Elkin Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge VOL. No. XXVII. No. 48 Big 300,000 Extra Vote Offer Ends Saturday, 15th Subscriptions Count More Votes If Turned In During First Period Ending Oct. 15 Extensions Mean More Extra Votes Subscribers Urged to Give • Subscriptions Now While They Count Most Votes STILL ROOM FOR MORE WORKERS IN CAMPAIGN One Subscription Now Worth More Than Two Later in Campaign Saturday night, October 15th, is the end of the biggest votes on $30.00 "clubs" of subscriptions. This offer was made to boost ■early workers and to attract new members. By turning in to cam paign headquarters $30.00 worth of old and new subscriptions on or before Saturday night, any member may obtain 300,000 extra votes. Two clubs would earn 600,000 extra votes and so on. Get as many of these $30.00 clubs as is your ability to sell. Subscriptions carry a far great er vote value now than they will ever again, therefore, it behooves everyone to do his level best now while subscriptions yield such a tremendous vote value. v Financial independence is the dream of every individual—yet when opportunity knocks at our door, we seldom recognize it. The Elkin Tribune offers to every man and woman in this territory an opportunity to acquire some thing they have probably dream ed of all their lives—a new c%r — the down payment on a new home—the start of a college ed ucation—a vacation abroad a thriving business or a reserve bank account. The "Cash Offer" Campaign points the way to any of these things. A handsome reward is offered for your efforts. This newspaper recognizes that the re turn of prosperity necessitates the spending of money and offers these big awards to those who have determination to CREATE PROSPERITY FOR THEM SELVES. Many people wait until late in life and then say, "I never had an opportunity." In reality they had hundreds of opportunities but simply failed to grasp them. Success or failure is, in very few cases, a matter of luck. It de pends on the individual his ability to recognize a chance for improvement and advancement and take full advantage of it. The "Cash Offer" campaign of fers you an opportunity you can not fail to recognize. It offers you a way to earn $600.00 in the next few weeks and only re quires your spare time. It is a plan that is recognized as being the fairest and most equitable yet devised from the contestant's standpoint. Your innermost self cries for the finer things of life—the lux- uries. They are within your ™ reach- if you take advantage of ■ the offer being extended you by The Elkin Tribune. You can re fuse this opportunity, but you can advance no good reason for doing so. Any negative thought can only be a compromise with lack of ambition. Let's get rid of that old in feriority complex right now. This ; offer is meant for YOU! We are : trying to make you earn more money—to make your dreams come true. If your name Is not already on the list—lf you are •J still debating whether to share in this big cash distribution, now is ; the time to start . Send In your name TODAY! WOMEN'S CLUBS T0 HOLD MEET ATj KING \ ■ f The sixth district mating of ! the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs will m set with the King Woman's Club as host ess at King on October jl4. Dis trict officers are: Mis* Emma Comer, -president; Mrsj H. O. > Woltz, vice-president; Mrs. Emma Reece Mock, secretary, and Miss Eugenia Albert, general federa tion contact chairman. The meeting will convene at 10 o'clock and luncheon! will be served by the hostess club. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE > Tangling-Angling I .iij'y Miami, Fla.—lt was a ter rific struggle, but 2-year-old 3 Biddy Dawson finally landed Hs catch. His consternation, centered here on how to release his piscatorial trophy, prob ably will be much greater when he gets home with dad dy's new fishing tackle. WILKES MAN DIES RESULT OF FALL Curtis Robey Redding Falls from Pear Tree While Gathering Fruit FUNERAL HELD MONDAY Curtis Robey Redding, 76, well known citizen of the Clingman section of Wilkes county, was fatally injured Friday when he fell from a pear tree while gath ering fruit. He suffered a broken hip and arm in the fall, which complicated by a heart ailment resulted in his death. He was carried to the Wilkes hospital for attention, where he r ied Satur day afternoon. Mr. Redding was a prosperous farmer and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Redding. He had spent his entire life in that community and was a member of the Plea sant Grove Baptist church. Funeral services were held Monday morning from Pleasant Orove Baptist church. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mr. Redding is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emmaline Byrd Red ding, one son, F. M. Redding, of Winston-Salem, and two daugh ters, Mrs. U. J. Shore, of Cycle, and Mrs. R. F. Parks,- of Ronda. NEW ATTORNEY IS TO LOCATE HERE Hoke F. Henderson and Wife to Arrive Here from Char lotte October 15 . HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE Attorney Hoke P. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson will arrive here from Charlotte October 15, to make their home. Mr. Henderson, who received his law degree from the Univer sity of North Carolina, will have his offices over Moseley and Reece Store on Main street. After receiving his degree at the Uni versity Mr. Henderson served for a year on the editorial staff of the Edward Thompson company, law publishers, at Northport, N. Y. For three and one-half years he practiced law in Greensboro and for the past five years has served as law clerk to Hon. John J. Parker, senior circuit judge of the United States Circuity Court of Appeals for the fourth circuit, embracing the states of North and South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson will be temporarily at home at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Moseley on West Main street. Religious Dad First Kid: "Oee, Jimmle, when I went by your house this mornin' I heard somebody swearin' some thing awful!" Second Kid: "Aw, that was my dad. He was late for church an* couldn't find his hymn book." IATENEWC from the State and Nation MOCK BATTLE FOUR MILES UP Ft. Bragg, Oct. II Four miles up in the air pursuit planes intercepted and attack ed nine enemy flying fortresses which were trying to make a bombing raid on the airdrome here today in the army's aerial maneuvers. The battle came off at an altitude of 22,080 feet—a rec ord, officers said—and above a smoke screen laid by the at tacking planes. The pilots used full oxygen equipment in the below zero cold of the sub stratosphere. GERMANY TO SEEK TRADE PACT Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 11 Walther Funk, German ec onomics minister, announced tonight he intended to start trade negotiations with the United States. Funk left for Berlin after concluding a trade agreement with Turkey. "I am concluding bilateral accords based on the barter of goods between Germany and the Balkan states," he said, "and upon my return to Berlin I will start trade negotiations with the United States based on the same method which is most adaptable to present in ternational conditions." BENES MAY HEAD COLLEGE Glasgow, Oct. 11 Edward Benes, who resigned as presi dent of Czechoslovakia last week, has been invited to be the Scottish nationalist candi date for the honorary rector ship of Glasgow university, but he has not accepted. The Czechoslovaka legation in London denied an earlier announcement that Dr. Benes had agreed to be a candidate stating he had "not even con sidered the invitation yet." Campaign Workers Are Now Off To Good Start SEVERAL RUNNING UP FOR FIRST HONORS S6OO In Cash Awaits Best Vote-Getter—s4oo In Cash For the Second Best and Good Cash Awards For Other Live-Wire Workers NEW WORKERS LISTED THIS WEEK Most of the Candidates are getting a good start and anyone could jump to first place with a few subscriptions. All interest ed, eager workers will make a determined drive for all subscrip tions possible this week, as the biggest vote offer of the Cam paign will end Saturday, October 15th. Who will lead in votes next week? If your favorite Can didates are not in the lead, help them this week. The 300.000 Extra Vote Offer can place them on the winning list. Bigr Drop In Votes After Saturday, October 15th List of Candidates in The Elkin Tribune "Cash Offer" Cam paign and Percentage Votes accepted for publication: NAME TOWN VOTES Miss Willie Quyer Elkin 66,000 Miss Beatrice Burcham Jonesville 67,500 Mrs. Franklin Folger Elkin 66,000 Mrs. Gurney Wagoner Jonesville 64,200 Miss Virginia Price Elkin 62,500 Miss Estelle Cockerham Elkin 63.000 Mrs. Ella Mae Mock .Boonville 63,100 Mrs. J. B. Church Roaring River 62,500 Miss Thelma Comer Dobson 63,000 Mrs. Joe Brooks Brooks Cross Roads 52,000 I Mrs. Annie Pauls Elkin 50,000 Miss Pearl Holbrook Traphill *. 43,000 Mrs. Bessie Myers. .. Cycle 50,000 Mrs, J. R. Norman .Mountain Park 55,000 Mrs. Elmer Cockerham Zephyr . 64,200 Mrs. Cora Cooper Yadkinville 20,000 Miss Hazel Brandon Arlington 49,000 Mrs. E. Ruth Settle Pleasant Hill 41,000 Mrs. C. B. Burrus Rockford 44,000 Mrs. John Goss r .Doughton 43,000 Entry Books Open for a Few New Workers Who Are Not Afraid of a little Competition—Enter Now! All Candidates are requested to make a cash report to ! Campaign Office each Wednesday and Saturday, or have report | in mail bearing postmark of that date. A WINNER NEVER QUITS—A QUITTER NEVER WINS! I-—,.—i,-, ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938 F. D. R. FORESEES LARGE BOOST IN DEFENSE OUTLAY $1*0,000,000 Needed for Naval Construction Alone TO TOTAL HUGE AMOUNT Increase Would Bring Annual Arms Budget Near Billion and Half Dollars NEED NEW WARSHIPS Washington, Oct. 11.—A large increase in the 1939 national de fense budget was foreseen today by President Roosevelt who ex plained that the navy alone needs $150,000,000 more next year to start new warships already authorized by Congress. Such an increase would bring the nation's annual arms budget up to within striking distance of a billion and a half dollars, or more than twice as much as national defense was costing only a decade ago. The total, however, still is far under the $1,744,000,000 spent in post-war 1920 before naval dis armament set in and wartime ex penses were slashed. The 1938 appropriations for the jwar and navy departments finally I reached $1,322,047,452, which in cluded direct and deficiency ap j propriations, and public works al i lotments. I The President said today that at I least $150,000,000 must be provided | the navy next year to start con struction of new ships which have | been authorized by Congress, but | for which the money has net yet been appropriated. The navy received $619,033,244 this year, while the war depart ment was given $703,024,208 for its entire program, including civil functions such as river, harbor and flood control work. The new warships mentioned are included in the billion dollar naval expansion program, sched uled to be realized over a ten-year period. Navy officials recently i explained that under this pro- j gram the navy would ask funds ; next year to start two more bat- [ tleships, four cruisers, eight des- j troyers and six or eight subma rines. Flagship of Navy's Atlantic Squadron Philadelphia, Pa—The 19,000-ton battle cruiser Philadelphia, which has been commisioned for a year, is shown at the Phila delphia Navy Yard from which she recently sailed to become the flagship of the Navy's recently created Atlantic Squadron. GREENWOOD WINS DAMAGE ACTION Was Sued for $25,000 as Re sult of Fire in Which Woman Was Trapped CASE TAKES 3 DAYS The damage suit in which An drew Greenwood, local man, trad ing as Greenwood Auto Co., was being sued for $25,000 by Henry M. Luff man, Mrs. Henry M. Luff man and Philip Mauldin, ended last Thursday in Surry superior court with a decision in favor of the defendant. The suit grew out of a fire that damaged the Greenwood building on East Main street. Mrs. Luff man, who with her husband, op erated a cafe there, was trapped in the burning structure. Mauld in, an employee, suffered burns. The plaintiffs contended that the Greenwood Service Station | supplied the cafe with gasoline instead of kerosene, which ex jploded when placed in an oil j stove in the cafe kitchen, caus ing the fire. Andrew Greenwood presented evidence that he was not the owner or operator of the filling station in question, having sold the business to his brother prior to the date of the fire. Trial of the case consumed about three and one-half days. WILKES YOUTH IS FOUND DEAD Police Hold Two Boys, Ages 15 and 16, After Cor oner's Inquest RITES HELD TUESDAY The body of Charlie Shepherd, 16-year-old son of Nathan Shep herd, was found Sunday after noon near the .home of John Wy att in the Vannoy section cf Wilkes county. He is alleged to have been killed in an altercation which oc curred Saturday night about nine o'clock near the Wyatt home and within a few steps of where his body was found. Roy Wyatt, age 16, and Squire Pruitt, age 15, were ordered held after an inquest conducted Mon day by Coroner I. M. Myers. Young Shepherd was the third member of his family to meet a violent death. Romie Shepherd was killed in a coal mine accident in West Virginia and Monty Shepherd died in an autimobile accident. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, at the Presbyterian church at Vannoy. Rev. K. B. Farrington conducted the services. Knew His Onions An English university professor was waiting in the bitter cold for a train to London when the non stop Cornish express astonishing ly stopped at the station. Hie professor promptly got on board. He had one foot In the carriage when a railway official called out: "You can't get on here, sir. The train does not stop." "That's all right," said the professor. "If it doesn't stop, then I'm not on it." May Apple Puts In Appearance In October Proving that the seasons do get a little goofy now and then, H. A. Hanks, of Honda, brought a May apple into The Tribune office the other day that was found beneath the tree by his wife on October 1. Everyone knows that May apples are supposed to put in their appearance in May, but this particular apple evident ly insisted upon being differ ent. Although a rather puny specimen, nevertheless it was red and ripe, probably falling from the tree because it didn't give a hang. Other instances of growing things getting all mixed up in their calculations have been reported to The Tribune re cently. NEGRO HELD ON ASSAULT CHARGE Otto Hampton Is Alleged to Have Criminally Attacked Roaring River Woman JAILED AT WILKESBORO Charged with criminal assault on Mrs. Emma Mastin, white, widow of the late John Mastin, of the Roaring River community, Otto Hampton, 29-year-old negro, is being held in jail at Wilkes boro. He was arrested Sunday morning by Sheriff C. T. Dough ton. According to the story told by Mrs. Mastin to officers, the ne gro, member of a railway section crew, entered her home, near midnight Saturday. Under the influence of whisky, and with a pistol in his hand, he drove the two children. Prank and Eileen, from the house and forced the frightened woman to submit to his advances. After accomplishing his pur pose, the negro was said to have fallen aseep, and Mrs. Mastin took the pistol, slipped out and told neighbors of what had ta ken place. Maggie Sale, negro woman who lived nearby, went to the Mastin home and Hampton fled at her approach. Sheriff Doughton arrested the negro in the Antioch section Sun day morning. He was in an in toxicated condition, but denied being at the Mastin home or be ing guilty of an assault charge. However, Mrs. Mastin and the two children postively identified the black as being the guilty party. The negro had only recently completed a four-year term"' in prison, having been sentenced in connection with the death of Tip Souther, Cairo niegro, several years ago. DEANE-BURGIN CASE REACHES STALEMATE Raleigh, Oct. 11 The Deane-Burgin case reached an apparent stalemate in Wake Superior court today and ap peared headed for a jury trial, which probably would prevent certification of a Democratic candidate for Congress (n the eighth district until after the November 8 general election. Elkin "The Best Little Tow* In North Carolina" PUBLISHED WEEKLY MONDAY STEPS OUT AS CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF OF SURRY Was Planning to Run As Independent CIRCULATED A PETITION Republicans Have No Candi dates for Sheriff or Clerk of Court CAN WRITE IN CHOICE J. E. Monday, defeated in the recent Democratic township con ventions as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for sher iff, has withdrawn as an inde pendent candidate, it was learn ed Wednesday afternoon from R. A. Freeman, of Dobson, chairman of the Surry county board of elections. Petitions have been circulated in the county, it has been learn ed, by friends of Monday asking that his name be placed on the ticket as an independent candi date in opposition to Sheriff Har vey Boyd, the Democratic nom inee. Monday was not satisfied with the manner in which the nomination was carried out in the township conventions, and was said to contend he would have been the party's nominee if the will of the voters had been carried out in Elkin and Stewarts Creek townships. It is not known here just how the will of the voters was out raged. The local convention voted to give Sheriff Boyd 60 per cent, of the Elkin township vote, and Monday 40 per cent., on the first ballot. After the first bal lot the delegates were uninstruct ed. No objection was raised in the convention as to this distribu tion of the vote. Monday claimed that he was defeated in the Stewarts Creek township by the blockading ele ment. In order to have his name placed on the Surry ticket as an independent candidate. Mr. Mon>- day would have had to secure the signatures of over 2,000 voters. On the Republican side of the fence, no candidates have been named for sheriff and clerk of the court. These two offices will be left blank on the ballot, the voter having the right to write in his choice. Prior to Monday's with drawal, it was generally predict ed that many Republicans would cast their vote for him for sheriff. WILKES MAN DIES IN AUTO ACCIDENT Instant death came to Lee Woodie, 27, of the Summit com munity of Wilkes county Monday when the track he was driving turned over on a curve a short distance from Brooks Cross Roads, hurling him and two other occupants to the pavement. Woodie was said to have been dragged many feet by the ma chine. sustaining a skull fracture, broken leg and numerous other injuries. W. J. Miller, owner of the truck, and another passenger whose name was not learned, es caped injury. A third occupant, a Mr. Eller, of Wilkes county, suf fered head lacerations. The victim of the accident was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Woodie, of Summit, and was said to have been en route to Win ston-Salem when the fatality oc curred. Funeral details have not been learned here. LINDBERGH SILENT ; ON RUSSIAN CHARGE Berlin, Oct. 11 Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, silent on bitter charges made against him by a group of prominent soviet Russian aviators, arrived today by plane to attend the »nnual meeting pf the Lilien thal Society for Aerial Re search. The American airman de clined to comment on the , soviet fliers' accusation that he belittled the Russian airforce and tints encouraged Anglo- Frenoh capitulation to Adolf Hitler's demands for Csecho . Slovak territory. ' There are about SO pyramids In the Nile valley of Egypt.

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