Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXIX. No. 19
ELKIN IS SCENE
OF MINOR FIRES
Four Alarms Are Answered
by Local Fire Department
During Week
TWO ARE GRASS FIRES
Four fires, all minor, have oc
curred here during the past week.
Two were grass fires, one was at
the home of Joe Snow, in North
Elkin, and the fourth was at the
Elkin Lumber and Manufacturing
Company plant.
The fire at the Snow home oc
curred when some oily rags
caught fire. Firemen extinguish
ed the blaze before any damage
had been done. The alarm short
ly after 10 o'clock Tuesday night
at the lumber company also prov
ed- of a minor nature.
People should not light grass
fires at this season of the year,
Ted Brown, fire chief, pointed out
Tuesday after the firemen had
been called out to extinguish such
a blaze on Owyn avenue. Such
fires frequently get out of cohtrol
and are a menace to nearby
property. In all cases, it has
been said, anyone wishing to do
any burning of dead grass, weeds
or underbrush, should first get
permission.
It was also stated that the
traffic lights go completely on
%
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"red" when an alarm Is turned in
so that firemen may get to the
blaze as quickly as possible. Mo
torists who are not firemen, po
lice or those having a legitimate
business at the scene of an alarm,
should wait until the traffic sig
nals resume normal operation.
Lights remain on "stop" for ap
proximately three minutes when
an alarm comes in.
BOONVILLE
Mrs. E. E. Hood entered Chat
ham hospital Monday night for
treatment.
Mrs. D. H. Craver has returned
from Vere Beach, Florida, where
she went several weeks ago for
her health. Mrs. Craver has been
suffering several years from a
severe sinus trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin
visited Mr. Martin's nother at
Brook's Cross Roads last Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher has be
gun work on a new brick residence
on the Crutchfield road. Several
other buildings are in the course
of construction at the present
time. Among these who are
either building or remodeling are
Grover Brown, who is building
near Mick's service station, Roy
Reece, on the Elkin highway near
the city limits, J. J. Coram, and
Thad M. Reece on the Crutchfield
road. Joseph Fleming is expected
to start construction of a new
dwelling in a few weeks.
Miss Ruby Winkler visited her
parents at Boone the past week
end.
Miss Sadie Fleming spent the
past week-end in Raleigh the
guest of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Key spent
Sunday at Ararat visiting Mr.
Key's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stinson and
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Coram were
the Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas A. Jones at Mount
Airy.
Fred C. Hobson of Yadkinville
was a visitor in town Monday.
Boonville girls' basketball team
is still in the running for the
trophy in the girls' division of the
Journal-Sentinel Tournament at
Winston-Salem. They were the
winners last year, and are given
a fair chance to repeat. They
play Mineral Springs of Forsyth
county Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coram
spent the past week-end at Pine
Tops in the eastern part of the
state visiting Mrs. Coram's pa
rents.
Boonville Y. W. A. Meets With
Mrs. Raymond Connell
The Boonville Y. W. A. met for
its March program with Mrs.
Raymond Connell as hostess to
the group. An interesting pro
gram was rendered by the group.
Mrs. Robert Gaither was program
•leader for the night. Those tak
ing part on the program were
Misses Katherine Jones, Jane
Doub, Dorothy Coram, and Mrs.
Allan Jessup.
The program opened with a song
by the group. The minutes of the
last meeting were read. Misses
Ruby Winkler and Prances Thom
as sang a special duet.
After the program the hostess
served refreshments carrying out
the Easter motif to the following
members: Mrs. Thad M. Reece,
Mrs. Robert Gaither, Mrs. Roy
Reece, Mrs. Allan Jessup, Mrs.
Arlie Steelman, Mrs. Robert
Transou, and Misses Ruby Wink
ler, Prances Thomas, Dorothy
Coram, Katherine Jones, Jane
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To Select Girl
As "Miss Elkin"
At Lyric Here
Thursday evening, March 28, on
the stage of the Lyric Theatre a
girl from this community will be
chosen from a group of lovely
young ladies to be "Miss Elkin,"
and will also be selected for a
screen test. Miss Elkin will have
all expenses paid while attending
the state contest and will receive
a screen test there. This screen
test will be shown back on the
screen at a later date in the local
theatre, giving the public a chance
to see the difference between
screen tests and personal appear
ances.
The girl who wins in the state
contest will have the opportunity
of competing-in thd national con
test for Miss United States. This
should -mean much to some local
girl, and United Cinema Produc
tion feels sure that this girl will
have one of the most enjoyable
trips of her career.
In connection with this contest
there will be a Jr. Queen Contest
to select a winner to compete in
the national Jr. Miss United
States contest.
Amateur acts will be secured
from the county, giving some am
ateur a chance at Radio Broad
casting and a trip to the state
contest.
Doub, Erma Hicks, Ruby Hinshaw
and Mrs. Watt Deal.
Boonville W. M. S. Meets With
Mrs. J. J. Coram
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Boonville Baptist church
met with Mrs. J. J. Coram Tues
day night. Several members were
present for the program.
The program opened with a
song by the group after which
prayer was rendered.
Those present included Mrs. O.
C. Motsinger, Mrs. D. H. Craver,
Mrs. Ethel Speas, Mrs. John
Speas, Mrs. Lee Motsinger, Mrs.
J. W. Shore, Mrs. C. R. Transou,
Mrs. Luther Jones, Mrs. R. M.
Fletcher, Mrs. Olive Smith, and
Miss Annie Hogue.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1940
BURCH
Rev. A. B. Hayes, of Mountain
View, filled his regular appoint
ment at Little Richmond Baptist
chinch Saturday evening and
Sunday.
Miss Annie Lee Byrd spent the
week-end near Ronda, the guest
of her Mr. and Mrs. D.
F. Byrd.
Miss Lucile Marion is spending
several days in Raleigh.
Noah Greenwood, of North
Wilkesboro, who has been ser
iously" ill in the Wilkes hospital,
is much improved, his many
friends will be glad to know. Mr.
Greenwood is a native of this
community.
D. W. Sprinkle, of Twin Oaks,
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton, of
Burch, and Mr. and Mrs. Coe, of
Rockford, spent several days last
week in Sanford, the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Coe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sneed and
son, J. M., Jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Sneed, all of Winston-Sa
lem, were the week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sneed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. White and
little son, Wade, spent the week
end in Thomasville, the guests of
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Emalene Cockerham, of
Boonville, is seriously ill at the
home of her son, Hardin Cocker
ham, her many friends will re
gret to know. Mrs. Cockerham
formerly lived here.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hampton
and daughter, Prances, of Arling
ton, spent Sunday here the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hampton,
Rev. R. W. Calloway, of Moun
tain Park, will fill his regular ap
pointment at Fairview Baptist
church Saturday evening and
Sunday. The public is extended
a cordial invitation to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins an
nounce the birth of a daughter
on March 5, 1940.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wilmoth
spent Sunday at Zephyr, the
guests of Mrs. Wilmoth's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Isaacs.
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John W. Comer, county super
intendent of schools, has been in
formed by the president of Ap
palachian State Teachers College,
Boone, that the 17 freshman stu
dents at the institution from Sur
ry county have scored the highest
in the subject of reading of any
county in the state, according to
recent examinations.
Several of the freshman stu
dents included in the report came
from Elkin.
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marrying mood locked up. Many
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usually a bottle of perfume.
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KIWANIS CLUB
HONORS SCOUTS
Girl Scout Troops Guests at
Meeting; Chatham Men to
Be Guests Tonight
MANY NEW CITIZENS
In observance of National Girl
Scout Week, the two Scout troops
of Elkin were guests of the Ki
wanis Club at its weekly meeting
at Hotel Elkin Thursday evening.
Also present were Mrs. J. Mark
McAdams, captain, and Mrs. John
Sagar, lieutenant of Troop No. 1,
and Mrs. Glenn Lewis, captain,
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and Miss Minnie Ruth McNeill,
lieutenant of Troop No. 2.
The program consisted of sev
eral readings and piano solos by
members of the troops, and a very
interesting talk on scout work by
Mrs. McAdams.
During tne program a First
Class badge was presented Glenda
Norman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Norman, the fifth Qirl Scout
of Elkin to attain that rank.
During the business session of
the club Dr. John W. Jolley was
welcomed as a new member.
Rufus Walters, a member of the
Mount Airy club, was a guest.
The meeting tonight (Thursday)
will be in the form of a "Get-Ac
quainted" affair, with the officials
of the Chatham Manufacturing
company as guests of the club,
several new citizens having come
here with the company's Winston -
Salem plant.