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VOL. No. XXIII, No. 30
Ordinance Passed Here
Banning Slot Machines;
Tax Sale Is Postponed
BARN ON N. BRIDGE
STREET CONDEMNED;
GARBAGE LOCATION
Commissioners Turn
Crusaders In Civic
- Cleanup Drive
TAX ADV. JULY 12
Meeting in the office of the city
tax collector Monday night, the Elk
in board of commissioners passed an
ordinance outlawing all slot ma
chines within the city limits; con
demned a barn and figuratively
drained a stagnant pool in addition
to passing upon several other im
portant matters.
Slot machines must go not later
than July 1, 1934, and a fine of SSO
will be levied on each and every per
son who violates the new ordinance,
each separate day of violation beins
termed a new and separate offen.sc.
Advertisement of 1933 town taxes,
heretofore advertised for June 14,
was postponed until the second week
in July.
In their zeal to exterminate the
very real evil of the slot machine,
the commissioners not only cast an
evil eye upon those instruments
used mainly for gambling under the
pretense of gum dispensers, but al
so threatened penny weighing ma
chines. However, it was finally de
cided that the innocent penny
weighing machine could in no way
constitute a gambling device, even
though provided with a slot.
The J. S. Russell barn, on North
Bridge street was ordered torn down
by the board after a petition, signed
by eight citizens of the community
and declaring the barn a public nui
sance and a menace to public health,
had been presented The barn must
be torn down by July 5 or else it
will be torn down by the city and
the cost charged against the prop
erty.
The board ordered the town clerk
to write N. S. Poindexter, of Wins
ton-Salem, present owner of the Jack
Ray property in West Elkin, request
ing him to drain a large stagnant
pool of water on the property. It
also listened to a request made by
R. G. Smith that he be given a fur
ther extension iof time in which to
move his tannery from the Boles
barn on South Bridge street, and
after some discussion, tabled the
matter until a future date.
Dr. Hugh Parks, member of the
Surry County Medical society, ap
peared before the board and re
quested that the town continue the
S3OO appropriation in support of the
county health department. The re
quest was complied with.
Commissioners H. P. Graham and
M. R. Bailey were appointed to ar
range for a garbage disposal location
near the Yadkin river south of the
Elkin Furniture company.
ALLEGE VOTERS
VOTED 2 TICKETS
Says More Ballots Cast
In Alexander Than
Voters Registered
Julius A. Rousseau, North Wilkes
boro mayor who apparently was de
feated by around 100 votes in his
race for judge of the 17th judicial
district in Saturday's primary, sta
ted "Tuesday night that he had affi
davits indicating, Alexander county
voters were allowed to vote on both
the Democratic and Republican
tickets. J. Hayden Burke is lead
ing Rousseau for judge in unofficial
returns from the district.
Rousseau stated that he had an
affidavit from an election judge in
the primary in Alexander county
that in one precinct only 246 voters
registered while the vote recorded
Saturday shows 231 Democratic votes
and 179 Republican votes cast where
there were only 246 persons eligible
to vote.
The affidavit further stated that
voters were allowed to vote on both
the Democratic and Republican
ticket regardless of how they were
registered on the books.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Leads Women Voters
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MINNEAPOLIS . . . Miss Margaret
M. Wells (above), new president of
the National League of Women
Voters declares that women voters
will carry the balance of power in
Fall elections throughout the coun
try.
SUMMER SCHOOL AT
DOBSON TO START
A. S. T. C. Branch Opens
June 11 For Term Of
Six Weeks
The Appalachian State Teachers
college will operate a branch sum
mer school at Dobson this summer,
beginning June 11, the school to con
tinue for six weeks with the possi
bility that a second term may be
held following the closing of the
first term.
Sessions will be held in the Dob
son high school building. Professor
Chapell Wilson, of the Appalachian
faculty was in Dobson last week
making arrangements for the open
ing of the school. Thirty-five courses
are expected to be available and
more courses will be provided if need
for them arises.
A faculty of six members will have
charge of the work. Courses will be
the same as those offered at Boone
with the same number and credits.
All courses will count toward grad
uation from the two-year and four
year courses at Boone.
High school graduates who wish
to begin their college course this
summer may enter the summer
school and earn college credite.
AH Is In Readiness
For Cotton Festival
Much interest is being shown here
in the Cotton Festival which is to
be staged at the Lyric theatre Friday
night by the Elkin Merchants asso
ciation, and which will be followed
by a cotton ball at Hotel Elkin.
The program at the Lyric will be
gin at 7:30 o'clock and will feature
a style show, at which time a cotton
queen will be selected by three
judges. Other entertaining features
are on the program.
The ball to be staged immediately
at the conclusion of the theatre pro
grams will be in honor of the young
lady selected as cotton queen.
Much Interest Being
Shown In Bible School
Much interest is being shown in
the Daily Vacation Bible school
which began at the Methodist church
in this city Monday morning for a
two weeks session. Classes for
children from three to twelve years
are being held from nine to eleven
o'clock each morning and classes for
young people from twelve years up
are being held at 7:30 each evening
The average attendance for the
classes is 140.
Joe Burcham Sustains
Severe Gash On Arm
Joe Burcham, of Jonesville, an
employee of Carolina Cross Arm
Company of this city, received a deep
cut on his left arm Wednesday of
last week. In operating machinery
in the plant Mr. Burcham got his
am? caught in a saw. He was rushed
to the local hospital where his wound
was treated, the cut requiring sev
eral stitches. He is recovering sat
isfactorily.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1934
I ATE NEWC
" from the
State and Nation
MRS. ROOSEVELT
TO VISIT DUKE
Washington, June 5. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt starts to
morrow on a three-month series
informal trips on which she hopes
to meet thousands of plain folk
and learn what they think and
want.
Discarding her famous bright
blue roadster for a less conspic
uous car, she hopes to make most
of her trips unheralded, so she
can meet people without fuss or
fanfare and talk to them in ev
ery-day fashion.
Later this month she will at
tend the institute of internation
al affairs at Duke University,
Durham, N. C.
WINSTON-SALEM WOMAN
BURNED TO DEATH
Trapped in their rooms as they
slept, and overcome by smoke
when they attempted to escape
from the burning: inferno, two
women perished early this morn
ing: when fire badly damaged the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Car
ter, 1188 West Fourth steret. Two
persons managed to escape from
the flaming house. ..They were H.
G. Moore and Miss Mary Carter
Nooe.
The dead:
Miss Ethel Massengill, 23, form
erly of Raleigh.
Miss Audrey Ellen Angel, 28,
native of North Sydney, Novia
Scotia, and resident of this city
for the past seven years.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter were sleep
ing on the first floor of the resi
dence and were the first ones out
of the structure.
POTATO CRISIS
IN N. C.
Raleigh, June 4.—Governor J.
C. B. Ehringhaus tonight tele
graphed Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace advising him of a crisis
among the potato growers of
North Carolina and Virginia and
asking immediate relief to offset
the losses threatened by overpro
duction.
The Governor took the step af
ter a delegation of Eastern North
Carolina potato growers called and
apprised him of the situation.
GREAT BRITAIN
WASHES HANDS
London, June 5 (UP).— Great
Britain washed her hands of the
delicate war debts issue today and
left the next move up to the Uni
ted States.
Neville Chamberlain, chancellor
of the exchequer, was cheered
loudly in the House of Commons
when he informed Parliament the
Government had formally advised
Washington it had no intention
of making any payment on the
total of $262,000,000 due June 15.
PRESIDENT PLEDGES
DROUGHT RELIEF
Washington, June s.—President
Roosevelt pledged a half billion
dollars of the federal govern
ment's money today to battle the
drought.
Within ten days he will present
to Congress a detailed program
for relief that will move thousands
of farmers off of sterile, baked
soil onto productive farm lands.
MRS. J. P. CARLTON
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral Held From New
Life Baptist Chureh
Thursday
Mrs. Rebecca Mathis Carlton, 67,
passed away Wednesday night at
her home near Brook's Cross Hfoads
following a three weeks' illness from
a heart disorder and "complications.
The deceased was one of the most
highly esteemed women in her com
munity. For a number of years she
had been a consistent member of the
New Life Baptist church.
Funeral services were held from
New Life church Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, in charge of Rev. L. B.
Murray and interment was in the
church cemetery.
She is by her husband,
J. P. Carlton; two daughters, Mrs.
Ed Walls and Mrs. M. M. Couch,
both oi Jonesville. and one son,
Loyd Carlton, of Brook's Cross
Roads.
AUTO. NEGRO AND
EIGHTY GALLONS
WHISKY CAPTURED
Lentz Gets Booze and
Car After Danger
ous Midnight Race
WHISKY WAS WARM
One negro is in jail, two others
are fugitives from justice, and 80
gallons of giggle juice are a total
loss as the result of the capture of
a liquor laden automobile north of
Elkin shortly after 12:30 Tuesday
morning by State Highway Patrol
Corporal W. B. Lentz.
Corporal Lentz was returning here
from Sparta when the liquor car, a
large sedan, pulled into the highway
from a country road a short distance
north of Klondike Farm. Muddy,
equipped with chains and heavily
loaded, the machine at once aroused
Mr. Lentz's suspicion.
In attempting to pass the car in
an effort to halt it, the patrolman
was crowded off the road. In a sec
ond attempt to pass he was again
crowded from the highway, but the
liquor car driver allowed his machine
to run into the ditch on the oppo
site side. The driver and a compan
ion then took to their heels and es
caped.
Investigation disclosed 80 gallons
of booze, part of it still warm from
the worm, stored in five gallon con
tainers in the rear of the car. The
machine was pulled into town and
the liquor poured out.
A description given Night Police
man Luke Darnell by Corporal
Lentz, resulted in the arrest of Wil
lis Jones. He was locked up in the
local jail.
A checkup on the license number
of the machine disclosed that the
driver was Ben Ferguson, of Wins
ton-Salem and that the car was the
property oi Henry Harriston, also of
Winston-Salem, who, it was learned
from the one captured here, had
loaned his auto to Ferguson with
the understanding that Ferguson
was to give him five gallons of the
liquor he expected to carry back to
the Twin City.
MRS. MARY GRIFFIE
PASSES AWAY HERE
Suffered Lengthy Ill
ness of Paralysis and
Complications
Mrs. Mary Jane Griffie, 70, died
Thursday of last week at the local
hospital following a lengthy illness
of paralysis and complications. The
deceased was twice married, first/to
William Sturdivant and after his
passing to Martin Griffie. She was
a native of Yadkin county, but had
lived in Alleghany county prior to
coming to Elkin to make her home
with her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Foster.
She was a member of long standing
of the Baptist church.
Funeral services and interment
were from Saddle Mountain church
in Alleghany county Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Griffie is survived by one
daughter by her first marriage, Mrs.
Bettie Barber, of Crutchfield, and
two daughters and two sons by the
second marriage: Mrs. Victoria Bar
ber and Mrs. S. A. Foster, of Elkin;
Charlie Griffie of Colorado and
Frank Griffie of Alleghany county.
One brother, Iredell C. Money, of
Elkin, and several grandchildren al
so survive.
Fiddlers Convention
There will be a fiddlers convention
and play "New Wives for Old", at
Little Richmond school auditorium
Saturday evening, June 9, beginning
at 7:30 o'clock. An admission fee
of 10c and 20c will be charged. The
proceeds will go to the Oxford
Orphanage.
Tlie public is cordially invited to
attend.
To Sing At Revival
The Johnson Sisters, well known
singers of King, will render special
music at the revival to begin at the
East Elkin church at an early date.
The musicians are scheduled to ap
pear on June 17 and remain through
the 18th and 19th.
MESSAGE TERMED 'BLACKMAIL'
President Roosevelt's war debts
message to Congress was branded as
"blackmail" in influential London
quarters Friday night. A govern
ment spokesman admitted the mes
sage aroused violent indignation.
Hancock Wins Easily
In County, District;
Given Big Majority
Promotion Onnosed
if
WASHINGTON . . . Commander
G. W. Calver (above) U. S. Navy,
House Physician since 1928, is the
storm center as the attempt was
made to promote him to the rank
of Captain in 1935 appropriations.
COUNTY TAX SALE
AGAIN POSTPONED
Jury Is Drawn For Two
Weeks' Term of Civil
Court
At the meeting of the Surry coun
ty board of commissioners held Mon
day at Dobson, the county tax sale
was deferred for 30 days and jurors
picked for the July term of civil
court, which will continue for two
weeks.
No explanation for the postpone
ment of the tax sale was given.
Jurors selected for the court term
are:
First week: D. T. Sparger, M. V.
Shackelford, W. J. Simpson, Ernest
Blevins, Columbus Chilton, George
A. Key, A. M. Short, J. F. Thompson,
Z. V. Snow, R. E. Snow, C. W. Moser,
S. D. Cook, C. E. White, Erwin
Burch, W. J. Payne, Morritt Perry,
John W. Isaacs, Benton Woody, Luke
Sutphin, Worth Ray, J. J. Perry, T.
H. Harris, W. L. Hill and G. W.
Creed.
Second week: Charley Brewer, W.
G. Newman, J. A. Tilley, J. A. Brin
dle, L. B. George, S. H. Atkinson, W.
A. Luffman, George Woods, Tilden
Rainey, John Branch, Ray Eldridge,
H. S. Holyfield, G. B. Gardner, Os
car D. Sides, S. R. Gillispie, G. B.
Wall, E. F. Simpson, Vance W. Free
man, J. P. Walters, Walter L. Flip
pin, W. E. Lloyd, C. W. Mayberry,
William T. White and George Hays.
WINSTON-SALEM MAN
IS ARRESTED HERE
Loses Control of Car
and Fails to Make
Curve; Was Drunk
Thurmond Billings, white, of
Winston-Salem, was jailed at Dob
son Wednesday morning in default
of S3OO bond after being bound over
to Surry county superior court by
Magistrate J. L. Hall, Jr., on a
charge of operating an automobile
while intoxicated.
Billings was arrested Tuesday
night by Corporal W. B. Lentz, of
the state highway patrol, following
an accident which occurred on West
Main street when he lost control of
his car and failed to make the curve
in front of the home of J. S. Atkin
son. According to police his car
ran into the Atkinson's front yard,
narrowly missing the Atkinson's au
tomobile which was parked at the
curb in front of their home.
Billings was said to have been
drinking heavily.
John W. Haynes Dies
After Brief Illness
John W. Haynes, 79, died at his
home near Dobson Monday follow
ing a brief illness from a paralytic
stroke. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon from Little Vine
Primitive Baptist church and inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
The deceased is survived by three
sons, J. 8. Haynes of Elkin, route;
W. H. and J. T. Haynes, and Mrs.
B. 8. Mitchell, all of Dobson.
KLKIN
Gateway to
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Gap and the f&gkz
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SHERIFF SOMERS
WINS NOMINATION
IN WILKES COUNTY
Burke Ahead of Rous
seau In 17th Judicial
District For Judge
YADKIN RETURNS
Out of a total of 640 votes cast in
Saturday's primary in Elkin town
ship, Prank Hancock was given 602
as against 38 for Mrs. Lily Mebane.
In the race for the utilities commis
sioner nomination, Winborne polled
562 votes and Macon 44.
Results in Surry county were
much the same, the county giving
Hancock 4,253 and Mrs. Mebane 737.
Winborne was given approximately
the same majority over Macon.
The Mount Airy vote was: Han
cock 1,397, Mebane 431, Winborne
1,287, and Macon 227.
The entire fifth district gave Han
cock a large majority in his fight
for the Democratic nomination to
Congress.
In neighboring counties, where
other political jobs were at stake,
unofficial returns show W. B. Som
ers nominated for Sheriff in Wilkes.
C. C. Haynes leading for clerk of
court and O. P. Eller nominated for
register of deeds.
In the 17th judicial district, un
official returns show Hayden Burke,
prominent Taylorsville attorney,
leading Julius A. Rousseau for judge.
In Yadkin county a heavy vote was
polled by both parties, Rousseau
getting a total of 761 votes, Burke
382, and John W. Ragland 97 in the
judgeship race, Rousseau carrying all
precincts except Boonville.
In the county, the race for sheriff
and clerk of court overshadowed all
other contests. The two highest for
sheriff were A. L. Inscore, 1,412 and
C. G. Reavis, 1,434. W. T. Fletcher
received 351 votes and L. D. Kelly
296.
The vote for clerk of superior
court was, Crater 1,684; Nicks 710;
Pendry 530;; Ireland 375 and
Gough 140.
In the race for register of deeds
T. C. Prim received 2,029, against
1,257 for Loyd Mason and 130 for
Henry C. Sheek.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9,
REGISTRATION DAY
Instructor Is Member of
State Textbook
Commission
Miss Elizabeth Black, assistant in
structor in the Catawba college sum
mer school division at Elkin, con
ferred with local director Walter R.
Schaff Friday in regard to her work.
Miss Black is a prominent member
of the state elementary te:c book
commission whose business is 'o se
lect the new basal and supplement
ary texts for the children of the
state. Her intimate knowledge of
teaching and supervision and her
close contact with the state authori
ties, it was pointed out, will mean
much to the people who enroll in
the summer school.
Saturday. June 9, is registration
day for the first term. Teachers
are urged to register at that time.
All work will be done in the high
school building. A large attendance
is expected.
Will Observe Flag Day
Here Thursday, June 14
In 1915 President Woodrow Wil
son designated and established June
14 as National Flag Day. Appro
priate exercises commemorating the
day will be Observed here June 14
at 5 o'clock by the Auxiliary of the
George Gray Post of the American
Legion and the Jonathan Hunt
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The place of the celebration will
be announced in next week's Tri
bute.
Merchants, business bouses, and
citizens of the town are requested
to display flags on that day.