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STERN NORTH FcAROIJNA'B leasing I WEEKLY NEWSPAPER VOL. No. XLX. No. 6 LAND OF MIDNIGHT 'SUN TOLD BY MRS. G. T. ROTH IN TALK WOMAN'S HX'B HEARS OP fJgTKRKHTING THINGS OF, 'iM trlp of ixm al WOMAN' SUN NEVER SETS For Over Two Months Old Sol Never Sinks Behind Hori zon, Speaker Says I FeatuHng a travel talk by Mrs. G. T. Roth, the regular meeting of the Woman's Club held Tuesday afternoon at the Hotel Elkin was one of un usual Interest. This followed the routine business and the pro gram opened with a piano solo Remembrance'' by Ernest *F®s, played by Miss Effie Crater. The educational depart jk ment, had charge of the affair and Miss Blanche Dixon intro duced Mrs. Roth who prefaced her talk with a statement that it * had been her childhood dream to some day visit the North Cape, "The Land of the Midnight Sun" The speaker described the ac complishment of that dream during the past summer. She held her audience in rapt atten tion while she recounted her travels. The ocean voyage on a Danish vessel sailing from New York to I Norway wag made on a perfect . ocean, no rough water being en- I countered even in the far famed North Sea. From Islo, the capi tal of Norway a smaller vessel ] ■was boarded and the coast line ■ was followed for 1700 miles un- : til North Cape was reached. She i jßxpl&Kred that this point is as "*MMtfforth of the Arctic Circle as the circle was crossed, a gun was i fired on board to acquaint the passengers with the exact line. The pajty was extremely for- in having clear weather ' view the strange phenomonon the sun .apparently standing still in a position as it appears to us about half an hour before sunset. This was at midnight and due north of the spectators. To obtain this view the party was compelled to climb a steep ascent for about two miles and then trudge another mile over 'Hfr-'the plateau but It was one never to be forgotten. At this point on the North Cape from the 18th of May to the 29th of July the sun never ■inks below the horizon, and there is aft equally long night from the 14th of November un til the 23rd of January when the sun never rises above the horizon. The land is uninhabi tated except for the summer weeks. After returning to the south of Sweden another enjoyable trip was made across the county by canal from Stockholm to Goth enburg. .In the course of this journey more locks were en countered than exist in the Pan ama Canftl, there being 16 at one point alone, the boat having to be raised 20 feet in each lock. Rain and wind combined on one of the larger lakes to bring about genuine case of seasickness. One of the most interesting spots visited was the island of Gotland, In the Baltic Sea, whose capital city of Visby, con tains the remains of an ancient city of the Goths dating back to the 10th or 12th century It is entirely unrestored and contains within the walls the ruins of 17 magnlficient churches. A stop was made at Copenha- gen and another at Hamburg where the speaker remarked on the excellent food served. She could well understand why the 9 thg Germans grow BO fat. The . flteir continued through the Neth- and Mrs. Roth describ *lpfhe famous home of the Peace conference at the Hague; also her disappointment at the sea side resort of Scheveningen and the interesting potteries at Delft. In Belgium a visi was paid to the battlefield of Waterloo but aside from the imposing monu ment which has been erected to commemorate this historic field there is absolutely nothing ex cept a place where drinks are sol'' to weary and thirsty travel ers. After two weeks spent in and about Paris, viewing historical Versailles, cathedrals, museums and art galleries. Mrs. Roth fulfilled another dream of her life —that' of spending a sfeason at Lucerne. From this as a cen ' she took numerous side trips. Her description of the Jungfrau THE ELKIN TRIBUNE CHATHAM PLANT EXPANDING WITH NEW MACHINERY 9200,000 In Equipment Being Placed To Increase Facilities of Blanket Making Increasing their capacity 20 per cent approximately $200,000 worth of new machinery is be ing installed in the Chatham Manufacturing plants of this city and' Winston-Salem. It is thought hat the new equipment will be completely in stalled by the first of March and will require additional employes. At present more than 700 per sons are on the payroll at the lo nlant.. While many of the mills thru out the country are idle, the Chatham plant ha B been compell ed'to continue its day and night forces in turning, out huge orders on file. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Chatham Man ufacturing Company held Tues day, Thurmond Chatham was el ected president of the organiza tion to succeed his father, the late Hugh Chatham. T. M. Lil lard, of this city, was named vice president; A. L. Butler, sec retary and H. C. Graham assis tant secretary. Mr. Chatham is treasurer of the company. BOYS ARRESTED ON FEDERAL WARRANT Hampton and Harley Buellln, local youths are in the Yadkin county Jail in default of SIOOO bond each following their arrest by United States officer It. C. Brown for violating the fed eral prohibition law. The boys were taken before U. S. Commis sioner J. H. Tharpe and were un able to give the uond and were then sent to Jail. The pair was arrested on the Elkin streets Tuesday. John D. Royall, also of this, city, was arrested at the same time on the same charge, but gave a bond of SSOO before Commissioner Tharpe and was released. f MASONS TO ATTEND CHURCH SERVICES Elkin Masons will mtet at the lodge rooms next Sunday morn ing at 10:40 o'clock and will go in a body to the Methodist Church where a special masonic sermon will be preached by Rev. L. B. Abernethy. The Masons will wear the lodge dress at the services. All Masons are Invited to be at the services. . Another call for all Masons to be at a lodge meeting next Sat urday night has been Issued when Important matters are to be taken up. SMALL BLAZE AT THE A. CHATHAM HOME Fire of undetermined orgin caused a small loss at the home of Alex Chatham, president of the Elkin National Bank shortly after 2 o'clock Saturday after noon when a blaze was discover ed on the roof of th* home by employees of the Chatham Man ufacturing Company. Because of the snow on the roof and the timely arrival of the fire department the damage was kept to . the minimum and was gotten qulclfly under con trol. group of the Swiss Alps present ed vivid picture of these snow covered peaks sun shine and a little later the view she obtained of the Matterhorn, was equally as striking. She saw the first beam a of the morn ing sun touch their jagged, rocky peak and send forth such a rosy glow as to fill her room with light while all about, the mountains below were still in darkness. On another of the side trips the fast express trains traveled 45 minutes through the Simplon tunnel and through still another almost equally as long'—the St. Gotthard. After nine weeks spent in Switzerland she traveled to Can nes in southern France, going from there to Genoa where she boarded the steamer for hOme. The .Mediterranean proved itself quite rough and after calling at Naples, the vessel passed out through Glbralter, unfortunately at night, and .reached the harbor at New York one day late due to the adverse weather. ELKIN, N. C. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, tW Elkin 40 Years Mail But Once Was Carried Elkin "people who go to the postoffice thrice daily and get their mail from a box, know very little of the hardships of re ceiving- mail as was had here a half century ago and even less. Mr. A. G., Click and Mr. R. G. Chatham were recalling this week the days when Rev. James Minnish was postmaster and the mail came here but once a week and was carried on horseback from Salisbury. A crowd always gathered at the postoffice which was then in the store, owned by Chatham Manufacturing Com pany on the creek, when the mail arrived thQ. postmaster COUNTY HlKltt PRISONER AT 25 CENTS PER I>Al Lum Klevins, who was con victed in Recorders Court last week for carrying con cealed weapons has been hir ed out by tue county commis sioners to J. E. Hamby for twenty five cents a day. Blev ins was given a fine of SSO and costs and wag sent to jail when he could not raise the fine and costs. The commiss ioners aver they will hire out all prisoners whenever poss ible to make the county a quarter a day and save the board bill. MANY NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT HERE DURING THE YEAR 0 SEVEN BRICK RESIDENCES PLANKED FOR EARLY CONSTRICTION WITH PROSPER , TB 'SfOR MANY MORE * Elkin-Jonesville is expected to see more home building this year than for several years past, according to D. C. Martin, man ager of Martin's fnc., local real estate firm. Mr. Martin has had tentative plan 8 draws for seven brick veneer homeß, two of which will be built in the Elkin city limits in the near future while the re mainder will be built in Arling ton Heights where a recent de velopment was opened. From eighteen to twenty homes will be built in Arlington Heights alone this year, Mr. Mar tin stated. Practically all of the homes to be built will be con structed by persons who will live in them themselves although several rental properties will probably be constructed, it is said. K. M. THOMPSON IS MR. BOLES' TRUSTEE K. M. Thompson, of .Tones rille, was Tuesday named as trustee in the matter of the O. E. Roles bankruptcy case by Ref eree L. C. McKaughan at Win ston-Salem. No creditors were present at the meeting Tuesday and Mr. Thompson was ordered to dis pose of the matter with as much dispatch as possible. SMALL BLAZE AT W. M. ALLEN HOME The fire department was call ed to the home of Attorney W. M. Allen on Church street Wed nesday morning where a small blaze had originated on the steps leading to the basemenut of the home. The blaze was extinguished before the department arrived and the damage was practically negligible. MUST HAVK PERMITS County Welfare Officer L-on Walker has issued a statement In which he states that all boys and girls under sixteen years of age must have a permit from him before they will be allowed |to work under the state law. LEOION TO MEET An important meeting of the newly reorganized George Gray Post of the American Legion will he held at the Tribune office on Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock 1 and all ex-service men are invit ed to attend. would call 1 out each letter; post card and parcel and paper to the eager crowd. For years Frank Day of Jones ville, carried mail from Hamp tonville to Elkin, walking the entire distance and carrying the mail which wa 8 then scanty, on his back 01dtimer a recall that in the early days, Elkin had two postoffices, one called Elkiu Valley postoffice which was lo cated near where the shoe fac tory is now located and the oth er the Elkin office near the bridge over "the creek on Main street. The Elkin Valley office was not discontinued until the Chatham plant was moved to its new location. FRAZIER'S BOND FAULTY, ORDERED HELD 0Y SHERIFF Said Bonding Company Would Not Carry Him Over Present Court Term J. W. Frazier, obsconding head of the Old Riltrite Furniture plant of this city, was ordered In the custody of the sheriff by Judge Shank at Dobson this week when his bond was found faulty. He had not made a new bond at press time, but it was thought that mater would be arranged. It i s said that the bonding company only secured Frazier's bond to yiis term of court and when the case was continued un til the April session, the bond ing company objected unless a larger payment was made. The bond as originally set at $5,000 was not raised by the court, how , ever Frazier face 8 charges of em bezzlement and forgery following the collapse of the Eflltrlte plant here and FrHzler's flight. He was apprehended in Detroit, , Michigan, almost a year after the ; failure of the Biltrite plant. He was tried in Recorders court here where probable cause was | found and bound over to superior court, but it was found that the docket at this session was too J crowded to include his case and hence it was continued. MISS ALICE DIXON KIWANIS SPEAKER Miss Alice Dixon was the speaker at the Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting held at the Hotel Elkin last Friday night. Miss Dixon, who has been in the Orient for several years and who returned home only a few mon ths ago, told the Kiwanians of the various customs of the na tions and people of the Far East. r She also touched on the trip * she made from Japan last fall and told many interesting things " of Europe and Egypt where she ' stopped en route to Elkin. GEORGE MAYBERRY DIES NEAR CYCLE Mr. George Mayberry, 78, highly respected citizen of the Cycle community died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joyce Myers, Friday morning, after a lingering illness. Funeral serv ices and interment were at Union Hill church, Yadkin county, Sun day morning. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Myers of Cycle and Mrs. W. T. Myers of Elkln, four sisters, Mrs. Mary Davis, Hidden- Ite, N C., Mrs. Caroline Williams New hope, N. C., Mrs. Amanda Mayberry, Hayes, N. C.. and Mrs. Matilda Redman of Statesvllle. Mr. Mayberry wa a a member of the Union Hili Baptist church' and had been a deacon iu the church for the past thirty years. That he was an honored and in fluential citizen waa attested to hy the throngs of friends from many sections of the county who attended his faneral services. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mr. J. L. Lowery, who has been ill at his home on Elk Spur street, returned to Long's Hospital in Statesvflle Tuesday for further treatment-. Hia con dition is gradually getting worse Hia many friends will be aorrv Day Huey Bin She Ah? J | f• The line above the picture is Chi nese ior "Number, Please?" and these are three of the "Hello girls" who op erate the switchboards in San Fran Cisco's Chinese telephone exchange L ate N\ TAFT SERIOUSLY ILL Chief Justice William Howard Taft lias been taken back to his home at Washington i n a very serious condition from Asheville where he went several weeks ago in an effort to regain his health. It is generally conceded that the former president was taken home to die. He is suffering from a complication of diseases and was so weak when he reached Wash ington Tuesday ne hardly rec ognized those about him. Mr. Taft resigned as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme court Monday and President Hoover at once appointed Charles Evans Hughes who promptly accepted the place. Mr. Taft is the only man who has served as both President and head of the Su preme court. MORRISON FOR BAILEY Two -ex governors of the state will be arrayed against each other id their altignments for senatorial candidates because former governor Camwon Mor rison has issued a statement that he is for the candidacy of Josiah Bailey to take the place of Sena tor F. M. Simmons at the com ing democratic primary. CHASE MAY LEAVE CAROLINA Dr. Harry W. Chase, president of the University of North Caro lina. ts being considered a 8 Pres ident of the University of Illinois to take the place of David Kinley who resigned sometime ago. CAROLINA HEAVY TAXES North Carolina continued in second place in taxes paid the federal government six months In 19 29. ly New York in amount of taxes paid the federal government. SHORT SESSION RECORDER COURT Little transpired in Recorders court Tuesday morning btrause 'of the inclement weather with the incidental failure of witness es to get to court. Boyderi' Well born was given a fine of $lO and 1 costs when he pleaded guilty to 1 a charge of having.liquor in his ' possession. The testimony brought out the fact that when Deputy Sher iff Darnell entered a filling sta tion north of Elkln several weeks ago. Wellborn had a quantity of liquor which" he threw through a window at the approach of Darnell. MRS. J. H. BILLINGS DIES OF CANCER i, . " Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock i at the Ronda Baptist church fdr ; Mrs Ida Billings, 56, wife of J. ( H. billings, who died at her home Tuesday after an illness of Jhrep years from cancer.' Mrs. Billftigs is survived by her hus : band and one daughter, Mrs. Ralph Martin. Interment- follow i nd in the church cemetery. „ NEW SON ( Mr. and Mr«. Claude Mason ; announce the birth of a son on January 24.r MUCH ACTIVITY AT COUNTY SEA By- H. C. Hampton Dobson, N. C., Feb. 5—A. J. Badgett, 76, a prominent farmer and citizen of this community died yesterday a this uome fol lowing a brief illness- Funeral services will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon. v In-, terment will follow in the family burying ground by the side of his wife who preoeeded him in death several years ago. Mr. Badgett was a high type of cit izen, his life being exemplary in every respect. His word was his bond he carried it out to the letter in his dealings with others and demanded of others the same honor and square dealing he himself displayed. He esteem ed men for their worth and char acter, not on account of accident of birth in a class or creed or section. He was born and reared in Surry county and spent all of his life in this community. By hard work economy and good business management he accum ulated a consederable amount of property. He leaves three sons,, Tom, George and Bob Badgett, two daughters, Mrs. Paul Mc- ICormick, and MISB Rosella Bad gett all of Surry county. Thfr Riloam Methodist Church was destroyed by fire Sunday week. The house caught fire near the chimney flue while Sun day school was in progress, The Baptist church at Moun tain Park wag damaged exten sively by fire Saturday week, the flames originating In a mus ic room of the Sunday school an nex which was being- used for class work by the music depart ment of the Mountain Park Jun ior College. Two pianos, one of the pro"«rty of the school were demolis.Si. The fire is supposed to have started from oil, a small ledquaintiy of which had been dropped upon the floor when a fire had been built in the stove, the heat from the stove causing it to catch. The church building is of frame construction how ever the flame" were prevented from the auditor ium. Miss Dorothy Vernon, teacher training student of the Dobson school spent the week end with he r parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Vernon of Mt. Airy. Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Rogers re turned home Saturday from Sem ora where they spent some time with Mr. Rogers' parents Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Rogers. Miss Myrtle Wood entertained a number of her friends Satur day evening at a delightful par ty at her home the occasion be ing her 1 ith birthday anniver sary. At the conclusion of he games deUciovs refreshments were served the following guests: Spofford Cave, Charles Moser, Traft Moser, Dixon Collins, Thedford Sprinkle, Myrtle Hem mings, Loree Hemmings, Vertle Edmonds. Eva Collins, Coly Mel : ton, Jim Holyfield. Jack Hardy, Dewltt Williamson, Frank Ball, Grant Rrintle, Clyde Holyfield. Minnie Holyfield, Lillian Holy- Held, Jim Snow, Frank Edmonds Swansop Southern, Lum Holy field. Grady Cooper is going to make a, trip to central Fla. the middle of this month in his trade bus. This is a good oppor tunity to make this trip at rea sonable rates. Surry Superior court for the trial of criminal cases only, for one week's term began here to day with Judge Michael Schenk presiding. The jury is as follows: J. H. Key. E. L. Wolfe, G. W. Wilcox en, W. H. Moore, B. D. Nichol son, Robt. Hicks, J. M. Chilton. C. A. Key, J. R. Windsor, G. L. Belton, J. TVf. Atkins, E. W. Holt I M. Gordon, W. H. OwenfT, R J. Carten, R. D. Livengood, G. W. L. M. Beamer, J. S. Collins, W. Hawks, C. E. Hiatt, R. R. Evans, F. Hapris, Lester Lowe. J. D. J. H Mitchell. X- J- Kidd; A. H. Love, Geo. Bartley, H. G. Lewis, Chatham, W. A. York, E. C Grler, Ellis Hill, T. S. Ashburn, E. A. Randleman, C. H. Allred, W. C. Reynolds. Marriage license were, issued the past week to the following couples: Earnest Fallin, Jones boro, io Maude Crissman, Si loam; Conley Burton to Pearl Snead. both Ru»k; D. N. Crowd (Continued er« ps§« five) t, ■ 1 8 PAGES — ■ d PUBLISHED WEEKLY FUNERAL RITES HELD SUNDAY FOR CLEMENT HENDREN THRONGS I'ACK CHURCH TO PAY LAST RESPECT TO WELL KNOWN YOUTH ENDED HIS LIFE Clement son of Judge and Mrs. J. F. Hen dren, who ended his own life by shooting himself through the brain with a 32 calibre revolver last Friday afternoon, wa 8 laid to rest in Hollywood Cemetery Sunder afternoon following brief funeral rites at the Elkin Meth odist Church. Rev. L. B. Aber netlry and Prof. Zeno Dixon con ducted the services. Rev. Aber nethy read several scripture les sons and the obituary while Prof. Dixon offered a prayer. The choir sang several beautiful num bers. The church edifice was fill ed to overflowing by friends of the young man who was held iu such high regard. Hardly anything of recent years has shaken the community as the tragedy Friday afternoon. Taking the family, car, the youth drov* t 0 a lonely place on the old Dobson road a few miles north of Elk in, parked his car to the side of the road and fired a shot from a 32 calibre revol ver through hi ft brain. The shot entered just above the right ear passed completely through the head and burled itself In a enow bank twenty feet away. iJeath wag instantaneous. He had borrowed the revolver from Harold Click, saying that he wanted it to shoot some cats which were molesting his home. Mr. Click state 8 that young Hen dren seemed to be in good spirits when he called and the two played a game of pool on Mr. Click's table. The body was found short iy before four o'clock by two local plumbers Ray Oilliam and Han some Smith who happened to be passing. The men saw the body in the car and thought tht man sleeping but upon second glance saw the blood about the car and investigated and at once called Coroner Lee/ Snow who pronounced death suicide. The dead boy had evidently* carefully planned the whole tragedy and wrote the following note to his mother: Hear Mama: , "I'm not as well as I seem to be. In fact I coudn't go back to work at all. So ratjier than be a burden as an invalid it Is best to die. Please try to understand that everyone isn't as brave as you are. It i H for the best. My whole life has been full of mistakes. It's goodby." Love Clement After writing the note the boy carefully folded it, placed a package of cigarettes upon It by his side, lay (he pencil with which he had written it by its ' side and put the gun to his tem ple and fired. The eun was still in the hand when passersby | found the body which was in a I sit tin « poo till re on.' the driver's side of the car. The head was betft back over the seat.lt i s said that youiiK Hendren had worked at the Elkin Furniture plant in the morning and JIMS seen on , the streets in the afternoon a short time before the tragedy. Added grief to the tragedy came because the father is in a hospital at Richmond, . Virginia and a sister is at another sani tarium whle another brother Is in a tuberculosis hospital at Asheville. Few of the younger people of Elkin were held in so high re gard as Clement Hendren. He attended the local schools and later spent some time In the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Horrt'.ary pallbearers weret clo4p friends of the deceased, John Evans. Robert Kirkman, Ralph Cooke, Glen Evans, Har old Click and Lee N«SStves. while the Flowerbearera were teachers In the city schools, Misses Eliza beth Anderson. Artelee Puitt, Gertude Michael, Maria Baird, Bertelle Llneberry, Ola Angell, Lolino Payne, Emma Cooke, Blanche Dfxon and Mesdames D. C. Martin, Fletcher Harris, J. H. Beeson and Hugh Royai!. S > Surviving are the Judge and Mrs. J. F. Hendren*. ' three sisters Mlseau Mary. Irene and Frances and lour brokers, J. F. Jr., Mayhew, Llnville and Thomas.
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