Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXV, No. 49
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
KNOX SPEAKS
IN GREENSBORO
Greensboro, Oct. 13. —Colonel
Frank Knox, Republican vice
presidential candidate, deliver
ing a rear platform address here
early yesterday afternoon,
warned upwards of 1,500
Greensboro citizens not to sur
render their political liberty fo£
economic security.
Traveling aboard the special
train that has taken him from
one side of the country to the
other and which yesterday car
ried him across a large portion
or North Carolina, Colonel Knox
brought his campaign to this
state with the appeal that "you
vote for Alf Land on for Presi
dent."
CLAIM FIRMS
HAVE AGREEMENT
Wshington, Oct. 13.—The
federal trade commission today
accused General Electric, West
inghouse and seven other com
panies of entering into a price
fixing agreement, which the
commission said tended to mo
nopolize business and deprive
buyers of the advantages of free
competition.
Named with the companies in
a complaint issued by the com
mission was the Heat Exchange
Institute, described as a trade
association with headquarters In
New York.' The commission said
the institute was organised in
1933 to aid the corporations in
making their agreement effec
tive.
ROOSEVELT DEFENDS
SPENDING PROGRAM
Kansas City, Oct. 13.—Presi
dent Roosevelt cut across the
hotge state of Governor Landon
and into Missouri tonight with
declarations that he did not be
lieve Kansas could have "pulled
through" the last four years
without federal co-operation
and assistance and that the
school "is the last expenditure
* upon which America should be
willing to economize."
Mr. Roosevelt made his as
sertions in a spectacular day of
strenuous campaigning which
carried him through cheering
stadium crowds at Wichita,
Kans., back platform visits with
hundreds, including William Al
len White, and an auditorium
address here to massed throngs
measured by thousands.
LANDON CALLS NEW
DEAL "THREAT"
Detroit, Oct. 13.—Governor
Alf M. Landon termed the new
deal a "threat" to the American
form of government tonight in
calling upon President Roosevelt
"to tell us before election day"
what constitutional amend-
I ments "he has in mind."
'By his silence," the presiden-
tial nominee said, "he is at
tempting to dodge the funda
i , mental issue of this campaign
—the issue of whether he in
tends to change the form of our
government—whether labor, ag
riculture and business are to be
directed and managed by gov
ernment—directed and managed
by politics."
ELKS DOWN NORTH
WILKESBORO 26-0
Push Over Four Touchdowns
to Leave Rivals Without
a Score
ARE TO MEET LANSING
The Elkin high school Elks ran
wild against North Wilkesboro
here Monday afternoon to down
the invaders, 26 to 0.
Elkin's first score came when
Price galloped 40 yards for a
touchdown. The second was made
when a North Wilkesboro punt
was blocked by Mas ten, Charles
Harris downing the ball back of
the goal line.
Powers scored after taking a
pass from Price on the 20-yard
line, crossing the goad standing up.
Ratledge also added to the score
with a 35-yard jaunt. .
The entire squad saw action and
performed well. Captain Grier,
Harris, Masten and Eldridge
showed well in the line, while
Price, Powers and Ratledge were
standouts in the backfield.
The Elks meet Lansing Friday.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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NEW YORK ... A race around the world in 21 days (or less) is now
under way between the newspaper trio above, all having departed on
the dirigible flindenburg, Sept. 30th. . . . The rules are that they use
only regular scheduled transport facilities in making the 22,000 mile
trip. From left to right, they are: Leo Kieran, New York Times; Miss
Dorothy Kilgallen, New York Journal and H. R. EBdns, New York
World-Telegram.
MRS. TOM SHUGART
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Local Woman Passes In High
Point Hospital After
Lingering Illness
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Mrs. Frances Kingdon Smith
Shugart, 23, wife of Thomas
Shugart of this city, passed away
Friday in Burrus Memorial Hos
pital, High Point, following a
lingering critical illness from a
complication of diseases. The
deceased was a native of Roches
ter, New York, and was the only
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. H.
Smith of Rochester. She was a
member of the Baptist church.
During Mrs. Shugart's residence
in Elkin she made a host of
friends.
In addition to her husband,
she is survived by one son, Wil
liam Arthur Shugart, and her
parents.
Funeral services were held
from the home on Elk Spur
street Sunday afternoon at o
o'clock. The rites were in charge
of Dr. Bowne, of the Episcopal
church, High Point, who is also
chairman of the board of Bur
rus Memorial Hospital, and Rev.
Eph Whisenhunt of the First
Baptist church in this city, and
Dr. Wm. A Jenkins of the Meth
odist church. Interment was in
the family plot in Hollywood
cemetery. A beautiful and pro
fuse floral offering was a silent
testimony of the esteem of many
friends.
Pallbearers were: Cola Fulp.
Hugh Royall, Paul Reece, Ralph
Triplett, John Kelly and Clyde
Hall.
CLUB ENTERTAINS
SCHOOL FACULTY
Misses Edna Billings and Ruth
Beulin Feature Entertainment;
James Welcomes Teachers
The Elkin Kiwanis club enter
tained the Elkin school faculty at
a banquet at Hotel Elkin Friday
evening, an annual custom.
E. C. James welcomed the
eachers on behalf of the club, and
each member of the school facul
ty was introduced by J. Mark Mc-
Adams, school superintendent
Following the introduction, a
short program was staged, the
feature of which was a duet by
Miss Edna Billings and Miss Ruth
Beulin, who were accompanied at
the piano by Miss Edwlna Law
rence.
An attendance prize, a box of
candy, was won by Miss Betty
Allen. Garland Johnson made the
presentation.
REECE COUCH INJURED
WHEN CAR TURNS OVER
Reece Couch, of the Pleasant
Hill section of Wilkes county and
well known here, was painfully, al
though not seriously Injured Mon
day afternoon when his - V-8
roadster turned over on route 26
about three miles north of Elkin.
Mr. Couch was carried to the
local hospital, where his Injuries
were found to consist of bruises
and lacerations. Damage to his
car was estimated at about $l5O.
Cause of the accident was not
learned.
Democrats Plan
Big Rally At
Dobson Friday
An old time Democratic rally,
participated in by the Surry
county Young Democrats club
and Roosevelt clubs, will be
staged at the courthouse in
Dobson Friday night, beginning
around 7:30 o'clock, it was
learned Monday from R. C.
Lewellyn, chairman of the
meeting.
Mr. Lewellyn stated that a
prominent speaker will be
present to address the rally,
and that in addition to the po
litical address, string music and
dancing would be on tap for
the entedtalnment of all who
attended.
All Democrats were urged to
attend the rally.
GRAND JURY MAKES
REPORT TO COURT
Condition of Jail, County
Home, Etc., Is Declared
Satisfactory
RECOMMENDATION MADE
Wlth the exception of finding
several drinking fountains out of
order and the county courthouse
not quite as clean as it could be
kept, the Surry county grand jury
reported themselves as being sat
isfied with their tour of inspec
tion last week, their report, sign
ed by J. R. Norman, foreman,
states.
The grand Jury's report, sub
mitted to Frank M. Armstrong,
presiding over Surry superior
court at Dobson, discloses that
the inmates of the county jail are
well taken care of and satisfied
with their treatment. The coun
ty home was also reported satis
factorily clean and its inmates
well cared for, the report describ
ing the condition of the home as
"excellent." The jury recom
mended that a steam heating
plant be installed when the coun
ty was financially able to do so.
The state prison camp was also
inspected and declared satisfac
tory.
PRESBYTERIANS ARE TO
HOLD SPECIAL MEETING
The Rev. R. E. MpAlpin, active
pastor of the Presbyterian church,
preaches each Sunday morning at
11 o'clock In the Lyric Theatre
in this city. It has been the cus
tom of the church to hold serv
ices in the theatre since they dis
posed of their church building.
Next Sunday morning, October
18. the Rev. Mr. McAlpin has
called a special meeting to discuss
plans concerning the new church
to be built. Each member is
urged to be present .
STORM KILLS 50
MANILA, Oct. 11.—Fifty per
sons were known to be dead to
night and 400 were missing—
probably washed away by flood
waters—as the result of a typhoon
which swept across Luzon island
Friday and Saturday. Reports In
dicated the storm was one of the
worst in the history of the Phil
ippines from the standpoint of
human toll.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1936
NUMEROUS LESSER
CASES ARE HEARD
IN SURRY COURT
First of Week Is Devoted to
Jessup Murder
JUDGE HILL PRESIDING
Many Fines and Sentences
Handed Out During Latter
Part of Week
NUMBER LIQUOR CASES
The October term of criminal
court reconvened Monday at 10
A. M., with Judge Frank S. Hill,
presiding in place of Judge Frank
Armstrong, who presided last
week. Up to Wednesday morning
but few cases had been disposed
of this week, most of the time be
ing devoted to the -Jessup murder
case, the State's witnesses of
which were still testifying just be
fore noon Wednesday, with the
case expected to take up the great
er part of the remainder of the
week.
However, a large number of
cases of a minor nature were dis
posed of during the latter half of
last week's court, a list of which
follows:
Tom Clark, charged with house
breaking, was sent to the roads
for six months.
Ray Hagler, for the larceny of
a car, was sent to the roads for
from 12 to 15 months.
Herman Simspon, charged with
carnal knowledge, was granted a
nolo contendre upon the payment
of $250 for the benefit of Gladys
Bowles, and the payment of the
costs.
Everett Odell, on several counts
of forgery, jail breaking and false
pretense, was sent to the roads on
the first count for from 12 to 15
months, and to the State Prison
on the second count for froic five
o seven years, with the other cases
pending.
Harvey Willey, for removing
crop, was granted nolo contendre,
upon the payment of the costs.
John Yarboro, for operating a
car while intoxicated, was given
a fine of SSO and charged with
the costs.
Houston Wilmoth, for profanity
and assault, was sent to the roads
for 30 days.
Virgie Matthews, for abandon
ment, was sent to the roads for
12 months, suspended upon the
payment of sls a month to his
wife, Mrs. Virgie Matthews, until
October, 1937. and the casts.
Johnnie Myrick, for reckless
driving, was fined $25 and the
costs.
A 1 Draughn, for violating the
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ORDER IS TO HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Impressive Program Has Been
Planned In Honor of
Departed Members
EVERYONE IS INVITED
The annual memorial service
of the Elkin Council No. 96, of
the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics will be held
at the Junior Order Hall on
Bridge street, in Elkin, Sunday
October 18, at 2 o'clock, with S.
E. Newman in charge.
The following program has
been planned in honor of de
parted members: 2. P. M., an
nouncement of object of meeting;
followed by the congregational
singing of "What a Friend We
Have in Jesus," with the devo
tional period in charge of Rev.
J. L. Powers.
L. P. Walker will pay tribute
to the life of T. S. Lawrence; W.
M. Alleen to the life of Robert G.
Myers; W. S. Reich to the life of
J. 8. Mayberry, and Dr. M. A.
Royall to the life of J. K. T. Cal
loway.
The principles of the order
will be presented by S. O. Ma
guire and a good quartette will
furnish music for the program.
All members of the order are
requested to attend and bring
their families and friends and a
cordial invitation in also extend
ed the public. Juniors of other
Councils are also welcome.
Infant Passes
Farlen William Gardner, two
months old son of Mr. Nad Mrs.
Clifton C. Gardner, passed away
at the family home near Jones
ville Thursday. Funeral services
were held Saturday morning at
Mountain Grove church. Inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
In the Day's News
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Two photos of widely contrasted interest have been snapped by
news photographers as shown above* Left is a view of the "Will Rog
ers Shrine of the Sun," atop Cheyenne mountain near Colorado
Springs, while at the left you see Earl Browder, Communist candi
date for president pensively gazing through the bars of a Terre
(Haute, Ind., Jail, where he was lodged on a vagrancy charge on the
day of a scheduled speech.
AMATEURS STAGE
RADIO BROADCAST
Leon Martin to Sing On 15-
Minute Program Over
WBIG Next Sunday
PROGRAM BEGINS AT 6
Amateurs who were winners in
the amateur program staged here
at the Lyric theatre Tuesday
night of last week,, Sunday after
noon broadcast a 30-minute pro
gram from radio station WBIG. in
Greensboro.
Members of the group were
complimented by officials of the
station following their broadcast,
and one of the group, Leon Mar
tin, of Jonesville, was asked to re
turn to Greensboro this coming
Sunday to stage a 15-minute
broadcast. Mr. Martin, who has
an excellent reputation locally as
a singer, made a decided hit dur
ing the broadcast. His program
Sunday will begin at 6 P. M.
Those who made the trip to
Greensboro and broadcast were
Byron Bryan and his, Home Town
Nuts, Leon Martin, Howard Wind
sor, Walter Couch and his Wilkes
County Ramblers, Charles Par
due, Misses Edna Billings and
Ruth Beulin, and Alan Browning,
Jr. Many other people from Elkin
and Jonesville also attended the
broadcast as spectators.
One unscheduled number on
the program was a piano solo by
Miss Dorothy Colhard, of Elkin,
who is now in school at Greens
'boro College. Miss Colhard, an
accomplished piansit, was present
in the studio during the broadcast
and consented to play.
The program was staged under
the sponsorship of the Elkin Pair.
Time on the air was through the
courtesy and co-operation of Ma
jor Edney Ridge, director of Sta
tion WBIG.
METHODISTS TO HOLD
HOMECOMING SERVICE
Sunday at the 11 o'clock hour
of worship Homecoming Day will
be celebrated at the Methodist
church in this city. Dr. Wm. A.
Jenkins, pastor of the church,
will bring a message appropriate
to the occasion. Sunday will mark
the end of the conference year
and a cordial invitation is ex
tended all members of the church
and the public to attend the serv
ice. The Sunday school will also
observe the day at the regular
meeting at 9:45 A. M.
FATHER OF DR. COSTICH
PASSES IN N. Y. HOME
Dr. Kenneth Costich, of the
staff of Hugh Chatham Memorial
Hospital, was called to his home
at Ontario, N. Y., Wednesday
night on account of the death of
his father, Oliver U. Costich, 49,
who died from a sudden heart at
tack.
Surviving, in addition to Dr.
Costich, is his wife, and one
daughter. t
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 11.—
President Roosevelt stood today
on the parade ground of an army
post and asserted "it's a fine thing
that this nation is setting an ex
ample for peace in the world."
One reason why the nation has
a "very fine though a very small
army," he said, "is because we
are keeping it and training it in
the interests of peace."
MOUNT AIRY MAN
SUICIDE IN CELL
Dr. H. R. Hege, Charged
With Bomb-Killing, Slashes
Juglar Vein
WAS IN VIRGINIA JAIL
Eastville, Va., Oct. 11.—Dr. H.
R. Hege, 41-year-old North Caro
lina dentist charged with the
bomb-killing of Curry Thomas,
eastern shore farmer, took his
life early today in his cell at the
Northampton county jail.
Dr. Holland Trower, jail physi
cian, said the prisoner cut the
jugular vein in his throat and the
radial artery in his left wrist
with a broken piece of his eye
glasses. Lying on his cell cot, he
bled to death.
W. S. D. Williams. North
ampton county trial justice, and
other officials said it was a plain
case of suicide and that no in
quest would be necessary.
The pajama-clad body of the
dentist, one of two Mount Airy,
N. C., men charged with sending
to Thomas the mail bomb which
blew the farmer to bits at his
Cape Charles, Va., home last July,
was found at 6 a. m. by Robert
Truitt, another prisoner. He had
been dead, Dr. Trower estimated,
three to four hours.
Commonwealth's Atty. Charles
Lankford, Jr., this afternoon said
he was almost convinced that Ed
Banner, 52, who was arrested
with Dr. Hege on charges of
murder, had nothing to do with
the crime.
BOONVILLE FAIR
PLANS COMPLETE
Event Will Be Staged Friday
and Saturday, October
23 and 24
IS TENTH EXHIBITION
Plans are being completed for
the tenth annual Boonville Agri
cultural Fair, which is to be held
at Boonville on Friday and Sat
urday, October 23 and 24. The
premium lists have been distrib
uted to the fair exhibitors. Ex
hibitors will begin bringing In
their exhibits on Thursday and
continue until 9:30 Friday morn
ing.
The judges will begin judging
the home work, farm crops and
poultry at 10 o'clock Friday.
The saddle horses, draft horses,
mules, dairy cattle and dogs will
be on exhibition on Saturday.
R. R. Smithwlck, county agent
of Davie county, will judge the
poultry and farm crops. J. W.
Hendricks, director of the Pied
mont Experiment station, will
judge the draft horses, saddle
horses, mules and dairy cattle.
E. C. GRIER SUFFERS
STROKE OF PARALYSIS
Priends of E. C. Orier, widely
known and respected Elkin man
who, before a decline in health,
had been engaged in , business
here, will learn with regret that
he is critically ill at his home here,
following a stroke of paralysis
Tuesday night.
You cant cement a friendship
by palming off a gold brick on an
unsuspecting fellow.
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Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ONE KILLED AND
ANOTHER INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENT
Glenn Swaim, Yadkin County-
Man, Is Victim
GUY MYERS BADLY HURT
Speeding Car Leaves Yadkin
ville Highway and Topples
Into Creek
BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL
Yadkinville, Oct. 21.—(Special)
—Glenn Swaim, 37, is dead and
Guy Myers, 24, is a patient at
Elkin hospital, as the result of a
wreck which occurred one mile
east of Yadkinville about one
o'clock Sunday morning as the
pair were returning to their
homes in the Swan Creek section
from the Winston-Salem fair.
Swaim was drowned in the wa
ters of North Deep Creek, where
the car plunged from the bridge
and landed on its top, pinning
him under it. Myers was rescued
in time to save him from the
same fate. He was rushed to the
Yadkin Clinic for first aid treat
ment, then carried to Elkin.
where it is thought he will re
cover.
The new Ford V-8 which be
longed to Myers and which had
been driven only 1300 miles was
evidently traveling at a terrific
rate of speed, estimated by many
to be 100 miles or more per hour.
It is understood to have had an
extra speed gear on it. The car
was absolutely demolished. The
death car had just passed three
cars in a row 200 yards from the
creek, and one occupant of these
cars states he was making 45
miles an hour and it passed him
as though he were standing still.
The wrecked car first struck
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FINAL TABULATION
OF LOCAL RETURNS
Roosevelt/ Leads Landon Here
111 to 91 In Tribune
Straw Vote
LEMKE GETS ONLY ONE
Pinal tabulation of local re
turns from The Tribune straw
vote for president poll, conducted
for the last several weeks, shows
the following results:
Roosevelt 11l
Landon 91
Lemke 1
Browder 1
Total ...... 204
Pinal nation-wide returns will
be published in next week's issue.
New York, Oct. 14.—The grass
root straw vote poll for Presi
dent, conducted by some 3,000
country newspapers, comes to a
close within the next week.
Final, state by state tabulation
of approximately 1,000,000 votes
will be released, thus affording
voters everywhere a pre-election
view on how political sentiment
in choice of president is running
in small towns and rural America.
Balloting in this nation-wide
poll has been conducted for the
last nine weeks, closing last Sat
urday, midnight, October 10.
There was little change in per
centage standings of the respec
tive candidates at the close of the
eighth week of balloting. Landon
maintained his lead In 27 states
to 12 states for Roosevelt. There
were not votes enough or of suf
ficient volume from any new
states to warrant Including them
in the national tabulation.
SH|
THAT ROCKHTS ARE
BEJN* USED T CARRY MAIL tH*
MAN IN TH'IAOOH CAN EXPECT
A HONTHDf QUOTA tfOUNS.