Elkin
"The Best Little Town
In North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXVLNo. 48
MAKING OF BASKETS
IS LARGE INDUSTRY
IN YADKIN COUNTY
This Section Controls Output
of Tobacco Baskets
of The World
$150,000 ANNUALLY CASH
The tobacco basket one sees
shoved around tobacco warehous
es doesn't seem so much but to
Yadkin county the manufacture
of these baskets is second only to
the tobacco crop itself.
Yadkinviile has almost a com
plete monopoly on the making of
these baskets, there being the only
factories of the kind in the world
located here except a small one
in Kentucky and to the laborers
and landowners of this section it
means around $150,000 annually
and almost to a penny this mon
ey goes right into the pockets of
those who need it most the
working man and small landown
er who sells a little timber to
pay his taxes, buy school books,
etc. The only item in the man
ufacture of the baskets that goes
outside the local area is $2,000
annually for 500 barrels of nails.
Local truck haulers reap a rich
harvest from the distribution of
the baskets into nine surround
ing states. Only one car load of
baskets have been shipped by
freight in recent years, this one
going to Missouri last year. The
remainder goes into Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennes
see, Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio and
many points in these states. They
carry 500 baskets to each truck.
200,000 Yearly
In an average year the three
factories located in Yadkin ship
around 200,000 baskets annually,
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* A Familiar Sight On Yadkin Highways
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One of the familiar sights on the highways leading oat of Yadkinviile is the tracks loaded high
with 500 tobacco baskets, the making of which is quite an industry in Yadkin county. The above pic
ture shows Early Cranfill and Melvin Swaira, headed out for HartsviHe, Tenn., with a load from a Yad
kinviile factory.— (Courtesy ,of The Journal).
which are produced during the
season of about seven months
and brings in $150,000. The pro
cess of making these baskets has
been developed from a small be
ginning with little machinery to
its present output with machin
ery built for that business only.
The first baskets were made by
the late Ike Baity of Courtney,
near Yadkinville, and his factory,
now owned by his sons, Newman,
Lawrence and Lindsay Baity, is
the i largest of its kind in the
world. The other two plants are
owned by D. A. Reynolds, W. H.
Gregory, B. H. Dinkins, H. H.
McKnight and a small part by
High Point interests.
The three of them work 100
hands eight hours a day at an
average of $15.00 weekly. The
landowners of Yadkin and north
ern Davie counties get their share
from selling "splits" and "rims"
for making the basket, most of
them making good wages and
getting a fair price for their tim
ber.
This industry has grown up so
slowly in this section that we
scarcely realize the benefits of its
scope unless we take time out to
put together in figures the
amount coming into this section
annually and its distribution
among the citizens.
PLEASANT HILL
Mrs. H. C. Burcham was given
r. surprise birthday dinner
day at her home on the Elkin-
Ronda road. A large crowd at
tended the dinner. Special music
was furnished by the Happy Day
quartet.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Couch and
Miss Lottie Mae Couch spent the
week-end in Greensboro visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Neece.
Mrs. Ella Hicks and daughter,
Mary Lou and Miss Mattie Pet
tyjqhn, of Winston-Salem, were
the week-end guests of their par
ents and grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Pettyjohn Sunday.
Two weddings have recently oc
curred in the community. One
was the marriage of Miss Fannie
Lou Cox to Robert Lyons. The
other was the marriage of Miss
Annie Lee Mlckle to Rastus Dar
nell. All are of this community.
The prayer service Sunday
night at Pleasant Hill church was
an occasion long to be remem
bered by everyone present. It
seemed that the Lord was present
and working among his people.
Very impressive talks were made
by the following: Rev. I. W. Ves
tal, the pastor, Messrs. D. W. Day,
C. H. Day, George Couch and Ro-
Ly Cocker ham.
The annual revival starts at our
church next Sunday night. Every
one is urged to attend.
RONDA
Rev. and Mrs. D. J. White and
Mrs. J. C. Byrd attended the an
nual conference of the Methodist
church at Missenheimer Sunday.
Misses Bryant and Bray and
Mr. Antonakas, teachers in the
Ronda schools, spent the week
end in Boone. They attended
the homecoming at Appalachian
State Teacher's College.
Mr. Spruill and Mr. Johnson
attended the Duke-Tennessee
game in Durham* Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Boger of Concord
has returned home after spend
ing some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Mcßride.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Edwards
left Tuesday for Charlotte where
their little son, Gerald Is to un
dergo an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Martin
and daughters, Nancy, Sue, and
Ida Ruth and Mrs. J. T. Martin
took a motor trip to the moun
tains Sunday.
Miss Willye Mcßride is spend
ing some time with her sister,
Mrs. Robert Boger, who lives in
Concord.
An American is the fellow who
cusses Mg busirißFs until he gets
o big business.
ELKIN. N. C- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1937
YADKIN CO. STOCK
WINNERS OF PRIZES
Yadkin Stock Owners Carry
Off Premiums, Rib- .
bons, Etc.
SHORE FARM IS LEADER
Yadkin county owners of cat
tle just about walked off with all
the prizes at the Winston-Salem
and Forsyth County Fair last
week. The premiums were award
ed during fair week.
Names of winners are listed
below and are listed in the order
in which prizes were won. Where
cnly one or two names are listed
these were the only entries.
Yadkin county winners, are as
follows:
Dairy Cattle
Jersey—Bull, two years old and
under three. R. G. Bray. Bull, sen
ior yearling, R. A. McLaughlin
end R. Q. Bray. Cow, four years
eld or over, R. G. Bray and H. T.
Hine. Cow, three years old and
under four, R. G. Bray. Cow, or
heifer, two years and under three,
Billy Hall. Heifer, senior yearl
ing, John L. Bray, Jr., Floyd
Brown. Heifer, Junior yearling,
Oryle Boles, Billy Hall. Heifer,
senior calf, Clyde Hanes, Vander
Chamberlain. Heifer, Junior calf,
H. T. Hines, John L. Bray, Sr.,
John L. Bray, Jr. Groups—Get of
sire, R. G. Bray. Champion, bull,
senior champion, R. G. Bray.
Bull, Junior champion, R. A. Mc-
Laughlin. Bull, grand champion,
R. G. Bray. Female, senior, Jun
ior and grand champions, John
L. Bray, Jr.
Guernsey—Bull, three years old
or over, A. A. Burgess. Bull, sen
ior calf, T. S. Scott, M. F. Shore,
second and third. Cow, three
years old and under four, M. F.
Shore, Edward Shore, Hermon
Burgess. Cow or heifer, two
years and under three, Fred
Shore, Lonnie White, John A
Meyers. Heifer, senior yearling,
M. F. Shore, T. S. Scott, Hermon
Burgess. Heifer, junior yearling,
Grace Dobbins, Nancy Dobbins,
Roy Peddycord. Heifer, senior
calf, Herbert Burgess. T. S. Scott,
Nelson Dobbins. Groups—Get of
sire, M. F. Shore, T. S. Scott, A.
A. Burgess. Produce of Dam, M.
F. Shore, T. S. Scott, M. F. Shore.
Champion—Bull, senior cham
pion, A. A. Burgess. Bull, grand
champion, A. A. Burgess. Female
senior, junior and gpnd cham
pioh, M. F. Shore, all three.
COOL SPRINGS
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Miss Mary Lee Venable of
Traphill visited Misses Lucy and
Dessere Newman Monday eve
ning.
Messrs. Maynard Harris and
Bill Weaver of Battleground, Ind.
have returned home after a few
days visit to Maynard's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beddings,
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Walker and
"Uncle Dick" Reddings of Den
nyville were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Walker here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Wall and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Wall of Elk in were visitors for
the preaching hour here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wall were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Fettyjohh Sunday afternoon.
Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Darnell of
Elkto were guests of Mr. and
[Mrs. M. L. Pettyjohn Sunday,
j they were also visitors at the
eleven o'clock service.
Mr. Tom Reddings gave an in
teresting talk Just prior to the
eleven o'clock sermon by the pas
tor.
Mrs. R. C. Harris and children,
Ray and Carol, visited Mrs. Har
ris* brother, Mr. John Adams and
Mrs. Adams Sunday afternoon.
Other /guests of Mr. Adams were
Messrs Kermit and Dewitte Dar
nell, Russell Casey, David and
Lily Adams. '
Mr. Elwood Darnell has return
ed from a visit to his sister, Mrs.
Ted Nichols of Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Jimmie Pettyjohn has
gone to the Pleasant Hill com
munity to spend a few days the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Couch and other relatives and
friends; she plans to attend the
revival services soon to be held
there.
Pew changes were made in the
staff of officers and teachers Ui
the church and Sunday school at
the annual election.
We are grateful to all who are
aiding to make the dream of
class rooms for Cool Springs
Sunday school a reality.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
FOR UNCLE TOM* BROWN
Elaborate plans are being made
for the celebration of the 83rd
birthday anniversary of T. P.
Brown, affectionately known to a
host of friends as "Uncle Tom",
at his home near Boonville on
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Sunday, October 17. Dinner will
be served picnic style. The public
is cordially invited to attend and
bring a basket dinner.
A sure way to fame is to "make
a home run, shoot a goal, make
a touchdown, wield a knockout
blow."