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"The Best Little Town
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VOL. No. XXVI. No. 10
ROOSEVELT TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
FOR SECOND TERM
Social Justice Is Theme Of
Address
IS DELIVERED IN RAIN
Would Raise Living Standards
of Those Who. "Have
Too Little"
**WE WILL GO FORWARD"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, a few
minutes after 12:30 o'clock Wed
nesday, became President of the
Tfnited States for the second time
when he was administered the
oath of office by Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes.
Immediately thereafter, in a
downpour of rain, President
Roosevelt delivered his inaugural
address, speaking for about 15
minutes.
In his address, the general
theme of which no one had been
given the slightest inkling, he
dwelt not so much on the ob
stacles surmounted during the
past four years nor with specific
plans Tor problems of the future.
The President touched but gener
ally upon the problem of world
peace, strikes and other assorted
problems, but envisioned for the
future a program devoted to so
cial Justice, in which the one
third of the nation's population
"who have too little" may be rais
ed to a higher plane of living.
The President stated that the
country is definitely upon the road
to recovery, but that the goal has
not been reached. We will strive,
he said, not to add more to the
abundance of those who have
plenty, but to add to those who
have too little.
Touching upon the Constitu
tion, the President stated that as
problems of government increas
ed, the power to govern them
must also be increased.
"We will go forward," he stated.
ACT IS EXPLAINED
TO KIWANIS CLUB
Highest Monthly Payment is
SBS; Lowest to Be
Paid is $lO
MAKES EXCELLENT TALK
The Social Security Act, its
benefits, and who gets them, was
discussed in detail Thursday
night at a meeting of the Elkin
Kiwanls club, by a Mr. Shirley, of
Salisbury, a representative of the
Social Security board, Washing
ton, D. C.
In an excellent talk, the speak
er Showed that he was thorough
ly familiar with every phase of
the act, answering a number of
questions put to him by various
members of the club at the close
of his talk.
He pointed out that for those
now young or middle-aged the
Social Security act provides
something to live on when they
are old and have stopped work
ing. Under the act, men and wo
men who work In factories, mills,
stores, offices or at any other in
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The Police Will
Get You If You
Don't Watch Out
Prefacing his remarks with
words of praise for the fine
way In which local motorists
have observed Elkin's new one
hoar parking laws, Chief of
PoUee Dixie Graham Monday
pointed oat that he, and all of
fice** concerned, were appreci
ative of the cooperation given,
but that H should not come as
a surprise to seme who have
continued to ignore the law by
parking in the restricted area
all day, if some fine afternoon
they find a ticket on their car
citing them to appear before a
local magistrate.
Chief Graham stated that
the great majority of local
people, especially merchants
and their employees, had
shown a fine spirit in observ
ing the law, bat a few, he said,
are ignoring the one-hour
parking signs. This few may
expect tickets and fines if they
fail to heed this warning.
He also pointed out that the
law was not Intended to apply
to farmers and visitors
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Takes Oath
3L 'IS,
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who
shortly after 12:30 p. m. Wednes
day was inaugurated President of
the United States for his second
term. President Roosevelt deliver
ed his inaugural address in a
downpour of rain before a crowd
of rain-drenched thousands.
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
CQNGRESS EXTENDS
F. D. R.'S CONTROL
Washington, Jan. 19.—A bill
equipping President Roosevelt
with renewed powers to shape
the dollar's future at home
and abroad needed only the
President's own signature to
become law. Much to the satis
faction of the treasury, Con
gress passed the two-fold
measure with a rush today.
It provides:
1. That the treasury's $2,-
000,000,000 stabilization fund,
which is used to buy or sell
currencies for the purpose of
quelling monetary disturbances,
shall be extended until June 30,
1939.
2. That the President's pow
er to cut the gold content of
the dollar shall be extended
until the same date.
Both powers had been due
to expire at the end of the
present month.
FEDERAL AGENTS
FOLLOW TIPS
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 19.
Federal agents sent flying
squads on the trail of scores of
fresh "tips" in their hunt for
the kidnap-slayer of little
Charles Mattson tonight while
Portland, Ore., police question
ed a man they said fitted "per
fectly" the description of the
actual abductor.
Detective Captain J. J. Kee
gan announced the detention
at Portland of George Wilson,
38. He said the man raged
against families of wealth and
mentioned specifically that of
Dr. W. W. Mattson, Charles'
father.
ALFRED E. SMITH, JR.
PAID $8,500
New York, Jan. 19. —Alfred
E. Smith, Jr., son of the for
mer New York governor, testi
fied today in the extortion trial
of Max D. Krone and A. Harry
Ross that it cost him $8,500 to
get "genei-al releases" from the
accused blackmailers to avoid
being smeared with scandal.
The indictment specifically
accused Krone and Ross of ex
torting only 11,500—but that,
Smith said, aa his estranged
wife sat in the courtroom, was
only part of the story,
G. M. C. STRIKE
STILL DEADLOCKED
Washington, Jan. 19.—Secre
tary Perkins' peace conference
deliberated for-nine hours to
day without finding any means
to end the General Motors
strike.
The conference broke up
shortly after 8 p. m., E. S. T.
Governor Frank Murphy, of
Michigan, and John L. Lewis,
the industrial union leader who
is directing the strikers' strat
egy, were with the labor de
partment chief throughout the
long meeting.
Oxygen—the most abundant
element on earth—was named as
the result of a mistake.
Sum For Addition
To Hospital Here
Has Been Raised
The drive here to raise the
sum of $3,000 to apply on a
$45,000 addition to Hugh Chat
ham Hospital, has been suc
cessful, it was learned Wed
nesday from Oapt. A. M.
Smith, who stated the amount
had been subscribed.
This amount, together with
donations from other sources,
is to be used to build on to the
present building so that more
room may be available.
Since the hospital opened
here over six years ago, It has
at many times been crowded to
more than capacity, and need
for more space has always been
keenly felt.
At the present time the hos
pital is filled to capacity,
making it necessary to place
beds in the halls in order to
care for the sick and injured.
PUNS UNDER WAY
FOR ANNUAL BALL
Committees For Event Are
Announced by Chairman
H. P. Graham
ADMISSION TO BE SI.OO
Committees which will work in
cooperation with H. P. Graham,
chairman of the Birthday Ball for
the President, to be held at Hotel
Elkin Friday, January 29, begin
ning at 9 p. m., have been an
nounced by Mr. Graham.
Admission to the ball this year
has been .set at SI.OO per couple,
the proceeds to go to aidj in the
fight against infantile paralysis.
It will mark the 55th birthday of
President Roosevelt, although to
be held here one day earlier, the
President's birthday falling on
Saturday, the 30th.
There are more than 300,000
victims of infantile paralysis in
the United States who need as
sistance of their fellow citizens in
rehabilitating themselves as use
ful members of their communi
ties, and it is hoped that this
year's ball will net over a million
dollars with which to carry on
this work.
This year, as usual, 70 per cent
of the money raised will remain
for local aid, while the remaining
30 per cent will go to the national
research fund. ,
Believing that everyone is anx
ious to carry on the fight against
infantile paralysis, Mr. Graham
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BOONVILLE MAN
PASSES MONDAY
D. Clinton Messick Victim
Of Bronchial
Ailment
WAS WIDELY KNOWN
D. Clinton Messick, 61, widely
known citizen of Boonville, pass
ed away at the local hospital
early Monday morning from a
complicated bronchial ailment
from which he became seriously
ill before he was admitted to the
hospital several days ago. He was
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs,
Rufus Messick of Yadkin county.
Mr. Messick, an automobile
painter by trade, was in wide de
mand in Yadkin and surrounding
counties.
He is survived by his wife, one
brother, Turner Messick, of Bur
lington, and four half-brothers,
Bruce, Sel, Marvin and Dewey
Messick, all of Winston-Salem,
and one half-sister, Mrs. Minnie
Messick Myers, also of Winston-
Salem.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
at Asbury M. E. church. Interment
was in the family plot in the
church cemetery.
EUOHS PYRON TO
HEAD NEW FIRM
Selected Dairies, of Winston-
Salem, to sell and distribute farm
products, has been granted a
charter by Thad Eure, secretary
of state. The owners of the new
firm are Thurmond Chatham, T.
Holt Haywood and John C. Whit
aker, aft of Winston-Salem.
The new firm will be under the
management of Ruohs Pyron of
Elkin, manager of Klondike Farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Pyron will continue
the'r residence here.
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, 1937
ELKIN NATIONAL
BANK BUILDING
TO BE REMODELED
Property Purchased By Bank
of Elkin
WILL OCCUPY BUJLDING
Structure, With Assets, Re
cently Sold to Washing
ton Men
PLANS YET INDEFINITE
The Elkin National Bank build
ing, which was recently sold, to
gether with assets of the closed
bank, at public auction to John
D. Lewis and associates, of Wash
ington, D. C., has been acquired
by The Bank of Elkin.
According to present plans, The
Bank of Elkin will remodel the
structure and occupy it as soon
as practicable.
The sum involved in the pur
chase of the buiding has not been
announced. For the present, it
is understood, the original pur
chaser will continue to use the
building during the process of at
tempting to realize upon the
closed bank's assets. This task
will require about 60 or 90 days,
it is believed.
Officials of The Bank of Elkin
have as yet made no specific
plans for remodeling, but are
planning to convert the structure
into a modern banking home.
LEGION TO HOLD
DINNER AT CAMP
George Royall, Commander of
13th District, Will.
Preside
LEGIONNAIRES INVITED
The thirteenth district of the
American Legion will give a din
ner at the CCC camp at Dobson
Wednesday, January 27th at 7:00
p. m„ which will be served old
army style with mess kits and
canteens. The meeting will be pre
sided over by George E. Royall,
district commander. Other Legion
officials who are to have a part
on the program are Wiley Pickens,
department commander, and
James Caldwell, department ad
jutant.
All legionnaires of Surry, Yad
kin and surrounding counties,
comprising the thirteenth district,
are invited to attend, and are re
quested to get in touch with eith
er George B. Wray, of the JPCC
camp, or George Royall, of Elkin,
Admission to the dinner will be
50c each. Mr. Royall stated that
local legionnaires who do not
have transportation will be pro
vided a way to the meeting.
Following the meeting and din
ner at the CCC camp there will be
an after dinner meeting at the
court house in Dobson.
MAN IS ADMITTED TO
HOSPITAL AFTER MISHAP
E. W. Haynes, about 50, former
ly of Surry county, received an
injured spine last week when the
truck in which he was a passen
ger swerved from the highway
north of Elkin in what was said
to be an attempt to avert a col
lision with another car.
Admitted to Hugh Chatham
hospital here after the accident an
X-ray disclosed a fracture of the
spine. However, it was not known
whether the fracture was caused
in last week's mishap or had been
received in a previous injury to
his back a number of years ago.
The mishap occurred as the
Haynes family was moving to a
new home in Yadkin county.
PLAN SPECIAL SERVICE
AT MOUNT VIEW CHURCH
A special service Is planned for
Sunday, January 24, at Mountain
View Baptist church, near cycle.
Dr. Smith Hagaman, superinten
dent of the Baptist Hospital in
Winston-Salem will bring a spe
cial message at 11 o'clock and the
Towel City Quartette, of Kannap
olis, will furnish music.
s . The pastor, Rev. F. W. Frye,
and members of the church, ex
tend a cordial invitation to the
public to attend.
Highest Rating
Elkin city schools were given
the highest rating of any schools
in the county for sanitation In a
recent inspection made by Edwin
F. Hale, of Mount Airy, county
sanitation officer.
As Lines Tighten in Auto Workers Strike
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DETROIT . . . White "sit-down" strikes spread to the various
branches of the automobile makers' plants, scenes such as that shown
above were numerous, members of the workers' families coming to
plant gates to cheer on the strikers. Below is a recent photo of John
L. Lewis, formerly of A F. of L., who organized the Committee o(n
Industrial Organization, the labor body which supports the United
Auto Workers Union in the strike.
If Weather Is
Favorable Schools
Open Here Today
If the'weather is at all fa
vorable, Elkin schools will re
open this morning (Thursday),
according to a statement by J.
Mark McAdams, local superin
tendent of schools.
Classes were suspended Mon
day noon due to the decrease
of attendance on account of
the continued rain.
The Mountain Park school is
also closed on account of the
weather. The classes there will
be resumed Monday if the
weather permits.
DR. SETH M. BEALE
TO LOCATE HERE
Is Opening Office for General
Practice Over Turner
Drug Co.
DEGREE FROM TULANE
Dr. Seth M. Beale. a native of
Alamance county, who has been
associated with Hugh Chatham
Memorial Hospital here since July
1, 1936, and who also was with
the hospital in 1933, will open an
office for general practice of his
profession here at an early date.
His office will be located over
Turner Drug Company.
Dr. Beale did his undergraduate
work and two years of medicine
at the University of North Caro
lina, going from there to Tulane
University where he received his
M. D. degree. Since that time
and prior to his return to the hos
pital here last July, he was with
the United States Public Health
Service, having been stationed in
the Marine Hospital at San Fran
cisco.
Dr. and Mrs. Beale reside at an
apartment in the home of Mrs.
W. M. Cundiff on Bridge Street.
DEMONSTRATION
AGENTS IN MEET
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A planned meeting of the home
demonstration agents of this dis
trict was held at Mocksville last
Saturday for the purpose of plan
ning the district federation of club
meeting which is to bp held in
Salisbury in May. The four
counties of the district were rep
resented by their various home
demonstration agents, the coun
ties of the district being Surry.
Forsythe, Davie and Rowan.
County home demonstration
agent of Burry, Miss Verna Staun
ton, and Mrs. Lon Jackson, rep
reseated Surry county at the
meeting.
The district federation of home
demonstration club* is to be fea
tured by an address by Mrs. Ev
elyn Tobey, a prominent stylist of
New York City, and Miss Staun
ton stated that the district was
exceedingly fortunate to get such
a prominent speaker for the oc
casion.
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Copper came from the word
"Cyprus" which island was fa
mous for its copper mines.
PIONEER WILKES
WOMAN IS DEAD
Mrs. Joseph S. Holbrook
Passes Away At
Traphill
RITES HELD THURSDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph
S. Holbrook, 98, of Traphill, were
held Thursday. Mrs. Holbrook
was one of the most widely known
women of her community. She
and her late husband were among
the pioneer citizens of the sec
toin who made Traphill an out
standing educational center a
generation ago.
A brief funeral service was held
at the home, residence of the fam
ily for the past seventy-five years,
and the funeral proper was held
from Traphill Baptist clfurch. The
rites were in charge of Rev. Isom
Vestal, pastor of the deceased, as
sisted by Rev. S. L. Blevins, a
close friend of the family.
She is survived by three grand
children, Miss Beatrice Holbrook,
of Traphill; Dr. J. Sam Holbrook,
of Statesville, and John A. Hol
brook, n, of Washington, D. C.
Her husband died in 1920 and an
only son, John A. Holbrook, who
is remembered for his distinguish
ed career as a lawyer, died in 1910.
ROYALL IS HEAD
OF ASSOCIATION
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Special Dinner Meeting of
Merchants and Em
ployees Planned
ARE TO HAVE SPEAKER
At a directors meeting of the
Merchants Association held in the
city tax office Monday night,
George Royal was elected presi
dent of the association and H. P.
Laffoon, vice-president, to succeed
E. E. Hayes and L. G. Meed, re
spectively.
It is announced by the associa
tion that all stores and business
houses, with the exception of
grocery, furniture and drug stores
will close each Saturday evening
at 7 o'clock.
A special dinner meeting is
planned for all Elkin business men
and their employees Tuesday
night, February 16. A good pro
gram of entertainment, including
a speaker, is being planned. De
tails of the meeting will be an
nounced later.
ARE TO HOLD SPECIAL
COMMUNION SERVICE
A special communion service
will be observed at the 11 o'clock
service for members of the Pres
byterian congregation Sunday
morning. Rev. R. E. McAlpin,
pastor of the church will deliver
the sermon.
Until the completion of the new
church services are held each
Sunday morning in the Lyric the
atre. A cordial invitation is ex
tended the public to attend.
Work on the church Is progress
ing slowly, due to the continued
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ALL SURRY COUNTY
SCHOOLS CLOSE AS
RESULT OF RAINS
Will Remain Closed Until
Roads Are Passable
BUS DRIVERS TO MEET
Many Schools in Wilkes Coun
ty Are Closed Until
Monday
LIST INCLUDES RONDA
All schools of the county are
closed and will remain so until
better weather conditions prevail,
according to a statement by John
W. Comer, county superintendent
of schools, Wednesday morning.
Schools were forced to close on
account of the unprecedented
rains and the resultant impassa
ble condition of the roads, and
will remain closed until the rains
abate and the roads have dried
out to the extent that they can
be used safely with the school
buses.
It was further learned from
Mr. Comer that the general coun
ty wide teachers meeting will be
held at Dobson on Friday, Jan
uary 29, at 3:00 p. m. All teach
ers of the county are urged to at
tend.
The bus drivers of the county
are also to have a meeting at the
Dobson school on Saturday, Jan
uary 23 at 9:30 a. m. State high
way patrolman Jewell is to be
present, as well as the mechanics
caring for the county buses, and
a program is to be worked out for
greater safety and efficiency.
North Wilkesboro, Jan. 19.
Because of bad road conditions
six central schools and three ele
mentary units have closed in Wil
kes until Monday.
Wilkesboro school closed today
when buses were unable to make
their runs over dirt roads. Other
schools closed for the same rea
son include Ronda, Roaring Riv
er, Mountain View, Mount Pleas
ant, Ferguson, Boomer and Mo
ravian Falls.
MISS LOUISE PAUL
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Daughter of Mrs. W. E. Paul,
Of Elkin, Dies
Tuesday
LAST RITES WEDNESDAY
Mias Louise Paul, 40, daughter
of Mrs. W. E. Paul and the late
Mr. Paul of this city died Tues
day morning in an Eastern North
Carolina hospital where she had
been a patient for sometime. Miss
Paul had been an Invalid through
out her life.
She is survived by her mother,
five sisters, Mrs. C. A. Crews,
Henderson: Mrs. C. Q. Armfield,
Roanoke, Va.; Mrs. J. E. Hunter,
Raleigh, and Misses Josephine and
Ophelia Paul, of Elkin; one broth
er, James Paul, of Wilmington,
and her maternal grandmother,
Mrs. J. W. Ring of Elkin.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock at the home on Terrace
Avenue. The rites were in charge
of Rev. Wm. A. Jenkins, pastor of
trie Methodist church, assisted by
Rev. L. B. Abernethy. Interment
was in the family plot In Holly
wood cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Dr. J. O.
Abernethy, Dr. E. O. Click, Mason
Lillard, W. W. Whitaker, R. L.
Harris and A. M. Smith.
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