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900 HAVE DIED
IN SUB ACCIDENTS
Some 900 men have died at
the bottom of the sea in sub
marine accidents of the last
quarter century. Of these,
among the most terrifying of
maritime disasters, four in
volved United States craft and
took 113 American lives,
y The most costly in this
\ country was the collision in
1927 of the S-4 and the coast
guard vessel Paulding, in
which 40 men were killed. The
S-4 sank in 100 feet of water
off Province town, Mass.
QUEEN HURT
IN ACCIDENT
London, May 23—Britain's
beloved Queen Mary had a
close escape from serious in
jury or death when her auto
mobile overturned in a colli
sion with a two-ton truck in a
W London suburb today, three
■ days before her 72nd birthday.
/ The widow of George V and
mother of reigning George VI,
Queen Mary was found to be
suffering from "bruising and
shock" at her home at Marl
borough house, but the royal
physicians pronounced her
condition "satisfactory."
JUDGE GETS
COURTS MIXED
Gastonia, May 23—Superior
court was rocking along at a
steady pace, eight Gaston
county couples had been
i granted divorces and
1 Allen H. Gwynn had matters
' well in hand.
Then the telephone sum
moned the jurist. The people
over in Charlotte in adjoining
k. Mecklenburg county wanted to
know what the judge was do
ing holding court in Gastonia
when he should be handing
out justice to the Mecklen
burgers.
The judge and the lawyers
got their heads together, found
that a 1935 statute requires
that in the event court terms
are scheduled for both Meck
lenburg and Gaston counties,
- m the regular judge must go to
1 Mecklenburg.
'WILKES FIRES
SIX TEACHERS
North Wilkesboro. May 23
Although the Wilkesboro cen
tral district board had before
it this afternoon a petition
with signatures of more than
1,000 patrons and citizens ask
ing the re-election of Supt. T.
E. Story and all members of
last year's school faculty, the
Y board by a three to two vote
failed to re-elect Mr. Story
, and six of the teachers.
• > S. G. Hawfield. of Concord,
* was elected superintendent and
the teachers who were not
re-elected are: Miss Margaret!
Hansel, Mrs. Robert Hender- |
son, Miss Louise Melville. Miss
Dorothy Lashmit, Miss Hilda j
Aikers and Miss Helen Bostick.
The new teachers elected are
Miss Selma Robinett, Mrs.
William Prevette, Miss Kensey, I
Miss Wrenn Duncan and Miss
Helen Bumgarner.
ROBERT L. WHITAKER
PASSES AWAY SUNDAY
Robert Lee Whitaker, 72, died
Sunday night at his home in the
Clingman community of Wilkjes
county. He is survived by his
wife, three daughters, Mrs. William
Anderson and Mrs. Maude Green
wood of Jonesville, and Mrs.
George Payne of Lenior, and two
sons. William Whitaker of Win
ston-Salem, and John Whitaker,
Aof Princeton, W. Va.
Funeral services were conducted
P(from the home Sunday afternoon.
Burial was in the Jonesville ceme
tery.
JUNIOR ORDER IS TO
NAME NEW OFFICERS
Election of officers will feature
the weekly meeting of the Junior
Order on the evening of Friday,
. May 26, at the Junior Order hall,
interesting debate has also
afeen planned between four of
* Skin's most talented speakers.
All members are urged to attend
this meeting.
REV. B. C. JORDON TO
PREACH SUNDAY A. M.
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Rev. B. C. Jordan, of Roaring
River, will preach, at. New Light
Baptist church, about seven miles
north of Roaring River, Sunday
morning. May 28, 1939, at 10:90
Jnp'clock. Everybody is Invited to
Kome and hear him
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 28
Seven Men Rescued
From Submarine By
Use Of Diving Bell
CRIPPLED BOAT
RESTING IN 240
FEET OF WATER
Sub Had Fifty-Nine Officers
and Men Aboard
SOME MIGHT HAVE DIED
Radio Report States That
Rescuers Hope to
up Entire Crew
NINE SHIPS AT SCENE
Seven men had been rescued
from the sunken U. S. submarine
Squalus up until Wednesday af
ternoon, it was learned via radio
news dispatches prior to Tribune
press time. At the time it was
hoped that all of the 59 men
aboard would be brought up alive.
Rescue of the seven was accom
plished by use of a huge diving
bell. Only seven could be brought
up at a time due to the limited
capacity of the bell.
It was necessary to bring the
men up slowly due to the high
pressure, and place them in a
high compression chamber to
ward off attacks of the bends, it
was said.
Meanwhile, an opinion was ex
pressed that the sinking of the
craft, which occurred during a
routine dive, was not caused by
an open air induction valve which
poured water into the ship, but
by some other cause.
Portsmouth, N. H., May 23
Fifty-nine officers and men,
trapped aboard the crippled sub
marine Squalus under 240 feet of
water, faced the prospect tonight
of long hours of additional im
prisonment as hurried United
States navy rescue efforts met
delays.
"Conditions satisfactory, but
cold."
This was the message sent late
tonight by the entombed men—
a message tapped in patient dots
and dashes on the steel hull of
the sunken craft and picked up
with listening devices on the sur
face.
Nevertheless, indications were
that some of those below might
have died under the tons of wa
ter that flooded the after part of
the ship. No sign of life could be
raised from one compartment,
where some of the crew had been
working. .
"fhe Squalus, newest of the na
tion's submarines, rested upright
and on an even keel in soft mud
on the ocean floor approximately
15 miles off this port. An open
air induction valve during a rou
tine practice dive at 8:40 a.m. to
day had poured water into the
ship, pinning her to the bottom.
The navy threw all its might
into a rescue effort.
Nine ships were at or near the
scene tonight and 21 diving ex
perts were flown up from Wash
ington.
But a systematic effort to free
the entombed crew apparently
awaited the arrival of the sub
marine rescue ship Falcon.
Much Interest
Is Shou)n in
Local Revival
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Much interest is being shown
in the revival services which are
in progress at the Methodist
church. The services are in
charge of Rev. Ralph E. John
son, noted evangelist and singer,
of Nashville, Tenn.
Four services are held daily,
the regular morning service at
9:30 a.m.; a special service for
children at 3 pm.; a service for
young people at 7 p.m., and the
regular evening service at 8 p.m.
Three services will be held on
Sunday, the regular morning ser
vice at 11 o'clock and the even
ing service at 3 o'clock and the
service for young people at 7
o'clock.
Rev, P. W. Tucker, pastor of
the church, extends a cordial in
vitation to everyone, regardless of
denomination, to attend the ser
vices. The meeting will continue
through June 4.
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Moscow—Contantine Ouman
sky, who has been appointed
Soviet Ambassador to the
United States. Oumansky, now
Charges d'Affaires of the Soviet
Embassy in Washington, has
been in charge there since the
recall to Moscow last year of
Ambassador Alexander Troy
anovsky.
"NUDE RIDER"
IS SENTENCED
N. B. Spainhour Given 18
Months on Roads at Trial
in Mt. Airy Court
APPEAL BOND IS SI,OOO
N. B. Spainhour. young white
man arrested in Mount Airy on
a charge of being the "nude
rider" who for several weeks ter
rorized a number of women of
the Mount Airy section, is at lib
erty under SI,OOO appeal bond
following trial and conviction in
Mount Airy recorder's court Mon
day. Spainhour was sentenced
to 18 months on the road by Re
corder H. H. Lewellyn.
The young man steadfastly de
nied that he was guilty of the
charge, and said he did not make
a "confession" after his arrest on
the night of May 8. However,
Sheriff H. S. Boyd and Chief of
Mount Airy Police R. E. Law
rence testified that he had ad
mitted his guilt and said that "I
don't know why I did it."
Witnesses, appearing for Spain
hour, testified to his good behav
ior and manners. State witnesses
maintained that the man who
stopped his automobile on the af
ternoon of May 8 on the Mount
Airy-Pilot Mountain highway,
dismounted and took off his
pants before three women, was
Spainhour. The women testified
at the trial.
The young man was convicted
on two counts, one for this day
time escapade, and for appear
ances in Mount Airy on the night
of April 12. He was charged with
indecent exposure of his person
and attack on a female.
Spainhour was employed by R.
J. Reynolds, Jr., at the Reynolds
country estate near Devotion, as
a bookkeeper.
FOLGER TO ADDRESS
P. O. CLERK MEETING
Postmasters of the Fifth Con
gressional district have been in
vited to hold'a joint meeting with
the United States Association of
Post Office Clerks of North Caro
lina in Madison May 30, at the
Madison high school building.
Honorable A. D. (Lon) Folger,
Fifth District congressman, will be
principle speaker, whose address
at 11:00 a. m. the public is invited
to hear. James A. Farley, post
master-general. has been invited
to attend the convention and if
he finds it impossible to attend,
has been asked to send a repre
sentative of the post office de
partment.
Manufacturing an automobile
so that the driver may sit on the
right Instead of the left requires
alterations affecting about 1,500
parts.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1939
BARKLEY MAKES
HOT ATTACK ON
NEW DEAL FOES
Senate Majority Leader Talks
at Winston-Salem
GOV. HOEY IS HEARD
Kentuckian Endorses Liberal
Policies; Ten States Are
Represented
HEARD COAST TO COAST
Winston-Salem, May 23.—1n a
bristling, defiant attack on new
deal opponents. Alben W. Barkley,
Senate majority leader, asserted
here last night that the 1940 presi
dsntal contest would be "fought
out on the record of the Roose
velt administration."
Addressing over 1,000 cheering
delegates to an eleven-state wo
man's Democratic regional con
ference, the ruddy-faced Kentuck
ian was thunderously applauded
as he defended the record of the
party he leads on the Senate
floor.
His speech, delivered in the
brilliantly - lighted, flag - draped
ballroom of the Robert E. Lee Ho
tel, was broadcast over a coast-to
coast hook-up.
Barkley arose to speak after
Governor Clyde R. Hoey of North
Carolina had sounded the confer
ence keynote of unity.
North Carolina's Chief Execu
tive pleaded with .his listeners to
weld conservative and progressive
party elements into a "common
whole so that the party may win
another great victory in 1940."
Senator Barkley lashed Demo
crats who oppose the new deal in
the sharply-worded assertion that
Uhey will not be permitted to
straddle the fundamental issues
involved by pretending to approve
the administration objectives while
frowning on details of their ac
complishment."
"The American people will not
repudiate the first administration
in two decades that has sought to
humanize our government," he de
clared.
FORMER MAYOR
GIVEN SIX YEARS
W. T. Wilson Is Found Guilty
of Embezzlement of
Public Funds
APPEAL BOND IS $6,000
W. T. Wilson, former mayor of
Winston-Salem, was sentenced in
Forsyth superior court last Fri
day to serve from six to eight
years in state prison for embez
zlement of public guardian funds.
Sentence was pronounced by
Judge John H. Clement after a
jury, which deliberated for an
hour and a half, found the ex
public official guilty of embez
zling $611.52 from the account of
John P. Charles, an incompetent.
Defense counsel immediately
gave notice of an appeal to the
state supreme court.
Judge Clement completed his
charge to the jury, which had
been kept together since the trial
started, at 1:30 p.m., but the body
did not begin deliberating until
2:30.
Appeal bond for Wilson, whose
term as mayor expired week be
fore last, was set at $6,000 by
Judge Clement. Cost bond of
$250 was required.
Members of Wilson's family
were with him when the verdict
was returned. He showed no
emotion as Judge Clement pro
nounced sentence.
TENT MEETING WILL
BEGIN HERE JUNE 2
A tent meeting will open here
June 2 near the Yadkin river
bridge in charge of Evangelist
Charles A. Keys, Jr., known as
"Sledgehammer Charlie," who
started preaching at the age of 5
years.
The meeting will feature special
music and old-time singing. A
cordial invitation is extended
everyone to attend.
BANK TO OBSERVE
MEMORIAL DAY
The Bank of Elkin will be
closed next Tuesday, which i 3
Memorial Day, it lias been an
nounced by Franklin Folg«r, cash
ier.
m AJQP D IDT in AJI Four young cit y workers,
CUIVfjLIVII I IULJ I of London, England, all of
whom are affected by the new conscription scheme adopted
by the British Cabinet for compulsory
shown studying a newspaper for the latest developments
of the plan.
Seniors of
and Jonesville
Kiwanis G
The Elkin Kiwanis club last
Thursday evening entertained the
senior classes of Elkin and Jones
ville high school, as is an annual
custom.
Dr. R. B. Harrell was in charge
of the program, which featured a
number of games and proved
highly enjoyable.
Superintendents of the two
schools, J. Mark McAdams, of
Elkin, and Prof. Stacey Weaver,
cf Jonesville, introduced their re
spective graduating classes to the
club.
ARE WRECKING
OLDWAREHOUSE
New Business Building to Re
place Portion of Old Struc
ture Here
SEVERAL FIRMS MOVE
Work of tearing down about
half of the old McNeer warehouse
building on East Main street to
make way for the construction of
a new business building, was be
gun early Wednesday morning.
The new building, it is under
stood, will have a front of over
40 feet. Just what type of busi
ness it is to house has not been
announced.
As a result of the wrecking,
several local firms have been
forced to find new quarters, a
mong them being Hugh Holcomb
Garage, W. M. Reece Garage and
the office of the City Cabs, local
taxi firm.
The Holcomb Garage moved
early Wednesday to a new build
ing in Jonesville, located near the
Jonesville end of the new bridge.
W. M. P.eece has moved his busi
ness to Arlington, being located
on highway 21 near S. S. Swaim
filling station. It was not learned
where City Cabs would move their
headquarters.
J. W. BARKER
PASSES FRIDAY
Funeral for Benham Man Is
Held at Knobs Church on
Sunday Morning
BURCHAM IS IN CHARGE
Funeral services were held
Sunday morning at Knobs church
for John Wesley Barker, 56, of
Benham. Mr. Barker passed away
at his home Friday night. The
rites were in charge of Rev. John
Burcham, Rev. George Curry and
Rev. Grant Cothren.
The deceased was twice mar
ried, first to Miss Mary McCann
end after her death to Mary
Belle Lyons, who survives, to
gether with the following chil
dren: Mrs. Emmett Byrd, J. M.
Barker, of Benham, and Elizabeth
and John Quincy of the home.
Four brothers, David and Joe
Barker, of Burch, and Thomas
and Charlie Barker, of Benham,
and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur West
and Mrs. Ed Smith, both of Ben
ham, also survive in addition to
six grandchildren.
Interment was in the cemetery
at Knobs church.
BOND NAMED IN
ELECTION CASE
Judge Wilson Warlick Places
Three Yadkin Men Under
S3OO Bail Each
ALLEN IS FILING PLEA
Bond for three Yadkin county
men, W. D. Holcomb. of Jones
ville; Thad W. Shore, Jr., of
Boonville, and J. S. Thomasson,
of Buck Shoals township, who
were indicted last week by a Yad
kin grand jury on charges of
election irregularities at the No
vember election, has been set by
Judge Wilson Warlick at S3OO
each.
Mr. Shore, who works for R. J.
Reynolds at his estate near De
votion, and who is the son of Dr.
T. W. Shore, chairman of the
Yadkin county Democratic com
mittee, is charged with voting in
both Surry and Yadkin county.
Mr. Holcomb is charged with
destroying ballots in North Knobs
precinct, and Mr. Thomasson,
who was registrar in Buck Shoals
township, is charged with regis
tering persons not present.
It is understood that W. M.
Allen, local attorney represent
ing Shore in the case, is filing a
plea in abatement, setting forth
that Shore is a voter and resident
of Boonville and that his vote in
Boonville township is legal in all
respects, thus making any illegal
act as alleged in the indictment
come under the jurisdiction of
the Surry county courts. How
ever, it is denied that Shore voted
in Bryan township, Surry coun
ty, it being pointed out that there
are several Shores in Bryan
township who have the same ini
tials as Thad W. Shore, Jr.
Trial of the cases will probably
be at the next term of Yadkin
court.
FURNITURE NINE WINS
FROM FRIES BY il to 3
The Elkin Furniture nine
emerged victorious from a tilt
with the strong Fries, Va., team
on the local diamond Saturday,
with a score of 11-3. Red Powers
pitched for the winning team and
his teammates gave him perfect
cooperation.
At the order of M. R. Bailey,
superintendent of the furniture
plant, all home games played by
the baseball team this year will
be free and it is hoped that this
gesture will revive local interest
in baseball. The public is invit
ed to attend the games and to
watch a bill board on the square
for announcements of the dates
of games.
LAP DOGS LEADING
SOFT BALL TOURNEY
The Lap Dogs are leading the
second half of the Chatham
Manufacturing company soft ball
tournament, a check-up of cur
rent standings shows.
Games played to date follow:
May 17—Lap Dogs 10, Bull Dogs
4; May 18—Hound Dogs 4, Hot
Dogs 3; May 23—Hound Dogs 8,
Lap Dogs 10; Bull Dogs 12, Hot
Dogs 8.
Standings of the various teams
follow:
Team Won J/»t Pet.
Lap Dogs 2 0 1.000
Bull Dogs 1 1 .500
Hound Dogs 1 1 .500
Hot Dogs 0 2 .000
A mixture of carbon disulphide
poured into ant hills will asphyx
iate the insects. Only a small
quantity of the substance, which
is available at either drug or seed
stores, will do the work.
Elkm
'The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
POPPY DAY TO
BE OBSERVED
HERE SATURDAY
In Charge of American Le
gion Auxiliary
WILL BE NATION WIDE
Little Red Flowers Are Made
by Hands of Nation's Dis
abled Veterans
MRS. COLHARD IS CHMN.
Poppy Day will be observed
throughout the United States on
Saturday, May 27, with the wear
ing of memorial poppies in honor
of the World War dead, Mrs.
Ruth Byrd Crater, president of
the George Gray Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary, an
nounced today. The observance
will be led by the Auxiliary wo
men who will distribute poppies
on the streets during the day.
More than "eleven million of the
little red memorial flowers have
been made by disabled World
War veterans working in govern
ment hospitals and in poppy
workrooms maintained by the
Auxiliary, said Mrs. Crater. These
flowers are crepe paper replicas
of the poppies which grew on the
Warld War battlefields and
among which the dead and
wounded fell. They are recog
nized throughout the English
speaking world as the memorial
flower for those who fell in de
fense of democracy.
Plans for the local observance
of Poppy Day are being complet
ed by the George Gray Auxiliary
Unit under the leadership of Mrs.
Fred Colhard, Unit Poppy chair
man, aided by a large committee.
Volunteer workers from the Unit
and outside sources will offer
poppies on the streets all day and
will receive contributions for the
Legion and Auxiliary welfare and
relief work among the disabled
veterans and dependent families
of veterans;
Hundreds qf disabled veterans
have been employed for months
making the flowers, working at
their beds or in the occupational
therapy departments of govern
ment hospitals, and in special
workrooms maintained by the
Auxiliary. Every flower offered
by the Auxiliary will be a veteran
made poppy.
FARMERS GAIN
IN NET WORTH
Surry and Yadkin Farmers
Are Included in Survey;
Loans Are Paid Back
GROWING MORE FOOD
Results of a nation-wide sur
vey received from Washington by
County FSA Supervisor C. O.
Pickle. Dobson, show that farmers
farming under the rehabilitation
program of the Farm Security
Administration are gaining in net
worth, repaying their debts and
making a better living.
The survey which included pro
gress figures from the 225 Farm
Security Administration borrow
ers in Surry and Yadkin counties,
as well as from other counties
throughout the nation showed
that 238,000 typical farm families
are worth $61,000,000 more now
than they were worth when they
came on the FSA program. The
average per family gain in net
worth, over and above all debts,
was $265.00.
Farmers have already paid
back $77,000,000 out of a total
loaned of $261,000,000. although
much of the money loaned will
not be due for four or five years.
The survey further showed FSA
farmers are now growing three
times as much food for home use
as they produced before they
came on the program. Fruits and
vegetables canned increased 331
per cent.; milk 370 per cent.; eggs
275 per cent.; and meat 344 per
cent. A substantial Increase was
noted in fanning equipment,
and the average borrower now
has two horses where he former
ly had only one. There was also
a considerable increase in acre
age, per family in food and feed
crops.
A total of $4,500,500 in back
taxes was paid to counties and
other political subdivisions as a
result of the friendly adjustment
of debts for 100,000 farmers.
There may be splinters in the
ladder of success, but you don't
notice them unless you are slid
ing down.