Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIL No. 19
FUNERAL IS HELD
FOR AGED VETERAN
SUND7 AFTERNOON
William F. (Billy) Bryant
Answers Last Bugle Call
ALSO OLDEST CITIZEN
Served Three Years in Great
Conflict of South and
North
»«s
RECEIVED ONE WOUND
William P. (Billy) Bryant, 96,
Yadkin county's last survivor of
the men in grey, answered the fi
nal bugle call Saturday night and
went to join his great leader of
the lost cause, Robert E. Lee, in
death.
He died at the heme of his
daughter Mrs. J. A. Wagoner,
near Jonesville where he had
made his home since the death of
his wife ten years ago. He had
been seriously ill for four weeks.
Oldest Citizen
Mr. Bryant was not only the
last survivor in Yadkin of the war
between the states, but was the
oldest citizen in Yadkin county.
The honor of being the lone sur
vivor was short lived, the last one,
B. Prank Jester, dying only a few
weeks ago.
Mr. Bryant served in the south's
conflict for three years, being
wounded one time in the hand
while fighting in the bloody bat
tle at Fredericksburg, Va. His de
scription of this terrible battle, as
told also by others, would meet
with Sherman's description of
"'war is hell." So many were killed
they buried them in trenches on
the hillside where they fell and
it is related in both history and
stories of the soldiers that th€
river at the fodt of the hill really
run red with blood.
The last years of his life were
spent quietly on the farm and al
tho his health was good for his
age, he was unable to do hard
work.
A native of Yadkin county, he
had resided in the county most of
his life. His wife, who was Miss
Sylvira Wagoner prior to marri
age, died ten years ago.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. J. A- Wagoner, of Jonesville,
and Mrs. Carolina Hudspeth, of
Washington state and one son,
John Bryant, of Canada.
The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at Fall
Creek Baptist church. Rev. Jim
Murray and Rev. Isom Vestal con
ducted the services. Burial was
in the church graveyard.
ARE TO STAGE FASHION
SHOW AT LYRIC THEATRE
A Spring Fashion Show will be
presented at the Lyric theatre
here April 1 under the direction
of Mrs. E. P. McNeer, proceeds of
which will go to the Elkin ele
mentary school ilbrary.
The fashion show will be pre
sented from the stage immediate
ly following the screening of an
excellent movif, "Prescription for
Romance," with Wendy Barrie
and Kemp Taylor.
Elkin merchants and business
firms are cooperating in the fash
ion show by each entering a
young lady to represent them.
Winner of the show will be
awarded a prize.
Notice To Our
Subscribers
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begin mailing: statements to aH
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date of April 1, 1938 or any
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Sincerely,
THE ELK IN TRIBUNE.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Answers Last Call
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William F. Bryant, above, Yad
kin county's last Confederate vet
eran, who died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Wagoner,
near Jonesville, Saturday.
1,900 SURRY MEN
WOULD BE CALLED
County Has 6,000 Men of
Draft Age in Case U. S.
Goes to War
240 ARE NOW SERVING
BY PAUL MAY
(Tribune Washington Bureau)
Washington, D. C., March 23.
Approximately 1,900 Surry Coun
ty men would be called to the
colors in the event European or
Asiatic aggression should force
this country to mobilize its full
man-power for war.*
This estimate is based on facts
and figures secured piecemeal
from the war department, the
census bureau, and fourth corps
area headquarters.
Surry county has approximate
ly 6,000 men of draft age.
About 300 of them can be ex
pected to be found physically dis
qualified for service, on the basis
of experience with the World
War draft. On the same basis,
about 2,400 of them will be ex
empted because of dependent*.
An estimated 240 are already
serving in the armed forces of the
United States.
Other reasons, including ex
emptions of farm workers, indus
trial workers, aliens, and draft
evasions, together with the ex
emptions already cited, will elim
inate altogether approximately 65
per cent of all those of draft age,
leaving approximately 1,900 Surry
county men to be called to war
service in event of a general mo
bilization.
On the basis of its World War
experience, the army high com
mand would be surprised to find
more than 90 men out of the en
tire 6,000 of draft age in Surry
County who would either attempt
to evade the draft or desert.
DR. BEALE'S CAR
STOLEN, BURNED
Was Taken From Main Street
Here Tuesday Night About
8:30 o'Clock
CHARRED AUTO FOUND
The automobile belonging to
Dr. Seth M. Beale, local physi
cian, was stolen from its parking
place on West Main street about
8:30 o'clock Tuesday night and
was found, a charted wreck, on
a dirt road about a half-mile off
the Elkin - Boonville highway
Wednesday morning.
The automobile, a light
coach of popular make, was pro
tected by insurance. However, no
insurance was carried on Dr.
Beale's medical case and instru
ments. which were destroyed
when the machine burned.
Officers have no clue, it is un
derstood, as to the identity of
the person, or persons, who stole
the car.
Hail stones cause three or four
times as much damage to crops
as tornadoes.
IATENEWC
" from the
State and Nation
SIOO GONE, CAN'T
RUN FOR SENATE
Ashevtlle, March 22. Be
cause the SIOO filing fee he
mailed to the state board of
elections at Raleigh was taken
from the envelope in transit,
Rev. A. A. Johnson, Buncombe
county minister, may not run
for the United States Senate,
he said here today.
He lacks another SIOO.
Johnson exhibited correspon
dence with Raymond Maxwell,
executive secretary of the
board of elections, in support of
his contention that the money
had been removed from a reg
istered letter while in transit
between the Asheville post of
fice and the secretary's office.
CZECH GERMANS
GRIP POLITICS
Prarue, Czechoslovakia,
March 22. The Nazi Sudeten
Germans under Konrad Hen
lein, who is called the "Czech
oslovak Hitler," became the
dominant party in parliament
tonight when the Agrarian
league withdrew from the gov
ernment.
The Agrarians, one of the
smaller German minority par
ties which had supported Pres
ident Edouard Benes in his ef
forts to resist Fuehrer Adolf
Hitler's "Nazification" of
Czechoslovakia, withdrew from
the cabinet and merged with
Henlein's Sudeten German
party.
ORGANIZATION
FIGHTERS DEFEATED
Washington, March 22. A
string of amendments design
ed to restrict President Roose
velt's scope of activities under
the government reorganization
bill went down to defeat in the
Senate today.
Jubilant supporters oi the
measure said they expected the
Senate to pass it finally to
morrow, but opponents predict
ed lengthy debate on their
proposal to preserve the office
of comptroller general. They
said they also would move to
send the bill back to commit
tee.
KILLS SELF
BENEATH TRAIN
High Point. March 22.
Walter T. Allen, 22, of Greens
boro, Route 3, committed sui
side three miles northeast of
here today by throwing him
self in front of a southbound
freight train.
Parts of his body were scat
tered 150 yards along the track.
Allen's parents said he had
a nervous breakdown about
three weeks ago. They attrib
uted his suicide to mental de
pression.
T. F. COCKERHAM
TAKEN BY DEATH
Surry Man Dies at Home
Near Mountain Park Sat
urday Afternoon
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Thomas P. Cockerham, 75, died
at his home near Mountain Park
Saturday afternoon from a heart
attack. Mr. Cockerham .had been
in failing health for sometime but
his death was unexpected.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Mountain Park Baptist
church. The rites were in charge
of Rev. T. S. Draughn and Rev.
Walter Calloway. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
The deceased was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cock
erham, pioneer citizens of the
Mountain Park community. He
was a devoted member of the
Baptist church.
Immediate survivors are four
children: Mrs. B. H. Thompson,
Miss Lillie Cockerham, T. E. and
D. C. Cockerham, all of near
Mountain Park, and several
grandchildren.
Marriage Permits
Marriage licenses were granted
to the following contracting par
ties during the past week: Harry
Propst. of Kannapolis, to Annie
Litaker, of Concord; Robert Troy,
Jr., of Mount Airy, to Vera Roes,
also of Mount Airy; and W. R.
Jordan, of Radford, Va., to Reba
Roberts, also of Radford, "V#.
ELKIN. N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1938
ROOSEVELT OUSTS
MORGAN AS HEAD
OF TVA TUESDAY
Action May Bring Bitter
Controversy
IS EXPECTED TO RESIST
Has Been Long Engaged in
Guerrila Warfare With
Other Directors
SUCCESSOR IS NAMED
Washington, March 22. —Pres
ident Roosevelt summarily dis
missed Chairman Arthur E. Mor
gan of TVA from office today,
precipitating what many believed
would be a bitter controversy in
the courts and in Congress.
For Morgan, long engaged in a
guerr. warfare with other di
rectors of the public power agen
cy, was ready to resist the chief
executive's order, and critics of
TVA at the capitol were eager to
bare the agency's innermost se
crets in a congressional investiga
tion.
Mr. Roosevelt elevated Vice
Chairman Harcourt A. Morgan to
the chairmanship. He has align
ed himself with Director David E.
Lilienthal in opposing the policies
of Chairman Morgan. In informed
sources, it was said that the va
cancy of the board might be fill
ed tomorrow, possibly by the ap
pointment of James L. Ply, now
TVA's general counsel.
At any rate .Congress will be
officially notified of Chairman
Morgan's removal tomorrow. Mr.
Roosevelt said he would send a
message embodying the record of
his recent personal investigation
of the TVA row and incorporating
an opinion by Attorney General
Cummings citing his authority for
his action. The President said he
was not opposed to a congression
al investigation of TVA.
Even before receiving the mes
sage, however, legislators were
quick to praise or blame the Pres
ident tonight. Senator Bridges,
Republican, New Hampshire, said
the dismissal was an act of "the
typical dictator," while Speaker
Bankhead declared it was "thor
oughly justified."
BOONVILLE MAN
HAS CLOSE CALL
John M. Speas is Pursued and
Shot at While En Route
From Winston-Salem
AT LOSS FOR MOTIVE
John M. Speas, of Boonville,
had a narrow escape from the
bullets of someone who chased
him after he crossed the river
bridge at Donnaha just before
midnight Friday on his way from
Winston-Salem where he works
each day.
Mr. Speas had worked later than
usual Friday night and was hur
rying home. Just after he crossed
the bridge a car pulled out from a
side road and fired at him, the
ball going through the rear win
dow and striking the windshield.
The second bullet struck the top
of the car and glanced. Then pull
ing up alongside Mr. Speas' sar
they fired four more times, one
ball going thro the side glass
some 12 inches in front of his
face, two striking above the door
and one near the bottom of the
door.
Later, Mr. Speas stated, he used
his own pistol and fired three
times at the slugging car, but
what happened he did not know.
Mr. Speas also states that he is
unable to say why anyone should
shoot at him like that, unless it
was robbery. It might be a case
of mistaken idenity, he states. Up
to last reports the officers had
been unable to locate the people
who did the shooting.
BUILDING GYMNASIUM
AT MTN. SCHOOL
Construction of a modern gym
nasium is underway at Mountain
Park School. The building is to be
of frame structure and is being
built through the Works Progress
Administration with the Federal
Government furnishing the labor
and a part of the materials. The
remaining cost is beinJ*sponsored
by the citizens and patrons of the
Mountain Parte School, many of
whom are making contributions
in money and materials.
The building when completed
will fill a much felt need in the
Mountain Parte community and
will enable the school to carry on
an improved physical education
program.
Observe 64th Wedding Anniversary
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Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Snow, pictured above quietly observed their
64th wedding anniversary Sunday at their home near Mountain Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Snow, parents of M. Q. and W. J. Snow, of Elkin, are
both in excellent health, despite their advanced years. Mr. Snow is
88 years old and Mrs. Snow is 80. The former is a Confederate vet
eran, having served in Company C, 21st Carolina Regiment.
The couple attributes their healthful old age to the fact that
their parents had also lived beyond their allotted three score and ten.
Mr. Snow's father lived tb see his 77th birthday and his mother lived
to be 83. Mrs. Snow's father was 32 at the time of his death and
her mother reached the ripe old age of 98. All of Mr. arid Mrs. Snow's
five children are living/the youngest being 48. All descendants are
also living, including grandchildren and great-grandchildren.—
Tribune Photo.
BAPTISTS PLAN
GOOD PROGRAM
Sunday School Meeting To Be
Held at Dobson Sunday,
March 27th
STARTS AT 2 O'CLOCK
The following program is plan
ned for the Surry Baptist Sunday
School Associational meeting to
be held at the Dobson Baptist
church, Sunday afternoon, March
27, at 2 o'clock.
2:00, Song; 2:05, Scripture and
Prayer, Rev. George Tucker; 2:15,
Reports from Group Superintend
ents, 2:30. "Why We Are Here,
Superintendent; 2:36, "Why I Be
lieve In and Use the Standard of
Excellence," a Symposium, Mrs.
Reid Jackson; 2:42, Male Quar
tet, First Baptist Church, Mount
Airy.
2:46, "Because It Is a Guide to
Better Sunday School Work," Rev.
O. E. Ward, Mount Airy; 2:52,
"Because It Embraces the Main
Sunday School Essentials," Mr. T.
A. Leeper, Elkin; 2:58, Song, Con
gregation; 3:02, "Because It Cen
ters on Bible Study and Evange
lism," Mr. David T. Mashburn,
Mount Airy; 3:08, "The New
Training Requirements and How
to Reach Them," Prof. H. M.
Pinch, Mount Airy.
3:14, Song, Congregation; 3:18,
"How I Led My Sunday School
to Reach and Maintain the
Standard," Mr. L. P. Walker,
Elkin; 3:24, "Some Fruits of
Standard Sunday Schools," Mrs.
I. O. Wallace, Mountain Park;
3:30, Male Quartet, First Baptist
Church, Mount Airy; 3:34, "Plans
for an Association-Wide Training
School," Dr. Walter L. Johnson,
Mount Airy; 3:50, Incidental Bus
iness; 4:00, Adjournment.
ARE TO OCCUPY
NEW P. 0. APR. 1
Farley May Be Here April 26
To Dedicate New
Structure
INSPECTION POSTPONED
Elkin's modern new postoffice,
now practically completed, will be
occupied on Friday, April 1, it
was learned Wednesday afternoon
from Postmaster P. W. Graham.
Transfer of the office from pres
ent quarters to the new structure
is planned for Thursday evening,
March 31.
Postmaster-General James A.
Farley is expected to dedicate the
office during the latter part of
April, Mr. Graham stated. Mr.
Farley will dedicate the Newton
postoffice April 25, and Congress
man Frank Hancock is making
every effort to bring Mr. Farley
here on April 26 for the dedica
tion of this office.
An effort to permit the public
to make an inspection of the new
building Saturday has been de
layed due to objections on the
part of the contractor, Mr. Gra
ham said. The building remains
the contractor's responsibility un
til final acceptance by the gov
ernment. *
If a person is for sale, he ahould
make the price so high the other
fellow cant pay it.
Elk Spur Street
Constant Danger
Source for Pupils
In celebration of Safety
Week the American Legion
Auxiliary presented a safety
program Thursday morning in
the elementary school auditor
ium. Lee Phillips, highway pa
trolman of this district, was
speaker at the pieeting and his
talk was timely and informa
tive.
Also in connection with the
observance Mr. Phillips has
been checking on the driving
of high school students and bi
cycle riders, particularly on Elk
Spur street at the noon hoar.
when congested traffic and
speeding is a constant source of
danger.
REIDSVILLE MAN
GUEST SPEAKER
J. M. Sharpe Discusses World
Affairs at Meeting of
Kiwanis Club
MANY GUESTS PRESENT
Attorney J. M. Sharpe. of
Reidsville, past vice-president of
the Reidsville Kiwanis club and a
candidate for judge of the 21st
judicial district, was speaker at
the meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis
club last Thursday evening.
Discussing world affairs, Mr.
Sharpe stated that the entire
world is sitting on a powder keg,
and that the time was here ( when
civic organizations should take
time to think.
In event of war in Europe, the
United States must protect its
•foreign markets and people -and
that it could not put into effect a
policy of isolation as has been ad
vocated by many. This country
must depend on foreign markets
to place her goods, he said, and a
policy of isolation in event of war
would mean the loss of these nec
essary markets.
Hugh Royall was program
chairman for the evening.
M. A. Biggs was the guest of Ki
wanian C. H. Brewer and a Mr.
Watson, of Charlotte, representa
tive of the Sinclair Refining Co.,
wa& the guest of Kiwanian H. P.
Graham.
MINOR BLAZE HERE AT
BOONE FURNITURE CO.
Minor damage was caused in
the plant of the Boone Furniture
company here about 2:15 a. m.
Tuesday by fire which was
thought to have orginated from
an electric motor.
The flames had made small
headway when they were extin
guished by the recently installed
sprinkler system.
BAPTIST PASTORS TO
HOLD MONTHLY MEET
The Elkin Baptist Pastors Con
ference will meet in monthly ses
sion Saturday morning, March 26,
at 10 o'clock at East Elkin Bap
tist church. All pastors in this
vicinity are cordially invited to
atfemd.
Elkin
The Best Little Tm
In North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
CONVICT WOUNDED
DURING REBELLION
AT PRISON CAMP
Mutiny is Ended With 11 in
Dark Cell
GUARDS ARE ATTACKED
Affair Starts When Negro
Prisoner Refuses to Eat
Molasses on Plate
PRISONERS TAKE SIDES
All was quiet at the Dobson
prison camp Wednesday morning
when a Tribune representative
visited it, with 11 prisoners in the
dark cell and all others at their
work, following a serious disturb
ance at the prison camp Satur
day night.
A row started when Charley
Roberson refused to eat some mo
lasses which he had taken out on
his plate. A guard on duty told
him to eat it, but he refused and
began cursing the guard, and
threw a pop bottle,, containing
vinegar, at the guard. The pris
oners were then locked up for the
night, and when D. M. Sellers.'
camp superintendent, went into
the cell block to correct the ne
gro he again cursed and refused
to obey. When superintendent
Sellers started to take Roberson
by the arm and take him out.
other negroes came to Roberson's
aid and attacked Sellers and
guard Howard Childress. Child
| ress was knocked unconscious and
pushed outside the door. R. R.
Cobbler then stepped inside the
cell block to aid Sellers who was
fighting with about 20 prisoners,
with a club. The club was snatch
ed from him and was used by
Matthew Radcliff, he having hit
Cobbler one lick with it and was
striking again when Bill Hodges,
another guard, standing outside
the cell block, shot Radcliff in the
neck. Radcliff was Immediately
given first aid by a doctor who
was summoned, and was taken to
a Mount Airy hospital, where h
remains in a critical condition.
On Monday morning 42 of the
103 prisoners of the camp refused
to come out of the cell block and
go to their work, then on Tuesday
morning 12 still refused to come
out, whereupon 11 of them were
put in the dark cell of the prison
camp.
-The Tribune representative
made a tour of the entire camp
and found everything in an or
derly and sanitary condition.
WILKES MAN GETS
TERM IN PRISON
Clyde Holleman Given From
Four to Seven Years in
Homicide Case
Clyde Holleman, 20, resident of
Somers Township, was sentenced
in Wilkes court at Wilkesboro,
Friday evening, to from four to
seven years in the penitentiary
for killing Sam Jolly at a still
near the Wilkes-Iredell county
line on February 1.
In the process of trial earlier
in the week Holleman entered a
plea of manslaughter.
According to testimony of wit
nesses Holleman shot Jolly in the
back, but there had been no quar
rel and no ill feeling. They con
sidered the shot an accident.
A statement made by Jolly in
a Statesville hospital before he
died said that he did not believe
that Jolly intended to shoot him
and that there had been no trou
ble.
The Holleman case was the
only homicide case tried during
the two weeks term which ad
journed Friday afternoon.
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