Elkin
'The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXV, No. 47
Elkin Fair Will Not
Be Held Due To Tent
Troubleand Weather
AMATEUR PROGRAM
TO BE STAGED AT
THEATRE TUESDAY
Winners To Stage Radio Pro
gram Over WBIG
BIG TENT FALLS DOWN
Heavy Rain Drenches Ground
Making Annual Event
Impossible
IS BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
The Elkin Pair, scheduled to
have opened for its fifth annual
exhibition here at noon today,
was called off at a meeting of the
board of directors Wednesday
morning.
It was decided to call off the
event when the largest tent of the
two in which the fair was to be
housed, collapsed Tuesday night
during a steady rain. As a result
the interior of the tent was con
verted into a quagmire by' the
rain so that it would have been
impossible to have dried off the
ground in time. The smaller tent
withstood the rain.
Owners of the tents, it is un
derstood, were to keep a man on
the grounds to look after them
following their erection, but
failed to live up to their agree
ment. Collapse of the tent was
responsible for the cancellation of
the fair.
However, although the fair
will not be held this year, one of
the features of the fair program,
the Amateur Show, will be held
at the Lyric Theatre here Tues
day night of next week. Winners
in this event will go to Greens
boro Sunday afternoon, October
6, and stage a 30-minute pro
gram over Radio Station WBIG,
which will also serve as an audi
tion. Major Edney Ridge, direc
tor of the station, stated over
long distance telephone Wednes
day afternoon that the program
would be broadcast between 4:30
and 5 p. m., and extended an in
vitation to everyone who wished
to attend the broadcast to be
present as guests of the station.
For the benefit of those on the
amateur program, who have as
yet not been notified of the
change of date, the amateurs
will perform immediately after
the showing of the moving pic
ture, "Public Enemy's Wife,"
starring Pat O'Brien and Mar
garet Lindsey. Regular admis
sion will be charged.
All amateurs who entered the
contest are urged to be back
stage at the theatre Tuesday
night not later than 8 o'clock. In
case it is impossible for them to
take part they should notify Alan
Browning, Jr., at The Tribune
office.
JENKINS TO PREACH AT
SHADY GROVE CHURCH
Rev. William A. Jen'cins, pastor
of the Elkin Methodist church,
will preach at Shady Grove Bap
tist church Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Everyone is invited to
attend.
It takes several generations to
make a gentleman, as it takes
time and constant plugging to
keep a man from eating with his
knife.
Roosevelt Leading
Locally, Landon
Ahead in Nation
With The Tribune straw vote
for president to eome to a close
next Thursday, Oct. 10, latest
tabulation shows Roosevelt
leading locally with 104 votes
to Landom's 82.
Throughout the nation,
where a total of 792,524 votes
have been tabulated, Governor
Landon Is leading, although
Mr. Roosevelt showed a gain of
three states in last week's \ot
ing.
In order to vote clip the bal
lot printed on the back page of
this Issue of The Tribune,
mark an X opposite the candi
date you favor, and bring or
maU to The Tribune.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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Vice-Chairman
Mrs. J. B. Spilman of Green
ville who was elected Vice-Chair
man of the State Democratic Exe
cutive Committee at its recent
meeting in Raleigh. Mrs. Spilman
is perfecting an organization of
Democratic women in every coun
ty in the State.
TO SELL ASSETS
OF DEFUNCT BANK
Sale Will Be Held At Noon
On October 20 In Front
Of Building
MUST REMOVE PROPERTY
The remaining assets of the El
kin National Bank, consisting of
real estate, bills receivable, judg
ments, qyerdrafts and other items
and articles, will be offered for
sale at public auction at 12 o'clock
noon on October 20th, in front of
the bank building, it was an
nounced Wednesday by John D.
Biggs, receiver.
It was also announced at the
same time that everyone who has
property stored in safe deposit
drawers in the vault and other
property stored in the main
vault should remove it at once.
It was said that considerable
property of this nature is now in
the vault, and must be removed.
ELKIN CLUB ATTENDS
INTER-CLUB MEETING
Kiwanians of Elkin and States
ville met Friday night in an in
ter-club meeting at North Wilkes
boro, the guests of the North Wil
kesboro Kiwanis club.
The meeting was held at Hotel
Wilkes. Attorney A. H. Casey, of
the host club spoke words of wel
come and the following members
of the visiting clubs responded:
L. Q. Meed, president of the El
kin club; Wade Hendrix, a lieu
tenant governor, of Statesville;
Frank Bartell, president of the
Statesville club, and Don Coch
ran, Jr., secretary of the States
ville club.
A highly enjoyable program was
staged.
WINSTON-SALEM MAN IS
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
Sam T. Carter, of Winston-Sa
lem and Jacksonville, Florida/was
killed in an automobile accident
about midnight Wednesday near
Batesboro, S. C. Mr. Carter, who
was employed by the Augusta
Chronicle, was found in the
wreckage of ft car he was driving
about 3 o'clock Thursday morning.
He was en route to Augusta.
He is survived by his widow,
formerly Miss Evelyn Bell of this
city, and two children, Evelyn
and John, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Carter of Winston-
Salem and four brothers and three
sisters.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon in Winston-Sa
lem and interment was In Win
ston-Salem.
Announce Dividend
A regular semi-annual dividend,
amounting to 5 per cent, has been
declared by the TClkta-Jonesville
Building and Loan association
here, it wau announced Wednes
day by Paul Owyn, secretary
treasurer.
About two and one-half million
Ameri( ans are hay fever sufferers.
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
WALLACE DEFENDS
SPENDING PROGRAM
Aurora, 111., Sept, 29.—Secre
tary of Agriculture Wallace to
day declared the Roosevelt ad
ministration's "expenditures
for recovery look like the best
investment in history."
In the first of five political
speeches in the corn belt, he
told members of the Chicago
Pure Milk association:
"The increase in the cost per
person of carrying the national
debt is only about $1.40 a year.
What is such a cost when com
pared with the increase in na
tional income from $40,000,-
000,000 a year in 1932 to $60,-
000,000,000 in 1936 and an in
crease in the national wealth
of $50,000,000,000?"
DENTIST AND
NEGRO ARE HELD
Winston-Salem, Sept. 29.
Dr. Ralph C. Flowers, dentist
and civic leader, and Leroy
Blackmail, negro, charged with
robbery with firearms, waived
preliminary examination in
city court this morning. Each
was bound over to Superior
court, which begins October 7.
Flowers was released under
$4,000 bond and Blackman was
remanded to Jail.
The two are charged with
robbing the office of a dental
supply house here of gold val
ued at S7OO. Blackman con
fessed, police say, and claimed
Flowers accompanied him and
looted the office safe of the
gold.
LOYALISTS ORDERED
TO SHOOT COWARDS
With Government Forces Re
treating on Madrid, Sept. 29.
"Shoot your cowards," the
government tonight ordered its
military leaders, directing the
retreat on Madrid.
"The battle is won by resis
tance, lost by running away,"
was the cry taken up by the
newspaper El Socialista.
"Those who have even the
slightest fear of the enemy
throw away their guns and de
moralize their comrades, lay
ing the way open for the enemy
advance on our capital.
"Such cowards must be shot
down without trial."
INCREASES BALANCE,
REDUCES DEBT
Raleigh, Sept. 29.—State of
ficials released figures today
showing North Carolina had
increased ite cash balance and
decreased its indebtedness dur
ing the last year.
The combined monthly state
ment of the auditor and treas
urer listed a cash-in-hand bal
ance of $22,701,816.66 as of
August 31, compared to $19,-
615,061,01 on August 31, 1935.
The state debt was $163,894,-
000 at the end of August, com
pared to $170,664,000 on the
same date one year ago.
ELKS OPEN SEASON
WITH 14 TO 7 WIN
Long Run by Powers is Fea
ture of Game Here Friday
Afternoon ~
TO PLAY SOUTH HIGH
The Elks of Elkin high school
opened the football season here
last Friday with a 14 to 7 win
ove*. a strong Lexington Orphan
age team.
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
the Elks will meet South High,
of Winston-Salem, here.
Lexington scored its touchdown
in the early part of the game as
Thompson skirted left end for a
50-yard gain to the nine yard
stripe where it was carried over
by Murray. The extra point was
made from placement.
Elkin came back strong in the
second quarter to push over two
touchdowns to win the game. The
first Elk tally was the result of a
fumble which was recovered by
Eldridge on Lexington's 20-yard
line. After a series of line bucks,
Eldridge carried the ball over
from the two-yard line. The ex
tra point was made on an end
run by Powers.
The second score came when
Powers returned a punt 95 yards
for a touchdown. The extra
point was made by Eldridge
through the line.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1936
HUBBKIF. . Giants L
Above are four players who are destined to take a leading part in
the nation's biggest baseball show—the World Series—which got under
way Wednesday with the Giants defeating the New York Yanks 6 to 1
in a game played on a muddy field. Hubbell, left, pitched in the
opener. Others pictured are Gehrig and Di Maggio, Yankees, and Mel
Ott, of tile Giants.
BOONVILLE WOMAN
PASSES SATURDAY
Mrs. M. L. Woodhouse, 84,
Had Been in Declining
Health
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Mrs. M. L. Woodhouse,,B4, died
at her home in Boonville at 6:30
Saturday morning. She had been
in declining health for some time
and her condition has been ser
ious for the past three weeks.
She was the widow of the late
M. L. Woodhouse of Boonville,
and was one of the pioneer res
idents of that section. She was
a devout member of the Boonville
Baptist church and was active in
the work of the church and Sun
day school as long as her health
permitted.
Survivors include four sons,
Prank Woodhouse, Winston-Sa
lem; T. B. Woodhouse, Atlanta;
J. W. Woodhouse, Dinube, Cali
fornia; W. W. Woodhouse, Eliz
abethtown, and one daughter,
Mrs. Bess Woodhouse Gibson, of
High Point.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Boonville Baptist
church. The body lay in state
at the church from 12 until 2
family plot in the Boonville cem
etery.
YADKIN'S OLDEST MAN
INJURED IN A FALL
Yadkinville, September 29.
—Rev. Stanley S. May, Yadkin's
oldest citizen, is in a serious con
dition at the Yadkin Clinic here,
following a fall Sunday afternoon
in which he sustained a broken
hip.
Mr. May was 101 years old Au
gust 23. He is not only the old
est citizen of the county, but the
oldest minister in the Yadkin
Baptist Association, and one of
the oldest living Confederate sol
diers in the State. He had been
an active r 'nister for more than
60 years until a few years ago he
was forced to retire on account
of his health. Several years ago
he was elected pastor emeritus of
Deep Creek Baptist church,
where he is a member, for life.
He has spent most of his life in
this county.
Mr. May fell in his room while
temporarily alone. He lives with
his daughter and son-in-law.
Rev. and Mrs. Marshall Reavis,
4 miles south of Yadkincville.
STATE ROAD WOMAN
DIES TUESDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Margaret Isaacs Ray, 70,
widow of Charles W. Ray, died
Tuesday night at her homd near
State Road, following a paralytic
stroke Thursday of last week. Her
husband, an extensive landowner
and successful farmer, passed
away about a year ago.
She is survived by the follow
ing sons and daughters: William,
Noah and Harvey Ray and Mrs.
Paul Nixon of Winston-Salem;
Keiley Ray and Mrs. A. L. Gen
try, Mrs. Raymond Carter and
Mrs Spencer Mooney of State
Road.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock
from Poplar Springs Baptist
church.
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Old Belt Markets
To Open Monday;
Expect Good Price
The Old Belt tobacco mar
kets will open Monday, Octo
ber 5, with plans completed by
the Winston-Salem and Mount
Airy markets.
Expecting rood prices to be
paid for the weed, everything
has been rotten in readiness
for first day sales. All ware
houses have been put in shape
for the season.
Reports from other markets
of the state and in South Caro
lina and Georgia, which open
earlier than the Old Belt, have
disclosed very satisfactory
prices and farmers are antici
pating good profits from the
sale of their crops next week.
CAMPAIGN LEADERS
TO MEET TUESDAY
To Complete Roosevelt Elec
tors Organization; James
Chairman
AT ALLEN LAW OFFICE
Plans were started yesterday to
complete the organization of the
local branch of the National
Council of Roosevelt Electors by
Chairman Earl c. James, whose
appointment was recently an
nounced by State Finance Direc
tor A. D. Folger and approved by
the Democratic National Commit
tee in New York.
Chairman James said he would
name a group of local Democrats
to assist him in raising the state
quota for the national campaign
fund for the reelection of Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt in
November. A meeting has been
called for Tuesday night Oct. 6.
at 8 o'clock at the law office of
W. M. Allen.
The Council of Roosevelt Elec
tors, headed by Chairman James
A. Farley of the Democratic Na
tional committee, is being organ
ized in every city and town
throughout the country and will
solid 1 ; individual contributions to
raise the national campaign fund.
Roosevelt elector certificates will
be Issued to all contributors and
the funds will be sent to the state
finance directors.
Local Democrats who will assist
Chairman James include: R. C.
Freeman, Henry Dobeon, David
Brendle, H. P. Graham and W. M,
Allen.
E. ELKIN BAPTISTS
END REVIVAL
The revival meeting of the
East Elkln Baptist church, which
has been in progress for the past
ten days, came to a close Wed-j
nesday night with gratifying re-|
suits. Up to Tuesday night? there)
had been 22 additions to the
church, nine of which came by I
baptism. The meeting, which is
said to have been the most suc
cessful one in the history of the
church, was conducted by Rev.
J. L. Powers, pastor of the church.
Baptismal services wiU few held
at 10:©o A. M. Sunday at
the Greenwood lake, three miles'
east of Elkln.
DI MAGGIO . . . Yankee*
V MEL OTT ' .
CONFERENCE HELD
AT LOCAL CHURCH
Presiding Elder A. C. Gibbs
In Charge of Methodist
Meeting
REPORTS ARE HEARD
The fourth quarterly confer
ence was held at the Methodist
church in this city, following the
Sunday evening service, with Rev.
A. C. Gibbs, of Mount Airy, pre
siding elder of the district, in
charge.
Routine reports were heard, this
being the last meeting before the
annual conference. All of the
officers of the church were re
elected, and W. C. Wolfe was
elected general superintendent of
the Sunday school, to succeed Dr.
J. O. Abernethy, who resigned,
after serving capably in this of
fice for the past four years.
At this meeting a resolution
was passed, to be presented to the
annual conference, asking that
Dr. Wm. A. Jenkins be returned
as pastor of the church for an
other year.
INFANT CONCEALMENT
CASE IS NOL PROSSED
The charge against Mrs. John
Hudspeth, of Elkin, of concealing
the birth of an infant whose life
less body was found in Wilkes
county near Elkin in an abandon
ed well, was nol prossed at a hear
ing held in Wilkesboro Monday
before Magistrate P. L. Lender
man.
The baby was said to have been
born to Mrs. Flake Brown, a sis
ter of Mrs. Hudspeth, in a Tay
lorsville hospital in August. Ac
cording to Mrs. Brown, the child,
born dead, was turned over to
Mrs. Hudspeth for burial in the
family plot here. However, instead
of the child being buried, it was
thrown into a dry well.
CAR STOLEN HERE
RECOVERED SUNDAY
The car of Miss Pauline Mor
rison, which was stolen from in
front of the home on Market
street Saturday night, was found
Sunday near the old shoe factory.
Two new tires, which had just
been put on the car, had been
removed and these replaced by
badly worn tires No trace of the
thief has been found.
YADKIN COUNTY YOUTH
PASSES AFTER ILLNESS
Robert Lee Bell, 21, died Tues
day morning at 4 o'clock at his
home near Plat Rock church,
Yadkin county, following a seven
months critical illness. »
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie R. Bell, one
sister, Miss Effie Bell, and four
brothers, Noel and Sam Bell, at
home, and- Shade Bell, of Elkin,
and Hal Bell, of Norfolk, Va.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
Flat Rock Baptist church, in
charge of Rev. V. M. Swaim of
Winston-Salem and interment
was in Flat Rock cemetery. HST,
The modern auto has been im
proved to such an extent that
you can do most anything with it
except meet the monthly install
ments.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ROOSEVELT SCORE
COMMUNISM AS HE
STARTS CAMPAIGN
Says Issues Hidden Under
False Claims
RECALLS 1933 EVENTS
Says Republicans Had 12
Years In Which To Do
Something
DEFENDS PARTY RECORD
Syracuse, N- Y„ Sept. 29.—Con
tending that his record showed
"consistent adherence" to the let
ter and spirit of "the American
form of government," President
Roosevelt tonight opened the
campaign for his re-election with
a repudiation of "the support of
any advocate of communism."
Calling communism a "false is
sue" in the campaign, the Presi
dent told the New York state
Democratic convention assembled
here in a state armory that "the
previous national administration"
had "encouraged" conditions that
fostered communism.
The Democratic party, he add
ed, was "realistic enough" to face
"this menace."
The President remarked at an
other point that there was no
difference between the major par
ties as to what they think about
communism, but there was a
"very great difference" in what
they do about it.
"In the spring of 1933 we faced
a crisis which was the ugly fruit
of 12 years of neglect of the
causes of economic and social un
rest. it was a crisis made to or
der for all those who would over
throw our form of government.
"Do I need to recall to you the
fear of those days—the reports of
those who piled supplies in their
basqments, who laid plans to get
their fortunes across the border,
who got themselves hideaways in
the country against the impend
ing upheaval?
"Do I need to recall thel law
abiding heads of peaceful families,
who began to won, as they saw
their children starve, how they
could get the bread they saw In
the bakery window?
"Do I need to recall the home
less boys who were traveling in
bands through the country seek
ing work and food —desperate be
cause they could find neither?
"Do I need to recall the farmers
who banded together with pitch
forks to keep the sheriff from
selling the farm home under fore
closure? Do I need to recall the
powerful leaders of industry and
banking who came to me in Wash
ington in those early days of 1933
pleading to be saved?
"Most people in the United
States remember today the fact
that starvation was averted, that
homes and farms were saved, that
banks were re-opened, that crop
prices rose, that industry revived
and the dangerous subversive of
our form of government were
turned aside.
"A few people—a few only—
unwilling to remember, seem to
have forgotten those days.
NEW RECTOR OF LOCAL
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Mr. Hamaker of Wades
boro, ha:i accepted a call as rec
tor of the Elkin and Mount Airy
Episcopal churches, to succeed
Rev. E. M. Wlnborne.
Services will be held at the
Galloway Memorial church in
this city each Tuesday evening at
7:30 and a cordial Invitation is
extended the public to attend.
It's hard to make the modern
youth exert the same amount of
energy around the home as he
does on the dance floor.
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