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ELKI
The Best Little Town
In North Cantina
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ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 24
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
♦Endorse Unanimously
''‘New Plan For Flood
"Control On Yadkin
Citizens Of Four
^ Counties Meet
f At Wilkesboro
Gathering at the courthouse at
North Wilkesboro Thursday after
noon, a group of representative
citizens from Surry, Yadkin,
V, Rilkes and Caldwell counties vot
ed unanimously to accept recom
mendations of army engineers
that flood control dams be built
on the Yadkin and Reddies rivers.
The proposal, to be presented to
* Congress, calls for the construc
^ tion of two dams on the Yadkin
river in Wilkes county, and two
on the Reddies, a Yadkin tribu
tary.
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Motion that the recommenda
ions be adopted was made by W.
M. Allen, Elkin attorney.
It was after the proposal had
been carried that Caldwell repre
setnatives began to raise objec
tions. The attack against certain
provisions was spearheaded by G.
F. Wiese, president of the Yadkin
Valley Citizens Association, a
Caldwell county group, and by T.
* W. Ferguson, vice-chairman of the
same organization. These two
men presented a claim, that while
the engineers’ plan for four dams
. would afford protection in Wilkes,
Surry and Yadkin, it would not
help the situation in Caldwell,
above where the dams are to be
constructed. They called for the
jmclusion in the program of dams
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TRUCK WRECK
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Receive Slight Injuries Sat
urday When One Ve
hicle Hits Another
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BOTH GOING SAME WAY
Three persons were slightly in
jured Saturday night about 10:30
when two trucks were involved in
% an accident about three miles west
of here on highway 262.
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A truck operated by Troy T.
Boles, 28, of Jonesville, plowed
into the rear end of another truck
operated by Arthur Luffman, 50,
also of Jonesville. Both vehicles
were traveling west. Witnesses
report that a board, torn loose
from the bed of Luffman’s ma
chine, rammed completely through
the cab of the truck driven by
Boles, entering through the wind
shield and passing out through the
back glass. Another board smash
ed through the radiator.
Those injured were: Herman
Cheeks, who was with Boles and
who suffered cuts about the face
which required first aid at the
Elkin hospital: Mrs. Arthur Luff
man and Denver Luffman, 7, her
son, who were in the Luffman ma
chine. Neither of the latter two
required hospitalization.
The accident was investigated
by Patrolman W. S. McKinney,
. and Boles was charged with reck
^ less driving.
COACH SNAVELY
* TO SPEAK HERE
Carolina Coach To Be Guest
Of Elkin Kiwanis Club
At YMCA This P. M.
GRADS ENTERTAINED
,, Carl Snavely, head coach at the
university of North Carolina, will
be guest at this evening^ meeting
v of the Elkin Kiwanis Club. Coach
Snavely, who has produced some
outstanding football teams at
Carolina, is widely known
throughout the nation and is ex
pected to make a very interesting
and informative talk.
At last week’s meeting. Rev.
► Howard Ford, pastor of the First
Baptist Church here, spoke to the
Kiwanians and their guests, the
graduating classes of Elkin and
Jonesville high schools. Mr. Ford
made a very interesting talk
% which proved beneficial to all who
heard him.
It has been announced that the
May meeting of the Kiwanis board
of directors will be held Monday
night at the YMCA at 6:30, with
^ Claude Farrell as host.
Swimming Pool
Opening Delayed
By Bad Weather
Contradictory to the an
nouncement that appeared in
last week’s Tribune regarding:
the opening of the YMCA
swimming pool, the opening
date has been postponed until
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock
due to unfavorable weather
conditions, T. C. McKnight,
general secretary of the YMCA,
has announced.
It was originally planned to
have opened the pool Wednes
day of this week.
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MORE SCHOOLS
Adopt Resolution To Provide
For Construction Of
Four New Units
WOULD ISSUE BONDS
Surry County Board of • Educa
tion, in a special meeting at Dob
son last Monday, discussed and
adopted a resolution to provide for
the construction of four new
school buildings. Locations of the
new schools will be in the Dob
son, Copeland, Flat Rock, and
White Plains administrative dis
tricts.
The resolution provides for both
the construction and the equip
ping of the four buildings, and
calls for the issuance of bonds in
the amount of $210,000. Bonds
are to be issued it is said, because
public funds are not available in
an adequate amount to provide
for the program.
According to John W. Comer,
superintendent of county schools,
new buildings are urgently needed
in these localities. Comer adds
that other communities are also
in need of school construction and
repairs, and that as soon as pos
sible a movement will be set afoot
to provide for additional improve
ments.
It is understood that the Board
of County Commissioners has en
dorsed the school building pro
posal, and that it remains to be
published as a public notice before
final action can be taken.
June Term of Surry
Court Is Cancelled
It has been announced that the
next term of Surry County Su
perior Court, scheduled for June,
has been cancelled. Next court
session will be held beginning July
8, with Judge Wilson Warlick, of
Newton, in Catawba county, pre
siding.
Reasons given in minutes of latft
term for the canceling of the June
session were that farmers in this
section will be busy with crops
during this period. A desire was
expressed to avoid, if possible, in
terference with the farming pro
gram.
LEAF EXPERTS
ARE TO SPEAK
Will Discuss Cultivation, Fer
tilization, Top Dressing,
New Varieties
URGE FARMERS TO HEAR
Surry county tobacco growers
will have an opportunity to hear
tomorrow night at 8 o’clock at the
courthouse in Dobson their prob
lems discussed by two well-known
tobacco experts, Roy R. Bennett,
extension tobacco specialist of
State College, and Dr.Tom Smith,
U. S. Tobacco Disease Specialist.
Farmers in this section have not
had an opportunity to hear from
outstanding tobacco experts for
several years, and a large crowd is
expected to attend.
Dr. Smith has been stationed at
the Experiment Station for a num
ber of years, and is rapidly gain
ing an outstanding reputation
there as one of the region’s fore
most agricultural scientists.
To be included in the discus
sion are topics concerning cultiva
tion, fertilization, top-dressing,
topping, new varieties, selecting
permanent plant bed sites, produc
ing good quality tobacco seed, and
problems of blue mold.
Farmers are urged to make the
most of this opportunity, since it
is doubtful if men of equal capa
bilities will return here during the
remainder of 1946.
FOLGER OPENS
CAMPAIGN 13TH
Candidate Reviews Demo
crats’ History At Talk
In Winston-Salem
PRESENTED BY JOHNSON
Winston-Salem, May 13. — Rep.
John H. Folger declared here to
night “The shibboleth of the na
tional Republican committee and
the reactionary Republican mem
bers of Congress is more business
in government and less govern
ment in business. We had that,"
he said, “under Harding and
Coolidge and Hoover heaped up
and running over. Some flourish
ed for a time, or thought they did,
but surely we struck bottom and
terrible was the fall."
Folger, who is seeking re-elec
tion from the Fifth district, open
ed his campaign with an address
here at the Forsyth county court
house. He was introduced by Joe
W. Johnson, Winston-Salem at
torney.
In his address, entitled “The
Great Democratic Party," Folger
declared there should be “the em
ployment of business principles in
government, but there must also
be present some democracy and
faith and charity, and a code for
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Surry Road Projects Are
To Be Let By Commission
An announcement released last
Thursday by the state and high
way and public works commission
stated that bids will be received
May 23 on 23 county and state
road projects, which will cost an
estimated $2,345,000. Of this
amount $1,700,000 will be used for
surfacing farm-to-market roads.
In Surry about seven miles of
road will receive bituminous sur
facing. Improvements slated for
Wilkes cover about 10 miles, and
for Alleghany 2.84 miles. Total
roads involved in the project, ac
cording to Commission Chairman
A. H. Graham, number 58 in 26
counties, and includes the paving
of about 207 miles of county roads.
Chief Engineer W. Vance Baise
said several primary road projects
which were originally scheduled
have been deferred because of the
recent embargo on rail facilities.
Projects for Surry, Wilkes, and
Alleghany counties are:
Surry—Bituminous surfacing of
0.59 miles of county road from
Wards Gap road westward.
Surry—Bituminous surfacing of
1.23 miles of county road from N.
C. No. 268 south via Copeland
school.
Surry—Bituminous surfacing of
1.5 miles of county road from N.
C. No. 268 south toward Shoals.
Surry—Bituminous surfacing of
0.62 miles of county road from U.
S. No. 21 at a point 1.5 miles north
of Elkin, eastward.
Surry—Bituminous surfacing of
1.9 miles county road from U. S.
No. 21 at a point 2.5 miles north
of Elkin, northeast.
Surry Bituminous surfacing of
1.16 miles of county road from
Booker’s store on old N. C. No. 89
southwest to Toast road.
Wilkes—Reconstruction and bi
tuminous surfacing of 1.74 miles
of county road from Mulberry
creek toward Hayes.
Wilkes—Reconstruction and bi
tuminous surfacing of .75 miles of
county road from Pleasant Hill to
Pleasant Hill church.
Wilkes—Reconstruction and bi
tuminous surface treatment of
4.80 miles.
Wilkes—Bituminous surfacing
of 2.95 miles of county road from
Ronda to Clingman.
Alleghany—Bituminous surfac
ing of 2.84 miles on N. C. No. 93
from U. S. 221 northwest toward
Virginia line.
HEALTH ROYALTY — The boys and girls pictured above were
selected at the 4-H Club Health Pageant and Style Show, held at
Dobson, May 6, as the junior and senior kings and queens of health.
Top left is Miss Nancy Gordon, 16, of Franklin, Senior Queen; top
right is Wallace Cocker ham. 16, of State Road, Senior King; bot
tom loft is Ellen Graham, 9, daughter of A. F. Graham, principal
of Copeland high school, Junior Queen; bottom right is Richard
Dobson, of Bannertown, Junior King.
Resigns After Charge
Randall Fulk Is Accused Of Making
Election Bet In Sheriff Contest
Mount
Charges against Randal Fulk,
registrar in Mount Airy precinct
STo. 1, who is accused of having
nade a $50 election bet, were to
iave been aired before the Surry
bounty Board of Elections in
Dobson last Thursday night, but
i decision in the case was post
poned, reportedly due to the fact
hat Fulk’s attorney, Fred Folger,
pf Mount Airy, refused to repre
sent him.
Fulk stands accused, In an affi
iavit signed by Lester Y.' Haynes,
md witnessed by his attorney,
Archie B. Carter, of betting $50
shat Morris W. Monday would de
feat Sheriff Sam Patterson in the
SOMERS ENTERS
STATE CONTEST
Elkin Man Announces Can
didacy For House Of
Representatives
ON REPUBLICAN TICKET
Graham W. Somers, of Elkin,
las announced himself as a can
iidate for the state house of rep
•esentatives from Surry, subject
0 the Republican Primary May
35.
Mr. Somers, now a first lieuten
mt in the army, with discharge to
pome on May 25 following two
/ears service overseas where he
-eceived four battle stars, made
.he following announcement:
“I hereby wish to announce my
candidacy for the House’ of Rep
-esentatives for Surry County. I
pave been and will always remain
1 faithful and loyal Republican.
[ am proud of the record of the
Republican party and the nation
t has built. If I am nominated
md elected this fall I will serve
/ou with all the candor and hon
;sty that it takes to make all our
principles assured. I served you
md all mankind in World War
tfo. n with the best of my ability
md I will serve you again if
necessary. I entered the ranks of
pur army as a private and through
m earnest effort and a sincere
nope that I could serve you bet
ter by striving for advancement
in the army I have risen to the
rank of First Lieutenant and I
im still in the service. If you are
interested in giving an officer in
pur army a further chance to
serve you intelligently and faith
fully in our government, which I
im of the opinion is much in need
it the present time, you should
jo to the polls on May 25 and
show this interest.’'
sheriff’s race. Pulk denied the
charges at a hearing, making the
claim that his wife, and not him
self, made the bet.
Haynes charged that the post
ponement of the hearing was a
deliberate stall to prevent the
charges against the registrar from
being publicized. Frank Freeman,
attorney for the elections board,
advised that Fulk was entitled to
be represented by legal counsel,
and the board acted on his recom
mendation, but Haynes protested
the ruling, claiming that his bro
ther, Charlie Haynes, was ready
to present evidence that he per
sonally negotiated Fulk’s alleged
bet.
Efforts to reach Folger during
the hearing were unsuccessful, so
upon the grounds that the regis
trar had no legal counsel avail
able, proceedings were postponed.
Earlier, Cleve Llewellyn, chair
man of the Surry Democratic
Committee, expressed the opinion
that, despite charges, Fulk should
be allowed to continue as regis
trar until after the Democratic
primary May 25. Haynes, how
ever, told the board that At
torney Folger had already in
formed him that Fulk had resign
ed prior to the scheduled hearing.
CAR IS STOLEN
TUESDAY NIGHT
Taken From In Front Of
Home Of Franklin John
son At Ronda
HAD BEEN PUSHED
Sometime Tuesday night, a car
belonging to Franklin Johnson, of
Ronda, was stolen from in front
of its owner’s home. The thief
broke the lock on the steering
wheel and made away with the
machine during the hours of
darkness.
The car is a 1940 Ford deluxe
coach, black, with license plate
bearing the numbers 541-622. Two
new tires were on the front
wheels.
According to Patrolman W. S.
McKinney, who investigated the
theft, from foot and tire marks
on the ground outside Johnson’s
home, it was judged that the thief
or thieves first pushed the ma
chine some distance down the
road to prevent the sound of the
motor from being heard, then
broke the steering lock and drove
off.
Tribund Advertising Gets Results
Trend Is To Chatham
Throughout District
In Race For Congress
PLAN BOXING
BOUTS HERE
Twenty-Five Boys Of High
School Age Attend Meet
Held By Legion
FIGHTS AT SCHOOL GYM
Approximately 25 boys of high
school age turned out Tuesday
night at the YMCA to answer a
call issued by the American Legion
for youngsters interested in parr
ticipating in boxing bouts which
are now being planned.
It was announced by Arthur
York, Mount Airy bout promoter,
that June 6 has been set as the
date of an eight match card, to be
held at the Elkin high school
gymnasium. The card will fea
ture a ten round heavyweight
fight, preceded by seven matches
of shorter duration. Boys from
Elkin, Jonesville, Boonville, and
from Mount Airy are expected to
participate, amateurs as well as
professionals.
The American Legion is spon
soring the June fights, and is
backing a program to bring to
Elkin a sport which has not re
ceived much attention here dur
ing recent years. From the turn
out Tuesday night, it is felt that
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ATTEND JERSEY
CATTLE EVENT
Surry Men To Purchase Heif
ers For 4-H Club And FFA
Members Of County
TO ENTER SOME IN SHOW
In an effort to obtain heifers for
4-H Club and FFA members, Mark.
Goforth, Jr., assistant county
agent, and C. G. Kirkman, teacher
of agriculture at White Plains
High school, this week made a trip
to Catawba county to attend a
Jersey cattle show.
The two men were accompanied
by U. S. Southern, a Stewarts
Creek farmer, who is to provide
transportation for any cows which
might be purchased. Some of the
heifers purchased are to be en
tered in the Mount Airy Dairy
Show this fall by 4-H members.
Neill M. Smith, county agent,
has stated that assistant county
agents are available at all times
to assist farmers in locating, se
lecting, and passing judgment on
beef and dairy cattle, when far
mers desire to purchase such ani
mals. Smith also stated that ex
tension agents will advise as to
prices to be paid for livestock
when purchased in other counties.
However, he indicated that agents
would not advise as to prices when
the transactions take place within
Surry. Reason given for this pol
icy is that the extension service
is to serve all farmers equally in
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TO BE MADE HONORARY
LION — The local Lions club
is to install Thurmond Chat
ham, Elkin manufacturer and
farmer, as an honorary lifetime
member in a ceremony to be
conducted Monday night at the
Gilvin Roth YMCA. According
to W. J. Graham, Lion presi
dent, the honor to be bestowed
, upon Mr. Chatham was prompt
ed by his contributions to civic
development of this city, to
things which Lions are especi
ally interested in. Mr. Chatham
has been acclaimed as a leader
in youth welfare throughout the
state, and has contributed to
preventative measures taken
against juvenile delinquency,
which has been a major problem
since the outbreak of the war.
The Monday meeting will also
be ladies’ night, with wives of
members and guests invited.
HITS POLE ON
ELK SPUR ST:
L. D. Shaw Goes To Hospital
After Accident Here
Last Friday Night
IS HELD UNDER BOND
By failing to make a turn on
Elk Spur street about 9:30 last
Friday night, L. D. Shaw, 23, of
Jonesville, Route 1, broke off a
power pole, severely damaged his
car, and sustained injuries which
placed him in the hospital.
The accident, occurring near the
Elkin High school; was investigat
ed by officers Hugh Laffoon and
G. H. Payne, of the local police
force. They reported that the
car, in which Shaw was riding
alone, glanced off a power pole
on the right side of the street,
skidded along the curb until it
hopped over the sidewalk, and
finally swerved back into the
street, over to the left side, where
it struck a second power pole. The
automobile traveled 298 */2 feet
from pole to pole.
Shaw was treated for head in
juries at the Elkin hospital. He
has been placed under bond,
charged with speeding and reck
less driving.
Wave Of Vandalism Here
Results In Two Arrests
A recent wave of vandalism in
the city’s moving picture houses
was climaxed Tuesday night by
the arrest of two teen-aged
youths, who have been accused of
wilfully damaging property in the
theatres and city streets.
The two youths, Roy Carter, 16,
and Coley Miller, 17, both of North
Elkin, admitted to police that they
were guilty of slicing into three
seats in the State theater Tuesday
night and pulling the stuffing out
of them. They also admitted to
slashing through the top and into
the seats of a car belonging to
Sandy Cleary, also of North Elk
in, and of removing the caps from
the gas and water tanks of the
automobile and throwing them in
the Yadkin river.
The young culprits gave as a
motive for their acts nothing
more than a desire to do mischief.
Arrests were made by police of
ficers Hugh Laffoon and G. H.
Payne, who were summoned by
Luther Yandell, manager of the
theater, after he had discovered
the identity of the vandals and
had detained them in his office.
The youths have been placed un
der $600 bonds as a result of two
charges brought against them by
persons whose property they dam
aged.
Mr. Yandell, in an effort to
completely halt destruction of
theater property by irresponsible
persons, has offered a $25 reward
to anyone giving information
leading to the apprehension of
persons accused of vandalism in
the movie houses. He also stated
that the theaters are posting
spotters in the audience whose
duty it will be to report such acts.
Further arrests are expected
when more information is ob
tained.
Prayer Meeting At
Mrs. O. N. Harris’
Prayer meeting lill be held Sat
urday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. O. N. Harris. The pub
lic is cordially invited. Prayer
meeting leader will be Burrus
Gray and special singing will be
rendered by the Happy Four
Quartet.
Folger Charged
With Politics
At Vets’ Expense
The tide of battle in the hotly
contested Fifth District Congres
sional race between the two lead
ing candidates, Thurmond Chat
ham, of Elkin and Winston-Sa
lem, and John H. Folger, of Mount
Airy, is now showing a definite
trend to Chatham, reports from
all over the district indicate.
Newest development in the race
was the charge by Mr. Chatham
that politics was used in Rocking
ham county, at the expense of war
veterans, in securing a large
amount of critical building ma
terial with which to construct a
large tobacco warehouse at Reids
ville, with the demand for an im
mediate investigation of the vet
erans’ housing situation in Rock
ingham county.
Mr. Chatham’s statement, re
leased by Paul A. Bennett, his dis
trict manager, Tuesday, follows:
“On behalf of the veterans of
this congressional district I de
Chatham To Speak
Thurmond Chatham, Demo
cratic candidate for Congress
from the Fifth Congressional
District, who is opposing the
incumbent, John H. Folger, for
the nomination in the May 25
primary, will make a radio ad
dress Friday over Radio Sta
tion WSJS, Winston-Salem,
from 6:30 to 7:00 p. m., it was
announced from Chatham
headquarters in Winston-Sal
em Wednesday afternoon.
Marshall Kurfees, of Wins
ton-Salem, who opposed Mr.
Folger for Congress in the last
election, spoke in behalf of Mr.
Chatham’s candidacy over
WSJS Wednesday at 6:30.
mand an Immediate investigation
of the veterans’ housing situation
in Rockingham county. I have in
formation supported by affidavits,
that hundreds of thousands of
feet of lumber and large quanti
ties of other critical materials are
being diverted from homes for
veterans to nonessential building
in Reidsville. I have further in
formation that the priority for
this nonessential building was se
cured with the help of political
influence.
“I charge that while politicians
confuse the people with endless
words and meaningless phrases,
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NEW LAWS MADE
BY CITY BOARD
Large Trucks, Chickens, To
Get It In The Neck
Under Ordinances
FINES ARE PROVIDED
It has been announced by Dixie
Graham, City Clerk, that two new
town ordinances have been recent
ly put into effect. One prohibits
the parking of large trucks on city
streets between certain hours and
the other prohibits allowing chick
ens and other fowls to remoin un
confined. A maximum penalty of
a $50 fine or 30 days’ improson
men can be given in each case.
Below are the new ordinances,
as they appear on the books:
Be it ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Town of El
kin:
Sec. 1. That no truck or trac
tor-trailer shall be parked on the
streets of the Town of Elkin be
tween the hours of 6 p. m. and 6
a. m.; and also between the hours
of 6 a. m. and 6 p. m. on Sun
days.
Sec. 2. That any person, firm, .
or corporation violating this ordi
nance shall be guilty of a misde
meanor and shall be fined not
exceeding $50 or imprisoned not
exceeding 30 days.
Be it ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Town of El
kin:
Sec. 1. No person, firm, or cor
poration shall permit any chick
ens or fowls to run at large in the
Town of Elkin.
Sec. 2. That a violation of this
ordinance shall constitute a mis
demeanor and punishable by a
fine not exceeding $50 or impris
onment not exceeding 30 days.