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EVENTS Of The Week t Local A BOLT OF LIGHTNING set off 500 sticks of dynamite on the highway three miles from Low gap last wefek, blew a man 20 feet in the air, covered an .auto with debris and performed a deed for the state highway department yet did no damage. The bolt struck a tree on the construction job, setting off 25 holes of dynamite with 20 sticks in each, which were electrically fused. The man blown sky high was not in jured. It took 30 minutes to uncover the automobile, which had three men in it, all unharmed. APPROXIMATELY $90,000 have been paid to Surry farmers in soil conservation checks during the past two weeks, J. W. Crawford, county fhrm agent, has an nounced, revealing that the soil checks were for the 1938 soil conservation program and that they were distributed to nearly 4,000 farmers who participated in the program. O. K. RICHARDSON, druggist at Turner Drug Co., local firm, has received a check for $50.00 as a prize in a recent retailers' contest sponsored by a nationally known manufacturer of toothpaste. Mr. Richard son's eptry was selected from among thou- submitted by druggists of this state. THE EFFECT OF THE DEPRESSION on Elkin will be shown by the extent which its 1940 population is above or below 2,930, according to the formula used by the Census Bureau in computing population. By com paring the figure with the actual count ob tained in the 1940 census, Elkin residents are supposed to be able to determine whether the depression hindered or helped the growth of the town. However, those in Washington who use the formula failed to take into consideration the moving of the Chatham Manufacturing company's Win ston-Salem plant here, which will probably throw the formula off balance. WORK OF LAYING ASPHALT sur face on Elkin's East Main street, from the square to the new bridge will begin within a short time, T. A. Leeper, district highway engineer, has announced. Asphalt surface en West Main street to Big Elkin Creek bridge will follow later. Wearing of the cement street is given as reason. State WHILE NEW YORK has had a lot of "special days" at the World's Fair, the North Carolina Fair Commission is determ ined to make a big splash when North Caro lina Day is staged on June 19. Governor Hoey, state officials and some 5,000 other Tar Heels will be on hand for the festivities, which will include music, parades, color and stunts. NORTH CAROLINA'S birth-rate show ed a noticeable decrease the first four months of this year. So did the death rate, thus putting the law of compensation into effect. Figures released by the State Bu reau of Vital Statistics show that 25,435 babies were born during January, February, March and April, 529 fewer than were born i,n the corresponding period in 1938. There were 575 fewer deaths. GOV. HOEY Saturday bluntly accused the federal power commission of attempting to invade North Carolina's sovereignty, and instructed Attorney General Harry McMul lan to intervene in a suit which may de termine whether the state or the commis sion can control the Yadkin river. The suit was brought by\ residents of Yadkin county to restrain the city of High Point from cor> struction of a power dam on the Yadkin. National NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK was fea tured by the rescue of 33 men from the crippled submarine Squalus, the rescue of seven of this number being announced in The Tribune of last week, and by the at tempted flight of Thomas H. Smith, 27-year old Los Angeles flier who took off from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Sunday in a small plane and who hasn't been heard of since, it being believed that he perished in the At lantic. SADDEST NEWS of the week came from Tama, la., where five small children were burned to death in the two-story frame home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Price. Whimpering and alone on the top floor of the house, the five tots refused to come downstairs through the thick pall of smoke, and died in the charred ruins. International THE SEIZURE by German Nazis Tues day of the palace of Archbishop Sigismund Waitz, the Catholic primate of Germany, featured the European news of the past week. The palace was seized by black shirted Nazi troopers on order of Hitler. Also of interest is the visit of the King and Queen of England to Canada, and their pro posed visit to the United States within the near future, plus reported clashes of Rus sian and Japanese troops along the Man choukuo frontier. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 29 DUKE POWER CO. REDUCES RATES IN CAROLINAS Means Saving of $1,509,000 Annually to Consumers EFFECTIVE ON JUNE Ist Slash Is Approximately One Million Per Year in North Carolina Alone ABOUT $500,000.00 IN S. C. Raleigh, May 24—Utilities Com missioner Stanley Winborne an nounced today that Duke Power company had agreed to reduce its rates in the Carolinas, saving customers $1,509,000 a year. The reductions, most of which will become effective June 1, are the largest in the history of the commission, Winborne said. Duke rates in North Carolina will be slashed approximately sl,- 000.000 a year, and rates in South Carolina approximately $500,000. The company has 154,275 electric customers in North Carolina and 48,814 in South Carolina, he said. The immediate effect of the re ductions, so far as the average residential consumer is concern ed, will be a cut of about 25 cents in monthly Duke electric bills, Winborne added. The company's present rates, and the new rates, are identical ill North Carolina and South Carolina. The new residential electric scale follows: Minimum of 80 cents for the first 10 kilowatt hours; three and a half cents per kilowatt hour for the next 40; two cents for each kilowatt hour over 50. The old scale was: Minimum of 80 cents for the first 10 kilowatt hours; four cents per kilowatt hour for the next 40; two and a half cents per kilowatt hour for the next 80; and two cents per kilowatt hour for all in excess of 130. The special residential electric rate for hot water heaters on separate meters will not be changed. The. rate is: One and a half cents per kilowatt hour for the first 100 ,and one cent for each additional kilowatt hour. POSTAL INCOME REGISTERS GAIN Totals $15,759 in 1938 as Compared with $14,180 in Year 1937 WAS BUSINESS MAIL Washington, D. C.. May 30— iWNS) Postal officials today got around to figuring out the salary of Elkin's postmaster for the fiscal year starting July 1, and discovered he misses a raise in pay by only $906 of postoffice business. Postmaster's salaries are based on receipts at the postoffices in their charge. Elkin's postal bus iness showed a substantial in crease last year, totalling $15,- 759.33, as compared with $14,- 180.10 in 1937. As long as gross receipts at the Elkin postoffice stay between $13,333 and $16,666, the post master will continue to draw $2,- 500 yearly. Another $906 of in come last year would have moved the office Into the next highest grade for purposes of salary classification, and the postmas ter's pay would have gone up to $2,600. The increase in postal business in Elkin last year was due not so much to increased private mail ings, as to a greater volume of business mail, and for this reason was a definite Indication of im proved economic conditions in the city, officials of the postoffice department said. Notice to Correspondents While The Tribune appre ciates the fine efforts of its correspondents in writing and sending in the news of their communities, i t wishes to stress again the importance of getting the news in not later than Tuesday of each week. Correspondence of this nature received on Wednesday often delays publication of the paper. Cooperation in this matter will be sincerely appre ciated. Local Man Is Named He W.O.W. District J| r»...... : iH JB S. E. Newman, above, of Elk in, was elected district presi dent at the semi-annual meet ing: of the Woodmen of the World, held in Durham. Satur day. He served as vice presi dent of the group last year. During the meeting, the dele gates heard a speech by J. M. Broughton. of Raleigh, who is widely considered a candidate for governor. Grants to After Transf Will Remain Same The requirements that widows of Confederate veterans eligible for public assistance payments be transferred from the pension rolls by July 1 will not prevent other pensioners from receiving their payments on that date, Mrs. W. T. Bost, State Welfare Commis sioner, said in answer to queries from county departments on the new legislation. "Beginning July 1 in accordance with chapter 187 of the public laws of 1939, all pensioners re maining on the pension lists will receive their checks from the State Auditor's office each month in stead of twice a year," the com missioner said. "The transfer of eligible widows and the change in method of pay ment of remaining pensioners were two separate acts of the Assembly and no hardship or delay will re sult when the laws take effect," she announced. All widows of Confederate sol diers, Mrs. Bost said, will be transferred to the public assistance rolls on July 1 if they are eligible for that type of government assis tance, while those not eligible will remain on the pension rolls and be paid entirely from State funds. Checks going to those transfer red will be paid jointly by the State and the Federal government re sulting in a saving to North Caro lina of approximately a quarter million dollars which will be used to further the public assistance program for other needy aged in the State. All payments to those trans ferred will be equal annually to the amount they are now receiving un der their pension, while even though those remaining on the pension rolls will receive their checks monthly, the yearly total will not be affected, the commis sioner stated. Class A Confederate widows now receive S3OO a year and their old age assistance grant will be equal to $25 a month under the new system of payments, and larger if sufficient need is shown. No grants will be more than S3O however. They will not be required to sign application blanks for the grants, the transfer of those eligible being automatic when the law goes into effect on July 1. JUDGE ALLEY TO SPEAK AT DOBSON Hon. Felix E. Alley, of Waynes ville. Judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina, will lecture at the Surry county court house at Dobson on the evening of Sunday, June 4, at 7:30, on the "Divinity of Christ." The public Is extended a cor dial invitation to hear Judge Al ley. who is one of the most able speakers and jurists in the state. ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939 432 ARE DEAD AS RESULT OF U. S. ACCIDENTS North Carolina Adds Two to Death Toll AUTOMOBILES CLAIM 175 68 Persons Are Drowned in Four-Day Period; New York State Leads TOLL HIGHER THIS YEAR Memorial day brought its cus tomary budget of violent deaths Tuesday, augmented by the four day "week-end" from Saturday through Tuesday. Forty-one states and the Dis trict of Columbia reported 175 automobile fatalities and 68 drownings. Air crashes, shoot ings and miscellaneous forms of accidents raised the total of deaths to 432. Two deaths oc curred in North Carolina. Last year, on the three-day holiday, upwards of 250 were kill ed, and in 1937 more than 350. New York had 19 motor deaths, and 32 violent deaths in all; 13 were killed by automobiles in Ohio; 16 in California; and nine each in Illinois and New Jersey including last night. At least eight persons were shot to death, two in Kentucky. Sev eral were hunters. One of the most spectacular accidents of the day was the three-car pileup at the Indian apolis speedway, where the vet eran Driver Floyd Roberts was killed. Arizona 1, Alabama 2, Arkansas 5, California 22, Colorado 8, Con necticut 7. Florida 4, Georgia 12, Idaho 2, Illinois 17, Indiana 12, lowa 9, Kansas 3, Kentucky 12, Louisiana 1, Maine 5, Maryland 2, Massachusetts 8, Michigan 16, Minnesota 9, Mississippi 1, Missouri 13, Montana 1, Nebraska 1, New Hampshire 3, New Jersey 13, New York 32, North Carolina 2. North Dakota 4, Ohio 20, Okla homa 7, Oregon 3, Pennsylvania 1, South Carolina, none, South Dakota 2, Tennessee, none, Utah 2, Virginia. 10, Washington 9, West Virginia 14, Wisconsin 11, District of Columbia 2. SAYS AGENCIES AID RECOVERY Congressman Lon Folger Ad dresses Postoffice Work ers at Convention PRAISES HOME LOAN Madison, May 30—Representa tive A. D. (Lon) Polger, of Mt. Airy, asserted here today before joint annual convention of the state unit of the United National Association of Postoffice Clerks, the auxiliary of that organization, and the fifth district of North Carolina Association of Postmas ters, that three government agen cies—the Reconstruction Finance corporation, the federal housing administration and the Federal Home Loan bank—constitute the "spark plug of our recovery." A member of the important banking and currency committee, Mr. Folger said that three im portant items having to do with the public at large have come un der the general study of that body. They are labor, recovery and for eign policy. Attention specifically has been turned on three government agen cies by the committee, he said — the Reconstruction Finance corpo ration, the federal housing ad ministration and the Federal Home Loan bank. The representative cited the part the R. F. C. played In reviving confidence in banks and in pro moting recovery during the dark period of the depression when emergency was a question mark. He then pointed to the opportuni ties afforded by the other two agencies for a huge building pro gram and its subsequent major part in recovery by providing a great amount of employment. SURRY SUPERIOR COURT ON JUNE 5 The regular term of Surry comi ty superior court will begin Mon day, June 5, at Dobson, before Judge Felix Alley, of Waynesville. It is hoped that the docket may be pleared for the summer, there being only minor cases to be dis posed of. W1?I f*f) l\/11l f cor £ e an( l Queen Elizabeth *' are pictured here on thrones in Can ada's Parliament as they were formally welcomed to the Dominion. Thej r are scheduled to visit the United States within the immediate future. ik. i m 1! \ *5? #**? ' "" g|g||l v JBjpii 1 fiifS^Kßß Elkin's Main Street Flows With Whisky Elkin's Main street was lit erally flowing with whisky Tuesday night. Highway Patrolman Lee Phillips captured a negro, an automobile and 45 gallons of whisky near Boonville earlier in the evening. Bringing his haul here, he put the negro, whose name was not learned, in jail and poured out the whisky in a drain at the rear of the new town hall. What Patrolman Phillips didn't know was ihat the drain emptied on East Main street. Soon 45 gallons of the stuff was gurgling along the gutter. The negro was turned over to federal officers Wednesday morning. He was from Win ston-Salem. Talk on Visit To Bermuda Feature of Meet A talk by Dr. C. L. Haywood, Jr., chief surgeon of Hugh Chat ham Memorial Hospital here, on Bermuda, was a feature of the Kiwanis club meeting at Hotel Elkin last Thursday evening. Dr. Haywood, who was a mem ber of the recent cruise of North Carolina physicians to that island, described the location of Ber muda as directly east of here, be ing only 500 miles off the North Carolina coast and 800 miles from Elkin. He related the history of the islands which are of volcanic ori gin and coral formation, and which were first discovered in 1515 and named for the Span iards, Bermudez. Dr. Haywood told of the gov ernment, the politics, and the ex cellent climate which attracts so many visitors. INDIANAPOLIS RACE CLAIMS LIFE OF ONE Indianapolis, Ind„ May 30 Leaving death, wreckage and blasted hopes behind in his per ilous ride, Wilbur Shaw, veteran Indianapolis driver, won the 500- mile automobile race over the Indianapolis motor speedway to day in a dramatic finish. Floyd Roberts, 39-year-old driver from Van Nuys, Calif., lost his life as Shaw, winner of the 1937 race, rode to triumph. A few minutes before the fin ish, Roberts, critically injured in a smash-up of three cars, died of brain concussion in a hospital. Two other drivers, Chet Miller, of Detroit, and Bob Swanson. of Los Angeles, were injured but not seriously. Two women spectators were also hurt. MIAMI, PITTSBURG BUSES ON ROUTE 21 j The Greyhound Bus Co., has in augurated bus service through Elkin on the Lakes to Florida highway, giving de luxe bus service from Miami, Fla., to Pittsburg, Pa. The first buses to make the run passed through here Sunday, and are of the latest model limited type. The north bound bus leaves Elkin daily at 9:40 a. m„ going through to Pittsburg without change. The south bound bus leaves here at 4:10 p. m. Travel ers en route to Miami have to change at Charlotte. PUBLISHED WEEKLY JOHN B. HUDSON PASSES FRIDAY Prominent Citizen of North Elkin Community Victim of Heart Ailment FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY John Bilson Hudson, 63, wide ly known farmer and prominent citizen of the North Elkin com munity, died at his home early Friday morning following a ser ious illness of eight months from a heart ailment. Mr. Hudson was a son of the late William Hudson and Mrs. Leah Howell Hudson and was a native of Yadkin county but had resided near Elkin for a number of years. He was a charter member of Elkin Valley Baptist church and served as a member of the board of deacons of the church for a number of years. He was also a member of the I. o. O. F. and of the P. O. S. of A. for a num ber of years before his decline in health. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Lyons Hudson, eight chil dren, Mrs. A. F. Yarboro, Elkin; Mrs. L. W. Holcomb, Winston- Salem; Mrs. Felix Layne, Elkin; Mrs. B. E. Wellborn, State Road; Mrs. H. E. Parks, Mrs. James Teague, Miss Louise Hudson and DeWitt Hudson, Elkin; eight grandchildren; three brothers, J. M. Hudson, Winston-Salem; L. F. Hudson, Elkin; William Hudson, Hamptonville; and one sister, Mrs. John Smith, Morganton. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Elkin Valley Baptist church. The rites were in charge of the pastor. Rev. R. E. Adams, of Mayodan, assisted by Rev. Grant Cothren. Interment was in the family plot in the church ceme tery. Dick Smith, Wins Reader's Digest Award J. Mark McAdams, superin tendent of Elkin city schools, an nounces that the coveted Reader's Digest Award for scholastic achievement has been won by Dick Smith, Jr., Owyn Avenue, this city, valedictorian of the class of 1939, Elkin high school. He received an engrossed parchment certificate upon grad uation. The Reader's Digest confers this annual award as encourage ment to young men and women throughout the nation who, by their scholastic achievement, give promise of growing into leader ship in their communities. MRS. FANNIE JENKINS PASSES LATE SUNDAY , Mrs. Fannie Mitchell Jenkins, 36, wife of Johnny Jenkins of Jonesville, died at her home late Sunday following a protracted illness from pellagra. She is survived by her husband and three children, Hattie, Pernte and Helen Jenkins, and four sis ters, Mrs. C. A. Watson, Mrs. A, A. Myers and Mrs. Cletus Bass, all of Winston-Salem, and Mrs. C. P. Williams of Yadkin county. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 11 o'clock from the Church of Qod in Jonesville, of which she was a member. The rites were in charge of Rev. J. L. Powers of Elkin and Rev. Ce-mn Triplett. Interment was in the Fall Creek cemetery.
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