Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXV, No. 36
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
SEEK
HOODED RIDERS
Conway, S. C., July 14.
North Carolina and South
Carolina officers hunted a
possible connection tonight be
tween the case of Monroe Fow
ler, South Carolina farmer
who said he v»aa beaten by a
masked mob near here four
nights ago, and the flogging
of several men and women by
night-riding terrorists in Clar
« endon, N. C., near the Caro
linas' line.
Fowler, 40, said members of
a hooded, white-robed gang
abducted him as he was on
his way home from Tabor City,
N. C., stripped him to the
waist, blindfolded him, and
laahed him 30 times "because
I refused to withdraw a mis
demeanor charge made a cou
ple months ago against anoth
er Horry county man."
KARPIS ADMITS
HAMM KIDNAPING
St. Paul, July 14.—Alvin
Karpis, once the most sought
criminal in the nation who
had boasted he would never be
taken alive, muttered a sub
dued "yes," today to admit his
guilt to the SIOO,OOO ransom
* kidnaping of William Hamm,
St. Paul banker.
His plea provided a drama
tic opening for what was to
have been his federal court
trial on the abduction charge.
Karpis, brought heavily
guarded to the courtroom from
the county Jail which has held
him since his bloodless capture
in New Orleans May 1, spoke
only when Judge M. M. Joyce
asked him whether he under
stood his guilty plea his attor
ney had offered for him. His
sentence was deferred.
MAJORITY FAVOR
SUSPENDING UNIONS
Washington, July 14.—The
American Federation of La
bor's executive council started
discussion of what to do about
fee federation's rebel indus
trial union faction today, with
a majority reported to be fav
oring suspension.
William Green, A. F. of L.
president, told reporters the
council likely would decide to
morrow whether to oust from
the federation the 12 unions
allied with John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine
Workers, in his drive to organ
ize all the workers in each big
industry into one big union.
FORMER NAVY
MAN IS HELD
Washington, July 14.—John
S. Farnsworth, a former lieu
tenant commander in the na
vy, was held under SIO,OOO
bail tonight on charges of sell
ing confidential naval inform
ation to an agent of the im
perial Japanese navy.
Appearing before United
States Commissioner Needham
C. Turrage, Farnsworth—who
has been shadowed for more
than a year before his arrest
late last night—pleaded not
guilty and told newspapermen
the charges were "hooey."
CHATHAM IS TO
ENTER CONTEST
Will Represent Carolinas In
National Tournament At
Wichita, Kans.
WINNERS TO GET $5,000.00
me Chatham Blanketeers of
Elkin have been selected to repre
sent the Carolinas in the yNa
tional Semi-Pro. Tournament in
Wichita, Kansas, August 14 to
26th.
Manager Hoyt Hambright wa*
officially notified by letter from
Jake Wade, sports editor of the
Charlotte Observer which stated
that since the Chatham Blanke
teers won the Carolinas cham
pionship last year and on their
record thus far this season that
they were the logical choice to
represent the' Carolinas in this
' The team's record thus far this
season is 50 games won and 9
ost, which is an outstanding rec
ord in games won and lost.
The Tournament in Wichita
vill be represented by 32 of the
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WASHINGTON . . . William W.
Howes (above), is now acting
Postmaster General to fill the
vacancy brought about by the
resignation at Postmaster General
Farley. Mr. Howes was first as
sistant postmaster general to Mr.
Farley.
WILKES MINISTER
TAKEN BY DEATH
Rev. A. T. Pardue, Familiar
Figure Here, Was Minis
ter For half a Century
FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY
Rev. Ancel Thomas Pardue for
more than half a century a high
ly esteemed and beloved Baptist
minister in Wilkes county, died
Sunday afternoon, 2:10, at his
home near Roaring River.
Mr. Pardue was born at Roar
ing River on September 15, 1857,
making his age 78. He was a son
of the late Meeklns and Prudence
Pardue, of that community.
At the age of 18 he Joined the
Baptist church and in his early
twenties he began preaching the
Qospel, which he continued until
the very last year of his life and
as long as health permitted.
During the more than years
that he was in the ministry he
seived many churches as pastor
and passed up no opportunity to
witness for his Christ as an evan
gelist in or out of the church.
At terms of Wilkes court in
Wilkesboro he was a familiar fi
gure at the noon recess, when
hundreds would gather on the
courthouse lawn to hear him ex
pound the virtues of Christiani
ty. This practice he kept up
throughout his entire ministerial
career.
Those baptised under his min
istry number into the thousands
and people in hundreds of homes
in Wilkes county can recall his
friendly visits as a minister and
friend.
On many Saturday afternoons
he was a familiar figure here,
preaching to crowds who would
gather about him. This practice
he kept up, here and in neighbor
ing towns of Wilkes, during his
entire ministerial career.
Funeral service will be held at
Roaring River Baptist church,
where he retained his member
ship, Tuesday morning at eleven
o'clock. Rev. J. M. Wright, pas
tor, will be in charge of the ser
vice, assisted by Rev, w. E. Lin
ney and Rev. N. T. Jarvis.
FIRE TRUCK IS
EXPECTED TODAY
W. W. Whitaker and Ted
Brown Left Tuesday for
Roanoke, Va., To Get It
TRUCK OF LATEST TYPE
The arrival of Elkin's new fire
truck, purchased by the board of
commissioners recently, is expect
ed here either today or tomorrow.
W. W. Whitaker, chief of the
Elkin fire department, and Ted
Brown, volunteer fireman, left El
kin Tuesday for Roanoke, Va., to
drive the truck back after being
notified that it was ready fo» de
livery.
Mr. Whitaker stated before
leaving that it was planned to
bring the new fire fighting equip
ment back through several towns
that are contemplating buying
new fire equipment in order to
demonstrate it, at the same time
limbering it up for service here.
The truck will be of the latest
type. and 200-gallon
booster tank are mounted on a
one and one-half ton truck chas
sis. Pending further arrange
ments, it will be housed in the
basement of The Tribune build
ing.
Mrs. G. T. Roth left Saturday
for a cruise of several months to
Alaska and other places of inter
est.
OLD BRIGHT BELT
TO OPEN SELLING
SEASON OCT.STH
Huge Drop Is Estimated In
Tobaeco Production
REPORT SHOWS DECLINE
Government Predicts De
crease Of 100,000,000 Lbs.
In North Carolina
IS LOWEST IN HISTORY
The Old Bright tobacco belt in
cluding Mount Airy, Winston-Sa
lem and other markets will open
the 1936-37 sales season Tuesday,
October 5, it was revealed the
latter part of last week following
announcement of the opening
dates for all flue-cured tobacco
sales belts by the tobacco board of
trade. \
Coming almost at the same
time a news release from Wash
ington, D. C., states that a 14 per
cent decline from last year in the
total United States production of
tobacco, and a reduction of about
22 per cent below the 1928-32
average, was forecast in the July
1 crop reports, released by the
department of agriculture. The
estimated total United States
production is set at 1,113,764,000
pounds of which it is estimated
North Carolina will produce 452,-
013,000 pounds.
The department reported the
July 1 condition of tobacco was
"the lowest in the history of the
crop," on that date.
"As a result of the drought,"
the crop report said, "both the
stand and growth of the crop
are generally irregular, and the
July 1 condition of 57.2 per cent
of normal is the lowest in the his
tory of the crop.
The indicated production for
North Carolina is more than 100,-
000,000 pounds less than the 1935
production, although only about
17,000,000 pounds below the 1928-
32 average. In 1935 the state pro
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P.O. S. OF A. IS
STAGING DRIVE
Many of Elkin's Business and
Professional Men Are
Taking Membership
STATE OFFICIAL IS HERE
Washington Camp No. 36, Pa
triotic Orders Sons of America,
has announced the beginning of
a membership campaign which,
officers of the organization say,
will result in great increase, the
goal of one hundred new mem
bers being set by the local camp.
The state camp is aiding the lo
cal organization in the work, it
is announced, and one of the
state officials is now in Elkin,
directing the work.
J.- R. Windsor is president of
the Elkin camp; J. B. Bell is sec
retary, and S. E. Shumate is
treasurer. Other officers and
charter members include M. R.
Bailey, C. F. Rogers, C. W.
Young, L. 8. Baker, Carl Harris,
O. W. Mastln, S. O. McGuire and
F. E. Bass. The local camp was
organized twelve years ago, and
was at one time one of the lar
gest camps in the state. Many
members left Elkin, it is said,
during the period when many in
dustries here were operating on
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BLANKETEERS MOP
UP THREE TEAMS
Winning last Thursday, Satur
day and Monday from Albemarle,
Salisbury and Regan Knitters,
respectively, the Chatham Blan
keteers will face Regan here this
afternoon. No game has been
scheduled as yet for Saturday, but
a game will be played on that
day. Coach Hoyt Hambright said
Wednesday afternoon.
The Blanketeers defeated Albe
marle 3-2 in a 10-inning game.
Salisbury was taken into camp by
an 18 to 6 score and Regan was
downed 10 to 6.
PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS
REVIVAL BEGINS JULY 19
A revival meeting will begin at
the Pentecostal Holiness church
in JonesvlUe July 18, and will
continue through August 2. The
meeting will be conducted by
Rev. Julius W. Spain from the
Holiness Bible School in Green
ville, South Carolina.
Services will be held each eve
ning at 7:45. A cordial Invitation
is extended the public to attend.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936
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SHOWERS RELIEVE
BIG DROUTH AREA
Rain and Cool Weather Trav
eling Eastward at 33
Miles Per Hour
FATALITIES TOTAL 2,300
Chicago, July 14.—Eastward at
33 miles an hour tonight, rain
and cool weather traveled to end
the north central states' 12 day
siege of torridness, heat deaths,
and crop losses.
M.'llions cheered it on for tem
peratures climbed once more past
the 100 degree mark, fatalities
ascribed to the hot spell mounted
toward 2,300 and the great corn
crop dropped through another
day of punishment toward the
nearing close of its critical per
iod.
Forecaster J. R. Lloyd of the
central district station said the
cool front would reach here Wed
nesday and declared the area to
be benefitted—Minessota, lowa,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Illi
nois, Wisconsin, Ohio and Michi
gan—would not be disappointed
this time as they were last week
end. A predicted coo? front then
"fizzled out" on the western
prairies.
The western region of the plain
states already were experiencing
cooler temperatures and long
awaited showers. The Dakotas,
sections of Nebraska, Montana,
and Minnesota shared them. Near
Wllliston, N. D„ the precipitation
reached cloudburst proportions
washing out 900 feet of Great
Northern main line tracks. High
way and rail traffic was impeded
by washout caused by the tor
rential—but drought-breaking—
showers in northeastern Montana.
M'DONALD ASKS
STATEWIDE PROBE
State Election Board Leaves
Investigation of Primary
To County Boards
RULES ON NOMINEES
The state board of elections,
sitting nearly all day Monday on
protests growing out of the state
wide primary, July 4, certified
the nomination of Clyde R. Hoey
as the Democratic candidate for
governor, W. P. Horton as lieu
tenant governor and Thad Eure
as secretary of state.
The board did not order a
statewide investigation of the
primary vote as asked by Ralph
W. McDonald, defeated candidate
for nomination for governor, but
authorized investigations of al
leged irregularities on the part
of county election boards in those
counties in which "ballot box
stuffing" and other irregularities
were alleged to have taken place.
In his charges, which were
backed by affidavits and oral
testimony, Dr. McDonald claimed
that gross irregularities were not
ed in a number of counties, and
demanded that in the interest of
fairness and respect for the
state's election laws a sweeping
investigation should be made.
PROMINENT MINISTER
TO CONDUCT REVIVAL
Rev. C. N. Royall, pastor of the
Oreen Street Baptist church, of
High Point, has been secured to
conduct a revival at the First
Baptist church in this city for
two weeks, beginning the last
Sunday in August. Hie church is
said to be very fortunate in se
curing Rev. Mr. Royall, who Is
one of the outstanding young
ministers of the state.
He is well known here where
he has visited in former years,
and his coming is eagerly await
ed.
Photos Show Tragic Scenes From Droufh Area
KANSAS CITY ... Drouth .. . dust storms . . . broken homes
. . . discouragement . . . hope gone pictured everywhere as a blaz
ing sun peers over the Eastern horizon each new day. Above is a
dust storm in Texas, sweeping over a deserted farm, moving tons
of top-soil and dstroying the land for agriculture. Top, right the
sons of J. P. Holzemer of Dickinson, N. D.,( watering stock at a
newly-dug well where a scant water supply was found. They are
staying on. Below, an Oklahoma refugee family, carrying all their
worldly possessions, decide to desert their home and move on.
CLINICS WILL BE
HELD IN COUNTY
Those Wishing Free Exam
ination For Tuberculosis
Should Attend
HERE ON JULY 23 AND 30
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A series of free tuberculosis
clinics will be held in Surry coun
ty beginning July 20 and con
tinuing through July 31, it has
been announced by the county
health department.
Clinics here will be held in the
local county health office, locat
ed over Abernethy's drug store,
on July 23 and 30, between the
hours of 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
The clinics are absolutely free,
and those desiring examination
should ask their family physician
to make appointment for them.
All persons living in a home
where there is an active or known
case of tuberculosis should take
this opportunity to be examined.
A fluoroscope will be used in
making examinations this year.
Appointments should be made
early In order that everyone may
be taken care of. The health de
partment is urging that all cases
not previously diagnosed as tu
berculosis visit these clinics, as
tuberculosis in the early stage is
curable. .
In addition to dates when clin
ics will be held in Elkin, dates for
other sections of the county fol
low: Mount Airy, July 20, 21, 22,
27, 28 and 31; Dobson Court
house, July 24; Pilot Mountain
high school, July 29.
POSTPONE SURRY
CIVIL SESSION
Two-Weeks' Term of Court
Called Off Due to Illness
Of Leading Attorneys
HOT SPELL IS FACTOR
The July term of civil court
which was to have been held this
week and next at Dobson was
called off by an order of the gov
ernor upon motion of the county
attorneys and officials.
The main reasons for the post
ponement of the court were giv
en as being the illness of three of
the leading lawyers of the coun
ty, W. M. Allen, of Elkin, and
John and Lon Folger, of Dobson.
It was also stated by county of
ficials at the court house that the
busy season of work on the farms
and the severely hot weather were
also contributing factors in the
decision to sail off the present
term of court.
It is now hoped that a civil
term of court will be held some
time in September, the time of
which has not yet been determin
ed. The judge also is to be decid
ed upon at a'later date.
CUP TO BE KEPT
AS A MEMORIAL
State Press Association To
Keep It In Memory Of
Walter H. Savory
COUNCIL IS PRESIDENT
C. C. Council, of the Durham
Herald-Sun papers, was elected
president of the North Carolina
Press association at its annual
convention at Waynsville the
latter half of last week. W. Cur
tiss Russ, of the Waynesville
Mountaineer, was elected vice
president, and Miss Beatrice Cobb,
of Morganton, was re-elected sec
retary-treasurer.
The Walter H. Savory loving
cup, awarded to The Tribune two
times for general excellence in its
field, was returned to the associa
tion and will be kept by that body
as a memorial to Mr. Savory,
who died on the day the cup was
last awarded to this newspaper.
It is likely that sometime within
the future the cup will find a
place in the state museum.
No contest among the weekly
papers was held during the con
vention. At future meetings of
the state association, certificates
of merit will be awarded newspa
pers adjudged the best in their
field, it is understood.
Pinal session of the association,
which was held Saturday, closed
with the adoption of a resolution
to urge the 1937 General Assem
bly to change the date for hold
ing primary elections in the state
from Saturday to Tuesday.
H. P. Laffoon, general manager
of The Tribune, together with
Mrs. Laffoon, represented this
newspaper at the convention.
SURRY MISSIONARY
BAPTISTS TO MEET
The Surry Missionary Baptist
association will convene with the
Friendship Baptist church, six
miles west of Elkin, July 23 for a
two day session. The meeting
will get underway Thursday
morning at 9:30 with A. V. West,
moderator, in charge of the open
ing worship.
A number of prominent denom
inational workers will appear on
the program which has been pre
pared for the meet and it is urg
ed that as many as possibly can
attend for the full session.
The association will adjourn at
4 o'clock Friday evening.
SMALL CHILD IS INJURED
WHEN KICKED BY HORSE
Joe Bill Reynolds, 3 year old
' son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rey
* nolds of the Cool Springs com-
J rpunlty. was painfully injured
* Sunday afternoon while riding in
1 a buggy when he was kicked in
the mouth by a horse. He had
1 several teeth knocked loose and
i his jaw bone was broken in sev
t eral places. He was brought to
- the local hospital for attention,
- where he is resting as well as
could be expected.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
N. C. POLICE ASK
LEGISLATION TO
ENLARGE POWERS
Claim Territorial Jurisdiction
Far Too Limited
EXAMPLES ARE CITED
Wish Laws to Permit Arrests
Of Felons Beyond Im
mediate Town Limits
WOULD 'REMOVE CHAINS'
Chapel Hill, July 14.—The ur
gent need of legislation enlarging
the territorial jurisdiction of city
police and permitting them to ar
rest felons beyond the town lim
its was voiced by law enforce
ment leaders here today for the
Institute of Government's sixth
annual police school.
Approximately 60 police, sher
iffs, state patrolmen, and federal
agents, representing almost as
many North Carolina counties
and municipalities, were in at
tendance at the school, which will
continue through tomorrow after
noon.
"Take the chains off law en
forcement officers and equip
them to match wits and force
with organized crime at its own
game," urged P. N. Littlejohh,
Charlotte chief of detectives, who
cited specific cases where his men
had apprehended felons, but they
later escaped while they sought
a warrant and an officer author
ized to serve it.
"County sheriffs and bonded
deputies, under a 1935 act, may
arrest a felon, with or without
process, anywhere in the state,"
it was pointed out by Albert
Coates, director of the institute
and the school.
"The jurisdiction of the state
highway patrol has also been ex
tended to empower patrolmen to
serve criminal process and make
arrests for highway robbery, bank
robbery, murder, and 'other
crimes of violence' anywhere in
the state."
The fact that city police still
may not g 0 beyond their territor
ial limits except in cases of hot
pursuit and in cases of Individual
extensions by special statute for
a particular town has led some
cities, it was said, to have certain
members of their police force ap
pointed and bonded as deputies
sheriff. Others have relied largely
on the assistance of the highway
patrol. However, the concensus of
opinion was that further exten
sions all along the line were nec
essary to a satisfactory solution.
LOCAL ATTORNEY MUCH
BETTER AFTER ILLNESS
Friends of W. M. Allen, Elkin
attorney, will be glad to know
that he is much better and
showing improvement daily, fol
lowing an attack of phlebitis
which necessitated hospital treat
ment in Charlotte and Statesville
hospitals.
Mr. Allen, after several weeks
in the Statesville hospital, was
removed to his home last week
and it is thought that he will be
out again within a short time.
PARALYSIS IN ALABAMA
Montgomery, Ala., June 12.
Church doors remained closed in
many north Alabama communi
ties today as a precaution against
spread of an infantile paralysis
outbreak which has caused eight
deaths.
With social functions at a vir
tual standstill, Dr. J. N. Baker,
state health officer, advised coun
ty boards of health to establish
quarantines where necessary.
Mountain resorts, usually thriv
ing at this season, were closed. In
numerous localities theaters clos
ed altogether or barred children.
AN IGNORANT
man warmest
MAKES« BETTER,
SPEECH THAN