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ELKIN The Best Little Town In North Carolina THE TRIBUNE Is a Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations The Elkin Tribune ELKIN Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge THE TRIBUNE Is Read By 14,000 People In Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin VOL. No. XXXV No. 19 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947 $2.00 PER YEAR 16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS Officials Are ’’Nominated At ^Meeting Here Report Shows Town Finances In Good Shape * - Mayor Garland Johnson and town commissioners J. O. Bivins, J. W. L. Benson, R. C. Freeman and Charlie N. Myers were nomi nated to succeed themselves at a mass meeting of about 150 Elkin citizens in the elementary school auditorium Thursday night. Rus sell Burcham, the only new can didate, was nominated to succeed Commissioner Carl C. Myers, who did not seek re-nomination. Since only one candidate was nominated for each post, the nom inations are tantamount to elec #tion. There were no dissenting votes on the nominations. W. M. Allen, local attorney, pre sided at the meeting following his election as chairman. Mayor Garland Johnson opened the meeting and gave a report on the town’s financial position. He stated that 98 per cent of all taxes levied during the 14-year yperiod from 1932 to 1946 had been collected, and that the town was in the strongest financial position it had enjoyed since 1922. Mayor Johnson’s report follows: i “I am sure that you will be de- ! lighted to learn that approximate- i '^ly 98% of all taxes levied since the i •“year 1932 through 1946 have been i collected. Therefore, only 2% re- < main uncollected for the corre sponding years. < “In 1933 our bonded indebted- \ ness reached an all time high fig ure. In fact, the outstanding debt , j^it that time on both principal and J interest was $587,000.00. Since , that time the debt has been re- ] funded twice with a considerable • saving in interest to the tax pay- , ers. Of this original debt of $587,- , 000.00 there are now outstanding bonds in the amount of $360,000.00 • or, in other words, a reduction of : . $227,000.00 with an interest rate , -••of 2.92Vz%. Incidentally, $8,000.00 , of these bonds have been retired ■ before maturity. , “In June, 1941, the Town of , Elkin issued $60,000.00 in Water Bonds for the improvement and (Continued on last page, 1st sec.) ARE TO ASK REELECTION Dobson Mayor And Four Board Members To Again Be Candidates ^FOLGER IS REGISTRAR Dobson’s Mayor Frank Freeman and four of the present members of the board of commissioners will be candidates to succeed themselves at the town election to be held in the court house in Dob son on May 5, it was announced yesterday. The flifth commissioner, A. D. Folger, Jr., who is enrolled as a student at Wake Forest College, could not be contacted for a state ment. The four board members who will seek reelection, in addition to. ^Mayor Freeman, arc Mrs. P. B. Folger, J. Herman Coc, Frank W. Comer and F. B. Madison. In view of the recently-initiated bond proposal to finance a water system in Dobson, it was expected that the present governing body would seek reelection in order to follow through on the project, but no official confirmation was re leased until yesterday. Cecil Folger was named reg istrar for the election at a meet ing of the mayor and town board Tuesday afternoon, and J. I. Rog ers ami J. T. Threatte were ap pointed as election judges. Farmers Urged To •A Attend Meeting Farmers of Stewarts Creek township are urged to attend a community meeting in the Beulah High School auditorium at 7:30 p. m., Friday, April 11. Slides on Agorn production will be shown, and a part of the evening will be devoted to a discussion of the pur pose and progress of the newly formed Tobacco Associates, Inc. Assistant county agents G. Mark Jjoforth and S. If. Hawks, Jr., will Save charge of the meeting. Citizens Urged To Attend Meeting At YMCA This Evening E. W. McDaniel, Chairman of the agriculture exposition building committee, announces that there will be an important meeting of his committee and all interested citizens at the Gilvin Roth YMCA this even ing (Thursday) at 7:30, imme diately following the meeting of the Kiwanis Club. All citizens are urged to be present and take part in the discussion. T TO RAISE $1862FUND Allocated As Its Share Of $8,650,000 World Youth Fund For Aid k’S MEN TO SPONSOR Elkin's YMCA has been asked ,o raise $1,862 as its share of an ;8,650,000 World Youth Fund be ng raised by YMCA’s in the Jnited States and Canada to help eliabilitate YMCA organizations >f war-ravaged countries. The nation-wide drive officially >pens Monday, April 14, and con inues through May. The local campaign is being ponsored by the Elkin Y’s Men's Ulub, and Edwin Royall has been appointed treasurer of the drive. ■Jo city-wide canvass will be made, V” leaders said, but those who vish to contribute are asked to nail their checks to Mr. Royall. Nearly three-fourths of the World Youth Fund will be used to •eplace YMCA buildings that were lestroyed by the war, or to repair lamaged buildings. One hundred ind five buildidgs in more than 20 ;ountries were completely destroy ed or severely damaged by artil ery fire, bombs or military occu pation. Part of the fund will be used to provide clothing, shelter and sup plementary food for YMCA secre taries and their families overseas who have lost their possessions. Sums will also be set aside for research projects to find better ways in which YMCA organiza tions may serve the needs of youth. Eighteen YMCA's in North Car slina have been asked to raise a total of $138,225 for the fund. SEVERAL BOYS WIN PROMOTION Badges Are Presented To Bov Scouts At District Court Of Honor Here Y. M. C. A. FRIDAY NIGHT Several boy scouts of the Elkin Yadkin district were awarded badges indicating promotions in rank at a district court of honor in the YMCA Friday night. Dale Aldridge, of troop 48, re ceived his Life Badge, and Abie Harris and Tommy James, also of troop 48, were awarded Star and First Class Badges, respectively. Second Class Badges went to Richard Martin and Bobby Golli licrm, of troop 91; Eddie Hatch, of troop 48; and Benny Triplett, of troop 25. Bill and Jimmy Woodruff, of troop 54, received Public Health and Firemanship Merit Badges. Charles Fletcher, Jr., of troop 46, was awarded Merit Badges in Carpentry, Public Health and Firemanship. Roy Bates, Jr., of troop 46, re ceived Farm Layout and Farm Home and Planning Merit Badges. Buck Hints, chairman of the district advancement committee, made the awards and congratu lated the scouts on their attain ments. An older youth club will be or ganized in Vance County in the near future for those boys who have finished high school and who are still engaged in farming. The President of the United States must be more than 34 years old.' SOIL CONSERVATION SPEAKERS — Shown above are the district winners who spoke in the state finals of the second annual soil conservation speaking contest in the YJVICA here last Thursday. Seat ed, from left to right, are Alton Weaver, West Jefferson; Edward Stone, Route 7, Lenoir; Mattie Sue Carpenter, Bellwood; Francis Pressly, Stony Point, who won second place in the contest; and Leon ard Dean, Oxford Orphanage. Standing, left to right, are W. II. Neal of Winston-Salem, president of the North Carolina Bankers Association who presided at the contest; E. B. Garrett of Raleigh, state soil conservationist; William Mitchell, Youngsville, winner of first place in the contest; Baxter Luth er, Farmer, second place winner; Boyd Hopkins, Albemarle; and Elkin’s Mayor Garland Johnson, chairman of the agricultural committee of the North Carolina Bankers Association which sponsored the contest. —Tribune Photo Franklin Youth Wins In State-Wide Contest Finals Held Here Thursday Afternoon At Y William Mitchell, senior at Youngsville high school in Frank lin county, won a $200 savings bond as first prize in the state finals of the second annual soil conservation speaking contest here last Thursday afternoon. He will also receive an expense-paid trip to Asheville on May 29 as a guest at the North Carolina Bankers Association convention. Second place in the contest and a $100 bond went to Francis Pressly of Stony Point, Iredell county. Baxter Luther of Farmer, Randolph county, won a $50 sav ings bond as third prize. , Eight contestants, representing 45 counties, competed in the con test, which was held in the YMCA. Other speakers were Alton Weaver of West Jefferson; Leonard Dean, Oxford Orphanage; Mattie Sue Carpenter, Route 1, Bellwood; Boyd Hopkins, Route 1, Albe marle; and Edward Stone, Route 7, Lenoir. W. H. Neal, president of the North Carolina Bankers Associa tion, presided at the event. He was introduced by Elkin’s Mayor Garland Johnson, chairman of the agricultural committee of the bankers association which spon sored the contest in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Ser vice. Commending the work of Mayor Johnson and his agricultural com mittee in planning the project, Mr. Neal said the wide-spread in terest shown in the contest had given impetus to the soil conserva tion momevent. it was estimated that between 30.000 and 40,000 persons heard the nearly 2.500 high school students who partici pated in the preliminary contests in 45 counties. Plans arc being made to make next year’s event a completely state-wide affair, Mr Neal said. Frank Doggctt, Extension Con servationist of Raleigh, and E. B Garrett, State Soil Conservation (Continued on page eight, 1st sec.) Male Talent Is To Feature Local Play Local male talent will feature the stage play, “Cornzapoppin,’ to be presented here on the even ings of April 17 and 18, Elkir Junior Woman’s club, sponsor, has announced. Proceeds obtained al the door will go into the club’s school project fund. The cast which calls for a mixec group will be played by males en tirely. Actors and their parts wil be: E. E. Shore, Jr., as Squire Hicks; N. H. Carpenter, Elvirj Judkins; Dr. V. W. Taylor, Jr. Henry Judkins; Amel Eller, Elmei Judkins; Haddon Kirk, Sue Jud kins; Kemp Reece, Mazie Mae; Hugh Salmons, Aunt Bessie; Dr Moir Hall, Bob Sandrock; Ale> Chatham, Miss Twitty; Clydt Rudd, cousih Linney Pearl. This is a three-act comedy wit! chorus numbers composed of ele mentary and high school girls in tervening. Gail Pdge Reeves wil lead a special number. Senior Play To Be Presented Friday Night The senior class of the Elkin high school will present the an nual senior play in the elemen tary school auditorium Friday evening at 8:00 p. m. The play, a farcical comedy in three acts, “Fixit, Incorpor ated,” has been in rehearsal for three or four weeks and is said to be highly entertaining throughout. In addition to the play, the school glee club will also entertain during the pro gram. The pubic is urged to attend. A nominal admission fee will be , charged. Kiwanians To Hear School Glee Club The soil conservation program of the Elkin Kiwanis Club, held last Thursday at the Gilvin Roth YMCA and featuring talks by win ners of the Soil Conservation con test sponsored by the North Caro lina Bankers’ Association was en joyed by all who attended. W. H. Neal, president of the Bankers Association, presented the con testants their prizes during the meeting. / This evening the club will hear a musical program presented by the Elkin High School Glee Club. The program has been arranged by Kiwanian Sam Boose. Eighteen Moore County 4-H Club boys will take Beekeeping for their project this year. FILIPINO BOYS GET ADVICE FROM “Y” LEADER — These Filipino boys listen attentively to one of the Philippines’ greatest guerilla fighters, who is serving now as a YMCA leader. Men like him need help if they arc to succeed in replacing the evil effects of war with wholesome influences in the lives of young people. That is why $8,650,000 is being sought by the YMCA for a World Youth Fund to provide trained leaders and equipment to aid youihs in war-torn countries. Elkin’s YMCA is be ing asked to raise $1,863 in the drive which begins Monday, April 14. .. .. -3ia. GIRL INJURED IN AUTO CRASH Miss Eunice Porter Suffers Lacerated Legs; Others Sustain Injuries OVERTURNS ON CURVE Miss Eunice Porter, 22, of Jonesville, suffered a severely lacerated leg when the car in which she was riding with Cecil Luffman, 22, of Ronda, and an other couple, over-turned near Friendship Church on the Elkin Dobson highway late Sunday af ternoon. The accident occurred when Luffman, driver of the car, lost control of the vehicle on a curve. The machine swerved to the op posite side of the road, turned over and righted itself after re versing its course. Alton Boyd, 22, of Ronda, and Frances Newman, 20, the other two occupants, suffered slight in juries. Boyd was pinned in the wrecked car and received back in juries. Miss Newman received numerous cuts. Luffman escaped without serious injury. The injured were taken to the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi tal. More than 200 stitches were required to close the gash in Miss Porter’s leg. Her condition was reported as much better Wednes day at noon. Ministerial Group To Meet April 14 The Elkin-Jonesville ministerial association will meet Monday April 14, at 12 o’clock at the YMCA for its regular monthly luncheon meeting, R. J. Hogan, secretary^ has announced. All ministers in the area are urged to attend. T IPHONE CO. ACCEPTS ONLY VITAL CALLS Strike Of Southern Bell Slows Communications WESTERN UNION RUSHED Local Phone Company Giving Service As Usual Through out Its System IS NOT IN ON STRIKE Local telephone officials stated yesterday that long-distance calls to points served by the Central Telephone Company were going through at a normal rate, but only emergency calls were being ac cepted to areas served by the Southern Bell System, whose em ploye’s joined the National Fed eration of Telephone Workers in a nation-wide walkout at 6 a. m. Monday. Employees of the Central Tele phone Company, which serves Elkin and several surrounding towns, are not participating in the strike, but most long-distance calls from Elkin must be routed through Winston - Salem where 175 union telephone workers have left their jobs. The Central System serves Elk in, Mount Airy, Pilot Mountain, North Wilkesboro, Sparta, West Jefferson, Boonville and Yadkin ville, and calls to these points are being handled as usual. But calls to points outside this area are rejected unless they pertain to an emergency such as death, illness or serious accident. The local Western Union office reported that its business had doubled since the telephone strike began. Miss Ann Scott, manager of the office, said yesterday that both outgoing and incoming mes sages had increased twofold and that she was working overtime to keep up. More than half the nation’s 617,000 telephone workers are on strike. Chief issue in the walkout is the question of salary raises fox employees, who are seeking pay increases of appi'oximately $12 per week. Efforts of the government’s la bor conciliatory service to effect an agreement between manage ment and union officials up to last night had failed. Joseph A. Beirne, N. F. T. W. president, said the unions were settliixg down for a long shutdown. Lions Nominate New Officials The Elkin Lion’s Club met in regular dinner session Monday evening at Gilvin Roth YMCA. Jack Caudill, president, presided. Nomination of officei-s for the coming year was made. Glenn York was nominated for pi-esident. Others nominated for offices wei-e E. E. Shore, Jr., first vice-presi dexxt; Fred Eidson, second vice president; Hoyle Cranford, third vice-president; Claude Fan-ell, seci-etai-y; Davis Reece, ti-easurer; Charlie Alexander, Tail Twister; and Davis Reece, Lion Tamer. The election of the above offi cers, all unopposed, will take place in May. Many venomous snakes have re serve fangs which replace those in use when one is broken. & jrs:v Woman ratally Burned As Fire Destroys Home WINTER CATCH — Who said winter is no good for fishing? Here’s a winter fish taken from the waters of the Northeast riv er., Wilmington, N. C. by Kedar Bryan, Rose Hill, N. C. The 27 pound striper was landed after a 20-minute fight. COUNTY-WIDE SPELLING BEE To Be Held In Dobson; School Auditorium Friday, April 18th, At 1 o’clock PART OF BIG CONTEST A county-wide spelling bee will be held in the Dobson High School auditorium Friday afternoon, April 18, at 1 o’clock, with contestants from each of the county's 21 schools participating. Winner of the bee will represent the county in the Journal and Sentinel spell ing contest in Winston-Salem on May 3, and the winner there will go to Washington on May 29 to compete in the national finals. Preliminary matches are being held to determine individual school champions. Contestants must be eighth-grade students or below, and must not have passed their sixteenth birthday before June 1, in order to enter the con test in Winston-Salem. However, each school in the county is en titled to enter one contestant from each grade from the second through twelfth in the county contest. Judges will be Rev. Marvin Hoyle, of Dobson; Rev. Wilson Nesbitt, of Copeland; and Rev. John S. Jordan, of Mount Airy. ACCEPT ENTRIES FOR BABY SHOW Popularity Contest To Be Staged In Connection With Home Talent Play DEADLINE APRIL 16TII Entries arc being accepted now for participants in the Baby Pop ularity contest being sponsored by the Elkin Junior Woman’s club in conjunction with the stage play, “CornzapOppin’,” to be presented on the evenings of April 17 and 18. Mrs. Richard Atkinson and Miss Anne Lineback, co-chairmen of the event, have announced that applications will not be accepted after Wednesday, April 16. A snapshot and a larger picture, preferably a 5x7, must accompany each entry, and these may bo left with Miss Mary Gale Price at Spainhour’s or Miss Anne Maguire at Duke Power Company. A win dow display of the larger pictures can be observed at Belk’s Depart ment store during the contest period, as well as gifts to he given the winners. A locket and an identification bracelet will be awarded the girl and boy winner respectively. Winners of the contest will be announced on April 18 at the final showing of the play, and further information regarding entries may be secured from the co-chairmen or Misses Price and Maguire. Wilkes House And Contents Are Destroyed Mrs. Belva Brewer, about 35, of the Hays community, died early Tuesday morning in Wilkes Hospi tal, North Wilkesboro, as the re sult of burns sustained in a fire that totally destroyed the Brewer home and the family’s possessions, including about $970 in money that had been left in the house. The tragedy was marked with an act of heroism when a son, Charlie Ray, 9, reportedly rushed into the burning house to save his two-year-old brother, James Clif ford, from the flames. The blaze was reported to have started about noon Monday when Mrs. Brewer threw kerosene on a fire in the kitchen stove. The flames enveloped the home, and Mrs. Brewer was fatally burned in an attempt to extinguish the fire. Funeral services were held at the Bethel Church in Wilkes coun ty Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. Brewer, before her marri age, was Miss Belva Higgins of Mountain View. She is survived by her husband, Charlie Hilder Brewer, an em ployee of the Chatham Manufac turing Co., here, and four chil dren, Charlie Ray, Tony Dean, Patsy Ruth and Jerry Clifford. HENRY FORD PASSES AWAY Nation Mourns Death Of Symbol Of American In dustrial Genius HEMORRHAGE IS CAUSE Detroit, April 8. — A nation to day mourned the passing of Henry Ford, a symbol to all the world of American industrial genius. Hailed by his cohorts as the father of mass production, he died quietly of a cerebral hemorrhage late Monday at the age of 84. By chance, a flood had convert ed his modern home at the time of his death into a fireplace heated, kerosene lamp - lit building, strangely reminiscent of the quiet world of his birth. The body of the angular indus trialist will lie in state through out Wednesday in Greenfield Vil lage, not far from the little red brick building memorialized as the home of his first crude horseless carriage. A public funeral service will be held at 2:30 p. in. Thursday at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral on Detroit's Woodward Avenue, the street which echoed the startling sound of his first automobile a half century ago. He will be buried beside his mother and father at a private ceremony in the little Addison Ford Cemetery near Greenfield Village. As news of his death flashed around the world, speculation arose as to its effect on the $800, 000.000 industry he founded with a $28,000 investment in 1903. Industry circles concede that his passing will have little effect on the Ford Motor Company since it has been firmly managed by 29 year-old Henry Ford who took the reins from his aging grand father in 1945. It was assumed that the cider Ford's personal fortune of up wards of $200,000,000 will go to his widow, Clara Bryant Ford, who w'as with him when he died. They were to have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary and her 80th birthday Friday. Legion To Sponsor Dance Here April 26 The George Gray American Le gion Post is sponsoring a dance in the show rooms of the Butner Mc Leod Motor Company in North Elkin on Saturday, April 26, at 9 p. m. Proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to the Legion club room fund. A radio-victrola combination, which is now on display at the Music Box, will be given away im mediately prior to the dance. Music for the dance will be sup plied by a 14-piece orchestra.