Elkin
'The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX. No. 22
LATE F 1
NEWS
IN and
BRIEF N t n
LOCAL
MISS MINNIE RUSSELL, of
Elkin, has purchased the rock
house on Church street, from
Gray Brown, of Burlington, it
was announced Wednesday.
The house contains several
apartments. Miss Russell will
continue to maintain it as an
apartment house, it is under
stood. , v
STATE
CHAPEL HILL, April 9.
Frank E. Gannett, Rochester,
N. Y., newspaper publisher and
candidate for the Republican
presidental nomination, tonight
called for establishment of a
"monetary authority" to pro
tect American farmers and pro
ducers from the effects of for
ei g n currency depreciation.
Such a body, he said in a speech
before the Carolina Political
union, of the University of
North Carolina, should be set up
"under mandate of Congress"
and would be of "the same high
standing as our Supreme court."
NATIONAL
NEW YORK, April 9.—Crans
ton Williams, general manager,
American Newspaper Publish
ers association, said today lead
ing sellers of newsprint have
maintained previously announc
ed prices for the second quart
er, despite decreasing ship
ments from Scandinavian con
ditions. One leading producer,
Great Northern Paper company,
recently withdrew a sl-a-ton
price increase for the second
quarter, leaving its price un
changed.
NEW YORK. April 9.—The
National Broadcasting company
reported in a broadcast from
Brussels tonight that a spokes
man for Belgian national de
fense said his government "did
not take any new measures for
defense" after Germany invad
ed Denmark. "We are confi
dently ready to meet new de
velopments," the radio quoted
the spokesman.
CHICAGO, April 9.—Frank
lin D. Roosevelt swept to an
important victory over John
Nance Garner tonight in the
Illinois Democratic presidential
preference primary. The pres
ident established an early ratio
of approximately 5 to 1 over the
vice president and later tabula
tions left it unaltered. Returns
from 1,561 of the state's 8,336
precincts gave Roosevelt 208,626
and Garner 38,314.
WASHINGTON, April 9.
Nazi Germany's lightning
strokes in Scandinavia brought
President Roosevelt hurrying
back to the capital from Hyde
Park tonight, perhaps to invoke
the neutrality act anew and to
extend the danger area from
which American ships are bar
red. At a press conference a
board his train, the chief exe
cutive said he might issue
shortly a proclamation applying
the neutrality act to Norway
and Denmark. This would put
exports to those countries on a
"cash and carry" basis, would
bar loans to them, and would
invoke other restrictions.
INTERNATIONAL
BERLIN, April 9.—(Wednes
day)—German authorities to
day said they knew nothing
concerning, rumors circulated
in Amsterdam that the liner
Bremen had been sunk. Such
reports, they said, were "ten
dentiously spread by the ene
my to bring a reaction from
us."
BELGRADE, April 9.—Dread
of a quickly spreading war
gripped the neutral nations of
southeastern Europe today as
the German Invasion of Scan
dinavia was coupled with re
ports that the nazis had de
manded the right to police the
Danube and that the allies were
preparing to strike in the
Black Sea area.
Authoritative quarters said
Germany was pressing Ruman
ia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and
Hungary to accept a strict
German guard along the entire
navigabzle length of the great
international river by which
the reich imports vast quanti
ties of oil, grain and other sup
plies.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
GRANNIS IS LOW
BIDDER ON ROAD
JOB FOR ELKIN
Grading Bid on 1.69 Miles Is
$20,529.50
ROAD IS TO JOIN NO. 268
Will Lead From the Western
Limits of Town and Link
With N. Bridge Street
OPPOSITION IS NOTED
Construction of a new western
approach to Elkin, which will link
N. Bridge street witty route 268 in
the western edge of town, was in
cluded in bids opened by the State
Highway commission in Raleigh
last Thursday.
The project calls for grading
and structures of 1.69 miles. E.
W. Grannis was low bidder on the
grading with $20,529.50, and Bow
ers Construction company on the
structures with 22,629.
According to plans, the road will
run westward from N. Bridge
street, and pass between the homes
of Rev. Eph Whisenhunt, pastor
of the First Baptist church, and L.
P. Walker. Intersecting Church
street, it will veer to the north
west, cross Big Elkin creek, and
join No. 268 a short distance west
of the Elkin city limits.
Opposition to the construction
of the highway has been expressed
by a special committee of the First
Baptist church, who claim it will
damage church property on Spring
street. This committee set forth
their protest in a resolution which
may be found in the "Peoples'
Column" located on the editorial
page in this issue.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
STARTS TODAY
Is Sponsored by Elkin Wo
man's Club and by Of
ficials of Town
SEEKING CO-OPERATION
The Elkin Woman's club and
city officials are cooperating in
sponsoring a clean-up campaign
which begins today (Thursday),
and continues for one week.
Major objectives of the clean-up
campaign are to improve the ap
pearance of homes, vacant lots,
back alleys, etc., so that they
PROCLAMATION
The following proclamation
was issued Wednesday by May
or J. R. Poindexter, in connec
tion with the clean-up drive
being launched here today by
the Elkin Woman's Club, in
cooperation with town officials:
WHEREAS the Elkin Wo
man's Club has designated the
week of April 11-17 as Clean
up Week, and,
WHEREAS officials of the
Town of Elkin have pledged
cooperation in making this
clean-up campaign a success,
and,
WHEREAS a clean, beautiful
town is much to be desired on
the part of all citizens.
NOW, therefore, I, J. R.
Poindexter, as Mayor of Elkin,
do hereby officially proclaim
the week of April 11 through
17 as Clean-Up Week, and call
upon all citizens to do their
part in making their homes
and grounds more sightly and
beautiful.
Signed: J. R. POINDEXTER,
Mayor
April 10, 1940.
might present a more beautiful
appearance.
Mayor J. R. Poindexter is tak
ing an active part in the campaign,
and expressed hope that the
people of Elkin would cooperate in
the drive.
The Woman's club has suggested
that lawns be beautified, vacant
lots be cleaned off, and especially
stressed the improtance of the use
of covered garbage cans.
NUTRITIONIST TO
MEET WITH LEADERS
Miss Mary E. Thomas, Exten
sion Nutritionist, will meet with
the Foods Leaders t>f the Home
Demonstration clubs in the office
of Mrs. Grace Pope Brown, Tues
day afternoon, April 16, at 2:00
p. m.
Miss Thomas will lecture and
give a demonstration on the use
of milk and eggs in the diet!
MANY ATTEND STYLESfIOFFrsi" 212^E5
Home Demonstration Clubs, attended the annual style show last Thursday which this
year was held in the historic old Rockford courthouse, now in process of restoration.
Top photo was made during the style show, and in addition to a part of the large crowd
present, shows (lower right with notebook), Mrs. Anamerle Arant, of. Raleigh, district
supervisor of home demonstration work, as she judged the evening dress division. Mrs.
A. M. Kinzie, of Mountain Park, center, facing camera, was first prize winner in this
classification. Mrs. Calvin Collins (foreground, facing Mrs. Arant), of Westfield, was
second prize winner. Lower left photo shows entries in a summer cotton dresses divi
sion as they paraded down stairs. Standing at bottom of steps in dark dress is Mrs.
Grace Pope Brown, Surry home demonstration agent, whose work has played a big
part in making the home demonstration program a big success in the county. Lower
right photo is of the old Rockford courthouse in which the meeting was held.—(Tribune
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FINALS ARE TO
STARTAPR. 13
Senior Play Will Mark Begin
ning of Commencement
at Glade Valley
PINAL PROGRAM APR. 19
Commencement exercises will
begin at Glade Valley high school
at Glade Valley, on Saturday
evening, April 13, with the senior
play, "Three Little Maids," a
comedy-drama in three acts.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
the baccalaureate sermon will be
given in the school auditorium.
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock
Rev. J. B. Ficklen 111, pastor of the
Mount Airy Presbyterian church
will deliver a sermon. This serv
ice will also be held in the school
auditorium.
Students of the music depart
ment ot the school will present
their annual recital on the even
ing of Thursday, April 18, and the
recital will be followed by a recita
tion and declamation contest.
The final program will be on
Friday, April 19, when 12 seniors
will be awarded diplomas. Dr. J.
R. Cunningham, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of
Winston-Salem, will deliver the
literary address to the seniors.
The public is extended a cordial
invitation to attend the programs.
CHURCH SERVICES
ARE ANNOUNCED
The following services are an
nounced for Sunday at the First
Baptist church: Sunday school at
9:45 a. m., with classes for all
ages. The regular morning hour
of worship at 11 o'clock with a
sermon by the pastor, Rev. Eph
Whisenhunt, who will uss as his
subject "The Great Renunciation."
In the evening at 6:30 the B. T.
U. will meet and at 7:30 the regu
lar evening service will be held
with a sermon by the pastor on
"Profit and Loss."
The church extends a cordial
invitation to the public to attend.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1940
Firemen Here to
Answer Alarms '
From Jonesville
The Elkin fire department
has received orders to answer
all fire alarms from Jonesville,
it was learned Wednesday from
Mayor J. R. Poidexter, who
stated that satisfactory ar
rangements had been made by
Jonesville town officials.
The order to discontinue
answering calls from Jonesville
was made by the Elkin commis
sioners at a recent meeting, but
since that time the matter has
been worked out satisfactorily
to all concerned, it was said.
INSPECTION
TOUR MADE
County Officials Here Wed
nesday Go Over Elkin
School Buildings
PLANS ARE SUGGESTED
Members of the Surry county
board of education, board of com
missioners, and Elkin board of
education, accompanied by B. F.
Folger, county tax supervisor, and
John W. Comer, Surry superin
tendent of education, made an in
spection of the Elkin elementary
and high school buildings Wed
nesday morning.
The officials were here relative
to the needs of the local school
plants, and to learn from the local
board what is believed to be need
ed to make the elementary school
building adequate to take care of
the increased derrjiands being made
upon it.
The county officials, it was
learned, were acquainted with
plans that have been suggested for
the improvement of school facili
ties here, details of which were not
given out. However, it was said
that favorable action is expected
within the near future.
ANNUAL STYLE
SHOWJS HELD
Members of Home Demon
stration Clubs of Surry
Meet At Rockford
NEW OFFICERS NAMED
Approximately 150 women from
all parts of Surry county, members
of the Surry Home Demonstration
clubs, gathered at Rockford last
Thursday afternoon to attend the
annual style show held under the
sponsorship of the County Coun
cil of Home Demonstration Clubs.
The meeting was held in the his
toric old Rockford courthouse,
which at one time was the county
seat of Surry, and is now in pro
cess of restoration.
Mrs. Paul Brown, of Mountain
Park, president of the couty coun
cil, presided over the meeting,
which featured an interesting his
torical sketch of Surry county by
Mrs. J. W. Thore, of Rockford; a
reading, "My Shadow," by little
Miss Martha Gertrude Whitehead,,
and the singing of mountain bal
lads by Mrs. Shell of Long Creek
Lodge.
Mrs. Anamerle Arant, of Ral
eigh, district supervisor of home
demostration work, made a brief
talk, in which she stated that the
membership in home demonstra
tion clubs in North Carolina num
bers 60,000, the largest organiza
tion of its kind in the state.
Sixty-nine Surry farm women
took part in the annual style show
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JUDGE NIMOCKS IS TO
PRESIDE OVER COURT
Clerk of the Court F. T. Llewlyn
announced that Judge Nimocks
has exchanged places Judge J.
Will Pless and will preside over
the term of Surry County court
which will begin on Monday. April
22. Although it is uncertain as
to how long Judge Nimocks will
preside over the county court, it
Is certain that he will preside dur
ing the first week of the Criminal
term.
English And Nazi
Ships Are Sunk In
Fierce Sea Battle
Movie On Rat
Control to Be
Shown at Elk
A fl-ee motion picture entitled
"No Good On Earth," sponsored
by the North Carolina State
Board of Health and dealing
with typhus control and the
eradication of rats, will be
shown at the Elk Theatre here
this afternoon (Thursday), at
2:30 o'clock as a preliminary
to an anti-rat campaign soon
to be launched locally. The
drive against rats is being
sponsored by the Elkin Kiwanis
club, the Elkin Woman's club
and the Boy Scouts.
Every citizen who is interested
in ridding the town of rats is
urged to attend this free mov
ing picture.
Use of the Elk Theatre was
made possible through the
courtesy of Dr. W. B. Reeves,
owner and manager.
REPUBLICANS
HOLDMEETING
County Convention Staged at
Dobson Saturday to
Elect Officers
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
Republicans of Surry county
met in convention in the county
courthouse in Dobson Saturday
to elect county officers and trans
act other routine business. David
L. Hiatt of Mount Airy, county
chairman, presided over the ses
sion and S. O. Maguire of this
city acted as chairman of the
convention.
The purpose of the convention
was to perfect the organization of
the Republican party in the coun
ty. Warren Alberty of Fairview
was elected chairman of the
county executive committee, suc
ceeding David L. Hiatt, and Cola
C. Pulp of this city was elected
secretary. Lacey Harkrader of
Dobson was named as committee
man from Surry to the state exe
cutive committee of the party.
Delegates to the congressional
convention in Winston-Salem on
April 16, and to the state conven
tion in Charlotte on April 17, were
also elected.
Otis J. Reynolds of this city,
candidate for congress from this
district, will address the congres
sional convention in Winston-Sa
lem, as key-note speaker.
All Republicans in the county
will be eligible to vote for the can
didate of their choice at the state
convention to be held in Charlotte,
according to an announcement by
the county chairman.
Mrs. Casstevens
Passes at Cycle
Mrs. Mary Jane Casstevens, 65,
of Cycle, Yadkin county, died at
her home Monday night at 8:00
o'clock as a result of complica
tions. Her husband, B. B. Cass
tevens, survives her.
Other survivors are:: N. B.
Casstevens, former Yadkin coun
ty auditor; Miss Annie Pearl
Casstevens, and Mrs. H. C. Nicks,
both of Cycle; two brothers, A.
W. Calloway, of Elkin, and James
Calloway, of Mt. Park; and one
sister, Mrs. J. D. Brendle, of Cy
cle.
She had been a member of
Swaims Baptist church for sever
al years.
Funeral services were held at
the home at 2:00 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon. Burial followed at
Oak Grove church at 2:30. Rev.
Grady White and Rev. Holland
were in charge..
TWO ARE FREED IN
MANSLAUGHTER CASE
Verne Ester, of Roaring River,
and Carolyn Barnett, of Jones
ville, were found not guilty of
manslaughter in Yadkin county
court the first of this week, in a
case growing out of the deaths of
Thomas Barnett, a brother of
Carolyn, and Ruth Grace, of Elk
in, in an automobile wreck which
ocurred near Boonville on the
Crutchfield highway March 3.
Miss Barnett wis said to have
been the driver of the car, whtoh
was allegedly owned by Ester.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GERMANS LOSE
TWO WARSHIPS
OF BJGCLASS
Allies Attempt to Bottle Up
Nazi Fleet
DESTROYERS ARE SUNK
Berlin Reports "Agreement"
With Norway Expected
In a Few Hours
NORWAY FIGHTS BACK
Stockholm, Sweden. April 10.—
Allied and German warships and
aii-planes, and Norwegian coastal
guns, have met in a series of fights
which have cost Germany at least
two of its major warships and Bri
tain at least two of its destroyers,
it was disclosed today.
It was indicated that the Allies
were attempting first to bottle up
and then to destroy every German
warship on the Norwegian coast
and hoped that none would escape.
Loss of the German warships
would mean annihilation or sur
render of German landing parties,
it was said.
Germany admitted the loss of
the Bluecher, one of two new
10,000-ton heavy cruisers, and the
6,000-ton cruiser Karlsruhe; Bri
tain the loss of the destroyer Hun
ter, 1,340 tons, and the flotilla
leader Hardy, 1,506 tons.
The Bluecner was sunk by mines
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OFFICERS FIGHT
IT OUTIN RAID
Sheriff and Two Deputies
Find Six Men at Still in
Bryan Township
NO ARRESTS ARE MADE
m .
Outnumbered two to one, Sher
iff H. S. Boyd and two deputies
fought with fist and clubs in a
dense wooded section in Bryan
township, Saturday, when they
raided a bootleg distillery man
ned by six moonshiners.
Officers sorrounded the place
and found the six men engaged
in making liquor. They attempt
ed the arrest of the men and
deputy E. H. Jones was injured
after placing handcuffs on one of
the offenders. The culprit made
his escape, however, he was still
wearing the handcuffs and it is
believed that he will have to sur
render, since the officers still
have the keys to the cuffs, and
believe that they will become so
uncomforatble that they will have
to be removed. They will also
cause the arms to swell if worn
for a considerable length of time,
the officers said.
Seven mash boxes, holding
5,600 galons of wet mash, were
destroyed, with other still equip
ment, in the all-day raid staged
by the officers. A truck was con
fiscated and taken to Mount Airy
for storage. The still, camouflag
ed as a saw mill, was in full oper
ation when the officers made the
raid. They said that it was their
that it had' been in opera
tion for 12 months. Most of the
men were recognized by the offi
cers in the half-hour scuffle
which preceded their escape. No
arrests have been made.
Sheriff Boyd, Deputy P. C.
Sprinkle, of Mountain Park, and
Deputy E. H. Jones made the
raid.
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