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VOL. No. XXIV, No. 25
Sam Sprinkle Sent To
Prison For 18 Years
For Murder Of Scales
SURRY COURT STILL
GRINDING AWAY ON
CRIMINAL ACTIONS
Driver of School Bus Is
Found Guilty of Reck
less Driving
OTHER CASES TRIED
Sam Sprinkle, Surry county man,
found guilty of second degree mur
der in Surry Superior court the
latter part of last week, was sen
tenced Wednesday by Judge J. Will
Pless to serve not more than 25,
nor less than 18 years in state's
prison at hard labor.
Sprinkle was charged with the
shooting of Lawrence Scales, 25-
year-old hosiery ipill worker of Mt.
Airy on March 3. He stated on the
witness stand that while he was
walking away Irom Scales, who had
a stick in his hand, he grasped the
gun in his pocket, causing it to ac
cidently fire the fatal bullet.
Archif Butler, 17-year-old driver
of the school bus which was wreck
ed near Pilot Mountain several
months ago injuring 33 children,
was found guilty of reckless driv
ing, the judge withholding sentence
until later.
Dick Vanhoy, found guilty of as
sault with a deadly weapon, was
given a suspended sentenee of one
year upon condition he pay dam
ages and the court costs.
Due to the illness of Judge Pless,
court was not held Monday, recon
vening Tuesday morning. Due to
the fact that the criminal docket
remained conjested, this week's term
is not being devoted to civil cases
as was at planned.
Other cases disposed of were:
Reece Hudspeth, driving while
intoxicated, three months suspend
ed sentence upon payment of fine
of SSO and costs. Driving license re
voked for six months.
Walter Smith, abandonment, 12
months suspended sentence upon
condition, he contribute each month
to the support of his wife.
Bruce Goodson vs. Alice Goodson,
divorce upon separation grounds.
Hattie Pike Cullers obtained a di
vorce from Lacy Cullers, and Jesse
Gant a divorce from Ida Nance
Gant upon the same grounds."
SAYS "GAMBLERS"
ARE BACK OF BILL
Flannagan Tobacco Bill
Attacked by Code,
Administrator -
The Flannagan bill providing for
government grading of leaf tobacco
was characterized as an instrument
through which "Wall street gamb
lers" seek to get their hands on the
farmers' tobacco crop in a statement
issued yesterday by J. C. Lanier of
Greenville, leaf tobacco code ad
ministrator.
"So far, tobacco has escaped the
manipulations and clutches of the
Wall street gamblers," Mr. Lanier
declared in his review of the pro
posed legislation.
The New York Tobacco Exchange
came in for an attack.
"This exchange," the administra
tor said, "cannot operate unless to
bacco is government graded and
therefore, this gambling outfit of
which a former official of the Ken
tucky pool is now the chairman, is
actively advocating the passage of
the Flannagan grading bill, in order
that they may fasten upon the farm-«
ers' tobacco crop the blighting hand
of the gamblers and speculators and
Wall street manipulators. It rapes
the reason to believe that this crowd
is advocating this bill because they
love the farmer."
Mr. Lanier was formerly a tobac
co specialist for the agricultural
adjustment administration.
TO PRESENT RECITAL
The piano pupils of Mrs. Leo
Hinshaw will be heard In a recital
at Pleasant Hill church, Saturday
evening. May 6at 8 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
LIQUOR REMAINS
ONLY HURDLE
Raleigh, April 30.—Adoption of
the revenue bill conference re
port with its sales tax and with
out exemptions on basic food
articles, as passed by the house,
and passage of the biennal ap
propriations act on all three
readings, by the senate this after
noon leaves but one big hurdle
between the legislature and sine
die adjournment and that is
liquor.
The senate judiciary committee
number two tonight gave a fav
orable report to the house sub
stitute of the Day liquor control
bill by a vote of six to five. Sen
ator Morgan asked that it be re
ported out without prejudice.
TELLS BUSINESS
TO BE PATIENT
Washington, April 30—A bat
tering-ram attack on the hew
deal by the United States Cham
ber of Commerce convention to
night was interrupted, at least
momentarily, by an administra
tion spokesman's request for bus
iness to be "patient" about re
covery.
Plunging into what had be
come virtually a field day of as
saults on the Roosevelt admin
istration, Secretary Roper tola a
convention meeting the "legis
lative and regulatory efforts of
this year are not intended to
destroy business."
GREEN SAYS
GAINS ARE SMALL
Washington, April 30. Em
ployment gains in both Mkitoh
and April were reported today by
William Green, president of the
but he found them "so slight as
American Federation of Labor,
to be of little consequence" when
compared with) the 11,500,000
out of work on April 1.
Preliminary trade union em
ployment figures for April, Green
said, showed slight increases.
Complete figures for all industry
in March showed a gain of 123,-
000 over February. Both gains
were less than those reported for
the corresponding month and
year.
TURNS OVER
$190,000,000 TO C.C.C.
Washington, April 30.—Presi
dent Roosevelt turned over to the
civilian conservation corps $190,-
000,000 today to start men mov
ing into new camps and mills to
turning out material for them.
The allocation from the four
billion dollar works fund was
made at about the same time that
Secretary Ickes was telling re
porters at his regular press con
ference that housing projects
carried out under the fund would
not be subjected to the require
ment of being completed within
a year.
DEATHS IN DUST
BELT REACH 12
Springfield, Colo., April 30.
Deaths in the "dust belt" in a
two-week span reached 12 to
night.
As new clouds rolled over the
18,000,000-acre region comprising
parts of new Mexico, Texas, Col
orado, Oklahoma and Kansas,
three more persons died of ill
ness aggravated by dust storms
and a score of new patients were
reported at emergency hospitals.
Five persons were hospitalized
today at Texhoma, Okla.
TO VISIT JAPAN
Admiral Frank B. Upham,- Com
mander-in-Chief of the Asiatic
Fleet, will pay a goodwill visit to
Japan in May on his flagship, the
new 10,000-ton cruiser, Augusta.
The visit is expected to coincide
with American naval manoeuvers
in the Pacific.
Our own idea is that the country
can afford some inflation but we
ar« against running wild.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1935
ROOSEVET SOUNDS
OPTIMISTIC NOTE
IN FIRESIDE TALK
Tells Nation How He
Plans to Spend $4,000,-
000,000 Fund
RELIEF ROLLS DOWN
Washington, April 28.—Sounding
a new note of optimism, President
Roosevelt tonight outlined his work
relief program to the nation In a
speech pledging "no sectional, no
political distinctions" in distribut
ing the $4,000,000,000 fund.
Speaking from the oval room of
the White House In one of his fire
side chats, the President said that
"never since my inauguration in
March 1933, have I felt so unmis
takably the atmosphere of recov
ery"
He summoned all citizens to keep
a watchful eye that the work pro
gram should be "the most efficient
and cleanest example of public en
terprise the world has ever seen,"
afid laid down a six-pronged dia
gram of principles to govern the
spending in his work program. Then
Mr. Roosevelt enumerated a series
of legislative proposals he expects
Congress tc enact at this session.
Topping this list was his economic
security legislation, which already
has been passed by the house. The
President said this measure was in
extricably interwoven with the four
billion dollar works program.
The other bills whose enactment
he called for were those to extend
and revise NRA; to do away with
certain types of "unnecessary" util
ity holding companies; to broaden
the interstate commerce commis
sion and extend its regulation to
busses and trucks; and to amend
the federal reserve banking laws.
The chief executive said that for
the first time in five years relief
rolls had declined instead of In
creasing during the winter months
and that they "are still declining/'
PROMINENT WILKES
MAN PASSES AWAY
Joseph T, Edwards Dies
In Local Hospital
Age of 91.
Joseph Thomas Edwards, 91, one
61 Wilkes county's oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens passed
away at Hugh Chatham Memorial
Hospital in this city Wednesday
morning at 12:25, following a four
months illness. His condition had
been critical for the past several
days.
The deceased was one of the few
surviving Confederate veterans of
the county, having served three
years in the war between the states.
He was a member of one of the
most prominent families in the coun
ty and had long been identified
with civic and chtfrch affairs in
his community. He was for many
years a member of the Ronda high
school board and clerk of the Mac
edonia Baptist church, where he
was a devout member.
In 1878 he was married to Miss
Dorcas Virginia Petty, who passed
away in Jun6 1929. He is survived
by the following sons and daugh
ters: Mrs. Harvey Church, Ronda;
Mrs. John Rickert Statesville; Mrs.
W. W. Holland, Statesville; T. M.
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HOLD REVIVAL AT
PILGRIM MISSION
Services Are To Begin
Sunday and Continue
Through May 26
A revival meeting will begin at
the Pilgrim Mission Sunday, May
sth, and continue through May 26.
Rev. J. W. Combs, pastor of the
M. E. church of Troutman, will be
the evangelist. Rev. Mr. Combs is
on able speaker, and one of the
outstanding ministers in his church.
Special singing will be rendered
each service. Services will be held
each evening at 7:45 with three
services on Sunday: 11:00: 'A. M.,
2:30 P. M., and in the evening at
7:45.
A cordial invitation is extended
to the people of Elkin, Jonesvllle
and surrounding communities to at
tend the aarices.
The Circus Comes To Town Again
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NEW YORK . . . Final proof that another open air season is here,
is the arrival of the circus with animals and clowns. Two famous
twins, the Woods boys, celebrated their third birthday by being pre
sented to a real live clown, Edward PoUdor, as shown above.
TEACHERS CHOSEN
FOR NEXT SESSION
Walter R. Schaff De
clines Re-election As
Superintendent
At a meeting of the Elkin school
board, held the latter part of last
week, the jntire staff of teachers
now employed in the local school
were re-elected for next year. How
ever, due to the fact that he is
planning to enter other work out
side the school field, Walter R.
Schaff, superintendent for the past
three years, declined the re-election.
Although the board has received
a number of applications for .Mr.
Schaff's position, it as yet has not
made a decision, it is understood.
Mr. Schaff's decision not to serve
here for another year comes in the
nature of a real loss to the local
school. He h%s proven a highly
capable school official during Ills
stay here and his work has been
highly regarded by members of. the
school board as well as by , school
patrons. Energetic and a believer
in efficiency, he has transformed
local school machinery into a smooth
running machine.
Mr. Schaff has also proven -a
valuable member of the Elkin Ki
wanis club, having served as sec
retary since joining the club sev
eral years ago, and as program di
rector up until a few months ago.
His loss to the club will be hard to
replace.
Members of the school staff re
elected at 'last week's meeting of
the school board, and the grades
they will teach during the next
school year, follow:
High school: A. C. Hood, Eliza
beth Anderson, Mary Virginia Bark
er, Emma Ellen Cooke, Sara Mc-
Cracken.
Grammer grades: Josephine Paul,
Bettie Allen, Ruth Eads, Elizabeth
Harris, Mrs. Vena Harris, Flora
Royall, Lucille Young.
Primary grades: Ola Angel, Norma
Cawthon, Blanche -Dixon, Mary
Hendren; Margaret Lillard, Mrs. D.
C. Martin.
STAGE IS SET FOR
GOLDEN CROSS MEET
Annual Picnic To Be
Heid on Grounds at
Local Hospital
The stage Is all set for the an
nual Golden Cross picnic, which will
be held today on the grounds at
Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital.
A luncheon will be served picnic
style at 12:15. by the Woman's
Auxiliary of the hospital. Prepara
tions have been made to entertain
approximately 500 guests, composed
of ministers and laymen who are
directors of Golden Cross in their
respective localities.
The hospital, nurses' home and
the newly completed home of Rev.
L. B. Abernethy, director of the
Golden Cross, will be open for in
spection. The feature of the day's
entertainment will be a complimen
tary showing at the Lyric theatre
of "The Trail of a Circuit Rider."
Federal Officers
Seize 7,100 Gallons
of Booze In Wilkes
Working* in Wilkes county
Saturday morning, Federal
agents made an unprecedented
raid which netted the seizure of
7,100 gallons of liquor on which
tax had not been paid.
The whisky was seized at the
home of Glenn Johnson, 15 miles
east of Wilkesboro. Several of
ficers made up the raiding party.
The whisky, contained in half
gallon fruit Jars, was stored in
Johnson's home. Four rooms of
the house were used for storage
and all were packed to the ceil
ing. Officers and helpers worked
for several hours carrying the
more than a thousand cases of
fined Jars to the roadside, there
to be loaded into trucks, hauled
away and poured out.
Johnson, it is understood, made
his escape.
Saturday's raid marked the
largest In the history- of that
section.
DOUGHTON NOT TO
RUNFOR GOVERNOR
Announces That He Has
Declined to Become
Candidate in 1936.
Representative Robert L. Dough
ton, dean of the North Carolina
delegation in Congress, does not
choose to ask the Democrats of the
state to nominate him for governor
next year, an announcement is
sued Monday stated.
"I have reached this decision
relunctantly," Mr. Dough ton said.
"For the past several months so
many people in North Carolina have
urged me to become a candidate for
Governor that their insistence has
become a pressure which seemed im
possible to decline. I hardly need
to say, however, that my decision
not to make the race is no evidence
of the lack of interest in the wel
fare of my state. I have merely been
convinced that my best field of
service at the present time, if I am
to remain in public life, is with the
Congress and for the nation."
Hours Are Changed At
Presbyterian Church
The hour of the evening service
at the Presbyterian church will be
changed from five o'clock to eight
o'clock, the change to become ef
fective Sunday. May 5, Is has been
announced.
■On Sunday, May sth, the J. M.
Rogers Bible class of the First
Presbyterian chufch In Winston-
Salem. will be at the local church
to worship at the Sunday school
said 11 o'clock service." J. M. Wells,
Jr., teacher of the visiting class,
will teach the adult Bible class in
Sunday school, and others In the
group. Including Dr. R. E. McAl
plne, will have part in the services.
A cordial Invitation is extended
the public to join in worship with
the Presbyterian congregation at
9:45 and 11 a. m. respectively.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
HOWARD ROBERTS IS
KILLED SUNDAY iN
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Two Other Young Men
Are Injured When
Car Turns Over
LAST RITES MONDAY
Howard Roberts, 19, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Roberts of the Kapps
Mill community, was fatally injur
ed in an automobile accident on the
Mountain Park road late Saturday
afternoon. Two other youths Charles
Wallace, 18 son of Mr. and Mrs. I.
O. Wallace, driver of the car, and
Woodrow Gentry, 18, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Gentry, fclso received
injuries in the accident.
The wreck occurred when the
roadster in which the boys were
iiding failed to take a curve and
turned over several times down a
15-foot embankment.
The boys were dragged from the
wreckage by two men who arrived
shortly after the mishap. Young
Roberts died before a local ambu
lance reached the scene to remove
the injured to the local hospital.
The other youths were brought to
the hospital suffering from cuts and
bruises. Mr. Gentry was dismissed'
from the hospital Wednesday.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Roberts,
of the Mitchell's River community,
and the following brothers and sis
ters: George, Harold and Bert Rob
erts, and Mrs. Grady Lynch and
Miss Velma Roberts.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning from the Mountain
Park Baptist church and interment
was in the church cemetery.
WOULD SWAP BONDS
FOR TOWN TAXES
Bill Also Would Have
Tax Rate No Higher
Than $1.60 J \
A bill to authorize the town of
Elkin to accept its own bonds In
payment of taxes and street assess
ments and relating to the tax rate
in the town of Elkin, was introduced
in the House of Representatives
Monday, by Representative Henry
Dobson and placed on the calendar
for early action.
The text of the bill ts as follows:
"Section 1. That the town of Elkin
a municipal corporation in Surry
county, North Carolina, is hereby
authorized to accept its own bonds
in payment of past due taxes and
in the payment of street assess
ments due or to become due, and
the acts of the commissioners of
said town heretofore made with
respect to the acceptance of bonda
ere hereby validated.
"Sec. 2 That the total tax rate to
be levied annually hereafter by the
governing board cr Elkin, Surry
county, for all purposes whatsoever
shall not exceed one dollar and sixty
'51.60) on the one hundred dollars
valuation of all real and personal
property in said town; Provided
however, that this shall not in any
way effect the paving assessments
heretofore or hereafter levied by said
town for street and sidewalk im
provements.
"Sec. 3. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with the provi
sions of this act are hereby repeal
ed.
"See. 4. That if any section or
provision of this act shall be de
clared unconstitutional or invalid by
the courts, the same shall not affect
the validity of this act as a whole
or any part other than the part so
decided to be unconstitutional or
invalid.
"Sec. 5. That this act shall be in
full force and effect from and after
its ratification."
To Stage Minstrel
Show Here May 16th
A minstrel show, to be staged un
der the auspices of the American
Legion auxiliary, will be presented
in the high school auditorium the
night pf Thursday, May 16.
The show will be local in every
respect, and will be presented under
the joint direction of Mrs. H. L.
Johnson and Mrs. A. L. Oriffeth.
Local people will take the different
parts.
Rehearsel of the minstrel will get
under way Friday night.
Advertisers who "buy advertising
wisely are to be found in the col
umns of this newspaper.