North Carolina Newspapers

Elkin Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge VOL. No. XXVIII. No. 52 FORCED DOWN above was wrecked in a forced landing on the island of Fanoe, Denmark, recently. Censored reports did not disclose whether the fliers were safe, and few other details were given. f 1 ifc LATE F 1 NEWS IN it BRIEF "T LOCAL TWO BUSES of the fleet of four which are to be put into service here within the im mediate future by John May berry, holden of a city bus franchise, have arrived and the remaining two buses are expected within the immediate future. The buses will ac commodate a large number of passengers. WORK ON a building which it is said will contain two stores is under way on East Main street on the remaining portion of the lot upon which the old McNeer warehouse formerly stood. It has not learned what firms will occu py the completed building. Work on the former Bank of Elkin building, now undergo ing remodeling, iff progressing rapidly. Five modern offices will be located on the second floor of the building. STATE NEW YORK, Nov. 7—Christ mas buying in retail stores throughout the nation in the next few weeks may run close to 10 per cent, above last year, trade executives estimated to day. A 10 per cent, jump in department and specialty store /sales, the experts said, would lift Christmas buying volume in these two sectors of the re tail domain to around $1,320,- 4)00,000, compared with sl,- 200,000,000 in the 1938 holiday season. Moreover, there is a chance, they added, that gift buying may be even larger than now anticipated, due to the rise in employment, fat tening of pay envelopes, and bigger dividend distributions that have accompanied cur rently brisk industrial opera tions. A STRONG Highland flavor wttLrun* through the six-day which Fayetteville is readying to commence No vember 19. The celebration, which will mark 200 years of history in the Upper Cape Fear Valley, will be one of the most varied and ambitious ever attempted in North Caro lina. From all over the coun try, descendants of the Scotch settlers will return for the "gathering of the clans." An outdoor pageant, in which notables of North Carolina and Tennessee will participate, pnd an indoor drama, written by Paul Green, will be parts of the spectacle. NATIONAL WASHINGTON, Nov 7 . President Roosevelt interven ed and postponed a showdown today in the conflict boiling within his official family and in Congress over the United States Lines' proposal to place eight of its ships under the flag of Panama so that they JV could ply European waters f closed to American vessels by the neutrality act.. Although contending that there could be no International episode in volving Americans if the ships were sunk while sailing under the Panamanian flag, Mr. Roosevelt disclosed at Hyde Park, N. Y., that he had tele phoned the maritime commis sion and asked that action on the proposal be delayed. THE £LKIN TRIBUNE ROLL CALL ON NOVEMBER 14 Red Cross Campaign to Be Launched by President Roosevelt EXPENDITURES LISTED Mrs. Joe Bivins, chairman of the Red Cross roll call here, has set Tuesday, November 14, as the day for the annual roll call and has announced the following group captians and their respec tive districts: Mrs. W. C. Cox, Main Street; Mrs. I. C. Yates, Church Street; Miss Maude Greenwood, Bridge Street; Mrs. P. M. Greene, Hotel Elkin and Market Street; Mrs. Carl Myers, Gwyn Avenue; Mrs. Hugh Parks, Circle Court; Mrs. A. O. Bryan, West Main street; Mrs. Fred Mc- Neeiy, Hospital Road; and Charlie Hanes Chatham Manufacturing company. The annual roll call, which lasts from Armistice Day to Thanks giving, will be launched by Presi dent Roosevelt in a radio address on November 11, on the combined networks of National, Columbia and Mutual broadcasting systems. He will be introduced by Norman H. Davis, National Chairman of the American Red Cross. The broadcast will begin at 10:30 p.m. E. S. T., and will switch from Washington to New York and Hollywood for participation by celebrities of the stage and screen. Miss Betty Allen, treasurer of the local chapter, has released the following list of receipts and expenditures for the past year: Balance Nov. 5, 1938 $ 38.40 Roll Call and Donations to Roll Call 150.50 Total Cash Received $188.90 Expenditures Sent National Headquar ters for Roll Call $ 66.75 Coal for indigent family.... 4.12 Shoes for indigent family.. 2.04 Yeast for pellagra patients 1.50 Clothing for aged man 5.15 Shoes for indigent child.... 3.07 First Aid Supplies for Schools Elkin High School, Elkin Elementary School, North Elkin School, Elkin Colored School .... 29.64 Food for indigent families 2.07 Surry County Health Dept. 10.00 School Lunches for in digent children 10.00 First Aid textbooks and F. A. Chart 7.00 Supplies for tubercular patient y.. 3.32 Clothing for indigent school boy 5.79 Mending shoes for school boy .35 Coal for indigent widow .... 4.25 Credit Balance Nov. 1, 1939 33.35 The increasing need of funds for this great humanitarian organi zation to continue a vast program of aid to suffering humanity is a direct appeal to every American citizen. 270 TUBERCULOSIS CASES ARE FOUND A total of 4,146 Surry county school children have been given a tuberculosis test through the skin during the past month and a half, and of this number 270 posi tive tuberculosis cases have been discovered, according to Dr. R. B. C. Franklin, Surry county health officer. Ninety-five cases were 'discov ered in the white schodls of the county rural school system, which includes Elkin elementary and Elkin high schools. Twenty-two cases were found in colored schools. LOSS OF SUB BY EXPLOSION IS REPORTED British Claim Sinking Was Accident PLACE, DATE SECRET Churchill Says Loss of Royal pak Due to Incomplete Defense SEA MASTERY CLAIMED Lohdon, Nov. B.—The loss of the British submarine Oxley by an accidental explosion was an nounced to the House of Commons today by Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty. "Since the outbreak of the war," Churchill said, "one of our sub marines, H. M. S. Oxley, has been destroyed by an accidental explo sion in circumstances which made its publication inadvisable at the time." He did not disclose the place or date. / (The Oxley was one of Britain's ocean-going submarines, complet ed in 1927, having a surface dis placement of 1,354 tons and a nor mal complement of 54 officers and men.) Churchill declared three times as many British hunting craft were at work now as at the out break of war and that "a fairly sound, conservative estimate" of German submarine losses was be tween two and four every week." "What I told the house under much reserve six weeks ago I can now repeat with more assurance —namely that we are gaining a definite mastery over the U-boat attack." Churchill attributed the loss of the battleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow to the fact the naval base's defenses were incomplete. ORDER HOLDS MEETING HERE Members •of the Davie-Forsyth districts of the Patriotic Order Sons of America met with Wash ington Camp No. 36 at Elkin Mon day night and heard a splendid address by Hugh G. Mitchell, of Statesville, national president of of the order. B. C. Brock, of Mocksville, president of the dis trict, presided. The address of welcome was extended by S. O. Maguire, of Elkin. Splendid re ports were made by representa tives from the camps at Coolee mee, Mocksville, Advance, Wirys ton-Salem and Elkin, sho' ,ng strong financial standing. Elkin showed a good gain in member ship, according to J. B. Bell, sec retary of the camp. A number of state officers were present and made brief remarks, these including C. N. Spry, of Cooleemee, state president; Rev. F. E. Howard, of Farmer, state vice president; J. C. Kesler, of Salisbury, state treasurer; J. David Sink, of Laxington, state secre tary; and Charles B. Hoover, of Cooleemee, national representative and past state president. A feature of the meeting was a memorial service 1 held for the late Fred O. Sink, of Lexington, long state secretary of the order who devoted much of his time and thought to the programs of the order in the state. . His widow, Mrs. Sink, of Lexington, was present, for the service. The next district meeting will be held in Winston-Salem in Feb ruary. Speed Limits Here To Be Enforced, Is Order Local police have been in structed by the mayor and board of commissioners to be gin a campaign against speed ing on Elkin streets by both pri vate cars and trucks, and the cooperation of the state high way patrol has been pledged to aid in the campaign, J. R. Poindexter, Mayor of Elkin, an nounced Wednesday morning. Mayor Poindexter said that he had had numerous com plaints from all sections of town about the speeding and reckless driving which goes on dally, and that a stop is going to be put to it. He said that town officials did not want to ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1939 Is To Preside At Unveiling Of Monum WsmMiKm M.- • IS - Jm m mm M jßHgg I• B PtRn " : 4&V" ■tm' . «S|f W. M. Allen, prominent Elkin attorney and a member of the Surry County Board of Welfare, who will preside at the unveil ing of a monument to Surry county's men who saw service in the World War, at Dobson Saturday afternoon. A crowd of 5,000 or more is expected to attend the unveiling ceremony. Mr. Allen is himself a veteran of the World War. NATIONS OFFER PEACE EFFORTS Belgian King and Holland's Queen Would Seek to End Europe's War HOLD CONSULTATION The Hague, Nov. 7.—King Leo pold of the Belgians and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands offered tonight to help find a way to peace for three great warring empires before the conflict "be gins with its full power." The sudden proffer of the good offices of the tall, unsmiling king and devout queen, sovereigns of two small, perilously placed neu trals, was made in telegrams to the heads of German, Britain and France after hurried and secret conferences at Noordeinde palace. Informed sources hinted strongly that King Leopold's night dash by automobile to Noordeinde was prompted by information that Germany was about to gamble on an attack against France's Magi not line, which military experts have agreed would cost thousands of lives. These sources said Queen Wil helmina was told of the impend ing consulations only three hours before Leopold reached The Hague last night. The mediation offer was the second by the king and queen. Three days befort Germany in vaded Poland on September 1 the sovereigns offered their offices to mediate the growing crisis in Eu rope. The offer was accepted by Poland, Britian, France find Ger many but were no further developments after the nazis start ed their Polish campaign. But tonight on King Leopold's prompting the two sovereigns, in their own words, decided in this "hour of anxious tension for the world" to "make their voices heard again." be forced to arrest anyone, but that arrests will be made and fines imposed upon everyone convicted of the charge. If it is not stopped, he said, sooner or later someftie is going to be seriously injured or killed. The speed limit in residential sections of Elkin is 25 miles an hour; in the business section the speed limit is 20 miles an N hour. Cars and trucks travel ing the streets in residential sections at speeds of from twice to three times the lawful limit constitute an ever-present men ace to both grown-ups and children. CROWD OF 5000 IS EXPECTED AT UNVEILING To Be Held at Dobson Satur day Afternoon ALLEN IS TO PRESIDE L Former Governor Ehringhaus to Be Principal Speaker of Occasion WILL HONOR SOLDIERS A crowd of 5,000 or more people Is expected to attend the unveil ing of an imposing monument to Surry county's soldiers of the World War at Dobson Saturday afternoon, and the completed program for the event has been released, it was learned from W. M. Allen, Elkin attorney and member of the Surry County Board of Welfare, which has charge of the unveiling cere monies. The program, which will begin on the courthouse lawn, site of the monument, at 1:30 p.m., will open with the "Star Spangled Banner," as played by the Ameri can Legion band, of Winston-Sa lem. Following the playing of the national anthem, Rev. W. J. Miller, pastor of Central Meth odist church, of Mount Airy, will offer the invocation. The principal address will be by Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, for mer governor of North Carolina. Mr. Ehringhaus will be intro duced by W. F. Carter, of Mount Airy. An address scheduled to be de livered by Congressman Lon Fol ger will not be heard, Mr. Folger finding it impossible to attend.; John H. Folger, of Mount Airy, will replace Congressman Folger, and will be introduced by Hugh Royall, of Elkin. A brief sketch leading up to and statement of means employ ed in raising money for the mon ument. and presentation of Mrs. Alma McCollum, who will unveil the monument, will be given by A. H. Wolfe. Mr. Allen, who has recovered from a recent illness, but is now back in harness, will preside over the ceremonies as originally scheduled prior to his illness. Money for the monument was raised by Surry county school children under the direction of a former board of welfare which was made up of W. F. Carter, of Mount Airy; A. H. Wolfe, of Mountain Park, and E. S. Hen dren, of Mount Airy. The present board is made up of Mr. Allen, John Llewellyn, of Dobson, and Mrs. R. J. Lovill, of Mount Airy. Approximately $1,700 went into the purchase of the monu ment, which contains the name of every one of the 953 men from Surry who served during the World War. FORMER ELKIN LAWYER TRIED Glenn Key Sent to Federal Prison for 18 Months for Embezzlement SENTENCED BY HAYES Glenn Key, former Elkin law yer and well known here, ha,s been sentenced to 18 months in Chillicothe prison on an embez zlement charge by Judge Johnson J. Hayes, presiding over U. S. district court at Winston-Salem. Key is alleged to have misap propriated a veteran's bonus pay ment funds while acting as a guardian. The monies said to have been embezzled by Key amounted to about $1,900 in one case, and about S4OO in another. « In passing sentence on Key, Judge Hayes sympathized with the "starting struggle" of the young lawyer, which was one ar gument of the defense, but re fused to plane him on probation. The judge expressed the opinion that there should be a law against lawyers being guardians and administrators. BANK OF ELKIN TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY The Bank of Elkin will be closed Saturday in observance of Armistice Day, it has been an nounced by Franklin Folger, cashier. Stop Lights Ordered For Downtown Street Intersections Here Made Honorary Fire Chief Commissioners WgmM figx r J ... " s 4 W. W. Whitaker, chief of„ Elkin's fire department for the past 25 years, Monday night was made honorary Fire Chief far life by the Elkin board of commissioners in appreciation of Mr. Whitaker's years of ser vice. The board also unani mously passed a resolution of thanks to Mr. Whitaker "for his long years of loyal and efficient service." The veteran fire chief has resigned as active head of the department, effective De cember 31. MOTHER LOCAL MAN IS DEAD Mrs. W. B. Reeves, of White- Head, Is Victim of Hos pital Fire RITES HELD SATURDAY Mrs. W. B. Reeves, 53, of Whitehead, mother of Dr. W. B. Reeves, of this city, .vas one of the two victims of suffocation in the fire which occurred shortly after midnight Thursday in the Reeves hospital at Lincolnton. The blaze, believed to have originated from the furnace, wrought damage on every floor of the three story structure, al though several rooms were not affected. G. B. Goodson, 56, former Lincolnton postmaster and also former treasurer and sheriff of Lincoln county, was the other victim. Mrs. Reeves was a niece of Dr. J. R. Gamble, head of the hospi tal, and had been a patient there for several weeks. She was a member of a prominent Alle ghany county family and was •well known throughout this sec tion. She had frequently visited here in the home o? her son and had a number of friends here. She is survived by her hus band, W. B. Reeves, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fender, of Whitehead, and three children, Dr. W. B. Reeves, of this city, Mrs. Russell Barr, of West Jef ferson, and Ben Reeves, of Sparta, and one sister and one brother, Mrs. Will Pugh. of Whitehead and Arthur Fender, of Washing ton, D. C. . Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon at one o'clock from the Sparta Baptist church. Interment was in the Liberty cemetery at Whitehad. MALE QUARTETTE AT PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL The Southern Harmonizers, male quartette from radio station WAIR, Winston-Salem, will ap pear in person at Pleasant Hill school Saturday evening, Novem ber 11, at 8 o'clock. The proceeds from the entertainment will be used for the school. A cordial in vitation is extended the public to attend. Elkin "The Best Little Town - in North Carolina" PUBLISHED WEEKLY WHITAKER MADE HONORARY FIRE CHIEF FOR LIFE Vote of Thanks Given Him for Loyal Service SUCCESSOR NOT CHOSEN Mayberry Requests Board to Designate Loading and Unloading Bus Zones AGAINST RATE BOOST The Elkin board of commis sioners met Monday evening at the city hall and during a busy session ordered stop-and-go traf fic lights and warning blinkers for downtown and other danger ous intersections; accepted the resignation of W. W. Whitaker as head of the Elkin fire depart ment and then made Mr. Whit aker honorary chief for life; dis cussed bus zones to be used when Elkin's new city bus service be comes effective within the near future, and transacted a number of other important business mat ters. In accepting Mr. Whitaker's resignation as head of the fire department, to become effective December 31, the board unani mously passed a resolution of thanks to the veteran fireman for his 25 years of "loyal and effi cient service," and made him honorary chief for life. Choice of a successor to Mr. Whitaker was deferred until the next meeting of the board. The stop lights which have been ordered will be placed as follows: at the intersection of West Main and Church streets; at the intersection of Main and Bridge streets; at the intersection of North Bridge and Market streets, and on Gwyn avenue at the end of the Hugh Chatham bridge. Warning blinkers will be placed at the intersection of Gwyn avenue and North Bridge street extension, and at the in tersection of West Main and Elk Spur streets at the west side of Big Elkin creek bridge, it is un derstood. Installation of the lights will be completed by the first of the year, it is expected. John Mayberry appeared be fore the board and requested that the commissioners designate and mark off certain zones for the loading and unloading of passen gers when the new city bus ser vice goes into effect within the near future. The board instruct ed the street committee to work out this problem. • A request was also made of the board that they have the rail road crossing on Squth Bridge street repaired and smoothed, the board passing on this request to the district superintendent of the Southern Railway System. During the meeting the board appointed a cemetery committee, consisting of Mason Lillard, H. P. Graham and Paul Gwyn. The board expressed its disap proval of the announcement by the Central Electric and Tele phone company that it will seek to raise its rates here, and will enter protest before the state utilities commission. 4-H COUNTY COUNCIL HOLDS MEET MONDAY The monthly meeting of the county council of 4-H clubs was held in the clubhouse in Dobson Monday. As this is a new year in 4-H club work, officers for the year were elected as follows: Ha zel Key, president; Noah Edwards, vice-president; Claude 1 Kidd, sec retary; Peggy Wood and Tommy Jones, recreation leaders and Louise Banner, pianist. A. P. Cobb and Mrs. Grace Pope Brown, directors, discussed work for the coming year and also plans for another achievement day pro gram to be observed in February, Dr. R. B, C. Franklin, county health officer, was guest speaker for the meeting and he spoke on first aid treatment of accidents in the home.