Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX. No. 24
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LOCAL
REV. O. D. CAUDILL, of
Elkin, was chosen moderator
when the Winston-Salem
Presbytery met Tuesday at
Reynolda i n Winston-Salem.
He succeeds Rev. L. F. Cowan.
Rev. Mr. CaudUl is pastor of
ihe Elkin Presbyterian church.
REGISTRATION BOOKS for
Elkin township will be >pened
Saturday morning, April 27, at
the city hall here to enable the
citizens of the township to
register so that they will be
entitled to vote in the forth
coming primary and election, it
was learned from Julius Hall,
registrar, Wednesday. The
books will be at the city hall
for three successive Saturdays.
Anyone wishing to register dur
ing the week may see Mr. Hall
at the office of W. M. Allen.
STATE
CHAPEL HILL, April 23
Liberals who see the nation's
economic and political ills, who
have diagnosed the malady
and whp can offer sound rem
edies are the real conservatives
and the real patriots of today,
Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
veteran Montana Democrat,
who is repeatedly mentioned
as a possible presidential nom
inee, declared here tonight as
he made the principal address
during festivities marking the
fourth anniversary of the
Carolina Political union.
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, April 23
Senate restoration of sharp
cuts in funds voted by the
House for the Blue Ridge
Parkway was seen as a strong
likelihood yesterday following
conferences between Repre
sentative Zebulon Weaver and
Senator Carl Hayden, chair
man of the subcommittee
liandling Interior Department
appropriations. Plans now be
fore the committee call for re
tention, at least, of the $2,-
000,000 fund voted for the
Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace
parkways and the addition of
contract authorizations for an
other $2,000,000.
INTERNATIONAL
LONDON. April 23 Five
new 35,000-ton British battle
ships which First Lord of the
Admiralty Winston Churchill
said last February soon would
join the fleet, were reported
today to be undergoing their
trial runs. H. M. S. King
George V, Prince of Wales,
Duke of York, Jellicoe and
Beatty were described by Hec
tor C. Bywater, naval author
ity, in a London newspaper as
"floating fortresses" which ap
proach the "unsinkable" bat
tleship more nearly than any
ship yet built.
BERLIN, April 23—The first
admission of direct fighting
between British and German
land forces in central Norway
came from authorized German
sources today but German of
ficialdom, analyzing reports of
additional air and naval en
gagements, adopted the atti
tude that "the more the Brit
ish attempt to land in Norway
the better we like it." Nazi
confidence was bolstered by
news of the German bombings
of Andalsnes and Namsos, Bri
tish debarkation points south
and north of German-held
Trondheim; Grong, railway
point 30 miles west of Namsos,
and Dombas, another stra
tegic rail point 60 miles south
of Andalsnes. The nazis said
that Andalsnes had been de
stroyed by an all-day air raid
Sunday. •
BERLIN, April 23 An
"ersatz" shoe with a wooden
sole and a cloth upper went on
the market yesterday. The
Bata Works in Prague, largest
shoe producers in the world,
has made several million pairs
of the "ersatz" shoes. They
cost more than the leather
ones Bata produced before
Czechoslovakia fell to Ger
many but the leather shortage
now 1« more acute than the
shortage of wood. The shoes
are deigned for both men and
women.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
FIERCE SEA AND
AIR WARFARE IS
SAID IN ACTION
Sparked by Attack on Ger
man Transport Convoy
FIGHTING VERY SEVERE
Battle Said in Progress at
Door of Oslo, North of
Norway's Capital
SEE DECISIVE CLASH
Stockholm, April 23 Pierce
sea-and-air warfare, sparked by
an attack on a German transport
convoy, was reported raging in
the Skagerrak tonight while al
lied troops in Norway threaten
ed nazi positions on three fronts.
The Stockholm newspaper Nya
Dagligt Allehanda reported from
Sweden's west coast that war
ships and airplanes were engaged
in two battles in the Skagerrak.
From the roar of gunfire off
the coast, it said, the fighting
seems likely to prove the most se
vere in the two weeks since Ger
many invaded Norway.
Many fighting planes were in
volved in the battles and at one
coastal vantage point 10 destroy
ers could be seen speeding past,
all of them with their guns
spouting.
On land, meanwhile, the news
paper Aftonbladet reported a
battle in progress "at the door of
Oslo," in the sector from Elverum
to Hamar and Lillehammer,
about 60 miles north of Norway's
nazi-held capital.
These reports said a powerful
allied force is advancing in the
direction of Hamar. The allied
forces, already engaged in a wid
ening series of encounters with
the Germans, apparently are
heading toward a decisive clash
there.
The Germans' effort seems to
be concentrated on cutting the
railroad between Hamar and An
dalsnes, Norwegian west coast
debarkation point for the British
forces, to isolate the Hamar sec
tor.
R. L. BURCH, 69,
PASSES AWAY
Local Man Had Suffered
Long Period of 111 Health
Following Stroke
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY
Richard Lee Burch, 69, well
known resident of Elkin, died in
the local hospital about 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening of last week,
following a long period of ill
health which began with a para
lytic stroke. His condition was
aggravated by an infected foot
which developed a grangrenous
condition, necessitating the am
putation of his leg above the
knee only a few days before his
passing. His condition was crit
ical for several days before his
death.
A native of Surry county, Mr.
Burch was a son of the late Billy
and Mary Burch. He had made
his home here for the past 46
years, first being engaged in the
grocery business and later in the
produce business, retiring several
years ago due to ill health.
He is survived by his widow,
who was before her marriage.
Miss Mary Jackson; one daugh
ter, Mrs. P. L. Swangin, of Bur
lington; seven sons, Gaither and
Albert Burch, of Elkin; James
Burch, of Hickory; W. A. Burch,
of Danville, Va.; Richard Burch,
of Gastonia; Marvin Burch, of
Kingsport, Tenn.; and Curtis
Burch, of Salisbury; sixteen
grandchildren and one sister, Mrs.
Willie Brown, of Boonville.
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning at 11 o'clock from
the First Baptist church. The
rites were in charge of Rev. Eph
Whisenhunt, pastor of the
church, assisted by Rev. J. L.
Powers, Rev. Loyd Pardue and
Rev. Sweeney, the latter of Bur
lington. Interment was in the
family plot in Union Cross
church cemetery.
In 1880 four army generals ran
for president. General Garfield
was elected. The others were Gen
erals W. S. Hancock, Neal Dow and
James A. Weaver.
Ninety-nine per cent, of the
fatal accidents in North Carolina
last year occurred on roads in
good condition.
6.800,000 United States auto
mobiles are equipped with radios.
D/lDDrn /IF Leo Hinshaw, owner of
I\UuuLtU Ur $/0U Hinshaw's Cash Hard
ware Company, West Main street, is pictured as he point
ed out to The Tribune photographer the drawers in his
safe from which thieves took $760 in cash, checks and
notes, sometime Friday night. Mr. Hinshaw said the safe
door was standing open when he first discovered the rob
bery, the thieves having drilled through the door, knock
ing off the lock. The case still remains an unsolved mys
tery.—(Tribune Photo.)
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YADKIN WINNER
OF POWER SUIT
High Point Is Handed Set
back As Supreme Court
Upholds Restrainers
STACY WRITES OPINIONS
Raleigh High Point's plans
for a $6,500,000 PWA-financed
electric plant on the Yadkin riv
er received a double-barreled set
back last week when the North
Carolina supreme court upheld
two different orders restraining
construction of the project.
The court, by unanimous ac
tion, affirmed an order in a suit
by commissioners of Yadkin
county, and modified and affirm
ed an order in an action by cer
tain residents of High Point and
the Duke, Power Company.
Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy,
who wrote the opinions ift both
cases, held that High Point was
without legislative authority to
condemn certain Yadkin county
roads and a section of the coun
ty home property, which would
have formed a 14,750-acre lake
which would have covered sec
tions of Yadkin, Davie and For
syth counties.
"The power of eminent do
main, as generally understood,
extends only to the right to con
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CCC Boys Take Part in War on Rats Here
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Pictured is a group of COC boys from Camp Clyde R. Hoey, who took an active part in the rat
campaign here Tuesday and Wednesday under the direction of John D. Faulkner, engineer of
typhus oontrol unit of the state department of health, and with the cooperation of the Surry county
board of health. The young men, with their buckets of prepared bait, were ready to start oat when
this photo was made. Standing at left, in raincoat, is Charles Butler, Surry county sanitary in
spector. Lieutenant Owen Huff, commander of the CCC Camp, is pictured right in dark uniform. Mr.
Faulkner does not shpw in photograph.—(Tribune Photo.)
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940
Are Building
New Addition
At Chatham
Construction has been start
ed on a two-story, brick and
steel addition to the Chatham
Manufacturing company, H
was learned Wednesday after
noon from J. W. L. Benson, of
the Chatham Co.
The new building, to cost
approximately SIO,OOO, will be
located between the two wings
of the present plant which
house the weave room and wool
department. ,
Mr. Benson stated that the
new building will probably
house a picker room and waste
room.
The Frank L. Blum com
pany, of Winston-Salem, is
erecting the building. .
DR. HAYWOOD'S HORSE
IS WINNER IN SHOW
In the annual Spartanburg, S.
C., horseshow last Saturday
Chevy Chase, owned by Dr.
Charles L. Haywood, Jr., of this
city, won second place in the
open jumping contest in a field
of 18 horses. Red Sails, winner
of first place, and owned by C. V.
Henkle, Jr., of Statesville, won
second place at the show at Mad
ison Square Garden in New York
last fall.
ELKIN SCHOOLS
ARE TO END ON
TUES., MAY 14
—i
Final Plans for Commence
ment Given
HIATT IS TO PREACH
Class Day Exercises Will Be
Staged on High School
Grounds
MILNER TO BE SPEAKER
Final plans have been made for
the commencement exercises of
the city schools. The commence
ment will open on Sunday, May
12, with the baccalaureate sermon
by Rev. J. S. Hiatt, superintendent
of the Elkin District of the Meth
odist church. The sermon will be
at the Methodist church at 11
o'clock in the morning.
Monday afternoon, May 13, at
5 o'clock the Class Day exercises
will be held on the grounds at
the high school.
Tuesday morning, May 14, at
11 o'clock the seventh grade
graduating evercises will be held
at the First Baptist church. Cer
tificates of promotion will be a
warded to approximately 4 0
seventh grade students.
The final exercise will be on
Tuesday evening, May 14, at 8
o'clock, with the graduating exer
cises at the First Baptist church
when diplomas will be presented
the 31 members of the senior
class.
The commencement speaker
will be Dr. Clyde A. Milner, presi
dent of Guilford College. It was
first announced that Thurmond
Chatham, president of Chatham
Manufacturing company would
deliver the commencement ad
dress, but due to a New York
speaking engagement Mr. Chat
ham was forced to cancel his ap
pointment. '
Dr. Milner received his Ph. D.
degree from the University of
Geneva, Switzerland, and has an
excellent reputation as a speaker.
He received his master's degree
from Haverford. Prior to his
elevation to the presidency at
Guilford he taught philosophy at
the college.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend the exer
cises.
FUGITIVE ARRESTED
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
Rufus Jerrell, of Grayson coun
ty, Va., was arrested here Tues
day by Deputy Sheriff W. J.
Snow as he was preparing to
leave Hugh Chatham Memorial
hospital following several days of
treatment there. Jerrell" is
charged with assault and battery
with a deadly weapon, a pistol,
upon J. M. Lowe, of the Dobson
section.
Mr. Snow said the man was
still in jail here Wednesday af
ternoon awaiting officers from
Dobson. In addition to being
wanted by Surry officers, he is
also alleged to be a fugitive from
Grayson county.
Jerrell's brother was at the
hospital preparing to take him
away at the time the arrest was
made, Mr. Snow said.
Robbers Get Large
Sum From Safe Of
Local Hardware Co.
Whisenhunt
Tenders
Resignation
REV. EPH WHISENHUNT
Rev. Eph Whisenhunt tendered
his resignation as pastor of the
First Baptist church here at the
close of the 11 o'clock service
Sunday morning, the resignation
to be effective the 15th of May.
Rev. Whisenhunt began his
thirteenth year as pastor of the
church in February of this year.
During the years of his pastorate
the church membership has in
creased from 367 to 531. The
church has been paid out of a
heavy debt and many improve
ments have been made to the
building.
Rev. Whisenhunt and his fam
ily will go to Norton, Va., to re
side, where he has accepted the
pastorate of the First Baptist
church.
During the years of the, fam
ily's residence here they have
been actively engaged in com
munity work, in addition to the
work of the church. Mr. Whisen
hunt has served on the Board of
Associated Charities for a num
ber of years, and has been active
in bther phases of community
work. They have made a host of
warm friends throughout this
section who regret that they will
go elsewhere to reside.
RESULTS SHOWN
IN RAT DRIVE
Poison Bait Is Distributed
Here Tuesday, Wednesday
by CCC Boys,SScoutst t s
MANY RATS ARE DEAD
Results of the campaign
against rats here were beginning
to show Wednesday afternoon as
officials in charge of the drive
displayed a large quantity of rod
ents which had been found dead
and carried to the city hall, all
victims of the prepared bait put
out here Tuesday and Wednesday
by CCC camp boys and Boy
Scouts.
In the lot were rats of all sizes,
many larger than squirrels. Hun
dreds of rates, it was said, will
die in their burrows, and an es
timate as to the actual number
killed will be impossible.
The prepared bait, concocted
from fish, hamburger and oat
meal, to which the "red, quill"
poison was thoroughly mixed, was
mixed under the direction of
John D. Faulkner, of the state
board of health, and was distrib
uted by small squads, who called
on all downtown business firms,
and at homes throughout town.
Charles Butler, Surry county
sanitary inspector, of the Surry
of health, was among those
assisting in the drive.
SATURDAY IS LAST
DAY TO REGISTER
Saturday, April 27, marks the
last day In which to register so
as to be eligible to vote in the
Jonesville town election, to be
held on May 6.
All voters are urged to register
at once. A. B. Scroggs is the
registrar, with his office in' the
Jonesville town hall.
Jonesville voters will elect a
mayor and board of town com
missioners in the election.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TOTAL OF $760
TAKEN AS SAFE
IS DRILLED OPEN
$450 of Loot Was in Cash;
Rest Checks and Notes
EXPERT IS CALLED IN
Numerous Fingerprints Are
Taken But Identity of
Thieves Is Unknown
ENTERED BY REAR DOOR
Although a thorough investiga
tion has been made by police Into
the robbery of the Hinshaw Cash
Hardware company safe here
sometime last Friday night, in
which $760 in currency, checks
and notes were stolen, the case
still remains unsolved, a check of
police revealed Wednesday.
Discovery of the robbery was
made early Saturday morning
when Leo Hinshaw, proprietor of
the store, opened up for the day.
he found the safe, located upon a
platform at the rear of the store,
standing open. A small hole had
been drilled through the door into
the lock, through which it is be
lieved a punch had been inserted
and the lock knocked off.
Evidence disclosed that the
drawers in which currency and
other valuable papers were kept,
had been carried to the extreme
rear of the store, the thieves
sorting out there what they wish
ed to take.
According to Mr. Hinshaw, who
stated he had no burglary insur
ance, the robbers took $450 in
currency and silver, $l5O in
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SORRY COURT
IS OH WAY
Local Colored Man Is Placed
on Probation for a Term
of Three Years
WHISKEY CASES HEARD
A number of cases have been
disposed of in Surry county sup
erior court for the trial of crimi
nal cases, which got under way
in Dobson Monday before Judge
Q. K. Nimocks, Jr.
Ed Snow and Dolphus Kennedy,
charged with possession of
whisky, were given a suspended
sentence and taxed with the costs.
John Smith, charged with pos
sessing whisky for sale, was sen
tenced to three months in jail,
committment not to issue as long
as the defendant remains of good
behavior.
John Van Eaton, colored, of
El kin, charged with forcible tres
pass, was placed on probation for
a period of three years.
Charged with occupying a car
while intoxicated, Jesse Lankford
was fined $50.00 and the costs
and had his driving license re
voked for a period of 12 months.
Ronda Youth Is
Held for Court
In Murder Case
Following a hearing before
Coroner I. M. Myers at Wllkes
boro last Thursday morning, J.
C. Drum, of Ronda, was bound
over to court under $2,000
bond on a charge of murder
growing out of the killing- of
Bristol Ma this at a Ronda
tavern early Tuesday morning
of last week.
Drum was stiU in jail Wed
nesday, having been unable to
raise bond, Sheriff T. C.
Doughton said.
Ma this, of the Clingman
section of Wilkes county, met
death when he was stabbed,
allegedly by Drum, in a light.
The knife severed his jugular
vein.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of
Yijrliwffle, conducted the
hearing.