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. 35
Elkin Tax Rate Is Set
At $1.50; Contract Is
Let For Audit of Books
SEEK TO TRANSFER
LOCAL SCHOOL DEBT
TO COUNTY'S BACK
Appropriate S3OO For
County Health De
partment
TO ADVERTISE TAX
Meeting Monday night in monthly
session, the board of town commis
sioners set the tax rate for Elkin
at $1.50 on the hundred dollar val
uation for the ensuing fiscal year,
an increase of 20 cents over the past
year's rate, which was $1.30.
However, due to a recent 20 per
cent horizontal reduction in the val
uation of real estate in the county,
the new tax rate is in reality a
slight reduction over last year.
During the meeting County Com
missioner M. Q. Snow appeared be
fore the town board with the in
formation that the county health de
partment wants an appropriation of
S3OO from Elkin, S9OO from Mount
Airy and $4,000 from the county in
order to maintain its present four
person unit and to be eligible to
participate in the Rockefeller Foun
dation fund. After discussion it was
voted to appropriate S3OO upon con
dition that Mount Airy appropriates
its quota of S9OO.
The contract for the semi-annual
audit of the town books was let to
George J. £cott & Co., of Charlotte.
A petition, requesting that the*
county take over the debt of the
Elkin special charter school district,
which amounts to $34,600, was read
and adopted. The petition stated
that inasmuch as the entire codnty
school system is now under county
administration and under supervis
aion and control of the state school
commission, the county should take
over the school debt which was in
curred in the erection of buildings,
purchase of grounds, etc.
The matter of sidewalks on
Market and East Main streets also
came before the commissioners who
ordered that rock dust be put down
over the present rocky foundation
BO that the walks may be fit for pe
destrian use, the rock dust to be
hauled here from Winston-Salem
in Chatham Manufacturing com
pany trucks, the town to stand the
expense of hire of extra hands, etc.
Advertising of taxes was ordered
for the second Monday in August.
Dr. M. A. Royall, mayor, was
elected sanitary officer. J. R. Poin
dexter was named as mayor pro
tem.
During the meeting a suggestion
was made that one of the Elkin po
licemen be discharged in the name
of economy and that Dixie Graham,
city tax collector, be given the job
of day policeman in conjunction
with his tax work. However, no de
cision could be reached as to which
of the two present policemen be re
tained and as a result the matter
was dropped.
ARE REMODELING
M. P. INSTITUTE
Expect Full Enrollment
When School Opens
September sth
The authorities at Mountain Park
Institute are busily engaged on a
program of remodeling at the In
stitute this summer preparatory to
opening ag a Junior College this fall.
The Institute will offer two years of
standard college work in addition
to the high school curriculum in
force heretofore. Besides the liter
ary subjects usually offered in the
first two years of Liberal Art's Col
lege, Mountain Park will offer
courses in Home Economics, Voca
tional Agriculture and a school of
Business Administration at the col
lege level according to an announce
ment by President L. S. Weaver here
today.
The remodeling work during the
summer is in charge of Prof. J. A.
Wilson, who will head the Agricul
ture Department this fall. Extensive
Improvements are being made on
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Commandant
.
Lieut.-ColoneJ Simon B. Buckner,
Jr., u graduate at West Point Mili
tary Academy in 1008, returns to
Uncle Ham's famous school as Com
mandant. He has been assistant su
perintendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds at Washington.
QUIET FOURTH IS
OBSERVED IN CITY
Cool Wave Upsets Plans
Of Many; Stores
Close
A quiet, sane and shivery Fourth
was observed here Tuesday by a
citizenry more concerned with keep
ing warm than getting out and rais
ing whoopee.
The sensational tail spin of local
thermometers which slid a large
number of degrees downward Mon
day made swimming parties and pic
nics something to be endured rather
than a pleasurable event with the re
sult that the majority of folks
stayed home or limited their activi
ties to an automobile ride.
Local stores, with the exception
of drug stores, were closed for the
day, as were the Western Union of
fice and the post office.
Industrial plants continued activi
ty as usual.
Telephone Service Is
Discussed By Barbour
A talk on Modern Communication
was given before the Elkin Kiwanis
club Friday night by Dan Barbour,
local manager of the South East
Public Service Co.
In his talk, Mr. Barbour gave
several interesting highlights of the
telephone industry comparing its
humble origin of a cu.nparatvely
few years ago until today when tele
phone wires encompass the earth.
He pointed out the constant effort
of the telephone companies to im
prove their service day by day in or
der that telephone subscribers may
constantly be kept abreast of all that
is new in electrical communication.
Yadkinville Man Fined
For Highway Violation
Johnny Clampett, of Yadkinville,
tried before Magistrate Joe Williams
Monday on a charge of entering a
highway without stopping, was fined
$5 and the costs. He was arrested
by Corporal W. B. Lentz, of the
state highway patrol.
State Sales Tax Becomes Effective
Amid Moans and Groans of Populace
The sales tax, the object of more
assorted adjectives of rather doubt
ful color than anything of displeas
ing nature that the populace has yet
run up against, went into effect Sat
urday amid the exasperated groans
of the merchants and the painful
moans of the consumer.
A tour of various business houses
Saturday disclosed a variety of ex
pressions upon the faces of owners
and employees. In most cases,
both owner and clerk was caught
looking extremely puzzled as they
endeavored to compute the tax on a
yard of muslin, two carda of hooks
and eyes and a spool of thread, with
much muttering to themselves and
hasty scrutiny of sales tax brackets.
In drug and ten cent stores clerks
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1933
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. PYRON ARE
HELD AT KLONDIKE
Death of Popular Elkin
Woman Is Shock To
Community
DIED ON BIRTHDAY
A pall of sorrow was cast over the
entire town Thursday morning by
the passing of Mrs. Elizabeth King
Pyron, wife of Ruohs Pyron, at a
Winston-Salem hospital. Mrs. Py
ron had been ill only a short time
and submitted to a surgical opera
tion Monday. Her condition be
came serious only a short time be
fore her death and her passing was
a distinct shock to friends here and
elsewhere.
During the years of her residence
in Elkin Mrs. Pyron had endeared
herself to many friends. She was
actively identified with the social
and civic affairs of the town. For
two years she served as president of
the Elkin Woman's club and was
interested in every movement for
the progress and welfare of the
town. In her passing Elkin and the
community sustains a loss that will
be keenly felt.
Impressive funeral services were
held from the home at Klondike
Farm Friday morning at 11 o'clock
by Father Adler, priest of the Mt.
Airy Roman Catholic church, and in
terment was in Hollywood cemetery.
A blanket of flowers which covered
the grave was evidence of the es
teem and devotion of scores of
friends.
Mrs. Pyron was born in Boston,
Mass., a daughter of Michael F. and
Mrs. Mary Drunan King, and her
death occurred on her forty-third
birthday. She is survived by her
parents; her husband, Ruohs Pyron,
manager of Klondike Farm; two sis
ters, Mrs. James J. Solheim. of Bos
ton, Mass., and Mrs. Robert Neff
Adams, of Booth Bay Harbor, Maine,
and one brother, J. F. King, of New
Jersey.
Pallbearers were W. A. Neajves,
C. C. Polndexter,. Alex Chatham,
Paul Gwyn, J. R. Polndexter, Dr.
Harry L. Johnson, F. L. Poore and
Dr. Hugh Parks.
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
Surry Man Killed
Martinsville, Va., July 4.
Fourth of .July activities in Henry
county today were marked by a
serious tragedy, an automobile ac
cident that took a toll of two lives
and caused serious injury to two
other young men.
Roosevelt V. Gentry, 24, of Mt.
Airy, N. C., furniture worker at
Bassett, was instantly killed and
Stafford Craig, 22, son of David
Craig, of Bassett, died in a local
hospital.
89 Deaths
Americans around the world
yesterday celebrated with holiday
jubilation this nation's 157t1i In
dependence day. From one corner
of the United States to the other
the reverberations of cannon
crackers echoed in salute.
The celebration exacted a high
toli in human life. Long before
nightfall 80 deaths had been re
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were handing out little coupons
which bore the information that each
coupon wn'« good for free tax on any
10 cent purchase, which meant that
those who received them had al
ready made a purchase and paid a
penny where only a third of a penny
was due.
For instance, on a pack of pbpu
lar cigarettes, the tax is one-third of
a cent, but an entire cent must be
collected due to the fact that no mer
chant as yet has designed a satisfac
tory way in which to slice a cent in
to thirds. But with the purchase of
the aigarettes, the customer, who
pays and pays for the glory of the
last legislature, gets two coupons al
lowing him two 10c purchases tax
free. So for his next pack of fags
Jeffress States In Letter That
He Intends To Include Highway
To N. Wilkesboro In Program
Escaped Convicts
Here By Night Policeman Darnell
Two escaped Negro convicts, both
under sentence for second degree
murder, were captured here Sunday
by Policeman J. L. Darnell following
a search of a wooded section north
of town by officers and citizens.
The Negroes, Arthur Mason, who
was sent up from Kinston in 1925
under a sentence of 15 to 25 years,,
and Lonzo Matthews, sent up from
Siler City in 1932 under sentence of
from 25 to 30 years, escaped from
a state prison camp near West Jef
ferson over a week ago, in company
with another Negro who has not
been captured. They were seen en
tering a patch of woods Sunday af
ternoon and local police were noti
fied.
Search of the woods by a hastily
assembled posse had failed to reveal
the convicts when word reached the
officers that two of the Negroes
were in conversation with Bud Mar
tin, local colored man, who was hold
ing them on the pretext of securing
shoes and clothing, until officers
could arrive.
Officer Darnell immediately went
to the scene and by slipping around
a house behind which the convicts
were talking, got the drop on them
and made the arrests.
Following their apprehension, Pa
trol Corporal W. B. Lentz and Deputy
Crawford Hurt, who had been en
gaged in the hunt arrived on the
scene and assisted in escorting the
convicts to the Elkin jail where they
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HOLD FUNERAL FOR
MRS. MARY H. LONG
Services Tuesday After
noon From Center
Methodist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Holcomb Long, 63, wife of Jesse B.
Long, were held Tuesday afternoon
from Center Methodist church by the
pastor, Rev. Sharp, assisted by Rev.
Miles H. Vestal and Rev. Robert
Speer. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Long died 8t her home Sun
day after a year's illness from can
cer. She was a member of the
Center Methodist church and a wom
an greatly loved in her community.
She was the daughter of the late
John B. and Mrs. Mary Holcomb.
Surviving are her husband, Jesse
B. Long, one son and two daughters.
Two brothers, Dr. Reid Holcomb of
Oak Grove, Missouri and Lee Hol
comb, of Center, Yadkin county, al
so survive.
WILL AID INDUSTRIES
The public works administration
predicted Tuesday that more men
would be needed in mines and in
dustry to support the needs of road
workers than will be used in the
actual work of building the roads.
BUSINESS MUCH BETTER
American business has taken a de
cidedly upward trend, the New York
board of trade reported Tuesday on
the basis of a survey of conditions
in 100 representative cities. •
he pays the original purchase price
and hands over a cOnpon if he has
n't lost it.
Where a dollar sale is concerned
the stress and strain on the mer
chant's figuring pencil is less ap
parent. The consumer merely pays
a dollar for his purchase and then
hands over three cents more for the
state government as pay for all its
benefits.
Evidently through oversight of
the late and very much lamented
general assembly, certain articles of
food and a few articles of other
merchandise i 3 not taxed. These
articles are flour, meal, meat,' lard,
fres'u milk, molasses, sugar, salt,
coffee prescriptions, school books,
gasoline and commercial fertiliser.
Farm Peony Wins
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Mr. A. M. Brand, on his farm near
Faribault, Minn., went in for peony
raising. He developed some re
markable Hansena blooms. He en
tered them in the Century of Pro
gress world fair at Chicago ... and
his peony won the gold medal as
best in the show.
Health Department
Question Undecided
As We Go To Press
No information an to what (lis
position will be made in the mat'
ter of the county health depart
ment was forthcoming up until
the time Hie Tribune went to
press Wednesday afternoon due
to the fact that the board of
county commissioners was still
irt executive session.
Meeting Monday, the commis
sioners received various delega
tions favoring the continuance of
the health department, but took
no action on the question, reserv
ing decision until Wednesday. Al
though a representative of The
Tribune made a special trip to
Dobson Wednesday afternoon, he
was unable to find out what had
been decided in tinfe for publica
tion.
Other than consideration of the
health department question at
Monday's meeting, only routine
matters were disposed of.
SECOND TERM IS TO
BEGIN ON JULY 24
Summer School Going
Strong With Fine
Attendance
Plans of Catawba College Summer
School Division at Elkin have ma
tured to the point that a second
term is actually assure*. A majori
ty of first term students will return
and a goodly number who are not
attending the first term will register
for the second.
The first term closes Friday, July
21. Registration for the second
term will take place on Saturday,
July 22, and regular work will be
gin on the following Monday at eight
o'clock. Courses for the second term
will be announced next week.
Dr. Ethel Abernethy, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Abernethy, of
this city, gave an instructive lecture
to the summer school students last
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e.
To Publish Budget
The town budget for the e&saing
fiscal year, adopted by the. town
commissioners at their meeting Mon
day, will be published in next week's
issue of The Tribune, Paul Qwyn,
town treasurer, stated Wednesday.
Elkin—Gateway to
Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
i .
TO SEND SURVEYORS
HERE TO WORK OUT
DETAILS OF ROUTE
Road Would Shorten
Distance To North
Wilkesboro
IS BADLY NEEDED
It is the intention of the state
ljighway commission to include the
proposed Elkin-North Wilkesboro
highway in the federal program, a
letter from E. B. Jeffress, chairman
of the highway commission, to Alex
Chatham, states.
The paragraph concerning the new
highway is as follows:
"It is our intention to include the
Elkin-Wilkesboro road in the Fed
eral program and we will have a sur
veying party shortly at Elkin to get
the refinements made in the line."
The letter waR signed by Mr. Jeff
ress.
It is taken that the highway will
be constructed and that the work
will be begun within the near future,
according to the text of the letter
and inasmuch as federal funds made
available to North Carolina for road
building are in the form of im
mediate relief funds.
If and when this new link is com
pleted it will mean that the distance
from Elkin to North Wilkesboro will
be cut down to only 19 miles, do
ing away with the present necessity
of traveling by way of Brook's Cross
Roads in case hardsurfaced roads
are concerned.
Pressure was brought upon the
highway commission last summer to
build the proposed road from pre
vious federal funds, but due to the
clamor for roads from all over the
state, efforts failed. However, new
funds and Mr. Jeffress' letter indi
cate that the route may soon become
an actuality.
FACULTY IS NAMED
AT GLADE VALLEY
School Is To Open On
Tuesday, Septem
ber sth
The Glade Valley high school will
have the following faculty in charge
for the session of 1933-34.
Rev. C. W. Ervin, principal and
teacher of English and Bfble; Prof.
W. Clay Thompson, Science and
History; Miss Annie Belle Corry,
French and Mathematics; Miss Mar
garet Dowdle, Home Economics;
Mrs. Ellen Gu«rrant, Musie and
Dean of Girls; Mrs. E. B. Eldrldge,
Matron, and E. B. Eldridge, Super
intendent and Treasurer.
The regular fees have been re
duced on some items and as usual
the school is offering the self-help
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Jurors Are Drawn
For Civil Court
The following Surry county citi
zens have been drawn by the
county coin tnissloners to serve as
jurors during the July term of
civil court, which convenes at
Dobwon July 10, for a two-weeks'
session:
First week: J. H. Coon, J. 8.
Dezern, Paul Owyn, C. F. Riddle,
1A P. Wrenn, J. W. Hillan, Lind
»h«w Holcomb, W. A. Whitaker,
J. W. Gentry, B. T. Hodge, Frank
Dawson, B R. Owyn, G. K. Welsb
O. F. Hauaer, I. N. Greenwood,
W. F. Carter, Jr., W. M. Vernon,
C. W. Davis, Bogane Snow, R. R.
Freeman, Charles G. Ashby, C. B.
Wellborn, D. C. Rector, J.. W.
Buckley.
Second week: J. O. Bivins, W.
T. Myers, G. p. Brintle, Liee Boyd,
B. F. Holder, R. George, R. B»
Galloway. C. W. Whitioek, R. J.
Coster, T. M. Brannock, W. O.
Atkins, K. H. Koclititzsky, Gray
Hardy, K. H. Btirtw, G. W. Bow
man, Robert H. C. Law
rence, George B. Reid. -"""*9