Elkhi
Gateway to Roaring uap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVII. No. i 6
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
JAPS ADVANCE
WnW LITTLE EFFORT
/' Shanghai, March 2. —(Wed
nesday) Japanese driving
forward almost without oppo
sition at the western end of the
Ltmghai battle front indicated
today they would strike next at
Shensi province, communist
stronghold.
With a Chinese army of 100, •
COO fleeing before them in sou
thern Shansi province, leaving
them in control of virtually aU
of the vast area to the north
and east of the Yellow river,
the Japanese turned their at
tention to the province to the
westward.
SEEK LIBERALIZED
CREDIT PLAN
Washington, March 1. The
administration asked the banks
today to help expand small
business, and at the same time
officials worked on a program
to curb "monopolies."'
Chairman Jesse H. Jones, of
the Reconstruction Finance
corporation, requested the
banks to liberalize credit terms
to stimulate business and em
ployment. In a letter which he
mailed to every bank in the
country he advocated more
time to repay business loans
and less severe collateral re
quirements.
N. C. PAYROLLS
SHOW INCREASE
Raleigh, March 1. Pay
rolls of 529 North Carolina
manufacturing industries in
creased 7.4 per cent in Febru
ary over January, Labor Com
missioner A. L. Fletcher report
ed today, and employment in
creased in each group except
textiles.
■The report covering identical
businesses listed 140 cotton
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from $590,054 to $578,087
though employment decreased
from 44,305 to 43,639, a drop
of 1.5 per cent. The pay roll in
crease was 5.1 per cent.
Miss Grace Lee Robertson will
leave Thursday for AshevlUe and
Winston-Salem, for a week-end
visit with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Norman
of State Road announce the birth
of twin daughters at Hugh Chat
ham Memorial Hospital, Febru
ary 27, 1938.
FORMER PASTOR IS
HELD SECRETARY
Rev. James M. Hayes Accepts
Post With Meredith Col
lege, of Raleigh
IS NATIVE OF WILKES
Rev. James M. Hayes, who ser
ved as pastor of the First Baptist
church here for a number of
years, has been engaged as field
secretary for Meredith College,
Raleigh, according to Dr. Chas. E.
Brewer, president of the college.
Rev. Mr. Hayes will begin his
new work immediately, represent
ing the college In the high schools
of this and adjoining states.
Prior to returning to North Car
olina eight months ago Mr. Hayes
was pastor of the Baptist church
in Beckley, West Virginia. Since
that time he has been actively
engaged In evangelistic work,
with headquarters in Winston-
Salem.
A native of Wilkes county, Mr.
Hayes has been engaged in the
Baptist ministry for the past fif
teen years. He is a graduate of
Wake Forest Law school, and of
the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky.
He is a brother of Mrs. C. A.
McNeill of this city and Is a
brother oi Inderal Court Judge
Johnson J. Hayes.
Broken Press
Causes Delay
Right at the height of pren
work last night a large pin
broke, cawing a delay in press
work nntil this morning thus
making The Tribune one day
late to most of our readers.
It is one of those things that
cannot be helped and we are
very sorry your paper was de
layed.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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FARMERS TO VOTE
ON FARM PROGRAM
SATURDAY, MAR. 12
Affects Cotton and Flue
Cured Tobacco Quotas
ARE HOLDING MEETINGS
Restrictions on Crops Must
Be Approved by at Least
Two-thirds of Vote
VOTING PLACES NAMED
The cotton and flue cured to
bacco referenda of the new fa-m
program will be held Saturday,
March 12, at which time the
farmers of Surry and other North
Carolina counties affected by the
program, will go to the polls to
cast their vote either for or
against the marketing quotas on
the two crqps in 1938. If two
thirds or more of the farmers
vote favorably for quotas, re
strictions will be clamped on the
crops this year.
Voting places in Surry county
have already been designated,
and farmers will have all day,
from 7:00 a. m., until 7":00 p. m.,
to cast their votes. In Bryan
township the referenda will be
held at Mountain Park school. In
Elkin township North Elkin
school will the scene of voting.
Marsh township will use the Lit
tle Richmond school; Rockford
township, the Copeland school,
and in Dobson township voters
will cast their ballots at the
courthouse.
In addition to a number of
meetings that have been held,
and are to be held in Surry for
the purpose of clearing up mis
understanding concerning the
new farm program, a general
meeting is to be held In Win
for farmers of all the counties in
this section. At this meeting,
which will take place at the R. J.
Reynolds school, J. B. Hutson,
assistant administrator of the
AAA. and other prominent speak
ers will L-o present.
COURT UNDER WAY
AT YADKINVILLE
Ray Johnson, Jonesville Man,
Faces Charge of Second
Degree Murder
MANY CASES ARE TRIED
Yadkinville, March 2.—Special.
—This is court week in, Yadkin
ville and the first two days here
looked like the population of the
county had migrated to Yadkin
ville. The largest crowds to come
here in some time were on hand,
but the size dropped off a little
Wednesday.
Judge J. Will Pless of Marion,
is holding his first term of court
at Yadkinville. Solicitor John
R. Jones, assisted by Attorney
Joe Prevette, is prosecuting the
docket. In his charge to the
grand jury Monday and in his
actions during court Judge Pless
has set down on the ever in
creasing number of drunken
drivers. Many cases have been
disposed of during the first three
days of the court, mostly small
cases.
The case against Ray Johnson,
Jonesvllle, for killing Avery Hem
ric, is set for trial this morning.
It was agreed by council and the
state's attorney to try him for
murder in the second degree.
Cases disposed of were as fol
lows:
The following persons had their
cases nol prossed with leave:
Turner Rash, larceny; Gray Har
ris, drunken driving; Evan Sher
mer and Vance Hutchens, lar
ceny, two cases; Evan Shermer,
possession of liquor; Ed Pinnbc,
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REPUBLICANS TO HOLD
MEETING HERE MARCH 9
All Republicans and others In
terested In the Republican cause
have been requested to meet in the
Junior Order hall here on North
B-idge street Wednesday evening,
March 6, at 7:30 p. m. for the
; ourpose of electing delegates to
the Surry county Republican con-
I vention, and perfecting a town
organization, it has been annuonc
ed by R. L Lovelace, township
chairman.
Young Republicans are also re
quested to meet In a county-wide
convention of the Young Repub
licans of Surry County, to be held
March 12 in the courthouse at
Dobson. This meeting will begin
at 10:00 a. m. Otis J. Reynolds,
Elkin attorney, is president of the
organization.
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WILLIAM R. BYRD
TAKEN BY DEATH
Brother of E. L. Byrd, of Elk
in, Passes Away in Mount
Vernon Springs
WAS NATIVE OF RONDA
William Richard Byrd. 70, of
Greensboro, who retired in ID3C
after a half-century of service
with the Southern Railway com
pany, died at 2 o'clock Tuesday
morning at Mount Vernon
Springs, where he had been for
the past two months in the inter
est of his health. Mr. Byrd had
been in declining health for two
years.
A native of Ronda, Mr. Byrd
lived here for a number of years.
A brief funeral service will be
held this morning at 10 o'clock
from Hanes funeral parlor in
Greensboro and burial will be at
Pleasant Grove Baptist church
near Ron'fe at 2 o'clock this af
ternoon.
He was twice married, first to
Miss Mary Jane Brown and after
her death to Mrs. Nettie Hudson.
He is survived by his wife and
the following children by the first
marriage: Mrs. M. B. , Thomas.
Mrs. Melvtn PTephoff and Miss
Mary Byrd of Greensboro; Mrs.
Alvin Schwab of Lexington, Ky.;
Mrs. Henry Swartze of Durham;
Walter Byrd of Detroit, Mich.,
and Carl Byrd of Cincinnati, O.
Four brothers, E. L. Byrd and L.
A. Byrd, of Elkin; E. D. Byrd
and Iflza Byrd of Ronda; and j
two sisters, Mrs. R. H. Chambers
of Cycle and Mrs. Robert 8. Noah i
of California, and several grand
children also survive.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
FOR SPECIAL MEETING
The county council of Home
Demonstration Clubs met in the
office of Mrs. Brown at the court
house on Tuesday afternoon to
take up several matters of Import
ance to all the clubs in the coun
ty. Mrs. N. J. Martin, president,
was in charge of the meeting, and
was assisted by Mrs. Brown, home
demonstration agent for Surry
county. The chief matter under
discussion was the meeting of the
clubs of this district to be held
in Dobson in May, and commit
tees were appointed to begin
planning for this event, at which
time around three hundred visit
ors are expected to be present.
Marriage Permits
Marriage license were granted
for four couples In Surry county
during the past week. They were
James H. Lawrence, of Elkin, to
Onie Laster, also of Elkin; James
Chinault of Pulaski, Va., to Eva
llne Sexton, also of Pulaski;
Guilford Bowman of Siloam, to
Lucy Brannock, also of Siloam;
and J. C. Johnson of Alshern to
Ella Johnson of Joynes.
One of the contracting parties
was 20 years of age, another was
22, another 29, and all others
were 21 years of age.
Elkin 4'County Bas
Comes To End Here
With the last night of the Elk
in four-county basketball tourna
ment but a few hours away at
Tribune press time, teams of four
schools were awaiting the games
that would see two squads emerge
victorious to claim championship
trophies as reward for seven days
rf campaigning.
Elkin, with the scalp of Dokson
afely tucked away under her belt
after a last half rally in a thrill
ng game Tuesday night, was ar
rayed against a strong Boonville
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. MARCH 3, 1938
Ice and Snow Hold Scenic Highway in Grip of Winter
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While Elkln basked under a pleasant sun Sunday, winter winds
howled along the snow and Ice coated ramparts of the scenic highway
just a half hours' automobile drive away. The scenes above, made
Sunday afternoon west of Roaring Gap, show how freezing temper
atures choked the water flowing over the rocks along the highway
Into icicles six feet long, while the snow which fell iSaturday contin
ued to lay on portions of the roadway and in other places sheltered
from the direct rays of the sun. The photograph at the upper left
shows how the road has been cut through a cliff of solid rock high
up on the mountainside. Bottom photo was taken from the roadway
at a point near the right hand side of the road pictured upper left.
Right upper photo is one of the many scenic views which greet mo
torists who drive along the highway.—Tribune photos.
B.Y, P. U. MEETING
HERE APRIL 8-9
Two-Day Regional Conference
Will Be Held in First
Baptist Church
FINE PROGRAM PLANNED
A two-day session of the re
gional conference of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of the
churches of the northwestern dis
trict of North Carolina, embracing
the counties of Surry, Forsyth,
Stokes, Yadkin. Watauga, Cald
well, Burke, Ashe, Alleghany and
Wilkes will be held at the First
Baptist church in this city on
April 8 and 9.
Approximately 150 delegates are
expected to attend from distances
too far to make the return trip
on the days of the meetings. The
local church requests that those
who will entertain guests in their
home for one night and give them
breakfast the following morning
consult with Miss Hazel Byrd,
chairman of the hospitality com
mittee. Members of other church
es are invited to attend the meet
ings and If possible assist with
the entertaining of the guests.
An interesting program is being
planned for the session and many
prominent speakers and church
workers of the state will be pres
ent.
John Gilliam suffered a stroke
of paralysis at his home on Surry
Avenue Sunday. According to
latest reports Mr. Gilliam is rest
ing very comfortably and consid
erable improvement is shown in
his condition.
The total brightness of moon
light is reckoned as equal to a 100
candlepower lamp at a distance
of 22 yards.
team. In the girls' division Boon
ville was ready to face a fast,
smoothly working machine in
form of Copeland. Both games
gave every Indication, judging
from past performances of th?
teams involved of being thrillfests.
Play in the tournament, which
began Wednesday of last week
and which has attracted good
crowds each night, has been fast
and furious, but with good sports
manship being shown throughout
by both winners and losers.
Dealers Stress
Importance of
Building Now
Elkln merchant* and dealers
handling building materials,
home furnishings,' insurance,
plumbing equipment and elec
trical equipment are pointing
out in a large advertisement in
this issue of The Tribune the
importance of building now,
rather than waiting until a fu
ture date when the price of
building material, etc., will
have reached a higher level.
All of these dealers are in
terested in the new FHA pro
gram recently passed by Con
gress, which makes it easier
for the average person to se
cure a loan for home building.
It is understood that no down
payment is required under the
new Act, the chief requirement
being the possession of a suit
able building lot. Complete de
tails of the Act are not as yet
available here, this information
having not yet been released.
However, anyone planning to
build, whether financing him
self or through a FHA ■ loan,
can obtain everything he needs
in building material, furnish
ings, or whatnot, from the
firms listed in the building ad
in this Issue.
SCHOOLMASTERS HOLD
COUNTYWIDE MEETING
A county wide school masters'
meeting was held in the office of
the county superintendent of
schools, John W. Comer, Wed
nesday evening at 6:30 p. m.
which was a monthly meeting for
all school masters and principals
of the county.
The semi-finals, played Tuesday
night, saw the Copeland girls de
feat Mountain Park girls by the
decisive score of 30 to 12. The
Ronda girls were losers to Boon
ville by a 35 to 20 score, while
the Mountain Park boys lost to
Boonville 25 to 10. Elkln boys, In
defeating Dobson, last year's title
holder, trailed badly at the end
of the half, but went into a
whirlwind finish to overtake their
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NAZIS DEFY GOVT.
TO GREET OFFICER
20,000 Take Over Graz, Aus
tria, in Test Mobilization
of Strength
POLICE ARE HELPLESS
Oraz, Austria, March 2 (Wed
nesday) Thousands of jubilant
Nazis, surging through the streets
of Oraz in a "test mobilization" of
their semi-military strength, to
day defied orders from both the
government and Fuehrer Adolf
Hitler's new Austrian representa
tive to cease their stormy demon
strations.
Close to 20,000 of them took
over this Styrlan capital, tying up
all traffic in the center of the city,
in a wild greeting to the Nazi
minister of interior. Dr. Arthur
von Seyss-Inquart.
Seyss-Inquart, sent here by
Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg with
orders to restore calm among the
60,000 or 70.000 Styrian Nazis,
stood for an hour smilingly ac
knowledging the Nazi shouts of
"one people—one nation!" as the
demonstrators marched in torch
light parade behind fluttering Na
zi swastika flags in open defiance
-ofHw Rravtrnmewt'amfrS.OOO army
troops mobilized in and around
the city under what rapidly was
approaching a state of martial
law.
Reinforced police, under direct
jurisdiction of the Nazi minister
of Interior and public security,
stood aside and made no attempt
to halt the illegal demonstration.
At many points the police actual
ly cleared the way for the Nazi
torchlight parade.
Many other Nazi Groups, in
cluding Styrlan peasants turned
back from the city at the point of
machine guns and light artillery
two days ago, converged upon
Qraz.-
ILLNESS FATAL TO
MISS MARY GOLDEN
Miss Mary Julia Oolden, 61.
died at her home in North Elkin
about three o'clock Wednesday
afternoon following an illness of
only a few hours. Miss Oolden
was stricken on Tuesday night
with an attack of asthma and
complications. The deceased was
a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Zeb Golden.
She is survived by one brother,
William Oolden of Winston-Sa
lem, and four sisters, Mrs. W. C.
Lyons of Long Beach, California;
Mrs. Carl Deßorde, Elkin; Mrs.
Poster Johnson, Advance; and
Miss Carrie Oolden of Elkin.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete at the time the Tribune
went to press, awaiting a message
from a sister of the deceased in
California.
WILKES COUNTY WOMAN
IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mrs. Sarah Blackburn Hollo
way, 66, wife of A. R. Holloway
of Wilkes county, passed away at
the home of her daughter, in
Winston-Salem Thursday. The
remains were brought to Bethany
Baptist church in Wilkes county
Saturday for funeral services and
interment.
Mrs. Holloway is survived by
her husband, five daughters, Mrs.
R. H. Harris, Roaring River; Mrs.
R. P. Hege, Mrs. C. A. Nading and
Mrs. C. R. Needham, Wlnstan-
Salem, and Mrs. N. A. Hayes of
Oalax, Va., and one son, A. R.
Holloway, Jr., of Roaring River, 23
grandchildren, six great-grand
children; two sisters, Mrs. Eliza
Whitley of Hayes, and Mrs. T. C.
Childress of Maryland and one
brother, John Blackburn of Roar
ing River.
Nature encourages freedom and
equality. When a man wins power,
she makes htm so hateful that
others pull him down before he
goes too far.
Elkin
The Best Little Towi
In North Carolina**
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DUKE POWER CO.
RATES REDUCED;
MEANS SAVINGS
Will Save Carolinians Over
$1,000,000 Yearly
EFFECTIVE ON MARCH 1
New Rates Agreed Upon at
Conference—Commercial
Users Benefit Most
N. C. SAVES $838,000.00
Raleigh, March 1, —The utilities
commission announced tonight a
new rate scheulde for the Duke
Power company, which will save
consumers in North Carolina and
South Carolina more than SI,OOO
- annually, officials estimated.
Utilities Commissioner Stanley
Winborne said North Carolina
consumers would receive an $838,-
000 annual reduction under 1937
charges, and that South Caro
lina's annual saving would be
$303,000.
The schedule, which is the same
for both states, will become ef
fective on all meter readings after
March 1.
The rates were agreed upon late
today at a conference between
Winborne and Norman Cox, vice
nresirlent and general counsel for
the Duke Power company.
"We are expecting to make
other reductions within the next
few weeks," Winborne said.
Under the new schedule, he said
commercial customers of the Duke
Power company will receive the
largest reduction.
The new residential rate Is 80
cents for the first 10 kilowatt
hours a month, four cents for the
next 40 kwh, 2.5 cents between 50
and 130 kwh and two cents for
over 130. The old rate was 80
cents for the first 10, five conts
for the next 20, 3.5 for the second
20 and 2T.5 cents for over 50.
The new commercial rate is 80
cents for the first 10, four cents
for the next 90, 3.5 cents for the
next 300, 2.5 cents for the next
1,600, 1.7 cents for the next 8,000
and 1.25 for the next 10,000. The
old ratewafi BB'ueuur--fur tne firae
10, 4.5 cents for the next 90, four
cents for the next 400, three cents
for the next 500, 2.5 cents for the
next 1,000 and 1.9 cents for ex
cess.
SEED LOAN OFFICE
OPEN AT DOBSON
All farmers who will need addi
tional funds for financing their
1938 crops will be interested to
know that the Emergency Crop
and Feed Loon Office Is now
open at Dobson. Mrs. J. W. Craw
ford has charge of the applica
tions. The regulations for the
loans are practically the same as
for last year and previous years.
In all cases where a tenant wishes
to obtain a loan, he is urged to
bring his landlord along with him
as the landlord must sign his
waiver. Also, if some one else is to
furnish stock or tools he should
come along as he must sign his
waiver too. The time required for
an ordinary application to go
through and the applicant to re
ceive his loan Is about two weeks.
HENRY W. CARTER DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Henry W. Carter, 82, died at his
home near Dobson last week from
a lengthy illness. Funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon
from New Home Christian church.
The rites were in charge of Rev.
S'meon Hoffman. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
His survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ella Owyn Simpson, . two
sons, Dewey and Simpson,
and one brother, James C. Simp
son, all of near Dobson.
oEj ADVICE
6 THE UNIVERSAL
B CHARITY AND
«Bfr USUALLY BEGINS
I® AT HOME.