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The Best Little Towm
In North Carolina
VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 49
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
18 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS
HOLLYWOOD STARS SPARKLE FOR NORTH CAROLINA — An all-star show to top all all-star
shows comes to North Carolina next Saturday night from 7 to 7:30 o’clock under the leadership of the
Good Health Association. To be brought to the state over a direct leased wire from Hollywood, the
broadcast will be carried by every North Carolina station on the air at that time. Featured will be the
entire contingent of Tar Heel stars in California, plus a number of other headliners from out of the
state. Stars who will be heard are shown in the above array. Top row, left to right, they are: Anne
Jeffreys of Goldsboro; Ish Kabibble; Ava Gardner, of Wilson; Skinnay Ennis, of Salisbury; and Dinah
Shore. Bottom, same order, Red Skelton; Randolph Scott, of Charlotte; Kathryn Grayson, of Win
ston-Salem; John Scott Trotter, of Charlotte; and Rocky Mount’s Kay Kyser.
Republicans Gain Control Of
House And Reach For Senate
Yadkin And Wilkes Counties Stay
* In G. 0. P. Fold By Big Majorities
It appeared to be “Republican
Day’’ throughout a great part of
the nation Tuesday as voters went
to the polls, and on the basis of
incomplete returns, won control
■4 of the House and were reaching
for control of the Senate.
In only two instances, both in
snowbound Colorado, had the
Democrats been unable to unseat
a Republican for a major office,
while Democrats were unseated
left and right. Only in the South
did the Republicans fail in gob
bling up numerous House and
Senate seats.
In North Carolina, all 12 Demo
cratic congressional nominees ap
peared assured of reelection, and
the Republicans were said to have
finally admitted defeat in the hot
^ly contested Tenth District, where
they made their strongest bid for
^ victory since 1928.
Of the two amendments voted
upon in North Carolina, the one
making women eligible for jury
duty was favored, but the other,
to authorize the payment of legis
lative expense money of $10 a day
was threatened with defeat.
Surry county went Democratic
as usual, and Yadkin county, just
across the river, stayed in the Re
publican column as far as county
offices are concerned by its usual
safe margin. For the state sen
ate, Lafayette Williams defeated
P. L. Cashion 3.315 to 1,556, and
other Republican candidates
romped home to victory by maj
orities just as substantial. Henry
Shore defeated Grover Williams
for the state house; Lon H. West
defeated D. B. Hudspeth for clerk
of superior court; A. F. Bill Mox
ley was winner over his Democra
^ tic opponent P. G. Shore in the
race for sheriff; Ray T. Moore
won over J. H. Steelman for reg
ister of deeds. Jake F. Brown,
CLUB WILL BE
HOST TONIGHT
Mount Airy And North Wilk
csboro Kiwanians To Meet
With Local Group
ladies ENTERTAINED
An inter-club meeting here,
with Mount Airy and North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis clubs as
guests of the local Kiwanians will
mark this evening’s meeting at
the Gilvin Roth YMCA at 6:30
o’clock. W. M. Allen will be in
charge of the program and has
secured Charles Johnson, treasurer
of the State of North Carolina, as
guest speaker.
'% At last week’s meeting, at which
wives and friends of the Kiwan
ians were guests, an enjoyable
program was presented featuring a
musical program under the direc
tion of Walter Vassar, of Greens
boro, who brought two of his
pupils here. The program was
highly enjoyed.
A highlight of the meeting was
the making of two comical pic
tures of Kiwanis couples. Dr. and
Mrs. E. G. Click, appropriately
costumed, were the “victims” of
^ one photo, while Mr. and Mrs.
Jones Holcomb were “victims” of
the other. T. A. Redmon did the
camera work.
Attendance prizes went to Mrs.
Howard Ford and to Mrs. E. G.
Click.
Republican, had no opposition for
coroner.
In the contest for county com
missioner, s. H. Brewbaker, D. A.
Smitherman, Arthur Renegar, E.
R. Crater and C. G. Mathis were
elected over their Democratic op
ponents C. N. Dobbins, Plato K.
Matthews, T. E. Haire, G. L. Wag
oner and C. J. Holcomb.
Early reports from Alleghany
county, which were unofficial and
incomplete, disclosed that Demo
crats in Alleghany were leading
in all races except that for the
house of representatives and
sheriff.
Wilkes county, traditionally Re
publican, remained in the G. O. P.
column, unofficial returns show,
with J. H. Whicker Sr., being giv
en a two-to-one lead over C. B.
Deane, of Rockingham, in the
race for Congress from the Eighth
District on the strength of early
returns. Although no figures are
available here, election board of
ficials were said to have stated
that on the basis of reports from
20 of the 30 Wilkes precincts, the
Republicans had retained all
county offices by a majority of
approximately 2 to 1.
SPECIAL MEET
IS TO BE HELD
Surry Farm Bureau Workers
To Gather At Courthouse
In Dobson This P. M.
WILL MAKE TABULATION
S. H. Atkinson of Siloam and
r. N. Taylor of White Plains, pres
ident and secretary, respectively,
of the Surry County Farm Bureau,
have called a special meeting of
all workers in the membership
drive, to be held at the courthouse
in Dobson this evening (Thurs
day) at 7 o’clock.
Workers are asked to bring all
memberships they have solicited
since the drive began. A tabula
tion will be made. Present esti
mate of the number of new and
renewed memberships is about
one-half the quota, which was set
at 1,200 members.
Present members whose mem
bership expire next spring are
warned that no other drive will be
conducted this year, and that now
is the time for them to renew their
memberships. Such renewed en
listments will not be in operation
at the same time as the old mem
bership, Mr. Atkinson says, but
will go into effect when the pres
ent one expires.
County Agent Neill M. Smith
has expressed appreciation on be
half of the Surry Farm Bureau
for the business and professional
men who have acquired associate
memberships during the drive.
Associate members ’ show proof of
the interest in agriculture in Surry
County,” according to Mr. Smith.
Ministers To Meet
Monday At YMCA
According to Rev. C. Marvin
Boggs, secretary and treasurer of
the Elkin-Jonesville Area Minis
ters Association, that organiza
tion will meet Monday at noon at
the YMCA in a dinner session.
All ministers representing this
area are urged to be present.
STARS ARE TO
PRESENT SHOW
Thirty-Minute Radio Program
Will Feature All North Car
olina Entertainers
GOOD HEALTH PROGRAM
A 30-minute radio show featur
ing all North Carolina stars in
Hollywood plus a number of other
favorites will officially launch the
Good Health Association’s educa
tional publicity campaign, it was
announced today by Executive
Secretary Harry B. Caldwell. t
The big broadcast will be heard
direct from Hollywood next Sat
urday night, November 9, from 7
till 7:30 o’clock, Caldwell said
Every full-time radio station in
the state will carry the program
Stations which operate during the
daytime only will make transcrip
tions for use Sunday, Novembei
10.
Governor Gregg Cherry and I
G. Greer, president of the Good
Health Association, will also ap
pear on the program, speaking
briefly from Raleigh. After the
remarks of Gov. Cherry and Dr
Greer, the locale will be shifted
from Raleigh to Hollywood where
ten top stars will take over the
entertainment feature of the half
hour.
More than a million listeners
from Manteo to Murphy are ex
pected to hear the show, which
will be the first radio program
ever to be presented over an all
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FHA REPLACES
TWO AGENCIES
Assets Of Farm Security Ad
ministration And Farm
Credit Group Absorbed
HAVE SAME PERSONNEL
The Fanners Home Administra
tion, as authorized by the Con
gress, began operation in North
Carolina November 1, says Huberl
W. Cartner, FSA Supervisor foi
Surry and Yadkin Counties, wh(
recently attended a meeting ai
Asheville of personnel who wil
direct the affairs of the new
agency.
FHA replaces both the Farm Se
curity Administration and th
Emergency Crop and Feed Loar
section of Farm Credit Admini
stration, and takes over the per
sonnel and assets of both agencies
Cartner said that for the time be
ing FHA offices will be maintain
ed with the same personnel at a!
points where FSA and ECFL hav
operated. Both agencies hav
made loans to small farmers anc
the new agency will continue tc
serve this group.
Also attending the meeting a
Asheville were Mrs. Myra K. Slate
W. R. James, and G. H. Alford
Discussions were led by J. B
Slack, FHA State Director, Vance
E. Swift, FSA State Director anc
Mr. Rosary, ECFL State Super
visor.
Two types of loans will be made
by Farmers Home Administration
Mr. Cartner said. Farm purchase
loans will be made to tenants
sharecroppers, farm laborers, anc
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HAMPTONVILLE
BOYS VICTIMS
AUTOACCIDENT
Billy Crater, 17, And Robert
Dobbins, Jr., 19
ONE INSTANTLY KILLED
Two Other Youths Injured
Late Monday Night When
Automobile Crashes
FUNERALS WEDNESDAY
Two Yadkin youths were killed
and two others injured late Mon
day night when the automobile in
which they were riding went out
of control and crashed about one
mile north of Brooks Cross Roads.
Instantly killed was Billy Cra
ter, 17 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Crater, and the second
victim was Robert A. “Buddie”
Dobbins, Jr., 19 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dobbins, who
died within a few minutes after
reaching the Elkin hospital. The
accident happened almost in front
of the Crater home.
Injured in the crash were Hu
bert Burgess, 17, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Burgess, who is being
treated for a broken hip, and
Allen Brooks, 16, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Brooks, who received
only minor injuries.
All four boys were thrown from
the car, which overturned several
times and which was reported as
being driven by Crater.
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
Flat Rock Baptist Church for
Buddie Dobbins after the body lay
in state from 2:30. Burial was at
Oak Grove Baptist Church ceme
tery. Services were in charge of
Rev. Grady White and Rev. C. C.
Holland.
Young Dobbins was a graduate
of West Yadkin High School, class
of 1944, and attended Oak Ridge
Military Institute for one year and
Wake Forest College one year,
where he had planned to return
next January.
He is survived by his parents
and two brothers, J. Hal Dobbins,
of Decatur, Ga., and Ralph Dob
bins of the home at Brooks Cross
Roads; two sisters, Mrs. G. W.
Sprinkle, Cycle, and Mrs. C. A.
Shore, Hamptonville.
Crater funeral services were
held at Zion Baptist Church at 2
o’clock yesterday afternoon . The
body lay in state from 1:30. Rev.
Lloyd Pardue and Rev. Grady D.
White officiated, with burial fol
lowing the church cemetery.
He is survived by his parents;
one brother, Jimmy Crater, and
one sister, Joan Crater.
Is To Give A
Series Of Talks
Here Next Week
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DR. GEORGE MAUZE
Under the auspices of the Hi-Y
and Tri-Hi-Y clubs of the Elkin
and Jonesville high schools, Dr.
George Mauze, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Winston
Salem, will give a series of talks
here Tuesday through Thursday
of next week.
Dr. Mauze will speak each of
the three mornings from 8:45 to
9:25 o’clock to students of the
: Elkin high school and their invit
! ed guests. He will speak at Jones
! ville from 9:50 to 10:30 on the
l same days.
1 These services will be held in
recognition of National Prayer
- and World Fellowship Week.
, Theme of the discussions will be
• “One Lord for One World.” Mem
■ bers of the sponsoring organiza
: tions are to conduct opening de
l votionals at each service.
Dr. Mauze is recognized as one
of the outstanding religious lead
! ers of the South, where his ser
, vices have been in great demand
: during past years. His accept
, ance of the invitation fo come
I here marks a high-spot in the ac
tivities of the Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y
clubs bf the two towns.
All Democratic Candidates
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Are Elected In Surry County;
Folger Is Given Big Majority
JURORS DRAWN
BY CO. BOARD
Will Serve During Criminal
Court Session At Dobson
Beginning Dec. 16
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
Jurors for the criminal term oi
Surry County Superior Court, be
ginning December 16, 1946, were
drawn by county commissioners
at their regular monthly meeting
Monday.
The following names are listec
for duty:
Roy Critz, Mount Airy, Route 1;
C. V. Simmons, Mountain Park;
W. Richard Gillespie, Dobson
Route 1; Hadley Harbour Dobson
Route 2; Ben Snow, Mount Airy
Route 1; Harvey Nixon, Elkir
Route 1; J. C. Mills, Mount Airy
Route 1; V. D. Hampton, Elkin
Route 1; Carl B. Dodson, Pilol
Mountain, Route 1; Lester D. Hill
Pilot Mountain: Troy Horton
Mount Airy; M. F. Davis, Mounl
Airy; J. E. Lowery, Mount Airy
Route 3; R. W. Shinault, Dobson
Eli M. Cook, Mount Airy, Route 2
F. C. Gunnell, Mount Airy, Route
5; W. F. Rumley, Dobson, Route 2
D. C. Williamson, Dobson, Route
1.
Waltz Beasley, Mount Airy
Route 5; Arthur Inman, PU01
Mountain, Route 1; Sid J. Shores
Siloam; Paul A. Marion, Pinnacle
John H. Wilmoth, Dobson, Route
1; L. W. Gunnell, Mount Airy
Route 2; Brady Harris, Mourn
Airy, Route 4; Clarence Green
wood, Elkin, Route 1; A. B. Ash
burn, ^Jount Airy; Walter Combs
White Plains; Caleb H. Bennett
Mount Airy; J. Charlie Gentry
Ararat; A. W. Cockerham, Moun
tain Park; George E. Reynolds
Ararat; J. A. Smith, Mount Airy
Route 5; Hubert F. Goad, Mourn
Airy, Route 5; W. M. Benson
Mount Airy; and J. W. Neal
Mount Airy, Route 3.
MT. AIRY GIRL
WINS CONTEST
Ivylyn Sparger, 15, Takes
State-Wide Honors In 4-11
Club Clothing
FROM BEULAH SCHOOL
Ivylyn Sparger, 15, daughter o:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sparger
Mount Airy Route 3, was judgec
winner in a state-wide 4-H Clut
Clothing Achievement contest helc
recently at Raleigh, according tc
an announcement from that city
Miss Sparger has been awarded t
trip to Chicago, 111., where she wil
enter the national 4-H Club con
test, to be held December 1 to 5.
A member of the Beulah 4-K
Club and an 11th grade studenl
at the Beulah High School, Miss
Sparger becomes the second mem
ber of her club to win state hon
ors. In 1941 Arlene Johnson, alsc
of Beulah, took first prize in cloth
ing achievement at Raleigh.
According to Mrs. Grace P
Brown, Surry Home demonstra
tion agent, the young lady is the
outstanding 4-H member in the
county. Her achievement, Mrs
Brown said, was partly inspired bj
the previous record of Miss John
son.
Miss Sparger will make the trip
to Chicago in the company of 2(
other 4-H Club girls and boys whe
were state winners in various de
partments of club activity.
Boonville Defeats
Mocksville 27-(]
Boonville high school, scoring ii
every period, defeated a scrappj
Mocksville eleven at Boonville Iasi
Friday afternoon 27 to 0.
Boonville struck in the firs'
quarter for a touchdown vvliei
Pardue flipped a 15-yard pass tc
Shore. Johnson converted. Tin
same passing combination clickec
again in the second period.
In the third a power attack car
ried to the Mocksville two' yarc
line, where Castevens went ovei
for the score with Lackey addini
the extra point. In the fourtl
period G. Brown caught Pardue’i
pass for a score with Pardue gain
ing the extra point from scrim
mage.
FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL LAB — Jack Caudill, left, Lions Club
President, is shown above as he presented to N. II. Carpenter, right,
principal of city schools, a check for. $1,500, to be used for the con
struction of a science laboratory at the high school. Money repre
sents profits from recent horse show.
Lions Present School
With Check For $1500
Money Represents Profits From
Horse Show; Carpenter Accepts
I N. H. Carpenter, principal of
Elkin schoo.ls, Monday night was
presented with a check for $1,500
by the Elkin Lions Club. The
money, representing the amount
’ the Lions Club netted as a result
of the horse show held here sev
eral weeks ago, is to be used for
constructiong and equipping a
ELKIN LOSES
TO MT. AIRY
Are Defeated By Granite
Bears 36-0; Will Play
Mocksville Here Friday
ELK MIDGET TEAM PLAYS
Mount Airy defeated Elkin High
School at Mount Airy Friday night
36 to 0, thus winning the “battle
of Surry.”
Coach Shelton’s first and second
teams played most of the game to
chalk up their eighth consecutive
victory for the season.
Slate blocked Lawrence’s kick
in the early minutes of the game
on Elkin’s 48 yard line where Snow
ran the ball over to score.
Overby recovered an Elkin
fumble on the Mount Airy 48 in
the second period and the Bears
drove for four first downs with
1 Coble carrying the ball over from
the one-yard line.
In the third period Coble toss
ed three straight passes, hitting
Gruble with the third for a 25
yard gain and a touchdown. Pitt
| man and Cox tackled B. Ratledge
' in the Elkin end zone for a -safety,
and Cox posted a touchdown with
. a 38-yard dash around left end.
Coble passed to Collins in the
. end zone for five yards and the
fourth period score.
Elkin advanced to the Mount
Airy 28 yard line where their at
i tack bogged down.
During the game Graham John
; son, back into action for the first
time after breaking his collarbone
at the beginning of the season,
rebroke the bone.
The Elks will meet Mocksville
here Friday afternoon at 3:45.
Elkin’s midget team played
Children’s Home at Winston
Salem Wednesday afternoon but
results were not available when
The Tribune went to press.
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science laboratory at the local
high school.
Jack Caudill, president of the
club, made the presentation at the
close of the Lions regular weekly
meeting. He expressed apprecia
tion to Mr. Carpenter for the work
he had done in city schools since
coming here, and he added that he
hoped the Lions’ contribution
would aid in increasing the scope
of local educational facilities.
Rev. Ralph Ritchie, prior to the
presentation, extended on behalf
of the people of the town appre
ciation to the Lions Club for the
interest they are showing in edu
cation and for their generous con
tribution. He termed the horse
show, and the resultant donation
of the money, one of the best civic
projects to have taken place in
Elkin.
Close to 100 Lions and their
guests attended the meeting,
which President Caudill termed
“the most important of the year.”
Guests included members of the
school board and school officials
from here and from North Elkin.
SCOUTS HOLD
RALLY SUNDAY
Youngsters 01‘ Elkin-Yadkin
District Take Part In
Events At School Field
DEMONSTRATION GIVEN
The Camping and Activities
Committee of the Elkin-Yadkin
District, Old Hickory Council, Boy
Scouts of America proved their be
lief in plenty of “activity” for
their Scouts Sunday afternoon.
November 3, when a group of
Scouts, Scouters and Friends met
at the athletic field for a District
Rally.
The Rally started at 2:30 p. m.,
and lasted for over two hours.
There were about fifty Scouts
present, with 32 taking part in the
seven events. Two of the events
were classed as “fun events,” while
the others were in the nature of
Scout Advancement. The fun
events were three-legged race, in
which two Scouts with one leg of
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Elkin Township
Goes Heavily
Democratic
On the basis of unofficial and
as yet partly incomplete returns,
all Democratic candidates for of
fice within Surry County appear
to have been successful in their
bids for election. With reports in
from all but one or two of the
county’s 18 precincts Republicans
have been forced to concede de
feat.
The largest number of votes
drawn by a single candidate were
pulled down by John Polger, can
didate for rt election to Congress.
Mr. Folger polled,, 5,434 in his
home county, while, his Republi
can opponent, S. E. 'Hall, drew
3,383. ’ \
Unofficial returns are complete
from all but Marsh, where no
figures have been reported at all;
Mount Airy No. 5, where only the
results of the Congressional and
Sheriff races have been reported;
Shoals, where no figures are avail
able as yet on the State senate
and State house races; and West
field, which has not yet reported
results of the Congressional race.
John Llewellyn, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee
of Surry county, said yesterday
that the vote in all precincts seem
ed to be slightly heavier than is
usual for off-year elections. Other
observers expressed mild surprise
at the number of Republican bal
lots cast in some of the precincts.
Closest race of the election was
run between Sam Patterson and
Wesley J. Davis, Democratic and
Republican candidates for sheriff
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ARE TO MEET
TAYLORSVILLE
Jonesville Eleven Will Play
Last Home Game This Aft
ernoon On Elkin Field
LOSE TO WILKESBORO
Jonesville high school will meet
the strong Taylorsville squad here
Thursday afternoon on the Elkin
school athletic field, the game to
begin at 3:45.
Taylorsville is reported to have
a fast scrappy team this year and
have displayed a powerful and de
ceptive brand of ball in preceding
games. Although they will be out
weighed by the Jonesville team,
they do hold the edge in experi
ence.
Last Friday, facing the Wilkes
boro eleven there, Jonesville was
defeated 42-0, but despite losses
have shown improvement as the
season progresses. Coach Watt
Deal and Kemp Reece have con
centrated on blocking and tack
ling during practice sessions this
week while the backs have been
drilling on pass offense and de
fense. A passing attack account
ed for three of Wilkesboro's
touchdowns Friday.
Both the Jonesville and Tay
lorsville teams are reported to be
in top condition for this evening’s
contest and from all indications
an excellent game is to be expect
ed. This will mark the last home
appearance of the Jonesville club
this year. In their last appear
ance locally they defeated a fight
ing Flat Rock eleven 20-14.
Local Youth Suffers
Minor Hurts Monday
Ralph Jennings, 17, of 234 Sur
ry Ave., sustained minor head in
juries as a result of an automo
bile accident which occurred at
the intersection of Highway 268
and Oakland Drive at 9 P. M.
Monday.
Young Jennings was taken to
the Hugh Chatham Memorial
Hospital and released after treat
ment.
Driver of the car was identified
as Dexter Rose, 17, son of Carl
Rose of Arlington. He was not in
jured. Police officer Hugh
Laffoon, who with Officer G. H.
Paine investigated the accident,
said that Rose was charged with
operating a car without a driver’s
permit.
The accident occurred when the
car plunged over an embankment
and overturned, as it was coming
into Elkin. Extent of damage was
estimated at about $200.