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Elkin—"The Best
Little Town In
North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXV, No. 14
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AMERICAN MISSIONARY
IS ORDERED RELEASED
Addis Ababa, Feb. 11. A
shackled American missionary
and his Canadian colleague, held
prisoners in the southwestern war
zone by a local Ethiopian chieftan,
have been ordered released, it was.
disclosed today.
The men are the Rev. Harold
Street, of Paxton, 111., who was
imprisoned with a dog chain fast
mt ened to his legs, and the Rev.
John Trewin, of Toronto, who was
not shackled.
Mrs. Street and her four child
ren were held under guard at a
mission station.
MUNITIONS FIRM
FOUGHT PEACE MEETING
Washington, Feb. 11.—Evidence
/ that a great European munitions
film sought American aid in
scuttling the 1925 conference for
, the limitation of traffic in war
materials was presented today be
fore the Senate munitions com
mittee.
From the files of the ColUs Pa
tent Firearms Company, the com
mittee produced a letter from
Fabrique Nationals Des Armes de
Guerre, of Belgium, urging it to
"get busy in the high places" and
* seek delay in the appointment of
the American delegations.
• DISEASE FOLLOWS
COLD WAVE
Chicago, Feb. 11.—A new men
. ace—disease—joined winter's cav
alcade in the Midwest today.
Dr. Frank Jirka, director of the
state health department, warned
v the cold wave had reached the
"pneumonia stage" in Illinois with
435 new cases reported for the
last week.
Piercing cold held sway from
the Continental Divide to the At
lantic' coast but sunny skies fa
vored the prairie states.
THREE BELOW AT
MOUNT AIRY
Mount Airy, Feb. 11.—The mer
cury sank to 3 degrees below zero
at the government weather bu
• reau here this morning, the low
est temperature, experienced., in
Mount Airy in the past six years.
A temperature reading lower
* than this during the month of
February has not been recorded
here since the winter of 1908
y when a low of 4 degrees below
zero was reached.
ROOSEVELT MOVING
TO CURTAIL SPENDING
Washington, Feb. 11.—An as
sertion by President Roosevelt
that he was moving to curtail
government spending today coin
cided with a disclosure that fed
eral fiscal experts were contem
plating a plan for a composite
farm relief tax bill which, if sub
" mit ted as such, would seek to
raise $900,000,000.
SURRY JAIL IS NOW
COMFORTABLE PLACE
IjVork of Remodeling Is
Practically Complete;
30 Prisoners
Repairs which were in progress on I
the county Jail during Ipst fall were
bsw'Sht to a halt by the severe cold
mather, but prior to the cessation
of activities most of the work
was oompleted, and only the paint
ing and a few minor details are now
waiting more favorable weather.
Steam heat and running water
have been installed and each cell
block has its own lavatory and toilet
facilities, making for more conven
ience and'safety in caring for the
prisoners, as well as for more sani
wry conditions. When a Tribune
reporter visited the jail Wednesday
norning, one of the coldest days of
.he year, the building was very com-
Ortable as to warmth and the pris
ners were walking about in their
hirt sleeves.
Thirty prisoners are now housed
i the Jail, all of which are await
ig trial, except two, at the court
rhich is to convene next week. There
re nineteen white men, seven white
ropien and four negro prisoners.
%hen oompleted the newly re
onstructed Jail will have shower
ath and many other modern con
fluences, and will be one of the best
quipped Jails of this section of the
life . » .
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Would Tax Childless
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CHICAGO . . . Prof. F. G. Dick
inson (above), of the University of
Illinois faculty, is advocating that
taxes to meet old-age pensions be
levied on bachelors, spinsters and
childless married couples.
THURMOND CHATHAM
HEADS CATTLE MEN
Is Named President Of
N. C. Guernsey
Breeders' Assn.
Thurmond Chatham, of Winston-
Salem, owner of Klondike Farm, near
Elkin, was elected president of the
North Carolina Guernsey Breeders'
association at a meeting held at
Sedgefield Inn, Greensboro, last Fri
day. He succeeds H. H. Osborne, of
Canton.
A. L. Brown, of Concord, was
named vice-president and C. L.
Rackley, of Asheville, secretary and
treasurer.
. Attendance at the meeting was
law, due to the bad weather. A
considerable portion of the time was
taken up with a discussion of the
state Guernsey sale to be held at
Salisbury. May 7. This sale is ex
pected to attract a large number of
the better breeders, it was stated.
An appropriation of $l5O was made
toward the calf club work being con
ducted among' school boys in var
ious sections of the; state.
SURRY SCHOOLS TO
OPEN NEXT MONDAY
Teachers Meeting I s
Postponed to Febru
ary 21
It was leraned Wednesday from
John Comer, county superintendent
of schools, that all schools of the
county will be closed until Monday
on account of the snow and bad
weather.
Mr. Comer also stated that he
went to Winston-Salem Tuesday to
confer with PWA authorities in re
gard to the Elkin colored school pro
ject. and also the projects for the
Beulah, Pilot Mountain and Dobson
school projects for white pupils. Au
thorities were said to have! promised
to do all that they could to get the
projects put through.
The teachers meeting which was
to have been held in the office of
the county supernitendent Friday af
ternoon at 2:30 p. m. has been post
poned until a week later at the same
hour, and is to be held on Friday
February 21, at 2:30 p. m. All teach
ers, bus drivers and janitors are. ex
pected to be in attendance.
Mr. Comer further stated that the
repair projects for the comity
through the PWA have run out, but
that arrangements are being made
to get new approvals on the above
contracts.
Closing of Tobacco
Market Is Postponed
In view of the fact that the past
few days have been too cold to han
dle tobacco, the warehousemen and
buying companies have postponed
closing the Winston-Salem tobacco
market until Friday, February 21.
It is believed this additional time
will give the tobacco growers ample
time to prepare and market any to
bacco which they may now have on
hand. ,
Provided weather conditions are
favorable, sales next week are ex
pected to be fairly heavy in volume,
and quality tobaccos are expected to
bring the usual good prices.
Will Preach Here
Rev. Andrew D. Milstead, of Trin
ity church, in Statesyille, will preach
at the Oalloway Memorial church in
this city, Tuesday evening, Febru
ary 18, at 7:30. A cordial invita
tion is extended the public to attend.
ELKIN, N. O, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936
ELKIN MERCHANTS
TO MEET TO MAKE
PLANS FOR EVENT
To Stage Big Trade
Days Here Within the
Near Future
ARE TO PLANT TREE
At a meeting of the directors of
the Elkin Merchants association held
Tuesday night, plans were an
nounced for a meeting of all Elkin
merchants to be held in the Kiwanis
room, Hotel Elkin, next Tuesday
night, February 18, At 7:30 p. m.
The purpose of this meeting is to
make plans for a town-wide trade
event to be held here within the near
future.
L. G. Meed, E. W. McDaniel, C. C.
Myers and J. D. Brendle were named
as a committee to see that every
local merchant is present at the
meeting. The same men were named
as a membership committee for the
association.
An advertising committee was al
so named by the Mrechants associa
tion directors, comprising the follow
ing business men: A. L. Qriffcth,
chairman; E. S. Spainhour, H. F.
Laffoon, E. W. McDaniel, F. M.
Norman and J. R. Poindexter. This
committee will meet in the office of
the Elk Printing company tonight
at 7:30 o'clock to make plans for
advertising the coming trade event.
It was also decided at the meeting
of the directors to plant a tree on
the lawn of the Elkin Methodist
church to be used as a community
Christmas tree each year. J. R.
Poindexter, J. O. Bivins and C. N.
Myers were named to meet with the
church property committee and se
lect a suitable place. The tree will
be planted this month.
MRS. W. F. REECE
IS TAKEN BY DEATH
Funeral Held Tuesday
From Fall Creek Bap
tist Church
Mrs. Nevada Haynes Reece, 33,
wife of Wiley F. Reece, died Monday
at her home near Jonesville, follow
ing a ten days' illness from pneu
monia. The deceased was a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Haynes, of
near Jonesville. She was a member
of the Fall Creek Baptist church and
highly esteemed in her community.
Surviving are her husband, one
son and one daughter, Worth and
Lorene Reece; her parents, five
brothers, Harvey Haynes and Hays
Haynes, of State Road; Prltchard
Haynes, of Independence, Va.; Hen
ry and Arthur Haynes, of Yadkin
county and two sisters, Mrs. Clar
ence Shaffner and Miss , Novella
Haynes, of near Jonesville.
Funeral'rites were conducted Tues
day afternoon from. Fall Creek Bap
tist church in charge of Rev.. Isom
Vestal. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
TO MAKE SURVEY OF
YADKIN WATERSHED
Other News of CC C
Camp Located Near
Dobson
It was learned that J. T. Mc-
Laurin, soil surveyor of the soil con
servation corp of the CCC camp, lo
cated near Dobson, has been trans
ferred to Franklin ton. Mr. McLaur
in will occupy a like position at his
new location, where he will take up
his duties after attending a confer
ence of soil surveyors which Is being
held at Spartanburg, S. C., through
out this week.
It was further learned that the
Dobson camp will depend on the
federal surveyors, who will be lo
cated in this section for their soil
surveys in the future.
Soil surveys of the entire water
shed of the Yadkin river ate to be
made by a corp of Federal surveyors,
which is mapping out a complete
survey of the , section of the state
drained by the Yadkin river. Plans
are being made for the survey to
be carried out over a period of three
years or more the purpose of which
is to check up on the silt deposits
that are accumulating in the rqper
voirs of the power plants on the
stream.
A Mr. Bass, whose initials could
not be learned, Is to be in charge of
the survey, and he is to be assisted
by a Mr. Peebles and a Mr. Mc-
Mlckie.
Veterans, Swarm Offices for Bonus Blanks
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which Is reported to have prevailed throughout the United States at region
al offices of the Veterans Administration, the day and week following the
passing of the Baby Bond Bonus Rill by congress. The picture above was
taken in New York where 5,000 veterans swarmed the offices for applica
tion blanks the first day,
YADKIN COUNTY MAN
ENDS LIFE TUESDAY
James Bolin Found In
Shack With Top of
Head Blown Off
James Bolin, 71, was found in his
one-room shack on the Huntsville
road, Yadkin county, Tuesday morn
ing with the top of his head blown
off and a shotgun lying across his
body. All indications point to a
suicide theory, and Coroner Ralph
Long, after viewing the body, deemed
an inquest unnecessary.
When officers arrived at his home
they found him lying across the
bed with the entire top of his head
blown off and his brains scattered
over the floor and wall of the room.
The life of James Bolin reads like
a nightmare. Born in Yadkin coun
ty 71 years ago last Thursday, he
remained here until about 32 years
old. While working ,in the woods
with "Little" Ben Shore it is related
that Shore lay down and went to
sleep. While asleep Bolin slit his
pocket with a knife and removed
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SURRY AT TOP IN
WPA EFFICIENCY
Rated Best In District
Based On Progress
of Projects
Sixth district WPA authorities,
driving for top-ranking efficiency
status in the state, Tuesday were
notified of a 13.28 per cent, increase
in rating since January 25.
The substantial gain, reported by
the state administration, gave the
district a February 10 rating of 09.55,
second highest in North Carolina.
Ratings are based on the progress
of projects.
Surry county, with a rating of
85.12, ranked at the top of the thir
teen counties in the district. Win
ston-Salem led in the branch office
standings.
The Winston-Salem branch was
given an official rating for Febru
ary 10 of 72.18 per cent, an increase
of close to 20 per cent over Janu
ary 25. Other branch ratings were
reported:
Salisbury. 55.48 per cent, January
25, 68.43 February 10; North Wilkes
boro, 55.70 per cent, in January, and
68.05 per cent, in "February.
Reports are issued from the state
offices at Raleigh every 15 days.
Surry County Court
Is To Open Monday
The February term of the Surry
county superior court will convene
Monday morning at 10:00 a. m.,
with Judge Frank S. Hill, special
district judge, on the bench.
Due to the conjested condition of
the criminal calendar most of the
time will be devoted to the hearing
of criminal cases, although one
week of the time ordinarily would
have been devoted to civil cases, and
civil cases will only be heard by con
sent, It wmS ivwugu n'vawSuaJfi
Deputy Collector
To Be Here To Aid
In Filing Returns
For the convenience of those of
Elkin and this vicinity who are
required to file federal income tax
returns, a deputy collector of in
ternal revenue will be at Hotel
Elkin here Tuesday, February 25,
to assist taxpayers in preparing
their returns, it was learned Mon
day from C. H. Robertson, collec
tor of internal revenue for this
state. No charge will be made
for this service.
- Those whose net income is sl,-
000 or over or gross income is
$5,000 or over if single (or if mar
ried and not living with husband
or wife), are required to file a
return. If married and living
with husband or wife, those whose
net income is $2,500 or over or
gross income is $5,000 or over,
are required to file a return.
TEMPERATURE HERE
FALLS BELOW ZERO
Ten-Inch Snowfall Blan
kets Section Thursday
Night ,
Although all thermometers here
abouts didn't agree to a degree, the
mercury here Monday night did a
nose dive that took the temperature
down to zero and lower, a check-up
disclosed morning.
The check-up was not official, ev
ery individual who ventured out
doing his or her own Individual
checking. However, everyone agreed
it was c-o-l-d!
Reports from the Elkin Water de
partment pump house was to the
effect that the mercury there tumb
led to four below zero. A report
from the thermometer on the porch
of Hotel Elkin put the temperature
at two below. Various other reports
ranged from zero to six below.
One report, coming out of Wilkes
county, a few miles distance from
Elkin, gave the temperature at 15
below zero, accompanied by a will
ingness of the reporter to swear to
his statement. '
The most severe snow storm of the
winter, reaching blizzard proportions
as a keen northeast wind whipped
the whirling flakes in all directions,
blanketed Elkin Thursday night to
a depth of 10 inches.
It was the heaviest fall recorded
hefe since the record snow of De
cember, 1931. *
The fine, icy flakes began falling
about 5:30 p. m., and within a short
time the ground began to grow white.
By 7:30 o'clock the ground was cov
ered to a depth of about an inch.
•Measurements shortly after 10
o'clock disclosed three and one-half
inches with the storm growing worse.
At midnight the snow was eight
inches deep.
Driven by the wind, ( • the flakes
whipped in all directions, sifting in
to cover porches and doorways.
State highway forces got on the job
shortly after 0 o'clock with plows in
an effort to keep the highways open.
The snow stopped falling early
Friday morning. Due to difficulty
of driving, traffic was light.
Elkin—Gateway to
Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FINAL TABULATION
OF AAA BENEFITS
SHOW $17,589,400
Surry Farmers Receive
A Total of $200,612.05
In 1935
YADKIN $143,547.63
A final tabulation of AAA benefit
payments shows that North Caro
lina farmers received a total of $17,-
589,400.46 in 1935 for cooperating in
the crop adjustment programs.
The money was disbursed as ren
tals on land retired from the culti
vation of basic crops and as ad
justment payments to the farmers
who limited the production of these
crops.
The payments in this State for
1935, according to figures announced
by Dean I. O. Schaub, of State Col
lege, were divided among the grow
ers of various crops as follows:
Tobacco growers $9,359,220.81, cot
ton growers $6,717,981.05, peanut
growers $813,904.11, corn-hog pro
ducers $634,489.68, and wheat grow
ers $63,804.81.
Although this includes all the
checks distributed during the year,
Dean Schaub stated, it does not in
clude all the money due the growers
for their part in the 1935 AAA pro
grams, as some of the payments are
still due.
Henry A Wallace, Secretary of:
Agriculture, and other high govern
ment officials announced shortly
after the Supreme Court voided the*
AAA, that some way would be found
to complete all payments due farm
ers under crop adjustment contracts.
The total payments for all crops
last year, divided by counties, shows
that farmers in Surry county re
ceived $200,612,05, Wilkes county
$19,157.41, Yadkin county $143,574.-
63, and Alleghany! county $11,809.71.
SEE LINCOLN IN
DIFFERENT .LIGHT
Talmadge and Ickes Dif
fer In Opinion About
Emancipator
Springfield, 111., Feb. 11. —Highly
contrasting references to President
Roosevelt marked the tributes to
night or two political foemen—Gov
ernor Eugene Talmadge, of Georgia,
and Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes—to Abraham Lincoln on the
eve of the emancipator's 127 th birth
day anniversary.
Speaking from the same platform,
the Southern governor cited aa the
first to deliver a Lincoln eulogium
in this city long his home, and the
Roosevelt cabinet member joined in
acknowledging the great services to
his nation of the first Republican
president.
But the Georgian, an outspoken
critic of the new deal who has en
gaged in bitter controversies with
Ickes, hit at the present adminis
tration in his one direct comparison
between it and Lincoln's.
Speaking first at the mid-day
luncheon club's annual commemora
tion of Springfield's most dis
tinguished citizen. Talmadge said:
"Would that we had a man like
Abraham Lincoln in the White
House today. If we did, he would
never allow a brain trusters' creed to
teach the doctrine that you can
j bondoggle yourself back to prosper -
I ity."
Later the cabinet member from
Chicago in a speech devoted almost
entirely to an analogy between Pres
ident Roosevelt's trial'; said those of
the Civil War executive, discussed
the constitutional issue and drew a
close panellel between them.
"Certainly Lincoln did not regard
the Constitution as an infallible and
immutable instrument," he said. "He
went into the 1860 campaign with
his mind firmly made up that, the
Constitution to the contrary notwith
standing, something must be done
about the institution of human
slavery.
Mrs. Anna Shugart Is
Named Enumerator
Mrs. Anna Shugart, of Elkin, has
been named business census enum
erator here by Sam I. Craft, super
visor for this district, it was learned
Tuesday. >
Tile business census, which will
cover the year 1935, got under way
January 20. and will be of a purely
statistical nature.
All census employees are bound
by a strict census oath not to reveal
any information contained in busi
ness reports and the low mates any
violation a criminal offense.