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Elkin Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Bhie Ridge VOL. No. XXVIIL No. 51 LATE f L NEWS - TW and BRIEF ! N r LOCAL GOV. HOEY Tuesday issued paroles to five prisoners, one of them going- to Ellis Cassell, sent op from Surry county last April to serve a year for housebreaking, larceny and re ceiving. THE FACULTY of the Elkin schools will take a holiday Fri day in order to attend the dis trict meeting of the N. C. Ed ucation association which is scheduled to convene in High Point, with Prof. T. E. Story, president of the body, presid ing. The Elkin faculty will attend in a body. TWO FIRES, one of which occurred last Friday afternoon, and the other about 5 a.m. Wednesday morninfr, did slight damage here. The first fire was at the home of Henry Byrd, in Sunset Park, and was extinguished by the local fire department after damaging the rear part of the house. Wednesday's blaze completely destroyed an old two-room house on North Bridge street next to the home of George Chatham. This house, an eye sore for several years, was not occupied, and had partly fall en down. It was owned by Andrew Greenwood, of this city* STATE RALEIGH. Oct. 31 State officials, viewing with satis faction a revenue report show ing tax receipts are continuing to climb, cautiously forecast today that North Carolina might not have to transfer money from the highway to the general fund In order to balance its 1939-40 budget. A provision making possible "di version" of $2,500,000 —if it is needed—from the highway de partment to the general fund was made by the 1939 general assembly after a hot fight. NATIONAL WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 •President Roosevelt today of ficially designated Thursday, November 23, as a "day of general thanksgiving" and voiced gratitude for the nation "that in a world of turmoil we are at peace with all coun tries." While the proclama tion stressed hopes for inter national peace, it may stir up a measure of domestic strife since the calendars —and a good many governors say Thanksgiving is going to be Thursday, November 30. INTERNATIONAL LONDON, Oct 31—The air ministry announced tonight a British convoy was attacked today by a German seaplane bat was not damaged. The at tack followed an engagement between Royal Air Force planes and a German seaplane off the north coast of Britain earlier in the morning. The German plane escaped. PARIS. Oct. 31—The French reported "marked activity" on the western front today with a series of land skirmishes be tween French and German forces and brisk artillery duels in which the Germans were said to have used long range heavy artillery for the first time of the war. A general staff communique said both sides engaged in raids and ambushes in the Lorraine sec tor between the Moselle and Saar livers on a section ex tending from the Luxembourg border to Saareguimines. ROME. Oct- 31 Premier Mussolini in a sweeping over hauling of the fascist leader ship today removed three mili tary chiefs who had conduct ed staff talks with German officers and two cabinet mem bers popularly regarded as pro-German. The shuffling of military chiefs, army lead ers, and cabinet ministers, however, was regarded in for eign circles as primarily de signed to reinforce the fascist regime at home with the in ternational aspect incidental to domestic factors. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE RUSSIAN CHIDES PRESIDENT FOR MORALSUPPORT Molotoff Is Displeased With U. S. Attitude TROUBLE OVER FINLAND Reds Unable to Understand Finland's Refusal to Ac cept Terms HE SCORES ENGLAND Moscow, Oct. 31. Premier Molotoff today chided President Roosevelt for lending Finland the "moral support" of the United States, in effect warned the Finns to come to terms, and notified the world that Russia is drawing closer-to Germany and Japan, once partners in the anti-com intern pact. In an exhaustive report on Russia's new foreign policy, the premier and foreign commissar told more than 1.100 deputies at tending the extraordinary joint session of the soviet council that the United States' move to re peal its arms embargo would "in tensify, sgsrsvcitc unci protrsct" the European war. Salient points in Molotoff's 85- minute speech: 1. Struck at President Roose velt for "intervening" in Russia's negotiations with Finland "in contradiction of the United States' policy of neutrality." 2. Declared Russia was unable to understand Finland's refusal of a mutual assistance pact sim ilar to those which made the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania virtual protector ates. 3. Denounced Great Britain and France for carrying on the war with Germany for the purpose, he said, of safeguarding their colonial possessions. 4. Said "there can be np ques tion of restoring Poland" and that it was "absurd to continue the present war" for such a cause. 5. Asserted, that German and Russian relations are being placed on an increasingly solid and friendly basis. 6. Announced trade negotia tions would be opened with Japan and opened the door for a move by Tokio toward stronger co-op eration —possibly a non-aggres sion pact. 7. Gave no hint of any possible soviet aims in the Balkans but with Russia and signed one with said Turkey, which refused a pact Britain and France, must take note of the offer of co-operation to Japan. By her pact with Britain and France, he said, Turkey had moved into the "orbit of war and he would not hazard a guess whether Turkey would come to regret it. TRAPHILL LADY HAS BIRTHDAY Mrs. Sarah Jane Mcßride Celebrates 93rd Anniver sary with Dinner 200 ARE IN ATTENDANCE Mrs. Sarah Jane Mcßride, of Trapliill. celebrated her ninety third birthday anniversary Sun day with a family dinner. Ap proximately 200 attended the celebration. Mrs. Mcßride is the widow of Martin Mcßride, who died a number of years ago. She has five living children, Mrs. John Miles, of Cherry Lane; John Mcßride, of Benham; William Mcßride, of Ron da; Walter Mcßride, of Traphill. and Edgar Mcßride. of Rock Springs, Wyo. All of the children were present for the event except the son in Wyoming. Mrs. Mcßride also has 22 grand children. 39 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchil dren. A bountiful dinner was served from long tables arranged in the yard.The table at which Mi's. Mc- Bride was seated was centered with a handsomely decorated birthday cake bearing ninety three lighted candles. Rev. John Miles, of Cherry Line, and Rev. J. W. Brown, of Austin, spoke briefly to the gathering. A 10-inch snow destroyed gar dens In the Matanuska Valley in Alaska last week. iVeu) Chur Officials And Former Pastor ■BPIIJMI mmßm ; % 1M I , > -, : v » - II fii irMfiinnnl'riMii ifir r • t r .;' ' '''•%■ Jjf ; J^ZSSBP TFJ/M Pictured above are of finals of the Methodist church who will serve the newly created Elkin district during the en suing year, and the outgoing pastor of the Elkin Methodist church. Rev. P. W. Tucker. Top photo is Rev. L. B. Abemethy, for nine years pastor of the Elkin Methodist church, and for the past six years Confer ence Mission Secretary and chairman of the Golden Cross, with headquarters here. Second from top is Rev. J. S. Hiatt, su perintendent of the newly formed Elkin district, who will make his home here. Second from bottom is the new pastor Rev. Herman F. Duncan, of the Elkin Itfethodist church, who comes to Elkin from Gas tonla to succeed Rev. P. W. Tucker, bottom photo, pastor here for the past year, was transferred to Gastonia. PRICES UP Since the low point in the de pression, the value of cattle In the nation has increased 97 per cent., but in the South the value has gone up 108 per cent. ELKIN. N. Cm THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1939 COMMITTEES ARE NAMED TO CONTROL ACT Rockford Man Is Elected Chairman of Surry Body NAME TOWNSHIP HEADS Will Determine Farm Acre age Allotments, Farm Marketing Quotas ALTERNATES NAMED A township or community com mittee was elected for each town ship of Surry county at township meetings held over the county last week, the elected groups to de termine farm acreage allotments, normal yields, soil building goals, farm marketing quotas, and to assist in explaining to farmers the purposes and provisions of the crop control program and to per form other such duties as may be prescribed by the AAA. Robert S. Burrus, of Rockford, was elected chairman of the county committee for Surry. John Austin Tilley, of Westfield, was elected vice-chairman, and Cnarles T. Hall, of Stewart's Creek, regular member. J. B. Felts, of Elkin, was elected first alternate for the county commit tee, and Paul E. Burch, of Bryan township, as second alternate. These men were elected at a county convention made up of fourteen delegates, at Dobson Saturday. They will serve during the 1940 agricultural conserva tion year which began Wednes day, November 1, and which ends October 31, 1940. They will work with the township committees. Each community committee is made up of three regular mem bers. Two alternates were elected in each community in event any of the . regular committeemen could not serve. Committeemen and alternates for the townships are: Bryan—P. E. Burch, chairman; E. E. Smith, vice-chairman; P. C.| (Continued on Last Page) TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT CREW Germany and England Asked Not to Expose Men to ' Danger POSITION IS UNKNOWN Washington, Oct. 31.—Secretary Hull took steps to protect the American crew of the City of Flint today by instructing the' American embassies in Germany and England to request those governments to avoid exposing the crew to unnecessary danger. The City of Flint's position was unknown to the state department tonight, but in Bergen, Norway, she was reported making her way slowly southard along the Nor wegian coast. Aboard her were Captain Gainard, 40 American crew members and the German prize crew of 17. President Roosevelt said he had no new information on tht City of Flint, but he still hoped for her return. Secretary Hull disclosed he still was pressing soviet Russia for full information on what had happen ed to the ship at Murmansk. He further disclosed that the depart ment of justice would prepare the government's case when the City of Flint seizure is taken up by the German prize court at Hamburg. The instructions he sent to Ber lin and London expressed this government's concern for the safety of the American crew and its expectation that both belliger ents would take precautions to avoid exposing the crew members to unnecessary danger. PLAN TWO SERVICES AT .PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Two services will be held at the Elkin Presbyterian church Sun day. Dr. R. E. McAlpine, of Win ston-Salem, will preach at the 11 o'clock service. The evening ser vice will be conducted at 7:30 by the pastor. Rev. O. V. Caudill. Dr. McAlpine is no stranger In Elkin, as he acted as Stated Sup ply for the local church following Mr. Boyle's pastorate here. A cordial welcome is extended to everyone to worship with the Presbyterian church during the two services. U. S. Speeds Aid To British Ship Reported Victim of Sub Attack Off American Shore CHAT WITH EMMY many a German of ficer, left, is pictured chatting with two captured British airmen at an internment barracks. This photo was re leased after being passed by the German censor. iA * |l *. J t pA *> M ANNOUNCE PLAN FOR UNVEILING Former Governor Ehringhaus to Be Chief Speaker at Dobson Nov. 11th TO HONOR VETERANS At a recent conference of a committee in charge of the cere monies in connection with the un veiling of a monument to Surry county's soldiers of the World War, to be held at Dobson Armis tice Day, November 11, plans for the occasion were completed. W. M. Allen, of Elkin, wifi pre-" side over the ceremonies, which are scheduled to open at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon, with Rev. W. J. Miller, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Mount Airy, offering the invocation. Former Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus will be chief speaker of the occasion, and will be in troduced by Judge W. F. Carter, of Mount Airy. Congressman A. D. (Lon) Folger will also be one of the program speakers. A. H. Wolfe will present the Surry county school girl to be chosen for the unveiling of the monument. Music for the event will be furnished by the American Legion band, of Winston-Salem. On the monument will ,be the names of the 950 soldiers who served during the conflict. Head ing the list are names of those of the U. S. Army killed in action: second in line are those dying of wounds; third, those dying of dis ease; fourth, those wounded but not mortally, during the war; fifth, all others who served in any capacity. Soldiers of the marines and navy departments are listed in like order. The committee arranging the program includes W. M. Allen of Elkin; John G. Lewellyn of Dob son; Mrs. R. J. Lovill of Mount I Airy. MAN WHO SHOT COUSIN TRO Ed Casey Found Guilty and Sent to Prison for 18 Months PLEADS' SELF DEFENSE Ed Casey, convicted for shoot ing his cousin, Paul Casey, in the Trap hi 11 community a few months ago, has been sentenced in Wilkes county superior court to not less than 18 nor more than 60 months in state prison. Casey entered a plea of self defense, alleging that Paul Casey was attacking him when he fired his gun. The prisoner, it will be remem bered, led officers a merry chase following the shooting, and was not captured until after a long search. Tanna Tuva is a tiny republic in Central Asia. Its population is 65,000 but its area is greater than that of Greece. W. W. Whitaker Resigns as Head Of Fire Dept. VV. w. Whitaker. for 25 years chief of Elgin's fire de partment, has announced his resignation from that post ef fective the end of this year. Mr. Whitaker. who during his time in office has seen the fire department grow from a poorly equipped organization to its present modern status, has rendered the town val uable service, and his loss as head of the department will be keenly felt. Just who will be named to succeed Mr. Whitaker has not "been announced. + WINSTON LADY DIES THURSDAY Mrs. Carrie Bell Salmons, Well Known Here, Was 111 Three Months RITES HELD SATURDAY Mrs. Carrie Bell Salmons, 47, widow of Dr. Leßoy Salmons, of Winston-Salem, passed away at the City Memorial hospital there Thursday afternoon following an illness of three months. Mrs. Salmons was well known here, where she lived for several years prior to going to Winston-Salem to make her home. She is survived by four sons, Lee, Edwin and Billy Salmons, of Winston-Salem, Hugh Salmons, of Elkin, and one daughter, Miss Carolyn Salmons, of Winston- Salem. Two sisters, Mrs. Richard Stark, of Memphis, Tenn.,-' and Mrs. Calvin Huff, of Boonville. and two brothers, Walter Bell and William Bell, of Winston - Salem, and two half-sisters, Mes dames R. P. Crater and W. S. Sale, of this city, also survive. Funeral services were held from the late hofne in Winston- Salem Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. A number of friends of the family from this city at tended the last rites. CAFE RATINGS ARE RELEASED FOR MONTH Ratings of Elkin cafes and other eating establishments for October have been released by the county health department. The names and ratings, in the or der given by the health depart ment, follow: Abernethy's, 80, grade B; Bon- Ton Grill. 88.5, grade B; Dutch Castle. 89, grade B; Hotel Elkin (under repair), 92.5, grade A; Eat Quick, 76.5, grade C; Green wood Cafe, 81.5, grade B; Monti cello, 70, grade C; Palace, 94, grade A; Rivefside Cafe, 80. grade B. State Road Mountain View, 71, grade C; State Road Cafe, 78, grade C. Grades are given as follows: 90 to 100. grade A; 80 to 90. grade B; 70 to 80. grade C. Elktn "The Best Little Town in North Carolina" PUBLISHED WEEKLY RADIO CALL FOR HELP ANSWERED BYCOASTGUARD Ship Said to Be About 400 Miles at Sea MAY BE BATTLESHIP British Think German Pocket Size Warship Operating in Vicinity RADIO BECOMES SILENT BOSTON, Nov. I—Two U. S. Coast Guard cutters raced through Atlantic waters today in an effort to reach the 3.670-ton British freighter Coulmore, whose radio has been silent since flash ing a call for help and reporting that she had been attacked by a submarine last night about 400 miles southeast of Boston. The cutter Bibb radioed that she expected to reach the last po sition given by the Coulmore at about 8:45 ajn. (e.s.t.) and the Cutter Campbell said she would reach the scene by about 1:30 p.m. Shore stations, for a time after the first distress call, were puz zled as to whether the Coulmore had been attacked by an under sea craft or had merely "sighted" one. but later a Canadian station at Camperdown, N. S.. informed tropical jadio at Hingham, I&ass., that it understood the vessel's radio operator to say his ship had been attacked. Tropical radio said the first word t>f the "IHcidtot apparently was picked up by the Standard Oil Tanker Frederic R. Kellogg at about 10:50 p.m. (e.s.t) last night but that the signals appar ently were not plain. At 12:28 a.m., the Camperdown station re ported x-eceiving the message, and six minutes later the coast guard station at Jacksonville, PI a., which had picked up part of the message, ordered all stations sil enced, in order to be in better po sition to hear. At 1:38 a.m., the distress signals were heard more clearly. There was nothing in these mes sages, shore radio sources said, to indicate the nationality of the submarine or what form the at tack took. MAY BE BATTLESHIP London, Nov. I—First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill announced today that two Ger man pocket battleships were re ported operating as sea raiders in the North and South Atlantic. Naval experts believed one of them, rather than a submarine, might have been responsible for a reported attack on a British freighter about 450 miles off the New England coast. JAMES R. WOOD DIES SATURDAY Well-Known Farmer of Fair view Community Is Vic tim of Pneumonia James Roscoe Wood, 69, well known farmer of the Fairview community, passed away early Saturday morning at his home, following an illness from pneu monia, which developed following a long period of ill health. He was a son of the late Silas ancl Mrs. Mary Strange Wood. He is survived by his wife, who was beiore their marriage Miss Nora Jenkins, and four children, Howard Wood, of Randolph county; Mrs. Paul Smitherman, East Bend; and Omar and Alvin Wood, of the home. Three grand children and three brothers, Vas coe and Mallory Wood, of Kern ersville, and Vannie Wood, of Dobson, also survive. Funeral services were held Sunday from Fairview Baptist church. The rites were in charge of Rev. T. S. Draughan, of Crutchfield, and Rev. Q. E. Bur rus, of Rockford. Interment was in the church cemetery.
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