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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. 30 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 26, 1947 $2.00 PER YEAR 16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS SURVEY SHOWS ROOD DAMAGE $8,500 HERE Report Is Said To Probably Be Incomplete WAS MADE IN HASTE Chatham Manufacturing Co. Reports Loss Of $2,500; Operation Curtailed LUMBER LOSSES $4,000 ' A report prepared by City Ad ministrator Lewis Alexander for the U. S. Engineers’ office in Charleston, S. C., shows that Elkin business firms sustained an esti mated loss of $8,500 as a result of the recent flood. Mr. Alexander emphasized, how ever, that the report was probably incomplete because of the haste with which it was prepared. The Engineers’ office had requested that the information be forward ed immediately, and Mr. Alexan der’s investigation was limited to the information he could obtain within about three hours. Some business establishments which sustained losses were not included because of the time limit. Chatham Manufacturing Com pany reported a loss of $2,500 as a result of the flood. In one mill it was necessary to discontinue operations and prepare to remove all looms. Operations in the dye ing plant were curtailed for some time. The Goodman-Ernst Lumber Company and the Elkin Lumber and Manufacturing Company re ported losses of $2,500 and $1,500 respectively, as a result of damage to lumber. Damage to the athletic field at the high school was estimated at $1,400. Bryan's Garage and Machine Shop was forced to shut down and remove tools, machines and fix tures as a result of the high wa ters. Labor and damage were estimated at $500. The Mayberry and Hart Motor Company reported labor costs of $100 incurred when heavy equip ment was moved. The report did not include agri cultural losses, which have been estimated at nearly $1,000,000 in Surry County alone. INew Dates Are het For Auction Sales Postponed twice by bad weath er, a new date has been an nounced by Geo. W. Sparger and Hugh Royall, selling agents, for the auction sale of property lo cated in North Elkin, just beyond tho Elkin city limits, and in Jonesville. The North Elkin sale, rained out last week, will be held Friday, June 27, at 5 p. m. and will offer at auction 68 lots now owned by Alice McHargue and Roy Collins, and described as ideal for either business or residential use. Band music and cash prizes will feature the sale. The second sale will offer 25 lots in the colored section of Jonesville and will be held on the same date, June 27, at 6 p. m. In the event the weatherman should again prove unkind and the sales should be rained out for a third time, a “rain date” has been set for Wednesday, July 2 for both sales, at 5 and 6 o’clock re spectively. Campers Urged To File Registrations YMCA leaders urge all young .ipfcople of Elkin who are planning to attend Camp Hanes next month to file their registrations by July 12. The week of July 19 - 26 has been set aside for Elkin, and campers should register as soon as possible so that proper ar rangements can be made at the camp. About 50 applications are already in, and reservations for 70 more are available. Elkin Stores To Be Closed For Fourth Of July Elkin stores will be closed all day next Friday, July 4, in oh. sservance of Independence Day, it was announced today by Mrs. Beauford Stariley, secretary of the Elkin Merchants Associa tion. The holiday will not affect the regular closing for half a day next Wednesday, Mrs. Stanley stated. Local merch ants will be closed Wednesday afternoon, July 2, as usual, and all day-Friday, July 4. Stores will be re-opened Saturday, July 5. a Commends This Paper On Part In Flood Fight The Tribune has received a letter from Rep. Charles B. Deane, Congressman from the Eighth District, commending this newspaper in its efforts to aid in the fight for flood con trol and pointing out the ab solute necessity for a working organization to promote the basic needs involving flood control, soil conservation and forestry in the area of the Yadkin basin. Rep. Deane, who has been very active in the fight for flood control was in full accord with the suggestion made by W. M. Allen, of this city, a few weeks ago that such an organi zation was needed. Mr. Allen has been one of the leaders in efforts to secure relief from periodic floods. SEEK HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Petition Urging Road Build ing In Surry Forwarded To Chairman WANT HARD - SURFACING A petition urging a highway construction program for Surrj County has been forwarded to A H. Graham, chairman of the North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission, it was an nounced today by S. H. Atkinson president of the Surry Farm Bu reau. The petition, signed by members of the board of directors of the farm bureau and approved by the Surry County Commissioners, con tained a request for the hard-sur facing of 76 miles of farm-to market roads in the county. Construction work was request ed on 11 county roads as follows: Mountain Park to Devotion, Cope land to Rockford. Zephyr to High way 21, Twin Oaks to Salem Fork Ararat to Highway 52, Zephyr tc Highway 21 by way of Poplar Springs Church, Cook school tc Highway 89, Piper’s Gap Road tc the Virginia state line, Dobson tc Union by .way of Turkey Ford road, White Plains to Pine Ridge Service station, and Shoals school to the Stokes County line. Mr. Atkinson pointed out that with both private contractors and the highway commission working on road projects, progress could be reasonably expected in improving the road situation in the county. The organization invites citi zens of the county to join the farm bureau in stating their views on highway needs in the county, Mr. Atkinson said. WAIVE HEARING IN MURDER CASE Surrv Mother And Two Sons Bound Over For Trial In Superior Court HUSBAND FOUND DEAD Mrs. Susie McMillian and hei two sons, charged with murder ir the death of her husband, Rawley McMillian, waived preliminary hearing Monday before Judge Harry Llewellyn in Mount Airy Recorder’s Court and were bounc over for trial in Surry superioi court July 7. One of Mrs. McMillian’s sons Foster Martin, is being held ir jail without bond. Another son James Goins, and Mrs. McMilliar are at liberty under bond of $1,00( each. Rawley McMillian’s body was found in a creek about four mile: north of Mount Airy June 4. He was battered and bruised about the head and face, and his skull wa: said to have been fractured. He had been seen last on June 1. Mrs. McMillian and her twe stepsons were arrested and charg ed with murder about 10 day: after the body was found. Royalls Give Chimes To Methodist Church Mr. and Mrs. George Royal] Edwin Royall, and Peggy anc John Riebel have contributed r set of chimes to the Elkin Metho dist Church in memory of Mrs Royall’s parents, Mr. and Mrs John S. Bell. Installation work i: under way, and the chimes an expected to be ready for use ir the near future. The chimes will be used in wor ship services with the church or gan, and amplified from th< church tower. The late Mr. and Mrs. Bell wen charter members of the Elkir Methodist Church. BEL, LITTERAL GIVEN REPRIEVE FROM GAS CHAIR Execution Delayed For Re view Of Case By High Court ORDER SIGNED BY STACY Litterai Reprieved By Gover nor To Await Outcome Of Action For Bell DATE SET FOR AUGUST 8 Reprieve for Ralph Vernon Litterai and Marvin C. Bell, who were scheduled to die in the gas chamber at Raleigh last Friday may be extended to next fall as the result of a petition for review of Bell’s appeal by the United States Supreme Court. Bell’s attorney requested the State Supreme Court last week to grant a 30-day stay of execution to give them time to prepare a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. Chief Justice W. P. Stacy granted the request and, a few hours later Governor Gregg Cherry ordered a stay of execution for Litterai also. The new date for Litteral’s exe cution was set for August 8. Gov ernor Cherry said he knew of no reason for giving different treat ment to the two men who were convicted of the same crime. He indicated that he would stay Lit teral’s execution “until Bell’s case has been settled.” Tire Supreme Court, which has adjourned until next fall, probably will not take any action on Bell's petition until late September or early October. Thus another stay of execution will probably be granted both men. , Litterai and Bell were convicted of criminal assault against young Peggy Ruth Shore, of Pleasant Hill, last January. Attorneys for Bell contend that he was under the domination of Litterai and that he may have saved the girl’s life after both had committed crimes aganist her. Litterai reportedly wanted to kill the girl, and Bell objected. Basis for the petition for review of Bell’s appeal by the nation’s highest tribunal is that his fed eral rights were allegedly violated when he was taken to a Yadkin ville jail last fall at the time of his arrest rather than before a U. S Commissioner. BIND OVER TWO IN ATTACK CASE Ed And Grady Bobbitt Alleg ed To Have Struck Man In Head With Bottle BOND IS SET AT $1,000.00 Ed Bobbitt, about 35, and his nephew, Grady Bobbitt, 21, charg ed with assault with a deadly weapon, were bound over to super ior court by Justice of the Peace C. A. McNeil at a preliminary hearing Monday morning. They are being held in the county jail at Dobson in default of $1,000 bond each. The two men are charged with assaulting John Smith, elderly operator of a filling station on the Dobson road, with a soft di'ink bottle last Thursday afternoon. They were taken out to the filling station by an Elkin taxi, and were believed to have been looking for Dallas Martin, their former em ployer in construction work. Mr. Smith told officers he was struck on the head with the bottle when his back was turned. The blow failed to knock Mr. Smith out, and he yelled for help. Jim Green wood, who lives next door to the filling station, heard his cries and ran out to the station, but the Bobbitts had made a 'hasty geta way. They were arrested later in the i afternoon by local officers. Mr. Smith was brought to the i Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital for treatment. Several stitches were required to close the gash in his head. Outdoor Movies To Be Shown At YMCA Three moving pictures will be shown on the front lawn of the YMCA Friday evening at 8 o’clock it was announced today by Walter i Safrit, director of young people’s i activities. The movies will include a com ■ edy, “Sleeping Beauty,” a Bible • story, “The Prodigal Son,” and a > short featuring Frank Sinatra, “The House I Live In.” : Everyone is invited ,and young i people are especially*urged to at tend. i DISTRICT HEALTH CHAMPIONS — Lorene Snow of Dobson and Sam Taylor of White Plains, above, were named health champions of the Northwestern Extension District at a contest in Chapel Hill last week. They will compete for state honors in Raleigh next month. Miss Snow, a sophomore at Dobson high school, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snow. Mr. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Taylor, is a senior at White Plains high school. —Tribune Photos Surry Women May Make History On County Jury If They Serve At Next Session Will Be The First On Record Four women are among the jurors drawn for duty during the first week of the July term of Surry superior court. They are Miss Effie Crater, Mrs. Nerva Hyatt, Mrs. Lena Gates Inman, and Mrs. Navassa Sale. If they serve it will be the first time in Surry County history that women have served on a jury. Four women were on the jury list for the June term of court, but all were excused for various reasons. The July term of court con venes in Dobson July 7 for a two week session. The first week will be devoted to the trial of crim inal cases, and civil cases will be heard during the second week. Judge W. H. Bobbitt, of Char lotte, is scheduled to preside at the July term and at all subse quent superior court sessions this year. Among those scheduled to face trial are Dr. B. O. Choate, Sparta physician, and C. W. Seagle, of Charlotte, both of whom face charges of manslaughter and abortion in connection with the death of Mrs. Annie Mae Ander son in a hotel here last summer; Eugene Childress, of Mount Airy who is charged with the fatal shooting of his wife; Mrs. Lavora Wood, charged with the fatal shooting of her husband near Crutchfield in January; and R. N. Agent Sent To Aid Farmers With Loans Representative C. B. Deane, of North Carolina’s Eighth Congres sional District, said Monday that an agent of the Farmers hlome Administration has been sent to the flooded areas of the Yadkin River valley to assist farmers with crop loan problems. Farmers seeking aid may be given five-year loans at five per cent interest for the purchase of fertilizer, farm machinery and seeds. Extra funds for this pur pose have been made available by the FHA through its North Caro lina branch. Relief from the American Red Cross cannot be obtained. Repre sentative Deane said, because the flood losses did not include actual removal of persons from their homes. Night Baseball To Make Bow Here On July 2nd Preparations are rapidly being completed for the official opening of the Elkin Memorial Park on July 2, which will feature an ex hibition -baseball game between the Chatham Blanketeers and Asheboro’s McCrary Mills team. A crew of 40 to 50 men from Chatham Manufacturing Com pany, under the direction of Blanketeer Skipper “Tige” Harris, is working to get the athletic field in shape for the opening contest. Installation work on the lighting system is almost finished. A public address system is be ing set up, and a master of cere monies has been secured to an nounce the game and entertain the capacity crowd expected for the game. Elkin merchants are being ask ed to contribute prizes for the first home run, the first base hit, and other “firts” in the game. Weldon West, formerly with the St. Louis Browns, is expected to draw the starting mound assign ment for the Chatham team, which has undergone considerable improvement under the manager ship of “Tige” Harris. The Ashe boro nine is currently leading the Piedmont Semi-Pro League, and sports fans anticipate an interest ing contest. The game will be called at 8 p. m. The Blanketeers defeated Al bemarle, 13-11, Monday night in a hard-fought contest that went five extra innings. “Cotton” Harris and “Lefty” Pardue scox-eci the winning runs in the fourteenth frame when Pardue brought Harris in with a two-base hit and then came home on an error. “Red” Powers hurled the first 10 innings for Chatham, and Harris pitched the last four frames. i Stewart, who faces a murder charge in connection with the death of a companion who was killed by a truck driven by Stew art. Jurors summoned for the first week of court are as follows: W E. Jones, Sam McKnignt, J. H Johnson, Lott G. Swaim. Porter Wilmoth, Miss Effie Crater. Early Calhoun, J. O. Bivins, Elbert Bull in, Arthur Beasley. W. P. Tucker James Blevins, Willie A. Snow Mrs. Nerva Hyatt, R. M. Smith Albert M. Bunker, R. E. Barber Ernest C. Collins, W. H. Mbney Frank Beamer, Thomas W. Hardy Jesse M. Draughn, T. R. Young Jordan Perkins, Dan A. Blue, Ray Jones, Morris F. Collins, J. R Gillispie, Howard Miller, D. A Livengood, Homer C. Worthing ton, Mrs. Lena Gates Inman, Sam A. Gilley, Douglas Darnefll, G. D Hill and Mrs. Navassa Sale. The list for the second week in cludes Johnnie E. Tilley, Eli J Edwards, E. Lee Snow, George W. Slydon, J. W. Hylton, J. L. Bald win, C. J. Williamson, Oscar Scott, Edd Tolbert, Fred Shore. Alton G. Harbour, Squire J. Den ney, Claude Bottoms, Harley At kins, S. Conrad Stimpson, Kermit Easter, A. P. Adams, H. D. Pul liam, T. H. Mackie, Wilber Mosley, James W. Wells, Warren C. Coe W. O. Snow and Squire J. Jones. Wilkes Man Held In Jail Without Bond Percy Johnson, 47, charged with murdering Loyd Mayberry, 32, of the Windy Gap community on the l'C'ght of June 14, was ordered held in Wilkes County jail with out bond at a coroner’s hearing in Wilkesboro Monday. Johnson and Mayberry report edly got into an argument on the date of the slaying, and Johnson allegedly pulled a revolver and fired a bullet into Mayberry’s body. Coroner I. M. Myers said the bullet hit, Mayberry in the back, hit the first left rib and curved upward through the heart. A cousin of the defendant, Taft Johnson, is charged with being an accessory to the fact in the slay ing, but is free on bond, Sheriff C. G. Poindexter said. Both men will probably be tried during the August term of Wilkes superior court. Flood, Record Rains Do Damage Estimated At Million In Surry WEAVER SPEAKS TO KIWANIANS Stresses Religion And Educa tion As Fundamental Needs of The Times IS FEARFUL FOR PEACE L. Stacy Weaver, a former presi dent of the Elkin Kiwanis Club, who has served for the past sev eral years as superintendent of the Statesville schools, was guest speaker at the meeting of the Elk in Kiwanis Club last Thursday. Mr. Weaver, who recently re signed his post at Statesville to accept the position of superin tendent of the Durham city schools, made a very interesting and timely talk, in which he ex pressed the fear that the peace of the world is about to be lost if mankind doesn’t mend its ways. In his opinion, he said, the physical evolution of man is in its final stages, while man’s mental evolution is now in “mid-passage,” with great fields of achievement yet to come. Man’s social evolu tion, he said is in its infancy and he has yet to learn to get along in peace with his fellowman. Mr. Weaver stated that man’s moral evolution, or relationship to God, is also in its infancy, with his relationship to God determin ing his outlook on life. In his opinion, education, prop erly devised, is one of the answers to the fundamental troubles of the world. Education, plus a greater belief in God, could result in the improvement of mankind to such extent that man could learn to get along with his fellowman and work for peace among all peoples rather than for mistrust and war. Kiwanis, the speaker said, has no greater task than to support education and religion. Mr. Weaver was introduced by Kiwanian H. P. Graham. DIFFERENCE IN HOSPITAL AID Poorer Counties To Get More From State Than Rich Counties 30f/t IN SURRY COUNTY State aid in the construction of hospitals in North Carolina will range from 50 per cent in the poorer counties down to only 10 per cent in the wealthier ones, Dr. John A. Ferrell, executive secretary of the Medical Care Commission has announced. One-third of the cost of hospital building will be borne by the Fed eral Government if funds are made available by Congress. State funds for Surry County would amount to 30.9 per cent of the total, while Alleghany and Stokes would receive the maximum of 50 per cent. Yadkin and Wilkes would get 49 per cent and 44.1 per cent, respectively, while Forsyth would be allotted only 10 per cent. With one-third of the funds be ing contributed by the Federal Government, the individual coun ties would make up the balance. Appeal Hearing Is Held In Asheville A hearing before the U. S. Cir cuit Court of Appeals was held in Asheville Monday on the appeal of the Atlantic Greyhound Bus Com pany from a judgment of the Middle District Court in January that awarded $20,750 in damages to the family of Walter Hunt, Negro, as the result of an accident near Ronda in July, 1945. The accident was said to have occurred when a car driven by Hunt pulled onto the highway near Ronda Baptist Church in the path of the bus. One occupant of the car, a five-months old daugh ter of Hunt, died as a result of in juries sustained in the accident and four were critically injured. The Hunt family,' represented by Attorneys W. M. Allen and Hoke Henderson, of Elkin, brought suit and won a judgment in the Middle District Court. The bus company appealed the case. Outcome of Monday’s hearing on the appeal will not be known for about 30 days. Lineberry Killer Gets 2to5Years; Father Not Guilty George Kelly Reynolds of Gas tonia who was charged with kill ing Fred H. Lineberry of Yadkin county at Gastonia early this year, was found guilty in Gaston Superior court of manslaughter, and sentenced to two to five years in state prison. After hearing the evidence against C. K. Reynolds the court directed a verdict of not guilty. Lineberry was a native of the Smithtown section of Yadkin county and was married to a daughter of C. K. Reynolds and sister of George Kelly Reynolds. NAME SPEAKERS IN STOCK SHOW Rep. John H. Folger And Fred Royster To Speak In Mt. Airy July Fourth LIVESTOCK TO BE SHOWN John H. Folger, fifth district representative in Congress, and Fred S. Royster, president of the Tobacco Warehousemen’s Associa tion, are scheduled to speak at the Livestock Show in Mount Airy July 4, it was announced today by Neill M. Smith, county agent. Mr. Royster wil discuss the to bacco referendum to be held July 12 to determine whether growers of flue-cured tobacco lavor a vol untary assessment of 10 cents pel acre to finance the program oi Tobacco Associates, Inc., in main f ri i v-v i rv nr nvnovt wo Horse and mule dealers anc leading farmers of the county plan to exhibit from 50 to 60 animals in the show, Mr. Smith said, anc FFA and 4-H club members arc planning to show a number oi baby beeves and beef cattle. The Show is being sponsored to the American Legion and VFW posts in Mount Airy. COMiTTEETO MEET TONIGHT Finance Committee Of Dob son Baptist Church To Dis cuss Fund-Raising Drive PARSONAGE TO BE BUILT A finance committee of the Dob son Baptist Church will meet in the church tonight (Thursday) al 8 o’clock to discuss methods ol raising funds for building a par sonage. The home is to be constructec near the church on a lot donatec by one of the members, who pre fers that his name not be dis closed. Funds are expected to be raised in approximately 30 days and construction will be started as soon after that time as possible Members of the parsonage fi nance committee are Neill M Smith, chairman, Miss Elizabeth Norman, secretary and treasurer John G. Llewellyn, John T. Thre atte, J. E. Trevethan, J. Fred Hill Mrs. Emma Mock, Mrs. Metta Nance, Mrs. R. A. Freeman, Mrs D. T. Sparger, R. B. Blackwelder Mrs. J. G. Llewellyn, Rev. J. E Pearson and Miss Mary Betty Nor man. Rev. Pearson came to Dobsor October 1 as part time pastor oJ the church. He has served as pas tor pn a full time basis since Apri: 1. Hoodlum Slashes New Automobile An unknown hoodlum slashed a 14-inch hole in the fabric top ol a new convertible automobile be longing to John Mayberry,.North Bridge Street, last Thursday night or early Friday morning. The culprit evidently used a knife or some sharp instrument tc cut the top. The car was parkec in front of Mr. Mayberry’s home. Police have no clues as to the identity of the guilty party. Tribune Advertising Gets Resuite Report Prepared By County Agent Neill M. Smith Surry County farmers are nearly $1,000,000 poorer as a result of the recent flood and record rain fall, according to a report prepar ed by County Agent Neill M. Smith for the U. S. Engineers’ office in Charleston, S. C. The report includes an estimate of damage resulting from soil erosion as well as crop losses and represent the combined thinking of county agents, AAA committee men and a number of leading farmers in the county, Mr. Smith said. Actual chrop losses were seti mated at $393,500 and damage to soils as a result of unprecedented erosion was estimated at $598,750. A break-down of the figures shows that tobacco growers incur red the heaviest losses. Five hun dred acres of tobacco planted in the bottom lands were almost totally destroyed or washed away. Valued at $400 per acre, Surry to bacco farmers suffered estimated $200,000 loss. Four thousand acres of corn with an estimated value of $30 per acre were washed away, resulting in a $120,000 loss. Other crop losses shown by the report were: 300 acres of small grain crops, valued at $30 per acre, $9,000; 300 acres of lespe deza, valued at $15 per acre, $4,500; and 6,000 acres of pasture crops, valued at $10 per acre, $60,000. Damage to soils as a result of erosion included 4,000 acres of corn land, 350 acres of tobacco land, 300 acres of small grain land, 4,000 acres of pasture land, and 2,000 acres of land under mis cellaneous cultivation. Erosion damage to pasture land was esti mated at $25 per acre, and the re mainder at $75 per acre. In addition to these losses farm ers incurred a tremendous loss of CUIIlIIiei lei UllflCl LI let 1/ llftU been placed on 24,000 acres of corn and 17,000 acres of tobacco on the uplands. County Agent Smith termed the “figures “conservative.” “If it were possible to interview each individual farmer in the county, their estimates of losses would increase the figures by two or three times,” he said. Damage resulting from the flooding of several smaller streams in the county contributed heavily to losses incurred by farmers, Mr. Smith stated. These included Mitchell, Ararat, and Fisher rivers, Lovell’s Creek, and other small streams. In addition the rainfall, believed to have been the heaviest in the history of the county, washed away hundreds of tons of top soil. Farmers are urged to continue mailing in reports of damage to their lands to the county agent’s office. Free Swim At YMCA Pool Saturday A. M. All boys and girls of Elkin and vicinity are invited to a free swim at the YMCA pool Saturday morn ing at 9:30, it was announced to day by Walter Safrit, director of young people’s activities. Lee Riding Devices To Be Here 1 Week Lee’s Riding Devices, six in all, will arrive in Elkin tins week-end for a one-week stay on the show grounds located on South Bridge Street, under the sponsorship of the Elkin Masonic Lodge. Pro ceeds will go to the Oxford Or phange. Farmers Asked To Report Loss To Co-Chairmen Farmers along the Yailkin valley who incurred crop losses as a result of the recent flood are requested to report their losses tp W. M. Allen, of Elkin, or John E» Justice, of North YVilkesboro, who are co-chair men of the Yadkin Valley Flood Control Committee. The information will be for warded to Congressmen in Washington apd used in the fight to have funds appropriat ed for flood control of the Yad kin river.
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