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"The Best Little Town
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VOL. No. XXVI. No. 39
POSTOFFICE CONTRACT AWARDED
IATENEWQ
from the
State and Nation
FOUR KILLED IN
PLANE CRASH
Beach, Ft*., Aug. 10.
Four men were killed today
nnH five other persona were in
jured by the crash of an East
ern Air Lines plane into a pow
er line erected overnight near
Daytona Beach airport.
Two crew members and two
passengers died in the wreck,
the first fatal accident in the
history of the company.
Heading from Chicago to
Miami, the big Douglas airliner
struck a pole of the power cir
cuit in taking off southward at
4:40 a. m. (eastern standard
time), hurtled over a clump of
pines and dropped in the sand
of a scrub palmetto thicket.
LIGHTNING KILLS
FOUR GIRLS
1 Creedmoor, Aug. 10.—Shock
from lightning instantly killed
four daughters of Mr. and Mi*.
Edgar Hester, of Creedmoor,
about 4 o'clock this afternoon
while they were stringing to
bacco at the Hester farm, one
mile north of town on the Ox
ford highway.
The girls were working to
gether on one side of a bench,
across from their father, their
brother, Joe, and Roy Man
gum, and Gene Rogers, their
cousins, when lightning struck
nearby. None of the men were
injured as the sixers fell to
gether. They were dead when
relatives rushed to them.
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NO LEGISLATION, NO
LOANS, F. D. R. SAYS
Washington, Aug. 10.
President Roosevelt today made
clear to White House visitors
there will be no government
„ loans to producers of cotton
and other crops unless and un
til Congress enacts crop sur
plus legislation.
Rejecting all proposals from
congressional and other farm
leaders designed to give assur
ances that there will be legis
lation enacted at the next ses
sion that will provide for pro
duction and marketing oontrol,
the President declared that he
saw no possibility of the crea
tion of guaranties short of ac
tual legislation itself.
PRESIDENT ABSENT
FROM HARMONY DINNER
Washington, Aug. 10.—Sen
ate Democrats gathered tonight
at a "harmony" dinner bat
President Roosevelt was a con
spicuous absentee.
The chief executive, who was
accused only yesterday by Sen
ator Copeland of New York, of
destroying party harmony, sent
a letter to the party gathering
instead of attending. White
House aides said "pressure of
other things" prevented the
President from going.
WM. W. SIDDON, 80,
DIES FRIDAY A. M.
Aged State Road Man Passes
Following Illness Due to
Advanced Years
RITES HELD SATURDAY
William W. • Siddon, 80, passed
away at .his home at State Road
early Friday morning following a
complicated lllnesS due to his ad
vanced age. He had been a life
long resident of the county and
was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Siddon. His wife, Mrs.
Mary Kennedy Siddon, preceded
him in death in 1906.
He is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Charlie Calloway, of
State Road, and Mrs. Isaac John
son, of Mount Airy, and one son,
J. A. Siddon, of State Road.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon from Boyd's
Chapel. The rites were in charge
of the Rev. K. M. Boyd and in
terment was in the church ceme
tery.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
GROWERS PLEASED
WITH WEED PRICES
ON BORDER MARKET
r T~7 . /
Ftrst Day's Price Averages
Around 25c v
GOV. HOEY IS ON HAND
Local Man States Prospects
Bright After Visit to
Fairmont
LARGE VOLUME OFFERED
E. W. McDaniel, prominent
Elkin business man, returned
Tuesday from a business trip
to Fairmont where he attend
ed the opening of the border
tobacco market, with the re
port that prospects for highly
satisfactory tobacco prices
are bright.
While in Fairmont, Mr. Mc-
Daniel visited each of the 10
warehouses and ptated that
the average for the day was
around 29c per pound. He
said he saw common sand lug
tobacco sell from 40c to 80c
per pound, and that of the
many farmers he talked with,
he didn't see a one wfco was
dissatisfied.
Approximately $ 1,0 0 0,0 0 0
pounds of tobacco was on the
floor opening day, Mr. Mc-
Daniel said.
The Elkin man, a native of
Fairmont, conducts a branch
of McDaniel's Department
Store there.
Good opening day prices cheer
ed tobacco growers throughout
the North and South Carolina
border belt tobacco market today
First sales at the 16 market cen
ters led authorities to predict a
price average of $25 a hundred or
better for the day, and reports
from all around the belt said
growers apparently were pleased
at prospects.
Festive ceremonies marked the
formal opening of the selling sea
son at some of the markets.
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TUBERCULOSIS
CLINICS HELD
Nearly 400 Are Examined in
Surry During Clinics
Held Recently
NEW CASES ARE FOUND
According to reports issued by
Dr. Ralph J. Sykes, Surry county
health officer, nearly 400 persons
were examined for tuberculosis
during county clinics recently
conducted.
Of the 395 tested by the state
clinicians, 38 new cases of the dis
ease were discovered and 40 pa
tients examined who had former
ly been diagnosed as suffering
from tuberculosis. Sanatorium
treatment was advised for nine
white and two colored patients.
One suspicious case was not com
pletely diagnosed.
The new cases of the disease
include 34 white and fpur colored,
while of the older ones, 38 white
and two colored.
Dr. Sykes, In discussing the clin
ics pointed out that the disease
has seemed very prevalent in Sur
ry and the health department is
making every effort to stamp it
out by accurate diagnosis and
proper treatment.
REVIVAL IN PROGRESS
AT JONESVILLE CHURCH
A revival meeting is now in
progress at the Petecostal Holi
ness church in Jonesville. Rev.
Joe E. Campbell, a recent grad
uate of Furman University and of
the Holiness Bible and Missionary
Institute, is in charge of the ser
vices.
Rev. Cole Blease Edwards, a
student at Franklin Springs Col
lege, is directing the song service
and is also soloist. Oh week-ends
the Pentecostal trio has been en
gaged to bring special music. This
trio has attracted record attend
ance in various churches through
out this section.
The public Is cordially invited
to attend the services, which are
held each evening at 7:45.
Charred Remains of Steamship
» Atjl H' ' l
Baltimore, Md. .. . The smoldering wreckage of the "City of Balti
more" in Chesapeake Bay after a fire had converted the vessel into a
blazing furnace. Three lives were lost and many injured.
MARSHALL SOOTS
IS HELD IN JAIL
Fails to Make SI,OOO Bond
After Attacking Officer
Here Friday
FACES THREE CHARGES
Marshall Soots, of Elkin, is in
jail at Dobson in default of SI,OOO
bond to await trial at the Sept
ember term of Surry criminal
court on charges of being drunk
and disorderly, resisting an offi
cer, and assault with intent to
kill.
Soots was arrested last Friday
evening by Chief of Police Dixie
Graham after he had severely
beaten Deputy Sheriff W. J. Snow
who had attempted to arrest him
a short time before.
According to Mr. Snow, he went
after Soots Friday evening when
it was reported he was causing a
disturbance at his home near the
Elkin water works. Soots was said
to have run with Mr. Snow in
pursuit, stopping only when he
had run against a low wire fence.
The officer stated he thought the
man had given up and caught him
by his overall straps, whereupon
Soots lunged across the fence,
tripping Mr. Snow over the wire.
He was then said to have jumped
on the officer while he was down,
scratching and bruising him con
siderably before breaking away
and running again.
Mr. Snow's pistol had fallen
from his holster when he fell.
Picking it up after the tussle, he
fired at Soots but missed. Short
ly thereafter Soots was arrested
by Chief Graham as he emerged
from a cornfield.
Given a hearing before Justice
of the Peace J. L. Hall, he was
bound over to court under SI,OOO
bond, which he was unable to
give.
HIGHWAY LINK IS
NEAR COMPLETION
Grading on Ronda-Roaring
River Section Has Been
Completed
The construction of the Ronda-
Roaring River link of the Elkin-
Jorth Wilkesboro highway No. 268,
s nearing completion, the grade of
the four and one-half mile stretch
having been completed a few
weeks ago.
At the present time, workmen
have almost completed the job of
placing crushed atone on the new
grade; structures are practically
finished and traffic is expected to
be allowed within a short time.
During the course of the con
struction, employment has been
furnished to a comparatively large
number of people who live within
working distance of the new road.
The highway, when completed,
will fill a link in the original
highway plan which calls for the
linking of all county seats, and
win be of great benefit to the com
munities along the route. It will
also provide a shorter route fiom
Elkin to North Wilkesboro once
the final link between Roaring
River and North Wilkesboro has
been constructed.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937
PARKWAYTOGET
$4,500,000 FUND
President Signs Bill, Which
Also Provides For
Smoky Mt. Park
COMPLETION IN VIEW
Washington, Aug. 10. The
Blue Ridge parkway and the
Smoky Mountains National park
received a big shove toward com
pletion today when the President
signed the Interior department
appropriation bill.
The measure carries a fund of
$4,500,000 to be expected on the
Blue Ridge parkway and brings
into view completion of the pro
ject within the next two or three
years. Maintenance work on the
Smoky Mountains National park
Is assured with $76,000 of the in
terior bill to be spent in main
taining and improving the park.
The park will also be given a por
tion of the $2,500,000 fund for the
cutting of roadways and trails in
national parks. Members of the
North Carolina delegation would
not estimate how much of the $2,-
500,000 would be allotted the
Smoky Mountains National park.
The President's action bears
fruit to the battle the North Car
olina delegation has waged since
May 1, when the interior bill be
gan its slow course to enactment.
The appropriations subcommittee
handed the delegation a blow
when it reduced the figure for the
Blue Ridge parkway, but under
the leadership of Representative
Robert L. Doughton, dean of the
North Carolina delegation, the
group pushed an amendment
through the House giving the pro
ject a $4,500,000 fund. The figure
was approved by the Senate and
was spared the pruning knife of
the conferees of the House and
Senate.
FIRST SERVICES
IN NEW CHURCH
Will Be Held By Presbyter
ians Sunday Morning at
Eleven o'Clock
. Services will be held Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock for the first
time in the new Presbyterian
church here, which has just been
completed. The grounds are to be
graded and pews are yet to be
bought but with the exception of
two items the church is
completed. The building is unusu
ally attraetive in design, both in
side and out.
Much credit goes to members
of the the church for their ef
forts. in erecting and financing
the building, which is entirely
debt free. ,
The service Sunday morning
will be in charge of Rev. R. E.
McAlpln, pastor of the church. A
special dedicatory service is plan
ned for Sunday, September 5, at
which time many high officials of
the church as well as a number of
distinguished visitors,will be pres
ent. Details of the program will
be announced later.
Members of the church are
highly appreciative of the aid
given them by the citizens of the
town In building their church. .
MASONIC-PICNIC
IS TO BE HELD
HERE AUGUST 26
Plans Are Being Made For
Annual Evei\t
RIDING DEVICES COMING
Honorable Cameron Morrison,
Former Governor, To
Make Address
SINGING CLASS CONCERT
Thursday, August 26, will mark
the day of the Surry-Yadkin-
Wilkes Masonic Picnic here. It
is hoped a large crowd will attend
from this entire section.
Honorable Cameron Morrison,
of Charlotte, a former governor
of North Carolina, will make the
address of the day, and picnic of
ficials, headed by Prof. Stacy
Weaver, chairman, feel very for
tunate in securing him for an ad
dress here.
Another of the main features of
the picnic will be a concert by the
Oxford Orphanage singing class.
Justly famous for years for the
quality and talent of their con
certs, the children's performance
here is keenly anticipated.
As in years past. Lee's riding
devices will be here for the amuse
ment of those attending, and will
feature four up-tor-date rides. The
riding devices will be here for the
entire week.
The picnic will be held at the
Masonic picnic grounds, it was
said. Complete details of the pro
gram, which will include an elab
orate picnic dinner, will be an
nounced next week.
ELECTION SUIT IS
REFERRED MONDAY
Judge Clement to Appoint
Referee to Hear Swar
ingen- Poplin Case
SEEK TO OUST POPLIN
On his own motion Monday
morning in Wilkes superior court,
Judge J. H. Clement referred the
Swaringen vs. Poplin suit, in
which D. B. Swaringen, former
Republican chairman of the coun
ty board of commissioners, is suing
Leet Poplin, Democrat, for title
to office as a member of the board.
Judge Clements stated, in an
nouncing that he would refer the
case, that he was doing it be
cause of the large number of wit
nesses involved and the lack of
time at this period of court, plus
the tremendous expense to the
county. Approximately 600 witnes
ses were on hand to offer testi
mony.
The jurist further stated that
if both sides could not agree on a
man to referee the case, he would
appoint one. Neither side agreed
that the case be referred nor had
counsel agreed upon a referee.
When a referee is appointed he
will set the date for a hearing of
the case, which has been in court
since a short time following the
election in November last year
which gave Poplin a two vote lead
in a total vote approximating 15,-
000 for the county. Swarinpn
contends he rececived 411 votes in
Rock Creek township, while re
turns credited him with 341 or
about 100 less than the vote ac
corded other Republican candi
dates in that township.
When court opened Monday
morning a great throng was gath
ered in Wilkesboro. Among the
crowd were 411 residents of Rock
Creek township who were sum
moned to testify for Swaringen.
SPARKS FAMILY IS TO
HOLD FIRST REUNION
The first annual Sparks family
reunion will be held Sunday, Sep
tember 5, at the home of W. M.
Sparks, near Ronda on highway
268.
Although this is the first re
union to be held by this family
it is hoped that a good number
will attend.
Those attending sure requested
to bring a basket lunch for the
picnic dinner to be served at the
noon hour.
Original Cost Limit
Of Local Structure
Boosted To $75,000
Marines In Peiping
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Pelpingr . . Col. John Marston
of Germantown, Pa., commander
of the United States Marine bar
racks at Peiping, scene of the
present Sino-Japanese crisis.
YADKIN CO. WOMAN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Long Illness Proves Fatal to
Mrs. D. C. Myers
Friday Morning
LAST RITES SATURDAY
Mrs. Joyce Mayberry Myers, 57,
widow of D. C. Myers, passed
away Friday morning at 1:30
o'clock at her home at Cycle,
Yadkin county, following a pro
tracted illness that began with a
paralytic stroke in March. Her
condition had been grave for sev
eral days and death was not un
expected.
Mrs. Myers was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. George
Mayberry, a prominently known
family. She was one of the most
useful. Influential and beloved
women of her community. She
had been a consistent member of
Union Baptist church for forty
years. Her husband preceded her
in death many years ago.
Surviving are three sons and
one daughter, Carl C. Myers,
prominent business man of Elkin;
D. G. Myers of Sparta; C. E. My
ers and Mrs. Hetty Greene Myers
of Cycle; also one sister, Mrs. W.
T. Myers of Elkin.
The funeral service was con
ducted Saturday morning at 11
o'clock from Union Baptist
church by Rev. Mr. Binkley, pas
tor; Rev. N. T. Jarvis and Rev. A.
S. Mathis. Interment was in the
family plot in the church ceme
tery.
SURRY WOMAN DIES
SUDDENLY FRIDAY
Miss Bonnie Stanley, Dob
son, Route 1, Victim of
Heart Attack
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Miss Bonnie Stanley, 29, daugh
ter of Rev. and Mrs. H. R. Stan
ley, of Dobson, Route -1, passed
away early Friday morning at her
home, presumably from a heart
attack. Her lifeless body was dis
covered by members of her fam
ily who went to her room to as
certain if she was ill, after she
failed to arise at the usual hour.
Miss Stanley had been in ill
health for sometime but her death
was a sMck to her family and
friends.
She is survived by her parents
and several brothers and sisters,
among whom are Mrs. Archie
Wood, Dobson; Miss Bessie Stan
ley and Prank and Glenn Stanley,
all at home.
Funeral-services were held Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from Fairview Baptist church. In
terment was in the cemetery
there.
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Winning people isn't hard. We
are all glad to help the indepen
dent fellow who doesnt seem to
need us.
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Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GREENSBORO FIRM
GETS JOB ON MAIN
BID OF $51,075.00
Use of Surry County Granite
Is Limited
IS THOUGHT EXPENSIVE
Contractor Given 210 Calen
dar Days in Which to
Complete Job
WORK WILL BEGIN SOON
By PAUL MAV
(Tribune Washington Bureau)
Washington, D. C., August 10.—
Although the Treasury's procure
ment division has increased the
limit of cost for thrf new Elkin,
North Carolina, postoffice by
SIO,OOO, it has awarded a con
struction contract which limits
the use of local granite.
The original cost limit, $65,000,
was boosted to $75,000; and the
contract was given to L. B. Galli
more of Greensboro, North Caro
lina, on Gallimore's main bid of
$51,075, submitted July 20.
Gallimore's alternate bids, con
sisting of $2,510 for the possible
use of granite faciqg instead of
concrete up to the level of the
watertable, and $2,200 for the use
of granite instead of limestone for
the exterior trim, were not ac
cepted.
It was originally decided to use
as much granite as possible, It
was learned, in which case the
contract award would have gone
to Algernon Blair of Montgomery,
Alabama, on a main bid of $51,-
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ELKIN MAIL ROUTE
NO. 1 CHOPPED OFF
Mile and One-Half of 54 Mile
Route is Ordered Cut by
P. O. Dept.
DIDN'T NEED SERVICE
By PAUL MAY
(Tribune Washington Bureau)
Washington, D. C., August 10.—
Reduction of rural route number
one in Elkin for a distance of a
mile and a half was ordered today
by the rural mails division of the
Post Office Department.
In an authorization to the Elkin
postmaster, the Department or
dered the route cut from 54.38
miles to 52.88 miles.
At the same time, the salary of
the carrier on the route, Worth A.
Graham, was sliced from $2280 to
$2260 annually.
The orders followed the annual
inspection of rural mail service in
the outlying areas of Elkin. It was
thought that lack of need for the
service along the abandoned area
caused the route to be shostened.
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