Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIL No. 14
Nabbed By Dewey
disbarred New York lawyer who
acted as legal counsel for the late
rangster Dutch Schultz, is pic
tured here in police court after hfa
capture as a fugitive. Davis is al
ready under indictment for con
spiracy In connection with the
lottery racket.
MRS. W. J. SNOW
PASSES SATURDAY
Beloved Elkin Woman Dies
After Illness of Over
Two Years
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Mrs. Etta Parks Snow, 59, wife
of William J. Snow, died at her
home on Gwyn Avenue, Saturday
afternoon about two o'clock from
a serious complicated illness of
two and one-half years duration.
Mrs. snow's condition had been
critical for ten days before her
passing.
The deceased was one of the
most beloved women of Elkin. She
was a devoted member of the
Presbyterian church and of the
Woman's Missionary Society of
the church. She was a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ancil
Parks.
She is survived by her husband,
three daughters, Mrs. C. O. Had-
ley, of Statesville; Mrs. George H.
Fulton of Roanoke, Virginia, and
Mrs. Lucille Snow Richardson of
this city, and six grandchildren.
One rt£*ivMrs. B. t>. Haynes of
Norfolk, Virginia, and two broth
ers, J. Paul and Clyde Parks of
McCall, Idaho, and her step
mother, Mrs. Matilda Hanks
Parks of Thurmond, also survive.
Funeral services were held from
the home Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock. The rites were in
charge of Dr. R. E. McAlpin,
pastor of the Presbyterian church,
Prof. Z. H. Dixon, a life-long
friend of the family, and Rev.
Frank Carter Hawkins, pastor of
the First Baptist church in Stat
esvllle.
"• Interment was In the family
plot in Hollywood cemetery. The
beautiful floral tribute which
blanketed the plot and the scores
of messages of condolence from
friends attested to the love and
esteem In which the deceased was
held.
Pallbearers were: F. M. Norman,
W. C. Cox, H. P. Graham, C. M.
Byrd, Dr. L. C. Couch and C. N.
Myers.
MOUNT AIRY MAN
FOR SOLICITOR
Archie B. Carter Announces
Candidacy for Job in 21st
District
LIBERAL ENDORSEMENTS
Archie B. Carter, son of former
w Judge W. F. Carter, both of Mt.
Airy, has announced his candi
dacy for the position of solicitor
for the 21st judicial district,
which embraces the counties of
Surry, Stokes, Rockingham and
Caswell.
Young Mr. Carter secured his
license to practice law In August
of 1928, and since that time has
been associated with his father in
the practice of his profession. He
was educated at Davidson and
Duke University, and is said to
have indorsements of all the
elective officers of Surry county,
except one a commissioner, and
also liberal indorsements of the
Executive Committee and of the
Bar of the county.
ARE TO HOLD REVIVAL
AT JONESVILLE CHURCH
The Prazier Brothers, better
known as the "Pentecostal Trio,"
will begin a series of revival servi
ces at the Pentecostal Holiness
church in Jonesville Sunday even
ing. February 20. The services
will contiue through the first
Sunday In March and will be held
K each evening at 7 o'clock.
I The public Is cordially invited
\ to hear them sing and preach.
- . w - »•' M
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
SECRECY SHROUDS
CONSTRUCTION OF
NEW NAVY SHIPS
Details Are Omitted in Report
of Department
REVERSES OLD POLICY
President Says U. S. Navy
Must Be Able to Defend
Both Coasts
MANY SHIPS UNDER WAY
Washington, Feb. 15. The
United States navy clamped a lid
of secrecy upon Its warship build
ing progress tonight—reversing a
publicity policy of 13 years stand
ing.
Whether the purpose was to
keep certain data Irom foreign
powers was »not stated. Officials
explained merely that the new
policy was "in the interest of the
public welfare."
Periodically, in the past, the
navy had made public percentage
figures showing how much pro
gress had been made with the
hull and machinery of ships un
der construction. Delays in con
struction were shown.
The monthly report issued to
day and dealing with three-score
men of war now being built, omit
ted these details. Observers un
derstood the omission was part of
a general tightening up on infor
mation.
The possibility has been dis
cussed that the United States may
join other powers in building bat
tleships larger than the present
treaty limit of 35,000 tons.
(Japan has refused to comply
with a request from the United
States and Great Britain that she
disclose whether she is building
ships larger than 35,000 tons).
Today's navy report listed 63
warships and two auxiliaries un
der construction, five fewer than
a month ago. Since last month's
report the light cruiser Brooklyn
and other craft have been com
pleted.
The January -report Kfcd indi
cated that the completion of 15
destroyers and the aircraft car
riers Enterprise and Wasp would
be delayed.
The navy now has building, to
day's report showed two 35,000-
ton battleships, the North Caro
lina and Washington, two aircraft
carriers, the heavy cruiser Wichi
ta, seven light cruisers, 16 sub
marines, three 1,850-ton destroy
ers, 32 1,500-ton destroyers, a sea
plane tender and a destroyer ten
der.
RECEIVE SERIOUS
EYE INJURY HERE
Watson Byrd and Morris My
ers Badly Hurt Wheri Re
frigeration Unit Bursts
MYERS IS IN HOSPITAL
Watson Byrd, of Elkin, and
Morris Myers, of Winston-Salem,
an employee of Brenner Iron &
Metal Co., received serious Injury
to their eyes here Wednesday
noon when a refrigeration unit
which they were moving from the
ruins of the Nu-Way Cafe, recent
ly destroyed by fire, burst open,
throwing a liquid refrigerant so
lution into their faces.
Of the two, Myers was thought
to be the most badly injured, it
being feared that he will not re
gain his sight. The extent of
Byrd's injury cannot be determ
ined for a week or more, doctors
stated. Byrd, in addition to the
injury to his eyes, also sustained
a slight body bum.
Myers is in Hugh Chatham Me
morial Hospital, while Byrd, fol
lowing medical aid, was allowed
to return to his home.
Idle talk has ruined many rep
tatlons; why not ignore the next
yarn you hew.
Representative
To Assist Income
Taxpayers Here
A representative of the De
partment of Internal Revenue
will be In Elkln on March 4
and S, to assist income tax
payers with their Income tax
return*, it has been learned
from C. H. Robertson, collector.
The representative will make
his headquarters at Hotel Elk
ln, and will be glad to assist
the taxpayers In any way pos
sible.
Candidates
M
J£L
mm
AH
Pictured above are two Surry
county men who are seeking of
fices in the 21st judicial district.
Top is Judge E. C. Bivens, of
Mount Airy, who has announced
that he will be a candidate to
succeed himself as judge of the
district. Bottom is Archie B. Car
ter, also of tfotuti Airy, who has
announced himself a candSdatr
for solicitor.
JUDGE BIVENS
IS CANDIDATE
Mount Airy Man Seeking to
Succeed Himself as Judge
in 21st District
DEPENDING ON RECORD
Judge E. C. Bivens of Mount
Airy has formally announced he
would be a candidate for judge
of the 21st Judicial district com
posed of Surry, Stokes, Rocking
ham and Caswell Counties. Judge
Bivens is now holding court in
Greensboro and his circuit will
carry him to many parts of the
state during the next few months.
Since it will not be possible for
him to engage in a political can
vass of his district for the nomi
nation Judge Bivens is asking the
people of the district to select
their choice on the record.
Candidates seeking the nomina
tion for the bench are doing so as
nominees of the Democratic party,
with the primary to be held in
June. Nomination is equal to elec
tion. Opponents of Judge Bivens
come from Rockingham County,
they being J. M. Sharpe and Allen
H. Gwyn, both of Reidsville.
In making his announcement
Judge Bivens said in part:
"My duties require my services
each week until the primary and
it will be impossible for me to
make a campaign. Such political
activity on my part for this office
would be distasteful and would be
contrary to my conception of the
Judiciary. Therefore, my cause
will be left to the intelligent men
and women of the 21st Judicial
District and I feel sure that if my
record justifies their confidence
they will return me to thr office
and I will not fail them in sincere
service In this position of trust
and honor."
ROARING RIVER MAN
HURT AT SAW MILL
Tom Billings, of Roaring River,
is In the local hospital suffering
from a severe shoulder injury sus
tained when he was hit by a
heavy log while working at a saw
mill Tuesday.
Wedding Permits
Marriage licenses were granted
to three couples this week, but
only one of them allowed their
names to be published, the con
tracting parties were L. Preston
Whorton, of Philadelphia id Lctu
Danna Binder, of Mount Airy.
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1938
IATENEWC
" from the
State and Nation
RULES SLOT MACHINES
GAMBLING DEVICES
Elizabeth City, Feb. 15.
Judge I. M. Meekins today
handed down a decision term
ing the silent salesman a
"gambling machine" and dis
solving his previous injunction
against confiscating the ma
chines in Pasquotank county.
The John Morris Confection
company is granted until Feb
ruary 25 as 10 days "of grace"
to "remove all its machines
from the eastern district of
North Carolina" without threat
of confiscation by officers of
the law.
WOMEN CONVICTED
OF MURDER
Newark, N. J., Feb. 15.—Mrs.
Ethel Strouse Sohl. policeman's
daughter, and Genevieve Ow
ens, her companion in a $2.10
holdup during which a bus
driver was slain, were convicted
of first degree murder tonight
by an all-male jury which rec
ommended mercy.
The verdict reached after
three hours and 44 minutes de
liberation makes life terms
mandatory for both the girls.
N. C. WAITS FOR
FRED BEAL
Raleigh, Feb. 15. North
Carolina officials waited anx
iously tonight as the state's
nine-year quest for Fred Erwin
Beale, labor organizer who fled
to Russia to dodge a 17 to 20
year sentence for conspiracy to
kill, apparently drew to a close.
"We're expecting him any
time," said Attorney General
A. A. F. Seawell, head of the
state's legal staff. "He will be
removed immediately to cen
tral prison."
50-FOOT WHALE
TS KILLED
Beaufort, Feb. 15. A 50-
foot humpback whale was kill
ed near Cape Lookout today by
R. W. Yeoman and his party
from the cape. One hundred
shots from a high power rifle
were fired into the mamal be
fore he could be beached.
MRS. DOUGLASS IS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
State Road Woman Passes
Sunday Following Long
Illness
FUNERAL RITES MONDAY
Mrs. Cora Blackwell Douglass,
69, of State Road, died at the lo
cal hospital Sunday afternoon,
following a long period of ill
health. The deceased was a na
tive of Davie county and a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Blackwell.
She joined the Salem Metho
dist church In Davie county at an
early age and later moved her
membership to the Elkin Metho
dist church where she retained
her membership until her death.
She is survived by her husband,
W. C. Douglass, of State Road,
and one sister, Mrs. Lowery, of
Salisbury.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the
Salem Methodist church. The
rites were in charge of Dr. Wm. A.
Jenkins, pastor of the deceased,
assisted by Rev. Mr. Irwin of the
Salem church and Rev. J. L.
Powers.
Pallbearers were the following
deacons of the Mount Pleasant
Baptist church of State Road: W.
H. Combs, T. A. Gentry, W. O.
Key, W. H. Carter, R. J. Carter,
W. A. Walters and Boyd Walls.
NORTH ELKIN WOMAN
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Mrs. Jemlmma Williams Carter,!
94. widow of Iredell Carter, died
at her home .porth of Elkin Wed
nesday morning from pneumonia.
The deceased was a native of this
county and was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Nat Williams.
She is survived by two sons and
two daughters, Nat and Charlie
Carter and Mrs. Thomas Pruitt of
Elkin, and Mrs. John Walters of
Benham, and one sister, Mrs. John
Kennedy, of Mountain Park.
Funeral services will be held
this morning at 40 o'clock from
Pleasant Ridge church. The rites
will be in charge of Rev. L. B.
Murray Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
Mars Makes Another Move
.If - .fj
M I l
u|
The stakes, the destiny of nations. The pawns above, Mars
mov«*s again in a new world-wide political and military line-up. Ad
miral Claudo C. Bloch (R. 1) succeeds Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn as
Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet. Britain's Sir Roger
Backhouse (2) is new First Sea Lord of His Majesty's Navy. Adolf
Hitler (3) purges Nazi Army and Diplomatic ranks of old-time con
servatives, gathers into his hands more personal power while Europe
trembles and Mussolini (L. 3) applauds the establishment of another
"totalitarian state." Again, in the Reich, Hermann Goering (4)
newly named Field Marshal, demands return of Germany's "lost" col
onies, dominance oi Danzig and Austria, possible annexation of
Czechoslovakia.
Elkin 4-County Cage
Tournament To Begin
Here Next Wednesday
Nine Schools Have Already Entered and Tournament Offic
ials Are Expecting Not Less Than Twelve. Two Boys'
and Two Girls' Games Will be Played Each Even
ing. Event is to Last for Five Days. Tickets
Are Now On Sale.
Plans for the second, annual
mklh 4-CotmtsrßasTceflmTl Tourn
ament to be held at the school
gymnasium here for five days,
beginning next Wednesday, Feb
ruary 23, are taking form rapidly
with nine schools already entered
and others expected to enter
within the next few days, it was
learned Tuesday afternoon.
Teams which have entered thus
far are as follows: West Yadkin,
Beulah, Yadkinvllle, Elkin, Roar
ing River, Ronda, Boonvllle,
Jonesville and Low Oap. Each of
these schools, with the exception
of Beulah, has entered both a
boys' and girls' team.
Tournament officials have every
JURORS ARE DRAWN
FOR FEBRUARY COURT
Yadkinvllle, N. C., February 16. Allen Reynolds, 76, died Tues-
—The county commissioners have day evening at his home west of
drawn the following names to Elkin. He was a son of the late
serve as jurors at the February Mr. and Mrs. William Reynolds
term of Yadkin criminal court, of Alleghany county. For more
which convenes here on February than fifty years he had been a
28, for a one weeks term: member of Union Baptist church.
Albert L. Brown, Tandy Ves- Surviving is his wife by his
tal, Lester Burgess, Charlie Allen, second marriage, Mrs. Mary Harp
•Don A. Bell, Robert L. Joyner, Reynolds, and the following child-
Ralph Shore, D. E. Whitaker, ren by his first marriage. Morgan
Quion Davis, John N. Davis, Neil Reynolds of Thurmond, Winfield
Dlnkins, M. E. Davis, Grady Bad- Reynolds of Alleghany county,
get, c. K. Todd, Hubert H. Speer, Rufus Reynolds of Elkin; Clay
J. L. Blakley, S. W. Brown, Claud Reynolds of Siloam; Mrs. Millard
H. Hobson, Hobert Bovender, Roy McCann of Salisbury, Md., Mrs.
Benton, D. G. Davis Columbus J - M - Woodle of State Road; Mrs.
Williams, W. I. Vanhoy, Silas Pen- W. P. York of Olin; Mrs. W. J.
dry, A. B. Mounce, T. G. Norman, Burchette of Roaring River, and
M. H. Angell, E. C. Butner, John Mrs - Claude Hinson of Elkin.
Webb T W. Davis, H P Davis Fifty-eight grandchildren and
Sr. Clifford Shore, Ed Shugart! ei « ht great-grandchildren also
Lon E. Cranfill, Lewis W. Weath- survive.
erman and N. D. Brandon. Funeral services will be held
this morning from Macedonia
Baptist church. The rites will be
in charge of Rev. Isom Vestal and
Rev. Ed Miller.
Elkin, Jonesville,
Natural Rivals, To
Tangle Here Friday
The Elkin high school boys
and girls carers will meet the
Jonesville basket eers at the lo
cal school gymnasium here
Friday evening, the first game
being scheduled to begin at
7:30 o'clock.
These teams, natural rivals,
have met before and the Jones
ville teams emerged as victors.
However, the teams are well
matched and will be sure to
provide fans an evening of
thrilling basketball.
The Elkin teams, In an ad
mitted slump for a number of
games, have snapped out of It
and are now showing fine
form.
The Jonesville teams have
loot only a few games and are
sure to give Elkin everything
they have la competition.
reason to believe that there will
not Be under l2~boys* and-Whirls'
teams to take part in the event.
Applications from other schools
are expected today, and pairings
will be made out and mailed to
the various schools participating
(Continued on last page)
ALLEN REYNOLDS
PASSES TUESDAY
76-Year-Old Man Dies at His
Home West of Elkin; Mem
ber Union Church
LAST RITES THIS A. M.
NUMBER OF BOOKS ARE
DONATED TO LIBRARY
A number of books have been
donated to the Elkln Public Li
brary during the past two weeks.
The donations and donors are:
"Great Laughter," by Mrs. R. C.
Freeman; "The Town Tombarel."
by Mrs. C. 8. Currier; "The Lit
tle Lame Prince," by Lena Sale;
seventeen books for girls by Mrs.
Robert James and Mrs. Lorene
Snow Whitaker; two bootes by
Frank Eskridge and four by Clote
Tucker.
One of the most popular books
in the library at the present is
"Shadows Slant North," the set
ting of which Is laid In the neigh
boring county .of Ashe.
Circulation of the library is
greatly increased and readers
from all over the county are tak
ing advantage of the opportunity
to read the many volumes now
owned by the library.
Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SURRY CRIMINAL
COURT IN MIDST
OF BUSY WEEK
Number of Sordid Cases
Come Before Court
MANY WHISKY OFFENSES
Thomas Martin is Sent to
Prison Under Combined
Terms of 20 Years
LARCENY CASES TRIED
Surry county superior court
convened at Dobson at 10:00 a. m.
on Monday of this week for the
hearing of criminal cases with
Judge H. Hoyle Sink presiding
and with Hon. Allen H. Qwyn as
solicitor for the prosecution of the
docket.
The Grand Jury found only 20
true bills awaiting trial, and af
ter sending committees to the var
ious properties and offices of the
county found them all to be in
in good condition. Only one rec
ommendation was made, which
called for shower baths in the
county home.
It was expected Wednesday at>
noon that the Thomas Madden
case would be called for re-trial
before the day ended. Madden, a
negro of near Mount Airy, was
convicted of first degree burglary
in a recent session of the court
and was sentenced to die. but the
Supreme Court ruled that he was
entitled to a new trial due to the
fact that the evidence in the case
was purported to have been in
sufficient for conviction on a first
degree charge. The case will likely
consume a lr.rge portion of the
week.
Also the Aires Harrell case, in
which Harrell is charged with as
saulting and ravishing a 12 year
year old girl, was expected to
come up during the week.
Several cases have already been
disposed of this week with the
case against Thomas Martin,
charged with incest, being the
most serious. Martin was alleged
to have habitually violated the
purity ot three of his daughters,
(Continued on last page)
B. & L. REPORT
SHOWS FINE GAIN
Local Association Has Prac
tically Doubled in Size ip
Past Three Years'
NEW OFFICIALS NAMED
At a meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Elkln-Jonesville Build
ing and Loan Association, held
Monday evening at Hotel Elkin,
the secretary's report disclosed
the association had shown a nice
gain in 1937 over 1936 and that
the year's business was very satis
factory. It was also pointed out
that the association has practic
ally doubled in size 'during the
past three years.
Election of officers saw several
changes made. Mason Lillard,
president of the association dur
ing the past year, voluntarily re
tired although his name had
again been placed in nomination,
and J. R. Poindexter was named
president for 1938. Newly elected
members of the board are J, R.
Poindexter, W. C. Cox, P. M. ,
Norman, C. S. Poster, S. G. Hol
comb, H. P. Graham, E. P. Mc-
Neer, Paul. Gwyn and Julius L.
Hall. Mr. Hall is the only new
member named to the board, the
other members having been elect
ed to succeed themselves.
Paul Gwyn, secretary and treas
urer for the past several years,
was again named to that post.
IWJeWiI
WHO STRIKES
WITH HIS TONGUE
MUST WARD WITH g '
HIS HEAD.