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VOL. No. XXIII, No. 14
TILLEYS EXPECTED
TO WAIVE HEARING
IN MURDER MYSTERY
Each of Those Held To
Be Charged In Four
Counts
TRIAL IN MARCH
Rather than submit to a pre
liminary hearing, the five members
of the Tilley family now being held
in jail at Wilkesboro for the death
of Leoda Mae Childress, 20, on Dec
ember 30, are expected to waive a
hearing and leave their case in the
hands of the grand jury at the next
term of Wilkes superior court which
convenes March 5.
Although no official announce
ment has been made to this effect,
the information is thought to have
come from a reliable source.
Solicitor John R. Jones, when
questioned Wednesday as to wheth
er or not a hearing will be held, sta
ted that he did not know.
Eugene Trivette, counsel for Mrs.
Luther Tilley, one of the five de
fendants, has said that he cannot
state positively that a hearing will
not be held or that habeas corpus
proceedings will not be instituted,
but said an effort to obtain release
of any member of the Tilley family
under bond was improbable.
Members of the family now held
include W. W. Tilley, 60; his wife,
59; Luther Tilley, 32; Mrs. Luther
Tilley, 30, and Clyde Tilley, 18. They
will face charges of conspiracy to
murder Leoda Childress; aiding and
abetting in the murder; murder, and
accessory after the murder.
Although five are now held in
jail, Solicitor Jones has not given
up the investigation in search of
new evidence. It was learned through
Detective P. G. Sides, who is aiding
Mr. Jones, that a number of wit
nesses will testify at the trial that
Rev. Levi McCann was heard to
make the statement that Luther
Tilley was at the Tilley home around
12 o'clock the day of the murder and
that he remained there for about
half an hour. He was said to have
told Mr. McCann that "Oda has been
killed," when he joined his father
in-law near the home, all this pre
sumably occuring before Nathan
Tharpe reached the home in
response to a telephone call from the
girl for aid.
Mr. McCann's latest statement
concerning the whereabouts of Lu
ther Tilley are said to be to the
effect that Luther was out of his
sight for only a few minutes.
STOCKHOLDERS OF
B.&L. HOLD MEET
Association Enjoyed
Good Business Dur
ing Past Year
At the annual stockholders meet
ing of the Elkin-Jonesville Building
& Loan Association held Tuesday
night in the Kiwanis room of Hotel
Elkin, Mason Lillard was re-elected
president and Paul Gwyn secretary
of the association for the ensuing
year.
On'y two changes were made in
the board of directors, J. R. Poin
dexter and C. S. Foster being named
to succeed J. H. Beeson and J. G.
Abernethy.
A profitable year was enjoyed by
the association during 1933, it was
learned, and the ensuing year is ex
pected to bring further success.
SLOT MACHINES ARE
FORCED FROM TOWN
Raid Here Last Week
Netted Total of 11 of
Devices
Eleven slot machines, the entire
crop locally, were confiscated here
the latter part of last week by lo
cal officers upon warrants charging
operation of a gambling device.
Five of the machines were taken
up late Wednesday afternoon when
it was found they would not vend
mints or gum when a coin was
placed in them. The remaining six
were (confiscated the next day.
A few days after the machines
were pulled, charges against the
operators were dropped upon con
dition they would take the devices
out of the city limits. These con
ditions were promptly complied with.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Commits Suicide
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Above is Verne Sankey, noted
South Dakota outlaw rancher, who
after confessing upon arrest to the
kidnapping of Charles Boettcher,
2nd, of Denver, and Haskell Bohn,
of St. Paul, committed suicide in
his Chicago jail cell by hanging him
self with a noose made from two
neckties.
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DUKE DEAN OF
FRESHMEN DIES
Durham, Feb. 13.—Dean M. Ar
nold, dean of freshmen at Duke
university, died in Duke hospital
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
from head injuries he received
early this morning in an automo
bile acdident. He was admitted
to the hospital shortly before 3
o'clock for treatment of what at
first was believed to be a minor
cut on the lower lip but soon
lapsed into unconsciousness from
which he failed to rally.
TO EXPLAIN
CANCELLATION
Washington, Feb. 13.—The ad
ministration tonight hurried the
preparation of an explanation to
the courts and the' public of why
it cancelled all airmail contracts.
It was urged to make answer, in
the first instance, by court action
brought against Postmaster Gen
eral Farley, intended to restrain
him from enforcing the cancella
tion order against the contract
held by Transcontinental and
Western Air, incorporated.
WHOA! SLOW
DOWN, MISTER
Montreal, Feb. 13.—Mrs. John
A. Lattimer stepped into the wit
ness box today during a hearing
on a damage suit against her hus
band and ran into a language dif
ficulty.
The clerk put the Bible in her
hand, took a deep breath, and
asked: "Doyousweartotellthetruth
thewholetruthandnothingbutth e -
truthsohelpyouGodyourname?"
"I'm sorry," said Mrs. Lattimer,
"but I do not understand French."
The clerk repeated the formula
of the oath a little more slowly.
TELEGRAM NEARLY
CAUSES FIGHT
Washington, Feb. 13.—A Lind
bergh telegram twisted house
procedure today and almost
brought an invitation for two of
its members to meet outside the
chamber in the kind of combat in
which gongs instead of gavel are
used to mark the passage of time.
It was the telegram that Col
onel Lindbergh sent President
Roosevelt protesting against the
cancellation of airmail contracts.
MAY HOLD
CONVENTION APR. 4
Present indications are that the
Republican state convention, a bi
ennial session, will probably be
held in Charlotte Wednesday,
April 4, although the formal call
has not yet been issued by State
Chairman James 8. Duncan.
Mrs. Zella Luffman
Passed Away Monday
Mrs. Zella Nance Luffman, 38,
wife of John Luffman, died Monday
from an acute kidney disorder from
which she had been very ill for sev
eral days. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from Mulberry Baptist church
and interment was in the church
cemetery.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, four children, Marjorie,
[Virginia. Bessie Mae and James Luff
man. Her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Marshall, one brother, Oswald Nance
and four half-sisters and one half
brother also survive.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 15, 1934
STUBBORN SENATE
MAY THROW CWA
MEN OUT OF JOBS
4,000,000 Will Be Out of
Work Saturday Unless
Bill Passes
FUNDS EXHAUSTED
Washington, Feb. 13.—Although
warned that 4,000,000 civil works em
ployes would be out of work Satur
day unless the measure passed, se
nate resentment at an unyielding
house today held up action on the
administration bill to appropriate
Sf.&o,000,000.
At the same time, Harry L.
Hopkins, director of the relief organ
ization, was engaging in a tilt with
the veteran Massachusetts Republi
can Representative Gifford, that set
sparks flying.
Before the house expenditures
committee, Gifford insisted that
Hopkins give an account of his civil
works stewardship. The relief di
rector replied spiritedly to Gifford's
questions.
The senate discussion of house
changes in the supply bill which
carried funds for civil works pro
ceeded until all the time available
today for consideration of the mea
sure was exhausted.
During the debate opposition to
house limitations on expenditure of
the funds, and approval of senate
confirmation of state civil works
directors, were emphasized.
THOS. C. DEBORDE
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Prominent North Elkin
Man Passes Away
Here Tuesday
Thomas C. Deßorde, 75, died Tues
day in Hugh Chatham hospital fol
lowing a protracted illness from a
heart disorder and paralysis. The
deceased was a member of Elkin
Valley Baptist church and was su
perintendent of the Sunday school
throughout the history of the church.
He taught in North Carolina public
schools for thirty-five years and was
a civic leader in the North Elkin
community. He was a member of
the Masonic fraternity and the Ju
nior Order.
Surviving are five sons and two
daughters, Curtis Deßorde of Wash
ington; Robert Deßorde, Portland,
Oregon; Carl, Thomas Jr., and Ed
ward Deßorde, Mrs. Bahnson Tulbert
and Mrs. Charles Cooper' of Elkin
and one brother, William Deßorde,
of Traphill.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon from Elkin Valley
church in charge of the pastor, Rev.
R. E. Adams, and interment was in
the church cemetery.
BASEMENT STORE
BEING REMODELED
Spainhour's Makes Bar
gain Basement Far
More Attractive
Considerable more floor space and
a more attractive appearance has
been given the Sydnor-Spainhour
Co., basement store here by exten
sive remodeling which was begun
last week and has practically been
completed.
In addition to improving the ap
pearance of the store, Spainhour's
has also divided it into departments.
Men's wearing apparel has been
grouped in one department as has
the women's ready-to-we. \
An attractive color scheme of
green and black has been carried
out throughout the entire basement
store with the exception of the shoe
department. New display tables
have been installed and new show
windows are under construction.
Banner F. Pinnix
Banner Franklin Pinnix, 45, died
Thursday at his home near here.
Early in life he became a member
of Dennisville Baptist church and
later moved his membership to As
bury Methodist church, where he
was a consistent member until his
death. •
In 1910 he was married to Miss
I Alice Sparks, who with ten children
| and his parents, three brothers 1 and
two sisters survive him.
President's Mother in Typical Greeting
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Herewith is shown a most unusual and most interesting picture of
the President's mother, Mrs. James D. Roosevelt, in a typical Roosevelt
greeting. The picture was taken at one of the three birthday parties which
she attended in New York in honor of her son's birthday and for the Warm
Springs Foundation fund. With Mrs. Roosevelt, as host, is shown Maj.-
Gen. Dennis E. Nolan.
SANITY HEARING IS
UNDERWAY IN COURT
Hasten Eldridge Pleads
Guilty to Robbing Lo
cal Barber Shop
A sanity hearing for Ed Cox.
Mount Airy man indicted for the
murder of Harrison Ashburn, was
underway in Surry county superior
court Wednesday, to determine
whether the defendant may be tried
for murder or committed to the asy
lum for the criminal insane. The
hearing got under way Monday.
Hasten Eldridge, of Elkin, Friday
entered a plea of guilty to a charge
of entering Reece Barber shop here
several weeks ago at which time ap
proximately SIOO was stolen from a
cash register. At last reports from
Dobson he had not been sentenced.
It is believed that he will implicate
several other persons in the robbery.
Windy Shipton, charged with
knifing Deputy Sheriff R. C. Wood
in the abdomen while resisting ar
rest near Mountain Park some
months ago. was found guilty of as
sault and battery with a deadly
weapon and was sentenced to three
years in state's prison. Shipton en
tered a plea of insanity.
Ed Smith, charged with robbing
three Elkin filling stations, was
convicted and given one year in
prison and a suspended sentence of
two years to become effective im
mediately the year term has ex
pired.
Five divorce cases have been
heard resulting in divorces for the
following upon grounds of separa
tion: W. P. Cummings vs. Emma E.
Cummings; R. L. Southard vs. Cor
ena Southard; Ruth Inman vs. Rob
ert Inman and Marty T. Gilbert vs.
Forrest Gilbert. Bessie E. Hill was
awarded a divorce from J. F. Hill
upon the grounds of adultery.
ALLEN CHILD DIES
ON THE WEST COAST
Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyndon Allen
Has Pneumonia
Dianne Allen, 19 months old
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lyndon
M. Allen of Elkin and Johnson City,
Tenn., died Wednesday night in a
Los Angeles, California, hospital,
following a brief illness from bron
chial pneumonia.
Mrs. Allen and little daughter left
Elkin Saturday of last week for Los
Angeles enroute to Sydney, Austra
lia, to visit Mrs. Allen's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Marshall. The
child became ill during the trip and
twice enroute to the Pacific coast
the train was stopped and doctors
called to administer to her. When
the train arrived in Los Angeles it
was met by an ambulance and the
baby was rushed to a hospital where
she died shortly afterwards.
The child was buried in Los
Angeles.
She is survived by her parents
and her maternal grandparents.
Mrs. Allen expects to remain in
Los Angeles to await the next boat
to Australia.
The more happiness you give the
more you have left.
Chatham Employees
Are Given Wage
Increase of 5%
Improving business and a
brighter outlook for the future
has resulted in a five per cent
wage increase for the approxi
mately 950 employees of the Chat
ham Manufacturing Company, it
was announced Tuesday.
Employees of both the Elkin
and Winston-Salem plants found
the following notices posted Tues
day morning:
"To Our Employees: Our busi
ness is improving, and we are
glad to be able to announce that
effective this week the wages of
all regular piece and hour workers
will be increased 5%. W. A.
Neaves, General Superintendent."
MANY ENTERTAINED
BY BEAUTY CONTEST
Hoke Cockerham Wins
Honors As "Most
Beautiful"
The Men's Beauty Contest at the
Lyric theatre last Thursday even
ing, sponsored by the woman's Aux
iliary of the George Gray Post of
the American Legion netted a neat
sum for the auxiliary in addition to
pleasing a large audience. Cos
tumes ranged from formal evening
clothes to the most grotesque of cos
tumes. Hoke Cockerham was award
ed the first prize for being the "most
beautiful" and Mont Jones received,
the second award for being the
sportiest. Charlie Hanes was given
the consolation prize for being the
most comical.
Standing room was at a premium
in the theatre.
Three dances, the balloon dance,
i the Scotch Highlanders and the
Gypsies, by young ladies of the high
j school were an added feature of the
evening's entertainment.
RECEIVES SEVERE
CUTS IN AFFRAY
Verline Spicer In Jail
For Slashing Trap
Hill Youth
John Harris, of the Traphill com
munity, is suffering from severe
gashes in his abdomen which he re
ceived Saturday afternoon in an al
tercation with Verline Spicer, 17,
son of Will Spicer of the Doughton
community. Harris sustained one
cut about five inches in length
across his upper abdomen and an
other smaller cut In the lower part
of his abdomen. The cutting was
said to have been done with a ten
cent knife of the pocket variety.
Immediately after the affray Spicer
was arrested in the mountains of
the community, where he was at
tending a meeting. The arrest was
.jade by officer Blaine 3parks.
Spicer was committed to Jail in
Wilkesboro without benefit of bond
to await the outcome of the condi
tion of Harris.
ELKIN rsirri
Gateway to
Roorfw
Gap and the
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
STATE TOBACCO
CROP IS VALUED
AT $83,000,000
Crop of 1932 Produced
$48,280,000; Gain of
$44,273,000
AVERAGE OF $16.10
Raleigh, Feb. 13. —North Caro
lina's 1933 tobacco crop was valued
at $83,553,000 in estimates an
nounced today by the crop reporting
service of the state department of
agriculture.
This is $48,280,000 more than the
$32,273,000 the 1932 crop produced.
With 509,060,354 pounds of the es
timated 1933 production of 518,522,-
000 pounds marketed through Jan
uary, the crop already has brought
in approximately $81,296,000, the re
port revealed.
The average price paid through
January was $15.97 a hundred, as
compared to $12.03 for gie 1932 crop
marketed through the same period
a year ago. The report estimated
the yearly average for 1933 would be
$16.10 a hundred as compared with
sl2 the previous year.
The estimated 1933 production
represented an increase of 76.5 per
cent over the 1932 crop which total
led 293,694,000 pounds, the report
said. This tremendous gain was at
tributed in the main to a 43 per cent
increase in acreage planted and a
marked improvement in the yield per
acre.
The estimated yield an acre was
placed at 770 pounds, 146 pounds an
acre more than the previous season.
Market sales during January were
.unusually active this season, the re
port declared. Producers sales last
month totalled 36,437,492 pounds at
an average of $14.31 a hundred, com
pared with only 13,007,833 last year
at an average of $8.67.
MRS. SAME GENTRY
WALLS WES TUESDAY
Funeral Held Wednes
day From Cool Springs
Baptist Church
Mrs. Sallie Gentry Walls, 96,
passed away at her home about two
and one-half miles west of Elkin
Tuesday from heart trouble and the
general infirmities of her advanced
age. She was the widow of Peter
Wall, who preceeded her in death
about twenty-five years ago.
Mrs. Walls had been a member of
the Cool Springs Baptist church for
the past eighty years. She was well
known throughout the community
and loved by a host of friends. Fu
neral services were conducted Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
Cool Springs church in charge of
Rev. J. W. Bryant and Rev. Isom
Vestal and interment was in the
church cemetery.
She is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Mrs. George
Darnell, Mrs. Scott Alexander and
Miss Laura Walls, of Wilkes Coun
ty; Mrs. Thomas Eldson and Robert
L. Walls, of Elkin, and A. H. Walls,
of Winston-Salem. Thirty - one
grandchildren, seventy-seven great
grandchildren and four great-great
grandchildren also survive.
BOY SCOUT WORK IS
TOPIC OF KIWANIS
Dr. Nicks and J. Mark
McAdams Discuss
Scout Movement
Dr. C. E. Nicks, local scout mas
ter, and J. Mark McAdams, of
Mountain Park, were speakers on a
Boy Scout program staged Friday
night during the meeting of the
Elkin Kiwanis club.
The scout movement, which was
recently started here after several
previous starts, is sponsored by the
Kiwanis club. The program was to
more fully acquaint the Klwanians
with the aims 'and principles of
scouting and at the same time was
in observance of National Boy Scout
week, which came to an end yes
terday.
Several local scouts were guests of
the club and gave the scout oath in
unison. Jimmy Meed, a Star scout,
who Is helping Dr. Nicks in the
movement here, gave the scout law.
Both Dr. Nicks and Mr. McAdams
discussed the Boy Scout movement.
Mr. McAdams is deputy field com
missioner of this scout district.