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VOL. No. XXXV No. 49 PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. O, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1947
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Broughton To
Make Race For
I
„U. S. Senate
Ex-Governor
Will Oppose
W. B. Umstead
J. Melville Broughton of Ral
eigh, governor of North Carolina
from 1941 to 1945, announced on
Monday that he would be a candi
date for the United States Sen
ate in the Democratic primary
next May.
The seat is now held by Wil
liam B. Umstead of Durham, who
was appointed to the post by Gov
ernor Cherry following the death
of tne late Senator Josiah W.
Bailey. Mr. Umstead has stated
that he will seek re-election.
In a statement announcing his
candidacy. Mr. Broughton assert
ed that ‘‘the people of the State
will determine whether or not my
experience and service as gover
nor, legislator and in other pub
lic capacities qualify me to serve
as their representative in the Sen
► ate . . . Gubernatorial appoint
ment, under the statute, has fill
ed the temporary vacancy caused
by death; but only the people by
their votes can decide who will
represent them in the Senate for
the full term.”
Mr. Broughton’s announcement
came as no surprise to followers
of politics. He has been touring
the State making speeches before
various groups for several months,
and was expected to oppose Sen
ator Umstead in the 1948 race.
Pointing to his record as gov
ernor of the State, Mr. Broughton
said in his statement that he . .
, endeavored to serve the people . . .
f to the best of my ability. That
record is before the people. Edu
cation, public health, agriculture
and the industrial development of
the resources of the State were the
subjects to which I gave particu
lar emphasis. The progress made
is a matter of record ....
m- “It I am nominated and elect
ed, as I confidently expect to be,
I will owe no allegiance except to
the people. To this service and to
the national welfare I will dedi
cate all the energy and ability
that I possess.”
With the primary still more
than six months away, Mr.
^Broughton stated that he did not
■‘contemplate beginning at this
time any intensive campaign. The
grave and disturbing international
and domestic problems of the mo
ment are such as to make untime
ly and undesirable any long
drawn-out political contest.”
But he added that ‘‘in the
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VENTRILOQUIST
. CLUBFEATURE
Joe King And “Brandywine”
Full No Punches In Enter
taining Kiwanians
LADIES’ NIGHT MEET
Joe King, ventriloquist of Win
ston-Salem, and •Brandywine,"
proved a hilarious feature of last
Friday's ladies’ night meeting of
the Elkin Kiwanis Club at the
YMCA.
Held on Hallowe'en, many of
■ the Kiwanians and their wives
* came attired in assorted costumes
both comical and clever, and it
was agreed, following the meeting,
that it was the most successful
session, as far as fun was con
cerned, in the history of the club.
“Brandywine” spared no punches
and took many of the audience for
a verbal ride, climaxing his per
formance by singing a duet with
Mrs. King, who prior to this act,
sang several solo numbers. Mrs.
Henry Beeson accompanied at the
piano.
One of the gags pulled during
the program was the drawing for
, attendance prizes, five ladies be
r ing selected and showing intense
delight when presented with what
they presumed to be a Chatham
blanket. However, upon opening
the prettily wrapped packages
they found a large quantity of
4 wrapping paper and a small box
of candy.
Carl Poindexter, president pre
sided, turning the program over
to Program Chairman D. G'.
Smith.
V
ENTERS SENATE RACE — J.
Melville Broughton, above, for
mer governor of North Carolina,
announced his candidacy for
the U. S. Senate Monday. He
will oppose William B. Umstead,
who was appointed by Governor
Cherry to fill out the unexpircd
term of the late Josiah W.
Bailey.
TWO WOMEN ARE
DRAWN ON JURY
Will Serve At Surry Term of
Superior Court Which Con
venes In December
STARTS ON THE 15TH
Two women were among the
Jurors drawn for duty at the De
cember term of superior court in
Dobson. They are Mrs.. Martha
Reece , of Dobson, Route 1, and
Miss Mary Franklin Groves of
Mount Airy.
The court session, a one-week
term for trying criminal cases,
will get underway December 15.
The following names were also
drawn for jury duty:
G. Sam Simpson, Dobson; J. R.
Caudle, Mount Airy, Route 4;
Roy M. Deatherage, Mount Airy,
Route 2; Ben Taylor, Mount Airy,
Route 1; Harvey R. Reynolds,
Mount Airy, Route 1; Glenn Hall,
Mount Airy, Route 2; Robert L.
Harrison, Mount Airy; David
Riggs, Dobson, Route 2; Marion
Chilton, Ararat; T. W. Dockery,
Elkin, Route 1; Tom Jessup, Pilot
Mountain, Route 2; M. Paul Snow,
Siloam.
William L. Bostic, Elkin; J. El
mer Bryant, Pinnacle, Route 2;
Carl Young, Elkin; Lacy N. Bond,
Mount Airy, Route 4; R. L. Brown,
Mount Airy, Route 1; Spencer G.
Marshall, Mount Airy, Route 4; J.
| F. Hill, Dobson; R. R. McCoin, El
i kin; Cecil E. Ring, Dobson, Route
2; F. E. Layne, Dobson, Route 2;
Luther P. Venable, Ararat, Route
1; C. Eugene Jackson, Mount
Airy, Route 1; Gorman Ramey,
Lowgap; Grover Tilley, Elkin,
Route 1; G. N. Slaughter, Mount
Airy; S. G. Adams, Pilot Moun
I tain, Route 2; J. Earl Ramey,
Mount Airy; Lester Grimes,
! Mount Airy, Route 1; Eli Adkins,
Mount Airy; R. C. Newman, State
Road; and Luther Cockerham, El
kin.
j Paints Portrait Of
Late Mrs. Doughton
Mrs. R. B. Harrell of this city
presented a portrait of the late
Mrs. Rebecca Doughton of Lau
rel Springs, mother of Representa
tive Robert L. Doughton to the
Representative at a family get
together held recently at the home
of Mrs. Harrell’s father, Dr. J. L.
Doughton in Sparta.
The portrait was painted fi!om
a photograph, a cherished posses
sion of Mrs. Harrell, who formerly
was Miss Mattie Reid Doughton.
Present besides Dr. and Mrs.
Harrell and daughter, Mary Ellen,
were Representative (Farmer Bob)
Doughton, Mrs. R. A. Doughton,
Mrs. S. J. Thomas, Mrs. Fielden
Miller, Mrs. J. T. Carson, W. F.
Doughton, J. K. Doughton, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas S. Moxley, Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Miller, Misses
Reba, Iva Grace and Alice Dough
ton, Dr. and Mrs. James L.
Doughton.
Chicago is 911 miles from New
York City and 2274 from San
Francisco.
ROOD CONTROL
COMMITTEE TO
MEETJONIGHT
Group To Meet In City Hall
At North Wilkesboro
ATTENDANCE IS URGED
—
Program To Include Showing
Of Flood Control Film,
“Lifeblood of The Land”
_
SPECIALISTS TO SPEAK
The Yadkin Valley Flood Con
trol Committee will meet this ev
ening (Thursday) at 7:30 in the
City Hall h Wilkesboro in
the interest of flood control in
the Yadkin area, according to an
announcement by John E. Justice,
Jr., of North Wilkesboro, chair- j
man of the flood control com
mittee.
Representatives of chambers of
commerce, the Soil conservation
service, forestry service, profes
sional organizations, town offic
ials, and other governmental
agencies, farmers, timber grow
ers, civic clubs, and representatives
of newspapers and radio stations
have been invited to the meeting.
The program will include the
showing of a film, “Lifeblood of
the Land,” which is designed to
portray the various aspects of
flood control. Following the pres
entation of the film, there will be
a discussion period led by Dr.
Charles Hurst, specialist in water J
research management, Asheville; :
Milton Bryant, Forestry Division.
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.; a representa
tive from the Atlanta office of
the U. S. Forestry Service; and a
representative of the U. S. Army
Engineers Office, Charleston, S. C.
Individuals and representatives
of organizations interested in the
flood control project are urged to
attend the meeting. Specific
questions relating to phases of
flood control will be discussed.
WAR CLAIMS
HUGE TOLL
Fifteen Million Are Dead Or
Missing, Check Of
Conflict Shows
REPORT IS RELEASED
Chicago, Nov. 3 — The 57 be
iigerants on both sides in World
War II lost more than 15,000,000
men in killed and missing, Secre
tary of State George C. Marshall
said today in a recapitulation of
casualties.
The wartime chief of staff’s re
port was released by the Ency
clopedia Britannica as part of an
article he has written for its
forthcoming four-volume history
of the war decade, 1937 through
1946.
The report did not include the
losses of smaller nations such as
Poland or the Balkan states.
Marshall said that Russia suf
fered the greatest manpower loss
es, 7,500,000 men and women kill
ed or missing, or one for every
22 persons in the nation’s 1940
population.
Germany suffered the worst
among the Axis nations. She lost
2,850,000 killed or missing, one
in every 25 of the 1940 popula
tion.
Japan, from the beginning of
the so-called “Shanghai incident’’
in 1937, lost 1,506,000 persons or
one in every 46 of the 1940 popu
lation in the home islands.
Other losses in battle deaths
and missing personnel were:
United States—295,904, or one
in every 500 of the 1940 popula
tion.
United Kingdom — 305,770, or
one in every 150 of the popula
tion.
British Commonwealth of Na
tions—452,570, or 0.08 per cent of
the empire’s population.
France — 200.000, or one in
every 200 of its 1940 population.
Italy—300,000, or one in every
150 of its 1940 population.
China — 2,200,000, or one in
every 200 of its 1940 population.
“The total cost of the principal
belligehants, both allied and axis,
in military personnel killed and
missing in battle exceeded 15,000,
000,” Marshall said.
“The very considerable costs
to the smaller countries, particu
larly Poland and the nations in
Southeastern Europe, added hun
dreds of thousands more to the
total.”
He added that the full cost of
the war, “either in intrinsic val
ues or in intangibles,” will never
be known, and that much math
ematical terms as battle casual
ties, dollar expenditures and sim
ilar data are “but partial and in
adequate yardsticks.”
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FALLEN HEROES COME HOME — The photo above shows an honor guard mounting watch over a
casket on the U. S. Army transport, Joseph V. Connelly, which docked in New York last week with the
first shipment of World W'ar II dead from European soil. Among the 5,600 soldiers brought home on
the transport were 12 soldiers from this area. The bodies of North Carolina men are being returned
to next-of-kin through the quartermaster depot in Charlotte.
NEW SWINDLE
IS REPORTED
Gold Star Mother At East
Bend Is Victimized By
Picture Salesman
SON KILLED IN EUROPE
Recurrence of a racket involv
ing the swindling of Gold Star
mothers was evidenced this week
when C. C. Poindexter of East
Bend reported that his mother,
Mrs. Cordelia W. Poindexter, had
been victimized to the extent of
over $60.
Mrs. Poindexter reportedly pur
chased a snapshot enlargement of
her son, Robert Dale Poindexter,
who was killed in Europe in World
War II. The picture was deliver
ed in a frame which Mrs. Poin
dexter had not ordered. The
frame cost $35. Later, a man
representing himself as John
Mitchell, State Commander of the
American Legion, called on Mrs.
Poindexter, told her he had heard
of the swindle, and promised her
he would have her money refund
ed. He sold the mother a book of
the war’s history with names and
pictures of war dead for $15.90.
Mr. Poindexter said Mitchell ,
told his mother that the American
Legion would give her, without
charge, a 10-inch by 10-inch pic
ture of her deceased son. She was
also promised a three-day trip to
a Gold Star Mothers convention
in Charlotte, with $100 a day and
expenses.
Later inquiry revealed that no
such person as John Mitchell lived
in Charlotte.
The swindle marked the second
time in recent weeks that rack
eteering activities against relatives
of war dead have been reported in
this area. E. P. Robinson, direc
tor of the district veterans office
here, issued a warning last month
against such schemes following a
report from Stokes County that a
Gold Star mother had undergone
an experience similar to that of
Mrs. Poindexter.
Manslaughter Case
Continued To Dec. 8
Trial for Hugh West, North Wil
kesboro drug store clerk charged
with abortion and manslaughter
in connection with the death of
Miss Pearl Jenkins of Winston
Salem on July 31, was continued in
Wilkes Superior Court at Wilkes
boro Tuesday until the December
8 term of court.
The continuance was granted on
the basis of a physician’s certifi
cate which stated that West lost
a leg in a recent motorcycle ac
cident and was unable to appear.
West is at liberty under bond of
$10,000 pending trial.
Open Bids On
Highway Jobs
In This Area
The North Carolina Highway
Commission opened bids Tues
day on two projects calling for
improvements on approximate
ly eight and one-half miles of
highway in this area.
Low bid on the grading and
bituminous surfacing of about
one mile of Highway 21 from a
point one-lialf mile north of
Elkin toward Sparta was $52,
645.44, entered by W. E.
Graham and Sons of Cleveland.
The Cleveland company was
also low bidder on roadway
work for a project of grading
and bituminous surfacing of
about seven and one-half miles
on Highway 21 between Thur
mond and Roaring Gap. The
bid was $388,189.75. John H.
Brinkley of Thomasville was
low bidder on structures to be
erected on the section of high
way. The latter bid was $30,
062.00.
Contracts arc expected to he
let within the next few days,
but the local highway office
had no information as to when
construction work would get
under way.
J. W. LILLARD
DIES IN TENN.
Was Brother Of J. L. Lillard,
Of Elkin, And The Late
Mason Lillard
FUNERAL IN DECATUR
Word has been received here of
the death of Jasper Worth Lil
lard, 81, Sunday, October 26, at
his home in Decatur, Tenn. He is
the brother of J. L. Lillard and the
late Mason Lillard of this city.
Mr. Lillard is a son of the late
Col. N. J. Lillard and Caroline W.
Lillard of Creston. He had prac
ticed law in Meigs County since
1891 and represented Meigs and
Rhea counties in the Tennessee
General assembly in 1905. He was
president of the Volunteer Elec
tric Co-operative and the Meigs
County Bank and served as County
Attorney for several years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Decatur Methodist
church and burial was in the De
catur cemetery. He is survived by
his widow, one daughter, one son,
two grandsons, all of Chattanooga,
Tenn., and four brothers, J. L.
Lillard of this city, V. C. Lillard
of Creston, Capt. D. W. Lillard and
John Lillard, both of Decatur.
James K. Lillard, of this city,
a nephew of the deceased, attend
ed the funeral services.
A And B Drivers Must
Get License By Dec. 31
Drivers whose last names begin
with A or B are reminded that
they have only until December 31
to obtain »new operators’ license.
Motorists caught driving after
that time without new license will
be subject to a fine of $25, even
though they may have old license,
since the offense will be equiva
lent to driving without license.
Automobile operators who take
the test and fail are not disquali
fied from obtaining driving per
mits. A second or third test will
be given applicants if necessary.
T. A. Stewart, State Driver’s
License Examiner, is on duty at
the City Hall, Room 6, on Mon
days, Tuesdays and Saturdays to
give the driving tsest for appli
cants in this area.
YADKIN FARM
AGENT RESIGNS
I). R. Perkins Will Leave!
Early Next Month For
South America
JOB WITH TOBACCO CO.
*
D. R. Perkins, Yadkin County
Agent for the past four years, has
resigned his position with the
Yadkin office effective this month
and will leave early next month
for South America, it was learned
this week.
Mr. Perkins said yesterday that
he will go to laracas, South Am
erica, where he will be employed
as a purchasing agent for a branch
of the British-American Tobacco
Company which has its head
quarters there.
His resignation as county agfcnt
becomes effective November 30.
and Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and
their two children will leave De
cember 8 for Miami, Fla., where
they will take a plane for South
America on the 10th. •
Mr. Perkins came to Yadkin
County from Spottswood, Va., four
years ago. He is a member of the
Yadkin Masonic Lodge, and is
president of the Northwestern
Alumni Association of State Col
lege. He attended college at North
Carolina State and Mississippi
State Colleges.
New County Agent
D. D. Williamson, native of
Mississippi and assistant county
agent in Wilkes for the past two
years, will be the new Yadkin
County Agent. The Board of
County Commissioners hired him
during their Monday session, and
he has been approved by the Ral
eigh office.
Mr. Williamson is a graduate of
Mississippi State College, and he
taught vocational agriculture in
Mississippi for sometime. He ser
ved two and one-half years in the
Navy during World War II.
While in college, he was a mem
ber of Alpha-tau-Alpha. honorary
scholastic' fraternity. He is mar
ried, with one child, and the fam
ily is Baptist by faith.
To Attend Meet Of
Economics Group
Mrs. Grace Pope Brown and
Miss Irene Brown, home demon
stration agents of Surry and Yad
kin Counties, respectively, and
Miss Laura Howard, dietician at
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
here, will attend the thirtieth an
nual meeting of the North Caro
lina Home Economics Association
in Charlotte Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. E. V. McCollum, assistant
professor of biochemistry at the
Johns Hopkirfs University, will be
the featured speaker at the two
day event.
Dogs Are Stolen
Throughout County
Several hunting dogs have been
stolen throughout Yadkin County
during the past few days. Attor
ney F. D. B. Harding said this
week.
Four dogs were stolen near the
Yadkin-Davie line several nights
ago, and others have disappeared
on Yadkinville, Route 2, it was
stated.
Attorney Harding said that all
dog owners should be careful of
their dogs or they might be stolen
also.
Meters Will Be
Ready Monday
For Operation
Annual Poppy Sale
To Be Conducted
Here Saturday
The annual Buddy Poppy
sale, sponsored throughout the
nation by Veterans of Foreign
Wars and Auxiliaries, will be
conducted in Elkin on Satur
day, November 8, it was an
nounced today.
Members of the local VFW
Auxiliary, headed by Mrs. Rus
sell Burcham, will be in charge
of the campaign here.
Proceeds from the sale of
Poppies will be used to aid the
needy veterans and their de
pendents, widows or orphans,
and in rendering other services
to ex-servicemen in need. Part
of the funds will also be used in
rehabilitation and welfare
work, including Veterans Ad
ministration liaison service.
Citizens are urged to con
tribute liberally in the drive.
GRAHAM NAMED
ALUMNI HEAD
Northwest State College
Alumni Club Elects New
Officers At Meeting
HENSEN GUEST SPEAKER
Jim Graham of Laurel Springs
was elected president of the
Northwest State College Alumni
Club at a dinner meeting of the
group at White Pines Farm near
North Wilkesboro Monday even
ing.
[ Mr. Graham is director of the
Upper Mountain States Experi
j ment Station near Laurel Springs.
Emerson Black of Sparta, Alle
ghany County farm agent, was
named vice-president, and John S.
Wilkins of West Jefferson was
I elected as secretary and treasurer.
Hubert M. Willis, soil conserva
tionist of Elkin, was elected re
porter for the club.
Thirty-one alumni of the N. C
State College attended the meet
ing and heard K. P. Henson, fac
ulty member of the engineering
department at State College, dis
cuss the need for additional facil
ities at the school. Mr. Hensen
pointed out that the enrollment
at State College had increased
from 600 in 1910 to an all-time
high of over 5,300 in 1947.
H. W. “Pop” Taylor, general
alumni secretary, introduced the
speaker.
The club voted to meet follow
ing the N. C. State-Chatham
Blanketeer basketball game here
November 29, with players and
coaches as guests of the organiza
tion.
Presbyterians Are
To Have Youth Night
Each year in all of the Pres
byterian churches the young peo
ple present their work at a special
service. This year the date for
that service throughout the de
moniation is September 9. In the
Elkin church this coming Sunday
night at 7:30 the youth night pro
gram will be presented before the
congregation by the officers and
members of the Pioneer league.
Those who will lead the service
are Bettie Lou Wall, Polly Price,
Edna White Dillon, Gwyn Dixon,
Virginia Blackburn, David Dixon,
Jean Combs, Atty. R. L. Alexander
and Rev. Ralph V. C. Ritchie.
The young people will talk on
the following subjects, “What We
Are Doing,” “What We Aspire to
Do,” and “What You Can Do.”
Members and friends of the
Presbyterian Church are cordially
invited to attend.
John Gambill Heads
UNC Medical Class
John Gambill, son of Dr. and
Mrs. I. S. Gambill, of this city,
was recently elected president of
the first year Medical class at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
Gambill is a graduate of Elkin
High School where he was editor
of the “Elk Antler,” the school
paper and was active in extra cur
ricular activities. He is also a vet
eran of World War II, having ser
ved in the U. S. Navy.
Penalty For
Over Parking
To Be Dollar
At its regular monthly meeting
in the City Hall Monday evening,
Elkin’s board of commissioners set
Monday. November 10, as the of
ficial date for beginning operation
of parking meters being installed
on business streets here.
^ On and after that date, car own
ers will be penalized $1 for over
time parking.
Installation of the meters willl
be completed by Satur
day with the exception of four me
ters to be set up in front of the
Greenwood building on Market
Street, according to Joe Saylor,
superintendent of Public Works.
These four parking spaces will
have meters as soon as materials
arrive, Mr. Saylor said. Because
the basement at the Greenwood
building extends under the side
walk, special flanges are needed
to install meters there.
Doctors having downtown of
fices will have parking spaces re
served for their automobiles.
The town board also passed ord
inances prohibiting parking on the
east side of Court Street and pro
viding for angular parking on the
west side of Court Street.
Dr. E. G. Click and Hoyle Cran
ford, representing residents of Cir
cle Court Street, appeared before
the board with a request that
parking be prohibited on that
street, and the commissioners en
acted an ordinance to that effect.
The board also:
(1) Authorized the purchase of
glass doors for the municipally
owned building occupied by Peele
Radio and Appliance Company at
a cost of $36.
(2) Authorized the purchase of
two fox nozzles for the fire de
partment at a cost of $75.
(3) Authorized City Administra
tor Lewis Alexander to investigate
and determine the advisability of
establishing a retirement plan for
city employees.
Mayor Garland Johnson and
Commissioners Charlie Myers, Joe
3ivins and Russell Burcham were
present at the meeting.
TO ORGANIZE
GIRL SCOUTS
Elkin Parent-Teacher Group
To Sponsor Organization
Of Troops Here
ARE TQ MEET FRIDAY
Girls in Elkin from seven to 14
years of age will soon be given an
opportunity to become Girl Scouts
through the efforts of the Elkin
Parent-Teacher Association which
is making plans for organizing
troops.
Mothers of this age group are
asked to meet Friday afternoon at
3 o’clock at the Elkin Elementary
School AUditorium with Mrs.
Charles Dixon, president of Par
ent - Teachers Association, and
Mrs. George Moore to learn more
about Girl Scouting and how they
as mothers can help in this work.
The program has been designed
to meet the needs of three differ
ent age groups: Brownie Scouts,
girls from 7 to 10; Girl Scouts,
gills from 10-14; and Senior
Girl Scouts for high school girls.
Each age level has its own activi
. ties, but all are bound together by
the organization’s basic philoso
phy and methods. The activities
cover the same program fields,
each of which represents a present
or potential interest of girls: Arts
and Crafts, Community Life,
Health and Safety, Homemaking,
International Friendship, Litera
ture and Dramatics, Music and
Dancing, Nature, Out-of-Doors,
Sports and Games.
Bind 2 Over For
Drunken Driving
Elis Harold Woodi 24, of Roar
ing River, and Walter Privette, 25,
of Winston-Salem, both charged
with driving under the influence
of liquor, were bound over to the
superior term of court under bond
of $500 each by Justice of the
Peace C. A. McNeill in Magistrate’s
Court Monday morning.