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elkin
"The Best
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VOL. No. XXIV, No. 12
BIGGEST LIQUOR
HAUL ON RECORD
MADE IN WILKES
Whisky and Materials
Valued At §6,000 Tak
en Near Traphill
FEDERAL S GENTS
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The biggest liquor haul lh the his
tory of this section of tKe State was
made the latter' part of last week in
the Traphill community when offi
cers from the Greensboro and Char
lotte federal alcohol tax units con
fiscated or destroyed vast quanti
ties of whisky and materials found
in a farmhouse.. '
The raid resulted in the arrest of
two women, Jane Holbrook and
Velna Pruitt. Six trucks were used
to haul the confiscated materials to
a place of storage in North Wilkes
boro. .
In the materials confiscated were
27,000 pounds of sugar, enough to
supply the legitimate needs of a
small town for a year.
The whisky destroyed, totalling
610 gallons, would have been
enough to produce over 4,000 as
sorted headaches.
A total of 3,240 half-gallon fruit
jars, enough to supply the canning
needs of about 50 families in one
year, were confiscated.
In addition to the material listed
above, the officers confiscated 419
five-gallon containers, several
thousand gallons of shorts, a great
quantity of barley malt and three
barrels of black strap molasses.
The market value of the mater
ials destroyed total around $6,000.
The raid was made Friday after
noon by a number of federal agents.
Names of the agents participating
were not made public.
REFUNDING BONDS
ISSUED BY TOWN
Action of Commission
ers Should Net Sav
ing of $200,000
Al a call meeting of the Elkin
board of commissioners Monday af
ternoon ordinances were passed pro
viding for the issuance of bonds by
the town for the purpose of-refund
ing a like amount of bonds repre
-4 seating present outstanding indebt
edness of the town.
The ordinance does not mean that
the town is going into any additional
debt, as the bonds authorized by the
commissioners will not be placed on
the market and sold but will be is
sued in exchange for outstanding
bonds.
The new issues will be 30 years
, sinking fund bonds and will bear
interest at three per cent for the
first 10 years, four per cent for the
next ten years, five per cent for the
next five years and six per cent for
the remaining five years. If suc
cessful, this exchange will effect a
savings for the taxpayers of the
town of Elkin of more than $12,000
per year for the next 10 years and
a total saving in interest over the
30 year period of slightly over $200,-
000. It is planned to pass these
savings to the sinking funds and use
them for the retirement of the
town's indebtedness.
YADKIN HIJACKER
AGAIN ARRESTED
Henry Newman Held In
Jail. At Yadkinville In
Default of Bond
Sheriff A. L. Inscore and Deputy
Sheriff Jack Brown, of Yadkin
county, Saturday night jailed Henry
Newman, of near Brook's Cross
Roads, on a charge of hijacking.
Newman was sent to the roads
from Yadkin county six,months ago
on a similar charge and of imper
sonating an officer.
He is charged with driving up to
a filling station, calling for gas and
when his tank was filled, calling for
cigarettes and then driving off while
the had gone after the
last order.
Arthur Renegar, of near Lone
Hickory, is the prosecuting witness.
Newman was arrested at the home
of his father, near Brook's Cross
Roads, and is held in jail at Yad
kinville in default of bond.
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There is enough electricity in one
lightning flash to light the average
home for twenty years.
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TRIBUNE
Public Enemies
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WASHINGTON . . . Alvin Karpis
(above), and Harry Campbell
(below) are now Public Enemies No.
1 and 2. With machine (runs roar
ing they shot their way through lo
cal police to freedom at Atlantic City
last week. They are wanted as mem
bers of the Marker Gang in the kid
napping of Bremer, St. Paul, Minn,
banker.
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
SENATE REJECTS
WORLD COURT
Washington, Jan. 29.—Ameri
can isolationists won a smashing
victory in the Senate tonight
when a resolution calling for this
nation's adherence to the World
Court was defeated by a vote of,
52 to 36—seven less than the nec
essary two-thirds.
Twenty Democrats, 14 Republi
cans, one Farmer-Laborite and
one Progressive voted against the
court. Forty-three Democrats
and nine Republicans voted "aye."
Majority Leader Joe T. Robin
son, who has directed the admin
istration's fight during the three
weeks of bitter debate on the
measure, accepted defeat grace
fully.
The vote, he said, "foreclosed
the question from further con
sideration at least for an Indefi
nite period."
MAY PRESS
GOLD CHARGES
Washington, Jan. 29.—The gov
ernment may press charges of
income tax evasion or gold hoard
ing, each of which carries maxi
mum penalties of a SIO,OOO fine
or five years imprisonment,
against Bruno Richard Haupt
mann, if he is acquitted of mur
dering the Lindbergh baby, the
United Press learned today.
If be is convicted, Col Charles
A. Lindbergh probably would re
cover the $15,000 of ransom mon
ey found in Hanptmann's posses
sion. If acquitted Hauptmann
would have to prove that he ac
quired the money in good faith
and in payment for services in or
der to keep it.
HAS SUBSTITUTE
FOR SALES TAX
Raleigh, Jan. 29.—A substitute
plan or raisin* state revenue
which will eliminate the sales tax
and at the same time increase the
amonnt for schools will be offered
to the General Assembly by Rep
resentative Ralph W. McDonald
of Forsyth, a member of the
House finance committee.
No tax on land is contemplated,
Mr. McDonald said tonight in
making: public his Intention of of
fering such a plan.
Children Recovering
All the children injured several
weeks ago in the school bus wreck
near Pilot Mountain who are pa
tients in a Mount Airy hospital, are
getting along fine, it has been
learned from that city.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1935
GLENN CHURCH IS
INSTANTLY KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Elkin Shocked By News
; of Death of Former
' Local Young Man
JR IT E S SATURDAY
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Elkin wais shocked- and saddened
?>4ast Thursday afternoon by news of
the tragic "death near Empoiia, Vs.,
of Glenn Hege Church, 28, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Church. of
this city, who was instantly killed
when the heavy truck in which he
was riding left the highway and
crashed into A tree.'
The young man, who was em
ployed by a motor freight company
in Virginia, was returning to Nor
folk from a business trip when the
accident took place. An associate,
who was driving, was badly injured
in the crash.
The body was brought to the
home of his parents here Friday
and funeral services were held from I
the home Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The rites were in charge
of Rev. E. W. Pox, pastor of the
Methodist church.
The deceased was a popular young
man and a member of a prominent
family. For several years he was
associated with his father in. busi
ness here and had a host of friends
in this section and also in Cali
fornia, where he lived for some
time.
The beautiful and profuse floral
offering, which blanketed the grave
in Hollywood cemetery was an evi
dence of the esteem in which the
deceased and his family are held.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Church;
three sisters, Mrs. Robert Smith,
Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Numa S.
Forester, Jr., North Wilkesboro, and
Mrs. Paul Price and two brothers.
Clay Church and R. Edward Church
all of this city.
Pallbearers were: Hugh Royall, M.
R. Bailey, S. O. Maguire, J. L. Lil
lard, E. W. McDaniel and W. M. Al
len.
CHANGE MEETING 1
HOUR AT CHURCH
Presbyterian Pastor To
Deliver Series of
Sermons -
Beginning Sunday, February 3,
and continuing through Sunday,
March 31, the evening services at
the Elkin Presbyterian church, will
be at 5 o'clock instead of 7:30, as
formerly.
Rev. Pat Boyles, the pastor, is be
ginning a series of sermons on
"Death and the Future Life," the
topics being as follows: Feb. 3,
"Death of the Unconverted"; Feb.
19, "Why do the Righteous Suffer?";
Feb. 13, "Is Pain Necessary?"; Feb.
24, "Is Death Necessary?"; March
3, "Lessons from Death"; March
10, "The Mission of Death"; March
17, "Meaning of the Future Life";
March 24, "Fellowship in Heaven",
and March 31, "Heavenly Recogni
tion."
The public is invited to hear this
series of discussions, beginning next
Sunday.
KIWANIANS OBSERVE
12TH ANNIVERSARY
Accomplishments of Or
ganization During
Past Discussed
Although the Elkin Klwanis club's
anniversary is not until March, it
was observed Friday night upon the
occasion of the 20th anniversary of
Klwanis International.
A revelw of what the local club
has accomplished during the past
12 years was discussed by several
members, and there was a general
discussion of what the club hopes
to accomplish during the year to
come.
Due to the cold weather several
charter members of the club who
were slated to make talks were not
present. The program was in charge
of Program Chairman W. B. Lank
ford. C. H. Brewer, president of
the club, presided.
Everyone helps to pay for the cost
of accidents either directly or in
directly, because accident cost forms
a part of production cost and is in
cluded in everything we buy.
Hauptmann Trial Witnesses from Germany
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FLEMINGTON, N. J. . . . The above three witnesses were brought
from Germany by the state in the trial of Bruno Hauptmann on the charge
of murder of the Lindbergh baby. They are close kin of Isidor Fisch now
dead bat from whom Hauptmann stated he had received Lindbergh ran
som money. Reading left to right they are Czernal Fisch and her husband,
Pincus Fisch, brother of Isidor (deceased) and Hannah Fisch, sister of
Pincus.
Actual Work On Highway
Between Elkin and Ronda
Started Tuesday Morning
Engineers Said to be Working On That Section of the Route Be
tween Ronda and North Wilkesboro and Hope Is That
Contract Will be Awarded In Near Future.
Starting on Ronda End of First Lap.
Actual work on the Elkin-Ronda
road was begun Tuesday morning by
the Orannis Construction company,
of Payetteville, which was awarded
the contract lor'grading and gravel
surfacing. Work on the road is
parting from the Ronda end.
Tuesday was taken up mostly by
the unloading of heavy road ma
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DEFENDANT SNARED
BY FISCH STORY
Voice From Grave Rips
Numerous Holes In
Hauptmann's Story
Flemington, N. J., January 29.
Figuratively "speaking from the
grave", Isidor Fisch today told a
tale that trapped and tangled Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, on trial for
the murder of the Lindbergh baby,
into admitting that he had spent
the last three years passing from
one shabby lie to another.
They raked up from everywhere all
there was *to know about Isidor
Fisch. ' Where and how he lived;
how much money he had; when and
where he died; and what he and
Hauptmann did in the years when
they set out to try to earn 20 per
cent, return on a fur business and
beat the stock market with their
profits.
-The Attorney-General David T.
Wilentz laid this tightly-knit narra
tive in Hauptmann's lap, and asked
him to explain a score of contradic
tions in his testimony. Hauptmann
lifted his hands helplessly and mut
tered:
"I don't know what I said."
Fisch might as well have been a
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chinery, which included a giant
shovel which arrived there Tuesday
shortly before noon.
Engineers, it is understood, are
working on the route of the high
way between Ronda and North
Wilkesbom, and it is hoped that the
Contract for the construction of this
link will be awarded within the
near future.
OF OPINION SALES
TAX HERETO STAY
Dobson Thinks Legisla
ture Will Continue
3-Cent Levy
It is the opinion cf Henry Dob
son, Surry county representative to
the General Assembly at Raleigh
that North Carolina will again be
saddled with a general sales tax by
the present legislature, and that the
tax will be spread out to apply to
articles of food which have been
thus far exempt.
A member of the all-important fi
nance committee, Mr. Dobson stated
that it just doesn't seem possible to
find sufficient revenue elsewhere,
but added that the committee is do
ing its best to seek out other sources
that may be as efficient and more
acceptable than the sales tax.
Surry's representative, who was
here over the past week-end, has
been appointed a member of six
committees. In addition to member
ship on the finance committee, he
is also on the following: Insurance
committee, Public Utilities commit
tee, Game committee. Election and
Election Laws committee and Public
Welfare committee.
Numerous bills have been tossed
into the legislative hopper since the
beginning of the 1935 sessions sev
eral weeks ago, many of which are
of importance to the state as a
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Fall Creek Farmer
Is Pneumonia Victim
David S. Adams, 76, widely known
citizen and farmer of the Fall Creek
community, near Jonesville, passed
away Saturday night at his home
following a brief illness from pneu
monia.
Funeral services were hjld Mon
day morning at 11 o'clock from Fall
Creek Baptist church and interment
was in the church cemetery.
He is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Robert, J. S.,
Burrus, Decatur and Galther Adams,
Mrs. Walter Cummings, Mrs. Bud
Bryant and Miss Basic Adams
ELKIN | .
Gateway to
Roaring
Gap and the
Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN SADDENED
OVE DEATH OF
MISS CLARA BELL
Was One of Elkin's >
- Prominent Citizens
and Educators : J
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Profound sort6w in? Sjlkfti'V , f
.and ctoftimunities oVer '.'i
the~")!>ksslng of Miss Clara Louise
Bell v 48, in the lofcal "ho'spftal'. >.
Tttubd&y night', i she jaeen
grftvely ill of anginia pec torn for
thtee 'H^r r recent /eritioal; .
illness followed $ declihte' In health
which began. about' ty/if* yeslV&Y ago. -'" !
Miss Bell was a daughter of the
late John S. Bell and Mrs. Liila
Gordon Bell, pioneer citizens of El
kin, and one of the most prominent
families of the town. She was- a
graduate of the Woman's College «f- ;l
the University,, of North Cartlinst;,';
formerly' the State Normal College.'
She had taken post-graduate work
in more recent years both at Duke
University and the University " Jl of ".fw
North Carolina. , .
The deceased had taught sucess
fully in the Elkin and Jonesville
schools for eighteen years and
prior to; that had taught in the
ibchools at Albemarle. Dobson and
other high schools. She was teach
ing in the Clinton schools when she
became ill.
Miss Bell was a pioneer in com
munity adult night school work in
Elkin, having started the first
school of that nature ever attempt
ed here about eight years ago and
offering her services without com
pensation, although busy in the
meantime with her regular duties
in the city high school.
In social, civic and church work
she was one of Elkin's most active
and useful women. In the Metho
dist Episcopal church, which she
joined early in life, she was an ac
knowledged leader. She was a val
ued member of the Elkin Woman's
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NUMEROUS WHISKY
CASES FACE COURT
Criminal Session Con
venes For Two Weeks
Session Monday
Offenses against the law having
their origin in a bottle of liquor are
in heavy majority upon the docket
to face Surry county superior court
for the trial of criminal cases which
convenes for a two week's term at
Dobson Monday before Judge J.
Will Pless.
The majority of the cases are
either violations of the prohibition
laws or driving an automobile while
intoxicated. Numerous assault
cases are also on docket, while one
murder case, a rape case and an
incest case will also face the court.
Of interest locally is the case of
Clarence Billings, who was arrested
a short while ago in Wilkes county
by Sergeant W. B. Lentz on a charge
of stealing an automobile belonging
to Henderson Guyer, of near Elkin.
Billings, who is in jail at Dobson, is
charged with larceny and operating
an automobile while intoxicated. He
is alleged to have wrecked the car
that was stolen on Elk Spur street
the night of the alleged theft.
A total of 133 cases, including the
scifa docket, face the court.
Hayes Heads Merchants
Association For 1935
At a meeting Monday night of the
newly elected board of directors of
the Elkin Merchants association, E.
E. Hayes was elected president of
the organization for the ensuing
year and J. R. Poindexter was
elected vice president.
Mr. Hayes succeeds L. Q. Meed,
who was president during 1934.
APPROVES DRIVERS'
LICENSE BILL
RaleUh, Jan. 29.—The joint
road committee of the North Car
olina House and Senate today
adopted with minor amendments
a subcommittee draft of a strin
gent drivers' Uoense bill.
Designed a a a safety rather
than as a license measure, the bill
' will probably be introduced to
morrow or Thursday. It contains
36 sections whlefc will be admin
istered by "the deportment which
shall by law iwiwi tho highway
patrol."