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Elkin
Tfct Best Little Town
la North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXYI.No. 6
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
COURT UPHOLDS
NEUTRALITY ACT
Washington, Dec. 21.—Neu
trality legislation empowering
the President to forbid the sale
of raw materials as well as mo
nitions to warring nations was
forecast in informed quarters
tonight after a Bupreme Court
decision sustaining the Chaco
arms embargo.
Upholding constitutionality
of a broad delegation of power
to the President in foreign af
fairs, the court ruled, 7 to 1,
that in dealing with problems
of neutrality, the chief execu
tive must be accorded "a degree
of discretion and freedom from
statutory restriction which
would not be admissable were
domestic affairs alone involv
✓ ed."
ROOSEVELT, LANDON
HAVE LONG VISIT
Washington, Dec. 21. For
more than a hour today Presi
dent Roosevelt and Gov. Alt M.
Landon, of Kansas, talked
so the governor averred —about
Christmas, grandchildren and
fishing.
While several prominent new
deal leaders cooled their heels
in the outer offices awaiting
appointments with Mr. Roose
velt the defeated Republican
presidential candidate kept a
hundred or more newspaper
men close to the executive of
fices wondering what the two
could find to talk about for
such a long time.
PROJECTS APPROVED
BY CONFERENCE
Buenos Aires, Dec. 21.
Thirty-seven projects designed
to strengthen peace and eco
nomic ties among the 21 A
merican republics were ap
proved today as the Inter-
American peace conference
wound up its formal delibera
tions. "
Practically all that remained
on the slate of the three-week
old parley was a program of
addresses Wednesday by dele
gation chiefs, Including United
States Secretary of State Cor
dell HoU.
ELKIN WINS SERIES
FROM OLSEN SWEDES
The Elkin All-Stars, local cage
outfit, defeated Olsen's Terrible
Swedes in the fifth and deciding
game of a five-game series at
Greenville. S. C.. Saturday night,
by a score of 48 to 35. The win
gave Elkin the series by a 3-2
count.
Showing a powerful scoring at
tack. Elkin was paced by Crater
who scored 15 points. All other
Mere of the Elkin team, in
g Hambright, Johnson,
Sappenfield, Maxwell and Alex
ander, substitute, played well.
DESKS FOR NEW
SCHOOL ARRIVE
Students' desks for the new El
kin high school building have ar
rived here but a* yet have not
been delivered to the school
building, it was learned Tuesday
morning from J. Mark McAdams
superintendent of local schools.
Teachers' desks, library tables
and lockers have not yet arrived,
Mr. McAdams said.
COLLEGE STUDENTS TO
GIVE SPECIAL PROGRAM
|kA special service, presented by
■bee students of the church,
H>e presented at the First
church Sunday evening,
HKember 37, at 7:30. This is an
annual service at the church.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend.
IN!ITS
L LEST
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
In Opera at 15
CHICAGO . . . Betty Jaynes, 15,
made her Grand Opera debut,
singing opposite Nino Martinelli,
in "La Boheme,* to receive high
praise of the critics who predict
a bright future for her.
SPECIAL TERM OF
COURT IS ENDED
More Than 150 Civil Cases
Are Disposed of Before
Judge Warlick
NUMBER LOCAL CASES
The special term of civil court
which had been in session at
Dobson for the past two wseks
came to a close Thursday after
noon. The court was presided
over by Judge Wilson Warlick,
and more than 150 cases were
said to have been disposed of, it
being one of the most productive
terms that has been held recently.
However, more than 300 cases
were said to be still remaining on
the dockets, including both civil
and criminal cases, the most of
which are civil cases.
A large number of cases were
non-suited and dismissed from
the eourt records. Among these
were the following cases of local
interest: W. V. Holcomb vs. The
Farmers and Merchants Bank, W.
J. Burcham vs. Cash Dry Goods
Company, C. C. Pulp vs. J. R.
Byrd, Hunter Milling Company
vs. Holcomb Brothers, Abe Gray
vs. W. T. Myers, Transou-Jordun
Lumber Company vs. Elkin Table
Company, National Auto Machine
Company vs. Paul Gwyn, Red
Jacket Coal and Coke Company
vs. Elkin Roller Mills and Cor
poration Commission of North
Carolina vs. Farmers and Mer
chants Bank.
Divorces granted which were
unreported heretofore were as
follows: Neva Smith Gravit vs.
Alton Gravit, Ernest Bowman vs.
Nannie Edwards Bowman, J. M.
Todd, vs. Mary Todd and Hazel
Gardner Hawks vs. Rupert N.
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PROGRAMS ARE
WELL ATTENDED
Many Are Present at Both
Methodist and Baptist
Churches
OFFERING IS TAKEN
The Christmas programs at the
local churches Sunday were wen
attended. At five o'clock a Christ
mas cantata, "Prince of Peace,"
was presented at the Methodist
church by members of the choir.
At seven-thirty a program of
special Christmas music was pre
sented at the First Baptist church
by members of the church choir
and the junior choir, accompan
ied by Mrs. J. H. Beeson, pianist,
and Miss Virginia Lawrence and
Rufus Crater violinists.
White Christmas was obserevd
at the Pint Baptist church with
a special collection amounting to
$44.12, to go to the Associated
Charities empty stocking fund.
A similar offering will be taken
at the Methodist church Wednes
day evening at 7:30, when a'pa
geant. "The Sweetest Story Ever
Told." 'will be presented by a cast
of thirty characters, with special
music by the Junior vested choir.
STRIKE FRONTS QUIET
Detroit, Dec. SO.—Strike fronts
were quiet today while labor
leaders, manufacturers and the
stock exchanges awaited develop
ments in a score of disputes.
With negotiations between
maritime workers and ship oper
ators breaking down on the Pa
cify coast, striking seaman along
the Atlantic failed to obtain new
recruits to tie up additional Vocean
craft. The automobile industry ap
parently was no nearer' a solution
to strikes in the middle we® and
south which have thrown »ous
ands of men out of work. |
ELKIN. N. Cm THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1938
CHATHAM FORCES
ARE PAID SPECIAL
CHRISTMAS BONUS
Each Employee Receives Ex
tra Full Week's Pay
AMOUNTS TO $30,000.00
Of Entire Sum, Approximate
ly $20,000 Is Paid
Locally
HAVE HAD GOOD YEAR
A special Christinas bonus of a
•ull week's pay for every employee
%nd foreman of the Chatham
/Manufacturing company was paid
'ast Friday in both the Elkin and
Winston-Salem plants as a token
of appreciation on the part of the
company for the loyalty of their
employees, and as an index of in
creased earnings during the past
year.
Avery Neaves, general superin
tendent of the Chatham Manu
facturing company, said Tuesday
that the bonus totalled approxi
mately $30,000 about $20,000
paid to employees here and $lO,-
000 at the Winston-Salem plant.
Mr. Neaves also stated that the
company had enjoyed a good year,
and that it was its policy to share
with its employees.
The bonus was paid in the form
of special Christmas checks per
sonally signed by Thurmond Chat
ham, president of the organiza
tion.
MRS. IDA BILLINGS
TAKES OWN LIFE
Lomax Woman Found Hang
ing to Rafter of Father's
Home Tuesday
LAST RITES THURSDAY
Mrs. Ida Billings, 42. of Lomax,
ended her life about eight o'clock
Tuesday morning in an upstairs
room of the home of her father.
Grant Cheek, by hanging herself
from a rafter.
An investigation resulted in a
verdict of suicide. Although no
motive was given, it was said Mrs.
Billings had been in bad health
for some time.
The body of the woman was
discovered by a member of the
family shortly after she had tied a
rope around her neck and stepped
off a wooden box. The room she
was In had not been ceiled, and
the rope was attached to a rafter.
She was said to have died of suf
focation as an examination dis
closed her neck had not been
broken.
immediately the b6dy was
found, it was cut down and rushed
to the hospital here in the hope
that she could be revived. How
ever, it is understood she was
dead when found.
Mrs. Billings had been es
tranged ffom her husband. Hil
lary Billings, for sometime.
Mrs. Billings is survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Cheek, an adopted daughter, and
the following brothers and sisters:
Guilford Cheek, New Castle, Ind.;
Watson Cheek, Traphill; Mrs.
Walter Burgess, Mrs. James Bur
cham and Mrs. Clyde Hinshaw, of
Elkin, and Mrs. Conrad Sparks, of
Moxley.
Funeral rites will be held
Thursday morning from Round
Hill ehurch in charge of Rev. L.
E. Sparks. Interment will be In the
church cemetery.
HAMPTONVILLE MAN
SERIOUSLY BURNED
Melvln Reece, 37, of Hampton
ville, received painful and serious
burns Monday morning when he
fell into a vat of boiling water
while scalding hogs. Mr. Reece
was rushed to the local hospital
for treatment. He la resting as
comfortably as could be expected.
Merchants To
Observe Only
Christmas Day
Elktn merchants will observe
only one day, Friday, in ob
servance of Christmas, opening
for business as osual Saturday
morning, it has been announe
ed by the office «f the Mer
chant's association. All storm
wU remain open until 9 p. m.
each night until Christinas for
the benefit of Christmas shop-
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TOBACCO SALES
RUNNING BEHIND
Trailing Approximately 100,-
000,000 Pounds, But
Prices Higher
SOLD 394,606,290 POUNDS
Raleigh, Dec. 22.' Tobacco
sales in North Carolina this year
are running approximately 100,-
000,000 pounds behind 1935, but
prices generally have been higher.
A total of 394,606,290 pounds
were sold by Tar Heels producers
as of December 1, the federal
state crop reporting service said
today, compared to sales of 494,-
698,414 for the same period one
year ago. The season's average
price was not listed.
Warehouse sales in November
aggregated 84,134,614 pounds, of
which 74,626,112 was sold by grow
ers. The price average during the
month was 22.40, compared with
$20.59 in November, 1935, when
122,483,006 pounds were sold.
The report said that sales to
December 1 "probably" represent
ed more than 90 per cent of the
state's crop.
The old belt markets,asclassed
by the service, averaged $22:81
in November, exactly $2 per hun
dred higher than a year ago, with
Fuquay Springs having the high
est market average with $27.42.
The Fuquay Springs market sold
2,779,232 pounds during the month
while the Durham market aver
aged $26.39 for 9,060,424 pounds.
Winston-Salem led in pounds
sold with 12,436,146, but the av
erage was only $19.35.
The new bright belt markets
averaged $21.86 per hundred last
month, compared with $20.34 for
387,138 pounds, with Wilson sec
ond in average at $22.78 and first
in pounds sold at 9,887,708.
WAGONER REWARD
PAID SURRY MEN
The SIOO reward offered, by the
state of North Carolina for the
capture of Caleb Wagoner, Slloam
outlaw, has been paid to Tom .Al
len, Shoals deputy sheriff, and
Paul Marlon, of the Siloam sec
tion. it was learned this week.
The checks to the Surry county
men were Bent to the sheriff with
instructions to deliver them to the
two claimants. Neither the Surry
county officers nor the ctate of
ficers participating in the capture
made claim to the reward, leaving
its payment to the two men who
conducted the vigilant watch on
the home of the fugitive.
Wagoner was taken into custody
by Sheriff Harvey Boyd and
prison Quard Hall on the after
noon of November 28 as he tried
to escape, armed with an auto
matic rifle and two revolvers, af
ter he had been surrounded in his
house by a squad of officers.
Dairy Grades
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Grade A ratings have been
awarded l* 1 Surry county dairies,
it has l"3en announced by the
Surry county health department.
Local Bank Is To
Observe Two Days;
Stores Only One
The Bank of Elkin has an
nounced that it will be closed
two days in observance of
Christmas, while the remain
der of Elkin stores and business
houses will observe only Christ
mas day.
The bank will be closed Sat
urday following Christmas day,
opening for business Monday
as usual.
The Elkin Tribune office will
also be closed Saturday so that
its employees may have an ex
tra day for Christmas.
MRS. A J. BROWN
TAKEN BY DEATH
Mother of Local Woman Pass
es N Away Last Week
Near Cherrylane
LAST RITES WEDNESDAY
Mrs. A. J. Brown, 79, passed
away at the family home near
Cherrylane last week, she was the
mother of Mrs. B. W. Douglas of
this city.
Mrs. Brown was a devoted
Christian and as long as her
health permitted she attended
services at her church regularly.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday from the home. The
rites were in charge of Rev. Grant
Cothren and Rev. * Geo. W. Mils.
Surviving in addition to the
husband are the following sons
and daughters: J. W. and W. M.
Brown, Mrs. Franklin Roy all, Mrs.
L. M. Higgins and Mrs. W. F.
Spicer, all of Cherrylane; C. F.
Mid Rev. D. H. Brown of Trap
hill; Mrs. Lee M. Woodruff, Spar
ta; Mrs. Lonnie Royall and Mrs.
Doss Spicer, Cody, Wyoming; Mrs.
Chas. Mcßride, Lancaster, Pa.;
Mrs. Frank Warren and Mrs. Will
Lyons, Thurmond; Mrs. Clarence
Simmons, Devotion; and Mrs. B.
W. Douglas, Slkin. Eighty-eight
grandchildren and 75 great
grandchildren and 43 great-great
grandchildren also survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joyce and
children of Sanford. will spend
the holidays here with Mrs.
Joyce's mother, Mrs. J. H. Ball, at
her home on West Main street.
This Issue Of
Tribune Appearing
One Day Earlier
' Although dated Thursday,
December 24, this Issue of The
Trjbrne is being published one
day earlier than usual so that
the paper may be in the hands
of subscribers before Christinas
day.
The Tribune offiee wffl close
Thursday and remain closed
until the following: Monday In
observance of Christmas.
START PLANS FOR
POSTOFFICE HERE
Topographical and Soil Sur
vey Made; Working
On Details
NEEDED DATA OBTAINED
By PAUL MAY
Tribune News Bureau
Washington, D. C„ December
22. Topographical and soil sur
veys of the site of the new Elkin
postoffice have been made, and
the Treasury Department's pro
curement division has started on
plans for the building, it was
learned today.
It was necessary, it was learn
ed, to obtain details of the char
acter of the soil on the site, and
plumbing, heating and electrical
data of neighboring buildings, be
fore plans could be started. Data
on architectural and structural
characteristics of Ekin build
ings was also obtained.
The character of the soil de
termines the type of foundation
necessary and the amount of
money which must be spent on
the foundation officials say. In
some instances an investigation
of the soil has changed entire
plans for a building.
Granted that there are no de
lays in preparation of architectur
al, structural and mechanical
plans, the Elkin project should
be on the market within four
months. It requires about three
months to decide upon space for
various government departments
and prepare plans, and one month
to prepare specifications, on a
$85,000 project.
MRS. E. DARNELL
PASSESSATURDAY
Death of Pleasant Hill Woman
Follows Delicate
Operation
FINAL RITES TUESDAY
Mrs. Ola Lee Simmons Darnell, I
30, wife of Krastus Darnell, passed
away in' a Statesville hospital
Saturday night, following a deli-j
cate surgical operation. The de
ceased was a daughter of the late!
Mr. and Mrt. J. H. Simmons of!
Yadkin county. For the past:
thirteen years she had been a|
member of the Baptist church, |
having moved her membership!
from Fall Creek to Pleasant Hill
two years ago.
Surviving are the husband, two
small sons, Glenn and Bobby;
three brothers, Clete Simmons, of
Simmons of Jonesville; Eugene
Simmons of Boonville; J. A.
Simmons of Richmond, Va.; and
three sisters, Mrs. Dallas Gil
liam, of Elkin; Mrs. Sam Mathls,
and Mrs. Peter Grace of Cycle,
the latter a twin sister.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock
from Pleasant Hill church. The
rites were in charge of Rev. S.
M. Vestal and interment was in
the church cemetery.
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TWO SECTIONS
__PUBLISHED WEEKLY
KIWANIS AUCTION
BRINGS GOOD SUM
TOSET NEW MARK
Funds Will Be Used By As
sociated Charities
SELL AUCTION BLOCK
Total of $161,20 Raised at An
nual Event Held Fri
- day Night
OPERATION BRINGS $5.00
The Elkin Kiwanis club's an
nual Christmas auction for the
benefit of the local empty stock
ing fund netted a total of $161.20
at Hotel Elkin Friday night, set
ting a new record for such an
event.
So enthusiastic was the bidding
that boxes of cigars, normally sell
ing for $1.25, brought $5.00 while
the auction block, which last year
sold for $5.00, was re-sold for
$6.50.
ii has become a custom, follow
ing last year's auction, for the
oresident of the club to deliver
the 300-pound log in a wheelbar
row to the home of the highest
bidder. Friday night when the log
was offered for sale, L. Q. Meed,
president of the club, began to
take notice when Dr. C. L. Hay
wood, whose home is a mile from
tbe hotel and practically all up
hill, began some serious bidding.
As a result, Mr. Meed unlimbered
his wallet and bid in the log at
$6.50 rather than have the honor
of pushing the heavy log all the
way to Hugh Chatham hospital in
a wheelbarrow.
Among articles auctioned off
was an operation for appendicitis,
offered by Dr. Haywood. The op
eration offer which stands godd
for one year, brought $5.00, while
a divorce, guaranteed effective
and not to tarnish, rip, ravel or
run down at the heel, brought
$2.00. The divorce was offered to
sale by Marion Allen, local attor
ney. J. B. Parks acted as auc
tioneer.
Other items brought good prices
and the auction was considered a
fine success.
Several Christmas recitations
were given by Little Misses Lucy
Brewer, Cynthia Allen, and Beu
lah Yates.
A number of guests were pres
ent. ■«[ m
BASKETS TO BE
DELIVERED HERE
Distribution to Less Fortu
tunate To Be Made
Thursday
ARE TO CARE FOR ALL
Delivery of Christmas baskets,
containing food and toys for the
less fortunate families of Elkin
and Jonesville will be delivered
Thursday morning it was learned
Tuesday afternoon.
The second floor of the Duke
Power Co. building is being used
as headquarters by the Christmas
Cheer committee, and preparation
of the baskets is now under way.
It is expected that no one will
be forgotten this year. Special of
ferings by the churches and re
ceipts of the Elkin Kiwanis club
auction, plus other worthy con
tributions, assures a big basket
for all. At the last report the
names of 67 families were on the
Christmas Cheer list.
Herbert Graham, Jr., a student
at Georgia Tech., Atlanta, Is
spending the holidays here with
his parenuj, Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
Graham, on Gwyn Avenue.
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