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THE TRIBUNE HOLDS THE TROPHY CUP CE,™'™:) AS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE DAILY FIELD w&l -SfSLt vr Little Town In North Carolina" VOL. No. XXIV, No. 29 COMMENCEMENT OF ELKIN HIGH ENDS AS 20 GRADUATE Dr. Allen K. Faust De livers Literary Ad dress Tuesday PRESENT DIPLOMAS The high school finals came to a close Tuesday evening, when twenty seniors were presented their di plomas by Walter R. Schaff, super intendent of schools. The program opened with the invocation by Rev. Ernest Winborn, of Mount Airy, rec tor of the Galloway Memorial church in this city. Dr. Allen K. Faust, Dean of Men at Catawba College, Salisbury, delivered the literary ad dress, using as his subject, "Bon Voyage". A feature of the program was special recognition to Miss Blanche Dixon of the school faculty, who taught the seniors during their first year in school. Miss Dixon was seated on the rostrum with the class and in speaking of her interest in the class and the young people of the town as a whole, Mr. Schaff said "She is a person who has depth of character, breadth of vision and sweetness of soul. We " onor her as a teacher among „teac jrs." Sunday evening a large crowd heard Rev. L. B. Abernethy, Director (Continued On Last Page) TRAPHILL MAN SENT TO ATLANTA PRISON Two Local Men Among Group Arrested On Conspiracy Charge Arvil Pruitt, young white man of the Traphill section of Wilkes county and alleged to be the leader of a gang engaged in the manufac ture and distribution of illicit liquor on a large scale, was sentenced by Johnson J. Hayes, in federal court at Wilkesboro Friday afternoon, to serve a total of five years in the federal prison at Atlanta and was also fined $5,000. As an outgrowth of the investiga tions leading up to the cast against Pruitt an indictment charging ap proximately 24 persons with con spiracy to violate the revenue laws, by furnishing materials, etc., was filed and bench warrants were is sued for their arrest. • Those arrested in the case, includ ing two local men, were placed un der SSOO bond. Trial of the cases were scheduled to get under way Wednesday afternoon. The warrants issued were for the following: C. C. Myers, Gaither Sprinkle, J&nis Parson, Tingle Hol brook Richardson, Jane Joe Holbrook, Carl A. Lowe, Lowe, Walter Holbrook, Herman Holbrook, Hardin Holbrook, Abe Holbrook, Max Holbrook, J. Walter Mcßride, Jim Mcßride, Velna Pruitt, 1 Bonham Triplett, Dean Billings, Percy (Jack) Gentry, John Chris tain and Lena Pitt. Trial of the cases had not been completed when The Tribune went to press late Wednesday afternoon. UEUT.-GOVERNOR OF KIWANIS HERE Donald A. Walser, of Lexington, In Talk Before Local Club Donald A. Walser, of Lexington, lieutenant-governor of this Kiwanis district, was a guest of the local club at its Friday meeting and spoke on "Opportunity for Service by Kiwanis Clubs." He pointed out that unless the objective of a club was the helping of others, it was not worth its cost. Continuing along this line, the speaker listed one activity of the Lexington club, in which a little child, blind from birth, had hac its sight restored. "A citizen, when he passes on," the lieutenant-governor said, "should not have his memory measured in dollars and cents, but in serivce to his fellow man. Ki wanis clubs are one of the agencies for such service." The speaker was accompanied on his visit here by Judge of Record er's Court Pritchard, of .Lexington, who was also a guest of the club. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Making Ready in Black Hills Stratocamp ifl'fjnrffr '* ' ilßWiuilr THili*"' -■-■>> \ m l r,r,intfy vQt Tr : '-1 V* - . RAPID CITY, S. D.,.. Above is pictured Capt. A. O. Anderson and Capt. A. W. Stevens looking over the gondola in which they soon hope to soar far into the thin stratosphere. Below, is a Black Hills-top view of "Stratocamp", and the valley from which the world's largest balloon, "Explorer II" will soar, early in June. The National Geographic Society and the Army Air Corps sponsor the flight. REVIVAL SERVICES ARE WELL ATTENDED Three Services Being Held Daily In Jones ville M. E. Church The revival services at the Jones vilie Methodist church are attract ing large crowds daily. The services are in charge of Rev. and Mrs. Roy T. Houts, of Lexington, the latter having charge of the children's and women's work, and their two sons, Tom and Jack, furnish instrumental music. The Houts family has spent eight years in evangelistip work in the Methodist church, holding meetings from Elizabeth City N. C., to the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico, and from Georgia to Illinois. Rev. Mr. Houts is at present pastor of the Davidson circuit, Davidson county. Three services are being held daily, the boys and girls service at 3 o'clock in the afternoon; a service for young people at 7:30, and the in t'awwcnlng at 8 o'clock. There will be services at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. At three o'clock Sunday afternoon Mrs. Houts will speak to the women, using as her subject, "The Modern Marys and Marthas." Sunday evening a special service will be held at 8 o'clock. At this service a large oil painting, by Mrs. Houts will be used to illustrate the text for the service. Other pictures will be presented next week. Mrs. Houts has painted them es pecially to portray Bible scenes. At three o'clock Sunday afternoon Rev. Mr. Houts will speak to the men in the Jonesville Holiness church, using as his them*\ "The Pace That Kills." The public is cordially invited to attend the services. Surry Baptist W. M. U. To Meet The Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary to the Surry Baptist as sociation, will meet in all-day ses sion at Mountain Park Baptist church Thursday, June 6. Miss Em ma Leachman, of Atlanta, Ga., field worker for the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, will be guest speaker. All churches in the association are requested to send delegates. PRISONER IS SUICIDE Raleigh, May 27. Walter Ash ton, 36, who preferred death to completing: a prison term for forrery, took his own life at Central prison here late today > when he leaped from an upper tier of a cell block to fall four stories and strike his head acaiaat t cement floor ef the basement. . *BgLW' - ' ; J. \ . ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935 I ATE NEWC from the State and Nation PLAN COURT TEST OF SALES TAX Charlotte, May 28.—Plans for a court test of the state' sales tax's constitutionality were laid by the North Carolina Food Dealers' association today at a sesssion here bristling with criticism of the revenue measure and of Gov ernor Ehrlntfhaus. Major points of a resolution providing for the court action against the tax were: 1. That the association employ attorneys to test the tax's con stitutionality; 2. That merchants collect the tax under protest and issue cus tomers' refund checks so that the tax can be refunded if the law is ruled unconstitutional. 3. That the food merchants d«? all in their power to defeat any candidate for state office who ad vocates the present state sales tax. LONDON PREDICTS ANARCHY IN U. S. London, May 28. Glaring headlines in London's afternoon newspapers today pictured "an archy" in American industry as result of the Supreme'* court's NBA decision. Where morning papers des cribed the ruling as an unex ampled setback for President Roosevelt, the afternoon newspa pers featured expressions such as thfa in the Evening Standard: "America is faced today with the greatest crisis since the eco nomic collapse which _ swept Roosevelt into power." U. S. AIR STRENGTH 12,000 PLANES Washington, May 28.—A po tential air power of 12,000 planes and 18,000 pilots—a mixture of specialized fighting ships and men and less-adapted civilian ships and idiots —was disclosed today in an unofficial survey. A fraction of the civilian ar mada, primarily the large and swift commercial transports, and a somewhat larger percentage of the civilian pilots could be in corporated swiftly, authoritative sources said, with the 4,400 filers and 2,900 planes making up the trained fighting force. The 24,000,000 moter vehicle own ers of the United State burn 15,090,- 000,000 gallons of gasoline a year. Forty-two of the 55 highest moun tain peaks in the United States are to Colorado. Conferences To Plan Substitute Laws For NRA Held As Result Ruling of U. S. Supreme Court NRA Standards Continue Although held unconstitutional by the Supreme court of the United States, the NRA continues in effect in Elkin, a survey by The Tribune disclosed Wednesday. All local stores! governed by the NRA, insofar as could be learned, will corttinue to operate as before the death of the NRA, observing the same hours and wage scales, i m Advices from the Chatham Manufacturing company and the Elkin Furniture company were also to this effect, officials of the two concerns stating that hours and wages would continue as usual. EXPLAIN FUNCTIONS DEBT ADJUSTMENT Committee Will Ai d Farmers In Settling Obligations In order to better acquaint the public with the functions of the Farm Debt Adjustment committee, the following information has been submitted regarding its activities which should be of interest to Sur ry county farmers. (a) To serve as friendly counsel to distressed debtors and their cred itors. Frequently the suggestions of the committee lead to a friendly set tlement where there was friction be-, fore. (b) In cases where necessary, to re-establish the confidence of cer tain farmers and work out equitable agreements so good farmers will be able to make a satisfactory settle ment of their debt problems. (c) To help stop- unjustifiable foreclosures. Help debtors and credi tors to reach a friendly settlement. -IP3J3 pus BJO)qsp 3SJSSB OJ, (P) tors in the composition of their debts as a permanent disposal of the case. Frequently the committee is able to suggest methods of settle ment which neither the debtor nor his creditors had considered. The above functions are some of the things the committee is able to accomplish. The public should un derstand that the purpose of the committee is not to interfere in any way with the payments of reason able debts or to suggest means of avoiding just payments by any debt or, but its function is to help worthy oveibuideii farm debtors adjust their debt difficulties, thereby per mitting them to remain on the farm and to retain title to their property. Debtors Interested in securing the help of the committee should call on the Farm-Debt Adjustment sec retary at the E. R. A. office in Dob son and file an application. The next meeting ol tne commit tee will be held Tuesday, June 4, in Dobson at the E. R. A. office lat 2:30 p. m. Persons interested in the set tlement of their debt problems are Invited to attend. DARNELL NABS 3 ON THEFT CHARGE Jonesville Men Alleged to Have Stolen Chickens Graybel Privette, Jesse Oarris and Pedro Johnson, all of Jonesvllle, were arrested near the old river bridge Wednesday morning about 2:00 o'clock by Night Policeman J. L. Darnell, and lodged in the local Jail on a charge of stealing chickens. Although several sacks they were carrying when arrested proved to t>a empty, Officer Darnell found a sack containing three old hens in a field they had just passed through. Privette was already under bond in connection with the theft of an automobile last week from' Ab Brown, of Jonesville, and the break ing in and theft of feed and sugar from Gregory's store near Jonesville. He is alleged by police to have been mixed up in the affair. The Brown car has been re covered, Jhavlng been found aban doned; . ' T "v. • . , - To Conduct Revival |jp Bpfe. " - rjH #■ HL ■Jt fl JBs ■ Rev. Charles B. Howard, of Bodes Creek, who will begin a series of re vival servioea at the First Baptist church here Monday, June 3, at 7:45 p. m. Two services, will be held daily, the morning services to begin at 9:30 and the evening services at 7:45. Rev. Mr. Howard has many friends here, having conducted a mooting- in '.tike city several years ago. ALL IN READINESS FOR MINSTREL SHOW Surprise Ac i to be Fea tured; to Begin at 8 o'Clock Tonight All is in readiness for the minstrel show which will be staged in the high school auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock by the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion. Preparation for the minstrel has been underway for several weeks and the finished production is ex pected to provide much enjoyment for those who attend. Directed by Mrs. H. L. Johnson and Mrs. A. L. Griffeth, the enter tainment will provide several sur prises, one of which is known only to those in charge, members of the cast being in ignorance of its na ture. This surprise is expected to be one of the high spots of the show and should prove highly enjoyable. The cast of the show is made up of local people. Among those ap pearing are, end men: George Roy all, Dr. H. L. Johnson, Claude Far rell and Alan Browning, Jr. E. C. James local attorney, will act as in terlocutor. Those making up the chorus or taking part in special numbers are: Gone Cox, W. T. Myers, Guy. Myers, Sam W. Brown, Glenn Swaim, Charlie Alexander, J. C. Martin, Cortes Lowery, Paul Price, A. D. Bartlett, Parks Hampton, Lem Mar tin, Hugh Madison, Jlmmie Irvin, Tom Leeper, J. p. Moseley, Jimmie Booher and Fred Norman. Those taking part in the big sur prise act are ????? A nominal admission will be charged, proceeds to go to the Le gion Auxiliary. Mrs. Carrie Mason of Newark, testified in her divorce suit that she had forgiven her husband 100 times. eekjn rrrjrv- Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge -•»»■««■» j PUBLISHED WEEKLY CONFUSION IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL PREVENTS ACTION Leaders Hope For Vol untary Agreements By Business NEED BRIGHT IDEA Washington, May 28.—The deep and universal confusion which yes terday followed the triple decisions of the Supreme court, and particu larly the decision declaring invalid the NRA in the Schechter case, ap peared at times today to degenerate into utter demoralization, in so far as the future of those twin new deal agencies, NRA and AAA are con cerned. Reflecting the state of com plete bewilderment the house did not make any pretense of transact ing business, the senate for the most part marked time, the few speeches of members relating to the decision of the Supreme court, while confer ences on Capitol Hill and at the White House, were devoted to explor ing the possibilities of salvaging something from the wreckage. Senator Pat Harrison, chairman of the finance committee, and Rep resentative Doughton, chairman of the ways and means committee, were among those to confer with the President this afternoon. Representative Doughton said, fol (Continued On Last Page) SURRY COUNTY IN WINSTON DISTRICT Yadkin, Wilkes and Al leghany Also Included In District Winston-Salem Is to be headquar ters for one of the eight work dis tricts created in North Carolina the latter part of last week by Harry L. Hopkins, works progress admin istrator. The work for which the four billion dollar fund is to be spent will be administered and operated through these districts. Surry, Ashe, Alleghany, Stokes, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, Forsyth, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Davidson and Rowan counties make up the Winston-Salem district. for the other dis- IrTcts in the state will be at Eliza beth City, New Bern, Raleigh, Fay etteville, Greensboro, Charlotte and Asheville. Three hundred and seven work districts weife set up by Hopkins over the country as administrative and operating units of the works progress administration, all located with a view to quick road and rail transportation. Negro Woman Killed In Leap From Auto A negro woman of Roaring River, Clay Ann Parks, 25, was killed instantly Monday afternoon on the highway near Yadklnville when, in fright she leaped from the touring car in which she was riding toward her home with her father. Will Walker, who was driving. The woman jumped directly into the path of an automobile operated by Policeman H. J. Critz, of Win ston-Salem. She was said to have become frightened when the car in which she was a passenger struck a rock, causing it to sway from side to side. MINE WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE Washington, May 28. The United Mine Workers of America, in the wake of the Supreme court's death blow at NRA, to day directed at Congress the threat of an Industry paralyxLor soft coal strike. To rapport its demand for en actment of special coal legWa tion as a substitute for an NRA oode, the miners' union started laying plans fbr a walk-out June IT i