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VOL. No. xxn, No. 44
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
Maryland Wet
Baltimore, Sept. 12.—Maryland
has Joined the wet parade, re
turns late tonight from today's
repeal election made it evident.
The city of Baltimore polling
more than half the votes in the
state, voted better than lO to one
" for repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment, and returns from
other parts of the state were run
ning more than two to one wet.
The total vote tabulated at 11
p. m. was: For repeal 166,823;
against 30,305.
Minnesota Wet
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 12.—-A
strong wet trend was shown to
night in the first returns from
today's special election on ratifi
cation of the twenty-first (repeal
amendment).
Returns from 1,200 of the
state's 8,603 precincts gave: For
repeal 227,110; 94,725.
Colorado Wet
Denver, Colo., Sept. 12—Colo
rado tonight had apparently en
tered the repeal ranks as com
plete official returns from more
than three-fourths of the state's
1,548 precincts showed a wet.
majority of more than two to one.
Figures from 1,228 preclnts
show:
For repeal 180386.
Against repeal 00,084.
To Change Depts.
Charlotte, Sept. 12. The
Charlotte Observer says in a dis
patch from Washington that a
reorganization of the federal rev
enue districts of North and South
Carolina is now under way and
of the office of the collector
of internal revenue of North Car
olina.
Changes, the paper says, are
expected to go into effect between
now and January 1.
Hartness Appointed
Washington, Sept. 12. J. A.
Hartness, of Statesville, has been
appointed to the advisory board
for North Carolina under the na
tional recovery administration.
The appointment coming from
General Johnson, fills the vacan
cy caused by the resignation of
W. M. Webb of Morehead City.
Rob Stations
Spruce Pine, Sept. 12.—Two
filling station operators were
bound and robbed early today and
their station and home ransacked
by three bandits, two of whom
police believed were implicated
in a Taylorsville bank holdup in
July when the cashier was fatal
ly shot and assistant cashier
wounded.
Seek 15c Cotton
Columbia, 8. C., Sept. 12.—A
southwide drive "immediately" to
lift the price of cotton to a "min
imum of 15 cents per pound" was
launched here today by Governor
Blackwood, farmers and agricul
tural leaders.
Prisoner Escapes
Raleigh, Sept. 12.—State's
prison today reported the escape
of Tom Hue, Cherokee county
man serving a two-year sentence,
who got away from a road camp
in Cherokee. No details were
given.
FORD SHUNS FIGHT
There will be no "fight to the
finish" between the- Ford Motor
company and the national recovery
administration, it was learned from
an authoritative source Friday, be
cause the Ford company feels it is
complying with the code and there
Is nothing to fight about.
SETS NEW RECORD
Wfcrd was flashed to the navy
department Friday night of the safe
landing at Coco Solo, Canal Zone,
of six naval seaplanes after a 2,059
mile non-stop fight from Norfolk,
Va.—completing the longest non
stop mass formation flight In his
tory.
THREATEN PROFITEERS
The agricultural adjustment • ad
ministration Monday night threaten
ed prison sentences and heavy fines
for textile profiteers.
ELKIN COMMUNITY FAIR, SEPTEMBER 28-29. DONT MISS IT!
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
New York's Prettiest
Miss Florence Meyers, of East
Koch way, Ijong Island, Is the young
la*ly selected as New York's pretti
est girl.
BEGIN CHAMPIONSHIP
SERIES WEDNESDAY
Elkin And Pilot Moun
tain To Battle For
Final Honors
A series of five baseball games to
determine the championship of Sur
ry county, between Elkin and Pilot
Mountain, is scheduled to get under
way here Wednesday afternoon,
September 13, at 4 o'clock. Elkln
defeated Westfleld to win second
place and ithe privilege of playing in
the final series with Pilot Mountain,
holders of the first place berth.
As announced, the first game will
be here Wednesday, September 13,
the second at Pilot Mountain Satur
day, September 16; the third at Pilot
Mountain Wednesday, September
20, avd the fourth here Saturday,
SepteijVar 23. Time and place of
the fifth and last game, if the se
ries goes that far, has not been an
nounced.
Botl Pilot Mountain and Elkin
have s\rong teams, Elkin coming
through\the season without a defeat
and with Pilot Mountain losing only
2 games. \The Elkin team, a favor
ite to win the series, is made up of
the following players: Tom Parker,
catcher; Johnny Austin, outfielder;
Newton G. Kelly, first base; "Big
Charlie" Gough, second base; "Lit
tle Charlie" Gough, short stop; Ker
mit Mackie, third base; Perk Shore,
Albert Crater, Walt Royal, Clarence
Davis, outfielders, and Tom Steel
man, Lawrence Gough and Lefty
Southern, pitchers.
Elkin defeated Westfield Satur
day at Westfield by a score of 3 to
1 to clinch second place.
JOHN W. LAWRENCE
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Father Of E. B. Law
rence Victim Of
Heart Disorder
John Wesley Lawrence, 75, a
highly esteemed citizen of the North
Elkin community, passed away at
his home Tuesday night at 11:30,
following a six months illness from
a heart disorder.
The deceased was twice married,
first to Miss Elizabeth Shaffner,
who died eight years ago. The fol
lowing children by his first marriage
survive: Mrs. J. D. Swaim, Yadkin
county and T. 8., E. 8., J. E. and J.
W. Lawrence; and his second wife,
Mrs. Samantha Dodson Lawrence
and one daughter, Winifred Law
rence, all of Elkin, and several
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon, from Elkln Val
ley Baptist church, in charge of Rev.
Eph Whisenhunt, pastor of the First
Baptist church of this city and Rev.
J. W\ Bryant. Interment was In
the church cemetery.
Mr. Lawrence had beep a member
of the Friendship Baptist Church for
the past twenty years and was a
man of sterling qualities.
Elkin And North Elkin
Schools Have Opening
Both Elkin and North Elkin
schools opened Wednesday but due
to the great amount of work in
volved on the part of the faculties
In registering the students and at
tending to other matters necessary
upon opening day, enrollment fig
ures were not available when The
Tribune went to press Wfedneßday
afternoon.
ELKIN, N. C- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1933
TRANSPORTATION
ALLOCATION FOR
SURRY TOO LITTLE
As Result School Board
Fails To Let Bus
Route Contracts
DELAYS OPENING
At a meeting of the Surry county
school board, held at Dobson Tues
day night to consider bids on school
bus routes it was found that the al
location for school transportation In
Surry is far below the amounts
asked by those who submitted bids.
The allocation of approrlraately
$20,000 for transportation fell un
der the amount hoped for by the
county school board by approximate
ly SB,OOO, allowing only $52.50 per
month per hired bus. The bids
submitted were all In the vicinity of
SIOO per bus per month, it was
learned.
Aft a result, no contracts were let
and the matter was left open until
Senator John Folger, member of the
state school commission, and John
W. Comer, county superintendent of
schools, can make a trip to Raleigh
in an effort to get the transporta
tion allocation increased.
The delay in chartering of busses
means that the opening of the rural
schools will be delayed, a member
of the school board said. Tentative
dates for the opening have been set
for September 25 or October 2 at
the latest.
Transportation for students of
North Elkln school, which opened
Wednesday, was temporarily pro
vided by the board Tuesday night,
the busses chartered to be paid for
at the same rate of the contract
when let. Similar arrangements
were made for Franklin school,
which opens Monday.
HOLCOMB-LONG CLAN
IN ANNUAL REUNION
Prof. Z. H. Dixon And
Rev. L. B. Abernethy
Are Speakers
Center chuneli, in Yadkin county,
was the scene of the annual »Hol
comb-Long reunion Sunday, when
about two thousand members of the
families and their friends gathered
to celebrate the occasion.
Prof. Z. H. Dixon, of this city, ad
dressed the assembly in the fore
noon and held the attention of the
audience in a splendid talk on "The
Human Family". In the afternoon
Rev. L. B. Abernethy, pastor of the
Elkln Methodist church, spoke to
the audience on the families as he
knows them. His clever portrayal
of the characteristics of members of
the families who live in and near
Elkin, was well received by the lo
cal delegation. Selections by the
Southern quartet of this city added
to the enjoyment of the &11-day pro
gram.
At the noon hour a bountiful din
ner was served from improvised ta
bles on the church grounds. Mem
bers of the families from four
states were present for the reunion.
CALLOWAYS TO HOLD
REUNION SEPT. 12TH
Interesting Program Is
Planned For This
Year's Meeting
The Calloway family reunion will
be held at the courthouse at Yad
klnville Sunday, September 17. An
interesting program is planned for
this year's meeting, with both string
and brass band music, vocal selec
tions and prominent speakers.
The Calloway family is Included
in the early settlers of -North Caro
lina and the west and have been
actively Identified with the up
building of this section. Tom Callo
way, who lived in what is now Ashe
county was a friend of Daniel Boone
and interesting incidents of their
friendship are related, among them
being the marker given Mr. Callo
way when Daniel Bpone camped
near his home, which may now be
seen at the former's grave In the
family burying ground near West
Jefferson.
Recovery Administrator Uses A Lantern
>.*3 ;
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The above photo is not one of Diogenes and his famous lantern. In
stead, it is National Recovery Administrator, General Hugh 8. Johnson,
who after reviewing a night parade of NRA adherents at Washington,
asked for a light to help in his speech making. The best could be
supplied was m lantern.
Campaign Under Way To
Reduce Tobacco Acreage
In Surry For 1934-1935
Every Surry Fanner Should Sign Government Agreement To
Curtail Crop, County Farm Agent States. Those Who
Sign To Receive Higher Prices For Present Crop.
Curtailment Not To Exceed 30 Per Cent.
Meetings Being Held
Although the tobacco reduction
campaign was decided upon too late
last week for any publicity to be car
ried in the papers of the county, in
formation has been disseminated
throughout the county to the extent
that the majority of Surry tobacco
farmers have already signed the
agreement for reduction of produc
tion of flue-cured tobacco, it was
learned Tuesday from J. W. Craw
ford, Surry farm agent.
In cases where tobacco farmers
have not signed they should get in
touch with Mr. Crawford's office or
else attend one of the community
meetings that are scheduled to be
held within the next few dayß. It
is very important, Mr. Crawford
said, that every tobacco grower, re
gardless of the acreage he grows or
the price he has received, sign the
agreement to curtail 1934 and 1935
crops.
The purpose of the tobacco acre
age reduction campaign is to raise
TO STAGE REVIVAL
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Chas. B. Howard,
of Enfield, Is To Be
In Charge
Rev. Charles B. Howard, pastor
of the Enfield Baptist church, will
come to the First Baptist church in
this city to preach fof a series of
revival services, beginning next Sun
day morning and continuing for
ten days or two weeks.
Rev. Mr. Howard served for two
years as president of the Baptist
Young Peoples' Union, Convention
of North Carolina. In addition to
his duties as pastor he has been
colled on to speak at many of the
state and south-wide conventions.
Mr. Howacd, because of his unusual
versatility and geniality hae won the
hearts of the young people of the
state.
The services will begin each even
ing at 7:30 o'clock. There will be
special music and good congregat
ional singing. All Christians in
the community, regardless of de
nominational affiliations, are in
vited to co-operate in making this
meeting a community-wide revival.
. CANNON APPEALS
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., and
his secretary, Ada L. Burroughs,
asked the Supreme court Friday to
review the decision of the District
of Columbia court of appeals re
quiring them to stand trial for an
Indictment charging violation of
the federal corrupt practices act.
the price that is paid for tobacco
on a parity with the commodities
the farmer haß to buy. In order
for the government to do this, each
and every tobacco grower will have
to do his part, the farm agent said.
According to Mr. Crawford, the
caripalgn has been so arranged that
the tobacco grower who does his
part will receive more for his to
bacco than the farmer who does not
sign up. It is rumored, he said,
that the government is not expected
to allow warehousemen to handle
the grower's tobacco who has not
signed up.
In signing the agreement, the
farmer pledges himself to curtail
his next two years' crops by not
more than 30 per cent. Farmers
who do not grow more than three
or four acres of tobacco may not
be asked to cut their acreage but
will be expected to sign up.
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FUNERAL IS HELD
FOR BRYANT STONE
Killer Of Son-In-Law Is
Buried At Pleasant
Grove Church
Funeral services for Bryant Stone,
electrocuted Friday at the state
prison, in Raleigh, for the murder
of Wayne Norman, were held Satur
day afternoon at Pleasant Grove
Baptist church, in Wilkes County.
Final riteß were conducted by
Rev. Richard Pardue. , Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Following the electrocution Fri
day morning. Stone's body was
wrapped in a sheet and conveyed In
a truck to the home of a half-broth
er, Yancy Harris, who lives near
Bethel church, where it remained
until laid to rest Saturday.
Survivors Include the widow and
one daughter, Mrs. Wayne Norman,
two sisters, Mrs. Robert Adams and
Mrs. John Ball, the latter of th£
Bethel community of WVlkes coun
ty, and Yancy Harris, also of Beth
el.
LOCAL FUNDS FOR RELIEF
Asserting that he looked upon
governmental relief work as of'an
emergency type, President Roose
velt Friday told a human needs
conference that the duty in the end
would be restored to "individual
citizens, to individual responsibility,
to private organisation."
KT.HTK
Gateway to WA
Roaring W
Gap and the
Bine Ridge
TO SET UP BOARDS
TO COMPR MEMBERS
OBSERVANCE OF NRA
Boards To Be Appointed
In Every Town And
City
GIVE LOCAL FIGURE
Washington, Sept. 13.—The long
awaited move by the National Re
covery administration to compel ob
servance by employers of the wage
and hour contracts they signed with
President Roosevelt pending adop
tion of permanent codes called for
boards of seven members in every
town and city.
Without authority actually to
withdraw a blue eagle from any
window, the boards were charged
with investigating complaints, seek
ing voluntary compliance by an em
ployer where violations were found
and, if necessary, reporting to NRA
headquarters here.
Johnson reserved to himself the
right to act against employ
ers.
The boards, which are to be set
up immediately, will include two
representatives of employes—one for
industrial workers and the other
for retail and wholesale trade work
ers; two spokesmen of employers
with the same divisions, one con
sumer representative, preferably a
woman, and one attorney. They
will choose a chairman as the sev
enth member.
INCREASES HERB
With a majority of the business
and manufacturing plants of Elkin
reported, a checkup by the local
NRA committee discloses that em
ployment in Elkin has increased bjr
75 new Jobs or 29 per cent, and
that wages have risen from $3,011,-
64 per week to $4,419.99 an* In
crease of $1,408.45, or 47 per cent.
This report was of Tuesday and does
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JUNIOR COLLEGE
FORMALLY OPENED
Convocation Address Is
Delivered By Pres.
L. S. Weaver
At a convocation last Friday
evening Mountain Park Institute's
junior college department was offi
cially inaugurated. J. H. Fulghum
pronounced the invocation, and Miss
Evelyn Hollowell sang "Roses of
Picardy". The convocation was de
livered by President L. S. Weever,
who spoke on the subject, "Quo
Vadis"—Whither goest thou?
In a straightforward and fearless
maAner President Weaver discussed
the existing economic, political, edu
cational, and religious conditions in
America. He pointed out that in
congruities in our economic order
and the apparent inability of the
best minds to solve the problems
which they obscure under the termi
nology of overproduction and under
consumption. He emphasized the nec
essity of a more equitable distribu
tion and the paramount importance
of making the dole unnecessary. He
censured those demagogues who
were responsible for the passage of
recalcitrant measures and the defeat
of much constructive legislation. He
stated that our government is be
coming more socialistic, but that
this tendency would be curbed ns
soon as our leaders had protected
the interests of the "forgotten man."
In tracing the development of our
educational institutions from the
early days of the blue-backed spell
ing book he stressed the recent de
velopment of the junior college, pre
dicting that in the near future our
boys and girl* will have the ad
vantage of & junior college education
at the state's expense—a precedent
already established in progressive
California, and that in the more dis
tant future they will be offered the
opportunity of professional training
at public cost. He spoke of the
necessity of living in harmony with
the divine plan and concluded with
a challenge to the youth to prepare
themselves for solving the great
problems of modern civilization.
During the social hour which fol
lowed the formal program. Miss
Hollowell entertained at the piano
while Miss Biggs and Mrs* Cathey,
the hostess, served delicious re
freshments. All present pronounced
it a delightful occasion.