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ELKIN The Beet Little Town In North Carolina THE TRIBUNE Is A Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations The Elkin Tribune ELKIN Gateway to Roarinr Gap and the Blue Ridge THE TRIBUNE Serves the Tri-Counties of Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin VOL. No. XXXVII No. 13 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949 $2.00 PER YEAR T = 18 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS SENTENCE ELKIN . BOY FOR SERIES ^BREAK-INS HERE Numerous Cases Are Heard In Surry Superior Court DRUNK DRIVERS TRIED Many Reckless Driving Cases Are Heard, With Judg ment Continued DIVORCES ARE GRANTED Bobby Gray Groce, 16, who ad mitted the breaking and entering of several places in Elkin recently, was sentenced this week at Surry Superior Court to two to three years in the juvenile camp of the State Prison. Judgment was con j tinued for seven years on condi *vtion of the violation of no law of • f the State during the said time. Young Groce was listed as hav ing entered 11 places in the area. One firm was entered twice. Early June Marsh, charged with operating a vehicle under the in fluence of alcoholics, driving with out license and hit-and-run driv ing, was sentenced to six months on the first charge, received con tinued judgment on the second charge, and on the hit-and-run charge, which involved injury' to no one, Marsh was sentenced to 18 months. The two confining sentences were directed to be run concurrently. A 60-day suspended sentence with $10 fine and costs was directed to Tommie Vestal, who was charged with reckless driv ing. The Grand Jury returned a true bill in the case of William Thom as, who is charged with rape. The case of W. D. Inman, charged with embezzlement, was continued to April 2, criminal term of Surry court. Other cases were disposed as follows: \ C. W. Stokes, violation of pro K hibition law, judgment continued for one year and pay one-half of WJ costs. r Lewis A. Porter, reckless driving, one year, $25 fine, 90 days sus pension from driving. Dolphus Hayes, reckless driving, judgment continued 12 months upon condition of good behavior and to pay costs. Allen Wagoner, reckless driving, $50, costs and ordered not to op erate a vehicle within 60 days. 0 Everett D. Macenrore, operating vehicle under influence of alco holics, judgment continued 12 months upon condition of $250 and costs and not to operate a vehicle for 12 months. Charlie Cockerham, violation of probation, 12 months on roads. Richard Lee Bunker, violation of probation, original sentence im ^ posed. William Payne, violation of sus ■Wpended sentence, 15 months. Breaking, entering, larceny and receiving, 30 days. Sentences to be concurrent. Howard Pruitt, operating vehicle under influence of alcoholics, 60 days and $200 and costs. Divorce cases were granted in the following cases. Mary Bell Davis Chappell vs. James Ray Chappell, in which case the plaintiff was given cus ,, tody of the children. • John C. Snow vs. Ruth Wilson Snow, Faye J. Kingsbury vs. James D. Kingsbury, Ruth Shin ault Armstrong vs. Organ Aim strong, and Nannie Hodges vs. Will Hodges. r Kedmon 1 o Speak < At Pleasant Ridge T. A. Redmon will speak to members of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church 11 a. m., Sun day. Mr. Redmon will be one of thousands of laymen speaking from Methodist pulpits next Sun day. This is Layman’s Day when the preacher takes a back seat and the members take charge of the services. R. E. Snow, a mem ber of the Pleasant Ridge Church, will be in charge of the service and introduce the speaker. Everyone in the Zephyr Com munity is cordially invited to at tend the service. White Rock Members To Hear H. M. Willis H. M. Willis will be the speaker at White Rock Methodist Church near Thurmond Sunday morning., at 11 am. This is a special service for the observance of Laymen’s Day. ■v-'■Throughout the nation lay speak " ers are taking over the pulpits of Methodist Churches. Mr. Willis is well known throughout this area for his fine work with the Soil Conservation Service. All members and friends of the church are cordially invit ed to attehd this service. 1 “I'M BORED WITH THIS GOO-GOO STUFF” — Little Stevie Lawrence, six-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Lawrence, of Elkin, appears exasperated. “These grownups just make too much fuss over us babies,” he says. “Isn’t it silly . . . the way they purr and say hootchie-kootchie-wootchie and all that other lingo. Why, none of that bosh is in the dictionary.” Stevie is just bored. This ex traordinary pose was snapped and copyrighted by Retlmon's Studio of Elkin. GALA BANQUET HELD TUESDAY Approximately 300 Attend Annual Employer-Employee Get-Together At YMCA SEN. PENNEY SPEAKER Approximately 300 persons— local merchants and business men and their employees—attended the annual Merchants Association Employer-Employee banquet at the Gilvin Roth YMCA Tuesday evening. State Senator George Penny, of Greensboro, was guest speaker, delivering an humorous talk that was greatly enjoyed. E. S. Spainhour, president of the merchants association, presided over the meeting, with George E. Royall acting as master of cere monies. Invocation was by Walter Combs. Prior to Senator Penny’s ad dress, several prizes were awarded to winners of contests in which the woman with the smallest foot, the tallest woman, the man with the biggest waist measurment, and the oldest employee in years of service were determined. A highlight of the program was two solos by Mrs. Margaret Poplin, who was accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Hoyle Cranford. At the close of the banquet ses sion a Chatham blanket was pre sented the guest speaker on be half of the Merchants Association, by Alan Browning, Jr. Following the banquet, a square dance was held, with music pro vided by the Chatham Ramblers string band. Dancing was led by Homer Edwards, of Sparta, and Ovid Wilcox. Fire Damages Home In Pleasant Hill The home of J. B. Bell, Pleasant Hill, was considerably damaged by fire early Tuesday morning. Neighbors helped to extinguish the blaze after Mr. Bell discovered that the kitchen was afire. He had lit the oil stove and was re turning from chores outside the house when the room was found in a blaze. The damage was covered by in surance. 3 Wedding Permits Issued At Dobson Three marriage licenses were is sued at Dobson last week, Mrs. Bertha M. Shinault, register of deeds for Surry County, reported Tuesday. Those getting permits were Joe Conrad, 35, and Ella Mae Hairs ton, 32, both of Mount Airy; Ver non L. Billings, 36, North Wilkes boro, and Flora Edna Moness, 28, Traphill; and James Walter Lavill, Jr., 21, and Therese Berkner, 21, both of Mount Airy. The Constitution of the United States went into effect the first Wednesday of March, 1789. Grand Opening Of Youth Center To Be Fri., Sat. The grand opening of the Gilvin Roth Y.M.C.A. Youth Center will be held Friday and Saturday nights, at 8 p. m. The Junior Hi-Y and Teen-Y will sponsor the program Fri day night for the eighth grades of Elkin and Jonesville high schools. The Hi-Y and Tri-IIi Y clubs of the two schools will sponsor for the two high schools on Saturday night. Special entertainment will include square dancing, round dancing, table tennis and re freshments. SUNDAY SCHOOL PLANS EXPAND Surry Baptist Association To Help With Southern Con vention Increase Plans 600,000 IS NEW COAL The Baptist churches of Surry Association are uniting with other Baptist churches of the twenty - one states comprising the South ern Baptist Convention in an ef fort to increase their Sunday School enrolment by 600,000 dur ing 1949. A. L. Hiatt, superinten dent of Baptist Sunday School work for this area, said today. It is estimated that there are more than forty million white people living in these twenty-one states that are not enrolled in any Sunday School. President Truman during his recent cam paign was quoted as saying: (Continued On Page Four) H. G. NICHOLS GRAVELY ILL North Wilkesboro Newspap erman With Brother Es- ‘ tablished The Tribune WELL KNOWN IN ELKIN H. G. Nichols of North Wilkes boro, formerly of this city, is critically ill at the Wilkes Hos pital. His passing is momentarily expected. Mr. Nichols, who with his broth er W. E. Nichols of Morganton established the Elkin Tribune and the Elk Printing Company, has been associated with the North Wilkesboro Journal-Patriot for the past several years. Mr. Nichols is married to the former Miss Rena Lewellyn and they have three daughters, Mrs. Homer Welborn of Charlotte, Mrs. Tam Hutchinson of North Wilkes boro and Miss Peggy Nichols of the home. Mrs. Welborn, the former Miss Elsie Nichols, who was on her way home to be at the bedside of her father, was injured in an automobile accident on Wednes day afternoon of last week. She sustained a broken wrist, fractur ed shoulder and other painful in juries. She is a patient at Char lotte Memorial Hospital where her condition is reported as satisfac tory. Elkin Student Makes Honor Roll Robert H. McNeill, Sr„ son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. McNeill, Sr., who is majoring in Business Administration at Wake Forest College, made the Honor Roll for the past semester. McNeill is a member of the Sen ior class and will receive his de gree in June. Dobson Farmers’ Day Expected To Draw Hundreds Tomorrow; Elkin Farm Day Plans Mapped March 10 Set As Date For Program Here The seventh annual Elkin’s Farmers’ Day will be held March 10, Neill M. Smith, county agent, announced this week. Congressmen Thurmond Chat ham, Harold D. Cooley and Roger Fleming are scheduled as guest speakers in a meeting presided over by L. Y. Ballentine, commis sioner of agriculture for the State of North Carolina. The program is under the spon sorship of the Elkin Kiwanis Club in cooperation with Yadkin, Wilk es and Surry county agents and Mayor Garland Johnson. It is i made possible by contributions from the business and professional men of Elkin. Dr. J. H. Hilton, dean of agri culture at N. C. State College, will open the session on the sub ject, “How Can We Use Our Farm Resources for Maximum Income?” Dr. E. R. Collins, North Carolina State extension service agronomist will then follow in an illustrated lecture — “Economical Production Of Grain For A Dairy And Live stock Program.” He will be followed by S. H. Dobson, extension agronomy spec ialist who discusses—“Producing Roughage (Pastures, Hay and ELECTED — P. N. Taylor, of White Plains, was last week elected to the vice-presidency of the North Carolina Farm Bureau at a meeting: in Asheville. Mr. Taylor is currently a director and is secretary of the Surry Farm Bureau. According to pre cedent, he will be elevated to the presidency at the next state election, two years hence. Silage,) for an Expanding Dairy and Livestock Program in the El kin Area.” J. W. Sargent, assistant.regional conservator of the Soil Conserva tion Service, will next discuss soil consex-vation. George Coble, pi'esident of Coble Dairy Products Company has ac cepted an invitation from the planners to talk on “Ten Cow Dairy Plan.” Harvey Dinkins, farm editor, Winston-Salem Journal and wide ly-known as North Carolina’s “Favorite Farmer” over W S J S (Continued On Page Four) SPEAKERS — L. Y. Ballentine (left), Commissioner of Agriculture, Raleigh, and O. F. McCrary (right), district extension service agent, will be featured speakers at the second annual Dobson Farmers’ Day which will be held Friday at the Dobson School Auditorium. Neill M. Smith, county agent, is in charge of the program. I WHITE PLAINS MAN ELECTED P. N. Taylor Chosen Vice President of North Caro lina Farm Bureau AT ASHEVILLE MEETING P. N. Taylor of White Plains was last week elected to the vice presidency of the North Carolina Farm Bureau at a convention meeting in Asheville. According to precedent, the Surry farmer will be stepped up to president two years from now. Mr. Taylor’s election followed what was described by many long time members of the Farm Bureau as one of the most dramatic ses sions the organization ever had. He went into the election with the formal endorsement of the nominating committee. Immedi ately after the committee report ed, George Watts of Nashville placed the name of J. Henry Vaughn, also of Nashville, in nom ination. This brought into competition two of the most highly respected men in the organization, Joe R. Williams, Winston-Salem, former assistant secretary made an ap peal for the Surry candidate. He cited the great leadership Mr. Taylor exercised in Surry and all the Northwest, mentioned the large Farm Bureau membership in Surry and attributed much of the credit to Mr. Taylor. He reminded the members that the bulk of the increase in mem bers henceforth would have to come from the West and asked fair play and sportsmanship in removing the leadership from the East to the West. When the vote was taken it was preponderantly for Mr. Tay lor and the delegates immediately made the ballot unanimous. Mr. Taylor is a graduate of Guilford College. He is one of the outstanding farmers of Surry County, being a director in the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation, and a community director and secretary of the Surry Farm Bureau Feder ation. Cook Forest, a state forest In tht state of Pennsylvania, is ap proximately 150 years old. Judge Sink Puts Teeth In Jury’s Report ***** ***** ***** ***jtjt Recommendations Of Grand Jury Must Be Complied With Or Show Why Judge H. Hoyle Sink, presid ing judge at the current crimi nal session of the Surry Superior Court this week put teeth into the findings of the Grand Jury on their periodic check of coun ty installations. Recommendations must be complied with or show why not, it has been ordered. The directory was stated — after the Grand Jury made its report—as follows: “THE COURT DIRECTS that a certified copy of the Report of the Grand Jury be filed with the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Surry County, and that the said Com missioners make A report in writing upon the opening day of the April Criminal Term of the Superior Court of Surry County, showing compliance with the recommendations made with respect to the dangerous and insanitary conditions of the county property, including both the jail and the court house. “Or, if that has not been complied with, to show why not,— “The Court observing that the recommendations heretofore made by the Grand Juries have been grossly neglected apparent ly, and that some of these con ditions reported by the Grand Jury are of such nature that they require immediate atten tion, and the Court expects that such attention be given forth with.” The Grand Jury made its re port as follows': “To the Honorable H. .Hoyle Sink, Judge Presiding. “We the Grand Jury of the February Term, 1949, of the Surry County Superior Court herewith tender our report of the transactions of our body, to-wit: “We have heard testimony in 31 indictments and have return ed 31 true bills. We are return ing four indictments for lack of witnesses. We made an in spection of the County Jail and make the following recommen dations: “We recommend thait an ex perienced building contractor Be contacted immediately to check the roof framing on the section which is known as the new part of the jail, and necessary re pairs made. “We recommend that all metal roof be painted. “We recommend that the County Commissioners consider 1 the addition of a kitchen in lieu of repairing the chimney which is now in a dangerous condi tion. “In addition to the above rec ommendations, we would sug gest that the report of the Grand Jury of January Term, 1949, be referred to, which is as follows: “We made an inspection of the County Jail and make the following recommendations: “That a window be placed in rear corner of the south wall, second floor, front addition: “That the chimney on north side of building be repaired as the top of said chimney is split down approximately two feet and is about ready to fall. This chimney is one that is being (Continued On Page F6ur) State Income Tax Men To Help Here Soon With Returns Representatives of the State Revenue Department will be in Elkin Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, to assist tax payers in making their intan gible and income tax returns, Howard Hooker, of the State Revenue office, said yesterday. All single persons and mar ried women making as much as $1,000 gross income per year and all married men making as much as $2,000 gross in come per year are required to make state returns, Mr. Hooker said. > RELEASE QUOTA FOR REDCROSS Hvslup Names Howard Ford Chairman, Lewis Alexander Co-Chairman of Drive ELKIN’S GOAL IS $2,250 The Elkin Red Cross drive will get under way here the week of March 7 with a quota set at $2, 250, C. J. Hyslup, overall chair man, said yesterday. Howard Ford has been appoint ed campaign chairman and Lewis Alexander, co-chairman. Other officers in Elkin will be Mrs. Eugene S. Spainhour, who will serve as residential chairman; Claude Farrell, business section chairman; and Mr. Hyslup, indus trial section. Mrs. W. C. Wolfe will head the campaign at State Road and Mrs. Pearl Smith is chairman in the North Elkin section. Mr. Hyslup said that the entire month of March is considered “Red Cross Mouth.” He pointed out that the local chapter keeps 52.4 of the proceeds of the cam paign. The remainder goes to the national chapter headquarters. Resolution Passed Urging* Quicker Mail Clem C. Lipscomb, of Reidsville, lieutenant-governor of the Third Kiwanis District, was guest speak er at last week’s meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis Club, using as his subject the objectives and ideals of Kiwanis. During the meeting a resolution was passed urging the U. S. Post office Department to take steps to give quick mail service between Elkin and Dobson by the exten sion of existing mail routes, or by any other means at their com mand. This evening’s meeting (Thurs day), will feature a special golf program under the direction of Dr. Vernon Taylor.and Golf Pro. Mel McAdams. Movies of special scenes at the Ceadarbrook Club will be shown during the meet ing. Body of H. G. Sale Being Brought Home The body of Lieutenant (j. g.) Herman G. Sale, son of Mrs. W. E. Sale of Bridge Street, is among the remains of 22 Northwest North Carolinians being returned from the south Pacific area on board the U. S. Army Transport Dalton Victory, the Department of the Army announced this week. County Seat Event Begins 2:30 Friday Hundreds of farmers are expect ed to pour into Surry’s county seat tomorrow (Friday) for the second annual Dobson Farmers’ Day. The program, under the spon sorship of the Dobson Lions Club, will get under way at the Dobson School auditorium at 2:30 p.m. L. Y. Ballentine, commissioner of agriculture, Raleigh, will make the featured address. The speech of O. F. McCrary, district exten sion service agent, will precede Mr. Ballentine. A fish fry will be held at 5:30 p.m., limited to the farmers of Dobson township. The general public has been invited to the night meeting. Neill M. Smith, Surry County agent, chairman of the agricul ture committee, is in charge of the program. Committees for the event are as follows: Purchasing—J. S. Gentry, Bau sie Marion, R. B. Blackwelder; preparation and cooking commit tee — R. B. Blackwelder, F. B. Madison, D. A. Halsey, J. H. Holt, Glenn Bridges, Aubrey Moore, J. Lee Thompson and Bausie Mar ion: serving committee — Frank Comer, W. G. Colman, Fred Llewellyn, J. Herman Coe and John W. Comer; reception—Frank Freeman, John Llewellyn, R. C. Carter, W. B. White, Ophus M. Fulcher, J. E. Trevathan, Wilson Nexbitt and E. M. Bryant; clean up—Jay Rosendahl, J. Sam Gen try, W. B. White, Neill M. Smith, R. L. Folger, Raymond Dellinger, J. G. McCann, F. V. Crissman, P. G. Bolich, Frank Moore, Rom Folger, Horton Thompson, Charles Folger and J. I. Rogers; finance— Frank Freeman, J. Lee Thomp son, W. G. Coleman, J. Rosendahl and Harvey Holt. Y. W. A. Makes Plans To Raise Membership The Y.W.A. of the First Bap tist Church will make an effort next month to raise its member ship and has urged all members to attend each meeting and to bring a friend. A series of programs are being planned for the drive. The next meeting will be held Monday at 7 p.m., at the home of Carolyn Freeman on Elk Spur Street. East Bend Students Visit Tribune Plant Members of the East Bend School News Bureau visited the Tribune office Tuesday afternoon. They were accompanied by Miss Laura Barker, faculty member. Members of the bureau making a tour of the newspaper plant were Martha Poindexter, Dorothy Ann Davis, Grace Matthews, Margie Hutchens, Thad Wiseman, Tosso Angel, Edward Hobson, Marie Hobson, Luray Wilhelm and Mar tha Jane Kirk. Surry Soars Far Over Dimes Campaign Quota Surry County soared far over the March of Dimes quota, Bausie Marion, treasurer of the drive, reported this week. With all but the proceeds of one school and several minor organizations, the total for the county was $18,375.22. The quota was set at $11,500. Mount Airy was the greatest benefactor of the towns in the county. Here $9,744.22 was turned in, most of the money coming in the final days of the drive. Elkin went over their last year’s quota almost double in turning in nearly $3,500. More was collected in Elkin from workers at Chatham Manufac turing Company who resided outside Surry County. The proceeds from these donations went to their respective coun ties. a