Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 7
Addition To Hospital
Is Assured Here If
$3,000.00 Is Raised
MUSTBEDONATED
HERE NOT LATER
THAN JANUARY 15
Other Funds Expected From
Outside Sources
>i
HESUME OF PROGRESS
Abernethy Tells Kiwanians of
Great Service Hospital
Performing
ARE TO MAKE CAMPAIGN
A new $45,000 addition to Hugh
•Chatham Memorial hospital here
is assured provided the town of
Elkin will raise $3,000 by January
15, Rev. L. B. Abernethy, chair
man of the Golden Cross, and of
the board of directors of the hos
pital, told members of the Elkin
Kiwanis club Tuesday night.
In a resume of the progress of 1
the hospital since its inauguration ■
here nearly six years ago, Mr. i
' Abernethy pointed out that the
greater portion of the money 1
which went into the construction I
of the plant, including hospital ]
building, nurses' home and home
of the superintendent, was con- '
tributed from outside sources,
while the majority of the 5,185 ]
patients who have been admitted ;
to the hospital since its founding, (
were from Surry, Yadkin and Wil- i
kes counties. i
During the course of his talk, i
the hospital board chairman i
.stressed the fact that the $3,000
necessary to be raised locally for
a new and badly needed addition
to the main hospital building
would have to be assured by Jan
uary 15 or else a sum of $15,000
from an outside source would not
be forthcoming.
He further pointed out that the
1 raising of this amount would
really be in the nature of an in
vestment on the part of the town
inasmuch as the cost of operating
the hospital as it now stands
amounts to approximately $50,000
annually, a large percentage of
which is spent in Elkin.
The Hugh Chatham Memorial
hospital has played an important
part in this section since its con
struction. To date a total of 5,-
185 patients have been admitted
lor treatment, receiving 44,832
days of care. Of this total, 20,963
days were free days, in many
cases meaning the difference in
life and death for people of this
section who otherwise would not
have had a chance for hospitali
zation. Seventy-five per cent of
these free days of care were given
to patients from Surry. Yadkin
Wilkes counties.
In stressing the amount nf out
side money which has aided in
making the hospital possible, the
following figures are quoted:
Hospital building, total cost
$100,717 —contributed locally $14,-
378; outside contributions $86,436.
Nurses' Home, total cost $24,177
—contributed locally $3,613; out
side contributions $20,564.
Superintendent's home, total
coat $8,975 —contributed locally
$3,858; outside contributions $5,-
117.
Total cost of the three build
ings amounted to $133,869 with
total local contributions amount
ing to only $21,749 as against
$112,120 from outside sources.
I The present valuation of the
I entire hospital plant is over $160,-
l 000, free of all debt.
a campaign to raise the nec-
Wessarv $3,000 is to be made here
" at once as the $45,000 proposed
addition to the main building is
badly needed. Present room fa
cilities are inadequate and often
It is necessary to place patients In
the halls of each floor in order to
care for them.
The Kiwanis club met Tuesday
due to the fact that no meeting
was held Christms week, and be
cause Friday, the next regular
meeting date, falls upon New
Year's day.
Dr. Parker Calhoun Hardin, of
Charleston, HI., and Mr. Taylor
of Greensboro, were guests of Dr.
C. L- Haywood, member of the
club.
* Nearly all of the big jobs are
held by married men. A nan
can't handle a big Job white
thinking about some woman.
THE ELKirfTRiBUNE
May Resign
Judge A. D. (Lon) Folger, of
Mount Airy, above, has about de
cided to resign his new job as a
special superior court judge for a
six months term in favor of keep
ing his post as Democratic nation
al committeeman from North
Carolina for four years, uncon
firmed reports from Raleigh have
pointed out.
Since being appointed as judge
by Governor Ehringhau£, Judge
Folger has be»n bombardted by
press and public to resign his job
a& national committeeman. How
ever, report has it, he favors, the
committeeman post and inasmuch
as he cannot hold both jobs at
the same time, is expected to re
sign as judge.
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
MOUNTAIN WOMAN
AVENGES SON
Jackson, Ky., Dec. 29. A
mountain woman avenged the
slaying of her son in Breathit
county court room today in a
burst of fire that killed the ac
cused slayer and wounded two
spectators.
The pistol shots came at the
opening of court where in the
old days many men were triad
for feud killings. The shots
fatally wounded Johnny Shep
herd, charged with the Christ
mas eve shooting of Harvey
Gabbard, 17, and sent some 150
spectator pell mell for safety.
PLANS TO ABOLISH
CHILD LABOR PENDING
Washington, Dec. 29. j
President Roosevelt made plain
today that some new move by
the federal government U> abol
ish child labor, shorten hours
considered too long and raise
certain wages is definitely in
the offing.
At a press conference, Mr.
Roosevelt declared something
must be done to end the work
ing at children, curb long hours
and increase those wage rates
which he considers to be down
to a starvation level.
SEEK RELEASE OF
PASSENGERS, CARGO
Berlin, Dec. 29. Nasi war
ships pointed toward the
northern Spanish coast tonight
to force surrender of passenger
and cargo of the German
freighter Paks, released today
by socialist Bilbao.
The freighter, seised by Bas
que authorities at Bilbao last
week, was released "upon de
mand of the cruiser Koenlgs
berg," a curt foreign announce
ment said. #
BANKERS TO MEET
AT PINEHURST
Charlotte. Dec. 29. R. E.
Kerr, president of the North
Carolina Bankers' association,
said tonight the organization
would hold Its annual conven
tion May 6 and 1 at Ptoehurst.
Kerr said the legislature
committee would meet at Ral
eigh a few days after the legis
lature convenes.
ACTION PROPOSED
TO HALT SHIPPING
PLANES TO SPAIN
Permit Granted for Shipment
of 150 Motors
PRESIDENT IS ALARMED
Roosevelt Suggests New Neu
trality Legislation by
Congress
SHIPPER DEFENDS SALE
Washington," Dec. 29. The
Roosevelt administration swung
into action today to plug a gap in
its neutrality law and prevent a
proposed shipment of American
airplanes and motors to the Span
ish government.
President Roosevelt suggested
new legislation to give him dis
cretionary power to prohibit such
exports to nations suffering inter
nal strife.
The present neutrality law pro
vides for embargoes on arms ship
ments to warring nations but hot
to forces engaged in civil conflict.
At a press conference the Pres
ident commented directly upon
the license obtained yesterday by
Robert Cruse, president of the Vi
malert company, limited of Jer
sey City, to export $2,777,000
worth of pfanes and motors to the
Spanish loyalists.
He said the state department
previously informed applicants for
such licenses that the shipments
would be in violation of the spirit
of the law although not specific
ally barred.
He said 90 per cent of business
men had gone along with the de
partment and he praised them for
it.
He added the action of Cruse
was a case of the other 10 per
cent of business, whose actions he
condemned as contrary to the
country's interests, even though
perfectly legal.
Mr. Roosevelt expressed the
opinion that if the new Congress
quickly extends the neutrality act
to cover countries torn by internal
strife, Cruse could not recover
damages if he were prohibited by
the new law from carrying out his
contract.
W. A. COOPER IS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Prominent Farmer of Wind
sor's Cross Roads Com
munity Passes
KITES DECEMBER 24TH
Funeral services for William
Alexander Cooper, 62, prominent
farmer of the Windsor's Cross
Roads community, were conducted
from Zion Baptist church at 11:00
a. m. on Thursday, December
24th. Mr. Cooper, who had been
enjoying his usual good health,
was suddenly stricken with pneu
monia on the previous Thursday,
night, which was followed by
heart failure, his condition re
mained critical until his death at
10:00 a. m. Tuesday, December
22nd.
Mr. Cooper, who had been a
member of Zion Baptist church
since his youth and a member of
the board of deacons since his
early manhood, was one of the
most influential citizens of his
community, as well as one of the
rriost esteemed and useful mem
bers of his church, and the entire
community feels the loss sustain
ed from his unexpected death.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Martha Albea Cooper, his
wife, Mrs. Julia Myers Cooper,
two sons, Albert Cooper, of Union
Grove, and Dr. E. S. Cooper, of
North Wilkesboro. and three
daughters, Mrs. Ezra Reid, Mrs.
Paul D. Brown, and an unmar
ried daughter, Annie, all of union
Orove. He is also survived by one
brother, Ernest Cooper of Green
field, md. and four sisters, Mrs.
Clark Bush, of Pendleton, Ind.,
Mrs. Charles Hollan, of States
ville, Mrs. Ernest Totten and Mrs.
Earl Carter, of Winston-Salem.
Three grandchildren also survive.
Services were In charge of Rev.
J. N. Binkley, assisted by Rev.
D. C. Clanton and Rev. Grady
Burgiss. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Thomas B. Childress
Thomas Byrd Childress, S6, well
known farmer of Wilkes county,
passed away at his home Chrtet-
I m as Eve. following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday from Round Hill church
and Interment was in the church
cemetery.
ELKIN. N. C.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1936
BODY OF MAN IS
FOUND IN YADKIN
Henry Willyard, 51, Found
Dead in Woods by Jones
ville Pastor
HAD BEEN DEAD 2 DAYS
A dead man, later identified as
Henry Willyard, 51, a native of
Yadkin oounty and formerly of
Winston-Salem, was found in a
wood about a mile south of
Brook's Cross Roads Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. The body
was discovered by Rev. P. L.
Smith, of Jonesville, as he was
passing along the Statesville
highway.
Following discovery of the man,
the Yadkin county sheriff was
notified, and an investigation
made. Letters in his pocket bore
the name Willyard. Positive iden
tification was made following re
moval of the body to Yadkinville,
by a son-in-law, J. P. Poe, of
Winston-Salem.
Cause of death is not known,
although it is believed natural
causes, together with exposure,
were responsible. No indication of
toul play was found. About $6.00
cash was found in a pocket. The
man had been dead about two
days.
Funeral services were held in
Winston-Salem Monday.
MESSAGE TELLS OF THE
DEATH OF SURRY MAN
A message was received here
Wednesday morning telling of the
death of John W. Ross at his.
home in Jacksonville, Florida, a
few hours earlier. Mr. Ross had
been in declining health for sev
eral months.
A native of Surry county, Mr.
Ross was born near Slloam. He
had been in Florida for 30 years
as division manager for R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco company. He
retired about a year ago on ac
count of his health.
Survivors are his wife and three
small children.
His first wife was Miss Bertha
Poindexter of this city.
Funeral services will be held in
Jacksonville at 3 o'clock this af
ternoon.
WINNERS OF LIGHTING
CONTEST ANNOUNCED
In the Christmas lighting con
test, sponsored annually by the
Woman's Club, prizes were award
ed this year to Mrs. A. G. Click
for the most attractive outdoor
tree; Mrs. J. H. Beeson for the
most beautifully lighted home,
and Mrs. Hugh Royall for the best
lighted doorway. The prizes were
$5, $3, and $2 respectively.
The judges had much difficulty
in deciding upon the winners as
the lighting effects this year were
unusually pretty. A number of
contestants received honorable
mention.
The $5.00 prize for the tree was
donated by Duke Power Company.
TO INQUIRE
INTO PLANE CRASH
Burbank. Calif,, Dec. 29.
An Inquiry to determine
whether negligence was Invol
ved in Sunday night's transport
plane crash was announced to
day by Coroner Frank Nance,
while pack and draft homes
carried bodies of 12 victims
from secluded Rice canyon.
Washington Makes Ready for the Inauguration
MOTHER OF LOCAL
WOMAN SUCCUMBS
Mrs. T. A. Ashburn Dies At
Her Home in Callao,
Va., Dec. 23rd
Free Gifts Await
First White Baby
To Arrive in '37
The stork, wincing its way
to earth with its first bundle
from heaven to be delivered in
Surry, Yadkin or Wilkes county
within the new year will find
many attractive gifts awaiting
—all contributed by Elkin mer
chants.
In this issue of The Tribune
a full page advertisement lists
the many attractive gifts which
will greet the first white baby
to be born after the stroke of
midnight pushes 1936 into his
tory. These gifts are to be made
absolutely free, and are govern
ed by only a few rules which
require that to be eligible, the
name, address, doctor's report
and birth certificate of the
baby born after the first of the
year be sent to the Baby Edit
or, care of this newspaper.
Turn now to the full page ad
and read of the Stork Sweep
stakes and Elkin merchants'
gifts to the first 1937 baby.
RITES HELD CHRISTMAS
Mrs. Naomi Winstead Ashburn,
85, widow of T. A. Ashburn and
mother of Mrs. James Joindexter
of this city, passed away at her
home at Callao, Virginia, Decem
ber 23, following.a critical illness
of ten weeks from rheumatic fe
ver and complications. Pneumonia
was the immediate cause of her
death. For six weeks prior to her
passing Mrs. Poindexter had been
at her bedside.
Mr. Asnburn, to whom she had
been married 63 years, preceded
her in death in December of last
year.
She is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Mrs. James
Poindexter, Elkin; Miss Julia
Ashburn, Richmond, Va., and
Mrs. W. F. White, Mrs. H. A- Kin
zer, Mrs. Q. M. Sandy and W. L.
Ashburn, fll of Callo.
Funeral services were held
Christmas Day at the home and
interment was in Henderson cem
etery beside her husband.
HAMPTONVILLE MAN'S
BURNS PROVE FATAL
Melvin Reece, 37. of Hampton
ville, died in the local hospital
Monday from severe burns re
ceived on December 21, when he
fell into a vat of hot water at his
home. Mr. Reece was preparing to
scald a hog when he was fatally
burned.
*ln addition to his wife he is
survived by three sons.
Mrs. George Pulton and chil
dren, George, Jr., Jean and Cath
erine, of Roanoke, Va., were the
guests Tuesday, of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J, Snow, at their
home on Gwyn Avenue. Mr. and
Mn C. O. Hadley and children
Charles and Ruth, of StatesvUle,
were also the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Snow. Mr. Hadley returned
to Staterville Wednesday and Mrc,
Hadley and children will remain
[far several days.
102 BASKETS ARE
DELIVERED HERE
Associated Charities Sees
That No One is For
gotten Christmas
MANY CONTRIBUTIONS
The Associated Charities, work
ing under the direction of Rev.
Eph Whisenhunt, treasurer, and
Geo. E. Foyall, chairman, distrib
uted a total of 102 baskets, filled
with food, toys and clothing, to
less fortunate families in Elkin
and Jonesville Christmas Eve.
Due to cash contributions and
contributions of food, toys and
clothing, no worthy family was
overlooked. The local Boy Scouts
aided in distributing the Christ
mas baskets.
A total of $219.16 was turned
over to the associated charities
by the following: Elkin Kiwanis
club, $156.10; Elkin First Baptist
church, $44.12; Elkin First Meth
odist church, $16.94, and Jones
ville high school, $2.00.
Clothing, food and toys were
oontributed by the following:
Methodist church, Sydnor-Spain
hour Co., McDaniel's Dept. Store,
J. C. Penney Co., Graham & Click
Co., Somers & Co., Jonesville
high school, Elkin high school and
Cash and Carry Stores.
WITH THE SICK
The following patients have
been admitted to the local hos
pital during the past week: Mrs.
Noah Pardue, Elkin; Mrs. Nancy
Pinnix, Cycle; Munsey Cocker
ham, Mountain Park; Hugh Roy
all, Elkin; Verlie Norman, State
Road; Mrs. Mozelle Childress,
Cane; Mrs. Ella Holyfield, Elkin;
Mrs. Sallie Murphy, Thurmond;
Mrs. Vertie King, Cycle; C. R.
Fowler, Pilot Mountain; Harry
Barker, Sr., Elk to; Floyd Carter,
Elkin; Thomas Newman. Yadkin
ville; Worth Ray, Jr., Elkin; Roy
Johnson, Elkin; Mrs. Jemima
Darnell, Elkin; Mrs. Thurmond
Johnson, Elkin.
Patients dismissed during the
week were: Mrs. Da Wiles, State
Road; John Dal ton, Pilot Moun
tain; Mrs. John King. Granite
Falls: Agnes Hughes, Rutherford
College; Mrs. Sig Holcomb, Jones
vllle; L. S. Swaim, Elkin; Bobby
Buelin, Elkin; Munsey Cocker
ham. Mountain Park; Hugh Roy
all, Elkin; C. R. Fowler, Pilot
Mountain; Mrs. Evie Wilmoth,
Elkin; Mrs. Noah Pardue. Elkin;
Mrs. Sallie Murphy, Thurmond;
Roy Johnson, Elkin; Harry Bar
ker, Sr., Elkin; R. K. Brown, Yad
kin ville; Mrs. Vivian Qambill, El
kin; Delos, Delon and Worth Ray,
Elkin and Mrs. W. L. Vanhoy.
Boonville.
PNEUMONIA IS FATAL
TO NATIVE OF WILKES
Mrs. Charity E. Absher, native
of the McQrady community Vof
Wilkes county, but who has been
making her home here for several
years, died Sunday at her native
home following an illness from
pneumonia.
Last rites were held Monday at
Cove Creek church.
Surviving are the following
sons and daughters: Mrs. B. B,
Csudlll and Miss Adelle Absher of
Winston-Salem, and M. M, Ab
sher, Kite Absher, Mrs. Rudolph
Handy and Arthur Absher.
Elkin
• Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
POLICE REPORT NO
PROGRESS IN HUNT
FOR KIDNAPED BOY
Federal Officers Await Move
By Abductor
LADDER IS EXAMINED
Mattson Family is Silent
About Plans for Child's
Return
ASKS $28,000 RANSOM
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 29.—A
special delivery letter and a prow
ler's ladder were the only outward
signs of progress tonight in solv
ing the kidnaping of 10-year-old
Charles Mattson, abducted Sun
day night from his parents' pre
tentious home.
Federal and state manhunters
stayed their activities as a safety
precaution while the boy's family
awaited an all-important contact
signal.
The police disclosed they had
seized the ladder nearly two
months ago at the mansion of
George Franklin, Sr., after a
bearded, pistol-flourishing invad
er had been frightened away from
the place on two occasions .
Arrival of the special delivery
letter during the morning at the
home of Dr. W. W. Mattson
stirred reports that the missive
might have been from the squat,
bewhiskered man who took Char
les out of his home at pistol point
and left a note reputedly demand
ing $28,000 ransom.
However, family spokesmen and
justice department agents alike
reported no progress toward re
turn of the boy.
INMATE OF COUNTY
HOME RUNS AWAY
Is Found Wandering About in
# Wooded Section Wed
nesday Morning
GENEROUS WITH GIFTS
Nat Moore, Inmate of the
Surry county home, left his
quarters some time during
Tuesday night and was found
wandering about in a wooded
section near the home of Ransom
Key, about one mile from Salem
fork, Wednesday morning. Mr.
Key stated that he' found him
when he went out to do some
early morning chores, and that
Moore appeared to be lost.
J. Q. Scott, manager ol the
county home, stated that Moore
was in his place Tuesday evening
after supper when he visited
Moore's quarters Just after 7:00 p.
m., and that he dJd not miss
him until he failed to appear
for breakfast. Apparently Moore
had spent a good part of the night
on his treke through the woods,
for his clothing was soaked with
rain and he was very cold when
found.
Mr. Moore stated that all other
inmates of the institution were
apparently well satisfied with
their care, and that the citizens
of Elkin and Mount Airy were
very generous with their gifts to
the inmates during the holidays,
which was very much appreciated.
There are now 37 inmates in the
county home.
DEATH TOLL 650
Chicago, Dec. 27. Violent
deaths in the nation's Christmas
season exceeded 6SO tonight, sur
passing the 444 violent fatalities
of the double holiday last Fourth
of July.
Pacing the growing toll were
traffic accidents, which account
ed for 506 of the 674 total.
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