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The Ripple serves twenty seven states, tKe District of Columbia, and the Dominion of Canada A Yadkin’s Oldest and Best Newspaper—Devoted to the Upbuilding: and the Best Interests of Yadkin County ,-J.-XSU- —% | The Ripple Covers a County of 18,000 of the Best People in the World VOL. XLV YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940 No. 2 British Warplanes Stage Fierce Fight Over German Soil BATTLE COMES ONE DAY AFTER WARNING TALK Chamberlain Tells British Grim Days Ahead RENEWS AIR-SEA WAR Copenhagen Dispatches State English Planes Ran into Battle at Dawn GERMANS ATTACK SHIPS London, Jan. 10—Hie British air force carried the war to Ger many’s shores today in an out burst of renewed air and sea war fare coming only one day after Prime Minister Chamberlain’s warning that grim days are ahead. The British sent warplanes over Germany’s northwest coast in what they called reconnais sance flights and “security pa trols” over German mine-laying bases in the Frisian Islands. Dispatches from Copenhagen indicated that the Britons ran into battle. Vivid flashes through the early dawn and the rumble of cannonading along with the sighting of numerous aircraft in dicated an air battle over the island of Sylt, German air base. This followed a sudden bomb and machine-gun attack by Ger man warplanes upon 12 ships in British coastal waters yesterday. The German communique assert ed that eight vessels were sunk; the British acknowledged the sinking of only two. London, Jan. 9—Prime Minis ter Chamberlain warned Great Britain’s people fervently today that they are approaching “a phase of this war much grimmer than anything we have seen yet,” but envisaged a reward for their sacrifices in a peacetime federa tion of European or world nations built upon British-French collab oration. As if timed to match his warn ing, Germany’s warplanes swept down upon British coasts, attack ing 11 ships, wounding at least 33 men with machine gun fire | and sinking three vessels. The 10,000-ton liner Dunbar Castle,1 struck by a mine, sank off the southeast coast. The silvery-haired, 70-year-old prime minister spoke at a lord mayor’s luncheon at Mansion House in the ancient “city of London.” He had lost none of his voice and gesture, and his emotion was of a dramatic qual ity. It was the first of a series of “realization” speeches by which his altered government seeks to bring home to the people what they are up against in their con flict against what Chamberlain called “the powers of wicked ness.” Chamberlain did not mention the overwhelming sensation of last week-end—the removal from the cabinet of Leslie Hore-Be lisha, the war secretary. MOUNTAIN VIEW Mountain View Sunday school is holding up fine, considering the sickness and bad weather. Mrs. Harrison Tucker remains in Winston-Salem where she was called to the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Ted Swaim, the past week. We hope for Mrs. Swaim, who has been ill for sev eral weeks, a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Wint Shore moved into their new home on their farm south of Mountain View church the past week. The many friends of Mrs. Val lie Shore will be sorry to learn that she is confined to her bed with flu. Mr. mid Mrs. Gurlie Nicks, of Winston-Salem, are remodeling their home on their farm here where they are expected to move soon. Mr. and Mrs. David Pardue, of Eastern North Carolina, moved LATE NEWS IN BRIEF From the State and Nation STATE LUMBERTON, Jan. 9—Hor ace E. Staley, for the last 18 months president of the North Carolina State School Beards association, said today he would not run for governor this time but would like to be a member of the next general assembly to “have an oppor tunity to help in the advance ment and improvement in our public schools.” NATIONAL WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — President Roosevelt said today that he was talking over with the state department the ques t i o n of extending further American aid to Finland. Re porters reminded him of pro posals in Congress for loans of $60,000,000 to the Finns and for making the new Garand army rifle available to them. Asked whether he had any thing to say, the chief execu tive said not now but that probably he would have some thing next week. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — A hot issue of the 1939 congres sional session bobbed up today at a hearing of the navy’s $1, 300,000,000 expansion program when the chief admiral unex pectedly revived once-rejected plans to make the faraway Pacific island of Guam an “outlying lookout post” for the fleet. Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, told the house naval committee that the navy had included in this year’s budget a $4,000,000 item for the Guam project, killed by the house after a bit ter fight in which critics warn ed that it might cause trouble with Japan. INTERNATIONAL LONDON, Jan. 10 — (Wed nesday)—A terrific mine ex plosion last night ripped the 10,002-ton British passenger liner Dunbar Castle in two af ter nazi warplanes, in an in tense invasion of British coastal waters, had bombed or machine-gunned 11 British or neutral ships, sinking at least three. Two other ships, or six in all, were newly reported sunk in the last few days in the sharp burst of sea-air war fare. Loss of life totaled at least 34. HELSINKI, Jan. 9—Finland today reported a lull on all fronts and official spokesmen interpreted this as indicating that Russia’s invading armies, smashed by the defenders, now are exhausted, at least for the moment. Finnish claims of successes over the red army were borne out by an official communique issued at Moscow which said Russian forces had withdrawn “several kilometers” east of Soumussalmi as a re sult of severe fighting in that sector of the Finnish eastern front. to the farm of Mrs. Viola Wilkins the past week. We are sorry to note Mr. Rich ard Hall and family have been shut in the past week with flu. We are glad to state little Miss Doris Proctor, Miss Nancy Shore and Mr. Zeno Tucker, who have suffered recent attacks of flu, are out again. Made Her Furious Christy—Just think! He had the cheek to kiss me. Harriet—You were furious, of course? Christy—Yes—everytime. Yadkinville Civitans Get Charter Yadkinville Civitans combined a ladies’ night, and installation of officers with charter night Friday and received their scroll from District Governor Marcus L. Ham, of Morven, N. C„ with a former international president and the international secretary present for the occasion. The presentation is shown above with J. T. Reece, president of the club, receiving the charter from Ham. Those in the picture are, left to right, Arthur Cundy, of Birmingham, Ala., international Civitan secretary; Forrest G. Miles, of Winston-Sa lem, past international president; and Ham, as he presented the scroll to Reece. (Yadkin Ripple photo. Cut courtesy Winston Salem Journal.) BOONVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Grover Brown, of Sandy Ridge, spent the week-end with the former’s parents, in Boonville. Mr. D. H. Craver left today for Florida where she will remain for three months because of illness. Francis Woodhouse, Mrs. J. A. Speas, and Dr. T. W. Shore are listed among the sick this week. Dr. and Mrs. Tula Stimpson and daughter, Nancy of Raleigh spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Transou and family and James Transou visited Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Transou here Sunday. Miss Carmen Frye, teacher of music in the Cherryville High School is still at home because of the delayed opening of school there. Miss Amanda Hallman of Win ston-Salem and Mrs. Robert Gai ther of Cool Springs, spent the week-end in Boonville. Both are teachers in the local school. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Matthews of Winston-Salem visited in Boon ville Sunday. Miss Grace Brown of Raleigh, spent the week-end w7ith her pa rents. Miss Mary Speer is still at home due to the delayed opening of the Gibsonville school. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Coram had as their dinner guests Sunday, Mrs. Mary Mock and Mrs. Cornelia Burch. Mr. Joe Fleming spent several days with relatives near East Bend. Boonville basketball teams won a double header over Courtney high school in the local gym Tues day night. A third game was played between the Boonville All Stars and The Copeland Blues. Copeland came from behind in the last two seconds to win the game 25 to 24. Mr. Joe Reece is ill at his home at the present time. Mr. Harvey Gentry and Mr. Johpnie Canipe made a business trip to Charlotte last week. Mr. Lloyd Mason of Yadkin ville was a business visitor in town this week. Rev. Raymon Connell, who has accepted the pastorate of Boon v i 11 e and Jonesville Baptist churches preached his first sermon here Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Connell have been making their home in Kannapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Jessup Entertain Mr. and Mrs. R. Allan Jesup, who have recently moved into their new home in Boonville,'en tertained Saturday with a float ing tea. Mrs. Jessup received at the door and the guests were asked to register in an adjoining room. Miss Ruby Winkler presided at the registering table. The guests were directed over the house by Miss Dorothy Coram and Mrs. Ralph Coram. Mrs. Watt Deal and Mrs. T. M. Reece presided at the punch bowls. Several gifts were received for the home. Those attending the tea were: Mrs. Avalon Hall, Mrs. Walter Zachary and Miss Edith Jessup, of Yadkinville; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smitherman. of East Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Sig Holcomb, of Elkin; Miss Edith Jester and Miss Laura Cornelius, of Yadkinville, and Miss Paul Mathis, of Elkin; Irene Hall, of East Bend; Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Connell, of Kannapolis and Boonville, and the following guests from Boon ville and vicinity: Mr. E. W. Cau dle, Mr. and Mrs, Gorrell Stin son, Mrs. C. W. Riden, Mrs. O. C. Motsinger, Mrs. Olive Smith, Mrs. J. L. Motsinger. Mrs. J. J. Coram, Mrs. J. L. Jones, Katherine Jones, Mrs. W. R. Frye, Carmen Frye, Mrs. E. D. Mock, Mrs. C. R. Tran sou, Sadie Fleming, Mrs. Carl Martin, Mrs. S. C. Bohannon, Mrs. E. E. Hood, James Speer, Mary Speer, Mrs. George Wil liams, Mrs. Arlie Steelman, Mrs. Robert Transou, Amanda Hall man, Frances Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hobson, Mrs. Roy W. Roscoe, Mrs. J. W. Shore, Mrs. Janies Amburn, Grace Hayes, Mrs. Robert L. Gaither, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Woodhouse, Mrs. R. M. Fletcher, Cleo Brendle, Velma Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stin son, Mrs. Claude Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Walker, Robert Wood ward, Watt Deal, Clint Hobson, | Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin, Ralph Coram, J. J. Coram, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, Mrs. Ralph Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Key, Mr. and Mrs. John ny Canipe, Thad M. Reece, Mr. J. M. Speas, Fred and Edward Cor am, Bruce and Nellie Sue Stin son. Mrs. Reed Passes Sunday Mrs. Mary Susan Reed, 60, passed away at her home here Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock af ter and illness attributed to dropsey. Surviving are her husband, W. F. Reed, and seven children, Os car and Frank Reed, 'Yadkinville; Jim Reed and Mrs. Lucy Shore, Cycle; Mrs. Lula Holcomb and Mrs. Lillie Nicks, Yadkinville; and Mrs. Bessie McKinney, Lib erty, N. C.; four brothers, San ford; Alex and Rufus Blivins, Cycle, and Jim Blivins, of Ronda. Funeral services were held at Mountain View Baptist church, at 11 o’clock Tuesday. Rev. R. L. Speer had charge of services. Italian soldiers are offering their services to Finland to fight Russia. Dizzy Doings Derby For Year of 1939 By GLADWIN HILL New York, Dec. 31—There’s no doubt about it—1939 was the diz ziest year on record. Besides the Russian-German treaty, which won the dizzy do ings derby in a walk, there were more cockeyed occurrences than you could shake slapstick at. Here is your curioddity chron icler’s slate of nominations for 1939’s “10 screwiest events”— 1. Russia made an alliance with Germany. 2. Some Colorado convicts had to go out and chase some fugi tive bloodhounds. 3. Kansas City police ordered that each of the municipal gold fish should receive a bath every Saturday night. 4. A burglar stole a Camden, N. J., man’s false teeth out of his mouth while he slept. 5. A Boston holdup man and his victim ran in opposite direc tion around a block and bumped into each other—in front of a policeman! 6. A New Jersey man who makes his living eating razor blades got a stomach ache from eating shrimp. 7. A Buffalo, N. Y., burglar advertised for honest work, blam ing “too much competition.” 8. A Lockport, N. Y., man built a model railroad to carry food, from the kitchen into the dining room. 9. A double-jointed truck in Berkeley, Calif., collided with its own rear end. 10. An Ohio man and woman, between them married 15 times, married each other for the sec ond time. The screwy town of the year was Newton, Mass., which ap pointed a slaughtering inspector, although slaughtering is against the law there; where a woman celebrated her 64th year as a temporary city employee; where firemen, called from a dance, battled a blaze in tuxedoes; and where an absent-minded burglar stole 25 homing pigeons. Inventions of the year: A doughnut with a handle, for dunking; a machine that puts your pants on for you; and a sporting mouse trap, that gives a warning. The man of the year? Well, you can have your choice be tween : The Chicago man who climbed 30 feet up on a billboard to draw moustache on the girl in the ad vertisement; and— The Elmira, N. Y., man who announced that he had perfected the ability to quack like Donald Duck and laugh like Charlie McCarthy at one and the same time. Happy New Year — and a screwy one! HAMPTONVILLE Mrs. C. F. Mullis has returned from the Baptist hospital, and is getting along nicely. We are sorry to note that Mrs. J. J. Whitlock is confined to her bed, her friends wish for her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Ashbum made a business trip to Winston Salem Monday. Mrs. D.. E. Mason, and little daughter, Kathleen, spent the week-end with Mrs. Mason’s pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Renegar. Mrs. A. M. Johnson is at her home after taking treatments at Davis’ hospital. The Christian Endeavor Society of Hunting Creek Friends church, has been well attended, but on the account of sickness and bad weather, it will close for two months. Miss Nellie Whitlock and little Misses Louise and Carrol John son spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Florence Mason. Miss Mamie Mathis spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Robert Welbom. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Thomasson spent Sunday in Elkin. The Hunting Creek community, most all have their houses equip ped for lights. They expect to have them in two or three weeks. We are all sorry to know that Mr. S. H. Mason is worse. We hope he will soon be better. While Finnish hearts blend with the white Of snows around them No mustered might of demons’ spite Can well confound them. I. A. KILGORE Yadkinville, N. C. HAS THE EVIDENCE George Royal!, o f Roaring Gap, special game warden, is pictured above with 94 quail and three grouse which he and Harvey Goodman, Ashe county game warden, recovered in Ashe last Thursday when they ar rested Iran Kee, of Charlotte, who is alleged to have been taking the game to Charlotte for purpose of sale. Kee was placed under $300 bond pending a hearing in West Jeffer son January 16. The. birds were given to Hugh Chatham hospital at Elkin for use of patients.—(Tribune Photo.) Funeral Held For J. T. Rutledge At Union Cross Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Union Cross Friends church for John Thomas Rutledge, 84, who died at his home near Mt. Carmel church at noon Monday following a heart attack suffered a few hours earlier. He was stricken at the breakfast table and failed to respond to medical treatment. Although in declin ing health for some time he was active as usual when he arose Monday morning* There was a short funeral ser vice at the home at 2 o’clock, fol lowed by services at the church at 3 o’clock. Rev. G. W. Edgerton, former pastor of the deceased, ! with Rev. R. L. West *of Yadkin- ! ville and Rev. E. C. Norman of East Bend, conducted the last \ rites. Mrs. G. W. Edgerton read the obituary at the church service. Burial followed in the church graveyard. Mr. Rutledge was born at Rock ford, Surry county, in 1855, a son of the late D. Rutledge and Mrs. Susan Phillips Rutledge, both of whom were natives of Yadkinville. He was married to Miss Martha Adams in 1882 and he and his wife lived together at the same place for 58 years. He was a member of the Friends church at Mount Carmel, which church he helped found and build. He is survived by his wife, two sons, W. E. Rutledge, Yadkinville, and Evan M. Rutledge of the home, three daughters, Mrs. C. O. Love, Mrs. D. W. Gross and Mrs. Ed Brightwell, all of Winston Salem, twenty grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Maybe He’s Got Something Here! “When a man bites a dog, that’s news; and when a man tries for a month to give away a handful of money, that’s news, too,” said Mr. J. E. Shew, man ager of the Yadkinville theatre, in commenting on the theatre’s Money Night yesterday afternoon. The theatre started drawing names early in December on Thursdays to give a prize of $20 each week to theatre-goers, but several names called in the theatre have not been answered. The amount has grown to one hundred dollars. 3rd Basketball Tournament To Start At Ronda The third invitational basket ball tournament will get under way at the Ronda school gymna sium Monday night, January 15. The tournament is expected to be better and bigger than in the past. Invitations have been sent out to 36 teams, both boys and girls, and the response so far has been fine. The tournament covers Wilkes, Yadkin, Surry and Alle ghany counties. Last year’s winners, Ronda girls and Jonesville boys, have already entered and are ready to defend their crowns. Also the runner up teams, Mt. Pleasant girls and Millers Creek boys, have entered. Beautiful 22-inch trophies will go to the winners and smaller trophies will be awarded the run ner-up teams. Basketball charms will be presented the all-touma ment teams, both boys and girls, at the conclusion of the tourna ment. Extensive preparations are be ing made for the comfort of the players and spectators. The gym has been repainted inside and extra lights provided. Shower baths and new dressing rooms are under construction and it is hop ed that they will be ready by the opening date of the tournament. The pairings for the games will be made Friday and mailed out to the entries, and any school who has not sent in their blank is urged to do so at once. Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Wagoner Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at Swaim’s Bap tist church for Mrs. Mary Jane Wagoner, 91, who died at the home of her son, S. S. Wagoner Tuesday morning, her illness being due to old age. The services were in charge of Rev. Cleate Simmons and Rev. R. L. Speer. Burial was in the church graveyard. She is survived by two sons, S. S. Wagoner, of Cycle, and H. D. Wagoner, of Simpson, Kansas; eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. Two half brothers, D. B. Holcomb, of Boon ville, and Dr. J. H. Holcomb, of Hepburn, Ohio, also survive her. Her husband, R. M. Wagoner, died in 1917.
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