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The Ripple serves twenty seven states, the District of Columbia, and the Dominion of Canada Lnrrr-i- k Yadkin’s Oldest and Best Newspaper—Devoted to the Upbuilding and the Best Interests of Yadkin County VOL. XLV YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 ----] The Ripple Covers a County of 18,000 of the Best People in the World LATE NEWS IN BRIEF From the State and Nation STATE CHARLOTTE, Feb. 20 — A committee of seven or eight Republican congressmen will come to Charlotte prior to the state Republican convention here April 17 to study South ern farm problems. The date of the state convention and the trip of the congressmen were announced here last night by Jake F. Newell, state Republican ohairman. The congressional group will come here March 1-2. NATIONAL NEW YORK, Feb. 20 — CoL Charles A. Lindbergh sees no balance of “Justification” on either side in the European war, declaring it is merely an other struggle for material gain by the western nations. The German people, he says in the March issue of The At lantic Monthly, are struggling to gain territory and power; the English and French to prevent another European na tion from becoming strong enough to demand a share in influence and empire. ABOARD the U. S. S. Lang, at Sea—Sunburned from fish ing under a scorching sky, President Roosevelt combined business with pleasure today by extending his explorations of the Pacific canal zone de fense possibilities. Keenly and plain-spokenly interested in how these defenses tie in with a broader policy of Central American and full hemispheric defense, the President told a press conference aboard the C. S. S. Tuscaloosa yesterday his trip bore a special relation to distant rather than nearby canal protection. ' 1IN TJciKiN ATIUJN AL, LONDON, Feb. 20—British authorities asserted today that last week's British and neutral shipping losses were the heav iest of the war, but said that four German submarines “were definitely sunk” and two others were believed destroyed by the British navy or air force. The successful attacks on the six U-boats were said to have occurred within a space of six days of last week, which British naval sources said was marked by the return of the torpedo to first place as a wea pon of destruction. ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 20 Turkey’s supreme war council convened today for a week’s session expected to be devoted largely to plans for co-ordi nating Turkey’s armed forces with the armies which Britain and France are concentrating in the Near East. The two western Allies, joined with Turkey in a mutual aid accord, are authoritatively reported to have assembled a total of some 570,000 men in Syria, Pales tine, Egypt and other Near Eastern areas. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20 — The newspaper Berlingske Af tenaviss reported from Stock holm today that one of Fin land’s most important coastal forts in the Koivisto area had been cut off by Russian troops from all possibility of relief. Ask Commissioners To Revoke License Raleigh, Feb. 20—The Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distrib utors committee today petitioned the Elkin board of aldermen to revoke the retail beer license of one dealer in that town. Edgar H. Bain, of Goldsboro, state director in charge of the beer industry’s “clean up or close up” campaign in North Carolina, filed the petition with the board. The petition alleged the Elkin dealer operated his place of busi ness in such manner as to consti tute a public nuisance and cited the affidavits of local police offi cers in support of the petition. Same Mistake Terry: “How is it that you’re back in the city again? I thought you were a farmer.” Jerry: “You made the same mistake that I did.” T PHILADELPHIA GETS G. 0. P. CONVENTION Quaker City Chosen After Much Voting in Committee WILL MEET JUNE 24 Washington, Feb. 16.—By the overwhelming vote of 66 to 32, the Republican national committee today chose Philadelphia for the party’s 1940 convention city. The date of the convention was fixed for June 24. The thing that won for Phila delphia was, obviously, an offer of $200,000 and the use of a con vention hall. The offer was made by Mayor Robert Lamberton, who reminded the committee members that the money, over and above the expenses of the convention, could be applied to the cost of the ensuing campaign. For Chicago, Mayor Edward #J. Kelly offered to defray the cost of the convention, with nothing additional. Eleven days ago he stood before a similar meeting of the Democratic national commit tee and offered to match any reasonable cash bid that might be made by any of the other cities. He got the Democratic convention for $150,000. The choice of a Republcan con vention city settled down several days ago to a contest between Philadelphia and Chicago. It be came so obvious, in fact, that one or the other would get the big party meeting that bids which had been expected from St. Louis and San Francisco were not even submitted. Just one other big city was pro posed, Fargo, N. D. To the de light and amusement of the crowd, William Stem, North Da kota comitteeman, detailed the advantages to be found there—20 hotels “all protected by the po lice,” and 53 miles of paving. He concluded by handing National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton a blank check on the Dakota Na tional bank, adding that he was its president. A roll call vote showed 66 votes for Philadelphia, 30 for Chicago, and two for Fargo, the latter cast by Stem and by Charles A. Jonas, committeeman from North Caro lina. The committee went into ex ecutive session for its decision on the date of the convention be cause it was said, several members wanted to express themselves ful ly and freely on the subject. For months there had been a hubbub of discussion over the possibility of abandoning tradition and holding the convention in July or August. Mrs. White Dies Suddenly at Home Near Yadkinville Mrs. J. H. White, 68, died al most suddenly at her home near Yadkinville about midnight Mon day night from a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Thursday morning at 11 o’clock at Harmony Gro.ve Friends church, with Rev. Milner Cox and Rev. R. L. Speer in charge. Burial will be in the church, graveyard. Mrs. White was born in Surry county and was a member of Union Cross Baptist church, Sur ry county. Since her marriage to Mr. White she has resided in Yadkin county. Survivors include the husband, J. H. White, and the following children: Walter and Montgom ery White, Yadkinville; Gorrel White, Jonesville; Ernest White, Cycle; Martin White, Chicago; Morgan White, Boonville; Mrs. Zetta Whitaker and Miss Della White, High Point. One sister, Mrs. Charity Smith, of Indiana, also survives. Oldest Deed Is Recorded Here The oldest deed ever recorded in Yadkin county w^s filed for registration with Register o f Deeds L. H. West a few days ago. The deed was 100 years old. The deed was made in 1840 and was from John Mackie to Allen Willard,' in which Mackie deeds to Willard 120 acres of land in Fall Creek township for $20Q. This was before Yadkin coun ty was formed and throughout the deed it is called Surry coun ty. South China Front, Scene Of Heavy Fighting i Mi KWANGSI PROVINCE, China . . . ▲ view of Chinese trenches at Kunlungkuan, vital pass forty miles north of Nanning, which changed hands four times between the Chlneee and Japanese in desperate struggles lasting more than two weeks. According to latest reports the Japanese have drawn * circle around about 140,000 Chinese troops. Mrs. Royall Is Taken by Death; Funeral Sunday Mrs. Caroline Mackie Royall, 79, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jim Cranfill, near Yadkinville, Friday midnight. She had been in declining health for some time and serious for two weeks following an at tack of the flu. Mrs. Royall was bom at Yad kinville, April 15, 1861, a daugh ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mackie, and she had spent her life in this section. She was the widow of Thomas Royall, who was accidentally killed about 35 years ago by a shot from a rifle while serving in the revenue ser vice. She was a member of Yad kinville Baptist church. Survivors include three sons, Walter Royall, of Yadkinville; Charlie Royall, of Louisville, Ky.; Frank Royall, of Wadesboro; two daughters, Mrs. Lora Cranfill, Yadkinville; and Mrs. Pearl Rose, of Burlington, Wis.; two brothers, Nathan D. Mackie, of Boonville; and Charlie Mackie, of Portland, Ore.; one sister, Mrs. Biddie Kantner, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, 14 great-grand children, and two great-great grandchildren. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Yadkin ville Baptist church, wherd the body lay in state one hour pre ceding the funeral. Rev. R. L. West, Rev. G. W. Edgerton and Rev. J. H. Green conducted the services. Grandsons were pall bearers. Burial was in the Yad kinville (Mackie) graveyard. All the children were present when Mrs. Royall passed away. 4-H County Council To Be Organized Mr. L. R. Harrill, 4-H club leader, will meet with the offi cers and any other club mem bers who wish to attend on Sat urday, February 24, at 10 o’clock a.m. in the courtroom of the courthouse in Yadkinville to or ganize a 4-H Council. Although club work has been conducted for some time over the county, a Council has not yet been organized. The leaders of 4-H club work plan to strengthen the organization by local officers from all the clubs in the county organizing into a Council. This will be the governing body of 4-H club work. Every officer in every club is urged to be present for this meet ing. If for any reason an officer cannot attend they should send some other club member in their place. This is the first time during the past year that the state leader has been in the county to meet with the boys and girls and they should enjoy hearing and seeing Mr. Harrill. Mrs. Nancy L. Brown Passes Sunday Mrs. Nancy L. Brown, 94, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Higgins, near Hamptonville, at 1 o’clock Sunday morning. She had been ill a week, following a stroke of paralysis. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at Crossroads Baptist church, Wilkes county. The pastor was in charge. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. Higgins, and several nieces and nephews. A Chippendale wing chair ol mahogany made in 1760 recently sold for $33,000. FINNISH FUND GETSSUPPORT Contributions Continue t o Come for Oppressed People ONE CHECK IS SENT Contributions for the Finnish Relief Fund are beginning to come in from many sources of Yadkin county and in another week it is expected quite a sub stantial sum will be realized. One check for $17.00 was forwarded to Raleigh headquarters. A total of $23.25 had been re ceived up to last night, but only one school had been heard from. From the Fall Creek school comes this list of contributors, to taling $12.19, with $1.00 each given by the following teachers: Mrs. Beatrice Shore, Mrs. Helen Angell, MisS Edith Jester, Miss Irene Hall, Miss Laura Cornelius, Mrs. Maude K. Hobson, Miss Lucy B. Matthews, R. D. Wall, R. A. Jessup, W. M. Collins, and D. D. Martin. This, is one hundred per cent, for the teachers, all of them giving a dollar each for this worthy cause. Tire grades of the same school contributed as follows: First" grade, 24 cents; second, 27 cents; third, 48 cents; fourth, 20c. Contributions to date are as follows: Previously reported .$ 3.25 Miles Shore . 1.00 Dr. J. G. Marler . 1.00 D. A. Reynolds . 1.00 Fall Creek School . 12.19 Hovey Norman .50 Forbush Community Clyde Dinkins .11 Alma Hobson .15 Clifford Shermer . .30 J. S. Long .50 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis .... 2.00 Mrs. Hattie Hobson .50. Claud Hobson .25 Total .$23.25 CYCLE Rev. E. K. Wooten filled his regular appointment at Oak Grove Baptist church Saturday. Miss Beulah Bell has been ill with flu the past week-end. Her friends wish for her a speedy re covery. Mr. and Mrs. Charles West of Winston-Salem, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Ashbum Sun day. Mrs. B. B. Castevens is improv ing, her friends will be glad to learn. Dollar Days Are Now in Progress At Elkin The merchants of Elkin are staging their semi-annual dollar days this week, beginning this morning and continuing through Saturday. They have been preparing for these eventful days for some time and it was stated there last night it would be by far the largest event of the year so far with them. Merchandise has been priced down and put on display for the convenience of the buyer and practically all merchants of Elkin are cooperating in the big days. Extra sales forces have been add ed in all leading stores so that value seekers will not be delayed on their shopping tours. Elkin has a large number of wide awake merchants who keep their stores well stocked with the latest merchandise obtainable. A. B. HOBSON PASSES SUNDAY Prominent Yadkin County Farmer Dies in Winston Salem Hospital RITES HELD ON TUESDAY A. Bahnson Hobson, 57, promi nent Yadkin county farmer and business man, died at Baptist hospital, Winston-Salem, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, follow ing an illness of three weeks. He underwent an operation two weeks ago and his death was at tributed to pneumonia and com plications. He was the father of Fred C. Hobson, Yadkin county superin tendent of schools and had been prominently identified with civic, political and business affairs of Yadkin county for many years. He served as chairman of the Yadkin county highway commis sion from 1924 until 1932 when the commission was dissolved; was a member of the state and county Democratic executive com mittees; was one of ten master farmers recognized by the state; served as appraiser for the fed eral land bank; was a member of the board of directors of the Winston-Salem Production Credit Association and served as a mem ber of other county boards and organizations during his lifetime. He also operated a modem dairy farm. For 20 years he was clerk of the Union Grove Baptist church where he had been a member since young manhood, and was a Deacon of the church when he died. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Alice Moore, and 11 children: Fred C. Hobson, Yad kin ville; George Hobson, Taylors ville; Mrs. Anita Reece, Frank Hobson and Joe Hobson, Boon ville; Mrs. Pressley Alexander and Miss Sadie Hobson, both of Char lotte; Oliver, Curtis, Wade and Bobby Hobson, all of the home. He is also survived by two brothers, D. W. and J. G. Hob son, both of Boon ville; five sis ters, Mrs. H. A. Matthews, Lake view; Mrs. P. G. Scott, Pineville; Mrs. G. W. Reece, Mrs. J. J. Cor am and Mrs. A. C. Stimson, all of Boonville; and five grandchil dren. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock at Union Grove Baptist church. Rev. R. E. Adams, Rev. L. W. Burrus, Rev. Charles H. Hutchins and Rev. J. P. Davis were in charge of the rites. Interment was in the church cemetery. The schools at Yadkin ville, Forbush and Jonesville were closed Tuesday in honor of Mr. Hobson. Pallbearers were John, Claude and Clint Hobson, Howard, Wil son and Foy Reece, and Ralph and Fred Coram, all nephews of the deceased. Honorary pallbearers Were J. M. Speas, Dr. T. W. Shore, A. S. Speer, Grady Phillips, A. E. Hall, J. T. Reece, Evan Cornelius, E. J. Vestal, F. M. Francis, A. C. Chop lin, A. A. Moser and J. W. Shore. Had Her Trials Kind Old Lady: Yes, my good man, I, too, have had my trials. Man-a t-t h e-D o o r: Inded, ma’am. And what did they pinch you for? A Definition Teacher: Who can tell me just what an island is? Toni: I can,1, Teacher; it’s a piece of land that went out for a swim. ssss Russian Artillery Drops Shells Into Large Finnish City In the Race Robert L. Steele, HI, above, Rockingham business man, has announced his intention of seeking the seat in Congress now held by W. O. Burgin, of Lexington. This brings to four the candidates for this the 8th district. Robert L. Steele Is Candidate; Four in Race Rockingham, Feb. 19 — Robert L. Steele, III, Rockingham busi nessman, today formally entered the race for Congress from the eighth district, bringing to foui the number of announced candi dates for the seat now held by W O. Burgin, of Lexington. Mr. Steele is forty-one years old, a nephew of the late Col Walter L. Steele who served this district in Congress two terms from 1875 to 1879. He has wide family connections in the lowei part of the district, being a son of Mrs. Bessie Little Steele, whc is a native of Anson county, and the late Robert L. Steele, II. ol Richmond county, both families having been pioneers in the in dustrial and agricultural develop ment of the Pee Dee section. He is a Methodist and a charter member of Rockingham Rotary His business activities include farming, textile and lumber man ufacturing. He is a director in two of the largest local mills and strange but true, figures to se cure his strongest support among the men and women who toil in the plants. “After long and careful, delib eration,” his statement of can didacy says, “I have decided tc make the race for Congress in the interest of restoring to the Dem ocratic party of the district a much needed measure of peace and harmony.” Other announced candidates are W. O. Burgin, incumbent oi Lexington, C. B. Deane, of Rock ingham, and Giles Y. Newton, of Gibson. It requires 100,000 enumerators to take the U. S. census. Four-County Basketball Tourney Now In Progress Elkin, Feb. 21 — (Special) —The Elkin 4-County Basketball Tournament, an annual event here, will swing into action Wed nesday night at 7:30 as eight teams begin the play that will see a chafcipionship boys’ and girls’ team named next Wednesday night. All told, there are thirteen schools entered in the event, pre senting 13 boys’ teams and 12 girls’ teams. Champion and run ner-up will be crowned in each division, with attractive trophies to go to these winners. Beulah and Sparta girls will open the tournament Wednesday at 7:00 pm. This game will be followed at 8:00 pm. by Sparta boys vs. Copeland boys. At 9:00 pm., girls’ teams from Dobson and Janesville schools will play. The final game of the night will come at 10:00 when Boonville and Beulah boys play. Thursday night four more games will be staged as the tournament progresses, featuring games between Piney Creek and Yadkinville girls at 7:00; Boon ville and Beulah boys at 8:00; Shoals and Elkin girls at 9:00 and Mountain Park and Yadkinville boys at 10:00. Other games will follow Friday and Saturday with the tourna ment to resume Monday. Hundreds of basketball fans are expected to attend the tourn ament each night and may ex pect a fast brand of basketball Tournaments of past years have always thrilled capacity crowds and this year is expected to prove no exception. Referees for the tourney will be Crater and Mann. DESTRUCTION OF DIVISION IS ANNOUNCED Finns Kill or Capture Over 18,000 Reds BATTLE IS CONTINUED Finns Are Hard Pressed as Russian Might Continues Steady Pressure THOUSANDS ARE KILLED Helsinki, Peb. 20—Russian ar tillery Monday night dropped shells regularly into Viipuri, now a definite part of the front as a result of Soviet penetration into the Mannerheim fortified zone, a reliable informant said. “This does not mean the city is in danger of capture, but that it now is definitely a part of the front,” the informant said. Shortly before an official com munique had told of the com pleted destruction of the 18th Red army division northeast of Lake Ladoga by Finland's ghost like fighters who for weeks par ried and thrust until 18,000 Rus sians were dead or captured. The same communique which announced this major victory said Soviet attacks against the new Finnish Karelian Isthmus positions, to which the battered Mannerheim line army had been compelled to withdraw, had been repelled. With the Russians continuing their unrelenting attack, Finnish spokesmen said their new posi tions were “sound,” despite the enforced withdrawal. The Russians lost the equiva lent of one battalion in assaults on the Finns’ new positions at the southwestern end of the line, the communique said. The Russians’ new positions from west of Summa toward Muolaa presumably permitted the Russians to bring their artillery closer so that Viipuri, Finland’s second largest city and center of Karelian Christianity for 700 years, was subject to regular shellfire. Heretofore the city has been 20 miles from the front, and only occasionally long-range artillery shells dropped into it. P.-T. A. Hears Dr. Roy Hege The Yadkinville Parent-Teach er Association met in the school auditorium Wednesday evening, February 14. The pupils of 2B grade presented a play, “Happy, Scrappy, and Snappy,” directed by Miss Mildred Logan. The members also enjoyed songs and music by a rhythm band given by the class. The speaker of the evening. Dr. Roy Hege, of the Tri-County Health department in Winston Salem, was introduced by Miss Laura Niblock, county nurse. He spoke on the importance of tu berculin tests throughout the schools and community. Two in structive health movies, entitled '“Let My People Live,” and “A Cloud in the Sky,” were shown. Refreshments of cakes, candies, sandwiches and coffee with Val entine decorations were served to members. Hostesses were Misses Caroline Pfohl, Mildred Logan, Nora Shore, Mrs. Mildred Marcusson, Mrs. N. R. Siqamons and Prof. L. H. Koon and Mr. Will Todd. Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Ladd Funeral services were held at Sweet Home Baptist church, near the Wilkes-Yadkin line, Wednes day, Feb. 14, for Mrs. Dovie Ladd, 65, wife of Charlie G. Ladd, who died Monday previous. Rev. Wi ley Turney and Rev. Filmore Lawrence conducted the services. The husband survives, together with two children by a forma marriage, Spurgeon and Augustus Myers.
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