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VOL. No. XXV, No. 24
SURRY COURT NOW
UNDER WAY; MANY
CASES ON DOCKET
Caleb Wagoner Indict
ment Changed to Sec
ond Degree Murder
LOCAL CASES HEARD
Surry county superior court con
vened Monday morning at 10:00 a.
m. for the hearing of criminal cases,
with Judge Wilson Warlick presid
ing and with Honorable Allen H.
Gwyn as solicitor.
Judge Warlick made an address of
approximately 40 minutes to the
grand jury upon their duties as
jurymen and the functions of the
jury, and also upon the importance
of upholding all the laws of the
state.
Up to Wednesday morning the
grand jury had returned 24 true
bills into open court, and one bill
not a true bill. The grand Jury had
not completed its work at noon
Wednesday.
With two murder cases and also
two manslaughter cases set for trial
at this term of court, there was a
large crowd in attendance Monday
morning.
A special venire of 35 men were
called to the court house Wednes
day morning from the western end
of the county to make up a jury for
the hearing of the Caleb F. Wag
oner murder case, but after a
lengthy council between the counsel
for the defense and the solicitor and
the states witnesses a request was
made to the judge by a defense at
torney that the charge be reduced
from that of first degree murder to
that of second degree murder, which
request was accepted by the judge
and the solicitor. The trial got un
der way Wednesday morning, and
despite the inclement weather, the
court room and most of the galler
ies were filled with spectators.
The special venire of men was
dismissed after the charge of first
degree murder had been dropped.
In the case of the state against
Marshall Hiolcomb, of Mkin, who
was charged with operating a car
while intoxicated, the above charge
was dropped due to the fact that the
officers who apprehended him tes
tified that they could not smell any
whisky on him. Mr. Holcomb testi
fied that he was bothered with
some abscessed teeth and had been
taking some rfiedicine for that which
made him act in an abnormal man
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JUNIORS TO HOLD
DISTRICT MEETING
Jr. 0. U. A. M., District
7, To Meet With
Siloam Council
The spring meeting of District
No. 7, Jr. O. U. A. M. will be held
with Siloam Council No. 57 at Si
loajn on Friday, May 15. A business
session will be held at 2:30 P. M.
and a public session at night in the
school auditorium, at which time it
is expected to have a class of chil
dren from the Junior Orphans
Home at Lexington. The Junior Or
der pictures will also be shown.
State Councilor Monroe Adams, of
Statesville will be present and oth
er officials of the State Council are
expected.
The meeting will be in charge of
J. R. Calloway, ot Ronda, district
deputy state councilor. He will be
assisted by the following district
officers:
Junior P. C.. D. A. Roberson, Mt.
Airy; C., Bradley Dancey, N. Wilkes
boro; V. C., E. D. Byrd, Ronda; A.
R. S., N. P. Bryant, Yadkinville;
F. S., L. W. Cook, Dobson; Treas
urer, J. R. Windsor, Elkin; Cond.,
J. 8. Thomasson, Hampton ville;
Warden, G. E. Vannoy, Purlear; I.
S., Claud Howard, Union Grove; O.
S., S. L. Pardue; Chaplain, R. H.
Green, Ronda.
An important item of business will
be the election of district officers
for the ensuing year. Reports from
the councils will be received and
other business of interest transacted.
This district is composed of Surry,
Wilkes and Yadkin Counties and has
15 councils with a membership of
1,256.
Missionary To Speak
Rev. Buell Bingham, a returned
missionary from Antigna, in the
British West Indies, will be at the
Pilgrim Holiness church in this city
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock to
bring a missionary message.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this service,
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Mystery Solved
. IS
The mystery engulfed the
brutal slaying: of Mrs. Nancy E.
Titterton, above, author and wife of
a radio executive, was solved Tues
day by New York City police when
John C. Fiorenza, 24, confessed the
crime. Fiorenza, an ex-convict, was
traced by a piece of cord, and his
confession followed his arrest. Mrs.
Titterton had been assaulted and
then strangled.
I ATE NEWC
from the
State and Nation
TITTERTON MURDER
MYSTERY SOLVED
New York, April 21.—A piece of
string:, such as upholsterers use,
tonight provided police with a
fiction-like solution of the death
of Mrs. Nancy Evans Titterton In
the Beekman Place murder mys
tery.
After 12 days of tracing the
twine found beneath the body of
the young writer, who was as
saulted and strangled to death on
Good Friday, authorities suddenly
announced:
"We have broken the Titterton
case, and now have in custody
the perpetrator, who has con
fessed.
"He is John C. Fiorenza,, 24
years old, an upholsterer, of 1601
65 th street, Brooklyn."
HUGHES SETS
NEW RECORD
New York, Aprn 21.—Howard
Hughes, the HoDywood movie
producer, established his third
national air speed record today
when he set his low wing mono
plane down at Floyd Bennett
field just 4 hours 21 minutes and
32 seconds after he took off from
Miami, Fla.
Hughes, 33-year-old aviation
enthusiast, set a new west-east
trans-continental air mark last
January 14 when he flew from
Burbank, Calif., to Newark, N. J.,
in nine hours, 27 minutes and 10
seconds, eclipsing the previous
record held by Roscoe Turner at
10:01:51 in September, 1934.
FORSYTH PRISONER
KILLED IN BREAK
Joe Harrell, 21-year-old white
prisoner, serving a 12-months
term imposed in Forsyth county
for larceny and receiving, was
fatally shot about 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon as he made a
break for freedom on highway
770, between Leaksville and
Stoneville. He died at the scene
a few minutes later, It was re
ported by W. Capers White, di
vision C supervisor of the state
penal system, who Investigated
the case.
Ollie N. Alley, the guard who
mortally wounded Harrell, was
exanerated by a jury which was
convened by John B. Bay, acting
Rockingham county coroner.
LACK OF GOLD
MAY HALT ITALY
Genera, April 21.—Downcast by
failure to clear a road to cut
African peace the league of na
tions tonight looked on Italy's
steadily diminishing support of
gold as a possible deterrent to
much farther extension of her
campaign against Ethiopia.
The expenses of Premier Benito
Mussolini's war coupled with sanc
tions said a communique issued
by the league has reduced the
country's gold supply with re
markable rapidity.
Porto Rican Expert
Inspects Klondike
Professor Bashon, professor of
animal industry at the Porto Rican
college of agriculture, was a visitor
at Klondike Farm Wednesday where
he inspected the Guernsey herds.
Professor Bashon is making an in
spection of a few of the outstanding
herds in the United States.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1936
BULLETIN!
Radio news bulletins re
ceived shortly before The
Tribune went to press late
Wednesday afternoon held
the hope that Dr. D. E.
Robertson and Charles A.
Scadding, entombed for the
past 10 days in an un
charted gold mine at Moose
River, N. S., would be re
leased in a matter of hours.
The radio bulletins, com
ing direct from Moose Riv
er, were to the effect that
frantically working rescue
shifts were within a few
feet of the two men. At 4
p. m. Wednesday afternoon
workmen were cutting
through steel rails of the
original shaft, and the
sound of their efforts could
be heard by the entombed
men.
Ambulances are standing
by and stretchers have al
ready been lowered into the
shaft. An emergency hos
pital is waiting nearby un
der the direction of Dr. J.
K. Mitchell, prominent Can
adian physician who has
been on the scene since the
men were imprisoned Eas
ter Sunday.
Herman Magill, who was
also imprisoned in the
mine, died several days ago
of exposure and privation.
J. C. PINNIX DIES
AFTER BUSY LIFE;
MANYAITEND RITES
Was Political and Civic
Leader Over Half A
Century
TAUGHT 32 SCHOOLS
Joseph Columbus Pinnix, 80, one
of the outstanding citizens of Yad
kin county, died almost suddenly
at his home near Marler, in upper
Yadkin county, at 8:30 Friday
morning. He was slightly ill Thurs
day night, suffering -with, chills and
was very restless. His physician
states that pneumonia was the im
mediate cause of his death.
Mr. Pinnix was born in Yadkin
county Dec. 17, 1855, and had
spent his life in the county and had
taken a great interest in the civic
and political life of the county.
Among the positions lie had held
during his life was one term as
county superintendent of schools;
eight years as a deputy collector; he
taught 32 different schools; served
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FINALS AT GLADE
VALLEY BEGIN 25TH
26th Annual Commence
ment Features Good
Program
The 26th annual commencement
of the Glade Valley high school will
get under way Saturday, April 25,
and continue through April 27, it
was announced Monday by E. B.
Eldridge, superintendent.
The commencement program fol
lows:
Saturday, April 25, at 8 p. m.,
music recital by music pupils.
Sunday, April 26, 11 a. m„ Bac
calaureate sermon by Rev. W. P.
Boyle, pastor of the Elkin Presby
terian church.
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, ser
mon by Rev. Marion Murray, a for
mer graduate of the school and pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at
Lees Mcßae college, Banner Elk.
Monday, April 27, 10 a. m., grad
uating exercises and address by Dr.
P. H. Gwyn, Jr., professor of educa
tion, Davidson college.
Monday afterhoon, recitation and
declamation contests.
Monday evening, 8 o'clock, senior
class play, "A Wild Flower of the
Hills" by ten ooys and girls.
On the final day of the com
mencement at 3 p. m. a meeting of
the newly formed alumni association
will be held. This association was
organized at a home-coming held
Thanksgiving in honor of the
school's 25th anniversary. All grad
uates of the school are urged to be
present at Monday's meeting
Tornado Torn South Starts Job of Rebuilding
ATLANTA . . . Here ti shown but one of the storm strewn scenes
which Georgians and other Southern state citizens faced when the most
destructive tornado in years had taken its toil of nearly 500 lives and dam
aged property, estimated into millions. This photo shows a portion of - the
business section at Gainesville after the tornado had passed and the job of
rebuilding started.
MANY FROM ELKIN
ATTEND CONVENTION
Local Association Wins
Award; Do well Again
Named
T. M. Hunter, of Fayetteville, was
elected president of the North Car
olina Merchants association Tuesday
at the concluding session of the or
ganization's 34th annual convention,
held in Raleigh.
Other officials named were MaJ.
L. L. Lee, Asheville, first vice-pres
ident; W. W. Dowdy, New Bern,
second vice-president; and T. C.
Hinkle, Lexington, treasurer.
Willard Dowell will be executive
secretary, a position he has held for
eight years.
The Elkin association won the
award for the greatest mileage of
attendance. Errol E. Hayes, presi
dent of the local association, was
named on the state board of direc
tors.
The final business came Tuesday
afternoon after the merchants had
heard "Dr. J. T. Burrus, of High Point,
declare the "sales tax was conceived
in sin and borne by the devil him
self."
The following attended the con-1
vention from Elkin: Miss Edith
Neaves, secretary of the local asso
ciation; Mr. and Mrs. Errol E.
Hayes, Fanklin Folger, Hugh Hol
comb, Gurney Wagoner, Guy Myers,
A. L. Griffeth, F. M. Norman, C. N.
Myers, W. G. Carter, Mr. s and Mrs.
Thomas Myers, Fred Swaim, Paul
Reece, L. S. Weaver and Mr. and
Mrs. Mont Myers.
HOPE FOR ACTION
ON ROAD PROJECT
Delegation Goes To Ral
eigh About Swan
Creek Highway
A delegation made up of members
of the Elkin Kiwanis club and citi
zens of Jonesville and Swan Creek
made a trip to Raleigh Tuesday in
the interest of the Swan Creek high
way. -
After conferring with Capus Way
nick, state highway head, the dele
gation was informed that Mr. Way
nick is planning to make a visit to
this section the latter part of this
week to inspect several road proj
ects under consideration, and it is
believed, following this visit, that
favorable action will be forthcom
ing.
Among those making the trip,
several of whom also attended the
state Merchants Association conven
tion, were W. G. Carter, E. E. Hayes,
A. L. Griffeth, and L. S. Weaver,
of the Kiwanis club; Thad Reece,
of Yadkinville; Mont and Guy Mir
ers, of Swan Creek, and Tom Myers,
Elkin business man.
Teachers Hold Meet
A ccvnty-wide teachers meeting
was held at the Dobson school Wed
nesday afternoon at 3:00 p. m., ac
cording to a statement by John
Comer, county superintendent of
schools, Wednesday.
To Hold Pre-School
Clinic Here April
30 At Schoolhouse
A clinic for the physical exam
ination of children to enter school
next session for the first time
will be conducted here next
Thursday, April 30, at 9:30 a. m.,
at the local school building.
It is pointed out that it is of
utmost importance that pre
school children be physically fit
to enter school as very few can
progress satisfactorily in their
studies if handicapped physical
ly. Most of the causes of bad
health in children can be reme
died or removed and this should
be done before the child starts
to school.
ERIN'S DEBATERS
DO EXCELLENT JOB
Talented Youngsters
Advance to Semi-
Finals in Contest
In the twenty-fourth annual state
wide debating tournament of the
state high school debating union
held at Chapel HiTl Thursday and
Friday of last weelc, Elkin sent both
members of the affirmative and
negative teams to the semi-finals,
which was a record made by only
four other schools ini the state. The
Elkin school was represented by
Miss Lesbia Graham and Pete Lea,
negative, and Barney Rhodes and
Claude McNeill, affirmative.
Two hundred and fifty-six debat
ers, representing 64 schools partici
pated in the preliminaries at the Un
iversity, and thirty teams went to
the semi-finals. Only two teams,
Kinston and Union Grove, the latter
from Iredell county, went to the fin
als. Kinston school was awarded
the Aycock Memorial Cup.
The local representatives were ac
companied by their Instructor, Miss
Mary Virginia Barker, and J. Mark
McAdams, superintendent of the
school.
FREEMAN IS NAMED
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Board of Elections Pre
• pares For June 6
Primary
—v—
R. A. Freeman, of Dobson, was
re-elected chairman of the Surry
county board of elections at a meet
ing held last Saturday. W. M. Jack
son was named as secretary and T.
N. Woodruff was re-elected as a
member of the board.
All of the registrars in the county
were re-elected with the exception
of J. R. Norman, who resigned from
this post in Bryan township due to
press of other duties. Grover Haynes
was named to replace him.
Registration books will open on
Saturday, May 9 and close on Sat
urday, May 23 for registration of
voters and for transfers. Hie pri
mary will be held on June 0.
Elkin—Gateway to
Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FARMERS DEMAND
SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Ehringhaus Fails to
Commit Himself on
Request
STORMY SESSION
Raleigh, April 21.—Six thousand
North Carolina tobacco farmers
twice demanded here today by ap
parently unanimous votes a special
session of the General Assembly to
consider legislation for control of
their 1936 crop.
Governor Ehringhaus' assertions
that proposed tobacco compacts to
restrain production would not pro
vide control went unheeded as they
climaxed their "march on Raleigh"
by standing almost as one and
cheering in a final demonstration
for legislative action.
Perspiration streaming down his
face, the Governor spoke for nearly
half of the three hours the mass
meeting was in session, but he never
committed himself on the special
session request.
The Chief Executive answered
their preliminary vote for the as
sembly call with a sizzling criticism
of provisions of the compact passed
by the Virginia legislature and the
enabling act pending in Congress,
and told them, in his opinion, the
measures would not control the crop
effectively.
The Governor told the growers the
Virginia law "ought to be called an
uncontro! bill" and urged, "let's not
put a noose around our necks."
'"I am more interested in the to
bacco growers of North Carolina
than in those of any other section,"
the Governor told the farmers. "Be
cause I have a very definite opin
ion there is grave danger of injus
tice to you, I want you to study the
bill before making up your minds
about desiring this compact legisla
tion. We want North Carolina farm
ers to be protected in their Tights.
"I shall speak to you plainly and
tell you the whole truth. I tell you
under the bill passed by Virginia and
proposed for North Carolina, instead
of controlling production you will
have no control. Non-compliance will
be encouraged and any person may
market or plant what he pleases.
"The enabling act now before Con
gress has the heart taken out of it
and is only authority for the states
to enter into compacts with no con
trol over interstate traffic in sur
plus production. The AAA knew
there must be some control of move-
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ALVIN H. COUGH
SUCCUMBS SUNDAY
Prominent Yadkin
County Man Is Pneu
monia Victim
Alvin Hayes Gough, 51, succumb
ed early Sunday morning to a brief
illness from pneumonia at the home
of his son, John Gough, near Yad
kinville. The deceased had been a
member of Harmony Grove Friends
church for *a number of years and
was an influential citizen of the
county. He was born in Yadkinville
and had spent his entire life in that
section.
Surviving are the following sons
and daughters: Charlie and Law
rence Gough, Elkin, John and
Ralph Gough, Yadkinville, and Mrs.
Lettie Kiger and Mrs. Hastings
Shore, both of Yadkinville. He was
married to Miss Aman,da Hinshaw,
who passed away several years ago.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at Harmony Grove -
Friends church. In charge of the
pastor, Rev. Mrs. Milner Cox, and
interment in the church cemetery.
Pre-School Clinics
Under Way in County
Pre-school clinics, now under
way throughout the county for the
purpose of examining children who
start to school next session will be
held at the following places:
April 24, Beulah, 9 a. m„ Mc-
Mickle 1 p. m. April 27, Lowgap 9
a. m., Zion Hill 1 p. m. April 2&,
Grassy Knob 9 a. m., Pilot View
11 ;30 a. m., Marion Brown 1 p. m.
April 29. Ararat (colored), 9 a. m.
May I, Mountain Park 9:30 a. m ,
May 4, Eldora 9, a. m., Siloam 1 p.
m. May 5, ?*fmklin 9 a. m., White
Plains 1 p. m. May 6. North Main,
Mount Airy, 9 a- m. May 7, North
Elgin, 10 a. m. May 8, Rockford
street, Mount Airy, 9 a, m. Thurs
day, April 30, El kin. 9:30 a. m.