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THEY'RE PLANNING REAL ACTION
As one who often calls attention to this and that and fre
quently without intending to, arouses the ire of this and that
citizen, we can't help but feel delighted that an article in this
column last week which wondered in the Gab Bag's usual
mild manner why fire escapes were not installed at the ele
mentary school building, has resulted in a get-together of
interested.citizens who have gone the Gab Bag one'better by
putting in motion pMns to give Elkin, not only a safer school,
but a bigger and more adequate one.
After all, it is not the purpose of this column to attempt
to start what may vulgarly be called a "stink," but to try
and make Elkin a better town."
Some may not agree with our
methods of doing this, but we
feel that the best way to get
something to the attention of the
public is to just come out and say
it and not beat around the bush.
Where, we were critical last
week, we are thankful that we
can be complimentary this week.
For under present plans, follow
ing an inspection of the school
here by men who have the au
thority to do something about it,
Elkin stands to gain a building
that will be safe as far as fire is
concerned, and larger to care for
the increasing number of pupils
which may be expected now that
many employees of the Chatham
Manufacturing Company Me
moving here with their families.
To install fire escapes on the
building here would be a step to
ward making the building safer,
but, as pointed out by school of
ficials, the need is apparent for
more space, and so, rather* than
put up escapes which would even
tually go into discard as the need
for additional room became im
perative, the sensible thing to do
now is to remodel the building,
tear away the auditorium to
make way for additional class
rooms, and see that everything is
as fire proof as possible in the
doing.
A new auditorium, according
to proposed plans, would be con
structed as an addition to Elkin's
modern new high school build
ing, with possibly a couple of
more classrooms there.
We would say, if these plans
can be made an actuality—and
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West Main St. Elkin, N. C.
John W. Comer, county superin
tendent of schools, told us him
self that he believed they would
go through—everything will be
dandy and will give the town a
school in keeping with its steady
progress in other ways.
We were also told that M. Q.
Snow, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, which
board must look after the finan
cial end of the business, has said
that the board, would cooperate
in every way to help put the
plans across.
Until other arrangements can
be made—or until work gets un
der way—two special guards are
going to be placed on duty at the
elementary school to keep an eye
out for fire or fire hazards as a
safety measure for the children.
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A GOOD IDEA
The various civic clubs of Elkin
have gotten together to form a
Forum, the purpose of which is
to bring to Elkin outstanding
speakers to discuss timely topics
of interest to the community and
the nation.
It would seem to us that it is
a good idea, and we will be glad
to appear as a speaker at any
time the Forum should go crazy
enough to invite us." We never
tire of giving our celebrated and
informative lecture on "The
Family Life of an Earwig." If
you have any earwigs in your
home you should have a vital in
terest in hearing us. ,
All kidding aside, though, - this
body should be able to secure
some really outstanding people to
speak. We only hope that this
column's approval doesn't kill the
entire thing before it starts.
Maybe its leaders should have
it vaccinated.
M. M. Mayberry
Dies on Saturday
(Continued from Page One)
Reed hospital in Washington and
other government hospitals. He
had planned to return to Wash
ington to continue treatment when
a cold from which he was suffer
ing grew worse and he was ad
mitted to the local hospital. His
death came as a distinct shock to
relatives and friends.
He was associated with his
brother in the operation of the
City Transit company and the
City Cabs here, and was well and
favorably known. He was a mem
ber of the American Legion. L
Mr. Mayberry was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John S. May
berry of Jonesville, and had spent
his entire life in this vicinity with
the exception of the year he served
in the army overseas.
He is survived by his wife who
before her marriage was Miss
Myrtle Reece, two daughters,
Misses Ruth and Nancy Ann May
berry, one son, Lott Mayberry;
three brothers, Dewey and John
Mayberry of Jonesville and Theo
dore Mayberry of F'kin; and three
sisters, Mrs. Hugh Holcomb of
Jonesville, Mrs. George Hart of
North Wilkesboro, and Mrs. Joe
Apperson of Winston-Salem.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at the home in
Jonesville. The rites were in
charge of Rev. D. Q. Reece and
Rev. Dwight B. Mullis of Jones
ville, and Rev. Mr. Binkley. In
terment was in Hollywood ceme
tery here.
Active pallbearers were business
associates of the deceased: B. E.
Davis, Thomas Calloway, Roy
Waldrup, Bruce Brown, H. K.
Johnson, W. R. Cox, Lloyd Pardue,
Joe Gentry and Wade Whitaker.
Honorary pallbearers were mem
bers of the George Gray Post of
the American Legion.
R. M. Chatham Dies
Here on Sunday
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on the streets. He was a member
of the Elkin Methodist church.
His survivors are his wife, who
before her marriage was Miss
Mary Armfleld, three sons, Hugh
Chatham, of Stanleytown, Va.;
Richard Martin Chatham, Jr.,
and Bobby Chatham, and two
daughters, Betty and Margaret
Chatham; one brother, Paul
Chatham, of Charlotte; two half
brothers, Alex Chatham, of this
city, and T. Dan Chatham, of
Winston l -Salem, and one half
sister, Mrs. M. E. Motsinger, of
Winston-Salem.
Funeral rites were held Tues
day morning at 11 o'clock from
the Methodist church. The rites
were in charge of Rev. Herman
P. Duncan, pastor of the church,
and Rev. L. B. Abernethy, a
former pastor. The esteem and
love of a host of friends was
manifest in the beautiful floral
offering and the many who at
tended the services As a mark
of respect to the passing of Mr.
Chatham, the Chatham mills
suspended operation during the
hour of the service and all busi
ness houses of the town were
closed.
Active pallbearers were: Dr. E.
G. Click, Fred Neaves, W. V. Hol
comb, C. C. Poindexter, R. G.
Smith, H. C. Graham, Click Dar
nell, and J. R. Poindexter.
Honorary pallbearers were: W.
A. Neaves, A. M. Smith, Worth
Gray, Z. H. Dixon, T. H. Eidson,
E. P. McNeer, M. A. Biggs, Mason
Lillard, J. Frank Miller, R. L.
Doughton, Washington, D. C., J.
Gordon Hackett and Walter
Gwyn, North Wilkesboro, R. A.
Doughton, Sparta, Cameron Mor
rison, Charlotte, Frank Carter
and Cape Haynes, Mount Airy.
Among the out-of-town friends
and relatives attending the fun
eral in addition to the above
were: Mrs. E. C. Bivins, Mr. and
Mrs. Grover Lovill, Mrs. Oscar
Merritt, Mt. Airy; Blair Gwyn,
Ed Finley and Joe McCoy, North
Wilkesboro; Miss Barbara Weed
on, Detroit; Bob Carter and
Thomas White, Yadkinville; Dr.
T. W. Shore, Boonville; Mrs. M.
E. Motsinger, Miss Myrtle Mot
singer, Alex Motsinger, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Chatham, Miss Phyllis
Pinkston, Winston-Salem; Paul
Chatham and Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Lillard, Charlotte; Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Stanley, Clyde
Stanley, Stanleytown, Va.; Miss
Hazel Hudley, Bassetts, Va.; Jack
Armfield, Troy; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Deaton, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Nicholson, Miss Jennie Colvert,
Miss Sallie Chunn, Miss Tonnie
Turner, Mrs. Lonnie Turner, Mrs.
R. H. Bennett, Mrs. L. P. Lewis,
Mrs. Annie Lewis, Mrs. F. E.
Bradley, Wesley Jones, Robert
White, Don Cochran, and W. E.
Natress, of Statesville.
Inspection of Plant .
Made by Officials
(Continued from Page One)
As a result, Mr. Comer is writing
W. P. Credle, director of housing
and planning, of the state board
of education to come here and in
spect the building relative to re
modeling the entire structure to
make it safer and capable of car
ing for more students.
Under the plan now under way,
remodeling would see the tearing
away of the auditorium, replacing
it with four new classrooms, and
building a new auditorium on to
the new high school building. In
doipg this remodeling the elemen
tary building would be made as
fire proof as it is possible to make
it with safe exits for the children
in case a fire should break out.
While these plans are under
way, two special guards will be
placed on duty at the school while
the building is occupied by the
children to keep a close watch for
fire or fire hazards until other ar
rangements can be made.
All present at the meeting, it
was said, were fully in favor of
taking steps as outlined above
and once they are carried out it
is believed Elkin's school facilities
will be adequate to serve the needs
of the community for next 15
years.
Mr. Brockwell, the state fire
marshal, did not make a special
trip here to re-inspect the build
ing. He came here Tuesday even
ing to attend a meeting of firemen
and town officials honoring W. W.
Whitaker, who retired the first of
this year as active chief of the
Elkin fire department.
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LOVELACE ELECTED
JR. ORDER TRUSTEE
A meeting of the 4th district,
Junior Order, was held at North
Wilkesboro Tuesday night, at
which time R. L. Lovelace, of
Elkin, was elected as trustee from
the district for the Junior Order
Orphanage Home at Lexington.
Formerly the orphanagfe has
been under the supervision of the
national council, but now belongs
to the state organization.
John Wrenn, of Asheville, field
secretary of the western district,
was principal speaker at the
meeting.
FORUM COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
(Continued from Page One)
sell Burcham was named secre
tary. The following committee
appointments were also made:
Discussion, Mrs. E. C. James,
chairman, L. S. Weaver and Rus
sell Burcham; publicity, Mrs.
Ruth Byrd Crater; hospitality,
Mrs. R. C. Freeman; house, Mrs.
George Royall, and attendance,
Lowell Smithey. chairman, Mrs.
Paul Gwyn and A. B. Scroggs.
The council selected Dr. Ralph
McDonald of the faculty of the
University of North Carolina, and
former candidate for governor of
North Carolina, as the initial
speaker at a meeting on the ev
ening of March 8, at 8 o'clock.
Dr. McDonald is at present en
gaged in extension work at the
University. He will speak on
"Federal Aid to Education." The
meeting will be held at the ele
mentary school auditorium and
will be open to the public.
The Forum council is composed
of the following members, repre
senting the various civic organ
izations of the town: Woman's
club, Mrs. George Royall, Mrs. R.
C. Freeman, Mrs. Paul Gwyn;
: Kiwanis club, L. S. Weaver, Mar
ion Allen, Garland Johnson; T.
C. U. club, Russell Burcham,
Lowell Smithey and C. J. Hyslup;
Elkin Merchants Association:
George Royall, Joe Bivins; Par
ent-Teachers, Elkin: Mrs. E. C.
James, Miss Blanche Dixon, Mrs.
C. A. McNeiJl; Parent-Teachers,
Jonesville: Rev, D. B. Mullis, A.
B. Scroggs; American Legion: F.
W- Graham, Paul Gwyn; Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Joe
Bivins, Mrs. Ruth Byrd Crater,
Mrs. Edworth Harris.
150 PRESENT AT
LOCAL BANQUET
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moje than 3,000. Most of the epi
taphs were gleaned from the
South and New England, and a
few of them fron abroad. The
talk was humorous and highly
entertaining. The speaker was
introduced by Garland Johnson.
The banquet opened with the
national anthem, in unison, by
the assemblage, with Walter
Combs offering the invocation.
Mrs. J. H. Beeson led group sing
ing during the evening, with Miss
Peggy Royall playing the occom
paniment.
Joe Bivins, retiring president,
presided over the meeting, and
spoke briefly, thanking the mem
bers for the cooperation received
i during the past year. He turned
the gavel over to the new presi
dent, George E. Royall, who pre
sented a brief humorous program.
The officers of the as. c x>ciation
and the speaker were toasted in
song by the group. Mrs. Beeson
sang as a solo Irving Berlin's
"God Bless America."
The hall was attractively dec
orated with American flags, sug
gestive of Washington's birthday.
The long tables had streamers of
red crepe paper interspersed with
red, white and blue candles, run
ning the full length of the tables.
Small hatchets were used as place
cards.
The event was climaxed with a
square dance, with music being
furnished by a local string band.
SURRY CIVIL COURT
COMES TO AN END
Surry County Civil Court ended
Tuesday, after completing a suc
cessful term. Although the court
was detained in opening due to
unavoidable circumstances, much
progress was made.
Judge J. Will Pless presided
over the term in which many
routine matters were disposed of,
and several divorces were grant
ed.
One of the leading divorce
cases was that of Graham Parks
and Bertha Parks, who were ask
ing annulment, but the evidence
presented by the plaintiff caused
the judge to motion the case non
suit. Wilmer' Snow Swanson
also secured a divorce from JV. P.
Swanson.
MEETING OF 4-H CLUBS
TO BE HELD IN DOBSON
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A meeting of all County 4-H
clubs will be held in Dobson at
the Courthouse on March 4, at
9:45 pjn., at which time all mem
bers and their parents are Invited
to attend.
L. R. Harrill, state 4-H leader,
will be the speaker for the occa
sion. Several honorable recogni
tions will be made, Including that
of the Honor Club of 1939 and
the champion in each project.
Mrs. Grace Pope Brown, Home
Demonstration Agent, and A. P.
Cobb, assistant county agent, will
be in charge of the event.
PAYMENTS
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture will begin distributing
$225,000,000 in parity payments
within a few weeks to producers
of'wheat, cotton, corn, and rice
who cooperate In the AAA pro
gram. '
4-County Tourney
Ends Wednesday
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boro boys 21, West Yadkin boys
19; West Yadkin girls 18, Piney
Creek girls 20; Ronda boys 18,
Piney Creek boys 10; Ronda girls
20, Sparta girls 19; Elkin boys 29,
Wilkesboro boys 11; West Yad
kin girls 20, Boonville girls 16;
Yadkinville boys 15, Wilkesboro
boys 4.
Monday, February 26: Elkin
girls 6, Jonesville girls 19; Jones
ville boys 31, Ronda boys 9; Yad
kinville girls 19, Copeland girls
11; Boonville boys 34, Copeland
boys 16.
ATKINSON MAKES TALK
ON GEO. WASHINGTON
An interesting talk on George
Washington was made before the
Elkin Kiwanis club at their week
ly meeting last Thursday evening,
by J. S. Atkinson, deputy collector
of revenue, and a well-known Elk
in man.
Mr. Atkinson's talk came as the
feature of a program observing
Washington's birthday. Well
versed in history, the talk was
both interesting and instructive.
Jack Carter was welcomed as a
new member of the club during
the meeting. Kermit Combs, of
Ashland, Va., was a guest of his
brother, Kiwanian Walter Combs.
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ASSAULT CASE
IS UNDER WAY
Yadkin County Man Faces
First Degree Charge in
Superior Court
Yadkinville, Feb. 28 —(Special)
—The trial of Erskine Lackey,
21, on a charge of rape, was be
gun Tuesday afternoon in su
perior court here with the selec
tion of a jury taking up several
hours Tuesday and one hour
Wednesday morning. Twelve
men were selected, some from the
regular jury, some from an extra
venire of 25 summoned Monday
night and four from another
extra 25' summoned Tuesday
night. The trial was still in pro
gress and will likely last through
today.
Lackey, who lives near Union
Grove, is charged with first de
gree rape. Miss Treva Scott, 20,
of the Smithtown section, is the
prosecuting witness.
In her testimony from the wit
ness stand here yesterday morn
ing Miss Scott testified that
Lackey, together with Early Cran
fill and her sister, Neva Scott,
went to ride on May 21, last, and
that Lackey, who said his name
was Howard Parker, assaulted
her, accomplishing his purpose
two times. She gave details of
the alleged crime. She was fol
lowed by other witnesses until
mid-afternoon when Lackey took
the witness stand.
Just how long the trial would
last was uncertain last night.
This is the first trial for first de
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gree rape in Yadkin county in
many years.
Lackey, alias Howard Parker, is
represented by Attorneys A. T.
and Brewster 'Grant, of Mocks
ville, Allen and Henderson, of
Elkin, while Solicitor A. E. Hall
is assisted by Attorney Frank
Freeman, of Dobson in the role of
private prosecutor.
The jury selected for the trial
is composed of J. p. Nicks, Clint
Hauser, C. L. Reece, W. C. Bell,
Charles Parks, Wade Dinkins,
Carl W. Pinnix, H. O. Henderson,
M. H. Angell, Walter Michael, C.
G. Ray and Earl Finney. J. P,
Henderson is the 13th juror, to be
used only in case of illness of
another.
The alleged crime occurred on
May 21. After that Lackey dis
appeared and it was some time
before he was located in the
Army where he had joined, and
was on his way to Honolulu. He
had traveled a distance of 26,000
miles before he finally landed
back at Brooklyn, N. Y., last Oc
tober.
It is probable the state will ask
for a verdict of attempted rape
after the evidence is in, which
will likely be some time today.
ADVISORY BOARD IS
TO HOLD MEETING
John W. Coifler, superintendent
of Surry schools, announced
Tuesday that the County Advis
ory and Plannage Committee will
hold its regular session at the
Dobson Woman's Club building
on Monday night.
Notices have been sent to all
members and those expected to
attend from Elkin are F. W. Gra
ham, J. Mark McAdams, Mrs. W.
M. Allen, Miss Betty Allen, M. Q.
Snow and Errol Hayes.