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Yadkin’s Oldest and Best Newspaper: Devoted to the Upbuilding and Best In terests of Yadkin County. (Thr IfadJun iRumlr The Ripple Covers a County of 20,728 of the Best People in the World VOL. XLH YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1941 •No. 8 From the State and Nation I STATE RALEIGH. Feb. 18—The un usually friet drys In the 1941 general assembly now are np against an unprecedented coon ter-attack. Senator Palm er of Cabarrus revealed today —even before the drys have moved to place in the legisla tive hoppers a reputed liquor referendum bill. The Concord senator, who pronounced him self •‘very definitely against a referendum bill,** said that It was his plan to introduce a measure calling for a no-quar ter liquor referendum (on Sat urday, June 7) and move its Immediate passage with the hope the b81 would get a one way ticket to the table, where he bedeves it would lie until the session expires. NATIONAL WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 — The United States served in direct notice on Japan today that If her intentions are peaceful she should express them in deeds, rather than 'words. This was the reaction of Sumner Welles, undersecre tary of state, when he was questioned at his press confer ence concerning a Japanese spokesman’s statement that his country aims at peaceful relations. “In the very criti cal world situation which ex ists today,” Welles said at a press conference, “the govern ment of the United States is far more interested in the deeds of other nations than in the statements • that some of their spokesmen may make.” WASHINGTON, Feb. 18—A gigantic construction program in connection with establish ment of a marine base and marine air station in eastern North Carolina was disclosed today as officials made public a breakdown of figures for the undertaking. Chair man Vinson, Democrat, Geor gia, of the house naval affairs Committee, told the house that the base and air station had been designed to give complete combat training in land and air warfare to a full marine division. (A division comprises approximately 12,00# officers and men.) INTERNATIONAL MANY thousands of Aus tralian troops landed at Singa pore yesterday (Tuesday) amid fears that Britain might have to face a Japanese thrust In the far east timed to coincide with a German push in Eu rope. It was the largest and most powerful reinforcement of men, guns and motorized equipment ever to arrive at the great British naval base in a digit convoy. The Aus tralians immediately entrained for already-prepared defense stations on the Malayan pe ninsula opposite which Jap anese hsmbrrr and troops are stationed i n French Indo china. SAIGON, French Indo china, Feb. 18—Japanese navy units in the Gulf of Shun were* reported heavily reinforced to day and a Dutch authority % forecast land and sea blows at {Singapore, Britain’s far east ern Gibraltar, and at The Netherlands East Indies in the “very near future.” Reliable quarters said they considered that the reports of increasing concentration of Japanese war ships in southern waters came from authoritative sources, but the Associated Press was un able to confirm them directly. Previously three Japanese cruisers had been reported in these waters, which touch southern Indo-China, Thail and (Siam) and the Malay peninsula. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Feb. 18—Authoritative word that German planes are flying daily over Greek territory came from Greece today coincident with report* that the «««»■ have advised Athens to make peace with Italy lest their armies enter the Albanian conflict on Premier Mussolini’s side. OLD LIME ROCK MAY HELP ALL FARMERS HERE Valuable Deposit in Northern Yadkin Reported Rich in Carbonates Farmers of Yadkin and adjoin ing counties may have an oppor tunity to buy agricultural lime at home at a price at least $1.00 cheaper than they are now pay ing for it, and the lime is of a high carbonate content, accord ing to J. L. Stucky, professor of geology at State College. Yadkin county commissioners took a hand in the matter yester day afternoon when they met in the court house here with offi cials of the county agent’s office and State College with a view of aiding in the matter. The meet ing was attended by Chairman Ray Moore, C- G. Mathis and D. A. smitherman. county agents of Yadkin, Surry, Wilkes and Davie, and members of the Tri-Creek Soil District and county agent’s office. To See Governor Principal action at the meeting yesterday afternoon was the ap pointment of a committee to see Governor J. M. Broughton. This committee will meet again next Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Meantime an appointment will be made with the Governor. This committee is composed of the following: Ray T. Moore of the board of commissioners; S. W. Vestal, chairman of the county AAA; county agents from Yadkin, Wilkes, Davie, Surry, Stokes and Forsyth counties; Harry Coldwell, [master of the state Grange; T. W. Bridges of the Tri-Creek Soil office; O. F. McCreary, district farm agen; John W. Goodman, R. Flake Shaw, and Mr. White of Caswell county. A thorough examination at three separate times of the samples of lime taken from the old Lime Rock, as it is known in Yadkin county and which is lo cated on the banks of the Yadkin river north of Smithtown in Fall Creek township, shows an analy sis of 89.84 per cent, total car bonates when materials such as would be thrown out in mining, would be taken out. The property is known as the Lime Rock Lime Company and is now the property of the state of North Carolina and embraces several acres of land. The early settlers used this limestone for burning into lime and many of the old kilns places are still in evidence. The outcrop consists of a large cliff setting 300 feet back from the river bed and is 800 to 1,000 feet long and 50 to 75 feet high, according to Mr. Stucky’s report. The quarry it self, which was opened about 1912, consists of an opening of 75 to 100 feet long and 50 to 70 feet high. It was operated until the flood of 1916, which flooded the mine and it was abandoned. $1.00 Cheaper The quarry contains three va rieties of limestone, all about alike chemically. An analysis made by Rodney Piland, of State College, shows three samples an alyzed. One of them showed 91.04 per cent, total carbonates, one 93.96 per cent, and one 89.91. Placed together they make an average of 91.63 total carbonates. The farmers of this section are now paying $2.75 per ton for their agricultural lime. Mr. stucky es timates that the lime can be ground for $1.00 to $1.25 per ton, with something like 50 cents for quarrying, making it cost the farmer not more than $1.75 per ton. Professor Stucky estimates that this mine holds about 45,000 tons of lime. He states that around 50 tons per day should be pro duced by a grinding , machine such as should be used in this mine and that it would take about 1,000 working days to mine the deposit. In this work, he says, 250 days a year is about all that could be expected. All rock which is diverted from the mine as waste material, and which will be crushed, will be used by the highway system on school bus roads of Yadkin and Surry counties, it is learned. Easiest Way Out Joe—You look all in today, Bill. What's the trouble? Bill—Well, I didn’t get home until after daylight. I was un dr esing when my wife woke up and said. “Aren’t you getting up pretty early?” So in order to save an argument, I put on my clothes and came down to the plant. Mr. Curt Myers Is Unusual Man; Father of 14 LEE CURTIS MITERS Friends meet Mr. Curt Myers. His real name is Lee Curtis My ers. but he has been called “Curt” for short so long he probably wouldn’t answer to any other name. Mr. Myers is 81 years old and lives at Union Grove, on the Yadkin-Iredell line, where the corners of four counties. Yadkin, Iredell, Wilkes and Davie all come close together. He is an unusual man in many repects and is known throughout four counties. He is the father of 14 children, he told the writer when he visit ed Yadkinville a short time ago, 11 of whom are living. He don’t know how many grandchildren he has, but there are many and a number of great-grandchildren. He has two children in New York/ one in Washington, one at Crutchfield, one at Union Grove, five at Harmony, and one at home. One son was killed in the world war No. 1 in 1918. One of the sons at Harmony is Dwight Myers, well known physician. The one set Crutchfield ia S. K. Myers, a merchant. Mr. Myers has spent his life within two miles of where he is now living. His wife died last year. He has been a member of Grassy Knobs Baptist church for 54 years. Helps Churches Although Mr. Myers never went to school a day in his life, he can figure with most of them. He has contributed in many ways to every church in his commun ity and thinks the church one of the country’s greatest institu tions and is a regular attendant. No Liquor Mr. Myers said when A us Watts passed his liquor bill he would help him enforce it, and he has not taken a drop since that time, which was 1910. It's against the law to have liquor and breaking the law is not one of his beliefs. He never used tobacco in any way and does not take cold drinks, although, he says, he did drink a ginger ale one time. Per sonally he would not know the difference between a Coca-Cola and a bottle of champaigne. He just don’t bother with them— and they don’t bother him. He has been a farmer all his life. At present he owns 2,320 acres of land, 900 of which lies near Richmond. Va., and is valu able. “I don’t owe no man a cent,” : said Mr. Myers, as he looked out the window of the Register of Deeds’ office with a happy gleam in his eyes. . That must be a hap py feeling. Mr. Myers is a happy man. He has been Santa Claus to many a young man who wanted an education or wanted to be a doctor or lawyer. A few of them went back on him, he said, but not many, and he is proud of the aid he has given to deserving people. Mr. Myers is one of the No. 1 citizens of that part of North Carolina and shares the respect of all people. Wilkesboro Business Man Is Injured James H. Somers, member of the firm of Yadkin Valley Motor Co., Ford dealers at North Wilkesboro, was critically injured Friday on Highway 115 going to ward Statesville, when he at tempted to dodge a boy on a bi cycle and turned his car over. He sustained a severe back in jury, breaking one vertebrae and fracturing another. He is a pa tient at Wilkes hospital where he will remain in a cast for six months or mpre. CHATHAM IS TO ADDRESSGROUP Will Be Principal Speaker at Meeting of Midwestern Press Association PROGRAM IS ARRANGED Thurmond Chatham, president of the Chatham Manufacturing company, of Elkin, will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Midwestern Press Associa tion when it meets at Eklni Friday evening at 7:00 o’clock at Hotel Elkin. A division of the North Caro lina Press Association, the Mid western press group is comprised of 25 counties, represented by 52 newspapers. Organized in 1940, the association holds monthly meetings in various towns throughout the territory. In addition to the talk by Mr. Chatham, another feature of the meeting will be a report by Ed AndersQB, publisher gj the Sky land Post, of West Jefferson,' and president of the association, on the recent state press meeting at Chapel Hill, for the benefit of members who were unable to at tend. /Several other , interesting features have been arranged. Officials of the Midwestern group, in addition to Mr. Ander son, are O. C McQuage, of Mocksville, publisher of the Mocksville Enterprise, vice-presi dent, and H. P. Laffoon, publish er of The Tribune. Eklni, sec retary. . Thrilling Race Nets Officers Liquor Cargo Deputy Sheriff W. E. Wishon and Patrollman J. P. Rhyne had a thrilling race yesterday morning, which netted them 60 gallons of white-lightening liquor, a 1938 model Terraplane car and three negroes. The chase began three miles west of Brooks Cross Roads, and ended two miles south of the main crossing at Courtney and led through Lone Hickory. At Lone Hickory, the officers state, part t)f a rear wheel ran off. leaving only the hub, but that didn't bother the negroes. Also after turning right at Courtney a tire went down and still the liquor car ran nearly two miles on one hub and one flat tire. The negroes stated they were from Salisbury. They were turned over to federal officers and placed in jail at Winston-Salem. The 60 gallons of headaches was poured out at the Yadkin jail. Students Elected to National Beta Club Seven students at the Yadkin ville high school have been elect ed to their local chapter of the National Beta Club, a non-secret high school service organization designed to recognize and honor superior students. The newly elected students are Jessie Leigh Davis, Kathleen Spillman, Kath ryn Brown, Lola Mae Draughn. Calvin Hoots, Robert Bruce, and Willie Adams. .-Membership in the Beta Club is based on mentality, character, achievement, and attitude. If there are students who meet the merit requirements for member ship, any state-accredited high school may obtaift a charter for a chapter, upon application by the administrative head of the local school to the National secre tary, Dr. John W. Harris. Cen tral offices are located in Spar tanburg, S. C. There are chap ters in 15 states, and a student membership o f approximately 14,000. The state council for North Carolina chapters is composed of five prominent educators and state education officials. Sarah Sherrill, of the Mt, Ulla chapter, is state student president of North Carolina clubs. The sixth annual convention of North Carolina club members will be held cm the week-end of April 11-12 at the Charlotte hotel in Charlotte. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our friends and neigh bers for their kindness and help fulness to us during the illness and after the death of our hus band and father, Chas. E. Graver. And to those who sent the beau tiful floral offerings we extend special thanks. MRS. C. E. CRAVER AND FAMILY House “Haunt” Evicted WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . Margaret Russell, (center) who donned a death mask and rose screaming In the gallery of the House of Repre sentatives as a protest against the lease-lend bill. Is shown being escorted out by a policewoman and a detective. SURRY REA IS RUSHING WORK Ask State Authority for Per mission to Construct Addi tional Lines MUCH OF LINE BUILT The Surry, Yadkin, Forsyth, and Stokes Rural Electrification Association is rapidly drawing its construction work to a close, it has been reported by officials the past week. Most of the lines have been run in Surry, while workmen are now busy building the lines in Stokes, Forsyth, and Yadkin counties. Two hundred twenty-five miles of line have already been run, or will be completed within the next ’ew weeks. These lines will fum sh electricity to close to 1,000 homes, many of v»hich probably lever would have received the ad vantage of electric power had it not been for the REA. With further expansion in mind, a delegation from this as sociation has asked the state rural electrification authority to approve construction of addition al rural lines in its territory. Full details will be submitted within a week or 10 days. John Austin Tilley, of Pilot Mountain, is president of the cor poration. G. T. Dorse, of Lewis ville, is vice-president; W. G. Camog, of Philadelphia, is super intendent of construction; Frank Freeman, of Dobson serves as at torney; Robert Burrus, of Rock ford, is co-ordinator; N. P. Bry ant, of Yadkinville, is secretary; and 8. A. Holder, of Mt. Airy, is treasurer. The following men are directors in the organization: Joe Pendry, of East Bend; Wm. T. White, of Dobson; W. L. Smith, of West field; J. s. Key, of Mt. Airy; and Henry Doub, of East Bend. Biblical Play Shows In Twin-City Winston-Salem, Feb. 19 — The original Passion Play, featuring Josef Meier as the portrayer of Christ, will be staged each night this week at Reynolds Memorial Auditorium in Winston-Salem. The play, which has received the full endorsement of the clergy, re-enacts the last seven days of Christ on earth. Begin ning with a prologue, followed by a tableau of the Annunciation, the life and sufferings, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth are reverently brought to life. Hundreds of participants in the cast, presenting the twenty two colorful scenes, make this the largest stage show ever presented. Food Preparation Class Scheduled Miss Sallie Brooks, Assistant Extension Nutritionist from State College, will hold a Foods Leader school in the Home Economics room at Yadkinville high school next Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25, at 2 o’clock. All food leaders of Home Dem onstration clubs throughout Yad kin county are urged to attend, together with all other ladies who are interested. FISH The fish-planting program of the U. s. Forest Service placed 228,000,000 fifth in the streams and lakes of 34 states and aiaaVa. during 1939, the U. 8. Department of Agriculture reports. Weather Forecast Is for Snow on Thursday, Friday Folks hereabouts who havd expressed delight or sorrow over the fact that Yadkinville and this immediate section has had no snow thus far this winter, will be interested in the latest weather report, which pre dicts snow by Thursday night or Friday. Although the weatherman is not always right in his predic tions, he made the following report for North Carolina Wednesday afternoons “Fair followed by increasing cloudiness late tonight and Thursday, snow in the moun tains Thursday and itt central and east portion by Thursday night or Friday; continued cold.” Maybe youngsters hereabouts will get to polish up their sled runners after all. Thirty Two Teams To Take Part In Cage Tourney Thirty-two teams will be enter ed in the Yadkin Valley Confer ence Basketball Tournament when it gets under way at Elkin next Tuesday at the Elkin school gym nasium. Of these teams, 16 will be boys’ teams and 16 girls’. Pour games will be played nightly during the eight days the tournament will run. The Yadkin Valley Conference tournament is replacing the Elkin 4-County Tournament which up to this year has been staged at the Elkin gymnasium under the sponsorship of the Elkin high school. The conference is made up of Surry, Wilkes. Alleghany and Yadkin counties. Pairings have not yet been re leased by tournament officials, nor has an official list of the schools to take part. This infor mation will not be available before the end of this week, it is under stood. Four beautiful trophies, to be awarded conference champions at the end of the tournament, are now on display in a show window of Abemethy’s Pharmacy, Elkin. The two large trophies will be a warded girls’ and boys’ teams re spectively for first place. The smaller trophies will go to the runners-up. Every effort is being made to make this year’s tournament a big success and record crowds are expected. A new feature this year will be the awarding of at tendance prizes each night, through cooperation o f Eiicin merchants, who are taking an active interest to the event. Drake Ashley Dies in Winston Drake Ashley, 49, native of Yadkin county, died at his home in Forsyth county Friday night following a few hours illness after a stroke of paralysis. He spent the afternoon hunting. He was bom in Yadkin county, a son of Mrs. Betty Groce Ashley and the late William Ashley. He moved to Winston 14 years ago, and was a mechanic for the Rey nolds Tobacco Co. Survivors include the mother, of Yadkin county; a sister, Mrs. Herm Hutchens, of Yadkinville, and a number of other sisters. The funeral was at the home and burial was in Woodland cemetery. BRITISH STATE GREEKS ARETO FIGHT TO END Believe They Will Not Make Peace With Duce BRITISH ARE TO AID Athens Source Says No Pres sure Has Been Applied ' By Germany MAY BE COMPLICATIONS British sources reacted strongly Wednesday against any assump tion that the Turkish-Bulgarian nonaggression declaration would force Greece to make peace with Italy and belief seemed growing that Greece and Great Britain to gether were preparing to fight it out if Germany attacked through Bulgaria. It was forecast here that the Germans might overrun Bulgaria a month or six weeks from now and march to the Greek frontier. But British informants said that ths Greeks had shown their mettle and would not be intimidated easily. They said Britain would give them every bit of help it could. Well-informed sources in Athens said today that no German pres sure had been put on Greece to make peace with Italy and cited a communique of the official news agency, issued last Saturday, that Greece would fight to the end. They said that the Turkish-Bul garian nonaggression declaration had not altered existing commit ments among Balkan nations. Balkan experts agreed that there might be serious complica tions to upset German plans with in the next few weeks, but gen erally they expressed doubt that Britain could send to Greece suf ficient forces to stop any big-scale German attack on Greece. Boonville Seniors Hold Class Party The Boonville high school sen ior class was entertained at a class party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. w. Brown, under the sponsorship of Misses Mole Brown and Marie Finney, and Harold Stinson and Marvin Cave. An interesting program, con sisting of games and contests, was carried out in a Valentine style. Seniors present were Misses Moie Brown, Marie Finney, Carol Riden, Edna Sue Hudson, Jannie Trivette, Rosa Barber, Irene Gwyn, Filena Parker, Ear line Vestal, Marie Coe. Grace Jester. Gentharine Stinson, Allene Bo vender; Messrs. Roby Briwn, Harold Stinson, Marvin Cave, Claud Denny, John Shore, Bill Ambum, Lester Talen, Clay Hob son, Robert Williams, and Car roll Miller. Teachers present were Miss Hayes and Miss Jennings. After refreshments cnrudating of pimento cheese sandwiches, angel food cake, pickles, Valen tin e candies and strawberry smash were served, the Senior Valentine box was opened and Valentines were distributed by class officers. Plowman and Petty Released on Bond Alonzo Plowman and Kather ine Petty were released on bond Tuesday, after spending two days and nights in jail here on a charge of fornication and adul try and possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale. Plowman, who is the father of several children, and the Petty girl, about 17, were found In a room together at Plowman’s home Sunday night by Sheriff Inscore and deputies. The offi cers state that Plowman had poured a quantity of whiskey through a hole in the floor and one pint was found in the bed where the girl was. Plowman’s Plowman’s wife has not been at home recently. * This case has attracted much attention in the eastern part of the county. The couple were tried at the December 1940 term of criminal county court and sentenced to 12 months on the roads. They appealed to super ior court and are to be tried next week. Plowman has a long court record and has served a number of terms on the roads. The women of a tribe in the Philippine Islands file their up per teeth into sharp points and blacken their lower teeth.
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