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The Elkin Tribune
NORTH
CAROLINA’S
NO. 1 NEED
VOL. No. XXXV No. 5
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1947
$2.00 PER YEAR
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
W.S. REICH, 77,
DIES TUESDAY
IN HOSPITAL
Was Pioneer Businessman
And Respected Citizen
SUFFERED ILL HEALTH
Retired From Furniture Busi
ness Some Years Ago; Lo
cated Here In 1900
FUNERAL RITES TODAY
Following a critical illness of
» .one week, Wiley Sylvester Reich,
* '77, pioneer businessman of Elkin,
died at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in the
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi
tal. He had been in declining
health for several years.
A native of Forsyth county, Mr.
Reich was a son of Ephraim W.
and Abigail Livengood Reich. He
came to Elkin to locate in 1900,
opening a retail furniture business
which developed into one of the
leading businesses of the city.
Prior to coming to Elkin he was
engaged for eight years in brick
manufacturing and building con
tracting in Pilot Mountain.
^ Since retirement from the fur
niture business some years ago, he
had operated a real estate business
until his recent serious illness.
His last birthday on November
24th was celebrated with a fam
ily dinner, attended by his chil
dren anti grandchildren.
Mr. Reich was an active mem
rber of Elkin Methodist Church,
serving long on the board of stew
ards, as teacher in the church
school, and in other offices. He
was a regular attendant to the
annual conferences and had been
named a life member of the board
^kpf stewards. He was a member of
gBcikin Masonic Lodge and served
^^s district grand deputy and in
other important offices. He was a
member of the Jr. O. U. A. M. He
also served as president of the
Farmers and Marchants Bank of
Elkin until it was discontinued.
His wife, Mrs. Etta Whitaker
Reich, to whom he was married in
died 15 years ago. Surviving
are eifeht children, Mi's. R. L. Wil
moth, Mrs. Grady Wilmoth, Mrs.
W. A. Hunt, and Graham Reich,
Winston-Salem; Paul C. Reich,
Mrs. R. B. Boren Jr., Greensboro;
John W. Reich, Statesville; Ralph
Reich, Elkin; 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today (Thursday) at 2 p.
m. at the Elkin Methodist Church,
with the pastor, Rev. Robert G.
Tuttle, and Dr. J. S. Hiatt in
charge of the rites. Interment
will be made in the Hollywood
cemetery with honors of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
MANYOFTS
10 VETERANS
Local Chapter Daughters Of
/ Revolution Take Part In
Annual Yule Program
1 MANY TREES BOUGHT
Christmas was more cheerful
for patients in hospitals in North
Carolina this season because of
gifts of North Carolina Daughters
oftthe American Revolution.
Large radio-victrolas were pre
sented to the naval hospital at
Camp Lejuene and the naval dis
pensary at Cherry Point. The
Navy Hospital at Camp Lejuene
and Moore General Hospital were
given moving picture projectors
whereby bed patients may read
books flashed on the ceilings
above their beds in hospitals.
Gifts of many kinds were sent
to men and women at both Oteen
and Moore General Hospitals in
the Black Mountain area.
A large number of Christmas
trees were purchased in order that
eyery ward and room at Oteen
ahd Moore General hospitals
might have a decorated tree dur
ing the season.
The Jonathan Hunt Chapter of
this city participated in the state
wide program.
County Council
Meet Postponed
k County'; council meeting of the
Surry County Home Demonstra
tion Club, scheduled for January
6, has been cancelled, Mrs. Grace
P. Brown, Jiome demonstration
agent, has announced.
4 Mrs. Browri.stated that speakers
« originally invited to participate in
the program Ipave revealed that
they will be uttable to attend the
meeting, one due to illness and
the other to a conflicting engage
ment.
The meeting will be scheduled
for another date, the home dem
it for
IL
tration agent
PASSES — W. S. Reich, above,
pioneer Elkin businessman, died.
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock at Hugh Chatham Me
morial Hospital, following sev
eral years of declining health.
Funeral rites will be held at the
Elkin Methodist Church this
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
MAN ARRESTED
AFTER CRASH
David M. Bell, Of Hampton
ville, Is Charged With
Reckless Driving
THREE AUTOS SMASHED
David M. Bell, 23, of Hampton
ville, was charged with reckless
driving as result of a three car
automobile accident near Brooks
Crossroads Sunday night about 8
o’clock.
Although property damage was
described as heavy, no injuries
were reported.
Corp. J. S. McKinney of the
State highway patrol, who investi
gated, said that Bell’s machine,
traveling east, first collided with
a car driven by Hubert Denney,
also of Hamptonville, striking
Denney’s left rear fender with his
own machine’s left front. Con
tinuing down the highway, his car
sideswiped the third car driven by
Route 1 Roth TVermev and ftaiirile
were traveling west.
The accident occurred about
one-half mile east of Brooks
Crossroads.
SURRY WOMAN
DIES SUNDAY
Mrs. Jennie H. Hodge, 44,
Passes Away At Her Home
At Dobson Route 1
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday at Central View Mission
ary Baptist Church, near Dobson,
for Mrs. Jennie H. Hodge, 44, who
died Sunday at her home, Dobson,
Route 1.
Surviving are the husband, R.
F. Hodge; her father, W. R. Hud
son; four sons, William, Franklin,
Wesley and Jimmie Hodge of the
home; three daughters, Mrs. Joe
Moffett of Manhattan, Kan.;
Mary Lee and Gloria Hodge of the
home; one brother, Mallory Hud
son of Dobson, and eight sisters,
Mrs. Betty Hodge, Mrs. Tom Cave,
Mrs. Manley Cave, Mrs. Walter
Jarvis, Mrs. Wesley Gillespie and
Mrs. Rufus Wilmouth, all of Dob
son; Mrs. Matthews Wells of
Watha, and Mrs. Lonnie Cave of
Yadkinville.
T? o\r FIol m o i* owrl
Silas Smith officiated, and burial
was made in the church cemetery.
TAXUm
TIME IS HERE
All property on hand January
1st, 1947, either real or personal,
is subject to taxation and must be
listed. J. Pate Fulk, tax supervisor,
warns Surry county residents, and
all male persons between the ages
of 21 and 50 must list for poll tax.
Lister for Elkin township will
be L. I. Wade, w'hose office will
be located in the city hall during
the month of January.
Matter to be listed includes re
turns on investments, real estate,
buildings and improvements, ma
chinery, fixtures, merchandise in
stock, and goods in the process of
manufacture. Also included are
such items as farm machinery,
household furniture, office fur
niture, office equipment, jewelry,
automobiles, aeroplanes and live
stock.
Other tax listers for townships
in this section of the county are:
Bry^n, R. E. Snow; Dobson, H. C.
Lawrence; and Marsh, J. E.
Poindexter.
CHAS. C. BAKER
SHOT TO DEATH
SATURDAY A. M.
Manager Of Club 40 And 8,
15 Miles West of Elkin
ASSAILANT IS HELD
Johnny H. Correll, Alleged To
Have Fired Fatal Shot,
Charged With Murder
ARGUMENT REPORTED
Charles C. Baker, 30, manager
of Club 40 and 8, located about 15
miles west of here on the North
Wilkesboro highway, was instantly
killed about 3 a. m. Saturday when
a shot, allegedly fired by Johnny
H. Correll of Lenoir, pierced his
forehead.
Correll was jailed charged with
first degree murder.
Witnesses testified at a hearing
before Wilkes County Coroner I.
M. Myers Saturday that Baker
and Correll got into an argument
during a dice game. Baker, it was
said, ordered Correll to leave the
establishment.
According to the testimony of
Miss Helen Kilby, Correll refused
to leave and continued the argu
ment. He later slapped Baker in
the face and followed him behind
the bar. When the two men
emerged from the bar. Baker, it
was said, held a revolver.
Witnesses testified that Baker
again urucicu ouiien tu icavc,
Correll backed toward the door
holding in front of him the girl
who had accompanied him from
Lenoir. While backing, witnesses
continued, Correll drew a gun and
fired, the bullet striking Baker in
the forehead, killing him instantly.
Con-ell remained at the scene
until the arrival of Sheriff C. G.
Poindexter.
An examination of the gun held
by Baker, it was noted by wit
nesses, showed it to be not loaded.
Correll is cited to appear at the
March term of Wilkes County
Superior Court.
Baker, a navy veteran, was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. George G.
Baker. He resided in North Wilkes
boro.
Surviving are his parents, one
daughter, Norma Jean; one broth
er, Robert C. Baker, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Anna Jean Templeton
of North Wilkesboro and Mrs.
Wayne W. Vannoy of Purlear.
Funeral was held Monday at the
Hinshaw Street Baptist Church,
North Wilkesboro, and the body
was buried in the Mount Lawn
cemetery.
NORTHELKIN
STORE LOOTED
Believe Youthful Culprit Re
sponsible;-Swag Recovered
Under Rear Steps
FOOTPRINTS ARE NOTED
Loot collected by a burglar dur
ing an attempted robbery of Doug
Darnell’s North Elkin store Tues
day night was reported recovered
beneath an outside flight of steps
leading to the building’s second
story.
According to Deputy Sheriff
Heber Mounce, the thief, thought
uavt; ucru a, yuungMei, juuijucu
the door lock with a tire tool some
time between 8 and 10 o’clock
while Mr. Darnell was in town.
Investigation showed that a cigar
box containing cash and checks;
a radio, and cigarettes were miss
ing.
A set of small footprints were
discovered leading around to the
back of the store, where all of the
missing articles, including the
money, were found stuffed n a
trash box hidden beneath the rear
steps.
Mr. Mounce said that the foot
prints and general aspect of the
attempted burglary indicated that
a youthful culprit was to blame.
Klondike Guernsey
Cow Sets Record
Peterborough, N. H. — A daugh
ter of the registered Guernsey sire,
Argilla Knight, owned by Thur
mond Chatham, Elkin, North Car
olina, has completed an official
Advanced Register record. She is
two year old Klondike Kelora
which produced 10700.9 pounds of
milk and 576.2 pounds of butter
fat.
Argilla Knight has one hundred
and sixteen sons and daughters in
the Performance Register of The
American Guernsey Cattle Club.
This record was supervised by
the North Carolina State College
and reported to The American
Guernsey Cattle Club for approval
and publication.
January Term
Surry Court
To Open 6th
January term of Surry Coun
ty Superior C^urt will open at
Dobson Monday, January 6th,
Clerk of Court Kcrmit Law
rence has announced.
Two weeks of criminal court
are scheduled, with Judge
Frank G. Armstrong of Troy,
presiding. One murder and
two manslaughter cases are in
cluded on the January calen
dar.
CUPID RUSHED
FOR HOLIDAYS
Forty-One Couples Apply To
Surry Register Of Deeds
For Marriage License
FROM DECEMBER 19 TO 30
A near record 41 couples ap
plied to the Surry county register
of deeds for marriage license dur
ing the Christmas season, be
tween the dates of December 19
and December 30.
Couples wei'e:
Dec. 19 — Barnett David Mc
Crary, 21, Cana, Va., and Claudia
Quisenberry, 19, Mount Airy; Bert
Key, 28, and Irene Hoyden, 21,
both of Dobson; Harry Hoyden,
23, and Eloise Bledsoe, 17, both of
Dobson; Roland Simmons, 23, and
Stella Goad, 24, both of Mount
airy.
Dec. 20 — Wendell Swift, 20,
Elkin, and Hazel Pardue, 17,
Mountain Park; Sam Key, 24, and
Audrey Renegar, 22, both of Elk
in; Lewis H. Puckett, 19, and Mar
garet Alma Hicks, 21, both of
Mount Airy; Joseph R. Hawks,
25, and Eula Lee Creed, both of
Mount Airy; James Vance Hutson,
19, and Laronie Hicks, 15, both of
Mount Airy; W. C. Mason, Jr., 21,
and Barbara Lou Harbour, 19,
both of Dobson.
Dec. 21 — Howard W. Sparks,
29, Elkin, and Jessie Marie Bau
gess, 29, State Road; Henry Lee
Gardner, Jr., 23, Mount Airy, and
Virginia Nellie Jackson, 19, West
field; Clayton Jones, 21, and Non
(Continued on page eight)
Wearing Apparel
Stolen From Car
Six items of wearing apparel
valued at a total of $178.35 were
taken from the car of Ray A.
Bowles, Charleston, W. Va., while
parked near the Hotel Elkin Mon
day night, police report.
Items were listed as a lady’s
gabardine coat valued at $35, a
man’s gabardine coat at $45, two
men’s suits at $45 each, a sport
shirt at $5, and a white dress
shirt at $3.35.
Police Chief Corbett Wall said
that thieves broke out the Window
in the rear door of Mr. Bowles’
car in order to gain admittance.
The act was committed sometime
between 12:30 a. m. and 8 a. m.
while the car’s owner was a guest
at the hotel.
YADKIN CITIZEN
PASSES FRIDAY
John W. Arnold, Former
Prison Camp Superintend
ent, Dies At Age Of 77
WAS NATIVE OF YADKIN
Following a declining illness for
one year, John W. Arnold, 77, re
tired businessman and former
superintendent of the Yadkinville
State Prison camp, died Friday
afternoon at his home in Jones
ville. His condition had been
termed as critical for one week.
Borp in Yadkin county, Novem
ber 29, 1869, Mr. Arnold was a
son of Thomas L. and Carolina
Gough Arnold. He was married to
Miss Rosa Hinshaw, February 14,
1914. He was a member of the
Jonesville Baptist Church.
Mr. Arnold was a pioneer bus
line operator in this section, hav
ing opened the first bus line be
tween Elkin and Winston-Salem,
disposing of the line after several
years. He retired five years ago
from the position of superinten
dent of the State Prison Camp.
Surviving are the widow; two
daughters, Mrs. Olene Johnson
and Mrs. Evelyn Brown, both of
Jonesville; one brother, T. M. Ar
nold of Hamptonvi’le; four sisters,
Mrs. J. L. Brandon and Mrs. M.
H. Helton of Jonesville; Mrs. O. C.
Cannon of Wichita, Kan., and
Mrs. Tom Wallace of Harmony;
and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Jonesville Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon with Rev. E. W.
Turner and Rev. R. J. Hogan of
ficiating.
ELKINM ANDIES
AT HIGH POINT
Ernest Labor Swaim, 22,
Passes, Following An Ill
ness Of Six Days
WORLD WAR II VETERAN
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday at Swan Creek Baptist
Church for Ernest Labor Swaim,
22, of this city, who * died Friday
at a High Point hospital following
a serious illness of six days.
Mr. Swaim was born at Elkin,
April 5, 1924, son of Ernest Labor
and Julia Nicholson Swaim. He
was a veteran of World War II
and had been connected with
Hedrick’s Gayway Shows for the
past two years.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss Virginia Jurney; one
son, Jerry Dale Swaim: his moth
er, Mrs. Julia Swaim Wagoner of
Elkin, three brothers, Garland
Swaim of Pleasant Hill, Edworth
Swaim of Boonville, and Alvis
Swaim of Jonesville: one sister,
Mrs. Clyde McBride of Jonesville
and one half sister, Miss Edna
Wagoner of Elkin.
Rev. Mr. Templeton was in
charge of the rites and interment
was made in the Swan Creek
Church cemetery.
ARE TO INDUCT
NEW OFFICIALS
OF LOCAL CLUB
Elkin Kiwanis To Hold In
stallation Meeting Tonight
WILL HEAR SPEAKER
DuPre Rhame, Governor Of
Carolinas Kiwanis District,
Will Be Guest
POINDEXTER PRESIDENT
DuPre Rhame, governor of the
Carolinas Kiwanis District, and
head of the department of voice,
Furman University, Greenville, S.
C., will be guest speaker at the in
stallation of officers-ladies’ night
meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis
Club at the Gilvin Roth YMCA
here this evening (Thursday), at
7:00 o’clock.
IjTewton Farnell, Jr., of Greens
boro, lieutenant-governor of the
third Kiwanis division, and Dr.
Charlie Armstrong, of Salisbury,
vice-president of Kiwanis Inter
national, are also expected to at
tend the meeting.
Governor Rhame, prior to his
election to his present office, has
held many offices in Kiwanis, in
cluding the presidency of his own
club, chairman of the district
committee of music seven times,
and chairman of the international
committee on music. An accom
plished musician in his own right,
Ho will onfortoin TTllrin Tfimranianc
this evening with several vocal
numbers, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Rhame, who is also
a talented musician.
Officers to be inducted by Gov
ernor Rhame are: C. C. Poindex
ter, president; Linville Hendren,
vice-president; Julius Hall, secre
tary-treasurer. Directors to take
office are: Ben Adair, Dr. Eugene
Click, Hardin Graham, Clifton
Leary, T. C. McKnight, Charles
Myers and Hubert Willis. HGke
Henderson is retiring president of
the club.
STOCK DEALER
DIES TUESDAY
Worth McKinley Dickerson,
Well-Known State Road
Man, Had Brief Illness
FUNERAL RITES TODAY
Worth McKinley Dickerson, 53,
well-known livestock dealer of
State Road, died about midnight
at his home Tuesday following a
few days illness.
A native of the State Road com
munity, Mr. Dickerson was a son
of McClain and Nan Dickerson.
He was married thirty-five years
ago to the former Miss Kate An
drews. In addition to the live
stock business, Mr. Dickerson also
possessed various farming inter
ests at State Road.
Surviving in addition to his wife
are one son, Bill, of the home;
three daughters, Mrs. J. A. Hanes,
of Cherryville, Mrs. Oliver Walters,
of State Road, Mrs. L. M. Logan,
Jr., of Miami, Fla.; his mother,
Mrs. Nan Dickerson, also of the
home; one brother, S. E. Dicker
son, of Greenwood, S. C.; one sis
ter, Mrs. W. H. Combs, of State
Road; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed today (Thursday) at 11 a. m.
at Mount Pleasant Baptist
Church, with Rev. J. L. Powers
and Rev. L. B, Murray in charge
of the rites. Interment will be
made in the church cemetery.
ALEXANDER IS
CLUB SPEAKER
Former Navy Lieutenant Dis
cusses Use Of Radar
During The War
ORGANIST IS SPONSORED
The Elkin Lions Club, at its
regular meeting Monday night at
the Gilvin Roth YMCA heard a
talk on wartime experiences by
Lewis Alexander, navy lieutenant
during World War II.
The speaker devoted a portion
of his talk to illustrations of the
use of radar from a general and
non-theoretical viewpoint. Mr.
Alexander was an instructor of
introductory radar and its theory
for four months at a naval train
ing station.
Buck Shore, program chairman,
introduced the speaker. Thirty
five members attended.
Members discussed plans for
their dance, scheduled to be held
last night at the Hotel Elkin with
music by Paul Weber, nationally
known electric organist.
SPEAKER — DuPre Rhamc,
above, of Greenvile S. C., gov
ernor of the Carolinas Kiwanis
district, will be guest speaker
and will install officers at the
Kiwanis meeting to be held this
evening (Thursday), at the
YMCA at 7:00 o’clock.
CARS DAMAGED
IN COLLISION
Drivers Are Charged With
Reckless Driving After Ac
cident Christmas Night
ONE HAD NO PERMIT
Two cars were damaged but no
injuries reported in an accident
that occurred just outside the city
limits on North Bridge Street
Christmas night.
The accident occurred when a
car driven by Thomas Wagoner,
recently discharged veteran of
Cycle, traveling east, collided with
another machine operated by
Wesley Carter of State Road, go
ing west. Both cars left the road
on their respective left-hand sides,
the Wagoner machine crashing
through a large display sign and
Carter’s car plunging into the
j. uauoiuc VCLLIJ\.
According to Deputy Hebei'
Mounce, Carter’s car was the most
heavily damaged, with the front
portion estimated to require about
$150 for repairs.
Both drivers were cited for
reckless driving, and Wagoner for
not having a driver’s permit.
Mr. Mounce said that Wagoner,
discharged December 23, possessed
only a military driving permit.
THRILLER ENDS
IN 56-52 SCORE
Yadkinville All-Stars Defeat
Janesville Green Hornets
In Cage Contest
PLAY OVERTIME PERIOD
In an overtime thriller played
Monday at the Jonesville gymna
sium the Yadkinville All-Stars de
feated the Jonesville Green Hor
nets by the score of 56 to 52.
End of the standard playing
time found the two teams dead
locked at 50 points each, necessi
tating an overtime period. B.
Stevenson and Mickey shared
scoring honors , for Yadkinville
with 20 points apiece, and Black
burn was high man for the
Jonesville five with 17 points.
Other scoring was as follows:
For Jonesville — R. Swaim, 6,
R. Bowles. 8: Byrd, 5: Mathis,
12; O. Bowles 4; L. Swaim and
B. Swaim.
For Yadktnville — Walker, 2;
A. Sheek, 14; Judspeth, J. Sheek,
and J. Stevenson.
Officials were Watt Deal and
Kemp Reece.
Jonesville will play White Plains
All-Stars Monday at 8 p. m. in
the Jonesville gymnasium.
George R. Gilliam, 70,
Passes At Fayetteville
George R. Gilliam, 70, an uncle
of Mrs. Ora Walls Vanhoy and
Charlie Walls, of this city, passed
away Thursday after a short ill
ness. The decased is a former
resident of Wilkes County but had
resided in Fayetteville for a num
ber of years. He was a member
of the First Baptist Church, of
Fayetteville, where he had been a
deacon for 33 years.
He was married to the former
Miss Betsy Ratcliff, who preceded
him in death several years ago.
Funeral services were held Fri
day in Fayetteville.
Survivors include two daughters,
Miriam and Pauline Gilliam of the
home.
Among those attending the
funeral from this section were
Mrs. Vanhoy and Mr. Walls; M.
H., M. W., C. E., Walls, and Mrs.
Hobson Blackburn, all of Honda.
CHRISTMAS IS
QUIET LOCALLY
POLICE STATE
Only One Auto Accident Oc
curs In City Limits
REPORT NO INJURIES
However, Large Number
Drivers Arrested For Driv
ing Drunk, Speeding
PUBLIC DRUNKS FEW
Elkin residents, at least those
who remained at home over the
holidays, celebrated Christmas and
New Years with decorum, police
reports show.
According to Ponce Chief Cor
bett Wall, Christmas season, 1946,
was quieter than usual. A large
number of drivers were appre
hended for reckless driving, speed
ing, and driving while intoxicated,
but in spite of this only one minor
automobile accident on North
Bridge street, with no injuries re
ported, marred peace and quiet
within the city limits.
Chief Wall said that arrests for
public drunkenness, disorderly
behavior, and similar offenses
were exceptionally few. i
An increase in traffic violations
was noted during the busy shop
ping period preceeding Christmas,
but frantic motorists and pedes
trians, finally accomplishing last
mmuuc gnu
subsided into peaceful citizens for
the remainder of the holidays.
CHURCH SERIES
START JAN. 5TH
Methodist Hour On Radio To
Feature IJishop W. W.
Peele Of Richmond
TO SPEAK OVER WSJS
Bishoi'/ W. W Peele of Rich- V
mond, Virginia opens the 1947
series of network broadcasting of
The Methodist H o u r Sunday
morning, January 5, when he
speaks over the independent net
work of The Southern Religious
Radio Conference on “An Inform
ed Church.”
This is the first of 13 regular
Sunday morning half hour wor
ship services broadcast over an
independent network of 45 radio
stations which will be under the
sponsorship of the South Central
Jurisdictional Council and the
Southeastern Jurisdictional Coun
cil of The Methodist Church dur
ing the months of January, Feb
ruary and March. These programs
originate in Atlanta, Georgia and
are heard at 8:30 a. m. Eastern
Standard Time and 7:30 Central
Standard Time. This scries of
Methodist Hour broadcasts is a
part of the work of the Southern
Religious Radio Conference, an
organization composed of radio
committees from the Southern
Baptist Convention, the Presbyter
ian Chux-ch in the U. S., the
Prostestant Episcopal Church and
The Methodist Church. Each of
these religious denominations
broadcast over this same network
101 a period oi uuee inunuis.
The Presbyterian Hour has been
on the air during the fall quarter,
and The Methodist Hour will be
followed by The Baptist Hour
which will be heard during the
months oi: April, May and June.
These broadcasts can be heard
in this territory over station
WSJS.
BREAKSLEG IN
CYCLE ACCIDENT
Delmar Holcomb Is Injured
When Motorcycle Is Struck
By Two Cars
Delmar Holcomb, about 20, of
near Arlington, suffered a broken
leg in an accident near his home
on highway 21 about 6 p. m.
Thursday of last week, when the
motorcycle which he was riding
was caught between two cars.
According to witnesses, Holcomb
attempted to squeeze between two
oncoming automobiles, traveling
side by side, when he found him
self trapped in the road. He was
thrown from his machine and sus
tained a badly fractured leg.
It was said that a car operated
by a Mr. Harris was passing a sec
ond car driven by Orville Law
rence when the accident occurred.
Holcomb was takefi to the hos
pital by a passerby.
It, was reported by a witness
that the accident was'not investi
gated by police, and that parties
involved were attempting a settle
ment among themselves.