Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX. No. 48
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NATIONAL
VEW YORK, Oct. B.—'Wil
liam S. Knudsen, production
chief of the defense commis
sion, coupled a call for 100 per
cent business participation in
the defense prog:ram tonight
with a warning that "there is
a school of thought in Wash
ington which feels that the
government should go into
business on a large scale." "The
government is in business on a
large scale right now, on a
scale as big as it can handle,
on a larger scale than any
other country except, perhaps
Russia, and we don't want any
part of the Russian system
over here," the former General
Motors president told the an
nual meeting of the Army
Ordnance association.
WASHINGTON, Oct. B.
The United States government,
after taking precautionary
steps to get Americans out of
the orient, today cut off the
flow of subsidized American
wheat to far eastern ports,
most of which are controlled
by Japan. Officials carefully
refrained from stating that
this was another in the series
of stumbling blocks placed in
the way of Japan's march to
ward a "new order" in East
Asia, but it was generally con
sidered to have the same gen
eral significance as the recent
ly ordered embargo on scrap
metal, useful in making muni
tions.
CROSLEY FIELD, Cincin
nati, Oct. B.—The heroic Cin
cinnati Reds surged from be
hind in the seventh inning to
day to tame the Detroit Tig
ers 2 to 1 and win the 1940
world's championship of base
ball behind the
hurling of lion-hearted Paul
Derringer. The National
league's first triumph since
1934 was a throbbing struggle
that stirred the blood of every
one of the 26,769 spectators at
the seventh and deciding game
of the world series. Derringer
and bulging Buck Newsom,
each of whom had worked in
two previous series install
ments, waged as tight a battle
as two capable and courageous
hurlers ever could throw at
each other and for some time
it seemed that the outcome
might hinge en one error by
an outstanding fielder of the
series.
INTERNATIONAL
LONDON, Oct. B.—Winston
Churchill scornfully dared
Germany or Italy today to try
to aid Japan "while the Brit
ish and United States fleets
are in being," and answered
Japan's bargain with the axis
by ordering the Burma "road
to Mandalay" reopened for war
supplies to China. With the
accent on the far east the
prime minister delivered an
hour-long war report to com
mons. Outside, and clearly
audible in the steep old cham
ber, the sirens howled, anti
aircraft guns rumbled and
bombs fell.
BERLIN, Oct. B.—German
raiders in the last 24 hours
answered last night's British
raid on Berlin by dumping on
London 40 times the 10 tons i
of bombs which fell on the
German capital, informed mil
itry sources reported tonight.
These informants said the
British dropped 10 tons of
bombs on Berlin in their heav
iest raid of the war and that
the 40-for-1 nazi reply was di
rected at the London area.
TOKIO, Oct. B.—Britain's
decision to reopen the Burma
road, China's somewhat shaky
route for military supplies
from Europe and America, was
viewed by authoritative quar
ters today as a new instance
of British-American co-opera
tion In applying pressure on
Japan. Circles close to the
government expressed belief
that Britain had acted after
consultation with the United
States and In answer to Ja
pan's military alliance with
Germany and Italy.
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HOLD RITES FOR
MRS.D.F.GOUGH
Beloved Elkin Woman Dies
Sunday Morning Follow
ing Heart Attack
HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM
Funeral services for Mrs. Nina
Ingle Gough, 57, were held Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Methodist church. The rites
were in charge of Rev. Herman P.
Duncan, pastor of the deceased,
assisted by Rev. L. B. Aberethy,
of this city, and Rev. E. W. Pox,
of Statesville, former pastors,
and Prof. Z. H. Dixon, a close
friend of the family.
Mrs. Gough passed away about
9:30 Sunday morning in a States
ville hospital, where she had been
since Wednesday, when she suf
fered a severe heart attack. Her
condition had been considered
critical since the begining. She
has been in declining health for
a number of years.
Mrs. Gough was one of Elkin's
most beloved women and was
noted for her sweetness of dis
position and cheerfulness. The
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DEMOCRATS TO
STAGERALLIES
To Be Held at Dobson Court
House Each Friday
Until Election
BROUGHTON TO SPEAK
A series of Democratic rallies
will be held at the court house in
Dobson each Friday night from
now until the November election.
The first of the meetings will be
held on Friday evening of this
week with John Folger and other
prominent party leaders deliver
ing addresses.
On the evening of October 18,
Hon. J. M. Broughton, of Ra
leigh, Democratic gubernatorial
nominee, will speak and on the
evening of October 25 Senator
Robert R. (Bob) Reynolds will
address the gathering.
The last of the series of meet
ings will be held on the evening
of November 1, with Hon. A. D.
(Lon) Folger, congressman from
this district, as speaker.
The rallies will be of the old
time variety, featuring "singing,
dancing and music, and unusual
ly large crowds are expected to
attend from this county, as well
as from surrounding counties.
London Undergoes Its
Most Severe Bombing;
faps May Feel Pinch
Streets of British Capital Littered With Dead As German
Bombs, Machine Gun Bullets, Cause Death and De
struction. Predict Drastic Anglo-American
Economic Pressure on Japan
London, Oct. 9.—Two German
planes, dive bombing on a London
district in a daylight raid, strew
ed the streets with dead and
wounded today while rescue
squads and horror-stricken civilian
volunteers dug for the shattered
bodies of men, women and child
ren buried in the ruins of a big
hospital building and an air-raid
shelter.
The hospital and the shelter
were struck by big high explosive
bombs during an all-night Ger
man plane attack on London
which reached a new peak of
ferocity. Hours after the bomb
rescue workers were still digging
in the deep debris for victims.
The German attack increased
steadily in intensity. Tirelessly,
big formations of bombing and
fighter planes crossed the south
east coast during the day, trying
to force their way up the Thames
Estuary to the London area. All
along the river, miles in the air,
British Spitfire squadrons fought
savagely with the German planes
which anti-aircraft guns forced
to break formation. Wave after
wave of the German planes were
turned back.
It was indicated that the hos
pital and shelter bombings would
prove two of the most tragic of
the attack on London.
One huge bomb tore three com
plete wards from a surburban hos
pital building containing 108 aged
men and women, helpless chronic
invalids, and an unknown num
ber of doctors and nurses.
Another scored a direct hit on
an air-raid shelter containing 150
men, women and children.
The German aviator who bomb
ed the hospital returned to drop
a "bread basket" which showered
incendiary bombs on rescue work
ers and started fires in homes,
warehouses, offices and shops in
the vincinity.
Tokyo, Oct. 9. American
quarters and Japanese newspapers
forecast today that State Depart
ment advice to Americans to
evacuate Japan and Par Eastern
trouble zones and the British de
cision to re-open the Burma road
indicated early and drastic econ
nomlc Anglo-American economic
pressure on Japan.
Ships sailing this month for the
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1940
United States from Japan are
heavily booked, and warehouses
at the ports of Kobe and Yoko
hama are filled with American
goods awaiting cargo space.
Living conditions in Japan, it is
possible to say now, have been
getting steadily worse for Ameri
cans,* and inability to obtain ne
cessities, previously an annoyance,
has become a hardship.
In addition a general anti-for
eign feeling, nourished by anti
espionage campaigns, has caused
an uncomfortable feeling even
among old residents; who say that
now, for the first time, living in
Japan has become difficult.
STATESVILLE
FIRM WINNER
Submits Low Bid of $41,050
on New School Unit for
Jonesville
LOCAL BID ACCEPTED
The bid of the P. S. West Con
struction Co., of Statesville, to
taling $41,050, for the construc
tion of the new unit of Jonesville
high school, has been accepted by
the Yadkin county board of edu
cation.
The board also accepted the
bid of the Elkin Plumbing &
Heating Co., of Elkin, of $5,876
for installing plumbing and heat
ing in the new plant.
The Statesville firm submitted
the lowest bid in the batch can
vassed by the Yadkin board re-'
cently, but all bids were in ex
cess of the amount or the bond
issue. New bids were requested.
No contracts have been award
ed as yet pending sale of the
bonds. The sale is expected to be
completed some time this month,
possibly on Ortober 22.
Jonesville's school facilities
have been inadequate for some
time, and students have been
crowded into classrooms to such
an extent that the board of edu
cation had to make plans for a
new building. The new structure
is expected to take care of the
crowded conditions.
ELKS TO MEET
CRAMERTON
Score Easy Victory Over Val
dese Last Friday in One
sided Contest
SECOND TEAM IS GOOD
The Elkin football team, deci
sive winner over Valdese last
Friday night at Valdese, will play
their first game on home soil here
Friday afternoon at Chatham
Park when they meet a strong
team from Cramerton High.
In last week's game, the Elks
had almost complete mastery of
the ball almost from the first
kick-off, downing their opponents
12 to 0. The first score came
when Shugart ran 85 yards for a
touchdown around his own right
end. Try for conversion went
wide.
The second score was chalked
up when Colhard, on an off
tackle play, ran 85 yards to the
tally stripe.
Following the 12-0 lead, Coach
Bumgarner sent in the second
team which held Valdese scoreless
the remainder of the game.
Beautiful defensive work was done
by Sparks, Fox, Stockton and
Captain Holcomb.
SINGING MEET AT
COPELAND OCT. 20
A singing convention will be
held at Copeland school on Sun
day, October 20. All singers are
invited to attend and participate
in the program.
Firemen Inspect
Heating Plants
Here This Week
An inspection at heating
plants in business fedtflftgs
and in private homy falMing
made this week by jRw Ckiof
Ted Brown and assHhf •re
men aa the natiof abwnes
Fire Prevention Weak.
Chief Brown stated Ifcat
numerous fires are MMI by
defective furnaces, llMMKftted
new pipes or are oftlrifel in
bad condition, and • ■kiold
weather at hand, M|'wed
that the inspection. #Wrct
out numerous fir* MMrds
which may be corrMNpire
furnaces are heavil*JjflK^'
He pointed out
zens should seek ljjfj^Ppr'flre
hazards on their oi& |(MN|peß,
remove debris and HpHers
from basements, attic* and
other places where SfijjyoMit
cause a disastrous SHE
Is Estimated 4,500
Will Be Subject To
Draft In The County
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PLAN SAFETY
PATROL IN CO.
Are to Hold Meeting at Dob
son Friday to Hear Talk
By Safety Expert
NAMED BY PRINCIPALS
A plan designed to increase
safety in the bus transportation
of pupils and in the walking or
crossing of highways by pupils, is
nearing completion in the form
of safety patrols in the various
schools of Surry county, it has
been announced by J. W. Comer,
Surry superintendent of educa
tion.
The principals of the various
schools have been asked to ap
point certain of their school boys
as members of the safety patrol
for their school, and these school
boy patrolmen, bus drivers and
faculty sponsors will meet at
Dobson at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon to hear a discussion of safe
ty measures by Ronald Hocutt,
director of highway safety in
North Carolina.
The notices sent out concern
ing the patrols, stated that the
school boy patrolmen, preferably
from the seventh, eight grades or
near that level in school, would
be equipped with the white Sam
Browne oelts and badges as em
blems of their official positions.
Their duties will be at road cross
ings near schools and to direct
the loading and unloading of
children on the various bus routes
to insure their safety from pass
ing automobiles.
AUTHORIZE REBUILDING
OF COUNTY HOME BARN
Meeting in monthly session at
Dobson Monday, members of-the
Surry county board of commis
sioners authorized the rebuilding
of the feed barn at the county
home which was recently destroy
ed by fire. The barn will dupli
cate the one which was burned
and will be built on the same
foundation. The loss was covered
by insurance and this money will
be used to rebuild the structure.
The board also authorized the
purchase of additional desks and
chairs for the county schools to
take care of the Increased school
attendance.
Other business was of a minor
nature.
DOBSON SCHOOL FAIR
TO BE HELD OCT. 11-12
The annual Dobson School Fair
will be held at the Dobson school
Friday, October 11 and 12.
Over 100 prized are to be award
ed to home economics and agri
cultural students of the school,
with the grand prize being a
bicycle valued at $25.00.
A fiddlers convention will be
held Saturday dight at 7:30, with
cash prizes going to winning con
testants.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
AID IS NEEDED
IN FILLING OUT
DRAFTBUNKS
Good Penmen Urged to Vol
unteer Services
REGISTER AT CITY HALL
Registration Places Through
out Entire County Are
Announced
DRAFT BOARDS NAMED
Next Wednesday, October 16, is
the day on which all men be
tween the ages of 21 and 35, in
clusive, must present themselves
at their voting precincts, or in
the precinct in which they hap
pen to be, for the purpose of be
ing registered under the Selec
tive Service Act of the Congress
of the United States.
In Elkin the place of registra
tion will be at the City Hall,
with J. L. Hall, registrar, in
charge. However, it has been an
nounced by the Surry board of
elections, it will be impossible to
conduct the registration at some
of the regular voting places in
the county due to lack of suffi
cient chairs, desks and tables on
which to make out the registra
tion cards and forms. For that
reason the board has designated
the following places in each pre
cinct:
Bryan, at Mountain Park
school; Dobson, at courthouse;
Eldora, at Eldora school; Elkin,
at City Hall; Franklin, at Low
gap school; Long Hill, at Needen
ham Filling Station, Mount Airy-
Pilot Mountain highway; Marsh,
at Little Richmmond school; Mt.
Airy No. 1, at Rockford Street
school; Mt. Airy No. 2, at high
school; Mt. Airy No. 3, at City
Hall; Mt. Airy No. 4 and 5, at
North Main school; Pilot Moun
tain, at Pilot Mountain school;
Rockford, at Rockford school;
Shoals, at Shoals school; Siloam,
at Siloam school; Stewarts Creek,
at Beulah school; Westfield, at
Cook's school.
Hours of registration will be
from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
It was pointed out that one
registrar will be able to fill out
the forms for only about three
men per hour, or 30 men per day.
In the large precincts from 500
to 700 men are expected to reg
ister. As a result, the Board of
Elections requests that good pen
men offer their services to the
registrars of their precinct to
assist in making out the forms.
Inasmuch as the forms are to
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HOME GUARD IS
PLANNED IN CO.
Grotap of 100 Men Would Be
Used to Aid in Industrial
or Other Disorders
40 MEMBERS FROM ELKIN
Plans to organize a Surry coun
ty home guard unit by the Jesse
B. Jones post of the American
Legion, of Mount Airy, is under
way, it has been anounced by R.
E. Lawrence, chief of police of
Mount Airy.
It was stated that around 100
men will be enlisted in the home
guard organization, which will be
comprised of groups of men in
Mount Airy, Elkin and Pilot
Mountain. It is estimated that
around 40 of the men accepted
will be in Elkin.
Men now employed in the var
ious industries of the county will
be chosen tor the guard and will
be called up only in case of in
dustrial or other disorders when
county and city law enforcement
officers might need assistance.