EVENTS
of the
Past
Week
LOCAL
MATTERS OF ROUTINE
nature marked the meeting: of
the Elkin board of commis
sioners at their meeting: Mon
day evening, no business of
public interest being transact
ed, it was learned from Paul
Gwyn, secretary to the board.
THE ELKIN WATER de
partment has done its part to
improve the appearance of
Elkin streets by the painting
of all fire hydrants. Using a
color scheme of red and silver,
all hydrants have been dec
orated to provide a pleasing
appearance.
ALTHOUGH TWO surveys
have been made by highway
engineers in an effort to lo
cate a new route through
Elkin joining the soon-to-be
completed Elkin-North Wilkes
boro highway with the several
highways now entering the
town, no decision has as yet
bdeti jnauc, it learned
Tuesday from T. A. Leeper,
district highway engineer.
DUE TO A LEGAL techni
cality which developed follow
ing acceptance by CCC offi
cials of the Collins property in
North Elkin as a site for Camp
Hancock, now located near
Dobson, the property has been
turned down and a new site
selected about 500 yards north.
The new site, which was offi
cially approved Tuesday, is
' owned by Dr. Ira S. Gambill,
and is located a short distance
east of his home on the Elkin-
Roaring Gap highway.
STATE
WPA STENOGRAPHERS at
Raleigh Monday resumed the
task of filling out "govern
ment form No. 403"—pink
slips which will notify 8,500
persons of their dismissal from
relief rolls. Acting on orders
from Washington. State Ad
ministrator C. C. McGlnnls
notified area supervisors to
carry out a congressional man
date calling for the discharge
of all relief workers, except
war veterans, who have been
employed more than 18 con
tinuous months.
GOVERNOR HOEY said
Monday he would spend the
week-end of August 17 to 20 in
Western North Carolina. Au
gust 17 the Governor will
speak at the agriculture de
partment's Swannanoa test
farm. August 18 he will ded
icate a new agricultural build
ing at Barnardsville, and then
he will visit Blowing Rock for
a couple of days, speaking
there August 20.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT by
the trustees of Wake Forest
College of the acceptance of
the benefactions of the Bow
man Gray foundation, which
will result in the removal of
the Wake Forest two-year
medical school to the grounds
of the Baptist hospital in
Winston-Salem and the addi
tion of two final years of sen
ior clinical medical work, has
received widespread acclaim
among the alumni and other
friends of the college, it was
announced Tuesday.
NATIONAL
AS AN AFTERMATH of the
adjournment of Congress last
Saturday, President Roosevelt
Tuesday accused the congres
sional groups, which wrecked
his neutrality, lending and
housing programs, of gambling
with the fate of a billion and
a half human 9 and of leading
American business to a preci
pice over which it may plunge
next spring. In the meantime
the business picture was
brightened by an announce
ment by General Motors Corp.
that a substantial year-to
,year increase in car sales had
been noted in the United
States. Politically a new hat
dropped into the presidential
ring with the announcement
that Senator H. Styles Bridges
of New Hampshire, plans to
seek the Republican nomina
tion.
INTERNATIONAL
GREAT BRITAIN played
her part upon the European
stage the first of this week by
staging elaborate air raid
teste, with hundreds of "at
tacking" bombers sweeping
upon her coasts from France.
As a result of the raids, which
were to be climaxed Wednes
day night by a blackout of the
country, four planes were lost
In accidents. Other news from
Europe continued to relate
of strained relations between
England and Japan, plus a
newspaper attack on Poland
by the German press.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 39
WORLD'S LARGEST
world's biggest cigarette, which will be on exhibit during
the fifth annual National Tobacco Festival in South Bos
ton, Va., on Thursday and Friday, September 7 and 8.
COMMITTEES
A RENAMED
Farmers Will Assist in Car
rying Out Tenant Pur
chase Program
ALL ARE WELL KNOWN
Six farmers, three from Surry
and three from Yadkin county,
have been named by the Farm
Security administration of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture, to
help County Supervisor C. O.
Pickle, of Dobson and Yadkin
ville, to carry out the tenant pur
chase program.
John Alex Long, Dobson, route
1; Robert S. Burrus, Rockford,
route 1, and John Austin Tilley,
Mount Airy, route 1, were chosen
from Surry. Sidney W. Vestal,
Yadkinville; William T. Steelman,
Yadkinville, and Charles E. Hart
man, of Cana, were named from
Yadkin. All well-known farmers,
the men will form County Ten
ant Purchase Advisory commit
tees within their own ocunties.
This announcement was made
this week by Vance E. Swift, FSA
state director, of Raleigh, who
said he had Just received the of
ficial wire from Director Howard
H. Gordon, of Raleigh.
Advisory groups now have been
named in 100 counties in this
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DR. WHITE IS
EXONERATED
Coroner's Jury Meets at
Scene and Holds Accident
to Be Unavoidable
VICTIM DIED HERE
Dr. Roy White, of this city,
was held blameless in the death
of Lancaster Gourley, following
a hearing before a coroner's jury
Friday.
Gourley died in the local hospi
tal as the result of injuries re
ceived about three weeks ago
when his motorcycle struck the
car operated by Dr. White 10
miles west of Yadkinville. The
young man was said to have
struck the front bumper of the
White car, his machine then run
ning wild for several yards,
throwing its rider heavily to the
earth; He died five days« later,
from a fractured skull, shoulder
and internal injuries.
Dr. White testified concerning
the accident, and the family of
the deceased was represented by
two Winston-Salfem attorneys.
The inquest was held at the scene
of the accident, in charge of Cor
oner R. V. Long. The jury held
the accident to have been una
voidable.
TRAPHILL MAN IS
DECLARED OUTLAW
Ed Casey, of near Traphill who
is alleged to have shot and wound
ed his cousin, Paul Casey, 19,
several weeks ago, has been de
clared an outlaw by Sheriff C. T.
Doughton, of Wilkes county, who
described the man as a very dan
gerous character with a criminal
record. He had Just completed
serving a five-year term for slash
ing his wife's throat prior to his
alleged-shooting of his cousin, of
ficers said.
Paul Casey, the injured youth,
was dismissed from the local hos
pital last week.
Tobacco Prices
Climb a Little
On Border Mart
Florence, S. C., August 8—
Prices on the Carolinas' bor
der belt tobacco market crept
a bit higher today as farmers
began offering a grade of weed
higher than most of that
placed before the buyers dur
ing last week's opening.
Growers were generally
pleased and few tags were
turned. A steady increase in
volume was expected through
out the belt as many of the
farmers had nearly completed
curing and able to put more
time on grading and trying.
D. F. Barber, sales super
visor at Dillon, estimated that
140,000 pounds were sold there
for an average of $20.50 a
hundred, an increase of ap
proximately a quarter of a
cent a pound over yesterday.
JOHN M. MOCK
DIES FRIDAY
Pneumonia Proves Fatal to
Prominent Boonville Cit
izen Friday
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at
Boonville Baptist church for John
M. Mock, 81, who died Friday af
ternoon at his home following an
illness of seven years, one week
of which was serious. Pneumonia
was the immediate cause of his
death. The body lay in state in
the church for one hour preced
ing the funeral.
Mr. Mock was a well known
retired merchant. He had been
engaged in the mercantile busi
ness there for 40 years, his last
connection being with the T. L.
Hayes Co. He retired four years
ago, due to ill health. He was
married 49 years ago to Miss
Mary Transou. He was born at
Jonesville September 7, 1857, but
had lived in Boonville 50 years.
He was a member of the Boon
ville Methodist church.
Surviving are the widow, three
children, Clyde Mock of Toledo,
Ohio, E. D. Mock of Boonville,
and Mrs. G. C. Phillips of Boon
ville; one brother, Alonzo Mock,
of Birmingham, Ala.; one sister,
Mrs. Carrie Underwood of Jones
ville; and six grandchildren.
IDENTITY OF MAN IS
STILL DARK MYSTERY
Although Yadkin officers and
officers connected with the state
department of criminal investi
gation have run down many clues
in an official capacity, and the
Renfro Herald, Yadkinville news
paper, has run down other clues
in an unofficial capacity, the
identity of the man found dead
in the woods near Yadkinville
July 30 remains as dark a mys
tery as before, The Tribune
learned Wednesday afternoon.
Investigation is continuing in
connection that the man might
have been an itinerant draftsman
by name of Wallace McDougall
who was in Yadkinville for a
short time, but this lead remains
as yet a theory.
When found, the body had
been exposed to the elements for
about two months, and was in a
bad state of decomposition, mak
ing identification doubly diffi
cult.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY. AUGUST 10, 1939
PREMIUM LIST
IS READY FOR
DISTRIBUTION
New Booklet to Be Distrib
uted This Week-End
DOG SHOW ANNOUNCED
Builock Amusement Com
pany to Provide Bigger
and Better Midway
FIREWORKS PLANNED
The Elkin Fair catalog and
premium list will be ready for
distribution this week-end. Hun
dreds of copies will be mailed by
Mrs. Alan Browning. Jr., secre
tary, and other copies will be at
the fair office, Tribune building,
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for them.
This year's catalog is attrac
tively printed and arranged, con
taining 40 pages in addition to
the cover pages, and gives full
details as to the fair.
A new feature of the fair this
year will be the dog show to be
staged under the direction of Dr.
C. E. Nicks, of Elkin. The show
will be held Friday, September
15, at 10:00 a.m., and will be
open to two general classes—
sporting dogs and pets. Sporting
dogs will include pointers, setters,
spaniels, fox hounds and rabbit
hounds. Pets will include all
kinds of terriers, spitz, collie,
German shepherd.
Winners in each classification
will be presented with a blue rib
bon, and the best dog in the
sporting dogs division will be
given a Chatham Blanket by W.
A. Neaves, of Elkin. The winner
in the pets division will be given
free rabies vaccine by Dr. Nicks.
Those desiring to enter dogs, or
wishing further information,
should get in touch with Dr.
Nicks.
Other new features of the fair
will be fireworks on three nights,
a weight pulling contest as a part
of the horse show, and a bigger
and better midway by the Bul
lock Amusement company.
б. L-MARSHALL
PASSES_SUNDAY
Was One of Surry's Few
Confederate Veterans;
Long Illness
RITES HELD TUESDAY
Garland C. Marshall, 92, one of
the few Confederate veterans in
Surry county, died early Sunday
morning at his home at White
Plains. He had been in declin
ing health for several years and
had been confined to his bed for
the past eight months.
Mr. Marshall was one of the
real pioneers of the White Plains
community. He was born in
Surry county September 6, 1846,
a fon of the late Richard and
Susan Samuels Marshall. He
moved to Patrick county, Va., in
boyhood and remained there un
til he enlisted in Company D,
54th Virginia regiment for ser
vice in the Civil War. At the
close of the war he returned to
his native Surry, and was mar
ried to Miss Sophronia Hutchens,
who preceded him in death in
1917.
He was a lifelong member of
the Friends church and was for
over fifty years trustee of the
historic White Plains Friends
church. He also served as post
master at White Plains for more
than 20 years.
He is survived by three sons,
one daughter, thirty-one grand
children, and twenty great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from White Plains Friends
church. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
BAPTIST TEACHERS,
OFFICERS TO MEET
Friday evening at 7:30 the
monthly officers and teachers
meeting of the Sunday school of
the First Baptist church will be
held at the church. All officers,
teachers and Sunday school
workers are urgeji to be present.
BOLL WEEVILS
Several days of rain recently
caused the boll weevil to damage
much of this year's cotton crop
in Johnston county, reports As
sistant Farm Agent R. M. Holder.
CHAIRMEN MEET they said privately, but I
no doubt each liked his party's chances in the 1940 presi
dential election. Postmaster General James A. Farley,
left, national chairman of the Democratic party, and John
D. Hamilton, national chairman of the Republican party,
were obviously in good humor as they were pictured
aboard the S. S. Manhattan prior to sailing for Europe.
Registration of Every
German Between Ages
of 5 and 70 Is Ordered
Is Said in Interest of' National Defense as Nation Steps up
Its General Program to Establish a Peak of
Preparedness by Mid-August
Berlin, August B —New regis
tration of every German between
the ages of 5 and 70 was ordered
tonight in the interests of na
tional defense as the nation step
ped up its general program to es
tablish a peak of preparedness by
mid-August.
With the press concentrating
on its most vigorous campaign
since tension developed over
Danzig last April, a campaign
that was aimed at Poland—and
with reports of automobiles and
trucks being requisitioned in
some sections for military man
euvers, the new registration order
was issued by Interior Minister
Wilhelm Frick.
He directed the cataloguing
should include details of the tal
ent, knowledge, physical condi
tion and efficiency of every male
and female. In effect the regis
tration supplements the regular
police register.
Jews also must fill out the reg
istration cards.
Only Small Part
Of Scenic
Open This Summer
Raleigh, August B—Less8 —Less than
60 miles of the Blue Ridge Park
way will.be open for travel dur
, ing this summer, and the na
tional park service discourages its
ure, R. Geddy Browning of the
state highway and public works
commission said today.
Oiling along the 60-mile sec
tor between the Virginia line and
Deep Gap is still under way, and
W. M. Austin, of Roanoke, Va.,
senior highway engineer of the
public roads administration, has
indicated it will be late August
before the road is open.
When opened, the Deep Gap
sector will be accessible on the
northern end at the intersection
of U. S. highway 21, and flag
men will enforce one-way traffic
at some joints where oiling con
tinues, Browning said.
No contracts have been let for
the 16-mile section between Deep
Gap and Blowing Rock. From
Blowing Rock, near Beacon
Heights, to Toe River Gap near
Mount Mitchell, a stretch of 50
miles, work is under way. An
other 14-mile stretch between
Toe River Gap and state high
way 694 is not being worked, but
eight miles from highway 694 to
Bull Gap is accessible from Ashe
ville by the Elk Mountain scenic
road.
South and west of Asheville
the only construction yet begun
i$ a five-mile sector at Wagon
Road Gap, in Transylvania and
Haywood counties.
TRENCH SILO
Like an increasing number of
North Carolina farmers. Harvil
Harris, Louisburg, Route 4, is
making plans to build a trench
silo to supplement his hay in
furnishing roughage to his cattle
this winter.
Each person thus may be as
signed to the job he knows best
in case of war—if he is not al
ready at the front.
The announcement observed
that "should Germany be attack
ed, then women and men unable
to bear arms will have to support
the fighting army by substitut
ing at home in even a greater de
gree than during the World
War."
A fine up to 150 marks (about
S6O) or six weeks' imprisonment
is provided for failure to fill out
the registration card or for de
liberately answering any question
falsely.
Despite Germany's prepara
tions to put the nation on a pre
paredness footing, there were
declarations that no war was in
the offing, so far as Germany's
intentions are concerned, and
that Adolf Hitler would find a
peaceful solution to "pending
questions."
INJURY PROVES
FATALTOOAKES
Accidental Wound Becomes
Infected After Being Dis
missed from Hospital
SERVICES HELD SUNDAY
Injuries received three weeks
ago when the limb of a tree
slashed his throat while he was
walking in the woods near his
home proved fatal Friday to
John Henry Oakes, 58, of near
Boonville, well-known Yadkin
county farmer.
Mr. Oakes was brought to the
hospital here shortly after he was
found In a serious condition from
loss of blood. He was discharged
from the hospital several days
ago but returned for treatment a
week before his death, after the
wound had become infected.
The deceased was a member of
Harmony Grove Friends church.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at Boonville Bap
tist church. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
He Is survived by his wife,
three daughters, Mis. V. M. Ray
and Rachel and Ruth Oakes; two
sons, Clyde Oakes and Henry
Oakes.
KIWANIANS TO BE
GUESTS OF CAMP
The Elkin Kiwanis club, with
other visitors, will be the guest of
Camp Hancock, Surry CCC camp
now located near Dobson, but to
be moved here \yithin the Imme
diate future, Thursday evening.
The invitation to visit the
camp, for the purpose of getting
better acquainted with the offi
cers and men, was extended by
Lieutenant Owen W. Huff, com
manding officer.
Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
HOTEL EUUN
PURCHASED BY
ROWLAND MAN
Will Take Over Active Man
agement Sept. 26
TO MAKE HOME HERE
—
Brewers Have Not Made
Definite Plans; Are to Go
to Former Home
WILL BE MISSED HERE
Hotel Elkin, for 11 years operat
ed here by C. H. Brewer, will go
under the active management
September 26 of T. R Sample, of
Rowland, who recently purchased
the hotel from the Virginia Trust
Cc. of Hichnicnd Vci
The new manager, it is under
stood, is planning extensive im
provements, and although opera
tor of a hotel in Rowland, will
make his home here, dividing his
time between the two towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewer will go to
Henderson, their former home, for
the present. Mr. Brewer has not
made definite plans for the fu
ture, he said.
Mr. Sample was highly spoken
of in a letter of introduction from
J. C. Ward, mayor of Rowland, to
J. R. Poindexter, mayor of Elkin.
Mr. and Mrs. Sample were describ
ed as active members of the Row
land Methodist Church, and as
people who had won for them
selves respected places in the town
and community.
Although Elkin heartily wel
comes Mr. and Mrs. Sample, her
citizens are wholehearted in their
regret of the loss of Mr. and Mrs.
Brewer, and children. Sonny and
Lucy. During their stay here both
Mr. and Mrs. Brewer have taken
an active part in the life of the
town, Mr. Brewer especially having
given of his time to make many
civic projects become realities, in
addition to the excellent job he has
done in providing Elkin with a
completely modern hotel.
JURY DRAWN BY
COMMISSIONERS
Judge Zeb V. Nettles to Pre
side Over September
Term of Court
The regular meeting of the
Surry County Board of Commis
sioners met Monday morning.
Routine business was disposed of
and the following jury was drawn
to serve during the September
term of court:
Elkin: M. L. Transou, Bob Car
ter, E. G. Jordan, R. O. Smith
and Bryan Johnson; Dobson:
John L. Poindexter, P. O. Ed
monds, O. P. Regin; Pilot Moun
tain: Howard Wilson and Jess
Hunter: Mount Airy: R .C.
Tiesh, R. L. Love, Carl L. Sim
mons, Roy Shelton, Atha Sim
mons, J. R. Woodruff, B. E. Chil
ton, B. P. Edwards, O. Kellock
Hale, R. P. Joyce, R. C. Boyles,
W. N. Benson, Frank Sydnor,
Walter Poore, James W. Gant,
Reid Gammons, S. P. Jones, M.
Vance Shackford, Geo. W. Slay
don and J. W. Gilley; Pinnacle:
P. C. Baker, John H. Vaughn, O.
P. Hauser and C. E. Marion;
Glenn Hall of Westfield and Ber
tie Lowe of Low Gap.
Jydge Zeb V. Nettles will pre
side over the term, which will
begin Monday, September 18.
Change to Be
Made in Farm
Agent Office
Although no news has been
forthcoming from the Sorry
county board of commissioners
concerning a change in the of
fice of Surry county farm
agent, it has been learned that
J. W. Crawford; county agent
for the past seven „ tars, will
leave the Job effective Sep
tember 1.
Although the commissioners
will not comment, it is believ
ed it was decided in a recent
special meeting that the
change in the office shall be
made. Monday's meeting of
the board threw no new light
on the situation.
As to a new man to take Mr.
Crawford's place, no decision
has as yet been made, it is
understood.