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ELKIN The Beet Little Town In North Carolina THE TRIBUNE Is a Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations 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. 24 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1947 $2.00 PER YEAR 18 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS 7 YADKIN MAN IS BEING HELD ON ASSAULT COUNT Under Bond Of $4,000 On “In tent To Kill” Charge IS OF YADKINVILLE Alleged To Have Shot Mr. And Mrs. Carl Boggs, In flicting Wounds, Sunday ARGUMENT SAID CAUSE Buck Nicks, Yadkinville man, is i still being held under a bond of $4,000 in the Yadkinville jail charged with assault with a dead ly weapon with intent to kill after shooting Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boggs Sunday afternoon. Mr. Boggs is still a patient at the Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem, where he was taken fol lowing the shooting. Hospital at tendants said yesterday that he would recover, but had received an infected lung. Mrs. Boggs, who was shot in the right arm, was released from the hospital Sunday after receiving aid treat ment. According to Sheriff A. F. “Bill” Moxley who investigated the af fair, an argument preceeded the shooting and possibly an argu ment between the two families the day before. At the time of the shooting, both Nicks and his wife and Boggs and his wife were drunk or drinking, it was said. Nicks, it was related, walked out of his house carrying a .410 gauge shotgun and approached Mr. and Mrs. Boggs, who were standing in the yard of Sylvester Mann, Yadkinville Negro. He raised the gun and fired at Mrs. Boggs, hitting her in the right arm. He then reloaded the gun and shot Mr. Boggs twice, one load striking him in the right chest and another in the arm. The charges contained number six shot. The two were taken immediate ly to the hospital and Nicks was confined in the Yadkinville jail, charged under two separate war rants signed by Mrs. Boggs. After Sheriff Moxley found that the in jured man would live, he set bonds of $2,000 for each warrant. After sobering up, Nicks stated Monday that he was sleeping in his home when Mrs. Boggs came into his room and hit him on the head with a coffee pot, after which she left hurriedly. Officers stated they found coffee grounds and stains on his bed, and said that Nicks has a cut above the left eye. OPENING DATE SET FOR TEAMS Newly Formed “Knee Pants” League Is Set For Opener Or. June 8th SPONSORED BY CLUBS The opening date for the pro posed ‘ Knee-Pants” Baseball Lea gue was set for the week of June 8 at a meeting of representatives from sponsoring civic clubs in the YMCA Tuesday night. Pour teams composed of boys from 14 to 16 years of age, and four teams made up of players under 14 years of age will com prise the two leagues, which are expected to provide nearly every school boy in Jonesvillc and Elkin with an opportunity for recreation this summer. Local civic organizations will j sponsor the eight teams, and each club will be permitted to supply its team with four bats, and in dividual caps and T-shirts for the players. Teams and captains will be selected at a meeting in the YMCA next Wednesday night. May 21, and a meeting of all boys interest ed in the leagues has been called for Saturday morning, May 24, at 9:30 in the ”Y”. Tentative plans have been made to conduct a baseball school dur ing the latter part of the first week in June for the prospective players. The Junior League (boys under 14) will be set up on a geograph ical basis with teams from Joncs t ville. North Elkin, West Elkin and East Elkin, while teams for the older boys’ league will be selected from a pool of players from Jones villc and Elkin. The YMCA will provide a paid manager for the program and will I furnish tropliies for the champion ' teams at the end of the season. T. C. McKnight, general secre tary of the YMCA, presided at Tuesday night's organizational meeting. Others present were Russell Burcham, Walter Safrit, If joe Saylor, Kemp Reece. Hugh “ Salmons and “Red” Eiler. Invite Farmers To Attend Small Grain Field Day Farmers who are interested in a better grain program for North Carolina are invited to attend the annual Small Grain Field Day to be held in States ville next Wednesday after noon, May 21, at two o’clock. The meeting will be held at the Piedmont Station of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture’s division of test farms. J. W. Hendricks, assist ant director in charge of the station, stated that he antici pated a large representation from this section. Dr. G. K. Middleton, of N. C. State College, will be in charge of the meeting. TOWN CASE IS SET FOR JUNE Greenwood Charge, Scheduled To Be Heard Monday, Post poned Until Later McELWEE IS REFEREE A hearing in the case of Andrew Greenwood vs. The Town of Elkin, scheduled to be held Monday in the city hall, was postponed to June 17 on a motion by Milton Cooper, attorney for the defend ants. Mr. Cooper moved that the hear ing be set for a later date on the grounds that W. M. Allen, chief counsel for the defendants, was under doctor's orders to stay in bed. and that J. W. L. Benson, a defendant in the case, was subject to call out of town because of ill ness in his family. Attorney W. N. McElwee, of North Wilkesboro, who was ap pointed referee in the case by Judge Frank M. Armstrong, and Roy L. Deal, attorney for the ^plaintiff, agreed to June 17 as the new date for the hearing. Mr. McElwee was scheduled to report his findings in the case to the June term of superior court in Dobson, but due to the postpone ment of the hearing and in view of the fact that the June term of court has been set aside solely for criminal cases, the Greenwood case will probably not be heard until the September term of court. Defendants in the case are May or Garland Johnson, Commission ers J. W. L. Benson, R. C. Free man, J. O. Bivins and Charlie N. Myers, and former Commissioner Carl C. Myers, who are charged by Andrew Greenwood with irregu lar procedure in authorizing ex penditure of city funds for the construction of a municipal air port on the Swan Creek Road. Also listed as defendants are H. H. Vestal and wife, Charity Vestal, and Blue Ridge Aviation, Inc. The defense counsel had pre viously agreed to permit an audit of the town books by accountants of the attorney for the plaintiff, and this agreement was reaffirm ed. Attorney Allen, who is suffering with phlebitis of the leg, explained that he had been ordered by his doctor to avoid physical exertion. He plans to convalesce at Myrtle Beach for the remainder of the month. HYSLUP NAMED SAFETY HEAD Safety Director For Chatham Company Elected Vice President State Group OUTSTANDING It E C O K D C. j. Hyslup, safety director for Chatham Manufacturing Com pany was elected vice-president of the North Carolina Society of Safety Engineers at the organi zation’s annual meeting in Wins ton-Salem last Friday. Mr. Hyslup has an outstanding record at the Chatham plant here, having inaugurated a safety pro gram that resulted in the lowest number of lost time accidents in the company’s history last year. The company was presented a Dis tinguished Service to Safety Award and Flag by the National Safety Council for its work in ac cident prevention in 1946. Friday's meeting was held in conjunction with the annual Statewide Industrial Safety Con ference. Other officers elected by delegates of the Society were E. L. Dorsey, Jr., of Charlotte, presi dent, and J. D. Brown, Enka, sec retary-treasurer. The group held panel discus sions on safety problems in vari ous types of industry. Tribune Advertising Gets Results Cranford Named President Of Junior Chamber HOYLE CRANFORD Hoyle Cranford was elected president of the Elkin Junior Chamber of Commerce at the or ganization’s regular meeting in the YMCA Monday night. He succeeds Bob Lankford, retiring president, and will assume his du ties at the next meeting of Jay cees on May 26. Other officers elected were Dr. V. W. Taylor, first vice-president; Sam Atkinson, second vice-presi dent; Lewis Alexander, secretary; Fred Norman, treasurer; and Tom Wilson, publication editor. The club also elected four new directors to serve two-year terms. They were Edwin Royall, Clyde W. Rudd, Kemp Reece and Bill Stephenson. President Lankford turned the meeting over to N. H. Carpenter, who presided during the election of new officers. 2 RABIES CASES REPORTED IN CO. Both In Mount Airy; No Cases Thus Far This Year Reported In Elkin INFORMATION IS GIVEN Two cases of rabies reported in Mount Airy have led the Surry County Health Department to is sue a warning relative to animals which are suspected of having the disease. According to the health depart ment, the animal should not be killed but confined for observa tion to determine whether it is in fectious. The health department’s report follows: Whenever a person is bitten by an animal which is suspected of having rabies we advise that the animal be kept alive, and that it be securely confined and placed under observation for a period of from seven to ten days. Under no circumstances should an ap parently normal animal be killed for the purpose of diagnosis. The quickest and most certain method of determining that the suspected animal did not have rabies or was not infectious at the time the bite was inflicted is that it lives and remains apparently normal for a period of from ten to fourteen days. If the animal is still normal at the end of seven days the per son bitten is in no danger of rabies and treatment will not be neces sary. If the animal develops symp toms of the disease, or if it should die of any cause, the head should be sent to Ihc Laboratory for ex amination. The administration of antirabic or Pasteur treatment to the per son bitten need not be started un til after the diagnosis of the ani mal has been made, unless the bites are about the head of the person. Where the bites are on the extremities there is ample time to confer immunity and pro tect the patient after the diagno sis has been made on the suspect ed animal. People bitten about the head or face by an animal sus pected of having rabies should start their antirabic treatment at once, still keeping the dog under observation. If it is established that the dog or animal docs not have rabies, the antirabic treat ment can be discontinued. Copeland Farm Bureau To Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Copeland Farm Bureau will be held at the Copeland school on Friday night, May 16, at 7:45 o'clock, according to an announce ment by County Agent Neill M. Smith. Several slides on permanent pastures and a moving picture, "Hay is What You Make It,” will be shown. ‘OFFICERS’ TO FACE ANOTHER HOAX CHARGE Are Charged With Imperson ating Officers IN YADKINVILLE JAIL Millard And Glenn Bell And Burton Key Also Face High way Robbery Count WERE WORKING RACKET Millard and Glenn Bell; of Ronda, and Burton Key, of Brooks Crossroads, who are being held in the Yadkin county jail on several charges of highway robbery and impersonating officers, faced still another charge Saturday when Frank Edmiston of Roxboro iden tified the men as the trio he gave $10 to several weeks ago as “bond” for speeding. Mr. Edmiston told Yadkin coun ty officials Saturday that he was traveling through Brooks Cross roads with his family several weeks ago when he was stopped by an automobile with a siren go ing full blast. Three men who identified themselves as officers got out of the car and told him he had been speeding through Brooks Crossroads, Mr. Edmiston said. They showed badges, and the Roxboro man gave them a $20 bill to cover the $10 “bond” they demanded. Mr. Edmiston said the three men started off with the money, but he called them back and asked for his change. They returned $10 and departed, he said. After reading of similar charges in the paper, Mr. Edmiston decid ed he had been the victim of a hoax, and went to Yadkinville to investigate. He identified Glenn Bell as the man to whom he had given the $10, Sheriff William D. Moxley said. The three men are being held in default of $10,000 bond each. Officers said a total of at least 24 charges had been brought against the three men. CONTRACTS ARE LET IN COUNTY To Construct Agricultural Buildings At Several Surry Schools BROWN TO BUILD TWO Contracts totaling $65,042,96 have been let for the construction of agricultural buildings at White Plains, Copeland, Beulah and Flat Rock, according to Superintendent of Schools John W. Comer. The O. L. Brown Construction Company, of Jonesvillc, was awarded the contract for the buildings at White Plains and Copeland, which arc to cost $15, 837.48 each. The buildings at Flat Rock and Beulah are to be built by Fulk and Needham, con struction firm of Pilot Mountain, at a total cost of $33,368. Original plans called for the construction of agricultural build ings at eight Surry County schools, but high construction costs forced postponement of the projects for Mountain Park, Pilot Mountain, Franklin and Dobson. Superintendent Comer describ ed the need for agricultural build ings at Beulah and Flat Rock as urgent. He said the two schools were in danger of losing a federal subsidy of approximately $35,000 per month for the veteran's agri cultural program because of a complete lack of facilities for carrying out the program. The new buildings will assure contin uance of the funds. The construction firms arc ex pected to begin work on the build ings immediately. , Mr. Comer stated that contracts would be let for the four other buildings as soon as funds are available. Primary Grades To Present “Circus” "The School Circus," a musical drama, will be presented Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Elemen tary School auditorium by the primary grades. About 150 chil dren will participate in the pro gram under the general direction of Miss Adelaide Bunker, public school music teacher. Grade teachers directing the performance arc Mrs. Mary Brown, Miss Mary Hendren, Miss Blanche Dixon, Mrs. Flora Martin, Mrs. Ruth Spence, and Mrs. Lois Reinhardt. An invitation is extended to the public to attend. Tribune Advertising Gets Results COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS — Former Governor J. Melville Broughton, above left, will deliver the commencement address to Elkin high school’s graduating class on Tuesday night, June 3. Rev. Howard J. Ford, right, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Elkin, will preach the baccalaureate sermon June 1 at 8 p. m. DR.REDWINETO PREACH SERMON Will Mark The Beginning Of Commencement Exercises At Jonesville School 22 ARE TO GRADUATE Dr. R. K. Red wine, pastor of Mount Airy First Baptist Church, will deliver the Baccalaureate ser mon Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. in the Jonesville school auditor ium. This service will mark the beginning of the Jonesville High School commencement program. Diplomas will be awarded to the 22 members of the graduating class at the commencement exer cise on Friday evening, May 23, at 8 p. m. Dr. George Mauze, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Winston-Salem, will make the ad dress of the evening. Miss Geraldine Boles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Boles, is valedictorian of the class of 1947 and Miss Patsy Stroud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stroud, is salutatorian. Mascots are Patricia Byrd, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Byrd, and Michael Boles, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Boles. Members of the graduating class of Jonesville High School are: Geraldine Boles, Margaret Ever idge, Olene Martin, Marion Mar tin, Mary Minick, Peggy Vestal, Patsy Stroud, Peggy Long, Ruby Mendenhall, Bernice Rary, Grover Wagoner, Carlyle Hall, Elton Cas stevens, Odell Macemore, Bobby Triplett, Harold Gray, Sammy Vestal, James Pardue, Charlie Hinson, Bob Duenkcl, Mon Harris and Bobby Vestal. WILL MEET IN NEW CLUBHOUSE Local VFW I*ost Leases Building Near Elkin Known As Hillsdale Club PLAN BARBECUE PIT The Elkin VPW post will hold its regular meeting tonight (Thursday) in the organization’s new club house two miles east of Elkin on Highway 286. Formerly known as the Hills dale Club, the building has been leased by the VFW post for use a'S a club house and activities of VFW members. Commander Rus sell Burcham stated that an ad ministrative council would be ap pointed tonight to manage affairs of the club. The organization plans to construct a barbecue pit on the grounds and to effect other improvements. The club house will be used for private dances and other social events as well as for the post’s regular meetings, Commander Burcham said, and is restricted to VFW members. The VFW post obtained a 12 months lease on the club house, which'is effective today, May 15. Elkin Man To Face Charge Of Assault Hearing for Glenn Minton, of Elkin, charged with assault against Robert Swaim in a local cafe last Friday night, has been scheduled for Monday, May 26. The manager of the cafe report edly ordered Swaim out of the cafe following an argument. Swaim left, but returned a short while later and allegedly drew a knife on the cafe manager. Min ton intervened and knocked Swaim down on the pavement, witnesses stated. Swaim suffered slight concussion when his head struck the pavement, it was re ported. He was taken to the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital for treatment. Minton is at liberty uuder $i,00i) bond. Are To Pave Section Of Traphill Road A section of the Elkin-Trap hill road from the Pleasant Hill school to the first road in tersection north of the Ben ham school is expected to un dergo hard-surfacing “within the next thirty days,” accord ing to Z. V. Stewart, division engineer for the State Highway and Public Works Commission. The contract for the surfac ing of the road has been let to the Nello Tcer Construction Company, of Durham, Mr. Stewart said. MAY 24TH TO BE POPPY DAY Mrs. 1). C. Martin, Poppy Day Chairman, To Be In Charge Locally FLOWERS HAND - MADE May 24th will be Poppy Day in Elkin and throughout the United States, Mrs. George Royall, presi dent of the George Gray Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, announced today. On that day everyone will be asked to wear a memorial poppy in honor of the dead of the two world wars and to make a con tribution for the welfare of the disabled veterans, their families and the families of the dead. Volunteers from the Auxiliary and young women’s groups of the city will distribute the flowers on the streets throughout the day. tylrs. D. C. Martin, Poppy chair man of the Auxiliary, will be in general charge. Plans arc being made to cover the city completely so that everyone will have an op portunity to honor the war dead and aid the living victims of the two conflicts. “The Saturday before Memori al Day has been observed as Poppy Day in all parts of the country for many years,” said Mrs. Royall, in announcing the date of this year’s observance. “Poppies have been worn in memory of the war dead ever since the close of World War I. They are replicas of the wild flowers which grew on the battle fields of France and Belgium, fought over in both wars, but they have come to symbolize memory for those who died in any part of the world. “The poppies which the Auxili ary will distribute arc all hand made, shaped from crepe paper by disabled veterans working hospi tals and convalescent workshops thorughout the country. The dis abled men take special pride in making the flowers to honor their fallen comrades and the work is valuable to them as occupational therapy, besides bringing them much needed earnings.” Reece Carter Sent To Prison By Hayes Rcccc Carter, of Elkin, was sen tenced to serve three years in pris on by Judge Johnson Hayes in federal court in Winston-Salem this month. Carter was* convicted on charges of forgery. Royal Mar tin, of JonesvilJo, also charged with forgery in the case, was re leased on probation. The two men reportedly at tempted to cash a government check at a local cafe several weeks ago. The men found the check, it was stated, endorsed it, and asked the cafe’s cashier to cash it for them. When they agreed to accept less than the amount in dicated on the check, the cashier reportedly became suspicious and called officers, and the men were placed under arrest. Tribune Advertising Gets Results Question The Legality Of Dobson Vote Swimming- Pool To Open Here Next Wednesday The swimming; pool at the Gilvin Roth Y1VTCA will be op ened next Wednesday after noon at 2 o’clock, according; to an announcement by Walter Safrit, director of youth activi ties at the “Y.” The opening; was delayed due to the cool weather, but drain ing; and cleaning; of the pool is being; completed and it is ex pected that the weather will be sufficiently warm by next week to permit swimming;. A small admission will be charged. GOLFCOURSE TAK1NGSHAPE Work Is Progressing Rapidly At Cedarbrook Country Club; Grading Done STOCK IS AVAILABLE Work on the golf course and grounds at the Cedarbrook Coun try Club is progressing rapidly, officials of the club said this week, and the fairways may be ready for use by fall. Grading of the grounds has al ready been completed, and the golf course is being sown to grass. Ac cording to Bill Stephenson, chair man of the committee in charge of grounds, grassing will probably be completed within the next two weeks. A chain has been placed across the road leading to the club, Mr. Stephenson said, and visitors are requested to refrain from driving on, and injuring, the newly sown grass. Membership in the organization is limited to stockholders, and per sons desiring to join the club or make use of its facilities for golf ing and recreation must purchase one or more shares of stock. Dr. V. W. Taylor, president of the club, stated that shares were being sold at par for the present, but that late-comers in the club would probably be penalized to the extent of having to pay above par value for stock. Persons who have indicated a desire to join the club should contact Dr. Taylor or James Amburn, secretary and treasurer of the organization, and make arrangements for their shares of stock. YMCA DRIVE TO COME TJO CLOSE Seek $1,862 For World Youth Fund; Campaign Expected To End In 2 Weeks ONE - THIRD OF QUOTA The local campaign to raise $1,862 for the YMCA's World Youth Fund is expected to be con cluded within the next two weeks, according to officials of the Elkin Y’s Men’s Club, sponsor of the drive. With approximately one third of the quota reached, efforts were renewed this week to stimulate in terest in the drive, which has been termed the YMCA’s “greatest campaign.’’ No personal solicita tions have been made, but volun tary contributions are urgently re quested. The nation-wide campaign was officially launched last month, with YMCA's in the United States and Canada being asked to raise a total of $8,650,000 for YMCA programs in foreign countries that suffered severe setbacks during the war. Edwin Royall is treasurer of the drive for the Y’s Men’s Club. Weldon To Speak Young Adult Meet ltcv. Wilson O. Weldon, pastor of First Methodist Church, High Point, will speak at the District Young Adult Fellowship at Elkin Methodist Church, May 22, at 8 p. m. Roy Kane, president of the Elk in group, will be in charge of ar rangements and Hale Yokley of Mt. Airy is program chairman for the event. Mayor Freeman Asks McMullan For Opinion Developments yesterday in Dob son’s disputed municipal election were still pending the outcome of Mayor Prank Freeman’s request to Attorney General Harry Mc Mullan for an opinion relative to proper election procedure. D. T. Sparger, a Dobson mer chant, filed an affidavit with Mayor Freeman last week protest ing the legality of the town elec tion on May 5 on the basis of al leged irregularities on the part of Cecil Folger, registrar. The polls were not opened until “between nine and 10 o’clock," Mr. Sparger said, and Mr. Folger was away from the polls at certain periods during the day. Mr. Sparger also charged that an opposition ticket which was printed and delivered to Mr. Fol ger was not available at the polls on election day, and that the tickets used were typewritten and did not conform to the printing specifications required by law. He asserted further that Mr. Folger and Fred Llewellyn, an election judge, did not take the prescribed oath before serving in their offices. Mayor Freeman conceded that Mr. Sparger’s charges were in order from a technical legal stand point inasmuch as the registrar opened the polls late and evident ly failed to require the judge to take the proper oath. However, he stated that several persons listed on the Sparger ticket ob jected to being candidates in the election. On the basis of Mr. Sparger’s affidavit, Mayor Freeman filed a request with Attorney General McMullan for an opinion “relating to properly calling and regularly holding (a new) election; also the requirements concerning filing a person’s candidacy for office, and whether or not a candidate should personally file; and whether or not one citizen can file the candi dacy of another citizen without the consent, expressed or implied, of the proposed candidate.” He also requested an opinion as to whether a private citizen could “ . . . present a typewritten, mim eographed, or printed ticket of his own compiling and require the Registrar to make such ticket available for the electors when and as they come to the Polls.” 12 ADDITIONAL BUSES BOUGHT Will Go Into Service In School System Next Year, John W. Comer Reveals WILL PROVE REAL HELP Twelve additional school buses have been purchased for the Surry County school system and will be in use next year. Superintendent of Schools John W. Comer reveal ed Tuesday. The new buses will alleviate the present situation in which each of the county’s 59 buses must trans port an average of more than 100 students per day to and from schools. Each bus travels an aver age of 42 miles per day, and many of them must make three trips for school children over the county. Mr. Comer stated that only ono or two counties in the state trans ported more children per bus than Surry, and that the county also ranked very high in the number of miles traveled by each bus per school day. Broughton To Be Finals Speaker Former Governor J. Melville Broughton will deliver the com mencement address to Elkin High School's 1947 graduating class on Tuesday evening, June 3, at 8 o'clock, in the elementary school auditorium. Rev. Howard J. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist Church here, will preach the baccalaureate sermon at 8 p. m. Sunday, June 1. Class night exercises for the graduating class have been sche duled for May 30. Mrs. Carolyn Francis Byrd is valedictorian for the class, and Catherine Walls is salutatonan.