Special Prices
Will Be Featured
For The Two Days
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and buy now while the goods may
be obtained at a greater saving.
It is really surprising how much
50 cents will buy these days. And
it will prove an even greater sur
prise to see how much 50 cents will
purchase during half-dollar days.
Every merchant participating has
made plans to give everyone a real
welcome. So don't fail to attend
Elkin's first Half-Dollar Days event.
Half-Dollar Days will be similar
to tbq Dollar Days which were
staged by Elkin merchants at per
iodic intervals several years ago, and
which proved very successful. It is
pointed out that a half-dollar to-
FRUIT
APPLES, Peck
30c and 35c
ORANGES, Peck
25c and 30c
TANGERINES, Pk.
25c and 30c
GRAPEFRUIT
Peck 25c
BANANAS, 5c Lb.
ELKIN FRUIT CO.
James R. Mgr.
C^cD^IETS
Friday and Saturday
Means Greater Savings For
McDaniel's Customers
You bet we are co-operating in
Half-Dollar Days. And we invite
you to come in and take advantage xes
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day, however, will purchase as much
o- more than the dollar ot a few
years ago.
Merchants cooperating In the
event with real bargains are Syanor-
Spalnhour Department Store, J. C.
Penney Co., McDanlel's Department
Store, Graham and Click 5 and 10
Cent Store, Somers ft Co., 5 and 10
Cent Store, Abernethy's Drug
Store, Turner Drug Company, F-W
Chevrolet Company, Basketeria,
Inc., F. A. Brendle and Son and
Smithey's Department Store.
Would-Be Assassin
Gets Eighty Years
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night, wounding five persons, in
cluding Mayor Anton Cermak, of
Chicago, who was shot through the
body.
The president-elect was uninjured.
The assailant, who was captured
by a rush of secret service men, po
lice aind sheriffs officers, was des
cribed as Guisseppi Zingara, an
Italian brick-maker. He was spirit
ed away by officers to save him from
an angry crowd. Police said he
admitted he bought his gun with the
Intent to kill Mr. Roosevelt.
The shooting took place in Bay
Front Park here a few minutes after
Mr. Roosevelt had come ashore from
the yacht Nourmahal on which he
had been cruising through the Ba
hamas. The president-elect was res
ponding to a welcome of 20,000 peo
ple gathered in the park when the
crack of pistol shots cut short his
speech.
Zingara was said to have admit
ted that 10 years ago he was party
to a plot against the life of King
Emmanuel, of Italy.
The Dick Grier building on Bridge
street has been repaired and is be
ing used by the newly created Dixie
Barber Shop. This shop is operated
by Jim Talley for J. W. Ratledge,
the owner.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
New Distance Record '
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Flying 5,310 utiles, England to
Capetown Africa, British flyers lead
by Bquadron Leader Gayford, cap
tured the long-distance nonstop
record from the Americans, Board
man and Polando whose pi &r k was
5,012 miles.
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Senator Bailey and Senator Rey
nolds, of North Carolina, plan to
go to New York this week for a
conference with President-elect
Roosevelt on the question of patron--
age, it was learned in Washington
Monday night. It is understood that
Bailey has requested a conference
with the president-elect.
"So you broke your engagement
to Evelyn. Why was that?"
"Well, I was only doing to the
engagement what It did for me."
Hospital Program
Staged By Kiwanis
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the program, presented a number
of interesting facts dealing with the
hospital, giving the number of pa
tients entered, operations, deaths,
etc., since U was opened two years
ago.
Miss Nance spoke briefly upon
the "Rising Requirements of the
Nursing Profession."
Dr. Abernethy stressed the needs
of the hospital, pointing out that it
has been operating at a loss due to
the great number of charity cases
that have been admitted for treat
ment. He urged the Kiwanis club
to give unqualified support f to the
institution and to use its influence
in gaining the support of others.
New Store To Open
For Business Friday
The Boyles and Palmer. Cash
Grocery company, situated on East
Main street next door to J. C. Pen
ney company, will open for business
Friday morning, it was learned
Wednesday.
The new business will offer a
large number of "specials" for the
opening and in addition will give
away a large number of groceries
as an opening feature.
The store is modern and up-to
date in every respect, and is owned
by Elmer D. Boyles and R. O. Pal
mer, who will make their homes
here.
An opening advertisement will be
found elsewhere in this edition.
Attempts Forgery and
Lands In Yadkin Jail
L. R. Vestal, treasurer of Jones
ville, seems to be having assistance
in running the finances of his town.
Marvin Ashley, who has figured in
the Elkin courts before, recently
waived an examination before K. M.
Thompson, Yadkin county magis
trate. Charged with forgery, he
was committed to Yadkinville jail.
Ashley is charged with forging the
name of L. R. Vestal, treasurer,
Town of Jonesville, to a $20.00
check and attempting to negotiate
same.
Red Cross Office To
Close Next Saturday
Mrs. G. T. Roth, chairman of the
local Red work, reports that
the material and clothes on hand
will last until Saturday, and after
that time the office will close until
other supplies arrive.
The public will be informed
through this paper should the office
re-open.
Boys Win, Girls Lose
The Elkin high school basket ball
team Friday night defeated Ronda
in a game played at Ronda by the
score of 20 to 16. The Elkin girls'
team was defeated by the Ronda
girls.
DOEBN'T LIKE "SISSY"
Crooner Rudy Valee, in Raleigh
with his famous orchestra Monday
for theatre appearances, cast aside
his role of crooner and orchestra
leader Monday night and made a
flying leap into the audience to
"take on" a heckler who called him
a "sissy" and other names.
GLAD TO BE BACK
W. H. Yarborough, Forsyth coun
ty farmer, recently returned from a
trip to Illinois where he saw corn
selling at 15 cents a bushel and hogs
at 2 and one-half oents a pound on
the hoof. Mr. Ya-borough expres
sed himself as glad to get back to
North Carolina.
'Squeer, tho, that the persons
smart enough to make the biggest
fortunes are always the ones to
make the biggest mistakes in their
income-tax returns, and are put to
the extra bother of signing receipts
for their refunds.—Macon Tele
graph.
An individual submarine, twenty
two feet long, may be placed on the
market. Just the thing, it seems,
for the long-pull investor who wants
to stay with his securities. —Detroit
News.
America's stock of gold is $250,-
000,000 more than it was during
the boom, but we don't seem to
have met the fellow yet who has it.
—American Lumberman (Chicago.)
A metallurgist believes he has
learned the secret of King Tut's
purple gold. Probably gives it tht*
Scotch grip, thus cutting off its
wind.—Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Samuel Insull has applied for
naturalization in Greece, evidently
believing that the country wants to
add to its striking ruins.-r-Chicago
Daily News.
We're not superstitious, but it
Would be very unlucky for thirteen
people to eat at our table now.—
Atlanta Journal.
Elkin
Merchants
Invite You
To Attend
THE BIGGEST
BARGAIN
EVENT
OF THE
YEAR!
BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL
BE A
AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES
SYDNOR-SPAINHOUR DEPT. STORE
J. C. PENNEY CO., Inc.
McDANIEL'S DEPT. STORE
SMITHEY'S DEPT. STORE
TURNER DRUG COMPANY
ABERNETHY'S DRUG STORE
SOMERS & CO. 5 & 10c STORE
GRAHAM & CLICK 5 & 10c STORE
F-W CHEVROLET COMPANY
F. A. BRENDLE & SON
BASKETERIA, Inc.
ALL ARE COOPERATING TO GIVE YOU
REAL VALUES!
Don't Miss This
Opportunity!
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Thursday, February 23, 1933