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VOL. No. XXIV, No. 21
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MAY USE FORCE
TO GET ACTION
Washing-ton, April 2.—Adminis
tration leaders contemplated the
use of force tonight to pry open
the bitter labor amendment dead
lock that continued to hold cap
tive the $4,880,000,000 relief bill.
When a second meeting of sen
ate and house conferences late
today failed to strike out or
modify the requirement that one
third of the $900,00,00 for Itans
and grants to states be paid di
rectly for labor, Roosevelt leaders
at once called a meeting of their
own.
PRESIDENT REPORTS
VERY LITTLE LUCK
Miami, Fla., April 2.—President
Roosevelt reported "very little
luck" today in fishing off Long
island in the Bahman group.
He sent the following message
to Marcin M. Mclntyre, a secre
tary, established at Miami head
quarters:
"Have been fishing all morning
off Long Island. Very little luck.
Probably proceed tomorrow to
Conception island."
Conception island is about 40
miles due north of Long island.
MAKE PUBLIC DRASTIC
INCOME TAX BILL
Washington, April 2.—A dras
tic income tax bill aimed at
squeezing every last vestige of
profit out of war, and backed by
an industrial draft so rigid that
it had the front lines as an al
ternative, was made public to
night by the senate munitions
committee.
A cordial principle of the plan
is "pay as you fight." It will be
introduced next week after pre
liminary hearings are concluded.
REYNOLDS SHOWS
BUSINESS GAIN
New York, April 2.—Business of
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company
in the first three months of 1935
showed an increase over the same
period of 1934, officers of the
company stated at the annual
meeting of stockholders held to
day in Jersey City.
Two Are Injured
In Auto Wreck
Unable to take a curve on highway
20 several miles south of Jonesville
due to excessive speed, Gurney Ben
ton, 15, is in Hugh Chatham hospi
tal suffering a possible fracture of
the skull and bruises and lacerations,
and his brother, Gaither Benton, 17,
who was driving, is nursing ntfnor
injuries sustained when the car in
which they were riding turned over.
Homer Benton, father of the two
boys, who was a passenger in the car,
was uninjured.
The accident occurred about 11:30
o'clock Wednesday. The automobile
was almost totally demolished.
The trio are residents of the
Bhoals community, Yadkin county.
Surry Tobacco Farmers
Receiving $116,000.00
Surry county tobacco farmers will
receive approximately $116,000.00 as
benefit payments on tobacco grown
last year, the checks having already
been received by County Agent J. W.
Crawford and now in the'process
of distribution.
The work of recording the checks
and getting them in shape for dis
tribution has been in process since
last Friday, when they were re
ceived, and they are now being dis
tributed from Dobson. Approxi
mately 1,500 farmers were in Dob
son yesterday to receive their money.
To Preach At Pilgrim
Mission April 7 and 14
Rev. W. L. Cockman. of Greens
boro, will fill the pulpit at the Pil
grim Mission Sunday the 7th and
14th of April? A cordial invitation
is extended to the public to hear Mr.
Cockman. ,
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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Outgoing Town Board
Will Leave Record of
Efficient Management
TOWN DEBT REDUCED
$61,000.00 DURING
PAST 2-YEAR PERIOD
Means Yearly Saving to
Town In Interest or
$3,600
REFUNDING PLAN
For the first time in history, ac
cording to Paul Gwyn, town clerk,
a board of commissioners of the
town of Elkin is approaching the
end of their term with the town ow
ing less money than when they went
into office.
And, it was pointed out, the above
statement reflects no discredit upon
previous boards of commissioners.
An inspection of the town books
has disclosed that on July 1, 1932,
the town's total indebtedness
amounted to $576,000. Today, a to
tal of $523,000 would put the town
out of debt, including defaulted in
terest and principal.
During the period since July 1,
1932, town bonds amounting to $61,-
000 have been retired, practically
all of these bonds having been
turned in by citizens in payment of
street assessments. The retirement
of this figure irieans a saving to the
town of about $3,600 per year in in
terest from now on, it was explained.
It was also pointed out, however,
that while the retirement in bonds
has amounted to $61,000, actual de
fault in interest has increased.
The outgoing board of commis
sioners, in addition to having de
creased the town debt, have also
gotten under way a plan of refund
ing the entire bonded indebtedness
of the town which should result in
a very material saving in interest.
In winding up their term of~the
past two years, the commissioners
have done exceptionally well in a
period of depression and difficulty,
and should be given every credit for
their conservative and efficient ad
ministration of the affairs of the
town,
MEDICAL ASS'N.
HOLDS MEETING
Surry - Yadkin Group
Holds Banquet In
Yadkin ville
The Yadkin-Surry Medical So
ciety held its quarterly meeting in
the dining room of Hotel Shore
in Yadkinville Tuesday night with
twenty members and a few guests
present. Dr. M. A. Royall of Elkin,
is president of the society while
Dr. Harry L. Johnson, of Elkin, is
secretary-treasurer.
Dr. A. de T. Valk, of Winston-
Salem, read an interesting paper be
fore the society. Dr. W. M.
Johnson and Dr. Paul Johnson, both
of Winston-Salem, were guests of
the meeting. Dr. Mitchell, of Mt.
Airy, spoke on business connected
with the meeting.
A feature of the meeting was the
reading of a memorial to the late
Dr. H. J. Weaver. This paper was
read by Attorney A. E. Hall, of Yad
kinville, a close friend of the late
physician, who paid a glowing tri
bute to his memory.
Dr. J. W. Shore, of Boonville, was
elected a delegate to the meeting
of the State Medical Society and
Dr. N. W. Mackie of Yadkinville was
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Branch of Local Bank
Is Opened At Harmony
A branch bank of The Bank of
Elkin was opened at Harmony Tues
day in the quarters of the former
Harmony Bank Si Trust company,
it was learned Wednesday from Oar
land Johnson, cashier of the bank
here.
Sparger Robersnn, of Mount Airy,
is manager of the branch.
The first day's business was high
ly gratifying, Mr. Johnson stated,
and the interest of the citizens of
Harmony and vicinity was especial
!y encouraging.
"N.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935
Mayor Royall
Not Candidate
For' Re-election
Dr. M. A. Koyall, who has
served as mayor of Elkin since
1928, is not a candidate for re
election this year, he stated Wed
nesday morning.
Expressing his appreciation to
the people of Elkin for their loy
alty to him during his terms as
Mayor here, Dr. Royal! made the
following- statement:
"I desire to extend to the citi
zens of Elkin and vicinity my
sincere thanks for the loyal sup
port that has been given me. I
have done for them the best I
could.
"1 deem it quite an honor to be
Mayor of the good town of Elkin.
"I will not be a candidate for
re-election.
"May the choicest blessings at
tend every one."
W. G. NORMAN IS
FATALLY INJURED
Load From Shotgun,
Accidentally Fired,
Snuffs Out Life
William Godfrey Norman, 20,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nor
man, of near Doughton, was fatally
wounded last Thursday morning
about 8 o'clock at the home of his
parents, when the full load of a 12
gauge shotgun accidentally dis
charged by his 12 year old brother,
Ford Norman, entered his body
through the right side. The injured
youth was rushed to the local hos
pital where he died within a few
minutes.
The fatal accident occurred while
the lad was oiling a gun which was
supposed to have been unloaded.
Mr. Norman was a well liked
young man and had many friends
here. He was a part time employee
of the Basketeria store. He
was a member of the Baptist church.
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
Roaring Gap Baptist church. The
throng of people who attended the
service and the beautiful and pro
fuse floral offerings were a testimony
of the esteem in which the deceased
and his family were held. The
last rites were in charge of Rev.
Grant Cothren, Rev. Conrad Sidden,
Rev. Hardin Brown, Rev. J. L. Pow
ers and Rev. L. B. Abernethy, the
latter two of this city.
Surviving are the parents and the
following brothers and sisters: Miss
Hattie Norman, nurse at Hugh Chat
ham Memorial- Hospital: Mrs. Phol
ey Cockerham, Austin; Mrs. Ed Sid
den, Doughton; Miss Ruby Norman,
student of the local high school;
Linville Norman, Elkin; Howard
Norman, Morganton, and Robey and
Ford Norman at home.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Triplett and
daughter, Betty Jean, of Mount Airy,
were the Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Triplett, at their home in
Jonesville.
Blanketeers To Face
Guilford College Here
Strong Quaker Nine to Play Local Team Friday and Saturday;
Are Undefeated Thus Far In Season
The Chatham Blanketeers will
be host to the strong Guilford Col
lege Quakers here in a two game
series Friday and Saturday in
what should be real first class
baseball.
The Blanketeers showed up well
in the two games with Duke Uni
versity Blue Devils and will be In
first class condition when the
Quakers invade the local park
Friday and Saturday.
Coach John Anderson will
bring to Elkin a first class College
baseball club and the Quakers are
rated as the outstanding team in
the little six Conference.
The Quakers are undefeated
thus far this season, winning five
games without a defeat and critic?
have rated to have the
HOUSE NUMBERING
LOOMS AS BOARD
DISCUSSES MATTER
Would Mean Another
Obstacle Removed In
Way of Mail Delivery
HALL IS REGISTRAR
With Elkin streets already desig
nated by street markers, erected
some months ago by order of the
board of town commissioners, house
numbering here looms as a possi
bility within the near future, it was
learned following the meeting of the
board Monday night when the mat
ter of mapping the town and num
bering houses was discussed at
length.
However, in discussing mapping of
the town it was disclosed that such
a project would cost a rather large
sum, or in the vicinity of $1,500,
which was deemed prohibitive. How
ever, a plan to have the various
streets of the town drawn by John
Franklin and the houses and busi
ness buildings numbered according
ly, was discussed and referred to the
committee on streets for further ac
tion. This plan could be carried out
at much less expense, it was pointed
out.
Since the streets have already been
designated by markers, the number
ing of the houses would mean an
other forward step in the progres
siveness of the town and at the
same time would remove another
obstacle in the way of free mail de
livery here within the future.
During the meeting, the commis
sioners appointed Julius L. Hall as
registrar for the forthcoming town
election, which will be held in May.
W. C. Cox and W. P. Dobbins were
named as Judges with Dixie Gra
ham and Dr. T. R. White as alter
nates.
TAX LISTERS FOR
COUNTY ARE NAMED
J. L. Hall Is Appointed
By Folger For Elkin
Township
Tax listers for Surry county were
recommended Monday by B. P. Fol
ger, Surry county tteasurer and tax
supervisor, and submitted to the
Surry county board of commission
ers, in session at Dobson. The fol
lowing list was approved:
Elkin township, J. L. Hall; Bryan
township, Q. W. Hanes; Dobson
township, H. C. Lawrence; Eldora
township, Hobart Simpson; Frank
lin township, Claude Bartley; Long
Hill township, Sam Fulk; Marsh
township, Grover Moseley; Mount
Airy township, E. L. Patterson; Pilot
township, Paul Swanson; Rockford
township, Rooert Burrus; Shoals
township, Wess Scott; Siloam town
ship, Jap Patterson; Stewart's Creek
township, Sam Atkinson and Rufe
Vernon; Westfield township,
Flippin and Luther Taylor.
J. L. Hall has already begun the
listing of taxes in Elkin township,
assisted by Claude Farrell at Gra
ham & Click five and ten cent
store, and will keep the books open
throughout this month. He re
quested yesterday that all tax pay
ers make an effort to list their taxes
early, thus avoiding the last minute
rush.
best team to represent the Quak
er institution in many years.
The pitching, which is a prob
lem to Coach Hambright, will be
much improved over the showing
made the past week-end. Local
fans will see better pitching for
the Blanketeers In the Guilford
games.
Line-up; , '
Blanketeers Guilford
Davis cf Carrold 2b
Gough 2b Parker 3b
F. Ha'ht If Griffin cf
Mackie 3b Boyles c
Clodfelter c Capella rf
H. Ha'ht lb Blanton lb
Parker rf Cox ss .
Woodruff ss, Weston If
H. Bto'on 4 p Higgins p
Umpires—Adams and Latka.
To Sing Here
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LINCOLN PELLEY
NOTED TENOR IS TO
SING HERE SUNDAY
Lincoln Peiley to Give
Sacred Concert At
Methodist Church
I Lincoln Peiley, who is regarded; by
many as New England's foremost
tenor, will give a sacred concert at
the Elkin Methodist church at 7:30
o'clock Sunday night.
Mr. Peiley won in the Atwater-
Kent finals in New England in 1927,
and since that time has been doiny
concert and church work. He is
spending the winter in the south for
his health. Mr. Peiley gained sud
den prominence by his art in inter
preting the great classics of reli
gious music and lifting his audience
to heights of spiritual inspiration.
Critics throughout New England
have acclaimed him as their favorite
for his concert and stage work.
The program for Mr. Pelley's
sacred concert at the local church
follows:
"The Holy Hour," E. Nevins; "On
Life's Highway," Bertrand Brown;
"The Ninety and Nine," Ira Sankey;
"Going Home," Anton D u a r k ;
"Come Ye Blessed," John P. Scott;
"I Shall Not Pass This Way Again,"
Stanley Effinger; "Beside Still Wa
ters," Bernard Hamblen; "Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere," J. S. Pearlis;
"Prayer," Pearl Curran.
ENTHUSIASTIC
Rev. E. W. Pox, pastor of the Meth
odist church, reports that he has had
personal communications from the
pastors of the Wesley Heights and
Dilworth Methodist churches in
Charlotte and from a number of
members of the Mount Airy Meth
odist church, and all of them are
very enthusiastic about the Singing
and program of Mr. Lincoln Peiley,
who is to sing at the local Methodist
church next Sunday evening at 7:30.
It is hoped that a full house will
greet Mr. Peiley Sunday. The pro
gram will occupy the full time for
the evening service.
TO HOLD TOWN
MASS MEETING
Citizens to Gather Fri
day to Select New
Term Officials
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Elkin will be held Friday night in
the high school auditorium for the
purpose of naming a board of com
missioners and a mayor to serve the
town during the next two years.
The meeting will get under way
at 7:30 o'clock.
It is not known whether any
changes in the town management
is contemplated, the approaching
meeting having aroused very little
interest or comment. The present
board of commissioners consists of
Avery Neaves, J. R. Poindexter, M.
R. Bailey. Carl Myers and H. P.
Graham. Dr. M. A. Royall, the pres
ent mayor, has announced that he
will not be a candidate for re-elec
tion.
B. & L. Here Pays
Regular Dividend
The Elkin-Jonesville Building and
Loan association has announced its
regular five per cent dividend on full
paid stock, it was learned Monday
from Paul Owyn, secretary.
During its many years of business
here, the local association holds the
enviable focord of having never
sustained a single loss.
The 83rd series opened Monday.
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Gateway to
Roaring
Gap and the
Blue Ridfe
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN MERCHANTS
ARE TO STAGE TWO
BIG BARGAIN DAYS
Work Out Fine Program
For Trade Event;
Everyone Invited »
APRIL 12th AND 13th
Elkin merchants, working in co
operation with the Elkin Merchants
association, are Friday and Saturday
of next week, staging two days of
value giving and entertainment,
which in addition to sensa
tional bargains at the various stores
participating, will feature a mule
race, a horn-blowing contest, greased
pig race, and many other features,
the winners of which will be award
ed handsome cash prizes.
The event, to be staged twice an
nually, will be known as "Elkin's
Semi-Annual Bargain Days," and
every effort will be made to make
it really worthwhile to citizens of
this section and neighboring towns
and communities. Elkin merchants
have for many weeks been prepar
ing for the event by stocking their
shelves with special merchandise
which will bring to all attending
really worthwhile savings.
Elkin stores offer a wide range of
merchandise and everything that can
be purchased in neighboring cities
•can be purchased here, thus doing
away with the necessity of a long
tiresome trip to larger towns.
In addition to the entertainment
features listed above, it is also plan
ned to release a large number of
chickens on the street during the
event, those persons who catch them
to be keepers. Other features will
be announced later.
Everyone who is interested in sav
ing money on their purchases and
in having a good time in addition, is
urged to visit Elkin during the two
big trade days.
JURORS DRAWN FOR
APRIL COURT TERM
Two Weeks' Session Will
Begin April 22; Civil
and Criminal
Jurors for a combination term of
Surry superior court, the first week
for the trial of criminal cases, and
the second for civil cases, were drawn
Monday at Dobson by the Surry
county board of commissioners.
The court term will begin April
22, before Judge J. Will Pless. Ju
rors for the first week are:
P. G. Scott. James Atkins. A. C.
Cockerham, L. P. Wrenn, Lee At
kins, E. W. Harris, Sam Ramey,
Henderson Bledsoe, J. P. Moseley,
J. R. Vernon, M. A. Whitaker, John
A. Allen, W. J. Ramey, Press H.
Snow. W. L. Haynes, W. H. H. Well.
Howard Hardy, R. D. George, Carl
Evans, Jesse C. Richards, Carl Sim
mons, J. W. Hollingsworth, Geo. B.
Reid, Corbit Ramey, O. V. Marion,
John Lincoln White, W. S. Comer,
J. L. Whitaker, J. D. Brendle, T. A.
Stanley, J. J. Shacklcford, P. E.
Layne, C. W. Tate, T. H. Scott, Sam
C. Patterson and John W. E. Prath
er.
Jurors for the second week, civil
term, are:
W. H. Sikes, C. M. Moser, J. A.
Sparger, Z. D. Wilson, C. O. Shel
ton, Chas. L. Whitman, T. C. Riddle,
Garfield Gelyean, A. J. Hayes, B. B.
Vogler, E. J. Loftiei J. A. Gentry,
Nelson Thompson, J. H. Beamer, J.
S. Collins, D. V. Hiatt, W. A. Taylor.
R. D. Tesh, S. A. Brinkley, Dexter
C. Davis, J. Luther Brown, T. B.
Greenwood, C. E. Ledley and Lester
Fulk.
Notice
To Advertisers
Next week's Tribune, which' will
carry news and advertisements of
Elkin's Semi - Annual Bargain
Days, will be printed Tuesday af
ternoon instead of Wednesday af
ternoon as is the regular custom.
This is being done so that the
paper may be in the mails one
day earlier.
Five thousand extra copies,
necessitating a large amount of
extra press wort, will be printed.
The Tribune will appreciate it
very much if all merchants plan
ning advertisements In this issue
will cooperate by preparing their
ad a at the earliest date possible,
preferably this week-end, if con
venient, in order to expedite the
printing and mailing of the pa
per.
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