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CONGRESS APPROVES
DEFENSE PLANS
Washington. April Jf Ces
(rem signalled the alert of the
big: expansion of army air
corps today whm it finally
passed aloof to President
Roosevelt a ff1>8,789,824 appro
priation fa* the war depart
ment. * "
Sf this money, $50,000,000
J- 'ifill be available immediately
for beginning the program to
raise the air force strength to
6,000 planes. The remainder
is to be spent in the next fis
cal year for various purposes,
such as bolstering Panama
Canal and seacoast defenses,
improving' military posts, and
buying: such materials as tanks
and anti-aircraft artillery.
JOHNSON KEEPS
REPORTERS GUESSING
Raleigh, April 25—Today's
political not«:
Charles M. Johnson opened
I a drawer in his desk today
and showed reporters 150 new
newspaper mat*—portrait pic
tures of himself—which he
had Just had made.
Johnson is mentioned fre
quently as a candidate to suc
ceed himself as state treasurer,
and as a candidate for gov
ernor.
"Pretty soon now," he said,
"I'm going to call a steno
grapher and dictate a state
ment that may interest you
boys."
CROSBY CHILD
IS THREATENED
LOB Angelee, April 25—The
Toluea Lake home of Bine
Crosby, film and radio
star, was under guard tonight,
his studio disclosed, because of
a kidnap threat against one of
his four children.
Crosby refused to discuss
the matter and said he had
been pledged to secrecy by
agents of the federal bureau of
investigation. Federal agents,
the studlp source gaid, talked
with him sa a motion picture
set there late last week.
Comment on the case alao
was refused at the office of
the federal bureau of investi
gation here.
WHITE COLLAR
WORKERS EXEMPT
Washington, April 25— The
House labor committee favor
ably reported a bill to exempt
white-collar workers making
S2OO or more a month from
benefits of the wage-hour law
and to make broad exemptions
for agricultural workers.
\ The amendments, approved
i by a 16-to-2 vote, were report
ed after a lengthy session at
which agriculture was given
considerably more concessions
than the committee originally
had planned to write into the
measure.
SPARTA ROBBERY
SUSPECTS HELD
North WUkesboro, April 25
Two men who officers said
were suspected of a Sparta
motor eompany robbery, and
their wives, were captured at
a tourist camp near here to
day by county and state po
lice.
Several hundred dollars'
worth of merchandise, some of
which has been identified as
stolen from business firms in
Virginia towns, waa found in
their possession, Wilkes Sheriff
C. T. Doughton said.
The men, Anbry Kitts, 29,
and John A. Kitts, 32, half
brothers, were carried to
Wilkes jail.
JUNIOR ORDER TO
ORGANIZE TEAM
Members of the Elkin Council,
Jr. O. U. A. M., are urged to be
present at a meeting at the Jun
ior hall on the evening of May 5,
to organize a debating team
among the members and to
transact other important busi
ness.
. There will be no meeting of the
f fraternity this week due to the
district meeting at Mt. Airy. As
many members as can are urged
to attend this meeting, which will
be held the afternoon and even
ing of April 28.
No man knows how large or
smdll he Is until he associates
with other people.
Many men need two masters
whether they can serve them or
not.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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VOL. Nfc xxvm. No, 24
CfiIMPFTF Pw resen^n S lodges from all
KsVlYirH Ju parts of Southern California, this re
tinue of beauties is shown competing for the title of
Moose Beauty Queen at the Moose Frolic held at Venice,
Calif., recently.
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FINALS ARE TO
START APRIL 30
Commencement Program for
Boonville School Is An
nounced by Martin
ATTORNEY WILL SPEAK
Prof. Albert Martin, principal
of Boonville high school, an
nounced today plans for com
mencement exercises there.
The commencement program
will start Sunday afternoon at 8
pm., April 30. when Rev. Howard
J. Ford, pastor of Sparta Baptist
church, will deliver the bacca
laureate sermon. There are 19
members of the senior class that
are expected to graduate with
the class of 1939.
Friday, May 5 at 2 p.m., the
grammar grade exercises will be
held. At this time seventh grade
certificates or diplomas will be
awvrded those seventh graders
completing their work and there
fore earning the right to enter
high school. Other awards, such
as perfect attendance and read-!
ing certificates will be given at
this time to children of the ele
mentary school earning them.
Friday night. May 5, beginning at
8 pm., the senior class will pre
sent the class day exercises en
titled "Alma Mater's ChUdren."
Saturday morning at 11 a.m. J.
M. Broughton, prominent Raleigh
attorney, will deliver the address
to the seniors. Mr. Broughton is
a fine speaker. He is a probable
gubernatorial candidate for the
North Carolina office one year
from now. At this time diplomas
will be awarded to the members
of the graduating class. On Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock a
baseball game will be played be
tween Boonvllle and Yadkinviile
high school teams. The com
mencement exercises will come to
a close Saturday night. May 6,
when the high school present
a three act play, "Wild Ginger."
This play Is under the direction
of Miss Louise Abramsv
JESSE COUCH
WRECKS JAIL
Is Given Suspended Sentence
by Judge Alley in Surry
Superior Court
FLOODS OLD BASTILE
Jesse Couch, of Elkin, was the
last person to occupy the old
Elkin jail and the first to occupy
the new jail after he allegedly
rendered the old jail unfit for
further occupation, it has been
learned from local police.
Couch, jailed for public drunk
enness last week In the old lock
up. took a violent dislike to the
place and wrecked the plumbing,
police said, flooding the building
to such an extent that the water
was running out of the front
door when officers took him out
and placed him in the new hos
tile at city hall.
As a result of charges includ
ing drunkenness, malicious de
struction of public property, and
possession of whisky for sale, he
was sentenced by Judge Felix
Alley to six months in jail, sus
pended for five years upon pay
ment of the costs and continued
good behavior.
The way to keep a secret is
never to tell It.
" —' —'a
Better not eat a thi*w Vou can
rot digest.
Wants Sidewalks
Cleared of Signs
And Merchandise
Sidewalk signs and display
ing merchandise on the side
walks have invoked the dis
pleasure of the local police de
partment, it was learned today
from Chief of Police Dixie
Graham, who stated that such
obstructions must be moved.
Not only does this practice
constitute a nuisance to pedes
trians, but they are an eyesore
as well, Chief Graham said,
and have no business being
placed on the town's* walks.
Chief Graham also stated
that bicycle riding on the
sidewalks is skictly against
the law and that if this prac
tice is not discontinued, ar
rests win be made.
Jury Finds
And Courth
Need Atten
The Surry county grand jury,
reporting to Judge Felix Alley
the findings of their inspection
of county-owned institutions the
first of this week, informed the
court that they found the coun
ty home to be in excellent con
dition and the inmates well cared
fbr;
However, when the jury got
around to the jaiL they found
that building to be in need of
more bars at the windows, re
calling the recent jail breaks,
which have occurred^
As usual, the courthouse came
in for disapproval, it being point
ed out that the toilets and cuspi
dors could stand quite a bit of
attention in the way of sanita
tion.
DOBSON SCHOOL
PROGRAM GIVEN
Dr. Frank P. Graham, Presi
dent U. N. C., to Address
Graduating Class
CLASS PLAY TUESDAY
The following program is an
nounced for the commencement
exercises at Dobson high school:
Friday evening, April 28, at 8
o'clock certificates of promotion
will be awarded students of the
seventh grade. Miss Hallie Dock
ery is valedictorian of the class;
Miss Margaret Sparger, saluta
torian, and Bobby Bryant, his
torian.
Saturday evening. April 29, at
8 o'clock a community program,
sponsored by the county board of
welfare, will be presented.
Rev. Albert S. Hale, pastor of
the First Baptist church, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon
Sunday evening, April 30. at 8
o'clock.
Monday evening the class day
exercises will be held in the form
of a play, "Wedding of Education
and Experience." Miss Irene
Freeman Is valedictorian of the
graduating class and Thad White
is salutatorian.
Tuesday morning. May 2. at 9
o'clock a school track tournament
will be held and in the afternoon
at 1:15 an oratorical contest will
be held. Prizes will be awarded
the winners. At 2:15 a baseball
game will be played between
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ELKIN, N. C- THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 1939
WHISKY CASES
FEATURE SURRY
COUNTY COURT
Regular Session Is Now Un
der Way at Dobson
JUDGE ALLEY PRESIDES
Murder Trial Scheduled to
Get Under Way Today As
True Bill Returned
MANY DRAW SSO FINES
The regular term of Superior
Court is now in session at Dob
son, with Judge Felix Alley pre
siding and Ralph J. Scott solici
tor.
A majority of the cases that
have been disposed of so far
have been liquor cases, including
Illegal possession and driving un
der the influence.
The following were tried for
driving under the influence of
liquor, and in practically all the
cases were fined $50.00, had their
driving license revoked for a pe
riod of twelve months, and some
received suspended sentences:
Charley E. Rumley, Chester
Maning, Walter Brown, Robert
Hatcher, Carl Willis Hawks, Belt
White, Tom Prank Hauser, Paul
Adams, Charlie Holder.
Other cases disposed of were:
Connie Butcher, violation of
the prohibition laws, defendant
to pay cost; Elmer Lawson, Mar
vin Martin, Elbert Lawson,
Cephys Payne and Sherman Ha
zelwood. Al! plead guilty to jail
breaking,- T. J. Hatcher, worth
less cheek, case continued; Wal
ter Whitlock, guilty of reckless
driving.* Jesse Couch, charged
with public drunkenness, mali
cious destruction of public prop
erty, and possession, judgment
of the court that the defendant
pay the costs of the action and
that he be imprisoned in the
common jail of Surry county for
a term of six months, and assign
ed to do labor under the super
intendent of the State Highway
and Public Works Commission.
The prison sentence will not go
into effect if it shall be made to
appear to the judge holding the
October term of court in 1939,
that the defendant has paid the
costs of this action and it shall
not go into effect thereafter ex
cept on motion of the solicitor at
any subsequent term within five
years from the using of this court
upon satisfactory proof that the
defendant has been guilty of any
violation of the laws of this state.
The grand jury returned a true
bill against Claude Gray Bow
man for muTder of Elmo Fergu
son. Trial for his life will begin
Thursday.
Commencement at
Mountain
Begin with Play
The commencement exercises
at Mountain Park will begin with
the Junior class play on Satur
day. May 8, 8:00 p.m. Eight
members of the Junior class are
cast in the play "Forever True."
Sunday, May 7, at 8:00 pjn.,
Rev. James M. Hayes, former
pastor of the First Baptist church
in Elkin, and at present field sec
retary for Meredith College, will
deliver the commencement ser
mon. These exercises will also be
held in the school auditorium this
year.
The senior class day exercises
will be held Monday night. May
8 This year the seniors are giv
ing the class day play "Star
Dust." All members of the senior
class take part in this play, in
which they have arrived in an
imaginary realm of the stars
where all great personages as
semble.
Tuesday morning at 10:00, the
seventh grade graduation exer
cises will be held. Perfect at
tendance certificates will also be
awarded at this time.
Tuesday night, 8:00 p.m., Dr.
John A. Cook, professor of educa
tion, Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina, will
deliver the commencement ad
dress. Superintendent John W.
Comer will present diplomas to
the twenty-nine members- of the
graduating class and Principal J.
S. Gentry will award medals to
five members of the graduating
group. The twenty-nine mem
bers of the graduating class are
as follows: Fairy Elizabeth Dob
bins. Sarah Madgelene Southard,
Kate Marie Wall, Dollie Maxie
Caudill, McCree James Walters,
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WIN TITTF These North Elkin school young
-11 iiV 111 LiEi sters clinched the Surry county
spelling title at Dobson last week, compiling a total of 16
pointn as compared with Cope Sand, which was second with
11, and Mountain Park and Eldora with 10 points each.
They are, left to right: Ervin Guyer, 2nd grade, Ist place;
Peggy Walters, 3rd grade, 2nd place; Kathleen Cochrane,
7th grade, 3rd place; G. C. Cooper, 4th grade, 2nd place,
and Sylvia Ball, sth g rade, Ist p»scc.
Conscription
Approved by Great
Britain at Meetina
Action Is Taken at Emergency Meeting of Cabinet; Hitler
Said to Have Ridiculed Idea That England Can Defend
• Herself, Saying Her Armed Strength Was In
effectual; Snubbed Ambassador
London. April 25—The cabinet
agreed tonight to call for imme
diate military conscription bring
ing more than 750,000 men under
arms after learning that Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler had ridiculed Bri
tain's ability to defend herself in
event of war. it was reported on
high authority.
Hie cabinet's decision, taken in
an emergency session and ex
pected to be announced formally
YADKIN GROUPS
HOLD CONTESTS
County-Wide Speaking Event
Will Determine the Best
Spokesmen
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Yadkin county schools will
hold county-wide speaking con
tests this week to determine the
best speakers among grammar
grade and high school boys and
girls.
The semi-finals of these con
tests will be held at Boonville
and Yadkinville school auditor
iums Thursday night, April 27.
Winners in these two contests
will meet at Yadkinville the fol
lowing night. April 28, to contest
in the finals. Schools meeting at
Boonville in the semi-finals will
be Jonesville, East Bend, Fall
Creek and Boonville. In the
southern part of the county
meeting at Yadkinville will be
Courtney, West Yadkin, Forbush
and Yadkinville.
There will be four contests—
two declamation contests for boys
and two recitation contests for
girls. First places will be award
ed to the best boy and girl
speakers in the elementary grades
and also in high school.
In the past three contests that
have been held top honors have
been distributed among East
Bend. Boonville, Jonesville. and
Yadkinville. East Bend and
Boonville have both won four
contests each out of a total of 12
given while Yadklnvllle has won
three and Jonesville one.
Preliminaries have already been
held in most of the schools and
indications are that this will be
the best contest of its kind ever
held in the county. More inter
est has been shown every suc
ceeding year, with more and
more children competing within
the separate schools every year.
SURRY BAPTIST GROUP
MEET AT DOBSON 30th
The spring meeting of the Sur
ry Baptist Association will be
held at Dobson Baptist church
Sunday afternoon, April 30, at
2:30. A. V. West, moderator of
the association, has planned an
inspiring program. All churches
ip the association are urged to
have representatives present.
tomorrow, followed Berlin reports
that.Hitler had "snubbed" a Bri
tish effort to draw a gesture of
moderation from him in his
reichstag speech Friday noon.
Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain. it was understood, is pre
pared to announce the conscrip
tion decision in the house of
commons tomorrow and ask for
legislation effectuating it.
The announcement win consti
tute Britain's warning to Hitler
that she is bolstering her align
ment of European nations in an
anti-aggression "peace front"
with a great reserve of fighting
manpower.
King George was understood to
have approved the plan tonight.
Only a few hours earlier the
government had introduced a $6,-
582,859,848 "war budget" in com
mons, calling for an arms outlay
of $2,949,975,000 —a record for
peace time —and it was believed
that conscription would add mil
lions more to the figure.
The arms costs for 1939-40
amount to 12.6 per cent, of the
national income and amount to
$60.87 for every person in the
United Kingdom;
The cabinet's decision appear
ed to have been speeded up by a
disclosure that Hitler, in confer
ring last week in Berlin with Ru
manian Foreign Minister Grigore
Gafencu, rejected Britain's arm
ed strength as ineffectual.
CHATHAM SOFT BALL
TOURNEY CONTINUES
Games played in the Chatham
Manufacturing company soft ball
tournament since Wednesday of
last week, follow :
Wednesday (last week): Lap
Dogs 7. Cur Dogs 4; last Thurs
day: Lap Dogs 24, Bull Dogs 4;
Cur Dogs 5, Hot Dogs 17; Tues
day: Hound Dogs 7, Bird Dogs 4.
Other games scheduled for Tues
day were rained out.
The change In working hours
made it necessary to combine the
four teams in the Cat league to
form two teams which play Tues
days and Thursdays at 10 am.,
it was announced.
CHARTER IS GRANTED
ACL OIL COMPANY HERE
Among four North Carolina
firms to receive charters Tuesday
from Thad Eure, secretary of
state, was the ACL Oil Co., Inc.,
of Elkln, to deal in petroleum
and its products under 7,000
shares of authorized capital.
Five-sevenths of those shares
were $lO-par-value, the remain
der $25-par-value. C, P. Line
berry, W. M. Allen, W. H. Combs
and Zilphia Lineberry, all of this
city, subscribed $4,000 stock.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. —Engine com
pany No. 3 claims one of the
smartest mascots in the world in
its cat, "Boots." The cat not
only goes to every fire on the
truck but can also slide down
the brass pole when the alarm
sounds.
Elkin
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RULE BY FORCE
IS ASSAILED BY
HULL IN SPEECH
Talk Before Red Cross Seen
as Warning to Hitler
AMPLE ROOM ON EARTH
Declares No Room for Na
tions That Are Seeking to
Enslave Others
REMARKS ARE WARNING
Washington, April 25—Secre
tary Hull, speaking three days
before Adolf Hitler's scheduled
reply to President Roosevelt's ap
peal for peace, declared tonight
there was "not room on this
earth" for a nation or group of
nations that would enslave all
the others.
The secretary of state address
ed the 75th anniversary dinner of
the American Red Cross. Some
observers interpreted his remarks
as both a warning and an appeal
to Chancellor Hitler. The slate
department sent the major parts
of his speech to- ail American
diplomats in Europe and South
America.
"There is ampte room on this
earth for the two billion human
beings who inhabit it," Hull said.
"There are ample known re
sources of materials and skill to
enable all nations to enjoy a high
level of economic prosperity and
to face a future of continued
plenty. » * »
"But there has never been, and
there is not today, room on this
earth for a political organization
of mankind undier which a single
nation or a group of nations will
enslave and dominate' all the
others."
A moment before, Hull had
said that there was no contro
versy between nations that could
not be settled "with far greater
benefits to all concerned, by the
peaceful processes of friendly ad
justment than, by resort to arm
ed force."
"Terrible as are the realities
and consequence of war," be add
ed, "sooner or later conditions
arise in which, peaceful and
peace loving nations prefer arm
ed defense to subjection and
slavery."
TOWN ELECTION
MONDAY. MAY 1
Will Be Held in EBtin's New
Municipal Building on
East Market Street
VOTE ON MAYOR, BOARD
Elkin's new city hall, occupied
last week by the town tax office,
will see its first town election
next Monday.
Although the election will be
more or less a formality, due
to the fact that only one ticket
is to be voted upon, it will give
Elkin voters an opportunity to
look over the new municipal
building.
To be voted upon Monday are
a mayor and board of commis
sioners. The ticket, all nominat
ed to succeed themselves at the
recent mass meeting here, is as
follows: for mayor, J. R. Poin
dexter; for commissioners, C. C.
Poindexter, C. C. Myers, C. C.
Pulp. H. P. Graham and H. C.
Freeman.
Caadill Speaker
At Kiwanis
Meeting Thursday
Rev. O. V. Caudill, pastor of
the Elkin Presbyterian church,
made an interesting talk before
the Elkin Kiwanis club, meeting
at Hotel Elkin last Thursday ev
ening. Rev. Mr. Caudill spoke on
Rural Youth.
One of the highlights of the
program was an instrumental
number rendered by Rev. D. B.
Mullis, of Jonesville, and Prank
Miller, of Grassy Creek Dairy,
each playing the violin. Mrs.
Mullis accompanied at the piano
The number was greatly enjoyed.
This evening's meeting of the
club will be with the Mount Airy
club at Hotel Skin. An Interest
ing program has been arranged
| for this lnter-club meeting.
1 There are always 2,000,000 peo
| pie sick In the United States.