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Elkin—"The Beet
Little Town In
North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXV, No. 25 •
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
FOR SCHOOL FINALS
HERE IS ANNOUNCED
m
Elementary School Com
mencement To Be
Held Friday
SPEAKER IS NAMED
Tentative plans for the com
mencement exercises for the local
school have been announced as fol
lows:
Friday evening, May 1, at 8
o'clock, the elementary school com
mencement will be held. Approxi
mately 400 children, embracing the
first six grades, will participate in
an operetta, "Friends From Many
Lands." The children representing
the different countries will be dress
ed in costume. A group of choruses
will be a feature of the program.
To defray expenses a small admis
sion fee will be charged for this pro
gram.
Friday evening, May 8, the read
ers and declaimers contest will be
held. A gold medal, given by the
Elkin Kiwanis club, will be awarded
the winner in both contests.
Readers will be Edna Billings,
Ruth Buelin, Geraldine Couch, Alice
McCoin and Rosamond Neaves.
Declaimers will be Sammy Gam
bill, Dicky Smith, C. C. Wolfe, Jim
my James atld L. C« Couch, Jr.
Sunday evening, May 10, Rev.
Eph Whisenhunt, pastor of the First '
Baptist church in this city, will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon.
Monday evening. May 11, the sev
enth grade graduating exercises will
be held and Tuesday evening, May
12, the class day exercises will be
held.
The concluding program will be
Wednesday evening, May 13, when
the graduating exercises will be held.
Dr. O. Ray Jordan, pastor of the
Centenary Methodist church in
Winston-Salem, will deliver the
commencement address.
All programs will be held in the
high school auditorium and all will
begin at 8 o'clock.
SURRY SCHOOLS
BEGIN CLOSING
First of County Schools
Ends Term This
Week
The first of the county schools to
finish this term will close its doors
the latter part of this week, with
other schools having their closing
exerecises from week to week up un
til the 21st day of May, when the
last school of the county will close,
according to a statement of John
W. Comer, county superintendent of
schools, Wednesday.
Mr. Comer also stated that ap
proximately 600 grammar grade pu
piW will get their seventh grade cer
tificates from the county schools,
while approximately 150 others will
get theirs from the Mount Airy
schools, making a total of approxi
mately 750 pupils to receive seventh
grade certificates in the county this
year. The Mount Airy schools are
operated as a separate unit from
that of the county schools.
The school masters' club of the
county is to have a banquet at the
Dbbson school next Wednesday ev
ening at 7:30 p. m., at which time
the school masters will also invite
their wives. The county commis
sioners are also expected to be in
vited to attend.
SKATING RINK IS
TO OPEN TONIGHT
"Roller Rink" Located
In Former F-W Chev
rolet Building
Following the removal of the F-W
Chevrolet company to the building
recently vacated by Elkin Motors.
Inc., the F-W Chevrolet building has
been converted into a skating rink
which will open tonight to the pub
lic.
The rink, to be known as "Roller
Rink," will be owned and operated
Jointly by Ted Brown and J. Mark
McAdams. both of Elkin.
The floor of the building has been
sanded and put in excellent condi
tion for skating and 120 pairs of
special fibre-wheel roller skates
await skating fans. Music has been
provided.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
"Kill Sales Tax!"
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, candi
date for governor of North Carolina,
who spoke In Mount Airy Monday
night, stressing the vieiousnese of
the sales tax in border counties.
CITES UNFAIRNESS
OF N. CSALES TAX
McDonald is Speaker at
Mount Airy Monday
Night
"No one realizes more keenly the
unfairness and viclousness of the
sales tax than the merchants who
attempt to do business in a border
county," Dr. Ralph W. McDonald,
candidate for the Democratic nomi
nation for governor, declared in a
campaign address at Mount Airy
Monday night.
"They helplessly see their trade
go over the state line because their
own state administration adheres to
the heartless sales tax without re
gard for the Democratic doctrine of
ability to pay," he continued.
He called attention to a report in
the Congressional Record on a
speech made last Thursday in the
House by Congressman Doughton,
who as Iced where he expected to
get the revenue needed to finance
the federal government, replied:
"We are going to get it from those
best able to pay, and from a source
where we will impose no unjust bur
den upon anyone."
"Our tax system in North Caro
lina should be based on the fair.
Democratic doctrine of the ability
to pay," continued Dr. McDonald.
"At the present, however, the most
impressive thing about our tax sys
tem is the loopholes provided for
wealth. On one hand we have huge
amounts of individual and corpor
ate wealth escaping thpir Just por
tion of the tax burden, and on the
other hand we have that vicious,
undemocratic tax upon poverty—
the sales tax.
"Unless the people of North Caro
lina kill the sales tax, it will grow
like a weed. From an emergency
measure, the sales tax has been ex
tended to cover more necessities of
life. Its further increase or its aboli
tion depends upon whether the peo
ple make the tax laws or whether
they are made by highly-paid lob
byists and machine politicians."
Family Practically
Destitute After Fire
W. S. Church and family, the for
mer at one time Yadkin county re
lief head, were left practically des
titute Sunday when their home near
Boonville was destroyed by fire, to
gether with most of the contents of
the house.
Although there was SI,OOO insur
ance on the house, the policy was
made in favor of a loan corporation.
The Tribune has been informed,
which held a mortgage on the prop
erty amounting to $3,500. No insur
ance was in force on the furnish
ings.
Mr. Church discovered the house
to be on fire when he drove into the
yard of his home while returning
from church.
Kiwanis Club Is
To Sponsor Dance
Members of the Kiwanis Club will
sponsor a dance Friday evening, May
l„in the ballroom at Hotel Elkin. An
orchestra will furnish musio for the
dancers.
Tickets are now on sale and may
be obtained from Miss Edith Neaves,
secretary of the Merchants associa
tion.
Short Circuit Causes
Damage to Local Taxi
A local taxi, returning from a
trip to Winston-Salem Monday
night, was badly damaged by fire
said to have been caused by a short
circuit. The fire occurred near
Boonville, No one was injured.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1936
I ATE NEWC
"- 1 from the
State and Nation
ROOSEVELT FAR
AHEAD IN PRIMARY
Philadelphia, April 28.—Scat
tered returns from Pennsylvan
ia's Democratic presidential pre
ferential primary, in which pres
ent Roosevelt for the first time
faoed a candidate opposed to his
renomi nation in a state-wide
test, yave him a more than 16 to
1 lead over Colon el Henry Breck
inridge, New York attorney.
The vote from 84? of the state's
7.983 districts:
Roosevelt 80,659
Breckinridge 5,062
EXPECT FALL
OF ADDIS ABABA
Rome, April 28.—Fascist organ
izationa throughout Italy tonight
awaited war office announce
ments that Pietro BadagUo's mo
torized army has captured Addis
Ababa and hoisted the tricolor
over Emperor Halle Selassie's
capital.
The announcements, confident
ly expected, will be the signal for
nation-wide celebrations.
Vague communiques from East
African fighting fronts were re
garded aa intended to create sus
pense before issuance of dram
atically sensational announce
ments.
SAYS NO CHANCE
OF TOBACCO CONTROL
Raleigh, April 28.—Governor
Ehringhaus asserted in an ad
dress here tonight that "there is
absolutely no chance to control"
the 1936 tobacco crop through
compact legislation and proposed
appointment of commissions in
the several tobacco - growing
states to work out a solution for
curbing the size of next year's
production.
Small and large growers, the
Farm Bureau, the Grange and
other farm organizations—"not
would be appointed
on the commissions, the Gover
nor suggested.
ADMITS PART
IN KIDNAPING
New York, April 28.—District
Attorney William F. X. Geoghan
of Brooklyn, announced tonight
that Harry Weiss, arrested earty
today in Youngstown, Ohio, had
confessed he took part in the kid
naping of Attorney Paul H. Wen
del because Ellis Parker Jr., New
Jersey detective's son, had prom
ised him he would be made a
state trooper If the abduction
were carried oat.
Parker also was sought by
Brooklyn authorities.
AUTO DEALERS
CHANGE SITES
F-W Chevrolet Occupies
Former Ford Agency
Building
Following the removal the first of
this week of Elkin Motors, Inc., local
Ford dealers, to the Johnson Motor
company building on South Bridge
street, the F-W Chevrolet company,
Chevrolet dealers, have rented the
building vacated by Elkin Motors,
and began moving their stock and
equipment Wednesday morning.
Central Service, garage operated
by Hugh Holcomb, which was lo
cated in the Johnson Motor Co.
building, has been moved to the
lower floor of the former F-W Chev
rolet company building.
The building into which the F-W
Chevrolet Co. is moving is being
remodeled to include an enclosed of
fice in the space given over to the
showroom. Remodeling, however,
will be completed within a short
time and the F-W Chevrolet com
pany will be settled in their new
home with no interruption of ser
vice to their customers.
The building now occupied by El
kin Motors, Inc., has been remod
eled to include a large showroom
and adequate office space, and al
though final work is not completed
the local Ford agency is' continuing
to give uninterrupted service to pa
trons.
Work of moving Central Service
to their new guarters was under way
Wednesday. Central Service special
izes in auto repair work and uphol
stering.
North Carolina farmers are now
growing 1,000,000 acres more food
and feed crops than they did five
years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Green Now Have a Horse
. ORLEANS . . . Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Green, two daughters and
a son of Jena, La., were too proud to go on relief. They had a patch of
ground hut no hone. During 1934 and 1935 they tilled the soil by "hu
man hone" power, taking tnrnain twosof pulling the plow in the cot
ton patch. This year the Rural Settlement Administration heard . . .
and supplied a horse. Fhoto shows Mr. Green, wife andl one of the daugh
ters with the horse . . . which neighbors say "Is treated just Hke one
of the family."
HOMER CHAPPELL
DIES OF INJURY
Funeral Services Are
Held Friday After
noon
Homer Henderson Chappell, 44,
passed away at the local hospital
early Thursday morning, death re
sulting from a fractured skull re
ceived when he was struck by a fall
ing tree while cutting Wood Mon
day of last week. He never regain
ed consciousness after the accident.
The deceased was a son of Mrs.
Fannie Chappell and the late Frank
Chappell of near Jonesville. He was
an active member of Swaims Bap
tist church and was a member of
the board of deacons and of the
church choir. He was also a Mason.
. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Octavia Swaim Chappell, one son,
Hugh Chappell, his mother, Mrs.
Fannie Chappell, and the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. T. C.
Swaim, Buck Shoals; Mrs. Marvin
Kimmer, Boonville; Mrs. Elwood
Teague, Winston-Salem; Newton
Chappell, John Chappell and Clar
ence Chappell of Jonesville; Modie
Chappell, Cycle and James Chappell
of this city.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from
Swaims Baptist church, in charge
of Rev. Ellis Norman, Rev. Isom
Vestal, Rev. V. M. Swaim, Winston-
Salem and Rev. J. L. Powers of this
city. Interment was in the church
cemetery. ,
SERVICE STATION
TO OPEN FRIDAY
Bob Kirkman, B r i t e
Burgiss to Manage
New Station
A new and thoroughly modern
service station, constructed for the
Sinclair Refining company on East
Main street here and leased to Bob
Kirkman and Brite Burgiss, local
young men, will open to the public
Friday morning. The new station
will be known as the K-B Service
Station.
Both Mr. Kirkman and Mr. Bur
giss have had long experience in
operating service stations and are
prepared and equipped to give the
best service possible. In addition to
selling Sinclair gasoline and oils,
they will also sell U. S. tires and
Prest-O-Lite batteries.
In addition to a tire repair ser
vice, the new station is equipped to
do washing, polishing and greasing.
Cars will be called for and delivered.
Built in the modern manner, the
new station is attractively designed
and lighted. In addition to ade
quate inside and outside lighting,
the station will be further Illumi
nated by huge flood lights which
will increase its attractiveness.
Everyone is invited to visit the
new station upon its opening Friday
morning.
A. S. Spencer of Memphis took
a shot at a man in his hen coop.
The next morning he checked up on
his flock—and found a doaen
strange hens.
KIWANIANS MEET
WITH P.-T. ASS'N.
Donate Fund With
Which To Buy Li
brary Books
The Elkln Kiwanis club and a
number of citizens who are not
members of the club, met Friday
evening at the Elkin high school
with members of the Elkln Parcnt-
Teacher association, who acted as
host.
Mrs. E. C. James, president of the
P.-T. A. was in charge of the pro
gram, which was designed to"'
quaint members of the club with the
work which the P.-T. A. is doing.
The program opened with songs
by a sextette composed of Mesdames
E. C. James, H. P. Graham, J. Mark
McAdams, R. M. Chatham, Fred
Colhard and F. M. Norman.
Included on the program was a
talk by Mrs. James in which she
stressed the fact that men of the
community should take more inter
est and a more active part in the
different phases of the P.-T. A. ac
tivities.
Mrs. Oeorge E. Royall, treasurer
of the association, made her report.
Mrs. E. F. McNeer, who was not
present, was praised for her excel
lent work In getting out a year book
for the association.
A report on the work of grade
mothers was made by Mrs. W. A.
Finney.
A report of the ways and means
committee by Mrs. J. Mark Mc-
Adams stressed the need of more
books for the school library. In this
connection it was brought out that
the school is badly In need of equip
ment for binding books and on the
motion of Kiwanian W. G. Carter
it was voted that the club buy the
necessary equipment.
A collection, taken by the Kiwan
is club to buy books for the school
library, amounted to $16.50.
A discussion of the pre-school
clinic, to be held at the school
building today, was made by J.
Mark McAdams, superintendent of
schools, in the absence of Mrs. H.
F. Laffoon, who is in charge of the
clinic.
' The program was closed by the
reading of a poem, entitled "Books,"
by Mrs. J. Mark McAdams.
Crawford To Hold
Meetings Saturday
J. W. Crawford, county farm
agent, Is to hold meetings for sign
ing up working sheets for farmers
Saturday of this week at Dobson.
The Dobson township meeting will
be held at 8:00 a', m. In the morn
ing, and the Franklin township
meeting, also to be at Dobson, will
be held at 1:00 p. m.
Honolulu Strollers
Are To Give Program
Sweney Prosser and his Honolulu
Strollers, well-known radio stars
heard dally over WBT, Charlotte,
will give a program at North Elkin
school Thursday night, May 7, of
Hiawilan music. The program will
begin at B o'clock.
Proceeds of the event will go for
the benefit of the school. The public
is wSWJ r invited to attend.
Elkin--43aiewaj' to
Roaring Gap aad
the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SURRY COURT COMES
TO END WEDNESDAY;
LOCAL MEN TRIED
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Chicken Thieves Face
Judge; Hilary Spann
Draws Time
MANY OTHER CASES
Surry County Superior court
which was in session last week was
continued this week by a change of
Judge and prosecuting attorney.
Judge Wilson Warlick, who presided
last week was replaced this week
by Judge Clayton Moore as a spe
cial judge, Judge Wariick having to
go to Sparta, where he is holding
court this week. The solicitor of last
week, Allen H. Gwyn, who also went
to Sparta, was replaced this week by
E. C. Bivins and George Snow, who
were appointed to prosecute the
docket for this week. ' .
Few cases were heard this week
due to the fact that most of the
calendar was cleared up last week.
Cases disposed of follows:
Eugene Chipman, on a charge of
assault on a female, was given a
sentence of two years to the roads,
suspended for four years on the
condition that he drink none and
that he be of good behavior, and on
a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon was given a sentence of 60
days to the roads.
Marshall Soots, fbr violating the
prohibition law*, Was given a' sen
tence of six months to the roads,
suspended upon the condition that
he pay the casts, and that he> does
not get drunk.
In the case in which Ed Jen
nings, Hester Smith, Fred Shepherd
and Paul Wall were charged with
stealing a number of chickens from
several families near Elkin and
State Road, and also for stealing a
spare wheel and tire from an auto
mobile, Jennings and Smith were
each given a sentence of eight
months to the roads, which was a
reduction of a previous one year
suspended sentence to the roads
which they had received on another
charge. While Shepherd and Wall
were given an eight months sen
tehee each, suspended for two years
upon the condition that they pay
for the stolen property, and also
that they pay the court costs. The
chickens involved were said to have
weighed over 100 pounds, which
were stolen from several people and
were alleged to have been sold in
Mount Airy by the youths of Elkin
and of State Road who were in
volved in the case.
Hilary Spann, Elkin man who
was hailed into court on a number
of charges, was given a sentence of
60 days to the roads on a charge of
non-support, while on a charge of
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DAVID BROWN HURT
IN AIRPLANE CRASH
Jonesville Young: Man
In Hospital With
Injured Back
David Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Brown, of Jonesville, is in
Hugh Chatham hospital here suffer
ing with a badly sprained back as
the result of an airplane crash at
Burlington last Sunday.
Brown, in company with Jack
Gibson, Winston-Salem pilot, had
taken off from Burlington air field
on a return trip to Winston-Salem
when their plane, piloted by Gib
son, crashed to earth from a height
of 200 feet. The plane was badly
damaged and both' young men were
injured.
The two were brought to Winston-
Salem in a plane piloted by the
manager of the Winston-Salem air
port, who flew to Burlington when
he heard of, the accident. Brown
was brought to the local hospital by
automobile.  •,
It was said the crash occurred
when Gibson, taking, off cross wind,
tinned the plane with the wind in
stead of against it at 200 feet. As
a result the plane nose-dived to
earth. The plane was the property
of the Winston-Salem airport.
Accidentally Shoots
Self In Knee Monday
Roe Anderson, 58, of Glade Valley,
Is a patient in the local hospital suf
fering from a self-inflicted gunshot
wound received from the accidental
discharged of 0 .22 , calibre pistol.
The bullet entered Just above the
left knee, The accident occurred
Monday afternoon,
Mr. Anderson's condition is not
coaside! fid, ser.'oue,