Elldn
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVII. No. 11 ,
Tribune To Present
Cooking School Here
At Lyric Next Week
WILL BE HELD FOR
THREE DAYS; DOORS
OPEN AT 9:30 A.M.
School Is In Form of Motion
v Picture
MERCHANTS COOPERATE
Attractive Prizes to Be
Awarded Daily; Everyone
Is Invited
ADMISSION IS FREE
"The best things in life are
free!"
And so is The Elkin Tribune's
fascinating and different Cooking
School that Is just around the
corner, opening February 1 ,at
9:30 a. m. In the Lyric Theatre.
Last minute plans are being com
pleted even as this paper goes to
press.
Are Cooperating
A number of Elkin stores are
cooperating with The Tribune
in making possible The Tribune
Motion Picture Cooking School,
to be held at the Lyric The
atre next Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
The following stores are tak
ing part In the presentation of
the school: Abernethy's, Bas
keteria, Eagle Furniture Co.,
Elkin Heating and Plumbing
Co., Hayes A Bpeas, Harris
Electric Co., Klondike Farm,
Modern Food Store, Sydnor-
Spainhour, Turner Drug Co.,
advertisements in this Issue In
connection with the school,
each at which bears an im
portant message to the reader.
In addition to a number of
tatlonally known firms which
have donated attractive prises
to be given away each day of
the school, are the following
Elkin firms: Modern Food
Btore, Harris Electric Co., and
The Basketeria.
No opening bells will be needed
for the eagerly-awaited, three-day
•school, brimming with novelty,
romance and practical appeal, for
advance Indications point to a ca
pacity convention of homemak
ers.
Men have their annual conven
tions, where they listen to lectures
from specialists, experts who have
devoted years to studying and ex
perimenting along constructive
lines. There the crowds of busi
ness men get a fresh viewpoint on
their Job, new ideas and enthusi
asm to carry back to work.
Now comes this practical rally
of homemakers to contribute fresh
perspective for the "same old Job,"
the monotonous day-ln-and-day
otet Job. yet the most important
business In the world.
The feminne convention dele
gates may not pound on glasses
and sing pep songs, but they will
get up-to-the-minute news on ev
ery phase of household lore, and
they will hear from specialists in
their own field, who will direct an
inventory on simplified methods,
routine, products and latest
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All Elkin Cafes
Are Now Rated
Grade A
' New irradeo for Elkin cafe*
and other eating establish
ments have been announced
by the Son; sminty health de
partment, with a special notice
callin* attention to the fact
that all Elkin cafes are now
rated Grade A.
At the time the district in
spector. Mr. Melrin, made his
last trading of cafes, the av
erage grade was 61.13, with only
two places meeting require
ments for Grade A. However,
the inspection Just completed
•hews much improvement.
Grades made bjr |he various
places here are as '©Hows: Ho
tel Elkin 97.; Palace Cafe
Ben-Tec M.; Mountain View
9C.; Snow White 99.
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
SEEKS TO END
FILIBUSTER
Washington, Jan. 25. Ad
ministration leaders in the
Senate tonight filed *a motion
to invoke its most powerful
'weapon cloture in an at
tempt to end the 22-day-old
southern filibuster against the
anti-lynching bill which has
been obstructing the new deal
legislative program.
The motion was filed by
Chairman Matthew W. Neely
(D), W. Va., of the senate rules
committee a few minutes be
fore the Senate adjourned at
10:20 p. m. The petition bring
ing the motion to the floor
bore M signatures, one more
than was required.
COMPLETE JURY
FOR PAYNE TRIAL
Asheville, Jan. 25. A jury
was idrnted today for the trial
of Bill Payne and Wash Tur
• ner, long-term escaped convicts
charged with murder in the fa
tal shooting of State Highway
Patrolman George Penn last
August 22. /
The Jury was completed by
9 p. m. after day-long exami
nation of regular veniremen
and members of a special ven
ire of 250 ordered yesterday by
Superior Court Judge Felix E.
MAY STRENGTHEN
U. S. ARMY
Washfhgton, Jan. 25. The
United Btates army may be
greatly strengthened at the
same time that the navy is be
ing built up, it was indicated
tonight.
President Roosevelt confer
red for an hour and a half this
afternoon with the chairmen of
five house committees dealing
with national defense, and it
was disclosed that both
branches of the fighting serv
ice are under consideration for
supplementary appropriations.
DEAN'S CONDITION
IS IMPROVING
Memphlx, Trnn.. Jan. 25.
A steady improvement was re
ported today in the general
condition of Rev. Israel Hard
ing Noe, leading doctors to ex
press hopes for his recovery
from the ravages of a 22-day
fast.
Concededing that his fast
was broken when friends rush
ed him to a hospital Saturday
night for the first of a series
of Intervenous injections, the
former dean of St. Mary's
Episcopal cathedral has agreed
to co-operate fully with efforts
to strengthen his wasted body.
BLIZZARD ROARS
ACROSS NATION
All across the nation temper
atures fell last night In a chill
prelude to a great new cold
wave, freezing out a touch of
false spring that had brought
damaging gales and widespread
menace of flood.
In every section from the
drenched, and In some eases
dust-swept, prairies of the mld
dlewest to the southern bot
tomlands colder weather
was on the way.
A cold wave, preceded by
snow flurries as far south as
Macon, Ga., rode Into Dlut.
Colder temperature* were fore
east.
A four-Inch snowfall was re
ported at Monterey, Tenn.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
TO MEET FRIDAY P. M.
An important meeting of the
Board of Associated Charities will
be held Friday afternoon, Jan
uary 28, at 4 o'clock, in the office
of Wm. M. Allen.
Each organization of the town
's urged to have their representa
tive present as the annual report
for 1937 will be read and officers
elected for 1938.
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. JANUARY 37, 1938
On High Bench
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Washington, D. C. . . . Stanley
Far man Reed, Solicitor General
of the United States since 1935,
poses for his first official photo
graph after being named Asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme
Court to fill vacancy created by
retirement of Associate Justice
Sutherland, lie observed his 53rd
birthday last December.
YADKIN RIVER DAM
AND ITS EFFECT
Backwater Would Cover
About 16,000 Acres in
Three Counties
BEST FARMING LANDS
As plans go forward (or the
building of the big power dam at
Styers ferry Yadkir county peo
ple, most of whom oppose the
dam, are beginning to take stock
of the results that will follow in
case it is built.
Among those affected most are
the large farm owners along the
Yadkin river, who will have their
best lands covered by back Waters.
Next are the farmers owning rich
bottom lands along the creeks
which will also be covered by
backwaters. Third are the tax
payers of the county, alt of whom
may become affected if the lands
covered by water are taken off
question, some claiming the land
will not be taxable after it is cov
ered by water, while others say it
will.
The estate of the late Oeorge
Steelman will be affected more
than any one person or estate.
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JUNIORS TO GIVE
PLAY THIS P.M.
"Let's Get Together" to Again
Be Presented in School
Auditorium
PLAN SPECIAL NUMBERS
"Let's Get Together," a three
act comedy written by Katherine
Kavenaugh, will be presented this
evening (Thursday) at 8 o'clock
in the elementary school auditor
ium by members of the Junior
Class of the high school, under
the auspices of the Elkln Woman's
Club. Proceeds of the play will go
to the elementary school library.
The play, which was well receiv
ed here several weeks ago and
which is being presented again by
popular demand, deals with an
all-American family with those
all-American troubles, and "Dad"'
decides to crack down. But the
young people are better than Dad
believed and Dad is better than
the young people believed, that's
why they can get together in the
end, and is also why the play
holds a universal appeal for par
ents and young people alike.
The cast is composed of: Hugh
Gilleland, Jr., Edwlna Lawrence,
Sam Oambill, Bill Graham, "Son
ny" Brewer, Betty Lou Evans,
Rosamond Neaves, Geraldlne
Couch, Dick Smith, Jr., Frances
Alexander and Charles Harris.
Between acts special musical
numbers will be given by Gene
Hall and Byron Bryan.
The pybllc is invited to attend.
HARTLE IS FREED
. IN SMITH SLAYING
Winston-Salem, Jan. 21.—John
A. Hartle, 63-year-old Southside
grocer, was acquitted today by a
Forsyth Court Jury in
the killing of Walter Lee Smith
the night of November 26, The
Jury returned its verdict of not
guilty at 3:35 p. m., after deliber
ating for 25 hours.
Hartle, who fatally shot ißmlth
when he found him in his darken
ed home tfith his 34-year-old
wife, wept when the verdict was
read.
ALL IN READINESS
FOR ANNUAL BALL
TO FIGHT DISEASE
Will. Be Staged at Gymnasium
Friday Evening
ENGAGE 2 ORCHESTRAS
Seventy Per Cent of Proceeds
Will Remain at Home for
Local Needs
FLOOR SHOW PLANNED
An excellent orchestra and
string band have been engaged to
play for the local Birthday Ball
for the President, to be held at
the school gymnasium Friday ev
ening from 8:00 o'clock to 2:00
A. M Lefty Daniels and his
Swing Band, of Winston-Salem,
will play for the round dance,
while Byron Bryan, Jack Day and
others will make music for the
square dance.
In addition, an excellent floor
show is being worked out by C.
C. Poindexter, chairman of the
entertainment committee.
The ball will begin promptly at
8:00 o'clock with square dancing,
which will continue until 10:00,
when the round dance will be
gin. Both square dancing and
round dancing will continue until
2:00 A.M.
Franklin Folger, chairman of
the ball, has extended a cordial
invitation to everyone locally and
throughout this entire section and
in neighboring towns which are
planning no balls, to attend the
ball here. He stated Wednesday
that a large crowd is expected.
Mr. Folger also pointed out
that there is plenty of parking
space available at the gymna
sium. In event of rain, when the
parking grounds become slick,
electric lights will be strung from
the new high school building
down to the gym, so that those
who attend may park on Elk Spur
street and make their way to the
gym by means of a graveled path.
J. Mark McAdams, superintend
ent of the local school, lias kindly
few yards from the school build
ing to the gym.
The Elkln ball will be but one
of more than 8,000 to be held
throughout the nation. Admission
here has been set at SI.OO per
couple, 70 cents of each dollar to
be used locally in the fight
against infantile paralysis, while
the remaining 30 cents will go to
a national research fund.
Tickets for the ball are now on
sale at Abernethy's and Turner
Drug Co. Everyone is urged to
attend so that the nation-wide
fight against infantile paralysis
may be continued full strength.
FORMER ELKIN GIRL
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Was Miss Margaret Lillard
of This City Before
Marriage
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY
Mrs. Eugene W. Smith. 28, of
Dunn, formerly Miss Margaret
Lillard of this city, passed away
Wednesday night in a Fayette
ville hospital where she under
went a major operation two weeks
prior to her death. Her condition
became more serious the day be
fore her passing and another op
eration was performed with the
hope of saving her life. Her moth
er, Mrs. Mason Lillard. of this city
was with her all during her ill
ness.
Mrs. Bmith was the eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mason
Lillard of this city and until her
marriage two and one half years
ago had resided here all of her
life. She was a graduate of
Queens-Chlcora College, Char
lotte, and was a young woman of
unusual culture and dignity. Prior
to her marriage she was a mem
ber of the local school facility.
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning from the home near
Dunn. A number of Maids of
the family from Elkin attended
the service.
She is survived by her htrband,
her parents and three sisters,
Misses Carolyn, Thorburn and
Sarah Kelley Lillard.
FINAL RITES FOR
P. R. BEAMER, 77
Funeral services for P. R.
Beamer. 77, uncle of Ed Beamer,
were held from Antioch Baptist
church, near Mount Ai*y, on
Tuesday. Mr. Beaßmer had been
an influential member of the
church for many yoarer
He Is survived by his wife and
eight children.
The Making of a Traffic Jam
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Pictured, above is a scene snapped on Main Street here Saturday
which shows the making: of one of the numerous traffic jams which
frequently take place on Main street, especially on Saturdays. Three
violations of the traffic laws are pictured. Two cars are double park
ed in such a way as to block the street. The car on the left is not
to blame as it is engaged in loading in front of its place of business,
being forced to double park due to the fact that the car against the
curb had been there in excess of the one-hour parking limit. The
double-parked car on the right side of the street rmained standing
there for several minutes, while the machine pictured nearest the
corner was parked within a few inches of a fire hydrant. Scenes such
a 9 the above are the rule rather than the exception on Elkin streets
and show a marked disregard for traffic ordinances on the part of
motorists.—Tribune photo and engraving.
SURRY MEETINGS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Home Economist is to Give
Demonstration of Meat
Canning Feb. 7
4-H CLUBS ARE TO MEET
According to a statement by
Mrs. Grace Pope Brown, new
home demonstration agent for
Surry county, Mrs. Rosina Max
well, home economist, will give a
meat canning demonstration at
Mrs. Brown's office at Dobson at
2:00 P. M., Monday, February
7. The lesson in food preserva
tion will include the latest tested
pcactices in labor saving methods
The public Is cordially invited
to attend. •
Other meetings announced by
Mrs. Brown are as follows:
Tuesday, February 1, Beulah
4-H club at 10:30 A. M., and
Shoals 4-H club at 1:45 P. M.
Wednesday, Mtn. Park Junior
4-H club at 10:45 A. M., the sen
ior 4-H club at 11:15 and the
home demonstration club at 1:00
P. M., at the home of Mrs. I. O.
Wallace.
Thursday, Low Gap i-H club at
10:30 A. M., and the Dobson home
demonstration club at 3:00 P. M.
Fr'day, Westfield 4-H club at
10:30 A. M„ and the White Plains
home demonstration club at 7:30
P. M.
PLAN BUILDING
ON CORNER LOT
Property in Heart of Business
District is Sold to Hort
Dough ton
TO BUILD IMMEDIATELY
A real estate transaction of
major importance was completed
here Tuesday night when the va
cant lot located on the corner of
East Main and North Bridge
street was sold to Hort Doughton,
and associates, of Statesville.
The transaction was handled
through W. S. Reich, of the firm
of Reich and Hunt, Realtors.
According to Mr. Reich, the
new owners will begin immediate,
ly the construction of a modern
new building to be approximately
50 feet wide by 115 feet long, that
being the size of the lot. ■ Al
though construction details are
not available, it is thought the
building will be of basement, one
story type, but high enough to
provide for a balcony.
P-W Chevrolet Co., which has
been using the lot as a used car
lot, has been notified to seek
other space, so it Is thought con
struction of the building will be
started at once.
The property was owned by the
Essex Investment Co., of Rich
mond, Va. It is the site of the old
ElkLn Hardware Co., the building
having been destroyed by fire
some years ago.
Although Mr. Doughton couldn't
be reached on the telephone, it is
generally understood here that
the new building will be used to
house a Belk's department store,
inasmuch as Mr, Doughton Is
manager of the Eelk'g store in
St&tesvtlle. Mrs. Doughton is a
member of the Belk family.
Merchants Ass'n
Lauds Tribune
Hospital Edition
The following letter, signed
by George E. Royall, president,
and Mrs. Franklin Folger, sec
retary, lias been received by
The Tribune from the Elkin
Merchants Association:
"The Elkin Merchants Asso
ciation wishes to congratulate
you on the Hospital Edition
you published recently. We re
alize that your success depends
to some extent on the co-oper
ation of the merchants in Elk
in, but we are justly proud of
the weekly paper you are pub
lishing,
ate with you for the good of
our community,"
The Tribune appreciates very
much the above letter.
CASUALTIES ARE
HEAVY IN CHINA
Both Sides Suffer Losses as
Fighting Continues Along
Yangtze River
Shanghai, Jan. 26. (Wednes
day) Heavy casualties were re
ported today in bitter hand-to
hand fighting along the Yangtze
river above Nanking as reinforced
Chinese and Japanese armies
launched new offensives simul
taneously.
Chinese said both sides suffer
ed severe losses as they fought for
hours at close range near Wuhu,
60 miles up the river from the
former Chinese capital, with Jap
anese warships shelling Chinese
positions.
They placed their own casual
ties at 400, but made no estimate
of the enemy's.
The Chinese reported they had
captured Hohslen, 26 miles down
the river from Wuhu, near the
scene of the bombings of the
United States gunboat Panay De
cember 12.
Along the Tientsin-Pukow rail-
Way north of Nanking Chinese
forces reported they were driving
back Japanese near Fengpu, ad
vance point of the Invader's
northward drive toward Suchow,
strategic rail junction 320 miles
northwest of Shanghai.
ELKIN, CYCLE ARE
ON NEW STAR ROUTE
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Postoffices both here and at
Cycle will be Included In the Win
ston-Salem-North Wllkesboro star
route, beginning February 1, It has
been learned locally.
At the present time, this star
route, serviced by Roy D. Sanders,
passes through Yadkinville. under
the new set-up, the mall will leave
Winston-Salem at 3:55 a. m. and
arrive in North Wilkesboro at 6:45
a. m., via Hlkln, Cycle and Wil
kesboro.
On the return trip the mail will
leave North Wilkesbcro at 4:30 p.
m. and arrive in Winston-Salem
at 7:30 p. m.
The Wlnston-SUem-Hampton
vUle star route, carried by W. O.
dough, will handle the Yadkln
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Elkm
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ROOSEVELT WARNS
AGAINST LOWERING
MASS WAGE SCALE
Declares Federal Action May
Follow if Cut Made
WOULD FORESTALL CUTS
Gardner Confers With Presi
dent on Recovery Plans;
Is Optimistic
IS PLEASED WITH TALK
Washington, Jan. 25. Voicing
the conviction that reduction of
prevailing wage rates in the mass
production industries would prove
a mistaken policy. President
Roosevelt said at his regular press
conference today that, if wage
cuts are made, the government
would have to consider other
means of providing mass pur
chasing power.
Former Gov. O. Max Gardner,
counsel for the Cotton Textile in
stitute and legal adviser to the
southeastern governors, earlier
conferred with the President, and
upon leaving the White House
said: "I am optimistic for the fu
ture. I was highly pleased with
the result of my conference with
the President. He possesses an
amazingly comprehensive knowl
edge of conditions throughout the
entire country, and it is my per
sonal opinion that he Is collecting
information from all sections with
a view to organizing the forces of
the country and the government
to grapple with the prevailing eco
nomic and social conditions in a
spirit of co-operative effort that
will spell the defeat of the de
pression."
The President laid squarely on
industry responsibility for main
taining present wage levels, while
at the same time bringing prices
to within reach of the consuming
public.
"If industries reduce wages this
winter and spring, they will be
deliberately encouraging the with
holding of buying—they will be
their government to consider oth
er means of creating purchasing
power," the President declared, in
discussing the business situation.
THREE CHILDREN
HAVE CLOSE CALL
Narrowly Escape Death by
Asphyxiation While Riding
In Milk Truck
Three children of Mr. and Mrs.
D. O. Guyer of near Elkin, mirac
ulously escaped death by asphyx
iation early Monday morning
when they were riding in the
back of a milk truck with their
brother, Marvin Guyer. Hie
children. Vena. 12. Billy, 9, and
Ervin, 7. all students In the lo
cal school were enroute to school
when the accident occurred. Due
to the heavy rain the children
were riding In the rear of the
truck and when the car became
stalled In the mud and the driver
got out to look about the road he
opened the rear door of the truck
to find all of the children pros
trate.
They Were immediately taken
to a nearby house and medical
aid summoned. They soon re
gained consciousness. Apparent
ly they are well now and show no
ill effects from their close call to
death. They are returning to
school today.
| . But if bandits robbing a bank
I kill an Innocent bystander, the in
cident isn't closed when they apol
ogize.
Rsiaim
Stretch your
FfcET OW-Y SO FAR. AS
YOUR COVERING OOES
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