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"The Best Little Town
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VOL. No. XXIX. No. 21
I LATE
NEWS
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LOCAL
At the meeting of the Elkin
Board of Commissioners Mon
day night, an ordinance was
passed regarding unnecessary
noies in the downtown district,
such as record playing ma
chines at top volume and al
lowed to run far into the night,
and radios placed on the side
walk. A number of com
plaints of this nature have
been registered with town of
ficials, and the ordinance was
passed as a result.
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, April 2.
From the lips of a blonde se
cret agent—Miss Dorothy War
ing, of New York—the Dies
committee heu.l today that
William Dudley Pelley had
planned to use his Silver Le
gion to sei7" the United States
government and make himself
king. And, at the same time,
the committee received evi
dence that aides of the Ashe
ville, N. C., publisher had kept
in close touch with a national
guard officer at Detroit who
trained Ku Klux Klan members
for cavalry duty during "the
coming turmoil". The story
was unfolded under the direc
tion of Representative Dick
stein, Democrat, New York,
vice chairman of the commit
tee in investigating un-Ameri
can activities for the house.
WASHINGTON, April 2.
Census takers called on Presi
dent Roosevelt today and on
Americans throughout the
country but the President
didn't know all the answers.
Although he's "head of the
household" at 1600 Pennsyl
vania avenue, Mr. Roosevelt
said there were questions about
the servants and other phases
of the establishment that he
had to refer to an aide. Still
other questions, including
those for an agricultural cen
sus, will be handled at Hyde
Park, where the President
maintains his legal residence.
WILKES-RARRE, Pa., April
2.—Flood waters which have
claimed six lives across Penn
sylvania and left thousands
temporarily homeless subsided
an inch an hour tonight. A
forecast of rain permitted no
letup in the fight against the
swirling tide—a fight of men
and materials extending from
the anthracite city of northern
Pennsylvania west and south
down the valley of Susquehan
na toward the Maryland bor
der. The feeling was "'the
worst was over". ..But the flow
still spread over low-lying in
dustrial sections of Kingston,
Pittson, and Plymouth, adjoin
ing Wilkes-Barre. Upwards of
6,000 sought higher ground in
this region alone.
SUPPORTERS of Franklin
D. Roosevelt took an early lead
last night over those of Vice
President John Nance Garner
in Wisconsin as the state con
ducted a direct preference vote
on the Democratic ballot which
provided the nation's first test
of third term sentiment. On
the Republican side candidates
pledged to support Thomas E.
Dewey, New York district at
torney, were leading those
backing Arthur S. Vandenburg
of Michigan. Early returns
from 41 precincts gave Roose
velt delegates a vote of 1,039
against 490 for Garner pro
ponents. Roosevelt was report
ed leading in each section
from which reports came.
INTERNATIONAL
BERLIN, April 3.—German
Heinkel bombers, again raiding
Scapa Flow, last night "effect
ively attacked" a number of
British warships, D. N. B.
German news agency, reported
early today. The agency said
planes returning from the raid
radioed that bombs "of the
largest calibre" scored direct
hits on some of the warships
and that others were damaged
by the missies exploding in the
water. One warship listed
heavily following an attack, D.
N. 8., said, while fire and hea
vy smoke clouds poured from
another.
THE ELKIMTRIBUNE
CHANGESARE
RECOMMENDED
FOR SCHOOL
State Director of Schoolhouse
Planning Here
AN INSPECTION MADE
Would Construct Four Stair
Towers at Elementary
School Building
HAVE NEW AUDITORIUM
W. F. Credle, state director of
schoolhouse planning, has submit
ted to John W. Comer, Surry sup
erintendent of education, recom
mendations concerning the Elkm
elementary school buildling fol
lowing an inspection of the build
ing last Friday morning.
In a letter to Mr. Comer, which
accompanied his suggestions, Mr.
Credle pointed out that the local
school building is far too valuable
to discard altogether, being well
planned from an educational pnd
hygienic point of view, and with a
window arrangement unusually
good for buildings of its period.
The recommendations made by
Mr. Credle, looking toward the
modernization and enlargement of
the school, and the inclusion of
proper saftey features, follows:
1. That the Elkin Graded School
be retained for permanent use,
and that the necessary steps be
taken to make it meet the saftey
requirements as set forth in Mr.
Brockwell's report. However, in
lieu of the definite suggestions
made by Mr. Brockwell I recom
mend:
a. That four stair towers be con
structed, two at the front and two
at the rear of the building.
b. That the auditorium be con
verted into four classrooms.
c. That additional land be ac
quired at the left front of the
building and that an auditorium
be constructed at this point.
d. That additional playground
be acquired at the rear of the
building ar.d that W. P. A. assis
tance be sought in developing it
for maximum use.
e. That a concrete slab or an ac
ceptable. substitute be placed over
the boiler room, and that the small
openings in the inside walls be
closed.
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JONESVILLE HAS
NO PROTECTION
Elkin Fire Department Is Or
dered to Answer No More
Fire Alarms There
MAY AFFECT INSURANCE
The Elkin fire department has
received instructions fr6m the
Elkin board of commissioners to
answer no more fire alarms from
Jonesville, it was learned here
Wednesday morning.
This order had not been made
known to the firemen Tuesday
when three trips were made to
Jonesville to the scene of a fire
near the Jonesville colored church.
Under terms cf an agreement
made between the Elkin board and
officials of Jonesville about two
and one-half years ago, Jonesville
was to pay Elkin a stipulated sum
each year for the services of the
Elkin fire equipment and firemen.
This amount, it is understood, was
payable in advance.
However, due to the fact that
no payment of this nature has
been made in a year and one-half,
Elkin officals have ordered that
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Plan Pre-School
Clinic Here at
9:00 A. M. Monday
A pre-school clinic for chil
dren who"' will enter school in
September of this year for the
first time will be held Mon
day, April 8, at 9 o'clock at the
elementary school building,
according to Mrs. I. C. Yates,
chairman of the pre-school
clinic committee of the Par
ent-Teacher Association.
The clinic will be conducted
by Dr. B. B. C. Franklin, of
the county health department,
assisted by the county nurses.
All children in the town who
will enter school next year as
beginners, are urged to at
tend.
lUIAIIIIVDC fAJ DT ATJTV /YIA/TFCTPC Pictured below are the winners of the beauty contests
fl IIV IV LilXO 1 iV' LJLJ/iU 1 l Ll/iV I EIUL u staged at the Lyric Theatre last Thursday night, in which
was chosen a young lady to we4r the crown "Miss Elkin"; a Junior Queen and a Junior King. Center is Miss Agnes
Pardue, of Jonesville, who was crowned "Miss Elkin". Left is Louis Neaves, of Elkin, Junior King. Pictured right
is Dorothea Chappell, of Jonesville, Junior Queen. Second and third place winners in the contest for "Miss Elkin",
were Misses Camelia Minnish and Alma Couch, respectively, both of Jonesville. Mary Lyles Freeman and Polly Price
were second and third respectively in the contest for Junior Queen. Miss Pardue, as "Miss Elkin", will go to Blowing
Rock to compete in the state contest, and will be given a screen test which will be shown here later.—(Photos by Wal
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VOTERS FAVOR
BOND ISSUES
Plan to Extend Jonesville
Water System Wins
Approval
GIVE A BIG MAJORITY
Voters of Jonesville Tuesday
approved by their votes bond issues
providing for the extension of
Jonesville water and sewer facili
ties.
A total of 197 votes were cast
for the ordinance authorizing
bonds of the Town of Jonesville
not exceeding $27,000 for the pur
pose of paying all or part of the
cost of extending the existing
water works system of the town,
including the construction of a
new water supply system, and a
tax for the bonds. Thirty-three
votes were cast against the ordi
nance.
One hundred and ninety-one
votes were cast for the ordinance
authorizing bonds not exceeding
$23,000 for the purpose of extend
ing the existing sanitary sewer
system of the town, including the
construction of sewage disposal
plants and the installation of
sewer mains. Thirty-four dissent
ing votes were cast.
The vote was out of a. total of
563 persons who were registered
and qualified to vote.
CHECKS ARE DELIVERED
T O 1,171 B Y SERVICE
A total of $4,981.89 in 822
checks was delivered during the
month of January from the un
employment service of Surry
county, and 929 checks, amount
ing to $5,324.41, were distributed
by the office during February to
unemployed or partially employ
ed workers, according to a re
port recently released.
A report showing activities of
the office for a little more than
two years shows that the Surry
county employment service has
delivered the sum of $191,817.26
in 27,935 checks to the unem
ployed of the county
Firemen Furiously
Fight Frisky Fire
The Elkin fire department
attended a blaze in Jonesville,
Tuesday, which quite success
fully destroyed the home of
Went Gray, negro.
Not ony did Elkin's firemen
attend the blaze, they attended
it three times. And the last
time nothing remained to be at
tended but the lot and two
chimneys, which were fire-proof.
The first alarm came in about
12:15 p. m. When the truck ar
rived at the fire the blase was
quickly subdued, the firemen
not leaving the scene until a
thorough inspection showed
that not one spark was left
alive. Then, at 1:90 p. m., an
other call came In. According
to Ted Brown, fire chief, no
fire at all was found on this
trip, but another careful in-
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English, German Air
Bases Are Raided By
Squadrons of Planes
War in Air Takes On Increased Activity as Scapa Flow and
Sylt are Bombed. English Convoy is Attacked. Both
Sides Claim and Deny Damages. Blockade Planned
London, April 2.—British and
German air forces stabbed in a
brisk give and take across the
North sea today, the Germans
dropping bombs in a new raid on
Britain's great naval anchorage
at Scapa Flow and attacking a
British convoy, while the British
let fall a new shower of bombs
about patrol boats off Germany's
Sylt base and attacked numerous
raiders in the rapid exchange.
Air raid sirens howled when
the bombers came over the Ork
ney islands at dusk. The all-clear
signal was sounded 45 minutes
later.
For about five minutes civilians
living near Scapa Flow heard
heavy anti-aircraft fire; then the
explosion of bombs.
British fighter planes went up
in pursuit of the raiders, which
made off quickly.
The roar from the engines of
the attacking planes indicated a
large number was engaged in the
attack.
The manager of a public works
project said he saw one of the
German planes spiral downward
toward the sea.
spection was made of the house,
including the attic. The fire
men then departed.
No more calls came in from
Jonesville. But at 2:00.p. m.,
one of the Elkin telephone op
erators noticed a goodly blaze
in Jonesville and notified the
firemen. Back again went the
truck, but this time the blaze
was in earnest, and the booster
equipment on the truck was not
sufficient to cope with it. So,
while firemen turned their at
tention to a colored church
across the highway to keep It
from burning, the Gray home
burned down.
Practically all of the furnish
ings of the home were saved.
Officers were said to be In
vestigating the ponibility of in
cendiarism.
On the home front, Prime Min
ister Chamberlain brandished
Britain's most effective weapon—
a seapower blockade in the
house of commons and assured the
house and the nation that new
anti-nazi trade agreements with
neutrals would be used to "pros
ecute the ecenomic war to the ut
most" of the allies' power.
To tighten Britain's control of
raw materials which might reach
Germany a "sterling line" of war
trade pacts has been built around
Germany, each one stipulating a
strict limitation of exports to the
reich, Chamberlain disclosed.
Solemnly the prime minister
warned neutral nations that any
aid they give the nazis may "ren
der them in the end liable to the
hideous fate which has overtaken
previous victims of German pol
icy".
NEW INCOMING
MAIL TO START
Service From Winston-Salem
Will Begin Next Monday,
Graham Says
ARRIVE HERE 1:30 P. M.
An additional incoming mail
service will be provided Elkin be
ginning next Monday, April 8, F.
W. Graham, postmaster, an
nounced Wednesday.
This service will give Elkin
mail from Winston-Salem three
times each day instead of two
times, as is now the case.
According to the new schedule,
mail from Winston-Salem will
reach Elkin at 1:30 p. m., each
day except Sunday, and will be
carried by the Winston-Elkin Mo
tor Express, which leaves Win
ston-Salem at 12 noon each week
day.
With this new service available,
mail which misses the train for
Elkin In Winston-Salem in the
mornings will come on up and
get here at 1:30 p. m., rather than
lay over until the following morn
ing.
Effdrts to get a new mail serv
ice via Dobson to Mount Airy are
still under way, Mr. Graham ad
vised, with action pending.
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LEGION HEAD
SPEAKER HERE
George Gray Post Is Host To
June Rose At Supper
Friday Evening
ACTIVITY IS REVIEWED
Members of the George Gray
Post of the American Legion were
hosts at a supper at Camp Han
cock Friday evening to honor June
Rose of Greenville, Commander of
the Department of North Carolina.
Guests in addition to Command
er Rose were members of the/
Legion Auxiliary of the local unit
Legionnaires and Auxiliary merry
bers from Mount Airy, and a num
ber of invited guests. Covers w?
placed for about seventy-five. '
P. W. Graham, commander of
the George Gray Post, presided
over the session and acted as mas
ter of ceremonies. Rev. J. S.
Hiatt, superintendent of the Elk
in district of the Methodist
church, offered the invocation.
Commander Rose was introduced
by George Snow of Mount Airy,
prominent attorney and Legion
naire and college mate of Mr.
Rose. Mr. Rose spoke to the as
sembly, following the dinner which
was served by the camp. He re
viewed the work of the Legion,
particularly the youth program,
which is being sponsored by the
Legion, and told of many phases
of rehabilitation work which is
being sponsored to aid families of
ex-service men of the world war,
both in legislation and through
the various posts throughout the
state and nation. His talk was
highly enjoyed.
Lieut. Owen C. Huff welcomed
the visitors on behalf of Camp
Hancock and extended an invita
tion to people of the vicinity to
visit the camp during the week of
April 7, which will mark the
seventh anniversary of CCC camps
throughout the naton.
Tlhe meeting closed with the
singing of "America" by the as
semblage.
DR. ANSCOMBE IS
FORUM SPEAKER
Will Conduct Second of Series
of Open Forum Meetings
To Be Held Here
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Dr. Francis C. Anscombe of the
department of history at Salem
College, Winston-Salem, and a.
widely known lecturer and histo
rian, will conduct the second of
a series of open forums here this
evening (Thursday). The forum
meeting will be held at 8 o'clock
in the Methodist church. Dr.
Anscombe will speak on the "Re
lation of Rumanian Oil and North
Carolina Tobacco", arid will pre
sent both the local and interna
tional side of the question.
Following his talk opinions will
be invited from the audience by
any one desiring to enter into the
discussion.
The forums are sponsored by
the civic clubs of Blkin and are
open to the public.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ARE TO REVISE
BOOKS BEFORE
ELECTION DAY
New Law Requires Voters
Must Be Re-listed
TRANSFER OLD NAMES
Will Be Three Sets of Regis
tration Books Under
New Plan
BOOKS OPEN ON APR. 27
Plans have been set in motion
by Surry county board oi elections,
of which R. A. Freeman, of Dob
son, is chairman, to revise the regi
stration books of the county as
required by a law of the last legis
lature.
The Surry board has adopted a
plan calling for the re-listing of
voters, to be carried out by the
registrars in all the precincts of
the county. Each registrar will
transfer from the old poll books
the names of all persons who voted
in either the 1936 or 1938 election
or in the primary of those years.
.Under the new plan required by
law there will be three sets of
registration books: one book for
the general election, one for the
Democratic primary, and one for
the Republican primary. It is the
duty of the registrar to make the
party books as best he can from
the general knowledge of the
people of his precinct.
Any names not found on the
books by voters entitles a voter to
register and thereby become elig
ible to vote.
The books for the registration
will open on April 27 and close in
two weeks.
The new listing of voters accord
ing to politics is done to prohibit
party members from takng part in
the nomination of tne other
party's candidates.
"MOVEMENTS
NOWPLANNED
County Commissioners and
School Board Survey
School Situation
TO MAKE INSPECTIOIN
Holding a joint session Monday
at Dobson, the Surry county board
of commissioners and the Surry
board of education discussed a
progrom of school improvement
for the county.
After surveying the situation
and the necessity of enlarged fa
cilities in classroom space, the
members of the two boards ap
proved an extensive building and
improvement for such
schools of the CUM.J as have out
grown their present facilities.
Visits to the numerous school
plants of the county will be made
at future dates v., '"he two boards
in an effort to determine the im
mediate needs of the schools.
Sitting in separate session, the
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FINAL SURFACE TO
BE PUT ON NO. 268
Surfacing of the 10-mile "sec
tion of highway 268 between
North Wilkesboro and Roaring
River, which marks the last link
in the Elkin-North Wilkesboro
highway, will get under way with
in the next few days, it has been
learned.
Nello Teer, Durham contractor,
who did the grading, has the con
tract for placing the blacktop sur
face on the road and has already
begun the task of conditioning the
crushed stone surface. The road
is closed to through traffic.
Miss Paul Is
Census Taker
For Elkin
Miss Ophelia Paul of this
city has been appointed as
census enumerator for the cor
porate limits of Elkin in the
1940 decennial census now un
derway.
Combined with the popula
tion count this year are various
other questions, including a
farm and housing census.
Enumerators for other sec
tions of the county eoold not be
learned, although The Tribune
tried by telephone Wednesday
in Dobson, Mount Airy, KtUs
ville, and other places to ob
tain a Mat.