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"The Best Little Town in North Carolina" VOL. No. XXIX. No. 36 EH - NEWS i and BRIEF N ? n NATIONAL WASHINGTON, July 16 President Roosevelt disclosed today that the national de fense commission had cleared $1,661,891,494 of army and navy contracts in a little more than a month's time. The chief executive made public commission reports which gave the nation its first detailed ac count of progress made in mobilizing materials, men and machines for the most exten sive peace-time defense effort in United States history. Mr. Roosevelt told his press con ference that the reports show ed extremely good progress. He said they were just as im portant, if not more so, than the news coming from the Democratic national conven tion—even though, he added, most editors might not agree with him. WASHINGTON, July 16 Federal taxes collected in North Carolina during the fis cal year ended June 30, last, reached a new all-time peak of $329,996,313, an increase of $18i500,000 over revenues in the fiscal year 1939, it was re ported tonight by the internal revenue bureau. The fourth largest contributor to the fed eral treasury, North Carolina's total was exceeded only by New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, bureau figures disclos ed, and represented more than 6 per cent, of the national col lections of $5,339,583,925. To tal national collections, the bureau stated, showed an in crease of $158,000,000 over the $5,181,573,952 reported for 1939. WASHINGTON, July 16 Terming the bombing of Rot terdam the "greatest mass de struction the world has ever seen," The Netherlands lega tion said in a statement today that 30,000 persons were kill ed "in the seven and one-half minutes the planes were over the city." Seventy thousand others were maimed and in jured, the statement added. "The crime against Rotterdam was a deliberate, fiendish as sault on unarmed, undefend ed civilians. The world knows Rotterdam is built on marshy soil and that therefore ade quate bomb shelters could not be constructed. Of course, the Germans knew this, too." INTERNATIONAL LONDON, July 16 —British and German warp lanes fought over the English coast today while parliament heard angry charges that favoritism for the wealthy was shown In the re moval of refugee children to the new world. The air min istry reported three enemy bombers were destroyed daring n&zi raids and that the British air force had raided numerous objectives In Germany and oc cupied territory yesterday and last night. The nazis dropped bombs on three Scottish towns but only minor casualties were reported. MADRID, July 16 Spain severed diplomatic relations with Chile tonight in a start ling move against an Ameri can republic now busy combat ing pro-naai elements. The Spanish foreign ministry said it broke off relations because of the Chilean government's tolerance of an antl-natlonal ist campaign which has "reached intolerable: limits." The Chilean charge d'affaires In Madrid was handed his passports and the Spanish diplomatic representatives In Chile were ordered home im mediately. TOKIO, July 16 Japan moved swiftly toward more en ergetlo action In the far east tonight. The cabinet of Pre mier Admiral Matsumasa Yonai, recently criticized for failing to seise the "golden opportunity" created by the fall of France and Holland, re signed en bloc, apparently to make way for a new regime ready to fulfill army demands for a "firm hand" policy in the orient. Emtperor Hirohito, cancelling his scheduled review of the Japanese fleet, prepar ed to return to Tolcio from his seaside villa tomorrow. ■■ I mm THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Doesn't W Third Term Is Word From FDR nn hbi ■raflHHL ■■■■ The Democratic national con vention was told by Senator Alben Barkley Tuesday night, in a statement authorized by the President, that Franklin D. Roosevelt was not a candidate for a third term and that he released aU candidates pledged to him. However, it appeared late Wednesday afternoon that Mr. Rosevelt would be renom inated by the convention, per haps Wednesday night. In event the nomination is forced upon him, Mr. Roosevelt will probably accept. SURRY COURT IS ADJOURNED Many Cases Are Disposed of Before Presiding Jurist Burgwyn DIVORCES ARE GRANTED The following cases were dis posed of in the Surry comity su perior court before adjournment Friday afternoon. Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn presided over the term in which many cases of im portance were tried. James Bates and Tom Atkins, charged with unlawful breaking and entering, were each given 6- month terms on the road. How ever, Bates' sentence is suspend ed for 2 years provided he pay the costs of the action. Ernest Bates was found guilty of possessing stolen property and was placed on a two years sus pended sentence. He is also re quired to pay $26 to the Surry Hardware company in Elkin. William ("Shine") Eaton, charged with the minder of Clif ton Brim, was sentenced to the State Prison for 8 to 10 years. The charge was changed from murder in the second degree to manslaughter. Emest Fulk was given six months and had his driver's li cense revoked for one year. Carl Segraves, larency of pistol, five years, sentence suspended provided costs of court is paid. Ralph Qoad was tried on two charges, simple assault and mali cious injury of personal property. On the first charge a sentence of (Continued on Last Page) E. G. FITZGERALD DIES SUDDENLY Former Manager of Gray stone Inn Is Victim of Heart Attack FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY Edward G. Fitzgerald, 56, man ager of Qraystone Inn at Roar ing Oap at the time the hotel was opened, and for many years thereafter, and a prominent cit izen of Pinehurst and for a num ber of years manager of the Carolina Hotel there, died sud denly Saturday from a heart at tack at Manchester, Vermont. Mr. Fitzgerald was manager of the Orvis inn, at •Manchester, Vt., during the summer season and during the winter season was at the Kirkwood Hotel' in Camden, S. C. He was well known here. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at his native home at Bethlehem, N. H. Survivors include the widow, a twin sister, Miss Belle Fitzgerald, of Pinehurst, a brother, John J; Fitzgerald, of Southern Pines, and two adopted daughters, j SEN. BARKLEY DEFENDS NEW DEAL RECORD Describes Willkie as "Politi cal Chameleon" ANSWERS ACCUSATIONS Charges Herbert Hoover Is Guilty of "Misstatement of Facts" UPHOLDS ROOSEVELT Chicago, July 16—Assailing the Republican party with cries of "misstatement" and charges of "deceit," Senator Alben W. Bark ley rallied the Democratic con vention last night to a fight on the record of President Rosevelt's defense and foreign policies with which he said most Republican voters "are in full agreement." The Kentuckian, majority leader of the Senate, spoke in ac cepting the permanent chairman ship of the party meeting. Much of his address was devoted to re plies to accusations made by Re publicans, especially former President Hoover, at their recent Philadelphia convention. He described the Republican platform as "written in mud by the migratory feet of a weasel" and the Republican presidential nominee, Wendell Willkie, former Democrat, as "a political chame leon." The Republicans, he as serted, "seemed unwilling or afraid to nominate any man who had been a Republican for more than two years." The most "deceitful alibi" ever offered, he said, was the Repub lican platform plank seeking to fasten upon the new deal "full responsibility for our unprepar edness and for the consequent danger of involvement in war." To this Barkley added the charge that President Hoover was guilty of "misstatement of facts" when he said President Roosevelt reduced military expenditures and hampered navy and army preparations -upon succeeding Hoover in 1933. WH IM CLUB IS ORGANIZED Republican Meeting Is Held in Dobson Thursday Afternoon MANY LEADERS ATTEND A meeting of Republicans of the county was held in Dobson Thursday afternoon for the pur pose of organizing a "Willkie- McNeill-Reynolds" club. The meeting was presided over by Warren Alberty, Republican executive chairman of the coun ty, and Mrs. Ottis J. Reynolds, of this city, was named as tem porary chairman. In the permanent organization Attorney A. E. Tilley, of Mount Airy, was elected chairman of the club; Walter Blevins, of Dobson, vice-president, and Mrs. Ottis J. Reynolds, secretary-treasurer. More than 40 party leaders of the county attended the meeting. At the close of the business ses sion the group was addressed briefly by Ottis J. Reynolds, of this city, candidate for the United States Congress. KIWANIS CLUB HEARS ADDRESS Dr. C. C. Weaver, Charlotte Pastor, Guest at Ladies' Night Meeting GOOD PROGRAM HEARD Dr. C. C. Weaver, of Charlotte, pastor of the First Methodist church, of that city, and chair man of the board of missions of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference, was guest speaker at the ladies' night ban quet of the Elkin Kiwanis club staged at Hotel Elkin last Thurs day evening. Dr. Weaver, who is the father of L. Stacey Weaver, president of the club, was presented by Rev. J. S. Hiatt, superintendent of the Elkin district of the conference. Speaking from the theme "It takes all kinds of people to make a world," Dr. Weaver held to the opinion that the world might be a better one in which to live, were (Continued on Last Page) ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940 High Off Of Democra Convention jm *7. jap; JjßKm 7"' : 77:77.' Pictured above are two Dem ocratic officials who have play ed a big part in the Democratic national convention, now under way in James A. Far ley, national chairman, (top), opened the convention Mon day. Senator Alben Barkley, (bottom), of Kentucky, was elected permanent chairman of the convention at Tuesday night's session. Chatham Club Hears Talk By A talk by Attorney J. Miltch Cooper, who has recently accept ed a position with the Chatham Manufacturing Company as legal advisor after resigning from an important clerkship with the ways and means committee of the United States Congress, was the feature of a meeting of the Thurmond Chatham Unity club here Monday evening. Cooper spoke on "Parliamen tary Procedure," explaining step by step, the proceedings of Con gress from the time a bill is in troduced until it has been passed or vetoed. He stressed the importance of committee work In all congres sional proceedings. The program was one of excep tional interest, the speaker being quizzed with numerous questions following the conclusion of his talk. FOLGER, COBB ARE REELECTED Two Named a s Committee Members by N. C. Demo crats in Chicago HOEY IS TO CAST VOTE Re-election of A. D. (Lon) Fol ger, of Mount Airy, and Miss Beatrice Cobb, of Morganton, as national committee members featured a meeting of the North Carolina delegation at the Demo cratic National Convention at Chicago Monday. N Other officials named, also by unanimous vote, were: Governor Hoey, chairman of delegation; State Chairman R. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, vice chairman; Miss Mae Oliver, of Sanford, secretary; Ambassador Josephus Daniels, representative on the convention platform com mittee; W. B. Rodman, of Wash ington, rules committee repre sentative ; A. H. (Sandy) Gra ham, of Hillsboro, credentials committee; Frank Hancock, of Oxford, permanent organization committee. The delegation is instructed for Roosevelt. Governor Hoey was designated to cast the vote of the delegation unless there is a re quest that it be polled. LEAF GROWERS WILL VOTE ON CONTROL 20TH Saturday Is to See Important Decision Made POLLING PLACES GIVEN Polls in County Are to Open at 9:00 A.M. and Close at 7:00 P.M. ALL URGED TO VOTE Tobacco growers in all flue cured tobacco counties will go to the polls on Saturday, July 20, to vote for control for three years, one year, or no control. The County Cdtnmittee of the Surry County Agricultural Conservation Association have designated the following places for voting in Surry county by townships: Bryan, Mountain Park school; Dobson, court house; Eldora, El dora school; Elkin, North Elkin school; Franklin, Blevin's store; Long Hill, Needham's filling sta tion; Marsh, Little Richmond school; Mount Airy, Franklin school; Pilot, Pilot Mountain school; Rockford, Cop eland school; Shoals, Shoals school; Si loam, Siloam school; Stewart's Creek, S. A. Holder's filling sta tion; ,Westfield, Cook's school. The polls will open at 9:00 ajn. and close at 7:00 pm. Growers should vote in the township in which their farm is listed. All persons who share in the pro ceeds of the 1940 tobacco crop are urged to vote and express their sentiment on control. RITES HELD FOR SDRRY CITIZEN James M. Eldridge Passes Away at Home Near Here Friday Morning IS SURVIVED BY WIDOW Funeral services were held Sim day morning at 11 o'clock from Poplar Springs Baptist church for James Madison Eldridge, 79, who passed away at his home near Elkin Friday morning. Mr. Eldridge had been ill several weeks from a complication of diseases. The rites were in charge of Rev. Preston Stone and Rev. Richard Day. Interment was in the church cemetery. He was well known throughout the county as "Sheriff" Eldridge, having served as deputy sheriff of the county for 22 years. He was a member of the Mulberry Primitive Baptist church and a man highly esteemed. He was a son of the late John and Mrs. Mary Cockerham Eldridge, pio neer citizens of this section. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Betty Jane Snow Eldridge, six sons and two daughters, Elmer and Thurmond Eldridge, of this city; Mrs. D. E. Cockerham and Marvin Eldridge, of State Road; Mis. Brantly Woofl, of Jonesville; Warren Eldridge, of Winston-Sa lem; H. V. Eldridge, of lowa, and Robert Eldridge, of Seattle, Wash.; 30 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, one brother and one sister, V. H. Eldridge and Mrs. Abe Woodruff, of Elkin. GWYN RESERVES HIS DECISION Yadkin Seeks Approval of Acceptance of Offer by City of High Point Judge Allen Gwyn Wednesday afternoon reserved his decision in the Yadkin county-City of High Point hydroelectric project case in which he was petitioned to re lax conditions of a judgment pre venting High Point from proceed ing with the project. The Yadkin board of commis sioners brought the petition fol lowing its acceptance last Monday of High Points offer to pay Yadkin county $75,000 for the county home property and highway rights-of-way affected by the $6,500,000 project. Approval of the agreement be tween the Guilford city and Yad kin county would clear the way for completion of the project, it is understood. Following Wednesday's hearing, Judge Gwyn stated he would make his decision known In about two weeks. U. S. Fleet Believed On Way To Far East; Interest Sharpened Presides mm Itk ' ' I ♦ -- 7 Sk - ' ' Hkt 11l Rev. O. V. Caudill, above, of this city, was in West Jefferson Tuesday to preside over the 39th annual meeting of the Winston-Salem Presbytery. Rev. Mr. Caudill is retiring modera tor of the Presbytery, having served in that post during the past year. Youth C Program To End Friday The Youth Caravan, which Is sponsored by the Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist church, and which has been at the local church during this week, will come to a close on Friday evening with a consecra tion service. All workers and those who have been attending the caravan will be served a sup per at 6 o'clock Friday evening at the church, the supper to be served by the women of the church. Among the classes in religious education which have been held outside of the regular meetings at the church are daily Bible school classes at Wesley Chapel, colored Methodist church, and prayer services at the Chatham Manu facturing company and Elkin Furniture company. The classes, which are varied with religious and recreational periods, are increasing in attend ance. All ages, from twelve years up, are included in the classes, and all people of the town, re gardless of religious affiliation, are invited to attend. MISHAP FATAL TO S. G. ALLEN Brother of the Late Prof. J. H. Allen, of Elkin, Dies Friday WAS PROMINENT MAN Solomon G. Allen, £2, widely Known citizen and farmer of the Hamptonville section, and brother of the late Prof. J. H. Allen, of this city, died in the Davis hos pital, Statesville, Friday morn ing from injuries suffered the previous day on his farm when he was thrown from a wagon. He suffered a crushed chest and ribs and a ruptured lung when the wagon passed over his body. Mr. Allen was recognized as a master farmer and was one ofthe most progressive in Yadkin coun ty, and was an extensive land owner. Funeral servioes were held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock from Flat Rock Baptist church, near Hamptonville, where he worshipped regularly, and inter ment was in the church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Plutlna Stinson Allen, two sons and one daughter, Tuttle and Homer Allen, and Mrs. Char lie Ireland, of Hamptonvllle, and several grandchildren. Two brothers, Dr. J. A. Allen, of New London, and James Allen, of San ford, and two sisters, Mrs. Ed Shugart, of Yadkinville, and Mrs. Dave Nicholson, of Ferrun, Va„ also survive. A well-driven golf ball leaves the head of the dub at a speed of 135 miles an hour. Elian Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Bhie Ridge PUBLISHED WEEKLY JAPAN SELECTS NEW LEADER TO PUSH PROGRAM Nippon Planning Policy of Foreign Expansion COMPLICATIONS ARISE Nazis Say U. S. Should "Con demn" British Blockade Against Germans TO GIVE LAST CHANCE? America's interest in the Orient sharpened today—amid an omi nous lull in the European con flict—as Japan chose a new pre mier to carry out a policy of for eign expansion and United States warships were believed speeding toward the Far East. New complications arose, too, in Berlin, where authorized Nazis said the United States, following its expressed desire of keeping world trade lanes open, should "condemn" the British blockade against Germany and Italy. Reports that Adolf Hitler is preparing a "last chance" offer to Britain—presumably a "surrender or be destroyed" ultimatum, as heralded by the Fascist editor, Virginia Qayda—were strength ened with the scheduled depar ture of Italy's foreign minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, for Ber lin. • Count Ciano, due in Berlin Fri day, is expected to confer with Hitler regarding possible "terms" to be offered Britain. The Japenese foreign office an nounced Britain has agreed to close the Burma road —China's main lifeline of war supplies— and also shut off the flow of arms traffic into China from the Brit ish crown colony of Hongkong. China, however, has insisted she will not give up the fight against Japan, despite these am putations. REPORT IS MADE BY GRAND JURY Tour of Inspection Reveals County Institutions Are AH Okey JAIL IN GOOD SHAPE Surry county institutions were found to be in excellent condi tion following a tour of, inspec tion by the Surry county grand jury last week, the jury's report to Judge W. H. S. Btfrgwyn dis closed. Included in the grand jury's inspection tour were the county jail, the court house, county home and farm, and prison camp. Hie jail was said to have been in the best condition noted in a long time. Both the court house and county farm were praised. It was also reported that coun ty school buses are being put in good shape for the coming school term, and that safety glass is be ing installed in all the 55 ma chines. Roscoe F. Childress acted as foreman of the jury. CHATHAM SCHEDULES TWO WEEK-END GAMES With a record behind them of having recent games rained out. the Chatham Blanketeers are this week-end tempting the weather man by announcing two games, both to be played at Chatham Park here. Saturday, at 3:00 p. m. the Blanketeers will face a Triangle Hosiery Mill team from High Point. Sunday a Tomlinson Furniture Company , team, also of High Point, will face the blanket makers here. x. A total of 19,500 pex&au were killed in traffic accidents, at wtgfrt last year and 13,000 in daytime traffic accidents.