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VOL. No, XXVI.No. 48
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
NOTORIOUS CROOK IS
KILLED BY G-MEN
Bangor, Me., Oct. 12. The
notorious Al Brady'sAoast that
he would "make John DilUhger
look Uke a punk" was abruptly
silenced by G-man bullets to
day.
The 35-year-old Indiana
bandit-robber-killer, one time"
neighbor of the deadly-finger
ed Dillinger, was cut down
with one of his mobsmen,
Clarence Shaffer, Jr., in an
early morning ambush in a
Bangor sporting goods store.
A third Brady ganster, James
Dalhover, surrendered after a
police bullet bad furrowed the
bridge of his nose.
The only casualty among the
federal men was Walter Walsh,
erack shot of the O man for
ees, who was nailed in the
shoulder by a ganster bullet,
y. S. CONSUL
SHOT TO DEATH
Mnt, Syria, Oct. IS.— James
Theodore BBarriner, United
States esaatt general, died
hers today asSer th^gan^ef
hatred fSr a man he had never
abet.
The 4 5-year-old bachelor
diplomat, one of the be*
known American foreign ser
vice officers, was she* as he
stepped from hta automobile at
the mm—tetr and fell dwad on
the steps.
His chauffeur captured the
attacker whom police identified
as Mejardleh Karayan.
They eaid the Armenian as
serted the motive for the at
tack was Marriner's refusal to
issue him a visa for travel to
the United State*
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ANGLO-JAP TENSION ,
IS FURTHER STRAINED
Shanghai. Oct. IS (Wed
nesday) Anglo - Japanese
tension hardly, subsided since
Japanese films machine gunned
Sir Hagh* Montgomery Knat
chbull-nsg—in, British am
tiaed today to he w—rrf.
The hens was ever the *eet
ing at Ming hong, 14 miles
ssuth of Shanghai, where It
WM disclosed thai (Mr Brttsas
and MM Italian ware sub-
Jietpd to machine gu fire
from warpteaes identified aH
Japanese. No one was injured.
SATS NEWSPAPERS
ARE UNTRUTHFUL
Ta«Wro,Qci. 12. Declar
ing that "btsmmt mwapapm
of the present age." J. 8. Far
mer, editor of the BtbUcal Re
corder, returned to the home
his first pastwate here to
day to addi-Ma member* of tee
Roanoke Baptist association at
their ISth aannal session in the
First Baptist church.
"Newspapers cannot be re
lied upon to tell the truth," Mr.
Farmer want on to say.
KIWANIANS TO BE
HOSTS TO TEACHERS
In their first "Inside" meeting
since early summer, the Elkin
Klwanis club last Thursday eve
ning named delegates and alter
nates to the Carol]nas Kiwanis
convention at Charlotte October
28-30. The meeting was held at
Hotel Elkin.
Delegates to the convention
were: W. G. Carter, L. S. Weaver
and A. O. Bryan. Alternates were:
J. L. Hall, J. Mark McAdams and
H. P. Laffoon. .
At tonight's meeting the
wanians will be hosts to the fac
ulties of the Elkin, North Elkin
and Jonesville schools. Dr. R. B.
Harrell, Mr. McAdams and' Mr.
Weaver will be in charge of the
program.
112 MORE BOYS AT
DOBSON CCC CAMP
I
The Dobson CCC camp will re
ceive 112 more boys Monday as
enrollees from the Greensboro
unit, which will bring the total
number now at the camp up to
220, which is the highest number
on record, and will tax the capac
ity of the camp to care for them,
according to a statement of one
of the officials of the camp, Wed
nesday.
Enters Race
Rep. Frank Hancock, who an
nounced Tuesday that he will be
a candidate for the U. S. Senate,
opposing 'Senator Robert R. Rey
nolds.
SEEK TO DO AWAY
WITH 2 ESCAPES
State Fire Marshal Makes
Further Inspection of
School Building
MEETING IS HELD HERE
Changes which may eliminate
the construction of two fire es-
capes on the Elkin elementary
school building were discussed
here Wednesday afternoon at a
meeting of state and county offi
cials and members of the Elkin
Fire department.
According to instructions for
warded here by the state insur
ance commission following the
recent inspection of the building
by Sherwood Brockwell, state fire
marshal, six fire escapes were to
be provided, two to be erected at
the front corners of the building,
two on the sides of the auditor
ium and two at the rear corners.
In addMkm. outside entrances to
both girls''and boys' toilets,
located in the basement, were
ordered.
John W. Comer, county super
intendent of education, went to
Raleigh last Friday to confer with
state officials concerning the
chances and improvements. As a
result Mr. Brockell, the fire mar
shal who recently inspected the
building, was again here yester
day for a further inspection
looking toward the elimination of
a number of the fire escapes. He
decided, it is understood, that It
may be possible to eliminate the
two proposed escapes at the rear
providing that extra doorways
are cut and a partition removed
which would give the children in
the rear of the building a better
escape into the auditorium where
the auditorium fire escapes could
be used. However, the final say
so concerning this plan will rest
with Dan C. oßney, state insur
ance commissioner. The other
escapes must be constructed, it is
understood.
Those present at the meeting,
which was held in the Snow
Clothing Co., store, were, in ad
dition to Mr. Brockwell, John
Comer, superintendent of educa
tion; J. Mark McAdams, superin
tendent of the Elkin schools; M.
Q. Snow, county commissioner;
W. W. Whitaker, chief of the El
kin fire department; Ted Brown,
fireman, and John Folger. In
what capacity Mr. Folger was
present was not learned.
Wor kof cutting entrances to
toilets in now under way.
Mrs. Dan Barbour is recovering
nicely from an emergency oper
ation for appendicitis at Hugh
Chatham Memorial Hospital on
Monday evening, her many
friends will be/ glad to know.
Elkin Is To Meet North-
Wilkesboro
The Elkin High School Elks
meet an old rival here Friday af
ternoon when they face North
Wilkesboro at Chatham Athletic
Field at 3:45.
A large crowd is expected to at
tend this important game of the
Elk schedule. Rivals for the past
six years, each team has won
three times, with Friday's game
to determine the edge in the se
ries.
John Ratledge, injured here in
the game with Mooresvtlle, will
not see action, although he is
showing improvement. Ratledge's
arm was dislocated at the elbow,
and the injury may keep him out
HANCOCK REVEALS
INTENTION TO RUN
FOR U. S. SENATE
Makes Announcement in
Asheville Tuesday
STIFF CAMPAIGN SEEN
Reynolds and Fiftti District
■Congressman Expected to
Fight It Out
DOUGHTON MAY BE OUT
Asheville, Oct. 12. Represen
tative Prank W. Hancock, of Ox
ford, today announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic nomina
tion as United States senator.
He issued his formal announce
ment in Asheville, the home city
of the Incumbent, Senator Robert
R. Reynolds, who has revealed
his intentions to seek re-election.
Hancock's brief announcement
follows:.
"I am a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination as United
States senator in the June pri
mary. I shall run on my record of
public service as a member of
congress for the past seven years.
My campaign will be an aggres
sive and vigorous one but always
maintained on a high plane in
keeping with my concept of the
dignity and responsibilities of the
office."
The congressman, who has
made an enviable record as state
and nation 1 legislator, spent sev
eral hours in the city today and
released his announcement short
ly before his departure for Shel
by. m Shelby, he is the guest of
B. W. Royster, his roommate
while a student at the University
of North Carolina. Mr. Royster
accompanied him to Asheville.
The entry of Hancock into the
race as an opponent of Senator
Reynolds is expected to elminate
Representative Robert L. Dough
ton and former Senator Cameron
potential opponents
of the Ashville legislator. Unless
there are developments not now
apparent. Senator Reynolds and
Hancock will fight It out for the
Democratic nomination at next
June's primary.
Both men are aggressive cam
paigners and have youth in their
favor. Hancock will be 43 years
of age in November and Reynolds
is about nine years older.
MRS. SADIE PARDUE
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Young Jonesville Woman
Passes Away Following
Operation
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Mrs. Sadie Vestal Pardue. 21.
nassed away at the local hospital
Friday night following a major
operation about ten days before.
The deceased was the wife of Oa
this Pardue, of Jonesville, and a
daughter of Mrs. Carolina Vestal
and the late L. W. Vestal.
She is survived by her husband,
her mother, two children, Rosalee
and Eugene Pardue, and the fol
lowing brothers and sisters, all
of the vicinity of Jonesville, Alon
zo, Theodore, Kim, Spencer and
Harris Vestal, Mrs. Blaine Macey
and Misses Oenevlve and Elsie
Vestal. *
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from Pall Creek Baptist church,
near Jonesville. The rites were in
charge of Rev. Isom Vestal and
Rev. L. Q. Burgiss. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
for the remainder of the season.
George Orier has been changed
from the left end position to fill
Ratledge's position at half back.
Masten will play left end.
The line-up for Friday's game
has been announced as follows:
Martin LE
Laffoon LT
B. Ratledge LG
Bivina C
Gambill RG
Harris RT
Eldridge RE
Price QB
Dorsett HB
Saprks HB
Orier FB
ELKIN* N. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1937
Farmer Reports
Corn Measuring
18 Feet, 4 Inches
Speaking of tall corn—and
considerable speaking has been
heard hereabouts lately—you
ought to see that grown by W.
J. Harmon along the banks of
Big Elkin Creek.
Mr. Harmon didn't come out
and say so, but it is believed
that the only way he was able
to harvest the roastingears was
by shooting them down with a
shotgun or else by using a lad
der, for when a stalk grows up
IS feet, four inches, that's get
ting up into the air..
Those governors of two fnid
western states who were brag
ging about their corn recently
must feel pretty silly by now.
APPLICATIONS NOW
BEING RECEIVED
For Rural Rehabilitation
Loans for Crops
Next Year
SHOULD APPLY EARLY
Applications are now being
received by the Farm Security
Administration for rural rehabil
itation loans for the next crop
year, R. O. Palmer, County Su
pervisor in.charge of the Rural
Rehabilitation supervised loan
program of the Farm Security
Adimnistration in Surry and
Stokes counties announced early
this week from his office in Dob
son.
Mr. Palmer stated that a con
siderable part of the work of his
office consists in assisting Reha
bilitation farmers to make out
practical Farm and Home Man
agement plans and in advising
them in their farming and home
operations. "In order that maxi
mum attention may be given to
that important phase of the work
next spring we are doing what we
can to spread the lending activ
ity over aldttger period. "Farmer*
thought to be qualified for these
loans should therefore be advised
to make their applications early
this fall," the Supervisor said.
"These loans are limited with
in the bounds of allotted funds
to financially distressed farm
families—whether on their own
land or as tenants on rented
land—who are unable to secure
proper credit from other sources
to make a crop or to purchase
needed livestock and equipment."
"Eligibles must be willing and
able to work and show ability to
profit from instruction and guid
ance. There must be land, al
ready available or obtainable, or
sufficient fertility to promise a
satisfactory return on human la
bo? intelligently applied and there
must be a reasonable probability
that a successful farm and home
management plan can be worked
out for the farm.. Cash crops
are limited to an amount neces
sary to pay off the loan and meet
other cash needs of the family.
"The time given for repayment
of these loans Is an important
factor in getting distressed fami
lies back onto their feet," Mr.
Palmer said. "Many things which
the farmer has to buy, such as
livestock, farm equipment, lime
and other soil Improvement items
do not bring their full return the
first year and the longer credit
period makes it unnecessary for
the farmer to sacrifice needed
feed and seed crops to repay his
loan, as would be the case if
loans were made for but one year.
Where the borrower is a tenant,
the term and provisions of his
lease are, of course, important
factors, particularly as regards
loans for soil improvement items."
Mr. Palmer is assisted in his
work by Miss Jeannette L. Cur
rent, Rural Rehabilitation Home
Supervisor. Mr. Vance E. Swift,
Raleigh, is State Director in
charge of this phase of the Farm
Security work.
BOLES FARM TO BE ,
SOLD AT AUCTION
The J. E. Boles farm, contain
ing 254 acres located on the Swan
Creek road, will' be sold at auc
tion Saturday, October 16, by the
Carolina Auction and Realty Co.
The property will be cut into
lots and small farms. It Is situat
ed on two main roads and con
tains four dwelling houses, five
tobacco barns, two pack houses
and a new feed barn. The land
is said to be as good for wheat
and tobacco as will be found In
Yadkin county.
The sale is scheduled to begin
at 10:30 a. m. For complete in
formation. those interested should
see Parks Real Estate Co.. of Slk
in.
She'll Be Home By Christmas
Paris . . . The Duke and Daches of Windsor will be in America be
fore Christmas, the Duke to study housing and labor conditions, the
Duches to visit her old home in Baltimore, relatives in Virginia. The
announcement came M a surprise after earlier reports that London
had listed the V. S. among countries tabooed for the Windsors.
SCHOOL PAPER IS
PUBLISHED HERE
First Edition of "Elk Antler"
Presents Creditable
Appearance
WRITTEN BY STUDENTS
The first edition of "The Elk
Antler," new monthly publica
tion of the Elkin High School, is
now in the hands of its readers,
and represents a creditable start
at publishing a newspaper on the
part of the school students.
The publication, in form of a
booklet, is printed by mimeo
graph, and presents a neat, at
tractive appearance, despite the
difficulty of printing a booklet of
its size from stencils. Especially
good is the drawing of the new
high school building, which ap
pears upon the front cover. This
drawing was made by Eugene
Aldridgp.
In addition to containing school
news, poems and Jokes, The AnC
ler also contains advertisements
authorized by various Elkin
stores.
On the staff of the papfcr are
Alice McCoin, editor; Edna Bill
tags, managing editor; Beatrice
Newman and Oeraldlne Couch,
a& ociate editors; Prances Martin,
excitange editor; Bud Ratledge,
sports editor, Hugh Oilleland, as
sistant sports editor and mlmeo
grapher; Gene Hall, business
manager; Rosamond Neaves, as
sistant business manager. Report
ers are: Joe Blvins, Frieda Dob
bins, Edith Pox. Lois Gentry, Hel
en Hayes, Mattie Osborne. Fred
Laffoon, Louise Laffoon, Dorothy
Murphy and Mary Sale.
The paper is a product of the
newly inaugurated class In jour
nalism.
TWO HERE
GRADE A RATINGS
Fifteen out of 40 Surry county
cafes, coffee shops and other pub
lic eating places rated an "A"
grade under the September sani
tary inspection, it has been re
vealed in a report made by Dr.
Ralph J. Sykes, head of the coun
ty health department.
Of this number, only two Grade
A ratings were given in Elkln,
one going to Hotel Elkin and the
other to the Palace Cafe. In ad
dition to these two, other ratings
were as follows; Benton Cafe,
grade B; Nu-Way Cafe, grade B,
and Knight's, grade C.
Saturday Las
Pen And Pencil Offer
With a steady stream of sets
moving out daily to readers of
The Tribune, indications are that
more than 500 seta will have been
placed in homes of subscribers
by Saturday night, closing date
of this premium offer.
The premium, a handdsome
and durable fountain pen and
pencil set, has proven more pop
ular than the fondest expecta
tions of this newspaper when the
campaign was Inaugurated. While
it wa» realized that it was a
worthwhile premium being of
fered, the best one with a univer
sal appeal that could be found,
this offer figured that the num
ber of set* placed would be so
far up into the hundreds.
However, as the sets went out
and were put into daily use they
helped to advertise the off®.*.
Make Plans For
Street Lighting
Here Christmas
Elkin merchant* are making
plans to light the downtown
streets Christmas. In addition
to the gay, sparkling lights In
Christmas colors, evergreens
will also be used to dress the
streets In holiday array.
Each merchant Is to pay for
the lights and decorations la
front of their own stersa, It
was decided at a directors meet
ing of the Merchants sasecia
tlon Monday evening. In case
a merchant doesoat subscribe
the amount repaired for plac
ing the lights In front of their
business, this space will nec
essarily remain tmllghted, and
although It will probably mar
the general effect, will net put
an additional burden upon
those merchants who do do
nate to the lighting fund.
ARE COMPLETING
PLANS FOR FAH
Boonville Event is Expected
To Be Very Successful
This Year
PLAN MANY FEATURES
Plans are being completed for
the eleventh annual Boonville
Agricultural Fair, which to be
held at Boonville October 21, 32
and 33.
The following exhibits should
be entered Thursday afternoon
and Friday morning: Flowers,
culinary, needle work, preserving,
farm crops, tobacco and poultry.
The judges will begin judging the
above departments at 10:00 A. M.
Friday and will continue in the
afternoon until each department
has been judged.
The live stock and dog show
will be held from 10:00 A. M. to
5:00 P. M. Saturday. The saddle
horse show is scheduled for 3:30
P. M. Saturday. This show is not
limited to Yadkin county, but is
open to any county.
The annual Yadkin county high
school track meet will begin at
1:30 Saturday aftymoon.
Three plays wilrte given dur
ing the fair in the Boonville
School auditorium. Mr. Sauline
and his all-star players will give
two plays, one Friday afternoon
and the other Friday night. The
Boonville High School will give
a play Saturday night.
Subscribers told their neighbors
about the splendid premium and
there was a steady Increase dally
In the number of subscriptions.
It is safe to estimate that Friday
and Saturday, the final days, will
add many sets to the total num
ber given away.
As, stated, this offer positively
ends Saturday of tMs week. All
who wish to take advantage of it
must act immediately. Subscrib
ers at a distance can mail their
orders before midnight Saturday
and be in time. Those desiring
sets mailed to them are requested
to add five cents for postage.
The big thing and the main
thing is to pay your subscription
at once and receive one of these
sets. You will thank us fee mak
ing this final reminder of the of
fer.
14 PAGES
TWO SECTIONS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ROOSEVELT CALLS
SPECIAL SESSION
FOR NOVEMBER 15
Outlines Points for Session
in Speech
MAKES "FIRESIDE CHAT"
Congress to Go Into Action
to Consider Farm, Wage-
Hour Measures
STRESSES PEACE DESIRE
Washington. Oct. 12.—President
Roosevelt today called upon the
Congress to convene in extra ses
sion on November 15, for the
consideration of farm legislation,
the wages and hours bill, reor
ganization of the government.
creation of seven "little TVA's" to
administer the nation's power
projects, and the restoration of
the anti-trust laws to their orig
inal virility.
The administration, he declar
ed. intends this winter to find a
way to prevent 4 1-2 cent cotton,
nine-cent corn and 30 cent wheat
—with all the disaster those prices
mean for all of us—from ever
coming back again.
The power projects need a
more business-like system of
planning and greater foresight
than we use today, and for that
reason he had recommended to
the Congress last session the cre
ation of seven planning regions.
Tb carry out any 30th century
program, he declared the execu
tive branch of the government
requires 20th century machinery
to work with—hence he has asked
for authority to remake the struc
ture of the government.
Par sighted business men al
ready understand and agree with
the administration's policy in re
spect of wages and hours, and
that no one section of the coun
try can permanently benefit it
self, or the rest of the country,
by maintaining standards of wa
ges and hours far inferior to
other sections of the country.
Here he was seen striking at the
so-called wage differentials, and
generally • to southern opposition
to the Black-Connery bill.
Whatever danger there may be
to the prosperity and profits of
the many, if there be any dan
ger, comes not from government's
attitude toward business but
from restraints now imposed upon
business by private monopolies
and financial oligarchies. The ad
ministration now is studying how
to strengthen the antitrust laws
in order to end monopoly—not
to hurt free legitimate business,
he said, indicating new legislation
would be urged In the November
program.
The purposes of the extra ses
sion were revealed by President
Roosevelt in a fireside chat from
the White House, radioed to all
parts of the nation.
OCT. 31 LAST DAY
FOR SOIL PAYMENT
Farmers Who Have Not
Earned Full Amount Still
Have Time
SHOULD ACT AT ONCE
Don't forget that October 31 is
the last date on which soil-build
ing payments can be earned under
the 1937 agricultural .conserva
tion program, warns E. Y. Floyd,
of State College.
Farmers who have not yet earn
ed the full amount of their soil
building allowance still have time
to earn payments by seeding win
ter cover crops, turning under leg-
and carrying out other
practices prescribed by the pro
gram.
(Continued on last page, Ist Sec.)
Hundreds of Air
Mail Letters Are
Dispatched Here
Several hundred air mail
letters, *U bearing the special
Elkir. cachet of Air Mail Week,
were carried to North Wilkes
boro Tuesday morning by Post
master F. W. Graham, there
to be placed upon a special air
mail plane to observance of Air
Mail Week, which began M«n
iay and will continue through
Saturday.
Doe to the fact that EUdn
ha* no landtag field, the spe
cial plane did net stop here as
It wmM .have landing
facilities had beet avaltiSE