Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Bine Ridge
VOL. No. XXVHI. No. 5
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
MAY LEAVE IT
"UP TO CONGRESS"
Washington, Dec. 13 An
impression is growing among
many politicians and observers
that President Roosevelt will
adopt an "I leave it to you"
attitude in his opening mes
■ sage to the new Congress in
January.
It is believed he will say in
effect that it is up to the Con
gress itself to evolve Its own
answer to the legislative prob
lemi already crowding its
docket.
This presidential mood Is in
dicated by Mr. Roosevelt's re
iteration, at press conferences,
of the phrase "it's up to Con
gress" when asked about plans
for reviving the controversial
government reorganisation
program.
GANG VENGEANCE
CLAIMS VICTIM
Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 13
Gangland vengeance that
reached even inside the walls
of Sing Sing prison wrote a
sequel today to the "mistake
murder" of John F. O'Hara,
26, New York financial invest
igator, who was slain by near
sighted underworld execution
ers last November 18.
Detectives said the killers
never meant to "get" O'Hara.
His slaying was a blunder. The
intended target was Matthew
J. Kane, 41, an ex-oonvict,
who "knew too much."/
Kane died today in the pris
on hospital from infection
caused by a jagged fragment
of knife-blade imbedded in his
neck. He was stabbed in a
mysterious assault last Sunday,
authorities disclosed. Five con
victs were placed In solitary
confinement in connection'
with the case.
DETERMINED TO
FOLLOW POLICY
London, Deo. 13 Prime
Minister Chamberlain told the
world tonight he was determ
ined to follow his policy of
European appeasement but
cautiously warned aggressors
that "attempts at domination
are never long successful."
Speaking to the Foreign
Press association, whose guest
list at a 50th anniversary ob
servance included German,
Italian and other diplomats.
Chamberlain announced that
Britain was ready to defend
her empire and allies, but also
offered to join any interna
tional disarmament confer
ence.
VAST HOUSING
PROGRAM EXPANDED
Washington, Dec. 13—Presi
dent Roosevelt greatly ex
panded the federal housing ad
ministration's seope today by
making a $1,000,000,000 in
crease in the amount of home
mortgages which it may insure.
The FHA, set vp to facilitate
the building of new homes, in
sures mortgage holders against
loss. The law says the total of
such mortgages under insur
ance shall be limited to $2,-
C O9,000,000 at any one time,
ut gives Mr. Roosevelt au
thority to raise this limit to
$3,000,000,000. This he did to
day.
TO PRESENT PLAYLET
JONESVILLE SCHOOL
The Jonesville Parent-Teacher
association will meet this evening
(Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock in the
school auditorium. During the
meeting the school Glee Club and
Junior Reserves and others will
present '"Hie Awakening of Eben
ezer Scrooge," a playlet in three
acts adapted from Charles Dick
ens' "A Christmas Carol."
A large cut will take part, and
the play is expected to be an out
standing success.
THREE MARRIAGE
PERMITS ISSUED
The following marriage certifi
cates were issued by the register
of deeds at Dobson the past week:
Prank Bauldln, El kin, age 20, to
Miss Alice Mounce, age 20, also
of Elkin; Emmanuel McMilllon,
age 28, to Miss Posey Holyfield,
age 21, both of Rockford; War
ren Stone, age 25, to Miss Molly
Hill, age 26. both from Pilot
Mountain.
'TOE ELKIN TRIBUNE
SEEK ADDITIONAL
AID IN PROVIDING
CHRISTMAS CHEER
Committee to Make List of
Needy Families Here
MEETING HELD FRIDAY
Ask Individuals and Organ
izations to Help Provide
for Less Fortunates
WOULD AVOID DRIVE
At a meeting of the local Asso
ciated Charities Friday afternoon
in the office of W. S. Reich on
West Main street, the standing
committee was instructed to
make a list of the names of needy
families here and to investigate
whether or not the various fam
ilies reported are really in need
of aid.
The Associated Charities yearly
provides Christmas baskets for
less fortunate families.
The committee is composed of
Mrs. W. W. Whitaker, Mrs. T. A.
Leeper and C. H. Brewer.
Due to a scarcity of funds this
year it is hoped that a number of
individuals and local organiza
tions will take needy families to
provide for, and thus make un
necessary a campaign to raise
money for this purpose. Those
interested are asked to get in
touch with the committee named
above.
Rev. P. W. Tucker, pastor of
the First Methodist church, was
placed on the Associated Chari
ties board to replace Dr. Wm. A.
Jenkins, former pastor.
BOY IS HED ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Youth Admits Criminal As
sault on Small Girl on
Saturday
IS HELD WITHOUT BOND
Yadkinville, Dec. 14—(Special)
—Everett (Beauty) Lineberry, 15,
is being held in jail here without
bond on a charge of criminally
assaulting a little girl under six
years of age, near her home In
East Bend Saturday afternoon.
The little girl, Golda Jane
Horn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bige Horn, was playing in the
yard of their home when she was
enticed into a barn by a promise
of some peanuts. After the
crime was committed Lineberry
went home and went 'possum
hunting, being arrested by offi
cers when he returned.
He was carried before Magis
trate J. A. Mathews for a hearing
Sunday afternoon and readily ad
mitted the charge, according to
Jailor Jake Brown. Mr. Mathews
also stated that he admitted the
charge.
Dr. G. F. Reeves, of East Bend,
examined the little girl a short
time after the attack and said
there was no doubt what had
happened.
Lineberry is a son of the late
Dot Lineberry and lived with his
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Lineberry,
in East Bend.
LOCAL YOUTH HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Roy Johnson, of Elkin. suffer
ed a head injury and injuries to
his leg and knee Friday night
when the automobife in which he
and Cecil Lyons, also of Elkin,
skidded over a steep embank
ment east of Jonesville on the
Boonyille highway.
Lyons reqeived only minor in
juries. The car, property of
Howard Goins, was badly dam
aged.
Johnson was carried to the lo
cal hospital by ambulance imme
diately after the accident. His
injuries were not regarded as se
rious.
RONDA DRAMATIC, GLEE
CLUB TO GIVE PROGRAM
The Ronda Dramatic and Glee
clubs will present a program In
the .school auditorium Friday ev
ening, Dceember 16, at 7:30. The
program includes several dia
logues directed by Garvey Cheek,
a one-act play, "Tom Taylor's
Troubles." directed by Miss Annie
Lee Swaim, "Hansel and Qretel,"
a play written for the marion
ettes, all presented by the dra
matic club, and a group of
Christmas carols rendered by
members of the glee club.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. A nominal admission
fee will be charged.
Rose Bowl Bound
Durham, N. C.—Here is Co-
Captain Eric (the Red) Tipton,
Duke University's star punter
and triple-threat, who will play
with his team against the Uni
versity of Southern California
in the Rose Bowl football
classic on Jan. 2.
PENSION CHECKS
ARE AT DOBSON
List of Old Soldiers Dwindles;
Only Ten Now Left in
Surry County
WIDOWS GET PAYMENT
Pension checks for Surry's re
maining 10 Confederate veterans
are at Dobson, in addition to
pension checks which go to the
widows of veterans. Officials in
the clerk of superior court office
stated Wednesday that it is hoped
all checks will be called for be
fore Christmas.
The 10 surviving veterans are
A. S. Cockerham, E. M. Ham
rick, Samuel Hodges, G. C. Mar
shall, S. J. Odell, J. W. Phillips,
B. J. Snow, M. A. Southard, F. L.
Wall and W. H. Wall. All of
these veterans receive class A
checks.
The following widows of con
federate veterans receive checks:
Bettie Pardue, J. A. Park, Char
ity F. Smith, Jane Snow, Sally
Spencer. Carrie Swain, Mary E.
Thomas, Martha Wall, Fannie
Waller, Susan Wells, Hulda Jane
Williams, Polly Williamson, Sarah
F. Ashburn, Lucinda Atkins, Mary
E. Ball, Cordelia Banner, Rosa
Blevins, L. J. Bullen, Susan A.
Bunker, Catherine Cabaniss,
Martha F. Chappell, Elizabeth
Cockerham, Nancy Cockerham,
Sarah Collins, Sallie Donathan,
Mary Hodges, Cary Ann Holly
field, Gannie Jackson, Mary
Journey, E. J. Layne, Annie Mar
tin and Amanda Miller. The
persons named above also receive
class A checks.
Class B checks go to the fol
lowing persons: N. J. Blackwood,
Ida Cockerham, Rhoda Galyson,
Martha Hutchens, Fronie Kirk
man and Mandy Strange.
LOCAL MAN BADLY
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Richard Lovering, Jr., Sus
tains Fractured Skull and
Ribs in Crash
CONDITION IS SERIOUS
Richard Lovering, Jr., an office
employee of the Chatham Manu
facturing company here, was ser
iously in Juried early Sunday
morning at Pinehurst when his
automobile left the road, crashed
into a fence, and turned over.
The accident was not discovered
until an hour or two later. The
young man, unconscious, was tak
en to Moore County Hospital
where it was found he had a
fractured skull and ribs. His con
dition is said to be improving, it
was learned Wednesday afternoon
by telephone from Pinehurst.
Formerly of Boston, Mass., Lov
ering has been with the Chatham
Manufacturing company here for
the past two years, making his
home at Hotel Elkin. His parents
are now residents of Pinehurst
where his father is in business.
JAMES F. AMBURN
TAX SUPERVISOR
James P. Amburn, of B.oonville
and Elkin, has assumed his du
ties as Yadkin county tax super
visor, being the first Democrat
to hold this position.
Mr. Amburn, prior to being ap
pointed to his new Job by the
democratic board, was connected
•vith the Yadkin Auto Sales, au
tomobile agency, in this city.
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1938
SITUATION GRAVE
HULL POINTS OUT
LIMA CONFERENCE
American Nations Move To-
ward Organizing
HULL MAKES ADDRESS
Parley Is Lauded for Dis
carding "Short-Sighted
Nationalism" N
DISCUSSIONS STARTED
Lima, Dec. 13. —Nations of the
western hemisphere, spurred by
what Secretary of State Cordell
Hull called a "grave world situa
tion," took first steps today to or
ganize for peace in the new world
and protection from the old.
Putting aside what Hull term
ed "excessive and short-sighted
nationalism," the nations plunged
into discussion of far-reaching
projects before the committee on
organization of peace.
In a radio address tonight at
the end of the day's sessions of the
21-nation Pan-American confer
ence, Hull declared American na
tions were "keenly aware of the
threat to their principles and in
stitutions which has arisen else
where in nations holding alien
ideas which they seek to impose
by force or extend by deception.
"Unless I mistake the prevail
ing attitude here." he added, "the
American nations are determnied
to defend the institutions and
principles of their own choice."
Hull expressed his "confidence
that here at Lima we shall carry
further forward the work of the
past."
Speaking at the close of the
first full day of active discussions,
Hull declared his conversations
with representatives of other pow
ers had given him "a clear im
pression that there exists among
us a measure of moral and spiri
tual unity far greater than ever
before."
"In our measurement of and at
titude toward contemporary af
fairs and future prospects there
are exhibited broader visions and
broader views than sometimes
orevailed in the past," he contin
ued.
"I sense much less rivalry,
whether between countries or in
dividuals, than in previous con
ferences."
BIG DISTILLERY
TAKEN IN SURRY
Steam Outfit Found in Op
eration North of Mountain
Park by Sheriff
OPERATORS ALL ESCAPE
A large steam distillery, said to
be the largest ever to be operated
in Surry county, was destroyed
last week eight miles north of
Mountain Park by Sheriff Har
vey S. Boyd, four deputies and
J. K. Jewell, a member of the
state highway patrol.
Three 100-gallon steam outfits,
all fired by the same furnace, and
capable of producing 60 gallons
of whisky daily, were in opera
tion when the officers made their
anpearance. Due to bad roads,
which made travel slow, none of
the operators were captured,
they having been warned in am
ple time by lookouts.
At the still were 132 five-gal
lon cans, 55 five-gallon kegs, six
50-gallon kegs, and three 50-gal
lon steel drums, all empty. A
truck had been used to make the
final haul and a majority of the
stock of whisky was gone.
A large quantity of canned
goods, a bunk house, and other
equipment was located near the
distillery, which was said to have
been in operation for the past
five months.
MTN. PARK TO PRESENT
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
As a closing program before the
holidays, the Mountain Park Glee
Club and Choral class will pre
sent a Christmas festival. "Christ
mas in Old England," at 1 o'clock
Wednesday, December 21, in the
schobl auditorium. The cast will
include a number of modern
characters and old English char
acters. The public Is cordially
invited to attend. The school
will be closed from December 21
to January 9.
An Idea is a loom upon which
an artist with words may weave
a treasurable tapestry that will
attract multitudes to behold and
be sold.
N. C. Girl Among Nation's Healthiest
1
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Chicago, 111.—These four boys and four girls were named the
nation's healthiest 4-H Club youths. They are, Lto r.: Gerald R.
Hawley, 17, of Brock, Neb.; Britt Phillips, 17, of Cordele, Ga.;
Hubert Littlefield, 17, of Oak Grove, Louisiana, and Kendall Wil
son, 18, of Kellogg, lowa. Girls, L to r.: Ruth Mason, 16, States
ville, N. C.; Louise Johnson, 15, Calera, Ala.; Jeffle Poland, 15,
Fryeburg, La., and Barbara Beebe, 15, of Logan, lowa.
Elkin Stores to
Remain Open Until
8 Starting Friday
, Elkin stores, beginning Fri
day, will remain open each
evening before Christmas until
8:00 o'clock in order to give
everyone ample time in which
to do their Christmas shop
ping.
As was announced recently,
all stores will remain closed
Monday, December 26, in ob
servance of Christmas, due to
the fact that the 25th falls on
Sunday.
KIWANIANS HOSTS
TO FOOTBALL TEAM
Club to Entertain Nurses of
Hugh Chatham Hospital
This Evening
PLAN CHRISTMAS SALE
Members of the Elkin high
school football team and their
coach were guests of the Elkin
Kiwanis club at a banquet at
Hotel Elkin last Thursday even
ing.
The banquet featured an enter
taining program and the award
ing of letters to the various mem
bers of the team who earned
them this year.
A brief address of welcome was
delivered by Kiwanian E. C.
James, to which Coach J. S.
Bumgarner responded. Members
of the team were introduced by
Bud Ratledge, co-captain of the
1938 eleven. Sam Gambill made
a brief talk, and then Coach
Bumgarner made the presenta
tion of letters.
The final feature of the pro
gram was the election of a cap
tain for next year's team. Jim
Harrell was named to this post
by the players, with Eugene Pow
ers as co-captain.
Members of the football squad
are Bill Sparks, Jim Harrell, Eu
gene Powers, Sam Gambill, John
Mastin, Bud Ratledge, Bill Gam
bill, Russell Johnson, George
Grier, Joe Windsor, Glenn Dor
sett, Reece Shugart, James Eid
son, Graham Zachrey, Hugh Hol
comb, Don ni e Harris, Max
Sparks, Bill Graham, John Gam
bill, Tom Whatley, Charlie Foxx,
Jim James and Bob Chatham
(manager).
In a brief business session the
Kiwanians volunteered to buy
letters for the football team. The
club also voted to give $5.00 on
the cost of installing statuary
floodlights at Hugh Chatham
Memorial hospital.
This evening at 6:30 the Ki
wanians will entertain the nurses
of the local hospital, * special
program being planned. Next
week will come the annual
Christmas auction sale, a yearly
event, proceeds of which will be
turned over to the Associated
Charities Christmas fund to pro
vide Christmas cheer for less for
tunate families.
The general public is invited to
attend this auction and to par
ticipate in the buying. It was
also stated that anyone wishing
to donate to the fund raised in
this manner will see their dona
tion cheerfully received.
, Each year the Kiwanis club has
raised sybstantial cash sums.
Strawberry ice cream is the
hardest to keep frozen.
ELKIN ORCHESTRA
PROVES SUCCESS
Makes Hit in Initial Appear
ance at School Auditorium
Tuesday Evening
R. GRATZ COX DIRECTS
The initial performance of the
Elkin Orchestra, organized here
several months ago by R. Gratz
Cox, director, proved a big suc
cess at the Elkin school auditor
ium Tuesday evening.
Although the majority of the
orchestra members had had no
training prior to the organization
of the group, they gave an excel
lent performance which speaks
well for their ability to master
musical instruments and for the
training given by Mr. Cox, who in
addition to knowing all the in
struments used by the orchestra,
is also a composer.
Members of the orchestra are,
violins: Mrs. E. R. Settle, Peggy
Royall, Evelyn Boger, June Boles,
John Wes Mathis, Dale Aldridge;
clarinets: Robert Nicks, Ralph
Transou and Eugene Aldridge;
saxophones: Fred Norman,
Charles Craver and W. H. Todd;
trumpets: E. C. James, Jr., David
Parks, Bernard Mock and Harold
Brendle; trombones: James Set
tle and Thomas Whatley; drums,
Jane Craver; piano, Margaret
Settle.
In addition to selections by the
orchestra, several vocal numbers
were featured during the program
by Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant, John
Blackburn, Mrs. Fletcher Harris,
and Miss Josephine Paul.
WINSTON MAN
IS FOLGER SECY
Harvey Lupton, Forsyth
Democrat, Assumes Duties
First of Year
IS ATTORNEY AT LAW
Congressman-elect A. D. (Lon)
Folger, of Mount Airy, has an
nounced the appointment of Har
vey Lupton, of Winston-Salem, as
his secretary.
Mr. Lupton, long a Democratic
leader in Forsyth county and' a
secretary of the county Demo
cratic committee, will go to
Washington the first of the year
to assume his new duties, that
being the date on which the new
congressman from the fifth dis
trict will begin his term.
Mr. Lupton is 29 year? of age
and has practiced law in Win
ston-Salem for the past six years.
He was educated at Duke Univer
sity and Wake Forest and is the
son of a Methodist minister.
ELECTRIC PROJECTS
DEADLINE EXTENDED
High Point, Dec. 11—Deadline
for actual construction to begin
on the city's proposed $6,000,000
hydro-electric plant has been ex
tended from December 15 to Jan
uary 1, City Manager E. M. Knox
has announced. »•
Mr. Khox, who has been in
Washington conferring with PWA
and labor department officials
concerning the wage rate to bs
paid on the project, said that no
decision has teen reached. He
expects a definite decision to be
reached in the controversy in the
near future.
Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FARMERS FAIL TO
APPROVE CONTROL
IN VOTE SATURDAY
Surry Farmers, However,
Give Control Big Vote
QUOTAS ARE NULLIFIED
Growers May Raise As Much
Tobacco As They Please
Next Year
SIX STATES AFFECTED
Fanners throughout the tobac
co growing areas Saturday failed
to give a two-thirds majority In
favor of control of the 1939 crop,
and as a result will not be limited
by quotas next year, as has been
the case for the past several
years. Results of the balloting
me&ns that poundage allotments
which have been given for next
year will be null and void.
The farmers of Surry county
favored control of the 1939 crop,
giving control 4,778 votes as
against 1,479 against. According
to a statement Wednesday by J.
W. Crawford, Surry county farm
agent, farmers may now grow as
much tobacco as they desire as
the only method of control will
be vested in the soil conserva
tion program in which the acre
age quotas may be used In the
voluntary control method where
by farmers are paid for growing
soil conserving crops and plant
ing only the allotted acreage of
tobacco.
States which voted on the to
bacco question Saturday, in addi
tion to North Carolina, were
South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida and Virginia. Al
though failing to give a two
thirds majority required by law,
more farmers voted for control
than against it.
MAY SOON BUILD
BOONVILLE ROAD
Stretch from Crutchfield to
Boonville Expected to Be
Hard Surfaced
TO ELIMINATE CURVES
A state highway survey, show
ing proposed charges in the route
from Crutchfield to Boonville, is
posted in the court house at Dob
son and leads to the belief that
the state highway department
will soon construct a hard surface
highway between these two
towns.
The construction of this road
has been advocated for several
years as it forms a direct route
between Dobson and Yadkinville,
and is the only part which is not
hard surfaced.
According to the proposed
changes the road follows almost
a straight course from the Yad
kin river to Boonville, eliminat
ing the bad curves on the south
side of the river, as well as other
curves on the old road. The route
marked on the map indicates a
new bridge across the river and
the straightening of the road that
leads down to the river from the
Surry side. As the road is aU. S.
Highway it is probable the bridge
will be elevated to clear the rail
road track at that place, since the
track is near the bridge and an
overhead crossing could be easily
constructed.
The distance of the road under
consideration is about four miles.
Club Announces
Christmas Light
Contest Here
The Elkin Woman's Club,
which annually sponsors a
Christmas home lighting con
test here, has announced prizes
for this year's contest.
Four prizes will be awarded
as follows: $3.00 for the best
general effect of the home;
$2.00 for the most attractive
doorway; SB.OO first prise for
the best outdoor tree and $2.00
for the second best outdoor
tree.
The prise money, which
totals SIO.OO, wU be donated
by the club and the Duke
Power company, each giving
$5.00.
Everyone is urged to beauti
fy their homes with lights and
help moke the town as attrac
tive as possible this Christmas
whether they enter the contest
or not.