Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXX. No. 7
LATE p
NEWS s -
TW and
Nation
BRIEF .
LOCAL
NEWS «u received here late
Monday afternoon of the sud
den death of Mrs. A. K. Harris,
of Seaboard, mother of Mrs.
Paul Gwyn and Mrs. Dan El
k dridge, of this city. Mrs. Har
f ris had been in ill health for
several years but her sudden
death came as a complete
shock to her family and
friends.
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23
The National Economy League
last night proposed establish
ment of an advisory planning
committee to formulate meth
ods of co-ordinating all seg
ments of the preparedness
drive with regular governnent
activities. It emphasized that
the national defense commis
sion and the new four-man of
fice for production manage- j
ment are concerned primarily
with production and procure
ment, and said that "the com
prehensive defense planning so
urgently needed has not yet
been provided."
INTERNATIONAL
ROME, Dec. 23—Italy yes
terday followed up Germany's
warning to the United States
against committing any "war
like act" with a threat that the
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo pact may
be converted into armed action
if more United States ships
are transferred to Great Bri
tain. The warning from the
Italian end of the Rome-Ber
lin-Tokyo axis was delivered
by Virginlo Gayda, often the
spokesman for Premier Benito
Mussolini, in yesterday's au
thoritative Voce D'ltalia. His
warning was based on the
same situation as that which
brought Germany's strong
words Saturday—the sugges
tion of British Minister of
Shipping Ronald Cross that
Germany and Italian ships
tied up in United States ports
be turned over to Britain.
ROME, Dec. 23—Italian re
versals in Egypt and Libya
were blamed yesterday by Mar
shal Rodolfo Graziani, in a re
port to Premier Mussolini, on
the lack of armored cars, tanks
and other mechanized equip
ment which prevented the
Fascists from taking the of
fensive before the British got
started. The Italians were
also on tn umbered, he said.
These cars and other equip
ment were to have arrived
from Italy early in December
when the Italians were poised
for the attack which was or
dered by Mussolini and which
was to have carried them, ac
cording to Italian plans, to
SuesE and the Nile.
ATHENS, Dec. 23 Three
Italian divisions whose normal
strength Is about 50,000 men,
are being slowly locked In a
mountain trap, under merciless
Greek assaults* from three
sides, around the Albanian
towns of Tepellni and Klisura,
it was reported last night in
dispatches from the front. The
Italian lines around Khimara
on the coast have collapsed
and the Italians are fleeing
northward in a desperate ef
fort to throw up new defenses
south of Valona base, about 20
miles above Khimara, it was
stated by Greek quarters last
night. Murderous Greek artil
lery fire and bayonet assaults
were said to have driven the
Fascists from their mountain
positions at Khimara.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
KIWANIS CLUB
AUCTION HERE
NETSJJI43.62
Money Is Raised for Christ
mas Cheer Fund
AUCTION LOG NETS $10.02
Next Meeting of Club to Be
Held January 2 for Induc
tion of Officers
TO LOSE TWO MEMBERS
The annual Kiwanis Christmas
auction staged at Hotel Elkin
last Thursday evening, netted a
total of $143.62, which was turned
over to the local Associated Char
ities Christmas Cheer fund.
Kiwanians, who each year
raise a goodly sum by this plan,
paid as high as $1.15 per pack for
cigarettes, three cartons bringing
a total of $40.00. Bidding was
spirited and when the final check
was made, it was disclosed that
this year's auction netted more
money than any previous auction.
The Kiwanis auction block, a
large and exceedingly heavy log,
was as usual the last article sold,
being bid in by President L. S.
Weaver for $10.02. Next highest
bidder for the log was Kiwanian
Walter Cqmbs, and had he out
bid Mr. Weaver, the latter would
have had to deliver the log in a
wheelbarrow to Mr. Combs' home,
according to long standing cus
tom. Mr. Combs lives at State
Road.
During the business session,
President Weaver expressed re
gret at the loss of two club mem
bers—Lieutenant Owen Huff, who
has been called into army service
at Fort Bragg, and W. G. Carter,
who will leave the first of the
year to make his home in Greens
boro. Both members expressed
regret at leaving.
Due to the Christmas holidays,
there will be no meeting of the
club this week. The next meet
ing will be held January 2, and
will feature installation of offi
cers. This meeting will be ob
served also as ladies' night.
W. M. Allen acted as auction
eer at Thursday's auction.
RITES HED FOR
YADKIN CO. MAN
R. Houston Melton Passes
Away at His Home of
Paralytic Stroke
WAS WELL-KNOWN MAN
Funeral rites were held at
Union Cro£s Friends church Sun
day afternon for R. Houston Mel
ton, 53, who died at his home
three miles east of Yadkinville
early Saturday morning following
a stroke of paralysis. He had
been in declining health for some
time. The services were in charge
of Rev. C. H. Hutchens and Rev.
Isaac Willard, and burial was in
the church graveyard. He was a
member of Union Cross church.
Mr. Melton had spent his life in
the Union Cross section. He was
unmarried. He was a son of "the
late W. G. (Bill) Melton and Mrs.
Melton, also deceased, and was
engaged in farming, and a re
spected man.
Survivors are four brothers,
Bob Melton, of Boonville; Frank,
Emmett and D. A. Melton, Yad
kinville, route 2; one sister, Mrs.
Cyrus Biuce, of the Baltimore
section.
FOUR LICENSE ARE
ISSUED BY CLERK
Marriage license have been is
sued to the following couples by
the Surry county register of deeds
during the past week: Robert
Bennett, Pinnacle, to Myrtle M.
Adams, Siloam; Ralph W. Beane,
State Road, to Nell May Byrd,
Elkin; Lonnie Snow to Ada Hod
ges, both of Dobson; Paul Johnson,
Mount Airy, route 4, to Treva
Venable, Mount Airy.
pf\J J rTT VTQ Pictured below are Elkin Hi-Y and Girl Reserve groups
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for Christmas baskets, as may be seen in foreground. Committees from both clubs have
also rendered fine service in gathering other donations for Associated Charities from
individual merchants.
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REPORT IS MADE
BY GRAND JURY
Numerous Cases Disposed of
in Surry Court by Judge
Hubert Olive
SESSION ENDS FRIDAY
The Surry county grand jury,
making its report to Judge Hu
bert Olive, presiding over superior
court at Dobson last week, gave
the various county departments
and agencies which come under
its supervision, a clean bill o
health, recommending Jailer ESr
mett Gillespie upon the well-k«v>t
condition of the jail, and nosing
with satisfaction that necesary
repairs were being made to the
court house. (
The jury also recomreiended
that the two state higWay pa
trolmen stationed in Sujfry coun
ty go to the various schools and
make short talks to fine pupils in
regard to their going and coming
from school.
The body also jehecked* school'
buses and found /them to be in
good condition, add commended
the county mechanics upon their
work in keeping them this way.
While the grajnd jury was busy
with its report, superior court
continued to grind away up&n
trial of cases/judge Olive hand
ing out num/erous fines and sen
tences prior/ to adjournment Fri
day. |
Among /the more important
cases triedJ were the following:
Gene Poore, violating prohibi
tion law, jsso and costs, plus sus
pended sentence of six months.
Tyler Braith, manslaughter, de
fendant/ required to pay all hos
pital aftd funeral expense of the
deceased, Zeb Hatcher, and also
pay costs in the action, plus six
montras' suspended sentence.
Raymond A. Millis, driving
whilei drunk, three months on the
roads.
Eltner Payne, driving while
drunk, $25 and costs.
Piiul G. Coon, driving whil*
drunk, SSO and costs and loss ot
driver's license for one year.
Lewis A. Martin, assault with
deaiily weapon, taxed wijjh costs
andj required to pay to plaintiff
sunt of SSO, also 6 months' sus
pended sentence.
cjephus Bennett, assault on a
female, taxed with costs.
Jjames Washington Cox, man
slaughter, 4 months suspended
sentence plus costs. Defendant
required to pay all funeral ex
penses and other costs.
Hither does not like the word
"gentleman" and gentlemen do
not lilfe the word "Hitler."
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1940
Dij. McDonald
To Address
Elkin Forum
An address by Dr. Ralph
McDonald, of the University of
North Carolina, will feature
the opening session of the Elk
in Public Forum, to be held in
the elementary school audi
torium Friday, January 10, it
was announced Monday by
Garland Johnson.
Ths» Forum, sponsored by
Elkin civic clubs, will also pre
sent other, outstanding public
speakers during the season
here, Mr. Johnson said. Among
them will bo Dr. Hilda Weiss,
of Durham, who will be here
February 14, and Dean D. D.
Carroll, of the University of
North Carolina, who will ad
dress the Forum Mftirch 14.
Other speakers and the dates
on which they will appear will
be announced later.
32 SURRY MEN
TO BE CALLED
Fifteen Will Go from This
Draft Area on Jan. 20,
Announcement Says
VOLUNTEERS REPORTED
According to an announcement
released by North Carolina draft
board officials, 32 Surry county
men will be called for service to
the United States army on Jan
uary 20, 17 to be taken from
Draft Area 1, which includes Mt.
Airy, and 15 from Draft Area 2,
in which Elkin is included.
Five new volunteers were re
ported during the past week by
the clerk# of the two draft boards.
Chester Lee Stanley, of Mountain
Park; William Monroe Parker, of
Siloam, and George Granville
Glenn, colored, of Dobson, were
from this area.
The Dobson draft board has
mailed 300 questionnaires, and of
these has about 200 classified. Of
this 200, 47 are in first "class, of
whom two are now in the army.
jPive have failed physical exam
inations.
CHILDREN'S CHOIR
HERE CHRISTMAS EVE
I A children's choir from the
Episcopal church at Walnut Cove
Mil give a program of Christmas
feusic at the Galloway Memorial
church here Tuesday afternoon,
church extends a cordial invita
tion to the public to attend.
YOUTH BADLY
HURT SUNDAY
Condition of Willard Coltrane,
Wreck Victim, Described
As Critical
OTHER DRIVER JAILED
The condition of Willard Col
trane, 21, who was injured In an
automobile accident here Sunday,
was described as, critical by at
taches at Hugh Chatham hospi
tal Monday afternoon.
Coltrane, who is an employee
of Bryan's Double Eagle Service
Co., is suffering a severe fracture
of the skull, in addition to other
injuries. He was unconscious
when carried to the hospital af
ter the accident and was report
ed as still being unconscious
Monday.
Harvey Money, driver of the
machine which crashed into that
of the injured man, is being held
in jail here awaiting the out
come of Coltrane's injuries.
According to witnesses, the cars
of Both Coltrane and Money were
racing along Main street just
prior to the accident, and that
Money's car struck Coltrane's as
he attempted a U turn on West
Main street at the end of Big
Elkin Creek bridge.
Charlie Morrison, a passenger
in Coltrane's car, suffered minor
injuries. Occupants of Money's
car, Gilmer Evrldge and "Buddy"
Martin, escaped injury.
The injured youth is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Coltrane, of
Ferguson.
Greek Aid
Now Stands At
Sum of $123.61
Contributions to the fund to
aid the civilian population of
Greece continue to come in, with
the total now reaching $123.61.
Reports from over the county
show a substantial sum for this
worthy cause. Contributions lo
cally will be received both at The
Tribune office and at-The Bank
of Elkin. All contributions are
acknowledged to The Tribune.
Previously reported $113.00
C. 8. Poster 5.00
Grade 3A—Ele. school 1.20
Grade 5B —Ele. school U1
Grade 0A —Ele. school 51
Grade 4A—Ele. school
Others—Ele. school §g
H. P. Graham 2sp
Chatham Employees
Receive Christmas
Bonus and Holidays
Tribune to Be
Closed Two and
One-Half Days
This Issue,of The Tribune is
appearing two days earlier
than is usual, due to the fact
that Christmas day falls upon
the regular publication day.
In order that Tribune em
ployees may enjoy a brief hol
iday, the Tribune office will
close at noon Tuesday and will
not reopen until Friday morn
ins.
Sincere thanks are expressed
to the advertisers in this issue
for their fine cooperation in re
leasing copy early.
Merry Christmas!
Shugart Home
Again Razed
By Flames
Made homeless by fire which
destroyed their large dwelling in
Jonesville only a short while ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Shugart were
again forced to flee their home in
Jonesville early Sunday morning
when flames completely destroyed
it.
Following their first fire, the
Shugarts moved into a frame
dwelling owned by Gurney Wag
oner. Furniture saved from the
first fire was almost all lost in
the blaze Sunday morning.
The fire originated from a faul
ty flue and made rapid headway.
Homes on either side of the burn
ing structure were seriously
threatened, but were saved.
TRUCKER DIES
IN ACCIDENT
"Dead Man Curve" Claims
Another Victim Thurs
day Afternoon
DRIVER IS UNDER BOND
%
(Photo on Pare Two)
C. W. Shirley, a helper em
ployed by the Joseph M. Larosa
Sons trucking line, of Indian
apolis, Ind., was almost instantly
killed on "Dead Man's curve,"
three miles south of Brooks Cross
Roads, Thursday afternoon when
the truck he was riding in "jack
knifed" on the curve. George
Patterson, the driver, was charg
ed with manslaughter after a
coroner's jury found probable
cause that he was driving reck
lessly at the time of the accident.
He was released Friday under a
SI,OOO bond to appear at the Feb
ruary term of court in Yadkin
ville.
Patterson testified that the
truck "jack-knifed" on the curve
when another car forced him to
apply the brakes too quickly
when they met on the curve. His
truck, a semi-trailer outfit, was
loaded wijth fifteen tons of
oranges. Tire marks showed that
the truck traveled 255 feet after
brakes were applied.
Immediately after the accident,
the motor of the truck caught
and workeffSSßjlt a half-hour
freeing insMM
Both Walden,;
16 Pages
TWO SECTIONS
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BIGGEST BONUS
IN HISTORY OF
FIRM IS PAD)
Totals Well Over Hundred
Thousand Dollars
CO. SHARES WITH MEN
Plant Will Stand Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday
to Give Force Rest
UNDAUNTED BY EVENTS
A Christmsa bonus, amounting
to well over a hundred thousand
dollars, was paid by the Chat
ham Manufacturing Company to
its employees last Friday and
Saturday as workers received
their regular weekly checks.
Although the exact amount of
the bonus was not learned, it is
understood payment to employ
ees amounted to approximately
$125,000, not including the office
staff and officials.
The bonus was figured for each
employee on the number of years
he has been with the company,
plus an additional week's pay as
a base. Numerous employees re
ceived well over a hundred dol
lars.
With each bonus check went a
letter from Thurmond Chatham,
president of the Chatham Man
ufacturing Company. Mr. Chat
ham's letter was as follows:
"To My Fellow-Workers:
"This check is a Christmas
bonus, shared with you by all of
us in the Company. It comes
with the best wishes of the Com
pany for a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
"I declare to you that I don't
believe there has ever been an
other Company quite like ours.
We have fires and floods and
wars and all kinds, of troubles,
but we keep growing and moving
ahead. If you want to know
what I think, I'll say that we
succeed because we work hard
together, have fun in our work
and feel each of us is responsi
ble for our Company's success.
Never forget that we make money
by producing goods that please
our customers, The American
People. Our money comes by
making better goods, selling more
of them and taking a small prof
it on each thing we make.
"This has been the hardest
year I have ever been through
and I know that you and I have
worked harder than ever before.
I don't know what's ahead, but
whatever it is, we'll face it to
gether and win or lose together.
"This Christmas check is based
upon your regular weekly pay,
plus an extra amount for each
year you have been with the
Company. Long service deserves
reward —we are more valuable
with more experience.
"I wish for each of you and
your family a Very Merry Christ
mas.
THURMOND CHATHAM."
In order to accomodate mer
chants and employees of the
company, Hie Bank of Elkin re
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