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The Ripple serves twenty seven states, the District of Columbia, and the Dominion of Canada (Du' Uaiikin 5\tppU' 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 Beat People in the World VOL. XLV YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1040 No. 16 LATE NEWS IN BRIEF From the State and Nation NATIONAL NEW YORK. April 16—The navy announced today that the $65,000,000 battleship North Carolina would be launched at the New York navy yard June 13. The 35,000-ton vessel will be the first battleship launch ed in this country in 19 years. Miss Isabel Hoey, daughter of Gov. Clyde R. Hoey, of North Carolina, will sponsor the ship. WASHINGTON, April 16.— Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, recom mended today that Congress add another $45,000,000 to the $965,000,000 appropriated b y the house for the navy for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Testifying before the senate naval committee on another matter, Stark said that the in crease was needed because the United States was faced with an emergency. An extra $45, 000,000, he added, would per mit a start on construction of 25 additional ships and pro vide funds for more shore fa cilities. WASHINGTON, April 16—A tighter British blockade in the Pacific—to keep American and other supplies from reaching Germany by the long route through Russia—was forecast today by the British ambassa dor, Lord Lothian. Another development traceable to the war was the announcement that Iceland and the United States have arranged to enter into direct diplomatic relations now that Denmark, sister kingdom of Iceland, has been taken over by Germany. Hitherto. Iceland’s relations with this country have been conducted through the Danish legation here and through a special trade commissioner in New York. INTERNATIONAL PARIS, April 16 — Premier Paul Reynaud. in a 10-minute war report to the French sen ate, declared today the allies' had “won the first great battle with Germany” and had sunk or damaged about one-third of the reich fleet off Norway’s coasts. The premier also cited President Roosevelt’s denun ciation yesterday of European Violence as evidence of a “moral defeat” for Germany. His mention of President Roosevelt’s name and refer ence to the President’s Pan American speech brought the French senators to their feet cheering. “No one asks whom Roosevelt meant when he said he condemned force,” Reynaud said. Lunuun, April lb—An un expected mobilization order for Britons 27 years of age to night swelled to 850,000 the men who will be called to the union jack in April and May, while the British army silent ly perfected its plans for ex tending the operations of its expeditionary force in Norway. Three new classes—the 27 year-olds May 5, the 26-year olds April 27 and the 25-year olds, called April 6, will make the 850,000 figure, and by June, neutral military men say, Britain will have just un der 2,000,000 men under arms for use on two — or more— fronts. STOCKHOLM, April 16 — Executing another audacious coup, German invaders today sped a nazi-packed troop train through Norwegian-held ter ritory, past the very muzzles of a Norwegian-manned fortress to push within three miles of cutting Norway in half at its girth. Advices reaching Stock holm said Norwegian railway employees, supplied with false information that the train bore their own forces, gave right-of-way to the Germans who reach Storlien heights, three miles from the Swedish frontier and 50 miles east of Trondheim, port on Norway's west coast. 40 persons can stand in the head of the Statue of Liberty and 12 in the torch. For Commissioner J. Will Garner, above, Brooks Cross Roads merchant for 15 years, is the nominee in Dis trict No. 3, composed of South Knobs and North and South Buck Shoals, for County Com missioner on the Republican ticket. Mr. Garner has spent his life in the county. He taught school for six years. He is a member of Harmony Grove Friends church and has taught the adult Bible class there for several years. He is the oldest member of the Yadkinville Junior Order except the char ter members. Besides being a merchant he has a lumber plant and saw mill at Brooks Cross Roads and operates a large farm, producing 200 bushels of wheat last year. He is the father of four children, two boys and two girls, three in high school and one in college, and all of them musicians. His opponent will be Tuttle Allen, of Hamptonville. The three precincts composing this dis trict usually have a majority of 250 to 300 Republicans.— (Rip ple Photo by Bill Rutledge.) Last Rites Held For Mrs. Clingman Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Hackett Clingman, widow of the late Dr. j. j. Clingman, of Hunts ville, were held Wednesday after noon at 3 o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. R. T. Holbrook, in Winston-Salem. Burial fol lowed in the Clingman family plot at Huntsville. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Meade, of Yad kinville; Mrs. R. T. Holbrook, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. Edward L. Bailey, of Walnut Cove; Mrs. J. W. Jones, of North Wilkesboro; Mrs. W. J. Clark, of Homestead, Fla.; two sons, Harry L. Cling man and R. P. Clingman, both of Huntsville. Mrs. Clingman was taken se riously ill while in Florida recent ly, and Mrs. Meade motored there to assist her in returning to Wal nut Cove, where she passed away Tuesday. Newell Elected Republican Head At the state convention of North Carolina Republicans held in Charlotte yesterday. Jake F. Newell was elected chairman of the state executive committee, for a term of two years. This will be his second term. The convention was enlivened at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon by an address by Congressman Dewey Short, of Missouri. Among those attending from Yadkinville were Mr. and Mrs. Avalon Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Miles F. Shore, Mr. and Mrs. Lon H. West, Atty. and Mrs. Walter Zachary, W. E. Rutledge, Ray Moore. Fletcher Hoots, Sheriff A. L. Inscore, John Dobbins, Atty. F. D. B. Harding, John D. Hol comb, Hugh Dinkins and Lafay ette Williams. Funeral Is Held For Weaver Simmons Funeral services were held Sat urday morning at Bethel Baptist church, near Lone Hickory, for Weaver Simmons, 14, who died in a Statesville hospital early Fri day morning following an opera tion for appendicitis. Rev. Mr. Crissman conducted the services and burial was in the church cemetery. He was a member of Bethel church and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Simmons, of that section. Other survivors include the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Simmons, Yadkinville; and Miles Ray, Boonville; two broth ers, Roy and Grant Simmons, and a sister, Ruth Simmons, of the home. AGED WOMAN PASSES AFTER USEFUL LIFE “Aunt Sally Ann” Vestal Lived in Five Generations and Four Major Wars QUAKER FOR LIFETIME Funeral rites were conducted at Forbush Friends church Thurs day morning for Mrs. Sallie Ann Williams Vestal, 92, who died at the home of a son, Hampton Ves tal, East Bend, route 1, late Tues day, after an illness of several months, due to the infirmities of old age. Her condition was se rious for four days. The last ser vice was in charge of Rev. Charles H. Hutchens, and Rev. E. C. Norman. Burial . followed in the church graveyard. Mrs. Vestal was one of the oldest and best known women in Yadkin county. She was the widow of the late Jesse Monroe Vestal, who died July 28, 1924. She and Mr. Vestal were mar ried September 26, 1872 and lived together for 52 years before his death. She had been a member of Forbush Friends church for 65 years and was an active and faithful member in church and Sunday school work until her health failed. She was a daugh ter of the late Mr. J. Lace Wil liams and Mrs. Williams and was bom near the last home where she had spent her life. She was the last one of a large family of children. Survivors include three sons, John J. and Hampton Vestal, of near Forbush Friends church; Sanford Vestal, of Union, Iowa; two daughters, Mrs. Gurney Nor man, Yadkinville, route 2; and Mrs. Leona Hutchens, Lake Crys tal, Minn.; also 35 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren. “Aunt Sally Ann,” as she was known to hundreds of young and old, will be missed in her sec tion. She had lived through five generations of people and through the greatest age of de velopment known to man. She was a grown girl when the war between the states was in full blast; she was a grandmother when the Spanish-American war began; she was a great-grand mother before the world war. Ev ery war from the civil war, except the present one, took some mem ber of her family. Many years ago Mrs. Vestal se cured a pair of glasses which she used until she broke them about 30 years ago. After that she could see to read a newspaper, the Bible or any reasonable print, and could also knit without glasses. Knit ting was her pastime and she did this almost constantly when able. Nomination of Shore Confirmed Here Saturday f At the convention of the 24th District held in Yadkinville Sat urday afternoon, Yadkin’s choice of Miles F. Shore for state sen ator was confirmed by the dis trict, which is composed of the counties of Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie. Following the nomination Mr. Shore spoke briefly to the con vention. He is a prominent farm er and owner of Grassy Grove Dairy farm near Brooks Cross Roads. The convention was called to order by Chairman W. E. Rut ledge, who asked Attorney B. C. Brock, of Mocksville, to preside. Thomas L. Harding was later elected district chairman for the coming two years. The choice of Senator rotates around the dis trict, it being Yadkin’s time this year. Other speakers during the con vention were R. B. Long, A. E. Hall, Hovey Norman, B. B. Spen cer, of Yadkin county; C. W. Hall, Alex Tucker, Mrs. George Winecoff and B. C. Brock, of Davie county. Forbush 4-H Club Chooses Healthiest The Forbush 4-H club in its meeting Monday, April 15, chose C. D. Spillman, Jr., and Lillian Conard as the boy and girl to represent them this year in the Yadkin county health contest to pick the healthiest from all the clubs in the county. Miss Irene Brown assisted in weighing and measuring mem bers, and with the club program. “Miss Yadkin County” * Miss Julia Williams, pictured above, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Williams, of East Bend, won over all contenders in a beauty pageant held at the Yadkinville Theatre last Friday night in which fifty-seven girls participated. She will represent Yadkin county at the State Beauty Pageant this summer at Blowing Rock, where Miss North Carolina” will be chosen. While there she will receive a Movie Screen Test by United Cinema Productions, which will later be shown at the theatre here. All expenses will be paid by this same company during her stay there. Miss Williams, yyho was sponsored in the pageant by R. V. Long’s Store, represented Yadkin county last year in a State contest as the county’s healthiest girl. Competing in the final contest were the following: Miss Iris Belle Wells, as Miss Yadkinville, who won second place; Thelma Renegar, representing Boonville, third place; school queens: Inez Shermer, Yadkinville; Bertha Miller, Courtney, and Betty Sue Crater, West Yadkin.—(Yadkin Ripple Photo by Bill Rutledge.) Clingman Man Fatally Stabbed In Affray At Ronda Tavern Tuesday J. C. Drum Being Held in Jail at Wilkesboro Following Death of Bristol Mathis, of Clingman. Drum Alleged to Have Slashed Mathis’ Throat During Affray About 12:30 Tuesday Morning J. C. Drum, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Drum, of Ronda, is in jail at Wilkesboro on a charge of murder growing out of the death about 12:30 Tuesday morning of Bristol Mathis, 23, of the Cling man section of Wilkes county. Mathis, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mathis, died en route to the Elkin hospital after an affray at a Ronda tavern in which he re ceived a severed jugular vein al legedly at the hands of Drum. According to information ob tained at the scene of the affray, the cutting took place in front of the tavern when Mathis allegedly called Drum out of the building and struck him. Drum was said to have slashed . Mathis’ throat with a spring-blade knife, the blade inflicting a severe gash which severed the jugular vein. After being cut, Mathis was said to have staggered a few feet High Point Dam Decision Affirmed By Supreme Court Nevtfs was received in Yadkin ville late yesterday afternoon that the North Carolina Supreme court had affirmed the decision of Judge Hoyle Sink in the High Point dam matter, restraining the city of High Point from building the dam. Very little information was ob tainable except that the Yadkin case was affirmed and that the Guilford county case was modi fied and affirmed. The true extent of the decision could not be learned, but it was assumed that if Judge Sink’s de cision was upheld the building of the dam would be stopped for good or at least delayed a long time. and collapsed upon the ground. Placed in a car and rushed to Elkin, he was dead when the Elkin hospital was reached. Following the affray, Drum, who with a younger brother, Odell, 15, had been working at the tavern, went home, but re turned when news, reached him that Mathis was dead. He re mained at the tavern, it was said, until Sheriff C. T. Doughton ar rived at the scene . He was taken by the sheriff to Wilkesboro and placed in jail to await a hearing before Coroner I. M. Myers at the court house at 10 o’clock this morning (Thursday). Mathis is survived by his par ents. Funeral arrangements were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at Pleasant Grove church. Death Takes Wilkes Lawyer North Wilkesboro—John Mc Kinley (Mack) Brown, prominent Wilkes attorney, died early Mon day in a Statesville hospital. He had been ill for several weeks and pneumonia developed a few days before his death. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home of his brother, Ex Sheriff P. E. Brown, in Wilkes boro. Burial was in Mt. Zion cemetery in Mulberry township. He was born on May 17, 1901, a son of the late Milford Brown and Mrs. Brown, who survives. He received his A. B. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1923 and 1924 graduated from the Wake Forest College law school. After completing the course at Wake Forest he began practicing law here and was recognized in legal circles as a brilliant attor ney. During the past several years he was associated with John R. Jones in the law firm of Jones and Brown. LARGE GERMAN FORCE TRAPPED BY THE BRITISH Guns Cut Off Retreat from Near Narvik ARE FIGHTING IN CITY About 2,500 Nazi Soldiers Face Surrender or An nihilation COULD ENTER SWEDEN (By Special War Corrsepondent) Kiruna, Sweden.—A German force of between 2,000 and 2,500 men today faced the choice of annihilation, surrender or a fight ing retreat into Sweden from Nar vik, the Norwegian iron ore port and the northern outpost of the German occupation army. German troops and British oc cupation forces were reported fighting in the streets of Narvik. A small German force had fought its way across the rugged snow-covered mountains to the Swedish frontier. The main German force is based on the bluff Rombak Heights, across the fjord from Narvik, its line of retreat covered by the big guns of British warships. The way from Narvik to Sweden is dotted with German and Nor wegian dead, lying in the snow. More than 1,000 German, Nor wegian and British dead lie at the bottom of Narvik Habor. The harbor itself is the grave yard of some 40 German, British and Norwegian warships and Ger man, British, Norwegian and neu tral merchant ships. My information is that among these ships is a British cruiser. I have reached Kiruna, one of the two great Swedish ore centers, far above the Artie Circle, after escaping with the last Norwegian [troops and refuges from Narvik and keeping as near as I could to the scene of action, in the frontier area on both sides, some times using skis. The situation as it appears as I telephone to Stockholm is that the whole German occupation force in the Narvik area is compelely cut off from contact with the main German forces by land and sea. Their sole hope of supply in the inhospitable artic snows is the airplane. By a desperate fight along the railroad line to Sweden a small detachment of the Germans have reached the frontier. Ten of these at least have crossed into Sweden to be interned. The remainder of the Germans may try to fight their way along this road, leaving a small suicide party on Rombax Heights to cover their retreat into Sweden. The German force at Narvik and on the heights alternatively may try to fight its way either north ward toward Tromose or south ward toward Bodoe. In either of these events they would come to a dead end road in a country held by superior forces of Norwegians reinforced by British and without food or other supplies. Republican County Ticket The Republican party in Yadkin county offers the cit izens of the county a ticket composed of its best citizen ship. The entire ticket is of good men, good business men and men who have never held a political office before. They are clean, honest men who have the best interests of the county at heart in office or out. They are men of families who know the value of the school, the church and Sunday school. The complete list fol lows: State Senate MILES F. SHORE House HOVEY NORMAN Commissioners District No. 1—East Rend and Fall Creek Precincts D. A. (YANK) SMITHERMAN District No. 2—Roonville and North Knobs Precincts CHARLIE G. MATHIS District No. 3—South Knobs, North and South Buck Shoals J. WILL GARNER District No. 4—Deep Creek and South Liberty RAY T. MOORE District No. 5—North Liberty and Forbush HARRISON DINKINS Far the House Hovey Norman, above, is the Republican nominee for the house of representatives from Yadkin county, he having: been chosen here Saturday by unan imous vote of the county exec utive committee. Three other candidates had been mention ed. Mr. Norman is a native of East Bend where he now lives. He is a son of the late “Uncle Ellis'’ Norman, that lovable old Confederate veteran and staunch Republican, who died several years ago. He married Miss Mamie Davis and they have several children. He de votes his time to farming and private business interests. For several years he has been secre tary of the Yadkin county Fair Association. Mr. Norman is well liked, a good mixer and has many friends in Yadkin county who will rally to his support. His opponent will be F. M. Woodhouse. of Boonville. —(Ripple Photo.) House Candidate Hpvey Norman, well known business man and farmer of East Bend, was unanimously chosen here Saturday as the Repblican nominee for the house of repre sentatives, by the conty Republi can executive commitee, thereby eliminating any possibility of a primary contest in the county this year. Mr. Norman was chosen after the committee had been un able to choose a nominee from the field of three who had been mentioned. The meeting of the committee, the candidates and their friends was friendly throughout. Each of the candidates who had been mentioned, had agreed to abide by the committee decision and back their choice in the election. Those who had been mentioned were well qualified for the place and all were anxious to have har mony in the party ranks by avoiding a primary and the spirit they displayed was to be admired. The three who had been previous ly mentioned were Leon Robinson, Huntsville R. B. Long, Longtown; and B. B. Spencer, Mt. Nebo. L. A. Shore, present county sur veyor, was the only person filing for that place. Norman of Republicans Une Dlegro Killed, One Is Injured, And One Escaped A negro named Glover of Win ston-Salem, was instantly killed about 2:30 yesterday morning near Reavis filling station two miles south of Brooks Cross Roads when his whiskey laden car was wrecked and he was thrown clear of the machine, his head striking a tobacco bam. Two other negroes were with him, one of them seriously injured and the other one escaped. The circumstances were not immediately learned. However, Coroner R. V. Long empanelled a jury and is investigating the death. It was said the car was loaded with 50 gallons of whis key and that the dead negro was driving. Darwin Hayes, Iredell county deputy, was the first on the scene and information was to the effect that Hayes was chasing the negro car. Why Hayes, an Iredell county deputy, was chas ing a car in Yadkin county, could not be learned last night.
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