Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX. No. 38
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BRIEF .
LOCAL
A LONG israce shed at the
Elkin CCC camp was blown
down Wednesday afternoon
daring a severe rain and wind
storm, accompanied by hail,
which also did considerable
other damage about town. A
car which was parked under
the CCC shed was slightly
damaged when the building
collapsed. The high wind also
blew down the camp flag pole.
In town a number yf trees
were uprooted, gardens flat
tened out, and many residents
reported they were kept busy
"bailing out" their homes as
the rain was forced under the
doors. Some damage to tele
phone and power lines was re
ported. During the storm the
rainfall was .61 inches, to
bring to a total 3.05 inches
since the intense heat of last
week was broken with a rain
which began late Monday af
ternoon and continued until
Tuesday afternoon.
NATIONAL
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30—
President Roosevelt last night
rejected the idea that the
United States has been defeat
ed in its efforts to maintain
"liberal trade principles" and
asserted that if it adopted "to
talitarian control" over foreign
trade it would be taking a step
toward economic dictatorship.
He called for "the closest pos
sib 1 e economic co-operation
with other countries, particu
larly with those of the West
ern Hemisphere," and said
that course would safeguard
the progress made under the
trade agreement program.
NEW YORK, July 30—Al
fred E. Smith, the Democratic
presidential candidate a dozen
years ago who took his first
famous walk out of his party's
convention in 1936, declared
himself today for Wendell L.
Willkie, the Republican stand
ard bearer in this year's elec
tion. In a formal statement,
the former governor of New
York declared that "in my
opinion, the recent so-called
Democratic convention in Chi
cago sounded the death knell
of the Democratic party."
INTERNATIONAL
BERLIN, July 30—A note of
reluctant admiration for Bri
tain's stout resistance appear
ed today in the German press
even while nazi bombers re
newed their deadly attacks on
the island empire and the high
command reported fresh de
struction of British merchant
shipping and men o' war.
Adolf Hitler's own Voelkischer
Beobachter, which has pub
lished many a vitriolic attack
on the British, conceded that
the invasion "will be anything
but a pleasant stroll through
the oountryside." "English
men and Scotsmen are not
cowardly," said the paper,
"and - no doubt will defend
themselves courageously."
BERN, Switzerland, July 31
(Wednesday)—ltalian fight
ing planes and German-train
ed Italian troops were report
ed today to be massed along
side nazi blitzkrieg forces for
a part in the invasion of Eng
land. Italian sources in Switz
erland said that plane-load af
ter plane-load of parachute
troops, veterans of battles in
Ethiopia and Spain, have
flown across France to take
off bases from the Bay of Bis
cay to the low countries facing
the English channel and North
sea.
LONDON, July 30 Great
Britain yesterday drastically
tightened her "strangulation"
blockade of the axis powers by
extending contraband control
to the imports and exports of
all Europe, including ship
ments from the Unfted States,
South America and the Far
East. "We mast now control
not only shipping approaching
the Mediterranean and the
North Sea but all shipping
crossing the Atlantic," it was
stated by Minister of Economic
Warfare Hugh Dal ton who an
nounced the contraband con
trol extension before the House
of Ootamons.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
SEEK VIEW OF
ROOSEVELT ON
CONSCRIPTION
Senator Byrnes to Take Prob-
lem to President
REPUBLICANS OPPOSED
Some Democrats Also Feel
That Draft Plan Is Not
Yet Needed
TO SEEK COMPROMISE
Washington, July 31 Senti
ment for substantial modification
of the selective compulsory mili
tary training bill increased today
as Senate 'administration leaders
sought the advice of President
Roosevelt.
Senator James F. Byrnes
(D-SC), one of the President's
closets congressional advisors, in
dicated a willingness to carry the
controversial issue to the Chief
Executive after new deal sup
porters urged the step and Re
publicans demanded that the
President state his views on the
pending bill.
Mr. Roosevelt said at his press
conference late yesterday that he
still adheres to his earlier en
dorsement of the principle of
compulsory military service, but
sees no reason why he should go
into details of the measure now
before Congress.
Senator George W. Norris (Ind-
Neb.), usually a loyal supporter
of new deal policies but a foe of
the draft bill, was one of those
who urged Byrnes to take the
lead in promoting a compromise.
He and others who normally side
with the administration were re
ported to feel that the President's
request for authorty to call out
the National Guard for a year of
intensive training is "more than
sufficient for the nation's defense
needs."
In its present form, the draft
measure would require some 42,-
000,000 men between the ages of
18 and 64 to register for somg,
form of military duty. Those be-
tween 18 and 45 would be liable
for actual military service and
the others would be drafted into
"home defense units."
HILLSBORO PASTOR IS
ASSISTING IN REVIVAL
Rev. P. W. Frye of West Hills
boro, who is assisting Rev. Rich
ard Day in a revival meeting at
Poplar Springs Baptist church,
will preach Sunday evening, Au
gust 3, at 7:45, at Swan Creek
Baptist church.
The services, which have been
in progress at Poplar Springs for
the past t£n days and which will
continue through this week, have
resulted in 36 conversions, with
21 being accepted into the church
membership by baptism. Sunday
morning, August 4, at 10 o'clock
a baptismal service will be held
near the church.
The public is extended a cor
dial invitation to attend the ser
vices both at Swan Creek and
Poplar Springs.
CHURCH TO OBSERVE
100 th ANNIVERSARY
Olin Methodist church, 15 miles
north of Statesville, will observe
its 100 th anniversary with a
homecoming day on Sunday, Au
gust 4. An interesting all-day
program has been arranged, in
cluding special music by soloists
and groups of singers. The service
will begin at 11 o'clock and din
ner will be served, picnic style, on
the church grounds. A short
program will feature the after
noon session.
All former pastors and mem
bers and all friends of the church
are invited to attend and bring a
picnic dinner..
SURRY 4-H MEMBERS
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
The Surry County members of
the 4-H club who attended the
annual Short Course at State Col
lege in Raleigh last week made a
good showing,, according to re
ports.
Bersie Collins took part in the
Citizenship program in which Col.
Harrellson of State College and
Secretary of State, Iliad Eure
were the speakers.
Surry County Queen of Health,
Bessie Comer of Elkin, Route 1,
and Leslie Myers of Crutchfield,
Health King, participated in the
Health pageant, which was one
jOf the highlights of the week.
Men are more easily sunburnei
than women.
HELD FOR G-MEN Bureau .of Investiga
tion on a charge of car theft, and by North Wilkesboro
authorities on suspicion of robbery, James W. Hall, negro,
was arrested here last week at the point of a gun by Chief
of Police Corbett Wall, who is pictured below with his
prisoner just before locking him up. The negro rode a
passenger train to Elkin from North Wilkesboro, riding
between the mail and baggage cars; He bears the reputa
tion of being a "bad character." Following his arrest he
was turned over to Wilkes police.—(Photo by Willie Bell.)
Mjr
Bids on School
Here Must Be in
By 2 P.M. Today
A request was issued Wed
nesday morning by County Su
perintendent of Schools John
W. Comer, asking that all bids
on the Elkin school building
be in the superintendent's of
fice at Dobson before 2 o'clock
4«day- (Thursday). A joint
meeting of the county board of
commissioners and the Surry
board of education will be held
during the afternoon at which
time the contract for the
building will be let.
CHURCH IS TO
HAVE VACATION
Methodists Will Have No Ev
ening Services During
This Month ,
MR. FOX IS TO PREACH
Following the annual custom,
there will be no evening service
on Sundays and no Wednesday
evening prayer service at the
Methodist church in this city,
during the month of August.
Sunday school will be held as us
ual each Sunday morning at 9:45,
and the regular morning hour of
worship each Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. Sunday morning, Au
gust 4, Rev. H. C. Sprinkle of
Mocksville, a former pastor of the
church, will preach at the 11
o'clock hour, and Sunday morn-
August 11, at 11 o'clock, Rev. E.
W. Fox, of Statesville, also a for
mer pastor of the church, will
preach. Both Rev. Sprinkle and
R§v. Fox are superannuated min
isters of the Methodist confer
ea'ct.
Each Sunday evening during
the jponth the Young Peoples' Di
vision of the church will have
their regular worship period at
7:15. The public is extended a
cordial invitation to attend.
POWER Ik) BE ONE
HOUR SUNDAY MORNING
Due to the necessity of doing
some work on the electric sub
station here, power over the en
tire system will be cut off Sun
day morning for one hour, start
ing at 4:30 o'clock, it has been
announced by D. G. Smith, man
ager of the local branch of the
Duke Power Company.
It is hoped by the company
that this interruption of service
will work no hardship on any
one, the early morniag hour
having been decided upon with
this thought in mind.
Announce Clinic
A tuberculosis clinic, sponsored
by the Surry county health de
partment, will be held in Elkin
August 19 through 24.
ELKIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940
To Make
Mattresses
Dobson
Mrs. Grace Pope Brown, Surry
county home demonstration agent,
said that the first of the Farm
Security mattresses will be made
Friday in Dobson. N. Y. A. girls
will assist Mrs. Brown in doing
this work and the first mattress
will go to Nellie Mae Howell, N.
Y. A. girl.
Twelve bales of cotton and 1200
yards of ticking have been re
ceived for use in the county and
more is expected soon. Mrs. Tom
Folger is supervising the making
of the ticks.
Mrs. Brown said that only Farm
Security families would be able to
recieve help in the mattress mak
ing during the week of August 5.
The work for low-income farm
families will begin as soon as the
materials arrive from the Exten
sion department. About 500 mat
tresses'will be made in Surry coun
ty.
TO ISSUE FAIR
CATALOG SOON
Annual Event to Include
Many New Features
This Year
SEPTEMBER 10th TO 14th
, The Elkin Fair catalog is now
in the hands of the printers and
will be ready for distribution
within a short while, it has been
announced by the secretary, Mrs.
Alan Browning, Jr.
This year's fair will feature
hundreds of dollars in premiums
as well as a number of features
whitjh will be new. Among tuese
new features will be the awarding
of valuable attendance prizes,
contests and other outstanding
events.
Bullock Amusement Company
will again be on the midway with
thrilling rides and other conces
sions.
The fair will be held at the
community playground, and will
run for five days, beginning
Tuesday, September 10, and com
ing to a close Saturday, Septem
ber 14. The exhibition building
will be open during the entire
five days. ,
As last year, the fair will fea
ture fireworks.
HIATT HOST AT
ALL-DAY PICNIC
Re v. J. S. Hlatt, of this city,
superintendent of the Elkin dis
trict of the Methodist church,
was host to pastors of the
churches of the district and their
wives and families at an all-day
picnic cm the scenic highway
Thursday. Approximately 75
guests enjoyed the outing.
Delay In Invasion of England
Hinted As Italians Are Told
That Early Attack Is Unlikely
PROCLAMATION
In the interest of the Citizens of Elkin and Surry County,
N. C., while traveling or walking on our streets and highways;
as a memorial to those who have met with a violent death
caused by the wheel/ of traffic; with a feeling of remorse to
those who have been crippled for life by the same causes; as a
tribute of thanks to those who are respecting the rights and
lives of others by driving and walking safely, and with a plea to
every human being in our city, county and state to do his or
her part in making the streets and highways of North Carolina
Safer for everybody, and, therefore, we are preparing to set
apart Thursday, August Bth, 1940, to be known and designated
as SAFETY DAY to be observed by all of our Citizens, at which
time in the afternoon of that day at 2:30 o'clock, P. M„ there
will be held in the streets of our City a Safety Parade, featuring
a driverless safety automobile operated by remote control by
Capt. J. «I. Lynch, renowned safety crusader and lecturer,
showing conclusively that automobiles are at all times safe and
cannot have accidents, Therefore, I do urge all of our citizens
and those of the surrounding country to attend this safety
parade and to hear the Safety Lectures, which Safety Program
is sponsored by the Police Department of the City of Elkin in
the interest of the Safety of our people.
Submitted this 31st day of July, 1940.
J. R. POINDEXTER,
Mayor of Elkin, N. C.
SAFETY PARADE
HERE THURSDAY
Driverless Car to Be Operat
ed on Elkin Streets in
Safety Crusade
TOWN IS COOPERATING
Due to the increasing number
of highway and street fatalities
in the nation as a whole, partic
ularly in the state of North
Carolina, Mayor J. R. Poindex
ter has set aside Thursday, Au
gust 8, to be known as Safety
Day in Elkin. The Mayor ex
pressed the hope that thousands
of people in Elkin and nearby
communities would come to Elkin
on that day to witness a safety
parade and hear Safety lectures
on the streets at 2:30 p.m. In
this parade/the Mayor explained,
a n automobile, without a
driver or a single occupant in the
car, will be operated from a con
trol car by Capt. J. J. Lynch, na
tionally known Safety Crusader.
Similar demonstrations have been
held in 37 of the 48 states and in
foreign countries by Capt. Lynch
to prove that if a driverless car
can be made to obey traffic laws
there is no reason why a similar
car can not be operated safely by
a driver. The demonstration is
being held here with the hope
that people will become more
safety conscious.
Already the traffic deaths in
the nation for the year have
reached an alarming total, with
the number of people injured in
automobile accidents reaching a
larger figure, and with the va
cation season at hand, thousands
of automobiles will crowd the
highways, and it is with this in
view that cpecial emphasis is be
ing placed on safe driving.,
The officials of the city of
Elkin invite friends and neigh
bors of the surrounding com
munity to come to Elkin on
Thursday, August 8, and partici
pate in the big safety parade.
FRUIT JARS ARE
SOUGHT BY SCHOOL
J. Mark McAdams, superin
tended of the city schools, re
quests that anyone In the vicin
ity of El kin who has fruit jars
which they will not use donate
them to be used for canning
food for the school lunchroom to
be used during the coming school
term. The canning will be done
by Mrs. Myrtle Sprinkle, who Is
in charge of the lunchroom.
Those desiring to give cans are
requested to call 297, so that
they may be called for and de
livered to Mrs. Sprinkle.
HOLD REVIVAL AT
OAK RIDGE CHURCH
Evangelist Wade Starling of
Goldsboro Is conducting a revival
meeting at the Oak Ridge Church
of God, near State Road. Services
are held each evening at 7:30. All
people, regardless of denomina
tional affiliations, are invited to
attend.
Local Woman
Knows Wife Of
GOP Nom
Mrs. Richard C. Collins, of this
city, who was born and reared in
Rushville, Ind., and who attend
ed school there, recalls that Mrs.
Wendell Willkie, wife of the Re
publican nominee for president,
attended school at Rushville at
the same time she did. Mrs. Will
kie, the former Miss Edith Wilk,
only lived there a short time, ac
cording to Mrs. Collins. Her
father was a contractor and built
the Rush county, Ind., courthouse
at Rushville, and during the time
of the construction of the build
ing the family resided there.
While Mrs. Collins and Mrs.
Willkie were not intimate friends,
Mrs. Collins recalls that the
former Miss Wilk was a charm
ing young woman.
Mrs. Collins was not aware of
the fact that Mrs. Willkie was a
former school mate until a letter
from her sister in Rushville call
ed it to her attention that Mrs.
Willkie was the former Miss
Wilk.
SURRY FOLKS ATTEND
FARM AND HOME WEEK
Among those from Surry county
attending the Farm and Home
Week at State College in Raleigh
are: Mrs. Qrover Wood of Dobson,
Mrs. Howard Hardy of Siloam,
Mrs. Chris Bunker, Mrs. Morgan
Stanley and Miss Rebecca Allen.
Mrs. Chris Bunker will be pre
sented a certificate for attending
the annual Farm and Home pro
gram for four years. Mrs. Hardy
received a similiar award last year,
which was the first honor of this
kind won by a Surry resident.
County Farm Agent, R. R.
Smithwick and Assistant agent,
A. P. Cobb are also attending the
meeting in Raleigh.
Mrs. Paul Brown, president of
the County Home Demonstration
clubs, will leave today (Thursday)
for State College where she will
attend the State Meeting of Home
Demonstration clubs.
CAFE RATINGS FOR
SECTION ANNOUNCED
Ratings of local cafes have
been released by Charles A. But
ler, Surry sanitary inspector.
Ratings in the order in which
they appear in the report, are as
follows:
Elkin: Abernethy's Pharmacy,
B; Atlantic Cafe, C; Big Nickel
Lunch, B; JJon-Ton Grill, A;
Hotel Elkin, A; Greenwood Cafe,
C; Palace Cafe, A; Riverside
Cafe, B; Smithey's Cafe, B.
State Road: Mountain View
Service, C; State Road Service,
A.
Dobson: Capitol Cafe, C; Hot
Lunch, B; Hotel Kenlin, B.
THURMOND WOMAN
DIES HERE FRIDAY
Mrs. Rose Calloway, 18, of Thur
mond, died in the local hospital
Friday from a brief illness. She
is survived by her husband and an
infant son.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WOULD WEAKEN
FOE BY BOMBS
AND BLOCKADE
Italian Troops Reported Mov
ing to Aid Nazis
INTENDED TO CONFUSE?
Lightning Warfare Not Prac
tical in British Case,
Editor Writes
SPANISH PLEA HEARD
Italy was told Wednesday that
England probably will not be in
vaded until the British people are
weakened by bombs and blockade.
Even as Italian troops were re
ported moving up to the 800-mile
German-held continental coast
line to join the Nazi blitzkrieg
veterans for the projected assault,
Virginio Gayda, Fascist editor,
cautioned his countrymen not to
expect to attack immediately.
Whether his article, which ap
peared in II Giornale d'ltalia, ac
tually spoke the mind of Premier
Mussolini or was intended merely
to confuse the British as to pros
pects for an immediate assault
was a matter of speculation.
Gayda nonetheless repeated
what British military spokesmen
and statesmen have long contend
ed—that an invasion of the British
Isles would not be a simple mili
tary advance.
That kind of lightning warfare
which Germany demonstrated in
Poland, Norway, Belgium, Holland
and Luxembourg and finally in
Prance is not practical in Britain's
case, said Gayda.
Instead, he wrote, the tactics of
attrition must be used—constant
air attacks to demoralize the pop
ulation and destroy island de
fenses; attacks on ships bringing
supplies to England, and a strong
submarine blockade and a weak
ening of empire defenses in the
Mediterranean.
On the other hand the belief
that the blow might be struck at
any moment was strengthened by
reports from Vichy, France, that
postal, telephone and telegraph
communications had been sus
pended between German-occupied
France and that part which is still
free.
A plea which some observers
took as an implication that Spain
will try to stay out of the war
was voiced in the Falangist news
paper Arriba of Madrid—a plea
for help from the United States
to put Spain back on her feet af
ter her civil war.
SURRY TO GET SIX
NEW SCHOOL BUSES
Surry county school officials
were notified Wednesday morn
ing that six new school buses
would be allotted to Surry coun
ty to replace buses considered
unsafe for use.
Also in preparing for school
opening, which has been set for
September 9, 10,000 books for
high school and grammar grades
have been issued from the county
superintendent's office.
Law Regulates
Distribution of
Circulars Here
s As la result of numerous
complaints on the part of
motorists a-*d citizens here, a
town ordinance prohibiting the
. placing of circulars or other
advertising matter In can or
on lawns or front porches of
homes, will be rigidly enforced
from this'date on, It was an
nounced Wednesday by Mayor
J. R. Poindexter. '
It was stated that eircnlam
or such advertising matter
which is sent out to homes or
business places, must be
placed inside the door or not
at all. No matter of this kind
Can be lawfully placed inside
parked automobiles.
A fine provided in the or
dinance will be invoked In
cases of violation of this ordl
nanee. Mayor Poindexter
stated.