ELKIN
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina
The Elkin Tribune *
ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 43
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1946
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Approximately
' 130 Calves To
Be Shown Here
Annual Event Is
To Be Held On
October 8-9
Approximately 130 4-H and
FFA boys and girls in 10 North
west North Carolina counties are
busy grooming cattle for the Elkin
Fat Stock Show and Sale, County
Agent Neill M. Smith said yester
day. At the same time Hoyle
Cranford," chairman of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce fund-rais
* ing committee, announced that
enough money is now available to
assure the event’s success.
One change in the program was
announced this week by Mayor
Garland Johnson, Ex-Governor
J. Melville Broughton, who pre
viously indicated that he would
accept an invitation to speak here,
lias been forced to decline due to
pressing business in the nation’s
capitol. His place as speaker at
the exhibitors’ banquet will be
filled by Thurmond Chatham.
V congressman John Folger has also
been extended an invitation to
speak here for the occassion, the
mayor revealed.
County Agent Smith stated yes
terday that he has secured per
mission from OPA authorities to
allow the calves to be displayed
here sold at above ceiling prices.
* All cattle will be sold at open auc
tion, he said, with calves going to
the highest bidders.
Countsy extension agents from
the 10 counties, Smith added, are
to bring from their respective
counties prospective buyers, while
Hazel Meechum, marketing speci
alist for the state extension ser
vice, has informed show managers
that buyers from several big meat
packers and dealers will be here
as well.
Prize money offered for win
ning entries will be double the
amount offered last year, going
from $500 to $1,000.
Mr. Cranford, who heads the
* Jaycee finance committee, said
yesterday that all funds needed to
successfully conduct the show and
sale have either been collected
from contributors or promised.
The finance committee has been
forced to ask for more money this
year than last, Mr. Cranford said,
due to the fact that the show will
be bigger and that the Bankers
* Association, which last year gave
$500 for the event, this year vot
ed to contribute the money toward
another program.
The 1946 show is expected to
reach the saturation point, and
will remain pretty much on the
same level from now on, Mr.
Cranford added. He thanked mer
chants for a generous response to
the drive, and pointed out that
the show is a cine project which
is designed to benefit the town —
* not designed to make a profit for
* any organization.
Make Application
Now For *47 Show
Mark W. Goforth, Jr., assist
ant county agent and leader of
4-H club activities in Southern
Surry county, urges that all 4-H
members planning to enter next
year’s fat stock show contact the
county agent’s office as soon as
possible to obtain and fill out en
try blanks.
Mr. Goforth stated that early
registration of applicants will en
able the extension service to place
cows bred locally with boys and
girls within the county. He point
ed out that considerable saving
could be made, both in initial cost
and in transportation, if the calves
were purchased from Surry breed
ers and went to Surry 4-H mem
bers.
It is to the advantage of every
one, he explained, that Surry cat
tle be displayed by Surry ex
hibitors.
To Confer Grange
Degrees Sept. 27
Mrs. C. Hilton Jones, secretary
of the Boonville Grange, an
nounces that two Grange degrees
will be conferred Friday night
September 27, at 8:60 o’clock, in
the Boonville high school gymna
sium by two degree teams from
Forsyth county.
All members of the East Bend
and Courtney Granges are invit
ed as special guests to receive
these degrees. There is no charge
for these degrees but only Grange
members will be admitted.
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Soapbox Derby
To Be Sponsored
By Lions Club
Members of the Elkin Lions
Club, at their regular weekly
meeting Monday night, endorsed
a proposal to sponsor a Soap Box
Derby here next summer.
Soap Box Derbies, it was point
ed out by Joe Saylor, who offered
the proposal, have met with a
great deal of success in cities and
communities all over the country,
where they have been held. The
event, Mr. Saylor said, will give
youngsters an opportunity to de
velop and display mechanical and
designing skills.
The club also decided to spon
sor a marble tournament next
Spring and a horseshoe tourna
ment next Fall.
N. H. Carpenter, principal of
the Elkin school, was speaker of
the evening. He outlined for the
benefit of the Lions the operating
procedure of the city schools and
the expenditure of the new tax,
which is now providing additional
funds for the educational system.
The greatest present need, Mr.
Carpenter stated, is for vocational
training. He added that efforts
were being made to provide facili
ties for this training.
Two guests were present at the
meeting, Dwayne Erwin, guest of
O. K. Richardson; and Davis
Reece, guest of Claude Farrell.
Earl Queen, on behalf of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
asked that the Lions aid the Jay
cees in raising funds for the
school athletic program.
BIBLE DRIVE
IS PLANNED
Would Place Bibles, Story
Bibles And Other Books
In Schools, Libraries
TAKE RELIGIOUS CENSUS
A movement is on to place
Bibles, story Bibles and other
Christian books in the public
schools and public libraries in
Surry County. It is the belief of
a strong committee of ministers
and laymen that the absence of
the Bible from the public schools
is the main reason for juvenile de
linquency.
A religious survey of Surry’
County shows a total population
(1940) census of 41,783. Total
white population (1940) census
39.190. Total white church mem
bers 1944 survey, 19,120. Per cent
of white people not members of
any church, 20,070. Per cent of
white people not church members,
55 per cent. Total white Sunday
School enrollment 1944 survey,
13,429. White population 5-17
years of age in Sunday School,
4,476. White population 5-17
years of age not in Sunday School,
6,536. Total white population
5-17 years of age, 11,012. Per cent
of white population 5-17 years of
age not in Sunday School, 59 per
cent. Total white professions of
faith in Christ (1944) survey, 447.
Number of white persons not
church members to each profes
sion of faith, 44. Total amount
contributed by three denomina
tions for religious purpose, $152,
235. Amount contributed per
each profession of faith, $340.
Number of juvenile delinquency
court cases 30 month prewar per
iod, 18. Number of juvenile de
linquency court cases 30 month
war period, 44. Per cent increase
in juvenile delinquency, 144 per
cent.
Rev. R. J. Payne is chairman of
the committee. Other members
are Rev. C. N. Clark, Rev. H. B.
Johnson, Rev. F. C. Lytle, Rev. R.
K. Redwine, W. F. Carter, Jr., G.
Kellock Hale Jr., W. E. Merritt
Jr., L. B- Pendergraph. Robert H.
Smith, W. E- Woodruff, L. P.
Wrenn, O. H- Yokley of Mount
Airy.
Rev. Wilson Nesbit of Dobson;
Rev. H- J. Ford, Rev. R. G. Tuttle,
Dr. E. G. Click, R. W. Harris, Leo
F. Hinshaw, Garland Johnson, T.
C. McKnight of Elkin; R. C. Boaz,
J. Wilkerson, Oscar W. Smith,
Rev. Courtney B. Ross of Pilot
Mountain; John W. Comer, Frank
Freeman, Dobson. Sparger Rob
ertson, treasurer, Mount Airy.
Canning meat in the home is a
safe and profitable practice for
spreading the meat supply
throughout the year, say special
ists in food conservation at State
College.
SNAKE CULT—Preacher Gor
don Miller, Euharlee, Ga.,
shouted “the word of God says
ye shall take up serpents,” and
thus began the recent service
of the snake handling church,
under a crude, old-time bush
arbor on the side of a dusty
road near Euharlee.
FARM BUREAU
TO HOLD MEET
Officers And Directors To
Gather At Dobson Court
house At 7:30 Tonight
ARE TO PLAN DRIVE
Officers and members of the
board of directors of the Surry
County Farm Bureau will meet at
the courthouse in Dobson at 7:30
tonight ('Ehursday), County Agent
Neill M. Smith has announced.
The group will include officers
of the county organization, com
munity presidents, and community
directors, as well as members of
the county extension service. Plans
are to be made for a Fall member
ship drive, to get under way im
mediately after the Fat Stock
Show in Elkin.
Officers in the Bureau are Hugh
Atkinson of Siloam, president: P.
S. McCormick of Dobson, vice
president: P. N. Taylor of White
Plains, secretary; and C. D. Smith
of Dobson, Route 3, treasurer.
Community presidents are F. E.
Layne, Copeland; M. H. Needham,
Shoals; J. Lee Thompson, Dobson;
R. E. Snow, Mountain Park;
Frank Miller, Elkin; J. W. Denny
Pilot Mountain; Robert Jones, Mt.
Airy; H. E. Schafer, Beulah; H. L.
Badgett, Eldora; and C. C. White,
Marsh.
Community directors are F. E.
Layne, Copeland; Gray Layne,
Shoals; H. C. Lawrence, Dobson;
J. Kyle Thompson. Mountain
Park; Frank Miller, Elkin: Boyd
Nelson, Pilot Mountain; Robert
Jones, Mount Airy; Tom Hall,
Beulah; L. M. Key, Eldora; and C.
C. White, Marsh.
BULLET WOUND
PROVES FATAL
Coy Coleman, Hamptonville
Man, Passes Away In
Winston Hospital
HOLD E. W. YANDLE
Coy Coleman, 30-year-old
Hamptonville man, died Monday
at a Winston-Salem hospital, nine
days after he received a .38 calibre
bullet wound in the stomach dur
ing a shooting scrape in that city.
Earl W. Yandle, 39, a service
station operator, was lodged in
jail charged with murder follow
ing Coleman’s death. Yandle had
previously been released under
bond on an assault charge, when
it seemed that the victim of the
shooting would recover.
The affray took place at the
Peco Service Station on North Lib
erty street at about 6:30 Saturday
afternoon. Sept. 14. Yandle wras
quoted as telling police that Cole
man, a stranger to him, had been
hanging around the station all
day. He had ordered him off the
premises several times, but he had
refused to leave. As he was
counting the day’s receipts, he is
said to have told police, Coleman
came in and attempted to handle
the money. It was then that he
drew the pistol and fired.
Coleman left with a passing
motorist, but his wound became
so painful that-he was transferred
to an ambulance and taken to the
hospital.
According to reports, Coleman
had a good reputation in the
Hamptonville community and had
never been in any serious trouble.
He was a- veteran of about three
years service with the army and
served overseas for some time.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Shiloh Baptist
Church.
Coleman is survived by his
mother and father, his wife and
four children.
Virginia has an eleven million
bushel crop of apples this year.
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GROWERS WELL
PLEASED WITH
LEAF PRICES
Nearly Six Million Pounds
Sold On Opening
AVERAGE AROUND $50.00
Absence Of OPA Ceiling
Prices Allows Greater
Range Of Prices Paid
LEAF QUALITY IS HIGH
Nearly 6,000,000 pounds of to
bacco was sold at an average of
$48 to $50 per 100 pounds on op
ening day of the Old Belt market,
federal and state agriculture
agencies reported. Most growers
appeared satisfied with prices re
ceived except for some of the
lower grade leaf.
Absence of OPA ceiling prices
allowed a much greater range in
the opening day sales than was
observed last year. Poorest thin
nondescript brought only $5 per
hundred while some top-notch
piles of good lemon cutter went
for as much as $67 per hundred.
Leading the marked increases
were low to good cutters and
good choice lugs, up from $1 to
$22 per hundred. Low and com
mon leaf and nondescript' fell
from $1 to $22 per 100 pounds.
The estimated opening day av
erage of $48 to $50 compares with
last year’s opening average of
$43.43, when $5,572,908 pounds
sold. The agriculture agencies
reported that the quality of this
year’s leaf was better on the
whole than last year’s, and that
there was a larger percentage of
choice and fine grades and less
low, fair and nondescript. Sales
were chiefly low to good cutters
and leaf and fair to good lugs.
The eight North Carolina Old
Belt markets are Winston-Salem,
Mount Airy, Burlington, Madison,
Reidsville, Roxboro, and Stone
ville.
The 11 Virginia marseis are
Brookneal, Chase City, Clarksville,
Danville, Kembridge, Lawrence
ville, Martinsville, Petersburg,
Rocky Mount, South Boston, and
South Hill.
In the meantime federal and
state authorities reported that
prices on the middle belt, which
opened last week, were irregular,
while prices on the Eastern North
Carolina markets were higher.
Prices on the North and South
Carolina Border Belt were gener
ally lower.
JONESVILLE
BOY IS HURT
Johnnie Davis Accidentally
Falls Beneath Wheels Of
Car Driven By Mother
PASSES OVER BODY
Johnnie Davis, 10-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Tat Davis of
Jonesville was painfully injured
Tuesday morning when he fell be
neath the wheels of a car, driven
by his mother, while delivering
papers in Jonesville.
The boy was reportedly riding
on the running board of the car
as he traveled from house to
house delivering a daily paper to
Jonesville subscribers. He lost his
balance and fell beneath the ve
hicle, the rear wheels of which
passed over his stomach.
He was immediately taken to
the Hugh Chatham Memorial
hospital, where according to his
grandmother, Mrs. Ab Brown, a
nurse at the hospital, X-rays
showed no bones to be broken.
His condition was reported satis
factory.
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MONTY VISITS HERE — Field Marshall Sir Bernard Law Mont
gomery, chief of the British Imperial staff, was met at Washing
ton by General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, U. S. Chief of
Staff. “Monty” visited American army installations on his trip.
INDICTED, MAN
ENDS OWN LIFE
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A. W. Farley, Of Mount Airy,
Shoots Self When Charged
With Murder •
Shortly after being indicted by
the grand jury on a charge of
murder, Alexander Wayne Farley,
33-year-old Mount Airy veteran,
took his own life with a shotgun
Tuesday morning.
Farley had been free under a
$7,500 bond since the preliminary
haring last July and was sched
uled to be tried for the murder of
Albert Fleming, who was shot and
killed in a street argument about
a year ago, at the present session
of Superior Court at Dobson.
According to Sheriff Sam Pat
terson. Farley’s father, A. W. Far
ley, and a sister, Miss Gaynella
Farley, were in the kitchen of
their home when they heard the
shot fired in the young man’s
bedroom. They found the body
lying face up on the bed with a
wound in the chest, inflicted by
a double-barreled 12 gauge shot
gun which lay close by. Farley
had used a broom to pull the
trigger, the sheriff said.
He lived only a few minutes
after the shooting, which oc
curred just after he had risen
from bed at about 7 a. m.
After an investigation by the
sheriff and Mount Airy police,
Coroner Dr. J. L. Woltz held that
an inquest was unnecessary.
The young man is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Farley; four sisters, Mrs. Freddie
Cox of West Va.; Mrs. Jack Wil
son of Mount Airy; Mary and
Gaynella Farley, both of the
home; and one brother, Joe Far
ley of Roanoke, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Friday at the Zion
Methodist Church.
200 Attend Dinner
Of Methodists Here
Approximately 200 members of
the Elkin Methodist Church at
tended the first annual fellowship
dinner held by the church at the
Gilvin Roth YMCA Tuesday ev
ening at 7:00 o’clock.
Feature of the meeting was an
address by Dr. D. D. Holt, pastor
of Trinity Methodist Church, Dur
ham.
During the program the first
annual year book was presented
all members present and plans
were announced to mail a copy to
all absent members.
Rev. R. G. Tuttle, pastor of the
church, acted as master of cere
monies, presenting the various de
partment heads who made short
talks, and the principal speaker.
Elks Whip Draper 12 To 6;
Play Mineral Springs Next
Winners 12 to 6 over Draper
here last Friday afternoon, their
first game of the season, the
Buckin’ Elks of Elkin High School
will go to Mineral Springs, near
Winston-Salem, tomorrow night
for a game with Mineral Springs
Hi.
The Elks launched two touch
down drives to defeat the Draper
outfit after Mooney, fast scatback
for the visitors had raced 98 yards
to score on the first play of the
second period.
The Elks roared right hack,
slashing the forward wall in a
drive that carried to the one-yard
stripe. Broadie Osborne then
dived through the line to score.
Claude Eldridge climaxed an
other long march in the third
period by cracking the line from
the one-yard stripe 'to score the
six-point margin of victory.
In the first period Elkin pushed
to the Draper two-yard line, but
a fumble halted the drive and set
the stage for Mooney’s long dash.
Draper carried to the Elks’ 10 in
the third quarter but the attack
bogged down.
In the third quarter Sam Shu
gart received a cut on the head
and had to leave the game, but
later returned to action.
Outstanding for Elkin in the
line were Hemric, left end; John
son, left guard; K. Adams, right
guard. In the backfield: S.
Adams, Ratledge, Eldridge and
Osborne.
Starting the game for Elkin
were Hemric, James, Johnson,
Blackburn, K. Adams, Shugart,
Harris, B. Ratledge, Osborne, C.
Eldridge, S. Adams.
Substitutes; Lawrence, McCann,
Chipman, Phillips, Stewart, Groce,
F. Ratledge, Crater, A. Eldridge,
Transou.
It has been announced that all
the football fans who wish to ’at
tend the football game at Mineral
Springs Friday night contact Miss
Jean Click or Raymond Felts.
Eight Surry Men Are
Called For Service
Eight Surry county men were
called last week by the draft
board for pre-induction examina
tions. One of the number, J. C.
Ayers, 18, was a volunteer.
Others were Windell Steele of
State Road; Howard Homer Ram
ey of Lowgap; James Roland Gil
lespie of Dobson; Ezra McCann of
Mount Airy, Route 4: Jackson
Dewey Brantley of Atlanta, Ga.,
(transfer); Walter Edgar Jessup
of Pilot Mountain, Route 1; and
John William Lambert of Mount
Airy, Route 4.
On the last induction call
James William Chappell of Thur
mond and John R. Wilmoth of
State Road were accepted for duty
in the army.
TOURNAMENT
AT O. C: A.
Bridge-Rook Tournament To
Be Sponsored By Junior
Woman’s Club
TO HOLD FASHION SHOW
A bridge-rook tournament will
begin at 2 o’clock Friday after
noon at the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C.
A. under the sponsorship of the
Junior Woman’s Club. During the
afternoon a fashion show will be
presented by the club. Models will
be local ladies and Elkin mer
chants are cooperating in present
ing the show. Reservations for
the tournaments may be made by
telephoning Miss Margaret Aber
.nethy at the Y. M. C. A.
On Friday evening the club will
sponsor a bingo party beginning
at 8 o’clock. A highlight of the
evening will be a parade of fash
ions. Tickets for the evening
party are on sale at the Music
Box, corner of Bridge and Market
streets.
Many attractive and useful
prizes will be awarded at both the
afternoon and evening parties.
The proceeds from these bene
fit parties will be used for needed
improvements at the Elkin Ele
mentary school lunch room.
Cherry To Speak At
Democratic Rally
Governor Gregg Cherry will be
the keynote speaker at a county
wide Democratic rally at the
Wilkes county court house,
Wilkesboro, Saturday afternoon,
R. M. Brane, Jr., Wilkes Demo
cratic chairman, announced this
week.
The governor is scheduled to
speak at 3:00 p. m., and to offi
cially open the Democratic cam
paign in Wilkes county.
Steal Truck Loaded
With Cinder Blocks
A two-ton truck, loaded with
cinder blocks, was stolen about 11
o’clock Monday night from the
vicinity of the railroad terminal
on Bridge street.
The truck belonged to Marshall
Hemric, of Jonesville, who oper
ates a trucking agency.
Police report that the truck was
discovered Tuesday, abandoned a
short distance from where it was
stolen. No arrests were made.
Parent-Teachers
To Meet Monday
The regular meeting of the
Parent-Teacher association of the
Pleasant Hill school will be held
Monday evening, September 30,
at 7:30 o’clock. The program will
be under the direction of Misses
Mildred and Helen Wall, members
of the school faculty. Tire second
grade class will participate in the
program.
All patrons of the school are in
vited to attend.
Surry Court
Hears Only
Minor Cases
Elkin Stores Now
Remain Open On
Wednesday P. M.
Elkin stores, which have
closed each Wednesday after
noon during the summer
months in order to give their
employees time off for rest
and recreation, resumed their
customary fall and winter
store hours yesterday.
All stores will now remain
open on Wednesday afternoon
until next spring or summer.
OFFICERS SEEK
FATHER,SON
Yadkin Men Are Wanted For
Alleged Robberies In Sur
ry, Yadkin Alleghany
OBTAIN MUCH LOOT
Sheriff’s officers in Alleghany,
Yadkin and Surry counties Tues
day night were looking for Fred
Murphy, about 54, and his son,
Clyde, about 23, who live near
Boonville and allegedly robbed dry
goods stores in Boonville, Sparta,
and Dobson in a series of daring
raids which netted them an esti
mated $3,700 in merchandise.
The pair, unknown until Mon
day, are thought to have staged
their first robbery at Wagoner’s
Store in Sparta on Sunday, Sep
tember 8. At this time thieves
broke a lock op the store and load
ed about $1,600 worth of general
merchandise onto a pick-up truck.
The next two robberies were at
Day’s Store in Boonville and
White’s Store at Dobson. They
occurred on the same night.
Investigating officers found that
entrance had been made into
Day’s Store by breaking a window
in the rear of the building and
then breaking three locks to en
ter the main part where the goods
are sold. About $500 worth of
goods were stolen including shoes,
bolts of cloth, lingerie, window
curtains and other items.
White’s Store at Dobson was
robbed in the same manner and
about $1,600 worth of merchandise
taken.
The first break in the case came
when a bootlegger went to the
Murphy's who allegedly operate a
still, to buy some liquor. While at
the house he saw in a room piles
of merchandise. He returned to
town and notified Sheriff Moxley
and other officers.
They went to the Murphy house
and asked to be shown the room.
The elder Murphy told officers he
had lost the key.
Officers began to break the door
in and while doing so the pair es
caped.
Miss Annie Hogue, manager of
Day’s Store at Boonville identified
Tuesday some of the material
stolen from that store and recov
ered about $250 worth.
CAR IS STOLEN
HERE SATURDAY
Turner Durham, Brother Of
Owner Of Car, Held Under
Bond For Theft
PICKED UP BY POLICE
A car belonging to Walter C.
Durham, of this city, was stolen
at about 9:30 Saturday night. Less
than two hours later the machine
was recovered and Durham’s
brother. Turner Durham, was ar
rested by local police.
Walter Durham reported that
he parked his car on Bridge street,
and upon returning to get it,
found it gone.
Officer Hugh Laffoon discover
ed the car later in the evening,
being driven by Turner Durham
and occupied by James Money,
Glenn Minton, and Bob Phillips,
■and by two girls from Traphill
whom the youths had picked up at
their homes.
Turner Durham was charged
with the theft and later released
under $500 bond. The other three
youths were not implicated, since
Turner Durham stated that he
had been alone at the time the
car was taken.
Murder Casas
Not Yet Ui*
For Disposal
Although four murder cases,
including the abortion-murder of
Mrs. Annie Mae Anderson which
occurred here last month, were
scheduled to be tried early this
wreek, the first three days of
Surry County Superior Court
were mostly devoted to divorces,
reckless drivers, and prohibition
violators.
The more sensational cases,
Dohson observers predict, will be
called later in the two week ses
sion. Nevertheless, the court
room has been from the begin
ning jammed with spectators an
ticipating the murder trials.
Actually only three murder
cases remain on the docket, since
According to an as yet
unconfirmed report, Solici
tor Ralph Scott has indi
cated that he anticipates a
defense motion to have the
Elkin a b o r t i o n-murder
case transferred from Sur
ry County to the Alle
ghany County Superior
Court. Dr. B. 0. Choate,
one of the defendants, is a
native of Alleghany, and
the abortion which result
ed in the death of Mrs.
Annie Mae Anderson was
allegedly committed in
Sparta. Other defendant
in the case is Clarence W.
Seagle of Charlotte, Mrs.
Anderson’s companion at
the time of her death.
State vs. Alexander Wayne Par
ley, 33-year-old Mount Airy vet
eral, was dropped following the
suicide of Mr. Farley on Tuesday.
(See story on this page).
Alex Hudspeth and Bill Lee
Daye, both arrested here last
summer and charged with violat
ing the prohibition law appeared
before Judge Warlick Monday
afternoon. Hudspeth, who has
since moved to Hickory, was fin
ed $100 and given an eight
months suspended sentence and
Daye was fined $50 and the cost
and also given a suspended sen
tence.
An assault case listing Ralph
Pack as defendant and Luke Wil
lard and wife as plaintiffs was
continued for judgment. Willard
stated that Pack broke into his
house one night several weeks ago
and demanded a glass from
which he could drink some whis
key he was earning with him.
Willard testified that his wife
gave Pack a glass which was
partly filled with snuff, and that
the defendant poured whiskey
ibto it and drank from it. Pack,
he further testified, went to the
well and drank several cups of
water after taking the whiskey
and snuff, and afterwards re
turned to the house and attack
ed Mr. and Mrs. Willard. Judge
Warlick ruled that he would have
to consider the case further be
fore reaching a decision.
Divorces were granted in the
following cases:
Lucy Pulk Garrison vs. Mar
shall Garrison; Betty Jones Din
kins vs. Carl Dinkins; Clara
Brown Shaw' vs. Eura Rice Shaw;
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GETS WARRANT
FOR SHERIFF
White Plains Man Charges
Surry Officer With As
sault In Mental Case
CORONER HAS PAPER
A warrant for the arrest of
Sheriff Sam Patterson, charging
him with assault, was obtained by
Samuel J. Clement of White
Plains last week, following the
removal of Mrs. Clement tO a
mental institution on Wednesday.
The warrant was placed in the
hands of Coroner John L. Woltz.„
the only officer authorized to
serve a paper on a sheriff.
The alleged assault took place
when sheriff Patterson and
Deputy Collins of Dobson, acting
on instructions from Clerk of
Court Fred Llewellyn and author -
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