Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 1
Saturday Night Reports Will Decide Big Winners
PROMINENT ELKIN
CITIZEN PASSES
AWAY ON NOV. 10
Ruohs Pyron Answers Call
After Prolonged Illness
WAS WIDELY KNOWN
Had Been Manager of Klon
dike Farm Here for the
liast Fourteen Years
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY
Ruohs Pyron, 59, one of the
most widely known and promi
nent citizens of Elkin. passed
away at Hugh Chatham Memorial
hospital about 5 o'clock Thurs
day morning following a pro
longed illness. Mr. Pyron had
been critically ill for a week be
fore his passing.
Mr. Pyron was a native of
Chattanooga, Tenn., and spent
his early life in Cartersville, Ga„
in which vicinity he maintained
extensive farming interests.
For' several years he was asso
ciated with Pinehurst, Inc., at
Pinehurst, coming here fourteen
years ago to assume management
of Klondike Farm. An expert in
Guernsey cattle breeding, his
name is famous throughout the
country, especially in sections
where pure-bred Guernseys are
raised.
Possessed of abundant wit and
humor, and a genial disposition,
he was one of the most popular
men to ever live here. He was
known and admired by a host of
friends.
During his residence here he
was very active in civic work and
was deeply interested in farming
and in stocking local farms with
pure-bred cattle. In addition to
Klondike Farm he was general
manager of Selected Dairies in
Winston-Salem and had varied
other interests.
His imediate survivors are his
wife, who before her marriage
was Miss Kate Smith, an aunt.
Miss Nannie Ruohs, and a niece,
Miss Mary Pyron, of Chatta
nooga, and a cousin. Joseph Jar
nigan, of Raleigh.
Funeral services were held from
the late home at Klondike Farm
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The rites were in charge of
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RONDA MAN LOSES
ARM IN ACCIDENT
Injury Is Sustained as Result
of Collision on Ronda
Road Sunday Night
BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL
Eugene Stroud, 25, a farmer of
the Ronda community, suffered
the loss of an arm, severed at the
elbow,, in an automobile collision
Sunday night on the Ronda
highway.
Stroud's car was in collision
.with a car owned by the Nance
Wrothers, of Yadkin county. It
was said his arm was on the out
side of the door when the ma
chine was struck.
Rushed to the local hospital,
the young man is said to be mak
ing satisfactory recovery.
The occupants of the Yadkin
car received only minor injuries.
Judges Named In
Tribune "Cash
Offer" Campaign
The following men. repre
sentative of Sorry, Wilkes and
Yadkin, have kindly consent
ed to aet as judges at the close
of The Elkin Tribune Cash
Offer campaign Saturday
night, November 19, at 7
o'clock:
George E. Koyall, druggist,
Elkin, representing Surry coun
ty.
T. J. McNeill, well known
citizen of Roaring River, and
former Elkin manufacturer,
representing- Wilkes county.
Avalon E. Hall, prominent
Yadkinville attorney and soli
citor-elect of the 17th judicial
district, representing Yadkin
county.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Passes Away
|H|
Ruohs Pyron, prominent
Elkin citizen and for the past
fourteen years manager of
Klondike Farm, who passed
away early last Thursday
morning at Hugh Chatham
hospital following a prolonged
illness.
PARKING RULES
CHANGED HERE
Commissioners Name J. C.
Walls As New Member of
Local Police Force
TO BUY VAULT DOOR
The Elkin board of commis
sioners. meeting in belated ses
sion at the city tax office Tues
day evening, changed Elkin's
parking system and authorized
employment of a new police offi
cer, bringing the local force to
three men.
The new officer, who will be on
daytime duty and who will work
traffic, is J. C. Walls, of State
Road. Mr. Walls, who has been
associated with Elkin Motors, Inc.
here, will move his family to El
kin, it is understood. There were
about 10 applicants seeking the
job.
Beginning around December 1,
parking on the north side of
Main and Market streets, and on
the west side of Bridge street,
will be parallel to the curb, thus
doing away with the present
practice of angle parking. The
traffic ordinance passed Decem
ber 7, 1936, was thus amended.
Both front and rear wheel must
not be more than 15 inches from
the curb.
The commissioners also author
ized a committee made up of
Mayor J. R. Poindexter, Dixie
Graham and Paul Gwyn to buy a
door for the vault to be located in
the new municipal building which
is now under construction.
YADKIN CO. BOARD
CANVASSES VOTE
Returns Show Democrats
Win 3 Offices; Crater
Has 69 Majority
DR. SHORE IS LOSER
Yadkinv}Ue, Dec. I&—The Yad
kin county board of elections met
here Thursday and canvassed the
vote in Tuesday's election.
Two changes were noted from
the returns as brought in Tues
day night from the various pre
cincts. The first was an error in
Deep Creek township which cut
the majority of Dr. T. W. Shore
of Boonville 100 votes in his
race for state senator. This, with
an increase gained by C. H.
Cowles. his opponent, in Wilkes
gave Cowles a majority, which
was conceded by Dr. Shore
Thursday afternoon. Dr. Shore's
majority in Yadkin was 217.
Cowles' majority in the district is
173.
Dr. H. A, Brandon, Democrat,
was at first declared the winner
for coroner over R V. Long, Re
publican, by a majority of 24
votes. However, the final count
gave Long the victory by 11 votes.
The race for county commis
sioner between L. L. Smitherman
and A. B. Warden, both Repub
licans, gained attention, when It
was found Smitherman had a'
lead of four votes over Warden.
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F. D. R. DENOUNCES
HARSH TREATMENT
OF JEWS BY NAZIS
German Action Is Termed
Almost Beyond Belief
PERSONALLY SHOCKED
States It Is Hard to Believe
Such Things Could Hap
pen in 20th Century
HINTS BIG AIR FORCE
Washington, N0v.15. —President
Roosevelt denounced the German
dictatorship's treatment of Jews
today as almost beyond belief,
and then pictured a vast two
continent defense system in which
all the Americans would present
a united front against aggression
from abroad.
His remarks on the Jews, given
out at a press conference, were as
follows:
"The news of the past few days
from Germany has deeply shocked
public opinion irr the United
States. Such news from any part
of the world would inevitably
produce a similar profound reac
tion among American people in
every part of the nation.
"I myself could scarcely believe
that such things could occur in a
twentieth century civilization.
'.'With a view to gaining a first
hand picture of the situtation in
Germany, I asked the secrtary of
state to order our ambassador in
Berlin to return at once for report
and consulation."
Thus Mr. Roosevelt disclosed
that he himself was back of yes
terday's order calling Ambassador
Hugh R. Wilson home. Mr. Roose
velt said he could not disclose
how long the ambassador would
stay here. This gave rise to spetf
ulatipn that the envoy might be
kept at .home indefinitely.
Mr. Roosevelt's words on mili
tary defenses were closely linked
in his listeners' minds, to his
statement about Germany because
of wide-spread speculation that
the totalarian reich may seek to
extend its influence to Latin
America.
Mr. Roosevelt declared that, as
one means of insuring protection
for the 20 American republics and
Canada, he and his aides are dis
cussing an increased air force.
WOMAN IS KILLED
IN WRECK SUNDAY
Mrs. Thurman Caudle Dies
Almost Instantly As Re
sult of Collision
TWO PLACED IN JAIL
Mrs. Thurman Caudle, 31, was
almost instantly killed Sunday
night at Deep Creek bridge, one
mile east of Yadkinville, when
the car she occupied was struck
by a roadster driven by Conrad
Hutchens, 26, of Union Cross sec
tion.
Mrs. Caudle, her husband and
five small children were return
ing to their home near Brooks
Cross Roads from a visit to rela
tives in Winston-Salem, riding in
a Buick sedan. The car driven by
Hutchens was a Ford roadster and
belonged to Dallas Davis of
Smithtown, who was in the car.
Howard Logan, Yadkinville
merchant, was just in front of
the Caudle car when he met the
cne driven by Hutchens. He said
Hutchens' car was in the middle
of the road, forcing Logan off
the concrete and by the time he
was back on it the cars crashed.
He backed up and found the Cau
dle car on its side, the front door
open, and Mrs. Caudle lying un-
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TO HOLD SPECIAL
SERVICE THURSDAY
Wednesday evening, November
23, at 7:30 o'clock, a special
Thanksgiving service will be held
at the Methodist church. Rev. J.
W. Hoyle, of Statesville, presid
ing elder of the Statesville dis
trict, will preach.
At the close of the service the
first quarterly conference will be
held.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed the public to attend the ser
vice.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 1938
Precaution Against Air Raids
London, England—An air raid precautions scheme whereby
1,100 employees of the Stork Margarine factory at Purfleet, Essex,
can be evacuated from the factory In less than one minute was
demonstrated here. Test evacuations are carried out almost daily
so that the workers will come to take them as a matter of course
and will go through the same routine calmly in a real emergency.
Stores Here Are
To Be Closed
Thanksgiving
All Elkin stores, with excep
tion of drug: stores, will ob
serve next Thursday, Thanks
giving Day, as a holiday, it has
been announced by Mrs.
Franklin Folger, secretary of
the Elkin Merchants associa
tion.
ELKS LOSE GAME TO
MOCKSVILLE BY 6-0
The Elkin Hi Elks were hand
ed a 6-0 defeat at the hands of
a strong Mocksville team on the
local field last Friday.
Both teams turned in an all
round performance, and were ev
enly matched, with the Elks fail
ing to push over a score.
Tomorrow afternoon (Friday),
at 3:45 the Elks will meet States
ville here in their last home
stand.
VOTES LANDED LAST FEW HOURS
WILL DECIDE WINNERS OF S6OO
AND S4OO IN CASH
THE BIGGEST WEEK
With the close of this great race almost at hand and the
workers going strong for the $600.00 Cash Award and $400.00
Cash Award, Saturday night, will no doubt show greatest re
turns of any one period of the entire campaign, so see to it
that you have a strong finish if you wish to be among the win
ners. It is up to the workers to finish high and win big or fall
down in this last period and get paid accordingly.
Here They Are—Names Only Are Listed
In fairness to all candidates the names only are listed this
final week. Pick the one you would like to see win the S6OO,
and give your strongest support this last and final hour.
The Climax—The Finish—The End
WHO?
WILL BE THE WINNERS
Miss Willie Gayer ? Mrs. J. B. Church 1
Miss Beatrice Burcham ..? Miss Thehna Comer ?
Mrs. Franklin Folger „.? Mrs. Annie Paula ?
Mrs. Gnrney Wagoner ....? Miss Pearl Holbrook 1
Miss Virginia Price ? Mrs. Bessie Myers t
Miss Estelle Cockerham ..? Mrs. Elmer Cockerham ....?
Mrs. Ella Mae Mock _.? Mrs. C. B. Burros ?
i'i- Miss llaxel Brandon ? \
What a Thrill to Be the Winner
All Prizes will be awarded Saturday night. AH Commission
Checks will be riven; therefore all Candidates are requested to
be present after the Judjres finish their count
Don't Be Defeated Now
Better be a few votes over than one under. It is easy to
fall to the bottom with such real hustlers working for the Ul
awards. Real Action is Necessary Now. A FEW MORE
HOURS—WIN OR LOSE.
BIG WINNERS WILL FINISH STRONG
ARE TO ADVERTISE
LAKES-FLA. ROUTE
Are Seeking Funds to Pre
pare Advertising Booklet
Telling of Highway
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
With the Lakes-to-Florida high
way an actuality, the next major
step is to advertise it, and plans
are now underway to acquaint
the travelers of the nation of the
many advantages of the route.
Plans are being made now for
the printing and distribution of
an attractive booklet in four col
ors, which will be distributed
among 200,000 motorists. Funds
for the printing are expected to
be obtained from the various
towns located and served by the
route.
The booklet will contain inter-
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Cash Offer Campaign
Ends Saturday 7 P. M.,
Only Few Hours* Left
it-.
End of Vote Gathering Near and Any Member Who Fails
To Work at Top Speed May Quickly Slip to the Small
Prize Position— Will Surely Assert Itself at This
Critical Time.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN
With So Many Chances to Win, Those Failing to Produce Resulta
Will Regret It, As There Is So Much Difference in the Value of
The Lower Prizes—lt's Up to the Members Entirely. So Finish
High and Get Big Pay or Fall Down and Get Paid Accordingly
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
CUMMINGS RESIGNS
CABINET
Washington, Nov. 15—Homer
S. Cummings, 69-year-old at
torney general, will leave
President Roosevelt's cabinet
in January to resume the pri
vate practice of law.
The President disclosed at.
his press conference today that
Cummings had asked to be re
lieved and said the resignation
—which has not yet been for
mally presented—would be ef
fective early in the new year.
The date has not been determ
ined.
INDICATES TRADE
AGREEMENT REACHED
Washington, Nov. 15—Presi
dent Roosevelt gave today the
first official indication that
the Anglo-American trade
agreement has been reached.
He did so by saying Secre
tary of State Hull, rather than
himself, would sign it.
Reliable information is that
the signing will take place in
a day or so. The agreement
embraces hundreds of tariff
reductions made on both sides.
ENDORSE CROP
QUOTA PLAN
Wilson, Nov. 15—Represent
atives of four state organiza
tions and interests, recognizing
"that without marketing
quotas cotton and tobacco
farmers would face ruin, des
titution and poverty resulting
in bankruptcy," heartily en
dorsed crop control for 1939 in
a resolution passed at a meet
ing of the executive committee
of the North Carolina Farm
bureau here today.
CHANGSHA BURNING
AS CHINESE FLEE
Shanghai, Nov. 15 The
Japanese advance toward
Cltangsha, Hunan provincial
capital, has added the Chinese
"scorched earth" policy to the
panic of mass civilian flight
from the Japanese offensive.
Fragmentayr news from
Changsha indicated that the
populace had been reduced to
a few thousands by an exodus
of civilians and soldiers and
that those remaining were
powerless against fires set in
anticipation of Japanese occu
pation.
EARLY FROST
PLAYS HAVOC
San Francisco, Nov. 15 An
early frost which for three
days has played havoc In Cal
ifornia's veretable fardens nip
ped produce and took a Wte
out of the farmer's Income.
Reports from Fresno today
indicated the San Joaquin val
ley citrus crop was hard hit,
although, Imperial valley ap
parently escaped with little
damage.
PNEUMONIA IS FATAL
TO BOBBY LEE PARDUE
Bobby Lee Pardue, six-months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Pardue of Cycle, died at the lo
cal hospital Tuesday morning,
following a brief critical illness
from pneumonia.
Elkin
"The Best Little Towa
in North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Calls for additional receipt
books this week indicates real ac
tion among leaders. A big finish
is predicted. If you have plan
ned to win, be sure your com
petitor does not nose you out in
the last few hours.
They're now on the home
stretch after weeks of strenuous
effort on the part of ambitious
workers, who have been striving
zealously in quest of subscrip
tions and votes. They see victory
just ahead of them. With closing
time just a few hours off, the
curtain will have to come down
upon one of the most successful
and far-reaching Cash Offer sub
scription campaigns ever con
ducted in this part of North
Carolina.
Hundreds and hundreds of new
subscriptions have been added to
The Elkin Tribune list new
friends have been made—come to
stay, we hope, permanently.
It Won't Be Long
All is anxiety as the candidates
pound down the home stretch,
vieing with each other to reach
the wire first. To come under
the wire first in The Elkin Trib
une "Cash Offer" Campaign
means highest honors to the win
ners.
Nothing in life worthwhile is
ever gained without effort and
while all cannot win the big
award in The Elkin Tribune
"Cash Offer" Campaign, the busi
ness experience gained, the
friends and acquaintances made,
will be of inestimable value in
later years.
Plenty at Stake
With the rich rewards hanging
in the balance the candidates are
waging a fast and furious battle
of ballots which will end at 7 pjn.
Saturday, November 19.
If you are expecting to win the
biggest cash award, it is up to
you alone to have more votes
than your nearest competitor.
Work hard —victory is just ahead.
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Notice to Our
Subscribers
On December Ist, 1938, The
Tribune will be forced to re
move from its list all names
not paid up to date or in ad
vance. Please look at your
label. The first figures denote
the month and the last the
year to which your subscrip
tion is paid, according to our
records.
We do not wish to discon
tinue a single subscriber who
desires to have the paper con*
tinued and is willing to pay
for it, but we take it that
practically all have been
solicited during our circulation
campaign, which closes next
Saturday, so if you wish to
continue receiving The Tri
bune, give your renewal to one
of the campaign workers this
week, or come to the office and
make settlement, otherwise we
will be forced to discontinue
your paper.
We would also appreciate
every subscriber checking the
expiration date label >on the
paper, and If there Is an error
notifying us at once in order
that we may make correction.
If you are getting two papers
the chances are that you have
not received credit on your ac
count, so It is to your advan
tage and oars to notify us im
mediately.
Thanks in advance for yoar
prompt attention to this mat-
T*HE PUBLISHERS.