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VOL. No. XXV, No. 9
AAA IS KILLED BY
US. SUPREME COURT;
SEEKING NEW PLAN
Fly Wheel of New Deal
Legislation Is
Smashed
ROOSEVELT SILENT
Washington, Jan. 7.— Following
the decision of the Supreme court
yesterday that the new deal, in
the field of agriculture, as well as
of industry, had been operating
outside the limits prescribed by the
constitution, Washington continued
today in a state of confusion worse
confounded. President Roosevelt
maintained an unbroken silence. At
the same time it was perceived that
a number of men had set about the
task of salvaging something from
the debris in a spirit not altogether
lacking in hope, as Secretary Wal
lace issued a call for a conference
of farm leaders.
President Roosevelt expects the
Congress to enact legislation designed
to provide protection for its enact
ments "until final adjudication by
the highest tribunal of the land," as
suggested in his annual message, the
chief executive intimated at his press
conference today.
Refusing to discuss the decision
of the Supreme court in the Hoosac
mills corporation case invalidating
the salient features of the agricul
tural adjustment act, or to go into
details of his recommendation for
lessening the prerogative of the
lower federal courts, the President
forced his newspaper interrogators
to content themselves with his
statement that the whole matter is
being studied.
STORE ROBBED AT
THURMOND DEC. 25
Identify Man Killed In
Winston As One of
Robbers
The activities of a theft ring
which took in coniderable territory
was broken up early last Friday
morning in Winston-Salem when
Daniel Brown, Winston-Salem youth
was killed while in the act of steal
ing chickens.
An account of Brown's activities
leading up to his death discloses that
Jhe had been operating in Wilkes and
*Alleghany counties, in addition to
Forsyth.
On the morning of December 25,
a young man later identified as
Brown, and a companion who has
been recently arrested and identified
as Harry Jackson, known locally,
were surprised in the act of break
ing into the store of Walter Sim
mons, at Thurmond. Making their
getaway, they headed toward Sparta
and wrecked the stolen car they Were
in on the mountain road. Holding
up a Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, of At
lanta, Ga., the two took their car
and headed back into stokes coun
ty, where they wrecked -the ma
chine. Arrested by the Stokes sheriff,
they were held six hours, and re
leased. They were next heard from
when Brown was killed.
Jackson is in jail at Sparta.
MRS. W. J. HARMON
PASSES WEDNESDAY
Funeral to be Held To
day From Pleasant
Hill Church
Mrs. Sarah Emmaline Harmon,
63, wife of W. J. Harmon, passed
away at her home in North Elkin
Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock from
an illness of several months with
diabetes. The deceased was a high
ly esteemed woman and greatly be
loved in her community.
She is survived by her husband,
W. J. Harmon; one daughter. Miss
Blanche Harmon, and four sons,
Lawrence, Arthur and Hugh Har
mon, of Elkin and W. R. Harmon, of
Guilford College. Two sisters, Mrs.
R. A. Rupard and Mrs. J. Holland,
of Statesville, and three brothers, T.
N. Snow, Clover, Va.; J. A. Snow,
Kannapolis, and W. F. Snow, States
ville, and two grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services will be held this
morning at 11 o'clock from Pleasant
Hill Baptist church in charge of
Rev. R. E. Adams and Rev. E. G.
Jordon and interment will be'ln the
church cemetery.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
BIG SALARIES
ARE REVEALED
Washington, Jan. 7.—The na
tural curiosity of man to know
how much money the other fel
low makes was partly satisfied to
day with the congressional dis
closure of salaries paid all corpor
ation employees in the country re
ceiving $15,000 or more a year.
Such 12-month pay checks as
$500,000 for William Randolph
Hearst and $339,166.65 for Mae
West were sprinkled among the
1934 salary lists made public by
the house ways and means com
mittee.
STATE AFFECTED BY
AAA DECISION
Raleigh, Jan. 7.—One hundred
workers have no positions and 2,-
000 farmers had no checks today
as the result of the Supreme court
opinion yesterday invalidating the
AAA.
Farmers who were bringing
their meat into Raleigh got ready
to drop from five to 10 cents a
pound and to freeze to any stray
pennies that they may pick up
between now and planting time.
It was considered lucky for most
of them that they had marketed
their cotton and tobacco.
MORGAN MAKES
WAR DISCLOSURES
Washington, Jan. 7.—With J.
P. Morgan seated placidly before
it, the senate munitions committee
filled an important gap in world
war history today with a disclos
ure that Woodrow Wilson himself
removed obstacles to the first of
many American loans to allied
nations.
From the head of the powerful
house of Morgan, however, there
came assertions also that German
acts, and not the lending of
American dollars, drew this coun
try into the war.
EXPECT VOTE ON
BONUS FRIDAY
Washington, Jan. 7.—A vet
erans organization bonus bill,
slightly amended as to its financ
ing features, tonight was steered
toward a house vote on Friday
which Democratic leaders con
ceded would approve it by "an
overwhelming majority."
LOCAL TAXIS MUST
PROVIDE INSURANCE
Board Orders Slot Ma
chines and Punch
Boards Confiscated
At the meeting of the Elkin town
commissioners Monday night an or
dinance was passed requiring all
taxicab operators to have liability
insurance by and not later than Jan
uary 20, 1936, the policies to be
posted with the chief of police not
later than that date. /
The ordinance provides a fine of
SSO, and imprisonment of 30 days
for all taxi operators who do not
comply, each day after January 30
to constitute a new and separate of
fense.
The commissioners also instructed
the police department to confiscate
all slot machines to be found in town
with the exception of the marble
table type which provide a test of
skill to operate. The board also in
structed police to confiscate all
punch boards to be found in Elkin
after January 16.
Move Furniture Stock
To Tribune Basement
The stock of the Exchange Furn
iture company, damaged by water
and smoke in the fire which des
troyed the vacant McNeer Hardware
company building here on the morn
ing of December 24, has been stored
in the basement of The Tribune
building for the present.
FHA Representative
To Be Here Jan. 15
\j. Marion Bolick, representing the
Federal Housing Administration, will
be at Hotel Elkin all day Wednes
day, January 13, where he will be
glad to consult with those contem
plating building or remodeling under
the terms of the FHA.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936
POSTAL RECEIPTS
HERE ARE HIGHEST
SINCE YEAR 1927
Quarter Ending Sept.
Highest In History
of Office
17 PER CENT GAIN
Postal receipts of the local post
office for 1935 were the largest since
the year 1927, it was learned Tues
day afternoon from F. W. Graham,
postmaster.
Receipts for the quarter ending
the last of September were the
freatest in the history of the office
for that period.
Gross receipts for 1935 amounted
to $11,956.66 as compared with $lO,-
198.32 for 1934, reflecting an in
crease of $1,758.34, or a gain of over
17 per cent, Mr. Graham's figures
show.
Receipts for the December quar
ter showed an increase of 20.8 per
cent over Che corresponding period
in 1934, the gain, in dollars and
cents, amounting to $610.65. Each
quarter of the calendar year 1935
showed a substantial increase over
the same periods for 1934.
R. M. HUDGINS NEW
MANAGER FOR DUKE
Succeeds H. T. Brown
As Head of Power Co.
Branch Here
R. M. Hudgins, of Winston-Salem,
has been named manager of the lo
cal branch of the Duke Power Com
pany, succeeding H. T. Brown, man
ager for the past 10 years, who has
been relieved of the job at his own
request.
Due to the fact that his health is
not as good as it once was, and the
ill health of Mrs. Brown, Mr. Brown
asked for reliefs some time ago, but
it was only last week that a new
manager was appointed. Mr. Brown
will continue with the company and
will supervise construction of rural
electric lines, continuing to make
Elkin his home for the present.
Mr. Hudgins and his wife have
already moved to Elkin, where they
are making their home at Hotel Elk
in. The new manager, before com
ing here, was with the Winston-
Salem branch of the Duke Power
Co., and is an expert electrical en
gineer. •
Although Elkin extends a warm
welcome to the new Duke manager
and his wife, its citizens are at the
same time glad that Mr. and Mrs.
Brown will continue to make their
home here.
LOCAL BANK ENDS
EXCELENT YEAR
Lewellyn Reports Net
Profit of 25 Per Cent
On Stock
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of The Bank of Elkin, held
Tuesday night in the bank lobby,
R. C. Lewellyn, president of the
bank, reported a very successful year,
announcing a net profit of about 25
per cent on common stock; the pay
ment of a dividend to both common
and preferred stockholders, and the
addition of $4,000 to the bank sur
plus, making a total of $7,500 which
has been added to the surplus since
the bank opened for business.
A total of $1,500 was placed in a
fund for retirement of preferred
stock, tbius money to go to common
stockholders later in form of a divi
dend.
It was also announced that undi
vided profits now amount to nearly
$7,000.
This report, as made by R. C.
Lewellyn, president, shows the bank
to be in a very strong financial con
dition.
The old board of directors were
re-elected by the stockholders. The
board, headed by J. R. Poindexter,
chairman, is made up of the follow
ing members: Garland Johnson, R.
C. Lewellyn, W. A. Neavesr C. S.
Poster, W. S. Gough, R. C. Freeman
and T. M. Roth. , 1
R. C. Lewellyn was again elected
president. W. S. Gough vice-presi
dent; Garland Johnson, active vice
president and cashier; Miss Gaynell
Phillips, assistant cashier and secre
tary; Franklin Folger, assistant cash
ier; j. D. Jones, teller, and Miss Lu
cille Phillips, assistant secretary.
Putting on the Soldier Bonus Pressure
I MP^M
WASHINGTON . . . Above are the three men who are in command
in putting the soldier bonus pressure on congress. Left to right, John
Thomas Taylor, director of the American Legion Legislative Committee;
Ray Murphy, National Commander of the American Legion; and, Wm. C.
Barnes, executive secretary of the Legislative Committee. Vote on the
bonus measure is expected to take place Friday.
JURORS DRAWN FOR
FEBRUARY SESSION
2 Weeks' Mixed Term
of Surry Court to,
Start February 17
Jurors for the February term of
Surry superior court which will get
under way at Dobson February 17
for a two weeks' mixed term, were
drawn Monday by the Surry board
of county commissioners.
Judge Warlick will preside during
the term which will feature a week
of criminal court and a week for
trial of civil actions.
Other than drawing jurors for
service during the two weeks, the
commissioners transacted little other
business outside of a routine nature.
Jurors whose names were drawn,
follow:
First week: George Am burn, C.
F. Hennis, J. F. Hardy, Tyre Brown,
J. R. Gwyn, E. O. Wilmouth, R. D.
Livengood, J. E. Poindexter, W. T.
Snow, Thomas B. Ashby, John Ban
ner, Harry Campbell, Walter O'Neal,
Clyde Johnson, C. W. Hamby, J. E.
White, W. L Sydnor, F. M. Norman,
George Mitchell, D. S. Jones, C. A.
Peele, Ed Oakley, Tom Callahan, H.
C. Stanley, Elbert Bullin, V. E. Phil
lips, J. W. Hutchins, H. L. Allen, C.
C. Edwards, W. E. Parks, C. L. Jar
vis. J. A. Comer, G. C. Ellis, M. C.
Gardner, Earl R. Tate, W. T. Stan
ley and C. A. Cooper.
Second week: A. J. Snow, Byron
D. Bunker, Grady Cooper, H. W.
Bullin, W. B. Briritle, J. S. Jarvis, J.
D. Carson, W. H. Foy, J. B. Creed,
W. C. Beamer, Hort Thompson, W.
T. White, W. C. Shinault, M. S.
Freeman, Jesse Banner, H. A. fead
gett, Will F. Greenwood, J. W. Den
ney, W. A. Critz, H. V. Allred, L. F-
O'Neal, E. R. Slaughter, C. H. Swift.
HANCOCK TO SEEK
TO SUCCEED SELF
Congressman Announ
ces Decision to Regain
House Seat
Washington, Jan. 6.—Frank Han
cock, representative of the fifth
North Carolina district, made the
following statement today:
"I am of course, mindful of the
mention of my name in the public
press as sD probable candidate far
the United States senate, and I
do appreciate the interest manifested
by my friends throughout the state,
which I shall gratefully remember.
However, in every county in the
fifth district friends and co-work
ers with whom I have been associated
for six years and for whom I have
an abiding affection and deep sense
of obligation, urge me to remain at
my present post. To me, their call
outweighs other considerations.
"I shall therefore be a candidate
to succeed myself as a representa
tive in Congress from the fifth
North Carolina congressional dis
trict."
Local Woman Will Not
Lose Sight of Eye
Mrs. Ed Church, who sustained an
accidental injury to an eye last
week, will not lose the sight of the
eye, it was learned following an
operation at a Winston-Salem hos
pital, although it is not known
whether full vision can be restored.
115,000.000 people go to movies
every week in the United State#.
Town Tag Sale
Shows Improvement
Over Last Year
Dixie Graham, Elkin chief of
police and tax collector, stated
Wednesday that the number of
town automobile tags sold to date
is in excess of the number sold
at this date last year, but that
there are many motorists here
who have as yet failed to pur
chase tags.
Chief Graham urged that mo
torists who have as yet not equip
ped their cars with tags to do so
at once and avoid legal action.
"We mean to see that every car
is properly licensed with a town
tag this year," he said, "and
those who fail to buy tags within
a reasonable time will be forced
to do so."
SOUTHERN IMPROVES
LOCAL RWY. SERVICE
To Operate Exclusive
Passenger Train, Ef
fective Monday
Southern Railway officials have
announced the beginning of passen
ger train service from Winston-Sal
em to North Wilkesboro, to become
effective Monday.
For a considerable time passenger
service on this line has been on a
mixed train which carried freight
as well as express and passengers.
However, under the new schedule,
the passenger train will be used for
passengers and express exclusively
and will thus give a' faster schedule.
Although the exact schedule of the
train has not been announced, H. B.
Holcomb, local station agent, said
Wednesday that the west-bound pas
senger train should reach Elkin
about 10:20 a. m. On the east
bound trip it should arrive here
about 3 p. m. and make good con
nections with outgoing trains from
Winston-Salem.
The official schedule will be pub
lished next week.
DR. NICKS BUYS
BUILDING HERE
Will Remodel Frazier
Building On West
Main Street
The Frazier building, on West
Main street, now used to house the
Pilgrim Mission, has been purchased
by Dr. C. E. Nicks, local veterinarian,
who win remodel it so as to include
two modern apartments on the up
stairs floor and his offices on the
ground floor.
Or. Nicks and his family will oc
cupy one of the apartments, it is
understood.
Just what plans of the Pilgrim
Mission are is not known at this
time. l£o Hinshaw, a member of
the Mission, stated Wednesday that
a decision would be made as to fu
ture quarters sometime between the
present date and February 1.
Remodeling of the building is ex
pected to get under way soon.
Passes Away
Oarvey Brown. 17, son of S. Z.
Brown, of cycle. Yadkin County,
passed away in the local hospital
Tuesday night following a 0 brief
critical l&neas.
Elkin—Gateway to I
Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
NEW OFFICIALS OF
KIWANIS CLUB ARE
INSTALLED FRIDAY
Carl Goerch Is Principal
Speaker of Oc
casion
REVIEW PROGRESS
New officials of the Elkin Kiwanis
club for the year 1936 were installed
in office Friday night at a banquet
held at Hotel Elkin.
Designated as ladies' night, a large
attendance made up of wives and
friends of the Kiwanians, was pres
ent to hear the featured speaker of
the occasion, Carl (Joerch, editor of
The State, who for about 45 min
utes had his audience in stitches as
he interspersed an excellent talk
with jokes and humorous stories.
L. Q. Meed, president for the en
suing year, was presented to the club
by C. H. Brewer, retiring president.
Mr. Brewer, in retiring from the job
which he has filled with credit dur
ing 1935, thanked fellow members of
the club for their cooperation and
reviewed the accomplishments of
the past year, listing among them
the start made on the community
playground, the purchase of an arti
ficial limb for a local youth, the con
struction of the Elkin-Ronda road
and the raising of $108.40 for the
Christmas Cheer fund as the most
important.
Mr. Meed, in a brief talk, asked
for the cooperation of the club dur
ing the year to come and pledged
himself to do all in his power to
continue its march of progress and
accomplishment.
Mr. Goerch was introduced by W.
M. Allen and during his talk he
pointed out that the greatest assets
a town can have are cooperation
among its citizens, and friendliness
and courtesy toward strangers. All
forms of worthwhile publicity are al
so assets to town, he stated.
In speaking of the state as a
whole, the speaker pointed out num
erous odd but interesting facts that
are not generally known and urged
that everyone get more thoroughly
acquainted with the state and the
people of its various sections. Mr.
Goerch's speech was thoroughly en
joyed by all present.
Other officials to take office for
the present year, in addition to Mr.
Meed as president, were: W. B. Lank
ford, vice-president and program,
chairman; Wilbur Carter, secretary
treasurer, and the following direc
tors: Dr. R. B. Harrell, J. R. Poin
dexter, Jones Holcomb, H. P. Laf
foon, H. P. Graham, E. W. McDan
iel and E. S. Spainhour.
Five new members of the club
were welcomed during the banquet,
Professor L. S. Weaver, Rev. L. B.
Aberaethy, Paul Gwyn, Rev. W. A.
Jenkins and Professor j. Mark Mc-
Adams.
Mrs. Lula Weir, guest of the club
was winner of the attendance prize
for ladies. Errol Hayes won the
men's prize.
M. R. DUNNAGAN IS
VISITOR IN ELKIN
Candidate for State Of
fice Is Weil-Known
Locally
M. R. Dunnagan, candidate for
secretary of state of North Carolina,
was a visitor In RUrin Tuesday.
Mr. Dunnagan, a native of Yad
kin county, and well-known through
out this section, has recently opened
campaign headquarters in Winston-
Salem.
Planning an active campaign, he
stated that his chances of securing
the nomination are excellent. He
is well-known locally and has many
friends here who are watching his
campaign with interest.
Tobacco Markets
In Winston and
Mt. Airy to Open
Both the Mount Airy and Win
ston-Salem tobacco markets will
re-open for sales Monday, Janu
ary 13 following a one-month
close daring the holiday season.
Although no official estimate
has been made of the number r*
pounds remaining to be sold, nor
prices expected, it is believed that
satisfactory prices for all ty#BP
mimt |iwica wfii prevailft&,
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