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VOL. No. XXIX. No. 1

lateNEWS a,

and

SRIEF TIFOCAL

OFFICALS OF Sorry County

and officials of ail cities, and

towns in the county have been

invited to Chapel Hill on Wed-nesday evening:, November 29,

to meet with Speaker WilliamBankhead of the NationalHouse of Representatives, theNorth Carolina Congressional

delegation, and several hun-dred representatives from city

halls, county courthouses, statedepartments and federal agen-cies in North Carolina at theformal opening of the Institute

t<f Government laboratory, -wilding, Director Albert Coates

afnnotinced today.

J. B. MATHIS, of Elkin, wasslightly injured here Wednes-day morning when his car wasstruck by an automobile onNorth Bridge street near Som- jers Apartments. The accidentoccurred when Mr. Mathisbacked his car into the streetpreparatory to turning around.The car which crashed into itwas driven by Sam Parks, ofState Road. Both cars weredamaged.

A WOOL DRIER in the

|JI scoring and carbonizing plant

TP of the Chatham Manufactur-

ing Co., was badly damagedshortly after noon Wednesday

when it caught fire. The

t /lames were extinguished only

after the woodwork of the ma-chine had burned away.

STATENORTH WILKESBORO,

Nov. 15 A home-made fireescape that he fashioned him-self probably saved the life ofT. G. Plexigo, shoe shop pro-;prietor, when flames damaged

the Horton building on Mainstreet just before daybreak

morning. Waking about?

5/.30 a.m. to find his upstairs

room filled with smoke, Plex-igo groped his way to the fireescape and got out of theburning building, uninjured

but minus his clothes.

DAHLONEGA, GA., Nov. .15?A new gold strike, baring alode of bonanza ore which astate geologist said assayed

$60,000 a ton, was disclosed to-day by operators of the cen-

X tury-old Calhoun Mine, three* miles south of here. State Ge-

ologist Garland Peyton dc-

>scribed the strike as "a vein ofquartz, two inches in thickness

and of unknown depth, sothoroughly impregnated withgold over approximately ten

inches that it apeared as onecontinuous ribbon of yellow

metal . . ."

NATIONALROCKY MOUNT, Nov. 15?

They killed the calf. here today, *The occasion was

the- return to Rocky Mount ofKyser, the former

*B"r sity of North Carolina student,who left home in a tin lizzienamed "Passion" and returnedtoday in two special cars,bearing typical Pullman nameslike Pasquotank and Quantico.Kyser, now a famous band-leader and a neophyte moviestar, arrived at 9:05 a.m., to be

met by a brass band and prac-tically everyone in Rocky

Mount.

INTERNATIONALL PRAGUE, Nov. 15 Two'* - HUfidred Czech students dem-

onstrated near the tomb of the

Unknown Soldier today, shout-ing: "For freedom!" Germanstorm troopers and police dis-persed them, arresting 10.

BERLIN, Nov. 15?The offi-cial German news agency DNBsaid today that Monday's raidon the Shetland Islands by

German bombing planes andjße previous air attacks on

' Flow and the Firth ofForth were "only a beginning"of the war ill the air againstBritain. The warning of morebombing attacks on Britishterritory followed announce-ment by the German highcommand that one Germansubmarine during the "pastfew days" has sunk 26,000 tonsof shipping and captured one

? prize ship.

THE ELKINTRIBUNEELKIN. N. Cm THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1939

SUSPECT DENIESTHAT HE KILLEDFERGUSON MANDate Is Set for Hearing on

Murder Charge

SHOT THROUGH WINDOW

Sanford M. Burchette, Vic-tim, Preparing to Retire

for Night

FUNERAL ON MONDAY

Wilkesboro, Nov. 15.?A hearing

will be held Thursday, November23. for George Byrd, held in theWilkes county jail, on a murdercharge in connection with theslaying of S. M. Burchette atFerguson Saturday night.

Byrd has made no statementexcept to deny that he had any-thing to do with the crime and todemand the hearing, officers said.

A middle-aged married man,George Byrd, of the Fergusoncommunity of Wilkes county, hasbeen arrested and charged withthe murder of Sanford MauriceBurchette, 63, who was shot downin cold blood in his home Satur-day night as he was preparing togo to bed, Sheriff C. T. Dough-ton, of Wilkes, has announced.

The warrant charging Byrd

with murder was issued I/.'ondaynight after the sheriff's investi-gation uncovered what he andSolicitor Avalon E. Hall termeda heavy chain of circumstantialevidence. Byrd had been held fortwo days on suspicion.

Evidence linking Byrd with thekilling was a brake rod from anold model car, threaded at theend, which corresponds with thehomemade shotgun slugs thattook Burchette's life. A hack-saw, together with a new single-barrel shotgun and shells werealso found. These articles are tobe taken to the federal bureau ofinvestigation at Washington, forcomparison.

Burchette met death as he pre-pared to retire at his home inthe Ferguson community. A loadof shotgun slugs came throughthe window of his bedroom,struck him in the chest and hefell dead at his wife's feet. Theassailant had apparently crept upto the window and shot throughthe screen, glass and curtains.

Wilkes officers have workednight and day on the case fromthe time it occurred, putting dogson the trail as soon as the killingwas reported. The bloodhoundsfollowed a trail for five miles overrugged country but lost it wherethe tracks entered Stony Forkcreek.

Survivors of the dead man are,in addition to the widow, who be-fore her marriage was Miss Des-

-1 sie Triplett; one daughter, Mrs.Eloise Blankenship; four broth-ers, C. P. Burchette, of Winston-Salem; J. A. Burchette, Sparta;J. N. Burchette, Ronda; and D. I.Burchette, Jonesville; one sister,Mrs. C. C. Foushee, Ridgeway,Va., and one grandchild.

' Funeral services were conduct-ed Monday at Macedonia Bap-tist church, near Ronda, the de-ceased having at one time been aresident of that section.

JONESVILLEWOMAN DEAD

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth WattsKerley Passes Away Fri-

day Morning

FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth WattsKerley, 76, passed away at herhome in Jonesville Friday morn-ing. Mrs. Kerley had been infailing health for several yearsand her condition had been re-garded as serious for manymonths. She was a daughter ofthe late Mr. and Mrs. JamesWatts, of Taylorsville, and wasthe last surviving member of herfamily.

She was twice married, first toAmos Price, of Taylorsville, andafter his death to C. L. Kerley, ofJonesville. She had made herhome in Jonesville for the past35 years, and was a highly es-teemed woman.

She is survived by her hus-band and six children of the firstmarriage, Mrs. O. E. Deal and J.L. Price, of Taylorsville; Mrs.Cordie McCormick, Mrs. W. J.Brown and W. M. Price, of Jones-

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H/lF l\/fn D 1 A 1 TIMI7I7 IJ V n Below are scenes photographed at the unveilingIVLLILVLUTXL/LLTU IV V LJILJLJU in Dobson Saturday of a handsome granitemonument to the Surry county men who served in the World War. Top photo shows a partof the crowd which was present, having been snapped, a moment after the monumenthad been unveiled. In the foreground of thj picture can be seen former LieutenantGovernor R. A. Doughton, of Sparta (without hat), as he shakes hands with Mrs. R. J.Lovill,of Mount Airy, a member of the Surry county board of welfare. W. M. Allen,master of ceremonies, is immediately behind Mr. Doughton, his back to, the camera.Lower left photo is a view of the monument, and lower right shows former Governor J.C. B. Ehringhaus as he delivered the principal address of the occasion.?(TribunePhotos.)

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Monument HonoringVeterans Unveiled At

Dobson Last SaturdayJ. C. B. Ehringhaus, Former Governor of North Carolina, Is

Principal Speaker of Armistice Day Program; LargeCrowd Attends as Shaft Bearing Veterans'

Names Is Dedicated

Delivering the principal ad-dress in an Armistice Day pro-gram at Dobson Saturday after-noon upon occasion of the un-veiling of a beautiful granite

monument honoring the Surry

county men who served theircountry in the World War, form-er Governor J. C. B. Ehringhausexpressed the hope that theUnited States may never again beembroiled in another foreign war,and urged that v the people keepto the spirit of peace that wasborn on November 11, 1918.

"Every effort," he told thelarge crowd that was gathered onthe court house lawn, "should bemade to keep the United Statesfrom becoming entangled in thewar now in progress in Europe,"declaring that this country "isnot justified in going furtherthan protecting its own shores."

Mr. Ehringhaus was introducedby Judge W. F. Carter, of MountAiry. The former governor wasfollowed by John H. Folger, Sur-ry attorney who appeared as apersonal representative of his

brother. Congressman A. D."Lon" Folger, who could not bepresent. Hugh Roy all, of Elkin,introduced Mr. Folger, who alsoadvocated every reasonable peaceeffort.

Although not on the program,a brief talk was made by formerLieutenant Governor R. A.Doughton, of Sparta.

The beautiful shaft, erected inhonor of Surry's World War vet-erans, bears the name of each ofthe Surry citizens who servedtheir nation in 1917-18, being

erected with funds subscribedseveral years ago by Surry.coun-

ty school children in a drivewhich was sponsored by Judge W.F. Carter, A. H. Wolfe and E. S.Hendren, the latter two beingschool officials in the county atthat time.

In addition to the names of the

Surry veterans, both white andcolored, the monument bears thefollowing inscription; "In Mem-oriam. Honoring the sacrificeand valor of Surry county menwho served during the WorldWar in defense of their country."

The monument was unveiledby Mrs. Alma Calloway McCol-lum, of Leaksville, who was apupil in the county schools at thetime of the drive and led thecounty in the amount of money

raised for the memorial Mrs.McCollum was presented by A. H.Wolfe, of Dobson, who gave abrief history of events leading upto the erection of the monument.

The program was arranged by

a committee including W. M. Al-len, of Elkin* John Llewellyn, ofDobosn, and Mrs. R. J. Lovill, of

Mount Airy. Mr. Allen acted asmaster of ceremonies for theevent.

MRS. ELZA BYRD DIESSUDDENLY SUNDAY

Mrs. Lillie Mendenhall Byrd, 60,died suddenly at the home of adaughter Sun lay night. The de-ceased was a native of Boonville.She was twice married, first toCalvin Byrd, and after his deathto Elza Byrd, who survives withthe following children of the firstmarriage: Mrs. Charles Myers,

Mrs. Robey Riley and Prank Byrd,all- of the Cycle community, andTilden Byrd of Elkin. Severalgrandchildren and one sister andone brother, Miss Fannie Menden-hall and Landon Mendenhall, bothof Boonville, also survive.

Funeral services were held Tues-day afternoon from PleasantGrove Baptist church, of whichthe deceased had long been amember. The rites were in charge

of Rev. N. T. Jarvis, pastor of thechurch. Interment was in thechurch cemetery.

November 20-25Designated asClean-up Week

November 20 through the 25thhas been designated as Clean-Up

Week in Elkin. The campaign isunder the auspices of the GardenDepartment of the Woman's Club.All citizens of the town are urgedto cooperate and to clean allunsightly places both in the res-idential and business sections ofthe town.

Rubbish will be disposed of bythe town if placed conveniently tothe garbage trucks.

Book WeekIs Nou) BeingObserved

Book Week is being observedthis week. Citizens are urged toavail themselves of the opportu-nity to widen their horizons. Inmost towns and cities, life for theaverage person is alarmingly dull,limited to a round of accustomedduties and pleasures. Tomorrowwill repeat today. What the townsand cities lack in entertainmentcan be found in books, if onecares for books. There is a bookfor any mood and one can journ-ey around the world by merelygoing to the library or book store.

Never in the history of ourcountry has it been so importantthat we understand ourselves andunderstand our neighbors aroundthe world. Book Week, with itsemphasis on books around theworld has a definite application.To international understandingand friendship, all who deal withreading and its contribution tocharacter, will not fail to giveready support.

Many worthwhile books areavailable at the public libraryhere and others are being addedto the shelves.

CAUSEY CHILDPASSES MONDAY

THREE HURT INAUTO CRASH

Scarlet Fever Proves Fatal toDaughter of Mr. and Mrs.

O. D. Causey

RITES IN GREENSBORO

Private funeral services wereheld Tuesday afternoon at 3

o'clock from Hanes funeral home

in Greensboro for Jacqueline Ann

Causey, three-year-old daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. O. David Causey,of this city.

The child died at 10:30 Mon-day morning, while en route tothe hospital. Her death was at-tributed to scarlet fever. She be-came ill Friday at her home hereand was removed to the home ofher maternal grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. R. E. Smith, of the Ala-mance church community, nearGreensboro, Sunday.

She is survived by her parents,

a brother, David J. Causey, ofthis city, and the maternal andpaternal grandparents, Mr. andMrs. R. E. Smith and Mr. andMrs. C. B. Causey.

The Causey's have lived herefor several months, Mr. Causey

being manager of the WesternAuto Associate Store here.

JUNIOR ORDER IS TOFINISH NOMINATIONS

At the meeting Friday evening

of the local council of the Jr. O.U. A. M., the nomination of of-ficers for the coming year will becompleted. Officers will be nom-inated for the coming six months.The following Friday evening willfeature the semi-annual electionof officers.

All members are invited to at-tend these two important busi-ness meetings.

Two Dobson Women SustainInjuries in Accident Near

Mt. Airy Sunday

DRIVER FLEES SCENE

An automobile accident nearMount Airy Sunday resulted inpainful injuries to three womenof Dobson and Greensboro. Theinjured were Miss Lillian Har-krader, deputy c\erk in the officeof United States Court Clerk,Henry Reynolds, her niece, MissHelen Harkrader, a student atGreensboro College, and Mrs.Fred Lewellyn, deputy collector ofinternal revenue.

Miss Lillian Harkrader sustain*ed the loss of several front teeth.Miss Helen Harkrader, while notseriously injured, was knockedunconscious and is suffering fromshock. Mrs. Lewellyn suffered abadly cut lip requiring several

stitches.The' party was enroute from

Dobson, where they had spent theweek-end, to Mount Airy, to catcha bus for Greensboro, when theaccident occurred. The car wasstruck by another car, travelingat a high rate of speed, andcaused to overturn. The occu-pants of the other car fled thescene and have not been appre-hended.

ANNOUNCE ARCHITECTPARTNERSHIP HERE

G. R. Stinson, a native of Yad-kin county, is now associated herewith J. M. Franklin, architect,and the firm will hereafter beknown as Franklin <fc Stinson,

Architects.Mr. Stinson was formerly with

the firm of Northup & O'Brien, ofWinston-Salem for five yeajs.Prior to that time he was withthe late Charles Barton King, res-ident architectural specialist, of

Philadelphia.Mr. Franklin and Mr. Stinson

are also announcing the forma-tion of the Elkin Blue Printing

Co. Offices are in the telephonebuilding here.

MISS CHISHOLM TOSING AT CHURCHES

Miss Annie Chisholm of Thom-asville, will render special musicat the 11 o'clock service at Lit-tle Richmond Baptist churchSunday.

Miss Chisholm will also sing atthe quartette convention at Ron-

da Baptist church at 2 -o'clockSunday afternoon.

Furious War At SeaBeginning As MenaceofSubmarines Grows

ALLIES LIKEYWILL SEIZE ALLENEMY EXPORTSOutlook Is Grave for Neutral

Countries

GRAVELY CONCERNED

Indications British Are NotSatisfied with Result of

Blockade

SEVEN SHIPS ARE SUNK

London, Nov. 15.?A hint thatGreat Britain soon may startseizing German exports from

neutral ships, and Germany'sannounced submarine campaignagainst armed allied merchantfihips lay the basis todiay for afurious war at sea.

The outlook boded even worsefor neutral countries alreadygravely concerned over their com-merce. Even without an intensi-fication of sea war, marine losseshad risen sharply in the pastthree days and last night Swedenand Germany , suspended theirtrade negotiations because of anargument over Germany's miningof Swedish territorial waters.

There had been only a hintthat Britain would interfere withoutbound German cargoes?thesuggestion was said to have beenmade by the British economicnewspaper Financial News?butGermany was quick to seize uponit.

A German short wave wirelessbroadcast said such an act wouldaffect neutrals first of all, sincegoods taken from Germany be-came the property of the pur-chaser on leaving the Reich, andthat Germany could retaliate onships bound from British ports toneutral countries. The Germannewspaper Dienst also suggestedthat Germany could interceptBritish coal exports to Scandi-navia, as a start.

Britain would have a precedentfor seizing German exports; shedid the same thing in the WorldWar, and it was learned that theministry of economic warfare waswatching German exports closelynow, fully realizing that theseshipments provided Germany withmuch needed foreign exchange.

There were indications thatthe British were not satisfiedwith the effect the blockade andcontraband control was havingon Germany?there were toomany loopholes through whichGermany was getting food, min-erals, timber, and war materialsfrom Scandinavia, Russia, Italy,

and the Balkans. Furthermorethe loss of seven merchant shipsin three days, in addition to anunnamed destroyer, and theCresswell, was not conducive tooptimism.

Baptist ChuUrged To MThanks Donations

Baptist churches in this section,and throughout the state, areurged to make their annualThanksgiving donation this yearto the Mills Home at Thomasvilleand the Kennedy home, near Kin-json. There are approximately

500 orphan children at Mills Homeand 150 at Kennedy home thisyear and a larger donation thanever before is expected.

Churches in the vicinity of Elkinare asked to bring their donationsto the First Baptist church here.Churches in the Dobson sectionwill take their collection to De-Witt Sparger at W. E. Reid's store.

Canned goods, vegetables, fruits,

dried fruits, apples, Irish or sweetpotatoes, or any farm product ofuse or value or money, can beused for the homes. Each churchwill be given credit for all dona-tions. It Is requested that allcollections be brought in duringThanksgiving week, November 27to December 2. It will be takento the orphanages on Monday orTuesday following Thanksgiving.

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