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VOL. No. XXVin.No. 11
ELECTION REFORM
BILLS INTRODUCED
® STATE HOU S E
Would Repeal Present Ab
sentee Ballot Law
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TIGHTEN MARKER LAWS
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sored by Administration;
Would Curb Evils
OTHER BILLS COME UP
Raleigh. Jan. 24.—Four admin
tstration-sponsor°d bills which
embody voting reforms recom
mended by the state board of e
lections, were introduced in the
house of representatives today.
The measures, sent forward by
Representatives Taylor of Wayne.
Moore of Wilson, and Payne of
Alexander, would:
ballot law, and enact a substitute
making the chairman of a county
board of elections soley respon
sible for the integrity of absentee
voting in his county, and requir
ing absentee voters to deliver their
ballots, either in person or by mall,
to the chairman at least three
days before an election.
2. Divide all precincts in which
more than 500 persons voted in
1936.
3. Tighten the laws relating to
markers at the polls, by providing
that only near relatives or other
persons designated by voters could
| assist in marking ballots,
f 4. Order a new state-wide reg
r istration of voters before the 1940
primaries, and provide that sep
arate registration books be kept
for memebrs of various political
parties.
Six other bills, which would
ban absentee voting in Polk,
Swaim. Catawba, Madison, Samp
son and Hcfce counties, also hit
the legislative hoopers. All were
introduced in the house.
FIVE SCHOOLS
ENTER TOURNEY
Application Blanks Have Been
in Mail Only Few Days;
Officials Optimistic
CRATER IS TO REFEREE
Intense interest on the part of
schools in Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes
and Alleghany counties in the
forthcoming Elkin 4-County
Basketball tournament which is
scheduled to get under way at the
local gymnasium Wednesday,
b February 22, has resulted in the
official entry of five teams to
I date although official entry blanks
to the various schools have been
in the mail a day or so, it has
been announced by tournament
offfidals.
Schools which have entered
teams are Beulah (Surry), Sparta
(Alleshany), and Mt. View
(Wilkes). Beulah has entered its
boys' team while the other two
schools have entered both' boys'
and girls' teams.
Plans for the event continue to
 grow apace and every indication
points to the most successful
tournament yet, both in interest
and in quality of play. Among
the 24 powerful teams expected to
participate are several strong
Wilkes county squads, who have
proveu themselves potent on the
court thus for this season. These
schools include Ferguson, Mt.
Pleasant, Roaring River. Ronda,
North Wilkesboro. Miller's Creek
and Traphill, in addition to Mt.
View, which has already entered.
Ab Crater, of Elkin, an expert
""pa the game and a former star
player* in his own right, has been
named as head referee for the
tournament. His assistants will
be announced at a later date.
NEW SHOE SHOP TO
OPEN HERE FRIDAY
A modern new shoe repair shop
will open here Friday morning on
Main street in the building form
erly occupied by Hayes Cash
. Hardware Co., located next door
to Snow Clothing Co.
To be managed by Paul F.
Clontz, of Hickory, the business
will be operated under the name
of Paul's Shoe Shop, and will
feature attractive prices on all
types of shoe repairing.
A feature will be the giving of
a iredfahine card, good for 10 free
shoe shines, to every customer
whose shoe repairing amounts to
as much as SI.OO.
Hie shop will serve customers
while they w«wt. «f uoStTEd.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
Jess Willard Tries Old Plane
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Miaj.il, Fla.—Jess Willard, one-time heavyweight boxing
champion of the world, is shown in a plane used in his hey-day as
a boxer. This 1910 pusher, which is owned by Clarence M©Arthur,
of Tampa, Fla., is an ancestor oi the more modern planes taking
part in the eleventh annual Ail-American air manoeuvers here.
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
RAILROADS PLEAD
FOR TAX RELIEF
Raleigh, Jan. 24 Repre
sentatives of railroads operat
ing: in North Carolina hong
the specter of government
ownership before the General
Assembly's joint finance eom
mittee today in a plea for re
duction of taxes that have
"passed the point of confisca
tion."
"We'd like to run under our
own steam," said William T.
Joyner of Raleigh, division
counsel for the Southern Rail
road. "We'd like to pay our
own expenses, but if we do not,
there is only one alternative.
"Railroads have to run and
the government will run
them," he added.
GRAHAM OPPOSES
TUITION INCREASE
Raleigh, Jan. 24—Dr. Frank
P. Graham, president of the
Greater University of North
Carolina, today attacked pro
posed increases in tuition at
state educational institutions
a* applying a "test of wealth
instead of merit" to prospec
tive students.
Speaking before the joint
appropriations committee, Gra
ham warned that boosts in en
trance fees would violate the
spirit of North Carolina's con
stitution and traditions, and
asked the General Assembly to
increase the annual appro
priation for the greater uni
versity by $908,233.
SEEKS TO IMPEACH
SECRETARY PERKINS
Washington, Jan. 24—Repre
sentative J. Paraell Thomas
(R), N. J., began impeach
ment proceedings in the House
today against Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins and
two aides, charging they com
mitted high crimes and mis
demeanors by obstructing the
deportation of Harry Bridges,
Australian-born, West Coast
labor leader.
Thomas introduced a resolu
tion calling for an investiga
tion to determine whether im
peachment is warranted.
FIRE DESTROYS
TWO SCHOOLS
Clinton, Jan. 24—'Fire de
stroyed Salemburg's two state
owned school buildings early
this morning, the loss being
estimated at $35,000 by Coun
ty Supt. D. V. Carter. Insur
ance amounting to $26,500 was
carried on the buildings.
The fire was discovered at
about 4:30 o'clock by J. L. Hol
la nd. Salemburg contractor
who lives near the school. It
is believed to have started in
the shower and locker room
from a stove used to heat
water.
TO ORDAIN DEACONS
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday at the evening hour of
worship five deacons will be or
dained at the First Baptist
church. Rev. R. L West, of Yad
kinville. will preach the ordina
tion sermon. Deacons to be or
dained are: Garland Johnson, W.
O. Lawrence. Lonnle Martin, L.
M. Mast en and R. L. Reinhardt.
The public 'a cordially invited.
COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED BY CLUB
Elkin Kiwanis Club Makes
Plans for Coming Year at
Meet Thursday Night
DONATE $25.00 TO FUND
Appointment of committees
and outlining the work for 1939
featured the first business session
of the year of the Elkin Kiwanis
Club at the weekly dinner meet
ing at Hotel Elkin Thursday ev
ening. The club president, E. C.
James, was in charge of the
meeting. Among the business
was the donation of $25 by the
club for the advertising program
of the Lakes to Florida highway.
Following the open meeting a
meeting of the club directors was
held.
Mr. James announced the fol
lowing committees to serve dur
ing the year:
Boys and Oirls: J. Mark Mc-
Adams, chairman. J. O. Aber
nethy, G. L. Hill, C. N. Myers;
House: Charles Brewer, chair
man, David J. Smith, Tom Shu
gart; Inter-Club Relations and
Kiwanis Education: George Roy
all, chairman, J. R. Polndexter,
E. S. Spainhour, J. D. Holcomb;
Membership: Hugh Royall, chair
man, Gilbert Meed, E. W. Mc-
Daniel; Music: Paul Gwyn, chair
man, Mrs. Franklin Folger, Alex
Biggs. R. G. Smith; Program:
Franklin Folger, chairman. Dr.
Harrell, Carl Poindexter, Wilbur
Carter; Public Affairs: W. M.
Allen, chairman, J. R. Poindex
ter, H. P. Graham, • Foley Nor
man; Publicity: Harvey Laffoon,
chairman. Garland Johnson, W.
B. Lankford; Under - Privileged
Child: Wilbur Carter, chairman,
Dr. Hugh Parks, Dr. Seth M.
Beale, I. C. Yates; Vocational
Guidance: Stacey Weaver, chair
man, Errol Hayes, Dr. Charles
Haywood; Club Representative of
Associated Charities: Charlie
Brewer; Library Board Repre
sentative: Paul Gwyn.
JONESVILLE MAN
DES SUNDAY A.M.
Millard Filmore Cockerham
Succumbs to Attack of
Pneumonia; Ws® 82
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
Millard Filmore Cockerham, 82,
of Jonesville, died Sunday morn
ing at 5 o'clock in the local hos
pital, following an illness of three
days from pneumonia.
Mr. Cockerham was a bachelor
and the last surviving member of
the family of the late S. W. and
Mrs. Virginia Jones Cockerham.
He was a native of Surry county
but had spent most of his life in
Jonesville, where the family mov
ed many years ago.
His nearest survivors are nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held
Monday morning at 11 o'clock
from the Jonesville Methodist
church. The rites were in charge
of Rev. Dwight B. Mull Is, pastor
of the church. Interment was in
the family plot to the Jonesville
cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Fletcher Mc-
Bride, W. T. Woodruff. Willie
Gregory, R. C. Minlsh, O. E.
Boles and Phillip Wilkins.
If we are responsible for our
faces after 40, then Ned Sparks,
frozen-faced comedian, will have
much to account for!
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1939
LOYALISTS MAKE
DESPERATE STAND
TO DEFEND CITY
Fighting in Suburbs of Span
ish Capital
BARCELONA BESIEGED
Soldiers and Civilian Ref
ugees Stream Northward
in Face of Rebel Win
CITY IS BEING CUT OFF
Perpignan, French -Spanish
Frontier, Jan. 25.—Spanish Loyal
ist troops made a desperate stand
in the suburbs of Barcelona today
against nationalists massed for a
triumphant entry to Spain's
greatest city and their biggest vic
tory of the civil war.
Thousands of loyalist soldiers,
and thousands of civilian refugees,
were streaming northward from
the city, which the nationalists
had hoped to enter this morning
without a fight.
But picked republican troops
elected to make a last fight. They
held the Moors from Africa, shock
division of the nationalist army,
in the southern suburbs.
EARLIER REPORTS
Hendaye, France. Jan. 24.—The
first of three columns of insurgent
General Franco's army attacking
Barcelona rolled its way within a
mile and a half of the city's cen
ter tonight while insurgent shells
ripped into the goverment capital.
The insurgents' southern army
on wheels, almost without firing
a shot, captured the government
airdrome at Prat De Llobrcgat,
and then sped along the coast to
the suburbs of the capital where
il expected to halt until the other
armies could sweep across the
coastal plains to cut the city off
completely.
The dash was made by General
i Juan Yague's Moroccan crops
which earlier had bees reported at
Gava, seven miles away.
Within v Barcelona proper, n
; ports reaching the border said, the
calm of the refugee-choked city
of 2,000.000 people was beginning
to break as it became apparent
there was no means by which they
could flee to the north.
These reports said all trains had
stopped running. Only members
of the government and lucky few
were able to obtain cars and
trucks to carry them out of range
of the smashing shell fire from in
surgent guns that had been
pounding the city since noon.
The government's decision to
move northward to Gerona or
Figueras, respectively 50 and 70
miles nearer the French border,
was said to have started a mass
trek of women, children and old
men on foot.
They were carrying their most
precious possessions on their
backs or trundling them in wheel
barrows.
LOW SPEED LIMIT
SET FOR PARKWAY
Scenic Highway Not in Con
dition Now for Fast Traf
fic, Officials Say
LIMIT IS 35 PER HOUR
A speed limit of 35 miles per
hour has been set for the scenic
hlehwav. It has been learned here
from officials of the national
park service, who said that It
was necessary to provide every
means at their disposal to safe
guard motorists who wish to drive
the parkway at this time.
The speed limit was set at 15
miles per hour through sections
where men are at work.
In fixing the low speed limits,
officials said curves are unmark
ed, shoulders not suficlently set
tled and soft, there are no cen
ter line stripes nor guard rails,
and it would thus be highly dan
gerous for anyone to drive fast
over the highway.
New speed regulations will be
announced when the parkway Is
completed and officially opened.
ORGANIZE YOUNG TAR
\ HEEL FARMERS CLUB
A Young Tar Heel Farmers
Club has been organized by the
eighth grade boys of the Boon
ville high school. Officers elect
ed were: President, Bobby Mc
cormick; vice-president, Bobby
Hobson; secretary, Marion Gray
Miller; treasurer, Poise Cocker
ham; reporter, Delbert Caudle;
Watch Dog, Howard Wooten, and
advisor, J. R. Walker.
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Washington, D. C. —Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal
lace (left), as he conferred with Senator Ellison D. Smith, of South
Carolina, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, regard
ing proposed new farm legislation.
CRASH OF PLANE
IS INVESTIGATED
Cause of Failure of Flying
Boat Remains Mystery;
Survivors Reach Port
ALL FOUR MOTORS QUIT
New York, Jan. 24—The British
air ministry tonight began an in
vestigation into the mysterious
power-failure crash of the 19-ton
Imperial Airways flying boat
Cavalier, with the loss of three
lives at sea, as the captain of the
lost plane said "definitely" the
tragedy was not caused by icing.
"The Cavalier was equipped to
combat ice," said 31-year-old
Capt. M. Rowland Alderson, who
was rescued with nine other sur
vivors.
"At no time did I have the
slightest fear of ice formation—
either on the wings or clogging
the carburetors. I have flown
through far worse conditions.
The whole thing is a mystery to
me."
Pale and haggard from thoir
10-hcur ordeal at clinging to
gether in the gulf stream, off the
Maryland coast, the five women
and five msn survivors were able
to give more coherent accounts
of the tragedy than when they
arrived late yesterday on the
rescue tanker Esso Baytown.
But none knew the answer to
the all-absorbing question:
What happened to the giant
sky-liner, silencing its four mo
tors and necessitating a forced
landing on the choppy seas mid
way between New York and Ber
muda?
FOLGER NAMED TO
IMPORTANT GROUP
Surry Congressman Is Ap
pointed to Banking and
Currency Committee
UNUSUAL SIGNIFICANCE
Washington, D. C.—(Special)—
Increased Congressional power
for North Carolina in the all-im
portant matter of committee
strength was seen here today, in
the appointment of U. S. Repre
sentative Alonzo D. Folger of the
Fifth Congressional District to
the powerful Banking and Cur
rency Committee.
This 1 major exclusive House
committee has charge of all leg
islation affecting banking and
money policies of the nation.
Congressmen who win appoint
ment to a major committee such
as Banking and Currency are as
signed to that committee exclu
sively -because of the importance
of its work.
Appointment of the Surry Con
gressman to the committee had
unusual significance in view of
the fact that the committee in
the past has been heavily dom
inated by Congressmen of the
"Wall Street" variety. Congress
men from other sections have
clamored for increased repre
sentation on the committee.
SPECIALIST TO BE IN
SURRY JANUARY 27th
On January 27th. H JR. Niswon
ger, extcxsion horticultural spec
ialist will be in Surry county and
give talks and demonstrations at
R. S. Johnson's orchard, near
White Plains at 10 o'clock, and at
E. C. Bivin's orchard on the Fancy
Gap highway at 2 p. m.
J. W. Crawford, Surry county
farm agent, urges all farmers of
Surry who are interested lis know
ing the proper ways of pruning,
fertilizing and spraying, to attend
one of these meetings.
Named to Court
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Frankfurter of
professor of the w»rraid Law-
School, who was named by
President Roosevelt to be an
Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court. Frank
"furter mi named .to the va
cancy created by the death last
July of Benjamin N. Cardozo.
GREENWOOD HOME
RAZED BY FLAMES
Ancient Landmark Goes Up
in Smoke 2 Miles From
Here Tuesday A.M.
STARTED FROM CHIMNEY
Fire completely destroyed the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvy N.
Greenwood, two miles east of Elk-
Jn, about 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The flames had gained so
much headway when discovered
that it was impossible to save the
structure, since the only water
supply was a nearby well. The
blaze apparently originated above
the fireplace in the living room.
The children of the family, one
of which was returning to school
for the first time since a recent
.hospital illness, were in the act
of boarding the school bus when
the fire was discovered.
Only a small portion of the
furnishings were recovered. The
home, which was believed to be
between 160 and 170 years old and
was occupied by the greatgrand
son of the builder, was one of the
oldest landmarks in this section.
Many valuable heirlooms also
were lost in the fire. The build
ing consisted of two stories and a
basement.
Only a small amount of insur
ance was carried on the home and
furniture.
This is the third old landmark
that has been destroyed by fire
in that community within the
last year or two.
LOCAL MARKETS ARE .
RATED BY INSPECTOR
> First official ratings of meat
markets'in Surry county have
been released by the Surry coun
ty health department, following
an inspection by M. M. Melvin,
district sanitarian with the state
board of health.
Markets with ratings of less
than 70 per cent, were required
to discontinue selling meat until
they complied with requirements,
m the future, it was announced,
any market found with a rating
of less than 70 per cent, will be
prosecuted.
Ratings of E!Rln markets were
given as follows: Baaketeria, 85;
City Market, 44.5; Cash fe Carry,
79: Modern Pood Store, 62.
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Eikin
~ne Beat Little Jows
in North Carolina*
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ALL IN READINESS
FOR ANNUAL BALL
TO FIGHT DISEASE
Witt Be* ~ Staged aC Oym :
nasium Monday Night
ENGAGE 2 ORCHESTRAS
Fifty Per Cent, of Proceeds
Will Remain at Home for
Local Needs
URGE ALL TO ATTEND
An excellent orchestra and
string band have been engaged
to play for the local Birthday
Ball for the President, to be held
at the school gymnasium Monday
night from 8 o'clock until 2 a.m.
John Peddycord and his Band, of
Winston-Salem, will provide the
music for the round dance. Byron
Bryan and his Band will make
music for the square danoe.
Due to having only one floor
available, the ball will be divided
into two parts. The square dance
will get under way at S p.m. and
continue until 10 p.m. Then the
round dance will start, ending at
2 a.m.
Sam Atkinson, chairman of the
local ball, has extended a cordial
invitation to everyone, both to
town and out, to attend the ball
here. He is hopeful that many
people from neighboring towns
which are planning no balls will
take the opportunity to aid in the
fight against infantile paralysis
by attending the Elkin event.
It was also pointed out by Mr.
Atkinson that there is plenty of
parking space available at the
gym.
The Elkin ball will be but one
of thousands to be held
out the entire nation. Admission
here has been set at tl.oo per
couple. Ladies attending without
I escort will be admitted for 50
cenus.
Fifty cents of each dollar will
remain here to provide for vic
tims of infantile paralysis to tills
immediate section. . The money is
to be used' to provide medical at
tention, leg braces, etc., for those
who need It. but are unable to
pay for such necessities. The
other 50 cents of each dollar will
go to a national research fund,
and not to Warm Springs, Oa., as
many believe. The money going
to the research fund is used by
doctors who are daily seeking to
conquer the dread disease. This
fund also provides money to aug
ment local funds in sections
where there is not sufficient
money to take care of the situa
tion.
SUNDAY IS TO BE
VISITATION DAY
Sunday. January 29. has been
designated &s visitation day to
the First Baptist Sunday school.
Teachers and pupils will meet at
the church at 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon and will go to teams to
visit the sick, those who have been
absent from Sunday school dur
ing the month and prospective
members for the Sunday school.
All who will assist with this work
are urged to join the group dur
ing the afternoon.
ONE COUPLE SECURES
, MARRIAGE LICENSE
Only one marriage license has
been issued by the Surry county
register of deeds during the past
week-end, a check revealed Wed
nesday. The license was issued
to Henry Frank Wood and Miss
Mamie Wood, both of Siloam.
Chicken Liver
Found to Weigh
Over One Pound
Chicken liver caters of this
section trill probably ta«n
green with envy when they
hear the story of the super do
hoe chicken Brer discovered
near Kapps MllL
According to It. L. Gentry,
of Mountain Park, a male
stepped on a chicken belong
ing to A. C. Roberts, of near
Kappa Mill, killing It. Mrs.
Roberts dressed the chicken
and to her surprise found thai
the creatoress liver was the
largest ever heard of. It was
so large she threw the chick
en away and she and her fam
ily dined on liver alone.
Mr. Gentry, who «ras kind
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