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r" ‘ 1 .. The News of Yadkin County and State and National Events Condensed l Devoted to the Upbuilding and the Best Interests of Yadkin County Reading to the Mind Is What Exercise Is To the Body VOL. XLIV YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938 No. 36 State and Nation NO NECESSITY FOR NEW TAXES Washington, Sept. 6—No ne cessity now appears for a new tax bill, and Congress should devote its attention to cutting down expenses and thus re duce the tax burden, Repre sentative Robert L. Doughton, House ways and means com mittee chairman, who reached Washington today, said. Doughton came hoe to pro pose to the REA that rural electric transmission lines be extended into Ashe and Alle ghany counties, in the ninth district, which Doughton rep resents in the House. The line it is proposed to extend is already in operation in Cald well county and under con struction in Watauga county. ARMY TAKES OYER PORT Paris, Sept. 6—The French government tonight ordered the army to take over the great Mediterranean port of Marseille, control point for communications with its North African reservoir of troops and raw materials for war. The decree providing for the move has been drafted almost since the beginning of the dockworkers’ “week-end” strike movement early In July. It was put into effect, how ever, only as numbers of re serves were called to the colors to strengthen the garrisons of fortifications on the German border. GOLD COMES FROM EUROPE New York, Sept. 6 — Uncle Sam’s fabulous store of gold grew rapidly today as Europe, in its war fright continued to transfer funds to this country for safe-keeping. vThe Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported the arrival of $25,590,000 of the metal from England and arrange ments for shipment of $10, 450,000 more from the same source. The federal reserve figures showed more than $100,000,000 had come from England since the war scare took hold late in July, not counting $36,000, 000 engaged for shipment but not yet received. APPROVES OF PARTY PURGE Hyde Park, N. Y., Sept. 6— Governor Elmer Benson, speaking as a member of Min nesota’s Farmer-Labor party, gave unqualified endorsement today to President Roosevelt’s drive to elect “liberal” candi dates to Congress. Conferring with the Presi dent at the latter’s Hyde Park home, Governor Benson told Mr. Roosevelt that citizens of the whole northwest are behind the administration effort to rid Congress of conservative op ponents of the new deal pro gram. Jonesville Star Rt Rev. N. T. Jarvis filled his reg ular appointment at Swan Creek Baptist church Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Chambers, of High Point, spent Saturday night with Mr. Chambers’ sister, Mrs. Clay Myers, and Mr. Myers. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Harris spent Sunday afternoon the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Har ris. Mrs. James Vestal has been sick for several days, her friends will regret to know. A number of friends and rela tives gathered at the home of E. L. Ford Sunday and gave him a dinner in celebration of his 53rd birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Wellborn Mace more and children, of Fall Creek, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Haut Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hemric and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hemric and children attended the Pardue re union Sunday. Mrs. Rome Chambers, of Cycle, spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. Clay Myers. Has New Post William Clyne Bray, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bray, of Jonesville, Yadkin county, has been named to assist the busi ness manager and director of all janitor workers at Appa lachian State Teachers College at Boone. Mr. Bray received his B. S. degree at Appalachian this spring quarter and was appointed to his present posi tion upon recommendation of his fine services rendered dur ing his affiliation as a student. Others Are Jailed In Overby Robbery; Walker Confesses Delbert Walker. 18, who at tempted a daring daylight rob bery of Mrs. Tumie Williams Overby near Union Cross a week ago yesterday, made a clean con fession to officers here Sunday when he was visited by his father and other friends in the Yadkin county jail. It wilL be remembered that Walker flashed a gun and order ed Mrs. Overby to hand over her money but became scared and ran when she screamed, running into Rob McCormick who was an swering Mrs. Overby’s cry for help. Ife slipped through a cor don of officers and possemen and reached the hard surfaced road where Sheriff A. L. Inscore grab bed and handcuffed him after he made for his gun again. Implicates Others Walker said in an affidavit that he was carried by the house in a car driven by John Cooper, who has a court record in Yadkin county, and that they were ac companied by Elmer Lee from whom Walker says he got the pistol he was carrying. All of them live together at Mrs. Long’s boarding house on North Trade street. Cooper’s Record Lee is not known in Yadkin and his part in the robbery has not been determined. Cooper is a well known court character in both counties. He was charged several years ago with robbing the home of Mrs. Marler at East Bend, taking her safe away and robbing it. Later he was arrest ed near Brooks Cross Roads with Dave Sprinkle and a load of liquor, arid the car was driven in by Sheriff Inscore. On the way to Yadkinville they threw “knockout” drops or pow ders on the sheriff in an effort to get rid of him. This would have happened, but the sheriff lowered his window and toughed it out until he reached town. Cooper is being charged With being an accessory to the rob bing. No charges have been pre ferred against Lee as yet. Cooper married a girl at Union Cross, a daughter of Mrs. Jim Caudle. Sheriff Inscore and Deputies state they have worked inces santly on the case and expect to unravel each detail before they give up. JONESVILLE SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY MORNING Everything is in readiness for the opening of the Jonesville school on Monday morning, Sep tember 12, according to Prof. L. S. Weaver, principal of the school. All students are requested to attend the opening day. Any child who will have reached the age of six years by the first ol October will be eligible to enter at the beginning of school. Parents are invited to attend the opening exercises. WILKES FAIR TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK Auto Races Will Feature Special Attraction Satur day, Sept. 17 THRILL DRIVERS COMING The management of the Great Northwestern Fair, at North Wilkesboro next week, have an nounced that Governor Clyde R. Hoey will review the opening day parade on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 10 o’clock, and will deliver an ad dress immediately after at the fairgrounds. It has also been announced that a special attraction has been carded in the auto races that will be offered on Saturday afternoon, September 17, under the auspices of the Motor Speedways Associa tion. The Motor Speedways Associa tion is noted for successful auto races as the organizaiton has sponsored speed events for the past five years and always pro vides thrills for the spectators. The drivers are coming to North Wilkesboro direct from Norfolk, Va„ where they have just con cluded a successful meet. The cars that will be used in the races are all regulation racing cars, such as Rileys, Winfields, Fron tys, etc. ’ \ Among the crowd pleasers in the cars will be Wild Bill Rogers, of Louisville, Ky., Dutch Evans, Martinsville, Va., and Slats Fre richs, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. These fellows have been putting up quite a fight for the lead in the circuit and they will continue their daredevil tactics at North Wilkesboro as each is making a determined effort to be the leader in the points scored in the circuit. W. YADKIN IS TO OPEN SEPT. 12TH Full Attendance of Pupils Is Urged by Officials for the Opening Day HAS NEW TEACHERS West Yadkin school will open on September 12 for the 1938-39 session, according to W. N. Ire land, Jr., principal. Two new teachers are in the faculty this year, Mrs. Clyde Jones, from Bennett, N. C., will replace Mrs. A. B. Scroggs, who goes to the Jonesville school, and Mrs. Albert Cooper will replace Ray Madison, who goes to Union Grove. The Hamptonville and Windsor schools, which operate in the same unit at West Yadkin, will also open on the 12th. Both the Hamptonville and Windsor schools will only have the first and second grades this year, the third grade from Hamptonville having been moved to West Yad kin. A full attendance of pupils is urged for the opening day. Two Young Men Have 180 Gallons Revenue officers working un der the federal alcoholic bever age control unit, assisted by Boonville constable Arthur Mat thews and highway patrolman, Lee Phillips, captured two cars and two young men 18 and 20 years of age, together with 180 gallons of liquor, Wednesday morning. The young men captured were Clay Bauguess, 18, Wilkes coun ty, whose truck was penned on the east end of the river bridge at Enon with 105 gallons. • The second car was driven by Edgar Turner, 20, a son of Loyd Turner, of Cycle. He was caught near Boonville, a short distance off the main highway, with 75 gallons. Both were given a hearing be fore U. S. Commissioner M. W. Mackie and bound over to the federal term of court at Winston Salem, in November, both under a bond of $500. BURGISS REUNION TO BE HELD SEPT 11th The annual Burgiss reunion will be held at Flat Rock Baptist church at Hamptonville on Sun day, September 11, with an in teresting program planned. All Burgiss relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend and bring a basket lunch. Thomas Steelman, Prominent Farmer and Citizen, Dies Thomas Steelman, 57, passed away in a Winston-Salem hospi tal last Thursday as a result of a self-inflicted wound caused by a rifle ball which he shot him self with Saturday, August 27. He was rushed to tne hospital, and given less than an even chance to survive. He remained unconscious, with his right side paralyzed, up until his death Thursday. Mr. Steelman, a prominent citi izen of Yadkin county and a large land owner, had been in bad health recently, and had been ill for three weeks. Surviving are his widow and eight children, Leak Steelman, who lived near the home; Mrs. W. E. McNeal, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. DeWitt Sparks, of Elkin; Thomas Stelman, Jr., of Win ston-Salem ; Bickett, Buford, Josephine, and Arlene Steelman, of the home place; and five sis ters, Mrs. A. W. Shore, of Balti more church community; Mrs. Henry Shore, of Farmington; Mrs. S. L. Shore, of Elk City, Okla.; Mrs. Alonzo Spillman, and Mrs. James Pilcher, of Farming ton. The funeral, which a great crowd of friends and relatives attended, was held Sunday morn ing at 11:00 o’clock at Enon Bap tist church. Rev. E. T. Sims and Rev. Walter Turner were in charge of services. The body lay in state for an hour before the funeral. Pallbearers were Zeno, Guy, Everette, Reynolds, Sid, and Cole man Hoots, all of whom are brothers of Mrs. Steelman, the deceased’s widow. Farmers’ Tobacco Allotments Ready Tobacco allotments for the various^ farms of the county have been completed by the Raleigh and Washington offices and the county agent’s office here is ready to deliver these cards. An effort has been made to make more nearly equal the poundage on each farm and the same formula has been used in determining the amount each farm shall have. The highest number of pounds alloted is 950 per acre and the lowest is 750, which puts all more equal. The lowest man in the county will receive 31 pounds more than the 1935 average for the county, and Yadkin farmers will share like all other tobacco farmers of the tobacco belt. The cards are now ready and all farmers are requested to come to Yadkinville and get them 'when they receive their notices, j Through the cooperation of the | state, Yadkin has received one Jand a half million pounds more than it did under the AAA. BOONVILLE GROUP RETURNS FROM TRIP The Boonville chapter of Fu ture Farmers of America return ed Saturday, September 3, from a camping trip to the mountains. The following places were visit ed: Scotts Cheese and Butter Factory, North Wilkesboro, Wade Harris Bridge, between North Wilkesboro and Boone, Appalach ian StateJfeachers College, Dutch Creek I^Hls, Linville, Grand father Mountain, Blowing Rock. The following boys made the trip: Ben Money, Arvil Caudle, Charlie Cline Hobson, Clay Hob son, Curtis Hobson, Graham Stinson, Billy Comer, Fred Cor am, Ralph Dobbins, Glenn Dez em, Billy Brendle, Charles Cass tevens, Paul Woodruff, John Wade Shore, Marvin Cave, Rob ert Williams, Gilbert Stinson, truck driver, and J. R. Walker, agricultural teacher in charge. , “Screen Tat’ler” You can't escape Love ... re gardless of who you are or where you are . . . And from that comes the great story of, “King of the Newsboys” . . . One of the bet ter pictures. Wild horses and Wild Thrills as Hopalong Cassidy and his old pal, Windy, ride the Texas Trail. The year’s prize comedy team . . . Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant ... in the year's prize story . . . “Holiday”. When the O’Tooles and the Kerrigans Get Together . . . Watch the Fireworks . . .‘Phil Regan and Penny Singleton as the Irish . . . Plus the Comedy and Music of Bart Gordon . . . The Mad Russian. HUDGINS TO GO TO MOUNT AIRY Manager of Duke Power Co. at J£lkin to Be Succeeded by D. G. Smith COMES FROM YORK, S. C. R. M. Hudgins, who has been manager of the Elkin district of the Duke Power company for the past three years, will succeed the late W. D. Alley as manager of the Mount Airy district. . D. G. Smith, who has been manager of the York, S. C., branch for the past several years has been promoted to manager of the Elkin district. J. G. Lynn, who has been sales man in the Mount Airy branch for the past few years, goes to York as manager of that district. These three promotions that resulted from the vacancy caused by the passing of Mr. Alley, are all exceedingly well merited. Mr. Hudgins is a native of Hampton, Va., and is a graduate in electri cal engineering frojn V. M. I. He entered the service of the Duke Power company in the Winston Salem district after taking the test course in the shops of the General Electric company. He served in various capacities at that branch and acquired a well rounded experience in the var ious phases of utility work, serv ing as groundman. lineman, me ter tester, in the stockroom, in the auditing and book keeping departments, and in the sales de partment. At the time of his promotion to the management of the Elkin branch he was serving as assistant superintendent of the line department of the Winston Salem district. He has turned in a splendid performance as mana ger of the Elkin district and is highly qualified for his larger du ties at Mount Airy. Mr. Smith, the new manager here, entered the employ of the Duke Power company at Ander son in a minor capacity and has earned his advancement in the organization by conscientious and effective service. He has been manager of the York branch for the past 13 years and has made a splendid record in that capac ity. STATE ROAD MAN TAKES OWN LITE Reece Nixon Sends Load from Shotgun into His Heart Monday Afternoon LEAVES SEVERAL NOTES Reece Nixon, 21, of State Road, ended his life Monday afternoon about 2:00 o’clock in the bed room of his home, while his wife lay ill in a Statesville hospital. The discharge from the 16 gauge shotgun struck him in the heart, causing instant death. His sister and a girl who was staying in the home, were seated on the front porch at the time of the act. They found the body on the bed with the gun lying near by. Deputy Sheriff W. J. Snow, of Elkin, was notified, and visited the scene with Dr. I. s. Gambill. An investigation disclosed Nixon’s death to be a clear cut case of suicide and an inquest was deem ed unnecessary. The young man left several notes addressed to various mem bers of his family, including his wife. He stated that his troubles had become unbearable and that he found life no longer worth living. According to a request made in one of the notes left by the de ceased the funeral will be held this afternoon (Thursday) from Mount Pleasant Baptist church, near State Road, at 2 o’clock. The rites will be in charge of Rev. J. L. Powers, of this city, assisted by the pastor of the church, and Rev. Carson Trip lett. of Jonesville. The deceased is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson Nixon, of State Road, who survive him, to gether with his wife, Mrs. Mary Couch Nixon, two small children, and a number of brothers and sisters. Mr. Nixon, father of the young man, was in Canada at the time of the tragedy, Where he was curing tobacco. “Now, be sure to write plain on those bottles,” said the fanner to the druggist, “which is for me and which is for the horse. I don’t want anything to happen to Change Made Pictured top is D. G. Smith, new manager of the Duke Power Company Elkin district, who will succeed R. M. “Pat” Hudgins, manager at Elkin for the past three years. Mr. Hudg ins has been moved to Mount Airy to take charge of the com pany offices there, succeeding the late W. D. Alley. Mr. Smith comes to Elkin from York, S. C. TODAY “It is a gloomy moment in history. Not for many years— not in the lifetime of most men who read this—has there been so much grave and deep apprehen sion; never has the future seem ed so incalculable as at this time. “In our own country there is universal commercial prostration and panic, and thousands of our poorest fellow-citizens are turn ed out without employment, and without the prospect of it. “In Prance the political caul dron seethes and bubbles with uncertainty; Russia hangs as usual, like a cloud, dark and silent upon the horizon in Eu rope; while all the energies, re sources and influences of the British Empire are sorely tried, and are yet to be tried more sorely, in coping with the disturb ed relations in China. “It is a solemn moment, and no man can feel an indifference which happily, no man pretends to feel—in the issue of events. “Of our own troubles (in the U. S. A.) no man can see the end. They are, fortunately, as yet mainly commercial; and if we are only to lose money, and by painful poverty to be taught wisdom—the wisdom of honor, of faith, of sympathy and of char ity—no man need seriously to despair. “And yet the very haste to be rich which is the occasion of this widespread calamity, has also tended to destroy the moral forces with which we are to re sist and subdue the calamity.” If you are concerned about TODAY remember that the above article is reprinted from Harper’s Weekly Vol. 1, Page 642 of the issue dated Oct. 1, 1857. 81 years ago. Knowing that your fear is unoriginal is one of the best ways to get rid of it! Mrs. Duff: “I always feel lots better after a good cry.” Mrs. Jawson: “So do I. It sort of gets things out of your sys tem.” Mrs. Duff: “NO, it doesn’t get anything out of my system, but it does get things out of my hus band.” FARM AUTHORITY ADJUSTS QUOTAS IN TOBACCO BELT Larger Amount of Tobacco Will Be Tax Free 2,156,000 POUNDS IN N. C. Quotas in Florida, Alabama and South Carolina Are Unchanged ALLOTMENT IS RAISED Washington, Sept. 6.— The farm adminstration announced to day adjustments had been made in the flue-cured tobacco marketing quotas of Virginia, North Caro lina and Georgia, adding an aggre gate of 9,011,000 pounds of tobacco on which no penalty tax will have to be paid in those states. Georgia, where the crop already has been marketed, received an adjustment of 3,449,000 pounds; Virginia, 3,406,000 pounds, and North Carolina, 2,156,000 pounds. The adjustments were ordered by Secretary Wallace because minimum marketing allotments for small farms absorbed too great a portion of the state quota and caused inequities to some larger farms. Quotas in other flue-cured states —South Carolina, (Florida, and Alabama—were not changed. The adjustments in Virginia. North Carolina, and Georgia raised the national flue-cured tobacco marketing allotment, invoked un der the new farm act, from 739, 068,00 pounds to 748,079,000 pounds. All tobacco sold in excess of quotas is subject to a penalty tax of 50 per cent. BOONVIUE FAIR ON OCTOBER 13,14,15 Premium List Is Now Being Distributed to All Fair Exhibitors ARRANGE NEW CONTEST The date of the Boonville Pair has been set for October 13, 14, and 15. The first day will be de voted to the entering of exhibits and getting things in order for the fair. The premium list has been completed by the printers and are being distributed to the fair ex hibitors. A pulling contest for teams has been included in the fair program this year. This will take place Saturday afternoon. There will be two divisions, one for the teams which weigh over 2,400 pounds, and one for the teams which weigh under 2,400 pounds. A track contest for school boys and girls will be staged again this year. This will come on Sat urday afternoon as usual. The Sauline Players have been booked for two plays, one to be given Friday afternoon and the other to be given Friday night. ‘HILLBILLY KID” TO BE AT WEST YADKIN Boyden Carpenter, the original “Hillbilly Kid,” who is widely known for his radio broadcasts over principal broadcasting sta tions in the South, will appear in person for a show at the West Yadkin school on Saturday even ing, September 10. The doors will open at 7 o’clock. A nom inal admission fee will be charg ed, the proceeds to go to the school. Acocmpanying the entertainer will be Bob and Curly and uncle Jefts Sikes, who will assist in the program of popular songs and music and other attractions. The public is cordially invited to attend. TO LAY CORNERSTONE SWAN CREEK CHURCH Sunday afternoon at 3:30 a cornerstone laying will be held at Swan Creek Baptist church. The service will be ir. charge of Rev. N. T. Jarvis, paster of the church, assisted by Rev. L. G. Burgiss. The church, which is under con struction, will be a brick veneer structure, and will replace the wooden building which was built A dumber cf year? ago. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend.
The Yadkin Ripple (East Bend, N.C.)
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