¥*u SO. XXX', No. 4©
SEVERE WINDSTORM
IN YADKIN COUNTY
Rain, Hail and Wind Join
In Destructive Sweep
Through Farms
BUILDING UNROOFED
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One of the wjorst windstorm* to
visit Yadkin county in many years
swept through a section of the
county Friday afternoon, doing con
siderable damage to crops and bulld
. 4
The storm swept through the
Brannon School Rouse section, strip
ping tobacco from the stalks, shred
ding taking corn, and uprooting
trees, and causing a general los B to
Tops.
Mr. John T. Reeves, who has re
cently erected a new barn on bis
tirm, suffered the loss of the roof
♦ a result of the terrific wind,
l-ftghivay 60, near Wooten'a
store, requnsed a force of men to
clear the debut? from the road, and
crops in that Ration suffered a
heavy lose. $ V
Extending from theNfadkin river,
and rooting 'itself through Old
Hickory chnrch. Lone and
Courtney, the storm playefc pretty
well in evenness of destruction in
its course. A halt dozen acres in
tobacco, belonging to Charles W.
Ireland, near Hamptonville. and
farmed by a tenant, was practically
a total loss, little value being placed
on what was left, and no Insurance
i to cover the loss.
Deputy Marshall R. C. Brown and
Jo« H. Bell, the letter's farm being
operated by a tenant, Mr. Blevins,
suffered severe loss by hail, tobacco
crops being cut to pieces. These
gentlemen carried some insurance,
will take '■are of, a part of
their losses
From reports received, the storm
and dairfage was the most severe in
many years, and will mean a great
low to many farmers residing wtth
| in the scope of its path.
Hamptonville. a prosperous farm
lag section, was only slightly hit,
and little damage wag done to the
eropa.
~ Following the suggestions being
by connty fans ther*
Is yei arrijfle liwie to sow other crops
wfcere the present has boon destroyed
by storm Or the recent drouth, and
the proper attention to this phase
of the situation will go a long ways
toward solving the natural shortage
thtrt will prevail In many farming
sections thl 8 year. Farmers should'
get In touch wWth their county farm
ageats and secure complete and
competent advice upon the method
of procedure, which, Incidentally,
| may prove a forward step in the
f matter of crop rotation for more
profits from the farm.
"THE OUTLOOK," NEW
ROARING GAP PAPER
Issue of Mountain Resort
"Xewsie" Makes Its Bow;
Is Issued Weekly
The first issue of "The Outlook"
—from Roaring Gap—mad e its ap
pearance this week, and will con
tinue as a weekly review of the ac
tivities at and near Roaring Gap
and Grayntone Inn during the sum
mer season.
Condensed happenings of varid
Wnature occur/In* at the Inn are
chronicled; hotel register is pub
lished, and, as is customary with
newspapers, its pages are dotted
here' and there by advertisements,
whtch in part bear the burden of
publication costs.
The new paper is being printed
from the press of Elk Printing Co.,
and In keeping with its endeavor to
Berve writh creditable reflection apon
its work, there Is little or no room
for criticism for a periodical of this
nature.
FUUP IS STILL UP;
IS AFTER A RECORD
fltt human Motor In Holding Its
7- Own Aft* 264 Hour*
In Tree
, Cola Pulp, Elkin's only "Tree Sit
ter", continues to sit, In spite of
the heat and other uncomfortable
things associated with the life of
a trfe sitter. At the time of going
to pregs he had been on his perch
for BS4 hours. While this is not a
record, he has not voiced any inten
tion of coming down and it is likely
that he will break a record before
he does, since he has had «very lux
ury that could be provided given
him since hU ascent. His tree is
lighted by electricity. he has a radio,
any that he desires, all the
readiag mattei- that he wants, and
snch a following of admirers that
he says he hardly haa time to sleep
on account of their visits.
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YADKIN CRIMNAL
COURT ON AUG. 18
169 Cases On Docket For
Trial; Judge Mcßae
Will Preside
McRAE - STACK SWAP
On Monday, August 18, with
Judge Cameron Mcßae, of Asheville,
presiding, the Yadkin criminal court
will open for the trial of as many
cases a 8 possible out of the 169
slated for the term. A. wide variety
of offenses are listed, and will be
featured by two murder cases, to
say nothing of countless charges
from mjurder on down.
s - The cases to be disposed of are
as follows:
Guy and Sonny Cranfill, injury to
property; Qorrell Saunders, driving
drunk; W. H. Dowell, false pre
tense: Arthur Hollar, Belt Hutch
ins, retailing; L. R. Hawkins, R. L.
Hawkins, assault with deddly weap
on; Vloyd Hollar, transporting; C.
C. Hollar, Clarence Chappeil, re
tailing; Cecil Matthews, murder;
Orvill e Hayerf, driving drunk; Eflrd
Collins, manufacturing liquor; Den
nis Swtaim. transporting; Miles Bran
on, nemoving crops; Dennis Swaim.
Luke Stokes, transporting; W. W.
Hudson, bad checks.
Charlie, Clifford, Ephraim Collins
and Elmer Jordan, manufacturing
liquor; Joe Sawyer, manufacturing:
Reuben Brown, larceny and receiv
ing: Clarence Chappeil, retailing;
Cap Reece, driving drunk; Gladys
Messiek, possessing liquor; Ell Nor
man, Viola Robbing. fornication and
adultry; Mrs.' Emma Ireland, keep
ing disorderly house; Bnanson
Henderson. Lessie Robbins. fornica
tion and'adultry; Herman and Hu
bert Hemrie, larceny and receiving;
Obcar McDowell, manufacturing;
Harle.v Vestal, Rich Pardue, trans
porting; Leo Mloxley, driving drunk;
W. I. Hutching, Laura Cozzin, for
nication and adultry.
Arvld Evans, Flake Brown, Rich
ard Bur«h ahd Elmer Helton, Lar
ceny and receiving; Jack Fry®, lar
ceny and "receiving. John Spet*r.
man. larceny and receiving; Eliza
beth Swalm, Dorothy Haynes, injury
to property; Joe Boles, driving
drunk and retailing; W. L. Wallace,
driving drunk; 8. L. Whltaker, dis
posing of mortgaged property; Mra.
, John Spann. possessing liquor; tfc-
Kinley Lawrence. transporting;
Charlie Simmons, fraud; Frey Byrd,
Conrad Jolly and Percy Byrd, driv
ing drunk; Whit, John, Reuben
Brown and Glen Stokes, retailing;
Harrison Stanley, disposing of mort
gaged property.
Obie Faw, driving drnnk; Jim
Talley, retailing; Ernest Pardue,
drunkenness; Joe Darnell, driving
drank and drunkenness; Glen Stokes
retailing; John Wells, assault with
deadly weapon; Rush Hamlin. Sarah
I Rlchmtond, fornication and adultry;
; Joe .Brooks, operating slot machine;
1 Enoch Foots. Edna Harding, forni
cation and adultry: S. C. Lewis.
Ruby Childress prostitution; Floyd
and Wlllard Harris," assault with
deadly weapon; Jesse Michaels, re
tailing; Orover Hall, larceny and
receiving; Herman Hemrlc, house
breaking; L. M. Wishon, driving
drunk, Toml Nicks, John Wells, af
fray; Carl Redding, Ellis Bell, John
Wells, Steve Norris, Joe Reynolds,
prostitution; Cray Bolin, falling to
list tax; John Bowles, Jr.. retailing;
Tom Mullln, assault with deadly
, weapon, Lon Vestal, operating slot
machine; Emmet Caudle, abandon
ment; John Iredell, retailing; San-|
ford Weatherman, retailing; Dennis,
Swaipj, Charles Haynes. retailing;
Hollis Fitzpatrick. morder; T. Y.
Newton, murder: Joe Reynolds, as
sault with deadly weapon; D. E.
Caudle, larceny and receiving; Rich
ard Pardue, drunkenness; K Wint
Gray; Julia Greene, fornication and
adultry; Rioh Moxley, Samuel Drau
phn. assault with deadly weapon:
Ernest Pardue, retailing; E. F. and
Spencer Hartsell, assault; Troy
Sneed. assault with deadly weaifon;
Evan and Ina Martin, driving drunk :
Mrs. Evan Martin, resisting officer.
C, B. Driver, larceny and receiv
ing: Robert Gough, Allen Lynch,
larceny and receiving; Snow Privette
assault: Troy Branon. abandon
ment; Wiley Joyner, retailing and
drunkenness; Curtis Reavls, drunk
enness; Walter Barker, Tom Jones,
larceny and receiving; Tilden Mar
tin, p»rjury; Weldon Joyner, seduc
tion; Foley Sneed, drunkenness; Joe
Miller, retailing; Tom Dlnkins, driv
ing drunk: Newsom Baity, Will
Wishon and Eva Landls, „ prostitu
tion
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCain, of
Philadelphia, Pa., are spending three
weeks the guests of relatives near
Kapps Mills.
ELKIN, N. V., THURSDAY, AUGIUST 7, IOSO
60 GALLON COPPER
STILL IS DESTROYED
.i
Sixty Gallons of Fermented
Blackberries and Cans
Are Found
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RECENTLY OPERATED
Deputy Sheriff J. l». Darnell, Dobie
Sprinkle and Frank Jenkln 8 mjade
a raid last Friday morning which
resulted In the cutting of a 60-gal
lon copper still, located about a
mile up Mltchels River/from Burch
station.
Every indication pointed to the
fact that the outfit had been in
operation within the last few days
prior to the seiiore. The only
visible means of reaching the out
fit, according to reports, was by
crossing the river, which the offi
cers believe was done by the operator
or operators. The raiding party
states that it was necessary to wade
i the stream or cross by boat in order
to reach the location of the still,
and the owners doubtless were con
fident they had chosen a vantage
point for their operations, obscure
from traffic and well hidden among
the timbers.
But the eagle eyes of the officers
proved to be a harrier for future
illicit liquor making at that point,
at least for a time. In the round
up, 182 tin cans and 51 five-gallon
cans were found, together with 60
gallons of fermented blackberries,
all of which was destrowed, and the
copper still taken to Dobson to be
disposed of by the county commis
sioners.
No one was taken In the raid, and
officers hav e no definite 01119 as to
the ownership and operation of the
plant, but they are running down
bits of information from various
sources and hope soon to have their
fingers on whoever may be guilty.
KLONDIKE FARM SELLS
CALF TOLC. FISHER
Shipped By Truck to Atlanta For
Oak Terrace Farm.; A
Splendid Hire
Dr. L. C. Vtataor, of Oak Terrace
Farm, Atlauta, Ga„ has Just been
made. Shipment was started last
night by trttek at the request of Or.
Fisher, who holds the distinction of
possessing the T leading herd of
Guernseys in the Cracker State. The
calf was selected for a future herd
sire, and Is the fourth son of Fore
most Gay Lad sold since the first
of the year by the farm at Klon
dike, to head purebread herds out
side of North Carolina. The three
others wer e sold to American Lime
stone Co., at Knoxvllle, Tenn., G.
A. Sherrill, Cheraw, S. C., and John
A. Webb, Hillsville, Va., The prices
received were very satisfactory, it
is said.
BLUM SHORES FINED
$35 AND THE COST
i ,
Charged With Speeding, Reckless
Driving and Assault I'pou
An Officer
Blum Shores, of Yadkin county,
; | faced Judge Barker in Recorder's
• court Tuesday morning on a charge
of speeding, reckless driving and
assault lipon an officer.
I It will be recalled that Shore, in
! company with Jess Pardue and
l Flake West, recently created quite
a little excitement upon the streets
of Blkin when hey made several
! "hurried" trips through toWn, driv-
I ing at excessive speed, and, it Is al
; leged, attempted to run over night
pollceman-W. C, Lewis.
After hearing the evidence, a fine
of $35 and costs was imposed, and
a suspended sentence of 12 months
hangs over Shore's head upon con
dition of good behavior during that
period of time.
The case against Pardue will be
heard next Tuesday, and it Is ex
pected to hfcye West also, by that
time. It Is said.
, TRAFFIC MEN MEET
The Winston-Salem Traffic Clubs
banquet was held at Graystone Inn,
Roaring Gap, last Saturday evening,
attended by About 60 members.
In addition to the banquet and
the usual preliminaries attendant
upon such occasions, many of the
metpbers enjoyjed the delights
the excellent golf course, the time
of which was most Interestingly
spent. ,
Rev. BJph Whlsenhuft and family
will return Friday from Dublin, Ga.,
where he has been conducting a re
vival. Pastor Whlsenhunt will
preach at both hours next Sunday.
A cordial welcome Is extended to all.
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BIG SUM INVOLVED
IN BUILDING DEAL
Main Street Building Is
Traded For Other
City Property
IS FIRST LARGE DEAL
A deal involving $25,000 or more
was coneumated her e Saturday when
the building formerly occupied by
the Carolina Store, and owned by
Jim Greenwood, became the proper
ty ot C. G. Math is.
In the exchange of property, Mr.
Greenwood becomes the owner of
several valuable building lota. A
considerable outlay of cash was also
exchanged.
Mr. Mathis has several projects in
vtew in becoming the new owner
of this valuable property, and a de
cision will likely be reached at a
near date as to who will occupy it.
TJie transfer of this real estate
evidences the fact that Blkin dirt
is still desirable, and prices at which
it changes hands is further evidence
of the confidence of its citizens in
the future growth of our town.
With the opening of fall business,
it is expected that real estate activi
ties will taVe on new life here, fol
lowing up the general belief that in
creased prosperity is in bight, and
that mills of various kinds will be
put in operation on full time, thus
restoring a complete circulation of
business transactions.
Mr. J. W. Mathis, local real estate
nran, handled the deal for his broth
er and Mr. Oreenwood.
More activity in Blkin real estate
was made public this week when
Mr. J. O. Bivlns became the owner
of the C O. Hadley home on Gwyn
Avenue.
With two important transfers of
property for a starter, it would not
be surprising to learn of others at
! any time, not that property owners
are so eager to sell, but due to the
belief that now is a good time to
buy.
It Is understood that Mr. Bivlns
and his famHly expect to occupy their
i*» Fly acquired residence jrithin the
Lis*»,sear future, perhaps as soon as
vacant by th« WM«t! 00-
cupants, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neaves.
BILLY WALLS GORED
BY COW; BADLY HURT
Terrible Wound Inflicted In Nrrk
Of IJrtl* Boy; ondition Not
Thought Serious
Billy Walls, three-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wallß of this
city, was seriously injured Saturday
afternoon about six o'clock when he
was gored In the neck by the family
cow. The sharp horn of the ani
mal pierced the throat of the child
io a depth of nearly three inches
and the wound etfiended from near
the ear to the center of the throat.
Eight stitches required to close
the laceration. *
The injury was Inflicted while Mr.
Walls was milking the cow. The
animal became infuriated by flies
swarming around her, tossed her
head wildly and the little boy was
standing near enough to be In the
direct path of her horns. L*>cal
physicians who dressed the woundß
used tetanis vaccine as a preventa
tive measure and Inserted a drain
age tube as an outlet for accumu
lating pus.
The condition of the child is very
favorable according to latest in
formation, although he is very rest
less.
ELKIN CITY SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 1
Sefternl Change in Faculty For
I9SO-JT Session: Allrcd
Is .Again Principal
Superintendent J. H. Allred has
made the f Rowing announcement in
regard to the City Schools for the
i year 1930-31. The school will open
on September Ist and the following
is a list of the faculty: High
school. Miss Gertrude Michael, Ker
nersville, English; Miss Elizabeth
Anderson. Mars Hill, Latin and
Science; Miss Artelle Puitt, Dallas.
Gomtmercial Department; Mr. Fred
Hobson. , Boonville, Mathematics,
History and Athletics.
Grammer grades: Miss Ruth
Eads, Mt. Airy, seventh grade; Miss
MirJairt Tuttle, Lenoir, sixth grade;
Mrs. Fletcher Harris, Elkin, fifth
grade; Miss Elizabeth Harris, Elkin.
fourth grade; Miss Mary Robinson
Smith, Dunn, fourth grade; Miss
Emma Cooke, Elkin. third grade;
Miss Loline Payne, Westfield, third
grsde; Miss Blanches Dixon, Elkin,
second grade; Miss Ola AngelL
Boonville, second «rade; Miss Mary
Hendren, Slkin, first grade, and Mrs.
Dailai; Martin, Elhln, first grade.
;-*• -J X r:- * i n w-m
REGULAR MEETING
I OF COMMISSIONERS
Appearance of Courthouse
Discussed; To Make
Improvements
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BOND SALE APPROVED
The Surry County Board of Com
missioners held their regular month
ly meeting in th e rourtliouae at Dob-
Bon, Monday.
In the absence of Commissioner
J. A. Pell, who is In South Carolina
during the tobacco season, Messrs
W. B. Lindsay, chairman, and J. A.
Somers composed the board, who
heard the business of the county as
It was presented.
' Commissioner Soiriers stated that
the meeting Monday was one of the
quietest days work tor'the board
in some time, very little business
coming up except that of a routine
nature.
Following up the suggestion of a
j judge at a recent term of court, the
: matter of improving the appearance
|of the courthouse was discussed
The bnilding has become very un-
I sightly Hue to the application of a
i coat of tar or other roofing material
in aft attempt to repair a leak, it Is
staffed. A flow of black substance
has run down the building from the
i top, giving thd once handsome Sur
ry building an ufcly appearance,
j After discussion by the commission-'
ers. it was decided to open bids for
improving this condition by wbat
, ever process was deemed advisable,
and those interested in presenting
bids for the work are advised to
get in touch with Mr. Trent Hark-
Tader, who will furnish detailed in
formation concerning the undertak
! Ing.
While In session, the board ap
proved the sale of bopds for school
j building purposes, four n&w build-
I ings being on the program of edu
: cational expansion in the county at
present. One other school building,
itcated at White Plainß, will he en
larged out of the funds derived from
the sale of theee bonds.
Bids are nowi open for the work,
and it is expected thei*e will be quite
[a number of bidders, and that the
i pice will 1>« favorable, du® to Sow
tirrFdes and an abundance of labor.
The commissioners are highly
pleased with the sale of these bonds,
the interest rate being 4 1-2 per
oent with a premium of $152.
iln discussing the general condition
of the county,. Mr. Somers states that
with the exception of the, detrimen
> tsl effects of the continued drouth,
i Surry.s affairs are in splendid shape.
He also states the largest percent
age of paid taxes in recent years is
shown by the tax books. This is
indicative of general prosperity in
our county, and that its citizens are
, going a head in an effort to over
| come any depression that exists,
and reflects the credit for intelli
gence that is justly due it. In ad
dition to a greater amount in tax
money having been paid, there is a
i greater number who have settled
I their taxes than heretofore at this
time of the year, evidencing the fact
j that collections have not been made
from corporations ahd large tax
payer alone, but by the mtesses of
; those who support the county gov-
I eminent.
GOV. AUTHORIZES A
REWARD FOR THIEVES
In Further Effort to ('atoll Guilty
'Parties, Reward Of SIOO
b Offered
governor O. Max Gardner has, or
dered a reward of SH)O offered for
the apprehension of the guilty party
or parties who recently visited the
Roaring Gap fish hatchery and
stole a quarter-thousand broad trout
which had attained th«\ age of three
years.
The Governor is very much In
terested In the project of fish hatch
eries in the State, and Is ufting every
effort to promote and protect them.
After a vigorous hunt, guilty p»r
tles were soon run dQwn as the Re
sult of a similar raid on tne State
hatchery at Boone, and the crimi
nals wtfl be dealt with severely at
the hands of the law.
It behooves every true sportsman
'to lend his assistance In every way
possible in protecting our fish, to
the end that thfe streams of North
Carolina may ultimately afford gen
uine sport and perhaps profit from
the fishing industry.
Later—lt is learned that the!
Elkin-Sparta chapter of the Izaak
Walton League has supplemented
the reward of fIOO ordered by GOT.
Gardner, bringing the total offered
to approximately $350 for th e arrest
and conviction of the thief or
ttiieves.
Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Gamblll spent
Monday in Statesvlile, . f
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I'l BUSHKI) \V KKKI/V
CONTEST FEATURES
KIWANIS PROGRAM
Fifteen Questions About U.
S. Population Tangles
Members
NO CORRECT ANSWERS
Dr. R. B. Harrell had charge of
the program of the weekly meeting
of the Kiwanis dub, held at Hotel
Blkin, Friday evening.
Following the opening of the club
vylth a song, Dr. J. G. Abernetby in
voked the Divine blessing in a few
well-chosen words.
The meeting wm featured by «
guessing contest with reference to
the population of various states and
cities. Only two contestants were
able to answfer a majority of the
questions asked, these being sub
mitted by Messrs. H; P. Ghaham and
Frank Whitaker, who have evident
ly memorised some of the statistics
recently released by the census su
pervisors..
The questions as submitted to
club members are printed below,
and will prove interesting to the
public as well. In next week's is
sue of. The Tribune will be printed
the answers. Just to see what you
know about our population, write
down the questions with your an
swers. and watch the Tribune next
week for verification of correctness.
Here are the questions: (all ques
tions to population).
I. What is the sefond largest
city In North Carolina?
, 2. Largest county in North Caro
lina?
а. Did any county show a de
crease since 1920?
4. What is the smallest county
in North Carolina?
5. Five largest cities In the
world?
б. Place them in order according
to size?
7. Name the ten largest cities in
United States.
8. Place five largest In order ac
cording to si*e. .
9. How many cities in the United
States over 100,000? Within X 5
correct.>
10. How many million people in
(he United States? (Within S cor
fect).
11. How many cities in thr
United States have over a million'
12. Five largest states?
IS. Put them In order accord
Ing to size.
14. Where does North Caroline
rank in population?
15. What state has less than
100,000?
On ne*t Friday evening the Elkin .
j Club will have as Its guests the fol
lowing: members from the Winston
! Salem Kiwanis Club: Messrs Harry
Froeber, R. W. Finlstor. George
Grimsley. Charles T. ROBS, W. O.
Jerome and Nick Mitchell.
FARM RELIEF NOW
BEFORE SURRYITES
MprtllH Hrhl Monday At Polwoit
To Form ()r|{iinlztillon For .
Kuri*y County * '
According to information furnish
ed a Tribune reporter, a meeting
| was held Monday at Dobson by the
members of the Farmers' Relief
| Movement in Surry County to furi
ther promote the best of *
j the farmers.
Since there already exMs an or
! sanitation known as the State Wide
| Tax Relief Movement, the question
that now confronts the local county
; members is- wihether their organiza
tion should be discontinued, since
the State movement incorporates a
great many principles of th e local
i membership. The executive com
mittee of the Surry Farmers' Re
lief Movement were unanimous in
their belief that the county organi
zation should he rraintained. A
slight difference in the State and
county movements is that th e State
membership would petition the leg
islature for their demands, whereas
the county group would form a vot
ing league Jn voting for State sena
torg and representatives. The farm
ers, under the latter plan, would re
fuse to support a candidate Tor
either office unleaa they favored the,
farmer's plan aB Recommended by
the county association The second
phase of th e question then sum a It
self down to the work of the sena
tors and representatives in putting
the farmer's problems of profitable
fuming on a substantial basis,
baekpd .by legislation of the State ; ,
and national governments.
A campaign for support of this
movement will be started at an early
date, we are informed.
are invited and urged to consider
tb« questions so thef mhy
intelligently act upon them., * ■