Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVm.No. 7
ANNOUNCES PLANS
TO TRAIN 20,000
AVIATORS A YEAR
Roosevelt Approves Plan to
Give Instruction
IN NATION'S COLLEGES
Only by Such Approach Can
States Adequately
Safeguard Itself
BOOST DEFENSE FORCES
Washington, Dec. 27.—T0 pro
vide pilots to man the nation's
fighting planes In time of war.
President Roosevelt today ap
proved a plan for giving a course
of instruction to 20,000 college
students annually.
"Only by such an approach,"
said a simultaneous statement
from the civil aerounatlcs author
ity, "can the United States ade
quately safeguard itself against
the vast aerial militarization pro
grams now being pressed with
fanatic zeal by foreign powers."
Both the President, who an
nounced the plan at his press
conference, and the authority
stressed first of all that the pros
pective pilots would be trained
first of all for civil aviation. The
result, it was hoped, would be a
stimulation of interest in private
flying and a consequent increase
in the productivity of American
aircraft factories.
"It is more in keeping with the
American spirit of preparedness,"
the authority said, "to build up a
great pool of men and machines,
dedicated to and engaged in the
pursuits of peace, but yielding
first place to no other nation in
flying skill or technical develop
ment, and quickly adaptable to
military needs in the event of
war."
Mr. Roosevelt said In answer to
questions that while the instruct
ors would be army and navy
filers there would be no training
in combat tactics. However, he
added, it was to be expected that
a proportion of the men trained
would enter the army or navy re
serve forces, and receive further
training.
TO AID FARMERS
CUT FROM ROLLS
Farm Security Administra
tion Would Help Those
Dropped by WPA
Farmers dropped from WPA
relief rolls will be aided by the
Rural Rehabilitation Program of
the Farm Security Administration
il they have, or can get, adequate
land for farming and can meet
FSA requirements. County Super
visor, C. O. Pickle, said today.
"Farmers without adequate
land should make plans at once
for the coming crop season," Mr.
Pickle said, "where the land is
sufficient to allow the farmer to
benefit from the RR Loan Pro
gram, and to let sound farm
plans be made, the Farm Security
Administration stands ready to
extend .help."
, The RR Program is helping
more than 600,000 farmers in the
United States to get back on
their feet. Present personnel of
the Farm Security Administration
cannot carry a very greatly in
creased number of farm people.
County Supervisor. C. O. Pickle,
urged that every ordinary source
of credit and assistance be sought
by farmers for whom WPA is no
longer open. County Farm Se
curity Administration offices will
give advice on loans or other
help to families in this group
who cannot get ahead with their
farming through using the regu
lar kinds of credit.
SICK YOUNGSTER HERE
HAS FINE CHRISTMAS
t
Billy, the youngster at Hugh*
Chatham Hospital, who, wanted a
cowboy suit for Christmas and
who told Santa Glaus so by letter,
was a happy young fellow Christ
mas morning. For not only did
Santa leave the cowboy suit, but
an electric train, a set of tinker
toys, nuts and fruit and other
nice gifts.
Santa was aided in his work by
a number of people, Graham &
Click 5c and ?0c Store here
providing the cowboy suit. Sums
of cash were given by Joe Snow
and others. The money was
turned over to Miss Abrams, of
the hospital nursing staff, who
took personal direction of Santa's
visit.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
For S3O Thursdays
■pP' Mk
Washington, D. C.—Sheridan
Downey, Senator-elect from
California who won his election
with a slogan "Thirty Dollars
Every Thursday," is shown at
his desk in the Capitol here.
IATENEWC
" from the
State and Nation
FRANCE BOLSTERS
AFRICAN PORT
Paris, Dec. 27—France start
ed reinforcement of her East
African colony of Somallland
against Italian pressure for a
bigger empire today by rush
ing a warship to Djibouti.
The 1,969-ton dispatch boat,
Dlberville of the French East
Mediterranean fleet, steamed
south from Beirut, Syria, to
the Somaliland port. Other
naval units were expected to
follow her into the Bed Sea as
the result of an appeal for re
inforcements from the gover
nor of Somaliland. France has
no fleet in the Red Sea.
REBEL FORCES
MAKE NEW GAINS
Hendaye, France (At the
Spanish Frontier), Dec. 27
Spanish insurgent armies were
credited with new gains in
Catalonia today and the Span
ish government was reported
considering the transfer of Its
capital from Barcelona, chief
objective of the insurgent of
fensive.
In the five days of the new
drive insurgents estimated
they had cut 230 square miles
from Catalonia, the northeast
ern third of government Spain
which is separated from the
Madrid-Valencia area b> an
insurgent wedge to the Med
iterranean 100 miles southwest
of Barcelona.
SAYS BOUNCING
BEI) IS "BUNK"
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 21—Mrs.
Beatrice Houdini, widow of
Harry Houdini, famed magi
cian, shuffled a stack of news
paper clippings about the Vir
ginia "bouncing bed" today at
her suburban winter home at
Safety Harbor and concluded
the so-called phenomenon was
"pure bunk."
"Bouncing beds are not
new," she said, "and I am con
vinced that there is nothing
supernatural about this latest
one. It's bound to be caused
by some illusion or dircum
stances known to every profes
sional magician, and it
easily explained."
MUST HAVE NEW
PLATES SUNDAY
Raleigh, Dec. 27—State offi
cials warned motorists today
that 1939 automobile license
tags must 'be shown on ve
hicles operating on and after
Sunday, and that several hun
dred thousand vehicles have
not been provided for yet.
Tag sales through December
22 had reached 162,854 pairs,
a gain of 15,311 over 1938 sales
a year ago, .but 592,000 pairs
were sold during 1938.
TO CONDUCT VOCAL
CLASSES IN YADKIN
Beginning Monday, Jan. 2, C.
C. Williams, well known tenor,
Will conduct vocal classes in Yad
kinville at the home of Mrs. Pass,
south of the high school building.
Classes will be held on Monday
and Friday of each week.
King Henry I of England never
smiled in 15 years! He mourned
his son who was lost in a ship
wreck.
FARMERS TO SEEK
GOVERNMENT ALD
ON WEED PROBLEM
Feel Plight Serious Result of
Tobacco Vote
MEET AT MOUNT AIRY
Committee Is Appointed to
Prepare Resolution to Be
Presented to Congress
PLAN SECOND MEETING
Facing a serious plight, and in
tensely interested in the tobacco
situation with reference to a
probable over-production next
year, a mass meeting was held at
Mount Airy last week made up of
farmers and business men from
three counties to consider resolu
tions to be presented to Congress,
when it convenes, which might
alleviate the conditions.
Enthusiasm -ran high in the
hope that the government would
yet be able to help the tobacco
farmers with their problems of
financing the production of an
other crop of tobacco, yet this
enthusiasm was tempered with
the dull despondency of doubt as
to the result of next year's crop
without the government's aid.
The meeting was addressed by
farmers, warehousemen, lawyers,
bankers, and others who have the
interest of the community at
heart.
A committee from the fifth
congressional district was ap
pointed and the chairman, John
H, Folger, was delegated to pre
pare a resolution for considera
tion by Congress. Other members
of the committee were R. C.
White, of King; I. M. Gordon, of
Pilot Mountain; Tracy C. Gentry,
of Stokesdale; C. G. Moore, of
Madison, and A. R. Phillips, of
Dalton. Additional members from
the counties of Caswell, Person
and Granville, will be named
later.
The —committee* thus formed
called a meeting *or December
27, at 1:30 p.m., to be held at
Reidsville, at which time the res
olution will be read in detail. This
meeting is open to any who may
be able to attend, and plans for
a state-wide meeting will be
made.
YADKIN WOMAN IS
KILLED BY AUTO
Miss Augusta Logan, 68, in
stantly Killed When
Struck By Car
RITES HELD TUESDAY
Miss Augusta Logan, 68, was
instantly killed two miles east of
Yadkinville, Sunday night, when
she was hit by a car driven by E.
H. Lovette, of Durham.
Miss Logan had just alighted
from the car cf her nephew,
Conrad Logan, representative of
the Reynolds Tobacco Company,
in West Virginia, and started
across the highway toward her
home, where she has lived alone
for the past several years. She
received a fractured skull and
several other cuts and bruises
about the body.
So far as could be learned
today no blame was attached to
the driver of the death car and
he was not held.
Miss Logan is survived by two
brothers, W. C. Logan, of Win
ston-Salem, and Hayes Logan, of
Saskatchewan, Canada.
T.he funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at Pilot View Church.
Rev. M. A. Cox and Rev. Charles
Hutchens conducted the services.
Burial was in the church grave
yard.
Pallbearers were Lum Williams,
Luther Speer, Homer Hutchens
Hubert York, McKinley Hutch
ens, C. Russell, Homer Williams
and Joshua Williams.
LARGE SUM RESULTS
PROM SALE OF SEALS
Mrs. E. F. McNeer, chairman of
the Christmas seal sale, which is
sponsored annually by the
Woman's Club, announces that a
total of $106.70 was received from
the sale of seals this year.
Mrs. McNeer and members of
the club extend their sincere
thanks to those who conducted
the drive and otherwise assisted
in making the campaign a suc
cess.
The greater portion of the
money will remain here to fight
tuberculosis in this section.
ELKIN. N. C- THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1938
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The Klwanis auction log, used as a block for the annual Christmas auction sale staged by the
clnb, was on the go again when this picture was taken. Wilbur Carter, retiring president of the club,
is shown as he gripped the handles of a wheelbarrow preparatory to pushing the heavy log from Hotel
Elkin to the home of Prof. L. S. Weaver, in Jonesville. It's a custom of the clnb that the president
either deliver the log in a wheelbarrow to the home of the person bidding highest for It, or else bid
in the log himself. Mr. Carter stayed with the bidding for a while, but when it reached $9.00 he
evidmtly figured it would be cheaper to get a little exercise delivering it. Also pictured are, left to
right, Prof. Weaver, Policeman J. L. Darnell and E. C. James, who will succeed Mr. Carter as presi
dent of the Klwanis club next week. Chances are Mr. James will be back of the wheelbarrow next
year.—(Tribune Photo).
C. R. WALTERS,6I,
TAKEN BY DEATH
Well-Known State Road Man
Passes Away December
21 After Long Illness
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY
Charles Richard Walters, 61,
died at his home at State Road
Wednesday of last week follow
ing an illness of 14 months.
Mr. Walters was a devout
member of the Mount Pleasant
Baptist church and was known
throughout the community in
which he lived for his kindness to
those in need and his devotion to
his family and church.
In October, 1901, he was mar
ried to Miss Emma Key, who sur
vives him, together with the fol
lowing children: Mrs. J. W. Ham
by, Salisbury; George Walters,
Elkin; William, Robert and Oli
ver Walters, State Road. Pour
teen grandchildren, three sisters,
Mrs. Prank Bryant, Cumberland,
Va.; Mrs. William Melton, Hanes,
and Mrs. Ira Sheppard, Hartley,
Del., and two brothers, Enos Wal
ters, State Road, and Robert Wal
ters, Anaconda, Mont., also sur
vive.
Funeral services were held Fri
day from Mount Pleasant Baptist
church in charge of the pastor,
Rev. B. F. Peeler, of Taylorsville,
assisted by Rev. J. L. Powers and
Rev. E. Q. Jordon, of this city,
and Rev. R. E. Adams, of May
odan.
Pallbearers were: W. H. Combs,
W. O. Key, R. J. Key, R. W. Wal
ters, J. A. Poindexter and D. K.
Key.
The floral tribute was profuse
and beautiful.
STUDENT KILLED
AS CAR WRECKS
Walter M. West, of Mocksville
Community, Dies in Hospital
Here of Fractured Skull
Walter Miller West, 25, of thQ
Mocksville community, died Tues
day evening at 7 o'clock in Hugh
Chatham hospital here of in
juries suffered in an automobile
accident near Brooks Cross Roads
Monday.
West was en route to Boone
where he was a student at Appa
lachian State Teachers College.
Driving alone, his car skidded on
the snow covered road and turn
ed over. He suffered a fractured
skull from which he was uncon
scious until his death.
Funeral arrangements have not
been learned here.
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Poley, of
Winston-Salem, and Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Nuckolls, of Galax,
Va„ were the holiday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Meed, at
their home on Bridge Street,
Miss Laura Masten had as her
guests during the holidays, W. F.
Masten, of Charlotte, Mr. and
Mrs. John Brendle and Mrs. Har
vey Cranfield, of Winston-Salem.
Looks Like Those Kiwanians Are At It Again
Red Elks Are to
Tangle Here With
Wilkes All-Stars
A basketball game that of
fers plenty of action and ex
citement for cage fans of this
section will be staged at the
Elkin school gymnasium Tues
day night, January 3, at 7:30
p.m., when the Elkin Red Elks
tangle with the North Wilkes
boro All-Stars.
The local team is made up of
a group of former Elkin high
school basketball stars. The
team from Wilkes also features
a roster of star players, and
when the two mix it at the
local gym an exciting game
should result.
A nominal admission will be
charged. Plenty of seats are
available for fans.
TWO SERIOUSLY
HURT IN CRASH
Fred and Coy Shore, of
Jonesville, in Critical Con
dition at Hospital
WRECK CHRISTMAS DAY
Two Jonesville youths, Fred
Shore, 19, and Coy Shore, 18, are
in a serious condition at Hugh
Chatham hospital here as the re
sult of an automobile accident
which occurred Christmas morn
ing near the end of the new Yad
kin river bridge on the Jonesville
side.
Although it is not known what
caused the accident, it is believed
the driver lost control, the light
touring car turning over to crush
its occupants beneath.
Unconscious when taken to the
hospital, an examination disclos
ed that Fred Shore received ser
ious internal injuries. Coy Shore
suffered a fractured skull.
The machine in which they
were riding was of the "colleg
iate" type, being painted with gay
blotches of color and with a skull
and cross bones painted on one
side.
Fred, who is no relation to Coy,
is the son of Lum Shore, of
Jonesville. Coy is the son of
Paul Shore, also of Jonesvillff.
Both young men are employees
of the Chatham Manufacturing
company.
VIOLATIONS OF GUN
LAWS ARE REPORTED
Complaints have been heard
relative to the shooting of \ fire
arms within the corporate limits,
and it has been asked that the
public again be informed that It
is ag&inst the law to shoot any
kind of gun, from air rifle up,
anywhere In town.
A number of violations of this
law have been reported recently.
Shooting of guns constitutes a
menace to everyone concerned, it
was pointed out
R. GLENN KEY
LOCATES HERE
Has been Associated With
State Unemployment Com
pensation Commission
IS ATTORNEY AT LAW
R. Glenn Key, who for the past
eight months has been associated
with the N. C. Unemployment
Compensation Commission a s
field manager, with headquar
ters at Mount Airy, has resigned
and opened., an office here for the
practice of law.
Mr. Key is the son 'of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob D. Key of near Elkin
and Is well known here, having
been educated at the city schools.
He also studied at the University
of North Carolina.
His office will be located over
the Palace Cafe on Main Street,
adjoining the office of J. H. Bee
son. Mr. Key was associated for
two years with the law firm of
Elledge and Wells in Winston-
Salem, and for three years was
engaged in private practice before
going with the unemployment
commission. He has had rather
extensive experience in research,
drafting pleadings and trial prac
tice.
Mr. Key moved his wife and
baby here early in the week and
they are making their home at
the Chappell Apartments on
Bridge Street. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Key are members of the Baptist
church.
DAN CUPID DOES BIG
CHRISTMAS BUSINESS
The Christmas holidays did not
keep cupid from taking his usual
[ toll of the single men. Accord
ing to Mr. Lawrence, register of
deeds, at Dobson, the following
licenses were granted:
Gilmer Hill, Pilot Mountain,
age 20, to Miss Effie Dase, Pilot
Mountain, age 17; Joseph Lee
Pfoff, age 24, of Winston-Salem,
to Miss Oma Marie Wilmouth, of
Mt. Airy, age 18; J. P. Carter,
age 31, to Miss Elizabeth Shores,
age 22, both of Elkin; Comer
Hanes, age 21. to Miss Edith
Elaine Noah, age 16, both of
State Road; Stanley Melvin Mor
gan, age 33, of Washington, D.
C.. to Miss Hilda Rebecca Spain,
age 23, also of Washington. D. C.;
D. D. Baylor, age 28, of Inde
pendence, Va„ to Miss Ella Irene
McKnight, age 22, of Galax, Va.;
Claude Smoot. of Elkin, to Mtss
Eula Powell, of Pilot Mountain;
Howard Combs, age 22, Fancy.
Gap, Va., to Miss Goldie Jones,
age 18, of Mt. Airy; Chester Bar
ber, age 22, to Miss Juanita Tay
lor, age 21, both of Mt. Airy.
P.O.S. OF A. TO HOLD
MEETING JANUARY 2
An important meeting of the
P. O. S. of A. will be held Monday j
January 2, at 7 o'clock. All mem- I
bers of the order are requested
to be present and bring their!
wives.
Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
CHRISTMAS CHEER
PROVIDED FOR ALL
IS OFFICIAL REPORT
So Far As Known Not One
Needy Family Overlooked
KIWANIANS RAISE $l6O
Annual Christmas Auction Is
Staged at Hotel Elkin Last
Thursday Evening
AUCTION BLOCK NETS $9
Although the exact number of
Christmas baskets delivered here
and in Jonesville Christmas was
not stated, officials of the Asso
ciated Charities said Wednesday
that so far as is known, not one
needy family was overlooked In
the two towns.
Funds which made possible the
Christmas Cheer baskets were by
private donation and the inun
Kiwanis club. The Kiwahis club
raised'the substantial 1 total of
$160.40 at their annual Christmas
auction last Thursday evening,
selling everything in sight and
then auctioning off the auction
block for $9.00. Prof. L. S. Weav
er bought the block, which was
delivered to his home in Jones
ville last Saturday afternoon by
Wilbur Carter, retiring president
of the club. Mr. Carter pushed
the log to the Weaver home in a
wheelbarrow.
The Kiwanis auctipn was well
attended and bidding was spirit
ed. J. B. Parks acted as auc
tioneer, getting the high dollar
for every article sold.
The auction block, used yearly,
sold the first time it was used in
1935 for $5.00. A large log, and
heavy, it is the custom that the
president of the club must either
buy it himself or else deliver it
in person by wheelbarrow.
NEW PASTOR IS
TO BEGIN WORK
Rev. O. V. Caudill Coming
Here as Pastor of Local
Presbyterian Church
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Rev. O.iV. Caudill, of Whites
burg, Kentucky, has been called
as pastor of the Presbyterian
church here and will begin his
work the first of the year. In
addition to serving as pastor of
the local church, Rev. Mr. Cau
dill is superintendent of Home
Missions of the Winston-Salem
Presbytery, and will devote half
of his time to the local church
and the remainder to the work of
home missions throughout the
Presbytery. . i
Rev. Mr. 6audill comes to
Elkin with high recommenda
tions from the field where he has
been serving and the public-is
extended a cordial invitation to
hear him.
SURRY GETS FUNDS TO
REPAIR COUNTY HOME
Surry county officials have
been advised that the allocation
of $13,079 in WPA funds to be
used in repairing the Surry coun
ty home, near Dobsoh, has been
authorized.
The Surry grant was one of 21
in the state. Repairs on the
county home have been needed
for a long time. Work on the
project is expected to get under
way within the next month.
City Tags Must
Be Displayed
By 4 January Ist
City license plates for 1939
are now on sale at the City
Tax Office, and most be par
chased and displayed on Elkin
cars not later than January 1,
1939, Chief of Police Dixie
Graham said Wednesday af
ternoon.
The law requires that all
Elkin motorists purchase city
tags and display Chief
Graham stated, rid those who
fail to do so subject to
fl»f. It was pointed out that
local traffic police will have
less trouble enforcing the one
hour parking law with local
cam displaying city tags. In
this way police will be able to
tell out-of-town cars, which
are not subject to parking' re
strictions.