North Carolina Newspapers

ELKIN The Best 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. 40 .. ..I- I . - PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1947 ' ’’ $2.00 PER YEAR 18 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS FASHION SHOW TO BE STAGED THIS EVENING Sponsored By Elkin Junior Woman’s Club AT STATE THEATRE Benefit Bridge And Rook Party To Be Held At Gilvin Roth YMCA At 2:30 FUNDS GO TO SCHOOL Plans are complete for the sec ond annual Junior Woman’s Club Fashion Show which will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock at the State Theater and will fea ture the very latest in Fall Styles As a special attraction, Miss Betty Brown of Charlotte who won the title of “Miss Charlotte” in the recent Jaycee Beauty Contest will do acrobatic and tap dance num bers. • Also on the program will be Miss Zana Rary and Miss Mildred Freeman, soloists. Special music is to be furnished by Gene Aldridge and his orchestra, “The Rebels.” A benefit bridge and rook party will be held at the Gilvin Roth YMCA at 2:30 o’clock this after noon (Thursday) followed by a Fashion Show at 4 o’clock. Those desiring reservations are asked tc contact either Mrs. Hugh Salmons at 506-J, Mrs. Jim Dan Hemmings at the Tribune office, or Mrs James Shore at 451. The models will wear clothing furnished by the various depart ment and clothing stores and will show styles suitable for all age groups. Miss Helen Tomlinson who won the title of "Miss Elkin” will be among those modeling. Others participating are Betty Lou Steel man, Betty Jean Pardue, Mrs Sam Atkinson, Mrs. James A. Har rell, Mabel Cathey Leeper, Mrs. Richard Atkinson, Mrs. Ed Snyd er, Pauline Wagoner, Mrs. Rich Chatham, Julia Williams, Anne Maguire, Beulah Yates, Zana Rary, Dorothy Bee Parks, Cynthia Allen, Sarah Jones, Bessie Jean Brown, Betsy Richardson, Jean Click, Barbara Phillips, Lynn Oliver, and Mrs. Bill Long. Chil dren modeling will be Jane and Sarah Redmon, Kitty Cran ford, Ruthie Click, Jean Adams, Elizabeth Harris, Alice Cran ford, Gale Page Reeves, Carol Salmons, Jane Cranford, Bunny and Betty Rudd. Mrs. Julia Page will act mistress of ceremonies fend commentator. ^The proceeds from the benefit party and the two fashion shows will be used to improve the lighting system in the Elkin Elementary School. The public is cordially invited to attend. A small admission charge will be made. i - MANY VETERANS CASH IN BONDS Estimated 200 Line Up At Bank Tuesday To Draw Terminal Leave Pay TOTALS ABOUT $40,000 An estimated 200 veterans of World War II stood in lines at the local bank Tuesday to trade their terminal leave bonds for cash. The scene was similar to that in thousands of other U. S. citias as ex-GI’s flocked to banking houses throughout the nation to cash in their bonds despite President Tru man’s plea that veterans save tile securities against a rainy day. Bank officials here said approx imately $40,000 was exchanged for the first day’s 200 bonds. On Wed nesday approximately $10,000 was peid out for some 50 bonds. Of ficials indicated that they expect ed the number of bonds cashed per day to remain at about 50 at least throughout the remainder of the week. Estimates are that about 250.000 North Carolina veterans hold terminal leave bonds with an average value of $225. The total value of bonds cashed in the na tion Tuesday was estimated at be tween $100,000,000 and $200,000, 000. Acting through 16,000 banks trust companies and building and loan associations in the United States, the government began the redemption of bonds which Con gress had voted vjteranS as com pensation for unused furlough time in military service. Approxi mately 9,000,000 ex-servicemen are eligible to cash some $1,800,000,000 in bonds as a result of the bill. Some veterans listed “dire need’ the explanation for their cash ins. Students, newlyweds and fathers of large families made the heaviest inroads on their war sav ings, reports indicated. EMERGENCY SQUAD RECOVERS BODY OF DROWNED YOUTH — Jack Caudill, captain of the Elkin Emergency Squad, is shown here as he prepared to step out of a boat with the body of young Jimmy Luper, who drowned in the Yadkin River near Burch Monday afternoon. Members of the squad were on the scene within 20 minutes after being notified of the accident and recovered the body in less than an hour. At the left is Paul Price, squad member, and at the right is Gwyn Martin, vol unteer worker who assisted in rescue work. <photo by belli Six-Year-Old Child Is Victim Of River Elkin Emergency Squad Recovers Body Quickly Six-year-old Jimmy Luper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Luper of Winston-Salem, lost his life Mon day afternoon about 2:30 o’clock when he slipped into the Yadkin River near Burch and drowned. The boy apparently wandered too near the river’s edge and slid in while his father and a com panion were preparing to fish nearby. A few moments later the child was missed, and Mr. Luper sought to recover the boy while his companion went for aid. Members of the Elkin Emergen cy Squad were notified and raced to the scene with boats and other rescue equipment. Led by Jack Caudill and assisted by volunteers, the crew recovered the child’s body within an hour after begin ning rescue operations. The body was located about 75 yards down stream from the point where the boy fell into the river. Efforts to revive the child by means of artificial respiration failed. Mr. Luper, his two sons, Jimmy and Barry, 4, and Arville Worrell, had been on a week-end fishing trip to Farmer’s Fishing Camp near Independence, Va. They were returning to their home in Winston-Salem and decided to stop near Burch and try their luck in the Yadkin River. The grief-stricken father, a for mer employee of Chatham Manu facturing Company, said he had not wanted to take the two boys on the trip, but that they begged him so hard for permission to go that he finally consented. Coroner John L. Woltz pro nounced accidental drowning as the cause of the boy’s death. Sheriff Sam Patterson praised members of the Emergency Squad for their swift recovery of the body. Members of the organiza tion who helped carry out the search were Captain Jack Caudill, Fred Eidson, Charlie Alexander, Henry C. Bowman, Buck Jarvis, Bill Freeman and Paul Price. A number of volunteers also aided in the rescue work. Funeral services for the Luper child were held Wednesday after noon in Winston-Salem. Rev. Dewey Yates and Rev. J. C. Tuck er were in charge of the services. H. Laffoon Resigns From Police Force Hugh Laffoon, local police offi cer, tendered his resignation Mon day as a member of the force, and Nathaniel Sparger, of Pilot Moun tain, was appointed to fill the va cant post. Mr. Laffoon had been a member of the police force here since March of 1946 following his dis charge from military service. Police Chief Corbett Wall de scribed him as "an efficient offi cer,” and asserted that he was one of the hardest-working mem bers of the force. "I was sorry to see him leave,” the chief said. Tribune Advertising Gets Results Stores Are To Remain Open Wednesday P. M. Loral merchants will not ob serve the regular Wednesday afternoon closing next week/ because of the Fat Stock Show and Sale which will be held on September 16 and 17, it was announced today by Mrs. Beauford Stanley, secretary of the Merchants Association. Member merchants will re main open on Wednesday, Sep tember 17, but will be closed the following Wednesday, Sep tember 24. Beginning October 1, the half holiday on Wednesdays will be discontinued until next spring. FARMERS NAME NEW OFFICERS Pass Resolutions And Trans act Other Business At Meet At State College URGE MORE INSURANCE A request that the administra tion of North Carolina State Col lege summarize the things that should be provided the college by the 1949 General Assembly was among the 20 resolutions passed Wednesday evening by delegates to the annual Farm and Home Week. Pointing out that a pre-war study of State College facilities and personnel found them insuf ficient, delegates further request ed that "every individual and or ganization exert toward the effi cient use of appropriations’’ voted by the 1947 General Assembly. Another resolution bore down heavily on the current grain and feed shortage. It read: “Resolved, that the farmers of North Caro lina put forth every effort to in crease both acreage and yields per acre of small grains and pastures in accordance with refcommenda tions of the North Carolina Agri cultural Experiment Station.” Other resolutions? included: Farm commodity groups were encouraged to take advantage of the recently-passed enabling act to promote more satisfactory mar keting facilities. All agricultural agencies were urged to give every consideration to the conservation of the soil and the forest in plan ning their programs. The expansion of Federal Crop Insurance was urged so as to in elude additional experimental counties on tobacco, wheat, cotton and other crops. Support was asked for cooperative marketing through local, county and com munity organizations. Every fanner was urged to join at least one of the fanner organi zations, and, through them, par ticipate actively in promoting rural interests. Delegates asked (Continued On Page Eight) WILL SPONSOR STAGE PLAYS Junior Woman’s Club To Pro vide Appearances Here of Famous Barter Theatre MINIATURE BROADWAY Elkin Junior Woman’s Club an nounced today that it will sponsor two local appearances of Robert Porterfield’s famous Barter Thea tre of Virginia during the 1947-48 season. Arrangements for the Barter Players were made by Miss Frances Gaskins, booking agent for the company. The first play will be presented on the evening of November 20 and the second appearance is scheduled for April 8. Barter described as ‘‘The most interesting theatre in America,” by the New York Daily Mirror, was founded in 1933 at Abingdon, Va. Started as a measure for helping New York actors through a lean summer, this unique insti tution, nurtured by the idealism of Virginia-born Robert Porter field, has grown into a full, year round professional company that Life magazine has hailed as “a booming success.” When Barter moves it is a com plete theatrical unit, a miniature Broadway on wheels, Miss Gaskins said. Barter’s players are hardy and experienced troupers. In the 1946-47 season, they traveled more than 25,000 miles through nine states to give more than 353 performances. Plans are being made for 50 additional appear ances this year. Miss Erline Mayberry, president of Elkin Junior Woman’s Club, stated that the two plays are be ing brought to this area as a com munity entertainment project on a non-profit basis to the local or ganization. , Tickets for the November 20 presentation will go on sale at an early date. Every railroad running into the city of New York from the south or west has to enter it from the state of New Jersey. BELL BROTHERS, BURTON KEY GET PRISONTERMS Draw Stiff Penalties On Two Serious Charges 2 GET 15 TO 20 YEARS Burton Given Total Of 10 Years At Hard Labor; Judge Clements Presides IMPERSONATING POLICE Glenn and Millard Bell, of Wilkes County, and Burton Key of Yadkin County, were handed stiff sentences yesterday in Yad kin County Superior Court after conviction on highway robbery and impersonating an officer charges. The two Bell brothers were sen tenced by Judge J. H. Clement to serve not less than 15 nor more than 20 years at hard labor at state prison, and Burton Key, con victed on five charges, received two years in each case, the 10 years to run concurrently. The three men were arrested in May on charges of highway rob bery and impersonating an offi cer after the three stopped a Le noir man west of Brooks Cross Roads and relieved him of $25.00 at the point of a gun, at the pre text of securing a bond from him for speeding. The next holdup was just over the line in Wilkes County where they stopped a car occupied by two brothers from Maryland. From them they took $45.00 and a pistol, according to officers. These two reported the incident to the Highway Patrol. The next holdup was two negroes, Vander Horton of Wilkes County and Randolph Patterson of Caldwell County. From these two they took $50.00. It was re ported that all three alleged rob bers had pistols in executing the holdups. * Approximately one hundred other cases, mostly traffic viola tions, were disposed of in the Yad kin court this week. Truck, Auto Crash On Ronda Highway Three persons narrowly escaped serious injury Saturday night near Ronda when a truck operated by Jesse Powers, Jr., of Elkin, collided with a car driven by Melmoth Mickle. The truck, which was overturned by the impact, was al most completely demolished and caught fire as a result of the ac cident. Mr. Powers received minor cuts and bruises. Mrs. Mickle, riding in the car with her husband, alsc suffered minor lacerations. The Micles were returning tc Elkin when the accident occurred. Their car was extensively dam aged. Two Brothers Die Two Weeks Apart J. C. Cogswell, 51, brother of Mrs. W. R. Hartness of this city, died unexpectedly Friday at his home in Charleston, S. C. Death was said to have resulted from a heart attack. Exactly two weeks earlier an other brother, W. H. Cogswell, 55 also of Charleston, died unexpect edly of a similar attack. They were engaged in the real estate and in surance, and printing and engrav ing business, respectively. Funeral services were conducted two weeks apart on Sunday in the Charleston Methodist Church. In terments were made in the Charleston cemetery. Young Farmer’s Hobby Is Capturing Serpents James Ring, Jr., young farmer of the Cycle section, has one hob by which is not likely to be adopt ed by many Yadkin .County citi zens. The reason he is practically alone in his field is because his hobby is capturing snakes around his neighborhood during his spare time, and later selling them to other Yadkin County farmers who do not resent their presence around the premises. The youth's specialty is black snakes and king snakes, although he prefers the blacksnakes, of which he has captured about a dozen this summer. On the matter of poison snakes, he leaves them strictly alone. Using nothing more than a stick of almost any length at hand, Ring places it on the snake’s body when he spots it, pre ferably near the head, and then clasps it by the neck until he places it in a box and sells it. That’s all there is to it. The snakes are not dangerous in any way, and after securing a grip “behind the ears” he lets the snake coil itself around an arm or his body as it pleases—everywhere except around his neck, the one position he coesn’t trust the snake with. He has two or three farmers whom he regularly sells the black snakes to after capturing them and the farmers pay from 75c to $2.00 for them, depending upon their sizes. The farmers then turn the snakes loose around their corn cribs, where they are supposed to be exceptionally good at catching rats, even better than cats. The Cycle youth’s latest catch measured six feet, three inches in length and he estimated it weigh" ed about five pounds. Prowler Enters Home, Assails Young Woman; Y outh Slugged, Robbed Robbers Caught In Act Here By Peyton Smith An attempted robbery of the Elkin Bloomer Company last Thursday night was foiled when Peyton Smith, 18-year-old son of the firm’s manager, entered the building and surprised the two would-be thieves. Mr. Smith was passing the plant on his way home when he saw a light in the building and went in to investigate. He was struck on the forehead as he entered the plant and was knocked unconsci ous in attempting to ward off his attackers. The two men fled after robbing young Smith of approxi mately eight dollars. Mr. Smith did not recognize the burglars, but said one was a white man and the other was a Negro. One suspect was apprehended by local police, but Mr. Smith was unable to identify him as one' of the pair. LEAF PRICES SHOW GAMS Eastern Markets Report Gains. But Prices Decline On Border Belt QUALITY IS IMPROVED Eastern North Carolina flue cured tobacco markets!* Tuesday reported gains in most instances over Friday’s averages, however, the opening of the fifth week of sales on the Border Belt of South Carolina and North Carolina found declining prices. The Border Belt losses ranged from 75 cents to $5 per 100, with the greatest losses being posted for inferior leaf and lugs. However, the federal-state departments of agriculture reported a few in creases for orange and mixed lugs. Quality of offerings generally was improved. Low cutters and good and low lemon lugs showed the biggest price advances on the Eastern North Carolina market. Only fine orange and lower green lugs av eraged below the Commodity Cre dit Sorporation support level. Der dines were chiefly for low quality tobacco. Average prices per 100 pounds, on a limited number of represent ative United States grades on the Eastern North Carolina belt, with changes from Friday’s sales: Leaf—Good lemon $51, down $1; fair lemon $49, up $2; good orange $47, up $1; fair orange $43, up $2: low orange $37, up $2; common orange $27, up $2. Cutters—Fair lemon $58, up $1; low lemon $57, up $4; low orange $54, down $5. Lugs—Choice lemon $58, up $1; fine lemon, $56, up $2; good lemon $54, up $4; fair lemon $45, un changed: good orange $59, up $2; fair orange $43, unchanged; low orange $30, down $1. Nondescript — Best thin $10.75, down $1. Snow Is Speaker At Kiwanis Meet George K. Snow, of Mount Airy, Surry county’s representative to the General Assembly, was guest speaker at the meeting of the Elk in Kiwanis Club at Gilvin Roth YMCA, Thursday evening. Mr. Snow made an interesting talk in which he discussed the work of the recent general as sembly, devoting particular atten tion to the State budget. He was introduced to the club by Kiwan ian George E. Royall. W. Ben Adair, local manager of the J. C. Penney Co. for the past several years, who has been trans ferred to a larger store in Ala bama, made his farewell appear ance at last \veek;s meeting, and was presented a Chatham blanket as a farewell gift by his fellow Ki wanians. This evening (Thursday), barr ing rain, the club will hold a pic nic session at Neaves Park at 6:30 o’clock. In event of rain the meeting will be held at the YMCA. The United States experienced its first financial panic in 1837, during the administration of President Martin Van Buren. CONVENTION SPEAKER — Governor James E. Folsom, above, Governor of Alabama, will deliver the principal ad dress at the final session of the annual convention of Young Democratic Clubs of North Car olina at Raleigh on Saturday, September 20. This meeting will be in the form of a banquet at the Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh. Governor Folsom will be intro duced by North Carolina’s Gov ernor Gregg Cherry. Governor Folsom is 39 years of age. The Young Democrats of North Car olina will hold a three-day con vention at Raleigh, September 18, 19 and 20. SIX FREED IN N.C. MOB CASE Judge J. Paul Frizzelle Orders Arrest Of Jailer And Sends One To Grand Jury NORTHAMPTON COUNTY Jackson. — A Superior Court judge yesterday dismissed charges against six of seven white men ac cused in the attempted lynching of a Negro, but had the North ampton County jailer arrested and bound the seventh defendant over to a grand jury. The action was taken by Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, who sat as a special committing magistrate on Governor R. Gregg Cherry’s com mission, after the Northampton County grand jury last month found no cause for action against the seven. The judge, in freeing six of the accused men, ordered that Joe Cunningham, assistant theatre manager at nearby Rich Square where race tenesion has run high this year, be held for action by the Warren County grand jury on Sept. 15. Warrenlon, county seat of Warren County, is approximate ly 42 miles west of this North eastern North Carolina com munity. Arrest of A. W. Edwards, elder ly jailer, from whom 22-year-old Godwin (Buddy) Bush was taken by an armed and masked band last May 23 came as a surprise move in a hushed and crowded courtroom. It followed testimony by Edwards yesterday that there had been no force or threats against him when the Negro was taken from jail. Judge Frizzelle stopped the six men who were freed just as they arose to leave the courtroom “Before you go,” the judge said “I want to make this observation This court is passing only on probable cause. It is perfectly ap parent ...that the only reason you are allowed to go free is be cause of the incompetence of Mr Cunningham’s confession as it concerns you. If the statement had been made in the presence of the other six, it would have been ad mitted—or if it had been made before the accomplishment of the conspiracy, it would have been ad mitted.” In advising Edwards of the bench warrant against him, Judge Frizzelle said the jailer had done nothing to prevent the masked men from taking Bush, “not once did you beg them to desist . . . You led them into the Negro’s cell and pointed him out. I couldn’t leave this courtroom with my self respect intact if I did not hold you under a bench warrant.” The Mason and Dixon line was surveyed between November 13, 1763, and December, 1767, by two Englishmen — Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. Mrs. James Byrd Is Injured By Night Intruder Mrs. Loraine Byrd is receiving treatment for shock and minor in juries at the Hugh Chatham Me morial .Hospital as the result of a scuffle with an unknown assail ant who entered the Byrd home on Shoe Factory Road early Tues day morning. The culprit was evidently at tempting to rob the home. Mrs. Byrd told police she was in the hallway when the man entered the house. She said called out for help and the man grabbed her. put his hand across her mouth and threatened to hurt her if she didn’t “shut up.’’ Mrs. Byrd was shoved out on the porch and after a short struggle the man fled, leaving Mrs. Byrd unconscious. Police said Mrs. Byrd described the man as being about six feet tall with dark complexion. She could not say whether he was a white person or a Negro. TWO INJURED BY HIT-RUN DRIVER Graham Wall of Near Hamp tonville. Is Arrested Wed nesday On Charge WERE STRUCK TUESDAY Mrs. Pauline Layell, of Jones ville, and her two-year-old son were slightly injured Tuesday af ternoon when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver near the old bridge in Jonesville. The vehicle reportedly swerved several feet off the pavement and hit Mrs. Layell and her son, who were walking on the left side of the road. Mrs. Layell suffered a bruised hip and minor injuries. Her son was thrown to the ground and the car passed over him, but he was between the wheels and escaped serious injury. Graham Wall, of near Hamp tonville, was reportedly under ar rest Wednesday morning on the charge of hit-and-run driving in the accident. N. Wilkesboro Choir To Sing Here Sunday A candlelight music service will be presented at the Elkin First Methodist Church by the Senior Choir of the North Wilkesboro Methodist Church, Sunday even ing at o’clock, under the direc tion of J. Jay Anderson, choir di rector and organist. The program will include duets, anthems, organ and vocal solos. Soloists are Richard Johnston, Dorothy and Nellie Gabriel, Dor othy Powell, Jo Lassiter, Robert Montgomery and Agnes Kenerly. The public is cordially invited to attend this, service. Two Bound Over To High Court By J. P. Hubert T. Cooper, 36, of Elkin, charged with driving after revoca tion of license, was bound over to the superior term of court under bond of $200 by Justice of the Peace C. A. McNeil in Magistrate's Court Monday. Hubert Triplett, of Deep Gap. chjjrgpd with assault with a . dead - ly weapon, is being held in de fault of $750 bond. His hearing is set for September 15. Huge Traffic Toll On Long Week End Sets 1947 Record The Labor Day observance— with at least 454 violent deaths 293 of them in traffic accidents — left its grim stamp today as the deadliest holiday for motor ists thus far in 1947. • The traffic toll compared with 228 highway deaths on Memorial Day and 255 on the Fourth of July and was con siderably above the advance prediction of 250 deaths made by the National Safety Council. Ned H. Dearborn, council, president, described the traffic toll as a “Roman holiday of spilled blood” that “exceeded our worst fears.”