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.
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have determination to CREATE
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SELVES.
Many people wait until late in
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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
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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!
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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.