Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Bine Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIL No. 47
Keen Interest Shown In "Cash Offer" Campaign
New Road Marker
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Philadelphia, Pa.— F. J. Far
reU, of Conshocken, Pa., the
Inventor, demonstrates the
vUeing of a new road marker
which will eliminate the neces
alty of continual painting.
These white markers will retain
their color despite weather,
road or traffic conditions.
IATENEWC
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State and Nation
SURPRISE MOVE
MADE FOR BURGIN
Raleigh, Oct. 4—A surprise
motion for a court order re
quiring the state board of elec
tions to Certify W. O. Burgin,
of Lexington, as the Demo
cratic congressional nominee in
the eighth district was made
today by J. C. B. Ehringhaus,
of Raleigh, attorney for Bur
gin-
The hearing was set before
Judge W. C. Harris in Wake
Superior court at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning, but it was
considered probable that the
time would be changed to 2
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Mandamus Sought
The motion by former Gov
ernor Ehringhaus asked for a
"pre-emtory writ of manda
mus" requiring the board to
declare Burgin the nominee,
and for an order permanently
restraining the board from cer
tifying C. B. Deane, of Rock
ingham.
HITLER BOASTS OF
GERMANY'S STRENGTH
Karlsbad, Sudeten Germany,
Oct. 4—Adolf Hitler in exult
ant military procession added
another slice of Czechoslovakia
today to expanding Germany
which he declared "nobody will
ever be able to destroy again."
Accompanied by Sudeten
Leader Konrad Henlein, the
fuehrer of all Germany rode
behind his troops into this
famed resort town where the
Sudeten movement received
great impetus April 16 through
promulgation of Henlein's au
tonomy demands.
"I didn't know how I would
sometime get here," Hitler told
a hysterical, heiling crowd.
"But I did know that I would
come."
PEACE MOVE
UP TO C. I. O.
Houston, Tex., Oct. 4—The
American Federation of Labor
Is waiting for the C. I. O. to
make the first overtures in any
peace movement. William
Green said tonight after Presi
dent Roosevelt had addressed a
message to the A. F. of L. con
tention urging American labor
harmony.
"There isn't any Immediate
prospect of the American Fed
eration of Labor making peace
with the C. I. 0.," Green said
after the President's message
had been read to the conven
tion.
WINSTON BANKER IS
TO ADDRESS KIWANIS
Charles Norfleet, president of
the First National Bank of Win
ston-Salem, will address the
Kiwanis Club at their weekly din
ner meeting Thursday at 6:30 at
Hotel Elkin.
A full membership attendance
is urged.
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I THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
DESPERADOES ARE
BEING SOUGHT BY
POLICE OF STATE
Daughter of Jailor Admits
Allowing Escape
MOSS WOUNDS FATAL
Murder Charge Follows God
win's Promise to Girl to
"Go Straight"
AWAITING NEXT MOVE
Lexington, Oct. 4.—Every po
lice and sheriffs department in
Central North Carolina was on
the alert tonight for another
strike by James Oodwin, the boy
bandit who is charged by the
High Point police department
with the first degree murder of
Donald Moss, 30, who died this
morning at 7:15 o'clock at Bur
rus Memorial hospital from
wounds received early Monday
night.
Officialdom was counting little
on the fair promise he is said to
here made to Miss Lula Kimel,
Davidson county Jailer's daughter,
that he had "got religion and was
going to live a straight life and
bother nobody." Nor do the offi
cers here share the sympathy of
Miss Kimel, who told Sheriff
Raymond Bowers after she had
confessed to her father this morn
ing that it was she who had
turned the jail keys over to the
high school desperado, that she
didn't wish to see him go to the
gas chamber.
"Well you've fixed things so
that's where he is going," Sheriff
Bowers told reporters this even
ing that he had told the young
Davidson woman. He predicted
that Godwin and his confederate,
Bill Wilson, would be in custody
again by Sunday night.
In the meantime while police
were taut in every nerve waiting
for some signal for action, David
son county was attempting to
piece out the puzzle of how God
win and Wilson made their geta
way from the county jail.
Miss Kimel, the girl who con
fessed to delivering him to his
freedom, and her father, the
Jailer, who temporarily resigned
to await a full and thorough in
vestigation, were being accorded
the privacy, which rarely goes to
a royal family. Miss Kimel was
being held incommunicado in the
jail under a simple indictment for
a misdemeanor, aiding and abet
ting in the escape of a prison
ers, while arrangements were be
ing made to give her a prelimi
nary hearing Wednesday night on
the charge before Judge D. H.
Pickard, with Paul Stoner, pros
ecutor. in the recorder's court,
appearing in the role of prosecu
tor. Her father, who relinquish
ed his duties as jailer immediate
ly upon the confession of his
daughter, was persuaded to go to
his farm in the Arcadia section,
where it was stated he was re
ceiving no visitors.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
SHOW INCREASE
Largest Increase Thus Far
Was Reflected in June,
Postmaster Says
WRITE A LETTER WEEK
Postal receipts here for the cur
rent year show a substantial in
crease, Postmaster P. W. Graham
stated Wednesday.
Receipts have increased ap
proximately SI,OOO over the cor
responding period last year, or
from January l to September 20.
The largest Increase was reflect
ed in June, Mr. Graham said,
when receipts were $1,534.88 as
compared to $1,071.08 for June,
1937, an increase of $463.80.
This year will likely show the
largest postal receipts in the his
tory of the local postoffice, the
postmaster predicted, indicating
healthy local business conditions.
Mr. Graham also called atten
tion to the fact that this week,
ending Saturday, is being ob
served as National Letter Writing
Week by the postoffice depart
ment.
The Boy Scout Court of Honor
will be held this evening (Thurs
day) at 7:45 at the Methodist
church. All members are request
ed to attend.
Successor to Hindenburg Ready
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Friedrichshafen, Germany—ln her enormous hangar rests the
Zeppelin LZI3O, new "Graf Zeppelin" and successor and sister to
the ill-fated dirigible that was destroyed by fire at Lakehurst, N.
J. The new dirigible is 835 feet long, will carry 40 passengers and
a crew of 43. Its speed will be about 60 miles an hour.
Allocate Funds
For Gymnasium
Project Here
George W. Coan, Jr., state
WPA administrator, has an
nounced the allocation of
$612,828.93 for 22 projects to
give employment to 1,900 per
sons.
Included in the list was the
Elkln gymnasium and athletic
field project, for which the
sum of $9,759 was allocated.
This money will be used to
Improve the grounds and for
the construction of a drive
way, among other things.
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD MEETING
Elkin in Line for Mail Deliv
ery if Two Sidewalks Are
Constructed
ARE TO BEGIN SUITS
If two sections of paved side
walks are constructed, one on
West Main street and the other
on North Bridge street, Elkin will
be in line for city mail delivery,
Postmaster P. W. Graham told
the Elkin board of commissioners
Monday night.
The sections referred to in
clude a stretch on West Main
from the J. L. Hall property to
the intersection of Elk Spur. On
north Bridge a walk would have
to be built from the George Chat
ham property to the Church
street intersection.
Mayor J. R. Poindexter ap
pointed Paul Gwyn and Postmas
ter Graham to interview the
property owners of the sections
concerned and request them to
agree to the construction of such
walks.
During the meeting it was or
dered that all street .assessments
over three years in arrears be
turned over to the town attorney
with instructions to notify own
ers that suits are to be started
at once.
Tom Shugart, local cafe opera
tor, appeared before the board
and asked permission to keep his
place of business open all night.
However, no definite action was
taken.
KIWANIS OFFICIAL
IS GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. C. W. Armstrong, of Salis
bury, lieutenant-governor of the
3rd Kiwanis district, was guest
speaker at the meeting ojf the
Elkin Kiwanis club at Hotel Elktti
last Thursday evening.
Dr. Armstrong stressed the op
portunity for service to the com
munlty, especially as concerns un
derprivileged child work, and
urged the club to get behind such
a project. '
The Kiwanians named dele
gates to the Carolinas convention,
to be held at Spartanburg, s. C.,
October 23, 24 and 25. Delegates
were Paul Gwyn, Dr. C. L. Hay
wood, and President Wilbur Car
ter, by virtue of his office.
Alternates were E. C. James,
E. W. McDaniel and Julius Hall.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1938
BAPTIST GROUP
HOLDS SESSION
53rd Annual Meet of Elkin
Baptist Association Held
at Elkin Valley
CONTINUE FOR 3 DAYS
The 53rd annual session of the
Elkin Baptist Association met for
a three day session Friday, Sep
tember 30, with Elkin Valley
Baptist church. Twelve churches
in the association were repre
sented by a good delegation from
each church. David Day, moder
ator, presided over the Sfessions
and J. W. Cheek, clerk of, the as
sociation, recorded the activities.
Rev. R. E. Adams, oi Mayodan,
pastor of the church, preached
the opening sermon at 11 o'clock
Friday morning. The afternoon
session Friday was devoted to
business and reports and the ev
ening service featured a sermon
by Rev. Vance Hicks of Traphill,
pastor of the Liberty Grove
church.
Saturday a business session was
held with the principal talks be-
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FIRST LIST OF WORKERS WHO
WILL SHARE IN THE ELKIN
TRIBUNE CASH DISTRIBUTION
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS OTHERS
Below is the first publication of candidates in The Elkin
Tribune "Cash Offer" Campaign. The votes opposite the
names show the number allowed on your Nomination Blank
Only. If your name is on the list, you are nominated as a
candidate; if you have not yet started, NOW IS THE TIME.
Watch the next issue for official list of entrants and changes in
votes.
REMEMBER—MR. PUBLIC
The "Cash Offer" Campaign is just starting and many
more workers are wanted. Below is the first list of workers in
the campaign. Many others will be added as we cover other
sections. If you are considering the campaign—don't keep it a
secret, let us go over every detail of it with you then you can
decide.
IF YOII CAN USE THE CASH—GET IN THE
CAMPAIGN NOW
NAME TOWN VOTES
Miss Willie Guyer Elkin . 20,000
Miss Beatrice Burcham Jonesville 20,000
Mrs. Franklin Folger Elkin 20,000
Mrs. Gurney Wagoner Jonesville 20.000
Miss Virginia Price Elkin 20,000
Miss Estelle Cockerham Elkin .. 20,000
Mrs. John D. Mock Boonville 20,000
Mrs. J. B- Church Roaring River 20,000
Miss Thelma Comer '. Dobson 20,000
Mrs. Joe Brooks Brooks Cross Roads 20.000
Mrs. Annie Pauls Elkin 20,000
Miss Pearl Holbrook Traphill _ 20,000
Mrs. J: M. Myers Swan's Creek 20,000
Mrs. J. R. Norman Mountain Park 20,000
Mrs. Elmer Cockerham Zephyr 20,000
Mrs. Cora Cooper Yadklnville 20,000
Miss Hazel Brandon Arlington 20,000
Mrs. E. Ruth Settle Pleasant Hill 20,000
Miss Jane Doub Boonville 20,000
Mrs. C. B. Burrus Rockford 20,000
Mrs. V. L. Renegar Elkin 20,000
Mrs. Smith Williamson Elkin 20,000
Mrs. John'Gosg Dough ton 20,000
NOW IS THE TIME TO WIN THE S6OO
300,000 Extra Votes for Every $30.00 Club of Subscriptions
turned in by October 15th—Get Your Winning Votes Now!
MORE WORKERS ARC WANTED!
Note: All candidates are requested to make ieport to Cam
paign office on Saturday, October Bth, In person or by mail.
FRANCE DROPPED
BY RUSSIA AS AN
ALLY, IS REPORT
Mutual Aid Accord Believed
Discarded by Soviets
SAYS PACT ANNULLED
Questions France's Word and
the Value of Her .Pledges
to U. S. S. R.
HAS ONLY ONE ALLY
Moscow, Oct. 4. —The French
language newspaper Le Journal
de Moscou which habitually re
flects the views of the soviet for
eign office gave expression today
to what was regarded In diplo
matic quarters as Russia's fare
well to her ally. Prance.
France "no longer has an ally
in Europe except Britain," the
paper said.
This was accepted as meaning
soviet Russia no longer regards
herself a partner in the Franco-
Soviet mutual assistance pact in
event of aggression.
"International public opinion
now asks what is the value of
[France's word—the value of her
(pledges to the U, S. S. R., and of
the Franco-soviet pact?" the
newspaper asked in a discussion
of the four-power Munich settle
ment of September 30 in which
Britain, France, Germany and
Italy aagreed to the partition of
Czechoslovakia.
Neither Czechoslovakia nor
Russia, an ally of Czechoslovakia's
in that she was pledged to aid
her against an aggressor provid
ed France did so, was represented
in the Munich conference.
"The fact is that France on her
own initiative and without con
sulting the union of socialist so
viet republics has already annull
ed the Czechoslovak-soviet pact
which was a corrallary of the
Franco-soviet pact," Le Journal
de Moscou continued.
"What now is the value of the
latter pact since France has just
torn up her treaty with Czecho
slovakia—a treaty which bound
her much more strongly?"
If what is called "passing the
buck" would suffice, no man's
wood pile would "have a nigger in
it."
S6OO and S4OO In Cash
Are Part Of "Wonder
Prize List" Offered
Only 35 Days
Until Christmas
(After Close of Campaign)
EXTRA XMAS CASH IS
OFFERED BY TRIBUNE
The "Cash Offer" Campaign,
now being organized by The
Eikin Tribune, offers local res
idents an unusual opportunity
to make a nice sum of extra
money in the next few weeks.
Many people who could be
perhaps the biggest award
winners have not as yet let
themselves be known at The
Tribune office. Come on in or
write, let us know if you are
interested and we will explain
every detail of the Campaign,
show you how easily it is for
YOU to make your share of
the cash that is to be distrib
uted. In a few weeks you can
have that extra money you
have been wishing for. RE
MEMBER, Christmas will be
here soon and that means
extra cash can always be used
at that time.
Send in your name today.
Join and win.
APPLICATION
DENIED GROUP
State Board of Control Re
fuses to Allow Incorpora
tion of "North Elkin
WOULD LEVY NO TAXES
Stating that a town without
taxes or any source of revenue
would be of no effect and would
not be to the best Interests of the
community or of the public, the
state municipal board of control
Saturday dismissed an application
for a charter to create the town
of North Elkin, adjoining Elkin.
The hearing was held in Ra
leigh, those interested in the in
corporation of the town being
represented by Otis J. Reynolds,
of Elkin, and J. H. Whicker, of
North Wilkesboro, attorneys-at
law. The town of Elkin, which
opposed such a move, was repre
sented by W. M. Allen, town at
torney.
The limits of "North Elkin"
would have touched the border of
Elkin at one or two points and
would have embraced an area of
one mile by one-half mile.
Reason for wishing to incor
porate the town was to forestall
the inclusion of the area in the
limits of Elkin. However, Attor
ney Allen stated that it would be
years before an attempt would be
made to include the area in the
corporate limits of Elkin.
He also pointed out that Elkin
is bounded on the west by Wilkes
county, on the south by Yadkin
county, and if "North Elkin" was
incorporated, Elkin would have
no way in which to grow. It was
further stated that Jonesville and
Arlington are towns south of
Elkin, the three joining one an
other, and that if a fourth town
were created, it would mean four
towns in a row all within a dis
tance of three or four miles.
The petition presented by the
"North Elkin" group provided
that no taxes ever be levied in
the proposed town.
MT. AIRY MAN PRAISES
EXHIBITS AT ELKIN FAIR
W. E. Woodruff, prominent
florist of Mount Airy, who acted
as judge of the flower show at
the wikin Fair, stated that in. his
estimation the local fair was ex
cellent and far superior to the
exhibitis seen at a number of lar
ger fairs of this section.
The Mount Airy man expressed
himself as highly pleased
with the event.
Others who attended the fair
here also have expressed them
selves as favorably impressed with
the high quality of the exhibits,
declaring that this year's fair
was the beet yet staged here.
Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Saturday, October 15
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None is needed. They are people
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pied with their regular work dur
ing the day but who appreciated
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For each and every S3O club of
both old and new subscriptions
sent in during the first period,
which ends Saturday, October 15.
300,000 extra votes will be given
in the "Cash Offer" Campaign.
These votes are in addition to
the regular votes allowed for each
subscription as shown on the
front cover of the receipt book.
Just think of it! Two ten-year
CORRECTION
Campaign Workers
And Subscribers
In the campaign page ad in
this issue it states that the
First Period ends Saturday,
Oct. 22nd. This should read,
"First Period Ends Saturday,
October 15th," which also ends
the biggest extra vote offer.
subscriptions constitute a "club"
and entitles the contestant to
300,000 extra votes. Of course,
smaller subscriptions count to
make up the $30.00 worth just
the same.
Members are not limited to the
number of subscriptions they may
obtain. Any contestant may get
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as they choose—depending on
their ability to sell The Elkin
Tribune subscriptions.
This 300,000 extra vote offer
can be the means of placing you
safely on the winning list.
Remember, this offer closes at
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MRS. THOMPSON
DIES WEDNESDAY
Native of Yadkin County
Dies at St. Leo's Hospital
in Greensboro
RITES NOT COMPLETED
Mrs. Sarah Hemric Thompson.
52, died at St. Leo's hospital,
Greensboro, Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Thompson was a native of
Yadkin county and a daughter of
C. J. Hemric, of near Jonesville,
and the late Mrs. Hemric. She
resided in Yadkin county until
27 years ago.
She is survived by her husband,
E. E. Thompson, Greensboro; one
daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Moran,
and two sons, V. Thompson,
Greensboro, and C. E. Thompson,
of Baltimore, Md.; two grand
children ; her father, C. J. Hem
ric, and one sister, Mrs. L. R.
Hutchins, of Jonesville. One
nephew and two nieces of Yad
kin county also survive.
Mrs. Thompson was a devout
member of the First Baptist
church of Greensboro, and was
outstanding for her devotion to
her church and her religion
wherever she was known.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
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