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YOL. XL VIII
YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940
No. 46
LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
From
the
State
and
Nation
NATIONAL
ATLANTA, Nov. 12—Fourth
corps army headquarters here
announced today that 3,283
men in the eight states in the
area would be called by De
cember 13 for a year of mili
tary training under the selec
tive service law. Of these, 967
will be negroes. The number
of men to be conscripted from
each state, with whites listed
first and negroes second, fol
lows: Alabama, 313 and 134;
Florida, 242 and 99; Georgia,
286 and 126; Louisiana, 336
and 156; Mississippi, 288 and
183; North Carolina, 396 and
123; South Carolina, 126 and
69; Tennessee, 395 and 77.
CARTERSVILLE, Ga., Nov.
12—Missing for nearly four
days, two-year-old Murray
Upshaw, Jr., was found dead
today in the rugged mountain
woodlands a mile and a half
from his north Georgia home.
Lying face downward under a
pine tree, the sandy-haired
child’s body was found by one
of hundreds of searchers who
had combed the countryside
steadily since the boy disap
peared with his dog, “Nickie,”
last Friday at noon. A cor
oner’s jury late today returned
a verdict that the child died
“from exhaustion and exposure
70 hours, more or less, before
he was found.” The jurors
added they found “no evidence
of foul play.”
THREE plants manuiactur
ing- explosives—one working on
defense contracts—were struck
by death-dealing blasts within
59 minutes Tuesday, leaving a
toll of 14 dead and at least 25
, Injured. AH three plants were
in the important northeastern
industrial area, although in
widely-separated sections of
western and eastern Pensyl
vania and the New York har
bor shoreside of New Jersey.
The federal bureau of investi
gation quickly swung into ac
tion, announcing that opera
tives already were investigat
ing the blast which took three
men’s lives at the Trojan Pow
der company plant near Allen
town, Pa. The concern has
army and navy contracts to
taling at least $202,150.
INTERNATIONAL
LONDON, Not. 12 — The
armed British merchant cruis
er Jervis Bay, hopelessly out
gunned and out-armored, was
declared tonight to have saved
threfe-fourths of a British con
voy of 38* ships by holding off
a powerful 10,000-ton German
pocket battleship in a two
hour mid-Atlantic battle which
permitted the other vessels to
flee under smoke screen.
BERLIN, Nov. 12 — In a
“strictly business” atmosphere
Adolf Hitler and Soviet Pre
mier Vyacheslaff Molotoff sat
down today to talks which
may prove portentous for the
entire world. Out of them,
some informed nazis believed,
the soviet union may emerge
as a partner of Germany, Italy
and Japan in their shaping of
a “new world order.” But au
thorized sources made it clear
. that nothing official could be
expected on the trend of the
conversations for the time be
ing.
LONDON, Nov. 12 — Prime
Minister Winston Churchill
saluted his predecessor, the
dead Neville Chamberlain, to
day and told the world that
Britain surely would win the
war despite the “long and haz
ardous years that are ahead.”
Chamberlain himself, Churchill
said in a moving address to
commons, had died Saturday,
“with the comfort of knowing
that his country had at last
turned the corner,” his one
grief being “that he could not
be a spectator of our victory.”
The prime minister, recalling
that he himself once was a
critic of Chamberlain, remark
ed: “The fierce and bitter con
troversies which hung around
him in recent times were hush
ed by news of bis illness and
are silenced by his death.”
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Defied Italy
Premier John Metaxas, “Iron
Man” of Greece, who rejected
Italy’s ultimatum that the
country surrender uncondition
ally. Metaxas answered the
demand by issuing a proclama
tion for all Greeks to “fight to
the death.”
Fred King, 62,
Killed By Auto;
Funeral
Fred A. King, 62, died Tuesday
night in a Winston-Salem hospi
tal, where he was carried about
9 o’clock Monday night after .he
had been run over by an auto
mobile on 9th street, in Winston
Salem. The automobile was driv
en by Nathaniel Earl, negro, who
did not stop after striking Mr.
King, but went on to where he
Worked. He was arrested and is
being held without bond in jail.
Mr. King lived about five miles
southwest of Yadkinville on the
road from Yadkinville to Lone
Hickory. He had carried a load
of tobacco to Winston-Salem and
started across the street in front
of Banner warehouse when he
was struck. He was rushed to the
hospital where it was found he
had a fractured skull and other
injuries, regarded as serious. He
lived about 24 hours. #
Mr. King was a native of the
county and had spent his life in
the county. He was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Ison King. He
was married to Miss Fannie Poin
dexter, who survives him, togeth
er with three children, Mrs. Glenn
Church, Winston-Salem; Mrs.
Cleo Harris, Yadkinville; and
Charlie King. Charlotte; two
brothers. Miles King, Yadkinville;
and William King, of Coulmbus,
Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Sarah
Wooten and Mrs. Lue Butcher, of
Winston-Salem; Mrs. Ellen Doss,
High Point; Mrs. Con Harris,
Yadkinville.
Funeral services will be held
this (Thursday) afternoon at 2
o’clock, at New Hope Baptist
church, Iredell county, with Rev.
Dallas Renegar and Rev. Mr. Day
in charge. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Syphilis in Yadkin
Is Reported Light
About 2,400 persons between
the ages of 21 and 36 registered
in Yadkin county for the recent
draft.
Of this number 554 have re
ported to the health clinics for
blood tests, to determine the
number who might have a trace
of syphilis. Of this number only
eight showed signs of syphilis.
This is only 1.4 per cent, of those
examined. Five of those affected
were white and three colored.
There were only 33 colored ex
amined which runs their per
centage up to 6.3.
The Census Bureau reports
show Yadkin county’s population
over 15 years of age to be 12,854
white and 670 colored. Assuming
the prevalence of syphilis is the
same among the white and col
ored population groups over 15
years as it was found to be among
the draftees, Yadkin county has
123 cases among the white pop
ulation and 42 cases among the
colored.
REVIVAL TO START AT
fall Creek nov. 17
A revival meeting will begin at
Fall Creek Baptist church on
Sunday, November 17, and con
tinue for a week. Rev. R. E.
Adams, of Mayodan, will assist
the pastor, Rev. E. O. Jordon, in
the services. Two services will be
held daily, in the morning at
10:45 and in the evening at 7:00
o’clock.
A cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend.
STORMS INVADE
ENTIRE NATION
Cold Wave and High Winds
Take Huge Toll in Lives
and Property
COLD NOT FELT HERE
Cold nipped the entire nation
Wednesday as the storms which
caused at least 100 deaths and
untold property damage appeared
to abate.
At least 16 sailors were killed
on the Great Lakes when gales
churned the waters into choppy
waves that sent five boats to the
bottom and grounded six others.
At least four more boats were
missing. A score of hunters died
in the Middle West, many of ex
posure when the biting cold
swept suddenly across the plains.
An unknown number of fisher
men were missing. Others died
in accidents on highways, in the
cities and in the air.
Only Southern California es
caped the cold which sent the
mercury down to subzero marks
in northern areas and to 50 de
grees in the. deep South. Bel
grade, Mont.', reported 15 degrees
below zero.
Up until late Wednesday after
noon Yadkinville and this section
of the state had escaped the cold
weather, although a promise of
cold weather was forecast for
Thursday under clearing skies.
Draft Quota Given
For Yadkin
One hundred and nine men will
be called to the colors for a year’s
military training from Yadkin
county between now and June
30, 1941, it was announced by
Governor Clyde R. Hoey last
week.
Troy Martin, clerk pf the local
draft board, said that the first
quota for the county had not
been announced, but it was
thought that it would not run
over perhaps a half-dozen men.
North Carolina’s quota for the
draft has been placed at 15,613
men.
The task of mailing the nine
page questionaires to prospective
draftees, for the purpose of class
ification and finding out the
county’s eligible manpower, was
begun Tuesday when fifty were
sent to those whose names were
near the top of the army’s order
list.
Meanwhile, five persons have
been appointed by the Governor
to serve as an advisory council to
the draft board. The duties of
these are to assist the draft reg
istrants in their locality in fill
ing out the questionaires.
Members are F. D. B. Harding,
Yadkinville, who is chairman; M.
C. Dobbins, cycle; T. A. Chip
man, Boonville; Lila Swaim
Woodruff, Jonesville; and Henry
Davis, East Bend. They may be
contacted at the above addresses.
Mr. Martin, in the following
paragraphs, issues information
which may prove interesting to
registrants:
Claims for Deferment: “The
registrant shall be entitled to
present all written evidence
which he believes to be necessary
to assist the local board in de
termining his proper classifica
tion. Such evidence should be
included in or attached to the
questionaire, and may include
any documents, affidavits, or d
positions. The affidavits and de
positions shall be as concise and
brief as possible.”
“Any person other than the
registrant who has cause to
claim that the registrant should
be deferred may obtain Form 42
from the local board, make out
the claim, and file it directly
with the board. Such claims
must be filed within the time al
lowed for the registrant to return
his questionaire. The person so
claiming that the registrant
should be deferred shall be en
titled to present evidence in sup
port of his claim. Such evidence
should be included in or attached
to Form 42.”
Classification not permanent:
“No classification is permanent.
The deferment of any registrant
is subject to termination when
ever the basis for such deferment
ceases to exist. Every registrant
shall notify his local board of any
change which would require his
reclassification. (In case of the
death of a dependent, etc.) The
local board shall reclassify a reg
istrant whenever It receives new
information warranting such ac
tion.”
There will be no “blanket” de
ferment of married men, it was
said, but each case will be con
sidered on its own merits by the
local board.
To Open New Store Saturday
JAKE F. BROWN
T. L. HAYES
T. L. Hayes, argil known Boonville Merchant, and Jake F. Brown,
of Yadkinville, will formally open Yadkinville’s newest store next
door to the post office next Saturday. They will feature furniture,
men’s and boys’ clothing, ladies’ wearing apparel and a variety of
other merchandise. On the opening day, at 8 p.m. they will give
away three grand presents by drawing, and during the day will give
away hundreds of pieces of glassware to ladies visiting the store.
Mr. Brown will be in charge of the business, assisted by Mrs. Mag
gie Bell in charge of the ladies’ department and bookkeeping, and
Mr. Bryant Kiger, in charge of delivery.—(Ripple Photos.)
Red Cross Drive
On in Yadkin ;
Figures Given
The annual Red Cross Roll call
for Yadkin county began Monday
morning, along with the balance
of the nation, and leaders cite the
needs which confront the Red
Cross wrokers of today as the
most commanding in many years.
The work in Yadkin county is
in charge of roll call chairman
W. E. Rutledge, who is being ably
assisted by local chairman and
workers in various sections of the
county. Any courtsey, help or
contribution given them will be
appreciated by the county chair
man and all Red Cross workers.
One half of the money received
by them will be spent in Yadkin
county and the other half sent
to national headquarters for aid
to the suffering in many sections
of the world.
According to Mr. Rutledge, who
is also treasurer of the Yadkin
county chapter, he had $130.07 in
cash at the end of the roll call
last year. Of this amount $23.03
went for money which he had ad
vanced in emergency cases before
the roll call begun. The remain
der was spent in the following
manner: For medicine, first aid
supplies for the various schools
of the county where no funds
were available for this purpose,
$69.21; food and medicine for
needy, $12.70; three fire victoms,
$1.00 each, total $3.00; aid to flood
victoms in August, $10.50; (this is
aside from $21.00 secured from
national headquarters) for yeast
furnished county nurses for pel*
(Continued on Page Four)
NAZIS RESUME
TALK WITH REDS
Russian Commissar Molotov
in Berlin for Historic
Meeting
Berlin, Nov. 13.—Adolf Hitler
and Soviet Premier-Foreign Com
missar Viacheslav M. Molotov re
sumed their discussions today of
Russia’s place in the Nazi’s new
world order after the Fuehrer had
entertained his guest at luncheon
at the Reichs chancellory.
For the luncheon in honor of
Molotov, Hitler assembled 25 high
German and Russian officials, in
cluding German Foreign Minister
Joachim von Ribbentrop, M. De
kanosov, Soviet vice-commissar
for foreign affairs, Marshall Wil
helm Keitel, chief of the German
high command, and Baron von
Schulenberg, German ambassador
to Moscow.
Ribbentrop and Dekanosov sat
with Molotov and Hitler during
the conversations which followed
the luncheon.
Russian sources said that Molo
tov and Ribbentrop conferred be
fore the luncheon.
Nazi officials and newspapers
remained secretive about the pur
pose of Molotov’s visit and the
results of his long talks with Rib
bentrop and Hitler yesterday. Un
official quarters said that as soon
as Molotov left, Hitler probably
would make new diplomatic con
tacts with France and Spain, and
then with the southeastern Euro
pean countries, especially Hun
gary, Rumania, Slovakia and prob
ably, later, Bulgaria.
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Appreciation
As I look across our pasture
It does seem a picture fair,
And it looks so very peaceful
In the checkered shadows there.
Brightest green, the tender grasses,
Darker foliage of the trees,
Darkest green the shaded spaces
Cooled by softly stirring breeze.
And to brighten up the green tones
Lovely cattle, fawn and white,
Some are grazing, some are resting,
Yes, it is a pleasing sight.
If we’ll only look around us
There is beauty everywhere;
And to me the living pictures
Are worth more than paintings rare.
Nature is the changing canvas,
And our God the artist is;
Those admired in great art galleries
Are but copies made from His.
Masterpieces you may not own
Done by artists of renown,
Yet some scenes of striking beauty
Prom your window can be found.
Mountains, meadows, skies at sunset,
Autumn leaves of gayest hue,
Springtime with its dainty blossoms.
Thank your Artist for each view.
—Mrs. Miles Shore
Important Albanian
Ports Are Smashed
By British Bombers
Mr. Norman
Expresses Thanks
Mr. Hovey Norman, newly
elected representative of Yad
kin county, and who led his
party’s ticket, issued the fol
lowing statement here yester
day:
“I wish to thank the many
voters and party workers in
Yadkin county who went to
the polls Nov. 5th and voted
and worked for me. As long as
I am your representative I will
do my best for the people of
the county and the state as a
whole. I hope I can be of ser
vice to you all.”
Official Count
Makes No Changes
In Yadkin County
The official count of the ballots
in Yadkin county by the Board of
Elections Thursday leaves the vote
practically as given in the unof
ficial returns in The Ripple last
week.
President Roosevelt led the
Democratic ticket in the county
with a vote of 3,660, to Willkie
4,077, leaving Willkie a majority
of 417. Robert H. McNeill, Re
publican candidate for governor
had a majority over J. M. Brough
ton of 988.
For state senator from the 24th
district of Yadkin, Wilkes and
Davie, Miles F. Shore, Republican,
had a majority in Yadkin county
of 1,188. Shore carried Wilkes
county by 1,081, but lost Davie
county by 149 votes. This leaves
him a majority in the district of
2,120. His largest majority was
in Yadkin.
Hovey Norman’s vote in Yad
kin, which lead the Republican
ticket, was 4,360 to Woodhouse
3,137, giving Norman a majority
of 1,223. Mr. Woodhouse received
48 more votes in this election than
he did in 1938.
The official count in the county
commissioner’s race left practical
ly the same vote as given in The
Ripple last week.
For Congress
In the congressional race F. D.
B. Harding, Republican nominee,
of Yadkinville, received 4,211 votes
to 3,353 for W. O. Burgin, incum
bent Democrat, giving Harding a
majority of 858 in Yadkin county.
Mr. Harding carried Wilkes by
1,040. The vote in the district of
12 counties was not available yes
terday.
Approximately 7,600 persons
voted in Yadkin county. The vote
for the two candidates for Gov
ernor total that number exactly.
According to these figures 280
people voted in Yadkin county
wno cua not vote ior wooseveit or
Willkie either one, as their total
vote is 280 less than the two can
didates for governor.
Contributions Asked
For Orphanage
As usual Yadkin county will
take a part in providing Mills
Home, the Baptist orphanage at
Thomasville, with all the cheer
possible for Thanksgiving. The
committee in Yadkin, headed by
Prof. W- N. Ireland, has already
started work on their contribu
tion.
As customary in the past, each
Baptist church in the county will
be asked to contribute a coop of
chickens and as many other
staple grocery and canned items
as possible, thus giving every
family a chance to contribute to
the happiness of the orphaned
children. Sunday school officers
of each church will assist in the
collection of their churches and
each church will have its own
collection plans. Each church
will collect and deliver its own
gifts to the orphanage instead of
one truck acting for all as in the
past.
Mr. Ireland states that he is
anxious for this year’s contribu
tion to be the most generous ever
made by the Yadkin Baptist As
sociation. All produce should be
delivered to the orphanage at
least two days before Thanksgiv
ing Day, November 28.
ITALIAN ARMS,
BASES RUINED
IN AIR ATTACK
Munitions Dumps Believed
Blown Up
GREEKS ON OFFENSIVE
All Three Main Italian Drives
Reported Stopped by
Defenders
HEAVY BLOW TO AXIS
Athens, Greece, Nov. 13—Bri
tish airplanes based in Greece
have virtually destroyed the three
main ports of Albania, including
Durazzo, most modern port on
the Adriatic, and have dealt
smashing blows at Italian bases
and munitions dumps behind the
Greek-Italian fighting lines, it
was reported officially today.
A communique issued by “the
Royal Air Force in Greece,” said
Durazzo .recently modernized by
Italy at a cost of several hundred
thousand dollars and the main
disembarkation point for Italian
troops in the Greek campaign,
had been “completely gutted” in
a raid Monday; that “three fires
started on the jetty, later merg
ing into one, and our pilots
could still see it when 100 miles
away on their homeward flight.”
At Valona, the second largest
Albanian port, “all bombs were
seen to fall in the target area
and what probably was an am
munition dump was seen to blow
up,” the communique said.
(Reports from Bitolj, Jugoslav
border town 100 miles from Va
lona, said explosions, presumably
the blowing up of the Valona
munitions dumps, had shaken
windows in many towns in that
region and that frightened per
sons had fled to the mountains.)
The communique added that
“yesterday the dock area of Va
lona was attacked again with
salvoes of bombs falling on jet
ties, also in the center of a large
building. Heavy anti-aircraft fire
was not effective and our planes
returned safely from all opera
tions.’’
The third port bombed was
Santa Quaranta, which according
to Greek dispatches, has been
pounded by the R.A.F. day after
day.
Meanwhile, Greek troops were
reported to be on the offensive
along the whole frontier. All
three of the main Italian drives
had been stopped: In the north
ern Koritza sector near the Jugo
slav border; in the Pindus Moun
tains comprising the central
front, and in the Kalamas River
Valley of the south.
Bankston Shermer
Claimed by Death
Late Yesterday
Bankston Shermer, 16, died at
a Winston-Salem hospital at five
o’clock yesterday afternoon after
an illness of one week, during
which he underwent an emergency
operation for a ruptured appen
dix. Peritonitis had set in when
the operation was performed and
his condition was regarded as cri
tical from that time on.
The young man, who was a
student at Yadkinville high school
and a school bus driver, was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shermer
of Yadkinville, route 2, Forbush
Baptist church section, and a
highly respected young man. His
mother, before marriage, was Miss
Laura Conrad of Enon.
Survivors include the parents,
three brothers, Billie, John Hugh,
and Alton Shermer; four sisters,
Mrs. Pauline Shermer Bost of
Winston-Salem; Misses Lucile,
Lillian and Margaret Shermer, all
of the home.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete late last night.
Total stocks of unmanufactured
tobacco in the United Kingdom
at the beginning of the present
marketing year, about 435 mil
lion pounds, were near require
ments for two years.