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■ ' ' 1 " 1 TAX RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE v- Collections Exceed Those of Previous Year for First Time litis Fiscal Year SOME DECREASE SHOWN Raleigh, Feb. 28. —The Febru ary tax report, made public today by the state department of rev enue, disclosed that for the first time this fiscal year collections wore substantially above those of the corresponding month in the previous fiscal year. Total collections during Ptebru ary were $5,141,847.27, compared with $4,841,828.20 in February, 2838. General fund receipts were $2,939,324.34, an increase of $193,- 689.79, and highway fund receipts were $2,202,522.30. an increase of $108,329.28. Increases were shown this month in collections from the in heritance, privilege, franchise, in come, intangibl&s and gasoline taxes. Decreases were recorded in the sales, beverage and auto mobile license taxes. Receipts for the fiscal year, however, still are running behind 1937-38, the report showed. Dur- \ ing the first eight months of the current fiscal year, general fund collections were $19,186,158.29,"a decrease of $1,464,319.91, and highway collections were $24,121,- 182 78, an increase of $970,569.95. The net decrease was $493,749.96. JUDGE ATTENDS FUNERAL RITES (Continued from page one) take up the two remaining days of court. They are Delbert Wal ker and John Cooper, robbery: "Beauty" Lineberry, rape: and Alec Rash, and his sweetheart, Delia Prevette, robbery. Aside from his charge to the grand jury Monday the day was taken up with several cases where pleas of guilty were entered, and prepration made to start trying cases Tuesday morning. M. R. Davis of Yadkinville is foreman of the grand jury and John Swaim is officer to the grand jury. Among the cases disposed of Monday were the following: Tom • B u 1 1 a r d, Yadkin ville, driving drunk, possession and making whiskey, 6 months on the roads; "Big Lewis" Williams, East Bend, possession of whiskey, SSO and costs; Jim Williams, assault, 90 days on the roads; John Harris, driving drunk, found guilty, no sentence; W. P. Stanley, driving drunk. (60 and costs, license re voked 12 months; Lewis Childress, driving drunk and carrying con cealed weapon, S6O and costs, pistol ordered destroyed and li cense revoked; Avery Stilwell, driving drunk, SSO and costs, li cense revoked. Owing to the fact that the clerk had loaned his docket and it could not be found yesterday, no fur ther cases could be given. The sympathy of all court of ficials and the community gen erally goes out to Judge Warllck in his bereavement. FLU EPIDEMIC CAUSES CLOSE DOBSON SCHOOL The Surry county school at Dobson was closed this week be cause of a flu epidemic. A. H. Wolfe, who is the principal of the Dobson school, decided to close the as a safeguard to the pupils. It was pointed out that as a result of eight teachers and about forty per cent, of the pupils being absent because of "flu." it would be best not to expose the students. The school will be closed until March 6th, at which time it will reopen if Mr. Wolfe deems it advisable. You can buy your weiners with zippers to remove the casings. MOTORISTS! Winter Is not over yet! Take advantage of substantially re duced prices—save 15 per cent, on all winter accessories. In cluding hot water and mani fold heaters, winter fronts, thermostats and defrosting kits. This 15 per cent, reduction is in addition to our present low prices, and means a consider able saving to you. You can buy at this price and lay your purchase away until next win ter, and still be ahead. Western Auto Associate Store J. P. Curtis Elkin, N. C. Mrs. Nancy Pierce Passes Away at Home of Mrs. Nancy Elvira Pierce of the Reddles River section of Wilkes county died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Roberts on the Elkin-State Road highway Tuesday night. Mrs. Pit-fee, who was 77 years old, was on a visit to Mrs. Roberts when fatally stricken. She had been in ill health for sometime but her death was attributed to a heart attack. addition to Mrs. Roberts she is survived by another daughter, Mrs. J. D. Faw of North Wilkes boro, and three sons, Franklin, Jesse and Robey Pierce, all of Reddles River. Two sisters Mrs. Delia Shumate and Mrs. Smootie Houck, of Reddles River also sur vive. Funeral services will be held this morning at 11 o'clock at Red dies River Baptist church. The rites will be in charge of Rev. E. G. Jordon and Rev. J. L. Powers of this city and Rev. Ed Hayes of Reddles River. ALEC HUDSPETH TAKEN IN CHASE (Continued from page one) miles an hour. As a result of the chase, which ended when Hud speth's car left the road after failing to make a curve, the Elkin man faces trial on charges of failure to register car, failure to display rear license, reckless driving, transportation and po session of liquor, and speeding. The race started when the of ficer noticed a brand new 1939 model car did not have a rear license plate. The new car failed to stop and increased in speed so rapidly when the officer ap proached that he decided that there must have been a more se rious infraction of the law than failure to display a tag on the rear. When the car left the highway on a curve and wrecked, one man jumped from the machine and ran, the officer said. He arrested Hudspeth. A search disclosed several cases of tax-paid liquor, much of which had been broken when the car wrecked. Hudspeth was said to have told the officer that he had pur chased the car from a Sparta dealer. It had a dealer tag on the front, the officer said, and was equipped with a super charger, a device which enables a car to be driven at an unusually high speed; twin exhausts and other devices for quick getaway and high speed. BOONVnXE Mrs. J. R. Walker was hostess to the members of the Young Women's Missionary Society of the Boonville Methodist church at her home, with eleven mem bers and Mrs. P. E. Hurt, presi dent of the Woman's Missionary Society, present. Mrs. Ralph Fletcher, president, presided over the business session and conducted the devotionals. The subject was "Missions." Those taking part on the pro gram and their topics were: Mrs. Poster Matthews, "Forward in Korea"; Mrs. Albert Martin, "Southern Methodism in Japan"; Mrs. Hilton Jones, "Methodism in European Fields"; Miss Amanda Hallman, "Methodism Among Primitive Peoples." Refreshments were served by the hostess to the following: Mes dame Fred Key, Grady Phillips, Albert Martin, Howard Woodruff, Hilton Jones. Poster Matthews, Ralph Fletcher and F. E. Hurt; Misses Amanda Hallman and Frances Thomas. L. If. Lax Wins Trip To /V. Y. World Fair L. W. Lax ton, distributor of Texaco products in this territory, won a three-day trip to the New York World Pair for himself and Mrs. • Laxton in a recent contest staged by the company, he was notified several days ago. Mr. Laxton was one of four distributors in his district to win such awards. This district is made up of North Carolina, Vir ginia. West Virginia. Maryland and the District of Columbia. The contest was based on the sale of motor oil In connection with selling the gasoline quota assigned. Mr. Laxton does not know at what date he and Mrs. Laxton will make the trip. He has been advised that further details will be forthcoming later in the spring from the Texas Company. Both swing and jam music have been banned in Germany. THE ELK IN TRIBUNE. ELK3N, NORTH CAROLINA Eton Boys "Walk the Plank" in Hood ZflnHP "" ' WIS ' J *y ■' ' v '' : ■ WSM *M ETON, England ... As an aftermath of Hiames River flooding, Eton collegers are seen "walking the plank" on their way to morn ing school. The boys were able to feed swans from their bedroom windows. In places the Thames River was two miles wide. ESCAPE ARTIST AGAINCAUGHT Elmer Lawson Back in Coun ty Jail After Arrest in Richmond County TWO OTHERS AT LARGE Elmer Lawson, 18, who has es caped from the county jail at Dobson on two different occa sions, was arrested late last Sun- AffaimAAvt K*r QVinriff TP D UUJI M. Mi Morse, of Richmond county, and held for Sheriff Harvey Boyd, of Surry, who brought the young man back to the county lockup Tuesday. Lawson is charged with rob bing a sleeping farmer of $260 in a warehouse at Mount Airy last fall. He was arrested by the Richmond county sheriff for fighting and was lodged In jail at Rockingham before he was iden tified as the escaped prisoner. His first escape was made when he pushed the county jailer's wife aside and escaped as she opened his cell to hand him a meal plate last December. His second es cape was January 4 when he and four others sawed out of the county jail. Of the five. Lawson is the third to be captured. The others, Sher man Hazel wood, charged with a liquor law violation, and Marvin Martin, charged with robbery, are still at large. JURIES GIVEN DISCRETION IN CAPITAL CASES (Continued from Page One) sentences for first-degree murder and rape, which also carry man datory death penalties. The election "reform" measure, a direct outgrowth of fraud charges which followed in the wake of last year's primaries and elections, would ban absentee voting in primaries and tighten absentee regulations in general elections. Chairmen of county elections boards would be solely responsi ble for the. distribution of ab sentee ballots for general elec tions. Debate on the bill was touched off by Representative Phillips of Onslow, chairman of the house elections committee, who describ ed it as "a good workable bill to reform voting practices." Repre sentative Cherry of Gaston, state Democratic chairman, led the floor fight for the proposal. $20,000 ASKED IN CIVIL SUIT (Continued from page one) persuade him to slow down with out result. His sworn statement says further that when Mathews' car struck the rum car, driven by John Davis and loaded with 100 gallons of whiskey, it bounced across the road, struck a tree, killing Mathews and throwing the plaintiff, Johnson, against the door, fracturing his thoracic spine, causing contusion of the chest wall, etc., thereby seriously and permanently injuring him and rendering him unable to work at any gainful occupation. He also states that he expended large sums of money for doctor and hospital bills. Notice of the suit has been served on Mrs. Jettle Mathews, administratrix of the estate of her husband, it will probably be tried at the May term of civil court. Attorney W. M. Allen of this city, represents the adminis tratrix. The flamingo gathers its food with its head upside-down has to lift its head to swallow. Only four European countries have no saacoast at all. NOISES J\ THE HEAD Strange as it may seem to the reader, Guyot, the postmaster at Versailles, in the year 1724, aided medicine in a way which he never truly appreciated. For years he hrd been hearing noises in his head —voices, crack ling sounds, whistles, musical notes, prolonged hissings, bells ringing—and he even heard these nn usual rinlsps whpn lockprl in his room or when he went into a deep wine cellar which was rela tively sound proof. He became certain that he was going crazy. The physicians he consulted could not help him, for the very simple reason that they knew little of the anatomical con struction of the ear and less about the diseases to which it was sub ject. One doctor told him that there must be wax in his ears, and real ly did wash out a bit, and for days afterwards he douched his ears with warm water and olive oil, but the noises continued. A priest whom he consulted said: "Deafness is incurable. It is an affliction sent by God, as a punishment for some sin you comitted." He experienced the same sensa tion felt by many persons grow ing deaf. That is. in the presence of some tremendous uproar he always heard perfectly. In this connection let me remark that one of my patients could only talk confidentially to his deaf wife on important subjects and have her hear what he said when he took her to ride in the subway, where she understood everything he told her. Ultimately Guyot found a book in one of the public libraries, by Eustachlus, after whom the tube which runs from the throat to the middle ear, is named—The Eusta chian tube. Being a person of more than ordinary intelligence, he figured that because of a feel ing of fullness In his head, his Eustachian tube must be clogged that air was absolutely nec essary for perfect hearing. So driven by the necessity of his sufferings, he devised a curved tube of lead which he might in sert in his mouth and reach the opening of the Eustachian tube in his throat. He covered it with chamois skin and connected it with a reservoir and two small pumps operated by a hand wheel and by this method he was en abled to force air through the tube. Gradually his hearing returned and the noises in hig head stop ped. Ultimately, by using this de vice three times each day, he cured himself, after priest and physician had given up his case. He soon learned that there were thousands afflicted as he was and people came from all over Europe for treatment. The French Academy of Scien ces Invited him to describe his device and the results he had ob tained. Today, modern physi cians use a device almost similar to the one invented by this gov ernment servant 212 years ago. Medicine profits from even the lowliest experimenter. BOONVILLE MEN GIVE BOND OF $300.00 EACH Yadkinvtlle, March 2—Special —Two Boonvllle men, Robert S. Brooks and Chancy Keaton Wish on, were given a hearing before U. 8. Commissioner M. W. Mackie here Monday night on a charge of having 10 gallons of non-tax paid liquor in their possession. They were caught near Boonvllle on February 22, by Highway Pa trolman Lee Phillips, the liquor being In a car belonging to Wishon, according to the officers making the arrest. Each defendant was bound over to the next term of Winston-Sa lem federal court in S3OO bond, which was furnished. Booncille High School to Have First Y For the first time, the Boon ville high school will have a high school year book. It will be call ed "The Spot Lights of *39," and will be published by the senior class, with J. R. Walker as fac ulty sponsor. The following staff was elect ed: Kathleen Vestal, editor-in chief; Mary Ruth Fleming, as sistant editor-in-chief; Travis Moxley, business manager; Dor othy Coram, assistant business manager. The business manager, Travis Moxley, reported today that more than fifty copies had been sub scribed for. FORMER WILKES MAN DIES IN HIGH POINT Clay Walker, 26, of High Point, died in Burrus Memorial hospital at High Point Monday evening. Mr. Walker is a native of Wilkes county and a nephew of L. P. Walker of this city. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Walker of the Pleasant Grove section of Wilkes county. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Charity Redding Walker and a small daughter, Emily, two bro thers, Grady of High Point and Noah of Wilkes county, and three sisters, Mrs. Jim Smith of Wilkes county, Mrs. Tom Pardue of Dur ham and Mrs. Sadie Redding of Winston-Salem. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at 1:30 from Pleasant Grove Baptist church. The rites were in charge of Rev. N. T. Jarvis and Rev. D. G. Reece. Interment was in the church cem etery. McDANIEL'S Is Going To Give Away S4P IN CASH Absolutely FREE Friday, March 3rd At 5:30 P. M. ' * -.1 Hurry in Now for C McDaniel's Dept Store ELKIN, N. C. New Serial Is Beginning in This Issue A new serial, "Brentwood," by Grace Livingston Hill, starts in this issue of The Tribune. This thrilling new story con cerns the human problems facing Marjorie Wetherill, who, upon the death of her foster parents,' finds herself wealthy and with the information that somewhere in the world she has a twin sister; that she was adopted when her own parents found it impossible to support both of them. Against the advice of friends. Marjorie decides to look up her family; finds them destitute. Her sister resents her offer of help; treats her like an enemy. The avowed love of a neigh bor, Evan B rower, further complicates matters. • You'll enjoy this story from beginning to end. Turn now to Chapter 1. BURNS ARE FATAL TO LENOIR YOUTH Bob McCreary, 17, of Lenior, passed away In the hospital here Sunday morning from burns suf fered late in December when gas oline with which he was working ignited from an open fire and burned his entire body below his neck. He was brought to the hos pital here the last day of last year and during the weeks of his suf fering he never became impatient, although it was known from the beginning that his condition was .hopeless. He endeared himself to the en tire personnel of the hospital by his cheerfulness and patience. Many citizens of the town, as well as his native home visited him Thursday. March 2, BLANKETING IS* RUINED BY FIRE*- Was Being Hauled to Win ston Finishing Plant on Local Transfer Truck IS PUSHED FROM TRUCK A truckload of blanketing, which was being conveyed, from the local plant of Chatham Man ufacturing company to the fin ishing plant of the company at Winston-Salem, was practically consumed by fire Monday night. The material, which was on a truck owned by Rose and Rose Transfer of this city, was par- , tially covered by insurance. K The truck was operated by fJtf Smith, who was accompanied on the trip by his wife. The fire had spread to a considerable extent through the 26 rolls of blanket ing before it was discovered. Un able to extinguish the flames the burning cargo was pushed from the truck in an effort to mini mize the loss. The truck was only slightly damaged. during his illness and did many tilings for him to make him hap pier during the time he lived. Complete Variety GARDEN SEED F. A.Brendle & Son Elkin, N. C.
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