ELKIN
The Best Little Town In
North Carolina
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ELKIN
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VOL. No. XXXV No. 45
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. G, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1947
$2.00 PER YEAR
20 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS
ALEXANDER IS
APPOINTED AS
CITY ATTORNEY
Parking Meter Ordinances
Passed By Board
EXPECT DELIVERY SOON
Name Committee To Study
Water Situation; West Elk
in Pressure Inadequate
AUTHORIZE STOP LIGHT
City Administrator R. Lewis
Alexander was unanimously ap
pointed as City Attorney at the
monthly meeting of Elkin’s board
of commissioners in the City Hall
Monday evening. The appoint
ment, effective immediately, will
not affect Mr. Alexander’s posi
tion as administrator. He will
continue to serve in that capacity
^ and will also represent and advise
the town in legal matters.
The City Attorney’s post was
vacated recently by the resigna
tion of Hoke F. Henderson.
The town board also enacted
two ordinances relative to the in
stallation of parking meters here.
One of the new laws provides for
‘‘the use of mechanical parking
time indicators” as a means of
alleviating traffic and parking
congestion in the town. The sec
ond ordinance provides for the
establishment of a traffic bureau
to handle violations of the park
a ing meter ruling. City Clerk Dixie
Jk Graham was designated in the
ordinance as collector of penalties
imposed for violations.
City Administrator Alexander
reported that the meters were ex
pected to be delivered by October
22, and installation will get under
way as soon as possible after that
time. A representative of the
parking meter company will sup
ervise the installation work.
The board also:
1. Appointed a committee to
make a study of the town's water
situation and recommend steps
necessary to provide for an ade
\ quate supply and distribution of
r water. Reports indicate that
water pressure in West Elkin is
insufficient. Members of the com
mittee are Commissioner J. W. L.
Benson, City Administrator Alex
ander, Fire Chief Ted Brown and
Superintendent of Public Works
Joe Saylor.
2. Authorized the installation of
^ a stop light at the intersection of
Elk Spur and West Main Streets
at the bridge across Big Elkin
Creek.
3. Authorized the purchase of
six rain coats and six pairs of
boots for the fire department.
* TICKETS FOR
PLAY ON SALE
Barter Theatre Production of
“Twelfth Night” To Show
Here November 20
WOMAN’S CLUB SPONSOR
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Tickets for admission to the
Barter Theatre of Virginia pro
duction of “Twelfth Night” spon
sored by the Elkin Junior Wo
man’s club, went on sale this
morning (Thursday) with Harris
Electric Company being the ticket
selling center, although every club
member will be available for
tickets. l««* 4
Shakespeare’s gayest and merri
est comedy, “Twelfth Night,” will
play at the Elementary school
Thursday night, November 20, and
is pronounced by critics as one of
the greatest and brightest of per
formances. The second, “The
Barrets of Wimpole Street,” will
show April 8.
The sole purpose behind the
club’s sponsorship of these two
plays is to bring to this city some
thing new in theatrical produc
tions, fine arts and culture. No
profits are expected to be realized
from so doing, but it is hoped that
the entertainment afforded will
be a high reward for their efforts.
As a means of financing the two
productions, rated high with pro
fessional talent from Broadway to
enact the play, the club has or
ganized a patron’s list on which
about 50 of the town’s leading cit
izens and organizations will be
privileged to serve. As pointed
out by leaders of the Junior Wo
man's club persons serving on this
chosen patron’s list can feel that
they are having a definite part in
bringing a high type of entertain
ment to this city, and their names
will be published in forthcoming
issues of The Tribune.
Farmers are raising 34,667,000
turkeys this year, 16 per cent less
than last year according to the
preliminary estimate of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
ALFALFA CROP ON KLONDIKE FARM PRODUCES RECORD YIELD — Farm agents of the northwestern extension district concluded
their program-planning meeting in the YMCA last Friday with a tour of Klondike Farm. They are shown in the above photo observing
a demonstration of a record alfalfa crop produced on the farm. On the chart being held by Soil Conservationist H. M. Willis, right, and
Surry County Farm Agent Neill M. Smith, left, are five cuttings of alfalfa that were produced on the plot. Laid end to end the cuttings
total 11 feet. T. F. Cooley (third from left), followed recommendations of Soil Conservationist Willis in producing the crop. After ob
taining an analysis of the soil, Mr. Willis recommended the use of 2-12-12 fertilizer containing borax, plus lime and manure. The man
doffing his hat to the record yield is Dr. I. O. Schaub, director of th e state extension service, who described the crop as one of the best
examples of alfalfa growth he had ever seen. The chart, prepared by Mr. Willis, is on display in the lobby of the Bank of Elkin.
(TRIBUNE PHOTO)
COUNTY AGENTS
INSPECT FARM
Climax Quarterly District
Meet Here By Making Tour
At Klondike Farm
SEE ABERDEEN CATTLE
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Approximately 50 county farm
agents of the northwestern exten
sion district climaxed their quar
terly distrct meeting here last Fri
day with an inspection tour of
supplementary pastures at the
| Klondike Farm north of Elkin and
I a study of hybrid corn experiment
plots at the Roundabout Farm
near Ronda.
j T. F. Cooley, manager of the
, Klondike Farm, conducted the
agents on the tour and explained j
the steps taken in preparing the !
soil for seeding. A record yield of
alfalfa from one field was demon
strated by a chart prepared by H. |
M. Willis, soil conservationist who .
recommended fertilizers used on ]
the field. The plot produced five i
cuttings of alfalfa for a total of j
11 feet. Dr. I. O. Schaub, director '
of the state extension service, de- j
scribed the crop as “one of the !
best examples of alfalfa growth I
have ever seen.”
Dr. R. W. McMillan, state ex
periment station corn specialist,
discussed the hybrid corn experi
ments at the Roundabout Farm.
The group also inspected the
Aberdeen-Angus herd at Round
about and the Guernsey herd at
Klondike.
The district meeting got under
way at the YMCA Friday morning
with agricultural program-plan
ning sessions for 1948. Among the
speakers were Dr. Schaub, Fred
Sloan, program planning special
ist, O. F. McCrary, district farm
agent, and other agricultural lead
ers. Home demonstration agents of
the district were also present to
plan 1948 programs, and Miss
Verna Stanton, assistant state
home demonstration agent, dis
cussed the broad aims of next
year’s home demonstration work.
The home demonstration agents
were conducted on a tour of Chat
ham Manufacturing Company by
Hubert Parker during the after
noon, while the farm agents con
cluded the day’s program with
visits to Klondike and Round
about.
Neill M. Smith, Surry County
farm agent, was host to the group
and welcomed the agents to the
meeting.
Two Treated For
Burns At Hospital
Mrs. Judie Stout of Jonesville
and Jackie Bates, age 5, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Bates, of State
Road, have been treated for burns
at the Hugh Chatham Memorial
Hospital this week.
Mrs. .Stout was painfully burn
ed around the face and hands
Sunday, when she attempted to
light a gas stove in a local cafe,
where she is employed. She was
dismissed from the hospital Wed
nesday.
Young Bates was scalded Tues
day when he overturned a pot of
hot coffee on himself. He was dis
missed from the hospital after
treatment.
*
National Letter
Writing' Week Set
For October 12-18
Postmaster F. W. Graham
has announced that the Post
Office department will again
participate in the observance of
National Letter-Writing Week,
October 12-18.
Special emphasis is being
placed this year on the extra
services offered by the post of
fice in facilitating the handling
of mail. These include air mail,
special delivery arid registered
mail — services which were cre
ated by popular demand to
meet the increasing need for
speedy and safe transmission of
mail, Mr. Graham pointed out.
Patrons are urged to replen
ish their personal postal sup
plies and participate in letter
writing during the week.
CLUB VOTES TO
BEGIN GOLFING
Newly-Completed Golf Course
At Cedarbrook Country
Club To Be Opened
STOCK STILL AVAILABLE
At a barbecue dinner meeting of
the Cedarbrook Country Club last 1
week, stockholders and directors
of the organization voted to open
their recently - completed golf |
course for play this month, and j
appointed a permanent greens- j
keeper to care for the course.
The head greenskeeper of the |
Forsyth Country Club in Winston
Salem will inspect the local golf
course at an early date and make
recommendations relative to prop
erly caring for the greens, officials
of the club stated.
The Cedarbrook pond has been
stocked with approximately 2,50Q
bream from the federal fish hatch
ery in Wytheville, Va., and will be
ready for fishing next year.
From 50 to 60 shares of stock in
the club are still available, ac
cording to Dr. V. W. Taylor, presi
dent of the organization, and per
sons who wish to join are urged
to apply immediately. Membership
is restricted to stockholders.
Child Falls From
Moving- Automobile
Linda Pardue, age 6, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Gat Pardue, of
Jonesville, received. cuts and
bruises Tuesday afternoon when
she accidently fell out of a mov
ing automobile driven by Mrs.
Tom Lewis, of Jonesville.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Pardue, tl»e
child’s mother, had been to Boon
ville and were en route home when
the accident occurred ;n the vi
cinity of Island Ford Church. The
Pardue child was said to have
been in the rear seat with some
other children, and in some way
toppled out into the highway.
Carried to Hugh Chatham hos
pitaol, her wounds were treated,
and she was taken home.
Three Are Cleared
On Breaking Charge
Non-Suit Taken By Court; Mount
Airy Murder Case Is Nol Prossed
Ralph J. Stanley and Thurmond
Stanley, both of Route 1, Elkin,
and Edward L. Wood, Route 2,
Dobson, were cleared in superior
court at Dobson last week on
charges of breaking and entering
and larceny and receiving. Judg
ments of non-suit were returned
in the cases of Wood and Thur
mond Stanley, and Ralph Stanley
was found not guilty. The three
men had entered pleas of not
guilty through their attorney, W.
M. Allen.
Wood, however, was found guil
ty on separate charges of operat
ing a car under the influence of
liquor and driving without license
plate. He received a 90-day sus
pended sentence on the first count
and was fined $10 and costs on
the second charge.
The State took a nol pros in the
case of Susie McMillian and her
son, James Goins, both of whom
were charged with murder in con
nection with the death of Rawley
McMillian last June.
Other cases disposed of during
GUERNSEY SALE
SET FOR OCT. 13
Forty-Four Pedigreed Cattle
To Be Offered At Fifth
Klondike Sale
PARADE IS SCHEDULED
The fifth annual Klondike
Guernsey Sale will be held at the
Klondike Farm north of Elkin
next Monday, October 13, with a
total of 44 pedigreed cattle sche
duled to be offered at auction.
Top cattle breeders from seven
states have consigned animals for
the sale, which will include three
females and three bulls from the
Klondike herd. Salley Sales Ser
vice of Orangeburg, S. C., will
have charge of the sale. Auction
eers will be Arthur Brantley and
Swinton Gramling of Orangeburg,
and Glen Lecky of Holmesville,
Ohio.
A showing and parade of con
signments will be held Sunday af
ternoon, October 12.
All cattle are entered or will be
entered in the herd register of the
American Guernsey Cattje Club.
Thirty-five animals were sold in
the fourth sale last year for an
average of $1,152. The top animal
brought $5,l(Io.
C.M. Matthews Bound
Over Under $500 Bond
C. M. Matthews of Pilot Moun
tain, charged with operating a car
under the influence of liquor, was
bound over to the superior term
of court under bond of $500 by
Justice of the Peace J. L. Hall in
Magistrate’s Court Monday.
the final sessions of the Septem
ber term of court follow:
Ervin Prim, charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon, was
found guilty of simple assault and
fined $10 and costs.
Hershall W. Scales, charged
with driving after revocation of
license, speeding and reckless
driving, was fined $100 and costs
and given a six-months suspended
sentence.
David T. Hudspeth, charged
with operating a car under the
influence of liquor, was fined $100
and costs and given a suspended
sentence of 90 days. Prayer for
judgment was continued on an
other charge against Hudspeth of
driving without operator’s license.
Graham Staples, charged with
carnal knowledge, was given a 12
months road sentence. He had en
tered a plea of nolo contendere.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued in the case of Frank Tur
ney, charged wth bastardy. His
appearance bond, previously set at
$800, was continued in force.
Clifford Crissman, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon, was
given a 12-months suspended sen
tence and placed on probation for
three years.
A mistrial was ordered in the
cases of Elmore Harrell, Vestal
Harrell and Junior Harrell, all of
whom were charged with larceny.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued in the case of Oakley H.
Allen, charged with reckless driv
ing.
Allen Bobbitt, charged with as
saut with a deadly weapon, was
found guilty of simple assault and
sentenced to serve 30 days on the
road.
Troy C. Martin, charged with
abandonment, was given a sus
pended sentence of 12 months.
George Collins, charged with op
erating a car under the influence
of liquor, received a 90-day sus
pended sentence.
William C. Edwards, charged
with abandonment, was given a
12-months suspended sentence.
Alex Horton was found not guil
ty of violating prohibition laws.
Corbin Davis, charged with
breaking and entering, was given
a 12-months suspended sentence
and placed on probation for two
years.
Jim White, charged with tres
passing. was found not guilty.
The State took a nol pros in
the following cases:
Richard R. Pardue, charged with
illegal possession of liquor for sale;
Olin Wishon, charged with reck
less driving: Romney Simmons,
James M. Ball, Guy Sparger and
John H. Marshall, all of whom
were charged with violating city
ordinances: Charles L. Hodges and
James Monroe Gilley, both charg
ed with speeding and reckless
driving: Floyd Gwyn, charged with
bastardy; and Silas Holder, charg
ed with aiding and abetting and
larceny. ,
Strong Plea Is Made
In Support Of School
Bond Issue Saturday
PRESS HEAD IS
KIWANIS GUEST
E. A. Resch Delivers Inter
esting Address Concerning
Freedom Of Press
TO ENTERTAIN FIREMEN
E. A. Resch, of Siler City, presi
dent of the North Carolina Press
Association, provided the Elkin
Kiwanis Club with an interesting
and informative address at the
club’s meeting last Thursday ev
ening in observance of National
Newspaper Week.
Mr. Resch, publisher of The
Chatham News, told his listeners
that the free press of America
faces a challenge in the years to
come, and pointed out that the
freedom it now enjoys is a trust I
which it holds sacred in the name
of the entire American people.
The press of the nation, the
speaker pointed out, does not lay
claim to being perfect, but by and
large it is doing an excellent job
in disseminating accurate infor
mation to all the people concern
ing the vital questions of the day,
which is in sharp contrast with
the throttled press of certain
other countries which print only
that which they are told.
Mr. Resch saw a pattern in cur
rent events similar to that which
preceded the outbreak of World
War II, and he stressed the im
portance of the newspapers of the
nation in giving their readers
clear, unbiased information of fu
ture events as they unfold.
The speaker was introduced by
H. F. Laffoon, publisher of this
newspaper, who was in charge of
the program. Following his ad
dress he was presented with a
Chatham Blanket by Mayor Gar
land Johnson on behalf of the
club.
At this evening’s meeting
Claude Farrell will be in charge
of a program of which National
Fire Prevention Week will pro
vide the theme. Members of Elk
in’s fire department will be guests
of the club.
HOME IN WEST
ELKIN BURNED
Residence Of Mr. and Mrs.
Baltus Holbrook Is
Gutted By Flames
ABOUT 7 A. fa. MONDAY
The frame home of Mr. and
Mrs. Baltus “Hooks” Holbrook on
Elk Spur street was badly dam
aged by fire early Monday morn
ing when flames, thought to have
originated from a water heater in
the basement, practically gutted
the interior of the house.
Mr. Holbrook said, following the
fire, that had there been sufficient
water pressure he could have ex
j tinguished the blaze with a gar
den hose before much damage
could occur. However, low pres
sure, pertinent to that area of
Elkin, completely frustrated his
efforts.
When the fire department
reached the scene the blaze had
swept out of the basement into
the upper portion of the house,
spreading so rapidly that there
was time only to save furniture
from the living room and a front
bedroom. Other furnishings were
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Motorbike, Car
Wreck Hurts One
Frank Camden, test cow milker
at the Klondike Farm north of
Elkin, suffered bruises and minor
lacerations Sunday afternoon
when the motorbike he was riding
and a car driven by George Wal
ters collided at the entrance to the
farm.
Mr. Camden, about 53 years of
age, is partially deaf and evidently
did not hear the car behind him
as he prepared to turn into the
road leading to the farm from U.
S. Highway 21.
He is receiving treatment at the
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi
tal, where his condition was re
ported as not serious.
No charges have been preferred. I
Rogers To Be
Speaker At
Farm Meeting
Will H. Rogrers, organization
director of the North Carolina
Farm Bureau, will be guest
speaker at the “kick off’’ ban
quet for Surry County’s Farm
Bureau membership drive in
the Dobson school lunch room
tonight (Thursday) at 7
o’clock.
Leading farmers of the coun
ty who will direct the member
ship drive have been invited to
attend the dinner and hear
plans for the campaign. Several
state farm leaders, in addition
to Mr. Rogers, are expected to
be present.
Officers and directors of the
Surry Farm Bureau, headed by
President S. H. Atkinson, met
last week to lay preliminary
plans for the membership drive.
LEAF PRICES
SHOW DECLINE
Old Belt Prices Drop From $1
To $6; Mixed Trends
In Eastern Belt
HEAVY SALES REPORTED
Tobacco prices, which had
climbed for several days, broke
Tuesday on markets of the Bor
der Belt, Middle Belt and Old
Belt, the federal and state De
partments of Agriculture reported.
On the Eastern Belt, however,
price trends were mixed with most
leag and smoking leaf grades reg
istering gains of from $1 to $3 per
hundred pounds while cutters, lugs
and nondescript were off from
$.50 to $2. The gains more than
offset the losses, for the bulk of
sales consisted of leaf and smok
ing leaf.
The agricultural agencies re
ported that on Monday Eastern
Belt growers sold a total of 9,739,
730 pounds at an average price of
$49.12, a jump of $3.18 since Fri
day and the highest daily average
this season.
Prices on the Old Belt marts
dropped from $1 to $6 with most
declines in the $1 to $3 range.
Primings, which made the biggest
gains Monday, were off from $3 to
$6. Fair red and low orange green
ish leaf dropped $5. Volume of
sales was fairly heavy and a slight
improvement in quality was noted.
Old Belt Sales Monday totaled
6,025,890 pounds, heaviest sales of
the season, and the average price
of $44.66 was nine cents more than
the previous high average of
$44.57 set opening day.
Lugs, primings and nondescript
dropped from $1 to $4 on Middle
Belt markets. Some leaf and
smoking leaf grades were off from
$1 to $4.50 wliile other grades were
up from $1 to $4 with the declines
outnumbering the gains. Volume
was not as heavy as Monday and
the bulk of sales consisted of com
mon to good leaf, low to good
smoking leaf, fair cutters and good
and fine lugs.
The Middle Belt price average
Monday of $45.44 for 3,848,066
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pounds was $2.62 above last Fri
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Elkin Wildlife Club
To Meet October 17
Thurmond Chatham, local in
dustrialist, Earle McMichael, at
torney of Winston-Salem, John
McLaughlin of Statesville and
other leading proponents of wild
life preservation are expected to
be present at a meeting of the
Elkin Wildlife Club in Neaves
Park on Friday evening, October
17.
Plans for a membership drive
will be discussed at the meeting,
and farmers of this section are
especially urged to attend.
Movies from Field and Stream
will be shown at the meeting in
connection with the club’s func
tion as a supporter of wildlife con
servation measures.
In the event of inclement weath
er, the meeting will be held in the
YMCA.
Million Dollar
Proposal Is To
Be Voted Upon
Educational leaders of Surry
County made a strong appeal to
day in support of the proposed
million-dollar school bond issue
which will be voted upon Satur
day throughout the county.
Urging every eligible citizen to
cast his vote for the bond issue,
Superintendent of Elkin City
Schools N. H. Carpenter and Sup
erintendent of County Schools
John W. Comer asserted that ad
ditional educational facilities were
never more urgently needed, and
that the opportunity to provide
for the county’s school needs was
never greater.
"It is an opportunity for the
people of Surry County that may
never come again," Mr. Carpenter
declared. “If we let it pass, if we
fail to provide for the needs of
our school children, we will have
defeated one of the mast deserv
ing causes we have ever been call
ed upon to support.”
Mr. Comer described the bond
issue as one of the “soundest and
most worthwhile undertakings
that Surry County has ever been
engaged in.”
Although construction costs are
high, Mr. Comer pointed out that
interest rates on the bonds would
be less than one third the rates
on any bonds ever issued before
for school purposes. “The former
average rate on school bonds
throughout the state was five and
one-half per cent,” Mr. Comer
said, “whereas the proposed bonds
now will be obtained for one and
one-half and two per cent.”
Reminding voters that the bond
issue would not necessitate an in
crease in the present county tax
rate of $1, Mr. Comer asserted
that “this undertaking represents
economy for every taxpayer in the
county.”
Although individual school dis
tricts of the county with enroll
ments of 1,000 or more may vote
bonds independently in the event
the bond issue is defeated, Mr.
Comer explained that capital out
lay for school purposes is a coun
ty responsibility and that the
county would be required to pro
vide for capital outlay for school '
purposes under such a plan. The
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Motorcyclist Is
Seriously Hurt
James Shoemaker, 27, of Jones
ville, was seriously injured Mon
day when the motorcycle he was
riding collided with a car driven
by Miss Edna Mae Mathis, 18, at
the intersection of Main Street
and U. S. Highway 21 in JoneS
ville.
Miss Mathis and her mother,
Mrs. J. F. Mathis, an occupant of
the car, were treated for shock at
the Hugh Chatham Memorial
Hospital and released.
Mr. Shoemaker is still in the
hospital with severe bruises and
other injuries.
Representatives To
Attend Youth Rally
The Elkin Methodist Church
will send representatives to the
Methodist Youth Rally which will
be held Saturday night at the Dil
worth Methodist Church, Char
lotte, in connection with the West
ern North Carolina Annual Con
ference.
•The speaker will be Dr. Harold
Bosley, dean of the Duke Divinity
School, Durham.
A bus has been chartered to
take the young people from the
local church to Charlotte.
House Moved When
Hit By Speedster
The home of Bill Swift at State
Road was reportedly struck by a
hit-and-run driver early Sunday
morning and was moved several
inches on its foundation by the
impact.
The car evidently entered the
highway from a side road and the
driver made a getaway before his
identity could be determined.