ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
The Elkin Tribune
ELKIN
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina
VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 48
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
20 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS
Parties Square Off
* For Political Fight
At Polls November 5
Greatest Need Is To Stabilize
Economy, Redden Tells Listeners
“The greatest need in America
today is to stabilize our economy,”
4( Monroe Redden of Hendersonville,
candidate for Congress from the
Tenth District, told assembled
Democrats at Dobson last Satur
day night.
Mr. Redden sounded the key
note at the first county-wide
Democratic rally held during the
current campaign season, speak
ing before a large audience in the
Dobson courthouse.
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“With peace existing between
labor and management the wheels
of industry will grind out a pro
duction sufficient to overcome any
threat to serious inflation. Com
petition will again play a major
role in price fixing,” the speaker
said. “The old economic rule of
supply and demand will eliminate
the necessity of controls and pro
duction will mount sufficiently to
supply the needs of America.”
“This philosophy may seem an
tiquated,” Mr. Redden continued,
“in that it turns us again on the
road which has been travelled by
Americans for more than a cen
tury and a half. For one, I cherish
these principles for I know they
have been the foundation upon
which this great country has stood
the test of time.”
In the meantime, John Llewel
lyn, chairman of the Surry Coun
ty Democratic Executive Commit
tee, announced that the next and
final county rally will be held to
morrow evening at 7:30, also at
Dobson. Gov. J. Melville Brough
ton will be the guest speaker.
Mr. Llewellyn said recently that
Surry Democrats, for the most
part, can expect an easy victory.
The big difficulty now facing the
party, he added, is the lack of in
terest in the off-year election,
making the principal duty of par
ty leaders that of getting the vot
ers to the polls.
Congressman John H. Folger,
up for re-election, Tuesday night
in a radio address over WSJS,
Winston-Salem, called upon vot
SHERIFF FINED
TOTAL OF $200
Appeals Case From Mount
Airy Recorder’s Court In
« Charge of Assault
BOND IS SET AT $200
Appearing before Judge Harry
Llewellyn, of the Mount Airy Re
corders court, last week, Sheriff
Sam Patterson was found guilty
of assault upon Samuel J. Clem
ent, 70, of White Plains, and ord
ered to pay a fine of $200 for use
of the complainant. The case was
appealed and Sheriff Patterson
| was placed under a $300 bond
pending appearance at the De
cember term of Superior Court at
Dobson.
The assault upon Mr. clement
is alleged to have taken place
Wednesday, Sept. 16, when the
sheriff, accompanied by Deputy
John Collins of Dobson, went to
the Clement home to take Clem
ent’s wife to the hospital for the
insane at Morganton. It is un
derstood that Mrs. Collins has
several times in the past been a
patient at the institution. Accord
ing to neighbors, who complained
. of her conduct, she appeared to
* have suffered a relapse during the
weeks prior to Sheriff Patterson’s
visit.
Clement resisted the officers
entering his home, and alleged
that the sheriff struck him dur
ing a scuffle. He was overcome
and confined until Mrs. Clement
had been safely removed, and
then he was released.
Clement immediately went to
Mount Airy and secured a warrant
for the arrest of the peace officer,
charging him with assault.
^ According to Sheriff Patterson’s
* statement, he had no orders for
the apprehension of Mrs. Clement
other than verbal orders from
Clerk of Court Fred Llewellyn and
authorities at Morganton.
Homecoming At Mt.
Pleasant Sunday
Mount Pleasant Baptist church
will have a homecoming on Sun
day, November 3, to honor return
ing service men of the two World
* Wars.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes will be
speaker for the occasion and there
will be a service in the afternoon
with special singing.
An invitation is extended to the
public. Lunch will be served on
_ the grounds.
ers to return to office those Dem
ocrats on the current tickets. He
briefly reviewed the history of the
Democratic party from the days
of Jefferson down to the present
administration and stated that he
found the record good. He de
clared that the men and women
on the Democratic ticket were
well qualified to represent the
party in the interest of the peo
ple.
A final line-up of candidates of
both parties, Democrat and Re
publican, is as follows:
Democrats — Congressman from
Fifth District, incumbent John H.
Folger; sheriff, incumbent Sam
Patterson: clerk of superior court,
Kermit Lawrence; State senate, R.
P. Jones; State house of repres
entatives, George K. Snow; county
commissioners, M. C. Fowler, M.
Q. Snow and Sam Smith; county
surveyor, Curtis Harbour; and
coroner, incumbent Dr. John L.
Woltz.
Republicans — Congress, S. E.
Hall; sheriff, Wesley J. Davis;
clerk, Elbert S. Redman; State
senate, Lee Hiatt; State house,
Ernest E. Inman; commissioners,
P. Boyd Nelson, J. Wesley Hunter
and Henry Wolfe; surveyor. Allen
McGee; and coroner, Elbert E.
Simmons.
ELKS TO PLAY
MT. AIRY NEXT
Game With North Wilkesboro
Last Friday Afternoon
Ends In 19-19 Deadlock
ONLY TIE IN 17 YEARS
Elkin and North Wilkesboro j
battled fiercely at North Wilkes- '
boro last Friday afternoon to ]
emerge with a 19-19 tie, the first i
tie score in 17 years between the <
two schools. i
In the first period Bob Ratledge '
gave the ball to Bob Harris on a
reverse, who ran it for 35 yards
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to tne in or tn wiiKesooro 8-yard '
line. Sam Adams then drove over <
to score and Bradie Osborne kick- :
ed the extra point.
Sturdivant, for North Wilkes- 1
boro, scored two touchdowns on 1
47 and 70 yard dashes in the sec
ond quarter.
Elkin's second touchdown came '
when C. Eldridge advanced the :
ball to the North Wilkesboro 20, 1
and Sam Adams passed to Bob 1
Ratledge who took it on the 10 1
and ran over to score in the sec- 1
ond half. The score was 13-12
in favor of Elkin as the half end
ed.
In the third quarter Elkin 1
fumbled the ball several times
deep in their own territory, giv
ing North Wilkesboro a chance to
score. However, the Mountain
Lions failed to gain until the final ]
minutes of the third period when
Caudill plunged over the pay
stripe. Extra point was by pass,
putting the Lions ahead 19 to 13.
Elkin came back to score and
tie the game when Sam Adams
passed to Bob Ratledge for 25
yards and a first down. Adams
then carried the ball over to tie
up the game. i
Friday night the Elks will go J
to Mount Airy for a game with {
Mount Airy high s6hool at 7:30 ‘
p. m. Those desiring to make the *
trip should see Raymond Felts for j
bus accomodations.
Prize Guernsey
Brings $1,500.00 ;
“Grassy Grove Maxim's Su- |
preme,” a three-year-old cow bred |
by M. F. Shore of Cycle and own
ed by Durant Robertson and son, :
of Hiddenite, topped the Georgia ]
Guernsey Breeders’ sale at Val- i
dosta Monday by bringing $1,500,
according to R. A. McLaughlin, !
southeastern representative of the i
American Guernsey Cattle Club, i
The animal was purchased by |
Lester Do we of Atlanta, Ga. i
“Maxim’s Supreme,” on the top <
side, is a daughter of “Rose <
Maxim,” formerly owned by M. F. |
Shore, and a great grandaughter i
of “High Point Prince Maxim,” ]
one time wonder bull of George i
Watts Hill’s Quail Roost Farm at ;
Rougemont. <
In World War I there were 26‘/2 (
million horses and mules in the
U. S. In 1940 there were 14l/2 mil- l
lion as compared with/ll‘/2 million j
today. This is the end result of i
high farm wages and high feed
costs.
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PRESENTED AWARDS — Members of the Elkin Kiwanis Club who served during the recent war were
honored at its meeting last Thursday night when they were presented with placques on behalf of
the club by Kiwanian Dr. E. G. Click. Pictured above, immediately following the ceremony arc, left
to right: Dr. Click, O. William Mann, Lee Neaves, Franklin Folger and Linville Hendren. A fifth veter
an, Milton Cooper, was not present when the awards were made. —Tribune Photo.
NEW BUSES ARE
ADDED TO FLEET
Comer Charges Road Main
tenance Department With
Considerable Neglect
MORE BUSES EXPECTED
Three new buses have been
idded to the Surry county school
transportation system, John W.
Jomer, superintendent of schools,
stated Tuesday, and all of the old
31- buses are now in first-class
:ondition.
Mr. Comer pointed out that the
inly present drawback to safe and
;fficient school transportation is
he condition of roads leading to
ind from schools.
The condition of many of these
oads is deplorable, he indicated.
While praising highly the work
oad construction crews have done
his past summer, he said liow
:ver, he feels that a better job
■ould have been done maintaining
he network of secondary roads in
.he county. Many of the dirt
oads in the vicinity of some of
.he school buildings are scraped
in an average of only once every
iix or eight months, he said, and
here is evidence of considerable
leglect on the part of the main
enance department.
Returning to the school buses,
le revealed that several of the
:ondemned vehicles still had good
serviceable bodies, and that these
lodies were being repaired and
nounted on new chassis. More
lew buses, he added, are expected
n the near future.
HOLD TWO HEN
ON SUSPICION
'air Taken In Ohio May Be
Ones Who Killed North
Wilkesboro Cab Driver
AUTOMOBILE SAID SAME
Officers in Portsmouth, Ohio,
ire holding two men booked on
uspicion of murdering Francis
laker, 26, a North Wilkesboro cab
Iriver, who was killed by two
hot-gun blasts and a knife slash
icross the throat last Saturday
light about 15 miles west of his
lome town.
The two suspects were identi
ied by the Portsmouth officers as
Richard Horton, 23, of Ferguson,
ind James E. Tolliver, 21, of Fil
>ert, W. Va. The twa men were
ipprehended after aashing
hrough a red light in the Ohio
own.
Sheriff C. G. Poindexter and
State Highway Patrolman Sgt. A.
i. Clark left Tuesday for Ports
nouth to interview the suspects.
Baker’s body was discovered
Sunday morning by a Negro saw
nill worker in some bushes several
eet from the highway. He had
>een dead several hours. His
noney pouch, estimated to have
ontained about $200, and his per
onal poeketbook were both gone,
iresumably stolen. The 1946
nodel car he drove as an em
iloyee of J. C. Davis was also
nissing. The car which Horton
md Tolliver drove into Ohio is
aid to have answered the descrip
ion of the taxi. Driver of the
ar was said to have been a Negro.
Funeral for Baker, who had
teen employed by Davis for the
»ast two years, was held Tuesday
t the Lewis Fork Baptist Church,
ie is survived by a wife and three
mall children.
Two Cars Damaged
In Accident Here
Two cars were damaged Friday
morning in an accident occurring
at the intersection of Spring and
Bridge streets. No one was in
jured, although one of the mach
ines was overturned.
A pick-up truck, driven by Dale
Walters, 23, of Ronda, struck the
left front of a car operated by
Fred Renegar, 35, of this city. The
pick-up overturned. Damage to
the truck was estimated at about
$140. Other occupants of the ve
hicles, none of which were identi
fied, were uninjured.
The truck is reported to have
belonged to F. W. Walters, and
the other machine involved be
longed to Brendle Cash Wholesale.
Officer T. B. Sams, ■who investi
gated, said that Walters would be
charged with reckless driving.
BRADYOSBORNE
HURT IN WRECK
Member Of Local Football
Team Sustains Minor
Lack Fracture
CRASH INTO PARKED CAR
Brady Osborne, 17, standout of
the Elkin high football squad, re
portedly suffered a minor back
fracture as result of an automo
bile accident which occurred on
the Ronda highway near the resi
dence of Frank Sale Tuesday
night.
Osborne’s condition was report
ed as satisfactory by officials of
the Hugh Chatham Memorial
Hospital, where he was taken fol
lowing the accident.
The accident reportedly came
about when a car driven by Earl
Hayes, Jr., ID, of this city, collided
into the rear of another car going
in the same direction, which had
stopped to make a turn off the
highway. It was said that a third
machine, coming in the opposite
direction, prevented young Hayes
from turning out to go around the
stopped vehicle.
The driver was not injured. The
automobile, a 1946 model, was re
ported to have been damaged to
an extent of about $250.
America’s first natural gas well
was opened in 1821.
LOCAL YOUTH IS
HURT IN WRECK
Bill Day Sustains Fracture of
Lower Vertebrae When
Car Crashes Friday
OWEN GWYN IS UNHURT
Two local youths were injured,
one of them seriously, in an auto
mobile accident which occurred
on the highway between Boonville
and Fairview at about 5 o’clock
last Friday morning.
Bill Day, 19, of Elkin, was
reported by hospital authorities to
have sustained a fracture of the
lower vertebrae. Although seri
ous, his condition was not consid
ered critical. The other occu
pant of the car, Owen Gwyn, 17,
son of Mrs. Paul P. Gwyn of Ellc
in, was not injured.
The car, said to be traveling at
a high rate of speed, is reported
to have_ left the highway on the
left side, raked off a power pole,
and crashed into a tree about 25
yards from the road. A brand new
DeSoto, recently purchased by
Mrs. Gwyn, it was almost totally
demolished.
The car was operated by young
Gwyn.
Flowers From Elkin
Scattered Over Sea
Flowers from Elkin were among
the tons which were scattered
over ocean waters Sunday after
noon in memory of Navy person
nel who lost their lives during
World War II. In commemora
tion of Navy day, the flowers were
gathered by the Daughters of the
American Revolution in all parts
of North Carolina.
The flowers were consecrated at
an impressive memorial service
conducted by three chaplains at
Cherry Point and were then load
ed into a huge transport plane for
the ocean trip.
Mrs. E. F. McNeer is regent of
the Jonathan Hunt Chapter of
the D. A. R. and Mrs. W. R. Well
born was chairman of the commit
tee to send the flowers from this
city.
Easter lilies have been found to
produce a new perfume ingredi
ent. The essence is produced from
left-over blooms.
ONE INJURED, DRIVER ESCAPED UNHURT — The object in the above picture was once an almost
brand new 1946 automobile. The car, operated by Owen Gwyn, 17, left the highway between Boon
ville and Fairview early last Friday morning. It cut down a pole and smacked into a tree. Bill Day,
19, of this city, suffered a fracture of the lower vertebrae and is in the Elkin hospital. He was the
only passenger. The ear belongs to Mrs. Paul P. Gwyn of this city, mother of the youthful driver.
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Town Officials Deny
Greenwood Charges In
Answer To Complaint
AMENDMENTS
TO DE VOTED
Would Make State Constitu
tion Equally Applicable to
Men, Women For Jury
PAMPHLET IS PREPARED
A pamphlet exxplaining the two
proposed amendments to the state
constitution which will be voted on
in the November election was is
sued this week by Secretary of
State Thad Eure. The pamphlet
was prepared by Attorney General
Harry McMullan.
Amendment No. 1 makes the
State Constitution equally appli
cable to men and women as to
jury service, suffrage, and in other
respects. Amendment No. 2 pro
vides an expense account for
members of the legislature of $10
per day for not more than 60 days
in any one season.
The proposed changes to give
equal status to women include the
substitution of the word “person”
for “men” in Sections 1, 7, 11, 13
and 26 of Article 1 and the addi
tion to section 19 as follows:
“No person shall be excluded
from jury service on account of
sex.”
The second amendment would
insert after the section dealing
with the regular pay of the legis
lature a new sentence as follows:
“Provided further, that for the
duration of both regular and spe
cial sessions the members shall
receive, in addition to the salaries
herein provided for, ‘ the sum of
tne dollars per day for each day
not to exceed sixty days in any
one session in commutation for
expenses incurred for travel to and
from their homes to the seat of
government, subsistence, and other
necessary expenses.”
PATROLRALLY
HERE SUNDAY
Is Annual Event Of Elkin
Yadkin District Of Old
Hickory Council
PUBLIC IS INVITED
The annual patrol rally of the
Boy Scouts of America of the Elk- :
in-Yadkin District of the Old 1
Hickory Council will be held here
at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, November 3. ]
Approximately 100 boys are ex- '
pected to attend.
The group, representing about 1
25 patrols from the 12 troops of
the district, will engage in com- 1
pass, judging of weight, height and
distance, and signalling contests, J
three-legged racing, knot tying ‘
and message relays.
The public is invited to attend j
the event, which will be held at ■
the high school athletic field. 1
The scouts of the Elkin-Yadkin
district are now engaged in a drive *
to raise about $2,500 for council J
expenses. About 275 scouts are in
the district. Anyone interested in 1
the Boy Scout movement and who '
wishes to make a contribution is
asked to contact C. J. Hyslup, dis- j
trict financial advisor. \
Junior Woman’s
Club Donates
$200 For Trays
According to an announce
ment Wednesday by the Elkin
Junior Woman’s Club, a check
for $200 has been delivered to
N. H. Carpenter, superintend
ent of the city schools, to pur
chase plastic trays for use at
the Elkin Elementary school
lunch room.
It was pointed out that the
trays cost $1.49 each and 400
trays will be required to meet
the needs at the lunch room.
An appropriation has been re
ceived from the State and the
Woman’s Club has pledged the
balance due to complete the
purchase.
The check presented to the
school was the proceeds of, the
recent benefit parties and fash
ion shows sponsored by the
Club, it was said. Other events
for the benefit of the lunch
room are being planned.
BREEDERS SALE
IN WILKES SOON
County Agent Wishes To
Hear From Those Wanting
To Buy Gilts And Boars
FOR BREEDING PURPOSE
County Agent Neill M. Smith
has announced that his office is
anxious to hear from Surry county
swine producers who are interest
ed in purchasing gilts and boars
at an early date, since a breeders
sale is being planned for North
Wilkesboro sometime in Novem
ber.
Swine breeders in Eastern North
Carolina, according to Mr. Smith,
are anxious to know if there is
sufficient interest in swine in Sur
ry county to warrant them bring
ing in a full truck-load of the ani
mals for the sale.
Eastern breeders are reputed to
be producing the best grade swine
in the state. If enough interest
is evidenced by Surry farmers in a
program to establish more exten
sive swine production here, Mr.
Smith said that the hogs will be
forthcoming. Breeders, in report
ing to the county agent’s office,
should make known their prefer
ence of breeds, he added.
The gilts and boars to be trans
ported here, the county agent
warned, will sell for breeding pur
pose and not for meat. Conse
quently the prices will be some
what high, but the hogs will be of
the highest quality.
‘“The swine breeding situation
in Surry,’’ the county agent, said,
“is deplorable. The last Federal
Farm Census shows that we have
only 170 sows in the entire county.
Right now, and for the next 90
days, there will be a ready market
for approximately 6,000 pigs if
every farm family raised two pigs
per year for home consumption.
Two pigs per farm is even below
the minimum requirements for
lard and meat.’’
CLUBTOSTAGE
LADIES’ NIGHT
Will Hear Special Musical
Program Under The Direc
tion Of Walter Vassar
The Elkin Kiwanis Club will be
host to wives and friends this ev
ening at the Gilvin Roth YMCA
is ladies’ night is observed.
A feature of the program will
dc under the direction of Walter
i/assar, former director of music
it Greensboro college and the
iresent district chairman of the
nusic committee of the Carolinas’
listrict, who will bring some of his
lupils for a musical program.
The meeting will begin at 7:00
x in. instead of the usual 6:30
itarting time.
At last week’s meeting, Kiwan
ans who served in the recent war
vere presented with placques on
lehalf of the club by Dr. E. G.
-lick, who made an interesting
ind appropriate talk as a part of
he presentation ceremony. Ki
vanians who are veterans are
nranklin Folger, Milton Cooper,
jinville Hendren, O. William
Aann and Lee Neaves.
Admit Proposal
Not Submitted
To Town Vote
A complaint filed about two
months ago by Andrew Green
wood, charging irregularities in
the construction, maintainance
and operation of the city airport,
located on the Swan Creek road
in Yadkin county, was answered
by the officials of the town early
this week, according to Hoke Hen
derson, city attorney. The an
swer, for the most part, denied
outright the accusation registered
by the plaintiff.
Mr. Greenwood, through his at
torney, Roy Deal of Winston-Sa
lem, charged that the town com
missioners voted funds toward the
construction and operation of the
airport without properly notifying
or gaining consent of the voters.
He also charged that one of the
principal stockholders and direct
ors of the Blue Ridge Aviation,
Inc., C. C. Myers, was also a mem
ber of the board of commissioners.
A State statute holds that it is il
legal for members of municipal
governing bodies to do business
with themselves where public
funds are involved.
The commissioners voted to ex
pend funds for the improvement
and operation of the airport then
operated by the Blue Ridge Avia
tion, Inc., and Mr. Greenwood
charged that the design of the
town was to lend its name to a
private concern, invest money in
it, and that it was never intended
that Elkin should have a truly
municipal airport.
The board of commissioners de
nied the accusations.
Defendants were listed as May
or Garland Johnson, Commission
ers Carl C. Myers, R. C. Freeman,
Charlie N. Myers, J. W. L. Ben
son, and J. O. Bivins, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Vestal, from whom
the lands upon which the airport
is located were leased.
Answer to the complaint said
in part: “The defendants aver and
allege that the Board of Com
missioners of said Town of Elkin,
in meeting duly assembled and
held and by majority of vote of
the commissioners, ordered and
(Continued on page eight. 1st sec.)
DEDICATE POST
IN CEREMONY
Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Stage Impressive Meeting
At YMCA Wednesday
LOCAL COUPLE HONORED
In an impressive ceremony held
last night at the Gilvin Roth
YMCA, the local post of Veterans
of Foreign Wars was dedicated to
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jones of
this city, for whose son the new
post is named.
The organization will be known
as the William J. Jones Post of
the Veteran}; of Foreign Wars in
honor of the first Elkin citizen to
be officially declared killed in ac
tion in the late war.
Last night’s meeting was pre
sided over by Post Commander
Earl Day and the ceremony was
conducted according to standard
VFW ritual. Earl James, local at
torney, was master of ceremonies.
Speaker of the evening was
Harry VanderLinden, Jr., junior
vice-commander of the State VFW
from Hickory.
The post was named and dedi
cated by Russell Burcham.
“By authority of the National
Encampment, Veterans of For
eign Wars of the United States, I
name this the William J. Jones
Post No. 7794, and dedicate it to
the memory of the man whose
valor it commemorates,” Mr. Bur
cham said. “May its influence en
able this community, and may we
all gather renewed devotion, to
lead noble lives and emulate his
heroic deeds.”
Special guests, including Thur
mond Chatham, Mayor Garland
Johnson, and American Legion
Post Commander Milton Cooper,
were present. About 85 post mem
bers and their wives and approxi
mately 45 guests attended the ser
vices.
Prior to the dinner meeting at
the YMCA, members of the post
in the uniform of the service they
were formerly associated with
stood retreat before the Elkin
Postoffice building.