Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX. No. 27
DIPLOMAS ARE
AWARDED TO 30
ELKIN SENIORS
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Commencement Ends Here
Tuesday Evening
MILNER IS SPEAKER
J. G. Abernethy Delivers
Awards to Outstanding
Students of Class
HIATT GIVES SERMON
The commencement exercises
of the city schools came to a
close with the graduating exer
cises Tuesday evening at the
First Baptist church. Dr. Clyde
A. Milner, president of Guilford
College, delivered the literary ad
dress. Diplomas were awarded
thirty members of the graduating
class by J. Mark McAdams, su
perintendent of the school.
J. G. Abernethy, chairman of
the local school board, made the
awards of special recognition to
members of the class. James A.
Harrell, valedictorian of the class,
received the scholarship medal;
Miss Louise Laffoon received the
activities medal and Joe Transou,
the medal for outstanding work
in athletics. Miss Nancy Mose
ley, salutatorian of the class, re
ceived the American Legion Aux
iliary Citizenship award of $5.00
offered annually to the student
excelling in citizenship.
The Danforth Foundation
awards of the book "I Dare You"
was made to James A. Harrell
and Miss Elizabeth McNeill. The
wards are made throughout the
United States to high school
graduates for leadership in
church, school and town activi
ties as a challenge to carry out
their qualities of leadership. This
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FIND BODY OF
SURRYWOMAN
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson Had
Bullet Wound Through
Her Heart
RIFLE IS BY HER SIDE
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, 24, wife
of E. H. Johnson, of the Little
Richmond section, east of Elkin,
was found early Tuesday morning
by her husband, shot through the
heart with a .22 caliber rifle by
her side.
According to reports by inves
tigating officers, the husband, a
tenant farmer and sawmill work
er, heard a shot shortly after he
left his home Tuesday morning
to go about his duties of the day,
and returned to his home to In
vestigate, as the sound of the
shot was in that direction. Upon
his return he found his wife in
the yard in a dying condition,
with a recently-fired rifle by her
side. Powder burns were ob
served on the body, the officers
said. Coroner R. E. Smith and
Sheriff H. S. Boyd pronounced
the death a case of suicide.
The family Jived in a desolate
homestead and were in very poor
circumstances, according to Sher
iff Boyd. No note was left by
the woman and no motive except
the dire circumstances of the
family was known for taking her
own life.
The husband and two children,
three and five years of age, sur
vive.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at Little
Richmond Baptist church. In
terment was in the church cem
etery. The rites were in charge
of Rev. J. L. Powers, Rev. E. B.
Draughn and Rev. T. S. Draughn.
Yadkin Democrats
Endorse F. D. R.
For Third Term
•The Yadkin County Democrat
ic executive committee met In
executive session in Yadkinville
Saturday afternoon and re-elect
ed Dr. T. W. Shore of Boonville,
for a fourth term as county
chairman. Miss Mildred Logan
of Yadkinville, was elected vice
chairman and E. H. Barnard, of
Yadkinville, was elected secretary.
Among the resolutions passed
by the committee was one en
dorsing the administration of
President Roosevelt and pledging
their support to him for a third
term.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
TUry rj) AT)J r ATF Tf)f) Although they d oll ' 4 receive the acclaim
111 Lj I \jl\/IL/U /m.l Ljy I 1/1/ given the seniors at commencement time,
this seventh grade group of Elkin elementary school are graduates too, most of them,
and next fall they will enter Elkin high school, and in a few more years will be the
seniors of 1944. As pictured below, they represent one of the largest seventh grades
ever to finish elementary school here. Teachers are Miss Josephine Paul and Miss
Emma Cook.—(Tribune Photo.)
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Surry Democrats Back
Roosevelt For Third
Term In Dobson Meet
County Convention Proves Harmonious Affair as Party
Members Meet to Select Delegates to State Convention;
Standing Vote of Thanks Is Extended John Folger
for Work in Behalf of President
A small group of Surry county
Democrats met Saturday at the
courthouse in Dobson and in an
atmosphere of complete harmony
endorsed President Roosevelt for
a third term, decided that all
Democrats who attend the state
convention at Raleigh Saturday
shall be delegates, and adjourned.
The convention, which began
at 1:00 o'clock, was opened by
Congressman A. D. Folger, coun
ty chairman, who, after a brief
talk, turned the meeting over to
W. R. Badgett, of Pilot Moun
tain, who presided.
Archie Carter, of Mount Airy,
and John Folger, also of that
city, jointly offered the following
resolution which was unanimous
ly carried:
Whereas, seven years ago the
Democratic Party brought to the
leadership of this Nation a Presi
dent whose vision, wisdom, hu
manity and statesmanship lifted
the American people from the
depths of depression and des
pondency to the high place of re
covery and hope; and
Whereas, in this time of fear,
MAKE DRIVE ON
LIGHTDODGERS
Motorists Who Violate Traf
fic Light Ordinance Sub
ject to Arrest
POLICE ON LOOKOUT
All motorists are liable to ar
rest for violating the traffic light
ordinance, and a special drive is
now under way to curb this evil,
Corbett Wall, Elkin traffic officer,
said Wednesday morning.
Numerous motorists here violate
the law by disregarding the red
light altogether, Mr. Wall said.
Others go through on the "cau
tion" signal when they should
stop, he said.
It was pointed out that the
"caution." or orange light is for
the express purpose of warning
motorists that the red stop light
is about to flash on, and that they
should bring their cars to a halt.
However, many pull a "squeeze
play" on the orange and run
through the light, creating a dan
gerous traffic hazard.
Local police are now on the
lookout for mortorists who habit
ually ignore the lights, and all
violators seen in the act will be
subject to arrest and fine.
Bicycle fatalities for the first
four months of this year In North
Carolina were somewhat behind
those for the same period last
year.
and amidst the horrors of war
abroad, the American people look
to Franklin Delano Roosevelt to
protect us and preserve our
peace; and
Whereas, full confidence of the
people is well founded in him;
Now, Therefore, we the Demo
crats of Surry County in conven
tion assembled, do hereby resolve,
that:
The delegates from this county
to the state Democratic Conven
tion support a resolution to in
struct the casting of North Caro
lina's delegate vote at Chicago on
every presidential ballot when
and as long as his name shall be
presented, for the world's great
est humanitarian, the champion
of Americanism, the great Demo
cratic statesman, Franklin Del
ano Roosevelt.
Following the decision to make
all Democrats attending the state
convention delegates, a rising
vote of thanks was extended John
Folger for his work throughout
in behalf of Roosevelt for a third
term. The convention then ad
journed.
Red Cross Makes
Urgent App
For Surry
Citizens of Elkin and Surry
county will be given an opportun
ity to aid helpless men, women
and children in war-blasted Eu
rope. Many victims escaped,
wearing only one garment, there
fore the need for clothing and
medical supplies is very urgent.
A quota of $1,500 has been as
signed to Surry county. Dona
tions of any size will be received
by the Elkin branch of the Surry
county chapter.
All funds received in this cam
paign will be applied directly to
war relief work by Red Cross
workers in the stricken areas.
Funds may be mailed to the
Elkin Red Cross, or will be re
ceived at the drug stores and the
Basketeria store.
COMMISSIONERS. ARE
TO CONSIDER SCHOOLS
A meeting of the county board
of commissioners has been called
for Tuesday morning In Dobeon.
The purpose of the meeting is to
study more carefully the needs of
the county school system and to
try to meet these demands.
County School Superintendent
John W. Comer said that an ef
fort would be made to give each
school due consideration and that
some decision would be made in
regard to the emergency in
Slkln.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940
LATE / I
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NEWS jy*
State
m and
_ _ _____ Nation
BRIEF .
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, May 14
President Roosevelt and Sen
ator Taft, Republican, Ohio,
picked up Ohio's delegations to
the Democratic and Republi
can national conventions today
while West Virginia elected
uninstructed delegations. Ohio
will have 52 votes In each na
tional convention. Of the 584
delegates chosen so far to the
Democratic convention, 481 are
committed, by pledge or by ex
pression of preference, to sup
port a third term. There will
be a total of 1,094 votes in the
convention.
WASHINGTON, May 14
The good people of North Car
olina, one is assured, are not
only ready to follow President
Roosevelt into a third term,
but with equal enthusiasm
would follow him to Flanders
fields. They find themselves
wholly in accord with the view
attributed to the President,
that the American funtier Is
on the Rhine, or thereabouts.
J. Con Lanier, here from
Greenville, N. C., brought word
to the offices of some of the
members of the North Caro
lina delegation that sentiment
in his part of the state is shift
ing fast, that wherever he has
gone in his campaigning, the
people in all walks of life tell
him that this country will
have to go into the war, and
the sooner the better.
WASHINGTON, May 14
General John J. Pershing de
clared today that "every ener
gy in this country" should be
devoted to "preparedness
against the possibility of war."
In a formal statement, issued
soon after his return to Wash
ington from a winter vacation,
the general of the armies said
"none of us can tell when we
may become involved in the
struggle now raging with such
tremendous fury in Europe."
During the last war, Pershing
said, the allies protected the
United States during more
than a year of preparation and
provided materials.
WASHINGTON, May 14
An extraordinary arms pro
gram boosting next fiscal
year's defense spending to over
$2,500,000,000 was reported In
the making tonight after
President Roosevelt had as
serted, with the utmost em
phasis, that European events
dictated an immediate expan
sion and modernisation of
America's armed forces. Coat
less. seated behind a desk piled
high with papers as the result
of long conferences on the
subject, Mr. Roosevelt inform
ed reporters that the program
may cost a great deal of mon
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Nazis Claim To Have Pierced
French Maginot Line; British
Hold Despite Hun Pressure
ARE SEEKING
CURB MARKET
Home Demonstration Club
Officials Meet Here with
Elkin Merchants
BENEFIT RURAL WOMEN
Home Demonstration officials
met Tuesday morning at the
Town Hall with members of the
Elkin Merchants Association in
regards to opening a curb market
in Elkin.
Attending the meeting were
Mrs. Grace Pope Brown, Surry
home demonstration agent; Miss
Brown, agent of Yadkin county,
and Mrs. Morris, home demon
stration official, of Raleigh.
According to the plans outlined
at the meeting, the market would
be for rural women, and the co
operation of Elkin merchants and
other local organizations would
be needed to put the project
across.
Mrs. Morris stated that there
are 44 markets of this kind in
North Carolina. The farm women
sell only what they produce; they
are not allowed to buy and resell
products. On markets of this
kind poultry is the best seller, it
was said.
In 1939, according to Mrs. Mor
ris, 2,112 farm women sold $377,-
947.53 worth of products. This
figure included $40,000 worth of
cakes, $15,000 worth of flowers,
$50,000 worth of vegetables, $23,-
000 worth of butter, $42,000
worth of eggs, and many other
products.
Money made in this manner is
used-to.pay debts, pay off mort
gages, pay doctor bills, educate
children, buy labor-saving devices
for the home, build new homes,
buy automobiles, and many other
things, it was said. It was also
pointed out that rural women of
this section are heartily in favor
of the opening of a curb market
in Elkin.
Following the meeting, it was
said that it is hoped arrange
ments can be made to have a
curb market in Elkin within the
near future.
ELKIN WOMEN
FORJOBSON
Group of Prominent Ladies
Endorse Candidate for
Legislature
ARE TO VOTE FOR HIM
Henry Dobson, candidate for
the Democratic nomination as
representative to the North Car
olina General Assembly, has been
endorsed by a group of prominent
Elkin women who, in an advertise
ment appearing elsewhere in this
issue, have publicly voiced their
intention to vote for him.
Stating that "we beleive Mr.
Dobson to be the proper person
at this time to represent us, and
that he deserves this office be
cause of his experience and quali
fication," the ladies have stated
that they will "take pleasure in
voting for him in the Democratic
primary on May 25."
Mr. Dobson has served Surry as
representative during the two pre
vious sessions of the General As
sembly, and is throughly exper
ienced.
REVIVAL TO BEGIN
AT PILGRIM CHURCH
Announcement is made by B.
W. Walker, pastor of the Pilgrim
church here, of a series of revival
services to begin at the church on
Sunday, May 19, to continue
through June 2. Services will be
held each evening at 7:30 during
the week and two services will be
held on Sunday, at 11 ajn. and
7:30 P.m. Rev. W. A. Way, of
Greensboro, well-known evange
list, will bring the messages and
special music will be rendered at
each service by the liberty Hill
quartette, in charge of Miss Hil
da Way.
Rev. Way and the Liberty Hill
quartette are heard each Sunday
afternoon at 4:30 over radio sta
tion WBIG, Greensboro.
The church extends a cordial
invitation to the public to attend
the services.
Esteemed Siloam
Citizen Pa
In Hospital
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S. J. ATKINSON
Samuel Josiah Atkinson, of Si
loam, one of the best known and
esteemed residents of the county,
died at the local hospital about
9 o'clock Wednesday morning,
following an illness of two weeks
from septic sore throat. Mr. At
kinson, who was in his 90th year,
has been in declining health for
the past few months but his con
dition became critical only a
week ago. Until his last illness
he maintained a keen Interest in
civic, county, state and national
affairs. He was a prosperous re
tired farmer and merchant. Dur
ing his life he was a leader in the
county, although he never held a
political office. He was interest
ed in the work of the church and
donated the building site for the
Siloam Baptist church and for
the church cemetery.
Mr. Atkinson was a native of
Caswell county, and a son of the
late Johnson and Mrs. Elizabeth
Ingram Atkinson, and was the
last surviving member of the
family. The family moved to
Surry county 80 years ago. Mr.
Atkinson was married to Miss
Sarah Russell Jones on December
16. 1875. In 1935 they celebrat
ed their 60th wedding anniver
sary at their home at Siloam,
where they lived during all of
their married life, and hundreds
of friends called to felicitate the
beloved couple.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon (Thursday) at
2:30 at the Siloam Baptist
church. The body will lie in state
at the church from one o'clock
until the hour of the service. The
rites will be in charge of Rev. T.
S. Draughan and Rev. Mr. Rus
sell. Interment will be in the
family plot in the church ceme
tery.
Mr. Atkinson is survived by his
wife, three sons, J. S. Atkinson, of
this city, deputy collector of in
ternal revenue, K. B. Atkinson, of
Winston-Salem, and S. H. Atkin
son, of Siloam; and two daugh
ters, Mrs. W. G. Miller, of Win
ston-Salem, and Mrs. M. F. But
ner, of pine Bluff; 23 grandchil
dren and 11 great-grandchildren.
GLADE VALLEY MAN
INJURED IN CRASH
Thomas Green, 28, of Glade
Valley, is in the hospital here
suffering from a fractured skull
and other injuries sustained late
Saturday night near Sparta. Ac
cording to reports Green and J.
W. Inskeep, of Roaring Gap, were
en route to their home from a
dance near Sparta, when the car
went out of control and crashed
into a telephone pole. Inskeep
escaped injury of any conse
quence.
The young man is making sat
isfactory recovery from his in
juries, according to latest reports.
POSTPONE REGULAR
TERM SURRY COURT
Announcement • of the post
ponement of the regular term of
Surry county court that was
scheduled to begin June 3, was
made Wednesday morning by
Fred Llewellyn. No reason was
given for the postponement.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SURRENDER OF
MITCH PROVES
SEVERE BLOW
Greatest Battle of All Time
Said Raging
LAUNCH AIR ATTACKS
British Air Forces Said to
Have Been Successful Be
hind Nazi Lines
35 PLANES ARE LOST
Berlin, May 15. —The German
high command claimed today to
have peirced the French Maginot
line near the textile town of Se
dan—a historic, bloody battlefield
in Europe's wars and scene of a
crushing French defeat in 1870.
The German offensive, accord
ing to the communique, also car
ried the Reich's forces all the
way up to the Dyle River, a scant
18 miles from Brussels, capital of
Belgium.
(Dispatches from Paris and
London this morning disputed the
German claims of victory but ad
mitted a serious situation where
Germans crossed the Meuse near
Sedan. Paris pointed out that Se
dan is outside the Maginot line
and stated that the main defense
of France's wall of concrete and
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JONESVILLE MAN
PASSES TUESDAY
Meredith F. Gregory Was
One of Town's Oldest
Citizens
RITES ON WEDNESDAY
Meredith Gregory, 78,
one of the oldest citizens of
Jonesville, and for many years a
merchant of that town, died early
Tuesday morning from an illness
of several days. He was a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Thomas Gregory.
His wife died a number of years
ago. He is survived by seven
children, Mrs. N. F. Roberson, of
Hudson; Mrs. G. E. Mangrum, of
Danville, Va.; Mrs. J. E. Coon, of
Pinnacle; Mrs. W. A. Stroud, of
Jonesville, who resided with her
father; T. G. Gregory, of Char
lotte, and P. A. and R. L. Greg
ory, of Jonesville, and a number
of grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon from the
Jonesville Baptist church. The
rites were in charge of Rev. Mr.
Connell, pastor of the church, as
sisted by Rev. R. E. Adams, of
Mayodan, and Rev. R. J. Pardue.
Interment was in the family plot
in the Jonesville cemetery.
"Gone With the
Wind" to Start
Here Monday
"Gone with the Wind,"
movie version of Margaret
Mitchell's celebrated novel, will
be shown at the Lyric theatre
here Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week.
Reserved seat tickets for the
night shows are now on sale at
the Lyric boxoffice, and win
remain on sale the remainder
of this week or until they have
all been sold.
The picture will be shown
three times daily, the first
show starting at 9:36 a.m., the
second at 1:30 p.m, and the
final night show at 7:30 pan.
Seats will be reserved for the
night show* only.
Everyone is. urred to see the
picture from the bediming.
The afternoon show will ifegta
liniiiiidlMiirty after the morning
show ends. \
The picture will be fWB
length, exactly as It was shews
a* its world premier In At
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An intermission wtti be ob
served during eaeh shewing.