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THE TRIBUNE HOLDS TEE TROPHY CUP (fiXS*iBS) AS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE DAILY FIELD Elkin—"The Best Utile Town In North Carolina" VOL.-No. XXIV, No. 44 RENTAL SYSTEM TO BE READY SEPT. 16 FOR SURRY SCHOOLS Contract Busses To Be Replaced By State Owned Machines WORK ON ROUTES * A statement of John Comer, sup erintendent of Surry county's schools, early Wednesday was to the effect that the rental textbook sys tem is to be installed, in the county by the opening of the schools. Books for this purpose were ordered Wed nesday. School books are to be Issued to the pupils by the teacher at a small rental fee, which is one third of the list price of the new books, and the teacher is to keep a complete record of all books rented. Parents may also buy the books for their children from the teacher if they wish to do so. Books will be available for sale at the county book room each Satur day morning throughout the year. Children will also be charged for any undue damage to books, and for the loss of them. The principals of the schools were in Dobson Tuesday to get acquainted with the new book-rental system, and to discuss other matters. A county-wide meeting of the teachers of all the schools in the county will be held at Dobson Saturday morn ing at 10:00 a. m. Mr. Comer stated that Albert Mar tin was working on the survey for the re-routing of the school buses, and that the survey was to be com pleted late Wednesday. There is to be a change made in the county school bus system, and the old contract buses are to be re placed by state owned and operated buses, which are to be financed by the county. TWO ARE INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Fred Lewellyn Sustains Fractured Ribs; Child Hurt On Head In an automobile crash which oc curred on the Elkin-Mount Airy highway Tuesday night about mid night, Fred Lewellyn, son of F. T. Lewellyn, Clerk of Surry Court, re ceived two broken ribs and a few minor bruises. The collision occurred near the home of a Mr. Phillips, 10 miles east of Elkin, and no cause for the crash is known other than that Lewellyn's car, which was being driven by Rob ert Freeman, son of R. A. Freeman, of Dobson, ran into the rear of the car of Ervie Southard, of the Zephyr community. Mr. Southard and his wife and small child were returning from a relative's home, where they had been sitting up with a sick person. The Southard child was also hurt, but it has not yet been determined how seriously. There was some fear of a fractured skull, .there being a wound on the side of the head. FIVE PRISONERS ESCAPE SATURDAY Break Out of Surry Jail With Aid of Crow Bar Some tinifc during Saturday night five prisoners made their escape from the county jaik at Dobson. Workers have been remodeling the jail hour during the past few weeks, and it is thought that one of the workers carelessly left some of the tools in the jail when they quit work Saturday, and among the tools was a crow bar, which was used by the prisoners to force their way out of the jail. Those escaping were Walter Bar ker, of Elkln; Jim Wall, of State Road; and Lonnie Barns, Rufus Sim mons and Roy Goins,-of Mount Airy. All of them were said to have been charged with only minor offenses. As yet none of them have been ap prehended, but it is thought they will be picked up in a short time. Ear Cut Off Injured in an automobile Sunday night, Clyde W. Duggins, of Win ston-Salem, sustained a completely and neatly severed ear. He was giv en treatment at the local hospital. • ? ~ THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Infantile Paralysis Ban Here Is Lifted By Commissioners The ban imposed by the Elkin board of commissioners against attendance of public gatherings by children and young folks as a precaution against infantile par alysis, was lifted the first of this month, it was learned Wednes day. Inasmuch as the epidemic of the dread disease has about run its course, the commissioners feel that children may again attend public gatherings without danger. I ATE NEWC from tlje State and Nation ALLEN TAKES DICTATORSHIP New Orleans, Sept. 10.—Huey Long's Louisiana dictatorship to day fell upon the shoulders of Gov. O. K. Allen, his life-time chum, and Allen said he would accept the principles of the as sasinated ruler. There were demands today for abolition of the dictatorship as • Allen pledged his loyalty to the departed Long. The governor made his an nouncement before a crowd of leaders in the Long political ma chine who crowded his office and assured him of their support. FARLEY TO RESIGN New York, Sept. 10.—James A. Farley will resign the postmaster generalship early in January and be succeeded by Prank C. Walker, of New York, director of the Na tional Emergency council, the New York Times says in a dis patch from a Washington corres pondent. Farley will relinquish his cabi net post at the meeting of the Democratic national committee to be held in Washington about January 8, to enable him to de vote his entire time to the 1936 campaign, says the dispatch from the Times correspondent, Charles R. Michael. BANDITS LOOT MARS HILL BANK Mars Hill, Sept. 10.—Four ban dits sprayed the streets of Mars Hill, little college community, vitb machine gun fire and shot down a 16-year-old girl today as they fled after holding up the Cit izens Bank of Marshall's branch here. Doris Sanderlin, of New Bern, fresffman at Mars Hill college, rushed to the door of a drug store some 20 paces down the street from the bank when a fire alarm was turned in and was struck in the abdomen by a bullet ae the bandit car roared past. PELLEY TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT Asheville, Sept. 10.—Pamphlets were received here today an nouncing the candidacy of Wil liam Dudley Pelley, .45, founder of tl)e Silver Shirt legion, for president on a platform of "for Christ and-the constitution.'* Activities of the Silver Shirt le gion and the Galahad Press here, publishers of Silver Shirt litera ture, were investigated by a sen atorial committee following: re ports the organization was foster ing fascism In America. POLICE EXPOSE EXTORTION PLOT , Statesville, Sept. 10.—An ex tortion plot and kidnap threat on which local police officers had been working for several days, reached a climax today when Grady Mollis, 18-year-old employe of the Statesville Cotton mill, al legedly confessed writing a note to C. F. Campbell, card room fore man at the. mill, demanding that he produce $2,000 in cash. Raeford Barnes, 17, also an em ploye of the mill, and Mullis bad been In-custody for investigation since yesterday. Mrs. R. A. Frye and daughter, Miss Tommye, of Pilot Mountain, were the guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Whi taker, at their home on Church street. Thieves stole a large gospel tent owned by Rev. R. E. Alden, which he had set up in a field near Boston. ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1935 Where Clouds of War are Lowering in Old World Areas • LI n K. & y JT jj/ Callus' N X>v? ' Of CR*TE SUM > ♦jf HAIFA /Ci 'Vyrn \ f J said % > i V JC* V TTr >/ s y6'* ,L,A x £ ' I v' /rJuir* s egypt ' BKJT/SH fe- \ J? 1 p J ARABIAN NEW YORK . . . This map shows the waters and lands across which / Jv. f I Italy is a reaching for a seemingly \ • * \ certain conflict with Ethiopia. / I Qj Italian troops by the thousands have f been arriving at Massaua and Moga KHARTUM**J to^^r~ "J discio, in Eritrea and Italian • V* 4 Somaliland, respectively. Addis - J Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. ArJat o - \S? \ Adowa is the place where the c,-voVmhJ > -J Italians suffered shattering defeat ci irLifJ -r (A. Ar . icrlri 40 years ago, a defeat which it is SUDAN - believed the present campaign is in SCALE of Mites J /T S part intended to avenge. G 400 KEHY&s V 1 H FINE PREMIUMS TO BE GIVEN AT FAIR Honolula Strollers To Open Program On First Night Sweney Prosser and his Honolula Strollers will open the program of the Elkin Fair at McNeer's ware house Thursday night, September 26, with a musical offering consist ing of many numbers which this talented group -of musicians has played over WBT at Charlotte. N This year's fair is expected to ex ceed the three previous fairs in both attendance and display. Ev ery effort is being made by those in charge to make it the high spot of the year locally. In addition to the Honolula Strollers, the fair program will also feature music by a local Btring band, a negro baseball game, a horse show, singing convention and other events. Attractive prizes will be awarded. Many attractive and worthwhile premiums will be given for the best exhibits, especially in the live-at home department. First prize for the best live-at-home exhibit will be a S6O McCormick Deering disc har row; second prize will be a suite of furniture manufactured by the El kin Furniture company and valued at SSO, and the third prize will be a kitchen cabinet valued at S3O. Numerous Chatham blankets are also listed among the premiums as are other fine merchandise, and cash. Reservations for entry in, the singing convention be made by 6 p. m. Wednesday, September 25. to W. T. Myers, chairman. All reser vations for the live-at-home exhibts must be made by 6 p. m. of the same day to Miss Edith Neaves, secretary. Everyone planning to exhibit is urged to place exhibits as early Thursday morning, September 26, as possible, so that they may be judged. SCHOOL TO START MONDAY MORNING Senior High Group To Register Friday At 10 o'Clock Although the Elkln school does not officially open until Monday morn ing, high school students in the 9th. 10th and Uth grades are expected to register Friday morning September 13, at 10 a. m.. it was announced by Superintendent J. Mark McAdams Wednesday. Students of the elementary school will meet Monday morning at. 8:25 in the auditorium, and members of the junior and senior high will meet in the auditorium Monday afternoon at I o'clock. Formal opening of the school will be announced later. Felix Luffman Felix Luffman, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Luffman, of the Cool Springs community passed away Thursday, following a brief illness from pneumonia. Funeral services were held Friday from the Cool Springs church. Thurmond Chatham Is To Address Elkin Merchants All Elkin merchants, including members of the Merchants asso ciation and non-members, are urged to attend a dinner meet ing in the Kiwanis room, Hotel Elkin, next Wednesday evening, September 18, at 7 o'clock. Thurmond Chatham, president of the Chatham Manufacturing company, will speak. He will use as his subject "Cooperation." CCC BOYS SHOW GAINS IN WEIGHT During 36 Days, 146 Boys Show Total Gain of 1,150 Pounds A survey of the weight charts of 146 of the boys at the CCC camp, lo cated near Dobson, conducted by Dr. Sykes, camp physician, revealed a marvelous gain in weight made by some of the hoys. The survey In cluded only the newer arrivals at the camp, and was taken for a »36-day period. During the 36 days 146 of the boys made a total gain of 1,150 pounds with one boy piling up a gain of 29 pounds, and another one running him a close second with a gain of 28 pounds. Two others made gains of 25 pounds each; 30 others gained 10 to 15 pounds each and 70 others gained from 5 to 10 pounds each. There were only two who had a loss in weight, which loss was only very slight. The total cost for food for the 36- day period was $2,152.04, and the cost per person per day was 47 l-2c. To give some idea of what all this means in terms of potatoes, beans, bread, etc., here is a list of what is needed for dinner for one day: 100 pounds of potatoes, 50 pounds of bread, two bushels of string beans, 11-2 bushels of tomatoes 18 dozen ears of corn and 120 pounds of beef, besides the dessert. And for break fast the boys consume only 37 dozen eggs, besides a lot of other food. The above gains were made while the boys were receiving one-half pint of milk each per day, and tjiey are now getting one quart of milk each per day. Judging from the above figures It would seem that there could be no cause for any complaint about not having enough to eat. Scalded In Fall Into Wash Boiler Bessie Spicer, 15, daughter of Coy Spicer, of Traphill, is in Hugh Chat ham Memorial hospital where she was taken Monday afternoon suffer ing from severe scald from the shoulders down. It is understood the girl fell into a wash boiler. She has a fairly good chance to recover, hospital attaches said. Mrs. H. L. Lyons and two sons, Harrell and Andie, of Oxford, are spending this week here the guests of Mrs. Lyons' sister, Mrs. W. W. Whitaker, and Mr. Whitaker, at their home on Church street. • - 5 MANY APPLYING FOR LICENSE TO DRIVE Everyone, Whether A Car Owner or Not, Must Have Permit Although hundreds of motorists of Elkin and this section have applied for drivers' license during the past week, there are many who have yet failed to do so, it was stated Mon day by Sergeant W. B. Lentz and Patrolman J. J. Johnson, who have spent much of their time in assisting in filling out the blanks. Due to the fact that it is impos sible for Patrolman Johnson to wit ness and sign every application, motorists are urged to fill out their blanks and have them notarized by a ' notary public. This done, it is then only necessary to mail the ap olications to Raleigh to the address shown on the blank. The blanks may be obtained at the F-W Chevrolet Co., Elkin Motors, Inc., or at the office of Paul Gwyn. Everyone, It was pointed out, must secure a license to drive, regardless whether he or she owns an automo bile or not. And everyone who drives a car for pay, whether chauffeur, delivery or whatnot, must secure a chauffeur's license, which may be se cured only on payment of a $2.00 fee, renewable yearly. Chauffeu's li cense may be obtained up until November 1 without the necessity of the applicant standing an examina tion. Those applying for a private li cense who wait until November 1, or later, will be required to pay a fee of SI.OO. Itie private license costs nothing if obtained before that date. W. RAY MYERS, 80, DIES MONDAY NIGHT Funeral Services Held . Yesterday Afternoon At 2 o'Clock W. Ray Myers, 80, of Mount Nebo, Yadkin county, died at his home at midnight Monday night, following a lengthy illness. He had been serious for 10 days. Mr. Myers was born at Nebo, a son of toe late Jim Myers and Mrs. My ers and spent his life in that sec tion. He was twice married, first to Miss Biddie Warden and later to her sister, Missouri Warden, who died one year ago. To the first un ion was born the following children: B. C. and Robert Myers, Mesdames Lonnie Adams, Anne Matthews, Ida Matthews, all of this county and Miss Little Myers and Willie MyerF of the home. Mr. Myers was the last one of a large family of child ren. Mr. Myers had always taken an active interest in political affairs of the county, and had served as deputy sheriff under half a dozen sheriffs, beginning with the late Sheriff W. L, Kelly nearly 50 years ago. Funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. R. P. Coram and Rev. Ellis Norman and burial fol lowecLin the Boonville cemetery. If you must use a hammer—build a bouse. Elkin—Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge PUBLISHED WEEKLY CONFUSION REIGNS IN LOUISIANA AS LONG PASSES AWAY Dictator Is Victim Of Assassin's Bullet Sunday ASSAILANT IS SHOT Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 10.—Sen ator Huey P. Long died today at the height of his power and friend and foe of his political creed throughout the nation, deplored his assassination. Control of his Louisiana empire, which he ruled as a dictator, was in confusion as his lieutenants sought to solidify ~their ranks and preserve the power they inherited. Long's death came at 4:06 a. m., central standard time. He was un conscious. His immediate family and political associates surrounded his bedside. Long was 42 years old. For 31 hours he and his physicians fought against) death from wounds inflicted by Dr. C. A. Weiss, Jr., 30-year-old Baton Rouge eye specialist, who shot the senator as he stepped from the house chamber into a corridor of the capital building Sunday night. Weiss, a member of a family polit ically opposed to Long, immediately dropped dead from bullet wounds inflictgd by Long's heavily-armed bodyguards. The bullet from Weiss' gun struck the senator in the right side, pene trated the colon in two places, in jured a kidney and passed out of his body in the back. An emergency operation and five blood transfu sions failed to save him. The imposing 33-story state cap itol, setting for his greatest triumps and his fatal wounding, was chosen for the senator's last rites. MRS. WILEY BAKER CLAIMED BY DEATH Passes Away Tuesday Following Critical Illness j Mrs. Gusta Mae Baker, 61, passed away early Thursday at the home of her son in East Elkin, following a critical illness. The deceased was the widow of the late Wiley Baker, who died about three years ago. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning from Elkin Val ley church by Rev. .Grant Cothren, assisted by Rev. Eph Whisenhunt. Interment was in the church ceme tery. The deceased is survived by thft following sons and daughters: Lon nie, Annie, Charlie, Marion and Er nest Baker and Mrs. Diamond Swaim and Mrs. Frank Robertson. JONESVILLE SCHOOL OPENING DELAYED Building Not Yet Fin ished; Faculty Has Been Selected Due to the fact that the building is not ready for occupancy the date of the opening of the Jonesville school has not been decided upon. However, the faculty has been se lected and the following is a list of teachers: High school: L. S. Weaver, princi pal; Johnson Steelman, Miss Rosa lie Dobbins, Ray Swarington; First grade: Mrs. W. V. Holcomb, Mrs. Kate Key, MSss Ruby Bray; Second grade: Mrs. Odell Holcomb, Miss Laura Jayner, Miss Iris Minish; Third grade: Miss Catherine Boles, Miss Beulah Fleming; Fourth grade: Miss Kate Shore, Mrs. Z. D. Green wood; Fifth grade: Miss Thelma Shore tLMrs. Rosena Sixth grade, T. S. H/obson, Ray Madison; Seventh grade: Harvey Madison, Jeter Haynes. Ronda Young Man Attempts Suicide Jones Eller, 26, of Ronda, is in Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital as the result of a suicide attempt Sunday afternoon. The young man shot himself twice through the chest, one of the bullets severing the spinal cord. Slight hope is held for his recovery. Eller is married. No motive has been advanced for the attempt at self destruction.