THE TRIBUNE HOLDS THE TROPHY CUP AS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE DAILY FIELD
Elkin—"The Best
Little Town In
North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXII, No. 27
LARGE AMOUNT OF BANK STOCK SOLD
New Spirit Is Abroad As
Factories Throughout the
Country Open; Wages Up
NATIONAL INDUSTRY
ENCOURAGED BY AN
INFLUX OF ORDERS
Many Men Are Called
Back To Work After
Long Lay-Offs
I S ENCOURAGING
American workmen marched back
to their jobs by the hundreds Tues
day—and many of them read notices
at the door that wages were up 10
per cent.
Encouraged by orders piling up
and by price advances for their pro
ducts, many employers decided to
share the profits with their em
ployes.
One company, Planters Nut and
Chocolate, of Suffolk, Va., announced
pay envelopes would be padded by
20 per cent effective Wednesday.
There were several dozen other
firms that added 5 or 10 per cent to
wages or else planned doing so as
they called back hundreds of em
ployes dropped as long as two years
ago, reinstated night shifts, or re
opened long closed departments.
Steel mills, barrel factories, auto
mobile plants, rubber companies,
clothing manufacturers—all of them
among firms that greeted pick
tips with screaming whistles that
called men back to
Among the concerns that boosted
wages: Supreme Shirt company, of
Philadelphia, 10 per cent; Armstrong
Rubber company, 10 per cent.
Monday, E. L>. Cord announced a
6 per cent increase for his companies
and the Norfolk Tire and Rubber
company a bonus of 5 per cent on
weekly wages.
Many of the employers referred in
announcing pay roll increases to
President Roosevelt's admonitions in
that respect and to the $3,000,000,-
000 public construction plan to re
vive business as completed by his
advisors.
REVIVAL SERVICES
CONTINUE SUCCESS
Will Run For Several
More Weeks At Mc-
Neer's Warehouse
The revival services at McNerr's
Warehouse will continue for several
"weeks, it was learned Wednesday.
The services are being widely at
tended and much interest is being
shown in the meetings.
A special service will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock for
farmers and visitors in town for the
day. At this service Rev. Surbrook
will use a Gospel chart to illustrate
bis sermon and invites the congrega
tion at this service to ask ' ques
tions regarding the chart.
Several special sermons on ques
tions of paramount interest today
have been announced for the meet
ings and a cordial invitation is ex
tended to everyone to attend.
To Hold S. S. Rally
At Boonville Sunday
There will be an Associational
Sunday school rally at the Boonville
Baptist church Sunday afternoon.
May 14, at 2 o'clock. The program
will open with a devotional service
in charge of W. S. Church, followed
by a song service. Mrs. Paul P.
Davis, Miss Delia Hobson and S. Q.
Wallace will make talks on Sunday
school work, after which a confer
ence will be held. The session will
adjourn at 4:30. All £unday schools
are asked to have representatives
present for the meeting.
HEAVY CASUALTIES
Heavy casualties in Japan's suc
cetMtful attack on tu« Cbiuaw city of
Chienan were reported Tuesday. Six
hundred Chinese and 100 Japanese
casualties were reported.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Wellesley Fire Chief
J^B
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Wellesley (Mass.) college for girls
has its students volunteer fire de
partment which each year elects its
chief. Miss Patricia Parfitt, of On
tario, Canada has been selected
chief for 1034.
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
Bonus March Begins
Washington, May 0. By
freight and passenger trains, au
tomobiles and afoot another bonus
march is converging upon Wash
ington, with the administration
trying an experiment in an effort
to prevent disorder which ended
last year in the ex-service men
leaving hurriedly with tear gas
floating behind them.
Accepts Tariff Truce
Washington, May 9. World
wide acceptance of the American
plan for a universal tariff truce
was predicted in official quarters
tonight after strenuous and final
ly successful diplomatic efforts to
obtain Great Britain's adherence.
Pass Relief Bill
W'ashington, May ft.—Another
administration measure, the 850,-
000,000 Wagner-l/ewis relief bill
received final congressional action
today and was sent to the White
House for President Roosevelt's
signature.
Narrow Escape
Havannah, Ga., May O.—A dy
namite bomb with sputtering fuse
attached was discovered in the
city hall here today just in time
to prevent what might have been
a disastrous explosion.
May Vote Supplements
Raleigh, May o.—With but one
dissenting voice, the house late
tonight amended the school ma
chinery bill to allow local unit* to
vote supplements to operate nine
months tf.ms.
Pedro Johnson Taken
In Jonesville Sunday
Pedro Johnson, member of a band
of Surry desperadoes, who escaped
from the Dobson jail a number of
months ago after conviction on a
number of charges including house
breaking, theft, etc., was captured
in Jonesville at the home of Luther
Garris Sunday night by Officers H.
C. Hurt and Dick Evridge. He was
placed in the Dobson jail to begin
serving his sentence.
ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS PLANS
President Roosevelt outlined to
the nation Sunday night his ideas for
a "partnership—between the gov
ernment uuu agriculture, industry
and transportation" in a full expo
sition of his policies—past and fu
ture.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933
STAGE ALL SET FOR
HOSPITAL PICNIC
TO BE HELD TODAY
Invitations Extended To
Pastors and Golden
Cross Workers
HOSPITAL GROUNDS
The stage is all set for the Hospi
tal picnic here today, and plans
have been made to care for approxi
mately 500 guests, which will in
clude pastors of the charges and
Golden Cross workers in the West
ern North Carolina Conference of
the Methodist church.
Invitations were given only to pas
tors and Golden Cross workers to
attend the picnic.
The object of the picnic is to get
the pastors and Golden Cross work
ers acquainted with the work of the
local hospital and for them to make
a tour of inspection af the grounds
and buildings and go back to their
respective fields, the whole of which
contains more than 152,000 mem
bers, prepared to pass on the infor
mation to their charges prior to the
annual Golden Cross Drive which
will be held in all the churches of
the conference during" the week of
May 14-21, inclusive.
The picnic is under the supervis
ion of the Elkin Woman's Club and
the Elkin Kiwanis Club and local
citizens and business firms have
been asked to donate various arti
cles of food for tbe event. The ta
bles will be spread in the grove
back of the nurses' home and the
picnic lunch will be served by mem
bers of the Woman's Club.
HOLD FUNERAL FOR
FRANK M. GENTRY
Services Held From
Mtn. Park Church
On Friday
Funeral services were held from
the Moutain Park Church Friday
morning at 10 o'clock for Frank M.
Gentry, 65, who passed away Thurs
day following a four days illness.
Mr. Gentry was a highly esteemed
man, having served as deputy sheriff
of the county for several years. He
was a member of the Rocky Ford
Baptist church.
Surviving are his widow and six
sons, M. C. Gentry, Mountain Park;
Garl L., Lewellyn, and Foley Gen
try, Mt. Airy; Nelson Gentry, Zeph
yr; Early F. Gentry, Dobson and one
brother, A. B. Gentry, of Glade Val
ley.
The services were in charge of
Rev. Walter Calloway and Rev. Roy
Griffith and interment was in the
church cemetery.
JONESVILLE SCHOOL
TO PRESENT COMEDY
"Aaron Slick From
Punkin Crick" to be
Staged Friday
Continuing the Jonesville school
commencement which has been in
progress during the past two weeks,
a cast from the upper grades will
present a three-act comedy-drama,
"Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick,"
on Friday evening. The characters
will include L>. P. Gregory, Francis
Dunnman, Emma Young, Zelda Hol
comb, Frances Mlnnish, Z. D. Green
wood and Phillip Wilklns.
On Sunday morning, May 14, at
11 o'clock, Prof. Z. H. Dixon will
deliver commencement sermon. Prof.
Dixon is superintendent of the
Jonesville school and is delivering
the address by special request of the
members of the senior class.
The final exercises will be on Wed
nesday evening, May 17, when 17
students, the largest graduating
class in the history of the school,
will receive their diplomas.
BRITAIN HOLDING BACK
America's first big move for giv
ing the woria economic conference a
constructive sendoff by means of a
tariff truce failed Friday to gain the
support of the British government.
Approximately SIO,OOO Is Raised
Up Until Wednesday Afternoon; If
Plan Fails It Means Liquidation
Judge Bradley, Center of lowa Farm Rioting
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Scenes from the center of disturbances in lowa, brought about when
court action on farm foreclosures continued, finally resulting in the Gov
ernor ordering the militia out to restore and maintain order at Lie Mars
and Prlmghar. Above, farmers forcing deputy sheriffs and attorneys to
kiss the flag. Below, right, John Shafer and his son, Edwin, who lost
several court actions which decisions started some ROO farmers rioting.
Left, above. Judge C. C. Bradley who beaten and manhandled but
still refused to agree to sign "no more farm foreclosures".
Elkin Recorder's Court
Is Source of Much Grief
To Representative Haynes
According to Raleigh Correspondent Local Court Proves Just One
Big Pain After Another to Surry Legislator; Bill Is
Introduced to Do Away IWith It AH Together
After the Trouble of Saving the Pieces.
By M. R. DUNNAGAX
Raleigh, May 9.—Sheriff Haynes
has had a peck of trouble over the
Recorder's court of Elkin, so, he has,
in desperation, made an attempt to
end that trouble—or it may mean
still more trouble—by introducing
a bill in the House to abolish the
court, effective May 15, this month.
The bill provides that all causes
and processes in said court which
shall not be heard or disposed of on
or before May 15, shall be trans
ferred, returnable to and tried by
the court of proper jurisdiction, and
full power and authority is hereby
given said court to remand such
causes and processes to the court of
proper jurisdiction.
Also, it provides that all costs and
fines due and to be paid into the
Recorder's court which are due and
unpaid on said date shall be collected
by the present recorder of said court
and paid over to the treasurer of
Surry county, less a commission of
five per cent for collection.
And what a sigh of relief Sheriff
Haynes indulged in when he in-'
troduced the bill, but that sign will
not be comparable to the one he will
give when, and if, hie new bill is
ratified. He has had two years of
it and, is weary of well doing.
The jurisdiction was extended five
miles around Elkin two years ago,
so as to take in parts of Wilkes and
Yadkin counties, but primarily the
town of Joneßville, in Yadkin. Sena
tor Blatkburn tried to take Wilkes
and Yadkin from that jurisdiction In
a bill this session, but succeeded on
ly in getting the part of Wilkes out.
Yadkin remained.
Representative Eaton, of Yadkin,
on request, introduced another bill
to take Yadkin out. Sheriff Haynes
had to fight it. The bill came back
from the committee on Courts and
Judicial Districts with a favorable
report, and Sheriff Haynes got it
sent back to Judiciary No. 2. It
came out favorably reported, and
Sheriff Haynes 'had it sent back to
Counties, Cities and Towns. It came
back with a favorable report, and
Sheriff Haynes tried to get it sent
back again, but failed, and it passed
ita second reading. However, when
it came to third reading it could not
muster sufficient strength to get
over.
The fine Italian hand of the poli
tical-minded sheriff had been shown.
Now they seem to be having trou
ble getting a judge. At any rate,
Sheriff Haynes has introduced the
bill to abolish the court. It is not
presumed that he will have any op
position from Wilkes or Yadkin rep
resentatives. In fact, it suits them.
Nor is it expected that Senator Spar
ger, of the Surry-Stokes district will
oppose it, unless lots of his Surry
constituency appeal to him.
•So, it now looks, after saving the
pieces of the court, Sheriff Haynes
is ready to destroy the whole thing
at one fell swope.
CORPORAL LENTZ
SERIOUSLY HURT
Sustained Head Lacer
ations And Internal
Injuries
Corporal W. B. Lentz, injured near
Reidsville last week in a smashup
as Reported in last week's Tribune,
is in a Reidsville hospital recover
ing from severe lacerations about
the head and internal injuries, it
was learned from Mrs. Lentz, who
has just recently returned from her
husband's bedside.
Although quite seriously injured.
Mrs. Lentz stated she expected her
husband home Saturday. The pa
trolman was said to have been in
pursuit of a law violator when the
accident occurred.
LINDBERGHS FORCED DOWN
Forced down in a swirling sand
storm, Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh spent Saturday night
safely on the windswept piains of
the T«A.UC> FnuuaQuie, comfortably
protected In their plane, while wide
spread fears were raised for their
welfare.
Elkin—Gateway to
Roaring Gap and
the Bine Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RULES PROVIDED BY
HOOD CALL FOR AN
ENTIRELY NEW BANK
Doughton And Duncan
Agree to Take Half
Of Stock
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Approximately 910,000 of the
remaining $18,750 necessary to
open the bank here had been
raised by stale of stock up until
a short time before The Tribune
went to press late Wednesday af
ternoon. A total of 818,750 has
already been taken by Edwin Dun
can, of Sparta and C. L. Dough
ton of North Wilkesboro, leaving
approximately 88,750 yet to be
subscribed. \
It was learned that those in
charge of the stock Sales were
very enthusiastic over the head
way made thus' far and providing
the co-operation manifested to
date continues, hope to see the en
tire issue subscribed within a
reasonable length of time.
It was urged that everyone con
templating purchase of stock» do
their part to the greatest possible
extent so that success may be as
sured, for, it was pointed out, it
the present plans fail there will
be only one course left to take
that of liquidating the bank.
It was freely predicted here Wed
nesday that within the next few
weeks Elkin will have a safe, sound
bank open for the benefit and con
venience of the citizens of this sec
tion.
Plans for the opening of a new
bank, to be known as The Bank of
Elkin, with new capital and stock
and assets of the Bank of Elkin.
closed since March 6, as submitted
by Gurney P. Hood, state commis
sioner of banks, and unanimously
agreed upon by a meeting Monday
night of representative stockholders
and depositors of the Bank of Elkin,
'are rapidly being pushed.
. As contained in the plan submit-
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ARE WINNERS IN
SCHOOL CONTEST
Miss Sarah Atkinson
And Joe Transou
Awarded Medals
Afe a prelude to the commence
ment exercises of the city schools a
group of students of the various high
school grades competed in the recita
tion and declamation contest in the
school auditorium Friday night for
gold medals offered by the Elkin
Kiwanis Club. The following num
bers were given before a large and
appreciative audience:
"The Gypsy Flower Girl," Miss
Thorburn Lillard.
"Tlfe Highwayman," Miss Margar
et Greenwood.
"A Tribute to a Dog," Wilbur
Martin.
"An Important Errand," Miss
Sarah Atkinson.
Selection from "Seventeen," Miss
Dorothy Colhard.
"Friendship," Joe Transou.
"The Lost Word," Miss Margaret
Sale.
"Arathusa's Torment," Miss Lo
rene Fulp.
"Patriotism," Hugh Chatham.
"Vocal Aspirations", Miss Lesbla
Graham.
"The Curfew Bell," Miss Beatrice
Burcham.
"Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,**
Herbert Graham, Jr.
Miss Sarah Atkinson and Joe
Tr«tSSOu n"ore muwuSuu tuo boot of
the group by the Judges, Mrs. C. S.
Currier, Mrs. R. G. Smith and At
torney W. M. Alio