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OPPOSED FINANCIAL
AID TO FIRST WIFE
Winston-Salem, March 12.
Smith Reynolds' repvrinu «>jipor
tion to his first wife or her child
receiving any financial aid from
him was brought into the court
battle over disposition of his to
bacco millions today, along with
the assertion from W. N. Rey-,
nolds, his uncle, that he had an
"absolute defense" against any
claim.
In an affidavit filed in the
hearing in Forsyth Superior court
before Judge Clayton Moore on a
settlement proposal advanced by
the Reynolds family, W. N. Rey
nolds said his nephew had strong
ly opposed making a pre-divorce
settlement on his first wife, the
former Anne Cannon, herself a
textile fortune heiress.
DIFFER ON
CODE REVISION
Washington, March 12.—A dif
ference of opinion in administra
tion circles over how many codes
should be dropped in revising NRA
was indicated today by Donald
Richberg in advising the senate
finance committee to "do the big
job and let the fringes wait."
Richberg expressed the person
al view that a great many of the
codes for service trades, with all
their enforcement difficulties,
could be dropped and still leave
75 per cent of the nation's work
ers under the blue eagle.
STORM BRINGS
COLD AND FLOODS
Jackson, Miss., March 12.
Racing eastward today across the
gulf states from Texas, a freak
ish, ice-laden atmospheric dis
turbance dipped in tornadic force
in Mississippi and Georgia and
left a cold wave with snow and
sleet on top of a flood menace
centering around Jackson.
Pontotoc, with a population of
about 2,500, in north Mississippi,
was struck last night by an arm
of the disturbance which caused
tornadic damage estimated at
more than centering
largely in the business section.
GALES DO DAMAGE
IN THIS STATE
Charlotte, March 12. Gales
which brought injury and heavy
damage to the coastal and central
areas and a blizzard to the west
ern mountains swept the Caro
linas tonight.
While large areas in the east
ern section counted the toll of
winds of tornado proportions
which dipped down on the vicini
ties of Elizabeth City, Lumber
ton and Golds bo ro, residents of
the Asheville area watched appre
hensively as snow blanketed
mountainsides above already swol
len streams.
MISSISSIPPI
NEGRO LYNCHED
Slayden, Miss., March 12.—Al
ternately singing and praying
as the rope was tightened about
his throat, Ab Young, negro ten
ant farmer suspected of slaying
a highway employe, was lynched
today in a school yard three miles
east of here.
A mob of approximately 50 men
hanged the negro from a tall oak
tree a couple of hours after he
was seized at Rossville, Tenn.,
just across the Mississippi line.
Young was wanted in the killing
of Hardy Mackie, 45-year-old
highway worker.
The London Daily Herald under a
flaring live-column headline "Mus
solini Behind Greek Rebellion" cited
British diplomatic circles Friday as
the source of a story claiming dip
lomatic intrigues of II Duce caused
the Greek revolt and trouble in the
Balkans.
Steady Rain Causes
Grief to Telephone
Company Here Tues.
Due to the continuous rain
Tuesday, more than 59 telephones
were put out of commission herb,
it was learned Wednesday morn
ing from employees of the South
East Public Service. Co.
Trouble-shooters were kept
busy throughout Tuesday and
Wednesday correcting the trouble.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Holmes Dead
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WASHINGTON ... A favorite
photograph of the venerable 93-
year-old Oliver Wendell Holmes,
former Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, who
died last week following a brief ill
ness.
BILL WOULD CUT UP
SURRY COURT TERMS
Is Introduced In Senate
By Folger With Ap
proval Bar Assn.
A bill has been introduced in the
state senate by Senator Fred Folger,
of Surry, which would make slight
changes by cutting up the terms of
Surry superior court, as approved by
the Surry County Bar association.
The bill was referred to the com
mittee on courts and judicial dis
tricts.
The bill provides for, beginning
the first Monday in February of each
year, a two-weeks term of superior
court for the trial of both criminal
and civil cases; there shall be
held a one-week term beginning the
third Monday in April of each year
for the tfial of criminal actions.
Other court dates were outlined as
follows:
Beginning the fourth Monday in
April a one-week term of civil court;
beginning third week in July a two
weeks term of trial of civil cases;
beginning first Monday in October, a
one-week term for trial of criminal
cases; a one-week term in October,
beginning the second Monday, for
trial of civil cases.
The bill also contains the provi
sion "that in the event any of the
tesms of the superior court as here
in provided for shall conflict with
any other court within the eleventh
judicial district, it shall be the duty
of the governor to designate and ap
point a judge of the superior court
to hold the said term in lieu of the
judge regularly riding the district."
Bill Would Close
Season On Deer, Etc.
A bill to close the season for deer,
wild turkey and ringneck pheasants
in Surry, Wilkes, Alleghany and
Jackson counties has been intro
duced in the State legislature, and
has been referred to the committee
on game.
The bill would create three sep
arate offenses and prescribes the
penalties for each: killing deer, wild
turkey or pheasants, SIOO to SI,OOO
fine or 60 days to two years in pris
on; permitting dogs to chase deer
or other game in the Roaring Gap
or Mitchell's River reservations, $5
to $25 fine or not to exceed 30 days
in Jail; fishing with seines, baits,
traps or dynamite in any streams
except the Yadkin river, or placing
sawdust in streams, SIOO to SSOO
fine or 60 days to one year in prison.
To Feature Special
Song Service Sunday
The regular service at Elkin Val
ley Baptist church Sunday evening,
March 17, at 7:30, will consist of a
song service. The music will be un
der the direction of Paul B. Col
lins, well-known singer of Lincoln
ton. Mr. Collins will be accompan
ied by a male quartette which will
also render special music.
A cordial invitation is extended
tht public to attend.
Walter Lyons
Walter Lyons, 40, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Worth Lyons of the Traphill
community, passed away in a Ral
eigh hospital Sunday. Funeral ser
vices were held Monday and inter
ment was in the family graveyard
near the home.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935
CRAWFORD TALKS ON
VALUE AAA PROGRAM
TO SURRY FARMERS
Quotes Figures Which
Show How Tobacco
Prices Have Risen
KIWANIS MEETING
The value of the government's
AAA program to Surry county
farmers was discussed before the
Elkin Kiwanis club Friday night by
County Farm Agent J. W. Craw
ford.
Mr. Crawford quoted figures
which allowed that under the AAA
program the money derived from
the sale of tobacco by Surry county
farmers in 1934 was more than the
combined totals in the county for
the years 1931, 1932 and 1933, re
gardless of the fact that fewer acres
of tobacco were planted during
1934.
In 1931, Mr. Crawford's figures
showed, a total of 14,285 acres were
set out in tobacco in Surry county,
yielding 9,099,545 pounds of tobacco
which brought $464,077. In 1932
10,744 acres of tobacco were under
cultivation, yielding 6,177,800 pounds
which marketed at $562,180. In 1933
a total of 12,975 acres yielded 9,-
082,500 pounds which brought sl,-
407,045, a total of $2,434,045 for the
three years.
In 1934, under the AAA program,
a total of 9,761.6 acres of land
yielded 7,678,368 pounds, taking in
to account rental payments, adjust
ment payments, "etc., brought Surry
county farmers the approximate to
tal of $2,435,141.62.
The county agent attributed this
big increase in tobacco price solely
to the AAA.
Aside from the talk by Mr. Craw
ford, little other business was trans
acted by the club. The matter of
entertaining the various college and
university baseball teams which will
play the Chatham *Blanketeers here
within the near future, was discussed
and referred to the house committee.
SCHOOL PLAN IN
YADKIN UNDERWAY
Ask Bids For Work On
Jonesville, Yadkin
ville Buildings
Bids on alterations and additions
to the Jonesville and Yadkinville
schools, and for heating and plumb
ing systems for the two buildings
have been asked, and plans for the
proposed alterations can be obtained
from Northup and O'Brien, Wins
ton-Salem architects, who" have
drawn up specifications on the work.
The proposed work is part of the
plan of school expansion in Yadkin
county, drawn up by the county
principal, J. Thad Reece, and other
advocates of better schools in the
county, and adopted after a lengthy
fight in North Carolina courts.
The work is to be done with funds
obtained under a loan and grant
from the public works administra
tion and includes three new buildings
as well as the work upon which bids
are now sought.
Whooping Cough Leads
In Yadkin In February
Whooping cough, with 45 cases,
led the reportable diseases in Yad
kin county during the month of
February, the monthly report of
Dr. J. Roy Hege, health officer, dis
closed Monday.
The report shows that other di
seases came as follows: Measles, 18,
and scarlet fever, 4.
During the month thefe was
given a total of five diptheria vac
cinations. Three new cases of tu
berculosis were visited by the
county physician.
BITTER ATTACK ON NRA
Bitter denunciation of NRA's ef
fect upon small business by Sena
tors Borah, (R), Idaho, and Olass,
(D), Virginia, Friday night brought
to a close a day of running debate
over the recovery law which started
between Donald Richberg and mem
bers of the senate finance com
mittee.
FARMER FATALLY INJURED
J. B. Williams, farmer who lived
on the Pineville road, near Char
lotte, was killed and Oliver Furr,
truck driver for the Horton Motor
Lines, injured in a collision of Wil
liams' automobile and a truck driv
en by Furr two miles east of Mat
thews Friday.
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who co-starred in "It Happened One Night" to win the award of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts, as the best screen performance of 1954.
The awards were gold statuettes.
NEW STATE LAWS
BIG AID TO NHA
All Lending Agencies
Authorized to Make
Insured Loans
Washington, D. C., March B.—En
actment by the State of North Caro
lina of legislation with respect to
mortgage lending should be of the
very greatest interest to all who are
concerned with the program of the
Federal Housing Administration.
Under the new laws nil such fi
nancial institutions as state banks
and trust companies, building and
loan associations and other lending
agencies are authorized to make
mortgage loans in accordance with
the terms and conditions laid down
for insured mortgages in the Na
tional Housing Act. That is to say,
such loans may be made against first
mortgages in amounts up to 80 per
cent of the appraised value of prop
erty and for periods of as long as
20 years, provided that the mortgage
requires 'monthly payments on prin
cipal and interest sufficient to pay
it off by the time it falls due, and
conforms in other respects to the re
quirements of the National Housing
Act and the regulations laid down
by the Federal Housing Administra
tion.
Under this new state legislation,
all financial institutions subject to
the state law are now placed in a
position of competitive equality with
the national banks operating in the
state.
It will be recalled that under the
national Housing Act itself all na
tional banks are authoribed to make
long-term loans up to 80 per cent
of appraised values against insured
mortgages. Thus the last obstacle
to complete cooperation on the part
of every financial institution in the
state has been cleared away.
All institutions which, have not
already done so may now send in
their applications to the Federal
Housing Administration for approval
as lenders under the insured mort
gage plan.
STATE ROAD MAN IS
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Car Turns Over; Two
Cars Crash Sunday
On N. Bridge St.
U. O. Marshall, 60, of State Road,
was given hospital treatment at
local hospital Saturday for wounds
and bruises sustained Saturday af
ternoon on the highway between
Jonesville and Brook's Cross Roads
when his car overturned. His - in
juries were not considered serious.
A second week-end accident occur
red here on North Bridge street
Sunday afternoon when the heavy
automobile of H. B. Meiselmati,
furniture manufacturer, was side
swiped by a car operated by W. E.
Pardue, of Ronda. No one was in
jured and the Meiselman car was
not badly wrecked. The Pardue
car was damaged considerably.
Ruohs Pyron will leave today for
a business trip of several days to
Philadelphia and New York.—
Mrs. Wagoner
Is To Handle
Jonesville News
The Tribune has been very
fortunate in securing the services
of Mrs. Gurney Wagoner of
Jonesville, who will send in news
from there each week.
As a special favor to The
Tribune and to Mrs. Wagoner,
please call 48-W not later than
Tuesday morning of each week
and give her items of interest in
Jonesville and vicinity.
HOSPITAL COST OF
ACCIDENT $3,146
County Attorney Tells
Commissioners They
Can't Pay Bill
An itemized statement for $3,146.-
75 for the treatment of 23 children
who were injured in the wreck of a
Surry county school bus near Pilot
Mountain several months ago was
sent to county authorities last week
by the Mount Airy hospital which
treated the children, but no definite
action was taken on the matter by
the county board of commissioners
who considered it at their last meet
ing.
The statement of expenses ren
dered by the hospital does not in
clude bills of private physicians for
first aid treatment at Pilot Moun
tain given immediately after the ac
cident, and for further treatment to
those convalescing at their home.
The board of commissioners, in
considering the bill, called for a legal
opinion from its attorney, R. A. Free
man, at the same time expressing
the desire to be able to offer some
relief to the parents and to the hos
pital in the payment of the bill. Mr.
Freeman pointed to the duties of the
commissioners as set out by law and
informed them that they had no
authority to meet such expenses from
the county treasurer.
Attorney A. D. Polger listened to
the discussion and suggested that a
popular subscription be started in
the county to raise a fund with
which to pay the hospital expenses
of the injured children. Mr. Folger
told the board he would take this
suggestion up with the schools of
•lie county and enlist their aid in
such a movement.
To Report Unfavorably
On Labor Amendment
Raleigh, March 12.—8y a vote of
6to 5, the House committee upon
constitutional amendments decided
tonight to report unfavorably a reso
lution to ratify the proposed child
labor amendment to the federal con- i
stitution.
Rerpesentative Bowie, of Ashe,
known to be unfavorable toward the
amendment, is chairman of the com
mittee.
His vote broke a five-to-five tie
in the committee.
Supporters of the measure led by
Representative McDonald, of For
syth, began formation of a minority
report in order to continue a fight
for the amendment on the floor of
the House.
' ELKIN rMß~r"i
Gateway to
Roaring IV
Gap and the
Blue Ridge »««••-
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FOLGER EXPLAINS
PURPOSE OF BILL
CONCERNING SURRY
States That Many Peo
ple Apparently Have
Misunderstanding
BOND ADJUSTMENT
In an effort to clear up any mis
understanding concerning a bill now
before the state legislature sponsored
by Surry county which would pro
vide for the refunding of county
bonds, the following explanation has
been prepared for The Tribune by
B. F. Folger, Surry county treasurer
end tax supervisor:
"There seems to be a misunder
standing, or no understanding at all,
about the local bill offered at Ral
eigh looking toward an adjustment
of Surry County's Bonded Indebted
ness.
"I am unable to understand why
enyone, tax payer or tax dodger, rich
man, poor man, peddler or linker,
wise man or wiseacre, can be opposed
to it.
"Surry County, for purposes other
than schools, has outstanding sl,-
350,000 of bonds, maturing all along
from 1936 to 1955, possibly an aver
age of one maturity a year, the
average rate of interest being SV Z
per cent.
"The county has no sinking fund,
nothing with which to pay, as the
bonds fall due nothing can be done
save issue other bonds—refunding
bonds instead, taking up the old with
the new. We might be able to get
by with three or four issues, but to
be in position that county would be
forced to issue refunding bonds ev
ery year would get to be a fake with
the public, and especially with the
bond holder and bond buyers. Un
doubtedly, some of these issues would
have to be put on the market when
bonds were low, possibly have to is
sue two dollars to take care of one.
In fact, Surry county bonds would
have practically no value as there
would still be no sinking fund, and
on through the ages, not we, but
generation after generation would
be dong the same vain thing.
"The Board of County Commis
sioners asked me to try to work out
some plan that would help the
county and at the same time be fair
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CHATHAM WILL PLAY
BIG COLLEGE TEAMS
Duke, Carolina, Wake
Forest Varsities on
Schedule Here -
Baseball of an exceptionally high
calibre has been planned for fans
of Elkin and this section this spring
and summer by the Chatham
Blanketeers, it was announced Fri
day by Coach Hoyt Hambright.
Not only will the Blanketeers face
other good industrial teams here,
but have scheduled such teams as
the Duke University Blue Devils, the
University of North Carolina Tar
Heels, the Demon Deacons of Wake
Forest, and the Guilford College
Quakers, all games to be played on
the home field.
In addition, it is hoped to ar
range games with Davidson and
other college teams.
In scheduling games with the
universities and colleges mentioned
above, Coach Hambright stated
that the teams are in each instance
the varsity. Duke will be here
March 29 and 30 for a two-game
series and will be followed April 5
and 6 by Guilford College.
On April 12 and 13 the Wake For
est Demon Deacons will play here,
and on April 19 and 20 the Univer
sity of North Carolina Tar Heels
will take on the Blanketeers.
Coach Hambright said he expect
ed to have an even better team for
the coming season than he had last
year and he is hoping for another
highly successful season.
Charge Wreck Victim
With Reckless Driving
Zeb Patton, of Boonville, was in
jured here Sunday afternoon when
the car he was driving crashed into
the railing on the north end of the
old river bridge. He was given first
aid treatment at the local hospital.
A companion was not hurt.
After the accident the young man
was arrested and charged with rock
less driving. He was released under
S3OO bond pending a preliminary
bearing.