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DROPS EFFORTS
FOR TRADE PACT
Londm, March 28 The
house of commons cheered to
day government announce
\ ments that Britain was "ac
tively continuing:" negotiations
for an anti-aggression front
and that "political develop
ments made farther mimas
L„.. impossible" in trade talks with
Germany.
British diplomats, mean
while, were reported to be
seeking definite military alli
ances designed to halt the ex
pansion of naxi Germany; the
government planned loans and
subsidies to fit the merchant
marine for possible use In
wartime; an increase in the
British territorial army was
being considered, and Gen.
Viscount Gort, chief of the
army general .staff, went to
France for military conferences
and inspections.
45,000 TON
SHIPS APPROVED
Washington. .March \2B
President Roosevelt has ap
proved the construction of
battleships of 45.000 tons, ex
pected to be the world's
mightiest, to assure continued
American naval supremacy
over Japan.
The White House announced
today the chief executive had
given the navy authority to
proceed with its plans, in ac
cordance with provisions of
last year's billion-dollar fleet
expansion act.
Two of the floating fort
resses, faster and more heavily
armed than the six capital
craft of 35,000 tons each al
ready building, are to be start
ed this yew. under navy plans.
MUST APPEAR
FOR DIVORCE
htm Angeles, March 28—For
fear, he said, that California
might get the name of grant
ing "mail order divorces," a
. ? superior Judge today refused
to take loan Crawford's word
—via a deposition—that she
should be divorced from Fraa
chot Tone.
Judge Benjamin Scheinman
continued the ease until April
IS, with the provision that if
anything happened to keep
the movie star from coming
to oourt then, her attorney
■Mould notify him and arrange
for a later date.
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TO LIFT
ARMS EMBARGO
Washington, March 28—Now
that the Spanish war is over,
the administration to prepar
ing to do something it refused
several times to do in the face
of great pressure—lift the em
■ bargo on shipment of arms to
Spain.
With Madrid in the hands
of General Franco, officials
t «m today that lifting the em
bargo need not await Ameri
can recognition of the Franco
regime, since it would take ac
count solely of the state of
fact and not the legal situa
tion.
KIWANIS CLUB
OFFERS THANKS
Resolution Passed Thanking
Chatham for Decision to
Move Plant Here
CLUB RECEIVES REPLY
Talks by Miss Dorothy Mas ten,
Klkin high school student, and
M-j.ts Lena Lewis. teacher of home
economics and sociology at the
school here, plus a resolution by
the club thanking the Chatham
Manufacturing company for its
decision to move its Winston-Sa
lem plant here, featured the
meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis
club at Hotel Elkin last Thurs
day evening.
The program was in charge of
Kiwanian H P. Graham. Miss
Masten spoke on "The South's
Place in the Nation Today," and
mnwt Lewis discussed the Euro
pean situation.
The, resolution, as prepared by
the club's Public Affairs commit
tee, a copy of which was mailed
to Thurmond Chatham, president
of the Chatham Manufacturing
compaay, waa as follows:
Resolution
That whereas It has come to
the attention of the Public Af
fairs Committee that the Chat
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
VOL. No. XXVIII.No. 20
ELECTION BILL
PASSES AFTER
THIRD READING
Is Amended by Proposal of
Surry's Folger
CAUSES A HOT BATTLE
0
Folger Amendment Provides
for Election Officials to
Assist Voters
BILL IS SENT TO HOUSE
Raleigh. March 28. —An amend
ed election reform bill to regulate
the' activity of markers in pri
maries passed the senate on third
reading ntter lengthy debate to
day, and was sent to the house
for concurrence.
The ameniment, proposed yes
terday by Senator Folger of Sur
ry, stirred up one of the hottest
battles of the 1939 session, and
caused some of the original spon
sors of the bill to disclaim it as a
part of the reform program.
Originally, the bill would have
prohibited any person from as
sisting more than one voter in
marking a primary ballot. The
Folger amendment added a pro
viso that election officials could
assist any number of voters.
Senators opposing the amend
ment attempted two tactical
moves to have it eliminated from
the bill. First they forced a vote
to reconsider the amendment,
which was approved yesterday,
and their motion carried, 25 to 20.
Then Senator Lumpkin sent up
a substitute amendment, inter
preted as a compromise, which
would allow any person to assist
in marking six ballots. It was
lulled. 24 to IS.
Another vote next was held on
Folger's proposal, and it was re
adopted, 22 to 21. The bill then
passed third reading. 24 to 15,
and went back to the house.
The motion to reconsider Fol
ger's proposal was xnade by Sena
tor Sutton of Lenoir, who said he
wanted to change his vote yester
day on the amendment because
he had decided "it will not cor
rect the evils we seek to elimi
nate."
MRS. WILMOTH
PASSES SUNDAY
Wife of S. H. Wilmoth Had
Been Semi-Invalid for a
Number of Years
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
Mrs. S. H. Wilmoth, 80, widow
of S. H. Wilmoth, for many years
a prominent merchant of this
city, died Sunday morning at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. W.
L. Hutchins. near Yadkinville.
Mrs. Wilmoth had been a semi
invalid for a number of years and
last week she sustained a frac
tured hip in a fall in, her bed
room, which was the immediate
cause of her death.
A native of Boonville, Mrs.
Wilmoth was well known through
out this section.
She is survived by her daugh
ter, Mrs. Percy Wilmoth Hutch
ins, three sisters. Miss Betty Hen
drlx and Mrs. Randolph Frye, of
Boonville, and Mrs. Sid Woltz, of
Dinuba. Calif.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the Boon
ville Methodist church. The
rites were in charge of Rev. J. H.
Green, assisted by Dr. C. N.
Clark, of Salisbury, Rev. L. B.
Abernethy, of this city, and Dr.
W. A. Lambeth, of Winston-Sa
lem.
Rev. W. L. Hutchins, son-in
law of the deceased, is presiding
eider of the Waynesville district
of the Western North Carolina
Methodist Conference.
BARBARA ANN BENSON
IS A HIT AS VIOLINIST
Barbara Ann Benson, 10-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. L. Benson, of this city, re
ceived much praise and applause
in her appearance as violin solo
ist at the concert of the Salem
College string orchestra at the
college auditorium in Winston-
Salem Monday evening.
According to reports Miss Ben
son displayed unusual talent and
technique for one so young and
was recalled to the stage num
ber o# times by the enthusiastic
apulause ot the large audience
The young musician is a stu
dent of Hazel Horton Reade.
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TLJVAI A AIT} AlfflXf Elkin, as it was 49 years ago and as it is today, is graphi-
I tlHilV fill LS llKJff cally pictured in the two photographs below. Top photo
was taken in 1890 and covers the area pictured at bottom. The two buildings standing
out alone against the sky, are now occupied by Sydnor-Spainhour Co., and Castevens
Hardware Co. The building in the foreground, now the Spainhour building, was occu
pied at the time by Click & Co., Merchandise and Produce. The church shown at left was
the Elkin Methodist church and was located where the Downtown Garage now stands.
The people pictured in the old photo were here to attend John Sparks circus. The orig
inal of the top photo is owned by W. W. Whitaker, Elkin grocer.—(Bottom photo by
Tribune Photographer).
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Madrid Is
Spanish W
Franco's Troops March into
War-Torn City to Be Met
With Cheers
CENTRAL ARMY FLEES
Madrid, March 28.—Shell-torn
Madrid, symbol of republican re
sistance during 32 months •of
civil war, passed today into the
hands of nationalist Generalis
simo Francisco Franco.
After holding nationalist forces
at the edge of the war-weary,
hungering capital for nearly 29
months, the central army with
drew from defensfe lines and hoist
ed white flags this morning.
The fall of the city was regard
ed at the virtual end of the sav
age, destructive conflict which
had frightened Europe for so
long.
Franco's triumphant troops
marched into Madrid early to the
afternoon. Not a shot was fired.
The tired populace cheered and
danced.
In the early morning hours
Gen. Jose Miaja, head of the na
tional defense council and one
time "savior of Madrid," War
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ACL OIL COMPANY
IS FORMED HERE
W. M. Allen, W. H. Combs and
C. P. Lineberry have formed the
ACL Oil Company here, acting as
distributors In this area for Pure
Oil products.
The new company was formed
March t Prior to that "me
Pure Oil products were distribut
ed by C. F. Lijneberry as agent for
the oil company.
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939
Local Hospital
Receives Funds
From Endowment
Trustees of the Duke En
dowment Tuesday appropriat
ed $959,724.81 for 109 hospi
tals and 43 orphan homes in
the Carolinas.
Of this amount, a total of
$3,258 went to the Hugh Chat
ham Memorial hospital here,
and $2,175 to Roaring Gap
hospital at Roaring Gap.
The Endowment allots SI.OO
per each free day of hospital
eare given.
Mass Meeting Is
To Be Held
School This
The identity of Elkin's next
mayor and commissioners who
will have charge of the town's
destiny for the next two years
will be decided at the mass meet
ing of Elkin voters called for this
evening (Thursday), at the ele
mentary school auditorium. The
meeting is schedule to start at
8:00 o'clock.
Candidates will be nominated
and win be vutcu upon at the
town election to be held in the
nfear future.
Every voter of the town is
urged to attend this meeting and
have s voice to «*iectinß the offi
cials they dealrs.
SILOAM YOUTH
FATALLY HURT
Is Struck by Automobile
Driven by James Folger
While Walking Highway
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
Struck by an automobile driven
by James Folger, well-known
Dobson man, Clyde Wilson Whit
aker, 17-year-old Siloam youth,
was fatally injured Saturday as
he walked along the highway
near Pilot Mountain. The acci
dent occurred about midnight.
Sheriff Harvey S. Boyd investi
gated the accident, aided by
Dr. Robert E. Smith, Surry coron
er. They learned that Whitaker
and two other youShs were walk
ing along the right side of the
highway and that Folger was
meeting another car and was
possibly blinded by the lights
when he struck the young man.
Ke was placed under bond pend
ing a hearing.
Young Whitaker was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Q. Whita
ker of Siloam, who survive him.
Other survivors include four
brothers, Floyd, Lacy, Elbert and
Claude Whitaker; and four sis
ters, Mrs. Jessie Key, Mrs. Bliss
Wood and Misses Mary and Ruth
Whitaker.
Funeral services were conduct
ed fpom the Whitaker home at
Siloam at 2 o'clock Monday af
ternoon, with burial in the Whit
aker family cemetery.
N. WILKESBORO FARM
LOAN OFFICE MOVED
The North Wilkesboro office cf
the National Farm Lumx associa -
tion is being moved from its pres
ent location to the ground floor
of the Poindexter building, next
door to the Raxall mug Store, in
that city, it has been annonnced.
Stockholders Ratify
Plan To Consolidate
Chatham Plant Here
To Give Op
At North Elkin
School Frid
An operetta. "Molly Be Jolly,"
will be given at North Elkin school
Friday night, March 31. 8:00 p. m.
Over one hundred children will be
in the program. A partial list of
characters is as follows:
Molly, Martha Hayes; Ralph.
Fred Hemric; Helen, Frances
Hemric: Stewart, Roy Smith; Tim,
Worth Nixon; Jim. Kenneth Col
lins; Mrs. Green, Jean Steele;
Bill Hamon, Harold Hanes.
A group of neighbor children,
minstrel group, dairy maids, and
toy orchestra are included. The
dancefs are Peggy Walters, Mar
vorene Nance, Lubeth Layell, June
Miller, Daisy Mae Irvin, Josephine
Steele.
Everyone is cordially invited.
A small admission fee will be
charged and the benefits will go
to the school library.
SOPHOMORES TO
PRESENT PLAY
Will Take Form of Negro
Minstrel at Elementary
School Here Friday
PLAN OTHER EVENTS
Heralding the commencement
exercises for the city school", the
sophomore class will present a
Negro minstrel at the elementary
school auditorium Friday even
ing. March 31. at 8 o'clock.
The scene is laid in a Negro
schoolroom with the cast being
composed of members of the
sophomore class. Eugene Pow
ers will be in the role of the se
date professor; John Gambill as
"Stovepipe"; Emma Charles Fos
ter as "Jamboree"; Mary Crater
as Clyde Myers as
"Leakproof"; EdnaFulp as "Rag
weed": Madeline as
"Creampuff"; Wade Greenwood
as "Oil Can"; John Young as
"Whatnot" and Fred Norman as
"Blowout".
The Negro minstrel orchestra
will be composed of Clifton
Davis. Harold Hurt, John Gam
bill, Max Sparks, Emma Charles
Poster. Don Cochrane. Grace
Cochrane. Fred Norman and
Jack Deßorde.
An operetta, "The First Easter
Egg," will be given on the even
ing of April 6, at 8 o'clock by stu
dents of the primary grades. Ap
proximately 125 children will
compose the cast.
The Seniors will present their
annual play. "The Absent Mind
ed Professor", on the evening of
April 14.
The commencement proper will
begin with the baccalaureate ser
mon on Sunday, May 7, by Rev.
h. B. Abernethy of this city, fol
lowed by the senior class day ex
ercises on the evening of May 8
■ and the graduating exercises on
May 9. Santford Martin, of
Winston-Salem, editor of the
Journal-Sentinel, will deliver the
address to the graduating class.
All of the programs will be
held in the elementary school
building and the public is ex
tended a cordial invitation to at
tend.
ELKIN MAN HELD ON
TRANSPORTING COUNT
Carl H. Davis, of Elkin. was ar
rested here Monday afternoon by
Chief Deputy M. F. Lomax on a
charge of transporting 35 gallons
of whisky.
Davis was arrested by local po
lice and detained until the fed
eral officer arrived to take him
into custody. He waived prelim
inary hearing and was bound
over to the Winston-Salem term
of federal court.
W. J. SNOW UST
TAKER FOR ELKIN
w. J. Snow has been named as
list taker for Elkin township, his
2MW! having been inadvertently
left out of the county as pub
lished last week. No announce
ment as to his assistant has been
made List taking will begin
April 4.
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TWO SBOTKONB
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WORK ON PLANT
HERE EXPECTED
TO START SOON
J. W. L. Benson Made Direc
tor of Company
TO CONSTRUCT SIDING
Thurmond Chatham Says
Building Is to Get Under
Way at Once
PLAN BIG WAREHOUSE
At a meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Chatham Manufactur
ing company, held Tuesday, the
company's decsion to move the
Winston-Salem plant was rati
fied, Thurmond Chatham, presi
dent, told The Tribune Wednes
day.
Mr. Chatham also said that
construction of the half-million
dollar plant necessary to house
the finishing department here
will start at once.
At Tuesday's meeting J. W. L.
Benson, official of the company,
was named as a director.
The first move in building the
new plant, and a large ware
house with 50.000 feet of floor
space, will be the laying of a
railway siding.
It is expected that' the new
mill will be ready for the actual
moving of machinery and other
equipment by November or De
cember.
TOWN TO BE IN
NEW HOME SOON
Fire Department Will Be
Moved Monday; Firemen
'Asked to Be Present
BUILDING ABOUT DONE
Work on the new city hall is
rapidly being pushed to comple
tion. and it is expected that the
town tax office will be moved into
the building within the next few
days, possibly Friday.
The fire trucks will be moved to
their new quarters in the building
next Monday, Fire Chief W. W.
Whitaker said Wednesday. He
asked that all members of the
fire department be present, so as
to become familiar with the new
quarters.
Workmen were laying the con
crete walk in front of the building
Wednesday afternoon and another
day should see it complete. Work
of sanding the floors was also in
progress Wednesday.
SCHEDULE FOR CLUB
MEETINGS ANNOUNCED
The following schedule for next
week has been announced by
Grace p. Brown, home demon
stration agent:
Monday, April 3. 4-H Club
council, Woman's Club roan, Dob
son; Tuesday, April 4, Low Gap
4-H Club, 10:30 a. m.. Shoals 4-H
Club 2:00 p. m.; Wednesday, April
5. Mountain Park 4-H Jr. Club.
10:30 a. m.; Mountain Park senior
' 4-H Club 11:30 a. m.; Mountain
Park Home Demonstration Club,
luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Kinzle at 1:00 p. m.; Thursday,
; April 6, Beulah 4-H Club at 3:00
' a. m.; Dobson Home Demonstra
tion Club 3:00 p. m.; Friday, April
7, Westfield 4-H Club, 10:30 a. m.
CLUBS TO SPONSOR
FORMAL DANCE HERE
i f
Saturday evening, members of
the Lucy Hand* Chatham Club
and the Thurmond Chatham Un
ity club will sponsor a formal
dance at the club house. Pro
ceeds of the dance wUI be used
| to buy books for the Club library.
r Music will be furnished by a nick
elodeon and dancing will be en
, jovnd rrorn 8 until
night.
A cordial invitation is extended
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