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Elkin Gateway to Roaring Gap and th« Blue Ridge VOL. No. xxvn. No. 23 [ATENEWC from the State and Nation RATE REDUCTIONS SAVE GREAT SUM Raleigh, April 19. Reduc tions in power rates in North , Carolina have saved customers $23,341,611 ova- a period of five years, it was disclosed tonight by State Utilities Commission er Stanley Winborne. In the first report ever made by the commission on savings to customers in rate reductions of more than a year, Winborne listed subjugations of Duke Power company, Carolina Pow er and Light, Durham Power company, Tidewater Power company and Virginia Utilities. ROOSEVELT HAILS NEW PACT Washington, April 19.—Presi dent Roosevelt today hailed the new Anglo-Italian accord as proof the nations of the world can live side by side In peace. He studiously refrained from discussion of the "political fea tures" of the pact, but declared he watched its completion with "sympathetic interest." At the same time it was learned the United States does not intend to follow Britain's lead in recognizing Mussolini's conquest of Ethlopa. JAPAN PLANNING POWERFUL DRIVE Shanghai, April 20. (Wednesday) Japan is put ting together a huge, new of fensive machine for a second drive against the Chinese wall of men, guns and broadswords which stopped and hurled back back the first. Chinese reported today that the first stages of the Japanese drive on the central China front already were under way. FRANCO SAYS WAR IS WON Hendaye, Franco - Spanish Border, April 19. While his legions scored to conquer Cata lonia, General Francisco Fran co tonight proclaimed the Spanish drib war already won by the insurgents. In a radio speech from his capital at Burgos, the general issimo declared: "We have won the war. Our army, navy and air force are now fighting in the last days of our re-conquest of Spain." PLANS ARE MADE FOR ELKIN FAIR Annual Event Will Probably Be Held Around the Midde of September NEW DIRECTORS NAMED The Elkln Pair will be held this year probably around the middle of September, according to ten tative plans made Tuesday even ing at a meeting of the board of directors of the fair association, it was learned from Mrs. Alan Browning, Jr., secretary. Plans for this year's event call for three days, and it is hoped the fair will be bigger and better than last year's, which featured Lee's Riding Devices and other midway amusements for the first time in its history. Work of preparing the fair catalog and premium list is ex pected to begin right away so that farmers* and others interest ed, may have more time in which to plan and prepare entries. According to present plans, a small admission will be charged to the fair grounds this year, which will be located at the community playground. It is hoped by next year to have the grounds fenced in. Two new directors were added to the present board at Tues day's meeting, they being Mrs. E. P. McNeer and Mrs. H. P. Laffoon. FINALS ARE TO CLOSE TONIGHT Ronda school commencement. Which has been in progress for several days, will close this even ing (Thursday) with the high school graduating exercises. Rev. watt Cooper, pastor of the North Wilxeaboro Presbyterian church will deliver the graduating ad dress. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Before the Ballot, the Ballyhoo BMHMH VIENNA . . . Propaganda. Is indispensable in Nasi politics. Here Propaganda Minister Paul Goebbels arrives in Vienna to person ally take charge of the "build-up" for the plebiscite which affirmed HitlerS annexation of Austria by a 99.75 per cent "pure" vote. Der Fuehrer himself spoke Immediately before the balloting began, shouting, "I regard Vienna as a pearl and I will give it a setting worthy of its value!" To Celebrate 7th Anniversary Hospital Opening The general public is invited to meet in the Klwanis room at Hotel Elkin this evening (Thursday), at 7:30 o'clock to celebrate the seventh anniver sary of the opening of Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital. The celebration, sponsored by the Elkin Kiwanls club, is in charge of a Kiwanis committee made up of H. P. Graham, E. C. James and W. M. Allen. Dr. M. A. Royall, former mayor of Elkin, and dean of Elkin phy sicians, will be guest speaker. GIRL SCOUTS IN MMfmrn Members of Jhistle and Pine Patrols Entertain at Weekly Meeting GIVE TALKS AND MUSIC The Elkln Oirl Scouts were the guests of the local Kiwanis club at their meeting Thursday eve ning at Hotel Elkin. The mem bers of the Thistle and Pine pa trols were present In uniform. Two representatives from the Star and Oak patrols were present. Mrs. Seth M. Beale, one of the local leaders, accompanied, the girls. The program consisted of talks and musical numbers by the girls. Peggy Anne Royall gave a short talk on the origin of Scouting, this being followed by a song by the "Do Ra and Me" of the local scouts. They were Mary Elizabeth Allen, Jerry Bar ker and Lena Sale. Louise E. Laffoon gave the history and formation of the local troup. This was followed by a talk by Jo Barker on the activities of the Elkin girls, in which she pointed out that the activities of the girls had not ceased, due to the fact the girls . had changed leaders four tiipes during the (irst year that they have been organized. Constance Greenwood gave a tap dance, which was followed by a reading by Beaulah Yates, a member of the Star patrol. Elean or Hayes thanked the Kiwanians for a pleasant evening by reciting a poem written by the girls. The laws and promise were given by Mary Vance McAdams, a repre sentative of the younger girls. . The troop dismissed the meet ing by singing "Taps." Following this they were joined by the re mainder of the girls and went'to the Holy Week services at the Methodist church. Kiwanian H. P. Laffoon was in charge of the program. W. C. T. U. PLANNING UNION MEETING HERE The Northwest District meeting of the Woman's Christian Temp erance union, which meets at the Methodist church In this city on Friday, April 22, announces a union meeting for Friday evening at 7:30. Miss Mary E. Grlmmett, of the national organization, will present the program of the W. C. T. U. for temperance. She is an Excel lent speaker and all citizens of the town and surrounding com munities are invited to hear her. DEMOCRATS NAME YADKIN TICKET Large, Enthusiastic Crowd Attends Convention at Yadkin ville NEWTON GUEST SPEAKER With a large and enthusiastic crowd present, Yadkin county Democrats gathered at the court house in Yadkinville Wednesday evening of last week and nomi nated a county ticket for the Nov ember election. B. J. Newton, Democratic cand idate for nomination to Congress from the eighth congressional dis trict. was principle speaker. Dr. T. W. Shore, county chairman, pre sided. The following ticket was nom- State senate, Dr. T. W. Shore, Boonville; state house of repre sentatives, Prank Woodhouse, Boonville; sheriff, J. E. Shore, Yadkinvllle; clerk of court, E. H. Barnard, Yadiinville; register of deeds, George Williams, Yadkin vllle B. P. D.; coroner, Dr. H. A. Brannon, Yadkinvllle; surveyor, J. A. Poindexter, Huntsville. For county commissioners: D. A. Reynolds, Yadkinville; J. Wade Shore, Boonville, and T. W. Styers, East Bend. • Board of education: Paul Davis, Yadkinville R. P. D.; G. C. Wal lace, Hamptonville, and O. E. Boles, Jonesville. LARGE STILL IS TAKEN NEAR RONDA Deputies R. L. Spencer, N. T. Tharpe and E. C. Sparks, Wilkes county officers, captured a large still one mile west of Ronda the latter part of last week. The outfit consisted of a 200 gallon still and 1,500 gallons of mash. Although no one was captured, indications were that a run had recently been made. Jgm; j THAT VOU-KNOW-WHO JBB&gs m% : ; »\ >/ WAS seem OUT LAST NIGHT WITH - J TO BE FOUND'AT ELKIN STREET ' INTERSECTIONS. THOUGHT TO \ SEEN ON ELKIN BE SPONSORED BYTiwt DcALERS \ r J ONCE IN A AND AUTO REPAIR SHOPS. \ ' 7// GREAT WHILE, KNOWN V*) YD RANT. USED wfjb. CURE AS VET BEEN . EXTENSIVELY BY I&ARE CREATURB .1 . 1 fcNJ>iVLLY fc?Y KNOWN as traffic ticket, \ ELKIN MOTORISTS I uj SHOWS UP AT i TO PARK BY. iTW\ Si »a Of INTERVALS FOR 4l»l ot 7 th e t SOMETIMES USED m[\ BRIEF STAY. F£W TAKS >'|l IN FIRE FIGHTOIO. .IT SERIOUSLY. ■ML'!.: . . *? :4T w? i"> jOh€l*./N INCT "■""" "" ' ■ "■*>—"-IT". I, hi 11,,,,-- ' j ...l/l , ELKIN. N. C« THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1938 F.D.R. PROMISES QUICK ACTION IN RECOVERY DRIVE Relief Plans Await Move by Congress PLAN ACTION THURSDAY • / Seeking to Negotiate Truce Between Government and Utility Interests ARE TO HOLD HEARINGS Washington, April 19.—Presi dent Roosevelt today pledged that there will be no delay in starting his new $4,512,000,000 recovery relief drive after Congress ap propirates the money. He also disclosed at his press conference that he is continuing efforts to negotiate & truce be tween the government and the public utility industry and said that some progress has been made. He said he has written to several persons and discussed the subject with others. He did not reveal their identity. The recovery program will start on its way through Congress to morrow when Works Progress Administrator Harry Hopkins ap pears before a House deficiency sub-committee. Chairman Clif ton Woodruff (D), Virginia, said he expects hearings to last for 10 days. All government officials who will take part in the pro posed spending will be questioned. Two of the President's recom mendations got action today at the Capitol. The House added $101,000,000 for highway con struction to the agricultural ap propriation bill before sending it to the Senate. The Senate passed and sent to the White House a measure adding $51,000,000 to the appropriation for the Civilian Conservation Corps. OFFICIALS NAMED FOR JUNE PRIMARY Registrars and Republican and Democratic Judges Announced by Freeman SPECIAL JUDGES NAMED Election officials for the ap proaching Democratic primary, scheduled for the first Saturday in June, and for the general elec tion next November, have been county precincts by R. A. Free man, of Dobson, chairman of the announced for the various Surry Surry county board of elections. The officials by Freeman in cluded registrars for the 18 vot ing precincts, and Democratic and Republican judges for the general election next fall. An additional group of Democratic udges were also named to officiate as the third official at the Democratic primary in June were named. The registrars included Scott Nixon. Bryan; F. F. Riggs, Dob son; R. G. Shackleford, Eldora; C. A. McNeil, Elkin; Dixie Lowe, Franklin; D. B. Needham, Long Hill; T. E. Stanley. Marsh; Oil- (Continued on last page) So Sorry Please, But No Ammunition 111'"-m* s '\.f% W SOUTH CHINA . . . With the ,Sino-Japanese "undeclared war" now nine months old, Nipponese forces find themselves Involved in the most bitter battle of their drive to break Chinese resistance on the strategically Important Shantung front. Besides losing ap palling numbers of troops, the hard-pressed Japs are reported seriously lacking ammunition for heavy artillery due to incessant raids on their communication lines by Chinese Irregulars. Pre-School CMnic Is to Be Held Here Monday The annual pre-school clinic for children who will enter school for the first time next year will be held in the elementary school building Monday morning, April 25, at 10 o'clock, according to Mrs. J. Mark McAdams, chair man of the Pre-School Clinic of the Parent-Teacher association. The clinic will be held by the Surry county health department and all parents who have children who are of school age now or who will be old enough to enter school in the fall are urged to have them present for the exam ination, which will be entirely free. Parents are also advised that diptheria vaccinations will be giv en any child needing this service. CHndreirsiwuw w wougtit to 1 the school building at the time of the pre-school clinic. NEGRO IS TAKEN ON MURDER COUNT Being Held in Virginia Jail Charged With Shooting of Sparta Man MOB VIOLENCE FEARED Sparta, April 16.—Glenn Max well, 40, negro, sought for three days on a charge of murder in connection with the gunshot slay ing of Charles Shepherd Thurs day night, was being held in jail at Roanoke, Va., tonight until threats of mob violence subside here. Sheriff Walter M. Irwin, who declined to say where the negro was spirited to after his arrest at Galax, Va., this morning, said feeling against Maxwell was run ning high here and he would (Continued on last page) FILE PETITION TO INCORPORATE Citizens of North Glkin Would Have Town of Their Own Named North View HEARING SET FOR MAY 30 Certain citizens residing in that section of the county north of, and adjoining the Elkin city limits, have filed a petition with the North Carolina Municipal Board of Control requesting that the board grant an order incor porating a municipal corporation to be known as North View. Hearing of the petition has been set for May 30 at 10:30 a. m. in the hearing room of the Utilities ComLssion at Raleigh. The plan of incorporating the section has been considerably dis cussed during recent months, with opinion divided on the part of those affected. Many are against the proposal, while numerous others favor it. It is understood the idea was first suggested through fear that the town of Elkin would extend its corporate limits to include that section, thus causing its residents to have to pay city tax without the benefits of those who live on sewer and water mains. However, insofar as can be learned, Elkin (Continued on last page) PUBLIC IS INVITED TO INSPECT HOUSE The public has been Invited to visit and inspect the modern new home recently completed by Mr. and Mrs. Sig Holcomb on Elk Spur street. The- home has been furnished by local stores, and represents how attractive and truly modern a small home may be made through proper use of electrical conven iences and attractive furnishings, at a comparatively small cost. Days for inspection will be next Saturday and Sunday. Elkin The Bert Little Town In North Carolina" PUBLISHED WEEKLY N. ELKIN GIRL IS CHAMPION OF SURRY SPELLERS Mary Frances Combs Downs Them All WILL GO TO WINSTON State Contest to Be Held on April 30, and Broadcast Over WSJS WINNER TO WASHINGTON Mary Frances Combs of the North Elkin seventh grade won the Surry county championship at Dobson Tuesday afternoon. The final word, "difficult," was not difficult for ,Mary Frances. She will receive a cash prize of $2.50 and the school will be awarded with a Webster's Daily Use dictionary. The county champions will assemble in Win ston-Salem on April 30 for the State contest which will be broadcast over WSJS. The win ner of the State contest will get a free trip to Washington, where they will compete in a National contest, which awards a first prize of $500.00. In addition to the Journal- Sentinel district contest Surry county sponsored a grade cham pionship contest. Sam J. John son of the North Elkin fourth grade was the winner. Miss Combs is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Combs, of State Road. The Surry finals were held at the Dobson high school Tuesday afternoon and at the same time the annual county spelling con tests were held, featuring con tests for the individual cham pionships of each of the eleven grades in the county schools. The school title was also decided on the basis of first, second and third places in the various con tests. The Mountain Park school paced the schools with 26 points, based on four firsts and two sec onds. Other leading schools were Dobson with 12 points, Copeland with 11 points. North Elkin 10 points and Eldora and Plat Rock with 9 points each. The individual champions of the various grades included Tom Llewellyn (Dobson), first grade; Norma Simpson Watson (Eldora), second grade; James Howard Thompson (Mountain Park), third grade; Sam Johnson (North Elkin), fourth grade; Bqptha Baugess (Mountain Park), fifth grade; Harold Smith (Mountain Park), sixth grade; Arlene John son (Fieulah), seventh grade; Mae Pike (Plat# Rock), eighth grade; Maudine Martin (Cope land), ninth grade; Ruth Thomp «on (Mountain Park), tenth grade, and Ruth Wolfe (Dob son), eleventh grade. TO BUILD BRIDGE AT SILOAM FERRY Old Hall Ferry, in Use for 40 Years, to Be Replaced by Modern Structure WORK TO BEGIN IN MAY A $20,000 concrete bridge will 1 span tjje Yadkin river at Siloam this summer in place of the old ferry that has operated there for over 40 years, highway depart ment officials have announced. ' Construction of the bridge is assured and work will begin about May 25, it was learned. The struc ture will be built by means of a WPA project, with the State Highway department furnishing around $6,000. The Hall ferry, symbol of a by gone era in North Carolina, has carried wagons and later automo biles across the river on their way from Winston-Salem, Smithtown. and Bast Bend to Siloam and other points in Surry county since the early 1890's. The big, flat-bottemed wooden boat, the last commercial ferry plying the Yadkin river, will make its final trip sometime this sum mer. It will be supplanted by a mod ern reinforced concrete span. The days of ferrips are over in North Carolina. R. L. Hall began operating the ferry over 40 years ago. For many years this ferry was the only outlet from Surry county to the Bast Bend and Winston- Salem area. Even now, ft Is the shortest route, and is used by the majority of the travels** in that section. Poor indeed is the man who is rich and doesn't know it.
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