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VOL. No. XXIV, No. 24
Murder Case Is Before
Surry County Superior
Court; Special Venire
SEVERAL LOCAL MEN
SUMMONED FOR JURY
SELECTION TUESDAY
Gurney Cook Ordered
to Pay $75 Damages
In Auto Case
OTHER CASES TRIED
Selection of a jury to try Sam
Sprinkle. Mount Airy man, charged
with the murder of Lawrence Scales,
was scheduled to begin Tuesday af
ternoon about 2:30 o'clock in Surry
superior court at Dobson, which
convened Monday before Judge J.
Will Pless.
A special venire of 50 men, sum
moned from this section of the
county and including J. H. Beeson,
W. W. Hanks, Luke Mastin and E.
L. Byrd, of Elkin, were awaiting call
for jury duty as preparation for trial
of Sprinkle began.
It is alleged that Sprinkle shot
Scales March 3, following a dispute
said to have taken place during a
dance a few days before. A con
viction of first degree murder will
be sought by the state.
Gurney Cook, of Yadkin county,
charged with the larceny of an
automobile from Elkin Motors, Inc.,
of this city, was ordered' to pay the
sum of $75 as damages and the
court cost. Cook was alleged to have
taken the car and wrecked it. John
Mcßride and L. H. Norman, on trial
with Cook, were released.
Morris Inman and Paul Monday,
charged with temporary larceny,
were allowed to plead guilty to forci
ble trespass and were sentenced to
three months, suspended upon pay
ment of a fine of SSO and the costs.
Other cases disposed of up until
Wednesday morning were:
Ray Lawson, Jesse Pack, John
Pack and Elijah Pack, violating
prohibition laws and larceny, not
guilty of larceny; other charge non
suited.
R. J. Harris, driving while in
toxicated, 3 months to roads sus
pended upon payment of SSO and
costs; license revoked for three
months.
Jess Garris, injury to public
property, 30 days to the roads.
Elmer Fulk, bigamy, 30 days to
roads.
JUNIOR ORDER IS
TO HOLD MEETING
District No. 7 to Meet
At North Wilkes
boro On May 7
Tuesday, May 7, the spring meet
ing of District No. 7, Jr. O. U. A. M.
will be held at North Wilkesboro
■with the North Wilkesboro council
No. 51, as host.
A district meeting will be held at
3:30 p. m., at which time the district
degree will be conferred on new
members and district officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. At
7:30 p. m. a public meeting will be
held in the council hall. Past Na
tional Councilor B. A. Llewellyn, of
Cincinnati, and other prominent
Juniors will be present during the
entire day to participate in activi
ties.
Every Council in the District is
expected to send representatives
to this district meef.ing. The offi
cers of District No. 7, in addition to
the District Deputy, include the fol
lowing: Junior Past Councilor, C.
E. Burchett, of Ronda; Councilor, D.
A. Roberson, of Mount Airy: Vice*
Councilor, Bradley Dancy, of North
Wilkesboro: Recording Secretary, C.
A. Canter, of North Wilkesboro; As
sistant Recording Secretary, N. P.
Bryant, of Yadkinville; Financial
Secretary, L. W. Cook, of Copeland;
Treasurer,'J. R., Calloway of Ronda;
Conductor, Kyle Hayes of Purlear;
Warden, R. J. Doss of Copeland;
Inside Sentinel, Claude Howard of
Windsor's Cross Roads; Outside
Sentinel, R. D. Bird of Ronda; and
Chaplain, R- R. Crater of Ronda.
When these auto-airplane combi
nations get on the market, at a poor
man's price, we may see the real
flying age.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and
SET UP SPENDING
MACHINERY
Washington, April 23.—Setting
up the machinery through which
will be fed all plans for creating
jobs out of the four billion dollar
work relief fund, President Roose
velt today moved a step nearer
the big-spending stage of his
program.
The White House in a four
hundred word statement, dele
gated the task at passing on all
plana to Frank C. Walker, a New
York lawyer who for yean has
been a close friend of the Presi
dent.
THREE TRUSTIES
MAKE ESCAPE
Raleigh, April 23.—Three pris
on trusties, including Bill Sawyer
who was serving a 25 to 30 year
sentence for murder In Durham
county, escaped from the state
convict farm at Cary late yester
day while working without
guards.
Central prison officials said
Sawyer and Jonas Cockrell, sent
to prison from Nash county, got
away while working in a field and
Jimmy Brinson, sent in from On
slow, walked off from his chores
at the farm barn.
CLIPPER COMPLETES
EPIC TRIP
Alameda, Calif., April 23.—The
flying clipper, conquering adverse
ocean winds, arrived here at 2:58
p. m. today to complete a lei
surely 2,400-mile return flight
from Honolulu in 20 hours and 59
minutes.
First to make the round-trip
between California, and Hawaii,
the big monoplane swiftly ap
proached her base from the, hills
south of San Francisco.
Some 10,000 spectators watched
as the 19-ton flying boat alighted
perfectly on the sun-lit waters.
CLOSE DOWN
CHEVROLET BRANCH
Toledo, 0., April 23.—Approxi
mately 2*840 workmen indefinitely
lost their Jobs as officials of the
Chevrolet Motor company closed
its Toledo branch factory today
when a strike was called by the
United Automobile Workers Fed
eral Union.
Fears of "grave danger" that
the strike might spread to other
automobile factories were ex
pressed by William Green, presi
dent of the American Federation
of Labor.
COURT UPHOLDS
DUKE POWER CO.
Greenville, S. C., April 23.
Federal Judge H. H. Watkins to
day held that use of public works
administration funds to establish
a local proprietary business in
competition with an existing uti
lity was unconstitutional in en
joining Greenwood county and the
PWA front carrying out plans for
construction of the Buzzards
Roost power project.
Student Reunion
There will be an old students re
union at Harmohy Farm Life school
at Harmony May 14, from 5:30 to
9:30 p. m., the reunion will be held
in connection with the annual com
mencement exercises. A cordial in
vitation is extended all former stu
dents of the school to attend. -
To Present Play
The Senior Class of Dobson high
school will present "Dotty and Daf
fy", a three act comedy, on May 1,
at 8 p: m. In the school auditorium.
A nominal admission fee will he
charged. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Giiliam To Preach
Charles W. Gilliam will preach at
the Ronda Baptist church Sunday
evening at 7:30. The public is cor
dially invited to hear him.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935
As Dust and Sand Swallow Up Western Farm Crops
■l KANSAS CITY .. . The increased violence of the sand and dust
storms sweeping the plains of Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Okla
homa and Texas and affecting all mid-western states, brings
succeeding stories of the great damage done to farms and agri
cultural lands . . . Upper photo shows a ridge of blown sand and
silt as high as the barn on a Western Kansas farm. Lower left,
women shoppers of Alva, Ok la., braving the dust storm. Lower
right, two residents of Boise City, Okla., wearing the newly de
signed dust masks to protect health as the' storms continue.
BAPTIST ASS'N. TO
HAVE SPRING MEET
Will Be Held April 28 In
Dobson Baptist
Church
A spring meeting of the Surry
Baptist association will be held in
the Baptist church at Dobson Sun
day afternoon, April 28, beginning
at 1:30 o'clock.
Each Baptist church of the coun
ty is expected to have at least one
member present to represent them.
Brief reports from the various
churches with suggestions from any
one relative to aiding the work of
the association will be welcomed.
During the meeting the associa
tion will be expected to consider
dividing the churches into groups
or districts for convenience in plan
ning and working together in behalf
of the denominational program.
No outside speaker will be in
vited as plans call for very little
speaking. A number of the asso
ciation members will deliver short
inspirational-constructive talks.
Announcement of the meeting was
made by A. V. West and Mrs. R. R.
Jackson, associations officials.
DANCE TO BE HELD
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Merchants Association
Sponsors Event; Good
Orchestra
A dance, sponsored by the Elkin
Merchants association, will be held
Friday night, April 26, in the build
ing on East Main street formerly
occupied by the W. J. Snow Furni
ture Co.
Music will be furnished by Stub
bie Taylor and his 11-piece orches
tra, of Lenoir.
The Snow building has recently
been remodelled and an excellent
hardwood floor provides a fine dance
floor. Everyone is invited to at
tend.
The dance will begin at 10 p. m.
and continue until 2 a. m.
Dedicates Program To
The Tribune and Elkin
A one-hour broadcast, dedicated
to The Elkin Tribune and the
town of Elkin, was put on the air
by radio station WHIG, In Greens
boro, Monday morning from 7:30
to 8:30 a. m.
The program was compli
mentary and was planned and
arranged by station WBIG.
During the course of the hour,
it was pointed out that Elkin is
the gateway to Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge mountains and
the town was spoken of as "the
best little town in North Carolina,"
as advertised by The Tribune.
The Chatham Blanketees-s came
in for their share of praise and
hope was expressed that they
might be seen in action at Greens
boro before the season closed.
The program proper was dedi
cated to C. S. Foster and A. P.
Laffoon as publishers of The Tri
bune, being titled "Breakfast Over
| Chipped In $35
Oakland ... C. H. McCaslin
(above), who owns a typewriter re
pair shop here, owed no federal in
come tax. He wanted to help the
government BO sent $35 to President
Roosevelt who turned it to the
Treasury department where it wae
accepted with thanks,
5 FOUND GUILTY
IN MAYOR'S COURT
One Is Bound Over and
Another Goes To
Roads 60 Days
Four negroes and one white man
faced Mayor O. S. Wagoner in May
or's court at Jonesville Monday and
Tuesday.
Flake Brown, white, charged with
assault on his wife, was bound over
to the August term of Yadkin coun
ty superior court. Brown was al
leged to have struck his wife about
the face and head.
Sidney Dowell, negro, was sent to
the roads for 60 days on charges of
public nuisance and fighting. Bemar
Redman, negro, charged with fight
ing and general nuisance, was let
off on payment of the costs.
ment was suspended.
Charles Martin, negro, charged
with public nuisance on the streets,
was released upon payment of the
costs, and Bob Dowell, charged with
simple assault, was also released up
on payment of the costs.
the Air With The Elkin Tribune."
Mention wu made of the fact that
The Tribune is holder, for the
seoond year, of the Savory trophy
cup, M the best newspaper in the
state ouUlde the dally field. Alan
Browning:, Jr., member of The
Tribune staff, was an honorary
guest at the "breakfast over the
air,"
A telegram of appreciation,
signed by Dr. M. A. Royall, ati
mayor of Elkin; C. S. Brewer,
president of the Elkin Klwanis
club; Enrol Hayes, president of
the Elkin Merchants association,
and The Tribune, was dispatched
Monday to Edney RJdgrc, director
of Station WBIG, through whose
courtesy the program was made
liimlhlt
Inasmuch as the program was
staged without charge and was
purely complimentary, Elkin ctti
sens should appreciate very msch
the time given the town on the air.
BLANKETEERS WILL
FACE STRONG TEAM
Eastern Carolina Teach
ers to Play Here Fri
day and Saturday
The Eastern Carolina .Teachers
baseball club will be in Elkin Friday
and Saturday, April 26th and 27th,
for a two-game series with the Chat
ham Blanketeers.
The Teachers have the best base
ball team in the history of the school
and will be doped to take the series
from the Blanketeers. The Teach
ers will present three of the best
pitchers shown here this season.
Rodgerson and Johnson were two of
the best pitchers in the Coastal Plain
league last summer and both are
right handers. Dunn the other
pitcher is rated as the best left
hander In Eastern Carolina.
The Teachers have a fast infield
and a hard hitting outfield and will
present a well balanced team with
a real strong pitching staff.
The Blanketeers hit their stride
Saturday by defeating the University
of North Carolina 8 to 1, and will
be ready to take on the Teachers in
what will be a real series.
Line-up:
Blanketeers Teachers
Robbins 3b Bostic ss
Jones c Ridenhour rf
P. Hambright... cf Stowe cf
Mackie If Ferbee 2b
Cough 2b Ayers c
Clodfelter ss Barrow If
Davis rf Hodges lb
H. Hambright lb Lindsay 3b
Johnson p Johnson p
Southard p Rodgerson ,p
Stockton p Dunn p
COMER RE-EECTED
TO HEAD SCHOOLS
Board of Education Se
lects District Com
mitteemen Tuesday
The Surry county board of edu
cation, which was recently appoint
ed, met Tuesday night at Dobson
and re-elected John W. Comer as
superintendent of education, it was
learned Wednesday morning from
French W. Graham, member of the
board.
N In addition to the election of Mr.
Comer, the board also named com
mitteemen for the different school
districts in the county. A complete
list of these committeemen will be
published in an early issue of The
Tribune.
The Surry board of education is
made up of the following members:
French W. Graham, Elkin; G. C.
Hauser, Mount Airy; Wesley Scott,
Shoals; Rev. J. H. Wall, Westfield;
W. A. Jackson, Mount Airy, and W.
S. Comer, Dobson.
FREEDOM OF PRESS
New York, April 22.—Hie consti
tutional guarantees of freedom of
press and speech and the right of
free assemblage were characterized
as "the three musketeers of our con
stitutional forces" by Secretary of
Inteflor Harold L. Ick.es today at the
annual luncheon of the Associated
Press.
The way some people contribute
to the relief of they- poor would
make you think that the community
him no needy.
ELKIN I . j
Gateway to
Roaring
Gap and the
Bine Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
COMMITTEE GIVEN
TASK RE-WRITING
STATE MONEY BILL
Food Exemptions In
Present Sales Tax
Voted Back
ACTION REVERSED
Raleigh, April 23.—The general
assembly's conference committee,
made up of five representatives and
three senators, began work tonight
at 8 o'clock on a badly mutilated
revenue bill, estimated to be short
of appropriations voted by the house
by at least $5,853,000 for the blen
nium.
The conferees who wiil virtually
write the revenue bill out of a hope
less disagreement between house and
senate on its principal provisions
are: Gregg Cherry, who is house
finance chairman; Senator Harris
Newman, who is senate finance
chairman; Representatives Harris,
Tam Bowie, W. L. Lumpkin and H.
G. Horton; Senators Fred Folger
and Carl Bailey.
The senate this afternoon once
more reversed itself by placing back
the exemptions under the sales tax
on molasses, meat and the seven
other basic food articles as provided
for in the present law in place of
the Weathers compromise amend
ment, adopted last Friday afternoon
and included in the bill when it
passed its second reading on Satur
day. This compromise amendment
allowed for exemption from the sales
tax on only five foods, fatback, milk,
lard, meal and flour. The senate
also struck out of the sales tax this
afternoon the levy on hotel and tour
ist home room rentals. In all con
siderably more than $2,000,000 in
tax money was stripped today from
the measure before it was ordered
sent to conference at 5 o'clock.
GLADE VALLEY TO
BEGIN FINALS 27TH
Commencement Exer
cises Will Continue
Through the 29th
The annual commencement of the
Glade Valley high school will be
held April 27 through the 29th.
The opening program will be a
music recital by the music depart
ment op Saturday night, April 27, at
8:00 p. m.
Sunday, April 28, at 11 a. m., the
Baccalaureate sermon will be deliv
ered by Rev. W. I. Howell, Jr., pastor
of the Mocksville First Presbyterian
church. Rev. J. K. Fleming, of
Mount Airy, will deliver the sermon
to the Young People's League Sun
day night at 8 o'clock.
Graduating exercises will be held
Monday, April 29 at 10 a. m. At
this time 19 seniors will receive their
diplomas. The address of the morn
ing will be delivered by Rev. H. J.
Womeldorf, of Franklin, W. Va., a
former principal of the school.
At 2:00 p. m. the recitation and
declamation contests will be held.
The concluding program Monday
night will be the senior play "Silas
Smidge from Turnip Ridge," a come
dy-drama in three with 13
characters, and directed by Prof. W.
C. Thompson. The play is said to
be full of action and promises much
fun from start to finish.
WOULD ACCEPT DEED
IN LIEU OF TAXES
Local Bill In Legislature
Provides For Tax
Settlement
A bill designed to authorize the
board of town commissioners of
Elkin to accept title to and convey
real property on which is due delin
quent taxes or paving assessments,
has been introduced in the house
of representatives and turned over
to the calendar committee, it has
been learned from the Legislator's
Division, Institute of Government,
The bill would allow the com
missioners to accept the deed in
lieu of cash payment of taxes and
paving assessments when they deem
the same equivalent to the value of
the property in question, and would
also authorize the commissioners to
sell or lease such property ou terms
considered to the town's beat In
terest,