I 'The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVI. No. 12
IATENEWQ
from the
State and Nation
N. c. RIVERS
OUT OF BANKS
Haleigb, Feb. 2. Eastern
North CaroUca rivers continued
to rise today, swirling around
shanties in a Negro settlement
at Tarboro and surrounding
two women's dormitories at the
State Hospital for the Negro
insane, at Goldsboro.
Meanwhile, residents of Hap
persville, Kinston suburb,
rounded up chickens and goats
and prepared to leave their
homes for highlands, as Lee A.
Denson, head of the weather
bureau here, said the Neuse
would reach 20 feet, six in
flood, at that community by
Friday or Saturday.
FINDS STATESVILLE
WOMAN MURDERED
Statesville, Feb. 2. A cor
oner's jury ruled late today
Mrs. Herman Westmoreland,
20-year-old bride of two
months, v|u slain and her
body thrown into a well in the
yard of her home.
The jury, meeting the third
time since the woman's body
was found at the bottom of
the 60-foot well Jan. 21, a day
after she was reported missing,
found Mrs. Westmoreland came
to her death at the hands of a
person or persons unknown.
WOULD BOOST TAX
ON CHAIN STATIONS
Raleigh, Feb.' 2. The leg
islative joint finance commit
tee this afternoon adopted the
recommendation of a subcom
mittee for Increased taxes on
larger chain filling stations
and then recessed into separ
ate committees for considera
tion of bills.
Representative Barker of
Durham, who recently headed
a group which studied gasoline
conditions in North Carolina,
told the finance committee
that the new provision was "air
tight", and "designed to take
care of the little man." Bark
er was chairman of the filling
station subgroup.
STRIKERS DEFY
COURT INJUNCTION
Flint, Mich., Feb. 2. Two
hundred fifty sit-down strik
ers told GOT. Frank Murphy, in
a telegram tonight, that they
would defy a court injunction
ordering them out of Fisher
body plant No. 2.
The strikers, toge&her with
about 800 fellow-members of
the United Automobile Workers
of America who occupy Fisher
plant No. 2 were given until 3
p. m. tomorrow to quit the fac
tories in an injunction issued
today by Circuit Judge Paul V.
Gaflola.
P. O. S. OF A. TO HOLD
DISTRICT MEETING 12TH
A district meeting of the P. O.
S. of A. will La held here Friday
night, February 12, the meeting to
be limited to members only.
Hugh G. Mitchell, national
president, is expected to be pres
ent as well as other state officers.
Refreshments and string music
will be a feature of the meeting.
All members are urged to make
plans now to be present.
Many a gesture of good will is
nothing more than a gesture. '
Extra! Groundhog
Sees Shadow Here
Tuesday! Tsk! Tsk!
The groundhog, doggone 'em,
stepped cautiously from that
hole of hUrti somewhere, some
time early Tuesday morning,
gave me look around, and
spied a shadow so elear-cui and
well-defined that he gave one
gasp and than dived headlong
back into his winter residence
to again snooze for 49 more
days and nights the while
weather of the vikst sort howb
and makes life uncomfortable
outside. 1
Or so it is supposed to be ac
cording to these who are well
acquainted with the ways of
weather and groundhogs.
Whether Mr. Groundhog is an
animal to be depended upon
the next few weeks alone will
te«.
I Parole Under Fire
LANSING, Mich. . . . Again the
state prison parole system is un
der fire, following the capture and
alleged confession of Aldde
(Frenchy) Benoit (above), ex
convict, to the murder of a state
trooper, after abducting * and
handcuffing him to a rural mail
box. _
SURRY FARM AGENT
TO HOLD MEETINGS
Gatherings Will Be of Much
Interest to Farmers of
The County
SCHEDULE IS GIVEN
A number of meetings of much
interest to farmers of the coun
ty are to be held during the com-;
ing days, according to a state
ment by J. W. Crawford, county
farm agent Wednesday.
On Wednesday, February 10th
at 10:00 a. m. the first meeting
will be held at Mountain Park,
with F. R. Farnham, Extension
Dairy Specialist, of State College,
assisting the county farm agent
in a meeting in which permanent
pastures and their development
will be discussed. The purpose of
the meeting is to get more farm
ers of the county to develop bet
ter and more profitable pasture
land, Mr. Crawford said.
I
At 2:00 p. m. on the same day
a similar meeting will be held at
White Plains, and with the same
purpose in mind.
On February 11th, D. E. Jones,
rural electrification specialist will
be in two meetings with Mr.
Crawford, the first one to be at
Copeland at 10:00 a. m. and the
other at the court house in Dob
son at 2:00 p. m. R. M. Hudgins,
of Elkin, and W. D. Alley, mana
ger of the Duke Power Company
at Mount Airy, will also attend
the meetings, which will be for the
discussion of rural electrification
in Surry county and how to get
electric lines to the various com
munities that are wanting them.
Mr. Crawford stated that several
surveys for lines had already been
made and that others were ex
pected to be made in the near fu
ture. One rural line from White
Plains to Low Gap is now under
construction, and another from
Mount Airy to Westfield is ex
pected to be started soon.
Mr. Crawford further stated
that R. G. Broadus, assistant ex
tension agricultural engineer, will
be at his office all day on Feb
ruary 9th ,for the purpose of as
sisting farmers who are interest
ed in installing water systems and
other farm conveniences.
MUST ESTABLISH
TAXI TRUST FUND
Cab Operators Here Required
to Set Aside Fund to Cov
er Possible Injury
AMENDMENT IS PASSED
Meeting Monday night, the El
kin board of commissioners pass
ed an amendment to a town ordi
nance requiring local taxi com
panies to carry liability Insurance
for the protection of passengers,
the amendment being designed to
require the companies to set up a
trust fund out of which any acci
dent claim could be paid.
The action came as a result of
the difficulty of the cab owners in
getting Insurance companies to
write such insurance. Under the
plan, the taxi owners, in lieu of
insurance, must deposit with a
trustee the sum of $125 per tajd
and pay to this trust fund the
sum of $lO per month per car.
In this way the cab owners will
accumulate a fund sufficient to
take care of accident claims. In
case 110 accidents occur, the own
ers. upon retiring from business,
will get back the money they
have placed in trust.
DUKE ENDOWMENT
CONTRIBUTES TO
HOSPITAL FUND
$15,000 Given Toward Con
struction of Addition
WILL PAY ONE-THIRD
Has Given Many Other Fine
Contributions to Hospital
In The Past
IS FOR GREAT CAUSE
The sum of $15,000. sufficient
to pay one-third the cost of con
struction of a $45,000 addition tb
Hugh Chatham Memorial hospit
al, has been donated by the Duke
Endowment, it was announced the
latter part of last week.
This handsome sum. together
with $3,000 raised By Elkin citi
zens recently, totals SIB,OOO now
available for construction of the
building.
The Duke Endowment's latest
contribution marks but one of
many made to the local hospital
by that great organization. Over
$50,000 was contributed to aid in
the erection -of the present hos
pital building, the nurses' home
and the home of the superinten
dent.
The Elkin hospital since its in
auguration here, has done a mar
velous work, especially among
those people who. had not free
hospitalization been available,
would have had no place to turn.
Since the hospital opened, it has
done a quarter of a million dol
lars' worth of charity work.
SCOUTS HERE TO
TAKE OVER TOWN
Will Conduct Elkin Govern
ment for One Day; Jones
ville Troop the Same
NATIONAL SCOUT WEEK
National Boy Scout Week will
be observed the week of February
7-14 by the Elkin and Jonesville
troops. Windows will be decor
ated by each troop and handiworl
of the scouts will be on display.
The Hayes & Speas Co., and J. C.
Penney Co., have offered the use
qf their windows to troops No. 25
and No. 48 of Elkin. The Jones
ville troop will also deporate a
window in Jonesville.
Saturday, February 13, the lo
cal scouts will take over the man
agement of the town from 10 a.
m., until 2 p. m. Officers from
10 a. m. until noon will be: Mayor,
Dicky Shugart; Chief of Police,
Robert Nicks; Police and Traffic
Officers, Bobby Chatham, Billy
Reece and Thomas Whatley: Sec
retary-Treasurer, James Eidson;
Fire Chief, Fred Norman; Coun
cilmen, Ed Evans and Junior Ev
ans.
Officers from noon until 2 p. m.
will be: Mayor, Dicky Smith;
Chief of Police, Biilly Graham;
Police and Traffic Officers, Eu
gene Aldridge, Jimmy Harrell,
Jimmy Lillard and Harold Bren
dle; Secretary-Treasurer, Frank
Walker; Fire Chief, Earl Pardue,
and Councilmen, Sammy Gambill
and Ed Evans. The Jonesville
toop will also take over the man
agement of their town.
All three of the troops will join
together for a worship service
Sunday morning, February 14, at
the 11 o'clock hour at the Meth
odist church. Scout Master, Rev.
Wm. A. Jenkins, pastor of the
church, will bring a special mes
sage to the boys on "Christianity
and the Scout Movement." The
Scouts will take part in the ser
vice, being led by Scoutmaster
Harvey Madiscm, of Jonesville.
All parents of the three troop
members are most • cordially in
vited to attend the service.
OFFICERS FIND BOOZE
CACHED IN SURRY HOME
L. C. Cassell, county jailor and
deputy sheriff, with his assistants,
Orady Caudell and Chesco
Sprinkle, searched the home of
Berry Linville, near Fairview,
Monday evening and found hid
den beneath a trap door in the
floor of the home five cans con
taining five gallons each of
whiskey, along with ten pints and
one half gallon fruit jar nearly
full, all of which was confiscated.
Linville, who was not at home
at the time has not yet been ap
prehended.
Mr. Cassell stated that it was
the largest haul he had ever
made.
Many a man Is slick to keep
from using elbow grease.
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1937
Queen, No Snow
BERLIN, N H. . . . Miss Fran
ces Dupuis (above), elected and
crowned Queen of the annual
snow festival here, is ruling with
out a flake of "the beautiful" be
ing in sight any place on the New
England landscapes. Just the same
she's going to Canada for the in
ternational contests.
BROWNING HOME IS
BURNED MONDAY
Early Morning Blaze Wrecks
Home on Church Street;
Caught From Flue
ALARM ROUSES FAMILY
Flames which were thought to
have originated from a faulty
chimney about 1 o'clock Monday
morning practically destroyed the
frame residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Alan Browning, Jr., on Church
street.
The fire was discovered when
the family was aroused by the
ringing of a fire alarm bell that
had been installed in the attic of
the house several years ago.
So great was the headway of
fire that with the exception of but
a few articles of clothing, nothing
was saved.
The ceiling of the bedroom in
which Bobby Browning, 7-year
old youngster, was sleeping, was
in full blaze when the fire was
discovered. A few minutes lateij
the entire house was in full blaze.
The Elkin fire department ex
tinguished the flames before the
structure fell in* However, about
two hours later the building again
blazed up and it was necessary to
once more summon the fire truck.
PLANS PERFECTED
FOR DINNER MEET
John Paul Lucas, of Charlotte
To Be Guest Speaker
At Event
TO HOLD SQUARE DANCE
Plans are being perfected for
the dinner meeting of the Mer
chants association members and
their employees at Hotel Elkin
Tuesday evening, February 9, at
7:30,
John Paul Lucas, of Charlotte,
vice-president of Duke Power
company, has been secured as
guest speaker. Following the din
ner a square dance will be held.
Tickets are now on sale at the
Merchants association office, ac
cording to Mrs. Franklin Folger,
secretary. All members of the
association and their employees
are urged to attend as a excellent
evening's entertainment is sched
uled.
JULIUS L. HALL
HEADS CHARITIES
Mr. Hall, Representing Elkin
Kiwanis Club, Succeeds
George Royall
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED
At a meeting in the city tax of
fice Friday afternoon the follow
ing officers were elected for the
Associated Charities for the year:
President, Julius L. Hall: vice
president, Rev. Wm. A. Jenkins;
secretary-treasurer, Rev. Eph
Whisenhunt. The investigating
committee is composed of Mes
dames Wm. R. Wellborn, W. W.
Whitaker, and Mrs. Maude Green
wood, the latter of Janesville.
Mr. Hall, a new member, and
representing the Elkin Kiwanis
Club, succeeds George Royall, who
has served as president of the as
sociation for the past two years.
Rev. Whisenhunt read the an
nual report, which showed mush
Hstivift? during the year, manj
families in Elkin and JonesvUli
receiving aid. '
OVER THOUSAND
DOLLARS RAISED
FOR RED CROSS
Contributions From This Sec
tioh Generous
SITUATION IS GRAVE
Cairo Fights Grimly Against
Double Threat of Water
and Sandboils
WATER IS STILL RISING
Contributions to the Red Cross
for aid of flood sufferers has
passed well beyond the thousand
dollar mark here, a check-up dis
closed Wednesday afternoon. A
total of $7.00, turnfed in to The
Tribune office, was turned over to
local Red Cross officials Monday.
The response here, like all over
the country, was generous, and
those cooperating in the drive
spoke highly of the fine way in
which everyone has responded to
the call for aid.
Many contributions which went
to swell the Elkin total were sent
in by residents of nearby com
munities and the country as ev
eryone sought to help.
Meanwhile, conditions in the
flood-stricken areas continue
grave. A geyser roaring out of a
huge "sandboil" in the north end
of the city, flooded two square
blocks of Cairo, Ohio, Tuesday
night, while the walled town
fought to repel the crest of the
Ohio as it came dumping into the
Mississippi.
Attacked from all sides and
surrounded by water, Cairo fought
grimly against the double threat
of water and sandboils. In 60
places in the town that crouches
behind a 63-foot wall, fronting
the river, water gushed out of the
sandboils. Some of them were
no larger than your thumb, and
the pumps kept the streets fairly
clear of water.
All day, the Ohio sent its crest
higher on the 63-foot wall, gain
ing fractions of inches as work
men patrolled every foot of the
ice-sheathed wall. The water
climbed from 59.50 feet—six
inches below the concrete section
of the wall—to 59.51. Then it went
to 59.52.
While engineers watched it
breathlessly, there came a roar
from behind them and the yell
"sandboil."
Now there was double peril for
the town where 14,000 persons
lived, until Mayor August Bode
ordered women and children to
leave to strip the city for battle.
The huge sandboil was located
quickly near Thirty-First and-
Poplar streets.
Workmen rudhing toward It
with heavy sandbagss in an at
tempt to imprison the water be
fore it could spread, followed
where their noses led them. The
heavy, sickening fumes of gas
guided them.
The sidewalk rumbled and then
sank three feet.
A large pond developed where
the earth had humped itself up
ward, and then collapsed.
Houses shook and a one-and
one-half story dwelling collapsed.
Apparently no one was injured.
SURRY COURT TO
OPEN FEB. 15TH
Judge Frank, S. Hill Is to Be
Presiding Jurist; 117
Cases Docketed
•
IS CRIMINAL SESSION
Surry county superior court will
convene on Monday. February
15th at 10:00 a. m. for the hear
ing of criminal cases with Judge
Frank S. Hill presiding and Allen
H. Gwyn as solicitor.
According to a statement by F.
T. Lewellyn, clerk of court, 117
cases are on the docket to come
up for trial, with one each of
murder, manslaughter and rape,
with the usual number of lar
ceny, forgery, drunken driving
and other such cases.
There are now 49 prisoners in
the county jail, most of prhom are
awaiting trial at the approaching
term of court. A list of them
shows six of them to be white
women, while 35 are white men
and eight are negro men.
Some men are born famous
while others have to acquire much
publicity before they are able to
sell their testimonials to an ad
vertiser. . j
ql-
Talks Terms
ST. LOUIS . . . "Wild Hoss"
Pepper Martin of the Cards
(above), washed his neck and ear 9
and came to town this week. And
he's here, says Pepper, to talk
"terms" on his 1937 contract. Pep
says he has a lot of action stored
up for the penpant dash this
year.
KIWANIS GROUPS
NAMED THURSDAY
Kiwanis Club Writes Letter
of Thanks to Duke En
dowment For Gifts
HAVE MUSICAL PROGRAM
Kiwanis committees to serve
during the present year were an
nounced at the meeting of the
Elkin Kiwanis club at Hotel El
kin Thursday night. The com
mittees were appointed at a meet
ing of directors of the club at a
dinner staged at the hotel last
week by President W. B. Lank
ford.
A feature of Thursday's meet
ing was a musical program which
included violin selections by a
Mr. Cox, musical instructor here.
He was accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. J. H. Beeson. A vocal
solo by Mrs. Fletcher Harris, club
pianist, was also enjoyed.
During the business meeting,
Garland Johnson, club secretary
treasurer, was authorized to write
a letter of thanks to the Duke
Endowment for the gift of $15,000
made to the local hospital for
an addition to the present build
ing, and for many other gifts
made over a period of years to the
institution.
Committees announced by
President Lankford were as fol
lows:
Program committee: J. Mark
McAdams, chairman; W. M. Al
len, Dr. R. B. Harrell, H. P. Laf
foon, A. L. Oriffeth.
Public Affairs committee: H.
P. Graham, chairman; E. S.
Spainhour, R. M. Hudgins, Alex
Biggs, I. C. Yates.
Kiwanis Educational and Inter-
Club committee: E. C. James,
chairman; J D. Holcomb, George
Royall, Fletcher Harris.
Publicity committee: H. F. Laf
foon, chairman; J. L. Hall, Tom
Shugart, C. C. Poindexter.
Music and House committee:
Paul Gwyn, chairman; C. H.
Brewer, Dr. C. L Haywood, Jr.,
A. O. Bryan.
Membership committee: L. G.
Meed, chairman; E. W. McDaniel,
J. R. Richardson, Hugh Royall.
Vocational Guidance and Boys'
and Girls' Work committee: L. S.
Weaver, chairman; J. R. Poin
dexter, Abe Harris, Errol E.
Hayes.
Underprivileged Child commit
tee: Rev. W. A. Jenkins, chair
man; J. G. Abernethy, Rev. L. B.
Abernethy, Tom Roth, R. G.
Smith.
At the meeting Thursday eve
ning, February 4, the Home Eco
nomics department of the high
school will serve supper to the
Kiwanians. An interesting pro
gram has been planned by Dr. C.
L. Haywood, Jr., program chair
man.
SPARTA WOMAN INJURED
WHEN STRUCK BY AUTQ
Mrs. Catherine Redman, of
Sparta, was painfully Injured Sun
day night on the highway near
Sparta when she was struck and
knocked down by an automobile
driven by James Freemah, of El
kin.
immediately rushed to the hos
pital here, an examination dis
posed a broken leg and minor in
juries.
The accident was said to have
occurred as Freeman was meet
ing an approaching car. Due,to
the blinding glare of the head-,
lights, he did not see the woman
until too late to avoid striking
her. ~v : n
Another kind of damage suit is
iho one in which moths hold a
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Elkin
Gateway to Bosrir* Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ONE ARRESTED IN
CRIME SERIES AT
RONDA LAST WEEK
Companion of Captured Man
Makes His Getaway
BROKE INTO STORES
Car is Stolen, But Later Aban
doned As Thieves Are
Seen in Action
JAILED AT WILKESBORO
A white man who gave his last
name as Hayes and who refused
to mention his given name, was
arrested near Swan Creek Mon
day afternoon on a charge of rob
bery and theft. A companion,
thought to have been his confed
erate in crime, made his getaway.
Hayes, who told officerss he
was from Leaksville, Greensboro
and High Point, was placed in jail
at wilkesboro to await trial.
Lodged against the man, in ad
dition to the theft of an automo
bile, were charges of breaking
and entering several stores and
filling stations over a period of
several nights. Bloodhounds were
brought into the case to aid in his
capture.
The first robbery alleged to
have been committed by the man
occurred Wednesday night of last
week when the Ronda Cash Hard
ware store was burglarized and a
number of flashlights, pocket
knives, cartridges, cigarettes, work
and dress shirts, and shoes were
stolen. The same night Hayes
was alleged to have also broken
into the state garage at Ronda
and to have stolen a car belong
ing to Roy Crater, a mail carrier.
Oas for the car was stolen from a
nearby gas tank.
Sunday niight, Hayes is alleged
to have broken into Carl Hen
drix's garage and also iinto the
old highway garage used by Ever
ette Dobbins, where an unsuccess
ful attempt was made to steal Mr.
Dobbins' car. On the same night
an attempt was also made to steal
the car belonging to J. B. Bell of
Ronda, but efforts proved futile.
The Crater car was recovered
Sunday night at Roberts' Tilling
station on route 60. It was not
damaged, having been abandoned
there when Hayes and his com
panion were said to be foupd at
tempting to break into the sta
tion.
Making their escape, the two
men ran into the woods and were
trailed by bloodhounds to the
point of capture of Hayes near
Swan Creek. i
Some of the property found in
the abandoned automobile was
identified shortly after the arrest.
JURORS ARE DRAWN
FOR FEBRUARY COURT
Yadkinville, Feb. 2.—(Special).
Judge Felix A. Alley will pre
side over the criminal term of Su
perior court to begin here Febru
ary 22. About 100 cases are on
the docket for trial at that time.
Jurors have been drawn by the
county commissioners for service
during the week as follows:
John M. Rose, Frank Bryant.
J. H. Huff, S. G. Allen, E. H. Hob
son, A. M. Ray, Ky Johnson, Pet
Brown, A. L. Nichols, Chas. A.
Hutchens, E. P. Cornelius, Ed.
Tulbert, W. E. Butner, H. F. Davis,
Hugh Vestal, Conrad G. Angell,
A. W. Fulk, Bill Scott, Don A.
Bell, Edward Brown, Wick Nor
man, J. E. Willhelm, Robt. W.
Matthews, J. R. Riley, Daniel Wil
kins, Lonnie Reavis, W. M. Mat
thews, W. H. Smithertnan, G. W.
Reavis, Gurnie Carlton, J. Lee
Davis, Nelson B. Casstevens, D.
W. Jesteu, C. R. Shaw, F. R. Bates,
A. A. Doub. 1
CASH IS
SHOW WARhA