| M , A | BLKIN
"The Be*t
Little Town
In North
Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIII, No. 1
Merchants Are To Meet
Friday In An Effort To
OrganizeßusinessClub
NEED OF SOME KIND
OF ORGANIZATION
KEENLY_FELT HERE
Foriner State Retail
Association Official
To Speak
MEETING AT HOTEL
Faced with the need of a civic
organization built on lines similar to
that of a merchants association, the
business men of Elkin will meet
Friday night at Hotel Elkin imme
diately following the meeting of the
Elkin Kiwanis club to discuss plans
of such an organization. Paul
Leonard, of Statesville, and a form
er official of the state retail mer
chants association, will be present.
The proposed organization will be
sponsored by the Kiwanis club, the
matter having been brought up at
last Friday's meeting by A. O.
Bryan, who in a brief talk, outlined
the needs of the town for such a
body. He pointed out that great
quantities of mail, some important
and some not so important, daily
arrives at the local postoffice ad
dressed to that which is lacking—a
chamber of commerce or a mer
chants' association.
It was further pointed out that
an organization here would be of
great aid to the business men inas
much as it could act as a governing
body to decide matters which con
cern all oft the merchants, and could
at the same time prove a valuable
aid in furnishing credit information.
Mr. Leonard will be a guest of
the Kiwanis club and following the
club meeting will aid in working
out plans of organization. All busi
ness men of Elkin are urged to at
tend the meeting which will begin
immediately following adjournment
of the club.
ELKS CLOSE SEASON
IN BLAZE OF GLORY
Whip Heavier Mount
Ulla Team By Score
Of 31 to 7
The 1933 curtain rang down on
Elkin'u football squad last Friday
as it closed its season in a flame of
glory by steam rolling a heavier Mt.
Ulla team 31 to 7. Eight members
of the local eftiuad helped to make
football history for Elkin high
school ag they sang their swan song.
Without doubt, the localß exhibited
a finer brand of football than they
did in the West Jefferson and Har
money games which were par excel
lent.
The Elks scored a touchdown on
„. v the second play of the game with
Burcham passing to Cothren who
r«p 40 yards for a touchdown. Cap
tain Chatham, elusive as a banshee,
received a punt and wiggled his
way through the visitor's bulwarks
for a 95 yard run for a touchdown.
Those young Elks have learned bow
to run perfect interference for their
pigskin toters.
In what was perhapß his best
game of the season, quarterback
Transou scored the third and fourth
touchdowns on passes heaved by
Burcham. Many of the well exe
cuted Mt. Ulla passes were knocked
down by Transou's alertness. The
>'first half ended with the Elks lead
ing 25 to 0.
The visitors came back stronger
than ever in the second half, and
late in the third period proved too
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Pi 1 . ATLeeper Succeeds
r Currier As Engineer
T. A. Leeper, formerly main
tenance supervisor of the first
highway district, last week re*
celved an appointment from tbe
State Highway commission a« Dis
trict Engineer for the first dis
trict. Mr. Leeper succeeds Capt.
C. S. Currier, who resigned from
this post several months ago. He
has been serving as temporary
engineer since Mr. Carrier's res
ignation.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
The Inside Story
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Albert H. Wiggin, ex-chairman of
the Chase National Bank, disclosed
to the U. 8. Senate Committee, that
his net income for five years, 1928
to 'B2 was 88,680,400.08. At re
tirement he was pensioned at SIOO,-
000 per year. It also developed that
his wife and daughters have huge
incomes.
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
To Lead States
"We are now ready to lead the
states in a great dry parade for
national recovery," declared Dr.
Zeno Wall, of Shelby, president
of the North Carolina Baptist
State convention, in owning its
103 rd annual session at the First
Baptist church here yesterday
afternoon. Following Dr. Wall's
remarks Dr. B. W. SpiUman, of
Kinston, past president of the
convention, was called to the plat
form to lead a prayer of thanks
giving for the recent dry victory
in the state.
Prisoner Killed
Raleigh, Nov. 14.—Millton
Coffey, 28-year-old state prison
er, was killed this afternoon
near the Camp Polk prison farm
when a tree fell upon him as he
was working with a gang In
clearing land.
Coffey's chest was crushed hy
a limb of the tree, prison officials
reported, a section of the limb
striking near his heart. He died
within 15 minutes.
The prisoner was sent up from
Watauga county on a store
breaking charge.
Religious Question
Washington, Nov. 14. The
question of the right of Ameri
cans in the Soviet republic to
worship as they desire, is em
braced in discussions looking to
ward recognition of the Soviet
government, high administration
sources said today.
There was no offcial confirma
tion of rumors, widespread in i
Washington for 24 hours, that the
religious question was the chief
remaining bar to recognition.
Social Visit
Washington, Nov. 14.—Presi
dent Roosevelt and Alfred E.
Smith sat down In the White
House tonight and over teacups
had their first personal chat since
the 1082 election.
Before and after his visit, the
1028 presidential candidate in
sisted to newspapermen:
"No politics, just a personal
call."
Banker Indicted
Asheville, Nov. 14.—-Indict
ments charging six counts of em
bezzlement were returned against
James B. McCoy, former em
ploye of the Independence Trust
Company of Charlotte, by a fed
eral grand jury today.
He Is charged with embezzling
95,000 of the bank's funds be
tween February 11, 1081, and
March 4, 1033.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1933
MR. MURPHY AFRAID
GANGSTERS GOING
TO MOVE INTO N. C.
Defeated Wet Leader
Thinks State Mecca
For Bootleggers
FIELD IS CROWDED
Washington, Nov. 14.—The big
shots of the underworld, the Alky
dealers, in the big city parlance,
and the rum runners, may shortly
settle in North and South Carolina,
along with their bodyguards who
are handy with "pineapples" and
machine guns.
This is one of the disquieting pos
sibilities, since the Carolinas have
elected to remain dry in a wet
world, in the opinion of Major Wal
ter Murphy, who called upon a
number of his friends at the eapi
tol today, said he had received a
number of letters from friends in
the large cities of the north and
west who considered it only natural
if the bootleggers, who have built
up one of the major American in
dustries under prohibition, would
now move into all that is left of
the dry territory, there to ply their
nefarious but hitherto highly prof
itable trade.
Mr. Murphy fears the bootleggers
of other sections will construe the
result of the election in the Caro
linas as an invitation to move in;
albeit he thinks the bootleg carpet
baggers will find the field already
crowded. He hears that some of
the Carolina coast counties are al
ready doing a thriving business in
making whisky, and that the dis
tillers have distributing agents in
all parts of the states. He sees a
possible sinister significance in the
number of light trucks that have
been licensed in the state, and he
hears of freighters that draw up to
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TO ISSUE REPORT
CARDS QUARTERLY
Cards For the First
Quarter Were Issued
Wednesday
Beginning with this school year,
report cards will be issued quar
terly to the pupils according to
Walter R. Schaff, superintendent of
schoolß. The local school board,
under the new school law, can not
levy taxes for current expense and
can not, therefore, buy report cards.
Through the courtesy of twenty
three local business firms report
cards for Elkin School District
which Includes Elkin, North Elkin,
and the colored school at Hunts
ville, have been supplied.
Report cards fo/ the first quar
ter were issued yesterday. School
officials are asking that parents
examine these reports carefully,
sign them, and see to it that they
are returned to the different teach
ers on the following day. If a pu
pil is not doing satisfactory work,
school officials urge parents to look
into the matter immediately. The
superintendent of schools will be
glad to confer with parents about
their children.
A report '•ard is the medium
through and by which school au
thorities report to parents on the
academic achievements of pupils. It
is important that parents concur
with teachers in promoting the best
interests of pupils.
No one is rich enough to do with
out a neighbor.
The Election Is Over
But Still They Argue
Although more than a week
past, the November 7 election
continue** to be much discussed
here with the "wets" as a ma
jority taking their defeat In good
grace and the "drys" doing a lit
tle pardonable "rubbing It in."
"We wets didn't vote for li
quor," one local man was heard to
remark, "we voted for a change
of control. I dare say that if It
was possible to absolutely do
away with whisky by merely hav
ing an election that 05 per cent
of the people of the state would
vote to abolish It forever."
The drys, however, nod wisely
when hearing this argument and
say with solemn face that their
Nothing Like This For North Carolina
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Gone, seemingly forever, are the oldtime bartenders with oiled hair
and waxed mustache. Instead, when repeal becomes effective, will be
American barmaids, a la' British system. Above is shown a class of
girls being taught the art of bartending and cocktail mixing at the
Bartender's Institute in New York, but it's safe to say that they will
never get a chance to ply their' art in North or South Carolina.
Surry Deputy Fighting for
Life As Result of Knife
Wound Received Monday
INJURED IN ARREST
Windy Shipton In Dob
son Jail Charged
With Cutting
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MAY PROVE FATAL
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His abdomen slashed open by a
razor-sharp knife in the hands of
the man he was attempting to ar
rest, Deputy Sheriff R. C. Wood, of
Mountain Park, is in an extremely
critical condition at Hugh Chatham
Memorial hospital where he was
carried Monday night immediately
after he was injured.
Advices from the hospital Wednes
day were to the effect that the offi
cer is doing well as could be ex
pected but that a day or so would
be necessary to determine whether
or not the cut would prove fatal.
As a result of the cutting, Windy
Shipton, the man whom Wood was
attempting to arrest and who hand
led the knife, is being held in the
Dobson jail without bond pending
the outcome of the officer's injury.
According to witnesses, Deputy
Wood went to the home of a Mr.
Pardue near Mountain Park where
Shipton had taken refuge when he
learned that a warrant had been
sworn out against him by his wife
alleging that he had threatened her
and the children. A search of the
house disclosed the wanted man
hiding under a bed in an upstairs
room.
It was said that as the officer was
pulling Shipton from under the bed
toe man reached up and stabbed
him with the knife.
Professor J. Mark McAdair.s,
Mountain Park school teacher, and
D. E. Craig, who had been deputized,
overpowered Shipton before he
could, do further damage with the
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majority on November 7 didn't
lack so awful much of being 05
per cent.
Some of the more bitter ene
mies of prohibition have been
heard to say that those voting
against repeal voted arm in arm
with the bootleggers and Illicit
liquor dealers, while others are
of the opinion that a stricter en
forcement on the part of the law
will result in a lessening of the
illegal whisky business.
But regardless of what who
says, be he wet or dry, it Is ad
mitted by (me and all without
argument that the drys are In the
saddle with a firm hold on the
reins.
Annual Red Cross
Drive Is To Begin
Here Next Week
The a initial Red Cross mem
bership drive which was sche
duled to begin November 11 will
get underway in Rllkin next
week. Workers will canvass the
town and every one who is fi
nancially able is requested to en
roll in this army of mercy.
The work of the Bed Cross has
been one of outstanding merit
during the past few crucial years
and there are those yet who will
have to receive aid in order not
to suffer during the coming win
ter.
Be sure to join!
VETERAN TELLS OF
WAR EXPERIENCES
J. B. Bell Makes Inter-!
esting Talk Before
Kiwanians
A talk on his experiences during
the World War and during the 30
years in which he was in the ser
vice was made by J. B. Bell, of
Ronda, before the Kiwanis club at
Hotel Elkin Friday night as the
high light of an Armistice program.
Mr. Bell's talk, which in addition
to being very interesting, was also
of an educational nature, especially
for those who know very little of
the United States navy, in which
branch the speaker served.
Retired with honor a number of
years ago, the former navy man told j
of the hectic days of the world war; i
of the number of crossings he made
on troop and cargo ships; of his
ship narrowly being missed by a
torpedo fired from a German sub-;
marine, and of his months of ser
vice with the Mobile Battery—a
crack battpry of 12, 13 and 14 inch
guns mounted on railroad flat cars. .
Although being a good distance
back of the front lines, Mr. Bell told
of how hot the German airplanes
made It for them upon the occasions
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Should Pay Taxes Now
And Save The Discount
Taxpayer* of Elkin who wish to
take advantage of the two per cent
discount on their 1933 town taxes
should pay their tax during this
month, it was stated by Dixie Gra
ham, town tax collector, Wednes
day.
Mr. Graham pointed out that the
two per cent discount expires Novem
ber 30.
KLKIK MB
Gateway to iMiA-
Roaring
Gap and the
Bine Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MORRISON SEEN AS
POSSIBLE LEADER
TO FlGjff BAILEY
Drys Seeking Leader
To Take Senator's
Measure
PUNISHMENT DUE
Raleigh, Nov. 14.—United Drys
are looking for a leader to take the
measure of United States Senator
Josiah William Bailey and friend*
of former Governor Cam Morrison
who have talked to during
these past several weeks believe that
he will assist in the double cere
mony of exchanging the senatorial
situation in Washington.
The joy of victory and the desire
to do some punishing are so fresh
that picking candidates to beat Sen
ators Bailey and Reynolds may be
a little premature. Dr. William L.
Poteat, of Wake Forest, chairman of
the dry forces, had a good time af
ter the vote. But it is very doubt
ful if Dr. Poteat is interested in tor
turing Senator Bailey. The Wake
Forest president emeritus always
dreamed of Mr. Bailey in the senate.
There was nobody happier when
the college boy of the Poteat teach
ing days went up. The dry leader
knows that Mr. Bailey isn't a liquor
man. There has been none of the
Bartoft pathos and blue fire. Dr.
Barton thinks the two senators in
the light of the recent poll should
resign.
But ex-Senator Morrison is credi
ted with considerably more feeling
than anybody expected him to have.
It goes back, of course, to guber
natorial days. Mr. Bailey turned on
Mr. Morrison, Colonel Watts, and
ran for governor on a rather anti-
Morrison platform. Hard things
were said and the two quit com
municating. They had a hard time
getting together until the state con
vention of 1928 when the United
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MRS. MARY JORDON
DIES SUNDAY A. M.
Dough ton Woman Falls
Victim to Pneumonia
Attack
Mrs. Mary Matilda Jordon, 67,
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. C. F. Hanks, at
Doughton Sunday morning follow
ing an illness of pneumonia.
She is survived by three sons, J.
A. Jordon, Fries, Va.; G. M. and J.
F. Jordon, of Roanoke, Va.; and one
daughter, Mrs. C. F. Hanks, of
Doughton. Three sisters, Mrs. S.
M. McCann and D. J. Harris, of
Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. D. F.
Crouse, of Whitehead and one
brother, J. I. Chambers, of Sparta,
also survive. ,
Funeral services were held Mon
: day afternoon at 2 o'clock from Mt.
Carmel church in charge of Rev.
Grant Cothfen and Rev. Blevins arid
interment was in the Woodruff
cemetery near Roaring Gap.
NEWHP/WER BOMBED
The plant of the Mansfield (Ohio) 1
News-Journal was bombed early
Sunday morning eight hours after
the editor of the newspaper re- •
ceived a racketeer warning to "lay
off or you will get yours." The
bomb exploded in the mailing room.
The Jloor was ripped up and the
windows in the plant and in nearby
buildings were shattered.
Alleghany County
Family Is Biggest
In This Section
One of the largest families in
this section Is that of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Brown of Alleghany
county. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are
the parents of fifteen children,
all of whom are living. They
have 82 grandchildren and '67
great-grandchildren, making a
total of 164 direct descendants.
Mr. Brown is 80 years old and
Mrs. Brown is 77. They both
enjoy splendid health. With the
exception of two daughters in
Cody, Wyoming and one daugh
ter in Pennsylvania, all the
children of Mr. and Mrs. Brown
live In Wilkes, Sorry and Alle
ghany counties.
Mrs. B. W. Douglass of this
city, Is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Brown.