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VOL. XLVIII
YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY. N. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940
No. 49
GROUPS OF 100
U-BOATS TO BE
USED BY NAZIS
To Use Long Range Sea
planes for Scouts
IS WATER “BLITZKRIEG”
Hung Hope to Make up for
Their Weakness in Sur
face Vessels
GREEKS PRESS ATTACKS
Berlin, Dec. 4.—Germany is
starting a new form of sea war
fare, In which 100 U-boats will
“run In packs, like wolves,” with
long range scouting seaplanes to
guide them to distant British con
voys and dive bombers to aid them
near the European coast, Infor
mants said today.
It will be a closely co-ordinated
over-and-under-the-water “blitz
krieg,” atoning for Germany’s
weakness in surface ships, Nazis
said, and It will be the backbone
of the campaign against Great
Britain all winter.
The campaign was designed to
offset the use in convoying mer
chant ships Britain is making of
the 50 destroyers obtained from
the United States. It will fit
closely into the scheme of knock
ing out British industrial towns
in concentrated air raids, accord
ing to the Nazis, who explained
that one destroyed convoy meant
the loss of both cargo and cargo
carrying capacity, and was as im
portant as the bombing of a fac
tory in crippling British economy.
Civil Court Will
Convene Monday
For One Day Only
At a meeting of the Yadkinville
attorneys it was decided to dis
pense with the regular term of
Yadkin civil court which was to
convene Monday, Dec. 9, except
that on Monday Judge Allen Gwyn
will be here and open court at the
usual time for the trial of uncon
tested divorce cases, hear motions,
sign consent judgements, etc. He
will be here Monday, one day
only.
All jurors who have been sum
moned to come to this court will
not be required to come, in fact
are asked not to come for jury
service. The reason for this was
not stated by the attorneys.
Funeral at Baltimore
For Suicide Victim
Funeral services were held at
Baltimore Methodist church Sun
day afternoon for Thomas Hau
ser, 22, Who committed suicide by
hanging himself in a stall at a
dairy barn where he worked near
Clemmons last week. The funeral
was delayed several days pending
arrival of his parents from Iowa,
where Hauser was bom and lived
until a few years ago. No motive
has been found for his act. Rev.
A. Burgess and Rev. R. A. Hunt
er conducted the services and
burial was in the church grave
yard.
He was a son of Wallace Hau
ser and Cora Smitherman Hau
ser, who survive, together with
two brothers, George Hauser,
Reynolds Road, Winston-Salem;
and Lee Hauser, Kellogg, Iowa;
three sisters, Mrs. Paul Miller,
Marshalltown, Iowa; Misses
Grace and Joan Hauser, Kellogg,
Iowa.
P.-T. A. to Sponsor
Movies at Meeting
Free color movies, depicting
scenes of Norway, Sweden and
Italy, together with scenes of the
Western United States, will be
shown in the Yadkinville school
auditorium next Monday evening
at 7:30 as a feature for the Par
ent-Teacher Association meeting.
Miss Pauline Davis': daughter of
Mr. Egbert Davis, of Winston
Salem, and now instructor of
Physical Education in Summitt
school, Forsyth county, will
screen the travelogue. The movies
were filmed by Miss Davis while
traveling in America, the- Med
iterranean Sea, and in Northern
Europe.
All school children, as well as
adults, are invited to attend.
The if. S. has ordered 750
bugles for the army.
SOCIETY
W. M. S. to Meet
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of Yadklnvllle Baptist church
will observe Friday afternoon as
Its week of prayer for the Lottie
Moon offering, at the home of
Mrs. Mollle Martin at 2:30 o’clock.
The society will meet again Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at
the home of Mrs. R. L. West.
Mrs. Dull Honors Daughter
Mrs. Shuford Dull, of Enon,
honored her daughter, Evelyn, at
a surprise birthday party Satur
day evening, Nov. 30, on her 12th
birthday. .
Indoor games were played
throughout the evening.
Refreshments of cake, pickles,
mints, and hot chocolate were
served to members of the B. T. U.
Social of Enon Baptist church.
Honored on Birthday
Mrs. Clyde Cornelius entertain
ed at her home near Enon Sat
urday afternoon honoring her
daughter, Marie, on her 13th
anniversary.
Many games and contests were
ep Joyed throughout the after
noon. with prizes being awarded
to Miss Sarah Doub.
Refreshments of cakes, marsh
mallows, and pickles were served
to nine guests.
Entertain on Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Hasten Shore, of
Yadklnvllle, Route 2, delightfully
entertained a number of young
people at their home Thanksgiv
ing evening.
Many interesting games were
played. Prizes were awarded to
Misses Marguerite Goings and
Clarine Steelman.
Music was rendered by Hasten
Shore. Paul Joyner and Joseph
Pinnix.
Apples and candy were served
to 24 guests.
Casstevens-Shugart Wedding
Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Casstevens
of Cycle, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Ruth Delphine.
to Prank W. Shugart, of Yadkin
ville, which occured at York, S. C.,
Thanksgiving day, with Rev. Paul
Andrew, as officiating minister at
the parsonage of the Methodist
church. •
The bride is a graduate of West
Yadkin high school and a popular
member of the younger set of her
community.
Mr. Shugart is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. Ed Shugart, well known
family of near Yadkinville. He is
a graduate of Yadkinville high
school and since graduation has
been engaged in farming with his
father.
Following a short honeymoon
the couple are at home with the
parents of the bridegroom.
Crater-Popp Wedding Solemnized
Here
A wedding of much interest in
this section, was solemnized at the
Baptist Pastorium here Friday
night Nov. 29, when Miss Carolyn
Popp, of Elkin, became the bride
of Mr. Albert Crater of Yadkin
ville and Elkin. Only a few
friends of the contracting parties
were present.
The bride Is a native of Dante,
Va., and is a graduate nurse. For
some time she has been with the
Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital
at Elkin.
Mr. Crater is a son of Clerk of
court and Mrs. J. L. Crater of
Yadkinville. He attended Oak
Ridge Military Institute and the
University of North Carolina. For
some time he has been connected
with the Chatham Manufacturing
company at Elkin.
They will make their home in
Elkin after a short honeymoon.
Golden Wedding Celebrated by
Mr. and Mrs. Shore
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Shore of
near Deep Creek Friends church,
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Saturday, by inviting
a number of friends and holding
open house during the afternoon.
Approximately 200 people called
during the afternoon.
Meeting guests at the door was
Miss Zelma Shore, who directed
them to the receiving line where
Mrs. J. W. Shore presided. In the
living room Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Shore. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Shore,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fleming,
Mrs. W. T. Myers and Misses Ethel
and Nora Shore received and di
rected the guests to the dining
room where Mrs. Luther .Shore
presided.
Mrs. Shore, before her marriage
was Miss Ida Fleming. They have
ten children, all of whom were
present for the wedding celebra
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Shore are among
the good people of Yadkin county
and the sturdy. Christian people
who make up the best of the land.
They have lived a life that can be
W1SH0N TAKES
YADKIN JAIL;
BROWNMOVES
After Six Years There, Jake
Brown Moves into New
Home; Enters Business
WITH HAYES & BROWN
Jake F. Brown, who has been
Yadkin county jailor for six
years, except the short time he
took a buggy ride (a la WQod
house) resigned yesterday, as he
had planned to do for some time
since entering business here, and
Ed Wlshon took charge of the
jail, entering upon his new duties
last night. Mr. Wlshon was se
lected some time ago and was
made deputy sheriff several
weeks ago.
Mr. Brown and his wife, Dolly,
moved Into the jail six years ago
when Sheriff Inscore took It over
and have given very satisfactory
service since that time. At the
time they took it over the Jail
was condemned as far as the gov
ernment was concerned and they
would not place a prisoner in it.
They soon got it on the govern
ment list by hard work and im
proved conditions. While he was
out, from April to October, it
was again condemned, but has
since been reinstated and Is now
the only jail in this section where
federal prisoners are housed,
several being there now.
Mr. Brown has built a new
brick-veneer home on West Main
street which he and his family,
moved into yesterday. He is part
owner and manager of the new
store of Hayes & Brown here and
is kept busy with the work there, j
where they have been having j
good business.
Funeral Today for
Mrs. Nancy Watson
Mrs. Nancy Wall Watson. 81,
died at the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. J. E. Moxley, near North
Oak Ridge Baptist church, Boon
ville, route l, late Tuesday, after
an illness of several weeks with
complications due to the infirm
ities of old age.
She was a native of Stokes
county where she was born April
26. 1859. She was the widow of
the late Martin Watson. Sur
vivors include one son, Sidney
Watson, of Raleigh, and one
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Moxley; five
brothers, Charlie Wall, of Si
loam; Mike Wall, of Broadway;
Joe Wall, of Mayodan; Jim Wall,
of Boon ville, and John Wall, of
High Point; two sisters Mrs.
Amanda O'Neal, Dobson, and Mrs.
Sarah Whitaker, Cameron, N. C.
Funeral services will be held at
North Oak Ridge Baptist church
at 11 o’clock this morning
('Thursday) and interment will
be in the church cemetery. Rev.
Clete Simmons and Rev. J. T.
Murray will be in charge.
Local Pool Room
Raided by Sheriff
Sheriff Inscore and his deputies
made a raid on a Yadkinville pool
room Friday night, taking into
custody a dozen persons and
charged them all with gambling
with some kind of pool room de
vice. All plead guilty before a
magistrate, and were assessed the
costs.
Will Gregory and Junior Hutch
ens, owners of the place, were
charged with operating a house
wherein gambling was permitted
and were fined $10.00 each and
the costs, in county court Tues
day.
Sheriff Inscore states he has
had numerous reports on the place
and Friday night about 2 o’clock
he tried to enter the place where
some 15 or 16 persons were, but
found the front door locked. After
gaining entrance he found two
boys asleep, some standing around
and others playing.
Judge Williams issued a stren
ious warning against gambling and
the consequences of such.
FOUR MARKETS CLOSE
SEASON AT MT. AIRY
Mt. Airy, Dec. 3.—Pour of Mt.
Airy’s five warehouses closed to
day for the season. The remain
ing warehouse will operate through
December 13, it was announced.
Rising sap is pulled by the
leaves, not pushed up by roots, of
vegetation.
pointed to with pride by their
children and neighbors and we
hope they have many more happy
years coming to them.
New Official
Roy Pendry, above, Is Yadkin
county’s newest official. He
was appointed county account
ant and tax supervisor by the
new board of county commis
sioners Monday and immed
iately entered upon his duties.
His home is in Deep Creek
township, three miles west of
Yadkinville.— (Ripple photo by
Bill Rutledge.)
ROLL CALL IS
GREAT SUCCESS
IN YADKIN CO.
Reports Disclose About $300
Raised This Year in All
Sections
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
The annual membership Roll
Call for the American Red Cross
in Yadkin county was the most
successful of any drive yet in Yad
kin county, it was disclosed here
yesterday when almost complete
reports had come in, and local
officials and Red Cross workers
are highly pleased with the drive.
Although complete figures were
lacking, it was believed the drive
in the county would reach almost
$300 when complete tabulation is
made. The amount raised last
year was $265.00.
Yadkinville led the county dis
tricts with 77 members, while
Boonville was a close second with
53. The list of members in some
districts have been published.
The remainder of the list will
be published in full next week.
Three Young Men
Charged With Theft
Three young white men have
given bond here after being ar
rested and charged with robbery
of two business houses in Boon
ville. They were bound over to
Yadkin county criminal court
and will be given a trial next
week, according to sheriff’s dep
uties who investigated.
They were Orrel (Bub) Bohan
non. and Ernest Brown, of Boon
ville, and Lee Lovelace, of Jones
•ville. They are charged with en
tering the Boonville Drug store
Saturday night, where a quanti
ty of cigarettes, candy and small
change was taken. Sunday night
the filling station of Ben Wood
ruff, in the edge of Boonville,
was robbed of cigarettes, some
change and some money in an
automatic pool table.
This is the second charge
against Brown and Bohannon.
They were in county court here
Tuesday where they plead guilty
to entering Si Bohannon's barber
shop some time ago. They were
bound over to superior court
which convenes in February.
Funeral Is Held
For Ruel Taylor
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at New Home
Methodist church for J. Ruel
Taylor, 78, who died suddenly
Saturday morning near East
Bend. He was born in the East
Bend section and had spent his
life in that community. Burial
was in the church cemetery. Rev.
E. C. Norman and Rev. Bramley
conducted the services.
He was married to Miss Ludy
Matthews, who died in 1930. Sur
vivors include thtfee sons, Oorrel
E. and Wiley Taylor, of East
Bend, and Buford A. Taylor, of
Turtle Creek, Pa.; two daughter?,
Mrs. L. A. Brown, of East Bend;
and Mrs. Sam Ellis, of Turtle
Creek, Pa.
Mr. Taylor was one of the best
known farmers in that section of
Yadkin county.
NEW BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
ASSUMES OFFICE
Spend Day in Session Mon
day, Confirming Appoint
ments; Other Business
TO MEET NEXT MONDAY
The newly elected board of Yad
kin couniy commissioners, all Re
publicans. held their first meet
ing in the court house Monday,
beginning at 9:30 after Clerk of
Court J. L. Crater had administer
ed the oath of office to the five
men. neither of whom had ever
held a public office of any kind
before.
The first order of business was
the election of Ray T. Moore of
Courtney, as chairman of the
board, which was unanimous. Mr.
Moore is well known in the county
and was principal of Courtney
high school several years. Ac
cepting the responsible place of
chairman, Mr. Moore made a short
talk to the members of the board,
party leaders who had gathered
for the ceremony and a number of
citizens present. Mr. Moore’s
statement to the board and the
public was as follows:
“Gentlemen of the board, I ap
preciate this honor which I kpow
carries much responsibility* and
which is new to me, but with the
co-operation of the board and the
public I will do my best to carry
on the business of the county
government just as the county and
the people would have it done.”
Pendry Confirmed
Following this the board got
down to business and confirmed
the appointment of Roy Pendry of
Deep Creek township, as county
accountant and tax supervisor for
a two year term, at a salary of
$1,300, with allowance of $300 for
making out the tax books of the
county. Pendry had been agreed
upon out of about 18 applicants a
few days before, by the board
which had met with a number of
citizens regarding the matter. Mr.
Pendry succeeds Mr. James F.
Amburn, who had served for two
years while the county was govern
ed by J. W. Shore and D. A.
Reynolds, Democrats and L. L.
Smitherman, Republican.
Arthur B. Warden, of near Yad
kinville, was selected as keeper of
the Yadkin county home, succeed
ing Jim Bray. He will take over
the .home, which now has 17 in
mates. at a time to be agreed upon
by him and Mr. Bray.
Zachary is Attorney
The board also appointed Wal
ter Zachary, of the law firm of
Hall and Zachary, as their counsil
for the coming two years. While
Mr. Zachary had not made an ap
plication for the position, he was
unanimously elected.
Many other’ matters of routine
nature were handled during the
day but many were left unfinished
when night came, and the board
adjourned to meet again next
Monday, Dec. 9, to take up urgent
matters of business.
Ladies of Church
To Have Supper
The ladies of Harmony Grove
Friends church will give a chick
en stew and cherry pie supper
Saturday night, Dec. 7, from 5:30
until 8 o’clock, which will be
served at the rooms of the Wo
man’s club in Yadkinville.
These ladies and all members
of the Harmony Grove church
extend a cordial invitation to the
public to take supper with them
at this time, which will be com
plete for 25 cents, the proceeds
of which will go towards" buying
carpets for the church. Tickets
are now on sale and can he pur
chased from Mrs. L. R. Kiger, Al
bert Draughan, Will Mackie Feed
Store or Mackie & Hinshaw.
8
Eifht people have been kill
ed in Yadkin county during
1940 by automobile accidents,
more than have ever been kill
ed In the same period of time
before, with still nearly a
month to go.
CAUTION — We are ap
proaching the holiday season
which is regarded as a danger
ous season for car drivers.
Look at the Ifcrge figure
EIGHT above and think, be
cause these eight lives are
gone forever.
THINK—DRIVE CAREFUL
LY—SAVE A LIFE.
Do Your Part
Friday, December 6, Is Bun
dle Day in Yadkinvllle. If you
would make some underprivi
leged home happy for Christ -
mao without cost to you, fath
er all discarded or worn cloth
inf, together with old toys,
and place them on your front
porch Friday afternoon.
The local troops of Boy and
Girl Scouts will pick them up
and turn them over to Mrs.
Jewel Banks for repair and
distribution. If you live slight
•y "o^d« of the city limits,
and you have articles to be
contributed, call the Ripple of
fice, 17, and those in charge of
the drive will be notified.
Funeral Yesterday
For J. A. Oakley
Of Boonville.
Funeral services were conduct
ed yesterday afternoon at Boon
ville Methodist church for James
Allen Oakley, 91, who died at the
home of his daughter and son
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Hob
son, at Boonville early Monday
morning after a lingering illness.
Rev. J. H. Green, pastor of the
Methodist church, conducted the
services, assisted by Rev. Ray
mond Connell, pastor of the Bap
tist church, and Rev. I. L. Sharpe,
of Rural Hall, a former pastor.
Burial was in Boonville cemetery.
Mr. Oakley was bom near Mt.
Airy, Sept. 13, 1849, and lived in
Surry county until 1912 when he
moved to Boonville. His wife died
several years ago. He was one of
the oldest men of Yadkin county
and was well known. He retired
from business life when his
health failed several years ago,
after a long and active career.
Survivors include seven daugh
ters: Mrs. Hobson, with whom he
lived; Mrs. L. F. Ambum, Boon
ville: Mrs. W. H. Rankin, Ra
leigh; Mrs. A. H. Baker, Ashe
ville: Mrs. C. L. Hall, Halifax,
Va.: Mrs. W. E. Burrus and Mrs. I
C. F. Mickle, Winston-Salem. Two <
daughters preceded him in death.
A large number of grandchildren
and great-grandchildren also sur
vive.
L. F. Brumfield
r* rr n. i
As County Agent
To Stokes
L. P. Brumfield, former Yadkin
county farm agent, has been
named Stokes county agent, ac
cording to announcement of the
Stokes board of county commis
sioners Monday. He succeeds J.
P. Brown, who resigned to be
come associated with Coble Dair
ies of Lexington, as field repre
sentative in charge of production
in 26 counties in North Carolina
and Virginia.
The county board at the same
time named Henry Van Story of
Iredell county, as assistant farm
agent. He graduated from N. C.
State College last spring, where
he majored in animal husbandry.
He has been active in 4-H Club
work in the state and president
of the North Carolina club last
year. He will be active in dairy
work in Stokes county, which has
been promoted by Mr. Brumfield
during the past 18 months with
much success.
Mr. Brumfield was Yadkin
county agent for a number of
years, during which time he in
augurated dairy farms and milk
routes over the county to buy the
dairy products. He was also in
terested in terracing of farms
and his work was highly com
mended in these lines, as well as
general farm work.
Mr. Brumfield was a victim of
the Democratic steam roller that
followed the election of a few
Democrats in Yadkin county in
1938. He has many fast friends
in Yadkin county who will be
glad to know of his promotion in
Stokes county. He still makes
his home in Yadkinville.
EXHAUSTED?
Indications are that existing
supplies of raw cotton in Italy
are likely to be exhausted by De
cember 31, since no large stocks
of foreign cotton have been ship
ped in since the war started.
Unfortunate
“Don’t you know your way
around this town?” asked the
sardonic traffic cop.
“No.” answered Mr. Chuggins.
“If I had known the way around
it, you don't suppose I’d have got
mixed up in it, do you?"
FUNERALS HELD
FOR TWO YOUNG
CRASH VICTIMS
Are Killed in Crash Near
Hamptonville
ANOTHER BADLY HURT
Head-on Collision Occurs
When Cars Approach Top
of Knoll
YADKIN TOTAL IS NOW 8
A young lady and a young man
died Saturday as the result of a
head-on collision of an automo
bile and a truck near Hampton
ville on Friday. Another man
was seriously injured but is
thought to be out of danger now.
Miss Florence Luclle Mason,
18, died early Saturday morning
at a Statesville hospital from in
juries received in the accident.
Allen Wishon, 17, died Saturday
afternoon in the same hospital.
They were riding in the same car,
with Vander Williams, 30, a
brother-in-law of Miss Mason.
Williams, who was driving the
car, was seriously injured. Ed
Gough was the driver of the pick
up truck which hit the Williams
car. He was only slightly hurt.
All are residents of the Hampton
ville section.
The accident occurred in front
of the old Angell home. The
cars hit nearly head-on as both
approached the top of a knoll
and neither could see the other in
time to avoid the crash, which al
most demolished both cars.
Miss Mason received a broken
right leg and broken right arm,
two long cuts on the forehead
and many other smaller injuries.
It required 127 stitches to sew up
her wounds. She lived about 24
hours after the accident. She
was a popular member of the
younger set of that section and
graduated from West Yadkin
high school last spring. She is a
daughter of David Mason and
Mrs. Maude Renegar Mason. Stye
was a member of Hunting Creek
Friends church. Survivors in
clude the parents, one brother, J.
D. Mason, two sisters, Miss Kath
aleen Mason and Mrs. Vander
Williams, all of Hamptonville.
Funeral services for Miss Ma
son were held Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock at New Hope Bap
tist church. Rev. G. W. Edger
ton and Rev. David Day conduct
ed the services. Burial followed
in the church cemetery. A large
crowd of sorrowing friends at
tended the funeral rites Sunday.
Young Wishon, the second vic
tim of the accident to die, was a
son of Ezra Wishon and Mattie
Reavis Wishon. He was bom
September 5, 1923. He was a
member of Flat Rock Baptist
church. Besides the parents, sur
vivors include two brothers, Earl
and Ray Wishon, and two sisters.
Misses Annie V. and Eugenia
Wishon, all of Hamptonville.
Funeral services for Mr. Wish
on were held at Branon Friends
church Monday afternoon, with
Rev. Grady White, Rev. E. G.
Key, R$v. Mrs. E. G. Key,, Rev,
Mrs. Milner A. Cox and Rev. J.
H. Green conducting the services.
Burial followed in the church
cemetery. A large crowd attend
ed the funeral.
The death of these two people
brings the total number killed in
Yadkin county this year to eight,
which is two more than were
killed in 1939 and three more
than in 1938.
NOTICE OF RESALE
Under and by virtue of the
power vested in the undersigned
in a Deed of Trust executed by
Tom Dinkins to F. D. B. Harding,
Trustee for the Bank of Yadkin,
dated the 28th day of November,
1939, and recorded in Bk. 72,
page 240, default having been
made, I will expose for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the
court house door in Yadkinville
on the 14th day of December,
1940, at 1 o’clock P. M., the fol
lowing described real estate:
Lot No. 17 in the division of A.
Dinkins land. Beginning at a
dogwood the N. E. corner of Lot
No. 16 and runs N. 1 deg. W. 8.75
chs. to a hickory; then N. 27 deg.
W. 20.75 chs. to a sourwood, Dalt
Carter’s comer; then W. 6.40 chs.
to a stake in Doub’s line; then S.
2 deg. W. with Doub’s line 24 chs.
to a stone, Doub’s comer; then
S. 2.50 chs. to a poplar, comer
of Lot No. 16; then E. with line
of Lot No. 16 17.37 chs. to the be
ginning, containing 37 acres
more or less.
This the 25th day of November.
1940.
F. D. B. HARDING.
12-12 Trustee.
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