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ELKIN The Best Little Town In North Carolina THE TRIBUNE Is A Membor 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. XXXVI No. 9 i PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1948 $2.00 PER YEAR 12 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS VETERANS ARE GIVEN MEDALS FOR SERVICE Victory And Defense Medals Awarded To 50 Veterans AT SPECIAL MEETING Film On ‘Food And The War’ Shown; E. P. Robinson Speaks To Group ANOTHER MEETING SET At a special meeting in the f American Legion Hut last Thurs * day evening, approximately 50 veterans from Elkin and vicinity were awarded World War II Vic tory and American Defense Med als by representatives of the Army, Navy and Air Force Recruiting, Services. Master Sergeant Sherman T. Colvard, Army recruiting serge ant. issued medals to men who had served in the Army and Air Force, while W. Frankoff, Navy recruiter, presented medals to former mem bers of the Navy, Coast Guard and WAVES. Following a 40-minute film. “Food and the War,” E. P. Robin son, local veterans counselor, spoke briefly. He invited all vet erans to bring their problems on National Service Life Insurance. G. I. training and other matters to his office on Main Street. Legion Commander Bill Stev enson said that another meeting would be held in the near future at which time veterans who were not present at the meeting last week could receive the medals to which they were entitled. Marriage License Issued In Dobson Marriage license were issued to the following couples during the past two weeks by Surry County Register of Deeds Mrs. Bertha M. Shinault: January 15—Alvin Wood. 26, Dobson, and Vernie Lee Sizemore, 19. East Bend. ’ January 16—Wilburn R. Tish, 22. Mount Airy, and Edith A. Mar shall, 21, White Plains; Harold Moxlev, 21, and Margaret Beamer, 19. both of Mount Airy; Grady J. Venable, 21. and Louise Parker, 18, both of Mount Airy. January 17—Darmon Couch, 19, Jonesville, and Vandalene Black burn, 20, Elkin; Alvin Goins, 22, and Iris Lawson, 22, both of Mount Airy. January 19—James Arrington, 21, Richmond, Virginia, and Mil dred Brady, 17, Mount Airy. January 20—Thomas R. Par due, 22, and Mary Hope Smith, 20, both of Mount Airy. January 21—Troy R. Doby, 19, and Jessie Hill, 16, both of Mount Airy. January 23—James Evans, 31, iColorecD, and Grace Valentine, 32. both of Mount Airy. January 24—Hal B. Stanley, 19, Dobson, and Addie Whitaker, 27, Rockford: Alston Wall, 21, Siloam, and Eloise Phillips, 19, Pilot Mountain. January 25—Henry Joyce, 24, Winston-Salem, and Ruby John son, 26, Mount Airy. January 26—Charles William Rawley, 26. (Colored*. Tams, West Virginia, and Pauline Gwyn, 19, Mount Airy; Raymond Vaughn, 22, Westfield, and Paul ine Dodson, 21. Pinnacle; John L. Mankins, 20, (Colored* and Thel ma Shuff, 18, both of Mount Airy; Hubert, H. Billey, 20, Fort Bragg, and Dorothy Moser, 16, Mount Airy; John I. Gibbons, 18, Mount Airy, and Ellen McMillan, 16, Pinnacle. January 27—William R. Dal-| ton. ^28, Pilot Mountain, and Hazel Chappell, Mount Airy. Meat production under the Fed eral inspection for the week end ed December 13, totaled 413 mil lion pounds. 300 Expected For Employer-Employee Banquet Tuesday Apprcximattcly 300 persons arc expected to attend the an oaul employer-employee ban quet in the. YMC'-A Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock, according to Mrs. Buford Stanley, secre tary of the Elkin Merchants Association. Programs have been complet ed, Mrs. Stanley said, and an evening of fun is in store for those who attend. Ventriloquist Joe King of Winston-Salem and his dummy “Brandywine,” will entertain the group, and a square dance is scheduled following the din uer. SURRY COUNTY’S TOP CORN PRODUCERS — Shown here with Assistant County Agents S. N. Hawkes, Jr., (extreme left) and G. Mark Goforth, Jr., (extreme right) are seven Surry County farmers who produced 100 bushels of corn per acre last year and thus became eligible for membership in the North Carolina One Hundred Bushel Club. At a banquet at White Plains last week they were awarded cash prizes and certificates for their production records. From left to right in the above photo are Mr. Hawks; Wes Nichols, fifth place winner; L. G. Fulk. second place winner; Howard Swift seventh place winner; D. E. Ramey, first place winner; Nelson Hardy, co-winner of fourth place; W. M. Redfeam, third place winner; Wayne Hardy, co-winner of fourth place; and Mr. Goforth. Gamer Ramey, winner of sixth place, was not present when the picture was made. 4-H WINNERS TO BE ENTERTAINED Kiwanians And Duke Power Company To Be Joint Hosts At Meeting Here WINNERS ARE NAMED The Elkin Kiwanis Club and the local office of Duke Power Com pany will be joint hosts to county 4-H Club project winners at a dinner meeting in the Gilvin Roth YMCA next Thursday night, Feb ruary 5, at 6:30 o'clock. The 4-H group wlil include Bon nie Jean Moore, daughter of Dwight Moore of Route 4, Mount Airy, who won state and national honais in canning; Bobby Lee Cockerham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Folger Cockerham of State Road, who was state 4-H winner in poul try; and Ivylyn Sparger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sparger of Route 3, Mount Airy, state achievement winner. Winners in county competition who will also be guests at the meeting are Anna Jean Holbrook. Route 1, Elkin, meat animal win ner; Betty Sue Martin, State Road, garden winner; Evelyn Waugh. White Plains, clothing achievement winner; Wilma Frances Broome, White Plains, frozen foods winner; Vernelle Wood, Route 3, Mount Airy, food preparation winner; Lorene Snow, Route 2, Dobson, health winner; Betty Johnson, Ararat, dress revue winner; Billy Venable, Route 4, Mount Airy, safety winner; Sam Taylor, White Plains, health win ner; James Marion. Dobson, corn winner; and Ross Ramey, Low gap, dairy production winner. Mrs. Grace Pope Brown, Surry County Home Demonstration Agent, and Mrs. Bess G. Daven port, Assistant Agent, have also been invited to attend the dinner meeting. Funeral Today For 85-Year-Old Woman Funeral for Mrs. Almcdia Castevens, 85, who died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Grady Emerson, Dobson, Route 1, Tues day morning after a long illness, will be conducted today (Thurs day) at 2 p. m. at the Dobson Baptist Church. Rev. Fred Jurney of Mount Airy and Rev. Delmar Hodge will be in charge of the rites, and interment will be made in the church cemetery. Surviving arc two sons, Bill and Rush Norman, both of Cumber land, Va.; three daughters, Mrs. Flossie Atkins of Washington, Mrs. Rosie Hicks of Dobson and Mrs. Grady Emerson of Dobson, Route 1; 24 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; two brothers, Ju lius Castevens of New Castle, Ind., and Charles Castevens of Albe marle. Work To Start Soon On Boonville Theater Work is expected to start at an early date on a theater in Boon ville, it was announced yesterday by Charles T. Craver and F. R. Matthews, two of the principals In the new enterprise. Mrs. Jane Craver Hernric is the third partner in the venture. The movie house will be ap proximately 44 feet wide by 88 feet in length, according to Mr. Craver. It will be located on West Main Street between Shore’s Cash Store and Jessup Furniture Com pany. The important place of sunlight in conjunction with green feed should not be overlooked in poul try raising, especially at hatching time, the combination of the bal anced ration plus green feed and sunlight is highly necessary in the liatchability of eggs. I State College Alumni * Hold Quarterly Meet _ The Northwest State College Alumni Club was scheduled to hold its regular quarterly meeting in the YMCA Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. A movie of the N. C. State Virginia football game was listed as an entertainment feature on the program. H. W. <Pop> Taylor, general alumni secretary, was ex pected to speak briefly. The club is composed of mem bers from Surry. Yadkin, Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany Counties. YADKIN COURT BEGINS MONDAY Traffic Violations Take Cp Major Portion of Su perior Court Docket i JUDGE ALLEY PRESIDESj Approximately 200 cases are! scheduled for trial for the coming | session of Yadkin County Superior I Court which opens Monday morn- ! ing with Judge Felix E. Alley, of Waynesville, presiding. Both civil and criminal cases will be heard during the term, which is scheduled to last for two weeks, with a majority of the cases being listed as drunken drivers and for minor violations of traffic regulations. Seventy of the cases have been continued from previous terms of court. Lon H. West, clerk of court, said a few of the major cases slat- j eri for trial included the follow ing: A second trial in the case of Dennis Swaim, charged with as sault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and larceny from the person, with J. A. J. Royal as the main witness for the State. At the previous trial of Swaim, a sentence of two years was set aside when the defense claimed the jury was interrupted while coming to a decision. Also scheduled for trial for as- j sault with a deadly weapon is! Earl Carter, charged with assault ing Turner Windsor; Bud Howell, assault with a deadly weapon; and Tom Driver, charged with at tempting to rape Lois Holcomb, 15 year old Yadkinville school girl. Junior Order To Meet Friday Night At 7:30 The Junior Order will hold a special meeting Friday evening at i i 7:30 p. m. for initiatory work in 3rd degree. ' Refreshments will be served; from the order's new kitchen at : the conclusion of the meeting. Every member is urged to be present. Hugh Chatham Hospital On Approved List The Hugh Chatham Memor ial Hospital here is one of 3,143 hospitals in the United States and Canada which qual ified for approval by the Amer ican College of Surgeons in 1947, according to Dr. Irvin Abell, chairman of the board of regents of the A. C. S. Dr. Abell said the new Ap proved List shows only a small increase over 1946, but that this is due partly to the omis sion of some 75 Army hospitals which have ceased to operate. “It is a satisfaction to state that, in general, the service rendered by our hospitals to day, despite high costs, shoit ages of personnel, and other difficulties, is worthy of warm commendation,” he declared. Among requirements hospit- ' als must meet for approval by I the American College of Sur geons are modern physical plant, competent administra tor, adequate and efficient per sonnel, adequate diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, complete medical records and a hmani tarian spirit. DATE SET FOR CATTLE SHOW rhirtl Annual Show And Sale 01' Aberdeen-Angus Breed ers To Be March 10 SAM NEAVES MANAGER The North Carolina Aberdeen Angus Breeder's Association will I bold its third annual show and j sale in Elkin, March 10, according! o L. I. Case, in charge of Animal Husbandry for the State College Extension Service. The event will be held in the Elkin livestock exposition build ing, Mr. Case said, and the show s scheduled to get underway at 10 a. m. followed by the sale at 1 3. m. Some oi the best cattle ever of fered in the Angus Association 3ale have been consigned to the sale, Mr. Case said. There will be 55 females and 10 bulls to be sold vhich will give the buyers a hance to select their animals. Included among the list of con signors, in addition to those from 'lorth and South Carolina, brecd 'rs from Virginia, Illinois, and 'lew York are also consigning some choice animals to the sale. For room reservations and a ’atalog on the sale. Mr. Case sug gests that you write to Sam A. leaves. Sales Manager, Elkin. RECORD SET IN SOIL SERVICE More Than 20 Million Acres Get Treatment Durinj* 1947, Report Shows 25 PER CENT OVER 1946 A new record of completing con servation treatment on more than 20 million acres despite lack of personnel for giving adequate assistance to all farm-operated soil conservation districts request ing it during the 1947 fiscal year was reported today by Chief H. H. Bennett of the Soil Conservation Service. In his annual report to Secre tary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, the soil conservation chief pointed out that both 1945 and 1946 were years of record ac complishment, but that in 1947 service technicians assisted • farm ers in putting in “more than twice as much conservation work on the land as during 1945 and increas ed the 1946 record by more than 25 per cent,.’’ That included some 127,000 farm plans that covered about 36 million acres, in addi tion to soil conservation practices which were spread to thousands of neighboring farms and ranches. “The increasing cooperative ef forts of the the farmers working in districts,” Dr. Bennett said, “together with the greater experi ment and efficiency of service technicians made it possible to in crease the amount of conservation put on the land without sacrific ing quality.” The report showed that the 126.970 conservation farm plans prepared in the 1946-47 year by farmers and service technicians brought to 516.115 the plans in soil conservation districts alone, covering 142,0714,155 acres, of which 70.272,575 have been treat ed. Additional millions of acres planned and treated earlier in programs administered by the Service were reported. Among in dividual conservation treatments listed as applied in districts to June 30 were more than 13 million acres of contour cultivation; more than 442.000 miles of terracing; more than 5 million acres of cover crops; more than 15 million acres of stubble-mulch farming; 351 ^ million acres of proper range stocking, plus about 5,800,000 acres of range and pasture seed ing;- 78.000 farm and ranch ponds built; more than 1.800,000 acres of farm drainage completed; and more than 4.800,000 acres of woodland improvement. Creation of new districts at the rate of about 250 a year, plus steadily increasing demand for soil conservation assistance by both old and new districts, Dr. Bennett said, prevented the ser (Continued on page six, 1st sec.) More Bad Weather Predicted With the ground covered with a layer of sleet and snow which fell Friday night and Saturday morn ing to a depth of approximately i three inches, latest weather fore-! casts Wednesday afternoon hinted j of additional falling weather for1 Elkin and this area by Friday. The forecast, as given by the I United States weather bureau at,; Winston-Salem stated that, a low pressure area, originating in Tex-; as. was headed this way and ac-! cording to present indications! would reach here Thursday night j or Friday morning. However, The ; Tribune does not guarantee any! forecast to be as represented in-! asmucli as experience and obser-1 ration has shown that weather forecasting is a rather hit or miss business. It can definitely be stated that, the weather of the past week has! been lather rugged, with an as sortment of freezing rain, sleet! and snow, plus extremely low tem peratures and wintry winds. The storm which struck locally Friday night was carried along witlr gusts of up to 15 miles an hour, accompanied by a low tempera ture of around 1.2 degrees above zero (according to whose ther mometer was being consulted), by morning. The weather changed to partly cloudy Sunday night with lows ranging from two to eight degrees above zero Sunday morning, these readings also depending upon the j thermometer being consulted, its location and so forth. Monday night the sky quickly clouded and light snow began to fall about 8:30 o’clock. By morn ing the snow, which did not fall! to any appreciable depth, changed into freezing rain which later changed to raan mixed with sleet. In the afternoon several flurries of snow fell, but due to the tem perature, which hovered Just above freezing, caused no additional highway hazards. No automobile accidents of any consequence have been reported here as a result of the wintry weather, although a number of minor casualties werej reported among the large number of old sters and children who took ad vantage of the snow and sleet to do considerable sledding down lo cal hills and slopes. The low temperature for Wed nesday was expected to bo 12 de grees above zero. Pair weather was indicated for today (Thurs day), probably becoming partly cloudy by nightfall. Yadkin Flood Control Group To Meet Jan. 31 --— I An open panel discussion on the Yadkin Valley Flood Con trol Program will be held in th» Robert E. Lee Hotel in Winston-Salem Saturday af ternoon at 2 p. m. Soil con servation, reforestation and detention dams are expected to be discussed in relation to the flood control effort. Among participants in the discussion will be John H. Fol ger and C. B. Deane, Repre sentatives from the Fifth and Eighth Districts, respectively; Homer M. Wells, Chief of Wat er Conservation, Soil Conser vation Service, Washington; W. R. Hinc, representative of the National Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, At lanta; and T. C. Shuler, As sistant Engineer, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy Dis trict, New Philadelphia, Ohio. In addition, a representative of the U. S. Army Engineer's Office has been asked to par ticipate. Thomas L. Carroll, personnel director, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, will be moderator. I---— ELECTED PRESIDENT—Lewis Alexander, above, is the new president of the Surry County Young: Democrats Cliib. lie succeeds Frank Freeman. Ilocal LAWYER TO HEAD CLUB Voting Democrats Of Surry County Name Lewis Alex ander President BLACKWELL IS SPEAKER Attorney Lewis Alexander was elected president of the Surry County Young Democrats Club at the annual meeting of the or ganization in Dobson Friday night. He succeeds Frank Freeman of Dobson. Other officers elected were W. D. Inman of Mount Airy, first vice-president; Joe Fowler of Mount Airy, second vice-presi dent; W. H. Johnson of Mount Airy, secretary; and Mrs. Wilma Swanson of Pilot Mountain, treas urer. Winfield Blackwell of Winston Salem, Forsyth County Represen tative in the General Assembly, addressed the group of approxi mately 250 persons on world peace. Every citizen, he said, can contribute to the peace of the world by letting his ideas be known through elected represen tatives. Deputy Sheriff Paul McCormick of Dobson and his string band furnished special music for the meeting. Lions Club Here Holds Ladies’ Night Meeting Approximately 75 persons at tended the Ladies’ Night, meeting of the Elkin Lions Club in the Gilvin Roth YMCA Monday even ing. Dr. J. s. Hiatt was guest speaker for the event. Another feature of the program was the impromptu rendition of several songs by husbands of prize win ners at the meeting. President Glenn York presided. County Agent Is Back At Work After Illness County Agent Neill M. Smith is back in his office at Dobson after a week's absence due to illness. He was confined to his home with a severe case of influenza and an infected ear. but reports that he is feeling better now and hopes to be on full-time duty soon. Tribune Advertising Gels Results I j TO VISIT HERE — Former Governor J. M. Broughton, above, will be a visitor here Fri day. A candidate for the U. S. Senate, Mr. Broughton is well known in this section. He has participated in several of the Farmer’s Day Programs held here each spring, and has spok en in Elkin on other occasions. HALF OF QUOTA IS CONTRIBUTED Chatham Employees Give $550; Special Donations Total $450; Students Help THREE DAYS REMAINING With three days remaining in the local March of Dimes cam paign, Chairman Sam Neaves said yesterday that slightly more than half of Elkin's $2,000 quota had been met. Chatham Manufacturing Com pany employees have contributed approximately $550, Mr. Neaves reported, and special donations from local business men amounted to $450. Tire canvass for special contributions has not been com pleted, however, he said. Students of the Elkin Elemen tary School have raised a total of $156 for the campaign. Mrs. Dalla Carter is in charge of the drive being conducted by the grade school children. Opportunities for giving to the polio fund at local movie pro grams are still being offered, but no report on contributions from that source was available. Mr. Neaves said that the de posit of dimes in parking meters for the campaign had fallen short of expectations. All dimes deposited in the meters from January 22 to 31 will be turned over to the polio fund. Contributions may be also be given to Miss Ophelia Paul at the Bank of Elkin. Miss Paul is treasurer of the local campaign. S. S. Number Cards Can Be Secured Now I lie Social Security Administra tion of Winston-Salem says that any person can apply for a social security number in person, by mail or through their employer, but in applying should give their correct mailing address, written plainly. They also say many letters have been returned on account of in sufficient address. Persons who have applied dur ng October, November and Dec miber, and who have not received heir completed cards, should vrite again to Social Security Ad ninistration, 437 Nlssen Building. Winston-Salem, giving correct address and date applied for. Kiwanians Are To See Special Movie A movie, “Fred Jones, Kiwan lan,” will prove a feature of the meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis club i,his evening (Thursday), at the yMCA at 6:30 o'clock. The pro iram is being arranged by Pro gram Chairman T. C. McKnight. Last week’s program was pre sented by Dr. W. B. Reeves, and the members were given a “back stage” part of the motion picture ausiness. Kiwanian Reeves oper ites Elkin's three motion picture mouses. ro Display New 1948 Chevrolet Saturday The new 1948 Chevrolet will be in display at the F-W Chevrolet Company here Saturday morning, and the public is invited to visit :lie show room and sec it. Although no major changes lave been made in the new model, t is more massive than previous nodels, with fenders, hood, body md door panels blending into pleasing lines. The crease mould ng, below the windows, is wider han used in previous models, and he radiator grill has been chang :d to include a new T-shaped :hrome center bar. P.N. TAYLOR TO BE CANDIDATE AT STATE MEET District Farm Bureau Direc tor To Seek Re-election SECRETARY CO. GROUP Surry, Yadkin And Wilkes In cluded In District Seven Of Organization TO NAME DELEGATES P. N. Taylor of White Plains, secretary of the Surry Farm Bu reau and member of the board of directors from District Seven of the State Farm Bureau, will be a candidate for re-election to the district board at the state conven tion in Asheville next week. Dis trict Seven indues Surry, Yadkin. Wilkes. Alleghany, Ashe, Alexan der, Watauga, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell and Mitchell Counties. Among the Surry Farm Bureau members expected to attend the convention, in addition to Mr. Taylor, are H. L. Badgett and Jack Badgett, both of Ararat; Ernest E. Inman and Arthur Needham, both of Route 2, Pilot Mountain; Orvid Hurt, Elkin; and Wesley Cook, Westfield. County Agent Neill M. Smith, Assistant Agent S. N. Hawks, Jr., and Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Grace Pope Brown also plan to attend the state meeting. Mr. Smith stated yesterday that a few hotel reservations are still available and urged those who wish to attend the convention to contact him at once. The board of directors of the Surry Farm Bureau has authoriz ed Mr. Smith and Mr. Taylor to name the county’s eight voting delegates at the convention. The selections will not be made until the group reaches Asheville, Mr. Smith said. NEW OPENINGS IN U. S. ARMY Former Servicemen M«3r Be Assigned To Units In Third Army Area INCLUDES FORT BRAGG A new list of openings for en listment and direct assignment to units stationed in the Third Army Area has been received by the local Army an Air Force Recruit ing Sub-Station according to a statement issued today by M/Sgt. Sherman T. Colvard, local re cruiting sergeant. Most of the openings are at Fort Jackson. Fort Bragg, Fort Benning and Fort McPherson, but some are at the Atlanta Ordnance Depot, Charleston Ordnance De pot, Huntsville Arsenal, Camp Hood, Texas, and Forts Bliss of Texas and Sill of Oklahoma. The latter three are not in the Third Army Area. These assignments are open to former servicemen only, and are for a wide variety of military oc cupational specialties. In addition to specific assign ments open in specific military occupational specialties, the Fifth Infantry Division, which is sta tioned at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and the 82nd Airborne Division, which is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, arc open to men of all military occu pational specialties. Men interested in applying for enlistment in a specific unit should contact the local recruiting sub-station at once, as these op enings are expected to be filled rapidly and will be in effect only until the 31st of January. The Commodity Credit Corpora tion bought 4,340 bushels of wheat during the period from noon of December 12 to noon of December 19. County Schools To Be Closed Until Further notice Surry County schools, forced to close Wednesday due to snow and bad weather conditions, will not re-open until further notice, Superintendent John W, Comer has announced. Many county roads are im passable, and school buses are unable to pick up children liv ing in these rural areas. Elkin City Schools are con tinuing to operate, however, Superintendent N. H. Carpen ter said, and no closing is anti cipated unless weather condi tions become nurse. - <