Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Biue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVIILNo. 12
IATENEWC
from the
State and Nation
SAYS CONGRESS TO
ACT ON RATES
t Raleigh, Jan. 31— Definite
> action to give the Sooth a
square deal In freight rates
will be launched in Congivss
soon, Congressman Lon Folger,
of Mocal Airy, here for the
meeting of the Unviersity of
North Carolina trustees today,
said Tuesday.
Congressman Folger, who,
unlike his nephew, Fred Fol
ger, chairman of the Senate
education committee, never
had any legislative experience
until elected to Congress, got
a big welcome to the General
Assembly chambers. After the
university trustees' meeting, he
was kept busy for more than
half an hour shaking hands
with senators and representa
tives from Northwest North
Carolina and other sections of
the state.
NEW TREMORS
FELT IN CHILE
Santiago. Chile. Jan. 31
Earth and sky In a terrifying
capricious mood today struck
fresh fear into the hearts of
Chile's dcatituU* thousands, the
survivors of an earthquake last
week which took perhaps 30,-
000 lives.
New earth tremors, unusual
volcanic activity and electrical
storms raging throughout the
high Andes sawed at the
nerves of inhabitants of the
stricken southern zone of
Chile, and the Andes storms
Impeded relief work.
NEW STORM SWEEPS
ACROSS NATION
A fresh snowstorm swept
across the Wast yesterday
while legion? of borers attack
ed some of the deepest drifts
in recent years In the North
and Bast.
Even before the heavy fall
in the Atlantic Seaboard states
had ceased a storm approach
ing blizzard proportions whisk
ed eastward from the Rocky
Mountain area toward Mid
western districts already over
burdened with snow.
WOULD PROVIDE
COUNTY COURT - '
Raleigh, Jan. 31—Represent
ative Frank Woodhoose, first
Yadkin Democrat in the lower
house in many yean, tonight
made his bow as a bill intro
ducer.
He Introduced a bill to pro
vide for the establishment of a
' county oonrt of criminal juris
diction In Yadkin county.
ELKIN TO PLAY SPARTA
AND JONESVILLE HERE
Boys' and girls' basketball
squads of Elkin high school will
take on strong opponents here
tonight (Hmraday), and Friday
night when they will meet Sparta
and Jonesville. respectively.
Tonight's game with Sparta
will start at 7:30 o'clock and
should feature plenty of action.
Friday night's affair with Jones
ville will begin at 7:30 and should
produce all the excitement and
hot rivalry that has always exist
ed between the two schools.
Kiwanians To
Wrestling M
The first of a aeries of profes
sional wrestling matches, to be
staged here in the Elk In gymna
sium under the sponsorship of
the Winn Kiwanis club, will go on
at 8 p.m. Saturday night with
two bouts between professional
exponents of the grunt and growl
boys.
Proceeds of Saturday's show,
and of succeeding shows, will go
for the benefit of underprivileged
children, an Important feature of
the Kiwanis program.
The wrestling card, as lined up
by the club with the assistance of
Jim Crockett, well-known Char
lotte sports promoter, will feature
the appearance of Alonzo Wood.
Australia, vs. Sammy Manader,
New York, in the first match, and
Pete Manafcrff, Chicago, vs.
Prince Ali Ohandi, Turkey, in the
second. The first match will be
two out of three falls, 60 minute
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
JONESVILLE BOY
ADMITS SERIOUS
ROBBERY CHARGE
14-Year-Old Youth Held in
Yadkin Jail
FACES SEVERAL COUNTS
Alleged to Have Entered Two
Homes and to Have Rob
bed Railway Station
Said to liave admitted two first
degree burglary charges and also
facing several counts of breaking
and entering, Woodrow Hager. 14,
of Jonesville, a son of Mrs. Car
son Triplett, is in jail at Yadkin
ville without privilege of boftd af
ter a hearing before Magistrate
J. 8. Hinson. He was arrested by
Chief Policeman J. H. Madison, of
Jonesville, aided by Southern
Railway Detective W. W. Caldwell,
of Winston-Salem.
Noah Pardue. also of Jonesville,
was arrested on a charge of hav
ing received cash stolen by the
Hager youth. He was placed un
der SSOO bond.
The first offense Hager is al
leged to have committed was on
the night of December 6, when he
is said to have entered the home
of C. C. Harris, of Jonesville,
through a window, stealing S6O
and getting away without awak
ening the family, police reported.
According to the youth's confes
sion when arrested last Thursday
night, two days after entering the
Harris home, he engaged Noah
Pardue to drive him to the home
of Luther Pardue, uncle of Noah
Pardue, at Roaring River, where
he had been until his return to
'Jonesville last week.
Monday night of last week the
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BANK HERE HAS
HAD GOOD YEAR
• i
Report at Stockholders* Meet
ing Shows Substantial
Gains in 1938
OFFICIALS ARE NAMED
The year 1938 proved very suc
cessful for The Bank of Elkin, the
annual report submitted at a re
cent meeting of the stockholders,
showed, npting a satisfactory in
crease of business and a substan
tial increase in capital accounts.
R. C. Lewellyn, president, stated
that the bank will continue to
maintain its high liquid position.
He expressed appreciation for the
cooperation of stockholders, di
rectors and depositors.
Directors elected were: J. R.
Poindexter, chairman; W. A.
Neaves, R. C. Freeman, T. M.
Roth, C. S. Foster, W. S. Gough,
R. C. Lewellyn. Franklin Folger
Jr.. and Garland Johnson.
Following the meeting of stock
holders. directors met and re
elected the following officers:
R. C. Lewellyn. president; Gar
land Johnson, active vice-presi
dent; W. S. Gough, vice president;
Franklin Folger Jr., cashier; J. D.
Jones, assistant cashier; Mrs.
Gaynelle Phillips Jones, assistant
cashier.
Committees appointed includ
ed: executive, R. C. Lewellyn, R.
C. Freeman, J. R. Poindexter, C.
S. Foster, Garland Johnson. Ex
amining: W. A. Neaves, T. M.
Roth, and R. C. Freeman.
A. D. Folger was re-elected at
torney for the bank.
time limit. The second will be
two out of three falls, 90 minute
time limit.
Woods has been wrestling about
six years, during which he has ap
peared in practically every large
city in the United States, as well
as having toured his native Aus
tralia, Canada, England and
France. He employs a rough,
smashing style, but can wrestle
with skill if he so desires. His
favorite tactic is to batter his op
ponent groggy and then slam him
to the* mat for a fall.
Wood's opponent, Manacher, is
one of the smoothest and most
skillful wrestlers to appear in the
south in recent years. One of
his favorite weapons is the flying
Twenty-five years of age,
he weighs 218 pounds and has
i been wrestling about five years.
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Boy Scouts Are
To Run Town for
One Hour Feb. 10
Elkin's Boy Scouts are going
to hold all city offices here for
one hour Friday, February 10,
from 4 to 5 pan., and will en
deavor to &how the regular of
ficers, from mayor on down, a
thing or two about how a
municipality should be man
aged.
Fred Norman will succeed
Mayor J. R. Poindexter in that
capacity, and financial affairs
will be in the hands of Robert
Nicks, who will relieve Paul
Gwyn as secretary-treasurer.
Jimmy Harrell. Dick Smith, Jr.,
and Eugene Aldridge will at
tempt to show local police how
policing should be done. .
The board of commissioners
will be made up of Charles Col
hard, chairman; Harold Bren
dle, Worth Graham, Jr., Oayle
Graham and Jimmy Hanks.
Fire Chief W. W. Whitaker
will have to take a back seat
while Bill Graham, as chief,
and Bobby Harris, Graham
Johnson and Graham Zachary
look after this important de
partment.
Donnie Harris will take over
the job of solitary engineer.
SURRY VETERAN
DIES SATURDAY
Iredell Carter, 94, Was One of
Few Remaining Confed
erate Soldiers
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Iredell Carter, 94, one of the
few remaining veterans of the
Civil War in Surry county, died
Saturday morning at his home
near Elkin from an illness result
ing from the general infirmities
of his advanced age. His wife,
Mrs. Jemima Williams Carter,
died about a year ago.
Mr. Carter, who served his
country throughout the four
years of the conflict, was the last
surviving member * of the family
of the late Benjamin and Mrs.
Mary Lewis Carter. He was a re
tired farmer and a highly es
teemed citizen of the community
in which he had spent almost a
century. He was a devout mem
ber of the Cool Springs Baptist
church.
He is survived by four children:
C. G. and Nathaniel Carter and
Mrs. Thomas Pruitt, Elkin, and
Mrs. John Walters, of Benham.
Several grandchildren and great
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Sim
day morning at 11 o'clock from
Pleasant Ridge Baptist church.
The rites were to charge of Rev.
J. L. Powers, of this city. Inter
ment was in the family cemetery.
ARE TO UNVEIL
SCULPTURE HERE
Sculpture Relief, Concerning
Early Elkin History, to
Be at Postoffice
ABERNETHY CHAIRMAN
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
a public unveiling exercise will be
held at the new post office here
for the unveiling of a sculptured
relief in plaster pertaining to the
early days of Elkin. The sclup
tor. Miss Anita Weschler, of New
York City, will arrive today to as
sist in placing the sculpture in
the lobby of the post office said
will remain for the service Satur
day afternoon. According to In
formation received here by Post
master, F. W. Graham, the sculp
ture has been named "Early Days
in Elkin." The sculpture Is 7 feet
long and 2 and one-half feet in
height.
Rev. L. B. Abernethy has been
named as chairman of arrange
ments and sponsors are the fol
lowing individuals, representing
Elkin's civic organizations: Elkin
Klwanis Culb, E. C. James; Elkin
Woman's Club, Mrs. Paul Gwyn;
Elkin Merchants' Association,
George E. Roy all, Parent-Teachers,
Mrs. J. Mark McAdams; Ameri
can Legion, Edworth Harris; and
American Legion Auxiliary, M!rs.
Ruth Byrd Crater. Pastors of the
various churches of the town will
also assist with the unveiling.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend.
In 1833 matches cost 37 cents
the hundred and were lighted by
pulling them rapidly between two
sheets of sand paper.
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1939
SHARP WARNING TO
ASSEMBLY ISSUED
BY GOVERNOR HOEY
Says Anti - Diversionists
Would Disrupt Gov't.
STATE OWNS HIGHWAYS
Poads Do Not Own the State,
He Points Out in Fighting
Speech Tuesday
Raleigh, Jan. 31. Governor
Hoey, facing his first major legis
lative revolt, issued a sharp warn
ing to members of the General As
sembly tonight that the aims of
so-called anti-diversionists would
disrupt North Carolina's govern
ment, possibly resulting in lower
salaries for teachers and "other
damaging reductions."
"The state," Hoey said In a
fighting speech at a joint session
of the legislature, "is one body,
having many members.
"I am unwilling for some to
famish and perish while others
grow strong and powerful," he
added. "Let's comprehend a com
monwealth of human beings and
visualize our duty to protect the
whole state.
"I maintain that the state owns
the road —the roads do not own
the state."
The Governor asserted that
school children, needy aged per
sons and handicapped individuals
might suffer unless a provision
was made in the state's budget for
t.he possible transfer during the
next 30 months of $7,000,000 from
the highway to the general fund.
This sum is approximately equal
to the application of the state's
general three per cent, sales tax
to the gasoline fund. The trans
fer is opposed by anti-diversion
ists, who claim that all money col
lected from a tax on gasoline
should be spent for roads.
"Upon an impartial review of
the whole subject, it must be ap
parent that North Carolina has
not only been fair, but generous,
in dealing with her whole highway
system," the Governor said. "She
has provided and is now proposing
to provide better for the roads
than any other interest in the
state.
"The roads are going to receive
preferential consideration and
treatment, but you, gentlemen of
the General Assembly, must see
the state as a whole.
"We must not neglect childhood.
Unless we provide education to
day it will be too late tomorrow.
Solicitude has been expressed lest
the roads to the schoolhouses shall
not be kept in proper repair. I
share/that solicitude and have
provided and am providing the
funds for that purpose.
"But what shall it profit the
children to have a road to the
schoolhouse if there is no money
to run the school?"
VERY SiCK, W. S. GOUGH
DEVELOPS PNEUMONIA
W. S. Gough, of this city, who
has been a patient at the City
Memorial hospital in Winston-
Salem for the past month suffer
ing from the general infirmities
of his advanced age, remains
critically ill, having developed
pneumonia Sunday. However,
latest reports from the hospital
are to the effect that he is
slightly improved.
Tribune Adds New
Model 14 Linotype
To Its Equipment
In order to make available
to its advertisers a more com
plete range of type sizes and
styles which will result in bet
ter service to them, and to
mike possible a more complete
news coverage, The Tribune
has just completed installation
of a new Model 14 linotype,
bringing to a total of three its
battery of modern type-setting
machines.
The new machine is equip
ped to handle seven type faces
in various sixes, which in addi
tion to The Tribune's other
Model 14, which is equipped to
produce five sixes of type, pro
vides Elkin with a newspaper
end printing shop far better
equipped than the average
plant of this nature in towns
of this sbse or larger.
The third linotype is equip
ped with only one font of
mats, which is used for
"straight matter," or type
from which was printed the
words you are now reading.
The £wo other m&ahings also
carry this slse type.
Jack Dempsey Goes to Jail
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Raleigh, N. C.—The former world's heavyweight boxing cham
pion is seen, left, as he addressed a throng of prisoners whom he
came to tee at the State Penitentiary here, during a southern tour.
He's still champion to a lot of his audience—many whom have
been in prison since the Manassa Mauler won his title.
Club to Sponsor ITHREE KILLED AS
Banquet FeK°9th STILL BLOWS UP
In observance of National
Boy Scout week, the Elkin Ki
wanis club will sponsor >
Father-Son banquet at the
regular meeting at Hotel Elkin
Thursday evening, February 9,
at 6:30 o'clock.
Dr. William A. Jenkins, for
mer pastor of the Elkin Meth
odist church, and who took an
active part in Scout work here
before being transferred to
Marion, will return as speaker
for the event.
Citizens who are not mem
ers of the Kiwanls club are
cordially invited to attend and
bring their sons Tickets, will
be fifty cents per person.
J. Mark McAdams, local
Scout official and a member
of the club, wiU have charge of
the program^
SYKES RESIGNS AS
C 0. HEALTH HEAD
Popular Health Officer Ac
cepts Similar Job in
Halifax County
TO LEAVE ON MARCH Ist
Resigning his post as head of
Surry county's health department,
Dr. Ralph J. Sykes will take up
new duties, beginning March 1,
as head of the health department
of Halifax county.
Di\ Sykes expressed regret at
leaving Surry. County officials
and other citizens have expressed
themselves as sorry he has decid
ed to give up the work here.
The physician said his new
work in Halifax county will en
able him to be near his aging pa
rents, who live in adjoining Jack
son county.
Dr. Sykes came to Surry county
December 15, 1935, after serving
with the civilian conservation
corps medical staff. Under his di
rection the Surry county health
work has attracted much atten
tion and proven highly sucessful,
particular stress being laid upon
the anti-tuberculosis program and
the campaign against venereal
diseases.
ROOSEVELT B A L L
ENJOYABLE EVENT
Lack of Patronage on Part of
Local People Cuts Down
Net Proceeds
MANY VISITORS ATTEND
Due to lack of patronage on
the part of Elkin citizens, the
Roosevelt Bali, held at the local
gymnasium Mbnday night, was
not a huge financial success, but
proved highly successful from a
standpoint of enjoyable recrea
tion. thanks to the efforts of Sam
Atkinson, chairman of the toll,
and his assistants.
Numerous out-of-town people
attended the ball, and had Elkin
supported it in greater numbers,
a nice sum would have been real
ized for a worthy cause.
Two good orchestras were on
hand to supply music for the
festivities, which began at 8 pjn.
and ended at 2 ana
Bodies Almost Blown to Bits
As Result of Accident
Near Glade Valley
BOILER 130 YARDS AWAY
The terrific explosion of a
steam type whisky still in a laurel
thicket near Glade Valley last
Thursday instantly killed three
men, hurting their torn and man
gled bodies many feet from the
scene.
Those killed were Eugene Mur
phy, 23, of Glade Valley; DeWitt
Moser, 25, of near Galax, Va.,
and Homer Reynolds, 26, of Glade
Valley.
Sheriff DeWitt Bryan, of Alle
ghany county, who reported the
explosion, stated it apparently oc
cured about noon. The bodies,
however, were not fourid until
late Friday night.
Sheriff Bryan said that evi
dently the men had built a fire
under the still Thursday morning
when the pipes were cold, and
that when they started heating,
the explosion took place.
The still boiler was found 130
yards from its original location.
Dr. B. O. Choate, Alleghany
coroner, held that death was ac
cidental and therefore no inquest.
Double funeral services for
Moser and Murphy were held at
Mount Vale Monday. Arrange
ments for Reynolds' funeral were
not learned.
YOUTH IS INJURED
WHEN HIT BY AUTO
Driver Wrecks Car in Effort
to Avoid Hitting 14-Year-
Old Boy on Bicycle
SUFFERS A BROKEN LEG
Grady Finney, 14, 3on of Er
nest Finney, of near Jonesville, is
in Hugh Chatham Memorial hos
pital with a broken leg and minor
lacerations as the result of being
struck by an automobile late
Monday afternoon, which was
driven by Miss Helen Shirley, of
Wheeling, W. Va. Miss Shirley's
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Finds Station Unlocked,
Takes Gas, L
There are lots of honest people
in general and one in particular,
if you take the word of W. D.
Vestal, operator of Dutch Castle
Service Station here.
Mr. Vestal said he failed to lock
the door of the station when clos
ing up late Tuesday night, and
upon returning to work Wednes
day morning found that someone
had helped themselves to four
gallons of gas. Fearful that the
cash register might also have
come in for attention, he was
counting the small amount of
money left there the night before
when he found the following note:
"Dear Sir, or to whom it may
concern:
"We tried to arouse your atten
tion for the purchase of some gas,
but on not finding anyone around,
and the door open, helped ourseii.
If you will Just drop a line or card
Elkiit
"The Best Little Tews
j in North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SAYS U. S. MUST
GIVE COOPERATION
TO DEMOCRACIES
To Thwart Berlin - Rome-
Tokyo Axis
TELLS FRANKLY OF AIMS
Explains About Sale of Air
planes to France in Session
With Committee
Washington, Jan. 31 —President
Roosevelt today told the Senate
military affairs committee that
the United States must co-op
erate with Great Britain and
Prance to thwart objectives of
the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo axis, and
he urged the'group to expedite
emergency national defense leg
islation instead of wasting time
on trivial matters. .
Mr. Roosevelt called the com
mittee to the White House for a
conference lasting more than an
hour, in connection with the
groups inquiry into what role the
Chief Executive may have play
ed in co-operating with an offi
cial Prench mission purchasing
600 latest-type military planes in
this country. It was understood
that the President regarded the
matter as trivial.
Although he pledged his listen
ers to secrecy, it was learned that
he made no mention of a letter
which he allegedly wrote to heads
of the State, War, Navy, and
Treasury departments, requesting
they extend aid to the French
representatives who have been
authorized to spend $65,000,000
on American planes.
He was said to have re-affirm
ed his previous position that the
Prench transaction was open and
above board, In line with his dis
closure last week that it had been
sanctioned by his cabinet.
Mr. Roosevelt said at his press
conference following the meeting
that he had assured the group,
headed by Senator Morris Shep
pard (D). Texas, that none of the
planes sold to the prench gom-'
eminent embodied American mil
itary secrets. J
CIVIL COURT TO '
BEGIN FEB. 20TH
Term Will Be Presided Over
By Judge Felix Alley;
Two-Weeks' Term
Surry county superior court, for
the trial of civil cases, will get
under way at Dobson February
20 before Judge Pelix Alley, for a
two-weeks' term.
The following have been drawn
for Jury service: first week: C.
M&sten Marion, O.L. Badgett, J.
O. Gordon, E. P. Simmons, P. H.
JcSSUp, C. H. COililu, C. u. DcS
thin, D. M. Shore. R. G. Willard,
J. R. Simmons, Ernest Hanes, R.
S. Burrus, P. G. Wall, E. J. Shel
ton, E. A. Wilmoth. R. C. New
man, M. L. Willcoxen, B. R. Wil
moth, R. L. Harris, A. R. Mays.
W. H. Eads, Charley Powler, W.
N. McCoy and W. H. Hayes.
Second week: G. W. Christian,
J. E. Poindexter, W. C. Sparger,
B. R. Cove, W. A. Dobbins, Dula
E. Cockerham, G. W. Hawks, T.
W. Stanley, I. L. Darnell, I. W.
Greenwood, M. C. Owens, P. G.
Lowe, W. L. Cockerham, George
H. Badgett, Sidney C. Hudspeth,
G. S. Wood, L. W. Tickle and A.
P. Mounce.
to E. H. Brass. 1902 E. 68th Street.
Cleveland, Ohio, I will send you a
check for the gas, which was four
gallons, or 80 cents.
E. B. BRASS
"P. S. Also a package of ciga
rettes, 15 cents."
Nothing was missing, Vestal
said. And so impressed is he with
Mr. Brass' honesty, he's not going
to bill him for the gas and smokes.
TWO COUPLES OBTAIN
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The following couples obtained
their marriage license from the
register of deeds office tn Dtobson
the past week:
Graver Holyfield, to Miss Lizzie
Vance Stewart, both of Mount
Airy and Alfred Wylbe, to Miss
Anne Luf* both of Ga
lax, Va.