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OL. XLVIII
YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1940
No. 45
Republican Leader
Admits Defeat And
Congratulates FDR
LATE RETURNS
SHOW FDR FAR
IN ADVANCE
» Is Leading in 39 of the 48
States
ALL RETURNS NOT IN
Middle West Proves Willkie
Stronghold; Solid South
Still Solid
WEST IS FOR PRESIDENT
New York, Nov. 6.—President
Roosevelt’s third-term victory over
Wendell L. Willkie was building up
today toward another electoral
college landslide.
Wendell L. Willkie telegraphed
President Roosevelt congratula
tions on his reelection.
The new deal is in for another
four years at the White House and
at least two more on Capitol Hill,
but Willkie appears to have piled
up the largest vote ever cast for a
losing candidate.
Those results of the 1940 elec
tion were Indicated hour by hour
last night. In more complete re
turns today the President’s re
election became a mathematical
certainty at 9:40 a.m., e.s.t., when
the national press tabulation
showed 20 states with at least
266 electoral votes had given him
safe pluralities. Some precincts
were missing. But the battle was
over.
The new deal had broken
through Republican defenses in
in Hew England and in the great
industrial states of the Middle
East. The Solid South held solid
and the Far West went to Roose
velt, although Oregon was fight
ing ground. The Middle West
proved a Willkie stronghold.
The President told his Hyde
Park, N. Y., neighbors that they
would find him “the same Frank
lin Roosevelt that you have known
for a great many years.” His first
public appearance as President
elect was scheduled at noon—with
the laying of a cornerstone for the
Hyde Park, N. Y., post office. This
occasion may enable him to give
a first hint of the policies of his
third administration.
M. H. Branon
Dies Tuesday;
Funeral Today
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Funeral services for Mahlon
Henry Branon, 66, will be held at
Harmony Grove Friends church,
this (Thursday) afternoon at 3:00
o’clock. The body will lie in state
in the church from 2:00 o’clock
until the funeral hour. Rev. E,
G. Key and Rev. Mrs. E. G. Key
and Rev. Mrs. Milner A. Cox will
have charge of the funeral.
Burial will follow in the family
plot in the church graveyard.
Mr. Branon died at a Win
ston-Salem hospital Tuesday
morning following a paralytic
stroke suffered only a few days
ago. He was a native of Yadkir
county and had spent his life in
this section. He was a membei
of Branon Friends church. He
was married to Miss Ida Reavis
who survives him, together witk
two sons, Sam Branon, of Yad
kinville, and Hugh Branon, ol
Elkin; two daughters, Mrs. Mar
tin Mackie, Yadkinville; Mrs
Howard Jerman, Charlotte; his
mother, Mrs. Martha E. Branon
also survives, together with five
brothers, Davis and Tom Branon
of Atlanta; Otis and Rovy Bran
on, of Charlotte; Alfred Branon
of Kane, Penn.; two sisters, Mrs
J. K. Wooters, Kinston; and Mrs
Charlie Helton, Yadkinville.
An average mink coat contain
from 60 to 80 skins.
For the House
Hovey Norman, above, farm
er and business man of East
Bend, who took Frank Wood
house for a buggy ride in Tues
day’s election when he won
over the present Democratic
representative by a vote of 4,
345 for Norman to 3,109 for
Wood house—Norman’s majori
ty being 1,236—and leaving:
Wood house to tall the ticket of
county candidates. —' Ripple
Photo.
Last Rites
Are Held For
J. H. Pardue
Funeral rites for James Hous
ton Pardue. 57, were held Tues
day afternoon at Mitchells Chap
el church, with Rev. J. H. Oreen,
Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. R. L.
Speer In charge. Burial followed
In the church cemetery. The
body lay in state In the church
one hour before the funeral.
Mr. Pardue passed away at a
Statesville hospital early Monday
morning after undergoing an op
eration. He had been in 111
health for some time and serious
for the past few weeks. Mr. Par
due was a farmer and well known
citizen of the North Oak Ridge
section. He had been a member
of Mitchells Chapel church for
many years and took much inter
est in church work.
Survivors include the widow,
who was Miss Geneva Wagoner
before marriage; one son, Irvin
Pardue, of Boonville; three
daughters, Miss Bertie Pardue and
Mrs. Ethel Wilmoth, of Boonville;
and Mrs. Jenette Haynes, of
Winston-Salem; three brothers,
D. L. Pardue, of Mocksville; H. L.
Pardue, of Pelham; J. L. Pardue,
of Morganton.
Expresses
Appreciation
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF
YADKIN COUNTY:
I desire to take this oppor
tunity to express my profound
thanks and appreciation, on
behalf of all Republican can
didates and myself, for the
wonderful work and co-opera
tlon of all rood Republicans In
Yadkin County durlnr the
past campaign and on election
day. Let me assure you that
the Republican Party will al
ways keep faith In the people
of Yadkin County and they
can always feel that they have
a voice In their Party.
WALTER ZACHARY,
Chairman, Republican Execu
tive Committee.
For Roll Call
Leaders Picked
W. E. Rutledge, who has again
been chosen as Red Cross Roll
Call Chairman of Yadkin county
for the coming annual roll call
announced yesterday the names ol
major chairman in the various
districts of the county, who have
consented to assist in the work ol
securing members in the county
The annual drive begins next
Monday, Armistice day, and ends
Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. Mr. Rut
ledge stated yesterday that report*
from various sections of the coun
ty indicated much enthusiasm ir
the coming campaign and it if
hoped it will surpass that of 1939
The chairmen of the various
districts are announced as follows:
Mrs. Harold Weaver, Hampton
ville; Johnson Steelman, Court
ney; Mrs. Ralph Coran and Miss
Grace Hayes, Boonville; Mrs
Margaret Picket, Jonesvllle; Mrs
Jasper Long, Forbush; Mrs. Wal
ter Zachary, Yadkinville; D. D
Martin, Fall Creek; Mrs. T. H
Poindexter, Huntsville.
BIG BATHE
SAB) RAGING
Greek and Italian Armies Re
ported Locked in Death
Struggle
SUCCESS IS REPORTED
Nov. 6.—Greek and Italian
armies were reported locked in a
tremendous battle today as Great
Britain and Germany clashed in
big-scale sea and air operations.
A conflict of great importance
is raging in Greece, the Italian
official radio reported, asserting
that Fascist troops are advancing
on both northern and southern
fronts after bitter fighting in
which many Greek prisoners were
taken.
The Fascist version of the war
conflicted with reports of further
Greek advances, especially along
the road to Koritza, big Italiad
base in Albania. An Italian forti
fied line guarding the Koritza
road was reported smashed by
Greek mountain troops, which
surged forward to seize a new
line of hills on the northern front.
The Greeks had been reporting
successful progress since they 1
smashed the initial Fascist drive
toward Fiorina (which was heav
ily bombed by Italian planes again
today) and Salonika on the north 1
wing. The Greek mountain troops '
sliced into Albania at the extreme
northwestern corner of Greece '
(where Greece, Albania and Jugo- ‘
slavia meet) and had advanced
almost to Koritza after crossing
the Devoli River yesterday after
noon.
Theodore Roosevelt’s ranch
home (a log cabin) in the bad
lands of North Dakota, where he
recovered his health as a young
man by out-door living, is now in <
the State capitol grounds at Bis- 1
marck.
Mr. Shore Thanks
Yadkin Voters
For Their Support
Miles F. Shore, the newly
elected senator In the 24th
Senatorial district, including
Yadkin, Wilkes and Davie, is
sued the following statement
to his friends and neighbors
here yesterday:
“I want to thank the voters
of Yadkin county for the sup
port you have given me in this
election and I especially thank
my neighbors and friends of
my home township of Buck
Shoals, and all neighboring
townships for their loyalty to
me.
“I want to publicly express
my appreciation to OUR chair
man, Mr, Walter Zachary, and
the vice-chairman, Mrs. Wal
ter Zachary, for their splendid
work in this campaign.
“And I again pledge myself
to serve the people of this dis
trict to the best of my ability,
and will at all times be open
to the suggesions of the people
of the district.”
MILES F. SHORE
Cycle, N. C.
Nov. 6, 1940.
Jury Is Drawn
For December Court
A jury was drawn Monday for
he civil term of Yadkin superior
:ourt, which will convene about
he middle of December, with
Judge Don Phillips presiding.
Following is a list of the jury:
Broadus Renegar, Fonzy Brown,
T. Muncus, F. T. Groce, Bob
^ranfill, R. C. Pinnix, Tandy B.
/estal, J. E. Reece, Floyd Denny,
%alph Haynes, Leo Martin, Troy
U. Hobson, W. H. Poindexter,
3. W. Allen, Ruben Allred, G. D.
.Vhitaker, N. L. Hudspeth, O. C.
Vlotsinger, Ernest Adams, I. J.
Uranfill, E. R. Crater, Julius Mil
er, Samuel Hoots and R. C.
3rown.
Five Commissioners
Ease Out Democrats
In Election Battle
The Pilot
Walter Zachary, above, Yad
kinville attorney who success
fully piloted all Republican
candidates into office in the
election Tuesday. Mr. Zachary
is a young man who has the
confidence of all the people of
the county and is a hard work
er. He is the Republican coun
ty chairman and his wife, Mrs.
Mary Jo Zachary, is vice-county
chairman and worked side by
side with her husband during
the campaign.
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Boonville..... 536 463 566 456 491 518 541 493
N. Knobs ...... 459 443 454
S. Knobs 231
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236
446
68
421 575
62 227
N. B. Shoals
S. B. Shoals
463
193
141
63
433
193
168
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189
179 433
76 185
Deep Creek 414 471 412
N. Liberty 449 398 455
471
393
480
430
399
426
526 379
411 466
S. Liberty _ y 294 152 301
Forbush
E. E. Bend
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235
167 298
256 245
162 347
266 265
136 122 152
W. E. Bend 250 172 296
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144 177
126 248
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N. Fall Creek 302 231 310 238 233 303
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S. Fall Creek 276 113 279 118 117 270
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TOTAL .... 4254 3177 4345 3109 3213 4131 962 1068 317 845 688 726 677 731 989
Yadkin County Republican Winners for County Commissioner in Tuesday Election
D. A. S MIT HERMAN
East Bend
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C. O. MATHIS
Jonesvllle
J. W. GARNER
Brooks Cross Roods
BAT T. MOORE
Courtney
Woodhouse Takes Bugg?
Ride in a Tumble
Early Returns Smash Hopes
of Short Lived Victory of
Democrats
NORMAN LEADS TICKET
Yadkin county Republicans
went to the polls Tuesday, over
4,000 strong, to defeat all Demo
cratic candidates in the field, in
cluding three who won office in
the election two years ago.
Old time majorities were piled
up by all county-wide candidates,
and each Republican candidate
for county commissioner in the
Woodhouse-Kelly made to order
political districts won over
their opponents by comfortable
majorities, ranging from 528 ma
jority for J. Will Gamer over
Tuttle Allen in the South Knobs
—Buck Shoals district to 38 for
Ray T. Moore over D. A. Reynolds,
Democrat, in the Deep Creek—
South Liberty district. D. A.
(Yank) Smitherman defeated Rev.
Chas. H. Hutchens in the East
Bend—Pall Creek district by a
majority of 294, while Charlie G.
Mathis won over J. Wade Shore
in the Boonville—North Knobs
district by a majority of 106. Har
rison Dinkins majority over Dr.
H. A. Brandon in the Yadkinville
—Forbush district was 54.
Wade Shore and D. A. Reynolds
were elected two years ago, along
with Prank Wood house for repre
sentative, on the Democratic tic
ket, the first time in 60 years the
county had been under control of
Democrats. Mr. Reynolds lives at
Yadkinville and is chairman of the
present board.
Woodhouse Tails
The majority piled up by Hovey
Norman, Republican nominee for
the house leaves Woodhouse to tail
the tivoting in Tuesday’s election
in Yadkin. Woodhouse took one
of those down hill buggy rides he
made famous during his rampag
ing days in the last legislature
where he tried everything from
abolishing the parole commission
er’s office down.
The picture of each Republican
commissioner elected and that of
the new representative appears on
the front page.
The picture of Miles F. Shore,
newly elected senator from this
district, was loaned to a North
Wilkesboro paper some time ago
who failed to return it.
Shore’s Majority
Miles F. Shore of Cycle, this
county, was elected senator from
the 24th district, Yadkin, Wilkes
and Davie counties, by a majority
of more than 2,000. Complete re
turns were not in last night. His
majority in Yadkin was about
I, 200, and about the same in
Wilkes. In Davie county he lost
by about 150 votes. The entire
Democratic ticket was elected in
Davie county.
The vote for President, Gov
ernor and Congressman was not
in last night, but it is believed
they will rim along near the rep
resentative and senator, with per
haps Roosevelt leading the Demo
cratic ticket.
The Board of Elections meet in
Yadkinville today to tabulate the
vote and the exact vote will be
noted at that time.
Despite rain in the afternoon
Tuesday almost every voter in the
county cast a ballot, there being
about 7,500 ballots cast in the
county.
Card of Thanks
From Mr. Moore
I wish to thank the voters of
Deep Creek and Liberty Town
ships for their loyal support in
Tuesday’s election. May I express
also my appreciation for the ef
forts of my friends who made my
election possible.
I pledge myself to serve the
people of Yadkin county to the
best of my ability.
RAY T. MOORE
Nome, Alaska, is farther west
than the Hawaiian Islands.