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41 ELKIN
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina
The Elkin Tribune
ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 20
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1946
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$2.00 PER YEAR
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
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*Many Candidates Seek
*Political Offices In
' Surry; Four For Sheriff
Four are Out
For Board Of
gN Commissioners
Latest addition to the Surry
county political scene is Glenn
Hatcher of Mount Airy, who has
unced himself a candidate for
osition of sheriff.
Hatcher, the fourth candi
to enter the sheriff race, was
erly with the safety division
he State Highway Patrol. He
5, a graduate of Mount Airy
gh school, apd he attended Ap
,alachian college at Boone.
All candidates for public offices
were to have filed by Saturday,
April 13. There is a possibility that
a few have filed but have not yet
announced publicly their candi
dacy. However, a round-up of
those who have announced, and
the offices which they are seeking.
. is as follows:
In the race for sheriff: Sam
Patterson, incumbent from Mount
Airy; Morris W. Monday of Mount
Airy, Harvey S. Boyd, former
sheriff from Mount Airy, and
f* Hatcher, Mount Airy.
Candidates for dounty commis
sioners:- M. Q. Snow, present
chairman of thet>oard from Elkin;
S. M. Smith, present member of
• the board from Pilot Mountain:
R. E. Ashby of Mount Airy and
Marshall Fowler of Mount Airy.
For clerk of court: Fred Llew
ellyn, incumbent from Dobson,
'♦ and Kermit Lawrence, former reg
ister of deeds, from Dobson.
Announcing for state senate: R.
P. Jones, present county commis
* sioner from Mount Airy, and Os
car W. Smith, mayor of Pilot
Mountain.
Candidates for state house of
representatives: Henry Dobson,
incumbent from Elkin, and George
K. Snow, attorney, of Mount Airy.
Due to the fact that The Trib
une has been unable to contact
Arthur P. Fulk, chairman of the
, board of elections, it has been un
able to determine whether or not
candidates have filed for the of
fices of surveyor and coroner. The
county has had no surveyor dur
ing the past term.
• ALLEN SPEAKER
- AT CONVENTION
Will Keynote Gathering of
Surry Democrats At
Dobson April 27th
PRECINCT MEETINGS 20
4, W. M. Allen, Elkin attorney,
will be the keynote speaker at the
Surry county Democratic conven
tion which will be held at the
courthouse in Dobson Saturday,
April 27, it was announced Tues
day by R. C. Lewellyn, chairman
of the Surry Democratic executive
*'^committee.
The meeting, which will get un
der way at 2 p. m., will be for the
purposes of organizing for the
May primary, and all Democrats
of the county are urged to be pres
^ ent. Ladies are especially invited,
Mr. Lewellyn pointed out.
Prior to the county convention
will come the Democratic precinct
. meetings to be held at the estab
lished polling places in all pre
, cincts on Saturday, April 20, at
. 2 p. m.
WILL PRESENT
- EASIER MUSIC
Baptist Choirs To Present
Easter Cantata Friday
At 8:00 P. M.
w The cantata, based on the mu
sic from St. Matthew’s Passion by
Johann Sebastian Bach and choral
writers of the 19th century, will
be presented by the senior and
junior choirs of the First Baptist
church at the church on Good
\ Friday (tomorrow) at - 8 p. m.
o’clock. The program is under the
direction of Mrs. Gwyn Franklin,
and Miss Effie Crater will accom
pany at the organ. Earl James
will act as biblical intersperser.
Divided into three sections, the
Christmas story, the Ministry of
Jesus, and the Easter passion
story, the cantata will feature
several solo parts and duets. Sixty
choir members will participate in
the choir anthems.
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Hugh Royall Is Named
Chatham Surry Manager
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CHATHAM’S SURRY MANAG
ER — Hugh Royall, Elkin real
estate and insurance man, has
been appointed campaign man
ager for Thurmond Chatham,
candidate for Congress from the
Fifth District.
CANCER DRIVE
TO START 22ND
Quota For Surry County In
Drive Is Set At $2,500,
Kane Reports
STATE QUOTA IS $167,000
Roy H. Kane, Surry county
chairman of the National Cancer
campaign, has announced that so
licitation for local donations to
meet the $2,500 quota for Surry
county will begin officially here
Monday, April 22. Luther Baker
has been named as chairman of
the solicitation committee, which
includes Glenn Lewis and Fred
Eidson. The publicity committee
is made up of Glenn York, chair
man, and Graham Greene. North
Carolina’s quota has been set at
$167,000.
The Elkin Lions club, in coop
eration with other Lions clubs
from Mount Airy, Dobson and Pi
lot Mountain, as in the past, are
sponsoring the drive with the
presidents leading the campaign.
Schools in the county are also
participating in the soliciting of
funds in order that Surry can
meet and surpass the assigned
quota. Dr. Paul Moorefield. den
tist, is chairman of the drive in
’Mount Airy.
Chairman Kane asks that the
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GIRL SERIOUSLY
HURT IN CRASH
Speeding Car Plunges From
Curve Into Woods On
Swan Creek Road
DRIVERS HURTS MINOR
An automobile, reportedly op
erated by Troy D. Nicholson, 22.
of Cycle, failed to make a turn on
the Swan Creek road last Thurs
day night, plunged into a woods
and overturned. Nicholson’s wife,
Jerry, 16, sustained serious head
injuries, and Nicholson, himself,
escaped with cuts and bruises. The
accident occurred about 9:30 p. m.
According to investigating of
ficer, W. S. McKinney, of the
State Highway Patrol, the auto
mobile, apparently traveling at a
fast rate of speed, left the road
at a sharp curve, tore down sev
ra} fence posts, and broke off two
pine trees, one about ten feet
above the ground level. The ve
hicle was totally demolished.
The occupants were extracted
from the wreckage by persons liv
ing in the vicinity, and were trans
ported to the Elkin hospital. Mrs.
Nicholson, thought to have suf
fered a severe brain concussion,
remained unconscious through
Tuesday. Her condition was re
ported slightly improved yester
day.
Nicholson was released from the
hospital after receiving first aid.
Local Man Is
To Guide Race
For Congress
Thurmond Chatham, candidate
for Congress from the Fifth Dis
trict, has announced that Hugh
Royall, of Elkin, is to manage his
campaign in Surry county.
In making the appointment, Mr.
Chatham stated, “I am happy to
announce that Hugh Royall will
manage my campaign in Surry
county. I have known him all his
life — he is interested in good
government, local, state, and na
tional. He is interested in build
ing up our county with good roads,
better schools, prosperous agricul
ture, and balanced industry. He
is the kind of man that has done
so much to make Surry county a
good place to live in.”
Mr. Royall has been actively in
terested in politics for a good
many years. He has served as a
member of the Elkin School Board
and was at one time the town
ship's Registrar of Elections.
He is a prominent real estate
and insurance man, affiliated with
the Methodist church, a member
of the local Kiwanis club, and a
Mason.
Mr. Chatham's campaign in
Forsyth county will be managed
by Spruill Thornton, Winston
Salem attorney who resigned from
the Forsyth Board of Elections to
take the job. Alvis L. Florence, of
Yanceyville, will manage the cam
paign in Caswell county.
R. M. BRAME, SR:
DIES TUESDAY
Prominent North Wilkesboro
Man Was Father of Mrs.
E. S. Spainhour
RITES HELD WEDNESDAY
Robert Marvin Brame. Sr., fa
ther of Mrs. E. S. Spainhour, of
this city, and a prominent North
Carolina wholesale and retail
druggist of North Wilkesboro,
died Tuesday at Wilkes hospital
following a major operation. He
had been ill several weeks.
A native of Franklin county,
Mr. Brame was the son of the late
W. A. and Ella Joyner Brame. He
received his education at Trinity
college and became a licensed
pharmacist in 1901; having been
a member of the North Carolina
Pharmaceutical Association for
the past 45 years.
He was married in 1902 to Lula
Gwyn Hester of Winston-Salem,
who survives.
Surviving ' are seven children
and three brothers.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday at 3 p. m. at the
First Methodist church in North
Wilkesboro and interment was
made in the Mount Lawn Memo
rial Park.
WINS HIGH HONOR — N. H.
Carpenter, superintendent of
the Elkin schools, was Monday
night presented with the covet
ed Junior Chamber of Com
merce Award for distinguished
service.. The presentation was
made by Mayor Garland John
son.
THURMOND MAN
BADLY BEATEN
Ja?k Royall Taken To Elkin
Hospital In Serious
Condition Saturday
FOUND BOUND, GAGGED
A man identified as Jack Royall,
of Thurmond, was reported to
have been severely beaten by two
unidentified assailants Saturday
afternoon in the vicinity of the
Brushy mountains.
Royall was taken J,o the Elkin
hospital in a critical condition.
According to available informa
tion, Royall, who keeps bees, had
been to Highland orchard in order
to place his bees near the bloom
ing fruit trees. Coming back, he
was confronted by a man who ac
cused him of “meddling in other
folks’ business.” The man struck
him, knocking him down, and
then began to beat him as he lay
prone. A few minutes later an
other man appeared, wearing a
mask over his face. He also beat
Royall, while the first assailant
fled.
Royall was left gagged with his
own shirt and with his hands
bound, presumably thought dying.
However, he succeeded in sum
moning help and was transported
to the hospital.
It was believed by investigating
authorities that the two assailants
were connected with a whiskey
still which had beCn raided some
time previously. The raid was
made by Sheriff A. L. Inscore, Ed
Wishon, S. E. Hurt, and Julius
Adams, reportedly as the result of
a tip given by a person who
spotted the still in .the Brushy
Mountain vicinity. Forty - four
gallons of corn whiskey were
taken.
Royall's assailants were thought
to have believed him responsible
for divulging information concern
ing the still.
Stores of Elkin
Will Be Closed
Easter Monday
In keeping with the estab
lished custom, Elkin merchants
will close their stores all day
Easter Monday, April 22, the
Merchants’ Association has an
nounced.
Business places will open as
usual Tuesday morning.
CARPENTER IS
WINNER OF J-C
SERVICE AWARD
Is Presented Annually For
Distinguished Service
LOCAL SCHOOL HEAD
Mayor Garland Johnson
Presents Key At Meeting
Monday Night
EFFORTS ARE PRAISED
The Distinguished Service Key,
awarded each year by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, was
presented Monday night to N. H.
Carpenter, superintendent of city
schools, at the regular meeting of
the Jaycees at the Elkin YMCA.
This key is awarded annually
to the Jaycee who is considered to
have been an outstanding parti
cipator in civic, social, and spiri
tual affairs of the city, and who
has displayed prominent qualities
of leadership. A similar award is
made annually by all Jaycee
clubs in the United States, South
America, Canada, Hawaii, and
Cuba.
Mayor Garland Johnson pre
sented the award. He praised Mr.
Carpenter's efforts during the past
year toward improving city
schools, telling how he had worked
toward developing a well-rounded
educational program for Elkin’s
children. He stated that he hoped
such efforts would continue until
city schools are equipped to grad
uate girls and boys capable of
standing on their own.
Claude Farrell, winner of the
North Carolina Jaycee award in
1944, explained the purpose of
making the presentation by stat
ing that it was not intended to
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MEN ARE SENT
TO FORT BRAGG
Thirty-One Under Jurisdic
tion of Dobson Board
Go For Pre-Exam
TEN MEN ARE INDUCTED
The Surry Draft Board has an
nounced that 31 men were sent
to Fort Bragg for pre-induction
examinations this week, and that
10 men, previously examined,
were inducted.
The men who were to be ex
amined on April 17 are:
Thomas Scales Eldridge, Rusk;
Hayden William Poindexter, route
1, Yadkinville; Paul Edward Ken
nedy, Elkin: Windell Steele, State
Road; Charles Marshall Colhard,
Elkin; Richard Byrd Thacker,
Winston-Salem; Alston Lee Bru
ner, route 2, Dobson; Grady Cal
vin Fowler, route 4, Mt. Airy;
Archie Derring McCormick, route
2, Dobson; Ollie John Bowen,
route 2, Pinnacle.
William Guy Baugess, Elkin;
Willie Augustus Phillips, JT.,
Elkin; Raymond Lewis Crump,
Elkin; Grady Luster Poplin, route
2, State Road; Billy Sunday Wallr
route 1, Elkin; Wesley Moten
Cook, Winston-Salem; Marvin
Leonard Laster, Rusk; Cecil Rob
ert White, route 1, Elkin; Thur
mond Alfred Stanley, route 1,
Elkin.
Clyde William Bullin, route 2,
Dobson; Billy Collins, Box 44,
Pilot Mountain; Bill Richard Slay
don, route 4, Mt. Airy; Richard
Kennedy, State Road; Grover
Monroe Mitchell, route 1, Dobson;
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Supplementary School
Tax Okeyed By Voters
In Election Tuesday
APPALACHIAN
TO PLAY HERE
Will Meet Chatham On Local
Field Saturday Afternoon
At 4:00 P. M.
LOSE TO LENOIR 3-2
The Chatham Blanketeers will
meet Appalachian here Saturday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, follow
ing a game to be played at Win
ston-Salem Friday night with a
team coached by John Sappen
field, it was announced Wednes
day by Charlie Gough, manager.
The Blanketeers will also play
a double-header here Easter Mon
day, games being slated at 11:00
a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
In a closely fought game here
Monday afternoon with Lenoir
Rhyne College, the Blanketeers
were defeated 3-2 when pinch
hitter Washam’s single in the
ninth sent home the run to clinch
the game. Lenoir rallied for two
runs in the ninth to win.
Lenoir-Rhyne scored in the
third on a walk to Sitton and Mil
ler’s single but Chatham charged
back for two runs in the sixth to
take the lead. Woodruff walked
and took third on Hines’ single.
Shore rolled out and Woodruff
scored and Hines came home on
Badgett.'s single.
The Bears won the game in the
ninth when Stafford singled, stole
second and scored on Ballard’s
base hit. Ballard took second on
the throw to the plate and scored
on Washam’s single.
Hart held Chatham to five hits
to best Lawrence and Frye in a
beautiful slab duel.
TWO ARE HURT
IN ACCIDENT
Truck Crashes Into Pole
On Elk Spur Street
Tuesday Evening
DRIVER FACES CHARGE
An accident occuring on Elk
Spur street at about 6:30 p. m.
Tuesday resulted in minor injuries
to at least two persons, damage to
a truck and a broken telephone
pole.
The truck, reportedly driven by
Robert William Alexander, 24, a
Trap Hill serviceman, rounded a
curve near Freeman’s store,
swerved to avoid colliding with a
station wagon coming in the op
posite direction, and ran off the
right side of the road to crash
against the power pole.
Investigation was made by Elkin
Policeman Hugh Laffoon.
William James Demeso, 16, of
Pleasant Hill, a passenger in the
truck, and Alexander were taken
to the Elkin hospital, where they
received first aid and were re
leased.
A third passenger, identified
only as Osborne, disappeared from
the scene soon after the accident
occurred.
Alexander has been charged
with speeding and reckless driving.
ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED, ONE ESCAPES — Pictured above are t he remains of an automobile after its driver lost control, plunged off
the road among some trees, and overturned. Troy D. Nicholson was reportedly operating the vehicle, and his wife, Jerry, 16, was taken
to the hospital In a critical condition. —Tribune Photo By Roger
TO SPEAK — Dr. L. D. Saver,
dean of agriculture at State
College, and director of the
North Carolina Experiment Sta
tions, will address a meeting of
the Surry Farm Bureau mem
bership at the courthouse in
Dobson Friday, April 19, at 8:00
P. m. Dr. Saver’s appearance in
the county will give farmers an
opportunity to learn of the re
search work in agriculture being
conducted at the experiment
stations, it was said.
YMCA TO HAVE
SUMMER CAMPS
Camp Hanes Is Located On
Lake Between. Winston
And Pilot Mountain
FEE FOR WEEK IS $15
It has been announced that the
Gilvin Roth YMCA will have
available this summer for one
week Camp Hanes, YMCA camp of
Winston-Salem.
The camp, located between
Winston-Salem and Pilot Moun
tain. is equipped with 13 cabins,
a recreation building and a dining
hall, all on a slope overlooking the
camp’s lake. Leaders for water
front craft and sports activities
will be provided by the Winston
Salem YMCA.
Since the camping period will
be limited to one week, only 50
boys and 50 girls, between the ages
of eight and 17, can be accom
modated. Registration blanks will
be available during May, and the
first registrants will be reserved a
place at the camp. A five dollar
registration fee will be charged.
The fee for one week at camp
will be $15, including transporta
tion. The exact dates of the
camping periods will be announc
ed later.
33 CANDIDATES
IN YADKIN CO.
Seeking Fourteen Offices In
Coming Elections; Many
GOP Contests
FIVE SEEK SHERIFF JOB
Well it looks like both parties
in Yadkin county are headed for
an old fashioned primary, but the
Republicans have many more
contests than the Democrats.
Thirty-three candidates have
filed their names and paid their
fees seeking to fill the 14 offices
the county has to offer.
Five for Sheriff
Five Republicans are seeking
the office of Sheriff and four want
to be Representative. The Repub
licans have only one contest in
the County Commissioners race,
this being in the district com
posed of South Knobs and Buck
Shoals precincts where J. W. Gar
ner is now the incumbent. E. R.
Crater filed Friday for the same
place. He lives near Buck Shoals
and Mr. Garner lives at Brooks
Cross Roads.
The Democrats have only one
contest, this being for the Board
of Education. They have five can
didates for three places. Paul
P. Davis,' who has been chairman
of the board for several years, re
signed a few weeks ago and did
not seek re-election.
No one filed by either party for
the office of surveyor.
The Candidates
For Sheriff—Republicans: A. F.
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Citizens Vote
545 to 328 In
Favor of Plan
A major step forward in the
Elkin school district’s drive for
better schools was taken Tuesday
when voters of the district ap
proved a special supplementary
school tax of 20 cents on the hun
dred dollar tax valuation. The
next step will be to get the state
legislature to authorize a local ad
ministrative unit for the Elkin
district.
Voting in the election was brisk
all day Tuesday, a total of 545
votes being cast for the proposal
and 209 against. However, of the
total registration, 119 persons
failed to vote, thus automatically
registering a vote against, which,
combined with the 209 negative
ballots cast, made a total of 328
opposing votes. The count showed
754 ballots were voted out of a
registration of 873. Only one bal
lot had to be thrown out, due to
the fact the person who marked
it marked an _"X” in both the
“yes” and “no” box.
It is believed the next legisla
ture will readily authorize a local
administrative unit for the district,
thus assuring the schools-of Elkin
and North Elkin of the many ad
vantages such a unit provides and
putting these schools on an equal
footing with other better schools
throughout the state.
DOBSON LIONS
GET CHARM
Is Presented Recently Or
ganized Club By
District Governor
ACCEPTED BY GENTRY
Charter night for the newly or
ganized Dobson Lions club was
held Tuesday night in the Dobson
Woman’s club building. O. J. Al
lison, Lion district governor, pre
sented the charter, and G. H.
Hasting^ of Winston-Salem, made
the principal address.
Members and guests, numbering
108, attended the meeting.
Allison, in presenting the char
ter, stated that Lions clubs were
composed of outstanding citizens
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PLANSUNRISE
SERVICE HERE
Combined Choirs of Local
Churches To Take Part In
Easter Event
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY
The natural amphitheater of
Hollywood cemetery will be the
scene of the community sunrise
service Easter morning. The serv
ice will begin at 5:35.
The program will begin with
the call to worship given by Rev.
R. V. C. Ritchie, followed by the
hymn, “Christ the Lord Is Risen
Today,” by the combined church
choirs. In addition, the program
will feature Rev. C. Marvin Boggs,
invocation; hymn, “Up Prom the
Grave He Arose;” scripture, Rev.
J. C. Wallace; prayer, Rev. Rob
ert G. Tuttle; meditation, Rev.
Howard J. Ford; hymn, “Crown
Him With Many Crowns;” bene
diction, Rev. R. J. Hogan.
The service is sponsored by the
Elkin-Jones ville Area Ministers
association.
Surry Court
Will Open On
Tuesday, 23rd
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A previous announcement
stated that Surry County Su
perior Court would open on
April 22. The opening date,
according to Sheriff Sam Pat
terson, has been advanced one
day to April 23, due to the fact
that the 22nd falls on Easter
Monday.
Court is scheduled for a two
week period, with the last week
devoted to the trying of civil
cases. Judge J. A. Rousseau,
North Wilkesboro, is to preside.