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The Elkin Tpibune
Wmirm
LnuMnc WrcVIy
Toil. No. XX. No. 2S I
ELKIN. N. C, THUMDAT. APRIL SS, J»S1
PlJIURHKn WKKKLT
ROYALLSELEaSD
TO HEAD TICP
CHOSEN MONDAY
Ticket Previously Put
In Field Withdrawn
Here This Week
JOHN C. HURT, 86 ,
DIES AT HIS HOME
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Death Came After a
Lingering
Illness
Hugh Chatham Memoris ^
Hospital Opened Sunda^
GRAHAM OUT RACE|A PROMINENT MAN;
A ftccond convention van hold at
the achool auditorium here Monday
night, tbla being for the purpose ol
nonliiating a candidate tor mayor,
and alao flye commissloncra.
When the meeting was called to
order and the bu«‘oosa of the con*
vention put before those preient. the
present mayor. Hr. M. A- Royall.
Mas renominated to succeed himself.
Witb Dr. Royall to head the ticket,
tbe commissioners were neat in or
der, and tbe names of Alex Chat
ham. H. P. Graham. M. R. Bailey,
Dave Woodruff and A. G. Click were
voted upon and accepted to complete
the line-up to be voted upon Mon
day, May 1.
The namu of H. P. Graham
pearing upon the ticket
-. John C. Hurt, S6. and a Civil |
War veteran, passed away Friday i
afternoon of last week, after a lin-^
DK UlncBS due to the Infirmities!
of his advanced age. I
Tbe death of Mr. Hurt reduce* by!
,.je tbe now small number of re-|
muinlng Confederate veterans, and |
In his pasilnc tbe county R'sea one
of Us moat valued cltlienr and thei
homo and community an honored |
EnPsting in Company A. Second
Cavalry Battalion. Norili Carolina
troop*, in 18*2. Mr. Hun Joined his
comrades in the defense of his eo
try. and spent two years before
urnlog to his home, where he ay
let about to resume his former
In addition to serving as county
commissioner of Surry, he wur also
a Justice of the l*-«ce. and held In
highest esteem by ail who knew him.
Ills life had been one of service, not
alone to his excellent family, but
to the community and county as
Th«' Utclcvneni wewthee of
SundAy presented many from
ndvantatfe of inspect Ins
the new hospital here on that
day, but neverthtdens it has
been variously estimated that a
tltousaad cdtiawBi. and visitor*
from other sections were there
dorlng the open hours, hluch
praise lias been heard from
those who attended, and every
one seeiued to realise that noth
ing had been left aodonn to
properly operate (he institution
and take cam of its padeeta in
the very best manner possible.
When aitual work was taken
up Monday morning, I>r. Harry
L. Johnson and his staff of c^
workers did not find th^-mselves
without something to do: In-
st«vid there were ailmiUed dur-
Ing Ihe ilay four pallenW. one
of whom. .Mrs. Marthu f>sy. of
.lonesvUle, uuderweni a major
opernllon yesterday.
A Gdol of seven patients
liave bs'n rerelvevl up to the
time of going to pr»»s yesl«-rd«.v
.vftenioon. nnd one had been
dismlsMsi aner iroolmcnt, leav
ing six uiHhr the raro of th«
hospital corps.
It is perhaps fortnnale (hat
the hospital Is not being taxed
to Its rapacity on the opening
days. One of the advantngrs
Is that It will allow sufflrient
tiles, for thorough wgnniratlou
and a sysleniatJc plan of work,
nhlrh Is required In any hospi
tal for the most efficient ser-
»1co. With tho present limited
number of patients, there will
be no congestion, and eai-h rase
given proper attention at all
times. With the Incn'a.se In
number will eome a correspond
ing note of offlclenry and per-
feehd organlration to take
care of it witlioul sarriflre In
Uio eff«>n to glv«- to all the
v«-ry best wrvice.
START MANUFACTURE YADKIN COIMY HAS
OF SPECIAL LINE OF 2 SUPERINTENDENTS
BEDROOMFURNITURE OF PUBUCSCHOOLS
! ■ '
I./(>cai Plant Receives Old and New Boards
Orders; Increases Each Choose Man
Its Output For Place
MAKES CEDAR UNEiRIDEN AND REECE
! Mesers. Jacob and Max Ilruckman, j Vadkin county now finds Itself ia
'furniture Jobbers of New York City, the middle of r squabblo that may
jwere here last week completing ar-[ require action of the courts to soUle.
Irar.gements with the Klkln Kurnl-
Iture Co. to manufacture a spm-ial
• line of bed room furniture.
Dfslgns are now being made by
loo expert designer of Grand Rapids.
I Mich., and the product will he of Ihe
very latcRt type. When the first
I work I* completed it will he placed I hoard. J. Thad Reece '
('onslderable IntcretC bas been
worked up over the prospective ap
pointment of a county Bupcrinlen-
dent, uiiU before the old board re
tired from offlcR on Tuesday of last
u-ei-k Prof. C. W. Ridon was named
to fill the posItloQ.
With the iDstallaiion of tbu new
. cbosen
26 Certificates Awarded
Night School Pupils For
Having Met Requirement
TWO sch6oi.s here
'”,',‘■1922 Puinls In N. C.
Funeral service* wore held t
ay afternoou from Kricndshlp;,
hurch. conducted by 1.. .
• bernetliy. pastor of Klkln Methodist ; R^eiVCd Th6ir
tl. Masonic I Certificates
HELD IN GATE CITY
1 which
didate tor mayor, chosen at the first
convention held, and alto on that
of Monday night when ha was nomi
nated lor commissioner to succeed
himself, caused Mr. Graham to with
draw. This fact Is held responsible
for the action which was then taken,
and the enliro former ticket was
also withdrawn, leaving the gentle
men selected this
tho offices, uncontested. A majority
of these men are already
rommlHsioncrs, and will
their work without the usual pre-|l>ouoni were
llmlnary of organizailnn among deceased.
Ibemselves to determine what con- -'ll'. Hurt
fronts them, and wiih knowledge wlm before nn uuimee--
n..« —
lipon ,1,, d.d.i™ .t Mr. I,r.b.mj.t l-o. Cl.; frl "I !-"I'e'
?°l!o.°l« w;;"?™,.?'! ; .'i oi’kIhI ; 11.11 .t
the Nnrtli Carolina Kedergl'ni', o'
Woman’s flubs, one ol ihe sponsor
ing organizations of the night school
movement. It Is indeed gratllylng
to note that the Elkin Woman'
Cluh. sponsoring two niglit HchoolR.
one at Elkin and the other
Richmond, presented twenty-six pu
pils. who met the require
Inv the past year, and wei
certlflcales for their worl
Among llH! Night School students
who took part In the demonstration
exerclsiis was II. W. Is-wis, of Elkin
Others attending fvnm here were.
Mrs. Fannie Smith. Mrs. Sarah Turn-
iiima Mcl’oln. Mrs. Mollic
\V, II. lA-wis, Roy
Millard folHiis. Helva llhorti's and
Opal tiweiis. Those receiving eerll-
tes. but not attending were: f
McCann. John Smith, Ell Wad-
;dell. Roy Collins. .Mrs. Nannie Smith.
.11 einquenl cn^kerhom, .lames Kurge-
mglH. {Rollins, Charles Alex-
•achlng Nichols. John Marshall.
Marshall. J. S. Childi
i’ them
Htalemmt
It has been cuetomsr!
for a long lime to hold a iion-pnrtl-j - ’
san convention for the nomination ! DISTRICT REVIVAL
of candidates for city officials, and
tbla is as it should be because it
tends to promote rrlendllncRH among
our citizens. k. O. iod4lan1 Is-iuUng tl
This convention was held Monday 1 servicew WTilch Are Droving
BEGAN ON SUNDAY
licneflcioJ to lArge t
night in the school auditorium, and. I
netwilbstandlng the tact that t was; _____
in no sense a candidate for either j 1,^ q Coddard. foreign socre-
Mayor or fomtnlsHloner. I find nty’ltury of the board of nilBHlons. of the
self a nominee on two llcVets. hence Episcopal church. South.
this statement. ; began a series of revival meetings
I deeply appreciate the honor con-Mcihodist church
ferred on me by some of my Fonrt i Sunday, and they will be coiilliiued! j"'
friends In selecting me as their ruf’| through and including tho morning L,
dIdate for Mayor; but in order to Sunday, when
promote harmony and keep alive the|..y^,.jj ^ dose.
friendly spirit which has character-; Goddard is promim
Ized oiir town and citizens. 1 f**'*'' hrious work, and one of the ton-1
Impelled to abide by the derision characters in the Methodist
'ontlon pnrtlclpuled In Isy
CLIMB A LADDER
TO ATTEND SALE
Ik-lieve it or not. but we ar.-
Id Ui may tliul udvi rli-lng pays!
McDitfliel'N fire sale drew li
crowd—In fart, mi many were on
hand at the opening hour that it
u iiiatheautical problem to
figure one's self into Ihe building.
In llie -wruiuble to gain en
trance. two FUkin ladles ore salil
to have been Ht> persistent in tholr
nttenvpt to get into (he store that
a short walk was taken, titlK l«d-
iiig to tbo rear of tiie building.
. where Mr. Tom FUdson was said
'‘to have br-n prevailcsl u|>on to
pliw a lodd'-r to the window of
Ihe second story, thus enabling
Ihein to Hct’omplish liit-ir purpose
of attending (he Mtle^-n'gnrriless
c»f Ihe cJtrongs wlio w«-n- nuil
fniilless effort, ul the nuiJn
Drtnlrr's Ink itmk-s millions
vk," but in Ibis com- it prove-
Ink makes people Ihink noi
mly nf u value, but of a wny It
•Iteti .Ufflcultli-s arise.
(lull
xhibition at furniture shows
.Sew York, Chicago. Dallas. Texas
and High rollit. which start In
June and continue throughout July.
These geutleraen have a wide sell
ing connection, and the business
given tbs local plant will mean quite
iin Increase in the output ol the lac-
, toiy when the furniture is maiiu-
, fuciiirod at full capacity.
Adding to the optimistic fluilook
for business here is the fart that
.Ibis company also manufactures a
I line of cedar bed room suites, giving
a market for the cedar timber of
Ihl* section, which’
market to Ihc farnn
cedar limber for sale. This line I"
proving popular, and is enjoying ii
splendid sale wherever dlspUyod,
Mr. M. H. Halley, superintendent
of the loi-al plant, designed tho
being inan-
ufaotiired by that eompnny. and the
product reflects most credllobly up
on hU skill and ability as a designer,
imldentalty proving himself to he
a valuable addition to the person
nel of that firm.
COLORED MUSICIAN
GETS TOWN ORDERS
From a Ha|-1>> «U«le of Mind t
■•rlMin Iswkup, Negro Is Tried;
I OnlemI to Ixvive Town
* Tlw
members of all parties, therefor*
I v.;i1 not bo a candidate for Mayor
but will run as a candidate for town
Commiasioner, In accordance with
tbe will of that convention.
H. P. GRAHAM.
ninisiry. He
SURRY COURT IS
IN SESSION; 280
CASES ON DOCKET
heal
Thos
rvlce
» the ! .
; Sluiilcy,
...... WUIli.
i Mount Airy .’.Istrlcl revival, yl are- n,,. ,
'open to and being attended by
denominations irrespective of •**'■! Ullicriicy c>
FOR KIWANIS MEET luffillated. ' !"n''never*(l'o a
loo Sunday continue
BooDvllle. -
HOUSE IS SPEAKER
. Whllak
Grady Whitaker
■ises a talk wai
lodges, chairraai
10 Rotary Inter
Eigrht Murder and Man-:",’u’ee''yenV
slaughter Cases :.^vALKER MACEY IS
10 Be Heard
Kxe-nllve S«-cn-lary of I’nlverslty of
North faroilna: University M«-n
Invited to Attend
The regular Kiwunls program will
be held at Hotel Elkin on Friday
evening at C:3U o’clock, at which
time R. B. House, executive sccre-
t.iry of the Ualversity of North Car
olina. class of 1916. will he present
to address the meeting, and this
promises to ho a feature of the oc
casion.
University men are extended a
special invitation. The club singing
will be under the direction of Mrs.
J. H. Hecson.
A good atleodaiice Is dosirod. and
the message of Mr. House promises
to repay every visitor, well, for the
time spent.
■thing else
At tbe close of the service Sunday continue and promote
Dr. Goddard will go to Bt*oi>’''Ble. | ^hool movement, you
he preaches the Introductory , immortality."
n at the opening of the dlB-| rrelit is due to Mrs.
onference there on April 26. |\vhllftker, county chairman of illi-
itemry In Surry and vlre-cbalrraan of
METHODIST PASTOR ]lhe Uducatlnnal Depar’ ler
.cwTTT-i-vT 44w»^TT'vTT-*vvT/^»»' Nlkln "'Oman's (Hub. for
GIVEN POUNDING” I tiring efforts In this work, She,
[With Miss .Maude Worley, trained
night school here for
Bee Specialist Is
In Yadkin County
C. L. Sams, extension bee special
ist at SUte College, will visit several
farms in Yadkin county today
(Thursday). Instmctlng those
terested In bee culture.
He will visit the farm of A. L.
Saylor. Enon. at 9:30; Mrs. E. H.
Tomlinson's farm. East Bend, 10;30«
YadklnvIUe. 1: A. 8. Speer's farm,
Boonvltle. 8:30. and at Miss Della
Triplett's. JonaavlHc, at 4.
Mr. Sams vrill demonstrate esn-
trol. swarms, how to Introduce
queens, aid wlD talk on the best
methods of basdllng bees.
AbM
l When HJ» Mock Airlves, But ; worker in
Rev. C. A. Morrison, popular pas-
r of the Jonesville Methodist
church, was givon a "pounding" on
Tuesday evening at about 2:30
o'clock, when many members of his
flock gatherea at the home of the
ilnister to enlarge his supply of
household noceasltlos. Rev, Mr. Mor
rison had come to Elkin to attend
itlug at tho Methodist church,
being conducted by Dr. Goddard,
and upon his return home found the
happy throng eagerly watching for
bis arrival. Tho minister was made
happy both by tbe gifts and
spirit of friendship and co-operation
which prompted them.
t'qnducl not in keeping with tho
uslc ho was making caused Judge
Harry H. Barker to order out of
John Henry Coleman, colored
musician hulling (mm Wlnston-
1 tried in Recorder's
Court here Tuesday morning on n
cliurgH of imbibing loo freely in the
usual plentiful supply of sugar head,
In nildilinn to being a cripple, the
negro was well ndvan.'.-cl in age.
-hups ilgli' • - —-
job. and it i
inalns to be worked out to determine
no Is eligible for tbe position.
irnloHs Ihe resignation of one of
ese gentlemen Is foTtbeoming. In
all probability the courts will bo
called upon to settle the matter.
Friends of both men claim a victory,
and each group feels that its man
is entitled to hold the office.
I'rof. Kiden Is said to have tho
support of a majority of Yadkln'a
population, and the commissioners
will doubtless give due conaideratiott
to the expense that would be In
volved. In 1933 the county spent
In attorney fees to forestall a
raise In the salary of Superinten
dent Reece, frnin $2,400 to $3,000
expenses. Tho board of educa-
spent approximately $475, it la
said. In on effort to get tho increase
for Prof. ile»-ce. Through laglsla-
;lVR eiiuctinent. ITof. Reece was sue-
dill in getting the additional
lunt. and was paid that sum un
til 1929.
The present suliiry of the super-
tendent Is 12,>00 and $300 for an
nual expenses, and it is upon thin
point that the situation is creating
ennsidersbU- interest and discusstOD.
The new board presented Itsolf to
Clerk of the Court J. L. Crater, stat
ing that Ihey had noLyot eerolved-y
their commissions, but had been I
told by Senator John H. Folger. a \
cottsln of former Superintendent
Reece, to be sworn In and begin
their duties. After taking the oath
of office, the new board organized
by naming M. V. Flemming as chalr-
ninii. Then came tbe question of
naming the superintendent. It 1*
salrl that nninlnallons were spokon.
lull Dial each wrote Mr. Recce's
name on a piece of paper, expressing
their choice, unil directed that the
minutes be written showing the elec-
rinitlec
r Mr- Rce
Should tiie matter
nurts, It is quite likely
c carried l*> the Supre
the
ting the prohibition 1
' iSTUDENTS 'VIN IN
‘ i DISTRICT CONTEST
WAR1.ICK PRESIDES .
“Wild Ginger” To Be
Given At Siloam
tho past aevoral years, together
everyone who has contributed either
In a financial way or by their serv
Ices, should feel that this Is a wop
derful victory.
922 pupils in North Carolina were
awarded certificates for their work
this year, and there were approxi
mately twice this number who at
tended school, but did not complete
the state requirements. This Is
greatly decreasing the number of 11-
llterales In North Carolina, figures
given at the eommencement stated
(hat In (be past six years Bancombe
county had reduced Its illiteracy
from 34 to 6 per cent. Perhaps the
surrounding eo-Jimnnlty has not
made quite this much progress,
but there Is an encouraging pros
pect for next year and this past
year Is a crowning achievement In
this work.
A play "Wild Ginger", will he
presented in the new school build
ing at Siloam on Saturday evening.
April 85. at 7:30 o'clock. An ad-
mlssius fee of 10c and 15e will be
charged, the proceeds to go to
school.
Breaks Ankle
While playing near the Elkin
high acbool, Eugene Finney, eged
seven, became tempted to climb the
ladder of the city water tank, and
when at some distance from the
ground, he fell, breaking the leg at
the >.nkle.
Jiidg.- W'llson Warli.'k. of New
ton. is presiding over the two weeks'
term of Surry Superior court which
began at Dobson on Monday morn
ing. Solicitor Curlylc HigglnM. of
Sp.irta. is prosecuting the docket.
As usual, defendants to come be
fore the court, face trial on itSacel-
laneous charges. Including that of
murder. Of the tuul number in
dicted. eight of them are for mur
der and mansloughtcr. Half of this
number resulted from fatal auto
mobile accidents.
Charged with the death of Beo
Klgney, the court calendar carries
the names of Raymond McDowell
ames Tolbert, this ruse having
continued for several terms
Others who face murder charges are
Elmer Stone and Kate Barber for
the murder of Robert Hazelwood,
and Gabriel and Marvin Keaton tor
ibo death of Yancey Venable.
The following gentleffion com
pose tho jury Itei for the first week:
Draugbn, G, M. Wood. J.
W. pliaoD. P. B. Qolsenbciry, Clyde
Rtone, Marshall Jones, Isaac White.
Sidney Cook. R. B. Short. R- B.
White. W. L. Waiters. J. B. Barker.
' L. Whitman. H. O. Moore. E. B.
DeBorde. J. M. Shelton. J. P. Cooke.
Barker, C. W. Belton. Ctle
Anthony. J. E. Candle, W. 8. Wolfe.
H. H. Owen. W. F. Sparks, J.
Trnolove, PIdell Walker, 8. C. Rob
ertson. Fred Pruitt, W. H. Coe. R.
L. Lawrence, Stephen Wright, T. J.
Westmoreland, W. R. Bowman. J.
W. SUoIey. L. I. Martin. 8
lersoa and W. T. 8bow.
IN TRUCK WRECK 'held in Wlnston-Sulcm on April IS.
Maxine Miithls came llilnl and Edith
u i..i..ev i» Self lluc'^''uvcs foiivlh in n group of twenty
' fiPiS-year contestants. Doris Early,
jof Wlnaion-Siilein was first, writing
U'.S ncl woi-ds per inlniUe for 15
i minutes; Susan Wall, of Madison,
'second, 37.6; Maxine Mathis, third,
m'ar'lhree highest, goes to Chapel Hill on
^^d'May i to represent the District In
a I —• '»•
I the Slate Contest,
Sarah Click. Cathurino Hall and
Walke
Klkln Gi
:isforlu)
slivery truck Tuesday at a
cur the Klkln Creek bridge,
the Intersecliim of Klk Spui
.Main Hlreets.
truck was badly oamaged. Just
the wreck come about Is
as the driver seems at a | As an individual. Sarah Click wrote
count for It and unable highest ret number of
It, but judging ‘‘■op;'/hat Itu.e In-i
rormnuon Is available, speed of errors. Her rate
was 56 net words per minute for 15
minutes with only 11 errors.
This roflecia creditably on the
commercial department of tbe local
school. Por the past several years
entrants from Elkin high have
brought home honors, either high or
second-high.
Mrs. R. B. Harrell Is
Taken To Hospital
Mrs. R. R. Harrell was rushed to
_ Ktatcevllle hospital Sunday after
a severe attack of appendicitis. An
operation followed Immediatoly. und
some time It was feared sho
would not recover. However, latest
reports from the hospital indicate
that there ia a alight Improvement
In her condition, and her speedy
recovery ia earnestly hoped for by
her friends here and elsewhere
throngbont tbe State.
A slight blaze did small damage
to tho home of John Spans
lington Saturday of last week. The
fire originated in the celling of tbe
home and was pot ent without tbe
aid of a fire department.
More Machinery Is
Being Used Here
A shipment of additional mschln-
..y was unloaded here Tuesday for
tbe construction projects which are
under way. Inclnded In the
shipment was a heavy road aerepe,
which was lifted from the mr by the
nae of two road thovels, tho proeen
being watched by a number proba
bly anfflclent to have done the work
through “main strength and awk
wardness.”