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LATE * NEWS IN BRIEF "T" POPE PIUS IS BURIED Vatican City, Feb. 14—Pope Pins XI was entombed in a crypt ot St. Peter's today with mainifloeikce and solemnity seldom seen jn these modern times. As night feU upon the great, dimly-lighted basilica, the pon tiff—invested in a red chasu ble and a mitre of cloth of gold and reposing in a triple oasket—was lowered into the grotto beneath the dome. There the holy father was received by some 30 candle bearing cardinals, a few other dignitaries and persons closest to him who had descended af ter the ceremony at the altar of the chair of St. Peter was completed. GERMANS LAUNCH NEW BATTLESHIP Hamburg, Feb. 14 Adolf Hitler launched Germany's newest and largest battleship today with the declaration that his Nazi party had devel oped ""a spiritual philosophy and organization for destroy ing from now on and for ail future time the enemies of the Reich." The roar of a 21-gun salute echoed over this festive city and its bstfUhr as the fuehrer called Mion the spirit of the Otto von Bis naiwiMwatch over his name sake, the 35,000-ton Bismarfc, in her acts of peace and "in the hours of a more difficult performance of duty." The launching marked an other advance in what Nazis call their "road to destiny" for 1939. READY FOR BATTLE OF MADRID Perpignan, Franco - Spanish Frontier, Feb. 14—GeneralM mo Francisco Franco's Sara gassa base announced tonight that nearly 1,000,000 insurgent troops equipped with the latest implements of war will be ready for the battle of Madrid —perhaps the last big straggle of the civil war—within about three weeks. Franco, it was said, win start his "final offensive" with manpower outnumbering the loyalists two to one while Ua superiority in guns, planes, tanks and automatic arms will be even more overwhelming. DEMOCRATS URGE UNITY Washington, Feb. 14—House leaders today took erring Dem ocrats into the woodshed for a spanking and were met by a barrage of demands that President Boosevdt aid in re storing party harmony by showing more sympathy to ward Congress. The meeting was called by the leadership to impress on their Democratic colleagues that times have changed since the November elections, and that 150 or more of them can not remain away from their seats without endangering ad ministration legislation when it Is up for amendment or passage. Employers Fete Employees Here Februa The annual Employer-Employee banquet of the Elkin Merchants Association will be held Tuesday Evening, February 21, at Hotel Elkin, according to Mrs. Franklin Folger, secretary of the group. Hon. Henry Reynolds, of Greens boro, clerk of the Federal court, will be guest speaker. Following the dinner a square dance will be held, with music furnished by a string band. Tickets for the banquet are on sale at the Merchants Associa tion office and all members and their employees are urged to make reservations to attend the banquet. P. O. S. OF A- IS TO PRESENT AIR PROGRAM A radio program will be pre sented by the P. O. a of A. Mon day evening, February 20. from 8 "until 8:30 over station W6TP, Salisbury, on 1500 kilocycles. A radio will be installed at the local P. O. a of A. hall and all members are urged to be present Hand hear the program, which will be of vital interest to them. VOL. No. XXYIH. No. 14 |\A f AAn TV TDM Elkin's Boy Scouts, in office here for an hour last Friday after- UU lIUUI/ lUIUI noon, pictured in the act of removing traffic "dinkuses," long rated as a public nuisance by motorists, from Elkin's streets. Scouts in the group be low are Worth Graham, Jr., Bobby Harris, Fred Norman, Bobby McNeil, Donnie Harris, Bobby Park, Graham Zachary, Gayle Graham, Harold Brendle, Charles Colhard and Tommy Bryan.—(Tribune Photo.) > IL "" Jlwu ~ - - ~ • Thirty-One Teams Entered In Elkin 4-County Cage Tourney Third Annual Event to Begin ] at Local Gymnasium Next | Wednesday Night INTEREST RUNS HIGH With the opening of the Third Annual Elkin 4-County Basket ball Tournament less than a week hence, officials are putting fin ishing touches to plans which bid fair to mould the most successful tournament as yet conducted here. With 31 teams already on the official entry list, representing 16 schools of Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes and Alleghany counties, officials believe' that the list will have grown to 35 before the starting whistle next Wednesday night, February 22. It was pointed out last Tues day night that entry lists were to close February 15 (Wednesday), and that all entries rfeceived to day or later would have to bear a postmark of notiater than mid night of February 15, to be eli gible for participation. Pairings will be made and put in the malls by Monday, February 20, it was said. The tournament will follow the single elimination system—one defeat and the team is out. Ab Crater, himself a former basketball star, will act as head referee, it was announced, Royall and Boles will act as assistants. Beautiful silver trophies to be awarded winners of the tourna- (Continued on Page Six) SEEKS TO PROVIDE MORE COLLECTORS Senator Fred Folger Intro duces Bill in State Senate; Reported Favorably COLLECTOR AT PILOT A bill to provide additional tax collectors for Surry county and set up discounts and penalties for prompt and tardy payment of taxes, has been Introduced in the North Carolina senate by Sena tor Fred Folger, of Surry. The bill was referred to the fi nance committee, which gave it a favorable report last Friday. It provides for placing of a' tax collector at Pilot Mountain for the receipt of taxes from Pilot, Long Hill and Shoals township. It also provides that the county tax collector may appoint, sub ject to approval by the county board of commissioners, an as sistant tax collector for each township in the county, except Dobson, Mount Airy, Ekin and Pilot, especially for the collection of taxes in the fall. Senator Folger said the pur pose of the bill was to aid in the collection of taxes, especially dur ing the fall months, by making it more convenient for Surry coun ty citizens to pay their taxes to the collectors in the various townships. 20-Cent Tax In Public Interest Commissioners Said to Be Fearful Taxi Insurance Would Be Cancelled in Event of Price Slashing Taxi War, Tribune Is Informed. Many Claim Setting of Rate Is Unconstitutional Elkin's board of commissioners were not attempting to take unto themselves the power of a Hitler in setting a minimum taxi fare here of 20 cents, a Tribune re» porter was told by a reliable source Wednesday morning. Neither were the commissioners favoring one taxi company over another, as has been intimated in the so-called "taxi war" which has flared into the open here fol lowing the arrest Wednesday of last week of Charlie Morrison and David Brown, operators of Down town taxi, on a warrant issued by John Mayberry, operator of City Cabs. The Tribune reporter, hearing on all sides that the commission- Kiwanians Stage Wrestling Matches Number two of a planned series of wrestling matches, sponsored by the Elkin Kiwanis club for the benefit of underprivileged chil dren, will be held at the Elkin gymnasium Saturday, February 18, at 8:30 o'clock. The event will feature two matches between good wrestlers, two of whom appeared here in the rfbent match presented by the Kiwanians. The first match will feature Lou Newman vs. Glenn Wade, two out of three falls, 60 minute time limit. The second match will feature Alonzo Woods vs. Sammy Man acher in two out of three falls, 90 minute time limit. The first matches held here drew a large crowd, and it is be lieved that Saturday's event will draw an even larger house. JONESVILLE STUDENT IS TAKEN BY DEATH Geneva Martin, nine year old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Martin, of Jonesville, passed away Saturday following a criti cal illness from measles, pneu-i monia and pleurisy. The child was a member of the Sunday school of the Jonesville Baptist church and a student in the Jon esville school. She was a popu lar and well loved child. She is survived by her parents, three sisters, Ruby. Eloise and Wilene, all of the home. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Fall Creek church. ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 ers' action in setting a minimum taxi fare of 20 cents, five cents more than 1B being currently charged by Downtown taxi, was "unconstitutional," and that it constituted a slap in the face to the taxi-riding public in form of the increased fare, sought to learn the town officials' viewpoint as compared to the charges of the public in general. According to the information secured, the commissioners were interested only in seeing that all taxi firms operating locally pro vide adequate Insurance protec tion for their passengers. It was their belief, it was said, that a (Continued on Page Six) CONFESSES THEFT OF $420 IN CASH Alex Rash Leads Police to Brush Pile Where He Con cealed Stolen Loot IN GLASS CONTAINER Alex Rash, 27, i? being held in jail at Yadkinville on a charge of stealing $420 in cash from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson, aged residents of Buck Shoals township. He confessed (Continued on Page Six) Scouts Do In Governing Town Elkin's Boy Scouts, taking over the reins of government for one hour here Friday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, removed the traffic "dead men" located at downtown Intersections; moved to clean up alleys, and passed an ordinance making it unlawful for children to ride double on bicycles while going to and from school. The traffic markers were In stalled here several years ago and since that time have met with obection on the part of motorists who claimed they were more of a nuisance than an aid to traffic. However, no action was taken for their removal by the town gov ernment until the Scouts took office as a part of their activity during National Scout Week. It took the boys about 25 minutes to pass a law outlawing the markers, take them up and thro«g&hgi? CHIEF GRAHAM IS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF DRUNK CHARGE Is Exonerated at Hearing Held Thursday TAXI CASE CONTINUED David Brown Testifies Police Chief Was Loaded into Auto After Dance CHARGE SAID MALICIOUS Facing & charge of public drunkenness lodged against him by C. C. Morrison, Chief of Police Dixie Graham was found not guilty in a hearing before Justice of the Peace J. L. Hall last Thursday afternoon. 4n the meantime, a charge of operating taxis without paying license and privilege tax, sworn against Morrison and David Brown, operators of Downtown Taxi, by John Mayberry, operator of City Cabs, a rival taxi com pany, has been continued until February 24 at 2:00 p.m. The jvarrant for Chief Graham was sworn out before Magistrate Hall by Morrison late Wednesday afternoon of last week, shortly after The Tribune had gone to press. It alleged that the police officer was publicly drunk on the night of January 30 while at tending the local Roosevelt ball, held at the school gymnasium. Trial of the case saw only two witnesses presented by the prose cution, while an array of wit nesses were presented by the de fense. David Brown was the first wit ness to take the stand, testifying that he went to the gymnasium about 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. and while there saw Chief Graham and smelled whisky on his breath. On a second trip to the gym, Brown said he saw the police of ficer out where the cars were parked in a "slightly intoxicated" condition. On a third trip he testified he saw Graham dancing, "kinda sloppy and droopy," and that on a fourth- trip he observed four men loading the policeman in his car. He was unable to identify any of the four men. Asked on cross examination as (Continued on Page Six) Junior Order Is to Hold District Here Februa Bradley E. Dancey, 7th District deputy councilor of the Jr. O. U. A M., has announced a district meeting in celebration of George Washington's birthday to be held in the Elkin Junior Order hall on the evening of February 24. The seventh district embraces the counties of Surry, Ashe, Alle ghany, Yadkin and Wilkos. Several good speakers are ex pected for the meeting and re freshments will be served. I Members of all councils in the district as well as local members are urged to attend this meeting. The entertainment committee of the local council extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend a meeting at the Junior Order hall on the evening of Feb ruary 17. at 7:30, when they will present well known quartettes in a program of sacred music. Some of the best quartettes in this sec tion will be here for the meeting and it is hoped that a good crowd will be present to hear them. Into the Yadkin river. The or dinance, which was duly signed, sealed and entered upon the town minute book, provided that the markers never again be placed in the streets. It was suggested that traffic stop and go signals be in stalled. v Mayor J. R. Poindexter approv ed the action of the scouts fol lowing the removal of the street markers, staling he did not be lieve that their action would re sult in any criticism. They re lieved the board of commission ers and the police department from doing (he job. Mr. Poindex ter said. Relative to installing stop and go signals here. Mayor Poindex ter said the board had already • mads an investigation into the | (continued on Page Six) Finance Body Puts Budget In The Red By $1,000,000 More Elkin's O Citizen Sunday -'j^ is| . ;; . Jlj|k W. S. GOUGH Funeral Services Held Mon day Afternoon from Elkin Methodist Church HAD LED ACTIVE LIFE William Sanford Gough, af fectionately known to friends throughout, this section as "Uncle Billy," died Sunday morning in a Winston-Salem hospital, following a critical illness of six weeks from a complication of diseases. Mr. Gough, who was 88, was Elkin's oldest citizen. A native of Yadkin county, .he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gough. He had made his home in Elkin for the past 33 years and during that time had been prom inently identified with the indus trial, civic and religious life of the town. At the time of his death he was vice-president of The Bank of Elkin. Due to his age and a decline in health he retired from active business sev eral years ago. He was an active member of (Continued on Page Six) ONE INJURED IN ACCIDENT SUNDAY Cars Collide on Elkin-Ronda Highway; Both Damaged by Impact THIRD CAR IS INVOLVED Coy Shores, 19, of Jonesville. recieved lacerations about the face as the result of an automo bile accident which occurred ear ly Sunday morning on the Elkin- Ronda highway. Shores yras taken to the local hospital for treatment, but his hurts were not serious. He was only recently dismissed from the hospital following treatment for serious inuries sustained in a former automobile accident. The young man was inured when a car operated by Treely Blevins, in which Shores was a passenger, collided with a car oc cupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Freeman, of Elkin. Both ma chines were damaged. A third car, operated by Jack Holcomb, which was closely trail ing one of the colliding machines, was slightly damaged by the crash. SURRY TEACHERS TO MEET FRIDAY, 2:30 The Surry county teachers' meeting will be held at Dobson In the school auditorium Friday, February 17, at 2:30 p. m.. It has been announced by John W. Comer, superintendent of Surry county schools. Due to an amendment to the Constitution of the North Caro lina Educational association, every member will be entitled to vov* for state officers, and toe Surry unit will vote at the meeting Fri i day. Each teacher will have to be present in order to vote, it was pointed out. j Eikin "The Beat Little Town in North Carolina" PUBLISHED WEEKLY BOOST OF UQUOR LEVY IS REFUSED; RAIL TAX IS CUT Repulse New Attack Oppos ing Diversion HOLD STORMY SESSIONS Committee Decides Increase Tax on Beer from One Cent to Cent and Half FOR PATROL INCREASE Raleigh, Feb. 14.—Members of legislative money committees to day pushed the proposed 1939-41 budget approximately $1,000,000 further into the red, revived the possibility of an additional salary increment for teachers, and re pulsed a new attack by forces op posing diversion of highway funds. Administration supporters broke about even in a series of skirm ishes at stormy sessions of the joint finance and appropriations committees. Finance committee members handed Governor Hoey and his followers a severe set-back by re fusing to increase taxes on liquor from seven to ten per cent., as recommended by the adviWy budget commission. The proposed boost had been counted on to net $500,000 during the* biennium. Voting to give railroads some "relief" from taxes, the finance group reduced franchise and in come levies of rail carriers by $500,000 In 1939-41. The adminstration won a dis tinct victory, however, when the committee decided to follow budg et commission recommendations and boost the tax on beer from one cent to one and a half cents a bottle. The levy will be collected (Continued on Page Six) JENKINS SPEAKER AT BANQUET HERE Former Pastor Given Ovation at Kiwanis First Father- Son Gathering McADAMS IS CHAIRMAN Dr. William A. Jenkins, former Boy Scout leader here while pas tor of the Elkin Methodist church, returned to Elkin last Thursday from Marion to address the first annual Father - Son banquet sponsored by the Elkin Kiwanis Club and held in observance of National Boy Scout Week. The banquet was held In the Kiwanis room of Hotel Elkin. Dr. Jenkins, who is now pastor of the First Methodist church of Marlon, was given an ovation when he arose to deliver a mas terful talk on the value of Scout ing and the importance of a close relationship between father and son. Greeted by a full attendance of Kiwanians and by many fath- (Continued on Page Seven) Vestal Received SI.OO Check from Midnight Customer Proudly displaying a cash ier's check on the Cleveland Trust Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, for SI.OO, W. D. Vestal, opera tor of Dutch Castle, local ser vice station, said Wednesday that the check proved that he wasn't merely seeking publici ty when he broke into print recently with a story of a man entering his unlocked station after closing hours at night, taking four gallons of gas sad a package of cigarettes, and 1 leaving a note giving his ad dress and a promise to pay if he would present a bOL Vestal received the check Wednesday and a letter from die seiider. Erne** H. mass, of Cleveland, Ohio, the man who made the midnight call. "Toe see it wasn't a publicity gag after ail." he said.