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Elkin—"The Beet
Little Town In
North Carolina'*
VOL. No. XXV, No. 22
SURRY FARMERS IN
MASS MEETING AT
DOBSON WEDNESDAY
Organizing: Under New
Soil Conservation
Program
SCHAUB IS PRESENT
A mass meeting of farmers of
Burry county was held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:00 p. m., with an es
timated attendance of 1.200 farm
ers of the county, for the purpose
of organizing under the new tobacco
cropping and soil conservation pro
gram.
The afternoon meeting was pre
ceded by a morning session of the
township committeemen who had a
round table discussion of the new
plan. The morning meeting was
opened by J. W. Crawford, county
farm agent, who introduced Dean I.
0. Schaub, extension director of
State College, at Raleigh. Schaub
then introduced E. W. Gaither, who
conducted the discussion of the
Tarious phases of the new tobacco
cropping program.
Dean Schaub stated that the real
dbject of this program is to improve
and conserve the land of the county
and state, and is to be of a positive
nature, while the old AAA program
was of a negative nature. The AAA
program prohibited the farmers
from doing certain things, while the
new program induces them to do
certain things of their own accord.
Mr. Schaub further stated that
Blx agents, including Mr. Gaither,
representing the State College, are
holding meetings throughout the
state at the rate of one each day
for each agent, and that approxi
mately 40,000 people have been in
attendance at these meetings, with
an average attendance of 800 at
each meeting.
The afternoon meeting was in
charge of J. W. Crawford, who in
troduced as his chief speakers Dean
1. O. Schaub, extension 'director for
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WELL-KNOWN WILKES
MAN DIES SATURDAY
Represented County In
Legislature; Was
Prominent
T. Sherman Bryan, twice Wilkes
eounty's representative in the general
assembly, died Saturday morning at
his home in the Traphill community.
He was 72 years of age on March 18.
Death came following several
months of ill health and during the
last several weeks he was confined
to his home. Death was attributed
to heart disease and complications.
Mr. Bryan was one of Wilkes
county's outstanding citizens and
was known through the county and
by many people in widely separated
sections of the state.
He was married in 1899 to Miss
Lillie B. Rhudy, of Elk Creek, Va.,
who survives. Also surviving are four
children: J. W. Bryan, Traphill; At
torney T. R. Bryan, Wilkesboro;
Mrs. Nina M. Bryan Pre as, Traphill;
and Miss Amanda Vera Bryan, Berea,
Ky., and one sister, Mrs. Q. C. Rhudy,
Elk Creek, Va.
Last rites were conducted at the
residence Sunday afternoon with
Rev. J. L. A. Bumgarner, of Millers
Creek, in charge and burial was in
the family cemetery following an
Impressive burial service by the Ma
sonic lodge. Many friends from var
ious parts of the county attended the
service.
Health Office Days
Are Changed Locally
Beginning today office hours of
the Surry county health department
in Elkin will be every Thursday af
ternoon from 2:30 p. m. until 4:00
p. m., it was announced Wednesday
by Dr. Ralph J. Sykes, Surry county
health officer.
Local Stores
To Be Closed
Easter Monday
Eaater will be observed quietly
In Elkin. Special gervices bave
been planned at the various
eharches. ■ Jaßßba.
Monday all stores and bmrfnea*
hooM* will remain closed for the
day.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Tree Climbing Truck
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SEA'illvE .Here's one of those
things that can't happen, but do.
It is a tree-climbing truck, achieved
by racing wildly down a busy street,
narrowly missing pedestrians and
automobiles, plunging over a 50 foot
embankment then climbing the
tree, without injury to any one.
LOCAL MAN HAS LEG
CUT OFF BY TRAIN
Ed Soots, In Hospital,
Said In Critical
Condition
Ed Soots, of Elkin, is in Hugh
Chatham hospital here in an ex
tremely critical condition as a result
of being struck by a Southern pass
enger train near the former Biltrite
Furniture Co. building.
Soots' right foot was cut off Just
above the ankle and the flesh on his
right arm, between shoulder and el
bow, was torn away.
Rushed to the hospital immedi
ately after the accident in the
Hayes and Speas ambulance, it was
found necessary to re-amputate the
leg several inches below the knee,
so badly crushed was the leg bone.
Shortly after the accident oc
curred, it was reported to Deputy
Sheriff W. J. Snow that numerous
pieces of small rope had been found
at the scene, leading to the belief
that the young man had been tied
to the track. Mr. Snow made an in
vestigation and found fragments of
the rope which were bloody and
mashed flat in places as if a wheel
of the locomotive had passed over
them. k
However, Conductor C. R. Pleas
ants, who was in charge of the train,
stated that Soots was not tied to the
track. He said that Soots was in
toxicated and that he removed a
small bottle of whisky from his coat
pocket. As to the rope, the conduc
tor said it was found nearby and
that he and others of the train crew
attempted to cord the injured man's
leg with it but it proved so rotten
they were unable to do so.
It is understood that the man was
lying near the track with his right
foot over the rail when struck. The
train, No. 13, westbound, rounded a
curve and was unable to stop in time
to avoid hitting him. Engineer
Swift Hooper was at the throttle.
Due to the semi-conscious condi
tion of the injured man it has been
found impossible to question him as
to the accident.
NATIVE OF SURRY
TORNADO VICTIM
S. W. Apperson Killed
In Gainesville, Ga.
Monday
Solomon W. Apperson, 63, a native
of Siloam, Surry county, and a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ap
person, was P, victim of the tornado
which struck Gdinesvile, Georgia
early Monday For a number of
years Mr. Apperson was located in
Winston-Salem, where he was a
member of a real estate firm. During
the past several years he has been]
with Brown-Williamson Tobacco Co.,
with headquarters at Gainesville.
He is survived by two brothers, T.
B. Apperson of Winston-Salem and
E. P. Apperson of Siloam, and two
sisters, Mrs. W. H. Reid of Pilot
Mountain, and Mrs. W. T. Fletcher,
of BoonviUe. Mr. Apperson was an
uncle of Ralph Fletcher of this city.
The remains were brought to
Winston-Salem for funeral aervloes
and Interment.
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ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1936
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
N. C. RIVERS
ARE RISING
Raleigh, April 7.—North Caro
lina rivers, almost constantly in
flood or near-flood stage for four
consecutive months, tonight were
rising steadily again to threaten
eome property, while the state
highway and public works com
mission engineers were laboring to
keep routes in all sections open to
traffic.
The Cape Fear and Neuse were
oat of their banks and were ex
pected to reach high marks for
1936, while the Roanoke and Tar
were climbing slowly with no in
dication as to the extent of flood
in their reaches, Lee A. Denson,
meteorologist of the United States
weather bureau here, reported.
BLAMES HOSPITAL
FOR CHILD'S DEATH ;
Winston-Salem, April 7.—James
L. Grimes, of Winston-Salem,
charged in a public statement to
day that his five-year-old daugh
ter, critically ill with pneumonia,
was kept waiting: in an automo
bile outside City Memorial hos
pital here for 45 minutes because
he lacked $6 of having: enough to
pay a week's fees in advance.
Taken to another hospital
later, the child died the same
night.
Grimes said he offered the hos
pital sls and promised the bal
ance of the week's charges of s2l
immediately, but that the hospi
tal refused to admit the child.
NEW DEMAND FOR
INVESTIGATION
Trenton, N. J., April 7.—New
demands for an investigation of
the Bruno Richard Hauptmann
case were made today following
the quick defeat by the legislature
of two similar proposals.
Assemblyman Basil B. Bruno,
Monmouth Republican, announc
ed he would seek approval next
Monday night of a resolution call
ing for an investigation of the
case, including Gov. Harold G.
Hoffman, the state police, and At
torney General David T. Wilentz.
BUSINESS FIGHTS
TAX PROPOSAL
Washington, April 7. The
chamber of commerce of the Unit
ed States, representing a portion
of organized business, today bom
barded the administration's $799,-
000,000 tax program as "embar
rassing" to business and a "gam
ble."
In a last-minute appearance be
fore the house ways and means
committee closed its public hear
ings with the start of actual bill
drafting scheduled for tomorrow,
Fred H. Clausen, chairman of the
chamber's committee on federal
finances, led an organized assault
against the plan.
TWO NABBED AT
STILL IN WILKES
North Wilkesboro, April 7.
Federal revenue agents raided a
still in Antioch township today
two young men,
Walter Sparks and Ivory John
son. Agents Leonard Roope and
J. T. Jones made the raid and the
young men lost in a foot race with
the officers.
Bonds of SSOO each for appear
ance at the May term of federal
court at Wilkesboro were filed
following a hearing before J. W.
Dula, United States commissioner.
BRUNO HAUPTMANN
IS ELECTROCUTED
Convicted Child Slayer
Fails To Make
Confession
The last chapter in the Lindbergh
kidnaping case, insofar as concerns
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, was
closed Friday night shortly before 9
o'clock when 2,200 volts of electricity
applied by the state of New Jersey
removed the German carpenter from
the picture.
Hauptmann went to his death de
nying his guilt, and a confession
which was thought possible as the
minutes neared for him to enter the
chair, failed to be forthcoming.
Following his execution, the body
was turned over to his wife, Mrs.
Anna Hauptmann, who had It re
moved to an undertaking establish
ment in the Bronx, New York, where
it was cremated. It is understood
that the dead man's ashes will be re
turned to his native Germany.
Tribune Cooking School Will Open
This Afternoon At 2:30 Under the
Direction of Miss Addie Malone
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YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
COOKING SCHOOL
CONDUCTED BY MISS ADDIE MALONE
TO BE GIVEN IN THE
KIWANIS ROOM, HOTEL ELKIN
ELKIN, N. C.
. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
APRIL 9TH AND IOTH
FROM *;SO TO 4:30 P. M.
RECIPES - PRIZES - SURPRIZES
BIBLE CLASS IS
TO PRESENT PLAY
Will Be Given Sunday
Morning At Method
ist Church
"The Disciple Who Understands",
a one-act play, will be presented at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock by members of the
Mason Llllard Bible Class.
The play is designed to show how
the disciples groped their way out
of perplexity and sorrow into belief
and understanding and to help the
audience to gain a new appreciation
of what the risen Christ means to
the world.
The characters in the order of
their appearance are:
Mary of Bethany,, Miss Ophelia
Paul; Martha, Miss Blanche Dixon;
Rachel, wife of Peter, Mrs. Alden
HUnt; Salome, Mrs. Fletcher Harris;
Peter, Mr. S. O. Maguire; Mary
Magdaline, Mrs. Jones Holcomb.
Music will be furnished by Mrs.
Fletcher Harris and Miss Mayme
Blackwood and Mrs. R. B. Harrell
is in charge of the stage setting. The
play is under the direction of Mrs.
Joe Bivins.
A cordial invitation is extended the
public to attend.
ARE TO PRESENT
PAGEANT SUNDAY
Will Be Staged By
Young Folks At Bap
tist Church
A pageant, "The Challenge of the
Cross", will be presented by a group
of young women of the First Bap
tist church at the evening hour of
worship Sunday at 8 o'clock. The
pageant beautifully portrays the
willingness of true disciples of the
Cross to carry their crosses and up
hold always the Kingdom work.
The Evangel is portrayed by Miss
Emma Cooke and the six disciples
are: Misses Deon Lowery, Bernice
Eidson, Mary Sale, Ruth Shumate,
Edwlna Lawrence and Blanche My
ers. The pageant is under the di
rection of Miss Hazel Byrd.
Special music will be furnished by
the church choir.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend the service.
John Chaplin Sparks
Is Found Dead In Bed
John Chaplin Sparks, 82, a re
spected farmer of the Traphill com
munity. was found dead in bed
Tuesday morning by members of his
family. He had been in his usual
health and his death was unexpected.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday and interment was in the
family graveyard near the home.
Defeat Winston
In a recent bowling contest iciMn
defeated a team from Winston-Sa
lem by the score of 1011 to 1523.
High scorers for Elkln were Harris,
340, and Cheek, 326. Cable was high
scorer for the opposition with 360.
To Conduct School
I
n
JM Pp
Miss Addle Malone, home service
specialist, who will conduct The
Tribune Cooking School here today
and Friday. The school will be in
the Kiwanis room at Hotel Elkin.
LAST RITES HELD
FOR JOHN S. ROTH
Former Resident Died
Sunday At Home In
Sedgefield
The remains of John Shimer Roth,
72, arrived here Tuesday at noon
and the body lay in state in the
Methodist church until 2 o'clock in
the afternoon when final rites were
held. Mr. Roth, a former resident
of this city, passed away at his home
at Sedgfield, near Greensboro, Sun
day afternoon at 4:40. He had beer*
in declining health for a number of
years and for the past ten days his
condition had been critical.
Surviving Mr. Roth are his second
wife, a daughter, Mrs. A. S. Kenni
cle, Jr., of Winston-Salem; two sis
ters, Mrs. George S. Seaman, of
German town, Pa., and Mrs. R. L.
Hubbard, of this city.
The rites were in charge of Rev.
William A. Lambeth, D. D., pastor
of the Wesley Memorial Methodist
church of High Point, assisted by
Rev. Wm. A. Jenkins, pastor of the
Elkin Methodist church.
Interment was in the family plot
In Hollywood cemetery. A beautiful
and profuse floral tribute bespoke
the admiration of a host of friends
here and elsewhere.
Boonville Man Is
Injured In Fall
Robert Vestal of Boonville was ad
mitted to the local hospital Tuesday
suffering from minor cuts and
bruises. Mr. Vestal was injured when
a porch on which he was working
collapsed and fell on him. The
porch was at the home of his fath
er-in-law, Arthur Sizemore.
He remained at the local hospital
Louis Kamhach had had so much
fun during his vacation at a Min
nesota lake that he dreamed about
it. His dream was so vivid that he
stood up In his bed and dived
through the window into the yard,
where he landed uninjured.
16 PAGES
TWO SECTIONS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TO BF COMDOCTFB
IN KIWANIS ROOM
OF HOTEL ELKIN
Numerous Prizes To Be
Given Away At Each
Session
EVERYONE INVITED. ?
Sponsored by The Tribune and to
be conducted by the Duke Power
Co., The Tribune's second cooking
school will get under way in the Ki
wanis room of Hotel Elkin this aft
ernoon at 2:3o"o'clock..
MJss ; Addie Malone, nationally
known home service expert, will be
in full charge of the cooking ses
sions to be held today and Friday.
Miss Malone, a favorite with Elkin
housewives, has had many years ex
perience in home economics and in
the presentation of her subject with
practical demonstrations, will prove
that home making along modern
lines is not just a theory.
Miss Malone will use an all elec
tric kitchen for her demonstrations.
A number of local firms are co
operating in the cooking school, as
well as several out-of-town manu
facturers whose products are handled
locally.
Worthwhile prizes will be distrib
uted at the close of each day's ses
sion of the school. Children under
16 years of age will not be allowed
to compete for the prizes although
they will be welcome to attend the
school. Dishes whieh Miss Malone
prepares on both days will be distrib
uted among the other prizes.
Merchants and business firms co
operating with The Tribune and the
Duke Power company in staging the
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HUNDREDS KILLED
IN WIND STORMS
Tornadoes Do Damage
Estimated In Millions
of Dollars
Following a twisting, slashing at
tack on Greensboro last week in
which more than a dozen people
were killed, hundreds injured, and
over two million dollar damages
done, tornados the first of this week
swept down on towns in Georgia,
Alabama- Mississippi and South Car
olina to kill hundreds and wreck
property valued in the millions.
Gainesville, Ga., and Tupelo, Miss.,
were the towns hardest hit, the twist
ers taking over 200 liyes in each
town and wrecking hundreds of
homes and business buildings.
As the work of rehabilitation, un
der the direction of the Red Cross
progresses in the hard hit towns, ad
ditional casualties are being brought
to light.
Winston Man Is Bound
Over to Yadkin Court
Odell Mayberry, of Winston-Sal
em, was bound over to Yadkin coun
ty superior court Tuesday afternoon
by Magistrate R. C. Pardue, of
Jonesville, who found probablp cause
as to a charge of reckless driving.
Bond was set at SSOO.
The hearing was a result of an
accident which occurred in Arling
ton a number of weeks ago in which
the car occupied by Mayberry col
lided with a car driven by Robert
Triplett, of Jonesville.
Jonesville Names
Ticket Monday For .
Election On May 4
At a town mass meeting held in
Jonesville Monday night the fol
lowing ticket was placed in nomi
nation for election the first Mon
day in May:
For mayor, G. R. Hall; com
missioners: Ab Brown, Lon Vestal,
Will Gregory, El Burcham and
Frank Robertson.
It ta not known at the praaeat
time whether or not there will be
n opposition ticket in the fteH.