Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX. No. 47
LATE F 1
NEWS I
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BRIEF N r
LOCAL
SURRY county Republican*
will bold a rally and barbecue
at Mountain Park on October
9, beginning: at 10 o'clock in
the morning. At one o'clock
Hon. Robert H. McNeill, Re
publican candidate for gov
ernor, will address the meet
ing. The public is cordially
invited.
STATE
WINSTON-SALEM, Oct. 1—
Richard J. Reynolds, of Win
ston-Salem, has been named
finance chairman of North
Carolina by the national Dem
ocratic executive committee.
Oliver O. Quayle, Jr., commit
tee treasurer, announced in
New York yesterday Reynolds'
appointment and his accept
ance of the post. Reynolds
will be in charge of the raising
of funds In North Carolina for
the national presidential cam
paign. This charge is aside
from the campaign for a state
campaign chest for use within
the state. Oscar Pitts heads
the North Carolina organiza
tion.
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1
There were signs last night
that administration officials
would look with suspicion on
any French plan to strengthen
the fortifications of Martin
ique, French island in the
Caribbean. President Roose
velt cautioned reporters not to
print* any stories saying that
the United States and France
were in agreement on fortifi
cation of the Island.
NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 1
Sabotage occurred in the Sun
Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.
plant at Chester, Pa., after
Nazi and Communist leaders
among the workmen joined
forces, a sub-committee of the
Dies Committee was informed
yesterday. The charge came
from Walter M. Appleby, ma
rine chemist employed by the
company, who described four
recent instances of sabotage,
including the catting in 63
places of hose lines which car
ry an inflammable chemical
to various parts of the ship
yards.
INTERNATIONAL
LONDON, Oct. 1 Great
Britain is preparing to throw
into the air whole squadrons
of new "wonder planes" in
/ eluding a British version of
the flying fortress which is
described as the most heavily
armed warp lane In the world.
The new type planes, includ
ing both fighters and bombers,
are said to boast of perform
ances far excelling anything
which the royal air force has
sent Into action thus far.
ROME, Oct I—The likeli
hood of Spain entering the
war or even joining the axis
powers at this time in a form
al alliance against Britain was
virtually discarded by political
circles yesterday as General
issimo Francisco Franco's min
ister of government, Ramon
Serrano Suner, conferred with
Premier Mussolini. Spain, said
Virginlo Gayda, authoritative
Fascist editor of Gloraale
Dltalla, "is and can remain
among the non-belligerent
powers, but its men and its
policy naturally belong to the
axis system ..."
BERLIN, Oct. I—Germanyl—Germany
yesterday called upon Russia
and the United States, through
one of her most authoritative
organs, to announce their
"final positions" in the Euro
pean' war either on the side of
Great Britain or the Axis pow
ers. The Hamburger Frem
denblatt accompanied its de
mand with a prediction that
the* Soviets will turn their
backs upon Britain and enter
into a new "Euro-Asian power
bloc" supplementing the new
Italo-German-Japanese mili
tary alliance. This bloc, it
was stated, will be directed
not only against Britain but
against "certain other inter
ventionist circles" seeking to
«*Pand the war— a reference
to the United States.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
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1 rlLiy /ilyU lyufr Fairness and impartiality
marked selection of the first draftees of the World War
as Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, blindfolded, drew
the first draft capsule from a glass bowl in 1917, as pic
tured at top. Today (bottom photo), the draft is still a
couple of weeks off, but hundreds of young National
Guardsmen in 26 states have already been called to ser
vice. Some are shown in the photo learning the ins and
outs of machine guns in a New York armory.
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COUNTY QUOTA
IS $14,463.75
This Is Amount Surry Must
Raise Under Old Age As
sistance Program
FOR FISCAL YEAR '4O-41
The Surry county board of
commissiner has received notice
from the state board of allot
ments and appeal, Raleigh, of the
amount required to be raised by
the county for old age assistance
for the fiscal year 1940-41.
According to the figures, Sur
ry's old age assistance quota has
been set at 510 persons, with an
average monthly grant of $9.50.
Monthly allotment for the coun
ty amounts to $4,845.00.
As set out by the board, the
annual allotment for Surry
amounts to $57,855.00. Of this
amount, $14,463.75 must be rais
ed by the county.
It was also disclosed by the
state that the county's part for
the administration of old age as
sistance funds and aid to de
pendent children, amounts to
only $876.82.
BIDS ARE OPENED BY
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
Bids, ranging from $43,900 to
$54,680, were submitted by con
tractors to the Yadkin county
board of commissioners at Yad
kinville Thursday for the new
Jonesville school building. The
contract has not been awarded,
but it is expected that the com
missioners will give the contract
to one of the bidders within the
next few days. A bond issue of
$40,000 was voted in June last
year to erect the building, which,
when completed, will give Jones
ville one of the most adequate
school plants of any small tdwn
in this section.
R. CLEVE LEWELLYN
HAS HEART ATTACK
R. Cleve Lewellyn, of Dobson,
prominent Surry county citizen
and president of The Bank of
Elkin, is slightly Improved at a
Mount Airy hospital, where he is
a patient. Mr. Lewellyn suffered
a severe heart attack while play
ing golf In Mount Airy Sunday
afternoon. In a telephone mes
sage to relatives here Wednesday
it was stated that he was im
proving, although he is still
seriously ill.
Mrs. Kyle McMillan, Mrs. S. L.
Payne, Mrs. Cox and Misses Doris
and Elaine McMillan, all of Galax,
were the guests Saturday of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Neaves, at their
home on Bridge street.
Free Knife M !
Be Given W /
Subscriptions
The Tribune is today an
nouncing a worthwhile free
offer of a strongly made and
attractive pocket knife, valued
at SI.OO, as a premium for new
subscriptions, or renewals.
In an advertisement in this
Issue, an actual size photo of
the knife is printed, and com
plete details of the offer are
outlined.
Under the plan, a knife will
be given with each subscrip
tion, whether new or renewal,
at the regular subscription
rate of $1.50 per year. This
offer is good for a limited time
only.
WEED PRICES
HOLDING UP
Tobacco Averages $22.12 Per
Hundred on Mount Airy
Market Tuesday
GROWERS ARE PLEASED
Tobacco sales on the Mount
Airy market Tuesday topped in
price sales on the Winston-Salem
market, with averages high in
both selling centers, reports from
warehouses disclosed Wednesday
morning.
In Mount Airy Tuesday ap
proximately 80,000 pounds of •to
bacco were sold for an average
price of $22.12 per hundred.
On the Winston-Salem market
reports indicated a sale of 1,150,-
000 pounds at an average of ap
proximately $21.50 per hundred.
Farmers, it is said, continue
highly pleased with prices which
their tobacco is bringing.
BOONVILLE FAIR TO
BE HELD OCT. 10-12
The Boonville Agricultural Fair
dates have been set for October
10, 11 and 12.
This will be the fourteenth an
nual fair to be held at Boonville.
Amusement rides will be furnish
ed by the A. B. and B. amuse
ment company. The Shelton-
Amos players of Richmond, Va.,
will present the following plays
Friday afternoon and Friday
night: "The Family Upstairs"
and "Fair and Warmer."
The horse show is scheduled
for Saturday, October 12, which
will Include draft horses, mules
and saddle horses. The saddle
horse show will be held In the af
ternoon and this promises to be
an outstanding event of the fair.
ELKIN. N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1940
LOCAL POSTAL
GAINS RECORD,
GRAHAM SAYS
77 Per Cent. Increase Shown
By Figures
ENDS SEPT. 30 QUARTER
r
Each Quarterly Period of
Year Has Shown Sub
stantial Gains
EXPECT FURTHER JJAINS
Local postal receipts for the
quarter ending September 30
showed a record gain of over 77
per cent, over the same period last
year, it was announced here
Wednesday by Postmaster P. W.
Graham.
Receipts for the quarter end
ing with September, 1939, were
$3,241.83 as compared with the
current figure of $5,778.24, Mr.
Graham said, showing an in
crease of $2,536.41.
The September gain marks the
largest increase in quarterly re
ceipts in the history of the local
office, it was announced. Each
quarterly period of the current
year has shown a substantial
gain over corresponding periods
last year. Figures released show
that for the nine months period
this year the increase has
amounted to $4,129.57.
Present business conditions,
Mr. Graham stated, indicate
continued improvement in re
ceipts.
Ronda Singing
Convention Has
Good Session
A good session of the Ronda
singing convention was held at
Bethel church, five miles south
west of Elkin, last Sunday.
C. W. Gilliam had charge of
the devotional. "The Kingdom Is
Coming" was the opening hymn
led by the chairman, W. H.
Jones.
Rev. J. A. Gilley acted as sec
retary in the absence of Rev. Mr.
Crater.
The following took part in the
song service: Bethel, New Hope
and Swan Creek choirs, Bethel
quartet, from Yadkin county,
Jones Family, Gough Duet, Stan
ley Island Ford, Elkin Valley,
New Hope and Zion quartet.
Mr. Stroud, of Wilkesboro, and
Rev. David Day both directed
congregational songs during the
day.
The next singing will be held
at Swan Creek church.
BAPTIST SERVICES FOR
WEEK ARE OUTLINED
Services for the week at the
First Baptist church are an
nounced as follows by the pastor,
Rev. Stephen Morrisett: Bible
school Sunday morning at 9:45,
followed by the morning hour of
worship at* 11 o'clock. The ser
mon Sunday morning will be the
fourth of a series on lessons in
the school of Christ, with the
subject "Never-Failing Supplies."
The ce) Oration of the Lord's
Supper will be observed at the
close of the sermon. The anthem,
! "God So Loved the World"
(Schwaker) by the • senior choir
of the church, will be rendered
during the morning service.
Sunday evening at 6:30 the,
young people's meeting will be
held at the church and at the
evening hour of worship at 7:30
the pastor, Rev. Morrisett, will
use as his sermon subject, "The
Story of a Carnal Christian."
"List to the Lark" (Dickinson)
will be the anthem for the even
ing service and it will be sung by
the Junior choir.
On Wednesday evening the
prayer service was a continuation
of the study of the tabernacle,
with the subject, "The Difference
Between a Christian's State and
His Standing in Christ."
The church extends a cordial
invitation to the public to attend
the services.
SURRY COURT COMES
TO END AT DOBSON
Surry county superior court
came to an end September 30
with many cases having been
disposed of before Presiding
Judge J. A. Rousseau, of North
Wilkesboro.
All cases cleared from the
docket during the closing days of
the session were said to have
been of a minor and uninterest
ing nature.
Increased Fleets of German
Bombing Planes Driven Off;
European Pestilence Feared
CONTINENT IS
EXPECTED TO
SEE OUTBREAK
Hope That Channel Will Pro
tect Isles
SEEKING QUICK ACTION
Moves Must Be Made to
Avoid Overcrowding of
Raid Shelters
DOCTOR WARNS PEOPLE
London, Oct. 2.—Dr. Joseph
Barnes Burt, vice-president of the
physical medicine section of the
Royal Society of Medicine, said
in a speech at Bath today that un
less every law of medicine was
broken, a terrible pestilence would
break out on the continent this
winter.
"Fortunately we have the chan
nel between us," he said, "but
whether that will be sufficient to
prevent a spread to England is
another matter. With people
herded together in dug-outs with
out proper sanitation and people
calling in on their friends, there
will be great risk of an epidemic
here."
Dr. Burt urged health authori
ties to act at once, regardless of
expense, to prevent overcrowding
in houses and shelters and in im
proving sanitation.
There have been widespread
outbreaks of "shelter colds" in
London already.
The appointment of Admiral
Sir Edward Broke as "shelter dic
tator" for Greater London was ex
pected to speed up at once the task
of providing shelters with ade-«
quate sleeping, heating, ventilat
ing and sanitary facilities, in
preparation for a a winter of bomb
ing.
Medical men are of opinion that
London faces a danger of influ
enza and pneumonia epidemics
this winter unless real shelters are
provided instead of draughty sur
face shelters.
Public To Be
Given Treat In
Form of Wedding
A large crowd is expected to
attend the "Womanless Wedding"
and girless beauty show to be
presented at the Elkin elementary
school Friday evening at 8:00
o'clock.
This highly comical event is
sponsored by the newly organized
Quarterback Club, and proceeds
will go for the use of the Elkin
high school football team.
Included in the cast of the
production will be numerous Elk
in business men. Hugh Royall
will be the bride and Walter
Osborne the groom. Dr. J. G.
Abernethy will act as the officiat
ing minister.
The public is cordially invited
to attend and is promised an even
ing of real entertainment.
OLD DEBTS ARE
FINALLY PAID
North Wilkesboro, Oct. 1. —Two
men who were partners for many
yews in the firm of Absher and
Blackburn have receiwed very
delightful surprises during the
past few days.
A man walked up to W. R. Ab
sher Saturday and gave him S3O,
saying he had been owing it for
40 years. He offered to pay inter
est but Mr. Absher, who did not
remember the debt, declined all
except the S3O.
Today E. M. Blackburn received
a $35 check in the mail from a
Raleigh citizen who left here in
1911 without paying for a suit he
purchased from the firm of Ab
sher and Blackburn. He said that
he had been in hard luck but was
finally able to pay and wanted to
"get it over with."
Neither Absher nor Blackburn
would reveal the names of the
parties furnishing their pleasant
surprises. However, it was not
the same man who paid both
debts.
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New Speaker
Washington, D. C.—Rep. Sam
Ray burn, of Texas, wields the
gavel for the first time as
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives after the death of
his predecessor, William B.
Bankhead of Alabama. He and
the late Speaker were warm
personal friends.
N. Wilkesboro
Church To Be
Host To W
•
The Wilkesboro Divisional
meeting of the W. M. U. of the
Baptist church will convene with
the First Baptist church in North
Wilkesboro on Tuesday, October
8, at 10 a.m. for an all-day meet
ing. There are thirteen churches
in the division, and all are urged
to have representatives present.
Among the more prominent
speakers on the program will be
Mrs. W. W. Lawton, of Ridge
crest, who will speak on foreign
missions, and Miss Wilma Bucy,
of Atlanta, who will speak on
home missions. The state mis
sion board will be represented by
Mrs. J. Clyde Turner, of Greens
boro, president of the State Bap
tist W. M. U.; Mrs. W. D. Briggs,
corresponding secretary, and Miss
Mary Currin, state young peo
ple's leader, both of Raleigh.
Members of the young people's
department of the North Wilkes
boro church will present a play
let, dealing with missionary work,
during the afternoon session.
WILKES MAN ARRIVES
SAFELY IN ENGLAND
North Wilkesboro, Oct. I—E.1 —E. E.
Eller, of this city, said today that
he had received word from his
son, Lieutenant Commander Er
nest M. Eller, that he had arriv
ed safely in London, where he
was sent by the United States
Government as assistant to the
U. S. naval attache there.
He is expected to remain there
for several months and his wife
and small son, Peter, will make
their home in Winston-Salem
during his absence.
Lieutenant Commander Eller
had served for the past few years
as an instructor at the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md. Prior to that time he was
in command of a ship In the
navy for several years.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
OUTLINED BY DUNCAN
Sunday at the morning hour of
worship at 11 o'clock at the
Methodist church the pastor,
Rev. Herman P. Duncan, will talk
on "The Sacrament That Never
Wears Out," prior to the 'ob
servance of the sacrament of
Lord's Supper.
At the evening service at 7:30,
Rev. Duncan will use as his ser
mon subject, "I Do Join the
Christian Church."
Special music by the senior
church choir will be rendered at
each of the services Sunday.
The church extends a cordial
invitation to the public to attend.
ONE MARRIAGE
LICENSE ISSUED
One marriage license has been
issued by the Surry county reg
ister of deeds during the past
week. The license was to Carl
Robah Semar and Miss Frances
Olivia Joyce, both of Kerners
ville.
Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BRITISH PLANES
ROUT INVADERS
FROM CITY AREA
Only 20 Nazi Bombers Pene
trate Defense
AMBUSHED BY R. A. F.
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Eight German Planes Shot
Down With No Loss of
English Fighters
ATTACKS INTERCEPTED
London, Oct. 2—German air
fleets, increasing the size and
ferocity of their attacks, were
driven back from London today
by British fighter planes which
dived down on them from above,
catching them by surprise.
There were four daylight raid
alarms in London before noon.
Big German fleets crossed the
coast and headed for the capital
area, flying at great heights,
hoping to keep above the strong
anti-aircraft gun barrage. But
the guns caught them and drove
them into close formation while
the fighter planes swept down.
Some of the German fleets
were turned back over the coast
by fighter squadrons.
Only 20 German planes pene
trated the London area during
the morning. They dropped
bombs on two southeastern dis
tricts.
No gun fire was heard in cen
tral London during the morning
alarms and rxp planes were seen.
Patrolling Spitfire fighter
planes routed a fleet of German
planes attempting to attack a
convoy in the Channel off a
southwestern town. One Ger
man plane was shot down.
People stoocj along the water
front and cheered as the British
planes, returning, gave the "vic
tory roll."
Other German planes, flying
over several southwestern towns,
dropped bombs but were met by
fierce gun fire.
The air ministry said that in
complete reports showed eight
German planes shot down since
midnight without the loss of a
British plane.
Several German attacks were
intercepted and fought off in the
southeastern England area dur
ing the morning.
Observers saw German plane
formations over the eastern, the
southeastern, and southwestern
suburbs, with British fighter air
planes chasing them, their ma
chine guns rattling.
A blast from big anti-aircraft
guns drove off German fleets
that attacked the capital during
the night, and to the astonish
ment of Londoners, now inured
to night-long attacks, there was
a lull in the early morning hours.
TO HOLD DEMOCRATIC
RALLY IN LEAKSVILLE
A big Democratic rally will be
held Saturday, October 5, at the
ball park in Leaksville. The pro
gram, which will begin at 3
o'clock In the afternoon, will fea
ture addresses by Hon. .J. M.
Broughton, Democratic candidate
for governor, and Congressman
A. D. (Lon) Polger.
In addition to the speakers,
heads of the departments of
state offices will also be present.
The festivities will Include free
Brunswick stew and will be cli
maxed with a dance at the
Leaksville armory in the evening,
beginning at 9 o'clock. There will
be no admission to the dance and
music will be furnished by A 1
Ratasey and his Cavaliers from
Virginia.
The public is cordially invited.
YARBORO FAMILY TO
MEET IN REUNION
Members of the Yarboro family
will meet In reunion at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Yarboro,
near Benham church, Sunday,
October 6. The occasion will al
so mark the birthday anniver
sary of Mr. Yarboro. All rela
tives and friends of the family
are invited to attend and bring a
basket dinner.
An interesting program is be
ing planned for the day.