North Carolina Newspapers

| CAROLINA'S LEADING jl |ffHBKLY NEUSPAPERj VOL No. XXIX No. II Late N BYRD SAILS HOME Rear Admiral Kichard E. *" who has been on an explo rttte* joyage to the South Pole it home with his 42 courageous men after mapping the ice regions in the vicinity of the pole. MACDONALD DEFEATED Ramsey Mac Donald's govern ment was defeated 282 to 274 on the amendment to the coal mines bill in the Britir' arliament on Tuesday. This does not mean, however, that he must resien be cause the issue was a minor one and wilt not effect the naval parley, now being held in Lon don. HOOVER SEES BETTER TIMES President Hoover in a Rtate-j ment Tuesday said the country «vaß getting back to normal and should be back on its old footing by the first of June. Unemploymeent is being cut down, the president said and within the next ninety days, all industrial lines sould be back to normal. SUPREME COURT DEATHH Justice Sanford of the Supreme Court died last Saturday at Washington of uremic poisoning. JTis death was Almost m-M-" and came a few hours after he collapsed in a dentist's office, where he had a tooth extracted. He was* 63 years old and was from Knoxville, Tenn.. where he was buried Monday with mem bers of the high court and other notable government officials present. Justice Sanford died a few hours before Chief Justice Taft died, both dying on the B!Uh birthday of another Justice, Oli ver Wendell Holmes who in spite of his years, is one of the most vigorous members of the high ' body. Federal Judge John J. Parker of Charlotte is being boosted by Senators Simmons and Overman as a successor to Justice Sanford because North Carolina has not had a member on the nation's highest bench since Judge Iredell served there a century ago. NEW CELLS FOR COUNTY JAIL Four new jail cells are being installed In the county baßtile at Dobson to care for the addition al prisoners being sent to jail. The new cells were purchased from " Mecklenburg county and were discarded when the new Jail was erected. The cells cost Surry county 1200 each. It is said that the additional room is required at the bastile here because of the new policy ot working piisoncrs on the roads instead of sending them to other counties. ADVERTISING INDEX The following index of com mercial display advertising is published for the convenience of our readers. Care is exercised in compiling this index, out we as sume no responsibility in case of omissions. NAME PAGE Professional cards 2 Cash and Carry Stores 2 C. A. Boles 2 Carolina Store 2 Hinshaw Cash Hdw. Silver Radio " 3 Bank of Elkln .3 " Sydnor-Spainhour Dept. St , 3 V- C. Chemical Company ...' 4 Vicks Salve 4 Chilean Nitrate of Soda 4 Harris-Burgiss Electric Co 4 Sargon 5 Standard gas 5 •Gold Ribbon Coffee 5 Chevrolet .* 5 Abernethy's Drug Store ...» 6 Basketeria 7 Ray and Oilliam 7 Elkin National Bank 7 Turner Drug Co 7 International Fertilizer 8 Lyric Theatre ' 8 Elkin Tribune 8 Paul OWJIT 9 S. P. U * 9 Black Draut'at 9 F. A. Brendle and Son R. Fer tilizer 9 Want ads 10 ~ Brookfalls dairy 10 Feldman's 2 ads 10 Turner Drug Co 10 Choate and Brown, Drugs 4 All women and even female animals are excluded from Mt. Athos in Greece, inhabited by 7,000 monks and lav brothers. The picturesque Jinricksha ul Japan rapidly giving way to the modern taxicab. • ; \ v. ■ • v.._ THE ELKIN TRIBUNE . - J" - / I And the Parrot Smd— >« I "Old Soak," the parroi brouf!. Rom the Philippines by Secretary . itate Stimson, greet"! fo-nif Pro*" '•nt Cooll'lpe at Sui.'.a C-i;»!itir Island, California. PAIR FLEE WHEN OFFICERS FIND BIG RUM HAE 15-3 C,ALIX>N JARS OF WHIS KEY FOUND ON DECATUR GENTRY FARM Although warrants are in the '..a'.D of offf ctv, OHKO and his son, Homer Gentry, have #ot been apprehended although officers gave them furious chase 'Lst Wednesday night following the raiding of the Gentry home home when 75 gallons of liquor were found in an outhouse on the Gentry farm, four miles east of Elkin near the Rock Springs school. Deputies Dickerson, Darnell and assistants Sprinkle and Jen kins came 'o the Gentry home with a search warrant and Gen try told them to make a search. While the officials were going to ward the outhouse. Gentry and son leaped into an auto and fled. | The officers broke the lock to I the shed jwhere they found fif teen five gallon jars of whiskey which was poured out. The officials chased the pair to Elkin and east to near the Greenwood filling station where it was found the fleeing pair had had a puncture and deserted the machine and fled lntp the woods. The warrants were taken out before U. S. Commissioner J. Henry Tharpe. Just a few hours prevloiusljf, Durdette Woodruff was arraigned before him on the charge of possessing a still. Woodruff gave bond in the sum |of 11,000 and is at liberty. AVER BOYS TRIED TO HOLDUP WOMAN Three youths of this vicinity are expected to be arrested with in the next few days following a hold-up near Kapps Mill when tlle-y chcased a Yadkin county woman from Trap Hill to that place. The woman told a version of the story that the boys began to follow her car near Trap Hill and chased her to Kapps Mill when they overtook her and said they were revenue officers and attempted to arrest her where upon she pulled a revolver from the car and pointed It at the trio She claims the boys again tried to follow her when she got in her car, but that she pulled the revolver on them and they disappeared. SEVERAL CASES UP IN BRYANTS COURT Several cases were disposed of In the court of Mayor Bryant In Jonesville during the past week. Ray Vestal was bound to court on a SSOO bond for carrying con cealed weapons and was sent to Jail in default of bond. Bart Brown was Riven a fine of 85 and costs on a speeding charge. Dewitt Sparks drew a like fine for the same offense, while Lanville Walker was l«t off wit hthe costs on a charge of driving without lights. T. T. Cbnrch was let off wth the costs for driving with old tags while Floyd Snyder will be tried for the same offense in the Mayor's court next Saturday. H. W. Lewis was given a S5 fine for speeding wbilfe Luther Cocker ham was let off with the costs for driving without lights. More than 6,004. Gold Star Mothers have applied for/trips to the graves of their sons in Eu rope this year. Others will go in 1932. 1932 and 1933, all at Ithe expense of tbe government.' KLKIN, N. O. THURHIM Y.MARCH 18, IfWM) 7 ELKIN NEGROES FORM A KU KLUX FLOG WHITE MAN I THEY AVER FLETCH WALLS, TAXI DRIVER, KEEPING COMPANY WITH OVE OP THIOR RACE . . ALL ARRESTED Will Be Tried Monday on .Assault ChargeM By Justice of the Peace Vestal Elkin's first negro Ku Klux Klan rode nn the wings of a wild night ride, beat up Fletcher Walls, local taxi driver and a ne gro with him. Norman Holcomb, because they allege Walls was keeping company with a negro woman, Bessie Hunt, of Ronda and the next day the whole seven night riders were arrested and will be tried the court of Jus tice Dan Vestal next Monday. It is "'"t the negroes, Itayrrn'i i "n .n. Floyd Phillips. Wilson '"t-Vcrson. Charles Har ris, Eb Tidline, Clarence Adams und Will Hunt, have been laying for Walls for some time and chased him a week ago in a Ford car, but were outdistanced, but obtained a higher powered car Saturday and gave chase to WRI)« ppd the colored woman with her brother, Norman llol comb. The chase led to near Brooks Cross Roads where the negroes caught up with the trio, stopped the car, got Walls and Holcomb out of the automobile and severe ly beat them. The Hunt woman fled. After beating the two men, 'he seven negroes took Walls' ?ar and drove hack to Elkin where it is said they turned the machine over to Mrs. Walls and told her of what they had done Walls had the seven negroes ar rested Monday morning and each irove bond in the sum of 1500 on •barges of assault and attempt >o commit assault. T OTRY HARTSELL ON OLD CHARGE Dr. E. .H. Hartsell, chief of po lice of Johelvllle, will appear in the court of Justice of the Peace Lovelace Saturday afternoon to give answer to a ni-sci-fa for fail ure to appear in that court some time ago to answer to a charge of obstructing justice and of threatening witnesses. The charge was made last September but the court claims I Hartsell failed to appear and was !called out. THIEVES STEAL HAMS AT WILLIAMS HOME On last Saturday night R. J. i Williams, who lives a short dis tance from Mountain Park, had his nn»at house visited by thieves who carried away four large I hams. Mr. Williams had gone to church and when he returned found that the door had been opened and the meat gone. The rogues came about 8:00 o'clock. Mrs. Williams and two small chil dren were at home but did not know of their loss until Mr. Wil liams came from church. Mr. D. C Smith, living a mile from Mr Williams lost his mule which was taken from his barn and carried off. The mule was tracked Sunday morning several miles below Zephyr and found tied beside the road in the Mul berry community. ✓ SURRY MEDICS HOLD A MEETING HERE I The meeting of the Surrj County Medical Society met at Hotel Elktn Tuesday evening. Dr. R. C. Mttchel of Mt. Airy, the president was present and presided over tbe meeting. Dr, Sam Ravenel of Greensboro was a guest of the society and read an informative paper on "Thy n Glands," Dr. S. A. Foster, haed of the health department of Greensboro, councilor for the Bth medical district, read a paper on the cooperation among medical men. A course dinner was served by the hotel management. * Those present were Drs. Mitch ell and Ravenel of Greensboro; Dr. Foster of Mt. Airy, Dr. Rob inson, Dr. Norman Hardin, Dr. Decatur, Dr Julian, all of Greens boro; Dr. R. E.. Smith and Dr. Ashby of Mt. Airy and Drs. Well born. M. A. Royall and Hugh Parks of Elkin. Nearly one-half of the contin ient of Africa is under the French 1 flag. Andrew Greenwood Flies From Chicago to Los Angeles to Visit Sister Who is 111 Andrew Greenwood, local au tomobile dealer, is expected to return to Elkln Thursday night with the knowledge that he is the first local person, and per haps the first person in the whole section who has taken the combination train-airplane serv ice to the Pacific coast. Mr. Greenwood left Elkin for Chicago about ten days ago and while in that city learned that his sister, Mrs. Mabel Greenwood 3 FOUND GUILTY IN WILKES COURT OF TAKING SAFE THURMOND SNYDER AND STONESTREET BOYS TO BE SENTENCED FRIDAY Thurmond Snyder. Alton and! Ad(£*>hus Stonestreet were found Sfiilty by a jury in the Wilkes superior court Wednes day evening of housebreaking, larceny and receiving stolen goods and will be sentenced by Judge W. F. Harding next Fri day morning. « The three were charged with entering the A. 3. Snow store at Doughton last September 2 and carrying away a safe with a sum of money, together with papers and accounts. They were defend ed by Attorney Frank Whitaker of this city and Julius Rosseau of North Wilkesboro. Attorney W. M. Allen of this city, assisted solicitor John R. Jones in the prosecution. Ron Sprinkle of Jonesville was found not guilty of the prostitu tion charge against him. He was deended by Attorney Whitaker. ALLEGHANY PLANS MILK ROUT! I ~~ Sparta.—A banquet attendee ' by the farmers and business mei 1 of ilie county was at the Fou 1 6aks Tavern in Spar,ta last Fri ' day evening. This get-to-gethe ' meeting was sponsored by Bryai ' Collins, county agent, and wa ! called for the purpose of work ' ing out some plan to establish i satisfactory market for milk ii : the county. ' R. F. Farmham, State dair; 1 specialist from the State Rxten Mon Department, acted as toast master and delivered the prinoi > pal address for the occasion. Mi ' Farnham pointed out that Alle ' chany ranks first in the eountie of the state in the number o cows per capita, and he spoke o i the splendid opportunity to sel | whole milk to the Craft Phoeni: , Cheese Factory located at Wes ' Jefferson. Mr. Thompson, field manage of the " Craft Phoenix Cheesi | Company, and Mr. Shnw, con struction manager for the Craf | Company both made" enthuslas tic speeches to the large crow assembled and promised the co operation of their concern in es , tablishing and building up a lo I cal market for whole milk ii connection with the plant a | West Jefferson. Mr. Turner, county agent o Ashe, who was instrumental ii getting the Craft Cheese peopli to establish their factory in tha county, gave the farmers tty benefit of his experiences ii helping to get better cows, lm proved pastures, and greater re turns from the sale of dairj products in the adjoining count] Mr. Seagraves. banker of West Jefferson, told of the advantagei from a banker's viewpoint of lm proving the dairy Industry. H« fcaid that land was selling bettei in tills county, fewer farm loam were being, made, and farmers were handling more mon ey now than ever- before, much of which he attributed to the in come derived from the sale oi milk to the Craft Cheese factory in his home town. Othej guests who addressed the meet in/ included Dr. Moore, Statf veterinarian. Dr. Curr, Edwin Dunoan, Sparta banker, Hort Doughton. local business . man, S. J. Thomas, R. H. Hackler. A committee composed of Ed win Duncan, S. J. Thomas and Coy McCann was appointed to aid the county agent in starting a number of milk routes to gath er up whole milk for sale to the Craft factory at Jefferson and they announced that thev ex pected to start trucks about April 15 th. Shultc was ill In Los Angeles, (ie at once took the quickest way to Los Angeles, leaving Chicago last Thursday morning by air jlane and flew until night wb he boarded a train which car ried him westward through the night. The next morning he left the train and again boarded an airplane, arriving in Los Angeles that evening. Mr. Greenwood left Los Angeles by train several days ago. 810 EGGS S. E. Shumate, local jewel er, has big eggs a plenty from f Plymouth Rock hen or hens. During the past few days, Mr. Shumate has gathered eggs of record breaking size. One measured 7 1-2 inches from tip to tip and six inches round another weighed 7 1-4 inches from tip to tip and 5 7-8 in ches around while a third measured eight inches from tip to tip and 5 5-8 inches around. All the eggs have dou ble yolk's. BOY ARRESTED ON FORGERY CHARGE Max 17, of Jonesville, was arraigned in Recorder's court Tuesday morning on a charge of forging a check for $25, pleaded guilty before Judge H. H. Barker and was bound ov er to the April term of the supe rior court. In lieu of a $500.00 bond, he must go to jail. It is alleged that the youth en tered the home of W. C. Kannoy and took a check from a drawer which Kannoy had written to D. C. Martin, and fraudently endors ed the name of D. C. Martin, tak ing the check to the Bank of El kin where payment was made. When the check came in for clearance, it was found to be a forgery. SENIOR CLASS TO STAGE COMEDY The Senior class of Eikin high school will present "The Mummy and the Mumps," a three act 'iirce on Friday, March 14, at 8 o'cloek p. m. in the school audi torium. This is a Denison Roy alty piny and is fw'l of fun Cast of Characters Sir Hector Fish. Richard At kinson; Francis Briscoe, Sam Maguire; William Laidlow, Sam Gentry; James Slammon (Rack fir). Bernard Hall; Perkins, the Sheriff, Fred Harris: Anna Hampton, Flora Royal!; Maude Mullen, Bessie Lee Wellborn; Dulcie Dumble, Irene Roberts; Agatha Laidlow, Hilda Lewis: Phoebe Beebe. Olivia Abernethy; Time, the present. Place, Fenella, a girls' school, in a small town near Boston. ELKIN BEATEN IN TOURNAMENT Elkin high school basketball tossers went down to defeat ir the first round of the elimina tion tournament at Winston-Sa lem Tuesday before the strong Rural Hall quintet by a score of 32 to 10. Transou, Elkin center, ac counted for six of the Elkin J points. SMALL BLAZE IN LUFFMAN SHOE SHOP , A small blaze originated Tues day night in the Luffman shoe repair shop on Main street but was extinguished before any great damage was done. The fire was discovej-ed about 7 o'clock by Mrs. J. S. Bell, who lives nearby and the alarm was given. Flra chief W. W. Whita ker and a few others put out the blaze without a general alarm. JONESVILLE CHURCH PLANS A REVIVAL ; Revival servicees will begin at the Jonesville Methodißt church the fourth Sunday in March. Rev. R. V. Salf of West Ashevtlle will conduct the services. The public Is cordially invited to at tend. I J J r Oldest Teetotaller [ tiSrA Zaro Afha. si* I** . knd years old. has buried eleven wives and. M » l«od never-took s drink. He Hvca *t Istambowi, Turkey KIWANIANS ASK BETTER PHONES AT PRESENT RATES (JO ON RECORD AS OPPOSING HORTON TELEPHONK CO. PROPOSITION HEATED ARGUMENT Hay Common Switchboard Sys tem Would Not 'ompoiiKute » * For Boost in Price The Elkin Kiwanis club put a bar in the way of the Horton Telephone Company getting higher rates for an improved telephone system in Elkin when the club went on record last Fri day night and asked for improv ed telephone service with the equipment now in use. A letter was presented by the utility company setting out a new scale of rates for the com mon battery system which would eliminate each person ringing when des}' ng to put in a call. The new fates asked for by the Horton concern are: $4.00 pet month for each straight line business phone; $3.50 for a two line phone including the same ring for office and residence: $2.50 for each residence phone: *2.00 for a two-party line: sl.7'> 'or a three, four or more party line. Attorney E. C. James, who represents the Horton Interests, has petitioned the conftmission ers for a new franchise, suggest ing the above rates, t* e council it is said, has tried I ' to in terest a new concern to come here since the Horton company Is operating without a franchise I but it seems that other phone utilities are unwilling to come so long as the present concern main tains its switchboard and lines in Elkin. Heated arguments arose at the Kiwanis meeting relative to the poor telephone system and it was argued that the common battery system at increased rates would not better the service at all and would require a ''central" and would not eliminate listening in. In fact, the only improvement would he in the elimination of the magneto system and the Ki wanians felt its elimination would not compensate for the I heavy increase in tolls. BOY'S HAIR CATCHES FIRE WHILE SINGED Huey Martin, son of John Mar tin of near Swan Creek, was severely burned about the head and hand when his hair caught fire while beinte singed at a lo cal barber shop last Saturday and medical treatment had to be secured. It is thought that the flame applied in giving singing became contaminated with a tonsorial tonic which contained alcohol. The boy put his hand to his head when the flames began licking! at his head and the member was also burned. HEAR EVIDENCE IN BILTRITE CASE Testimony was taken Monday by Commisßioner W. L. Reece, of Dobson, In the case of the Fi nance Service Corpoiation against the directors of the defunct Bilt rite Furniture Company. The evidence will be submit ted by the commissioner to the August term of superior court when the case wjJJ be decided. The hearing was held in the law offices of Attorney Marion Allen who, i#4th Attorney Harry Bark- Folger andyolger, represented the defendants. Attorney E. C. James of this city and Judg« L. R. Varser, of Lumberton, repre sented tbe plaintiffs. 10 PAGES PUBLISHED WEEKL.T WILLIAM H. TAFT MOURNED AS LAST RITES ARE HEARD BELOVED EX-PRESIDENT AND FORMER CHIEF JUST ICE BURIED AT AR LINOTOX DIES SATURDAY Sudden Heart Attack Ends Long Illness of Illustrons Statesman William Howard Taft, former president of the United and late chief justice, sleeps hi* eternal sleep on the wooded slopes of the Arlington National Cemetery at Washington, follow ing funeral rites held Tuesday afternoon. The former president died at 6:50 o'clock last Satur day afternoon of a suddtn heart attack which followed hard up on his long and crit al illness. Justice Taft had been in fail ing health for the past several years and last summer had to be (aken in an invalid chair to his train when he left for his sum mer home in Murray Bay Cana da. Coming back in the fall Mr. Taft seemed some better and presided over the arduous terra of the supreme court. Late in January he had to enter a hos pital to receive treatment for a serious bladder ailment and lat er went to Asheville for rest and recuperation. There he seemed to improve hut took a sudden turn for the worse and was rush ed back to his home in Washing ton where his physicians said his condition was beyond all hope. He was In a coma most of the time and it wan thought his pass ing would he but a matter of hours, hut his strong vitality kept him alive until the fatal stroke which suddenly snapped out his life. Few men in American history have had such a brillian career ".s Judge Tnft who was born September 15, 1857 in Cincin nati, OMo, the son of a former -abftieC member and attorney ■.'piioral. Tft was appointed federal Judeo before he was 35 1 f»00 became the first gov ernor General of the Phillipines. He was recalled to become Sec retory of War in 1904 And waß nrnde over William Jennings Bryan lnr"Hv because of the influence of President Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. "Taft had been the warmest of friends until after the Inauguration of the later when the friendship was broken and Roosevelt enter ed the primary against Taft in 1912 which led to the famous spilt In the Republican party and caused the election of Woodrow Wilson. Peculiar as it may stem. Mr. Taft died the pump day as anoth er of his colleagues of the su» preme court.. Justice Sanford, who died suddenly Saturday noon lust five hours befor'e the form president while another member member of the hleh tribunal, Justice Oliver W. Holmes was be ing honored 011 hip 89th birth day. The body of the former presi dent and chief Justice w»» taken from the home on Wyoming ave nue at 9 o'clock Tuesday morn ing to the capital where it lay in stnte until 12 o'clock, thou sands passing the bier to pay their last final iribute to the be loved statesman. The services were held in the Episcopal church where Mr. Taft had at tended divine services for many years. The president and cabinet members of the supreme court, officials of the government at tended and President Hoover or>- dered a thirty-day period for mourning. LEGION TO HAVE. MEETING TONIGHT Thursday night will be a galft ' night for the American Legion f who will meet in their regular • monthly meeting at the Trtbun* t office at 8 o'clock. Jack Osborn and his bffiiJ *os be on hand and give several - numbers and a talk will be made •by Attorney C»rlysle Higgl : of Sparta, who will bring soQia of the Alleghany war veterans ' with him. The meeting is ex i pected to be well attended and ■ toffee and sandwiches will b9 served. About 800.006 persons in Ger many now draw war pensions of allowances. —1