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ATTEND ELKIN DOLLAR DAYS, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Elkin "The Best Little Town in North Carolina" VOL. No. XXIX. No. 15 LATE 7 From NEWS TI . T State IN \ and BRIEF N t n LOCAL A WARNING wa« issued Tuesday by Corbett WaU, Elk in police officer, concerning the practice of motorists in running through stop lights while the light Is on yellow, or "caution." In some cases, Mr. WaU said, the light changes from green to yellow at a time when the motorist is too close to stop. However, it is the motorist who has time to stop but doesn't that is caus ing trouble. All violators caught in the act of running: through the Ughts will be cited to court, Mr. Wall said. He also stated that it is unlawful to park on the west side of Church street between the in tersection of West Market with Church, and West Main street, and tickets will be given to violators. STATE CHARLOTTE, Feb. 20 A committee of seven or eight Republican congressmen will come to Charlotte prior to the state Republican convention here April 17 to study South ern farm problems. The date of the state convention and the trip of the congressmen were announced here last night by Jake F. Newell, state RepubUcan chairman. The congressional group will come here March 1-2. NATIONAL NEW YORK, Feb. 20 CoL Charles A. Lindbergh sees no balance of "Justification" on either side in the European war, declaring it is merely an other struggle for material gain by the western nations. The German people, he says in the March issue of The At lantic Monthly, a«e struggling to gain territory and power; the English and French to pvevent another European na tion from becoming strong enough to demand a share in influence and empire. ABOARD the U. S. S. Lang, at Sea—Sunburned from fish ing under a scorching sky, President Roosevelt combined business with pleasure today by extending his explorations of the Pacific canal zone de fense possibilities. Keenly and plain-spokenly interested in how these defenses tie in with a broader policy of Central American and full hemispheric defense, the President told a press conference aboard the C. S. S. Tuscaloosa yesterday his trip bore a special relation to distant rather than nearby canal protection. INTERNATIONAL LONDON, Feb. 20—British authorities asserted today that last week's British and neutral shipping losses were the heav iest of the war, but said that four German submarines "were definitely sunk" an d two others were believed destroyed by the British navy or air force. The successful attacks on the six U-boats were said to have occurred within a space of six days of last week, which British naval sources said was marked by the return of the torpedo to first place as a wea pon of destruction. ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 20— Turkey's supreme war council convened today' for a week's session expected to be devoted largely to plans for co-ordi nating Turkey's armed forces with the armies which Britain and France are concentrating in the Near East. The two western Allies, joined with Turkey In a mutual aid accord, are authoritatively reported to have assembled a total of some 570,000 men In Syria, Pales tine, Egypt and other Near Eastern areas. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20 The newspaper Berlingske Af tenavtas reported from Stock holm today that one of Fin land's most Important coastal forts In the Kbivteto area had been cat off by Russian troops from all possibility of relief. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE REPUBLICANS ARE FLAYED BY DOUGHTON Veteran of House Scorns Tariff Policies HE PULLS NO PUNCHES Chairman of Ways and Means Committee Fires First Gun in Battle DEMS EXPECT VICTORY Washington, Feb. 19.—Playing Republican "grab-fest" tariff pol icies, Representative Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, Monday opened the fight to ex tend the reciprocal trade agree ments program—perhaps the most crucial administration issue of the present Congress—with a ringing defense of the program and praise for Secretary of State Cor dell Hull. ' Pulling no punches, the Tar Heel chairman of the ways and means comittee waded into the Republican opposition with char ges that they sought to end the reciprocal trade program because it cut off their main source of campaign revenue by ending special favors in the way of tariff benefits. With Doughton's opening blast, a debate that will rage through out the week was launched with Democratic leaders confidently predicting victory when the roll is called late this week. Doughton bitterly assailed the "log-rolling, back-scratching, ca lamitous tariff policies pursued by Republican administration" and told the House that the pres ent administration has "met the issue squarely" when faced by economic collapse, it had under taken the reciprocal trade agree ments program. W.O. HUFFMAN DIES THURSDAY Came to Elkin from West Virginia Several Years Ago; Was Mason RITES HELD SATURDAY William Oscar Huffman, 56, died suddenly at his home east of Elkin Thursday afternoon fol lowing a decline in health of several months. Mr. Huffman had been a resi dent of Elkin for several years, coming here from West Virginia to engage in farming and other interests. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Huffman, of Wilkes county, and was a member of the Masonic fraterni ty. He is survived by his wife, who was before her marriage Miss Alice Church; two foster chil dren; three brothers, Walter and Robert Huffman, of West Vir ginia, and Bud Huffman, of Pur lear, Wilkes county; three sis ters, Mrs. Thomas Austin, Mrs. W. R. Bailey and Mrs. Arvil Sparks, all of West Virginia. Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Purlear, Wilkes county. The rites were in charge of Rev. J. M. Hayes, of Winston-Salem, and Rev. A. W. Eller. ZEPHYR WOMAN DIES AT HOME THURSDAY Mrs. Mary Ann Billings, 83, died Thursday at her home near Zephyr, from an illness resulting from the infirmities of her ad vanced age. Prom girthood she had been a member of Rachel Baptist church. She is survived by eight chil dren, Harrison Billings aijd Mrs. Walter Sparks, of Traphill; Jesse Billings, Thurmond; Thurmond; Dallas Billings, Roaring River; Guy Billings, Wilkes county; Mrs. Thomas Childress, Elkin; King Billings, Benham, and Mrs. M. S. Owens, Elkin; thirty-five grand children and several great-grand children. Funeral services were held Fri day afternoon in charge of Rev. Louis Eveertte Sparks. Interment was in the family cemetery. One ton of paper and 500 pounds of ink are used to print each ten million postage stamps on the special oversized issues. KlftQT JQQ Cr/1 J/TC Pictured below are Elkin's first Girl Scouts to LIAu 1 L- L/IJJ JL\JU 1 O attain the rank of First Class. Each was pre sented with a badge at a special service at the Elkin Methodist Church last Sunday ev ening. The girls are, left to right, Anne Ipock, Dorothy Jean Salmonr Grace Laffoon, and Mary Ellen Harrell. Standing in rear are Mrs. John Sagar and Mrs. J. Mark Mc- Adams, Girl Scout officials.—(Tribune Photo.) Bb|^H| Elkin Merchants Are Expecting Big Crowds Here For Dollar Days Local Stores Have Been Preparing for Big Three-Day Event for Weeks, and Hundreds of Money-Saving Values Will Go on Sale at 8:30 O'Clock Thursday Morning This week-end, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, will be Dollar Days in Elkin. Practically all Elkin stores are cooperating in the event—an event designed to offer unusual values—which will save everyone really worthwhile amounts, and stores report that everything will be in readiness when doors swing open Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock. Local stores have been prepar ing for Dollar Days for weeks. Special buys have been made at prices which will enable the mer chants to pass on the savings to their customers. Extra sales people have been employed so that the throngs of value seekers B. & L. HOLDS MEETING HERE Secretary Reports Gain in Both Shares and Member, ship During Year OFFICERS ARE ELECTEJJ) Stockholders of 'he Elkin - Jonesville Building Loan As sociation, meetirig in annual ses sion Tuesday night, heard the annual report of the secretary, elected a board of directors and transacted other routine business. The majority of the stock was represented in person or by proxy, and J. R. Poindexter presided as temporary chairman. , . Paul Gwyn, secretary, reported a gain in shares during the year from 6,047 to 7,325 and an in crease in membership from 518 to 638. Total assets showed an in crease from $256,351 to $312,000, having been one of the best years in the history of the organization. Directors re-elected were: J. R. Poindexter, E. F. McNeer, S. G. Holcomb, C. S. Foster, W. C. Cox, J. L. Hall, H. P. Graham, F. M. Norman and Paul Gwyn. Fol lowing the election of the direc tors they met the following morning and unanimously elected the following officers to succeed themselves: President, J. R. Poindexter; vice-president, F. M. Norman, and secretary, Paul Gwyn. Miss Nettie Hlnshaw, of the Sydnor-Spainhour company, left Sunday for New York, where she will spend this week buying spring merchandise. ELKIN. N. C~ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 expected here will be subjected to no delay or inconvenience in get ting served. The Tribune, cooperating with the merchants, whose advertise ments appear in this issue giving complete details of the many bargains to be found here, is mailing thousands of additional copies and is appearing one day earlier than usual so that the paper may be widely distributed before the event begins. All reg ular subscribers and the new readers who will get the paper this week are urged to read all advertisements so that they may be better informed as to the op portunity to save money that is awaiting them in Elkin this week end. GLENN BAUGES IS TAKEN BY SCOTT Glenn Bauges, of near Elkin, has been arrested by Guy Scott, an agent of the state bureau of investigation, on a charge of lar ceny and receiving, and jumping bond, and returned to Onslow county where he was wanted on the above charges. Scott denied that the arrest of the man was in any way con nected with the finding of the body of an unidentified man in the woods near Yadkinville about six months ago. A Chippendale wing chair of mahogany made in 1760 recently sold for $33,000. • Four-County Tourney To The Elkin 4-County Basketball Tournament, an annual event here, will swing into action Wed nesday night at 7:30 as eight teams begin the play that will see a championship boys' and girls' team named next Wednesday night. All told, there are thirteen schools entered in the event, pre senting 13 boys' teams and 12 girls' teams. Champion and run ner-up will be crowned in each division, with attractive trophies to go to these winners. Beulah and Sparta girls will open the tournament Wednesday at 7:00 pjn. This game will be followed at 8:00 pjn. by Sparta boys vs. Copeland boys. At 9:00 pan., girls' teams from Dobson and Jonesville schools will play. The final game of the night will HOLD SPECIAL SCOUT SERVICE Badges Presented to Girls by Scout Officials; First Class Awards Made FIRST TO ATTAIN RANK Following the regular evening hour of worship at the Methodist church Sunday a special investiture ceremony for the girl scouts of the church was held. The meeting opened with a hymn by the scouts with Rev. Herman P. Duncan offering the invoca tion. The awarding of tenderfoot badges was made to Scouts Julia Bryan, Cynthia Allen and Gene Click. The color guard of the scouts was used as a part of the ceremony. Following the award ing of badges, Mrs. J. Mark Mc- Adams, scout captain, presented second class awards to Scouts Mable Cathey Leeper and Jean Parnell. Mrs. John Sagar, first lieuten ant of the scouts, presented pro ficiency badges to Scouts Anne Ipock, Dorothy Jean Salmons, Glenda Norman, Mary Vance Mc- Adams, Dorothy Mae Walker, Mary Ellen Harrell and Grace Laffoon. The concluding feature of the program was the presentation of first class awards by Mrs. Mc- Adams, which is the highest hon or in Girl Scouts, to Mary Ellen Harrell, Grace Laffoon, Dorothy Jean Salmons and Anne Ipock. The above named girls are the only Girl Scouts in Elkin ever to have achieved this rank in Scouts. INTERESTED According to club reports, 4-H Club boys of Cherokee county are displaying more interest in live stock anh poultry projects this year than they did last year. come at 10:00 whefl Boonville and Beulah boys play. Thursday night four more games will be staged as the tournament progresses, featuring games between Piney Creek and Yadkinville girls at 7:00; Boon ville and Beulah boys at 8:00; Shoals and Elkin girls at 9:00 and Mountain Park and Yadkinville boys at 10:00. Other games will follow Friday and Saturday with the tourna ment to resume Monday. Hundreds of basketball fans are expected to attend the tourn ament each night and may ex pect a fast brand of basketball. Tournaments of past years have always thrilled capacity crowds and this year is expected tq prove no exception. Referees for the tournej' will be Crater and Mann. Russian Artillery Drops Shells Into Large Finnish City Tribune Is Appearing One Day Earlier The Tribune is appearing one day earUer this week in cooperation with Elkin Dollar Days, so that this issue, which contains news of Dollar Days values, may be widely distrib uted prior to the event, which starts Thursday and continues through Saturday. Thousands of additional copies of this issue have been printed and distributed. BONSON HOBSON PASSES SUNDAY Prominent Y a d k i n County Farmer Dies in Winston- Salem Hospital RITES HELD ON TUESDAY A. Bonson Hobson, 57, promi nent Yadkin county farmer and business man, died at Baptist hospital, Winston-Salem, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, follow ing an illness of three weeks. He underwent an operation two weeks ago and his death was at tributed to pneumonia and com plications. He was the father of Fred C. Hobson, Yadkin county superin tendent of schools and had been prominently identified with civic, political and business affairs of Yadkin county for many years. He served as chairman of the Yadkin county highway commis sion from 1924 until 1932 when the commission was dissolved; was a member of the state and county Democratic executive com mittees; was one of ten master farmers recognized by the state; served as appraiser for the fed eral land bank; was a member of the board of directors of the Winston-Salem Production Credit Association and served as a mem ber of other county boards and organizations during his lifetime. He also operated a modern dairy farm. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Alice Moore, and 11 children: Fred C. Hobson, Yad kin ville; George Hobson, Taylors ville; Mrs. Anita Reece, Frank Hobson and Joe Hobson, Boon ville; Mrs. Pressley Alexander and Miss Sadie Hobson, both of Char lotte; Oliver, Curtis, Wade and Bobby Hobson, all of the home. He is also survived by two brothers, D. W. and J. G. Hob son, both of Boonville; five sis ters, Mrs. H. A. Matthews, Lake view; Mrs. P. G. Scott, Pineville; Mrs. G. W. Reece, Mrs. J. J. Cor am and Mrs. A. C. Stimson, all of Boonville; and five grandchil dren. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Union Grove Baptist church. Rev. Charles H. Hutchins and Rev. J. D. Davis were in charge of the rites. Interment was in the church cemetery. Apartment Building Be Erect A large apartment house is to be erected here on Church street which will contain 12 apartments, it has been learned. The building will be construct ed by Bruce Lewis, of Winston- Salem, and will occupy the lot next to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark McAdams. According to information avail able here, the building will be three .stories high, with four apartments on each floor. Work was scheduled to begin on the building Monday, but due to the bad weather, had to be postponed. Construction is ex pected to get under way immed iately the weather permits. It requires 100,000 enumerators to take the U. S. census. 16 PAGES TWO FECTIONS PUBLISHED WEEKLY DESTRUCTION OF DIVISION IS ANNOUNCED Finns Kill or Capture Over 18,000 Reds BATTLE IS CONTINUED Finns Are Hard Pressed as Russian Might Continues Steady Pressure THOUSANDS ARE KILLED Helsinki, Feb. 20—Russian ar tillery Monday night dropped shells regularly into Viipuri, now a definite part of the front as a result of Soviet penetration into the Mannerheim fortified zone, a reliable informant said. "This does not mean the city is in danger of capture, but that it now is definitely a part of the front," the informant said. Shortly before an official com munique had told of the com pleted destruction of the 18th Red army division northeast of Lake Ladoga by Finland's ghost like fighters who for weeks par ried and thrust until 18.000 Rus sians were dead or captured. The same communique which announced this major victory said Soviet attacks against the new Finnish Karelian Isthmus positions, to which the battered Mannerheim line army had been compelled to withdraw, had been repelled. With the Russians continuing their unrelenting attack, Finnish spokesmen said their new posi tions were "sound," despite the enforced withdrawal. The Russians lost the equiva lent of one battalion in assaults on the Finns' new positions at the southwestern end of the line, the communique said. The Russians' new positions from west of Summa toward Muolaa presumably permitted the Russians to bring their artillery closer so that Viipuri, Finland's second largest city and center of Karelian Christianity for 700 years, was subject to regular shellfire. Heretofore the city has been 20 miles from the front, and only occasionally long-range artillery shells dropped into it. ASK COMMISSIONERS TO REVOKE LICENSE Raleigh, Feb. 20—The Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distrib utors committee toda,y petitioned the Elkin board of aldermen to revoke the retail beer license of one dealer in that town. Edgar H. Bain, of Goldsboro, state director in charge of the beer industry's "clean up or close up" campaign in North Carolina, filed the petition with the board. The petition alleged the Elkin dealer operated his place of busi ness in such manner as to consti tute a public nuisance and cited the affidavits of local police offi cers in support of the petition. Surry Court Is Again Delayed As Judge Hurt Sorry county superior court for the trial of civil cases, scheduled to have begun at Dobson Monday morning, Was delayed until Wednesday when Judge J. Will Pless, of Marlon, was injured in an automobile accident early Monday morn ing. Judge Pless was enroute to Dobson when the accident oc curred. Although not serious ly injured, his physician deem ed it unwise for him to open court until Wednesday. All jurors and witnesses were requested to be on hand Wednesday morning at 19:06 oVlnnk Cases originally sche duled to be ftwil Mnmdav wHI be heard Wednesday, it was said.