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^_ ELKIN The Best Little Town In North Carolina » The Elkin Tribune * ELKIN Gateway To Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge s M VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 22 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1946 $2.00 PER YEAR 20 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS MESSAGE TO BE BROAD CAST MAY 5—Bishop Paul B. Kern, author, educator, and state-churchman, will speak t* s over a regional network on the Methodist hour, originating from Atlanta, Ga. At present he" is resident bishop in the Nashville, Tenn., area and su pervisor over the Tennessee and ^ Holston Conferences, and was formerly dean of the school of theology at Southern Methodist University. Topic for his ad dress will be “Do We Moderns Need the Man of Galilee?” The tff program may be heard at 8:30 a. m. over WBT, Charlotte, or over WSJS, Winston-Salem. ' 4-H CLUB CAMP DATE IS SET f' _ Camping Period At Hanging Rock To Get Under Way A On June 24th SELECT COUNSELORS Surry county extension agents, Rafter conferring with Park Ser vice officials and other agricul ture workers at Danbury Satur day, have decided that the 4-H * club camping period at Hanging Rock will open on June 24, for a week’s duration. * All 4-H club girls and boys will be eligible to attend. Application ^ blanks are now being prepared to be sent to club members as soon as possible. The camp at Hanging Rock will be able to provide facilities for » about 125 persons. Three bar racks, a counselors’ quarters, mess hall, and a play field will be avail able. Also campers will have ac cess to the lake there, where swimming will be supervised by 4 State Park lifeguards. The State ^ Park Service is now preparing the camp for the summer season. Counselors are now being select or ed and will soon be announced. ' instructors will include John E. Ford, extension forester, who will teach forestry and nature study, and Mark Goforth, Jr., assistant # county agent, who will provide in struction in dairying. An effort is being made to secure the ser vices of Prof. D. S. Weaver, of N. C. State College, to teach handi . craft. Camp fees will be announced later. Club members must secure the permission of parents to at tend, and they will be encouraged to bring as much food as possible from home. FOUR CARS IN v BRIDGE WRECK Two Are Slightly Injured When Auto Attempts Clean Sweep Saturday *\ DRIVER SAID DRUNK Four cars were damaged and two persons sustained minor injuries about 9:30 p. m. Saturday, when a rampaging automobile made what appeared to be an effort to sweep clear the Hugh Chatham Bridge. The automobile causing the ^ damage was reportedly being op * erated by Kelly Paul Hinson, 18, of Mountain Park. Hinson, trav ». eling south over the bridge, lost » control of his machine, side swiped a car driven by Roy Car ter, of Beckley, W. Va., who was coming in the opposite direction, brushed another machine operated by Arthur J. Wagoner, of Cycle, and finally crashed head-on into a U third* car driven by Ramey Co lumbus Muncus. r Hinson was arrested for drunk en driving and released under a $50u bond. Shore was also arrest ed for drunkenness. The accident, which halted the flow of traffic over the bridge for about a half hour, was investi gated by police officer Hugh Laf foon and by Corp. J. S. McKinney, of the State Highway Patrol. j f DEMOCRATS OF COUNTY MAKE CONTEST PLANS Meet At Dobson Saturday To Perfect Organization ALLEN IS KEYNOTER Tells Delegates So Many Can didates In Primary Race Is Healthful Sign SHERIFF RACE NARROWS A representative crowd of Dem ocrats from all sections of Surry county gathered at Dobson Satur day afternoon to perfect the par ty’s organization looking toward the general election in November. The keynote address of the meeting was delivered by W. M. Allen, of Elkin, who told his lis teners that the convention was not concerned with the primary fights now under way, but in binding the party closer to assure victory for Democratic candidates in the fall. Mr. Allen stated that the ap pearance of so many candidates in the field for the various county, state and national offices, was a healthy sign, and predicted that when the primary was over the party would rally behind the duly nominated candidates and elect them to office. During his talk the speaker re called the distant days of Republi can rule in Surry county, pointing out high taxes and numerous bond issues at high tax rates as a high light of their tenure in office. By contrast he quoted the record of the Democratic administration in Surry, under which the tax rate was lowered and bonds either re tired as they came due, or refin anced at a much lower rate of in terest. R. C. Llewellyn, chairman of the Surry comity executive com mittee, presided over the conven (Continued on page eight, 1st sec.) ARE HOSTS TO SERVICE MEN Ronda Post Of Vets Of Foreign Wars Entertain Returned Veterans HELD IN SCHOOL GYM The Blue Ridge post of Veter ans of Foreign Wars, of Ronda, played host last Friday night to approximately 150 overseas veter ans and their guests a a banquet held in the Ronda school gymna sium. At the dinner served by mem bers of the Ronda school faculty, Commander J. H. McNeill served as toastmaster and later delivered a short address, urging post mem bers to strive for a large and ac tive membership. His plea was rewarded by having the enroll ment of the organization substan tially increased by guests present at the meeting. Many of the ladies present joined the VFW Auxili ary. Musical entertainment was fur nished by Dock Walsh, of Pur lear, and his string band. Tire opening invocation was rendered by R. Ivey Moore, and Mack Ker ley, post historian, gave the min utes of the last meeting. In a business session it was vot ed to donate funds to the cancer campaign, and vice-commander Frank Allen announced that the next meeting is to be held in late May. Principal address of the even ing was delivered by R. E. Goodalc, of the contact office of the Veterans Administration in North Wilkesboro. Mr. Goodale explained various ramifications of the G. I. Bill of Rights and the National Service life insurance. He stated that his office had available forms for veterans to use in applying for benefits under the bill. A list of veterans eligible for the organization had been compiled with the aid of the draft board personnel, and a vote of thanks was tendered to the individuals concerned. Fellowship Meeting In Mt. Airy Monday r~ , A fellowship meeting for pas tors, deacons, superintendents, and other leaders and their fami lies, of the Surry Baptist Associa tion, will be held at the Blue Ridge Hotel, in Mount Airy, on Monday evening at 7:30. M. A. Higgins, general secretary of the Baptist State Convention, will be guest speaker for the meeting. A small fee will be charged for the meal. I PRESENTED SPEECHES HERE — Pictured above are 11 of the 12 high school students, who were entered here in the finals of the Soil Conservation Speaking: Contest. They are, reading left to right: front row — Miss Helen Walker, Sparta, first place; Miss Mary Blackwclder, Mocksville, second place; Miss Lillian Maynard, Yadkinville, third place. Second row — Billy Goslen, Forsyth county; Elizabeth Kent, Caldwell county; Mary Ellen Owen, Person county; Betty Jane Key, Surry county; Calvin Miller, Ashe county. Back row — Francis Pressley, Iredell county; Ernest Rufty, Alexander county; and Eugene Younts, Davidson county. Agnes Miller, Wilkes contestant, was not present when the picture was taken. —Photo by Bell. HATCHER TALKS TO JR. CHAMBER State Highway Patrol Head Discusses Accident Fatali ties fn N. C. ALCOHOL IS BLAMED Jaycees, at tfieir regular bi monthly meeting Monday night, heard an address delivered by Col. H. J. Hatcher, head of the State Highway Patrol and the Safety Division. Col. Hatcher discussed accident fatalities and' what should be done to prevent them. He was introduced to club mem bers by Corp. J. S. McKinney, of the State Highway Patrol. Deploring the high death rate in the state during the first three months if 1946, he compared the period to the same months in 1941, which is on record as being North Carolina’s banner year for highway fatalities. This year, he stated, on basis of the compari son, is promising to greatly sur pass 1941. Attributing the cause of the great majority of accidents to persons driving under the influ ence of alcohol, Col^ Hatcher called it the duty of all citizens of the state to do what was with in their power to prevent the toll now being taken. “Too few people,” he said, “are interested.” He called North Carolina, be cause of its lack of laws requiring periodic automobile inspections, the dumping ground for danger ously worn machines in this part of the country. At the next meet ing of the legislature it is to be requested that such laws be es tablished and that the size of the highway force be doubled. Col. Hatcher’s remarks were re ceived with great interest by the Jaycees, who proposed to stand be hind any legislature designed to make highways safer. The meeting was presided over by Alex Biggs, club president. OBTAIN CALVES FOR 4-H BOYS Three Guernseys Purchased To Be Raised For Show In Mount Airy Event ADVISED BY CO. AGENT Three Guernsey calves were re cently purchased from Voss’ Dairy in Forsyth county by Hugh D. Barden, assistant county agent, and three Surry farmers who ac companied him. The heifers are for 4-H club boys to raise to show in the coming Mount Airy Dairy Show. Paul Burch. Mountain Park Jer sey breeder, has lately furnished three Jersey heifers for the same purpose. Barden and Mark Go forth, another assistant county agent, are aiding in placing these calves in the hands of interested 4-H members. The county agent’s office at Dobson has offered its services to boys desiring to enter heifers in the show in assisting them to lo cate calves and in advising them as to the care of the animals. The show will take place some time next fall. Sparta Girl Wins Soil Conservation Contest Sponsored By Bankers Group, Finals Held Thursday Afternoon First place in the Soil Conserva tion Speaking contest, held here last Thursday afternoon, was awarded to Miss Helen Walker, 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Walker of Sparta. Miss Walker won a $100 Victory bond and will go to Pinehurst, May 8, to speak before the North ‘Carolina Bankers’ Association, one of the sponsors of the contest. Second prize, a $50 bond, was awarded to Miss Mary Blackweld er, 17, of Mocksville, and third prize, a $25 bond went to Miss Lil lian Maynard, 14, of Yadkinville. The nine other contentants, who, according to the judges, gave excellent speeches, were: Frances Pressley, Iredell county; Miss Agnes Miller, Wilkes; Era TWO ELKIN MEN HELD ON COUNT Alex Hudspeth And Bill Day At Liberty Under Bond In Booze Case NAB CAR AND WHISKEY Alex Hudspeth, wanted since April 17 on charges of transport ing whiskey, voluntarily surren dered to the police Wednesday of last week. He made bond for a public hearing to be held May 20. On April 17 local police offic ers reportedly stopped a car in the city in order to make a search. The car held the driver and one passenger.' A search revealed that it was hauling 23 pints of "white” whiskey and five quarts of bottled in bond alcohol. One of the men, later identified as Hudspeth, dis appeared from the scene it was reported. The second man, Bill Day, was taken into custody and later released under bond. Police remained on the lookout for Hudspeth until he walked into headquarters last Wednesday. Both Hudspeth and Day are charged with illegally transport ing and possessing whiskey. Kiwanis Program To Feature Quiz Show Rev. R. G. Tuttle will act as master of ceremonies at this evening’s meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis Club, when he will pre sent a quiz program and endeavor to stump the experts. Last week’s program featured talks on soil conservation by the first, second and third place win ners in the North Carolina Bank ers Association contest, who re peated their prize-winning talks. Garland Johnson, chairman of the Kiwanis Agricultural Committee, was in charge of the program. The annual meeting of the Ki wanis Clubs in the Third Division will be held Friday night, May 24, at Reynolds Park, Winston Salem, it was announced. This evening’s meeting will be held at the YMCA at 6:30 o’clock.. est Rufty, Alexander; Eugene Younts, Davidson; Miss Elizabeth Kent, Caldwell; Betty Key, Sur ry; Mary Ellen Owen, Person; Calvin Miller, Ashe; and Billy Goslen, Forsyth. The judges were Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, director of the division of instructional, Department of Public Instruction; M. G. Mann, general manager of the N. C. Farmers’ Cooperative Exchange; and William C. LaRue, associate editor of The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh. Dr. Highsmith anounced the winners of the contest, stating that it was with great difficulty that the judges were able to select the most outstanding of so many excellent speeches. Mayor Garland Johnson presid ed over the assembly and intro duced distinguished visitors. E. B. Garrett, State Soil Conserva tionist, and Staton Mclver, dis trict conservationist, aided Mr. Johnson in explaining the pur pose of the contest and the rules under which it was conducted. The boys and girls entered were winners of county contests, here to present winning speeches in the district finals. All were high school students, and had prepar ed, with the aid of a coach, their speeches after making field trips into farmlands for practical ob servation of soil conservation practices. The three winners spoke before the Kiwanis club Thursday even ing. The Kiwanians helped spon sor the contest. MEMORIAL HELD FOR DOUGHTON Service Is Held Monday At Opening Session Of Alleghany Court HIGH TRIBUTE PAID A memorial service for the Honorable Rufus A. Doughton, former lieutenant - governor of North Carolina, was held Monday at the opening session of the May term of Alleghany Superior Court at Sparta. High tribute was paid to the late Gov. Doughton, who died last fall, by friends and fellow lawyers from various sections of the state, and his family presented a por trait to be hung in the courthouse. The service, which was held be fore an audience that could not be contained within the court room, was presided over by Judge J. Will Pless. The resolution adopted by a committee formed for the pur pose was read by W. Marion Allen, of this city. Judge T. C. Bmvie, West Jeffer son, a lifelong mend o'f the late governor, gave credit to the part Doughton had played in the Con nor - Doughton - Bowie road bill, which is credited with laying the foundation for North Carolina’s (Continued on page eight. 1st sec.) TRAVELING P. 0. PLANNED; ELKIN TO BE ON ROUTE Would Operate Between Greensboro And Boone WORK MAIL EN ROUTE Contract For Service To Be Let Under Bids, Post master Reveals TO BE TRAILER TYPE Plans for a new traveling high way postoffice, to operate between Greensboro and Boone with stops at Elkin, have recently been re vealed by Postmaster F. W. Gra ham. The proposed mail carrier is to be on the order of a railway mail car, containing the same facilities and serving the same purposes that such cars do. It will prob ably be a trailer truck with about the capacity of a baggage car. The crew will consist of at least two mail clerks and probably two driv ers. Contract for the service will be let, if bids are favorable, to an individual. According to Mr. Graham, the highway service should greatly fa cilitate local deliveries in the re gion covered. The schedule calls for the truck to leave Greensboro at 2:30 a. m., daily except Sun days, arrive in Boone at 7:40 a. m., and start the return trip at 4 p. m., to reach Greensboro again at 9:10 p. m. Stops at Elkin will be about 5:30 a. m. and 6 p. m. It is likely, in event such ser vice is installed, that the current mail run which arrives here from Winston-Salem at 6:30 each morning and goes out at 5:30 each evening will be eliminated, being replaced by the morning and evening highway trips. The truck will pick up all mail accumulated here since the departure of the last train, including parcel post. At present only first-class mail or its equivalent goes out on the late afternoon train. This is not a new and untried idea, Mr. Graham has stated, since the same type of service has been in effect in certain areas throughout the country for some time. However, it is something new in North Carolina. The following localities will be covered on the 130-mile route: Greensboro, Kernersville, Win (Continued on page eight. 1st sec.) LIONS TO AID IN FINANCING Would Contribute Part of Proceeds of Show To An nual Farmers Events DIRECTORS RECOMMEND At a meeting 'of the board of directors of the Elkin Lions Club, held at the Bon-Ton Grill Satur day evening, it was voted to recommend that the club contri bute a third of the net proceeds from the Lions Club Horse Show, which is to be held in the near future, to aid in sponsoring the annual Fat Stock Show and Sale held here each fall, and the Farm ers’ Day meeting held each spring. The horse show will be held at the J. F. Ludwig farm, located about three miles from Elkin on the Winston-Salem highway, date of the show to be announced in the near future. Mr. Ludwig, who is a member of the club, has completed con struction of his track, it was an nounced, which will be complete with grandstand and facilities for housing the horses. The Lions Club, in earmarking a portion of their horse show pro ceeds to the fat stock show and farmers meetings, will aid ma terially in financing these annual occasions. Elkin Jaycees Are Awarded Two Honors At the Junior Chamber of Commerce state convention, held April 25, 26, and 27 at Pinehurst, the Elkin club was awarded two second-place honors for outstand ing. activities during the past year. For participating in agricultur al projects, Farmers’ Day and the Fat Stock Show, the club received second place awards for the out standing project for the year in North Carolina. For sponsoring the basketball tournament here last winter, ijt received the Fourth Quarterly award, second place. Delegates from here attending the convention were Mr. and Mrs. Alex Biggs, Mr. and Mrs. Van Dil lon, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Thomp son, Clyde Carroll, Bill Freeman, and Claude Farrell. TO SPEAK HERE—R» B. House, above, Chancellor of the University of N. C., Chapel Hill, and Vice-President of the Uni versity of North Carolina will speak here Sunday morning at 11 at the Methodist church. For this Layman’s Day service, Dr. House has chosen as his topic, “The Layman’s Place in the Kingdom of Christ.” The stew ards of the church will sit in a body, and the entire congrega tion is looking forward to this service led by Dr. House. SURRY GRAND JURY REPORTS Finds Conditions Satisfactory With A Few Minor Exceptions RETURNS 26 TRUE BILLS During the past term of Surry County Superior Court the Grand Jury took action on 30 bills of in dictment, returning 26 as true bills and 3 as untrue, and allowed one bill to continue for lack of witnesses. It also issued a report to Judge J. A. Rousseau concern ing the condition of the Surry county home, and the courthouse, and the county jail. Twenty inmates, seven women and 13 men, were discovered in the county home. All inmates were being well fed, the jury re ported, there being plenty of salt pork, ham, and shoulders on hand, 236 bushels of Irish potatoes, 300 half-gallon jars of fruit and vege tables, and 200 cans of beef. The home has 15 head of cattle, two horses, two mules, 7 hogs and about 75 chickens. There are 22 acres in small grain, 35 in corn, and 30 in hay, but there are insuf ficient fruit trees. It was recommended that three new sets of steps be constructed, new flooring placed on the south porch, and the outside of the house be painted. The outbuild ings were found to be in better shape than the house, and the county home truck was complete ly out of commission. Sanitary conditions in the coun ty home and in the county jail were found to be excellent, but in the prison camp two or three beds were found with badly soiled lin en. The wall in the kitchen of the jail was found to need plaster ing. In the courthouse it was recom mended that the tile at the base of the outside columns and the public toilets be scoured, and that several record books in the Regis ter of Deeds office be rebound. ELKS DEFEAT HARMONY 11-5 Eight Runs In The Second Inning Puts Game On Ice For Local School OSBORNE GETS 2-BAGGER The Elks of Elkin High School exploded with eight runs in the second inning at Harmony Tues day afternoon to defeat Harmony High 11 to 5. The Elks slugged one Harmony pitcher for 10 hits in taking the victory. Left fielder Jack Parks and short stop Bob Harris led the Elks’ attack, collecting three hits in five tries. Blackburn, on the mound for Elkin, gave up only eight hits, striking out nine men and walking three. A highlight of the game was a two-base lilt in the fourth by Bradie Osborne. Score by players (Elkin): Ketchel Adams, 3 runs, 1 hit; Dewey York, 1 run; Jack Park, 1 run, 3 hits; Brady Osborne. 2 runs, 2 hits; Sam Adams, 1 run, 1 hit; B. Harris, 3 hits. Harmony: Cain, 2 runs, 1 hit; Little, 1 run, 2 hits; Englebert, 1 run, 1 hit; Hendren, 1 run, 1 hit. Elkin scored 8 in the second inning, 1 in the third, 1 in the fourth and 1 in the seventh. Harmony scored 1 run in the first inning, 3 in the third, and one in the sixth. The Elks will play Boonville high school Friday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. AUTOS, WHISKEY CASES FEATURE COUNTY COURT Criminal Session Adjourns After Only Three Days CANCEL CIVIL SESSION Drunken Driving, Violation Of Prohibition Laws And Assorted Cases Heard ROUSSEAU ON BENCH Surry County Superior Court originally scheduled for a two week session, adjourned Thursday of last week after only three days of proceedings. Civil court, in tended to occupy the second week of the term, was canceled with no calendar having been prepared. High-light of the court, presid ed over by Judge J. A. Rousseau, was the trial of Will Hurt, Elkin Negro charged with murder. He received a sentence cf five to eight years in prison. Other cases dealt with illegal operation of automobiles, larceny, violation of prohibition laws, and assault. One case was tried for non-support and only one divorce was granted after the opening day, upon which 27 divorces were granted. For operating a car intoxicated Isaac D. Adams was given a sus pended sentence of 90 days, James T. George four months suspended, Ralph Coalson four months sus pended, and John D. Ray, 90 days suspended. For violation of prohibition laws, the case of Frank Wilson was left open for judgment, Jarvis N. Barefoot was called and failed to appear, Seldon Talley and Charlie Johnson appealed, and Raymond L. Mabe appealed. Car lis M. Harold was given 90 days for possession and eight months suspended for transporting whis key. Charged with larceny of auto mobiles, James E. Long was fined $50 with balance and costs to be paid by June term, Elmer Norman was given a four months suspend ed sentence, and Calvin Parker was called and failed to appear. Ernest Gwyn was given 60 days for assault with a deadly weapon, and for the same offense Claude Childress received six months sus pended and paid $600 expenses and damages. Kenneth Jones had a previous appeal continued. For larceny and receiving, Lillie Rucker was awarded a nol pros with leave and the case of Foster Martin was continued. The case of Eugene Chappell and Kenneth Jones, charged with larceny, was continued. Warren Ziglar, lar ceny and receiving, got eight months suspended. Tided for assault, Harvey Smith received a 90 day suspended sen tence, and for assault on a female Carl Blizzard received a sentence of six months suspended. Carl Bruner, charged with reck less driving, was granted a nol pros with leave. Robert Fletcher, no drivers’ license and reckless driving, was called and failed to appear. Claud Myers was given a 30 day suspended sentence for reckless driving. Fred Elliott, appealing a charge of breaking and entering and as sault with a deadly weapon,'was given 90 days for assault and 12 (Continued on page eight, 1st sec.) SERVICE TO BE HELD FOR VETS Thurmond Chatham To Be Speaker At Mountain Park Baptist Church SUNDAY AT 11 O’CLOCK A special service for returned veterans, with Thurmond Chat ham, a veteran of World Wars I and II, as principal speaker, will be held Sunday at 11 a. m. at the Mountain Park Baptist church. Rev. John Livingston Williams, pastor of the church, is extending a cordial invitation to all veter ans, their relatives and friends, to come and bring a basket. Dinner will be held on the grounds. Special music will be rendered by the Mountain Park Baptist choir and by the P’riendly Four quartet. Rev. Williams will pre side during the session. It is suggested that all persons planning to attend come, if pos sible, shortly before 11 o’clock, in order that they may be arranged in groups so that recognitions can be made. This service was suggested and is being sponsored by the mothers and fathers of veterans in the vi cinity of Mountain Park. Regu lar Sunday church services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday.
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