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- 111 * 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, MAY 9, 1940 No. 19 LATE NEWS ,IN . BRIEF From the State and Nation NATIONAL RICHMOND, Va. — The United States faces “a real shortage” of cod liver oil this fall as result of the war in Norway, Robert W. Rodman, New York pharmaceutical ed itor, told a meeting of the American Pharmaceutical As sociation here today. “When Germany invaded Norway, the source of supply of 70 per cent, of the cod liver oil used in the United States was immediate ly cut off,” he said. “The hos tilities came at a bad time for the cod liver oil industry as wring is the big cod fishing season and stocks of oil in this country are at their low point following heavy winter sales when vitamin products are in the greatest demand.” GRANGE VILLE, Idaho — Clifford Albert Zipse, 16, de scribed by his attorney as a mentally subnormal farm boy subject to terrible rages, was condemned today to die on the gallows for fatally shooting Wesley Curtis, 15, his Rocky Point schoolmate. Testimony brought out that Zipse con fessed he waited on a hillside March 1 and shot Curtis sev eral times “because he was making trouble for me with the teacher.” J0NESV1LLE MAN KILLEDJ5Y CAR Charles A. King Fatally Hurt Saturday Night; Two Others Injured Charles Aycock King, 41, of Jonesville. was fatally injured late Saturday by a hit and run car near the approach of the Yadkin river bridge on the Yad kin side. The accident occurred about 10 o’clock Saturday even ing when King and his son. Leander King, and a nephew, John King, were en route to their home from Elkin. All three were hit by the car but the boys were not seriously injured and were dismissed from the Elkin hospital Sunday. The older man died on Sunday evening. He received a skull fracture and internal in juries and never regained con sciousness after the accident. King, who was a well known man, had been an employee of Chatham Manufacturing com pany for many years. He is sur vived by his wife, five children, Raymond, Jettie, Leander, Coy and Vemell King; four brothers, Fred and John King, of Elkin; Virgil and Mark King, of Rock ford; and three sisters, Mrs. John Roberson, Kyle, W. Va.; Mrs. Loyd Porter, of Jonesville, and Mrs. Fred Rycroft, of North Wilkesboro. Funeral services were held at the home in Jonesville Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. J. L. Powers. Interment was in the Jonesville cemetery. Tom Sidden, alleged driver of the death car, and Leff Simmons, owner of the car, both of State Road, surrendered themselves to Elkin officers late Sunday and were committed to Yadkin jail. They were released from jail on Monday, Sidden under a $5,000 bond and Simmons a bond of $500. Kermit Wood and Percy Stonestreet, also of State Road, and occupants of the car at the time of the accident, were not held. West Yadkin High To Present Play The senior class of West Yad kin high school will present “A Southern Rosary,” as class day play, Monday night, May 13, at 8:0G o’clock, in the high school auditorium. Admission 10c and 15c. Students who will present the play are: Paul Windsor, Doris Reavis, Matthew Long, Walter Isenhour, Jr., Velma West, Ver meil Sprinkle, Nell Williams, Ha zel Windsor, DeEtte Proctor, Eva Ireland and Sudie Brown. Direct ed by Mrs. Carl Hoots. To Speak Saturday John R. Hoffman, above, Republican candidate for gu bernatorial nomination in North Carolina, who will speak in the court house here next Saturday afternoon at 1:30. CYCLE MAN KILLS HIMSELF Ralph E. Hayes Forms Noose from Belt and Hangs From Door RITES HELD TUESDAY Ralph Eugene Hayes, 23, a na tive of the Cycle community, and son of John and Sallie Cooper Hayes, committed suicide late Sunday afternoon by hanging himself with his belt at his room ing house in Mount Airy. Young Hayes had been in Elkin, and Jonesville for the week-end and returned to Mount Airy where he was employed in a furniture fac tory, only a few hours before tak ing his life. No cause is known for the act. His lifeless body was discovered when members of the family with whom he resided opened the door, over which he had placed the belt after making a noose and placing it around his neck, closing the door to make a gallows. The af fair was investigated by Dr. R. E. Smith, Surry county coroner, and other Mount Airy officers, who pronounced the death suicide. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes, five brothers, Hugh, Thomas, Ray, Homer and Leo Hayes, and six sisters, Misses Eva and Norma Hayes, Mrs. Glenn Hemric, Mrs. Alfonso Seagraves, Mrs. Roy Sea graves and Mrs. Maude Sea era, vps Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 3 o’clock from Elkin Valley Baptist church. In terment was in the Elkin Valley cemetery. The rites were in charge of Rev. J. L. Powers. Funeral Is Held For Young Lady Funeral services were held at four o’clock yesterday afternoon at Swaim’s Baptist church for Miss Madge Ann Carter, 18, who died at Davis Hospital, Statesville, at noon Tuesday from the effects ofr pneumonia. Rev. Clete Sim mons was in charge of the service and burial was in the church cem etary. The deceased was a mem ber of Swaim’s church. She was born in that section, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter, who survive her. Other survivors are four brothers, Earl, Ray, Ben, and Paul Carter, and a sister, Blanche Carter, all of the home. Her grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Cook, of Hamptonville; and grandfather, J. C. Macemore, Cycle. Mrs. J. M. Crater Seriously 111 Mrs. Adelia Crater, 77, widow of the late J. M. Crater of Cycle, has been seriously ill for several days and word from .her bedside last night stated that hope for her re covery had practically been aban doned. Her seven children had been called to her bedside and were with her last night. Mrs. Crater before her marriage to Mr. Crater more than 50 years ago, was Miss Adelia Myers. Mr. Crater died July 6, 1935. Mrs. Crater is a be loved woman and highly respected by her neighbors and friends. She has been a member of Zion Bap tist church over 50 years. Show Gain Here; Many Bonds Sold Postal receipts at the Yadkip ville office continue to climb, ac cording to Postmaster C. N. Dob bins. This office also shows up well in the sale of United States Savings Bonds, it was disclosed in a report sent out by government officials Monday. The receipts for the office for January were $520.42, February $415.30, March $438.80 and April $433.85, making a total of $1,808.37. Compared with last year these figures are ahead in all months and the total for the four months is ahead of 1939 by $153.69. This represents the largest sales ever made at this office for the months covered, and compares favorably with end of the year sales when increased business and holiday sales sends postal receipts to a new high. Bond Sales In the government report re leased Monday the figures show that the Yadkinville office stands at 59th place among the 180 third class post offices in North Caro lina in the sale of Savings Bonds. A total of $3,112.50 were sold at this office. Only other office in Yadkin county shown as having sold any bonds was Boonville, with sales of $1,800.00. Low Income Families May Secure Material For Mattresses Any family in Yadkin county with a yearly income of less than $400 may secure material to make Aattresses for only $1.00, County Agent R. A. McLaughlin announc ed yesterday. Those persons applying at the county agent’s office and filling out a required form, and having it checked by the county agricul tural conservation committee and the county commissioners, will re ceive 50 pounds of cotton and 10 yards of mattress ticking, which is the amount of material neces sary to make one full-sized double cotton mattress, for only the price stated above. Those doing this may report at a specified place to process the material into a mat tress, under the directions issued by the State Extension Service. Only one mattress can be se cured for each family, Mr. Mc Laughlin stated. Salesman: “You make only a small deposit, and then you don’t make another payment for six months.” Lady of the House: “Who told you about us?” RICH HAUL IS / MADE IN TWO THEFTS HERE — Oye Car Taken Along With Cigarettes and Other Tobaccos NO TRACE LAST NIGHT A 1939 Ford sedan and $200.00 worth of cigarettes and tobacco was the reward of robbers in a double breaking here early yester day morning. The robbery occur ed about 2:30 in the morning ac cording to officers. At Hubert Logan Motor Co., Ford dealers the large door to the driveway was broken open and the first car, 1939 sedan, was driven away. Nothing else was disturbed. At the Yadkin Grocery Co., wholesale grocery, the glass in the front door was smashed and about $200 worth of 10 cent cigarettes and chewing tobacco taken. Hubert Logan was not in Yad kinville, but returned about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon from Detroit, Mich., where he and Mrs. Logan had gone following the Kentucky Derby Saturday. N. L. Hudspeth manager of the grocery company, and local officers say the robbery of the two places was connected. No trace of the rob bers had been found except cer tain clues showed they passed through Mocksville and a nearby filling station was robbed. Offiecrs stated that the robbery might be traced to Percy New some, Forsyth bad man, who has a criminal record of 19 years, and who escaped from state prison Monday. Farmers and Business Men Enjoy Banquet Seventy-six oltizens met in the town academy Tuesday evening for the Farmer’s and Business Men’s banquet as an event to pro mote better relatiions between the two. R. Flake Shaw, State Commit teeman for the A. A. A., spoke to the group, and he was followed by Graham Morrison, County A gent from Lincoln County, and President of the North Carolina County Agents Association, who spoke briefly. R. A. McLaughlin, who acted as master of ceremonies, and Joe R. Williams, of the county agent’s office, introduced speakers. In vocation was by Rev. R. L. West. The banquet was served by the Yadkinville Home Demonstration Club under the direction of Miss Irene Brown and Mrs. C. N. Dob bins. Yadkin Man Sees Daughter First Time In 55 Years; Plans Reunion A Yadkin county father, Emery S. Reece of Boonville, saw his daughter, Mrs. Novella Johnson of Lumber ton, recently, after a sepa ration of 55 years, during which time Mrs. Johnson had grown from a cradle baby to a wife and mother. That is the story that comes to the Ripple of the long separated couple. The long lost father whom Mrs. Johnson thought was dead and the daughter Mr. Reece had not seen since she was a month old have been living in North Carolina all that time. Learning by chance of the existence of her father, Mrs. Johnson invited him to visit her and he did so on March 31. Now they plan another meeting, when Mr. Reece and two of his children will pay Mrs. Johnson a long visit. His first wife died 20 years ago and his last wife died nine years ago. The story of the long separation of father and daughter is told by a Lumberton paper and follows: Almost 55 years ago Mr. Reece left his wife and month old baby, now Mrs. Johnson, and went on a planned three weeks visit to his old home in Yadkinville and never returned. At that time Mr. Reece and his family were living near Orrum, but after he had been gdne for some time, the mother and the only daughter moved to Route 5. While in Yadkinville Mr. Reece got a good job and did not return home. The two parties lost trace of each other and each thought the other to be dead. Thus No vella grew up thinking that she would never see her father. But a few months ago Mrs. Johnson met a preacher, Kirt, at the Orrum church, and he told her that he knew a Reece boy from Yadkinville when he was in college, and that he might possibly be some kin to the long-lost fath er, if he was by any chance still alive. Preacher Kirt suggested that Mrs. Johnson write the clerk of the superior court in Yadkinville and ask if that office knew the whereabouts of Emory Sidney Reece. Mrs. Johnson followed the sug gestion and after some corres pondence back and forth she found out that there was an “Em ory Sidney Reece” in Boonville and that he might be the person she was seeking. After some more correspondence and tracking records. Mrs. John son wrote to this “Mr. Reece” who might be her father. And “sure enough” he was, Mrs. Johnson invited him down for a visit and he accepted the invitation. And on Sunday, March 31, the happy meeting took place. Mr. Reece, who will be 77 on May 30, thought his first wife was dead and married again and has 12 children, seven girls and five boys by his second wife. • Mrs. Johnson’s half brothers and half sisters, whom she didn’t even know exsisted, are now scat tered from one corner of the na tion to the other. One is La Cali fornia, another in Indiana, «.nd still another in Iowa, and some of the remaining are in North Caro lina. *Mrs. Johnson, the wife of Troy Johnson, has two children and two grandchildren. ! MOTHER ! | Don't Forget Her j j Next Sunday, May 12, is Mother’s Day. Let us make f her happy in some way. Give to her all the honor and ) glory that is possible, be she young or old, for she is the I j light of the world, the soul and the home. May she be I happy in this world and reap the reward that is hers in I | the world to come. j j “Mother, ’tis the dearest name I have ever learned to speak; It has kept me oft from shame | When I might have else been weak. Patient, generous and benign. | Ever loving, saintly, true | Mother may no act of mine I Ever bring a pain to you.” If your mother is living, cheer her; if she is dead her. honor Guernsey Calf Sale A Success: Follows Banquet The sale of 22 purebred Guern sey heifers last Friday at auction at the Grassy Grove Dairy Farm of M. F. Shore near Cycle, was regarded as a success by those at tending the sale, altho the price was said to be slightly under nor mal. The calf bringing the highest price was Archdale Beauty, which belonged t o Margrace Farm, King’s Mountain, N. C„ $145.00. One other, Klondike K a 1 e b, brought $142.50, while two heifers sold at $70.00 each. Among the local people who sold heifers at the sale were R. L. Todd and T. R. Eaton, Yadkinville. Mr. Eaton did not let -his go. M. F. and B. C. Shore also sold heifers. Attending the sale which was sponsored by the Yadkin county Agents offire, were R. A. Mc Laughlan, county agent; H. C. Bates, Atlanta, reprsenting Amer ican Guernsey Cattle Club; F. R. Famham, State College; John A. Arey, State college; Miss Irene Brown, Yadkin home agent; and a number of county agents and dairy owners of several western N. C. counties, as well as many in terested spectators. The Banquet The banquet given at the Wo man’s Club rooms here Thursday night proceeding the club sale, was also a success and drew many prominent persons from a distance as well as local high-lights. Talks were made by many of the prominent visitors, who praised Mr. Miles F. Shore for his efforts in promoting the calf sale and also for his work in bringing to this section the interest in specal breedng of purebred cattle. About 150 persons partook of the splendid meal prepared for the visitors. Shore Pays Record Price for Bull M. F. Shore, owner of Grassy Grove Dairy Farm, attended a sale of Guernsey cattle at Quail Roost Farm, near Durham, Mon day at which he purchased a two year-old bull calf, paying $1,200 for it. Two half sisters of the bull sold for more than $1,000 at the same sale. “Rose Maxim,” a grandson of High Point Prime Maxim, which was bought by Quail Roost Farm County Court to Convene Tuesday For Big Docket The Yadkin county criminal court will convene next Tuesday, May 14, for its regular monthly session. A large docket of vary ing crimes will face the court. The list docketed for trial, fur nished us by the prosecuting at torney’s office, is as follows: Roosevelt Allridge. VPL: Joe Barnett. VPL; KQfmit Burton, VPL; Charlie Lee Baity. VPL: Jimmie Pooe, Seduction; Mrs. P. E. Bidwell. VML; Paul Casstev ens. RD; Avery J. Cooper, RD; Hubert Carter, DWL; Joe Milton Caesar, Speeding; Henry Dob bins, Marvin Shore, Affray; T. R. Dinkins, Bastardy; Willis Dixon, AWDW; Nelson Dobbins, Jr.. VPL; Tom Driver, Eugene Criss man, VPL; Rob Frye, Assault; Wm. Eldridge Frier, VML; Fred Finney, Speeding; Carlis Greg ory, VML; Sylvester Grant, VPL; Shore Hutchins, Temporary Lar ceny of Car; Ray Holcomb, VPL; Troy Hutchens, RD: J. H. Hutchins, VML; Will Harding, Col., Non-support; Charles Hemric, Assault; Claude Holder, OCI; Quince Johnson, VPL; Ivy Newton Johnson, VML; Gaither and Burton Key, Affray; Burton Key, PD; Arlis Lowe, OCI, RD; Carl Lackey, VPL, RD, Speeding; Bud Martin, Col., and Minnie Sprinkle, F&A; Bud Mar tin, Col., Bastardy; R. G. Moore, OCI; Joe Petty, AWDW; Thad Swain, VML; Blum Shore, Grady Pardue, Raymond Pinnix and Fred Turner, PD and Affray; Clyde N. Sease, VML; Helen Smith, RD; Gail Spane, RD; Otto Smithey, Speeding; Edward Sturdivant, OCI; John F. Snow, VML; Robert Soot, OCI; Robert Soot, CCW; Nick Thomp son, Col., DMP; James Wooten, Forgery; James Wooten, Ray Carter, Earl Carter, Larceny by trick or device; Gurney Wilkins, Larceny; Wade Dixon, Assault; James Watson, VPL; Cal Hutch ens, PD; Howard Smith, Joe Brown, VPL. Not Weather Beggar (pleadingly)—I’ve seen better days, sir. Dinocan—Sorry, but I have no time to discuss the weather. Drinking drivers are dangerous drivers. If you drink, don’t drive, for safety’s sake. for $7,500. He was one of the greatest sires in America, and died only last year. CHAMBERLAIN IS FACING CRISIS; DUTCH FEARFUL Labor Party Is to Force Vote in Commons SEEKING RECOGNITION Dutch Government Maintain-' ing Precautions Against German Invasion ALL LEAVES CANCELLED London, May 8.—The leadership of the labor party decided today to force a vote in the House of Com mons tonight testing the confi denece of Parliament in the cab inet of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The action of the laborites was equivalent to demanding that Commons vote “no confidence” in the cabinet after a two day debate on the unsuccessful allied expedi ionary campaign in Norway. Laborites reversed their previous position in deciding to force a vote at the end of debate tonight. They had taken a tentative deci sion yesterday not to seek a vote. The new decision sent the con servative party whips into action to rally government supporters. It was generally believed that the Chambelain government, de spite bitter attacks on its conduct of the war, would be able to se cure a majority, but some of the Laborites were hopeful of an up set. A vote of non-confidence would almost certainly force Chamberlain’s resignation. vine conservative party nas 374 out of a total 615 members in the House of Commons, but the cabinet also has Liberal National, National Labor and National sup porters to make a total of 418 supporters.) There was a growing belief that a number of government supporters would abstain from voting, which would damage the prestige of the Chamberlain cab inet, if not result in its overthrow. Amsterdam, May 8.—The Dutch goverment maintained precautions against invasion from any quarter today, despite new assurances from European belligerents that the Netherlands was in no imme diate danger. A check of the provinces showed all was quiet and both Berlin and Paris spokesmen took the position that there seemed to be no threat at present to the low countries. The country was still tense and somewhat nervous, however, as a result of sudden military pre cautions. Leaves of all men of the fight ing forces had been cancelled. Members of anti-aircraft units and searchlight batteries who had been released to work in war produc tion factories were recalled to military duty. Key rivers and canals had been closed to foreign traffic and ships in them immobi lized. Train and boat services had been restricted because of troop move ments. (There had been reports outside Holland that German troops were marching toward the Dutch fron tier. It had been supposed for months that Germany had main tained about 1,000,000 men on the frontier.) Telephone calls to and from for eign countries had been sharply restricted during the night and some calls had even been cut off. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as adminis trator of the estate of Gertrude Matthews, late of Yadkin county, this is to notify all persons hold ing claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons owing said estate please set tle at once. This May 6, 1940. SPENCER R. BAKER, Admr. 6-13 Gertrude Matthews Estate. 4 persons have been killed In Yadkin county this year in auto accidents. This is almost as many aa were killed in 12 months last year. DRIVE CAREFULLY— SAVE A LIFE
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