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VOL. No. XXIX. No. 12
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NEWS i
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BRIEF
LOCAL
AN EXTENSION of time in
which to boy city license
plates has been granted by
Dixie Graham, city tax collec
tor. due to the severity of the
weather daring the past week,
it was learned Wednesday
morning. However, within the
near future a deadline will be
set and all motorists here who
have not purchased their tag
will be faced with arrest, it
was said.
STATE
CONCORD, Jan. 6 One
jPenon is dead and three
others, including two police
men, are in the Cabarrus hos
pital as the result of a one
man shooting circus staged in
a Kannapolis rooming house
about midnight last night by
30-year-old Crowell Winecoff,
of the towel city. Winecoff
succumbed thL; afternoon at 5
o'clock in the hospital to
wounds received in the battle
with officers.
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30
The Dies committee offices is
sued a statement tonight say
ing that a witness had admit
ted at a secret committee ses
sion that he forged letters pur
porting to connect Chairman
Dies, Democrat, Texas, with
the Silver Shirt legion. The
statement said the witness was
a Washington man and that
his testimony wits given dur
ing the afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30
Senator George (D), Ga., de
manding today that President
Roosevelt state his position on
third term" warned that con
tinued silence would be "dis
astrous" to the party. The
Georgia senator, who survived
the President's efforts to
"purge" him in the 1938 elec
tions, told reporters: "The
time has arrived when the
people of the United States
should not be required to pro
ceed in darkness any further
in their selection of delegates
to political conventions. Both
from the standpoint of the
conservatives and the new
dealers, his delay in making
his intentions known is harm
ful."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30
President Roosevelt proposed
to Congress today that the
government build 50 hospitals
In * impoverished communities
throughout the country with
an appropriation of $7,500,-
000 to $10,000,000. The presi
dent, represented at the White
House as being "very senti
mental" about it, advanced the
plan on his 58th birthday,
which found him in robust
health himself. Dr. Ross T.
Mclntire said he was In as
"perfect condition as any man
#hls age could be."
INTERNATIONAL
HELSINKI. Jan. 30—Italian
volunteer airmen flying
stream-lined Savoia-Marchetti
bombers wore reported tonight
to have bdtnbed the big Rus
sian namtj base of Kronstadt
and sraMl direct hits on sev
eral ItWisian warships, build
unj Snd airplane hangars.
Toqiffht's military communique
amSunced that the Finnish
force had bombed "a cer
fftn harbor and vessels lying
jßere" and well informed
jlbarters said the harbor was
vital Soviet base at the
eastern end of the Gulf of Fin
land.
PARIS, Jan. 30—The Polish
government in exile tonight
published a memorandum
charging Germany with ex
ecuting 18,000 Polish leaders
and persecuting members of
the Catholic Church in Ger
man-occupied Poland in an
attempt to exterminate Polish
language and culture. The doc
ument said that immediately
after the German occupation a
number of intellectual leaders,
doctors, lawyers and mer
chants were shot and that
members of the League of 81-
lesian Insurgents, who fought
the Germans from 1919 to
1921, were "literally massa
cred."
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
HITLER TELLS
NAZIS ALLIES
TO GET FIGHT
Makes Talk on Anniversary
of Rise to Power
THRONG HEARS HIM
Scorns Chamberlain and Dal
adier; Says They Are Re- •
sponsible for War
BOASTS OF NAZI ARMY
Berlin, Jan. 30. —Adolf Hitler,
his voice shrill with emotion and
knife-sharp with bitter irony, pre
dicted ominously tonight before a
vast Sport Palast mass meeting
that England and Prance alike
will get "the fight" he said they
asked for, and voiced his utmost
confidence that Germany would
win the war.
It was the seventh anniversary
of his elevation to chancellor. His
speech, the first formal one he
had made since November 8, when
he barely escaped death in the
Munich beer hall explosion, was
announced to the world only a few
hours before he went to the plat
form, and the place in which he
was speaking was known outside
Germany only when the radio
broadcast began to come over
loud-speakers.
A wildly enthusiastic throng*
however, was there to hear him
pronounce the determination of
the German people and its lead
ership unshakeable; its army the
greatest in the world; its position
safe "from the rear" because of
its alliance with Russia and bul
warked by unchanged, "close
friendship" with Italy.
"Old Mr. Chamberlain with his
Bible," Premier Daladier of France
and "French generals" and Wins
ton Churchill, British first lord
of the admiralty were the person
alities upon which Hitler's scorn
fell successively.
"England and Fiance" alike
were charged by the fuehrer with
an frjflpj 'tip Ger
many into bits, it,
and, without, adflplity, Hitler
promised and France"
retribution. &
His voice qjJfvfered, then rose to
a high pitdhJU he told how Ger
many's eneinjfes at home had got
ten the war?which "they wanted."
Then he threatened:
"In 19f19 the western powers
dropped the mask and sent Ger
many a declaration of war de
spite all our attempts at an un
derstanding. Today they admit
an understanding with Poland
might have been possible but they
didn't want it. They wanted war.
I pan only tell England and
France, "They'll get their fight!'
ACREAGE FOR
SURRY GIVEN
Farmers Are Allotted Quota
of 11,858 Acres for 1940
Tobacco Crop
17,000 ACRES IN 1939
Surry county tobacco farmers
have been allotted a total of 11,-
858 acres for the 1940 crop, it has
been revealed by County Farm
Agent R. R. Smithwick. They
planted an estimated total of
17,000 acres of flue-cured tobacco
during 1939.
A little figuring shows that the
allotment of 11,585 acres for 1940
represents a cut of approxi
mately 30 per cent, on , the
amount actually grown in Surry
county last year. However, the
actual cut from the 1939 base
acreage averages only about 12
per cent, for each farmer.
The base acreage allotted to
the Surry farmers in 1939 under
the agricultural program of the
federal government was only 13,-
435 acres, and the fanners went
far above the allotment when
they planted 17,000 acres. The
allotments for 1940 have been
figured on that basis of the 13,-
435 acres that should have been
planted last year and not on the
larger acreage that were actually
planted.
The 1940 cuts in acreage have
been graduated according to the
size of the farms, with the larger
growers receiving larger cuts
than the small farmers. Mr.
Smithwick, in announcing the
mailing of individual allotments,
stated that they are being sent
out in order to give farmers time
to sow their plant beds in pro
portion to their allotments.
FLAMES DESTROY temporarily put fire hydrants out
of business, flames Saturday night totally destroyed the home and furnishings of the
J. S. Russell family on Gwyn avenue. Top photo was made from the street after the
building had fallen in, showing a portion of the large crowd of spectators which gather
ed to watch the fire despite the severity of the weather. Bottom photo was made from
the rear as the blaze rapidly consumed the structure and seared nearby trees.—(Tribune
Photos.)
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RUSSELL HOME
IS DESTROYED
Firemen Are Handicapped by
Zero Weather, Frozen
Hydrants
OTHER HOMES DAMAGED
Elkin's first major fire of the
year late Saturday night raged
unchecked to completely destroy
the home of the J. S. Russell fam
ily on Gwyn Avenue. Zero weath
er and frozen fire hydrants com
bined to hamper firemen in their
efforts to control the blaze, forc
ing them to confine their efforts
to protecting adjoining residences
which were in imminent danger
of burning.
The large, two story, 10-room
frame structure burst into flame
between 10:30 and 11:00 p. m.,
and had gained a strong foothold
when firemen arrived, and a few
minutes later was a seething mass
of flame. So rapidly did the blaze
spread that only a few articles of
furniture could be saved.
The home of Mrs. Anna Gra
ham, located nearby, caught fire
and was damaged by the flames,
smoke and water. By the time
water was made available, fire
men could do little but devote
their attention to saving the
Graham residence. Paint on an
other nearby resdence was blis
tered by the intense heat.
Despite the bitter weather, a
large crowd of spectators was on
hand. So great was the excite
ment, one woman fainted.
Some insurance was carried on
the house, it is understood. How
the fire originated is not definite
ly known, although it is believed
it caught from a chimney.
MISSION BAND IS TO
SERVE CHICKEN SUPPER
The Mission Band of the
Church of God, of Jonesville,
will serve a chicken supper at the
home of Lem Osborne, opposite
Dock's Tavern, in Jonesville, Fri
day, February 2, beginning at
2:00 pjn. Proceeds will be used
for the benefit of the church. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940
Should Call
Operator When
Reporting Fire
Anyone in Elkin or Jones
ville should call the central's
office in reporting fires, and
not call the home of the fire
chief, Ted Brown, chief of the
Elkin fire department, said
Wednesday.
The telephone operators here
have instructions to notify all
members of the fire depart
ment, including the chief,
when a blaze is reported, and
also sound the fire siren locat
ed on top of the telephone
building. In this way no time
is lost by the firemen in reach
ing the scene of a fire.
When a call is put through
directly to the fire chief, he
must either notify other fire
men or call back to the opera
tor and have her do it, thus
losing valuable minutes.
Chief Brown also warned
against the habit of putting
ashes into cardboard boxes
and wooden barrels, a custom
which he said prevailed here,
especially in some of the
downtown buildings.
Mr. Whisenh
Begins H
Year in Elkin
Sunday will mark the begin
ning of Rev. Eph Whisenhunt's
thirteenth year as pastor of the
First Baptist church in this city.
At the morning hour of worship
he will use as his sermon sub
ject, "The Gospel of the King
dom" and at the evening service
he will use as his subject "The
Reservoir of the Heart."
The church extends a cardial
invitation to the public.to attend
the services.
During the years of Mr. Whis
enhunt's pastorate the church has
enjoyed a splendid growth. The
membership of the church has
increased substantially and many
improvements have been made in
the building, both in the Interior
and outside.
WILKES YOUTH
STILL MISSING
Alton Pardue Disappeared
After Leaving for Holiday
Visit to Parents
FBI AIDING IN SEARCH
No word has been received as
to the whereabouts of Alton Par
due, 26, who disappeared on De
cember 19.
His father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Pardue, of Roaring
River, have stated that thore
have been no new developments
in the investigation of his disap
pearance. They did say, how
ever, that agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation are now
assisting in the search for their
son.
A body found at Palm Beach,
Fla., several days ago, was con
sidered a possible clue, although
it has not been definitely identi
fied. The parents have sent pic
tures to aid in possible identifi
cation.
The body, found in a pool, was
bound hand and foot and was
swollen to such an extent that
identification was difficult.
Mr. Pardue had been teaching
near Hamlet. He left on Decem
ber 19 with the announced inten
tion of spending the holidays
with his parents, and has not
been heard from since that date.
4-H MEMBERS TO STAGE
PROGRAM ON SATURDAY
The 4-H Club Achievement Day
program, which was to be held in
the court house in Dobson, Mon
day, February 5, will be post
poned until Monday, March 4,
because of bad weather and a
two weeks' court, which begins
February 12.
COWS
Dairy cows which receive an
adequate retain and have a warm
place to bed down can better
withstand exposure to cold weath
er during the day, it has been
found by experiments conducted
by the U. 8. Department of Agri
culture.
Mercury Falls To 9
Below Zero Here As
Winter Grips South
Schools Are Not
To Reopen Until
Next Monday A.M.
Due to the bad condition of
county roads, plus frozen wa
ter systems in a number of
school buildings, Surry county
and Elkin schools will not re
open until next Monday, it
has been announced by John
W. Comer, county superintend
ent of education.
Yadkin county schools will
also be closed until next Mon
day, It has been announced.
Schools of both counties closed
Tuesday of last week follow
ing: the snow storm. ,
HANES TO BE
SPEAKER HERE
Former Under-Secretary of
Treasury Is to Address
Kiwanis Club
NEW MEMBERS ON LIST
John W. Hanes, former under
secretary of the United States
treasury, who recently resigned
his important Washington post,
will speak at the meeting of the
Kiwanis club at Hotel Elkin this
evening. Mr. Hanes' subject will
be "Taxation."
The entire membership of the
club, as well as a number of
guests, are expected to be pres
ent ±o ixear Mr. Hanes.
At last Thursday's meeting, an
interesting talk was made by Su
perintendent Evans of the local
CCC camp. The speaker was in
troduced by Lieut. Owen Huff,
and spoke of the work of the
camp in an agricultural way, cit
ing some of the benefits to the
farmers of this section.
During the business session,
Stacey Weaver, president of the
club, announced two changes in
committees, due to the fact that
several new members have been
added to the club roster. The re
ception committee is now com
posed of Jones Holcomb, chair
man; Rev. H. F. Duncan, and Rev.
O. V. Caudle. The public affairs
committee is composed of H. P.
Graham, chairman; Dr. R. B.
Harrell and Lathan Mills.
Franklin Folger, ohairman of
the membership committee, an
nounced the addition of several
new members, including Lieut.
Owen Huff, of the CCC camp; E.
C. Boyles, R. H. Lankford, Jr., R.
G. Chatham, T. F. Cooley, E. M.
Hodel, Sam Neaves, Alex Chat
ham, Jr., Rev. H. F. Duncan, Rev.
O. V. Caudle, R. L. Mills, and
Alexander Smith, n. W. A.
Neaves and A. O. Bryan, fromer
members, were welcomed back in
to the club.
The Elkin Boy Scouts are to be
guests of the club an at early
meeting.
Duncan S
Reich i4s
Charities
At a meeting of the Board of
Associated Charities Friday af
ternoon at the city hall, Rev.
Herman P. Duncan, pastor of the
Methodist church, was elected
president to succeed W. S. Reich,
who has ably served in this ca
pacity for a number of years. E.
S. Spainhour was elected vice
president, and Rev. Eph Whisen
hunt was reelected secretary
treasurer. Mrs. Franklin Folger
was elected assistant secretary
treasurer and will be in charge of
the bundles.
An investigating committee
composed of Mrs. W. W. Whit
aker, Mrs. T. A. Leeper and H. B.
Holcomb was appointed and
other routine matters dispatched.
A riding vote of thanks was
given by the board in recognition
of the splendid service of Mr.
Reich as president, who is retir
ing from active work In the auo>
elation due to 111 health.
Elkin
Gateway to Rwring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
YADKIN FREEZES
OVER FOR FIRST
TIME IN YEARS
Water Systems Burst; Local
Plumbers Kept on Run
ACCIDENT IS REPORTED
F. W. Graham Slightly In
jured as Car Skids on
North Bridge Street
IS COLDEST SINCE 1917
(Picture on Back Page)
King Winter, in all his Arctic
might, descended on Elkin last
week to send temperatures
tumbling to lows not experienced
here within almost a quarter of
a century.
Coming on the heels of the se
vere snow storm which enveloped
Elkin, as well as most of the
country Tuesday of last week, the
intense cold sent the mercury in
local thermometers to an unof
ficial low of 9 below zero, burst
water pipes and in other ways
played havoc with the normal
life of people unaccustomed to
such weather.
Damage was done to the front
of the building housing the Home
Furniture company on West
Main street, when the cold caus
ed the breakage of a large plate
glass window.
Last Saturday night was said
to have been the coldest night,
the mercury being reported as
low as -9. others claimed that
Sunday night was even colder,
although the lowest reported
temperature was -8.
As a result of the cold, the
Yadkin river was frozen from
bank to bank Saturday morning
for the first time within 23 years,
and by Sunday the ice was re
ported to be 5 inches thick. Big
Elkin creek, due to the fact its
water flows more slowly, was
frozen to a depth of 7 and one
fourth inches, according to R. L.
Lovelace, of this city. Many have
been skating on the frozen creek
for the past several days.
Water systems that were froz
en Saturday morning and thawed
by plumbers during the day,
were in even worse condition
Sunday morning. Plumbers work
ed all day Sunday with pick,
shovel and Jolowtorch as they at
tempted to restore water to the
many homes whose systems were
frozen tight. In many instances
pipes burst, causing more incon
venience when the water at last
began to flow.
In numerous cases the water
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RAEFORD PRICE
FREE OF CHARGE
Is Released by Order of Alex
ander Sheriff Following
Arrest Last Week
NEWMAN YOUTHS HELD
Raeford Price, of Jonesville,
arrested last week and held un
der bond for Alexander county
authorities in connection with an
attempted store robbery near Tay
lorsville, has been cleared of any
connection with the case, and re
leased, it was learned by long
distance telephone froril Sheriff
H. L, Mays, of Alexander county.
Price was arrested on suspicion,
the sheriff stated, but a statement
by Graham and Henry Newman,
both of Elkin, who were also ar
rested, cleared him of any guilt
or connection.
Graham Newman has been re
leased under SSOO bond, Sheriff
Mays said. Henry Newman was
still- in jail at Taylorsville Wed
nesday afternoon. Trial of the
case Is scheduled for next Mon
day.
The two Newman men were ar
rested here Tuesday of last week.
Alexander county officers claim
thoy were surprised in the act of
entering a store.