$ TO RESTORE
OLD LANDMARK
Court House at Rockford,
Once Legal Center of Co.,
to Get Face Lifted
WILL BE CLUB HOUSE
• The ancient courthouse at
Rockford, once the legal center of
the county of Surry, when it em
braced the counties of Yadkin and
Forsyth, will be restored to its
former impressive appearance by
the present owner, Joe H. Brown,
Winston-Salem grocer, according
to information. The historic old
landmark will be converted into
a clubhouse and hunting lodge.
Abandoned for a quarter of a
century, the building has been re
duced almost to ruins by age, the
elements and lastly fire. How
ever the walls and the tall col
umns of Grecian architecture re
main standing.
After the division of the coun
ties, about 1850, county seats were
established for two other counties
and the Surry county seat moved
to Dobson, a more central loca
tion. Until it was razed by fire
the old building housed many in
teresting relics of bygone days.
These were on the second floor of
the building. The first floor and
basement were used as a residence
and office for many years by the
late Dr. Daniel P. Holcomb, pio
neer physician of the county.
It was in the orignial structure
that Andrew Jackson received his
license to practice law and tradi
tion has it that the man who was
to become president overlooked his
board bill when he decided to go
elsewhere to practice his profes
sion. The account was settled in
full a short time later, however,
long before he launched his suc
cessful candidacy for the Presi
dent of the United States.
The complete restoration is
scheduled for completion about
the first of September and will be
celebrated with a barbecue to
which many of the friends of the
owner will be invited.
RABBIT LAW IN
SURRY CHANGED
Old Regulation Prohibiting
Sale of Rabbits Is Re
pealed by Board
HOLDS SUMMER MEET
A number of changes in hunt
ing regulations affecting this sec
tion of the state have been adopt
ed by the board of conservation
and development at its summer
meeting, it has been learned here.
One of the changes was the re
peal by the board of an old reg
ulation prohibiting the sale of
rabbits in Surry county. The
board also adopted a rule permit
ting the sale during the open
hunting season, which is from
Thanksgiving day through Feb
ruary 15.
A closed season on wild turkeys
in the west of Alleghany, Burke,
Wilkes and Rutherford counties
was adopted. This was done, it
was explained, to allow turkeys
which have been stocked in game
refuges to have a chance to reach
sufficient numbers to permit
hunting.
The board closed all hunting of
the southern red fquirrel, or
boomer. The ruffed grouse open
season was again approved for
December l through January 15,
same as last year.
P.-T. A. IS SEEKING
HALF-GALLON JARS
The local Parent-Teacher or
ganization would like to have all
the half-gallon fruit cans possible
to be used in the school lunch room.
The products of the W. P. A. gar
dens are being canned by the lunch
room employees and will be used
during the coming school year to
feed needy children.
Many cans of vegetables and
fruit have already been canned by
the group. Many more cans of
food can be saved for this work
if cans are available.
Anyone wishing to help this
worthy cause, please contact Mrs.
J. Mark McAdams, local P. T. A.
president by calling 297.
SCHOOL TO HAVE
NEW DEPARTMENT
Klkin high school's gain of one
teacher will mean the addition of
a commercial department for the
term 1939-40, J. Mark McAdams,
local superintendent stated. The
course will include typing, short
hand, business English and arith
metic.
For students taking typing there
will be 9 rental fee of $12.00 for
the term. Post-graduates will be
allowed to take this course at a
charge of $24.00.
The teacher for this department
has been elected, but has not, as
yet, accepted the position, Mr.
McAdams said.
Dedication
Church Largely
Attended Sunday •
More than one thousand people
attended the dedication at Oak
Ridge Baptist church Sunday.
Rev. Clete Simmons, pastor of the
church opened the services with
a devotional period.
At 10 o'clock Garland Johson
of this city, made an interesting
and inspiring talk, using as his
theme" What Home Means to Our
Country."
Rev. Grant Cothran preached
the dedicatory sermon at 11
o'clock, using as his text, Ephe
sians 3-8.
Dinner was served .on the
grounds at noon during the after
noon quartette singing was en
joyed with the following groups
participating: Oak Grove, Guiding
Star, Pleasant Hill, Doby Sisters,
Home quartette, and solos by Miss
Annie Chisholm of Thomasville,
and Rev. David Day of Elkin.
FORMER ELKIN
WOMAN PASSES
Mrs. Triphena Koonts Park
Dies Wednesday; Cere
bral Hemorrhage
HOLD FUNERAL TODAY
Mrs. Triphena Koonts Park,
almost 92, widow of John Park,
of near > Elkin, died at the home
of her grandson. W. R. Park, at
Clemmons. about 6 o'clock Wed
nesday morning from a cerebral
hemorrhage. She was ill only a
short time.
Mrs. Park was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Koonts and was a native of
Davidson county. She resided
near Elkin for a number of years
and was a widely known and es
teemed woman. Her husband
died about 13 years ago. She
had been staying with her grand
son in Clemmons for the past
year.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. G. W. Saunders, of
Ellerson, Va., and Mrs. J. O.
Hatcher, of Ballsville, Va., ten
grandchildren and a number of
great-grandchildren. Two sis
ters, Mrs. William Byerley, of
Mocksville, and Mrs. W. M. An
gell. of Boonville and White
Plains, and one brother, P. L.
Koonts, of Mocksville, also sur
vive.
Funeral services will be held
tliis afternoon at 3 o'clock from
Friendship Baptist church. The
body will lie in state at the
church from two until three
o'clock. The rites will be in
charge of Rev. T. S. Draughan.
Interment will be in the church
cemetery.
Funeral Is Held
For I. C. Williams
Funeral services for I. C.
(Mannie) Williams, 72, were held
at the home, three miles east of
Yadkinville. Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Burial followed in
the cemetery at Forbush Baptist
church. Members of the Yadkin
ville Junior Order had charge of
the funeral.
Mr. Williams died late Wed
nesday night at a Winston-Salem
hospital after an illnes of several
days with a heart ailment, which
resulted in a gangrenous condi
tion, necessitating the removal of
one leg last Tuesday. His condi
tion was critical until his death.
Mr. Williams was known as the
giant of Yadkin county in size.
He was six feet seven inches tall
and of massive build. Before his
illness he weighed 306 pounds.
Mr. Williams was born March
26, 1867, a few miles east of Yad
kinville, a son of the late F. K.
Williams, pioneer school teacher,
and Mrs. Williams. He was mar
ried 49 years ago to Miss Cora
Victoria Hobson. He was a mem
ber of Pilot View Friends church
and a member of the Yadkinville
Junior Order.
Survivors include the widow
and the following children: John
Williams, Winston-Salem; George
Williams, Mt. Airy; Charlie and
Alvis Williams, of Pasadena, Cal.;
Prances Williams, of Maderia,
Calif.; Mrs. Joshua Williams and
Luther Williams, Yadkinville,
Route 2;. and Miss Mildred Wil
liams. of the home; 10 grand
children and one brother, Stokley
Williams, Ladona, Texas.
Too Much Money
Johnny, ten years old, applied
for a job as grocer's boy for the
summer. The grocer wanted a
serious-minded boy, so he put
Johnny to a little test. "Well, my
boy, what would you do with a
million dollars?" he asked.
"Oh, boy! I don't know I
wasn't expecting so much at the
start."
Grant was the youngest man
ever elected President—47 years
old.
THE BLKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
S.M.B.A. HOLDS
37TH SESSION
Two-Day Session to Be Held
with Holly Springs Bap
tist Church
ON JULY 27th AND 28th
The thirty-seventh annual ses
sion of the Surry Missionary
Baptist association will meet for
a two-day session with Holly
Springs Baptist church July 27
and 28. The meeting will con
vene at 9:30 Thursday morning.
The general theme of the pro
gram is "Magnifying Christ and
His Church." The program out
line in detail follows:
Morning of first day: Praise,
Rev. J. P. Sellars; prayer, report
of moderator, A. V. West; roll call
of churches: Magnifying Christ
as Teacher: In Our Sunday
School Work, J. W. Hylton; In
Our W. M. U. Work, Mrs. C. N.
Myers; In Our B. T. U. Work, A.
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ELKIN, N. C. v
' " r ' *■ • • • -I
L. Hlait; m Our Vacation Bible
School, Mrs. I. O. Wallace; In
Our Associational Work. Rev.
Eph Whisenhunt; Magnifying
Christ in Our Reading: Biblical
Recorder Report. C. A. Simmons;
Discussion of Biblical Recorder,
R. P. Terrell; Charity and Chil
dren Report and Discussion, Mrs.
A. G. Webb: Appointment of
Committees; annual sermon. Rev.
A. S. Hale; adjournment for din
ner.
Afternoon of first day; Song
service, devotion. L. M. Cook;
State Missions. H. C. Baughn;
Home Missions, Rev. O. E. Ward;
Foreign Missions, Mrs. Eph Whis
enhunt; Christian Education,
Mrs. W. L. Reece: The Challenge
of the Co-operative Program, M.
O. Alexander; The Challenge Ac
cepted, R. W. Hovis; Our
Achievements in Contrast with
Our Failures, J. H. Hall, Record
ing Clerk; Visions and Sugges
tions for the Future. Claude Har
ris, Statistical Clerk; Round Table
Discussion of Our Work and Op
portunities as a Whole in Our
Association, Earl C. James, Lead
er; adjournment.
Morning of the Second Day;
Song service, Rev. J. P. Sell are;
devotional. Rev. Lonnle Flem
mlng; Factual Reports Concern
ing: (a) Aged Ministers, Rev. S.
P. Morton; Discussion of Retire
ment Plan, Rev. R. L. West and
others; (b) Baptist Hospital Re
port, Mrs. Spurgeon Belton; (c)
The Mills Home Report, Mrs. P.
Q. Toler; Baptist Hospital dis
cussed by Mr. Smith Hagaman,
superintendent; The Mills Home
discussed by Mr. I. G. Speer, su
perintendent; Cthristian Educa
tion in the Churches, Rev. A. S.
Hs.le; Christian Education in the
Schools: Dr. Hoyt Blackwell,
president Mars Hill College; Dr.
Leslie H. Campbell, president
Campbell College; address, Dr.
Jacob Gartenhaus; adjournment
for dinner.
Afternoon of second day: Song
service, devotion, E. C. Norman;
Progress, Opportunities, Organ
izations for future work in: (a)
Sunday School, Rev. Eph Whis
enhunt; (b) Baptist Training
Union, Mrs. Paul Wagoner; (c)
Woman's Missionary Union. Miss
Emma Cook; (d) Temperance
and Public Morale, W. E. Wood
ruff; (e) In the Home and Rec
reational Activities, Dr. P. W.
Green; Election of officers for
1939-40; adjournment.
CONVICTS OPEN LIME
DEPOSIT IN YADKIN
The opening of a lime deposit
near Siloam. Yadkin county, by
convicts, work on which was be
gun Tuesday, is expected to rev
olutionize farming, not only in
Yadkin, but in surrounding ter
ritory.
The supply of lime is said to
be unlimited, and according to
geological tests, is of very high
content. It has been estimated
that the lime could be delivered
to any part of Yadkin county for
approximately $1.50 per ton. The
present price of lime in the coun
ty is $2.75 in five ton lots.
The mine was operated very
profitably by a private concern
up until the flood of 1916 when
the machinery was destroyed and
thousands of tons of debris de
posited in its place.
The first World's Fair held in
the United States was held at the
Crystal Palace in 1853.
Thursday, July 20, 1939
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NOTICE
North Carolina,
Surry County.
In the Superior Court.
Jessie Hampton Hemric, Plain
tiff, vs. Claude Hemric, Defend
ant.
The defendant Claude Hemric
will take the notice that an ac
tion entitled as above has been
commenced in the Superior Court
of Surry County, North Carolina,
for an absolute divorce: And the
said defendant will further take
notice that has required to ap
pear in the office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court in Dobson,
North Carolina, on the 25th of
July, 1939, and answer or demur
to the complaint in said action,
or the plaintiff will apply to the
Court in the complaint.
This 24th of June, 1939.
P. T. LEWELLYN,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
BARKER & HAMPTON,
Attorneys. 7-20 c