ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
The Elkin Tribune
ELKIN
The Best Little Towa
In North Carolina
VOL. NO. XXXIV No. 50
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
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FAMOUS ACROBAT TO SHOW TRICKS HERE — Program of the
air show to be given here under the sponsorship of the William J.
Jones post of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Lions Club will
feature the acrobatic flying of Beverly Howard, shown in the above
photo standing beside his plane and in the lower photo performing
f one of the stunts that have made him famous. Now presidcntv of
the Hawthorne Flying Service of Orangeburg, S. C., Mr. Howard has
held the World's Champion Acrobatic Flying trophy since 1936. He
recently renewed his claim to the title by taking top stunting hon
ors at the Cleveland air show.
INCREASE IN
PRICES NOTED
Many Items Shoot Upward
Following Decontrol; Some
£ Try To Hold Line
SOAPS UP 50 PER CENT
New York, Nov. 12. — One-time
OPA price levels were shattered
today in more than half a dozen
different industrial fields, but a
hold-the-pricc-line sentiment rul
ed at least temnorarilv in manv
areas of American business.
j§ A cross-county check by the
Associated Press underscored these
among other increases since Presi
dent Truman suddenly cut the
strings on most prices last Satur
day night:
A boost of 50 per cent by major
soap manufacturers; an increase
of $2.50 a ton in steel scrap; boosts
of $100 for passenger cars by Gen
eral Motors and Crosley Motors;
advances in varying amounts for
copper, lead, zinc and tin recov
r ered from scrap; a 9 per cent in- j
ci'ease in farm implements by In- I
ternational Harvester; and marked
increases by Du Pont for viscose
products that apparently will spell
out rising rayon prices.
At the same time, Westinghouse
and General Motors reported at1
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BENEFIT SALE
IS TO BE HELD
Seek To Raise Funds For
Election Of New Church
Near Dobson
PLANNED NOVEMBER 28
In order to help raise funds for
the erection of a new church
building, members of the Central
View Baptist Church, located near
Dobson, are to conduct a benefit
, auction Thanksgiving Day, Nov
ember 28.
A religious service conducted by
Rev. Joe Hall and Weimar Hodges
wirf open the program at 10 a. m.
A dinner, picnic-style, will be held
at noon, and those attending are
invited to bring baskets.
Immediately following dinner
the auction will take place. Varied
articles, donated by persons inter
ested in the church, will be sold
to the highest bidders, and all
proceeds will be turned over to the
church building fund.
Lonzie V. Hodges, secretary
treasurer of the church, extends
on behalf of the pastor, Rev. S. C.
Smith, and the membership a cor
dial invitation to the public. For
mer pastors are especially invited
to attend.
Are To Turn On
Christmas Lights
Here Nov. 29th
At a meeting of directors of
the Elkin Merchants Associa
tion Wednesday morning it
was decided that Christmas
street lighting will be turned
on November 29 to officially
mark the opening of the
Christmas season here.
It was also decided that
stores will close one day, Nov
ember 28, for Thanksgiving,
and two days for Christmas.
These days were announced as
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December 25, and Thursday,
December 26. Store hours dur
ing: the Christmas shopping
season will remain as they now
are, from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p.
m„ it was said.
TURNED OVER
TO WILKES CO.
Littoral And Bell To lie Tried
At Wilkesboro On Crim
inal Assault Charge
HELD W I T H O U T BOND
Ralph Vernon Litteral, 34. of
Winston-Salem, and Marvin C.
Bell, 23, of Roaring River, Route
1, accused of kidnapping and
criminally assaulting 15-year-old
Peggy Shore of the Pleasant Hill
community, were ordered released
to the sheriff of Wilkes county by
Judge Johnson J. Hayes at the
conclusion of United District
Court term last week.
The two men were being held on
a Federal charge of violating the
Lindbergh law, since it was alleg
ed that they tpok the little girl
across the state line into Tennes
see. The order releasing the men
to State court, where they will be
tried on assault charge alone,
does not “prejudice the rights of
the United States” to prosecute
them under the Lindbergh law
Judge Hayes said.
A petition filed along with the
order for the release of the pair,
signed by Avalon E. Ilall, 17th
District solicitor, stated that Sher
iff C. G. Poindexter holds a war
rant charging them with criminal
assault in Wilkes county, and adds
that prosecution will be started
“at the earliest possible date in
Wilkes County Superior Court.”
Bell has been held m Guilford
county without privilege of bond
and Litteral has been serving a
60 day sentence in the State pen
ientiary at Raleigh, for violation
of liquor laws, since their appre
hension in August.
All rubies and sapphires, genu
ine and synthetic, are composed of
aluminum oxide.
REPUBLICANS
SHOW SLIGHT
GAIN IN RACE
Pick Up About Four Per
Cent In Surry
MAJORITIES ARE SLICED
Folger Loses Total of 702
Votes In Majority As Com
pared With 1942
OFFICIAL VOTE LISTED
In spite of a nation-wide change
of sentiment in favor of the Re
publican party, as evidenced in
the first general election since the
end of the war, Surry county
voters remained faithful to the
Democratic cause and gave to ev
ery party candidate appearing on
the tickets, both county and State,
a substantial majority.
Republicans, however, showed a
slight gain of about four per cent.
Using the election of 1942, the
last “off-year” ballot casting, as
a basis of comparison, Republicans
cut into the Democratic majority
by an average of 550 votes per
candidate. In 1942 the average
number of votes per Democrat was
5,489, and per Republican, 3,402.
Last week an average of 5,474
voters favored the Democratic
ticket, while an average of 3,926
went Republican.
Thus the 1942 Democratic ma
jority averaged 2,087, while in
1946 it averages, according to the
official vote tabulation, 1,538.
Democratic candidates for two
offices registered slight gains over
Republican opponents, those offi
ces being clerk of superior court
and State senate. All other of
fices attracted an increased num
ber of Republican ballots.
Closest race of the just-com
pleted campaign was run off by
Sheriff Sam Patterson and Re
publican sheriff-nominee Wesley
J. Davis. Patterson won by a
margin of 586 votes. In 1942
Patterson beat out Davis in a race
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STORES ARE TO
CLOSE HALF-DAY
Merchants Vote To Take
Wednesday Afternoons Off
Effective January, 1947
THROUGH SEE TEMBER
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Elkin merchants, through a
questionaire-survey offered by the
Merchants Association, have voted
to closed their stores each Wed
nesday afternoon, January through
September. It is understood that
the extension of the summer-time
holiday will take effect January,
1947.
It has previously been custo
mary for the merchants to close
one-half day each week during
the summer only.
Claude Farrell, president of the
Merchants Association, stated that
Wednesday afternoon closing will
give employees, who normally work
a six-day week, an opportunity
to more free time for relaxation
and household tasks.
Mr. Farrell also pointed out that
the neighboring towns of Mount
Airy. North Wilkesboro, and Win
ston-Salem observe the half-holi
day 11 months out of the year,
remaining open the entire week
only during the month directly
preceeding Christmas.
The questionnaire distributed
among local merchants asked
whether or not they favored clos
ing during the summer months,
closing for 11 months, or closing
at the discretion of the associa
tion. The majority, Mr. Farrell
said, indicated that they preferred
closing each Wednesday afternoon,
at 12 noon, January through
September. It was previously
agreed that all would abide by the
opinion of the majority.
Presbyterians
Hold Youth Night
The annual Youth Night pro
gram, conducted by the young
people of the Presbyterian
Church, will be presented Sunday
night at 7:00 o’clock at the
church.
Youth Night is observed in all
Presbyterian Churches annually
for the purpose of conveying the
aims and program of the Young
People's organization to the church
as a whole, and the offering from
this service is used to promote
young people’s work throughout
the Synod and Presbytery.
Those taking part from the
Elkin Pioneer League will be: Jan
ice Jennings, Edna Dillon, Phyllis
Jennings, David Dickson, Jean
Combs, Gwendolyn Dickson, Bet
ty Lou Wall, and David Causey.
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DIES SUDDENLY — Robert L.
Church, well-known Elkin busi
nessman, above, died unexpect
edly last Thursday afternoon
while working on his lawn at his
home on Gwyn Avenue. Fun
eral rites were conducted Satur
day at 2 p. m.
ELKSTO PLAY
SPARTA FRIDAY
Game Across Mountain To
Get Under Way At 1:30 P.
M.; Defeat Mocksville
CHALK UP 32-6 SCORE
Elkin high school defeated
Mocksville High here last Friday
afternoon 32 to 6.
B. Harris ran 21 yards to score
the first touchdown after a drive
from the 38-yard line. T. M. Eld
ridge carried the ball 37 yards in
the third play of the game, with
B. Lawrence carrying it to the
half-yard line. Fred “Choo-Clioo”
Ratledge took it over to score.
A Eldridge, a second stringer,
scored one of Elkin’s touchdowns.
Blocking a kick on Mocksville’s
32-yard line, the ball was taken
by C. Eldridge and carried to the
one-yard stripe where B. Ratledge
pushed it over for another score.
In the third quarter C. Eldridge
scored from the two-yard line. B.
Harris got two extra points from
placement.
In the last period Mocksville
scored when Poplin threw a pass
28 yards to Collette for a touch
down.
The Elks will go to Sparta to
morrow afternoon (Friday), for a
game with Sparta High. The
game is scheduled to start at 1:30
P. M.
R.L. CHURCH, 69,
DIES SUDDENLY
AT HOME HERE
Highly Esteemed Eikin Busi
ness Man Passes Thurs.
HAD HEART CONDITION
Was Active In Business Here
For 25 Years As Lumber
man and Oil Distributor
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Robert Lee Church. 69, well
known and highly esteemed busi
nessman of this city, died unex
pectedly Thursday afternoon while
working on the lawn at his home
on Gwyn Avenue.
Having retired from business
two years ago due to a heart con
dition, which was responsible for
his death, Mr. Church was active
in business here for 25 years; first
as a lumber manufacturer and
more recently as district distribu
tor of Gulf Oil products.
A native of Wilkes County, Mr.
Church was a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Bynum Church. He was
a member of the Elkin Methodist
Church and the Masonic organi
zation.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Miss Della Warren; three
daughters, Mrs. Robert Smith, of
Greensboro, Mrs. N. S. Forester,
Jr., of North Wilkesboro, and Mrs.
Paul Price, of this city; two sons,
R. Edward Church, of Elkin, and
Clay F. Church, of Marion, Va.;
and three brothers, J. B. Church,
of Roaring River, F. C. Church
and E. E. Church, of Winston
Salem.
Funeral services* were conduct
ed Saturday at 2 p. m. at the
home, with Rev. Robert G. Tuttle
and Rev. R. V. C. Ritchie offi
ciating. Interment was made in
the Hollywood cemetery here.
Car Plunges Over
High Embankment
An automobile belonging to Dr.
Ira S. Gambill, North Elkin, was
badly damaged when it plunged
over a roadside embankment near
the owner’s home about 4 p. m.
Sunday.
The car, parked on an incline,
broke loose when its brakes ap
parently gave way. It rolled
backwards down the incline, ga
thering speed, and finally coasted
over the bank flanking Highway
21. It was unoccupied. The ma
chine came to rest in an almost
vertical position, and no one was
injured.
Thieves Loot Safe Of
$5.20 Here, Passing
Up Several Thousand
TO MAKE LABOR
SURVEY IN CO.
Seek To Alleviate Farm Labor
Problems; 200 Farms Are
To Be Checked
FARMERS COOPERATING
In an effort to take further
steps to alleviate the farm labor
problem, brought about by short
ages in both man-power and
machinery, Neill M. Smith, Surry
coun ty agriculture extension
agent, has directed that a survey
be made of labor problems on a
representative group of 200 farms
in the county.
The survey is being made un
der the guidance of H. W. Miller,
farm labor coordinator. It will
include 100 farms in the Dobson
area and 100 in the vicinity of
Shoals.
Thus far workers have reported
that farmers have offered “100 per
cent’’ cooperation, and that the
majority of them have expressed
approval of the plan.
The extension service has been
encouraging a “swap” of farm
machinery and farm hands among
the county’s farmers, each man
helping his neighbor- and in return
receiving help from him. This
system met with general success,
it was stated, but had several dis
advantages. Among them being
the fact that when one planter
was busy with his crops, it was
likely that neighboring planters
were equally as hard-pressed with
similar crops, which required
treatment at the same time.
The survey will make an at
tempt to discover how much labor
and how much equipment is
available, the equipment survey
including everything from hay
forks to tractors, and also includ
ing electric power and running
water on the farms examined. It
is expected to result in statistics
which will show at a glance what
is lacking and what is most need
ed on farms in the county.
Enough fence post timber was
sold off the Jefferson National
forest to build 22 miles of fence.
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ELKS PROVE TOO STRONG FOR MOCKSVILLE IN GAME HERE FRIDAY — Elkin High’s Buck
in’ Elks experienced little difficulty here last Friday afternoon in defeating a scrappy Mocksville team '
32-6. Top photo shows Bob “Cotton” Harris goalward bound as he ran off right end for the Elks. 1
Bob Ratledge is leading the way, while Murph (40), makes a desperate effort to overtake him. In ’
lower photo Lawrence picks up plenty of yardage in a drive which netted another Elkin score. Mocks- 1
viUe Players seeking to intercept the runner are Campbell (31), Jones (28), and Hartman (33). Mocks
ville player at extreme right (36), is Graves. B. Ratledge (13), is pictured just beyond Lawrence. ^
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Dies Instantly
Of Rifle Wound
Saturday A. M.
WILLIAM G. GAMBILL
William G. (Billy) Gambill, 25.
World War II veteran and son of
Dr. and Mrs. Ira S. Gambill died
Saturday morning about 7:30
o'clock of rifle wounds said to
have been self-inflicted while he
stood on the lawn at the home of
his parents in North Elkin.
Mr. Gambill’s act was attributed
to despondency due to possible
battle fatigue.
He was graduated from the Elk
in schools and attended the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Mr.
Gambill was called to military ser
vice and served three years in the
Eighth Air Force, being discharg
ed with the rating of corporal.
Since receiving his discharge,
young Gambill had assisted his
father in the management of their
farm interests located near the
city.
Funeral services were held at
the First Baptist Church, of which
he was a member, Sunday after
noon. Rev. Howard J. Ford offi
ciated. Burial was made in Holly
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honors. Veterans of both World
War I and II participated. Pall
bearers were members of the
American Legion.
Survivors include the parents;
one brother, John Gambill, recent
ly discharged from the Navy and
now a student at the University;
one sister, Nancy Carroll Gambill.
of the home; and his grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Gentry of
Doughton.
Mr. Gambill was one of three
sons of Dr. and Mrs. Gambill who
were in service during World War
II, one of whom, Ira S. Gambill,
Jr., was killed in action in Ger
many.
LEGISLATORS
DENIED MONEY
Voters Defeat Amendment
Allowing Them $10 Per
Day Expense
WOMEN’S RIGHTS OK’D
Raleigh, Nov. 12. — An amend
ment to the State Constitution
authorizing the payment of $10
a day expenses to members of the
General Assembly apparently was
defeated in the November 5 gen
eral election by the narrow mar
gin of 916 votes, an unofficial
compilation of election returns
showed today.
Returns from all of the 1929
precincts in the State showed
that a total of 143,014 voters fav
ored the amendment and 143,930
opposed it. Voters in 46 of the
100 counties approved the amend
ment and voters in the 54 other
counties were against it.
The proposed amendment would
have provided $10 a day in ex
penses to each member of the
general Assembly for the first 60
lays of any legislative session.
Meanwhile another amendment
,o give women the right to serve
m juries apparently was approved
werwhelmingly. Complete but un
>fficial returns showed 184,918
rotes for and 131,660 against the
tmendment.
The State Board of Elections is
cheduled to meet here on No
ember 26 to compile the official
lection figures.
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Safe In Texas ^
Oil Co. Office U
Thieves broke into the TexM f
Oil Company storage plant, akpttt
one mile from here on the j3
son road, sometime Monday n
and after performing about
worth of labor, escaped with $
The thieves reportedly ha
their way through the gate of tlitt
fence surrounding the plant, en
tered the office, and with hammer
and chisel forced open one of the
two safes in the building. They
found the $5.20, which apparently
satisfied their efforts. Charles G.
Poplin, Texaco agent, was said to
have placed between two and
three thousand dollars the day be
fore in a second safe, which was
untouched by the burglars.
In addition, Mr. Poplin had a
sum of money from the Elkin
Presbyterian Church, of which he
is treasurer, stuffed into a desk
drawer, along with several signed
checks. The desk was also ignor
ed.
Authorities examined the place
for fingerprints but were unable
to find anything which might
immediately lead to identification
of the thieves.
DR. MAUZE TO
SPEAK TODAY
Appearance Before Jonesville
And Elkin Schools To
Mark Final Talk
WILL CONCLUDE SERIES
Dr. George Mauze, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Win
ston-Salem, speaks for the third
and final time this morning to the
student bodies of the Elkin and
Jonesville high schools. He speaks
at 9 a. m. in the Elkin high school
gymnasium and at 9:50 a. m. in
the Jonesville high school audi
torium.
xuesday the prominent Presby
terian pastor, in popular demand
throughout the South, took as his
subject "Flying High.” He built
his theme around the flight of
eagles into the atmosphere above
the world, and challenged the
young people to construct for
themselves high ideals, to live in
the rare atmosphere of God which
is the atmosphere of truth.
Wednesday he spoke of "Fol
lowing the Christ,” pointing out
that many young folks follow the
call of "self,” seeking personal
benefit, rather than following the
call of Christ into a life of Chris
tion service.
These programs, a part of "Re
ligious Emphasis Week,” are being
sponsored by the joint Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y organizations of the two
schools. Members of the club are
leading opening devotionals. Dr.
Mauze was introduced to the Elk
in group by Rev. Ralph Ritchie
and to Jonesville students by Rev.
R. J. Hogan.
BEAGLE CLUB
PLANS TRIALS
Will Be Held Monday, Nov
ember 18 Through Satur
day, November 23
ON ROWAN CO. FARM
The Carolina Beagle Club, of
which L. I. Wade of this city is
president, has announced a field
trial to be held Monday, Nov. 18,
through Saturday, Nov. 23, at the
B. H. Miller Farm near Salisbury.
Several beagle fanciers from this
section are expected to enter dogs
in the trials.
Entries, together with fees, are
to be mailed in advance, if pos
sible, to the secretary of the club,
Hubert I. Reinhardt of Newton.
Members are also requested to
make reservations for the banquet
in advance. The entry fee Ls $5
for all-age dogs and $3 for derbies.
Cost of banquet will be $1.58 per
plate.
Headquarters for the trial will
be the Yadkin Hotel in Salisbury.
Judges for the event are Mark
Roberts, Walnut, Pa., William J.
Dawson, Beaver Falls, Pa., John
Lotz, Jr., Rochester, Pa., and John
H. Burke, Apponaug. R. I.