if Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 6
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
FEAR FOR
LOST AIRLINER
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 15.
—Fear grew tonight an air
liner missing with seven per
en persons—including a pretty
stewardess who recently passed
up a marriage for her job
had been forced down among
the forbidding crags of Utah's
towering Wasatch mountains.
The Los Angeles-Salt Lake
City plane a twin-motored,
10-passenger (Boeing) trans
it port of Western Air Express
was heard from last by radio
as it thundered along 200 miles
an hour at 3:27 a. m., moun
tain standard time (5:24 a. m.
eastern standard time). Then
Pilot S. J. Sampson, reported
his position over Milford, in
southwestern Utah.
CHINESE LEADER
BELIEVED ALIVE
Tokio, Dec. 16. (Wednes
day) Reports reaching here
indicate General Chiang Kai-
Shek, China's strong man, may
be still alive, the prisoner at
Sianfu, Shensi province, of his
rebellious subordinate, Marshal
Chang Hsueh-Liang.
Serious doubts that he and
several of his generals were ex
ecuted at Sianfu, as Marshal
Chang was reported to have
told China in a broadcast, were
raised today by late dispatches
reaching Tokio.
CAPITAL SHIFTS
INTO HIGH
Washington, Dec. 15. The
capital shifted into high for a
dash toward second term ob
jectives today as President
Roosevelt returned to the
United States from the peace
conference at Buenos Aires.
Even before the chief execu
tive's arrival by special train
from Charleston, S. C., where
his 12,000-mile cruise ended.
there was a quickening in the
tempo of congressional and
administrative preparations for
the next four years.
G-MEN SCORE
ANOTHER
New York, Dec. 15. Trap
ped in a hideout by flames,
tear gas and slashing gun fire,
a two-gun desperado from the
midwest surrendered to a small
army of policemen and federal
agents today after a frenzied
45-minute battle.
The prisoner, Harry Bru
nette, 25, of Green Bay, Wis.,
faced a multitude of charges,
including bank robbery in Wis
consin, kidnaping and jail
breaking.
LIGHTING CONTEST
HERE
Prizes to Be Awarded for Most
Beautiful Christmas Lighting;
Sponsored by Woman's Club
The annual Christmas lighting
contest, sponsored by the Wo
man's Club, will again offer at
tractive prizes for lighting effects
of homes in Elkin during the hol
iday season. Entrants are request
ed to let their lights burn each
evening for a week. Judging will
be Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 23.
Duke Power Company will give
a prize of $5.00 for the best out
door tree; The Woman's Club will
offer two prizes, one of $3.00 for
the most effective lighting of a
home and $2.00 for the most at
tractive doorway.
All citizens of the town are eli
gible to enter.
*' Dr. Kenneth Costich spent the
week-end in Durham, the guest
of friends.
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L IJEET
'— & QP
TO SHOP!
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
VISITORS NEED
NOT FEAR HOUR
PARKING SIGNS
Out-of-Town Folks May Park
Long as Necessary
IS FOR THEIR BENEFIT
Ordinance Aimed Chiefly At
Local Folks Who Park
ed All Day
LAW IS NOW EFFECTIVE
The new ordinance passed re
cently by the Elkin board of com
missioners creating restricted
parking zones in the downtown
area went into effect Monday
with the majority of local citi
zens complying by parking their
cars outside the restricted zone,
thus leaving more space available
for out-of-town shoppers and vis
itors.
The special police to enforce
the new ordinance, announced in
The Tribune of last week upon
authority of the town, has not
been put on, the task of enforc
ing the law being left up to the
two regular officers.
It has been, pointed out that
farmers and other visitors to El
kin will not be forced to observe
'he one-hour parking law, the law
waving been passed so that they
might more easily find parking
space when they come here. The
law was aimed chiefly at those
who have been in the habit of
using the downtown streets as an
all-day parking area.
NEW GROCERY IS
TO OPEN FRIDAY
Modern Food Store, Former
ly Grier Grocery, Is
Credit to Town
TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
The Modern Food Store, form
erly operated here as Grier Gro
cery, will open in its new home on
East Main street, next to the Lyric
theatre, Friday morning.
The new store, housed in a new
building and featuring the most
modern equipment and fixtures
obtainable, will prove a credit to
Elkin and it is doubtful/ that a
nicer or more attractive store can
be found in this entire section of
the state.
No expense has been spared in
making the new store up-to-date
in every respect. The market is
attractively tiled in white, and
features up-to-the-minute refrig
eration equipment, including large
cold storage rooms and meat
counters.
The store has been arranged in
a manner to make it easy and
convenient for patrons to shop.
Baskets will be provided for those
who desire to serve themselves,
while an ample number of clerks
will be on hand to assist custo
mers.
As a feature of their opening,
the store will serve sandwiches,
coffee and cakes to all visitors
Friday between 11 a. m. and 4 p.
m. Saturday hot samples of
Heinz 57 varieties will be served
throughout the day by a special
representative of the Heinz com
pany.
The store is under the capable
management of H. G. York, for
merly of Lexington, who is well
known here since his arrival some
months ago as manager of Grier
Grocery. Marvin Byrd, of Elkin,
will be in complete charge of the
modern new market.
Everyone Is extended a cordial
Invitation to visit the new store
Friday and Saturday. Special
money-saving prices will be in
effect in celebration of the open
ing.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM, DEC. 20TH
The annual Christmas program
will be presented at the First Bap
tist church Sunday evening, De
cember 20, at 7:30 o'clock. The
program will consist of Christ
mas music rendered by the regu
lar church choir and young peo
ples' choir under the direction of
Mrs. tf. H. Beeson and Mrs. C. P.
Gilliam. Miss Nancy Hanks Mos
eley will recite the Christmas
story from the Scriptures and
Mrs. Eph Whisenhunt will tell a
Christmas story.
At this service an offering will *
be made in cash, toys, groceries,
etc., for the Associated Charities
to distribute to the needy fami- c
lies of the community. The pub- 1
lie is cordially invited. \
Tribune Is To Be
Published 1 Day
Earlier Next Week
So that Elkin stores may
have the opportunity to adver
tise last minute gift merchan
dise, and at the same time to
allow Tribune employees to
take off Friday and Saturday
in observance of Christmas,
The Tribune will be printed
Tuesday night of next week
instead of Wednesday night,
the regular date.
Advertisers planning ads in
next week's issue are urged to
cooperate by preparing copy
early.
MRS. F.W.NORMAN
PASSESAWAYHERE
Brief Illness Proves Fatal to
Well-Known Elkin Wo
man Thursday
LAST RITES SATURDAY
Mrs. Annie Gentry Norman, 87,
widow of Frederick W. Norman,
passed away Thursday at the
home of her son and daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Norman,
on Gwyn Avenue, following a
critical illness of only a few days.
Mrs. Norman was one of the
most beloved of Elkin's elderly cit
izens and her passing is a source
of deep sorrow to numberless
friends here and elsewhere
throughout the county.
In 1866 she was married to
Frederick Washington Norman,
with whom she lived happily for
52 years. He preceded her in
death fifteen years ago. In early
married life she professed faith
in Christ and joined Union Hill
Baptist church, where she has
been a faithful member for more
than 65 years.
Surviving are the following sons
and daughters: W. R. Norman,
Dobson; Mrs. I. A. Eldridge, State
Road; L. A. Norman, Francisco;
Miss Lillie Norman and F. M.
Norman of Elkin. Eighteen grand
children and eight great-grand
children and one brother, w. Alex
Gentry of Elkin, also survive.
A brief funeral service was held
Saturday morning at the Norman
home in charge of Rev. Eph
Whisenhunt, pastor of the First
Baptist church. The funeral prop
er was held at 11:30 from Union
Hill church. The rites there were
in charge of Rev. A. F. Walker,
pastor of the church, assisted by
Rev. Whisenhunt.
Pallbearers were the following
grandsons of the deceased: E. B.
Eldridge, Glade Valley; Roy Eld
ridge, Lexington; Ray Norman
and Gray Norman, Francisco;
Guy Norman, Winston-Salem and
Spencer Norman, Dobson.
The beautiful floral offering
was carried by granddaughters
and neices of the deceased.
Interment was in the church
graveyard at Union Hill.
WILL NOT PICK UP
PUPILS TOO EARLY
7:30 A. M. Is Earliest School
Buses toLBe Allowed
Start Loading
TUBERCULOSIS TESTS
John W. Comer, county super
intendent of schools, stated Wed
nesday that no school children
will be picked up by school buses
of the county before 7:30 in
the morning under any circum
stances and that It is entirely un
necessary for school children to
get to their respective places be
fore that time of day. The state
ment is prompted by the action
of
a number of children who have
been getting to the road too early.
Mr. Comer further stated that
a report on the tuberculosis tests
which have been given to the
children of the comity showed
that out of the more than 800
positive re-acters to the tubercu
lin tests 75 were shown up to act
ive cases when X-rayed.
LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE
TO CLOSE FRIDAY
Local schools will close Friday in
observance of the Christmas hol
idays, according to J. Mark Mc-
Adams, superintendent. Classes
will be resumed Monday, January
4.
Members of the faculty from
out-of-town will leave immediate
ly to spend the vacation with
their respective families
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ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1936
\ Boy Meets Girl—An Empire Trembles
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Kin? "Edward VHI of England and, Mrs. WalUs Spencer Simpson
of Baltimore, Md., whose romance brought about the greatest con
stitutional crisis ever known in the history of the British Empire.
The whole world gave full attention to each minor development in
the struggle between King and government . . . whether the King
could marry the lady of his choice and remain upon the throne. The
King's abdication came as no surprise.
EDWARD GIVES UP
THRONE FOR LOVE
Guest of Rothschild in Aus
tria, Suffers "Emotion
al Let-Down"
DEPARTS FROM ENGLAND
Enzesfeld, Austria, Dec. 15.
Edward of England was described
tonight as morose, disheartened
and suddenly aging since the
swift march of events that cost
him his throne for the love of
Wallis Simpson.
Following his abdication and a
farewell message to his empire the
latter part of last week in which
he publicly stated his love for
Mrs. Simpson and pledged his
support to his brother, the Duke
of York, who succeeded him on
the throne, Edward immediately
left England for the home of
Baron Eugene Daniel Rothchild,
in Austria.
The now Duke of Windsor is
"in the depths of depression from
which it seems impossible to
arouse him," said one member of
the Rothschild household.
"The duke sat for an hour, his
head bent low, and almost in
tears, his face twitching, clasping
and unclasping his hands while
reading and rereading a telegram
which I believe was from Mrs.
Simpson at Cannes" said a ser
vant.
The Rothschilds have respected
his desire for quiet, but late to
day they attempted to bring him
out of the depths.
Last night a short film was
brought from Vienna for the
duke's entertainment.
It was a news reel showing
events of his abdication.
The picture "proved to be a
blow between the eyes," servants
said, "and Edward left the room
distraught."
SURRY VETERANS
RECEIVE CHECKS
Confederate Soldiers in Surry
County Now Number
Only Thirteen
ALL ARE IN CLASS A
The pension checks for the vet
erans of the War Between the
States were received by the clerk
of Surry county court at Dobson
Tuesday.
A list of the checks received,
many of which already have been
delivered, shows that 13 veterans
received checks in the amount of
$182.50, which amount they re
ceive twice a year, and that 28
class A widows of veterans receiv
ed checks in the amount of $l5O
each, while 14 class B widows of
veterans received checks in the
amount of SSO each. All veterans
and widows of veterans receive
checks twice riach year in the
amounts stated above, the
amounts varying according to the
class of each.
There are now only 13 Confed
erate veterans in Surry county,
all of which are In class A.
Miss Anne Grant will be the
guest of friends and relatives In
Taylorsvillc the early part of next
week.
Beginning Friday
Stores to Remain
Open Until 9 P. M.
Beginning Friday, December
18, local stores will remain
open evenings until nine
o'clock for the convenience of
late shoppers, according to a
statement Wednesday by Mrs.
Franklin Folger, secretary of
the Elkin Merchant's Associa
tion.
POSTOFFICE WILL
OBSERVE HOLIDAY
No Window Service or Rural
Delivery of Mail Christ
mas Day
EXPLAIN POSTAGE RATE
The Dost offfice department
contemplates that all Christmas
Mail shall be delivered by the last
delivery on December 24th in or
der that postal employees may
spend Christmas day with their
families.
While star routes will operate
as scheduled, there will be no
window service in the post office
or rural delivery of mail on
Christmas day.
Special-delivery and perishable
mail will be handled promptly
upon receipt, but dispatches and
the delivery of other mail through
post office boxes will be limited to
first-class mail and daily news
papers.
The attention of patrons is In
vited to postage rates on greet
ing cards which is 1 1-2 cents for
each two ounces when mailed un
der cover of unsealed envelopes
bearing no impermissible written
message. The local drop-letter
rate of lc applies only to cards en
closed in sealed envelopes. It is
desirable to mail many cards, es
pecially those of an expensive
kind, in sealed envelopes because
of the better service accorded
first-class mail. Including free
forwarding or return if undeliver
able.
AUDITOR FINDS COUNTY
BOOKS IN FINE SHAPE
O. O. Hewitt, who is represent
ing the A. M. Pullen Company, of
Greensboro, stated Wednesday
morning that he had just finish
ed auditing the books of all the
county officials and had found
them to be in excellent condition.
He especially mentioned the books
of the county superintendent of
schools and the books of the sher
iff's office, stating that the books
of the sheriff for the past seven
years balanced perfectly, which is
a very high tribute to the ability
and integrity of John D. Thomp
son, the retiring sheriff of the
county.
TRAIN KILLS FOUR
Hickory, Dec. A Southern
passenger train killed Fred A.
Cline, 42, his wife and two of
their children at a grade crossing
near here tonight.
The Clines had been visiting
relatives south of Hickory and
were driving to their home, sit
uated about 200 yards beyond the
railroad tracks.
Ask That Names
Be Reported To
Committee Here
Officials of the Associated
Charities here, in their efforts
to see that all unfornate fam
ilies are remembered Christ
mas morning, have asked that
everyone who knows of such
families to report their names
and addresses to the investigat
ing committee of the associa
tion.
Members of the committee
are Mrs. W. R. Wellborn, Mrs.
W. W. Whitaker and D. Hol
comb.
The committee is planning to
meet Monday night and it is
important, it was said, that all
names be turned in by that
time.
KIWANIANS TO
STAGE AUCTION
Proceeds of Annual Event to
Go to Aid of Unfortun
ate Families
DISCUSS HOUSING HERE
A Christmas auction sale, an
annual custom of the Elkin Ki
wanis club, will be staged Friday
night at Hotel Elkin when the
Kiwanians meet in regular weekly
session. *
To make these sales possible,
each Kiwanian contributes an ar
ticle to be sold. The price brought
by each sale goes to the local
empty stocking fund.
All members of the club are
urged to attend the sale this year,
and each is requested to bring a
guest.
The chief topic of discussion at
last Friday's, meeting was the de
plorable lack of houses here which
are for rent. The situation was
described as acute, it being point
ed out that there are numerous
married couples locally who can
not secure a house in which to
live. Newcomers to Elkin invar
iably have to board in private
homes or at local hotels due to
the fact that no houses are avail
able, it was said.
Following the discussion, L. G.
Meed, president of the club, urged
every member to give full consid
eration to the matter and see if
any plan can be worked out to
get someone to build residences,
apartment houses or additions to
to present houses in order to pro
vide living quarters for newcomers
and young married couples who
are planning to establish homes
of their own.
During the meeting it was an
nounced that beginning with the
first meeting in January, the club
will meet on Thursday nights in
stead of Fridays as has been the
custom. Merchant members of
the club have found it increasing
ly difficult to attend meetings on
Friday evening due to a press of
business duty at their various
stores.
In a brief talk, Kiwanian Earl
C. James extended thanks to
President Meed for his public
spiritedness and generosity in
having sand placed on the
grounds at the new Elkin high
school. Mr. James pointed out
that Mr. Meed bore the entire
expense.
Tom Shugart. of the Nu-Way
Cafe, and J. R. Richardson, man
ager here of the Central Electric
and Telephone company, are new
members of the club, -v
METHODISTS TO GIVE
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
A Christmas pageant "The
Sweetest Story Ever Told," will be
presented by the Sunday school
of the Methodist church Wednes
day evening, December 23, in the
church. Approximately thirty
characters will comprise the cast.
Music for the pageant will be fur
nished by the Junior vested choir.
At the program a White Christ
mas and a silver offering will be
taken, the gifts and money to be
turned over to the Associated
Charities for the Empty Stocking
Fund.
The public is most cordially-In
vited to attend. The program will
begin at 7:30.
Mrs. George Royall and Miss
Carolyn Llllard are in charge of
the pageant.
To Present Cantata
The Methodist choir will pre
sent a sacred cantata, "Prince of
Peace," by J. Turman Wolcott, in
ths church Sunday afternoon, De
cember 20, at 5 o'clock. A cordial
invitation Is extended the public
to attend.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SURRY CO. BOARD
BUYS MOUNTAIN
PARK PROPERTIES
Deal Closed Monday Night at
Recessed Meeting
IS EXCELLENT PLANT
Includes Several Fine Build
ings and Large Plot
of Ground
PRICE NOT ANNOUNCED
The school plant and property
of the former Mountain Park In
stitute and Mountain Park Junior
College, situated 10 miles from
Elkin, was purchased by the Sur
ry county board of commissioners
at a recessed meeting at Dobson
Monday night. The property was
purchased from the R. L. Hay
more estate of Mount Airy.
In the deal the Haymore estate
takes over the Bryan public school
property which consists of a mod
ern school building and five acres
of land a short distance from the
Mountain Park property.
The Mountain Park School
property obtained by Surry
county includes a main building
of brick and stone construction
with 12 classrooms, a spacious au
ditorium, a modernly equipped
laboratory, a home economics de
partment equipped for all phases
of the work, and two additional
buildings—one of which was used
as a boys' dormitory and the oth
er as a teacher's residence.
The buildings are located on a
16-acre tract with five acres com
prising a beautifu campus.
The deal was consummated
through A. V. West and J. H. Fol
ger of Mount Airy, representing
the Haymore interests, and W. J.
Swanson, M. Q. Snow and J. W.
Lovill, members of the Surry
county board. The considerations
in the exchange of the properties
have not been announced.
CIVIL COURT IS
IN SECOND WEEK
Several Cases of Local Inter
est Are Heard Before
Judge Warlick
FEW DIVORCES GRANTED
The courtroom at Dobson,
where the second week of a spe
cial term of civil court is now in
session, with Judge Wilson War
lick presiding, was a rather quiet
place Wednesday morning, and
the court records showed that
nothing of much importance had
taken place, though a good many
cases had been disposed of since
the opening of the special term
on Monday December 7th.
A few cases of local interest
were disposed of, among which
were the case of W. T. Woodruff
vs. H. H. Barker and Mrs. W. A.
Shores, which was for reclamation
of a debt with interest, and W. H.
Combs vs. J. K. Andrews, which
was also for reclamation of debt
with interest. Joe McGee, in a
suit against the Mountain Park
Institute property, was awarded
his claim of $2,020.45.
Several foreclosure proceedings
were entered by the Federal Land
Bank of Columbia.
The folowing divorces were
granted: R. W. Carpenter vs. Ola
Mae Carpenter; J. D. New vs. Le
ila New; Elmer R. Luense vs. Mar
garet Mary Luense, John Hull vs.
Dorothy Hull and Seldon Draughn
vs. Margaret Draughn.
Miss Freddie Matthews will
spend the week-end in East Bend,
the guest of her family.
VH* ROLKS WHO THINK
CRIMINALS 60 UNPUNISHED
NEVER SAW A CRIMINAL
LAWYER'S BILL.