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f New County Commissioners
Meet For Initial
FULL SET PRESENT
Make Cut in Expenses
of About $7,500 In
First Meeting
rIONDAY IS JAILOR
Surry's new commissioners, com
posed of Alex. Chatham, chairman,
W. J. Swanson and Newell A. Lowe,
members, met in their first session
Monday, and organised for business
new political powers vested
by their overwhelming ma
jorities on November 4, at the hands
of both Democratic and Republican
voters.
While no extraordinary promises
had been made by the candidates,
one 81 the first things to bp consid
ered by the new body of commission
ers was that of cutting county ex
pense*,- which was done to the extent
of about $7,500.
Taking up the matter of business
as it presented itself, the position of
county jailor was awarded to Mr.
Jess Monday, who is considered to
be a capable attendant for the du
ties.
R. L. Thore, aspirant for the po
sition of keeper of the county home,
wm considered ,» favorably by the
commlssionres, and he was sworn
hi for the office.
Two guards were employed by
the county through the commission
ers. the tefm being for a period of
two months. The men chosen were
Messrs. Will Chandler and O6ot
- Martin
Taking steps in the direction of
economy in the Interest of lower
county government operating costs,
decided to abolish the office
bounty agent. While the county
to without a man to fill this place,
rlhe action was taken a» a temporary
iL|itßure, and as to whether or not
Me office will be maintained at a
TfttiT'TfKte" TWB' not tweu'tfocfcledi.
Another saving came through the
abolition of the county treasurer,
which was deemed unneccessary,
and the funds of the county will be
handled through the various banks
•f Surry, under the supervision of
the county officials.
Two men were employed for the
task of cleaning up the oeurt house,
and the fruits of their labors will
be easily noticeable when the work
fras been completed.
/'Another matter which claimed
the attention of the new commis
sioners was that of jail fees, and a
reduction from 75c to 65c per day
was ordered.
The commissioners were well
pleased 1 wjt.h the progress made at
the first session of their term in of
fice, and the total of about $7,500
which was sliced from the annual
expenses wil be received with in
terest by the citizens who must
bear the burden of operating co*t;i.
It is the Intention of the commis
sioners to make other changes in
the near future, with an eye to still
further reducing the county expen
ses, and their action in this direction
Will doubtless create a favorable
j Impression among the people.
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JfclEW INSURANCE
" FIRM ORGANIZED
Local Men Form Organization To
Be Known As Rlkin Insurance -
?Agency; "Barker Manager
Messrs. C. G. Armfleld, Alex.
Chatham, Harry H. Barker and
• Worth M. Oray compose the new
insurance firm just organized here,
with Mr. Barker as manager. The
office will be maintained jointly
r with .that of Attorney Barker's -and
will be located in the Elkin National
Bank building on Bridge street, ad-
Joining the office of Dr. Pulllam.
The firm will do a general insur
ance business, and invites the pub
lic to £ire them an opportunity of
helping In the solution of any in
surance problem, whether fire, lia
bility of all kinds, accident, or what
not.
Announcement by the new firm
la made In The Tribune this week,
Md you are invited to turn to It.
The men wbo compose this organ
ization are among Elkin's leading
citizens and business men, and are
thoroughly capable of advising in
*ny matters perfbintng to ' the in-1
sarance business
mJk Miss Rath Atkinson, who is a
3Tmember of the Old Town school fac
ulty, near Winuten-Salem, stent the
w efc-and here, the f?ueat of her par
• ••ts, Mr. and !«frs. J. S. Atkinson.
s»t th«'ir home on Weat Main street.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
Oia-tlp Week will be Ob
nerved by the Civics Department
of the Woman*' (lab from De
cember 3-0, inclusive. The club
arges every member and all oat*
aider* to co-operate with thin
movement for a cleaner town.
The garbage track will make
special effort to move the rubbish
as quickly as it is piled.
All vacant lots, back alleys,
and unisghtly places should re
ceive particular attention at this
time.
BRAIN CONCUSSION
AND A FRACTURED
SKULL SUSTAINED
Mrs. Sherman Newman
Hit By Car Driven By
Young Woman
IS IN THE HOSPITAL
Mrs. Sherman Newman was hit
by ap automobile driven by Miss
Rstelle Powers, daughter of Mr. and
Mm. J. L Powers, Tuesday when she
was en route home from her work
at the Chatham Manufacturing Co.,
the accident occurring about six
o'clock. *
Mrs. Newman was lilt by the Ford
coupe, belonging to Jim Young and
driven by Miss Powers, at a point
near the former Chatham mill, and
is said to have been dragged several
feet.
She remained in a semi-con£' , ouß
state for about six hour* after the
accident. ductng Mlvk-U w
ray picture wag made of her head,
which revealed the skull was frac
tured aad that she wafe suffering
from a concussion of the brain, the
latter, it is stated causing the prin
cipal trouble.
After she was examined by local
physicians, and given the medical aid
it was deemed advisable, she wus
carried to the Davis Hospital at
Statesvllle, for further care. *
The mnay friends of Mrs New
man will regret to learn of the ac
cident, and trust that her illness
may not prove of a serious nature,
although she is suffering painful
bruises about her body In addition
to the Injury to her head. It is to
be hoped that no internal iniury
was inflicted, which would make fcff
condition much more complicated
and recovery more doubtful.
TWO YCUTHS TO BE
GIVEN NEW HOMES
Vincent Tutom 4 ,* H. Dob«w»n, Taken
To Jackson Truihiwjg School
For Period of Training
County Welfare Officer. L. Y.
Walker, went to Concord Tuesday,
where he escorted Vincent Tutone,
formerly of New York, but more re
cently of Dobson, this county, to
place the youth in the Jackson
Training school, where he had been
ordered sent on account of miscon
duct.
Sympathizing with the erring
ways of a boy only IS years of oge
the court saw fit to put an end to
1: s activities and in the meantime
pu* him on the straight and narrow
road to a better and more usoful
life.'
It will be remembered that young
Tutone built himself quite a record
for entering homes without legal
business or permission from tnc
owners. On one occasion Tutonty
entered a private home and. string*
to say, did at least one, commend
able thing—that of taking-a bath,
only to spoil the
sympathy by taking something else
a suit of clothes which did not be
long to him.
Tutone had more than one of
fense to face, and It was deemed
best to give him a "course" in th«
training school.
James Thomas. 17, of Pilot
Mountain, may be made to see the
folly of his early-chosen course of
«beck flashing. He was taken to
Eastern Carolina Training School
at Rocky Mount yesterday, by Mr.
Walker, and will be given an oppor
tunity to "mend bis ways" and
make a model and honest cltleen
when be Is *rlve»i his ' s 'Bhecp«kln"
for honor and trust.
ELKIN, N. C., THLKNIMY, DECEMBER 4, 1030
NIGHT PROWLER
IN LOCAL HOME
GETS A SCARE
Telephone Call Gets
On Nerves Of
Man
BEHIND A TRUNK
| His mistaken opinion of Mrs. B.
l E. DeHoff's intention in nsiag the
| telephone at about 10:30 Monday
' night, perhaps saved trouble there.
I Mr. DeHoff was working late at
the store, and a telephone call was
being made to communicate with
him. Entering the small room where
the telephone was located, and Just
after giving the number desired, a
noise was observed as coming from
! the adjoining sun parlor where sev
| eral trunks were stored, among them
being a large wardrobe trunk.
When the number hadbeen given
to dentrai, a figure was seen to
dart through the room at a rapid
gait, and passed out the door, leav
ing It open. In his haste of escaping
doubtless from fear that officers or
Mr. DeHoff had been summoned, the
intruder took near-cuts to the out
side and scaled the porch wall and
into the street.
Just what the motive of the In
truder was will perhaps never ' be
known, but there Is a posibillty that
he had secreted himself behind the
large trunks with a view to ram
sacking it and the others before tak
ing his departure, and but for the
fact that Mrs. DeHoff decided to
call her husband at the store there
Is little telling what the consequence
would have been.
The room through which he pass
ed was only half-lighted, that being
from rays cast by lights In adjoin
ing rooms, which aided greatly in
the escape of the man, whom she Is
unable to describe, other than as
being fleet of foot. . -♦
Had the man been observed, and
a telephone call directed to tfce of
ficers, a loud-sounding bell central
qyJtM-amd lwnid haim hwrnftf Inrjat,-.
uable assistance In summoning the
police to the scene. And It might
be said that although failure was
made in this instance, a recurrence
of the event* Is Indeed possible, eith
er In rtte same home or that of
another.
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MRS. SPENCER WAS
93 ON LAST SUNDAY
(Jtvcn Birthday Party By Relative*
and Frlendtt Honoring Beloved
Lady of Mature Years »
Mrs. Nancy Spencer. of "near
Thurmond, was honored last Sun
day. when numerous relatives and
friends gathered to celebrate her
93rd birthday. Although the day
was inclement, a large number
braved the weather to pay their re
spects to Mrs. Spencer, who holds
the esteem of a countless number
of her cominuuity.
' During the course of the gather
ing, a talk was made by Mr. J. A.
Norman, who paid high tribute to
the one who had attained the ripe
old age of 93, and dwelt at length
upon the enviable life she had led.
Mrs. Norman is a great aunt of Mrs.
C. W. Rodgers. of Elkin.
BOOTLEGGER GIVES
OFFICER HOT CHASE
AND GAINS FREEDOM
Borrows Chew From
Chief And Then
"Beats It"
A GOOD RUNNER
Very few people knew the signi
ficance of the lonit blue overcoat
which was seen to dart into the alley
between Elkin Hardware Co. and
Elkin Motor Co.. until a few minutes
later when it was learned that James
Plndexter (this Is not J. 11. Poin
dexter of Surry Hardware Co.) # had
been arrested on a charge of boot
legging.
Officer W. O. Church, it is under
stood, had been on the look-ou*. for
Poindexter for several months, and
previous searches failed to reveal the
evidence which the Chief hoped to
find in order to land a chargj
against, him.
On Monday at about six o'clock,
p. m., Poindexter was observed by
Chief Church coming out of an alley
way at the rear of the Elkin
National Bank, and the officer de
cided to close in on him. Seeing
his plight, ROindexter perhaps for
got to keep something which he
may have had on his person, and
deprived the officer of that much
direct evidence, although two pints
of "as> near liquor as is customary,"
were found- within a few feet of
where tk£ arrest was made. A later
search of the room occupied by
Poindexter brought fourth 26 ad
ditional pints as "make-up" evi- ]
dence for that which the officer
failed to find on his person.
The next step was a visit to the 1
I office of the Town Clerk, R. M.'
Rates, where bond was being ar-!
ranged by- a kinsman. And this j
leads up to the excitement and what |
was said to be a thrilling race for
freedom. Poindexter'n system per
haps contained a "drop of rabbit
blood?' and sensing an opportanity
one, Chief Church was asked for a
chew of tobacco. The congenial of
ficer complied with the request, and,
he too having a liberal quantity of
the weed In process of salava manu
facture, the officer turned his head
to discharge It.
Although two doors stood In hfs
way, one of which was locked from
the Inside by a night-latch, Polndex-i
ter focused his eyes simultaneously
upon the lock and knob and made a
true aim. The first door encounter !
over, the next was easily passed and
the street was his homtf, and "very
temporarily" at that. The darkness
of an alley attracted him, but not
sufficiently to detain him, and with !
the pursuing officer and his shouts
of "catch that man," "Slim" Poln-|
dexter moved his residence to parts
unknown.
Spectators vouch for one of the
swiftest raoen yet recorded here,
and from the position of the long
blue overcoat and white hat, they
were unable to tell whether he was
running or sailing as he made Ms
quick exit from the eyes of those
who are said to have been In wait
ing for an opportunity to "citc'n
him", but were unaware of the
speed that would be necessary to(
turn the trick.
Arvid and Thad Evans Are
Held On Charge of Robbery
REMEMBER NEEDY
Co-operating la the "Buy K«w"
movement, many people are doing
their Christmaa shopping early in
stead of waiting until tin* last
minute.
And while we are shopping,
let's remember the unfortunate of
our community and include
among our purchases a few gifts
that will bring cheer and comt'ort
on Christmas morning. And If
the gifts are carefully selwted,
they may bring continued happi
ness for many months or years
to come.
NEW OFFICIALS
ASSUME DUTIES
COUNTY OFFICES
Take Oath Of Office
Monday; Elkin
Represented
MANY NEW FACES
The oatb of office wan administer
ed Monday to the new county of
ficials who took the rains of KOV
ernment in their hands as the form-,
er oflcials went out by reason of the
Democratic landslide on November
'4. As a result of the change, -many
new faces will be seen in the various
j offices of the county. There was no
I change in the office of Clerk of the
j court, F. T. Lewellyn being re-elec
ted over his Republican opponent,
S. O. Maguire, of Rlkln. Mr. Lew
ellyn took the oath for the third
time for this office.
Worth M. Gray, victorlptMr Dem
ocratic, candidate for the office of
Riglster of Deeds, also took the
oath, succeeding T. M. Marsh.
Surry's new sheriff Is John D.
Thompson, succeeedlng A. M. Smith,
of Mount Airy,
j Alex. Chatham of Elkln. W,, J.
Swanson of Pilot Mountain and
Newell Lowe of Low Cap. assumed/
the duties of commissioners of Surry
county, succeeding W. B.
J. A. Hell and J. A. Homers. • J
Dr. Miles A. Royall. also of Rl
kin, was inducted into office as
coroner Monday, succeeding Lee
Snow, and Sid Harbour #as sworn
; into office as surveyor,^
John H. Folger. of/ Mount Airy,
will represent the dis
tricts In the State Sr£nat.e, and Caleb
IH. Haynes. also Mount Airy, will
represent. Burjpj/'ln the House of the
Oeneral Assembly.
The nei C set of county officials
are now/acting officially in the va
rious office* to which they were
chosen in November, and the former
offic e holders were automatically re
leased from their duties when the
neurones were sworn In Monday.
TRAIN SCHEDULES
HAVE BEEN MOVED
New Schedule of i'anwngfr Trains
Now In Effect Between North
Wilke*tboro and Winston
Passenger train schedules have
been changed on the runs between
North Wllkesboro and Winston-Sa
lem, and are already In effect.
The change effects the afternoon
runs only. As applied to Elkin, the
schedule, eastbound was and
has been changed to 1:5? mm t*
bound, the time of departuK 36m
the local station was 4,: 30, and is
now 3:45.
By the change, the afternoon
train will arrive In Winston-Salem
five minutee earlier, and in North
Wllkesboro 45 minutes ahead of the
previous schedule. 4
- Morning - 'schedules remain the
same, eastbound departing here at
7: SO and westbound at 11:07.
Scott Underwood Dies
At Home In Yadkin
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at Bran
dor's church in Yadkfn county, for
Scott Underwood, age 79 years, who
died at his home near Yadkinville
Monday »t nooJL
Mr. ITnderwttod was a brother of
Hif late P If. of Jones-'
rfMe, Bf\ children and several
grandchildren survive.
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TWO SECTIONS
1'1'BIiISHKI) W'KKKLT
STAGED NEAR HERE
G. C. Ward, Thurmond
Man, Loses $95
In Cash
HAD SOLD TURKEYS
Arvid and Thad Evans, sons of
W. M. Evans, of Jonesviile. and W.
R. Evans of Yadkin county. respec
tively, are in Dobson awaiting a
hearing on a charge of robbery,
which is alleged to« have been com
mitted on. Thanksgiving night at
about lQ,.o'clock. /
Mr. G. C. Ward, or the Thurmond
community, had carried a load of
turkeys to Winston-Balem the day
previous, and while en route to his
home after having sold the load of
fowls, stopped at a filling station
south of Jonesviile to purchase a
soft drink. The two Evans boys
were at the place, Mr. Ward stated
later, but thousht nothing of their
appearance until identity was mad*
after the alleged hold-up of Mr.
Ward and a neighbor who had ac
companied him on the trip.
Reaching a spot near Klondike,
Mr." Ward's car ran dry of gasoline,
and he was forced to walk to State
Road to secure a supply. Upon his
return trip, carrying the supply of
fuel, the two men were accosted by
two masked men, and one of them;
struck Mr. Ward with what was:
| thought to be a blackjack, stunninfc
him Into temporary insensibility. A.
j short time later, while he was re
gaining his senses, Mr. Ward says
he heard one of them say "Hit bim
again."
The two hold-up men made a
swift departure, firing a pistol from
the coupe In which they were driv
ing. When able to collect himself,
Mr. Ward discovered that his wal
let of abo*.!t $95 was missing, and
suspicion was centered upon the
two youns men whom li«. remember
ed seeing south of Jonesviile. and
was pretty certain of the identity by
their clothing. He remembered al
so that the two young men had seen
him take a coin from a jiag in which
he carried his money, when payment
yas made for the drink purchased.
With this' In mind, steps were
taken to procure a warrant for the
young men, and with the assistance
of Deputy Sheriffs Dlckerßon. of Sur
ry. and Haynes, of Yadkin, this was
done. The wanted men were found
in the late hours of the night B( the
home of Tliad Evans. According to
information given out by the of
ficers, a pistol wan lying on J table
in the upstairs room of the\
1 near the boys, and the weaponr #as
I reputed to be still Warm —either
from having been discharged or by
havinK hern carried on the person,
either of which would have censed
a warmth. Although Ward had pre
viously described the young nffcn.
he quickly identified them as being
Continued on Page 8. First section
NEW LOCAL FIRM
TO BUY PRODUCE
]>eHoff At Webber Company Kstab
llsh Department in Basement To |
Handle Farm Product*
Mr. B. E. DflHoff, manager of
Delloff & Webber Company, an
nounces through The Tribune thin
week that hi« firm has established
a produce department in the base
ment of their store, and will be
ready by Friday to buy at highest
market prices, chickens, turkeys*
ducks, geese, and eggs, paying cash
for all receipts.
It is the intention of the firm to
enlarge the scope of its buying at
an early date, and include f general
variety of farm products, thus en
abling the farmers and poultrymen
of this and adjc ning sections to
find an additional marketing place
in Elkin where the general run of
farm prodttets may be disposed of.
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Erecting New Home
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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Willard, wbo
recently sold their home on Gwyn
Avenue to Montgomery Caste vena,
are erecting a new six-room bunga
low on their fifty-acre farm near
Brooks Cross Roads, where they ex
pect to reside as soon as th 0 borne
Is completed.
I The fiale of the Gwyn Afcnue
property, in which quite a bit of
money was involved, was handled
by Kobert Brown, local real mtate
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