had re
ceived letters from persons be
lieving Bruno Hauptmaan in
nocent of the kidnap-kilUn if of
Lindbergh's first son March 1*
* 1932.
FLORIDA KIDNAPER
PLEADS GUILTY TO
FIRST OF CHARGES
Admits Stealing Small Cash
Child from Home
HINTS INSANITY PLEA
Grand Jury Also Indicts
Youth for Murder; Pleads
Not Guilty
TO ASK DEATH PENALTY
Miami, Fla., June 14—Franklin
pierce McCall pleaded guilty at a
preliminary hearing today to the
$10,,000 ransom kidnapping of
James Bailey Cash, Jr., a crime
that carries a death penalty in
Florida, and the court arranged to
hear evidence tomorrow.
McCall hinted at an insanity
defense. His special guard, Clyde
Tolson, quoted him as saying "I
haven't been feeling right and I
would like an alienist to examine
me."
Kehoe declined comment. He
indicated he might ask a post
ponement at tomorrow's hearing
UO a.m. EST).
"I don't think I'm afraid to die
but I don't know how I'll feel
when I get in the chair," a guard
quoted McCall as saying while
authorities started stringent pre
cautions to protect him at his
trial. Death in Florida is by
electrocution.
Special deputies were sworn in
and all spectators will be search
ed. The courtroom, which ac
commodates only 150 persons, is
the same in which Giuseppe Zan
gara was sentenced to death in
1933 for killing Mayor Anton
Cermak, of Chicago, in an at
tempt to assassinate President
Roosevelt.
A special grand jury also indict
ed the 21-year-old truck driver
for murder in the five-year-old
Princeton lad's death but McCall,
arraigned immediately, pleaded
innocent to this charge.
After several attorneys ex
pressed unwillingness to defend
the prisoner because they were
prejudiced. Circuit Judge H. F.
Atkinson appointed Jack Kehoe to
defend him on the kidnapping
count only. It was indicated Mc-
Call might not be tried on the
murder charge.
A special grand jury heard
testimony from James Bailey
Cash, father of the kidnapped vic
tim, and federal agents, and re
turned the indictments within two
hours. McCall was arraigned im
mediately.
The murder indictment con
-1 tained two counts.
One charged that McCall "un
lawfully and from a premeditated
design to effect the death of
James Bailey Cash, Jr., did kill
and murder him, by strangling,
smothering and choking the said
James Bailey Cash, Jr., with his,
the said Franklin Pierce McCall's,
hands."
Funeral Today for
Mrs. Sarah Adams
Mrs. Sarah S. Adams, 80, died
at the home of her son, Julius
Adams, near Deep Creek Friends
church Tuesday night at nine
o'clock, following a month's ill
ness with paralysis. She had
been in declining health for sev
eral months.
Mrs. Adams was born in upper
Yadkin county. May 25, 1858, a
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Winfred Myers. She wasj
married to Rev. Evan Adams
November 18, 1880. She was a
member of Deep Creek Friends
church for over 40 years.
Surviving is the husband, Evan
Adams, a retired minister of the
Friends church; two sons. Depu
ty Sheriff Julius Adams and Ar
thur Adams, Yadkinville. route 1.1
One brother, Andrew Myers of
Cycle, survives, together iwith
several grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock at
Union Cross Friends church with
Rev. Chas. Hutchens and Rev. O.
W. Edgerton in charge. Inter
ment will follow in the church
cemetery.
Maybe there was a New Deal
in Bible times. We read: "There
la an evil which . . . proceedeth
from the ruler: Folly is set in
great dignity, and the rich set In
lo*f place."
Do people believe In equality?
Well, a cashier examined a S2O
bll? ottered by a customer, but she
was furious when he examined
his change.
Elkin
The Best Little Ton
In North Carolina**
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Victim
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Little James Bailey Cash, Jr.,
for whose death Florida is ask
ing the life of Franklin Pierce
McCall, self-confessed kidnaper
of the youngster. The child's
body was found by G-Men in a
thicket following McCall's con
fession. The kidnaper claims
the child was suffocated acci
dentally.
GILLIAMS STAGE
FAMILY REUNION
Large Gathering Attends An
nual Event Near Benham
Sunday
NEXT MEET AT BETHEL
At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Gilliam, near Benham, last
Sunday a large gathering of rel
atives with neighbors and friends
met to enjoy the annual reunion.
By noon all had arrived and
greetings exchanged, when a
heavy rain came that made every
one rush into the house or cars.
Behind the cloud the sun is al
ways shining. The sun soon
shone brightly and it was lovely.
The Nightingale Quartet from
near North Wilkesboro, Messrs.
W. T. Myers, W. A. Stroud,
Charles Jones and Eugene Jones,
entertained the folks for a while
with singing.
A long table had been arranged
in the beautiful grove near this
home where a bounteous lunch
eon was spread.
Mr. Eckenrod, a photographer
of Elkin, was present and took a
picture of the table and the
gathering.
Mr. J. A. Gilliam made a few
remarks expressing his joy at the
happy meeting again and Mr. W.
A. Stroud asked the blessing and
returned thanks for the bountiful
repast.
Following the tempting lunch
the registration book was opened
that all guests might register. The
time was delightfully spent at this
home where Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam
and family made everything plea
sant for the occasion.
Among the oldest guests present
were Mrs. C. W. Gilliam, Sr.,
Ronda; G. R. Gilliam, Fayette
ville; W. T. Gilliam, Albemarle;
D. R. Gilliam, Sparta; M. Wall,
near Elkin, and J. O. Hoots,
Ronda. Mary Melton Gilliam, 11
months old. the attractive little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Gilliam, Jr., of State Road, and
handsome little Master Reynold
Moor, the 10-months-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Moor, of North
Wilkesboro, were the youngest
members of the family who enjoy
ed the gathering for the first time.
Officers in charge were J. A.
Gilliam, of Hays, chairman;' Mrs.
W. H. Jones, of Ronda, secretary.
The next reunion will be held
at Bethel church, at the old
homestead of the late John Gil
liam and his sons, the late J. F.
and C. W. Gilliam, the second
Sunday in June, 1939. The com
mittee Is as follows: J. A. Gilliam,
Hays; J. G. Gilliam, Elkin; Mrs.
W. A. Stroud. Wilkesboro; Mrs. J.
T. Triplette,ißonda; D. S. Gilliam,
Ronda and Elkin; W. F. Gilliam,
Benham; C. E. Wall, Elkin, and
D. R. Gilliam. Sparta.
Relatives registered outside the
nearby places from Statesville.
Sparta, Lenoir, Charlotte, High
Point, Rockingham, Winston-Sa
lem, Fayetteville, Albemarle, and
Salem, Va.
CANNING EXPERT TO
GIVE DEMONSTRATION
Miss Myron Clinard, canning
expert with the Ball Brothers
company. Is to give a demonstra
tion on canning fruits and vege
tables in the office of the home
demonstration agent, Mrs. Grace
Brown, at the court house at
Dobson, on Friday, June 84th,
19S8, at 2:00 p. m.
This meeting will be both help
ful and interesting and everyone
will enjoy what she has to say
and lo.