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4 ELKIN The Best Little Town In North Carolina ELKIN Gateway To Roaring Gap And The Blue Ridge 0 The Elkin Tribune NORTH CAROLINA’S NO. 1 NEED VOL. No. XXXV No. 11 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1947 $2.00 PER YEAR 14 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS SNOW SUPPORTS 4-YEAR MEDICAL • SCHOOL AT UNC Should Either Do So Or Abolish 2-Year Term IS FOR GOOD HEALTH Would Extend Jurisdiction Of Pilot Mountain Mayor’s Court TO INTRODUCE BILLS By MARJORIE RAGAN Tribune Raleigh Bureau ij Representative George Snow will support the proposed four year medical school for the Uni versity of North Carolina because he thinks “half-baked doctors aren’t worth anything.-’ Snow says he thinks the school should be begun, or the present two year school abolished. He points out that it is difficult for young men to gain entry to a medical school for their last two years, after they have started somewhere else. The medical school is a part of the program endorsed by the Med f ical care commission, and will cost something under $4,000. Snow is for the entire medical care program which will offer health centers and other aid for the rural part of the state—“lock, stock, and barrel.’’ The Surry legislator has taken a definite stand on some other matters of public interest. He is particularly anxious that the leg islature appropriate money to re pair existing public buildings. He is opposed to the diversion of highway funds, saying that he wants Surry to keep its roads in good repair. VSnow recently took a torty-mne tour of his county to see the con dition of the roads. He was well pleased with the county system, but wants to keep it good. Snow has several bills to intro duce in the near future. , One measure would extend the yf jurisdiction of the Pilot Mountain Mayor’s court, which has been in existence since 1891. His proposal would alow the court to hire both a judge and a solicitor, and would make the court similar to the one operated in Kernersville. Another measure he’s interested in would exempt Surry county ^ from the new debt limitations, to allow more county buildings. Snow has recently become con cerned about the Surry county library service. At present, Surry county has public libraries, but is without county-wide service, and without state aid. Only 14 of the state’s counties are now failing to participate in state aid. The library commission has asked a $350,000 appropriation for state aid for each year of the coming biennium, but the Advis ory Budget Commission has cut the figure to $200,000. Miss Mar jorie Beal, state library commis sion director, appeared yesterday (Wednesday) to ask that the re quest be reconsidered. To qualify for state aid, Surry * county must: Make an appropria tion or vote a library tax: devise plans for county-wide service; and secure the services of a trained librarian. B. &. L. Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting The annual stockholders meet ing of the Elkin-Jonesville Build ing and Loan Association was held Tuesday night at 7:30 in the office of the firm, according to an announcement by Miss Mattie Mae Powell, secretary-treasurer of <4 the organization. Re-elected officers are: J. R. Poindexter, president; P. M. Nor man, vice-president; H. P. Gra ham, vice-president; E. P. Mc Neer, C. S. Foster, J. L. Hall. W. C. Cox, S. G. Holcomb, and George Royall, directors. Miss Powell termed the progress and business of the organization during the past year as unusually good. Home Demonstration Agent Is To Speak Dr. Jane S. Kimraou. outstand ing home demonstration worker 4 in North Carolina and author o! " “When We're Green. We Grow," has accepted an invitation to spOak at the Farm Women’s Meet ing to be held in the YMCA here April 22. Miss Iris Davenport, editor of the Women’s department of the A* southern Agriculturist, and John m Harris, landscape specialist, will also speak on the program. Three hundred farm women from Surry, Yadkin and Wilkes counties have been invited to at tend the meeting. Boy Scouts To Take Over Town For Hour Elkin’s town officials will re linquish their posts for an hour tomorrow afternoon while local boys scouts take over city hall as honorary officers. Names of scouts who have been chosen to act as town officials will be disclosed at a luncheon in the Bon Ton Grill tomorrow, which is being: given by Mrs. Don Pruitt in honor of boy scouts here. Scoutmaster Fred Norman’s Troop 46 will be honored at the dinner meeting of the Kiwanis club tonight at the YMCA. The troop will present a program on scouting. Saturday, local troops will participate in an observation contest. Scouts will observe dis plays in down-town store win dows, and then list the articles they remember. A sleeping bag, donated by J. C. Penney com pany, will be awarded the win ning contestant. Following a wiener roast and program at Neaves Park, scouts will attend a free movie at the State theater. Elkin scouts will conclude ob servance of National Boy Scout Week with a program at the Pleasant Hill Baptist church Sunday at 2 p. m. J. W. Clay, prominent scout leader of Win ston-Salem, will speak, and local ministers have been in vited to participate on the pro gram. Ford Appointed To Head Elkin Red Cross Drive Rev. Howard J. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist Church, has been appointed chairman of the 1947 Red Cross drive for Elkin, according to an an nouncement today by, C. J. Hyslup, chairman of the local chapter. Elkin has been assigned a quota of $2700, and the total for Surry county is $6693, Mr. Hyslup said. Half of the funds collected in the drive will remain with the local chapter, with the remain der going into the national Red Cross fund. The opening date of the drive will be announced in next week’s issue of The Tribune. DAIRY SHOW TO BE AT MT. AIRY 4-H And FFA Club Members Of Surry To Take Part In Event At Fairground SPONSORED BY LIONS A Junior Dairy Show will be held at the Mount Airy fair grounds this fall for 4-H and FFA club members of Surry county, it was announced this week by the county agent’s office. The show, similar to the one held last fall, will be sponsored by the Mount Airy Lions club for the purpose of stimulating interest in better cattle breeding and dairy production in Surry county. Prizes will be presented to winning con testants. Paul Burch, prominent Moun tain Park Jersey cattle breeder and dairyman, has offered to as sist County Agent Neill M. Smith and Assistant Agent Mark Goforth in locating heifers for club mem bers who wish to enter animals in the show. County Agent Smith stated that Surry farmers would highly respect Mr. Burch's judg ment and assistance in the selec tion of heifers. The county agent’s office urged club members who plan to enter animals in the show to apply to Luther G. Sink, Jr., assistant agent and 4-H club leader, as early as possible, so that the num ber of heifers desired may be placed in the county. An auction sale of heifers desired is planned about the last of March. Only registered, pure-bred dairy cattle may be entered in the show, but there are no restrictions as to the breed, Mr. Smith said. Bill Would Create School Districts George K. Snow, Surry county representative, introduced a bill in the House last week that would give Surry county commissioners authority to create school districts and call special elections for school bonds and school tax levies. The bill would make a special school tax law passed in 1937 for Buncombe county applicable to Surry also. This law provides that county commissioners may create school districts, set district boundaries within their county and, upon re quest of the board of education, order and hold special elections in a district for the issuance of school bonds and tho levying of special taxes. Under provisions of the bill a hearing may be called to initiate action at the request of 10 per cent of the voters of the area. Approximately 4 and one-half million dollars was spent by U. 8. farmers for operation and main tenance of power and machinery in 1946. MENTION ELKIN MAN FOR POST Thurmond Chatham Suggest ed As Ambassador Or Sec retary Of The Navy IS BACKED BY SOLONS The death of O. Max Gardner, ambassador to Great Britain, has resulted in speculation that Thur mond Chatham may be appointed to fill the vacant post, or that he may succeed Navy Secretary James V. Forrestal, who has also been mentioned for the number one diplomatic job. An AP release from Washington this week stated that a delegation of North Carolina legislators plan ned to present Mr. Chatham's name to President Truman as successor to Forrestal if the Navy secretary should be appointed to the ambassadorial post. An earlier story mentioned Mr. Chatham as a possible nominee for the vacant ambassador’s post caused by Gardner’s death. Supporters of Mr. Chatham pointed out that his successful ca reer as an industrialist and busi nessman, his wide experience in the commercial world, and his outstanding record in World War II equipped him to carry out the duties of either the diplomatic post or the Navy Secretary’s posi tion. TRAVEOGUE IS GIVEN SHOWING New Motion Picture About North Carolina Is Filmed In Color VIEWED BY OFFICIALS Legislators, members of the Council of State, and top-ranking North Carolina officials viewed the new color-sound travelogue, “Meet North Carolina,” at a special dinner and premiere in Raleigh Thursday of last week. Governor Cherry recently is sued invitations to around two hundred persons, and their wives, to attend the first showing of the film, which was given at the Sir Walter Hotel in that city. Present also were representa tives of tire press and radio, and officials of the Standard Oil Com pany of New Jersey, which pro duced the film in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. North Carolina's new movie, which runs for thirty-one minutes, later will be made available to schools and clubs for showings throughout the State. "Meet North Carolina’’ is not only a travelogue, but also deals briefly with the pilncipal agricul tural and industrial activities of North Carolina. Scenes range from the Smokies to the Outer Banks, and the result is a kaleido scopic panorama of the State’s most scenic and interesting sights. The movie, which required six months of camera work by a crew of four, was produced by John Bransby Productions, of New York, for tho North Carolina Division of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. The cameramen traveled over 6,000 miles in North Carolina in making tile picture, and 20 other persons were directly em ployed in its production. Laurens Wright, of Charlotte, manager of the N. C. Division of the Standard Oil Company, pre sided at the February 6th dinner, and Governor Cherry accepted the film on behalf of the state. Vehicle tires returned to the U. S. since the war brought with them thousands of mosquitoes. The water that gathered in them during outdoor storage, when ex-* amined, contained mosquito larva. WAR HERO TO MOVIE STAR — Audie L. Murphy, 23, Kingston, Texas, came out of World War II with the,title of the most decorated GI. His gallantry won for him the Congressional Medal of Honor, three Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit and the Croix de <3uerre and nine other decorations. Here he is shown receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor—and his present occupation, training to be a movie star. COMMITTEE TO MEET FRIDAY Democratic Group To Discuss Dividing Surry Into Three Districts MAY SEEK NEW LAW The Democratic executive com mittee of Surry county will meet at the court house in Dobson Fri day night at 7:30, according to an announcement by John G. Llewellyn, chairman of the com mittee. A proposal to divide the county into three districts, with one county commissioner to be elected from each district, will be discuss ed. It was pointed out that such a plan would eliminate the possi bility of all three commissioners coming from one section of the county. If the proposal is ap proved, Surry’s representative will be asked to' introduce a bill to en act the plan into law. All county officials and citizens interested in the proposal are in vited to attend the meeting. Johesville Winner Over Mountain Park The Jonesville high cagers took both ends of a twin bill from Mountain Park Friday night. The Jonesville girls won the opener, 22-18, while the Jonesville boys followed with an easy win over the Mountain Park lads, 52 21. The Jonesville girls were trail ing at the half, but came back to win in the second period. D. Vestal, B. Vestal, and Free man led the attack for the Jones ville boys, while Thompson was top scorer for Mountain Park. Whiskey Makers Lose Outfits From Raids Members of the Yadkin Coun ty Sheriff’s office destroyed six illicit liquor distilleries in the county during January, according to Sheriff A. F. “Bill” Moxley yes terday. Four of the stills were in Lib erty Township, one was in For bush, and one was in Buck Shoals township. A quantity of beer and mash was destroyed together with the equipment found on the loca tions. Mooresville And Mount Airy Win Cage Tourney The Mooresville boys won a 26 13 victory over Elkin Tuesday night to cop the boys’ champion ship in the Jaycec Invitational Basketball Tournament while the Mount Airy girls defeated Sparta 27-13 to win top honors in the girls’ division. A packed house saw the contest ing learns Slug out the final matches- Goodman scored 14 points in leading the champion Mooresville boys, while Winsette and Welch starred for- the victor ious Mount Airy girls. The winning teams were pre sented checks of $200 each, and the team captains were awarded trophies by Bob Lankford, presi dent of the Elkin Jaycees. Sparta and Elkin, runner-up teams, re ceived checks for $100. A secret committee, composed of nort-Jaycee members, selected the following players on the AU Tournament teams: (Girls) Win sette, Welch, and Frye, Mount Airy; Walters and Compton, Mooresville; Andrews and Mox ley, Sparta: R. Weatherman and Privette, Union Grove; Alexander, Stony Point; and Holcomb and Royal, Elkin. The boys’ All-Tournament team was composed of Gar Fawcett and Gruble, Mount Airy; Cain, Har mony; Hall, Goodman and Kluttz, Mooresville; T. Reeves, Sparta; Rogers, Stony Point; Bob Harris and K, Adams, of Elkin. Players selected on the All Tournament, teams were presented gold souvenir basketballs. Jaycee officials stated today that the tournament was very successful, and that participating coaches, fans and players had commented favorably on the man ner in which the tournament was conducted. Plans are already un der way to hold a similar tourna ment next year. Two Sent To Prison In Yadkin Co. Court Session Comes To End After Two-Week Term Yadkin comity superior court for the trial of criminal cases ad journed for the term at the close of Monday afternoon session. Many cases were tried during the term, which was presided over by Judge H. Hoyle Sink of Greens boro. Two to Pen Two persons received sentences to the state prison during the term. They were Seek Phillips. 35, and Paul Martin, 20, charged with crime against nature. The defend ants first plead not guilty and a jury empanneled. One witness was examined, when attorneys for the defendants plead them guilty and asked the mercy of the court. Judge Sink sentenced them to the state prison for not less than five nor more than 10 years. He told the defendants they had saved themselves 10 years by pleading guilty as he intended to give them that additional time if tried and found guilty. The testimony would have involved a number of very young boys and some ladies. Both defendants lived in the northern part of the county. It was this case that brought the first two women to the jury box in the history of Yadkin coun ty. After the jury was selscted to try Phillips and Martin their at torney W. M. Allen, objected be cause there was no women on the jury, whereupon Judge Sink order ed the Sheriff to secure two wo men jurors. Mrs. A. E. (Bessie) Holton and Mrs. R. M. (May) Wells were summoned and took their seat in the jury box, to be the first women jurors in Yadkin county. Tommy Pinnix, reckless driving, judgment continued on payment of $100 and costs. Garl Jester, assault, continued. Foy Matthews, disorderly con duct, continued. James T. Wooten, operating car intoxicated, found guilty by Jury, six months on roads. R. J. Murphy, operating car in-v toxicated and violating motor (Continued On Page Eight) Tribune Publisher To Speak On Radio Program H. F. Laffoon, publisher of The Tribune, will make a guest appearance on the “Northwest North Carolina News,” a week ly broadcast of Radio Station WSJS, next Saturday at 12:45 p. m. Mr. Laffoon will speak brief ly on the advantages of Elkin and this section. This program is one of a series in which northwestern North Carolina editors have been featured. The program will also present news of inter est to residents of this section. SEEK TO FORM CATTLE CLUB Organizational Meeting Of Farmers To Be Held At City Hall On 21st LUTZ TO BE SPEAKER An organization meeting of farmers interested in the forma tion of a Jersey Cattle Club is scheduled to be held in the city hall February 21 at 7:30 p. m. Paul Burch, of Mountain Park, Jersey cattle breeder, will serve as chairman at the meeting. The proposed club will include farmers of Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin, Forsyth and Stokes counties. The organization is being planned in conjunction with a drive sponsor ed by the North Carolina Jersey Cattle Club in an effort to pro mote interest in Jersey breeding. Harry K. Lutz, field representa tive for Jersey cattle clubs in the two Carolinas, will speak at the meeting on the program of sales, shows, testing and 4-H Club work for 1947. John Arey, dairy specialist of the State College Extension ser vice, will also speak at the meet ing. ‘Y’ Midget, Junior Teams Win 3 Games The Junior and Midget basket ball teams of the YMCA won three games over the Kannapolis Jun iors and Midgets in the Kannap olis gymnasium Saturday. The Elkin “B” Midgets won, 23-11, and the “A” Midgets turned in a 19-15 win. The Juniors edged out the Kannapolis Juniors, 26-25. In the Gra-Y league, the Elkin 6th grade trounced the North Elk in 6th and 7th graders 28-1, and the Elkin 7th grade defeated the Jonesvttle 6th grade 10*1. Several games were forfeited League teams from Jonesville, Pleasant Hill, North Elkin ahd Elkin are scheduled to meet m the YMCA Saturday. The YMCA skating program, which was suspended during the Jaycee tournament, will be re sumed tonight at 7:45, Director of Boys’ Activities Walter Safrit an nounced. It is estimated that there arc 3 and one-third million miles of roads, streets and alleys in the United States. Organist Is To Appear Saturday At Jonesmlle Paul Weber, with his Hammond electric organ and chimes, will ap pear in an organ concert at the Jonesville school auditorium Sat urday night at 7:30. The Jones ville Parent-Teacher Association is sponsoring the concert for the benefit of local boy scouts. Mr. Weber played for a New Year’s Day dance in Elkin last month, and his performance was enthusiastically received. He has appeared in large cities from coast to coast and recently re turned from New York where he played at a leading night club. The public is invited to attend the program in Jonesville. Ad mission is one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children. CLUB BACKS HEALTH PLAN Kiwanians Vote Unanimously To Adopt Resolution En dorsing Program CONDUCT QUIZ CONTEST At its regular dinner meeting Thursday night in the YMCA, the Elkin Kiwanis club voted unani mously to adopt a resolution en dorsing the North Carolina Good Health Program. Copies of the resolution, which advocated enactment of legisla tion by the General Assembly to “secure to the people of North Carolina a Good Health Program,” were mailed to Representative George K. Snow and Senator R. P. Jones. A copy of the resolution, signed by C. C. Poindexter, president; and Julius L. Hall, secretary; fol lows: ‘‘WHEREAS, at a regular meet ing of the Kiwanis Club of Elkin, it was pointed out that North Car olina ranks forty-second among the states in the number of gen eral hospital beds per one thous and population and in a compar able position in the number of doctors; and that the Good Health Program now being advocated for the State of North Carolina is one in which every citizen is vitally interested. “Upon a motion passed by unanimous vote, the following i-es olution was adopted: "BE IT RESOLVED that the Kiwanis Club of Elkin endorse and advocate the passage of a Good Health Program by the Gen eral Assembly of North Carolina, and that the Senator and Repre sentative from Sun-y County be requested to give his active sup port to the enactment into law such legislation as will secure to the people of North Carolina a Good Health Progiam; that a cop^y of this resolution be sent to the Senator and Representative from Surry County, and delivered to the press in Elkin.” C. N. Myers, program chairman, conducted a quiz contest following the dinner. Kiwanians whose names were drawn from a hat were the amusing contestants on the program, and received pennies instead of dollars for their an swers to the “sixty-four dollar” questions. The Boy Scouts, Troop No. 46. which is sponsored by the Ki wanis Club, will present the pro gram for this week. Raymond Harris, Chairman oi the Commit tee on Boys and Girls Work, and Scout Leaders are arranging a very interesting program. Owner Recovers Stolen Vehicle W. W. Thomas, Jr., of Falls Church, Va., was the owner of the 1946 dump truck recovered near State Road last week by local of ficers. Mr. Thomas was notified and came to Elkin to get his ve hicle. One window glass was broken in a door of the truck, which had been abandoned between State Road and Thurmond, presumably after being driven directly from Falls Church. The “borrower” left no clue as to bis identity. Surry Basketball Tournament Opens The annual Surry county bas ketball tournament opened Tues day night in Flat Rock with two girls’ and one boys’ teams meet ing in the initial games. The Lowgap girl cagers defeat ed Shoals 26-14, the Dobson boys beat Copeland 27-19, and the Franklin girls trimmed Copeland 31-28. Half of U. S: exports in 1946 consisted of food and clothing. AUTHORITY ON SOIL EROSION IS TO SPEAK Will Be Guest At Elkin’s An nual Farmers’ Meeting IS NATIVE OF STATE Now Chief Of Soil Conserva tion Service In Na tion’s Capitol PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, chief of the soil conservation service in Washington, D. C., has accepted an invitation from County Agent Neill M. Smith to speak on the annual Farmers’ Day program to be held at the Gilvin Roth YMCA here March 6. Dr. Bennett is a native of An son. county, North Carolina, and a world-recognized authority on soil erosion. He was one of the nation’s earliest proponents of soil conservation and laid the basis for establishment of the United States Soil Conservation Service. Edward A. Wayne, vice-presi dent of the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond, will also speak at the afternoon session of the Fanners’ Day meeting. Former governor Melville Broughton, who has participated in nearly every Farmers’ Day pro gram here since it was inaugurat ed several years ago, will serve as master of ceremonies for the even ing program. The program is scheduled to get underway at 2 p. m. with a joint assembly in the gymnasium tthirr-y a _ V* Jl 1 t. A W*lV»VU4fi 1^1 Hi v/ ductions and announcements by County Agent Smith, Mr. Wayne will speak on “Farm Records,” and, at 2:40, Dr. Bennett will discuss “Soil Conservation.” Group sessions will start at 3:30, when farmers will have an opportunity to hear specialists in various fields relating to agricul ture. Final plans for the meeting were completed at a recent con ference of agricultural leaders called by Chairman of the Elkin Agricultural Council, Garland Johnson. Attending the planning conference were county agents Neill M. Smith, D. R. Perkins and R. D. Smith of Surry, Yadkin and Wilkes counties, respectively. H. M. Willis, of the Surry Soil Con servation Service, and Stay ton Mclver, district soil conservation - ist of North Wilkesboro, were also present to help formulate final plans for the meeting. Farmers of Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties have been invit ed by county agents of the respec tive counties to attend the pro gram. Farmers of these counties who did not receive invitations, and who are interested in attend ing the meeting, are requested to contact their county agent, who will secure invitations for them. State Alumni Group Holds Meeting Hero Twenty-five members of the Northwest Alumni Club, consisting of N. C. State College alumni from Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes, Alleghany and Ashe counties, attended a din ner meeting in tire YMCA Mon day night. Highlight of the program was a movie of the N. C. State-Duke football game, which was shown by H. W. “Pop” Taylor, general alumni secretary of State College, and guest on the program. D. R. Perkins, Yadkin county farm agent and president of the alumni group, presided at the meeting and presented Mr. Taylor. H. M. Willis was appointed pro gram chairman for the next meet ing to be held in April. Elks Win Two Over North Wilkesboro Elkin high varsity and junior varsity took two basketball games from North Wilkesboro last Fri day night there. The junior var sity won by a score of 49 to 26. Shugart and Couch had 14 points each. Finley was North Wilkes boro’s ace with 8 points. The varsity teams played on even terms up to the third quar ter when the Elks broke loose to score nine points. Osborne with 13 points, and Harris with 10 points led the at tack for Elkm. Johnson led the scoring for North Wilkesboro. Elkin high will meet Jonesville here Friday night at 7:30 in a double header at the school gym nasium. Occupation headquarters an nounced December 30 that during December 1,136 tons of sugar and 180 tons of candy had been ex ported from the United States to Japan.