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Tobacco Average OverS3O On Both WinstonAnd Mt. Airy MarketsFIRST DAY'S SALESON WINSTON MARKETBRING $233,570.52Higher Grades In Mt.

Airy Average From40 to 60 Cents

RECORD IS BROKEN

With 773,334 pounds of tobaccoselling for an average of $30.20 ahundred, Winston-Salem's leaf to-bacco market Tuesday set a new1934 opening day record for theSouth.

Official figures released late Tues-day night by M. R. Gass, supervisor

of sales for the Winston-Salem To-bacco Board of Trade, again placed

the market there in the van amongOld Belt marts.

First day's sales Tuesday brought

a total of $233,570.52.The average for the day was the

best seen on opening day since 1919and was nearly double that for op-ening day last year.

Last year when 1,154,448 pounds

were sold, the total amount paid forthe tobacco was $202,716.25. The$233,570.52 paid for yesterday'ssales of 773,334 indicates wide dif-ference between the opening aver-age of $17.75 of 1933 with Tuesday's

opening record.

While the loss in pounds was381,114, the gain in dollars totaled$30,854.27. The gain in averageover 1933 was $12.45.

Mount Airy?Two hundred thous-and pounds of tobacco s<?ld on theMount Airy market Tuesday broughtan average of about 30 cents, ac-cording to warehouse estimatesTuesday night. Every warehousewas flooded with tobacco and onlyabout two-thirds of the leaf on thefloors of the different houses wassold.

Bright orange cutters, including

the Reynolds grade GP, Liggett'sgrades one and two, and Imperialnumber one. brought the highestprices, averaging from 40 to 60cents, while second grades averaged

between 35 and 45 cents. Inferiorgrades also brought unusually highprices.

POTENT BEER THINGOF THE PAST HERE

3.2 Again Reigns AsHigher Percentage

Is Outlawed

Beer ?that brand of the lagercontaining more than the prescribedand humble three point two?ap-pears to be a brew of the past inElkin following the recent mandatethat those handling the more po-tent variety were subject to a fed-eral excise tax of SI,OOO, and a fineof SI,OOO, or a year in prison, orboth, if they didn't pay the tax.

Before the federal government up-set the beer dealers' apple cart here?and throughout the state?beer ofa very potent alcoholic contentcould be purchased over most anycounter. The once famous 3.2 waspushed so far into the background

that distributors and retailers foundit a problem to dispose of it.

But now three point two is againcoming into its own. Once more itis foaming over the counters as itskindred of higher alcoholic contentis barred from Elkin?and the State.

Kiwanis Club ObservesLadies' Night Friday

In observance of ladies' night, thelocal Kiwanis club Friday evening

entertained wives and friends of itsmembers with a picnic dinner atWilliams' farm, near MountainPark.

Following the excellent repast offried chicken and trimmings, anenjoyable social hour was .observed.

Entomologists figure that there isabout one chance in nineteen thatweather will keep grasshoppers incheck.

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State and NationPLACE BLAMEFOR KILLINGS

Anderson, S. C., Sept. 25.Blame for the death of three ofthe seven pickets killed »t HoneaPath on September 6, s placedupon 11 town policemen and non-strikers tonight by a coroner'sjury.

The jury reported that four ofthe victims of the bloodiest clashof the textile strike came to theirdeaths from wounds inflicted "bya party or parties unknown."

Coroner J. Roy McCoy, of An-derson county, announced hewould issue warrants chargingmurder against the three muni-cipal policemen and eight non-strikers who were reputedly act-ing as special officers.

TIGHTEN NETABOUT HAUPTMANN

Washington, Sept. 25.?Thefootprints of Bruno RichardHauptmann, Lindbergh kidnapsuspect, have been found by thedepartment of justice to resembleminutely those of the man whoaccepted the $50,000 ransom butgave nothing in return.

"We have had some splendid

news today," was all J. EdgarHoover, the department's chiefinvestigator, would say about re-ports that a similarity had beennoted.

"An excellent piece of informa-tion," Hoover added when wordreached him that the telephonenumber af Dr. J. F. Condon, the"Jafsie" of the case, had beenfound on a closet panel in Haupt-mann's home.

UNION LEADERSCHARGE LOCKOUT

Charlotte, Sept. 25.?Chargesthat a mayor helped kill picketsat his own mill, and threats of aresumption of the strike becauseof "anti-union discrimination",today heightened bitterness in thesouthern textile industry.

In addition to charging dis-crimination at scores of mills

which have re-opened, unionleaders also sent up the cry of"lockout" as 146 mills in the twoCarol! nas remained closed, alongwith some in other states.

GEN. JOHNSONRESIGNS FROM NRA

Hyde Park, N. Y., Sept. 25.The long expected resignation ofRecovery Administrator Hugh S.

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ELKIN, N. C? THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1934

FINAL RITES HELDHERE SATURDAY FORMRS. H. H. BARKERProminent Woman Dies

After LingeringIllness

SUCCUMBS FRIDAY

Solemn funeral rites were heldSaturday afternoon at 2 o'clockfrom the home on West Main streetfor Mrs. Edith Grier Barker, 47,who passed away Friday afternoonat 12:30, following a critical illnessof several months. Mrs. Barkerwas a daughter of the late J. S. andMrs. Virginia Vail Grier, of Mat-thews. She was educated at FloraMacDonald College, Red Springs,and was one of Elkin's most highlyesteemed and cultured women. Shewas a member of the Methodistchurch, the Woman's Club and theThursday Afternoon Book Club andtook an active interest in the reli-gious, civic and social life of Elkinas long as her health permitted.

She is survived by her husband,Harry H. Barker: four daughters,Misses Mary Virginia, Margaret,Josephine and Geraldine Barker,and one son, Harry Barker, Jr.;three sisters, Mrs. Worth Grahamand Mrs. Worth Gray, of Elkin, andMrs. J. R. Renfrew, of Matthews.Five brothers. E. C. Grier, Elkin; V.G. Grier, Gastonia; S. M. and J. J.Grier, of Matthews, and Dr. CharlesL. Grier, of Carthage, also survive.

The services were in charge ofRev. E. W. Fox, pastor of the Meth-odist church, assisted by Rev. EphWhisenhunt, pastor of the FirstBaptist church in this city, andRev. L. B. Abernethy, of Newton, aformer pastor of the deceased. In-terment was in the family plot inHollywood cemetery. A profuse andbeautiful floral offering was a silenttestimony of the love and esteem ofa host of friends.

Pallbearers were W. A. Finney, J.B. Jones, Dr. E. G. Click, Joe Bivins,J. L. Lillard, E. C. James, Parks G.Hampton and Wm. M. Allen.

CHATHAM TO WINDUP SEASON HERE

3 - Game Series WithHanes Hosiery Mill

Next Week

The Chatham Blanketeers willwind up their 1934 baseball seasonhere'next week with five games, thethree final games being a serieswith Hanes Hosiery Mill, of Win-ston-Salem. Eeach of these gameswill be played on the local diamond.

Monday the Blanketeers will goto North Wilkesboro for a gamethere, with North Wilkesboro com-ing here Tuesday. Thursday, Fri-day and Saturday of next week willfeature the series with Hanes.

This week-end two games havebeen scheduled, the Blanketeers tomeet Walkertown here Friday andAdams-Millis, of High Point, hereSaturday. All will probably beclose contests.

Last week the Blanketeers defeat-ed the Hanes Spinners 4-2 Thurs-day. Friday the Southern Chaircompany went down to defeat by ascore of 20-4, and Saturday PickettCotton Mills took the small end of a6-2 score.

OVER THOUSAND GOBACK TO SCHOOLS

Elkin District Has Rec-ord-Breaking Attend-

ance, Schaff Says

Between 1,000 and 1,100 studentsin the Elkin school district flockedback to their classes Monday asschool bells sounded the deathknell of summer vacation.

The enrollment is said to be thelargest in the history of the schools,Walter R. Schaff. district superin-tendent, stated Wednesday after-noon.

Monday was taken up largelywith assigning pupils to their roomsand classes, but regular school workis now in full swing with every-thing moving along satisfactorily,Mr. Schaff said.

The Elkin district is made up ofElkin, North Elkin, and Oak Grove(colored.)

BUCKIN' ELKS LOSETO HARMONY 12-0

Next Game Will BeWith Lansing High

School October 6

With but three veterans of lastyear in the line-up, the Elkin highschool "Buckin' Elks" Saturday losttheir first game of the season toHarmony at Harmony.

The score was 12-0.Light and inexperienced, the

team showed up well consideringthe odds against them, and showedpossibilities of developing into a for-midable gridiron machine aftermore seasoning.

The game this week-end withCooleemee has been called off dueto matters making it impossible forCooleemee to meet them. The nextscheduled game will be played Oc-tober 6 with Lansing at Lansing.

Message Tells of theDeath of Mrs. Walters

A message was received hereSaturday morning by Mrs. RoyWest, bearing news of the death ofher mother, Mrs. William Walters,

83. at her home in Sioux City, lowa.Mrs. Walters had been ill for thepast four weeks, suffering from aheart disorder. Mrs. West re-turned only a .few days ago from avisit to her mother.

Surviving are her husband, Wil-liam Walters, and the. followingsons and daughters: Mrs. Roy West,Elkin; Mrs. Sam T. Ray, Statesville;Mrs. Otis Parker and Mrs. HeineSorstedt, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs.Clarence Mauer, Sioux City; TedWalters, Indianapolis; Roy Walters.Sioux City; Mrs. Ella Rogers andHarvey Walters, of Minnesota.

HOSIERY STRIKE ENDS

Emil Rievc, president of theAmerican Federation of HosieryWorkers, Sunday telegraphed HighPoint hosiery union officials thehosiery strike had been called offand urged them to return to theirjobs.

MANY CASES FACESUPERIOR COURT

Several Local People ToStand Trial Before

Judge McElroy

A two-weeks term of criminalcourt will get under way at DobsonMonday, October 1, before JudgeP. A. McElroy, to attempt the hope-less task of clearing a docket madeup of 126 cases.

Three of the cases to face thecourt are murder cases, one beingof particular interest here inasmuchas it involves the death of WilliamHall, son of Deputy Sheriff W. B.Hall, of Thurmond. Young Hall, itwill be remembered, was allegedlyshot and killed by Damon Cox, ofthe Mountain Park section whileresisting arrest.

Several minor cases of a local na-ture concern Thurmond Billings,

arrested here some months ago by

Sergeant W. B. Lentz on a chargeof operating a car while intoxicated;Ransom Ray, charged with forcibletrespass; W. O. Huffman, charged

with assault with a deadly weapon,and Hilary Spann, charged withlarceny and receiving.

WILL SUSPEND ERAPROJECTS IN YADKINAdministrator Receives

Notice From RaleighHeadquarters

The Tribune has received the fol-lowing communication from theYadkin county relief office with arequest to publish:

Due to the seasonal increase infarm employment in harvesting andmarketing cotton, tobacco and othercrops all work projects under theNCERA in rural sections of theState will be discontinued imme-diately, Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, State

Relief Administrator, announced to-day.

Mrs. O'Berry said that hundredsof calls for farm workers have beenmade at local relief offices by pri-vate employers during the past sev-eral days, indicating the need forwork and direct relief to care forunemployed farm workers hasharply declined.-*'

The State Administrator said that11 farm workers in the State clas-

sified as "employables" will be re-moved from the relief rolls not la-ter than September 26th.

"During the height of the har-vesting season," Mrs. O'Berry said,"when the need for additional farmworkers is so urgent," the need forwork projects and direct relief to

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To Observe Childhoodand Youth Week Here

Childhood and Youth Week willbe observed in the Methodist churchin this city through the week of Oc-tober 7th. This event is observedannually in the church and will beinaugurated with a special sermonSunday morning and particular em-phasis throughout the week, defi-nite plans to be announced later.

At this time parents and alladults in the church are asked toconsider anew their responsibilityto growing life in the home, thechurch and the community, andthe value to young people and chil-dren of a sense of joyous partner-ship in the ordinary activities of thehome. This is the inspiration forthe 1934 slogan, "The Joyous Chris-tian Home."

Offer Efxtta PrizesFor Poultry ExhibitAt the Elkin Fair

In addition to the variousprices already offered in thepoultry exhibit in the Elkin Fair,an additional prise of $2.00 forthe best cockerel and $2.00 forthe best hen exhibited in theshow has been offered by RuohsPyron. Also a prise of $3.00 forthe best constructed coop In theshow.

The requirements are that thecoops be made 2x2x4 feet, withpoultry wire. They must havewatering cups attached andshould be so arranged that theycan be easily cleaned.

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, NEW YORK?For more thanthirty years Dr. Raymond Ditmaxs(above), of the N. Y. Zoo, has fol-lowed the trail of the "Bushmaster"snake in South America, the mostdangerous American reptile. Herehe is shown with one captured lastmonth and now housed here.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY

CONDON ADDRESS ISFOUND WRITTEN INHAUPTMANN'S HOUSEAlleged Kidnaper ofLindbergh Baby Ad-

mits He Wrote It

IS IRONBOUND CASENew York, Sept. 25.?The tele-

phone number and address of "Jaf-sie"?Dr. John F. Condon, ransomintermediary in the kidnap-killingof baby Charles A. Lindbergh-were found today on a cleverly-builtsecret closet panel in the Bronxhome of Bruno Richard Haupt-mann.

A second board, on which waswritten figures officials believed tobe serial numbers of the ransomcurrency, also was found.'

The prisoner, confronted with theexhibits, admitted the writing, Dis-trict Attorney Samuel J. Foley de-clared. Hauptmann gave as his rea-son for the writing, it was stated,an interest in the Lindbergh mys-tery, but this interest was not de-fined.

"When I said we had an iron-bound case," the district attorneyasserted, "I meant it, but it depend-ed on a lot of evidence. Today, how-ever, Inspector Bruckman broughtfrom the home of the defendant theboards taken from inside a closet.The case is now completely broken.'

"One of the board's had beensmudged and partially obliterated,but we could make out the penciledaddress, 2,974 Decatur Avenue, anda phone number, Sedgwick 8-5714.That was Condon's phone numberat the time of the negotiations.

"We showed this to the prisoner,Hauptmann. who admitted having

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MERCHANT CLAIMSPOSSESSION RADIO

One of Several FoundIn Possession of Rus-

sell Hampton

A radio, one of several allegedlyfound in possession of RussellHampton, now in jail at Winston-Salem, on a charge of robbery withfirearms and assault, together withHastings Eldridge, has been claimedby the owner of a small store, it waslearned Wednesday from Chief ofPolice W. G. Church.

Although the man who claimedthe radio was not named by ChiefChurch, or the location of his store,it is understood that the radio wasstolen sometime ago when the storewas broken into. A small amountof cash and a quantity of merchan-dise was also taken at the sametime, it' was reported.

According to Chief Church, thestore in question was in a buildingwhich housed a postoffice, but it isnot believed the postoffice was en-tered.

Both Hampton and Eldridge arein Forsyth jail in default of bondawaiting trial at the next term ofForsyth criminal court. Both weresaid to have admitted holding up afilling station located on the Win-ston-Salem-Greensboro road anumber of weeks ago, in which theoperator was battered into uncon-sciousness after he had been heldup at pistol point and robbed.

It is understood that a numberof robberies which have occurredwithin a 40-mile radius of Elkin arebeing investigated upon the theory

that Hampton arid Eldridge mightbe the offenders.