Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 11
Worst of Flood Yet To Come
As Waters Reach Mississippi;
More Than I,ooo,oooßefugees
OUTLOOK IN OHIO
VALLEY BRIGHTER
AS CREST REACHED
Quiet Fight Waged to Lessen
Damage of Mississippi
DEATH TOLL OVER 130
Property Damage is Over
$300,000,000.00; Termed
"Greatest Emergency"
LEVEES STRENGTHENED
Latest reports from flood
stricken areas along the Ohio
river, received Wednesday after
noon via radio, gave the num
ber of now homeless and in
need of all possible aid as over
one million!
With the report also came
news that the worst of the flood
Is yet to come as the flood wa
ters of the Ohio move oat into
the Mississippi. It is expected
that thousands upon thousands
along the Mississippi from the
point the Ohio flows into it, all
the way to New Orleans, will
have to be evacuated as the
muddy torrent rolls relentlessly
on. Thousands of square miles
of ground, which never in the
history of the nation have been
inundated, are expected to fall
prey to the spreading waters.
A great, quiet fight to streng
then the already strained levees
of the Mississippi—gravely threat
ened by the history-making flood
on the Ohio river—was being
waged today as the outlook in the
hard-hit Ohio valley brightened.
Altogether the floods—reaching
from the upper Ohio to the deep
south—had taken more than 130
lives; made an estimated 750,000
homeless; caused property dam
age placed at more than $300,-
000,000.
It was, said Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, national chairman of
the Red Cross, "the greatest emer
gency the nation and the Red
Cross have faced since the world
war."
Along the Mississippi, where a
district engineer for the United
States army at Memphis had pre
dicted the worst flood of all time,
men were ordered to build a solid
sandbag-backed wall of planks
stretching 300 miles or more from
New Madrid, Mo., down to Louis
iana.
At the New Orleans tip of the
great river, W. F. McDonald of
the United States weather bureau
said the oncoming waters were
expected to send the Mississippi
at that city to 21 feet—four feet
above flood stage—or as high as
In the great flood of 1927. And
this estimate he said, was based
on "normal rainfalls hereafter and
levee lines maintained intact."
A 55-foot stage for Memphis,
some 10 feet above the 1927 high,
had been predicted by engineers
Between Cairo, 111., and Memphis
the levees range in height from
five to 10 feet above Ahe 1927
flood stages.
Other official forecasts were for
a 57-foot crest at Natchez, Miss.,
11 feet above flood stage and, for
45.5 at Baton Rouge, La., where
flood stage is 35 feet.
Louisville, where Ohio river
flood water covered 30 square
miles, was without lights or trans
portation and faced a water
shortage. Cincinnati was a vast
lake, except for its seven hills, its
power curtailed and its industry
l^ralyzed.
Evansville, Ind., and Ports
mouth, 0., were being evacuated.
Trains and buses moved north
ward through southern Indiana
with refugees. In some sections of
Paducah, Ky., water stood six feet
deep.
There came reassurance, how
ever.
At Cincinnati, Meteorologist W.
C. Devereaux expressed hope that
the flood crest had passed and
that with favorable conditions a
steady fall would continue.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Coke Marion
■r part of the
Iry to make
id Mrs. How
ave been re
in, will move
Bridge Street
Mrs. Marion.
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THE FT KIN TRIBUNE
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from the
State and Nation
ROOSEVELT CRITICIZES
MOTOR HEAD
Washington, Jan. 26.—Pres
ident Roosevelt joined Secre
tary Perkins today in repri
manding the General Motors
corporation for refusing to ac
cept Miss Perkins' invitation to
a strike peace conference.
Mr. Roosevelt said at his
press conference he had told
"everybody" today he "was not
only disappointed in the refus
al of Mr. Sloan to come down
here but I regarded it as a
very unfortunate decision on
his part."
Previously Miss Perkins told
reporters General Motors "has
failed in its public duty," had
made a "great mistake," and
had disregarded the "moral
challenge" resulting from the
strike.
ENRAGED SUITOR
KIILLS 3 AND SELF
Stoneville, Jan. 26. Ed
Mize, 50, shot and killed his
sweetheart, Miss Frances Gro
gan, 27, and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Grogan at the
Grogan home, four miles north
of here, this afternoon and
then shot himself at his home
on the Mayo river, near Mar
tinsville, Va., within the next
two hours.
Mize left the bodies of his
victims lying in the one-room
hut after a futile attempt to
slay Thomas Grogan, 16, bro
ther of the young woman with
whom he quarrelled before the
mass slaying.
CONGRESS VOTES
FLOOD RELIEF FUND
Washington, Jan. 26. The
plight of 700,000 flood refu
gees brought lightning action
in congress today upon a $790,-
000,000 relief fund.
Without a record vote, the
house approved the huge ap
propriation and sent it along
to the senate, where adminis
tration leaders planned similar
fast action.
FAVOR SALES TAX
WITH EXEMPTIONS
Raleigh, Jan. 26. Demo
cratic campaign promise to re
move the 3 per cent sales tax
from the nine so-called essen
tials of the poor man's life pre
vailed this afternoon over the
2 per cent exceptioness sales
tax as the finance subcom
mittee completed its work of
rewriting the sales tax law and
is prepared to submit its report
to the full committee tomor
row afternoon.
TWO ARE INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Martin Luffman, of near Ron
da, an empoyee of Elkin Furni
ture Company, received a broken
arm Friday when his car collided
with that of a Mr. Settle near the
western city limits. Mrs. Settle,
who was In the car with her hus
band, sustained a gash on her
forehead.
Mr. Luffman was brought to the
local hospital for attention. He
was dismissed the early part of
the week.
MERCHANTS - EMPLOYES
BANQUET DATE CHANGE
The merchants-employees ban
quet announced in last week's
Tribune to be held on the evening
of February 16, will be held Feb
ruary 9, it was announced Wed
nesday, the date having been
changed since publication of the
story last week.
An excellent program has been
arranged. ,
Claude McNeill, a - student at
Wake Forest College, spent the
week-end here the guest of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mc
neill, on Bridge Street. He had
as his guest, Jimmy Hayes, of
Beckley, West Va., also a student
at Wake Forest.
OVER SBOO RAISED
HERE MONDAY FOR
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Drive is Made as Relief Needs
Become More Acute
HUNDREDS CONTRIBUTE
Employees of Local Manufac
turing Plants Contribute
Goodly Sums
DRIVE STILL UNDERWAY
The Elkin chapter of the
American Red Cross Monday rais
ed a total of $850.00 which was
immediately wired in to national
headquarters for the relief of
flood sufferers.
The fluids contributed here
came from individual citizens,
firms and manufacturing plants.
Employees of the Chatham Man
ufacturing Company, the Elkin
Furniture Company and the Elkin
Lumber and Manufacturing Com
pany made drives in their re
spective plants to secure goodly
sums.
Those in charge of the drive
stated that the money was raised
without the slightest difficulty.
On numerous occasions those so
liciting were sought out by citi
zens who wished to contribute.
Praise for everyone was forth
coming by those in charge for the
generous way in which they con
tributed.
It was pointed out, however,
that although response here has
been very generous, the need for
more and more money contiues
to grow as the surging flood wa
ters of the Ohio continues to en-,
gulf all in its path. Over 1,000,000
are homeless and reports are that
"the worst is yet to come" as| the
flood makes its way down the
Mississippi.
Anyone who has not contribut
ed and wishes to do so is urged to
send their contributions to Mrs.
Joe Bivlns, local Red Cross chair
man, or to The Elkin Tribune. All
funds directed to this newspaper
will be immediately turned over
to Red Cross authorities.
JESSE F.COOK
PASSESTHURSDAY
inflammatory Rheumatism
and Pneumonia Fatal to
Swan Creek Man
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Jessie Franklin Cooke of Swan
Creek community, died Thursday
night January 21, with inflam
matory rheumatism and pneu
monia. He was the son of Mrs.
Harrison Cooke and the late Mr.
Cooke. Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Veo. Mathis Cooke, one son,
Bobby, his mother and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Thomas
Cooke, of Winston-Salem; Glenn
Cooke, of Alta Vista, Va.; Mrs.
Lonnie Martin, Mrs. Mollie Cum
mings, Mrs. Ohna Baity, Garfield
Cooke, Ruby and Fay Cooke, of
Jonesville, and Mrs. Gaither How
ell, of Ronda.
Funeral services were held at
Bethel Baptist church Sunday at
11 o'clock and were conducted by
the pastor, Rev. R. C. Pardue,
Rev. N. T. Jarvis and Rev. D. G.
Reece.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
TO MEET FRIDAY P. M.
An important meeting of the
board of Associated Charities is
called for Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the city tax office. Of
ficers for the year will be elected
and other important business
transacted. It is urged that all
members attend. /"
YADKIN SCHOOLS
TO OPEN, MONDAY
Yadkin county schools, forced
by bad weather and impassable
roads to close a week ago, will not
reopen under any conditions be- 5
fore Monday, it has been an
nounced by Superintendent J.
Thad Reece.
The re-opening next week, it is
understood, depends upon sun
shine and better roads.
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1937
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 Back in 1916 when the Yadkin river, swelled by steady rains and a sudden cloudburst,, left its banks
to inundate a part of Elkin, as well as other townb along its banks, it made the headlines throughout
the entire state. Consider then, from that past experience, the plight of the over a million people who
have lost their homes and belongings as the result of the present flood of the Ohio river, compared lo
which the Yadkin flood was little more than a spring freshet.
The scene above shows the waters of the Yadkin flowing around the depot of the Southern Railway
here in 1916. Imagine scenes like this now prevailing in towns and villages along the Ohio—covering
hundreds of square miles; floating away homes and reaching to the second floors of stores and office
buildings in what once were busy main streets.
TO LAUNCH FIGHT
AGAINST DISEASE
Prevalence of Syphilis in
County is Said to Be
Alarming
FIGURES SHOW NEED
An extensive campaign has
been launched by the Surry coun
ty health department to combat,
through education and dissemina
tion of scientific information, the
menace of venereal disease, par
ticularly syphilis, it has been an
nounced by Dr. Ralph J. Sykes,
county health officer.
Figures prepared by the coun
ty health department show clear
ly the acute need of combatting
the disease, ranked as one of the
most dangerous menaces to
health in the United States to
day.
Of 881 persons examined by
the Surry health department dur
ing 1936 in accordance with its
routine examination of public ser
vants as well as suspected cases,
117 persons showed a positive re
action to Wasserman tests for
syphilis, about 13.3 per cent, or a
little less than one out of every
seven persons examined.
Whether or not these figures
will hold true for the entire pop
ulation of the county, the health
department could not say, but
the situation clearly calls for
careful consideration and steps
to control the disease, Dr. Sykes
stated.
Of 616 persons examined in
1935, 128 showed positive reac
tions, about one out of every five.
Treatments given by the health
department for syphilis totalled
2,744 in 1936; 1,527 in 1935, and
427 in 1934.
MEMBERS ARE TO HAVE
CHARGE OF PROGRAMS
A musicial program, /featuring
Misses Edna Billings, Ruth Bue
lin, Byron Bryan and Ernest Day,
was presented at the meeting of
j the Elkin Kiwanis club at Hotel
Elkin Thursday night.
During the meeting Program
Chairman J. Mark McAdams an
nounced that the program com
mittee had decided to draw
names for each quarter and let
each member whose name was
drawn take charge of a program.
Names were drawn for the last
two months in the present quar
ter, February and March. Those
drawn, and who will be in charge
of the program on the date speci
fied, were as follows:
February 4, Dr. C. L. Haywood;
February 11, W. B. Lankford;
February 18, T. H. Shugart, Feb
ruary 25, E. S. Spainhour.
March 4, Rev. Wm. A. Jenkins;
March 11, Hugh Royall; March
18, E. C. James; March 25, H. P.
, Graham.
Mr. and Mrs'. Dan Barbour had
as their week-tend guests at their
home on Bridge Street, Mr. Bar
bour's mothet, Mrs. Anne Bar
bour, his brother, B. H. Barbour,
and Miss Alice Pinley 'and Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Brown, all. of
Greensboro.
The Yadkin Flood of 1916 Was Bad Enough, But—
All Surry County
Schools To Be
Open By Monday
According to a statement
Wednesday by John W. Comer,
oounty superintendent of
schools, all schools of the
county, except the Mountain
Park and Low Gap schools, will
be open by today, (Thursday),
and all schools will be open by
Monday of next week unless
weather conditions prevent.
Some of the county schools
opened Monday of this week,
while othenrtfitf-not open un
til Wednesday and Thursday,
depending on the road condi
tions in each school district,
and the Mountain Park and
Low Gap schools were delayed
in opening on account of im
passable roads leading out
from each of them. The last
named schools will open Mon
day.
SINK DENIES CITY
REQUEST IN CASE
Proceedings Involve Building
of Dam Across Yad
kin River
MAY BRING NEW SUIT
Greensboro, Jan. 23. ln a
hearing before Judge H. Hoiyle
Sink here yesterday afternoon the
city of High Point was denied the
right to strike out certain por
tions of the complaint of the
Duke Power Co., in proceedings
regarding the building of the $6,-
671,750 dam across the Yadkin
river near the Yadkin-Davie line.
Yadkin Suit
Prior to the hearing of argu
ments on High Point's motion,
Judge Sink denied the petition of
counsel for the county of Yadkin
and Miles F. Shore, taxpayer of
that county to be allowed to in
tervene in the proceedings against
the city of High Point as parties'
defendant.
Counsel for Yadkin county and
Shore, including Judge G. H.
Hastings, Winston-Salem, S. Car
ter Williams and David Lee Kelly
of Yadkinville, contended that if
the hydro-electric project were
carried through, it would result
in "Irreparable damage" to Yad
kin county. They charged that
15,000 to 17,000 acres of land in
Yadkin, Forsyth and Davie coun
ties would be inundated by the
erection of a dam, and that prop
erty used for the hydro-electric
system would be exempt from tax
es and removed from the tax
books of Yadkin, thereby result
ing in a burden on other taxpay
ers if the county's bonded indebt
edness is to be discharged. It was
further alleged that the project
would result in the destruction of
a number of roads and bridges
and the necessity for relocating
and reconstruction of several
school buildings.
Gaston A. Johnson, represent
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MRS. M. L. TRANSOU
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Passes Away Tuesday Morn
ing at Hospital Follow
ing Brief Illness
RITES HELD WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Ina Martin Transou, 42,
died Tuesday morning about six
o'clock from a brief critical illness
from a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Transou's condition was
grave when she was admitted to
the hospital for treatment.
The deceased was a native of
Wilkes county. For the past sev
eral years she had been a resident
of the Pleasant Hill community
and was a woman greatly beloved.
She was a member of the Pleasant
Hill Baptist church.
She is survived by her husband,
Mont L. Transou; four sons,
James, Walter, Roland and Ray,
and one daughter, Sallie Tran
sou; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
R. Martin, of Winston-Salem;
three brothers, John Martin, Jon
esville; Glenn and Louis Martin,
Winston-Salem and three sisters,
Mrs. John Shue, of Pocahontas,
West Virginia; Mrs. Henry
Bates, Winston-Salem, and Mrs.
Jesse Buelin, Elkin.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30 at Pleas
ant Hill Baptist church. The rites
were in charge of Rev. J. L.
Powers.
BIG SUM NEEDED
IN FARM PROGRAM
Would Take $8,000,000 tTo
Eliminate Farm Tenancy
In Surry County
$4,000.00 PER FARMER
By PAUL MAY
(Tribune Washington Bureau)
Washington, D. C., January 27.
—An appropriation of about eight
million dollars would be neces
sary to eliminate farm tenancy
in Surry county, according to fig
ures of Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace, it was learned
today.
Wallace estimates that a $4,000
investment would be necessary to
supply the average farm tenant
with land, buildings and equip
ment adequate enough to make
hi m independent. According
to the 193S farm census, there are
2,069 tenant farmers in Surry
county.
The total number of farms in
the county is 4,099; and farm
tenancy in the county is there
fore slightly larger than the na
tional average of two tenants for
every five farms. Comparison of
the 1935 and 1900 farm censuses,
however, indicates that there has
been some change in tenancy
conditions in the county in 35
years. In 1900 the number of
farms was 3,525 and the number
of tenants, 1,072. The size of
the farms remained much the
same, averaging 82 acres in 1900
and 60 in 1935.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ALL IN READINESS
FOR ANNUAL BALL
TO nGHT DISEASE
Will Be Staged at Hotel Elkin
Friday Night
ENGAGE 2 ORCHESTRAS
Seventy Per Cent of Proceeds
Will Remain at Home
For Local Needs
PROGRAM IS ARRANGED
An excellent orchestra and
string band have been engaged to
play for the local Roosevelt ball,
to be held at Hotel Elkin Friday
night beginning at 9 p. m. Jesse
Grubb and his orchestra, of
Winston-Salem, will play for the
round dance, while Byron Bryan
and his band will pla|y for the
square dance.
A good program is being work
ed out for the dance and every
thing will be in readiness to make
the occasion enjoyable for every
one.
H. P. Graham, chairman, has
extended an invitation to every
one locally and in this section and
in neighboring towns which are
planning no balls, to attend the
ball here. Admission has been
set at SI.OO per couple, 70 cents of
each dollar to be used locally in
the fight against infantile paraly
sis while the remaining 30 cents
will go to the national fund.
The Elkin ball will be but one
of more than 6,000 to be held
throughout the nation. During
the past three years more than
$3,000,000 has been collected
through the medium of these
balls, and as a result, small boys
and girls, unable to walk as a re
sult of infantile paralysis, are re
ceiving proper treatment in every
section of the United States in
ever-increasing numbers.
Everyone is urged to attend
the ball. Tickets are now onj
sale.
JONESVILLE HOUSE
IS RAZED BY FIRE
Home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Lineberry Destroyed
Tuesday Night
CONTENTS TOTAL LOSS
Flames had practically en
veloped thi house before discov
ered, Tuesday night totally de
stroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Lineberry, of Jonesville. All
contents of the home, including
both furniture and clothing, were
destroyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Lineberry were
at the Elkin hospital when the
fire was reported, and their chil
dren were at the home of neigh
bors. Although firemen were un
able to ascertain the cause of the
fire, it is thought probable that
it started from a stove.
Elkin firemen, handicapped by
the headway of the blaze and the
distance to the nearest hydrant,
were unable to check the flames
until the frame structure had been
reduced to charred timbers and
ashes. The Jonesville water
mains were pumped dry, the fire
men having to cut off the pumper
several times to allow the mains
to refill.
It is understood that no insur
ance was carried on the furnish
ings of the home, and that the
house was but partly covered.
Pete Lea of Winston-Salem
spent the latter part of the week
here the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Mark McAdams on Church
.Street.
EASIER TRUST