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I LATE / NEWS rvt State IN and | brief n ?" 1 ANTICIPATES CHALLENGE Berlin, April 11—Chancellor Hitler was represented by an Informed nazi source tonight W as being convinced that Great Britain and France might de cide this year is the best for challenging expanding Ger l many and Italy. I This conviction was said to be based on tbe British- French guarantees of Poland's independence and reports that Britain was planning a similar promise to Greece and other sooth eastern countries. The well-qualified informant asserted that almost overnight Germans have come to believe that their problem has become one of staving off a possible day of reckoning. BULGARIAN NAZIS DISBANDED | Sofia, April 11—The Bulgar \ ian government tonight dis solved the German-supported national socialist party for what police said was a plot to change Bulgaria's form of government. The rapidly growing party, known as Ratnizi, had been allowed to continue in recent months on the grounds that it was a patriotic organization although political groups have been forbidden by law. A police communique an nounced dissolution by the minister of the interior. It said Ratnizi was discov l ered to have been planning a ! change In the regime and to install another form of gov ernment. FRANCE TAKES DEFENSE STEPS Paris, April 11—The govern ment today adopted extra ordinary defense measures drawn up by naval and mili tary experts to protect France in any eventuality in the trou bled international situation. Special decrees necessary to make the measures effective were approved by the cabinet and will be presented to Pres ident Albert Lebrun for signa ture tomorrow. The measures were charac terised by Informed sources as "strong and sure," but details remained a secret pending fin al official approval. Premier Daladler was believed to have acted to bolster France's land and sea forces and to prepare the navy to co-operate fully with the British navy on any steps taken in the Mediterran ean. AGAIN TAKES KJP UMBRELLA W London, April 11 Prime Minister Chamberlain, al though still pushing his "halt Hitler" alliance plan, was re liably reported today to have decided to give Premier Mus solini "one more chance" to keep his promises and the peace of Europe. Chamberlain was said to be still hopeful of appeasement at II Dace's end of the Rome- Berlin axis. AUCTION SALE HERE SATURDAY Penny Bros, to Sell 200 Homesttes Located Near Elkin; Owned by Andrew Greenwood Two hundred homesites will be sold at auction here Saturday when 100 lots west of mH" will be sold at 10 a. m„ and 100 lots east of Elkin will be sold at 3 p. m. The property west of town is known as the Surry-Wilkes subdivision. The eapt property is known as Riverview subdivision. Both pieces of property are owned by Andrew Greenwood, of this city. The auction sale will be con ducted by Penny Bros., world's original twin auctioneers, who in addition to selling land quickly, also stage a good show during the process. A band parade will feature the sale. Cash prizes will be given. 'The sale will be held rain or shine. BAR ASSOCIATION ADOPTS CALENDAR The calendar committee of the Surry county bar association, at its meeting April 4 at Dobeon, adopted the calendar made out for the February-March term, with two or three changes, for the one-week term of civil court convening May 1, it has been an nounced by W. F. Carter, chair man of the committee. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 22 SENATE REFUSES TO VOTE F. D. R. AMOUNTSOUGHI 50 Million Is Not Added to Relief Bill $100,000,000 IS APPROVED Measure Is Sent to White House for the President's Signature REDUCTION REGRETTED Washington, April 11.—The senate refused, by a vote of 49 to 28 tonight, to add $50,000,000 to the $100,000,000 relief bill. It then approved the measure on a voice vote and sent it to the White House. President Roosevelt had re quested a $150,000,000 appropria tion to carry WPA through until the end of the fiscal year on July 1. and a group led by Senator Pepper. Democrat, Florida, work ed vigorously to obtain that amount. The President wrote Pepper today that if only SIOO,- 000,000 were voted, 300,000 or 400,000 relief Jobs would be elim inated. The final vote came after Ma jority Leader Barkley, Democrat, Kentucky, had vigorously de fended an agreement by some administration supporters, econ omy bloc Democrats and Repub licans for a $100,000,000 appro priation. Barkley told the senate he had positive knowledge that the house would not consent to an in crease in the allotment, and that It would be futile for the senate to vote more. "However much I may regret the reduction." Barkley said, "and however unsatisfactory it may be and is to the President, there are 531 members of Congress and 530 of them besides me have the right to pass on this proposition." Pepper's proposal to add $50,- 300,000 to the bill was supported by 24 Democrats, one Republican, one Farmer-Laborite, one Pro gressive and one independent. Op posed were 31 Democrats, 17 Re publicans and one Farmer-Labor ite. Senators Bailey and Reynolds, of North Carolina, both voted against the $150,000,000 appro priation. THIEVES ENTER LOCALCOMPANY Made Getaway With Small Amount of Wine; Rob bery Staged at Sparta STEAL TRUCK AND SAFE Thieves broke into the Elkin Bottling company here last Sun day night and made away with a -small quantity of wine, it was learned from local police. Entrance to the building was made through a window. Monday night, in Sparta, rob bers raided a motor company, loaded a new pick-up truck with a 1,000-pound safe, and made a clean getaway. The haul was estimated at SIB,OOO. Officers found the safe and truck aban doned on the Winston-Salem highway about three miles from Sparta. The safe had been blown and the contents removed. Local police state that there is no connection between the two robberies. SOFT BALL TOURNEY FEATURES 5 GAMES The Chatham Manufacturing company soft ball tournament between the Dog and Cat leagues continues with games being play ed daily, weather permitting. Results of games played from April 5 through April 11, are as follows; • April 5: Alley Cats 6, Wild Cats 4; Hound Dogs 21, Bird Dogs 0; Bull Dogs 16, Cur Dogs 2. April 6: All games rained out. April 11: Alley Cats 9, Bob Cats 1; Hound Dogs 6, Lap Dogs 10. The game between the Bull Dogs and Bird Dogs was rained out. The largest bath tub made In this country was made for Presi dent Taft. It was 84 inches long and 34 inches wide. A man on relief in a N. Y. county died last week leaving an estate of $113,000. VIDQT T AFiIFQ Q ue * n Elizabeth, of Great l ItXkjl L/iL/ILiU Britain, and Madame Albert Lebrun, wife of the President of France, are pictured riding together in the procession from Victoria Station. London, to Buckingham Palace after the arrival of the Lebruns to repay the state visit of the British monarchs. Commencement Start At West Yadkin On 3 Commencement exercises will begin at West Yadkin school on May 3, with the graduation ex ercises for the seventh grade in the form of a play "Circus Night." Sunday afternoon, May 7, at 2:30 Rev. Walter E. Isenhour will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. The senior class day exercises will be held Monday evening. May 8, at 8 o'clock with a play, "Beyond the Port." Tuesday morning. May 9, at 11 o'clock the commencement ad dress will be given by Dr. I. G. Greer, superintendent of Mills Home, Thomasville, and the final program will be the senior class play, "The Girl in the Pur Coat," on Tuesday evening, May 9, at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend all of the programs. MOTHER SAVES SON FROM FIRE Small Son and Housekeeper Are in Local Hospital Suffering Burns FELL INTO OPEN GRATE Mrs. Robert Lowe of Mountain Park, mother of a one-day-old infant, saved her 21-month-old son and her housekeeper, Mattie Mae Marsh, from death Monday when she pulled them from a fire in an open grate. Miss Marsh suffered a stroke while holding the youngster, Robert Lowe,'Jr., in her arms, and fell with the child, into the fireplace. Before they could be rescued by the frantic and feeble mother, the child suffered third degree burns on his left arm and left side of his face and t,he wo man sustained first and third de gree burns on her left thigh, leg, arm and the left side of her face. They were both brought to the local hospital for attention, where they are getting along fine, ac cording to hospital reports. PLACES LISTED FOR DOG VACCINATIONS J. A. Eads, Surry county rabies inspector, will be at the following places on April 22 for the purpose of vaccinating dogs: Pairview, 7 to 9 a.m,; Mulber ry, 9:30 to 12 noon; Little Rich mond. 1 to 3 p.m.; and at Prank Jenkins' store 3:30 to 6 p.m. On other days Mr. Eads will be at his home. Vaccination will be done in accordance with the act to prevent rabies In North Caro lina. Pee for vaccination is fifty cents. CIVIL SERVICE JOBS ARE NOW AVAILABLE The United States Civil Service commission has announced open competitive examinations for the following positions: Associate geologist, assistant geologist, department of interior and department of agriculture; Chief, wildlife division. National Park Service, department of the interior. > Other positions are open. Pull information about all may be ob tained from Postmaster P. W. Graham, of Elkin. ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 1939 HIGH POINTERS AGAINSHW File Suit to Block Construc tion of Power Dam on Yadkin River REPRESENT THOUSANDS High Point, April 11—A suit seeking an order to restrain the city of High Point from con structing a $6,500,000 hydroelec tric dam in the Yadkin river was filed in Guilford county superior court at Greensboro late today by a group of High Point industrial ists and individuals. The group, claiming to repre sent 40 per cent, of the users of electric current at High Point and employers of 6,000 workers, charged that the city of High Point had no legal right to ac cept a license from the federal power commission to construct the dam. The plaintiffs also claimed they pay taxes on property in High Point with a taxable valua tion of $5,500,000 and said they used 14.500,000 kilowatt hours of power during the past year. The industrialists and indivi duals said the question of con structing the dam should be sub mitted to a vote of the people of High Point. They charged that construction of the dam is not a necessary expense and that the city is adequately supplied with power by the Duke Power Com pany. iVeu) Books Are Available Public Libra A number of new books of fic tion have been bought at the public library here within recent weeks. Among them are: "To Mary With Love," Sherman; "The Money Moon," Farnol; "The White Brigand," Marshall; "Miss Rolling Stone," Loring; "The Seventh Hour," Hill; "Song of Years," Aldrlch; "A Ranger Rides Alone," Moore; "Horsethief Hole, * Bennett; "Empire for a Lady," LeMay; 'The Quest of Youth," Farnol; "The Accident Ward Mystery." Traux; "Eight O'clock Alibi," Bush; "Without Charm, Please!" Houck; "The Amateur Gentleman," Famol; "Tuesday Never Comes," Larrimore; "Bread Into Roses," Norris; "Hotel Host ess," Baldwin; "The Shining Cloud," Pedler; "Challenge to Happiness," Greig; "The Ancient Highway," Curwood; "Next to My Heart," Loring. Two books, "Innocence and Experience," Bottom, and "The Walk In the City," Priestly, have been donated by "Mrs. J. L. Hall. CHILDREN STAGE SURPRISE DINNER All of the children and grand children of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Carter gathered at their home near Hamptonville Easter Sunday fpr a family dinner. The affair came as a complete surprise to Mr. and Mrs. Carter. Roscoe Gentry, of State Road, acted as master of ceremonies, reading a scripture passage from the Gospel of St. John before the invocation. Mr. Gentry also made a brief talk. A bountiful dinner was served, after which guitar music by Ksl ley Couch was enjoyed. FLAMES EATING WAY UP FACE OF THE BLUE RIDGE Fire Breaks Out Near Roar ing Gap Resort EMBRACES LARGE AREA Crew of Men from Chatham Manufacturing Company Is Rushed to Scene TO CALL ON CCC BOYS Angry flames, aided by a brisk wind, were eating their way through foliage and dry under brush along the side of the Blue Ridge mountains late Wednesday afternoon as a crew of men from the Chatham Manufacturing company, and volunteers of the section, desperately sought to check the blaze. Scene of the fire appeared north of Doughton, and although slowed in its advance upward by the wind, could easily menace the Roaring Gap summer colony should the wind change. The flames had eaten their way over a wide ter ritory Wednesday afternoon. Alex Chatham, of Elkin, hurried to the scene with a crew of men from the Chatham Manufacturing company about 3 o'clock Wednes day afternoon, and it was under stood that the Dobson CCC camp would be called on to send help. The blaze is the first to break out in this Section of the Blue Ridge since the disastrous moun tain fire of several years ago which burned over hundreds of thousands of acres and destroyed a number of homes, threatening for a while a number of expensive sum mer homes at Roaring Gap. HEADS YADKIN SCHOOL SYSTEM Fred Hobson, Elected at First Meeting of New Board, Replaces Prof. Reece DAVIS IS CHAIRMAN Yadkinville. April 12 —(Special) —Fred Hobson, of Boonville, was elected as head of the Yadkin county school system last Friday after the new board of education for Yadkin county had met and organized. The new board is composed of Paul Davis, chairman, Cliff Wal lace. Hamptonville, and Ott Boles, Jonesville. Davis was elected chairman of the board on motion of Mr. Wallace. The new superintendent will take the place of Prof. J. T. Reece, who has served in that capacity for a number of years and who has brought the Yadkin county school system from the little red school house to one of the most modern systems in the state. Mr. Hobson has been a teacher in the schools of Yadkin and Forsyth for several years. The law provides for him to take charge July 1. He is now en gaged in educational work in a CCC camp. School committees were named for the entire county with the exception of Boonville and Fall Creek. Those named were: Yadkinville, C. P. Mackie, M. W. Mackie and Hubert Logan; Forbush, Coleman Phillips, H. D. Hutchens and Everette Hoots; Courtney, Fred Brandon, Grover Sherrner and C. E. Hartman; East Bend, Henry Davis. Ed Martin and Troy Martin; Jones ville, M. J. Myers, J. E. Reece and R. G. Boles; West Yadkin, Hal Bell, W. T. Allen and Roby Boles. DOBSON WOODMEN ARE TO BE REPRESENTED The Dobson Woodmen of the World Camp No. 1001 will be represented In the Head Camp convention of the Woodmen of the World life Insurance Society meeting at Elizabeth City on April 17, 1939, by one local mem ber. Sovereign William H. McMahan has been elected as a delegate to represent the Woodmen of the community. He will meet with other Woodmen, from all over the Jurisdiction of the state of North Carolina, who have been elected to represent their respec tive camps. Sovereign McMahan will leave April 18th In order to arrive for the opening of the convention on April 17th according to Reuben R. Folger, financial secretary. Roosevelt Approves Editorial Suggesting A "Show Of Force" Finals At Glade Valley Are Start Sunday Commencement exercises at Glade Valley will begin Sunday morning with the baccalaureate sermon at 11 o'clock by Dr. P. H. Gwyn, professor of education at Davidson College. Sunday ev ening Rev. O. V. Caudle, pastor of the El kin Presbyterian church, will bring a special message to the young people. Friday evening, April 21, the graduating exercises will be held with Rev. James Ficklin, pastor of the Mt. Airy Presbyterian church, delivering the address to the graduates. This will be the final program for the exercises. The public is extended a cor dial invitation to attend. APRIL COURT JURORS NAMED Y. Supjrjor Court Will Get Un at Dobson on 24th IS CRIMINALISE SSI ON The regular term V?. Surry county superior court for tHftl of criminal cases will get under wi&y at Dobson on April 24 Seforfey Judge Felix Alley. The term of superior court that was to have been held in February was con tinued until this term, and as a result an unusually heavy docket awaits disposal, . The jury list as drawn for the court by the county commission ers at their last meeting, follows: J. T. Tucker, Mount Airy; Fred Bartley, Lowgap; L. P. Wrenn, Mount. Airy; J. Brady Johnson, Mount Airy; C. B. Wilburn, State Road; B. C. Tulbert, Elkin; P. D. Webster, Jr., Mount Airy; E. B. Braughn, Rusk; Henry Davis, Elkin; J. G. Scott, Shoals; A. S. Adams, State Road; George W. Sparger, Jr., Mount Airy; J. C. Stewart, Mount Airy; John F. Joyce, Mount Airy; R. L. Mounce, Elkin; John A. Arm strong, Mount Airy; Bennett Ra mey, Lowgap; J. W. Holder, Elk in; W. R. Thompson, Mountain Park; F. E. Pardue, Mountain Park; C. W. Moser, Dobson; Gtir ney Badgett, Dobson; J. S. Ter rell, Mount Airy; J. D. Lewis, Mount Airy; C. W. Tate, Mount Airy; W. S. Callaway, Thurmond; S. A Foster, Elkin; R. L. Thore. Dobson; Elmer Frye, Mount Airy; F. A. Galyean, Lowgap; A. Dillon Simpson, Mount Airy; Jesse Bea mer, Mount Airy; John Arling ton, Mount Airy; J. F. Cocker ham, Mountain Park; ,A. L. Oneal, Mount Airy; and J. R. Bowman, Mount Airy. The list of jurors for the sec ond, or civil session, of court will be A. H. Davis, Elkin; W. C. Ven able, Pilot Mountain; Lindsay Holcomb, Mount Airy; Kelly Wil burn, Thurmond; T, M. Darnell, Elkin; W. B. Partridge, Mount Airy; Sherman Bundy, Mount Airy; Mac Todd. Lowgap; J. Sherman Freeman, Elkin; M. R. Eldridge, State Road; C. F. An thony, Rusk; C. W. Barber. Pin nacle; John Hudson. Elkin; E. W. Walters, State Road; J. S. Bel ton, Mount Airy; Harvey Nichols, Mount Airy; Brady Hobbs, Dob son; and M. C. Hicks, Pinnacle. KIWANIS CLUB SEES G-E MAGIC KITCHEN The Elkin Kiwanis club mem bers were guests at a special showing of the General Electric Magic Kitchen last Thursday ev ening. Jones Holcomb, in charge of the program, invited the club to.' the old postoffice building to see the automatic, electrically con trolled kitchen, following a talk by Mr. Gough, a representative of the General-Electric company. Miss Betsy Folger, of Dobson, was the guest of her brother, Franklin, and Mrs. Folger, C. L. Haywood. Sr., of Durham, was the guest of Dr. C. L. Haywood, and M. G. Morris, of Greensboro, the guest of Kiwanida George Royal 1. Elkin "The Best Little Tows in North Carolina" PUBLISHED WEEKLY THINKS FREE NATIONS MUST STANDFIRMLY Article Inserted in Minutes of Press Meet NOT INSPIRED BY HIM Chamberlain Pursuing Ap - peasement Policy, London Dispatches Say WOULD SALVE IL DUCE Washington, April 11 Presi dent Roosevelt stamped with his hearty approval today a newspa per editorial calling for "pre ponderant show of force" by Democratic nations to halt the dictators and prevent war. The editorial, appearing this morning in the Washington Post (independent), said that world war "can still be averted i? the free nations are willing to show that they will take a stand before it is too late." The President ordered the edi torial inserted in the minutes of his press conference, saying it was very good, very clear and very honest. He said it had not been inspired by him but that he had almost fallen out of bed when he read it this morning. inserted in Minutes t He added he wanted it inserted inHhe press conference minutes so th'W posterity might see what his views been. While the President spoke news dispatcher from London were saying that Prime Minister Chamberlain was pursuing an appeasement policy toward Mus solini, having decided to give him "one more chance" to keep the peace. Whether the Presi dent knew of this British decision when he pointed to the Post edi torial, and whether his words would tend to strengthen the British attitude toward the dic tators remained undetermined. The Post article was based on Mr. Roosevelt's, remark, as he left Warm Springs, Ga., recently; - "I'll be back in the fall if we don't have war." SENIOR PLAY THKEVENING "Absent - Minded Professor" Described As a Side- Splitting Show IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Side-splitting, tear-j€rklng, and soul-stirring are words being used in connection with the senior play to be presented at the ele mentary school auditorium at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, April 13. The play Is James C. Parker's "The Absent-Minded Professor." uncle Barney, the absent-minded professor, played by James Eid son, must get married within the month if he is to continue to live in the Dawkins residence: Esmer alda, "four times a widow" but possessed of a hankering to get hitched again, is on his trail. Spicy repartee and wit charac terize this play throughout and you will enjoy seeing the answer to the question "Does she get him?" The cast of characters Is as follows: Uncle Barney the absent minded professor—James Eidson; Aunt Jessica his sister-in-law Rosamond Neaves; Josephine her daughter—Betty Lou Evans; Sharon—Uncle Barney's niece Nelda Fulp; Joan—her sister Dorothy Murphy; Joe Watson Sharon's suitor Earl Pardue; Dave Carter—Joe's roommate Dick Smith, Jr.; Miss Melvina the family housekeeper— Dorothy Mas tin; Esmeralda —lorn- times a widow Geraldine Couch; Mr. Butler--the reader of thn will - BUI Recce. % Proceeds of the play will go for commencement expenses, v.
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