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frHE TRIBUNE HOLDS THE TROPHY CUP AS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE DAILY FIELD ■»—" The Best Brittle Town In ■North Carolina" 1 VOL. No. XXI, No. 48 padkin County Sinking Fund Money Is Loaned To Firms, Individuals JOHNSON SAYS MUCH OF $136,109.95 MAY NOT BE RECOVERED TAXPAYER TO PAY Treasurer's Report Shows Approximate ly Eighty Loans MANY ARE GOOD A total of $136,109.94 of Yadkin county's sinking fund, money re served to pay off bonds when they become due, has been loaned out to 80 firms and individuals over a period of about 10 years, it is shown in the records in the office of Charles M. Johnson, director of lo cal government, submitted by T. R. Eaton, clerk in the Bank of Yadkin, county treasurer, as of July 1. Of this amount, $110,746.73 has been loaned on real estate mortgages, | 10,093.00 on collateral notes and »16 ,270.il on persona] notes. According to a statement made by Mr. Johnson Sunday, "Yadkin county's sinking funds are in about as bad shape as those of any county in the state, proportionally, in re lation to loans on real estate that are larger than the assessed valua tion of the property, or on collat eral or personal notes which are not w»f/icient security to' protect the funds." Mr. Johnson further said that "Yadkin's sinking funds are gener ally well protected, but it appears that about one-third of the entire amount of the loans have been made to real estate firms or of these firms. Apparently, some of these loans were made on Insuffi cient security and the interest has (Continued on Last Page) M. P. L HAS FORMAL OPENING SEPT. 21ST Date Also Marks Open ing of Bryan Gram mar School Formal opening of Mountain Park Institute with J. Mark Mc- Adams, superintendent and Bryan Grammar school with C. H. Farrell, principal, was held in the auditorium of Mountain Park Institute, Wednes day morning, September 21, at 9:45 o'clock. An impressive program featuring short talks by well known people marked the opening of the 9th school year lor Mountain Park In stitute; which was well attended with much interest in the school and its program being manifested. The program opened with a song followed by an impressive devotion led by Rev. Roy Griffin, teacher in Mountain Park school and pastor of Mountain Park Baptist church. This was followed by a song after which came a short talk by Superintendent (Continued on Last Page) Bishop Cheshire To Be Here Sunday Afternoon The rite of confirmation will be | «; ministered at Galloway Memorial church here Sunday afternoon, Octo ber 2, at 3:30 by Bishop J. B. Che shire, of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Any one desiring to be confirmed should present . themselves at this service. The pub lie is most cordially Invited to at tend. North Elkin School to Open Monday. Sept 3 The North Elkin school will open Monday, October 3, it was an nounced Tuesday, with an expected enrollment of about 300 pupils. R. B. Blackwelder will again serve the school ns principal. Pros pects are bright for a good school year, it was "aid. TH E ELKIN TRIBUNE Weatherman Predicts Fair Weather Today After Lengthy Rain With the wrathenraa predic ting fair weather for today and milder temperatures prevailing, summer appears to have made a temporary comeback against the advance forces of winter which for the past several days have held undisputed sway. The cool, rainy spell, although not pleasant, brought joy and hap piness to local fuel merchants as more than one Elkin chimney was seen to spout curling wisps of smoke. FUNERAL HELD FOR WILLIAM A. GWYN Death Follows Lengthy Illness From Heart Disorder William Avery Gwyn passed away at his ancestral home, "Green Hill", near Ronda, Friday morning on his seventy-fourth birthday, following a lengthy illness from a heart disorder and complications. Mr. Gwyn was a member of one of the oldest and most distinguished families in the state, being a son of the late James Gwyn and Mary Ann Lenoir Gwyn and a great-grandson of General William Lenoir of Revolutionary fame. He had spent his entire Mf© in Ronda and Wilkes county, and was known throughout the county as one of the leading and mo*} in fluential citizens. From early man hood he had been a member of the' All Saint's Episcopal Chapel at Ron da, and his life was characterized by his simple faith. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from All Saint's Chapel by Rev. B. M. Lackey, of Lenoir, and interment was in the Gwyn family cemetery. The deceased was never married, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Joyce Mcßee and Miss Lenora Gwyn, both of Ronda. The love and esteem in which the deceased was held was manifest in the beautiful floral offering and the crowd of people who thronged the church to pay final tribute to the passing of this man. Pallbearers were: Messrs. Ernest Edwards, George Poplia, Enoch Sparks, N. E. Henderson, Leet Pop lin and E. D. Byrd. CASTEVENS OPENS HARDWARE STORE Will Be Operated With Much Larger Stock; Sale Confirmed The Elkin Hardware company, which was purchased at public auc tion a short time aro by O. D. Cas tevens, of Cycle, was opened for business Wednesday morning' fol lowing confirmation of the sale Tuesday evening. Mr. Castevens, who will operate the store, was in Charlotte Wednes day for th« purchase 'of a large stock of hardware, which will be added to the regular stock. Clyde Woodruff, who was con nected with the store when it was operated by E. OP. McNeer, is again associated with the firm under the new ownership. Gray Castevens, a son of the owner, is also* associated with the business. Horseshoe Pitchers Must See Dr. White All persons interested in entering the horseshoe pitching contest to be staged in MoNeer's Warehouse Fri day evening, September 30, in con nection with Elkin's Community Pair, are requested to see Dr. T. R. White on Thursday or Friday of this Why i« it that men who a?s friendly at home can act so Uke pirates in business! ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, CENTRAL DISTRICT MEETING OF WALTON LEAGUE SATURDAY Members Formulate Plan For Sportsman's Association HELD AT KLONDIKE During a meeting of the central district of the Izaak Walton league, held at Klondike Lodge, near Elkin, Saturday night, plans were formu lated looking to the formation of a North Carolina Sportsman's associa tion. J. H. Dough ton, of Sparta, was named as temporary chairman and Dr. T. W. Shore, of Boonville, tem porary secretary. A committee was appointed to draw up a preamble to a constitution to be submitted at the meeting to be held at the Robert E. Lee Hotel in Winston-Salem October 8. This new organization of sports men will not in any way interfere with the Izaak Walton league, it was pointed.out, but would operate for the benefit of all sportsmen throughouT North Carolina and would appeal to those who feel they are financially unable to affiliate themselves with the Izaak Walton league. The aims and ideals of the new organization would be similar to those of the league. More than 160 Waltonians at tended the meeting, which featured a fish fry. J. H. Doughton, of Spar ta presided over the business ses sion. Among the principal speakers was David Lindsay, of Spindale, presi (Continued on Page Four) HOLD FUNERAL FOR B. F. TULBERT, 77 Surry Man Dies Wed nesday After Long Illness Funeral services will be held this morning at 11 o'clock, from the El kin Valley church for Benjamin Floyd Tulbert, 77, who passed away at his home north of Elkin Wed nesday morning at 4 o'clock from a lengthy illness from a heart disor der and complications. The servi ces will be in charge of Rev. R. E. Adams, pastor of the deceased and interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Tulbert was a highly respect ed man. For the past several years he has been engaged in the mercan tile business. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Cleopatra Carter Tulbert, and three children, Mrs. Ruth Gentry, Win ston-Salem; Hershel Tulbert, Ben ham and Bahnson Tulbert of Elkin. One sister, Mrs. Lum Carter of State Road, two half-brothers, Newton Tulbert of Mt. Airy and Edward Tulbert of Jennings Cross Roads, Yadkin county, and fifteen grand children also survive. FIELDS-WALL MEET IS GREAT SUCCESS Reunion of Clans Held Sunday at the* Cool Springs Church The Fields-Wall reunion, held at Cool Springs Sunday, was a marked success, several hundred ' relatives and friends being present to pay tribute to the memory of founders of the two families. Rev. C. F. Fields had the program in charge. He told of the coming of his great - great-grandfather from across the sea, of his marriage and settlement in Maryland, his removal to Muddy Creek and then to Big Elkin where the family has since lived. His grandfather served in the Revolutionary war as one of Washington's body guards. At noon dinner was spread and served on the grounds. Speakers during the afternoon were Prqf. C. W. Williams, of Moun tain Park; Shennan Bryant, of Trap hill, and Rev. Isom Vestal, pastor of the Cool Springs church. Charlie Byrd w?s made chairman for the next reunion, which will be at the same place on the same date, 1033. A. C. Wall and J. P. Fields were placed on the committee of arrangement*. , SEPTEMBER 29, 1932 Elkin Community Fair To Open Tonight; Entertaining Program and Good Exhibits Are Features The Next President—Which? W':y.- TI f T ftilTiJ ■ i ri M m Above is shown the latest photographs of President Herbert (lark Hoover and Democratic Presidential Nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one of whom will serve as president of the United States for the next four yeau-s. Roosevelt is now on a tour of the west while Mr. Hoover remains in Washington. He has planned three major campaign addresses. Surry Farmers Who Made Seed Loans Should Make Big Effort To Pay Back Those Who Misapplied Funds Face Serious Trouble If Money Isn't Repaid, Government Official Says. Will Not Push Man Whose Crop Failed Due To Natural Conditions And He Will Be Eligible For Further Loans Surry county farmers who owe government money obtained in the form of seed loans should make a determined effort to .repay It, or, if their crops have been a failure due to conditions beyond their con trol, and they are unable to pay it, should take the matter up with seed loan authorities so that may be good in case they wish fur ther loans,, it was learned here Mon day from a government official. Those who borrowed money on the plea that it wae tor seed and fertilizer, and then failed to use the money for this purpose, had also better make a determined effort to repay or else they are liable to find themselves in serious trouble, the official also stated. In many instances the federal gov ernment has sent men to Jail who obtained loans through fraud, he said, pointing out a case where a South Carolina state senator was in dicted and placed under $3,000 bond on charges of conspiracy to de fraud the government through these loans. A number of Surry farmers, he YADKIN GROUP PLAN OWN POWER PLANT Electricity For Brooks Cross Roads is Pos sibility People of the Brooks Cross Roads section of Yadkin county, according to infoNnation garnered in that vicinity for the past several weeks, are going to be in position to attain electric power for themselves within the near future. It is said that three prominent residents of are pro posing the establishment of a power plant at Longtown, one mile north of Brooks. Enough power can be generated at the proposed site of a dam which will be thrown across Longtown creek, It is said, to Turn ish an adequate amount of current for all wheh are interested. The three men who are primar»Jy interested in the power project ere Dr. H. J. Weaver, M. F. Shore and Joe Brooks, the flatter having al ready made overtures to the owr zr of the proposed site, bet no terms have been arranged upon aa yet. said, although the percentage* is small, obtained money from the gov ernment and then failed to apply it properly. These men are facing sure trouble unless the money is re paid. It was pointed out that the gov ernment was not going to push the farmer who has a loan and is un able to pay it back due to crop fail ure. Even though he is unable to meet the loan, he is eligible for an other loan if circumstances show that he did his best, the officials i stated. LATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM NATIONAL NEWS CAUSED TKN DEATHS Pdrtland, Ore., Sept. 27.—The Oregonian tomorrow will carry a signed statement by Paul M. Cal- Ucotte, well known Portland man, in which he declares his belief that he is the man who placed the suitcase bomb in the San Francis co preparedness day parade July 23, 1016, which coot 10 lives and sent Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings to prison for life. MAY CAUSE SCANDAL Chicago, Sept. 27.—Reverber ations from the exploded Insult investment enterprises, which cost security holders an estimated three Mllion dollars resounded from political arenas, the state legislature, and civic meeting places today as federal and state investigators pored over the vol- UiiunOßa fvCG«ds Ot the dcfsilJCt concern. 200 DEAD IN STORM San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 27.—A hurricane swirled through Puerto Rico today and lumbered on, leaving a death toll lh«t pro bably will mount into hundreds, and property damages that, will finally be calculated in the many millions of dollars. Gov. James R. Beverley tonight estimated the dead at more than 200 and the beared t 1,000. POUR ARB DEAD Havana, Sept. 27.——Havana was placed under military rule to night after mm outburst of political vioNguw had resulted in the as (Continued on Lt*t Page) Elkin—Gateway to £ J Roaring Gap aad the Blue Ridge • PUBLISHED WEEKLY HUNDREDS EXPECTED TO ATTEND; PRIZES TOTAL OVER $500.00 LOCAL WAREHOUSE Rabbit Show Will Be Staged In Main Ex hibition Hall TO PRESENT PLAY All is in readiness for the open ing here tonight of Elkin's first community fair, it was learned learned Wednesday from C. G. Arm field, secretary, and prospects are bright for a highly successful event. McNeer's warehouse, which will serve as the main exhibition hall, has already assumed, at this writ ing, a busy hum of activity as farm ers and others interested in the fair arrange their exhibits. In addition to the farm and home exhibits, a number of private ex hibits have been arranged, but these will not be eligible for prizes. One of the many Interesting fea tures of the fair is the rabbit show which will be staged by the Pro gressive Rabbit Breeders' associa tion, and will occupy the south side of the main exhibition hall and will not be housed in a separate build ing, as was announced last week. This will mark the second show staged by the local association, and than the last one which was helcT on the day of the Masonic picnic. A handsome bedroom suite, do nated by the Elkin Furniture com pany, which will be given as first priz&'iji the live-at-home division, is now on display in the show window 'of Reich-Hayes-Boren, local furnl fuVe dealer. A large number of all wool, best grade Chatham blankets, donated as prizes by the Chatham Manufacturing company, may be seen in the Sydnor-Spainhour show win dow. As the main feature of tonight's program, the Lucy Hanes Chatham club of Elkin and Winston-Salem will stage a play "Miss Oliver's Dol lars." The cast will be made up of (Continued on Last Page) "BUCKIN ELKS" TO TAKE FIELD FRIDAY Starting Players Have Not Yet Been An nounced By Hood Although as yet hardly accustomed to the feel of a uniform, the Elkin high school football team will swing: into action here Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock againßt a strong Moun tain Park Institute team, to do or die for dear old Blkin. Officially named "Buckin Elks", in keeping with the habits of the elk, the traditions of the town, and the qualities of football players, as suggested by Charlie Brewer and ac cepted by the athletic council upon , recommendation ot Superintendent Walter H. Schaff, the local aggrega tion, even though as yet unseasoned, is expected to put up a good fight. Coach A. C. Hood, busy for the past several weeks in whipping the boys into shape for their first grid iron battle, has as yet made no an nouncement of the starting line-up. He will have a squad of 22 on the field. Considerable interest in football has been aroused here since the team was organised and a good crowd of home folks, as well as a large number of backers of the op posing team, frem Mountain Park, are expected to be present. The game Friday, which will be played at Chatham Park, is one of the main features of the Elkin Com munity Fair program. Meodamea R. G. Smith, W. W. Whitaker, George Royall, H. P. Graham and Mason UUard attended an lnspirationl meeting of the Jit. Airy district of the Woman's Mis sionary Society pf the Methodi«t church In afte».*om ! . .. - • *■" .
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