The Elkin Tribune
ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
I fOL. NO. XXXIV No. 30
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
14 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
lood Control
roject Faces
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Bilan Is Termed
“Cold Blooded”
By Upper Group
Appearing before the Senate
Commerce Committee Tuesday, a
group of persons residing in the
Upper Yadkin river region oppos
ed the construction of flood con
trol dams on the Yadkin and Red
dies rivers. The project was
branded by Tom W. Ferguson, of
Ferguson, as “an absurd, cold
.blooded commercial affair which
will achieve no useful purpose.”
Ferguson declared that factory
owners and small business groups
had instigated the flood control
plan, and W. H. Strickland, of
Lenoir, asserted that “once they
drive these people out of the val
ley, there will be no reason for
not converting the dams to power
dams.”
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Declaring that the land below
the proposed dams was not as val
uable as land above them, Fer
guson claimed that the dams
would ruin over 11,000 acres of
land, dislodge 1,000 homes, and
render the area almost useless for
roads, schools, and community
programs. He added that about
95 per cent of North Wilkesboro
and Elkin, cities hardest hit by
the 1940 flood, are above reach
of flood waters.
W. M. Allen, of Elkin, expressed
surprise that Strickland was
against the flood control measure,
? recalling that the Lenoir lawyer
had previously expressed approval
at a public hearing in 1945. Al
len, together with J. W. L. Benson,
ffc. A. McNeil, L. G. Meed, and L.
H. Ernst, all of Elkin, made the
trip to Washington to appear be
fore the Senate cogunittee in de
' fense of the project. According
to Allen, he has received letters
^ endorsing the plan from every
civic club in this city, as well as
from the Surry Farm Bureau and
the American Legion.
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Representing Caldwell county
landowners, Rufus Jones, who re
sides about 15 miles above the
proposed upper dam on the Yad
kin, called the area which will be
affected by the dams the “most
productive in Caldwell county.”
Ferguson claimed that the land
was worth $250 to $300 per acre,
although Col. E. G. Herb, of the
army engineers, testified the val
be of the land to be about $57
per acre. Acting Chairman John
H. Overton, Democrat of Louisi
ana, explained to Ferguson that
if the project is approved, values
will be determined by juries of
people familiar with the lands in
the area through regular condem
nation procedures.
Strickland asserted that the
.dams “can serve no useful pur
pose, but they can be destructive
of property values”, and he point
ed out that several historic land
marks, including two of Daniel
Boone’s old homes, would have to
be removed.
At the conclusion of Tuesday’s
hearing, army engineers reported
that 73 per cent of benefits re
sulting from the project would be
for industrial developments and
urban communities along the
Yadkin. They said that land will
sell for about $50 an acre for the
7,825 acres required, and that pro
tection would be provided for
about 9,000 acres.
The committee is working rap
idly on the entire rivers and har
bors and flood control measures,
totaling over $900,000,000, in an
effort to affect final passage of
the bill before June 30. Senator
Clyde R. Hoey said that he ex
pects the committee to authorize
,he Yadkin project but wait until
a later date to approve the com
prehensive flood control program.
McKinney Recovers
Stolen Automobile
Ar> automobile belonging to
Garvey Phillips, of this city, was
stolen from its parking place on
Market street Saturday night, and
was recovered Sunday near Thur
mond by Patrolman J. S. McKin
ney.
This marks the second time in
as many weeks that a car has
been taken from a Market street
parking place. Friday before last
a car belonging to Lloyd Ester, of
Roaring River was taken, and it
was also recovered near Thur
mond a day or so later.
Phillips’ machine had been
abandoned in a ditch with one flat
tire and the gas tank empty. Oth
erwise it was not greatly damaged
Tribune Advertising Gets Results
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Elkin Stores To
Observe Holiday
On Fourth July
At a meeting of the Elkin
Merchants Association at the
City Hall here Tuesday, it was
announced that Elkin stores
would observe next Thursday,
July 4, as a holiday.
Due to the fact that the
Fourth falls on Thursday, it
was also announced that the
stores would forego their usual
Wednesday afternoon half
holiday and remain open all
day on this particular date.
Following the week of the
Fourth all stores will close on
each Wednesday afternoon as
usual.
The announcements were
made by Claude Farrell, presi
dent of the association.
JAYCEES HOLD
COMMENCEMENT
Organization “Graduates”
Twelve “Tired Old Men”
In Exercises Here
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
For the first time since its or
ganization five years ago, the El
kin Junior Chamber of Commerce
released a number of “graduates”,
men who had reached their 36th
birthday and were no longer eligi
ble fot membership, at Monday
night’s'meeting at Neaves Park.
Also at the meeting, which was
officially “Ladies’ Night”, new
club officers were installed.
The graduating class presented
the club with a gong and gavel
as a farewell gift. Its 12 members
were Charles Weaver, Jr., Sam
Boose, Ted Brown, Claude Far
rell, John Kennedy, Hubert Park
er, Charles Poplin, Harold
Thompson, E. E. Shore, Roy Kane,
Sam McKinney, and Julian El
more.
Speaker for the evening, George
Chandler, of the Winston-Salem
club, complimented the Elkin or
ganization on the progress it had
made since its organization. He
reminded members that the Jay
cec organization was one pri
marily for young men, and in that
fact its strength lay. Calling the
release of members who had pass
ed beyond an acceptable age
somewhat ruthless, he declared
that such procedure was neces
sary in order to retain and en
courage young ideas and youthful
enthusiasm.
Incoming president Bob Lank
ford was installed in office by
Alex Biggs, retiring president, who
thanked members for splendid co
operation afforded him during the
past year.
Two of three prizes awarded to
the ladies went to Mrs. Clyde
Rudd and Mrs. Harry Barker, Jr.
WILL INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS
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Lions District Governor Fore
man To Have Charge Of
Installation Rites
FRIDAY EVENING AT 6:30
A special meeting of the Elkin
Lions Club will be held at the Gil
vin Roth YMCA here Friday ev
ening at 6:30 o'clock at which
time Lions District Governor Ben
Q. Foreman, of Salisbury, is
scheduled to install new officers
who will serve during the coming
year.
Officers who were recently
elected and who will be formally
placed in office by Gov. Foreman,
are:
President, Jack Caudill; 1st
vice-president, Glenn York; 2nd
vice-president, Claude Farrell; 3rd
vice-president, Roy Kane; treas
urer, Fred Eidson; secretary, Tom
Parnell; Lion tamer, Graham
Greene; tail twister. H. C. Bow
man; directors, Glenn Lewis, Luke
Stuart, M. C. Whitener.
The protein level of corn tassels,
usually discarded in detallesing of
hybrid corns for seed, is almost
twice that of the corn itself. This
factor is important in poultry
and livestock feeding.
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FOLGER WINNER IN SECOND PRIMARY — John H. Folger,
above, was winner over Thurmond Chatham Saturday in their race
for the Democratic nomination to Congress from the Fifth District.
Mr. Folger received 24,612 votes, Mr. Chatham 21,834. Following
the election the winner said: “I am grateful to the people of the
Fifth Congressional District for this victory. I consider it a people’s
victory and not one personal to myself.”
Surry Leaf Growers To
Vote On Market Quotas
July 12th Is
Date Set For
Referendum
Approximately 10,000 tobacco
growers in Surry county will be
eligible to vote in the referendum
on marketing quotas for flue-cur
ed tobacco Friday, July 12, Neill
M. Smith, Surry county agent, has
revealed. Farmers will vote on
one of three issues: whether they
desire a three year quota, a one
year quota for 1947, or no quota
at all.
Eligible voters include all to
bacco growers, whether land own
ers, tenants, or share-croppers,
who produced tobacco in 1946. No
person can cast more than one
vote, however, even though he
may be growing tobacco in two or
more communities, counties, or
states. A two-thirds majority will
be required to carry any single
issue.
If marketing quotas are ap
proved, individual acreage allot
ment Kill be continued in 1947,
and will not be less than 80 per
cent, of the 1946 allotment for any
farm which has produced up to
75 per cent of its allotment acre
age in any one of the past three
years. If quotas are approved,
loans at 90 per cent of the parity
price will be available. Loans or
other price supports cannot be
made available if growers disap
prove quotas. At present flue
cured tobacco growers are produc
ing above world consumption lev
els to build up depleted stocks in
foreign countries. Marketing quo
tas afford the opportunity to ad
just this supply to the demand.
In Surry voting will be under
the direction of the county AAA
committee, which consists of:
Claude W. Thore, chairman from
Mount Airy, Route 3; S. A. Holder,
Mount Airy, Route 3; and C. D.
Smith, Dobson, Route 2.
Negro Charged With
Theft Of Auto Rims
Charged with stealing four rims
from the automobile of Wilfred
Summers, Negro, William Adams,
Negro, was placed under $300
bond Saturday.
The theft occurred late Friday
night as the car was parked at
Summers’ home. Summers fired
a gun as Adams was reportedly
fleeing with the rims, and when
picked up by Deputy Sheriff L. I.
Wade early Saturday morning at
the local bus terminal, Adams’
arms and chest showed the effect
of the shots.
Club To Hear Talk
On Problems of Vets
The Kiwanis club will meet
Thursday night at 6:30 in the
YMCA for its regular weekly
meeting. Featuring the meeting
will be addresses by two repre
sentatives from the regional of
fice of the veterans’ administra
tion who wll discuss problems of
the returning veterans.
All members are urged to at
tend this meeting.
Chatham To Play
Doubleheader
Here July 4th
The Chatham Blanketeers
will meet Triangle Hosiery, of
High Point here in a double
header baseball game next
Thursday, July 4th, at Chat
ham Park.
The first game will get un
derway at 2:30 p.m., and the
second will follow at about
4:30.
LEE RIDES HERE
ALL NEXT WEEK
Devices To Open Monday Am
Continue Through Satur
day, Orphanage Benefit
SPONSORED BY MASONi
The R. C. Lee Riding Device
will be in Elkin for a full weel
beginning Monday, July 1 througl
Saturday, July 6, at the sho\
grounds on South Bridge stree
near the old Yadkin river bridge
Sponsored by the Elkin Masoni
Lodge, proceeds of the rides wil
go to the Masonic Orphanage a
Oxford.
Thursday, July 4, will witnes
a Fourth of July celebration wit!
the rides to open at noon insteat
of in the evening. They will re
main open until the usual closini
time Thursday night. Rides wil
also open Saturday in the after
noon.
Lee will bring a number o
thrilling rides, including ferri
wheel, swings and the old faithfu
merry - go - round, and severs
others.
Everyone throughout this sec
tion is invited to visit the rides oi
July 4th and throughout the en
tire week. The Lee organizatior
well-known here and throughou
this section, is noted for its cleaj
operation and a gala week is ii
prospect for both adults and chil
dren while the riding devices ar
here.
Miss Elkin Beauty Contest
Date Postponed To July 10
Date of the Miss Elkin Beauty.
Contest, originally scheduled for
July 3, has been advanced one
weefc to Wednesday, July 10. The
contest will be held in conjunc
tion with a water show, both
sponsored by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, at the YMCA.
Earl Queen, chairman of the
sponsoring committee, has an
nounced that several entries have
already been made, and that the
affair is expected to attract a
large number of contestants.
Deadline for entry is 12 noon, Fri
day, July 5. Contestants will fall
in the age bracket of between 18
and 28. The winner will receive
local and state prizes and will be*
come eligible to compete for the
title of "Miss North Carolina.”
“Miss North Carolina” will pro
ceed to Atlantic City in September
as a contestant for "Miss Ameri
ca,” title and for prizes totaling
over $25,000 in scholarships.
It was previously announced
that no girl entering could be an
employee of the business organi
zation which sponsors her, but
this regulation has been revoked,
and that employers may now
sponsor employees.
Water show and beauty judging
will take place at 3:00 p. m. on
the announced date, with a talent
contest occurring at 8 p. m. Three
out-of-town judges will be select
ed to decide who “Miss Elkin of
1946” will be.
CHARGES FILED
BEFORE SURRY
COUNTY BOARD
Chatham Forces Ask Removal
Of Mt. Airy Registrar
ALLEGE VIOLATIONS
Stokes County Board Of Elec
tions Hears Numerous
Complaints Tuesday
TO GO TO STATE GROUP
The Surry County Board of
Elections, meeting Tuesday to
make an official tabulation of
votes cast in the second primary
run-off between John Folger and
Thurmond Chatham, candidates
for the Fifth District’s Congres
sional post, received from Milton
Cooper, Chatham attorney, a pro
test regarding the conduct of bal
loting in Mount Airy precinct No.
1, and requested the removal of
the precinct’s Registrar, Gray
Hogan.
Otherwise no protests were filed
nor charges made by rival'candi
dates before the board. The offi
cial count was tabulated and re
leased in less than one-half hour,
giving Folger a 2,692 vote advan
tage over Chatham in Surry coun
ty. Final count: Folger — 5,875;
Chatham — 3,183. Proceedings
today contrasted strongly with the
board meeting following the May
25 primary, at which time both
candidates hurled charges at each
other concerning the conduct of
the voting, and the board was in
session three days before the of
ficial count could be tabulated.
The protest filed by Cooper had
to do with the conduct of Harry
Llewellyn, Judge of Mount Airy's
Recorders Court, who, it was al
leged, remained illegally in the
voting arena at Mount Airy pre
cinct No. 1.
According to Cooper’s state
ment: “—before noon on June 22,
1946, Harry Llewellyn, Judge of
the Municipal Court for the town
of Mount Airy, came into the vot
ing place, seated himself at the
table with the election officials
and proceeded to dominate the
conduct of the election until ap
proximately 4:30 in the afternoon
of June 33, at which time he left
the precinct due to complaint be
ing made by a representative of
this candidate.”
The statement went on to al
lege that Judge Llewellyn, ' who
was suggested as an election offic
ial for the said precinct but was
’ turned down on the advice of W.
T. Joyner, Chairman of the State
k Board of Elections, returned to the
voting arena prior to the closing
[ of the polls and again took up his
previous position. The statement
requested the removal of Hogan
for allowing Judge Llewellyn to
remain at the polls.
> Arthur Fulk, chairman of the
Surry board, notified Cooper that
; the protest would receive the
: board’s consideration, but that ac
i tion will be delayed for several
7 days.
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CHARGES MADE IN STORES
’ Election irregularities were
1 charged against 13 of Stokes
t county’s 21 voting precincts dur
ing the June 22 primary by Thur
3 mond Chatham, as the Stokes
i election board met Tuesday at
l Danbury to make an official can
■ vass of the county balloting.
5 Mr. Chatham charged through
1 his attorney, J. Erie McMich4ael,
- of Winston-Salem, that in three
precincts—East and West Walnut
f Cove and Hartman — the total
s number of votes counted were
1 greater than the number of quali
1 ified voters in the districts, that
25 persons not listed on the Dem
■ ocratic primary book were voted
> in West Walnut Cove, and that
■ ten ballots marked for John Fol
, ger were found folded together in
t the Mount Olive precinct. Mc
i Michael also charged that in vir
l tually all of the 13 precincts in
- question Chatham observers were
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Folger Is Winner Of
2nd Primary; Chatham
To Again Run In ’48
MRS. REYNOLDS
GIVEN DIVORCE
Circuit Court Judge In
Florida Grants Petition
For Separation
LARGE SUM IS INVOLVED
Miami, Fla., June 24. — Mrs.
Elizabeth Dillard Reynolds was
granted a divorce today from to
bacco heir Richard Joshua Rey
nolds, III. who she charged had a
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” per
sonality which left her “crushed
in mind, body and spirit.”
The attractive black-haired wo
man wept through most of the
hour and 15 minute hearing be
fore Circuit Judge George E. Holt
as she listened first to her hus
band's petition for divorce and
then carefully and quietly related
her reasons for filing a cross com
plaint.
Reynolds alleged that his wife
had an ungovernable temper and
flew into fits of rage, but she said,
“I'm afraid he has confused un
governable temper with just in
dignation.”
When her attorney inquired as
to Reynolds' maritial behavior be
fore he entered the navy in 1942,
she replied: "Never when he was
in a normal condition did he show
any desire to separate.”
Reynolds was placed on inac
tive duty in September, 1945, and
Mrs. Reynolds said he told her in
a telephone conversation that he
was going to divorce her.
"He said he was going to marry
another woman,” she murmured
in a barely audible voice.
Mrs. Reynolds* attorneys pre
sented in evidence a number of
letters written by her husband
while he was in the navy. Ex
cerpts of these read to the court
included such statements as:
“On my heart I promise not to
take a drink until after the war
is over * * * I will give you a check
for $5,000 for each drink I take.”
“I think I’ll just stay home and
help you raise the boys. If any
one can point out the pitfalls of
life to them, I can. I’ve got the
finest woman in all the world.”
He addressed his wife in the
letters as “Blitz darling,” “sweet
heart,” and “angel.”
Reynolds, former treasurer of
the Democratic national commit
tee, sat three chairs away from his
wife shaking his head “No,” but
his attorneys did not question Mrs.
Reynolds.
A separate maintenance agree
ment approved in a North Caro
lina court earlier this month
awarded custody of their four
children to Mrs. Reynolds and
provided an undisclosed amount
of money for them.
Although not a part of the
public record, the Miami Herald
said it lerned terms of the settle
ment gave Mrs. Reynolds an out
right gift of $3,042,000; the Rey
nolds’ $500,000 home and 11,000
acre farm near Winston-Salem,
and a trust providing annual ex
penditure of $20,000 on the
couple's four sons.
SHORE WINNER
YADKIN RACE
Defeats John E. Brendle For
State Legislature Nom
ination Saturday
VOTE COUNT IS 913 TO 637
Henry (Ted) Shore, of the
Knobs section of Yadkin county,
defeated John E. Brendle, prom
inent Boonville businessman and
farmer, in the second primary
race for the State legislature Sat
urday. Balloting was light, with
Shore polling 913 votes to
Brendle’s 637, according to unof
ficial returns.
In the first primary, Brendle led
Shore by 20 votes. A breakdown
of Saturday’s figures show
Brendle lost a total of 52 votes and
Shore picked up 244 as compared
to the first primary.
Grover Williams, well-known
Boonville farmer, businessman
and a long-time leader of the
Democratic party in Yadkin coun
ty, will oppose Shore for the legis
lative post in the general election
this fall. '
It is much harder to breed
chickens for high egg production
than for high meat production.
MISS ATLANTIC CITY — 1946
— Betty Jones, 18, has been
selected by Atlantic Citians to
play host to the girls who will
flock there in September to
compete for the title of Miss
America. Although ineligible to
enter the contest herself, by
reason of being a native of At
lantic City, she receives a $1,
000 scholarship prize.
HOUSE GRANTS
OPA EXTENSION
Compromise Bill, Extending
Agency For One Year Is
Passed 265 To 105
SOME PRICES ARE UPPED
The House voted approval, 265
to 105, on the compromise OPA
bill, which came up for a vote
Tuesday. Legislators blocked a
last-minute effort to lift all price
controls on meat and dairy prod
ucts, but allowed price increases
on many items. Tire bill pro
vides for continued controls on
major market basket commodities
and on rents.
The bill extends war-time price
control for another year, but re
duces many of its powers. It next
goes to the Senate for a last vote
before being placed before Presi
dent Truman, who, observers pre
dict, will sign it.
Chester Bowles denounced the
bill as being full of "booby traps,"
while Speaker Sam Rayburn took
the floor to tell colleagues that
unless the bill was passed, there
would be no price control at all.
OPA officials are reported to be
preparing to recommend that the
president veto the bill, objecting
to it on grounds that it merely
legalizes inflation.
A hot battle is expected in the
Senate, where the bill was origin
ally passed with exemptions on
meat, poultry, and dairy prod
ucts price control. Senator
Wherry, Republican of Nebraska,
said that a passage of the bill
would vindicate everything Ches
ter Bowles has done, and would
allow a continuance of the black
market in meat.
Thieves Break Into
West Elkin Grocery
Thieves broke into the Luff man
Brothers Grocery in West Elkin
sometime late Saturday night or
early Sunday morning, taking a
38 calibre Smith and Wesson re
volver and several cartons of cig
arettes.
Entry was gained by way of a
front window, the glass of which
had been shattered and the lock
forced. Corp. J. S. McKinney, of
the State Highway Patrol, who
investigated, reported that the
robbery seemed to have been com
mitted by juvenile delinquents,
judging from the method of en
try and the size of fingerprints
found in the interior of the build
ing.
SS Representative
To Be Here July 3
The Social Security Board rep
resentative, who usually visits this
city the first Thursday of each
month, will be here Wednesday,
July 3, instead of Thursday, July
4, which is a legal holiday.
The representative will be at
the post office at 12:30 p. m. on
day date to take claims of any
individuals eligible to receive
benefits under old-age and sur
vivors insurance provisions of the
Social security Act.
Elkin Gives Big
Majority For
Industrialist
John H. Folger, who trailed
Thurmond Chatham by 59 votes
in the Democratic primary of
May 25, last Saturday in a run-off
election forged ahead of his El
kin and Winston-Salem opponent
,to chalk up a lead of 2,778 votes.
Folger polled 24,612, and Chat
ham 21,834.
Contrary to second primaries of
the past, the vote Saturday show
ed an increase over the vote in
the first primary, with Folger
. benefiting from the increased
balloting.
Mr. Chatham, when results of
the second primary balloting
were made known, wired his con
gratulations to his opponent,
stating:
“My sincere congratulations up
on your renomination. I assure
you I will support the entire Dem
ocratic ticket this fall.”
A short time later Mr. Chat
haim issued a statement in which
he said:
“I want to thank the many
thousands of men and women
throughout the Fifth Congres
sional District who supported me
in the primary on June 22. I ap
preciate it more than I can tell
you.
“I shall continue the fight for
good government and fair elec
tions. I will not let up for one mo
ment and I will be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
Congress two years from now.”
In Surry county Mr. Folger wa3
given a majority, the final and of
ficial vote being: Folger 5,875,
Chatham 3,183. Both candidates
gained in Surry, Folger receiving
an increase over the first pri
mary of 1,334 and Chatham 264.
Although low man in the Surry
balloting, Mr. Chatham received
an overwhelming vote of confi
dence in Elkin township, where
he received 1,421 votes and Fol
ger only 131. This marked an in
crease over the May 25 balloting
when the vote for Chatham was
1,281 and Folger 114. A total of 1,
552 votes were cast here Satur
day as compared with 1,395 in the
first primary. Mr. Chatham pick
ed up 140 votes, Folger 17.
Bryan township also gave Chat
ham a majority, as did Shoals.
Folger carried all other town
ships, including Dobson which
gave him 888 to only 146 for
Chatham.
Followng the local primary, J.
F. Moseley, who acted as local
campaign manager for Mr. Fol
ger, and who was an assistant
judge at the Elkin precinct polls,
stated,that the Elkin voting was
absolutely fair and was conduct
ed in fairness to both candidates.
A tabulated vote of Surry coun
ty by precincts, and of the entire
district by counties, will be found
on page eight, first section.
PASTORSHOLD
MEET MONDAY
Surry, Wilkes And Yadkin
County Conference Held
At East Elkin
NEXT MEET IN JULY
The Baptist pastors’ conference
of Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin
counties met last Monday night
at East Elkin Baptist church, ac
cording to appointment.
Rev. Jess Powers presided over
the meeting in the absence of the
president, Rev. Elridge. The de
votional exercise was conducted
by Rev. B. P. Rollins, with prayer
by Rev. J. C. Gwaltney.
Rev. J. Howard Ford, Bible
teacher, in his address to the
group pointed out appropriate and
timely texts from the seventeenth
chapter of John’s writing, design
ed as food for thought for the
ministers present. Following the
lesson. Rev. Gwaltney delivered a
message, using as his topic, “Hoiv
Shall We Escape If We Neglect So
Great a Salvation,” stressing the
greatness of salvation and what
it is and can do.
The July meeting will be held
on Monday night following the 3rd
Sunday, and all ministers are cor
dially invited to attend, accroding
to R. R. Crater, acting secretary.
During the last 30 years prices
of cows have doubled, while prices
for horses have just about been
cut in half.