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Elkin Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 44 ELKIN FAIR IS UNDER WAY )Poles Break German CITY OF LODZ IS RETAKEN BY POLISH TROOPS Nazis Said Fighting to Avoid Turning of Flank ARMY IN COMEBACK British Troops Said to Have I Joined with French on Western Front TAKE RICH TERRITORY London, Sept. 13—Polish troops were reported today to have broken through German lines v,est of Warsaw, recaptured the city of Lodz ,and forced German armies to retreat into the Warta Valley. The reports, received by radio from Warsaw and in Polish dis patches to allied sources, said the Germans in the Warta Valley west of Lodz were fighting to pre vent the Poles from turning the Nazi left flank. The Polish counter-attacks were reported to be the result of a comeback by the armies which the Nazis had reported trapped in the Posen area w«st of War saw. The reports from Poland said that Polish forces from the w6st were attacking the Germans in the Warsaw sector from the rear. (In Paris, official dispatches leported that the Polish armies from the west had established liaison with the main Polish forces defending Warsaw. The contact was said to have been es tablished on the Vistula plains, where there was severe fighting of Lodz, thus defeating the Nazi efforts to squeeze 250,000 Polish troops in the Posen-Warsaw pocket.) A radio broadcast from Mos cow, picked up in London this af ternoon, said that the Poles also had started an offensive in the north. Allied military experts, de scribing the reported Polish re capture of Lodz as the first Ger man defeat on the eastern front, said that the German general staff apparently had strengthen ed too thinly their motorized col umns, which broke under the at tack of 250,000 Poles pressing simultaneously from the east and west. The recapture of Lodz would threaten the safety of the Ger man advances as far as Badom, 60 miles due south of Warsaw, and reduce the risk that the de (Continued on Page Four) HUNTING RULES ARE EXPLAINED Confusion Resulting from Various Sources Bring Statement from Gentry LICENSE AGENTS NAMED Due to the confusion created \ by various articles appearing in different newspapers outlining the statewide hunting and fish ing laws, the following informa tion has been released by the state department of conservation and development: • No change has been made in the squirrel season, which opens September 15 rather than Octo ber 1, as has been reported. An other article of interest is the change in the quail season, which opens on Thanksgiving Day. Doves may be shot from 7 am i until sunset of each day during the open season, September 1 to September 30, and December 20 to January 31. License selling agents in Elkln are Surry Hardware Co.. and E. Sc. D. Metal Co. EL W. Law rence, register of deeds at Dob son, if also a license selling agent. All hunters who take to thr fields this season may expect tc have his license checked. O. Conrad Gentry, Surry county game protector, stated. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE CONGRESS IS CALLED Government Men And Tobacco Experts In Meet At Washington Announce Elks Schedule for 1939 Season The Elkin high school has announced the schedule of the Elkin football team for the season. Some dates remain open at this time, but are ex pected to be filled prior to date given. ( The season will open with a night game at Wytheville, Va., Friday when the Elks meet Wytheville Hi. The remain der of the schedule is as fol lows: September 29, open: October 6, Coal Creek High, Va., here; October 13, Mocksville High, .there; October 20 and 27, open; November 3, Galax, Va., High, here; November 10, North Wilkesboro, here; November 17, South High of Winston- Salem, there (night game); November 24, Lansing High, here. NEW COURT IN YADKIN MEETS 40 Cases on Docket for Trial as County Court Holds First Session S. C. WILLIAMS IS JUDGE The new criminal county court for Yadkin county, set up in a special mpeting of the commis sioners held one night last week, held its first session Tuesday with S. Carter Williams as judge and F. D. B. Harding as prosecut ing attorney. There were 40 cases on the docket for trial, but many had to be continued. Those disposed of were as follows: Mrs. Harvey Shores, violating prohibition law, pleads guilty, as sessed costs, and to show good be havior. Robert Pardue, manufacturing liquor, pleads guilty. Judgement that he pay fine of $J25.00 and costs, and serve 60 days on soads, this to run concurently with 39 days to serve on former sentence after parole was revoked. Lum Finney, possession of liquor, pleads guilty, fined $25 and costs, given 30 days to pay. Dot Vestal, driving drunk, 90 days on the roads. Maliciah Garris, pleads guilty to injury to property, assault on a female, and larceny. Garris is charged with a felony, breaking and entering, in superior court, and judgement was deferred until he is tried there. He is in Jail. JAMES F. AMBURN IS CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT James F. Amburn, of Boonville, was elected chairman of the eighth district at the 1939 state conven tion of the Young Democrats in Charlotte. Mr. Amburn is Yad kin county's accountant and tax supervisor. He is well-known here where he was formerly associated with Yadkin Auto Sales, of which his father, L. F. Amburn, is part owner. METHODIST CHURCH HOURS ARE CHANGED Effective Sunday, September 21, the evening hour of worship at the Methodist church will be changed from 8 o'clock to 7:30. The League meeting will be at 6:45 instead of 7:30. SEEKING TO END CRISIS Opening of Old Belt Awaiting Decision to Be Reached at Conference MAY LAST TWO DAYS Whether or not the Old Belt tobacco markets will open in this section next Monday, as scheduled, will probably be decided in Wash ington today or tomorrow as to bacco experts from the world's largest markets confer in Wash ington with high government of ficials in an emergency effort to alleviate the tobacco crisis and bolster sagging prices. All tobacco markets except the nine in the Middle Belt have sus pended operations for an indefi nite period because the with drawal of the other large European buyers from the markets threat ened to chop price dangerously. Middle Belt markets close at 5 p. m. Wednesday. It was the third shutdown since 1933 when Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus closed the markets because of low prices and was reminiscent of early days of the World War in 1914 when foreign buyers withdrew. It was believed the Washington conference with Secretary of Ag riculture Henry A. Wallace and other department officials not only might find some means of im proving prices, but could set a date for a referendum on gov ernment crop control of tobacco in 1940. Farmers voted down crop con trol this year and as a result have the largest crop on record. Prices are from 2 to 10 cents a pound below prices of last year and withdrawal of Imperial— which buys approximately 25 per cent, of the entire crop—threat ened to cut them further. J. B. Hutson, assistant admin istrator of the AAA, who is pre siding over the meeting, said a round-table discussion was to be held Wednesday with growers, warehousemen and other interest ed citizens presenting their views. The discussions probably will take at least two days, he said with an executive committee be ing named to formulate a pro gram. TRUCK DRIVER IS UNDER BOND Lawrence Jackson Charged with Driving Car While Drunk, After Crash ONE IS BOUND OVER Lawrence Jackson, driver for a Valdese bakery, is under S3OO bond here awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of operating a car while intoxicated, and reck less driving, the charges having been preferred by a member of the highway patrol following an accident Monday at noon in which Lawrence wrecked his truck. The hearing will be held (Continued on Page Four) TO PREACH AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HERE Rev. J. A. McKaughan, of Winston-Salem, will preach at the morning and evening service Sunday. September 17, at the First Baptist church, in the ab sence of the pastor. Rev. Eph Whisenhunt, who is in a revival service at Jonesboro. The public is cordially invited to attend. ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1939 Friends He Will Be Next Governor WmL f- • jp ISfc, ilßf l^l^H m Will Lt. Gov. W. P. Horton, of Pittsboro, be the next Gover nor of North Carolina? That's a foolish question to ask his neighbors over in Chatham county. They think it is a fore gone conclusion that he will be the next Democratic nominee, and of course, elected in No vember, 1940. Although Mr. Horton has not announced his candidacy, his friends are throwing a big barbecue and rally for him at Pittsboro on Saturday, September 16, at which 5,000 people are ex pected. JV. C. Press Ass'n Head Has For The Tribune "The Elkin community has, in the Elkin Tribune, a paper that it can well be proud of," said W. E. Horner, Sanford, president of North Carolina Press association, when he was in Elkin Thursday. Accompanied by Ed M. Anderson, publisher of Skyland Post, West Jefferson, and a member of the executive committee of NCPA, Mr. Horner called on The Tri bune for its renewal membership in the press group. Mr. Horner called attention to the fact The Tribune won, for two years, the Savory Cup that was formerly awarded each year to the best edited paper of less than-daily frequency in North Carolina. The Tribune was in possession of the cup when it was withdrawn as an annual prize upon the death of the donor, Walter Savory. The cup will shortly be placed either in the state museum at Raleigh or in the school of journalism at the state university, Chapel Hill. "I am glad to note that The Tribune is retaining its high rat ing among the papers of the state for general excellence, including make-up, printing and editorial content. Such a paper helps to build a progressive community'as fast as any institution within it," concluded Mr. Horner. E. ELKIN BAPTISTS TO HOLD REVIVAL The annual revival of the East Elkln Baptist church will be held beginning September 17 and con tinuing through September 24, it has been announced by Rev. J. L. Powers, the pastor. Services will be held twice dally, the morning services start at 11:00 o'clock and the evening services at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Powers will be In charge of the services, and will do the preaching. The song service will be in charge of the choir director, M. R. Masten. Rev. W. P. Lawrence will assist the pastor and church in personal work. Everyone is cordially invited to attend the services. SESSION IS TO MEET SEPT. 21 Body Expected to Be Asked to Change Existing Neu trality Law SEEK CASH AND CARRY President Roosevelt Wednesday announced that he is calling a special session of Congress to meet Thursday, September 21, to consider the emergency created by the outbreak of a major Eu ropean war. It is believed at this session the President will ask Congress to re peal the present neutrality law and pass a new law which would lift the present ban on sale of munitions and war supplies to warring nations, putting such sales on a cash and carry basis and opening the markets to all nations. Under this plan, Ger many as well as Prance and England could buy their needs here provided they have the cash to pay for them and the ships in which to transport them home. Other important matters per taining to the European situation are also expected to be put be fore Congress. ARE TO INDUCT LEGION HEADS New Officials of Local Post Will Take Office at Meet ing Next Wednesday RIERSON IS IN CHARGE The George Gray post of the American Legion will meet next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the city hall, to induct new officers. Principal speaker of the meet ing will be District Commander J. B. Rierson, of Winston-Salem, who will have charge of the in duction ceremony. New officers to take office are: F. W. Graham, commander; R. H. Davis, D. H. Lovelace, Kyle Thompson, vice-commanders; H. B. Holcomb, adjutant; Dixie Graham, finance officer; Paul Gwyn, service officer; Miles Roy all, sergeant at arms; G. W. Mas tin, chaplain; W. M. Allen, his torian; Edworth Harris, athletic officer; George Royall, child wel fare officer; J. B. Bell, Ameri canism officer; Charles Alexan der, graves registration officer; Henry c. Dobson, employment officer; J. O. Bivins, membership chairman; W. H. Combs, publici ty officer. 1,552 TONS OF LIME ORDERED Agricultural Limestone to Be Used in Surry Soil Con servation Program MAY USE ON ANY LAND To date 1,552 tons of ground agricultural limestone have been ordered for shipment to Surry county through the 1939 Soil Conservation Program. Each ton of lime used counts one unit to ward meeting the soil-building goal for 1939. For each ton of lime received as a "Grant of Aid" through the program, $2.00 is deducted from the total payment earned. This covers the cost of the lime and the hauling to some parts of the county. In some sec tions of the county the farmer pays the hauler a small addi tional amount depending upon how long a haul the tructcer has to make. In vie* of the Act that many of the Surry county farmers have (Continued on Page Four) Opens Wednesday With Everything Ready For Event LATE / From NEWS th « y.. State ||\| and BRIEF N ? n LOCAL BOHNSON MICKLES, young Yadkin county man, and a companion escaped uninjured but narrowly missed death here Tuesday night about 11:15 o'clock when the speed ing car driven by Mickles fail ed to make the turn off of Elk Spur street on to the Big Elkin creek bridge and went down an embankment. Luckily the embankment was not rough or steep and the car was brought to a halt upright and undamaged near the bank of the creek. Given a hearing before Magistrate J. L. Hall after being arrested by Night Policeman J. L. Darnell, Mickles was convicted of speeding through an intersec tion and was fined $25.00 and the costs. STATE HIGHWAY Patrol man J. B. Rhyne, of Lincoln ton, has been assigned to duty in this section to assist Patrol man Lee Phillips, who has been stationed here for several years. Patrolman Rhyne is one of the new members of the recently enlarged patrol. He was unprepared to state how long he would be station ed here. HONORABLE Jake Newell, of Charlotte, chairman of the state Republican executive committee, will speak in Elkin Friday, September 15, at 2:00 o'clock in local observance of Constitution Day. It was not learned where Mr. Newell will speak, but it is presumed that it will be in the local school auditorium. STATE EXTENSIVE plans for the ceremonial of Oasis Temple, A.A.O. N.M.S., which will be held in Greensboro September 20-fcl, are being made under the direction of J. M. Bryan, general chairman. All mem bers of the Oasis 'Temple and other Shrine Temples have been cordially invited to at tend the meeting in Greens boro. NATIONAL PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13—A visit to offices of the leading steel producers here today showed executives almost dizzy with the sudden rush of do mestic orders which many pre dicted would result in calling back to the mills of as many as 125,000 workers before Thanksgiving. A steady stream of telegrams from branch of fices and manufacturers of virtually every commodity from coat hangers to locomotives poured in, telephones jangled, boys trotted in and out with memoranda. "Consumers," ex plained a perspiring official, are putting on the same pan icky rush housewives did last week for sugar and flour. If ' it continues, and we believe it will, the Industry will boost Its output to 85 or 90 per cent, of capacity within 30 or 60 days." PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. 13—Its two stern pontoons al ready surfaced, the sunken submarine Squalus and its cargo of 26 dead broke the surface at 9:55 a.m. (EJD.T.) today, only to have the stern drop back to the bottom. The two bow pontoons, bow and conning tower surfaced with a 40-degree starboard list. Sal vagers immediately began (Continued on Last Page) Elkin "The Best Little Town in North Carolina** PUBLISHED WEEKLY HORSE SHOW TO BE STAGED AT 10 A. M. TODAY Is Featuring Larger, Gayer Midway ALL PREMIUMS PLACED Rides and Concessions Will Provide Amusement for Large Crowds DOG SHOW ON FRIDAY The Elkin Pair got under way here Wednesday morning with everything in readiness for the throngs expected to attend from this section. The exhibition hall was readied for the opening Tuesday, finish ing touches being applied Tues day night, at which time all ex hibits were judged while every thing was at its peak. On the midway the Bullock Amusement Company was ready for action with four modern rides and about 20 concessions for the amusement of spectators. Rides include loop-the-loop, fer r i s wheel, chair-plane and merry go-rounds. Numerous games of skill line the midway. The first big feature of the fair is scheduled to take place this morning at 10 o'clock (Thursday), when the annual horse show will be staged. All horses and mules entered in the event will gather at the Chatham Athletic Field, where they will form a parade which will follow Main and Elk Spur streets to the fair grounds. Judging will be at the grounds. Friday morning a dog show will be staged at the fair grounds under the direction of Dr. C. E. Nicks. This show will get under way promptly at 10:00 am., and will be open to sporting dogs of all types, and pets of every description. Anyone wishing to enter their dog should see Dr. Nicks immediately. Admission is being charged to the fair grounds this year, but every ticket is also good for ad mission to the exhibition hall. The admission is only 10 cents. The fair ground has been fenced off. Plenty of parking space is available within the fair grounds, and no additional charge is be ing made for cars. Attendants will be present each night to as sist patrons in parking. The fair is offering many fine premiums this year, the premium list totalling over S7OO. Many of these premiums will be paid in cash. All exhibits are of high qual ity, and present an attractive ap pearance, making a trip to the exhibition hall well worth while. Fireworks on three nights of the fair will be a new feature, the aerial display being staged by the Bullock Amusement Co. Annual Meeting Of Baptist i4ss'n To Be Held 29th The annual meeting of the Eikin Missionary Baptist Associa tion will convene with White Plains Baptist church at Roaring River September 29, for a three day session. The general theme of the pro gram will be "Magnifying Christ and His Church." The morning session on the opening day will be devoted to the roll call of churches, recognition of delegates and election of officers. David W. Day of this city is moderator of the association. The Introduc tory sermon will be preached by Rev. Loyd Pardue. The afternoon session of the (Continued on Page Four)