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J ELKIN
| Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
The Elkin Tribune 1
ELKIN
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina
VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 45
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
LOCAL PASTORS
.ARE RETURNED
BY CONFERENCE
Rev. R. G. Tuttle To Again
Serve Elkin
BOGGS TO JONESVILLE
Dr. Hiatt Comes Back To
Elkin As Superintendent
Of Local Hospital
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CIRCUIT IS DIVIDED
Pastors of both the Elkin and
Jonesville Methodist Churches
were returned for another year
according to appointments read
by Bishop Clare Purcell Monday
at the closing session of the West
ern North Carolina Conference at
Asheville.
Rev. R. G. Tuttle, who has serv
ed the Elkin church for one year,
was also named district mission
secretary in addition to being re
turned to Elkin. Rev. C. M. Boggs
was returned to the Jonesville
Methodist Church.
Dr. J. S. Hiatt was again named
as superintendent of Hugh Chat
ham Memorial Hospital here, and
director of the Golden Cross.
Dr. H. C. Allen, superintendent
of the Winston-Salem District, in
which local charges are located,
was returned as superintendent.
Other appointments in the dis
- trict of interest to this section
^ were: Dobson-Mountain Park Cir
cuit, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, Jr., Elkin
Circuit, R2V. I. J. Terrell: Sparta,
Rev. W. H. Yokeley.
The Conference made several
changes in circuit boundaries
within Surry County and adjoin
ing territories. The new circuits
are as follows: Dobson-Mountain
^Park, composed of the Dobson,
Pleasant Ridge, Union Hill, White
Rock and B o y d’s Chapel
Churches: the Level Cross Cir
cuit, composed of the Level Cross,
Rockford, Siloam, Stony Knoll
and Stanford Churches; the New
Hope Circuit composed of New
Hope, Bryant Memorial, Black
water, and Pine Hill Churches;
the Shoals Circuit composed of
the Shoals, Fairview, Pilot, and
Whitakers churches. Charity
Church has, been placed on the
Elkin Circuit; Trap Hill Church
has been placed on the Jonesville
^ Charge; and Antioch church has
* been placed on the Sparta Cir
cuit. There were several changes
in charge boundaries in the
Mount Airy territory. The Sur
ry Board of Missions and Church
Extension, an organization of all
churches in the Surry territory,
is assisting to promote the work
and aid the churches in carrying
out the program under the new
arrangements.
^ Rev. Wilson Nesbitt, pastor at
^ Dobson during the past year, was
appointed to the new Level Cross
Circuit.
PROJECT HEADS
ARE APPOINTED
Surry Home Demonstration
Groups Plan For Achieve
* ment Day
TO GIVE CERTIFICATES
The Surry County Home De
monstration Council met Monday
afternoon at Dobson to discuss
plans for an Achievement Day
program and to appoint county
project leaders for 1947.
The Achievement Day program
•will take place October 29 at the
courthouse in Dobson, starting at
2 p. m. Guest speaker will be Miss
Verna Stanton, acting state agent.
*•' Mrs. J. R. Marion of Siloam was
appointed to introduce the speak
er.
The following project leaders
were appointed:
Foods and nutrition, Mrs.
George Reid, Pilot Mountain;
gardens, Mrs. N. J. Martin, Salem
Fork; poultry, Mrs. Alvis Love,
Sheltontown; dairy, Mrs. Paul
Burch, Mountain Park; food pre
servation, Mrs. John Simmons,
Pilot View; house furnishings,
Mrs. Claude Golding, Franklin;
k, home management, Mrs. Ruby
r Lambert, White Sulphur Springs;
family life, Mrs. Woodie Pruitt,
White Sulphur Springs; home
beautification, Mrs. George Beam
er, Beulah.
Clothing, Mrs. C. S. Barker,
Banner Grove; community service,
Mrs. Paul Brown, Mountain Park;
health, Mrs. H. S. Broome, Frank
lin; education, Mrs. J. R. Marion,
Siloam; citizenship, Mrs. Marion
Chilton, Eldora; recreation, Mrs.
Gaston Christian, White Plains;
markets, Mrs. Folger Cockerham,
J state Road; loan fund, Miss Vera
Soyars, Westfield; 4-H leader,
Mrs. L. C. Patterson, White Plains.
The council also voted to award
perfect attendance certificates to
members who next year do not
^ miss a regular monthly club mcet
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SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
County Board Of Education
To Allow Cook Children
School Preference
BUS BACK IN SERVICE
At the regular monthly meeting
of the county board of education
held Monday at Dobson, members
voted to allow children of the
Cook community a preference of
schools and discussed the trans
portation problem, brought to a
head by a recent grand jury re
port.
Residents of the Cook school
district presented a petition to the
board stating that in many cases
children had easier access to Pilot
Mountain and Westfield schools
than they did to the Cook school.
In addition, it was pointed out,
the Cook school was becoming
crowded.
County Superintendent John W.
Comer said that the Cook school
was located in a building consist
ing of five rooms and that it also
had a five-room auditorium. All
equipment was modern, he said,
but the buildings were not large
enough to meet the growing size
of the student body.
The board authorized Cook
community children to attend
either the Pilot Mountain or
Westfield school, whichever was
most accessible to them.
The three buses which were not
put back into commission when
14 others condemned by a grand
jury report returned to service
following repairs have been per
manently condemned, Mr. Comer
stated. After a visit to the coun
ty by the State Board of Educa
tion’s mechanical inspector, the
purchase of three new buses was
authorized, and according to Mr.
Comer, they are expected to be
available in the near future.
It was also announced that two
new mechanics were added to the
county school-bus garage at Dob
son by authorization of the State
board. This brings the total of
service repairmen employed to
maintain the buses to five.
Mr. Comer also revealed that
this week plans are to be submit
ted by Architect John Franklin
of Elkin for the seven agriculture
buildings to be erected in the
county. At some of the schools,
he said, both a workshop and a
classroom building will be con
structed, while at others only the
workship will be erected.
The recent series of teachers’
workshops conducted in the coun
ty was a decided success, the sup
erintendent said. All but two of
the members of the State staff of
educators visited one or more of
the work shops and gave courses
of instruction.
Antler Staff Is To
Publish 1st Issue
The first issue of the Elk
Antler, Elkin high school news
paper, is scheduled to make its
appearance within the next few
days.
Staff of the 1946-47 Antler is
as follows:
Editor-in-chief, Ruth Mastcn;
associate editor, Marie Park; fea
ture editor, Graham Johnson;
associate editor, Joe Guyer; social
editor, Catherine Walls; news
editor, Joe Whittington; art edi
tor, Sammy Adams; sports editor,
Bob Park, Betty Mitchell; ex
change editor, Bob Harris; cir
culation manager, Jack Park;
business manager, Jack DeBorde;
advertising manager, Fred Rat
ledge, Bob Browning; reporters:
Verna Alexander, Herbert Collins,
Eugene Collins, Brady Osborne,
.Tack Walker, Jack Shore, Charlie
Walls, Ralph Jennings, Christine
Hayes. Advisor, Mrs. Nixon.
The number of infant deaths
plus still births in North Carolina
is 89 per 1,000 births; 74 for the
white and 120 for the negro.
NO BEEF SHORTAGE HERE — There were steaks and roasts
galore on the hoof when the picture above was made at the Elkin
Fat Stock Show and Sale. Fine, fat beef calves completely encircled
the large show tent, and all beef cattle experts were unanimous
in their opinion that the quality of calves brought in for exhibition
and sale topped all show’s of the past. Lower photo was snapped
of Neill M. Smith, Surry county farm agent, right, and his assistant
Howard Miller, just after they had made themselves comfortable on
a bale of hay in the tent. Mr. Smith, Surry farm agent and co
manager of the event, has perhaps worked harder to make the
show a success than any other person, ably assisted by Itfr. miller.
Both were about worn out when the picture was made, but both
managed a smile for the Tribune photographer.
Sixth Annual Chatham
Fair Declared Success
Mrs. James Burcham Is Winner Of
Sweepstakes; Entertainment Good
The sixth annual Chatham Em
ployees’ Pair held Thursday and
Friday of last week, was declared
a success by fair officials. Among
the exhibitors, Mrs. James Bur
cham walked off with highest
honors by taking the sweepstakes
prize by virtue of 15 first place
wins.
Mrs. Burcham also took grand
prizes in the cooking and canning
division.
Other grand prize winners were
Mrs. Brady Woodruff, farm and
garden; Mrs. Thurmond Eldridge,
handiwork; Mrs. Glenn Hamby,
house furnishings; and Miss
Blanche Ross, plants and flowers.
At the dog show held Friday
winners were Brady Settle’s point
er, Avery Neaves’ beagles, Sue
Anne Pennell's collie, Dr. Olivia
Abernethy’s German police, Bud
Lawrence’s fox-hound, and Willie
Stroud’s blue spotted ’possum
hounds.
Thursday night was marked by
WILL REMODE
LOCAL CHURCH
Program Of Construction
Under Way At Pilgrim
Church; To Add Rooms
BURCHAM CONTRACTOR
A construction program is now
underway at the Pilgrim Church
at the comer of Church and Mar
ket streets, according to Rev. Jo
seph C. Brown, church pastor.
Grounds are being improved and
additional class room space is be
ing prepared.
A retaining wall is to be built
around the terraced lawn of the
church, Mr. Brown said, and the
grounds leveled.
In the interior of the building,
the speakers’ platform is to be
enlarged, and two class rooms are
being constructed on the second
story. The basement is also be
ing excavated, the pastor said,
and room will be provided for
four rooms to be installed imme
diately and possibly two more in
the future.
Contract for the work has been
let to H. C. Burcham.
a square dance contest between
A, B and C shifts, with top honors
being taken by the C team. A
pageant was presented Friday
night depicting the Chatham Re
vue of 1946.
ELKIN DEFEATS
BOONE 25 TO 6
Local Team Will Go To Win
ston-Salem To Battle Gray
High School Friday
HAVE WON TWO, LOST 1
A strong Elkin high eleven last
Friday afternoon completely out
classed a scrapping team from
Boone to emerge with their second
triumph in three starts so far this
season.
The Elks pushed across four
touchdowns and kicked one extra
point, while limiting their oppo
nents to a single tally. Final score
was Elkin 25, Boone 6.
The first score came late in the
first quarter when B. Lawrence
snagged a 25 yard pass from B.
Ratledge and stepped across the
goal for six points. Try for con
version failed.
In the third period Ratledge
added another tally by cracking
over the goal from inside the five
yard line. Boone’s lone score also
came in the third period, when
Whittington’s pass connected with
Edrainstcn.
Elkin’s third score came when
C. Eldridge intercepted a Boone
pass and raced 65 yards to cross
the goal standing up. B. Harris
booted the extra point. Fourth
touchdown was added when a
Boone player fumbled on the kick
off and Elkin recovered on the
seven yard line. Sam Adams
scored on the next play.
The Elks journey to Winston
Salem tomorrow to tangle with
Gray high school. Game starts
at 8 p. m. Any person wishing to
attend this game is urged to con
tact Raymond Felts or Miss Jean
Click.
Twenty-five per cent of all rural
babies born in North Carolina
have no doctor attending at birth.
Grand Champ Calf Sells For
$689.50 At Fat Stock Event
Here; Sale Average $31.86
8th District Medical
Society To Meet Here
Carl Goerch To Be Speaker At Dinner
Meeting At Y Next Thursday Night
Doctors of the Eighth District
Medical Society will meet here at
the Gilvin Roth YMCA Thursday,
Oct. 17, according to an announce
ment by Dr. Vernon W. Taylor,
society secretary.
The session will convene at 2:30
p. m. for a program of scientific
lectures. Dr. R. E. Lewis of North
Wilesboro will speak on embolism
and thrombosis with case reports;
Dr. J. R. Bender of Winston-Sal
em on bromide intoxication; Dr.
Roy Mitchell of Mount Airy on
electrocardigram; Dr. George W.
Holmes of Winston-Salem on
treatment of osteomyelitis; and
Dr. S. F. Revenel of Greensboro on
diseases of the genito-urninary
tract in children.
At 6:30 a dinner meeting will
KIWANIS HEARS
MRS. ANDERSON
West Jefferson Editor Is
Speaker On National News
paper Week Program
EMPHASIZES 4 FREEDOMS
In observing National Newspa
per Week, the Elkin Kiwanis Club
Thursday evening joined with Ki
wanians throughout the United
States, Canada, and Alaska to pay
tribute to the newspapers large
and small and to the sex-vices they
provide for the communities they
serve.
Featuring the regular weekly
meeting of the local club in a din
ner session at the Y. M. C. A. was
an address by Mrs. Ed M. Ander
son, editor of the Skyland Post,
of West Jefferson, and immediate
past president of the Midwestern
Press Association. “The purpose
of the observance,” the speaker
began, "is to focus the public’s at
tention on the newspaper, calling
attention to a few of the services
it offers, with its slogan being,
“The newspaper — a public ser
vant."
Emphasizing the four freedoms,
of the press, of speech, of religion,
and of assembly, Mrs. Anderson
stated frankly that the press is
the basis of all four and should be
conserved in order that the others
might live. Also, she added, a
good newspaper is honest. It re
lates facts accurately and quickly.
Editorially, its purpose is to pro
mote that which is good and to
discard that which is bad, and
through its power of suggestion
can bring to the public’s mind im
provement ideas for the schools,
churches and community it serves.
The press has a great responsi
bility, she continued, in that it is
one of the greatest factors in the
country in the moulding of public
opinion. Stressing the important
feature of advertising, she ex
plained that advertising is news
and that a good newspaper carries
a large volume of advertising,
proving its self sufficiency rather
than subsidiary evidences.
Hoke Henderson, Kiwanis club
president, called the meeting to
order, and D. G. Smith, program
chairman, introduced special
guests of the evening, members of
the Tribune staff.
Election of officers for the en
suing year, it was announced,
would be held the third Thursday
night in this month, and Claude
Farrell, former president of the
Elkin Junior Chamber of Com
merce, urged fellow Kiwanians to
aid that organization in financing
the city sports program through
purchasing tickets for the high
school athletic program for the
year.
Mrs. Anderson was introduced
by H. F. Laffoon, Tribune publish
er.
Radio Group To Be
At N. Elkin School
Smoky Graves and his Blue
Star Boys, string band featured
over radio station WSJS, Wins
ton-Salem, will play at the North
Elkin school tomorrow, Friday, at
8 p. m. The public is invited. A
small admission will be charged.
be held, and Carl Goerch. editor
of The State, will be guest speak
er.
President of the Eighth District
Medical Society is Dr. Harry L.
Johnson of Elkin and vice-presi
dent is Dr. Seth M. Beale of Elk
in.
CARSDAMAGED
IN SMASH-UP
Brakes Give Way On School
House Hill To Pile Up Cars
On Main Street
NO ONE IS INJURED
Three cars were damaged Wed
nesday night of last week when
the intersection of Church and
Main streets became the scene of
another accident.
Brakes on a car driven by Mrs.
George Dickens, 19, gave way, it
was reported, when the car start
ed down the steep hill on Church
street just before it reaches a
dead-end at Main.
Just before reaching the inter
section, Mrs. Dickens’ car side
swiped a machine owned by Carl
Chappell of this city, damaging
its left rear fender. Crossing
Main, the run-away car smacked
broadside into a second parked
machine owned by Sherman Har
ris.
Riding with Mrs. Dickens were
two brothers-in-law, Jack Tatum,
9, and Robert Tatum, 6. None of
the occupants were injured.
Damage was estimated as more
than $200 to the three vehicles.
Spectators attributed the preven
tion of serious injuries to skillful
driving on the part of Mrs. Dick
ens after her brakes gave way.
WM. H. SWAIM
DIES SATURDAY
Roaring River Man Passes
Away At The Hugh Chat*
ham Hospital Here
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
William Henry Swaim, 32. of
Roaring River, died Saturday in
the Hugh Chatham Memorial hos
pital here.
A member of the Benham Bap
tist church, he was a son of Mrs.
Enoch Swaim and the late Mr.
Swaim, who preceded him in
death 13 years ago. He was mar
ried to Miss Alice Hemric on De
cember 19, 1935.
Surviving are the widow, six
brothers, Robert and Marvin
Swaim, of Benham, David B. and
Paul Swaim, of Roaring River,
Charles Swaim, of Elkin, and Carl
Swaim, of Ronda; qne sister, Mrs.
Harold Luffman, of Ronda; and
a grandmother, Mrs. Robert Phif
er, of Roaring River.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday at 2 o’clock at Ben
ham Baptist church, with Rev.
George Curry, Rev. Carl Cothren,
and Rev. Harrison Barker, offi
ciating. Interment was made in
the church cemetery.
Ronda Girl Runs
Into Side of Car
Pauline Durham, 16, of Ronda,
was bruised and shaken up short
ly after the Fat Stock Show and
Sale parade here Wednesday aI
ternon when she was said to have
started to cross the street and col
lided with an automobile driven
by Luther W. Roberts, 22, of
Roaring River.
' Rushed to Hugh Chatham Hos
pital, an examination disclosed
she was not seriously injured and
was allowed to go home.
Spectators who witnessed the
accident said the girl ran into the
side of the car, and that the mis
hap was not the fault of the driv
er. The accident occurred in front
of the Eat Quick Lunch.
GYP ARTISTS
ARE ARRESTED
Two New Jersey Men Charge
ed With Obtaining Money
Under False Pretenses
ARE TAKEN IN YADKIN
Warrants charging two New
Jersey men with obtaining money
in Yadkin county under false pre
tense in connection with selling
tuitions to an allegedly nonexist
ant Pennsylvania correspondence
school were issued Saturday,
Sheriff A. L. Inscore reported.
The two men, George Glick of
Patterson, N. J., and Earl E. Mc
Cann, of New Jersey, are being
held in Yadkin jail in lieu of
$2,000 bonds.
Sheriff Inscore said the men
were arrested near Boonville
Thursday after they had allegedly
taken $95 from Miss Lois Martin
for “tuition fees” to a Pennsyl
vania correspondent school which
they claimed to represent.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Inscore said
he had called in the State Bureau
of Investigation to determine how
extensively the two men have
“worked” in North Carolina. He
said the S. B. I. will start its probe
today. The sheriff said the date
for the hearing will be set as soon
as the S.B.I. completes its investi
gation.
He said reports have been re
ceived that the same two men had
operated extensively around Ral
eigh and Wilson sometime ago.
Sheriff Inscore said another re
port was received that a Davie
County girl had paid $80 to two
men as tuition fees to a similar
Pennsylvania corres pondence
school. She did not identify Glick
and McCann as the two men to
whom she had paid the money.
Winston-Salem police, assisting
Sheriff Inscore, contacted police
at Harriburg, Pa., where the cor
respondence school was supposed
to have been located. Harrisburg
police said that the school in
question was the National Train
ing Service which was closed six
weeks ago and all officers were ar
rested.
Sheriff Inscore said the Penn
sylvania police said Glick and
McCann, who was listed by police
at Harrisburg as Edward McCann,
are facing trial there under simi
lar charges and are at liberty un
der $2,000 bonds.
In addition to the two men in
jail at Yadkinville three other
men have been operating in the
county and have obtained funds
from various people, four of whom
have reported to Sheriff Inscore.
These men have not been taken
but officers have warrants for
them. They represented a school
they called the Commercial Train
ing school.
The students fleeced and known
to officers so far are: Miss Lola
Mae Hoots and her sister, Bettie
Lee Hoots of Yadkinville, Route 2,
$40.00 each: Nina Jane McEwen
of Courtney, $40.00; and Dorothy
Lee Wilkins of Courtney, $80.00.
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction,
issued a warning at Raleigh Sat
urday to high school graduates
and veterans to be on the lookout
for this type of solicitors. He said
solicitors for the correspondence
school have no licenses to operate
in this State.
P.-T. A. To Sponsor
Rummage Sale Here
The Elkin Parent-Teacher as
sociation will sponsor a Rummage
Sale on Saturday, October 26 at
the Elkin Curb Market building.
Mrs. Hubert Parker is in charge
of arrangements for the sale.
A collection will be made by
school children on October 21 and
persons having articles to con
tribue for the ?ale are requested
to give them to the children or
telephone Mrs. Parker at 352-M.
Revival Services
At Church Of God
Rev. s. W. Avery, pastor the
Church of God, in Jonesville, has
announced a series of services to
begin at that church Sunday
night to continue throughout the
week and the next.
Evangelist Clyde Fore, of Hic
kory, will bring the messages each
evening at 7:00 o’clock, and the
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Hoey Speaks To
Huge Crowd At
Y Wednesday
A 985 pound Hereford steer,
owned by Bobby Black, 16-year
old son of County Agent R. E.
Black of Alleghany county, was
named grand champion of the
fourth annual Elkin Fat Stock
Show and Sale. Judging of the
110 animals entered in the event
took place Tuesday afternoon at
the show grounds on South Main
street.
At the sale which took place
yesterday afternoon the grand
champion sold for 70 cents a
pound, or for a total of $689.50. It
was purchased by Thurmond
Chatham and contributed to the
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi
tal.
Second place went to another
985 pound Hereford steer which
belonged to 10-year-old Richard
Reavis, son of Ralph Reavis of
Statesville. Third place was tak
en by Dwight Brown of White
head. who entered a steer weigh
ing 1,025 pounds.
The second place steer brought
50 cents on the pound from Elkin
Parts and Equipment Company,
and the third place animal was
sold to F. A. Brendle and Son
for 40 cents a pound.
Average price paid for the 110
animals sold by Oscar Pitts, Ashe
ville auctioneer, was $31.86 per
hundred pounds. Lowest price
paid for any animal was 26 cents
per pound.
OPA ceiling price on beef cattle
is 2012 cents per pound. Ceil
ings, however, were suspended for
the sale in connection with the
show.
A drizzling rain which dampen
ed everything but the spirits of
the youthful exhibitors and a host
of spectators forced most of the
show to be held beneath the huge
tent pitched to house the cattle
during their stay here. Judging
started at 1:30 p. m. and came
to an end at about 4 o’clock.
Judge for the show was Dr. John
E. Foster, professor of animal
husbandry of State College, Ra
leigh.
Fourth and fifth places were
taken by Fielding Miller of Laurel
Springs and Edsel Andrews of
Alleghany county, respectively.
Prior to the judging the ani
mals, from 10 Northwest North
Carolina counties, were divided
into three groups, choice, good,
and medium. An indication of
the average quality of the steers,
raised by 4-H club and FFA
members who have not yet com
pleted high school, was seen in the
grading. Sixty-four of the ani
mals fell in the number one class,
40 in the number two, and only
six in number three. All choice
steers were awarded blue ribbons
and all good steers received red
ribbons.
Entries by counties were as fol
lows: Surry 30, Wilkes, 15, Yadkin
10, Alleghany 21, Iredell 22,
Ashe 3, Caldwell 1, Alexander 3,
Catawba 4, and Forsyth 1. ,
Eleven Surry county entries
were placed in the blue ribbon
tContinued on page eight. 1st sec.)
TO OPERATE
OFFICE HERE
North Carolina’s Veterans’
Commission To Be Located
In Greenwood Building
ON WEST MAIN STREET
The North Carolina Veterans’
Commission will maintain a reg
ular office here in the future, ac
cording to Edmund P. Robinson,
assistant state service officer, who
will be in charge of the office.
The office wijl be located in the
Greenwood building on iklain
street, to the raar of Ohna’s Dress
Shop. Office hours during the
week will be from 9 to 5 and on
Saturday from 9 to l.
Veterans and dependents of de
ceased soldiers are requested to
bring their problems, such as
claims for compensation or pen
sions, terminal leave pay, educa
tional or training advantages, in
surance conversion, etc. Mr. Rob
inson, who is a veteran of both
world wars, and who has handled
the problems of veterans since
1919, is well qualified to give ad
vice on most any problem con
fronting the veteran or depend
ents, and he states that someone
will be in the office at all times.