Elkin
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"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX* No. 51
Explorer To
Experiences
WITH BYRD AT S. POLE
Wireless Operator on Third
Expedition Has Thrilling
Story to Tell
UNDER AUSPICES CLUB
The speaker at the Lyceum
program to be presented at the
Elkin elementary school audi
torium Friday evening will be
Amory H. Waite. Jr., radio op
erator and electrician of the third
Byrd expedition to Antarctica,
who will tell of his thrilling ex
periences there.
As many know, "Bud" Waite
was one of the three men who
eventually fought through snow,
ice, and blizzards for 123 miles to
reach Byrd at his isolated ad
vanced observation post. For this
and other feats of endurance and
hardship, undertaken for the
good of all concerned, Waite re
ceived the Congressional Medal.
"One of the most gripping epics
of exploration is Waite's first
hand account of Byrd's reasons
for setting up the southernmost
weather station in the world and
then deciding to man it himself
and alone for the long winter, his
physical break-down, and the
three atempts from Little Amer
ica, to rescue him. Seventy hours
it finally took, on a pounding,
bucking tractor, in pitch dark
ness and bitter Antarctic cold,
and after "Bud" Waite and his
two companions arrived, to find
Byrd near the end of his strength
and resources, the four of them
had to exist in a nine by thirteen
foot shack under the snow for
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Tell
Here
To Speak Here
Amory H. "Bud" Waite, Jr.,
radio operator and electrician
with the third Byrd expedition
at the South Pole, who will
speak here Friday evening at
the elementary school audi
torium under the auspices of
the Elkin Klwanis Club.
two terrible months before they
could take the trail back to the
comparative luxuries of Little
America —still thousands of miles
from civilization.
The discovery of minerals,
mountains, weather trends and
sources, mapping of more than
200.0(g) square miles of hitherto
unknown territory by airplane,
and just the actual problems of
maintaining life in the most in
hospitable part of the globe, all
make up a story that is adven
ture, romance, and history at
once, and makes the common
place comforts of life in the tem
perate zone take on new meaning
and significance.
"Bud" Waite illustrates and
emphasizes this saga of the
southern wastelands with splen
did pictures that will never be
forgotten. He also brings the ac
tual furs and equipment he used,
shows the personal care and
watchfulness necessary to come
home with a complete comple
ment of fingers and toes. In
other words, it is the real, human
story of the survivor of one of the
great expeditions of all time.
The program is sponsored by
the Elkin Kiwanis club, proceeds
to be used for the benefit of un
derprivileged children. It will
start at 8:00 o'clock.
REPUBLICANS TO HOLD
RALLY SATURDAY NIGHT
A Republican Rally will beheld
at the court house in Dobson next
Saturday, November 2nd, at 7:30
p.m., sponsored by the Surry
County Willkie Club, according to
an announcement by W. F. Al
berty, chairman.
A prominent speaker "will be
present, and everyone is cordial
ly invited to • attend. A string
band will furnish music.
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FACULTIES ARE
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Kiwanians Entertain Teach
ers of Elkin, North Elkin
and Jonesville
HAVE GOOD PROGRAM
Members of the Elkin Kiwanis
club were hosts to the Acuity of
the Elkin, North Elkin and
Jonesville schools at their weekly
dinner meeting Thursday evening
at Hotel Elkin. The teachers
were introduced by the superin
tendents of the various schools,
J. Mark McAdams, of Elkin; L.
S. Weaver, of Jonesville, and
Paul G. Lewis, of North Elkin,
and were welcomed by L. S.
Weaver, president of the club.
The program was presented by
the teachers and consisted of two
vocal numbers, "I Am An Ameri
can" and "t'Ood Bless America,"
by Miss Josephine Paul, with Mrs.
Fletcher Harris playing the piano
accompaniments. Miss Ruby
Bray, accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. L. S. Weaver, sang "Dan
ny Boy," and Miss Evon Eldridge
gave two piano solos, "Indian
Love Call" and "Star Dust." The
concluding number was a hum
orous reading, "The Dumb Wait
er," by Mrs. John Kelly. Attend
ance prizes were drawn by Miss
Dorothy Halsey, Miss Mary Vir
ginia Barker and Mrs. Zimmie
Tharpe.
Oxford Or
Points To
Of Many
The Oxford Orphanage at Ox
ford, North Carolina, has a rec
ord of sixty-seven years of service
to the children of North Caro
lina. Over 6,000 have been cared
for and trained and the Home is
filled to capacity all the time and
has a waiting list. Its graduates
and former pupils are in all walks
of life and there is no record of a
former pupil having been con
victed and sentenced for com
mitting a major crime. It is the
oldest orphanage in the State
and the only fraternal order or
phanage in the United States
that receives children other than
those of the membership of the
supporting order.
At the present time 50 percent,
of the population of the Orphan
age is of Masonic parentage. The
Home possesses valuable build
ing, grounds and equipment and
has had no operating deficit for
several years.
The annual budget of the Or
phanage calls for an expenditure
of $170,000. This provides shel
ter, clothing, food, recreation,
heat, light, books, school sup
plies, health program, staff of
trained workers, vocational train
ing in several departments, laun
dry, repairs and upkeep to build
ings, grounds and equipment, and
experienced case work for a fam
ily of more than 330 children.
Superintendent C. K. Proctor
announces that the sum of $lO,-
000 is needed this year for op
erating expenses in order to bal
ance the budget.
The Oxford Orphanage is more
than a philanthropy—it is an in
vestment in the lives of North
Carolina boys and girls who
would not otherwise have a
chance. It pays to the State and
its citizenship the high dividends
in character and trained young
people. It is an opportunity to
day for North Carolina citizens
to # express in a substantial way
their desire to help others.
The orphanages of the State
use the Thanksgiving season as
an occasion to appeal to the cit
izens of the State for much need
ed assistance. The Superintend
ent of the Oxford Orphanage an
nounces that the Home is open
for visitors each day and hun
dreds of North Carolina citizens
visit this historic spot every year.
MEET TODAY TO
NAME MARKERS
A meeting will be held at Dob
son today (Thursday), for the
purpose of appointing markers
for the voting precincts in the
county for the election to be held
next Tuesday, Nov. 5, it has been
announced by R. A. Freeman, of
Dobson, chairman of the Surry
county board of elections.
She Knew Way
"Just as Burgess and the wid
ow Jones started up the aisle to
the altar, every light in the
church went out."
"What did they do then?"
"Kept right on going; the wid
ow knew the way."
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1940
'Blackjack's' Son Registers for Draft
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NEW YORK, N. Y. . . . Warren Pershing, son of General John J.
Pershing (retired), Commander of the AEF in 1917, is shown regis
tering at a school in the vicinity of his home. His father was one of
the ardent supporters of peace time draft as a measure for defense.
CLINGMAN
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Greene and
sons, Graham and George, visited
their daughter and sister, Miss
Grace Greene, who is a member
of the school faculty in Greens
boro, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pardue en
tertained with a chicken stew last
Thursday evening in honor of
Miss Mary Jane Burchette's 17th
birthday, with 37 of her friends
as guests. They played games
and enjoyed the occasion very
much.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Edwards,
of Greensboro, were guests of her
father, J. A. Calloway, and Mr.
and Mrs. John Pardue, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Lawrence,
of Elkin, visited Mrs. J. C.
Greene and family Sunday.
Messrs. J. R. and T. C. Callo
way and Mrs. R. H. Greene visit
ed their brother, Mr. L. V. Callo
way, and Mrs. Calloway, in Rural
Hall Sunday.
Mrs. C. B. Pardue was the
guest of her father, Mr. Ed Smith,
at Plum Ridge, Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Haynes
had as their guests Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Pardue and chil
dren, Misses Mary Jane Bur
chette, Annie Lee Swaim, Bea
trice Scott, Lucy Burchette, Har
old Pardue and Thomas Greene.
Miss Rheo Martin, of Ronda,
and Mr. Fred Mastin, of Elkin,
visited friends here Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Bur
chette, of Elkin, were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Colin
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John E. Byrd
Passes Away
In Greensb
John Elza Byrd, 68, a native of
Wilkes county but for some time
a resident of Greensboro, died in
a Greeiisboro hospital Wednesday
night from a critical illness of
two weeks. Mr. Byrd had been in
declining health for a number of
years. He was a farmer and mer
chant until ill health forced him
to retire from active work. He
was a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James F. Byrd, of Ronda.
His wife, Mrs. Sarah Morrison
Byrd, died several years ago.
He is survived by two sons,
Tilden and Howard Byrd, of High
Point; five daughters, Mrs. T. B.
Smithey and Mrs. W. F. Poole, of
Salisbury; Mrs. Harold Mundy,
Statesville; Mrs. Bert Kemp,
Stamford, Conn.; and Mrs. C. E.
Davis, Greensboro; three broth
ers, E. L. and L. A. Byrd, of Elk
in; E. D. Byrd, of Ronda; two
sisters, Mrs. R. H. Chambers, of
Cycle, and Mrs. Robert S. Noah,
of Los Afigeles, Calif.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon from the Roar
ing River Baptist church. In
terment was in the church ceme
tery.
Pardue.
• Misses Ada Lou Thorpe and
Elizabeth Burchette, of Ronda,
were the Sunday guests of Grace
Burchette.
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