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----a The Ripple serves twenty seven states, the District of Columbia, and the Dominion of Canada Yadkin’s Oldest and Best Newspaper—Devoted to the Upbuilding and the Best Interests of Yadkin County --« The Ripple Covers a County of 18,000 of the Best People in the World VOL. XLV YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C.,.THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1940 1 No. 6 LATE NEWS IN BRIEF From the State and Nation STATE SALISBURY. Reb. 6 — Dr. Forest Witten, of Salisbury, to day announced that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for goverhor of North Carolina, subject to the party’s primary* Dr. Witten’s announcement comes as the first since the Republican party recently declared its in tention of holding a statewide primary for the nomination of candidates. Another -candidate expected to announce present ly is John R. Hoffman, Bur lington attorney, who is a na tive of Gjpilford county. Al ready there are six candidates in the field for the Democratic nomination. RALEIGH, Feb. 6 — Willis Smith, Raleigh attorney, an nounced tonight he would not be a candidate for the Demo cratic gubernatorial nomina tion in the May primary. He was the fifth to withdraw from the race after having been mentioned as a possible can didate. In a formal statement he said he had “reached the conclusion that I should not at this time abandon my business and professional contacts and neglect my personal associa tions to enter this. race.” NATIONAL WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 — Vice-President Garner cant bis first rote in the senate in al most six years today and thereby helped economy advo cates win a hair-line victory. Garner strode his Mow for lower expenditures by break ing a 34-34 tie on the first of a. series of proposed amend ments stripping $1,178,739 from the amount the house had voted for the civil aeronautics authority. NEW YORK. Feb. 6 — Earl Browder, the American com munist leader under a four year federal prison sentence, was overwhelmingly defeated for Congress today in a special election in which for two rea sons he had no right to vote. The winner was M. Michael Edelstein, a Tammany Demo crat who pledged support of the new deal and was describ ed by other party leaders as having the blessing of Presi dent Roosevelt. INTERNATIONAL PARIS, Feb. 6—A campaign for widespread allied military aid for Finland gained momen tum in the French parliament today as the shipment through Fiance of 50 carloads of Ital ian-made airplanes for the Finnish army was disclosed. Premier Daladier’s own radi cal-socialist party called upon the government to give fin land all the help needed to "fight and win” her war against Russia. The definite defeat of the soviet aggression against Finland “will hurt our enemies in their military pow er as well as in prestige,” a radical-socialist resolution de clared. This coincided with similar demands in the French press. HELSINKI, Feb. 6—Guided by the snow-reflected glare of hundreds of campfires, Fin nish warplanes tonight bombed massive red army infantry concentrations before the Mannerheim line after repell ing soviet tanks and man power which broke five times in futile assault against a single Finnish base. Joseph Tucker Joseph Tucker, 88, died at the home of a son, M. M. Tucker, near Cana, early Friday morning after a two-day illness. Mr. Tucker had lived in Win ston-Salem until 10 years ago when he joined his son In Yad kin. One other son, George Tucker, and three grandchildren survive. He was a member of the Junior Order and of Waughtown Baptist church. The funeral was held at the church Saturday af ternoon and burial was in the , church cemetery. Rev. J. F. Car ter conducted the services. JUDGE BOBBITT WILL PRESIDE AT FEB. COURT Small Docket Will Greet New Judge Here February 26 JURY DRAWN MONDAY Judge William H. Bobbitt, of Charlotte, will preside over the February term of Yadkin crim inal court which convenes here February 26. The docket for the term is composed of the more serious offenses, but the docket is not large. Solicitor A. E. Hall will prosecute the docket. A jury was drawn Monday for the term and they are as follows: G. A. Dixon, W. L. Denney, J. J. Holcomb, W. I. Vanhoy, Leo M. Davis, C. B. Benton, A. L. Burgess, E. E. York, L. A. Rup pard, George H. Murphy, H. S. Bell, W. M. Taylor, Miles C. Dob bins, Hubert A. Logan, Worth Rockett, H. S. Wagoner, I. S. Calloway, Ed Comer, Clint Hau | ser, W. T. Fletcher, Jr„ H. A. | Stallings, Paul L. Flemings, Baul din Horne, J. D. Melton, W. C. Messick, Henry Dinkins, Kye Johnson, J. H. Madison, J. P. Nicks, Cyrus Todd, A. R. Adams, ! Marshall Smitherman, J. H. j Cranfill, J. S. Mauldin, A. V. | Shore and J. E. Irvin. SPARTA HAS BIG FIRE LOSS Blaze Destroys Church, Mo tor Company, Cafe and Pool Room DAMAGE OVER $25,000.00 Fire which for a time threaten ed the business section, last Thursday night destroyed three business buildings and the Bap tist church at Sparta, doing dam age estimated at over $25,000. The blaze raged for two hours before finally being brought un der control at 10:30 o’clock. Firms suffering loss in the blaze were the Alleghany Motor Company, the Greenland Cafe and a pool room. The blaze started in the base ment of the motor company and quickly spread next door to the cafe, pool room and church. Calls for aid were made to Elkin, Galax, Va., and Independ ence, Va. Hose was sent from Elkin and firemen responded from the other towns. A recently installed water sys tem was frozen at the time of the fire. Work Begins Soon On New American Oil Co. Station Work will begin as scfon as weather conditions will permit on the new service station to be erected by the American Oil Co., on the site of the old Logan .store building northwest of the court house square. Roy W. Craft and George Evans, operators of the American company in this section with of fices in Winston-Salem, stated that plans are now in the hands of contractors. These plans call for three gas pumps of the latest design from which will be dis pensed Amoco gas, Orange Amer ican and Artex gas. The com pany will also carry a complete line of American oils and lubri cants, kerosene, etc. A modem wash pit and grease rack with hoist and a line of U. S. tiresy and tubes. They expect to be open by early spring. According to present arrange ments the station will be operat ed by Homer Wagoner, of •Yad kin ville. Tobacco Market Will Close February 15 The Winston-Salem tobacco market for the sale of leaf tobac co will close for the season on Thursday, Feb. 15, instead of Feb, 9, as was planned at first. The closing date was extended because of the severe weather of the past two weeks which pre vented farmers from getting their weed to market. It appears now that the Win ston-Salem market will sell 65, 000,000 pounds, an all time rec ord. Sales on the market Tues day totaled 260,174 pounds which brought an average of 60.66 per hundred. Hitler’s Friend FOLKESTONE, England—Miss Unity Mitford being carried to an ambulance to return to the home of her parents, Lord and Lady Rebesdale, at High Wycombe. Ac cording to an unconfirmed report, she made a suicide attempt for love of Adolf Hitler. Hitler called her the “perfect type of Nordic beauty.” FUNERAL HELD FOR AGED LADY Widow of Uncle Chan Nor man Dies at 84; Funeral v Monday Afternoon MOTHER 13 CHILDREN Funeral services were held at New Home Methodist church near East Bend Monday after noon for Mrs. Sarah Hampton Poindexter Norman, 84, who died at her home near East Bend Fri day morning following a three week illness. Rev. J. H. Green, Rev. Ellis Norman and Rev. S. J. Brawley conducted the services. Burial was in the church grave yard. The deceased was the widow of Rev. Chan Norman, a well known minister, who died July 16, 1934. She was well known and highly respected in her community. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Poindexter and was married to Mr. Norman Ap«il 13, 1873. At the time of Mr. Norman’s death this beloved couple lived peacefully together for almost 72 years, which is close to the all time known record. Mr. Norman was known to hundreds as “Uncle Chan.” She was the mother of 13 chil dren, nine of whom are living, as follows: Evan Norman and Leak Norman, East Bend; Frank Nor man and Mrs. Margaret Harris and Mrs. Mattie Macy of Cali fornia; Mrs. Alcie Johnson, of Illinois; Charlie Norman, Witt Norman and Mrs. Annis Martin, of Iowa. Twenty-six grandchil dren and 11 great-grandchildren also survive. She was the last one of a large family of children. Pallbearers for Mrs. Norman were T. G. Hill, C. O. Hill, Wick Norman, R. H. Hill, Roy Wilhelm and T. J. Harris. Warning Against Transfer Tobacco Allotments Made According to the setup of the 1940 AAA program it will be nec essary for the tobacco that is al lotted for a certain farm to be grown on that particular farm. In other words in case a farmer owns two farms and has a to bacco allotment on one, but does not have one on the other he cannot grow tobacco on the one that does not have the allot ment unless these two farms are combined together As one farm. All changes including combina tions of farms must be approved by the time that the farmer “signs up” on the 1940 program, and all farmers who receive pay ment through the AAA must sign for 1940 in order to receive pay ment. In the majority of cases this sign up will occur at the time the check is delivered to the farmer for practices earned on the 1939 program. YADKIN COUNTY WOMAN PASSES AWAY TUESDAY Mrs. Mollie Comer Madison, 79, wife of Charles A. Madison, of the Buck Shoals community of Yadkin county, passed away at her home at 8:45'o’clock Tuesday evening following an illness of several years. She is survived by her husband. Funeral services will be held this afternoon from Shiloh church of which the deceased was a devout member. Interment will be in the church cemetery. JOINT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IS 52 YEARS OLD Mrs. J. G. Huff, 84, and Guy V. Horn, 52, Have Kept Custom Unbroken TALK OF HAPPY PAST - v East Bend, February 6—Mrs. J. G. Huff and Guy V. Horn, of Winston-Salem, kept unbroken thei# joint birthday celebration which they have enjoyed together for’ 51 years in succession, as they came together yesterday at the home of Mrs. Huff’s son, Mr. Charlie Huff, of this place. The occasion was the celebra tion of Mrs. Huff’s 84th birthday; Mr. Horn was 52 years old. Mrs* Huff, in talking about the cus tom she and Mr: Horn had ob served down through the more than half a century, said that their first birthday together was on Mr. Horn’s first birthday. Every year since, they have cele brated their joint birthdays to gether. One year they wilj cele brate the occasion at the home of Mr. Horn; the next year they will gather at the home of Mrs. Huff, at Sanford, or at the home of one of her children in East Bend. Mr. Horn remarked yesterday as they talked of the many happy occa sions that they enjoyed together that he never expected to break the custom as long as both of them lived. Mrs. Huff was jolly ana nappy as she took part in the day’s celebration, and cut the birthday cakes that she helped to make. She is very active for her age and can get a meal’s vittles with a speed and efficiency that will rival the achievements of many a younger woman. She loves to talk about her young days, and yesterday vividly recalled some of her most happy times. She well remembered when she was a girl of late teen age, and took part in many of the old time square dances that was the high spot of the social life during the ’70’s and ’80’s and farther back. She said she had ridden horseback to many of these old fashioned “Plays” as they were often call ed then. Mrs. Huff was born in East Bend and has lived practically her entire life here. About 15 years ago she moved to Sanford where she now lives most of the time with a son, but dearly loves to come back to her old home stead and meet old acquaintances, and talk over olden times. She is the daughter of Robert J. and Martha Poindexter who had eight other children. Seven of these children are living today. There are five girls and their ages range from 91 down to 76 years. Their ages total 412 years. Mrs. Albert Anderson, of Callahan, N. C., is 91; Mrs. J. G. Huff, of Sanford, is 84; Mrs. L. A. Speas, of Win ston-Salem, is 76. Mrs. Huff said that the Civil War was very vivid in her mem ory, although she was a girl of only about six years. She par ticularly recalls the time that the family heard that they would come and carry off everything in the home so she loaded up every thing in the way of food and most of the small items of furni ture and carried them away into the bluffs overlooking the Yad kin river. The Yankees never came and soon the things were brought back to the home. On another occasion when they thought the Yankees were com ing the mother hid all their meat supply by taking up the floor and putting the meat underneath. On top of this she packed cotton bats she bought at the store especial ly for the purpose. After the en emy had passed on the floor was again removed and the cotton and meat hauled out. To the dismay of the family the meat and cotton had rotted so badly that it couldn’t he used. Also vivid in her memory was the Confederate training ground just back of where the home of her son, Charlie Huff, now stands. She says that she stood on the upstairs porch of her home many a day and watched the soldiers muster, as they made preparations for joining one of the various Confederate troops. Several old soldiers of this sec tion in gray, tattered and tom uniforms, fought with General Lee down to his surrender at Ap pamattox. Mrs. Huff says that she receiv ed many greetings and congrat ulations on her 84th milestone. One lady wished her a thousand more happy birthdays, but as someone else wished her more Five Generations Gather Five generations covering a period of 87 years gathered recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cranfill, near Yadkinville. The group shown above as they gathered for a family dinner are as follows: Seated, John Henry Tucker, 87, of Surry county; stand ing, left to right, are Mr. Tucker’s daughter, Mrs. Lucy Cranfill, the mother of Jamef M. Cranfill who stands by her side; next is Carl Cranfill and his young son, six months old. Another unusual feature of the Cranfill family is that, beginning with Mrs. James Cranfill’s mother, Mrs. Caroline Royal!, there are also five generations, whose pictures appeared in these columns in 1938. They included those named above and Mrs. G. B. Kiger, her daughter, Mrs. Aline Kiger Shore and small daughter, Freda Gray. To have five generations on both sides of the family is something unusual.—i Yadkin Ripple Photo.) Tri-County Union Holds Meeting At Jonesville A meeting of the tri-county union of young people of the Methodist church was held Mon day evening with the Jonesville church, with approximately 50 members attending. The union embraces the churches in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The program for the meeting was presented by the Jonesville church and was an open discus sion on the promotion of peace, led by Rev. D. B. Mullus, pastor of the Jonesville church, A. B. Scroggs, Eugene Martin and James Taylor. A recreational period was un-# der the direction of Mrs. A. B. Scroggs and consisted of a num ber of songs and games. Dough nuts and hot chocolate were served by the Jonesville group. Sheriffs and Coroners Serving Four-Year Terms Raleigh, Feb. 6—Sheriffs and coroners in North Carolina’s 100 counties are serving four-year terms which will continue until December, 1942, the State Su preme court held in an unani decision. The ruling, which had been anxiously awaited by political leaders, relieved sheriffs and cor oners from the necessity of run ning for re-election this year. Death Claims Miss Melia Davis East Bend, Feb. 5—Miss Melia Bet Davis, 81, died this morning at 9 o’clock at her home, East Bend, Route 2, after an illness of several months. Miss Davis was bom in Yadkin county, a daughter of Thomas and Minerva Davis. She had been a member of Macedonia Meth odist church since childhood. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lina Randleman and Mrs. Sara Hutchins, both of East Bend. The funeral will be held Tues day afternoon at 2 o’clock at Macedonia Methodist church, near here. Rev. Joe Conrad and Rev. Bruton Mikles will conduct the services. Burial will be in the church graveyard. happy birthdays in parting she said, “Just don’t wish me a thou sand. I don’t believe I could stand it.” “But,” she added, “I certainly feel pretty good and am enjoying good health now.” , She has been a member, prac tically all her life, of Macedonia Methodist church near East Bend. Her life has been filled with use fulness and she can look back with satisfaction over the long journey that she has come, sat isfied with the life she has lived and ready to meet the golden sunset of her days. PATROLMAN DISCHARGED H. V. Norris Said to Have Admitted Receiving $50 Bribe FIRST BLOT ON RECORD State Highway Patrolman H. V. Norris was discharged from the state highway patrol service last Thursday after his arrest at Mocksville on a charge of accept ing a bribe of $50.00 from a mo torist he had arrested on a charge of drunken driving. Major John Armstrong, in command of the patrol, stated Norris admitted the charge. Arm strong said that it was the first time in the 10-year history of the patrol “that anything like this had happened.” Norris was accused of accepting the bribe from Clyde D. Weath erman, of Yadkinville, the money allegedly changing hands at the Davie-Iredell county line Monday night of last week. Weatherman had notified au thorities of a proposal he had received from the patrolman, and Sheriff L. S. Bowden, of Davie county, and Guy Scott, of the state bureau of investigation, were hiding in the back seat of Weath erman’s car when the transac tion was completed, according to the sheriff. Before officers had a chance to make a move, the patrolman started his car and drove rapidly away. Some \bills identified as having been used by Weatherman, were found when Norris was arrested, it was said. Funeral Sunday for John H. Eddleman Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Forbush Baptist church for John H. Eddleman, 56, who died at his home near Forbush church, Yad kinville, route 2, Friday night af ter a week’s illness with pneu monia. Rev. S. F. Morton, and Rev. B. K. Mason were in charge. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The body lay in state in the church from 1:30 until the hour of the funeral. Mr. Eddleman was bom June 4, 1884, in Yadkin county, a son of the late Peter and Lucy Eaton Eddleman. He was a farmer and was a member of Forbush Bap tist church. He was married to Miss Annick Mackie, who sur vives him with two children, Grady and John H. Eddleman, Jr., of the home section. One brother, I. Frank Eddleman, and a sister, Mrs. Hpnry Williams, both of Route 2, also survive. TREES Farmers of ( Jackson county have made application through the county agent’s office for 188, 000 trees to be used in checking erosion and reclaiming worn-out land on their farms. FUNDS SOUGHT IN YADKIN CO. FOR FINLAND Mrs. Paul Davis Is Named Chairman of Yadkin Com mittee for Relief HOPE FOR DONATIONS Mrs. Paul P. Davis has been named chairman,,and W. E. Rut ledge secretary-treasurer, of a committee to seek funds for the relief of the suffering Finnish who are waging a cold war in de fense of their little nation and their homes as the brutal Rus sians try to overrun the nation for apparently no reason at all. Mrs. Davis has asked the Red Cross Organization in Yadkin county to help her in this drive as there is little time for form ing a separate one. The various district chairmen who assisted so willingly in the Red Cross drive are asked to accept funds and where possible to solicit funds which may be forwarded each week to national headquarters to go direct to Finland. Former President Herbert Hoover is at the head of the Fin nish Relief Agency, giving his time for their benefit. Committees and co-workers of each district are asked to report each week to Mrs. Davis or Mr. Rutledge, sending in all funds on hand, that they may be forward ed immediately where needed. Give the name and amount of each donation. Those in the county who are asked to join in this work and solicit and receive funds are as follows: Yadkinville, Mrs. Walter Zachary, chairman; committee, Miss Carolyn Pfohl, Mrs. Annie Lee Hinshaw; Courtney, Johnson Steelman, chairman; committee, Mrs. C. N. Baity, Miss Ida Mae Brandon; Fall Creek, D. D. Mar tin, chairman; committee, Miss Edith Jester, Mrs. Alvis Norman; Boonville, J. R. Walker,* chair man; committee, Miss Grace Hayes, Mrs. Ralph Coram; For bush, Mrs. Jasper Long, chair man; committee, Mrs. T. H. Poindexter, Leslie Todd; Hamp tonville, Mrs. H. J. Weaver, chair man; committee, Mrs. Nelson Ireland, Mrs. Spencer Bell; Jones ville, Mrs. Margaret Pickett, chairman; committee, Misse Eliz abeth Underwood, Miss Catherine Boles; East Bend, Mrs. G. F, Reeves, chairman; committee, Mrs. Nora Ward, L. H. Todd. The change in the chairman at East Bend is made due to the ill health of Miss Tomlinson. Chicken Thieves Caught With Goods Three Yadkin county youths, Harvey and Dale Ashley and Paul Flynn, of the Jonesville community, Knobs Township, were arrested Monday as the re sult of an alleged raid on the chicken house of Burley Groce, in the same section. These chicken thieves were picked up by Deputies Jake Brown, F. E. Hunt, and Julius Adams at their homes when it was discovered that the three had sold chickens to S. S. Wag oner and W. A. Moxley, of Oak Ridge, after Groce discovered that he had been robbed of an undetermined number of chick ens Saturday, in broad daylight. Deputy Sheriff Brown said that the culprits had a number of the chickens with them when caught. The two Ashley boys made bond, but Flynn had not made bond late Wednesday, and was still in jail. Brown said that the three would likely be tried next week at the session of county court. Prisoners Attack Forsyth Sheriff Sheriff Ernie G. Shore of For syth county and a deputy, I. W. Speas, were attacked by four negro prisoners they were carry ing to Raleigh prison Tuesday morning. The attack occurred between Durham and Raleigh when one of the negroes caught Sheriff Shore by the neck, caus ing him to wreck his car and three of the negroes escaped. The one who struck Shore did not get away and one of the escapees was caught. Neither the sheriff or his dep uty was badly injured and the sheriff fired his gun at the flee ing negroes, hitting one of them who left blood stains an the snow.
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