ELKIN
The Best Little Town In
North Carolina
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ELKIN
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THE TRIBUNE
Serves the Tri-Counties of
Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin
VOL. No. XXXVII No. 8
PUBLISHED MONDAY AND THURSDAY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
53.00 PER YEAR IN NORTH CAROLINA
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
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Seen Along...
The Elk Trail
. . . Numerous sleds of all sizes
in numerous Elkin stores, leading
to the belief that local merchants
expect lots of snow this winter.
. . . Walter Hanks telling custo
mer in barber chair that doleful
strains of “Mule Train’’ coming
from radio "sounds like Alan
Browning singing in the choir ”
. . . The Rev. J. W. Braxton
always seen each morning about
9:00 o’clock walking west on Main
Street.
. . . Small tot in drug store,
hidden by small height, vainly at
tempting to attract attention of
soda fountain clerk behind coun
ter.
. . . R. L. Lovelace always ac
companied by small white dog.
. . . Sign on door of local busi
ness establishment—"Please Open
Before Christmas.”
. . . E. W. McDaniel telling
friend proper treatment of steer
^afflicted with pneumonia.
... Local woman audibly dread
ing buying and addressing Christ
mas cards, but admits she likes
to receive them.
. . . Miss Mattie Mae Powell
asking drug store clerk during
lunch hour "what’s good today?”
. . . Two young mothers compar
ing virtues of their respective
Iiffsprings and each trying to out
lo the other.
. . . Mrs. George Royall making
homemade mints for Charlie
<Choo Choo) Justice.
. . . Clara Mae Nixon Ratledge
standing posed like a Vogue model
for her photo to be made for the
High School Annual as “The Best
Dressed Girl.”
. . . Resident of West Mam
^ Stieet trying vainly to catch a
^ ride downtown Wednesday morn
ing when the fire truck and all the
cars were going the opposite di
rection to answer a fire call.
. . . Elderly, white haired lady
asking several persons on the
street where to go to get her
pictures made, and getting differ
ent answers. Standing more un
decided than ever after several
returns.
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. . . Fuller Moseley, postmaster,
standing back of the window in
the postoffice and beaming con
genially as person approaches win
dow with large armful of packages
and mail.
. . . Millard Royall displaying
three-pound sweet potato grown
by Mrs. Amos Goodin of Iredell
County. The potato bearing a re
markable resemblance to a turtle.
Arranged in a bed of moss, mag
nolia leaves, tiailing arbutus and
nandina berries.
YADKIN ROAD
PROGRAM SET
Rural Improvements Are Slat
ed For County System,
"4 Work Already Begun
Yadkin county's rural road pro
gram Is now underway, and sur
veying has been almost completed
on the sandclay road east from
Arlington to Bryant's Seivice Sta
tion on highway 67.
State engineer Atwell is in
charge of the surveying which is
now underway. Grading and pav
ing of the roadway will follow
as quickly as possible, it was
understood. A bulldozer and other
equipment was moved to the lo
cation Tuesday.
According to information learn
ed yesterday, the paving will be
done to the Fall Creek church and
Shady Grove church, and thence
north to highway 67, coming out
at Bryant’s Service Station. The
stretch on east to Center will be
completed at a later date.
This is the first section of road
way to be started as a result of
the two hundred million dollar
road bonds approved by state
/oters last June 4. Yadkin coun
ty's allotment under this rbad
program is scheduled to be 62.8
illes.
The State Highway Commission
fstated several weeks ago that the
maintenance of the present roads
would be concentrated on until
next spring.
Criticism On Yadkin’s
County Home Answered
Board Members Deny Conditions
Are As Charged In News Articles
Newspaper articles declaiming
conditions at the Yadkin County
Home were declared false by the
Yadkin County Commissioners at
an official meeting this week.
A resolution was passed chang
ing visiting rules at the Home and
the Commissioners called attention
to other reports on the conditions
there.
A month ago, the Commission
ers reminded, a ladies’ group re
quested certain improvements be
made at the Home. Nineteen of
the 22 items in the requested list
have already been effected, it
w'as declared.
The Commissioners also said
they could not understand the
criticims being made, now that
they have complied with the im
provements desired.
The commissioners also called
attention of the public to the re
port of the last two grand juries
in Yadkin county, in February and
September. These two reports are
MINISTERIAL II E A I> — The
Rev. J. L. Powers was named
Monday night successor to the
Rev. C. Marvin Boggs as presi
dent of the Elkin-Jonesville
Ministerial Association. The
Rev. It. V. C. Ritchie was elect
ed vice-president and the Rev.
J. W. Braxton, secretary.
POWERS NAMED
GROUP LEADER
Elkin - Jonesville Ministerial
Association Elects The
Key. J. L. Powers
FA RAH ASKS FUND AID
The Rev. J. L. Powers was elect
ed Monday night to head the El
kin-Jonesville Ministerial Associa
tion for 1950. He succeeds the Rev.
C. Marvin Boggs who was trans
fen ed from the Jonesville Meth
odist Church in September.
The Rev. R. V. C. Ritchie, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Elkin was elected vice
president and the Rev. J. W.
Braxton, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church of Elkin was named
secretary
The meeting was held at the
Jonesville Methodist Church where
the Rev. George Farah, pastor of
the Pilgrim Church of Elkin, made
a plea for help for the Community
Christian Charity campaign. Min
isters agreed to hold Sunday,
Dec. 18, open for offerings for the
fund.
Rockford Organizes
Farm Bureau Group
Rockford farmers organized the
2Cth Farm Bureau community or
ganization in Surry County Fri
day night and elected Moir Whit
aker as president.
Neill M. Smith, county agent,
who assisted in the organizing,
said that the establishment of the
Rockford group would give South
ern Surry another director in the
county-wide organization.
Twenty-nine members make up
the charter of the new organiza
tion.
Ralph McCormick was named
vice-president. A. Anthony, secre
tary. and J. R. Martin, director.
Miss Norman Named
Surry Case Worker
Miss Ann Norman of Lcaksville
lias been added to the staff of
the Surry County Welfare De
partment, it was announced this
week.
Miss Norman, a graduate of
William and Mary College, will
serve as a case worker for the de
partment. She is residing in Mount
Airy.
as follows, as shown by court rec
ords :
“A committee of six visited the
! County Home and Prison Camp. At
the County Home we found 14 in
mates, all br ing well cared for. The
keeper leported there were no re
pairs needed at this time. We
found that a new feed barn has
been built, and a water system
; is now being installed.”
The September 1949, grand jury
! reported as follows:
' The County Home was visited
by a committee of four of our
body, and the following recom
mendations are made: that all
rooms inside be painted: that a
new porch floor be laid on the
North side of the home; that the
well floor be repaired at the keep
er's home; we found eight men and
seven women at the home, all of
whom reported that they were well
cared for.”
(Continued On Page Five)
DECEMBER 18 _
GIFTS SUNDAY
$131 Toward $1,000 (ioal Con
tributed To Community
Christian Charity
HOYALL DONATES ROOM
Churches r>f the community
will observe Sunday, Dec. 18, as a
day of offering of food, clothing
and money to the Community
Christian Charity fund.
In a response to a request by
the Rev. George Farah, chairman
of the fund committee, members
of the Elkin Ministerial Associa
tion agreed to hold a day of of
fering.
So far. the drive has proceeded
slowly toward its goal of $1,000.
Through this morning, $131 and
some clothing had been turned in
to the leceiving station at The
Tribune office.
In additiontto the amount turn
ed in. a donation of a room for
storage of articles the year around
was made- by Hugh A. Royall.
Fund committeemen expressed sat
isfaction in receiving the storage
since the dispensation of food,
clothing and other staples is made
throughout the year.
Others contributing to the fund
since Monday were as follows:
Mrs. Lily Dunn, clothing.
Friends, $10.
A. L. Butler, $25.
Miss Gaye Taylor, clothing.
Ft lends, $25.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. McNeer,
clothing.
Chairman Farah reported today
that already the committee had
the names of 30 needy families
in dire need of help. Assistance to
only 22 families was necessitated
during the entire past year.
With Christmas only 17 days
away, Mr. Farah pointed out that
the drive was almost $900 behind
its goal. However, he expects a
boost in contributions on and aft
er December 18, the day set aside
for church donations.
OFF TO TAMPA — Little David Watkins, who had his Christmas and visit from Santa Claus early
this year, is leaving tomorrow afternoon for Tampa. Fla., and a treatment from Dr. Julian Baldor,
who says he thinks he can help the case of leukemia, which has been threatening David’s life. The
people of Elkin have contributed almost $500 to the Crip and expenses of the treatment. His case was
first made known in The Tribune Monday and the drive for funds was taken up by Radio Station
WIFM Tuesday. The Downtown Cab Co. of Elkin contributed their cabs to pick up all of the gifts
and The Rev. Lloyd Pardue played an important part in the drive, working with the radio station.
David will be taken to Charlotte tomorrow afternoon and from there will be sent to Tampa, arriving
there Saturday morning. The treatment is expected to take a week or ten days. (photo bv belli
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NEW BUILDING — The new wins of the building at Elkin High School shows its progress, along with the acceptance of the school into
the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The new building was first put into use at the opening of the fall semester.
(PHOTO BY BELL)
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Council Appoints
Brady Woodruff
To School Board
Brady Woodruff of Elkin was
appointed to a position on the
Elkin City Schools’ Administra
tive board to replace the late
C. S. Foster.
The appointment came at a
meeting of the. Town Council
Monday night.
Other business of the council
included the rejection of bids on
the sale of a truck to the town.
New bids will be advertised in
order to buy a 1950 truck.
BAPTISTS PLAN
CHOIR PROGRAM
Christmas Music W ill He (iiv
en, Sunday, December 18,
At 7:80 I\ M.
50 PERSONS IN CHOIR
The First Baptist Church
Christmas program will be held
Sunday, December 18, at 7:30 p.
m., it was announced yesterday j
by Mrs. Howard J. Ford, director.
Approximately 50 persons will j
take part in the program which:
will feature the solo voices of Mrs.
James Eidson, Miss Jacquelyn j
Biown. Miss Ann Carter, Miss Mil
dred Freeman, George Liftman, j
Jack Walker and Dr. Vernon Tay- j
lor.
Miss Elfie Carter will assist as
organist and Mrs. Livingston Wil
liams will be the violinist.
Farmers Discuss
Rural Telephones
Rural telephones will be discuss
ed at the regular community
meetings of the Surry County
Farm Bureau tomorrow night.
All members wanting telephones
should attend these meetings to
make applications and plans.
The meeting places and leaders
are as follows: Pilot Mountain
School auditorium, Smith and
Dunbar, leaders; Siloam School,
Allen and Halsey, leaders; Lowgap
School, Walter R. Parham, leader.
Education Association
Accredits Elkin School
Elkin High Graduates May Enter
Any College On Basis of Records
Elkin High School has been ad
mitted to the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Secondary
Schools, it was announced this
week.
Entrance to this association,
which is primarily an accrediting
one, means that a graduate of
Elkin High can enter any col
lege in the nation on the basis
of his high school records and Ihej
recommendation of local school
officials.
Superintendent of the schools!
N. H. Carpenter disclosed that he
was notified Monday of the ac
ceptance of Elkin’s application fil
ed last year. Since the time of ap
plication, the school has been un
der the surveillance of the com
mittee on admissions.
This step forward is one that
will keep the school’s standards
high and will keep everyone in
the system “on his toes," according
to Mr. Carpenter.
Membership in the association
is restricted and a school must
conform to association standards
as regards facilities, instructors,
and curriculum. For .some time,
members of the membership com
mittee visited the school, examined
the facilities, sat in on the class
es, and studied the records and
reports of the school.
One of the more important fac
tors in the selection of member
schools is the teacher-pupil ratio
of the applicant. Requirements
say that no teacher can carry a
heavier load than 750 pupil hours
per w'eek.
Boiling that down, it means
that a teacher can have no more
than five classes per day with 30
students per class.
Now after passing these tests
for entrance, Elkin will receive the
benefits of membership.
Membership in the association
means that the school will have to
maintain the progressive condi
tions which warranted their ac
ceptance. Association officials will
frequently visit the school unan
nounced to check on the main
tenance of a proper system.
To maintain membership, Elkin
must keep well-trained instruc
tors, whose preparation is regard
ed in terms of both scholastic
study and of service. Facilities
must be kept up. To take an ex
ample of these requirements, rules
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YADKIN VOTING
PLACES LISTED
Election Places Given In 22
Communities Through
out County
VOTING SET FOR TODAY
Voting places were announced
today for next Thursday’s elec
tion of Community Committeemen
to serve under the Yadkin Coun
ty Production and Marketing Ad
ministration county committee.
A chairman, vice chairman,
regular member and two alternates
will be elected in each community
in (he county. The nominating
meeting will begin at 8:30 o’clock
and voting will begin when nomi
nations are completed. Polls will j
close at 6 p. m.
On Friday of next week, at 10’
o’clock, the county convention will
be held to elect the County Com
mittee. A delegate from each of
t li e 22 communities selected
Thursday will elect the committee, j
The voting places in each of the
22 communities of Yadkin County
as are follows:
Buck Shoals No. 1, C. R. Parks’
store; Buck Shoals No. 2, Coy
Johnson’s store; Buck Shoals No.
3, Paul Dobbins’ Store; Deep Creek
No. 1, Arthur Renegar’s Store;
Deep Creek No. 2, Clifton Cas
stevens’ Store; Deep Creek No. 3,
B. E. Wooten’s Store; Liberty No.
1, Frank Martin’s Store; Liberty
No. 2, Warren’s Store; Liberty No.
3, Styers’ Store; Forbush, Corne
lius’ Store; East Bend No. 1 and
2, L. L. Smitherman's Store;
Fall Creek No. 1, Ben Brendle’s
Store; Fall Creek No. 2, R. K.
Brown’s; Fall Creek No. 3, Alvis
Norman’s Store; Fall Creek No. 4,
John Hobson’s Store; Boonville
No. 1 and 2, Charlie Poindexter;
Boonville No. 3. Walt Brown’s ]
Store; Knobs No. 1, Mon Myers’
Stoic; Knobs No. 2, Town Hall,
Jonesville; Knobs No. 3, N. A.
Parks’ Store, Wagoner.
Issuance of Hospital
Bonds Not Sanctioned ]
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The story saying 'that Yadkin t
County Commissioners’have autli- ,
orized the issuance of $80,000 in ;
bonds for the construction of a ■
county hospital is without foun- <
dation, it was declared yesterday. 2
Marshall G. Shore, chairman of ]
the board of commissioners, said <
this week that no time has yet
been set for the issuance of the |
bonds. j,
Annual Bowery Brawl ;
Set For December 17 !
The Jaycee’s annual Bowery I
Brawl will be held Saturday night, I
December 17, at the Legion Hut,
it was announced today. f
A charge of $2 per couple will I
be made for those in costume, e
However, couples out of costume i
will be charged 25 cents extra I
each. i
Surry’s Seal
Campaign Now
At $2,597.81
Surr y County’s Christmas
Seal proceeds had mounted to
$2,597.81 this morning and was
ahead of last year’s compara
tive progress toward the Tuber
culosis Association's goal.
Miss Louise Bailey, chairman
of the drive, said that the goal
of $6,000 was expected to be
reached when the campaign
ends Christmas.
LI.WADE.77.
DIES SUDDENLY
Clerk of Recorder’s Court
Passes Away At Home
Of Heart Attack
WAS BEAGLE AUTHORITY
Luther Irwin Wade. 77, a na
tive of Texas and former resident
of Lincolnton, died unexpectedly
Tuesday night at his home at 628
Elk Spur Street of a heart attack.
He was a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. N. G. Wade of Texas
and moved to Elkin with his fam
ily in 1927. For a number of years
he was a representative of Win
chester Arms Company; he is a
former Deputy Sheriff of Surry
County and at the time of his
death was clerk of Elkin Record
er’s Court, tax lister for the city
and Justice of the Peace. He was
a member of Galloway Memorial
Episcopal Church.
Mr. Wade’s hobby was the
bleeding of beagle dogs. He was
a nationally known authority on
this" breed; president of the Yad
kin Valley Beagle Club and hon
orary president of the Carolina
Beagle Club, both of which he
helped to organize. He maintained
a pack of registered beagles at
his home.
In 1903 he was married to the
former Miss Rose Jordan of
Boydton, Va„ who survives. Other
survivors include two children, Dr.
L. I. Wade, Jr., of Baton Rouge,
La., and Mrs. Enzo Jemma of
Rome, Italy; six grandchildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Jack McKinney
and Mrs. Zeno Cox of Nacog
doches, Texas, and Mrs. Lloyd
Dooi/ttle of Kansas City, Mo; one
brother, Edgar Wade of Dallas,
rexas.
Funeral service was conducted
.his afternoon at Hayes-Speas
Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Thom
as Rodman. Burial was in Holly
wood Cemetery.
Services Are Planned
For The Rev. Talbirt
Funeral service for The Rev. J.
Talbirt, 65,. will be held Satur
la.v morning at 11 o’clock at Elk
n Pilgrim Church. The Rev. Wil
iam' H. Neff, of Greensboro. Dis
rict Superintendent of North
Carolina Pilgrim Churches, assist
'd by The Reverends George
”arah, pastor, H. B. Barger, As
istant Superintendent of North
Carolina Pilgrim Churches and W.
V. Key of Winston-Salem. Inter
nent, will be in Pleasant Hill
lemetery.
The Rev. Mr. Talbirt was born
\pril 2, 1884 and died this
norning at 5:15 o’clock at his
ionic in the Pleasant Hill com
nunity, following a long illness,
le was a well-known minister of
his vicinity, having served for
t number of years as pastor of
he Pilgrim Church. He was also in
he jewelry business for sometime.
He is survived by his wife, the
ormer Louise Deaton; four sisters,
Jrs. W. B. Catoe, Mrs. C. D. Catoe
nd Mrs. Walter Threatt of Lan
aster, s. C., and Mrs. V. B. Mc
/lanus of Chester, S. C., and a
lumber of nieces 'and nephews.
ANNUAL AWARD
DAY FOR CLUBS
SLATED MONDAY
4-H Achievement Day To lie
Observed In Dobson
MEDALS, CERTIFICATES
Miss Carolyn Smith of An
drews To Tell of Summer
Experience In Norway
TALKS RY TWO OTHERS
Surry County’s annual 4-H Club
Achievement Day will be held
Monday at 10 a. m. in the Court
house at Dobson. Miss Carolyn
Smith of Andrews will be the fea
tured speaker.
Awards of medals and certifi
cates will be made to both clubs
and individuals of Surry clubs, and
Miss Smith, who traveled to Nor
way during the past summer as an
exchange student, will speak on
her tour of that country.
Also featured will be talks by
Miss Anna Jean Holbrook of El
kin and Miss Evelyn Waugh of
White Plains on their trip to Chi
cago to the National 4-H Con
gress recently.
The Beulah 4-H Club will bo
awarded by Mrs. Grace Pope
Brown, Surry Home Demonstra
tion Agent, as the best club in
the county. The Beulah club re
cently was named the best in the
State.
Mrs. Hugh Atkinson, vice-presi
dent of the Surry Home Demon
stration Club, will present awards
to the second and third best clubs.
Making awards of medals and
certificates among the girls will be
Miss Leslie Johnson. Donald Hal
sey and Henry Dunbar, assistants
to the county agent, will present
| the boys’ awards.
YADKIN CENSUS
WORKERS GIVEN
List-Takers and Farm Enum
erators Are Appointed By
County Commissioners
WORK BEGINS ON JAN. 1
The Yadkin County Commis
sioners in session in Yadkin
ville Monday appointed list
takeis and farm census en
umerators for the various town
ships of the county. The farm cen
sus enumerators will take a farm
census under a law passed by the
last legislature, and they will work
with the list-takers at their var
ious appointments in the town
ships.
Those appointed Monday for
the eight townships of the coun
ty are as follows: the first name
being the list-taker and the sec
ond the farm census enumerator:
Boonville, Arnie Moxley, How
ard Speer.
Knobs, Mrs. Sam Martin, H.
Evans.
Buck Shoals, Lon Cheek, Rufus
Shore.
Deep Creek, Henry Wishon, Gil
bert Stinson.
Liberty, Brady A. Badgctt, Early
Zachary.
Forbush, Bill Dinkins, (to be
supplied *.
East Bend, Eli H. Hutchens,
Roy Wilhelm.
Fall Creek, Fred Williard, Troy
Davis.
The County Supervisor of Farm
Enumerators will be Dwight Bren
dle of Boonville, and all work will
begin January 1.
PTA To Hold Open
House Wednesday
Open house will be held follow
ing the regular meeting of the
West Yadkin Parent-Teachers As
sociation, Wednesday evening at
the school.
The meeting will convene at 7
p. in. and afterwards parents and
friends will be shown through the
school and the new addition re
cently completed.
Floyd Davis, president of the
P -T.A., has urged all parents and
friends of the school to attend the
meeting and open house.
A social hour will be held during
which refreshments will be served
in the school lunchroom.