J
r Elkin
'The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 9
IATENEWQ
from the
State and Nation
MORROW YOUTH SON
OF N. C. NATIVE
Lenoir, Jan. 12. —Gordon
Morrow, 19-year-old youth who
discovered the body of kidnap
ed Charles Matteon near Ever
ett. Wash., yesterday, is the
son of a native of Caldwell
county. D. C. Farthing, local
resident and a schoolmate of
the father, Charles Morrow,
revealed here this afternoon.
WARN AMERICANS
TO LEAVE MADRID
Madrid, Jan. 12. The
United States embassy tonight
again urged all Americans in
Madrid to leave Spain imme
diately particularly In view of
"the possibility the embassy
may be closed."
Refugees were directed to no
tify embassy employes by noon
tomorrow of their intentions so
transportation might be ar
ranged.
Those choosing to remain
were warned they would do so
at their own risk and on their
own responsibility.
POPE PIUS
SUFFERS RELAPSE
Vatican City, Jan. 12.
Pope Pius suffered a relapse
tonight, Vatican sources said,
after a sinking spell earlier in
the day.
Considerable increase of the
pain in his legs was reported,
andj attendants were worried
lest the condition develop and
affect his heart.
A varicose condition in his
right leg appeared to be devel
oping in the same manner as
in the left in which a vein
burst and caused open sores, it
was said.
TAKE STEPS TO
EVACUATE STRIKERS
» Flint, Mich., Jau. 12. Le
gal steps were taken tonight by
Flint officials to evacuate sev
' era! hundred barricaded "sit
down" strikers from the Fisher
body plant where the first
bloodshed occurred in the strife
between General Motors and
the United Automobile Work
ers.
As the first detachments of
national guardsmen arrived
"John Doe" warrants were is
*" sued by Municipal Judges Ed
win D. Mallory and Frank W.
~,Cain calling for the arrest of
all the men inside the plant on
Charges of "kidnaping, vicious
destruction of property, while
rioting, felonious assault and
criminal syndicalism."
NOTED EXPLORER IS
DEAD OF INJURIES
Martin Johnson, world fa
mous explorer and maker of
wild animal pictures, died early
Wednesday morning as the re
sult of injuries sustained in the
crash of a twin-engined trans
port plane near Los Angeles
Tuesday. His wife, also a pas
senger on the plane, was in
jured but not critically.
Another passenger, J. Brad
en, of Cleveland, was also kill
ed. All others of the 13 aboard
the plane, were injured.
ARE TO CONDUCT
TOBACCO COURSE
Will Be Held at State College
in Raleigh on January
18 to 22
IS FIRST OF A SERIES
The first of a series of short
courses for tobacco growers of the
State will be conducted at State
College at Raleigh on January 18
to 22. The Instructional staff
will consist of I. O. Schaub, dean
of agriculture, John W. Harrel
son, dean of farm administration,
and many others. The purpose of
the course, which will consist of
leetures, discussions and labora
tory practice and demonstrations,
is to assist tobacco growers of the
state toward a goal of greater
and better production of the weed.
Further information as to ad
mission, expenses, registration
and lodging may be obtained from
a circular which may be had
from the county farm agent, J.
W. Crawford, at his office at
Dobeon.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
NEW OFFICIALS OF
KIWANIS CLUB ARE
PLACED IN OFFICE
W. B. Lankford Takes Oyer
Duties for 1937
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
Ladies Are Present at Instal
lation Meeting Held
At Hotel
CLUB HAS PROGRESSED
With simple but impressive
ceremonies, new officers and di
rectors of the Elkin Kiwanis club
were placed in office Thursday
night at a banquet at Hotel Elkin
which was also observed as la
dies' night.
W. *B. Lankford took over the
office of president, succeeding
L. O. Meed. Wilbur Carter is the
new vice-president, but due to be
ing out of town, took no part in
the ceremony. Garland Johnson
is the new secretary-treasurer.
The installation program was
opened by music by Jack Day
and Byron Bryan, local young
men, and featured a brief history
of the club's activity during the
past year as given by the retiring
president, L. G. Meed.
Mr. Meed stated that he appre
ciated the cooperation that had
been given him by officers and
members of the club, and that he
believed as a result of the activ
ity of the club, Elkin is a better
place in which to live. During his
talk he pointed out several objec
tives of the club which had been
achieved and others that were in
the making.
Following Mr. Meed's talk, the
program was turned over to Ki
wanian E. C. James, who, with C.
H. Brewer, was in charge of the
program. Unfortunately, due to
illness, Mr. Brewer was not pres
ent.
Garland Johnson, the new sec
retary-treasurer, read a report
prepared by Wilbur Carter listing
successful objectives of the club
during 1936. In this list was the
new Elkin-Ronda highway, the
new high school building, new
furniture plant and the school
gymnasium which is now under
construction. The report also
pointed out that membership In
the club had grown from 28 to 36
during the past year.
Kiwanian J. G. Abernethy pre
sented the past president's button
to Mr. Meed, who in turn pre
sented the new president, Mr.
Lankford, with the president's
button.
In a brief talk, the new presi
dent stated that it was impossible
for him to announce all commit
tees at the time, but that he
would have them within the near
future. He did announce the
program committee, which is
made up of the following: J. Mark
McAdams, chairman; Dr. Roy B.
Harrell and H. F. Laffoon.
It was announced that at to
night's meeting of the club, a
representative of the Social Se
curity Act, from Washington, D.
C.. will be present to explain the
act in detail.
The new board of directors of
the club are as follows: Paul
Gwyn, Errol E. Hayes, Dr. C. L.
Haywood, Jr., E. S. Spainhour, R.
M. Hudgins, Julius L. Hall and
Past President L. G. Meed.
GORRELL C. BROWN, 13,
PASSES MONDAY NIGHT
Correll Columbus Brown, 13,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Brown
of Cycle, passed away at the local
hospital Monday night, following
a five weeks illness.
He is survived by his parents,
two brothers and three sisters,
Sudie, Edsel, Wilmoth, Addle Lee
and Hilda. His maternal grand
mother, Mrs. C. A. Swaim, also
survives.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from Oak Grove Baptist
church. Rev. Mr. Clanton was in
charge of the services, interment
was in the church cemcvery.
MERCHANTS' ASS'N.
ELECTS DIRECTORS
At a meeting Monday night the
following directors were elected
for the Elkin Merchants associa
tion for the year 1937: F. M. Nor
man, H. F. Laffoon, E. E. Hayes,
E. W. McDaniel, E. 8. Spainhour,
George Roy all, J. D. Brendle, Ed
win Harris and L. G. Meed. The
new board of directors will meet
in the city tax office Friday eve
ning, January 13, at 7:30 for a
special business session. All direc
tors are urged to attend em a
president and vice-president of
the association will be elected.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937
Body Is Found
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RIMBEI
Above is a photo of little
Charles Mattson, 10, whose froz
en and brutally mutilated body
was found in a ditch Monday
where it had been tossed by the
person or persons who kidnaped
the child from his home at Ta
coma, Washington, a few days af
ter Christmas. An intensive
search by G-Men and Washing
ton State police for the kidnaper
is under way.
ROOSEVELT BALL
TO BE HELD HERE
H. P. Graham is Chairman of
Event to Be Staged
January 29
TO BE AT HOTEL ELKIN
Plans for the fourth annual
birthday ball for President Roose
velt, proceeds of which will go to
fight infantile paralysis, are un
der way here under the direction
of H. P. Graham, who has con
sented to serve as chairman.
Committees to aid Mr. Graham
have been named, it is understood,
but as yet have not been given
out.
This year's ball will be held Fri
day, January 29, one day prior to
President Roosevelt's birthday,
and will again be staged in the
main dining room and Kiwanis
room of Hotel Elkin. Both round
and square dancing will be on
tap for those who attend.
A large majority of the money
raised by the ball will remain in
this community for the combat
ting of infantile paralysis, the
remainder, about 30 per cent, to
go to a national research fund.
Everyone desiring to contribute to
a worthy cause is urged to make
plans now to attend the ball.
Further details, including cost
of admission, etc., will be an
nounced next week.
THIRTEEN NABBED
IN SUNDAY RAID
Yadkin County Officers Sur
prise Rummy Game
At Rendezvous
ARE TAXED WITH COSTS
Presumably working on a tip
that deep, dark doings were un
der way at the Rendezvous, com
bination filling station and dance
hall located on the Elkin-Wins
ton-Salem highway near here, a
group of four Yadkin county of
ficers, headed by Sheriff A. L.
Insoore, staged a spectacular raid
Sunday night which resulted in
the arrest of thirteen people who
were amusing themselves with a
game of penny rummy.
The officers confiscated a small
amount of money, amounting to
$6.85, and arrested the following,
the majority of whom are from
Elkin: Sam Harris, R. W. James,
Clay Church, Paul Price, Fred
Colhard, Ab Crater, Dick Harris,
J. L. Hall, Mrs. Othel Wagoner,
Richard Evans, Ernest Johnson,
I Richard Chatham and G. B.
Franklin.
Those arrested were cited to
appear before Magistrate John
Hinson, of Arlington, and all who
appeared were taxed with the
costs, amounting to $4.15 each.
Three of those nabbed have yet
to stand trial.
SURRY SCHOOLMASTERS
ARE TO HOLD MEETING
The monthly meeting of the
school masters of the county will
be held in the office df John W.
Comer, county superintendent of
schools, at Dobson, Wednesday,
January 30th at 7:30 p. m„ ac
cording to a statement by Mr.
Corner Wednesday morning.
INTENSIVE SEARCH
BEING MADE FOR
KILLER OF CHILD
Body of Charles Mattson Is
Found in Ditch
$16,000 REWARD OFFERED
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Public Wrath and Presiden
tial Action Spurs Hunt
For Kidnaper
FAMILY GRIEF-STRICKEN
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 12.
Manhunters, spurred by public
wrath and presidential actioh,
pursued an almost miscropic
search of the Everett area tonight
for the trail of little Charles Matt
son's kidnap-killer.
Spreading out from the spot
where the boy's savagely beaten
nude and frozen body was found I
yesterday in the snow, they scan
ned every foot of the country in a
three-mile radius.
Sheriff Walter Faulkner at Ev
erett said a report the victim's
clothing had been found in an
abandoned automobile there had
proved without foundation. He
said the clothing belonged to the
car owner's family.
Science gave the determined
hunters a cast of the footprints
and a record of automobile tire
marks left in the snow by the
killer.
Public indignation accompanied
President Roosevelt's call for
speedy apprehension of the crimi
nal. The justice department post
ed a SIO,OOO reward for arrest of
the killer. Washington state leg
islators prepared to offer a $5,000
reward.
The grief-stricken family of Dr.
W. W. Mattson arranged for the
funeral at 1 p. m. tomorrow in a
Tacoma mortuary. For 15 days,
since Charles was seized for $28,-
000 ransom December 27, the
Mattson family concealed its grief
ahd worry. But full realization of
the tragedy brought tears to the
home.
"The murder of the little Matt
son boy has shocked the nation,'*
said the President. The justice de
partment announced the SIO,OOO
reward offer.
MRS. J. T. RING
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Passes Away at Home East
Of Elkin at 5:45 P. M.
Tuesday
t
FUNERAL RITES TODAY
Mrs. Dicie Verlinda Hurt Ring,
54, passed away at her home east
of Elkin at 5:45 Tuesday after
noon, following an illness of sev
eral weeks. Mrs. Ring recently un
derwent a major operation in a
Statesville hospital and had re
covered sufficiently to return to
her home. Her condition had
been worse for several days but
she was critically ill for only a
short time before her passing.
She was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Hurt. In 1902
she was married to James Thomas
Ring, who survives, together with
one brother, Luther Hurt, of Ron
da.
In early life Mrs. Ring joined
the Little Richmond Baptist
church and later moved her mem
bership to Friendiship Baptist
church. She was a devout Chris
tian and was beloved for her fine
qualities and hospitality.
Funeral services will be held
this morning at 11 o'clock from
Little Richmond Baptist church.
The rites will be in charge of Rev.
T. S. Draughan of Crutchfield
and Rev. R. E. Adams of Mayo
dan. Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
AGRICULTURE TEACHERS
ARE TO MEET THURSDAY
The vocational , agriculture
teachers of Surry, Wilkes, Yad
kin and Allegheny counties will
hold their monthly meeting at
Hotel Elkin Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 p. m.
The program, centered around
training a seed judging team, will
be in charge of Clyde Wright, vo
cational agriculture teacher of
the Dobson high school.
The fellow who knows how to
get something done is valuable.
Instead of giving orders and in
structions, he usually does It him
self.
A dog hasn't bit a man, but re
cently a guide mistook a hunter
for a deer.
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building was taken as the inaugural stands were nearing comple
tion for the second inauguration of President Roosevelt on Jan
uary 20: Insert is a recent studio portrait of the President.
Department and
10-Cent Stores
To Close Earlier
Elkin Department stores and
I 10 cent stores are announcing
in an advertisement in this is
sue of The Tribune that here
after they will close their doors
each Saturday night at 7
o'clock instead of 9 o'clock, as
has been the custom.
It was pointed out that this
move was decided upon so that
their employees might be
spared the long hard Saturday
hours they have worked in the
past.
Those who have made it a
habit to buy at these stores
after 7 o'clock are urged to re
member the new closing hour
and do their shopping prior to
that time Stores in neighbor
ing towns and cities have fol
lowed the practice of closing
'early on Saturdays for some
time.
ERVIN NAMED TO
SUCCEED FOLGER
Surry Man Gives Up Judge
ship for Duties as Na
tional Committeeman
STATEMENT EXPLAI N S
Samuel J. Ervin, Jr., of Mor
ganton, was appointed a special
superior court judge by Governor
Clyde Hoey Saturday to succeed
A. D. (Lou) Folger, of Surry
county, who resigned.
Mr. Folger was appointed spe
cial judge in November by Gov
ernor Ehringhaus. He stated that
he had resigned the judgeship to
devote more time to his duties as
national Democratic committee
man.
"Recently, Chairman Farley has
advised me that all states did not
do so well as North Carolina in
raising their quota of campaign
fimds and has requested me to as
sist further in the collection of
funds in order that when our
great leader, Franklin Roosevelt,
is inaugurated there will be no
campaign deficit," Mr. Folger
said in his statement.
"I feel that the splendid en
dorsement given me by the con
vention demands that I should re
spond to this call, and hence I
feel it my duty to give up my per
sonal desires of being a superior
court judge and devote my atten
tion to the duties reposed in me
by the democratic convention."
CONGRESS POIBED FOR WORK
Washington, Jan. 10.—Congress
poised today for its second week,
gave ear to White Houss plans
for overhauling government agen
cies and set itself for stiff clashes
oil labor, relief and defense prob
lems.
BOONVUXEIBABY
IS PRIZE WINNER
Jackie Shore Key Born at 5
A. M. on Morning of
January 1
PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED
Master Jackie Shore Key, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Key, of
Boonville, is too young to realize
his good fortune, nevertheless
when he was born at 5 a. m. on
the morning of January 1, 1037 he
entered this world as winner of
numerous and worthwhile prizes
donated by Elkin merchants to
i the first baby of the year in Sur
iry, Yadkin or Wilkes county.
I To state that young master Key
was the first white child to be
born in this section in 1937 would
probably be untrue, but he was
the first white child whose par
ents complied with the rules gov
erning the baby derby, and as a
result he has been declared the
winner. The mother was attended
by Dr. T. W. Shore, of Boonville.
Several babies, all of whom ar
rived after the birth of the Key
child, were entered in the derby,
and their birth certificates, duly
signed by the attending physician,
filed at The Tribune office. How
ever, a letter erroneously address
ed to "Elkin Hospital," told of
the birth of a child at East Bend
at 3 a. m. on the morning of Jan
uary 1. Proof of birth in form of
the doctor's certificate or affidav
it was not included, and the child
could not be entered under the
rules.
Parents of the winning baby
are being notified of their good
fortune. Merchants who cooper
ated to offer attractive prizes are
as follows: Sydnor-Spainhour Co.,
Abernethy's, Eagle Furniture Co.,
McDaniel's Dept. Store, Hayes &
Speas, J. C. Penney Co., W. M.
Wall, Jeweler, Lawrence Cleaners,
White Swan Laundry, Carolina
Ice & Fuel Co., Turner Drug Co.,
and Klondike Farm.
CONFESSES SENDING NOTES
Newton, Jan. 10. Deputy
Sheriff Ray Pitts said today that
Joe D. Robinson, 18-year-old tex
tile worker, h&d admitted at
tempting to extort money from C.
M. Rowe, Newton merchant and
former mayor.
Robinson was arrested laqt
Wednesday night after Rowe had
reported receipt of two telephone
calls, a letter and a postal card
demanding that he take $2,000 to
the post office here and deliver it
to the extortioner.
Learn to speak any language
over night, reads an advertise
ment. It's a little disheartening
to those of us who have been
struggling 20 years to speak Eng
lish correctly.
The bee is industrious. You see
no one has figured out an old-age
pension plan for them. -
Elkin
Gateway to Soaring Gap
and tttt Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
OVER SI,BOO OF
NECESSARY $3,00#
HAS BEEN RAISED
Success of Drive is Thought
Assured
FOR NEW BUILDING
Total of $1,610 is Pledged at
Meeting Held at Hotel
Monday
EXPECT OUTSIDE FUNDS
With over SI,BOO of the neces
sary $3,000 which must be raised
looally to assure a $45,00 addition
to Hugh Chatham Memorial hos
pital, already pledged, those active
in the drive here are enthusiastic
in their belief that the remaining
sum will be raised without trou
ble.
At a meeting held at Hotel El
kin Monday night at which were
only a few of representative citi
zens and merchants, the sum of
$1,610 was raised in a very brief
time, with merchants and other
business men contributing gener
ous sums.
Active in the campaign to raise
the money, the success of which
the proposed new structure is
hinged upon, is Capt. A. M.
Smith, who is taking the lead in
raising the money. Captain Smith
has always taken a big part in
every worthwhile community pro
ject.
The proposed addition to the
hospital is badly needed. When
the $3,000 is raised here, other
larger donations, from outside
sources, are assured, r '
Everyone is urged to make a do
nation to the fund. Every contri
bution, no matter how small, will
be welcomed.
JONESVILLEMAN
INJURED BY AUTO
J. M. Holcomb Struck by Car
On Highway Near
His Home
IS IN LOCAL HOSPITAL
J. M. Holcomb, 71, prominent
Jonesville man, is in Hugh Chat
ham hospital in a serious condi
tion as a result of having been
knocked down and run over by an
automobile on the highway in
front of his home Saturday night
about 7 o'clock.
The car which struck Mr. Hol
comb was driven by J. B. Mathis,
20, of Arlington. It was said the
accident occurred when Mr. Hol
comb stepped out from behind a
passing car into the path of the
car driven by Mathis.
Knocked to the pavement, the
machine was reported to have
straddled the prostrate man, its
under-carriage dragging him a
short distance along the pave
ment.
Rushed to the local hospital by
Mathis, an examination disclosed
that he had suffered no broken
bones, but had received numer
ous painful bruises. Pear was ex
pressed Wednesday that he might
develop pneumonia.
The accident was said to have
been unavoidable.
Young people should be educat
ed to meet failure, says a writer.
Why not educate them to dodge
it?
A rolling stone doesn't gather
any moss but a stone in pawn
certainly creates interest.
Auto tire prices have increased.
Prices are not of the non-skid
variety.
wd yalyer figure out I !
WHY BAD BOYS ALIUS
TURN OUT ftT BEST IN
MOST EVERYTHING