J=EII;| THE ELKIN TRIBUNE J »>FH
VOL NO. XIX HO. 18
1930 CENSUS SHOWS 3663
.DID PARKER MAKE
-NEGRO STATEMENT
IN ELKIN IN 1920
**>
• R. L. LOVELK K SAYS TOWN
IN SPOTMOHT ON ISSUK
AND RUSHES TO AID
* OP JURIST
? WILL BEARD BORAH
j Files of Tribune Shows Judge
jf" Spoke Here but Dom Not
Mention Statement on
f|L - Black*
\ M
" According to information,
Elkin is a pivotal center of the
bitter battle over the confirm
ation of Judge John J. Parker,
•f this state, to be a member of
the United States Supreme Court
It is said that an affidavit was
presented the senate Judiciary
committee from a man named
Kurfees that Judge Parker made
his now famous negro speech in
Elkin as well as Greensboro and
the fact seems to 'have entered
the senate records and is being
used against the North Carolin
ian by the negroes
Anyway R. L. Lovelace, told
here that he was leaving
for Washington last Monday
■where he had been called to tell
what he knows about the situa
tion and just what Judge Parker
said while here. Some of Mr.
Lovelace before he left, told them
Judge Parker vent over the
speech with Mr. Lovelace before
it was delivered and therefore
t >. is able to tell Just what the Jur- ;
iJt Ist did say on the negro ques-
Btion.
B, Persons in Elkin say that Mr. 1
Lovelace before he left, tol them
he intended to have a face to 1
■r face talk with Senator Borah, of
"*m against Judge Parker and, if
-jm necessary pull the wire which 
A would make the great Idahoan 1
1
* The fact that Elkin has enter
ed the fj*>tl!ght at' Washington
r\ BB °o® of the places where Judge
B* Parker made his now famous
statement that he would rather
not be elected' If one negro vote
helped hi into'success came as a
• surprise to most people, if the
statement \» true.
A survey of the Tribune files
of 1820 shown that Judge Parke
u at tb S *' ar «house in late
l#2q when Judge Park
er was running as the Republi
can candidate for Governor. The
Tribune oP-jflat date, carries but
a small heaJflon the article and
has a story of but two Inches in
length and of the speech has
this to Bay:
"Hon. John J. Parker, Repub
lican candidate for Governor
spoke here this week. Mr. Park
er is an attractive speager and
. presented his vlewn in a force
-1 ful and logical manner. He dealt
' with the League of Nations and
the Revaluation act and devoted
most of his speech to the latter
1 Issue. His remarks were free
from abuse and bitterness for his
opponents."
Mr. Lovelace returned home
late Wednesday and told inti
mate friends that Judge Parker's
nomination would he confirmed.]
(Continued on page 10)
ADVERTISING INDEX
w
The following index of com-
Jmtrcial display advertising is
published for the convenience of
our readers. Oare is exercised in
compiling this index, but we as
sume no responsibility in case of
omissions.
NAME PACK
Paul Gwyn* 10
Double Eagle Service Co 2
Elkin Kiwanian 2
Paint Shop ...f 3
A. Boles 3
Gold Ribbon Coffee 3
sS. P. U 3
'lnsurance Loan & Trust Co .. 3
Camel Cigarette *. 3
"Montana Moon" 3
Ray and Gilliam 4
Dr. Dula 5
1 Elkin National Bank 5
Basgeterla T .. 5
Professional Cards 6
, Harrls-Burgiss Elect. Co 6
t V. C. Chemtral (b> - 6
W Noah Holbrook f 7
r Bank of Elkin 7
| Elkin Hardware Co 7
Sargon 7
Elkin-Jonesville Bldg. Loan .... 7
Ljrlc Theatre 7
Elkin Plumbing & Heating Co. 7
Community Page 8
Abernethy's 8
Eg. P. U 9
i\--t .Mp i«
J. C. Penmy 10
Aged Surry H . 1
T oMillionaire's
An aged holly tree which hasi To preserve the holly tree,
been a landmark near Mountian five feet diameter of North Car- ]
Park since the memory of men olina soil was retained around
now living, has been torn up and base and roots of the tree and it
shipped to Glen Cove New York is thought it will grow in its new
where it will adorn the estate of environment along with the oth-
George pratt, Standard Oil mag- er shrubbery.
nate who purchased the holley A special car was chartered to
trea along with much other take the tree to its destination
mountain shrubbery. The holley and it was found that the tree a-1
tree and shrubbery belonged to lone weighed eleven tons. The
J. H. Fulgham president of freight charges were said to
Mountain Park Institute. Iliave been SI,OOO.
NEGRO'S HEEL IS
UKE ACHILLES SO
HE GOES TO JAIL
WIN FIELD MARCH CAU«HT
BV HEEL IN TRYING TO
ESCAPE LIQUOR
AGENTS
WinfieJd March, colored, like
Achilles of i old, was invlunejahle
except for his heel and because
he was like Achilles, he is now
reposing in the dank cells of thei
Yadkin county jail in default of
a SI,OOO bond for his appearance l
in the next term of fereral court
for violating the liquor laws. '
a It all came about Monday
s night when Federal agents
. Smith, Kenedy and Kilby visited
. March's home several miles north I
of Elkin and purchased a quart!
of liquor from the npgro. They
, made the trip Tuesday morning!
> and bought another pint where
l upon they arrested March. All
I went well until tbey bad the neg-.
fro in the automobile tbey were)!
, driving and March m*de a lunge 
, for freedom and ,wj>rfued bis way
through the glass door of theaar
. and free from the Officers until
, Officer Kilby grabbed Ulm by the
i heel and held him fast in spite
s of the gymnastic gyrations of the
r prisoner. He finally gave up and
9 was brought before U. S. Com
~ nissoiner J. H. Tharpe where he
„ was arraigned and sent to the
Yadkin jail in default of bond.
s ever when Officers W. D. Ken
did make good his escape how
8r Another alleged bootlegger
B nedy and John Van Hoy Invaded
" the thick fastness of the mount
* ain footills near Shepherd's Cross
® Roads and arrested L C. Harris
where they found six 'barrells of
beer ready to still. Kennedy was
J breaking up the still and Van
Hoy was watching the prisoner
when suddenly, Harris gave a
' leap and was soon at liberty a
mid the thick woodlands tbere-
I abouts and could not be found
_ after a thorough search.
THIRD GENERATION
TO BE GRADUATED
UNDER PROF. DIXON
One of the features of the
graduating exercises of the
Jonesvllle High School this
month will be the fact that
when Thompson Greenwood re
ceives his sheepskin, he will be
the third generation of one fam
ily to receive a diploma from
Prof. Z. H. Dixon, which is con
sidered to be quite a record.
When Prof. Dixon started the
Yadklnville School back in 1890
the lad's grandfather, .A. J.
Martin, later superintendent of
schools of Yadkin county, at
tended Prof. Dixon's school and
later the boy's mother, Maude
Martin Greenwood, who is now
a member of the Jonesvllle fac
ulty, was graduated under htm
and now the boy will add anoth
er link to the chain when he re
ceives his diploma.
Rev. T. S. Clarkson will con
duct services at the Galloway
Memorial Church Sunday after
noon, May 6. at 3:30.
Land a t Trap
SCents Per A
I«and In and around Trap Hill
was worth five cents an acre in
184 6 as shown from an old land
deed in the possession of Mrs.
Susan Hanks, of this city, who
was going over some old records
at her home this week and dis
covered the original land Rrant
.o land she still ov/rii near Tray*'
ELKIN. N. THIRBDAVMAV 1, 1030
BOBEIIEIMER IS
AGAIN NAMED TO
HEAD POSTOFFICE
PRESIDENT HOOVKR SENDS
.NOMINATION TO HKNATK;
FIRST APPOINTED l»V
ROOftKVKI/T
Charles N. Bodenheimer, pre
sent postmaster of Elkin, has
been reoominated for the place
by President Hoover and his
i nomination sent to the senate!
or confirmation, according to
i' >ress dispatches from Washing
ton Wednesday morning. Mr.
'llodenhelmer had practically no
opposition for the place, it is un
derstood and his appointment
was merely a matter of form.
The appointee first served as
I he Elkin postmaster more than
twenty years ago, his first com-
I mission cominK from President
Roosevelt who named hltp in
Febrary 1909, a month before
Mr. Taft became president Mr. i
jßodenheinter was oat of office 
during the two Wilson adminis
f ration* fctit was again apnolntml |
by President Harding, later hp
.( oolidge and now by Hoover. *,
HE JONESVILLE
FACULTY GUESTS
OF KIWANIANS
*ROF, ZENO DIXON APPLAVD
ED TO ECHO FOR SOU)
RENDITION
Elkin Kiwanians entertained
he Jonesvllle school faculty at
the club's regular meeting last
Friday night at Hotel Elkin.
The meeting was In charge of It.
L. Hubbard and the program was
featured hy a vocal solo by Prof.
7.. H. Dixon who sang "Johnny
Sands," and wan vociferously ap
plauded for It was probably the
first time than any of the mem-|
ers had heard the educator!
sing or knew he possessed so
charming a musical voice.
The teachers who put on the
program sang a comedy number
first, "Seven little negroes go
ing out to dine," and this was
followed by* a reading "Why I
never married," by Miss Mollie
Burrus. M. R. Haynes then gave
a Jews harp selection after which
Miss Reulah Fleming gave a
reading, "The toothache."
The following teachers were
guests of the club: Mrs. Bertha
Stout and Miss Kate Fletcher,
first grade; Miss Mollie Burrus
second grade; Miss Beulah Flem
ing, third grade; Mrs. Maude
Greenwood, fourth grade; Miss
Elizabeth Turner, fifth grade
and Miss Ruby Steeleman, Miss
Clara Bell, Messrs. M. R. Haynes
W. A. Hunt and Professor Z. H.
Dixon, junior and senior high
school teachers.
Many of the Kiwanians are
planning to attend a distrcit Ki
wanis meeting which is to be
held at Greensboro next Thurs
day night at which time Roe
Fulkerson, International execu
tive, will apeak.
4111.
The original instrument con
veying the land in December
184 6 sets out that one hundred
acres of land near Trap Hill was
conveyed to Nathan Carter for
five dollars. C. L. Hlnton was the
public treasurer of th« state at
hat time.
LAGEY J. BRAY
PASES AWAY AT
HOME; ILL LONG
VIONKKR OWNKR ANI»
KKIX)VKI> VITISSKX AN
SWKRS DtikTH (ALL
TUKBBAY
Hr-
CAME HERE IN 1889
Instrumental in' (iimth of
Community; FUIUMMII Kiti-A
Held Wednesday
A sourca of deep regret to the
residents of Elkin was the pass
ing of Mr. Lnoey J. Bran, age 71
at bis home on Gwyn I Avenue.
Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock. Mr.
Bray was a native of Suit-y coun
ty. being reared in a ruiWl com
faH
v. .. .
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MR. LACEY J. BRAY
m unity near Dobson, and was
one of the oldest residents of
Elkin, having lived hyre for the
pant forty one ye*)>
Mr. Brfty* .entire life fitm been
devoted to the milling industry
becoming affiliated with the
management of the Elkin Roller
Mills after its establishment In
1895. He with his sen, A. ().
Bray purchased the mill outright.
Prior to that time he operated
one of the first roller mills in
this section of the state.
Moving with his family to Elk
in in 1889, !Wr. Bray had been an
activS member of the Baptist
Church of Elkin since that time.
He nerved on \he hoard of dea
cons for fifteen and at the time
of his death he was n
deacon and a member of the
board of trustees of the Church.
He has always been one of the
eaders in civic and religious en
erprises of the town and has
ontributed liberally to their
ause. *
J The deaf?) of Mr Bray was not
, unexpected, and members of the
j umily from a distance had been
I ummoned to the bedside a week
, ago. He suffered a stroke of ap
poplexy last September from
1 which he never recovered. al-{
though he was not confined to
;his bed the entire time.
On May 7th last year, he and
Mrs. Bray celebrated their gold
en wedding anniversary at their
home here, at the time the anni
versary gift of their children was
a memorial window In the Bap
tist Church here. This was dedi
cated at a special service Just
two weeks ago.
He is survived by his wife,
who was before her marriage
Miss Tassie I-iOU Channey and sev
en children all of whom were at
his bedside when the end came.
They are: Mrs. M. K. Pleasants
Ocala, Fla„ A. O. Bray. North
Wilkesboro: James S. Bray, Mt.
Airy: Mrs. John D. Berry. Ral
eigh; Mrs. W. B. Williams,
Mountain Park; Mrs. S. O Ma
guire, Elkin and Joe L. Bray of
Atlanta, Oa., fourteen grand
children, three sisters and one
brother also survive.
The funeral services were con
ducted yesterday afternon at
2 o'clock from the First Baptist
Church, by the pastor, Rev. Eph
Whisenhunt assisted by Rev. L.
B. Abernethy. The church was
filled with friends aud admirers
of the deceased.
The active pall hearers were
the three sons and tree sons-in
law of the deceased and honor
ary pall bearers were Dr. M. A.
Royall. Mr. R. L. Church, Mr. J.
M. Lillard, Mr W. S. Gough, Mr.
Z. H. Dixon and Mr. W. P. Reece,
and charter members of the Jun
ior Order.
The profuse floral offerings
were born© by Meadames: i>. F.
lough. T. M. Lillard, W. F.
Reece, J. A. Bomers. R. h. T. :
Elkin Practically Doubles
1920 Figures Gaining
1162 During Past 10 Years
CONVICT CAMP
TO BE MOVED TO
WEST JEFFERSON
PRISONERS TO WOBK ON
NEW ROAD WITH COM
PLETION OF ROAD SO
DONE THIS WEEK
liUNt Few Days Ma red by Escape
of Three Trustees from
Place
This week will see the comple
tion of the widening and improv
ing the State Highway 20 from
Houghton to the top of the
i mountain at Roaring Gap and
the state convict camp will be
i }ioved next week to near West
Jefferson where the convicts will
work this summer in building a
[highway from Jefferson to Gras-
Isy Creek.
\ The last week • of the prison
'lMiarred with the escape of three
cataip near Roaring Gap was
truUties from the camp who are
still\ at large. The convicts es
cape® last Thursday.
TwV of the group were trus
ties, tke pardon of one of them
having \ been expected daily for
a week lor more.' The third was a
| F.ook arid had advanced to B
' grade. Vhe getaway was affected
at an «|arly hour probably about
i o'clo«lh, whQw 3* Mwpwf'HP
tettdent4|HpooKjVJ|*_ in ' Elkin
attending sitae business"tniflMni?
i There were indications of a swift
• change from B grade to A grade
wearing apparel by the'eook who
left his usual outer wearables in
. the laundry room. No reports of
friction had been heard from the
. camp for some time and things
had been moving along in an
orderly planner since the bin
whoopees last sntnmer when ex
treme measures had to he resort
ed to more than once to restore
peace and order in the camp.
I WOMAN'S CLUB TO
STAGE FLOWER SHOW
The Woman's Club is sponsor
ing a flower show to he held in
the McNeer show room In Octo
ber or early November.
Now Is the time to get your
chrysanthemum plants and dah
lia bulbs for the show. Blue rib
bons and valuable prises will be
offered fo r the best varieties,
prizes will also be given for the
best exhibit of mixed floWefs
and house plants.
This show is not limited tol
club members only but the en
tire* community Is urged to Join.
The Woman's elub will appre
ciate your interest as they want
to make it an annual affair.
Information about entries and
anything pertaining to the show
may be had by calling Mrs. E. P.
McNeer j
SALE TO CONTINUE
The."Change of Business Sale"
which is being staged by Hay &
Gilliam will be continued until
all the stock of women'* and
misses goods in the big store is
sold, according to the manage
ment today. Mr. S. T Ray states
that in the futu.e the store
would carry men's and boy's
goods exclusively. "We will con
tinue to handle shoes And cloth
ing for men and boys and these
goods will be sold on our guar
anteed basis just as in the past"
Mr. Ray added.
BABY DAUGHTER
> Mr. and Mrs. Robey Reece of
■ Jonesville announce the birth of
- a daughter on April 30
dexter, Sam Ray, Owen Reece,
W. R. Wellborn, W. W. Whitak
er, W J. Thurman. T. G. Harris,
Oeorge Chatham, E B, L«wrene«
Floyd Brendle, Z. H. Dixon and
R. L. Harris.
Interment followed ID the Hoi-
FREAK EGG
I. C. MOftey living near Elk
in, is the owner of a freak
and novel egg, laid by one of
his hens this week. The egg
weighed over a quarter of a
pound, was four-and-a-half
Inches around it and five-and
one-half inches long. The egg
was laid by a Rhode Island
Red hen and contained three
yolks
!ND JONESVH.LE
TICKET NAMED
FOR ELECTION
BUT BOTH SIDES HAVE EVI
DENTLY THROWN HART
SELL OVERBOARD
PICK HOLCOMB
OpiMiiicivt s of Adiuiiiistrait lon
Claim Dr. Bryant Is Just
Pulling St
A second ticket has been nom
• inated for the town election
i which will be hehjl at Jonesville
■ next Monday. The ticket is sai&
L to have the endorsement of the
I present Jonesville administration
I although accusations by many
denied by Jim Holcomb. the may
oralty candidate. The opposition
of the Jonesville administration
polut to the fact that Dr. Bryant
did not run the last time but us
ed John Arnold as a tool and
soon after the election. Arnold
saM. the press of his personal
was so great he would
be forced to resign as mayor,
'whereupon Dr. Bryant became
I mayor. Opponents of the Jones
ville mayor say the same thing
Is being hatched this year.
The second mass meeting
picked Joe Holcomb as its can
didate for mayor and named
Horton Burcham, Fred blueber
ry, Rich Osborne, Ed. Reece and
J. D. Eller as candidates for com
missioner with E. Scott as the
choice for policeman.
A strange twist to the Jones
vllle tangle Is that A neither Hide
h«H choseil Or. K F. Ilartsell,
present police chief HN its choice
for the job again, all sides evi
dently thinking it iietter to
throw Dr. Hartsell overboard.
Both tickets present bone-dry
aspects.
ELKIN HONOR ROLL
FOR FIFTH PERIOD
I First grade: Clyde Myers,
r| Ft nth Martin, Nancy Moseley,
Mary R. Crater, Marjorie Daven
port, Arlene Arnold, Mildred
Lawrence.
Second grade: Betty Armfield
Vista Lee Johnson, Rosamond
Neaves, Fred Shores, Dick Smith
Henry Ford Walls.
Third grade: Edwina Law
rence, Opal Hayes, Opal Smith,
Howard Castevens, Eugene Hall
Vicon Waddell.
Fourth grade: Fred Laffoon,
Eugene Powers, Edwin Royall,
Wilbur Martin, George Grier,
Grace Lawrence, Lesbia Graham,
Oleen Norman, Charlie Neaves.
Fifth grade: Deon Lowery,
Hazel Brown, Dorothy Colhard,
Louise Walls, Frances Hendren,
Virginia Lawrence, Lala White.
Sixth grade: Margaret Aber
nethy, Sara Atkinson, L(Ucile
Cox, Mary B. Davis, Louise Grier
Hoyland Harris, Emaline Neaves
Sarah Kelly Llllard. Mabel Spen
cer.
Seventh grade: Irwin Wade,
Bill Welborn.
High School
First year: Thorburn Lljlard, i
Samuel Neaves.
Second year: None.
Third year: Catherine Hall, :
Joe Wolfe. i
Foutjh year: Olivia Abernethy i
Irene Roberts, Flora RoyalL I
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
JONESVILLE NOW ;
HAS 1306 SOULS,
BY 1930 COUNT
FJiKIN'S PERCENTAGE OF 07.
4% KQUAIJtn IIY FEW
PLAt'EH LN 11. S
STEADY INCREASE
lllot Mountain Also Shows lllg
jtor Population, HRUWH
Keveal
The combined population of
Elkin-Jonesvtlle fa 3663, the 1930
census reveals from the prelim
inary report on the nose count
inn made by Brooks Poindexter,
of Winston-Salem, official cen
sus taker for this district. The
growth of the community is a
mazing when it is consideed that
the official census gave Elkin a
population of 1195 and Jones
ville a population of 787. This
reveals that Kikin I* ohe of the
few places in the United States
to show an approximate doub
ling of its enumeration in the
1 ten year period while .lonesville
! showed a £Ain almost as phen
' o mi mil.
! In fact Elkin gained 1162
1 persons sinee the IH2O census,
' r«c*liln(r Just 33 souls from hav
' tm- {j hundred -pcrt'eut gain,
[ WT .IOUIIIIMK of the .ensun.
i STJSlMT llle>*fc»ned souls
in the lout ten
has 2)157 inhabitants and Jones
ville, 1306.
In other words. Elkln's cen
sus stain was exactly 97.4%,
which Is perhaps one of the most
extraordinary gain to be made
by any town or city for the fif
teenth census, now under way.
Jonesvllle's percentage gain was
63.5 and the two towns which
form one community had a per
centage gain of 80.5%. Eighteen
farms were found to be wtthlm
the incorporate limits of the Yad
kin county town while five
farms were listed within the-
Elkin corporate limits.
One other town in Surry coun
ty.. Pilot Mountain, has show*a
a big gain In the last census. The
town now having 1010 souls
within its limit# as against 707
in the 19 20 census.
To show that the trend of mov
ing to the towns and cities, and
deserting the rural sections,
had an almost 300 percent gain
state as well as the country over.
ThjP first tabulation made from
r\iral section In Surry, Long
Hill Township, shoyvs that that
t.ownsHip in 1930 had a popula
tion ot 577 souls compared with
623 In 1920, for a lpss of 16 per
sons.
Practically till census returns
from this state show the towns
and cities making big gains, al
though practically noiie with the
. exception of Shelby, has made
the gain shown by Elkln. Shelby
had an almost 3000 percent gain
while the average gain is around
from fifty to sixty percent for
the towns, although New Bern
showed a loss of almost 300 per
sons In the tefi year period.
Figures iVom Washington in
dicate that the only big census
gains made in 19.10 will be in the
South and West with the Bast,
North. «nd Middle West being
stagnant in its population in
crease.
BETTER HOMES WEEK
IS BEING OBSERVED
In observing "Better Homes
Week" the Woman's club in ad
dition to the two films at the lo
cal theatre and the demonstra
tions of the model kitchen at
the S. P. U, show room have had t
two talks on; better homes at*
the local school. Dr. E. O. Click
spoke on Tuesday morning and
Mrs. Kph Whisenlumt this morn
ing Better Homes Week is nat
ionally observed and the cooper
ation of every one in El kin is
desired, whether they belong to
the Wonpian's Club or not.