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THE TRIBUNE HOLDS THE TROPHY CUP (BSS?B ,D TS:) AS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE THE DAILY FIELD Elkin—"The Best Little Town In North Carolina" VOL. No. XXV, No. 28 [ATE NEWC from the State and Nation RECOMMEND LABOR SPY PROBE Washington, May 19.—A sena torial investigation of labor spies was recommended today by the senate labor committee in a re port asserting it had found a con dition "markedly at variance with onr lawfully established national labor policy." The committee reported to the senate favorably the resolution Introduced by Senator LaFollette, Republican, Wisconsin, for an in quiry into "violations of the rights of free speech and assembly and undue interference with the right of labor to organize and bargain collectively." REPUBLICANS OPPOSE TAX BILL Washington, May 19.—While the divided senate finance com mittee moved toward a possible initial showdown tomorrow on the house tax bill, the measure today ran into a blast of Republican op position on the senate floor. Senator Dickinson, Republican, lowa, asserted the measure would "destroy the business structure." He said it might mean ultimately that the government would have to "take control of our economic system to the extent necessary to assure the continuation of pro duction and the continuation of employment." DR. TOWNSEND STRIKES BACK Washington, May 19.—Dr. F. E. Tcwnsend today struck out at the administration as the "hostile force" behind the congressional injuiry into his old-age pension movement and denied assertions he was acting from selfish finan cial motives. Testifying in a packed room, with men and women standing in the aisles, the elderly pension leader told a special house inves tigating committee that his pen sion program "needs millions and we are going to get millions." LANDON LEADING SENATOR BORAH Newark, N. J., May 19.—Gover nor Alf M. Landon, of Kansas, supported by the Republican or ganization. led United States Sen ator William E. Borah, of Idaho, in early returns in New Jersey's presidential preference primary today. Voting throughout the state was generally light, many counties re porting not more than 50 per cent of the registered vote had been cast. The count, as usual, was slow as New Jersey does not use voting machines. CAPITAL CONFUSED BY COURT DECISION Washington, May 19.—Official Washington was preoccupied for a good part of today with questions relating to the probable conse quences of the decision of the Su preme court in the Guffey coal case. Some foresee chaos in coal, if not in other industrial groups, and they have believed at the same time that the decision ren dered yesterday will prove of his toric importance to America, that it will revitalize the whole ques tion of "modernizing" the consti tution. BLANKETEERS WIN TWO OUT OF THREE Split Series With V. P. I.; Play Here This Week-end Splitting a two-game series with V. P. I. here last Friday and Satur day, and walloping Landis easily Tuesday, the Chatham BlanketeeiS are girded for two battles here this week-end in the form of McCrary Hosiery Mill, of Asheboro Friday and Larkwood Hosiery Mill, of Charlotte, Saturday. Saturday night at Southside Park In Winston-Salem, the local Blan keteers will meet Mount Airy in an electric lighted game. In last Friday's game with V. P. I. Chatham won 7 to 0 with Fowler al lowing only four hits. In Saturday's game the Blanketeers played ragged ball, contributing 11 errors to allow 1 V. P. I, to win 12 to 11. The affair with Landis, at Lan dis Tuesday, ended in a 11-3 score tinder the winning pitching of Camp bell. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Cotton Queen MEMPHIS. . . . Miss Mary Anne Poston (above) is the Tennessee beauty selected to reign as "Queen Mary Anne" over the famous annual Memphis Cotton Carnival for 1936. GRAHAM CLUB IS ORGANIZED HERE Plan Dinner Saturday For Candidate's State Manager A "Graham for Governor" club, made up of young Democrats of El kin who favor the Hillsboro man and who will vote for him in the June 6 primary, was organized at a meeting in the Kiwanis room of Ho tel Elkin Monday night. A second meeting, which it is hop ed will be attended by a large group of Graham backers, has been sched uled for this evening (Thursday) at which time plans for a dinner to be given Saturday night at Hotel El kin will be formulated. The guest of honor at this dinner will be A. D. Folger, of Dobson, state manager for "Sandy" Graham, who is scheduled to speak in behalf of Mr. Graham's candidacy at the school house at 8 o'clock Saturday evening. In addition to the dinner honor ing Mr. Polger, the newly organized club has had car stickers printed bearing the words "Graham for Governor," and plan other activities in the interest of their candidate. Tickets for the dinner Saturday night are now on sale. LADIES'NIGHT IS OBSERVED BY CLUB President Urges Mem bers To Attend Ki wanis Convention The Elkin Kiwanis club observed ladies' night last Friday evening at Hotel Elkin with a large attendance, including several visitors, present. The program was in charge of Dr. R. B. Harrell and included a number of games and contests which were highly amusing and heartily enjoyed by everyone present. During a short business session L. G Meed, president of the club, stat ed that he hoped enough members of the Elkin club would go to the International Kiwanis convention at Washington, D. C., to be held in the near future, to be able to charter a special pullman from North Wilkes boro along with members of the North Wilkesboro club. He urged ev ery member possible to make the trip inasmuch as this year's conven tion is to be held at the nearest point within a number of years. E. -jy. McDaniel, program chair man, announced that George Royall will have charge of the program for the next meeting. R. G. Smith, a former member of the club, was welcomed back at Fri day's meeting. Local Baptists Are to Observe Layman's Day In keeping with the Brotherhood of the Southern Baptist convention. Layman's Day will be observed at the First Baptist church in this city Sunday, May 24. A special service has been planned, according to Rev. Eph Whisenhunt, pastor of the church, and Wilson Barber, well known young attorney of Mount Airy, will be the speaker at the 11 o'clock hour of worship. Special mu sic for the service will be furnished by a large male chorus from the lo cal church. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend. Mrs. Mary Tolosky, 38, of Wash ingtonville, N. Y., already the moth er of seven children, recently gave birth to her third set of twins. % ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1936 GUFFEY COAL LAW DECLARED INVALID BY SUPREME COURT Relief Funds For Re settlement Also Is U nconsti tutional IS 6 TO 3 DECISION Washington, May 18. —The Wash ington government met reverses in the courts today almost if not quite as devastating as were the decisions in the NRA and AAA cases when the United States Supreme court declar ed the Guffey coal law invalid and when the district court of appeals held use of relief funds for the re settlement administration, the fed eral activity headed by Dr. Rex Tugwell, unconstitutional. The primary objective of the Guf fey law was to establish machinery —a little NRA—for the control of labor relations and prices in the soft coal industry; but in the 6-3 decision today the court merely ac centuated the guiding principles proclaimed in the Schechter, or NRA case, that relations between employers and employes in mining and kindred enterprises, like picking and selling chickens, are local, or intrastate matters, and of no direct concern of the federal government. The court struck down at one fell blow, the price fixing method, the 15 per cent tax and the labor pro visions of the Guffey law. The deci sion, by Justice George Sutherland, held that there was no question that the Guffey tax was a penalty tax, under previous rulings of the court. TO LAY MATTER BEFORE SEAWELL Fred A. Kirkman Says Agreement Bars Him From Race The legality of political precedent barring Fred A. Kirkman, Surry county contractor, from asking state senate nomination in the 23rd dis trict primary, is to be taken up with the state's attorney general, Mr. Kirkman said here Wednesday morning. The Mount Airy man stated that L. P. McLendon, chairman of the state board of elections, had refused to reverse the ruling which made him ineligible to enter the primary. McLendon had upheld his ruling of Saturday, reportedly, that the 23rd district's political agreement for alternation of candidates between Stokes and Surry counties was valid with the board of elections. It is this ruling that Kirkman will contest be fore Attorney-General A. P. Seawell. Mr. Kirkman seeks senatorial nomination from this county during its "off-year" in district politics. S. G. Sparger has been endorsed as a candidate by a Stokes convention. He holds that there is no provision which would bar him from seeking nomination in the face of a political agreement. The precedent was estab lished before he was born, he holds. YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB TO BE FORMED Urge Members of Party To Meet at Dobson Saturday Otis J. Reynolds,. Elkin attorney, has Issued a call to all young Repub licans and others of that political faith in Surry county to meet at the courthouse in Dobson Saturday, May 23, at 3 p. m, to formally organize a Young Republican club in this county. Attorney Bennett Riddle, of Mor ganton, president of the state Young Republican organization, has been invited to deliver the keynote ad dress at this meeting. All Republicans, young or old, are urged to attend. Saturday Is Last Day In Which To Register Saturday, May 23, is the last day in which registration books for Elkin Township will be open for the bene fit of those who wish to vote here in the June 6 primary, c. A. Mc- Neil, registrar, warned Wednesday. The books will be at McNeer's warehouse all day Saturday, he stated. Those wishing to register be fore that day will be accommodated if they will call at Mr. McNeil's of fice at the Elkin Bottling Co. Makes Second Trip To U. S. 9b •■ ■ \ " >J '•'^*' : liaK* tr Pictured above are two views of the giant German dirigible, "Hinden berg," which recently inaugurated passenger service between Europe and America, and which again berthed at Lakehurst, N. J., Wednesday after a second crossing to America. Inserts show, left, Dr. Hugo Eckener, commo dore; and right, Miss Helen Leisy, of Peoria, 111., first American passenger to purchase a ticket for the return trip to Germany on occasion of the giant ship's first visit. "Joe Gish" Makes Bow to Tribune Readers' Today The Tribune is introducing to day, in the lower right hand cor ner of this page, a comic charac ter by name of Joe Gish, who from this week on will bring his homely philosophy to Tribune readers. Read Joe Gish each week. You will enjoy his visits. WPA RECREATIONAL PROGRAM TO START Miss Mabel Sale Local Director Of The Work The WPA recreational program, with Mrs. C. B. Shelton, of Mount Airy, county director, is getting un derway in Elkin for the vacation period. Miss Mabel Sale has been appointed local director of the work. In the mornings from 9 to 10:30 classes In bead and basket work will be held in the school building and from 10:30 until 12 noon, a story for smaller children will be held. Prom 1 until 3:30 in the afternoon the school library will be open to all students. In addition to the above named there will be a supervised play on the playground in west Elkin. The supervisors will take the children to the Boy Scout hut on Front street for play during the extremely hot part of the day and on rainy days. A swimming instructor will also be provided. Miss Sale will be in charge of the cataloguing the school library also during the summer months. Other W. P. A. projects here that are doing worthwhile .work is the sewing room, under the direction of Mrs. C. C. Polndexter, which em ploys eleven women who make all types of clothes from overalls to layettes. Old toys, such as croquet sets, balls, bats and other outdoor games are solicited for the playground and any person having such a donation to make to the work is asked to call Miss Sale, who will deliver them to the playground. NEW AUTO FIRM ORGANIZED HERE Yadkin Auto Sales Is New Dodge and Ply mouth Dealership A new Dodge and Plymouth auto mobile dealership, headed by three experienced business men has been formed here and is now operating at the Downtown Service Station on East Main street as a temporary lo cation. The new firm, Yadkin Auto Sales, is made up of L. P. Amburn, of El kin and Boonville; J. C. Chappell, of Jonesville, and H. J. Steelman, of Boonville, Mr. Amburn has been in the au tomobile business in this section for many years, having recently been connected with the Greenwood Au to CO., as was Mr. Chappell. The new firm now has (Hi display the newest models In Dodge and Plymouth cars. SATURDAY TO BE POPPY DAY HERE Geo. Royall, Command er of Local Post, Urges Support An appeal for all veterans of the World War and other patriotic citi zens to pay tribute to the war dead by wearing memorial poppies on Poppy Day, Saturday, was issued to day by George E. Royall, command er of George Gray Post of the Amer ican Legion. Mr. Royall also urged generous contributions in exchange for the flowers to aid the war's liv ing victims, the disabled veterans and families of the dead and dis abled. "Saturday will be Poppy Day in Elkin," Mr. Royall said, "when we all will be called upon to wear the memorial flower of the World War dead and make contributions for the welfare of those who sacrificed health and strength as part of the price of the nation's World War vic tory. I am sure that all veterans of (Continued On Last Page) TO HOLD CANNING DEMONSTRATION Will Be Staged at Dob son Friday By Specialist Miss Dixie Lee Lewis, canning specialist, will hold a, canning dem onstration in the office of the coun ty demonstration agent, Miss Verna Staunton, at Dobson, Friday, May 22, from 2:00 to 4:00 P. M. All who are interested in learning the most efficient methods of canning are in vited to attend. Miss Staunton also called atten tion to the fact that the District Federation of Home Demonstration clubs will hold a meeting in the Augsburg Lutheran church at Win ston-Salem, on Wednesday, May 27, at 10:30 A. M. Rowan, Davie, Yad kin, Surry, Stokes and Forsyth counties will be represented in the meeting. Mrs. Jane McKimmon, who has just recently finished her 25th year of home demonstration work, will be the principal speaker for the occasion. SURRY SCHOOLS END SUCCESSFUL TERMS Last of* Schools to Wind Up Sessions On May 26th The last of the Surry county schools will close on next Tuesday, May 26th. Low Gap and Oreen Hill schools will close on that date, with the Flat Rock school closing its doors on Saturday, May 23rd. The Little Richmond and Dobson schools closed Wednesday of this week, which were among the latter ones to close. The schools of the county had a very successful, year, despite the un usually severe winter weather which stopped all travel at times and caused many of the schools to be late In closing, Mr. Comer, county superintendent of schools, stated WfdnascUy. Elkin—Gateway to Roaring Gap and • the Blue Ridge PUBLISHED WEEKLY HOOVER ANNOUNCES HE IS NOT SEEKING G. 0. P. NOMINATION Only Interest Is In Re publican Platform, He Says ISSUES STATEMENT Chicago, May 18.—Former Presi dent Herbert Hoover in a prepared statement issued here today regard ing the Republican presidential cam paign said: "It should be evident by this time that Tam not a candi date." "That should end such discus sion," the statement declared, after relating Mr. Hoover's Interest was in the Republican platform and "to get these critical issues before the country." The former chief executive's views issued in typewritten form as a question-and-answer interview and made public by Paul Sexson, his sec retary, from his suite in a Chicago hotel. , Mr. Hoover was not available for comment. He left on a 6:15 p. m. (central time) train for his Califor nia home. In response to questions, Mr. Sex son said verbally: "Mr. Hoover made a lot of news, didn't he? "That statement is final. "There will be no amplification. "There will be nothing more at all." Taken up in the third of the type written answers, dealing with Mr. Hoover's activities and views, the an nouncement immediately aroused conjecture in the camps of Republi can presidential nomination possibi lities. "Asked about his personal posi tion," the statement continued, Mr. Hoover said: "It should be evident by this time that I am not a candidate. "I have stated many times that I have no interest but to get these critical issues before the country. I have rigidly prevented my friends from setting up any organization, and from presenting my name in any primary or to any convention, and not a single delegate from Califor nia or any other state is pledged to me. "That should end such discussion." TO ORGANIZE BAND HERE ON MAY 26TH Students Interested To Meet At School Building A. J. Wagner of Mount Airy was here Tuesday in the interest of or ganizing a school band, under the direction of the WPA recreational program in Surry county. Mr. Wag ner states that the cnly expense en tailed will be for instruments and that a number of second-hand in struments should be available since only a few years ago a school band was begun here. The rehearsals will be held each week during the summer and it is believed that when the 1U36-37 term opens that the band, if immediately, would be able to play for ball games and chapel programs. In addition to the musical education, the band would provide much en thusiasm for the athletic teams and be an asset to the town as a whole. Mr. Wagner will be at the school building Tuesday morning, May 26, at 9:30 at which time he would like to meet all students interested in en rolling. in addition to the parents of the children. At least fifteen stu dents will have to be enrolled before actual practice can begin. UsHSflil %EKE SAY S HE HAS HO ILL* WILL FER THOSE THAT DISAGREE WITH HIM,Bill HE'S SURPRISED SO MANY FOLKS CAN BE WRON6- rrra
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