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VOL. No. XXIII, No. 10
New Developments In
Childress Murder Case
Guarded With Secrecy
JONES IS OF HOPE
MYSTERY WILL BE
CLEARED UP SOON
Here Wednesday, Says
He Is On Red Het
Clue
TABLET IS FOUND
Although admitting there are new
developments In the Childress mur
der case, Solicitor John R. Jones,
who is making every effort to lift the
mystery, stated here Wednesday
noon that he deems it unwise to di
vulge the nature at the present
time.
The solicitor said, however, that
he is of the belief that he and his
staff of investigators are on the right
track and that the murder will be
solved and the guilty person brought
to justice.
With the exception of an opinion
handed down by W. A. Shulenberger,
handwriting expert of Charlotte,
that the mysterious note was writ
ten by Leoda Childress, and not by
Andrew Smoot, who is being held in
jail at Wilkesboro, few other devel
opments have been available during
the past week.
Not since the body of the slain
girl was found upon the floor of the
W. W. Tilley home, a bullet through
her heart, has the investigation in
the case lagged. And in connection
with the mysterious note which was
found in the girl's apron pocket on
Monday, January 1, two days after
her death, evidence has been un
covered which would tend to prove
that the note was not written some
where else and brought to the home
and placed in the pocket as has
been suspected, but that it was writ
ten in the Tilley home and probably
in the room in which the killinß took
place.
It has been learned from a reliable
source that Nathan Tharpe, one of
the men who were first upon the
scene, noticed a writing tablet lay
ing on the bed in the room in which
the body of the girl was found. This
information was imparted to inves
tigating officers, who called for the
tablet.
At first the tablet was not forth
coming, but upon demands that it
must be found, it was located among
a bundle of papers on the
floor. A microscopic examination of
the paper disclosed that it was iden
tically the same paper as that upon
which the mystery note was written.
In the tablet was also found sev
eral verses of poetry said to have
been written by Miss Childress.
One development during the past
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K.M. THOMPSON DIES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral Services to be
Held This Afternoon
At 2 P. M.
Kimbrough Marion Thompson, 75,
prominent Jonesville citizen, passed
awty Tuesday afternoon at a High
Point hospital, where he had been a
patiint for about a week. Mr.
Thompson had been ill for the past
two kionths suffering from a com
plicates of diseases. The deceased
was a native of the Mitchell's River
section of this county and was form
er county surveyor. For the past
thirty-five years he has been a resi
dent of Jonesville and the greater
part of time has served as a
magistrate. He was former mayor
of Jonesville and a Democratic lead
er in the county.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Jonesville Baptist church and inter
ment will follow in the Jonesville
cemetery.
He is survive by his wife, Mrs.
Emma Bryan Thompson, two daugh
ters, Mrs. W. A. Finney, of Elkin
and Mrs. R. Vfinnish of Jones
ville and two sons, Alonzo and Oro
ver Thompson, both of Jonesville, i
and ten grandcnii»ren. One sister.
Mrs. M. J. Mickle cr Qalax, Virginia
and one brother, B.H, Thompson, of
Mountain Park, alii survive.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
ROOSEVELT SHOULD
BE HONORED
London, Jan. 16.—Winston
Churchill believes President
Roosevelt should be honored (or
the way he is attacking American
problems.
The former chancellor of the
exchequer is unable to say, how
ever, if the American executive is
headed on the right track in all
his recovery moves.
"I do not say that President
Roosevelt is right in all his ex
periments," Churchill said, but one
does admire the spirit with which
he grapples with difficulties, es
pecially in contrast with the
timidity, wooliness and impreci
cision which we see in some other
places."
DEFENDANT PALES
AT EVIDENCE
Criminal Courts Building, Chi
cago, Jan. 16.—A gruesome array
of evidence—antique appearing
operating table, blood stained gar
ments. a .32 caliber pistol—caused
Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop to pale and
ask for medical stimulants today
at her trial for murder.
The elderly defendant burled
her face in her hands on the
counsel table as if to shut out the
sight of the reminders of the
tragedy. Her hands shook visi
bly.
DRY MEET IN
GREENSBORO
Still jubilant over the over
whelming dry victory of last No
vember 7, the United Dry Forces
of North Carolina, represented by
delegates from all corners of the
state, met in Greensboro in con
vention in the First Baptist
. church yesterday and co m -
pounded an organization that is
designed to achieve the uttermost
in making North Carolina as dry
as it voted.
SNAVELY NAMED
FOOTBALL COACH
Chapel Hill, Jan. 16.—Carl G.
Snavely, head football coach at
Bucknell university for the last
seven years, tonight was elected
to succeed Chuck Collins as head
gridiron coach at the University
of North Carolina at a meeting of
the athletic council that lasted
little more than an hour.
SAYS ROOSEVELT
OR RUIN
Washington, Jan. 16.—The Rev.
Charles Coughlin," youthful, be
spectacled Michigan priest,
warned Congress today that un
less President Roosevelt's mone
tary policies are enacted there will
be a revolution in America which
will make the French rebellion
"look silly."
Pounding on the table at the
House coinage committee money
hearing with one hand and wav
ing two pencils in the air with
the other, the dynamic priest
shouted:
"It is Roosevelt or ruin."
PLAN NEW
STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT
Washington, Jan. 16.—Plans for
a record-breaking stratosphere
flight in a balloon larger than any
yet constructed were announced
tonight by the United States Army
Air Corps and the National Geo
graphic Society.
The goal is a fifteen-mile as
cent to grab a container full of
air up there, and bring it back
to earth for analysis.
Loses Eye •
Fletcher Carr, Jonesville negro,
working on a CWA project, lost his
left eye on Monday when he was
hit with a piece of flying rock. The
man, together with a group of work
ers, was engaged in breaking stones
for a sidewalk when a piece hit his
eye and injured it. He was carried
to Hugh Chatham hospital where his
eye was removed.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934
Railroads Turning to Motorized Streamlined Trains
The above three trains represent the last word in streamlining as applied by the railroads. In the
foreground is a new Burlington three car train which can operate at 40 per cent of the expense of a steam
locomotive. Center, is the train introduced by the Great Western and whioh can travel at 60 miles an hour.
Upper left is the Texas and Pacific train now running daily in Texas. It can attain a speed of 78 MPH.
ESCAPED CONVICT
SLAIN BY SOMERS
Wilkes Sheriff Shoots
In Defense Of Own
Life
Ed Atwood, 57, an escaped con
vict from state's prison at Raleigh,
and an all around bad man, was shot
and killed about 9:30 o'clock Sunday
night by Sheriff W. B. Somers, of
Wilkes county, who shot in self de
fense as Atwood was in the act of
drawing a gun on him.
A coroner's jury, assembled a short
while afterward, exhonorated Sheriff
Somers of all blame. Their verdict
was that the officer-did not use un
necessary force and that he shot in
defense of his own life.
The killing took place near the
home of Mrs. Cletus Byers, one and
one-half miles north of the Wade
Harris bridge on the Boone Trail
highway.
Atwood was a man of bad reputa
tion and is said to have committed
numerous robberies in the county
since his escape from state prison
where he was serving a sentence of
from three to five years for house
breaking and larceny.
Sheriff Somers received a report
Sunday afternoon that Atwood was
in the neighborhood, and, in com
pany with Deputy Sheriff H. C. Kil
by and J. H. Alexander, went in
search of him.
They surrounded the Byers home,
where they understood he was hid-
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MAD DOG BITES 2
CHILDREN SUNDAY
Rabid Animal Also At
tacks Two Cows And
40 Other Dogs
Two children, several cows and
approximately 40 dogs were bitten
Sunday afternoon in Boonville town
ship by a mad dog before the rabid
animal was finally killed by Thur
mond Wagoner. The dog was the
property of Winfield Smith.
The head of the animal, upon be-/
ing taken to Winston-Salem for an
examination, disclosed the informa
tion that it was one of the worst
cases in the knowledge of the medi
cal examiners.
The children who were bitten are
taking treatment.
It was said that. Mr. Wagoner shot
the dog with a 12 gauge shotgun,
the first shot taking effect but not
dropping the animal. A second
shot was necessary to kill it.
Upon being hit the first time,
the dog was said to have neither
howled nor whimpered, but to have
run and jumped a fence, although
mortally wounded.
Bates Head of Office
For CWA Registration
All Surry county unemployed who
registered for jobs under the CWA
prior to January 1, 1934, must again
register to be eligible for employ
ment.
Robey Bates has been appointed
head of the registration office here
and may be seen at his offloe in the
Castevens Hardware company build
ing.
Roosevelt Birthday Ball
Will Be Staged In F-W
Chevrolet Co. Building
Reno In New York
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While Milo Reno was in New York
to make an address he did not admit
that his farm holiday movements
were dying out in the middlewest.
Reports from his home territories
however indicate that federal funds
to agriculturists is causing farm hol
iday strikes to "peter out."
M C DANIEL'S STORE
BEING REMODELED
When Completed Will
Be One of Town's Most
Modern Stores
Extensive alterations are being
made in the interior of McDaniel's
Department store here with a view
toward more floor space and a more
modern and up-to-date store. Work
of remodeling was begun Tuesday
morning.
E. W. McDaniel, general manager
of the store, stated Tuesday that the
past year was one of the best in his
career here as a merchant and he
expressed high hopes for the present
year.
In addition to the construction of
a mezzanine floor upon which will be
installed an exclusive men's depart
ment, remodeling plans also call for
a basement store, which will be
known as Mdftaniel's Economy Base
ment.
The entire interior of the store
will be worked over and painted and
when completed will rank as one of
the most modern department stores
in town.
Thief Steals Three
Handbags and $30.00
- petty thievery in Elkiii over the
week-end netted the guilty parties a
neat sum for their efforts. The
handbags of three local clerks were
stolen from their accustomed places
in two stores after the dinner hour
Saturday evening, yielding the
thieves more than thirty dollars in
cash in addition to the bags and
their various contents. There were
very few late shoppers Saturday and
there is some suspicion as to the
guilty persons.
NIGHT OF JAN. 30
Seven Piece Orchestra
Has Been Booked For
the Occasion
$1.50 PER COUPLE
The "President Roosevelt" birth
day ball, to aid in the endowment
of the Warm Springs Foundation
will be staged in the P-W Chevrolet
company building here Tuesday
night, January 30, it was learned
Tuesday night from W. M. Allen,
chairman.
Elaborate plans for the occasion
are underway and all Indications
thus far point to a big success.
Mr. Allen stated that he has not
completed the list of committees
which will work with him here in
putting the ball across, but that he
would announce these committees in
next week's issue of The Tribune. He
did state, however, that The Caro
linians, a seven-piece orchestra un
der the direction of Kenneth Cook,
of Mount Airy, has been booked to
play for the dance. A local string
band will also be on hand for the
square dances.
Similar balls will be staged in 5,-
000 cities and towns throughout the
nation January 30.
An admission fee of $1.50 per
couple will be charged for the ball,
SI.OO of which will go to the Warm
Springs Foundation and 50 cents to
wards defraying expenses, Mr. Allen
said.
MRS. FRANCES SALE
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Roaring River Woman
Sustains Stroke of
Paralysis
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna
Johnson Sale, 58. whose death fol
lowed a stroke of paralysis sus
tained Friday, were conducted Sun
day from the home near Roaring
River by Rev. N. T. Jarvis, Rev.
Levi McCann and Rev. Blaine Ray.
Interment was in the family plot at
Cranberry church cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
Frances Sale, two daughters and
three sons, Mrs. D. C. Albro, Chica
go; Miss Nina Sale, a student at
Mitchell College, Statesville; Cecil
Sale, New York; Dick Sale, Greens
boro and John Sale, Roaring River.
Two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Price and
Mrs. R. B. Osborne and two broth
ers, Mack and Will'am Johnson, all
of Tennessee, also survive.
To Present Play
Students of Bryan High school
will present a three-act comedy,
"Always In Trouble," Saturday ev
ening at 8 o'clock In the Mountain
Park School auditorium. A small
admission fee will be charged, the
proceeds to go toward the Bryan
school library. The public is cor
dially United to attend.
KLH3N TZ. I-
Gateway to
RoarVn
Gap and the
Blue Ridge ■»«""
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MUST PUT FORTH A
CONCERTED EFFORT
TO OBTAIN HIGHWAY
Kiwanians of Opinion
Tennessee May Get
Scenic Route
DISCUSS AIRPORT
A lengthy discussion regarding the
proposed scenic highway along the
summit of the Blue Ridge mountains
connecting the Great Smoky and
Shenandoah National Parks, and the
States of North Carolina, Virginia
and Tennessee, took place Friday
night during the meeting of the Elk
in Kiwanis club, and it was the con
census of opinion of those present
that unless concerted effort is made
by the state, the highway will be
likely to be located in Virginia and
Tennessee and not touch North Car
olina.
The route which has the most
support among North Carolinians
would cross the North Carolina line
near Sparta, passing Roaring Gap,
Boone, Blowing Rock, Linville Falls,
Alta Pass, Little Switzerland, Buck
Creek Gap, Mount Mitchell, Ashe
ville and then to the park.
The proposed gymnasium and air
port, for which CWA funds are
available, also came in for consider
able discussion during the meetiing.
Kiwanian J. R. Poindexter, of the
airport committee, stated that if
plans for an airport go through it
will mean that between $40,000 and
SIOO,OOO will be spent here by the
government.
Kiwanian C. H. Brewer, referring
to the "long wanted but haven't got
yet" highway between Elkin and
North Wilkesboro, stated that he had
received a letter from Chairman E.
B. Jeffress, of the state highway
commission, in which Mr. Jeffress
stated that work on the proposed
road had not begun because trouble
had been experienced in getting the
project okeyed at Washington. Ac
cording to Mr. Brewer, Mr. Jeffress'
letter was rather vague, and he sta
ted that a determined effort must be
put forth if the highway is to ever
become an actuality.
Following the regular meeting a
meeting of the board of directors
was held. Thomas Roth, president
of the club, presided over both ses
sions.
ORGANIZE WOMAN'S
AUXILIARY HERE
Nominating Committee
To Select Officers Is
Appointed
At a meeting Thursday afternoon
for the purpose of organizing a
Woman's Auxiliary to Hugh Chat
ham Memorial Hospital thirty wom
en signed for membership. A nomi
nating committee to select officers
for the organization was appointed
as follows: Mrs. P. M. Norman,
chairman, Mrs. Joe Bivins and Mrs.
J. G. Abernetby. The committee is
to report at a meeting to be held
Monday afternoon at 3:30 in the
school building, at which time the
organization will be perfected.
The purpose of the auxiliary is to
promote organized co-operation be
tween the community and the hos
pital and to make supplies for the
hospital needs. Committees for
flowers and literature for convales
cent patients will also be appointed.
As previously stated, the auxiliary is
; non-sectarian and there will be no
[membership fee.
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