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Elkin—'The Best
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VOL. No. XXII, No. 21
Must Raise $19,000 To
Open Bank; Citizens
Working To That End
WEAKENED CAPITAL
STRUCTURE CAUSES
DELAY IN OPENING
Audit Shows Bank As A
Whole To Be In Good
Financial Condition
MEETINGS ARE HELD
With approximately $19,000 re
quired to bolster , the capital struc
ture of the Bank of Elkin so that it
may receive license to open "without
restriction, committees composed of
both stockholders ond depositors
were taking steps Wednesday look
ing towards raising the amount by
selling the necessary stock, it was
learned Wednesday morning.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the institution held Friday night,
it was unanimously voted that the
stockholders turn in half of their
stock for resale in an effort to raise
the needed amount of money. This
plan was presented to a meeting of
depositors, which convened after the
stockholders' meeting.
As a result a sales committee was
appointed and vested with the res
ponsibility of selling the stock, and
a second meeting called for the fol
lowing Monday night.
At Monday night's meeting the
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FUNERAL HELD FOR
NORTH ELKIN WOMAN
Mrs. Matilda Jane Cal
houn Dies After Ill
ness From Cancer
Mrs. Matilda Jane Calhoun, wife
of Burton Calhoun, passed away
Sunday morning at her home north
of Elkin, following a protracted Ill
ness from cancer. The deceased
had been in declining health for the
past several years and for the past
several months her condition had
been critical.
She was a daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Wishon, of
the Cool Springs community, and
was a member of long standing of
the Cool Springs Baptist church.
Surviving is her husband, Burton
Calhqun, an only son. Early Calhoun
and one grandchild. Two brothers
and three sisters, also survive.
The funeral rites were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Cool Springs Baptist church, in
charge of Rev. C. F. Fields and in
terment was In the church cemetery.
New Street Bill Goes
Through Legislature
It was learned Wednesday
morning that the bill concerning
construction of a new street from
the north end of the new Hugh
Chatham bridge had been passed
by both the house and senate of
the general amenvbly and that the
bill providing that all church
property in Rlkin be free of street
assessment, is at present on its
way through the legislative hop
per.
Two bills of local interest, were
introduced in the House of Repre
sentatives at Raleigh last week by
Representative C. H. Haynes, of
Surry county.
One of the bills provides that for
the year 1933 and all subsequent
years, property owned and used ex
clusively by churches or religious
•terviceo, and residence of pastors
shall be exempted from the payment
of all street and sidewalk assess
ments, applying only within the
corporate limits of Elkin.
The bill was referred to the fi
nance committee.
The Becofid bill validates the pur
chase by the Elkin commissioners
of certain r«al estate to be used for
street pud park purposes. The bill
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
Oppose Daniels
Mexico City, March 28.—Post
ers attacking Joscphus Daniels,
the new American ambassador to
Mexico, appeared on walls in
Mexico City today.
The posters were captioned
"Out With Daniels" and they
called him "the mnrderer of
Azueta and Uribe." TTiese men
■were Mexican* who were killed
' in the fighting when-United States
forces landed at Vera' Cruz in
1914. At the time Mr. Daniels
was secretary of the navy.
Banker Dead
Asheville, March 88.—L. L.
Jenkins, AO, for many years wide
ly known in hanking, political and
manufacturing circles in the
state, died suddenly of a cerebral
hemorrhage while preparing to
dine at the Putnam grill here at
about 8:15. Dr. John L. Carroll,
coroner, Kaid that Mr. Jenkins
came to his death as the result
of a cerebral hemorrhage and
that an inquest would not be nec
essary.
Outline Bank Plan
Raleigh, March 28.—Advantage
of pooling the "best assets" of
banks now operating under re
strictions in North Carolina and
organizing one statewide branch
banking system were outlined
here today to more than 1.000
persons, attending a meeting
called by the state banking de
partment.
8-Months School
Raleigh, March 28.—Success
for the eight months school pro
gram in the state senate was as
sured tonight when it was learned
that 26 senators have signed an
amendment to be offered at the
proper time to the appropriations
bill calling for a f16,000,000
school fund.
Pass Roosevelt's Plan
Washington, March 28.
President Roosevelt's bill to put
men to work in the forests swept
through the senate today without
even the formality of a record
vote and was sent to the house,
where leaders forecast its ap
proval tomorrow.
FACTORY BURNED
Fire at Sanford Monday destroyed
the plant of the Edwards Motor Car
company.
points out that it is desirable to
build a new street from the north
end of the new Hugh Chatham Me
morial bridge eastwardly through
the R. M. Chatham property to a
point on Main street to a point near
an alley between the R. M. Chat
ham and R. H. Chatham line, and
that property between the proposed
stree* and Main street be deeded to
the town of Elkin for creating a pub
lic park, or to be disposed of by the
town as it sees fit, and that the
town commsisioners have purchased
the/right-of-way of the street and
the park area from R. M. Chatham,
in exchange for the unpaid street
assessments against him.
The bill further points out that
the land described is transferred to
the town of Elkin, and in return
therefor, the street assessments
against R. M. Chatham are to be
marked paid in full and also the
unpaid taxes assessed against the
R. M. Chatham homeplace are to be
marked paid and. satisfied. The
town commissioners are given au
thority, under the bill, to sell the
property-so purchased, or any part of
it, except the street right-of-way, at
any price tbey may agree upon, and
to convey • fee simple title.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1933
Secretary of Treasury Inspects New Money
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Treasury Secretary, William H. Woodln and Assistant-Secretary,
James H. lK>uglas, visited the Bureau of Engraving at Washington to in
spect the new currency being printed by the order of President Roosevelt
to relieve the financial strain and place more money in circulation.
Contents of Stolen Safe
Returned By Robbers To
McNeer Home Friday
With Exception of Money, A Small Portion of Building And Loan
Stock And A Fraternity Pin, Everything Accounted
For; Was Found In Flour Sack On Front
Porch of Home. Had Been Buried.
With the exception of the cash, a which the safe contained, were evi
fraternity pin, and approximately Gently returned to his home between
S4OO worth of building and loan hours of Beven and ei * ht o'clock,
. they having been found in a flour
stock, the entire contents of the gack upon the front porch
safe which was stolen, lock, stock Fresh earth upon the sack and
and barrel, from the home of Mr. the dampness of its contents led
and Mrs. E. F. McNeer here the him to believe the loot had been
night of March 14, was returned Mr "buried in the earth, he said. The
as mysterious a manner as it was amount of money the safe contained,
carried away, Friday night. and which was not returned was in
Mr. McNeer stated that the pa- an amount between 1100 and S3OO,
pers and various articles of jewelry Mr. McNeer stated.
KIWANiANS HEAR
SURRY PHYSICIAN
County Health Officer
Speaks On Health
Work Friday Night
An educational program, built
around the topic "Health and Sani
tation" was presented Friday night
at the meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis
club at Hotel Elkin, under the super
vision of J. G. Abernethy.
Dr. T. C. Britt, Surry county
health officer, as speaker of the
evening, presented an outline of the
health in the county, what it
has accomplished and what it hopes
to accomplish in the future.
The chief aim of the health de
partment, Dr. Britt stated, is to pre
vent disease by education.
Discussing vaccination, he stated
that in case of smallpox, one vacci
nation is deemed sufficient provided
a person is not thrown directly in
contact with the disease at a much
later date. Typhoid vaccinations,
when the treatment has been given
as many as three different times, is
thought sufficient for the remainder
of a person's life, although many
people insist on taking the treatment
every three years, he pointed out.
A. O. Bryan, at. the close of the
meeting, was appointed a member of
the agricultural committee to suc
ceed C. G. Armfield.
30 Per Cent Of Relief
Funds Raised Locally
Approximately 30 per cent of re
lief funds used in.the various coun
ties of North Carolina was raised
from local sources, according to fig
ures just released from the Gover
nor's Office of Relief.
Federal funds totalling $896,000
were alloted to the various counties
for relief purposes during Febru
ary. This amount was supplement
ed with a total of $334,802 raised
by local communities which was de
rived from both private contribu
tions and public appropriations from
city and county.
The total amount of funds raised
in Surry county for the month of
February was 9-1,491; in Yadkin
$815; i« Wilkes 91.(66, and in Alle
ghany 9310.
$2,772 Is Allocated
To Local Hospital By
The Duke Foundation
Allocation of 82,772 to the
Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital
from the funds of the Duke en
dowment was announced in Char
lotte Tuesday after a meeting of
the trustees in New York City.
Hospitals, numbering 08, re
ceived a total of *698,048, in the
two Carolina*. The amount re
ceived by the local institution
represent* 2,772 free clays of care
of patients in 1982, the endow
ment allowing a dollar a day for
each day of free treatment.
LAY DOWN VISITING
RULES AT HOSPITAL
Official Urges Co-Oper
ation of the Public In
Observing Rules
It has been found that patients in
the local hospital are prevented
from getting sufficient rest because
of an almost constant flow of visi
tors throughout the day and night.
Dr. Harry L. Johnson stated Wed
nesday morning. For this reason, he
said it seems advisable to carefully
enforce regular visiting hours. To
do this, it will be necessary to have
the co-operation of friends and rel
atives interested in the patients.
Unfortunately, it was pointed out,
children are not as considerate as
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Probable That N. C.
May Legalize Beer
Raleigh, March 29.— Legal beer
iu North Carolina by May IS was
envisioned here today, now that the
state Senate has on its calendar a
favorably reported biU to permit the
sale of 3.2 per cent Deer.
The bill, fathered by Senator W.
R. Francis, ' Haywood -County, was
given a 10 to 3 favorable report by
Senate judiciary committee No. 1
late yesterday at which wets and
irys presented arguments.
Negro Killer Ordered
Held Without Bond For
Murder of Walter Sale
Local Voters Will
Select Candidates
Here Friday Night
Every citizen of Rlkin who is of
voting age, regardless of sex, is
urged to ottend the convention of
voters which will be held in the
high school auditorium here Fri
day night, March 31, at 8 o'clock,
for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the offices of may
or and town commissioners, May
or M. A. Roy all stated Tuesday.
Candidates nominated at Fri
day's convention will he voted up
on in the town election which
will be held Monday, May 1.
MASONS TO HOLD
SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday To Mark Re
consecration Of All
Lodges In State
Elkin Masons, in obedieuce to an
order issued by Grand Master H. C.
Alexander, will hold a reconsecra
tion meeting in the local lodge hall
here Tuesday night, April 4, at 8
o'clock, the meeting to be held sim
ultaneously with meetings of other
lodges throughout the state.
In issuing the order for the recon
secration meetings, the Grand Master
pointed out that "in this time of na
tional crisis our President, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, is facing the grave
problems that confront the entire
nation—problems that are not his
alone, but ours as well. I there
fore call upon the entire Masonic
membership of the Grand Jurisdic
tion of North Carolina to reconse
cration of our Masonic vows and to
the binding of ourselves 'in unity
for the common good of all people
everywhere.
"I further direct that the first
item for consideration at this meet
ing be prayer for our President.
That the Grand Artlcifer of the Uni
verse may endue him with a compe
tency of His Divine wisdom that will
enable him to lead us in the ways
of Honesty, Peace and Happiness
and that his life and health may be
guarded and spared for continued
usefulness to our people. Also let
prayer be made for all in authority
over us."
It was learned from R. G. Frank
lin, secretary of the local lodge that
a well panned program will be given
and that every Mason who can pos
sibly be present, is urged to attend.
Mrs. R. JJ. Hubbard is spending
this week in Winston-Salem, tin
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond
Harris.
Free Seed To Be Given
To County's Unemployed
Sufficient seed with which to
plant approximately 2,000 gardens,
has been received by John W.
Comer, Surry county welfare officer,
and are to be distributed free among
the unemployed of the county as an
outstanding feature of the state's
garden growing program during the
coming spring and summer months.
The seed are to be distributed by
the township relief committees in
various sections of Surry county,
each committee having received in
structions to follow their relief list
as only those unemployed will be
eligible to receive the seed. It is
made clear that no person who has
secured one of the government seed
and feed loans is eligible to receive
one of the free packages. By the
same token, anyone receiving one of
the seed assortments hurts his
chance of securing a government
loan.
Following the distribution of the
seed, there will be a close supervis
ion of the gardening activities in
the different sections. A garden
Inspector will be appointed in each
township, either from volunteer
ranks or from reliable relief em
ployees, and frequent Inspections
and reports will be made. Anyone
Elkin—Gateway to
Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRIAL IS SWITCHED
TO DOBSON; COURT
FEARS FOR SAFETY
#
Huge Crowd On Hand
For Preliminary Hear
ing For Murderer
FIRST DEGREE CASE
Expressing fear that recorder's
courtroom, located on the third
floor of the E)hin National Bank
building would n«rt safely hold the
dense crowd which jammed into it
to witness the preliminary hearing
scheduled for J. T. Do well, Negro
slayer of Walter Sale, Elkin whits'
man, and also not entirely easy In
their minds that no trouble would
occur, local authorities Monday
morning transferred hearing of the
Negro to the Dobson courthouse af
ter the prisoner had been brought
here for trial.
Dowell was remanded to jail
when Judge Harry H. Barker, local
recorder, found probable cause as to
a charge of first degree murder. He
was not allowed privilege of bond.
When it was announced here that,
the trial was to be held Monday
morning, spectators jammed the lo
cal courtroom to such an extent that
it was almoßt impossible for anyone
on the inside to get out or for any
one on the outside to get in. Due
to the age of the building Judge
Barker feared that there was dan
ger of the floor giving away.
As a result the prisoner was
spirited from the room in custody
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B. &L ANNOUNCES
ANNUAL DIVIDEND
Hasn't Missed Yearly
Payment To Stock
holders In 25 Years
The Elkin-Joneeville Building and
Loan association will pay its usual
annual dividend te stockholders Sat
urday) Paul Gwya, Becretary-treasur
er announced Tuesday.
Organized 25 years ago, the locaJ
association has sever missed paying
a dividend, Mr. Gwyn stated, nor
has it ever sustained a loss on real
estate, a record that stands high
throughout the state.
Its affairs conducted by a direc
torate'of conservative business men
of £lkin and Jonesville, the local
association is considered one of the
strongest institutions of its kind in
North Carolina.
reported for not taking care of their
garden will be dropped from the re
lief lists.
Planß are underway here to se
cure the use of approximately 15
acres of land on which local unem
ployed who do not have gardening;
space, may plant gardens. The mat
ter was presented to the local Ki
wanis club Friday evening by Coun
ty Agent, J. W. Crawford,
who stated that such a project
would have to be sponsored by re
sponsible parties or civic organiza
tion. It will be up to those spon
soring the garden to secure the
land and to keep a close tab on the
work of planting and tending the
gardens.
The idea of the club sponsoring
the movement was referred to the
agricultural comjnlliee, comprised
of J. W. Crawford, chairman, J, R.
Poindezter and A. O. Bryan, who
will report to the club at the meet
ing Friday evening.
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MAKES UNIQUE CJAMI' STOVE
A stove (or camping purposes
vhieh contains an oven, a frying
shelf and a broiling grill, baa bcec
made by Walter Barging from an
ordinary oil drum.