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THE TRIBUNE HOLDS! THE TROPRY CUP (SXgTJS)AS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE DAILY FIELD Ihral elk ™ "The Be* Little Town In North MHtWMW CftTOUUft" VOL. No. XXIV, No. 9 WORK TO BEGIN ON RONDA ROAD Bids On First Lap of Elkin-N. Wilkesboro Highway Are Opened * ACTUM WORK IS EXPECTED TO START WITHIN FEW WEEKS Grannis of Fayetteville, * Low Bidder On Road way Construction HIS BID $44,403.20 Work on the first lap of the Elkin- North Wilkesboro highway, known to highway officials as route 268, will possibly get under way within the next several weeks, it was learned by long distance telephone Wednes day from W, V. Bease, acting state highway engineer, at Raleigh. Bids for construction of the first lap, 4.86 miles in length, were opened 'in Raleigh Wednesday moming by the state highway and public works commission, and the names of the low bidders were given The Tribune by Mr. Bease. E. W. Grannis, of Fayetteville, was low bidder on the roadway con struction work, his bid being $44,- 403.20. The Hobbs-Peabody Con struction Co., of Charlotte, submit ted the low bid on structural work, their figures being $13,366.20. Mr. Bease stated that following approval of the bids by the federal bureau of roads construction Ihe contracts should be let within a few days. He said the beginning of actual work on the project would be governed by the present situa tion of the contractors, but that they should get on the job in not later than three or four weeks. In a telephone conversation earlier Wednesday, with Capus Waynick, chairman of the state highway com mission, Mr. Waynick stated that he could not say al the present when the remainder of the road would be let. However, it is believed that it will be let in the not so very distant future. That portion of the road upon which bids were received will start at the end of the cement on Elk Spur street, and will run in almost a straight line to Ronda, with only two or three curves. It will be of a # construction similar to that of the Elkin-Winston-Salem highway. News that the highway is actual ly to be constructed comes as wel come news to the citizens of the section which it will serve. The highway will be built along the southern route. Negro Is Killed When * Automobile Overturns Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Mountain Valley church for Nesby Hague, 24, colored man of near Hamptonville, who was in stantly killed Saturday afternoon when his automobile turned over on a curve of the highway between Brook's Cross Roads and Cycle. Another man in the car with Hague was uninjured. Elkin Postoffice Is To * Regain 2nd Class Status The Elkin postoffice, pushed back to third class status a little over a half a year ago by a falling off of postal receipts, will again advance to second class July 1, it was an nounced Tuesday by P. W. Graham, postmaster. Mr. Graham pointed out that postal receipts for the past calen dar year have in each quarter shown a gain over 1933, the year receipts were insufficient to hold the second class rating. Postal re ceipts for 1934, he stated, were $lO,- 198.32 a& compared with $9,235.89 the year previous. He could give no reason toi uie slump in 1933 re- other than it was another 11) •fffect of the depression. Postal receipts for the fou\ quar ters of 1934 pa compared i > the - THS ELKIN TRIBUNE I ATE NEWC from the - State and Nation JOHNSON NAMED SPEAKER Raleigh, Jan. B.—Robert Grady Johnson, Pender county bachelor, ran off with the most uncertain speakership contest in a down years tonight when he took 67 of Democratic votes represented in the house caucus and left his opponents, Laurie McEachern of Hoke, only 19 and Willie Lumpkin, of Franklin, just 17. Senate Democrats, In the mean time, nominated Senator Paul D. Grady, of Johnson county, as president pro tempore for the 1935 session. He was selected ov er Senator Carl Bailey, of Wash ington, by a 26 to 15 vote. STUMBLES OVER HAUPTMANN Flemington, N. J., Jan. B.—As Dr. John F. Condon (Jafsie) en tered the Flemington court room where the state says he will iden tify Hauptmann tomorrow as the receiver of the Lindbergh * ran som money, he tripped slightly over the foot of the nation's most celebrated prisoner. Condon looked back. Hauptmann looked up. "Sorry," said Hauptmann. JONAS IS CANDIDATE Raleigh, Jan. B.—Former Rep resentative Charles A. Jonas, of Lincoln county, was nominated Republican candidate for speaker of the North Carolina house of representatives in a G. O. P. cau cus here tonight and his name will be presented when the legis lature convenes at noon tomor row. NO PATRONAGE FOR HUEY Washington, Jan. B.—ln Har mony with the policy previously adopted by the administration, no important patronage nominations for Louisiana will be sent to the senate this session for confirma tion as a result of the break be tween the administration and Senator Huey Long, it was said today. PLANS JOBS Washington, Jan. 4.—Significant lines pointing tentatively to an 18- en from the ambitious $100,000,000,- were already well defined tonight upon President Roosevelt's "nation al chart for giving work," not a dole, to the jobless. We are a peace-loving people, seldom paying pensions for more than three wars at a time. quarters of the previous year were: first quarter 1934, $2,284.49 as com pared with $2,208.85 in 1933; se cond quarter 1934, $2,525.05 as com pared with $2,193.38 the preceding year; third quarter 1934, $2,459.62 as compared with $1,988.12, and last quarter, 1934, $2,929.15 as compared with $2,844.94. Again operating as a second class unit, the postoffice will be entitled to one additional clerk, and all clerks will be under the classified civil service. Salaries, from the post master's on down will be boosted. Although postal receipt* re ported quarterly by the calendar year, the change in rating duos not become effective until the beginning of the next fiscal year, or July 1, Mr. Graham said. ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1935 Big Campaign Ends TO HOLD ROOSEVELT BIRTHDAY BALL AT HOTE ELKIN JAN. 30 Poindexter States Plans For Event Rapidly Shaping Up NAMES CHAIRMEN Plans for the Birthday Ball for the President, proceeds of which will go to combat infantile paralysis, are rapidly shaping up here under the guidance of Carl C. Poindexter, who has been named chairman -of the January 30th event by Col. Henry L. Doherty, chairman of the nation al committee. Mr. Poindexter announced Tues day that the ball this year, as was the one last year, will be held at Hotel Elkin, the floor of the main dining room to be utilized for round dancing while square dancing will be held in the Kiwanis room. Mr. Poindexter also announced the names of committee chairmen whom he has appointed to take charge of the various phases of the event. He stated that the full committees will be announced next week. In discussing plans for this year's Ball for the President, Mr. Poin dexter pointed out that 70 per cent, of the proceeds of the event will re main in this community far the combatting of infantile paralysis. In other words, 70 cents of each dollar will remain at home, or in this area, while the remaining 30 cents of each dollar will go to a national research fund. Thus, every person in Elkin (Continued On Last Page) HARDEST FIGHT OF ENTIRE CAMPAIGN NOW ON AS BIG "PROTECT YOU" VOTE OFFER ENDS JAN. 12 Excitement runs high In the Elkin Tribune Cash Offer Cam paign as this is the great "Protect You" Vote offer week and last offer on double votes. Nine working days and big drop in votes after Saturday. Business turned in between now and Saturday night will more than likely decide who has the best chance of winning that $600.00 Cash Award. All workers are busy this week. Saturday Night Promises to Show Best Results of Any Week In Big Campaign To Date Those Big Cash Awards Have Not Been Won Yet, and Any one Weakening At This Critical Time May Regret It—Real Fighting Is Important Now Several big workers are making headway and aiiyone mav crash through the line for first place and win the 1,000,000 free "Protect You" vote ballot by Saturday night. The winners of the "Protect You" votes will have the better chance of the two major awards. List of Candidates in The Elkin Tribune "Cash Offer" Campaign and Votes Accepted for Publication: NAME TOWN VOTES Miss Irene Brown Elkin —..1,200,000 Mrs. David Morrison Elkin 2,187,000 Miss Beatrice Burcham Jonesville 2!l82i500 Mrs. Luther Stuart Elkin 2,181,000 Mrs. Paul Speer Boonville 1,500,000 Miss Mildred Holbrook Traphill ...2,182,500 Joe Williams.. Mountain Park 2,184,000 Miss Lucile Cox Elkin 800,000 Miss Mattie Brendle Elkin 2,185,000 Mrs. Lula Weir Elkin 2,180,000 Miss Opal Smith Elkin 370,000 Mrs. Cora Cooper Hamytonville 2,184,000 Miss Vetra Haynes State Road 365,000 REMEMBER—IT'S UP TO YOU, YOUR COMPETITORS WILL BEAT YOU IF THEY CAN—EVERY MINUTE COUNTS —GOAL JUST AHEAD! One of the candidates won $60.00 last Saturday. That candidate won the S6«.M by Extra Effort! EFFORT PLUS RESULTS IS ALL THAT COUNTS IN THIS CAMPAIGN! Candidates who expect to win big will work every hour of every day from now to end of Campaign CAMPAIGN CLOSES SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th Only 9 More Working Days Left! WHERE WILL YOU FINISH? Doing Her Part I m BP B ' B jyjjljj Little Theresa McGinty, age 6, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who sent a bright new nickel special delivery to Presi dent Roosevelt, following his an nouncement that he would lend his 1935 birthday anniversary to a na tion-wide party, proceeds of which will go toward aiding infantile par alysis victims all over the nation, including Elkin. Hardest Fight For Lead Among Candidates Striving To Win the S6OO and S4OO Offer Closing on Saturday is of Vital Importance to All Those Who Expect Best Awards. First Winner Gets S6OO CASH; Second Winner Gets S4OO Cash. WHICH WORKERS WILL WIN PRIZES? With the Three Great "Protect You" Vote Ballots and Last Dou ble Vote Offer at Stake and Time for Finish So Near, Every Day From Now to Finish Is Worth Almost $70.00 to First Award Winner; Members of Campaign Realize That Most of Them Have a Chance to Win High Honors—the "Protect You" Vote Winners Will More Than Likely Be Winners of the Best Awards; the Supreme Enjoyment of All Is To Win. TO FRIENDS OF THE CANDIDATES Your Favorite Gets 22,590 Votes For Second Payment Subscribers and their friends who have already given their fa vorite candidate a subscription during the first period in The Elkin Tribune Cash Offer cam paign can do a great service and help wonderfully in that member's work by giving her another year's $1.59 payment. Of course second and third period counts almost as many extension votes. Such payments entitle mem bers to an additional 22,500 votes and with the race so close it will be these extra votes which may decide the winner of that S6OO Cash Award. Help those who are helping themselves—(fire your favorite candidate a call ami show her or him yon are a real friend by giving another subscription. They are all working hard—help them alone! Your encouragement may be Just the incentive needed to win one of those wonderful awards. Hurry, for vote values drop after Saturday, January 12th. The campaign ends Sat urday, January 19th. KIWANIANS INSTALL OFFICERS FOR 1935 C. H. Brewer Is Presi dent, L. G. Meed, Vice-President Officers of the Elkin Kiwanis club for the year 1935 were in stalled Friday night in the Kiwanis room at Hotel Elkin at a banquet which was also designated as ladies', night. New officers for the year are C (Continued On Last Page) Hauptmann Is Identified By Two State Witnesses Flemington, N. J., Jan. 8. Two men—one an elderly Sourland neighbor of the Charles A. Lind berghs, the other a Bronx cab driver —laid an accusing band today on Bruno Richard Hauptmann, on trial for the murder of the kidnaped Lindbergh baby. Gingerly, 87-year-old Amandus Hochmuth, who lives at the en trance of the Lindbergh lane, un expectedly tapped the stolid car penter on the shoulder as he iden tified him as the man, in a "dirty green car" containing a I*44*?, whom he saw from his porch the day of the kidnaping—-Search 2, 1932. Then Joseph Perrone. the cab driver, slapped the same rigid shoulder and almost shouted: BUUN [ M , A Gateway to Roaring IV Gap and the Blue Ridre PUBLISHED WEEKLY The double vote schedule is in effect again for the week beginning on Monday, January 7th, and end ing Saturday, January 12th. There is no time to lose during this week, as there will be a big drop in votes next week. Prom the beginning of the cam paign and continuing thru Satur day of this week the "Protect You" Vote Offer will be in effect. Here Is the Offer The three "Protect You" vote bal lots will be offered to the candi dates in the Cash Offer campaign on all business from beginning of the campaign through Saturday, January 12th. The "Protect You" vote ballots will be awarded at the end of the campaign. "Vote ballots" of 1,000.000, 500,- 000 and 300,000 will be given to the three candidates having to their credit the largest number of votes turned in for both new ai:l old subscriptions from the beginning of the campaign up to and including Saturday, January 12th. There is no doubt, that as the campaign draws near the end the present "Protect You" Vote offer will exceed any previous week in point of subscription collections. A more determnied effort is bound to be put forth by any candidate wish ing to win, as the Cash Award as pirants must realize that the win ners of these "Protect You" votes will most likely be the winners of the main awards. Even Race It is an even race among the majority of the candidates, and it will be a nip and tuck battle to see who will win the "Protect You" Vote Offer. Help Your Favorite Candidate Mr. Public, this week will abso lutely be your last chance to help your candidate in the biggest way. If you failed to subscribe during the first week of the campaign, do not let the week go by without do ing your friend a favor. Glance over the list and pick out the one you desire to help, and give him or her your subscription. It .might be the very one that would win the S6OO cash award. A Drop In Votes Next Week Candidates are notified thaf (Continued On Last Page) "That's the man!" who eleven nights later sent him to Dr. John P. (Jaf sie) Condon, elderly kidnap nego tiator, with a note. Hauptmann stiffened. He mut tered, almost inaudibly: "You're a liar." It was another day of swift sen sations in the case by which the state of New Jersey hopes to send Hauptmann to the electric chair. Already the carpenter has been accused by the father of the >aby himself; already both Charles ard Anne Lindbergh and Betty Go*, he baby's nurse, have told their own stories. EARLIER REPORT Flemington, N. J., Jan. 4. CoL (Continued On Last Page) -
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