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PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1948 $2.00 PER YEAR 14 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
T
Commander Of
■Legion To Be
Here March 6
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Local Post To
Honor Top
< Legionnaire
James F. O’Neil of Indianapolis,
national American Legion Com
mander, has accepted an invita
tion of the George Gray Post
Number 114 to visit Elkin on
March 6, it was announced today
by Bill Stevenson, Commander of
the local American Legion unit.
Fifty American Legion posts of
western North Carolina have been
invited to attend a dinner meeting
in the Gilvin Roth YMCA on that
date in the national commander’s
honor. Invitations have also been
extended to Governor Gregg
Cherry, State Legion Commander
Ray Galloway and other officials
to attend the event. Mr. O'Neill
will address the assembly at 8
p. m.
The national commander’s stop ■
here will mark the climax of a
tour of Southern states. A three
day stay in North Carolina is
scheduled on his itinerary, which
will include visits at Wilson, Fay- <
etteville, Durham, Kannapolis and
Asheville preceding his trip to El
kin.
Mr. O’Neil will remain overnight
as a guest at Thurmond Chat
ham's Roundabout Farm at Ron
da.
Officials of the local American !
Legion post indicated that a large 1
factor in arranging for the na- (
tional commander’s visit was the 1
* ability to secure the services and 1
r facilities of the YMCA here, which 1
is recognized as one of the finest <
in the state.
ADDRESS GIVEN
ON YOUTH MEET
Miss Webb Talks To Jones
ville And Elkin Hi-Y And
Tri-Hi-Y Groups
1 0 0 A T T E N 1) EVENT
Miss Nell Webb of Salisbury,
who has recently attended the Se
cond World Youth Conference of
Oslo, Norway, addressed the
Jonesville and Elkin Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y clubs at the launching
of their World Youth Fund drive
at a dinner session held at the
Gilvin Roth YMCA, Wednesday.
Y Speaking to the group on :
“World Service”, Miss Webb told
of interesting experiences which
happened while in Norway and
other European countries. She
also urged the young people to
help the youth in war torn
countries by sending letters, food,
clothing and money. The speaker
was intronuced by Miss Mary El
len Harrell and Bill Price, pres
ented the speaker with a Chatnam
blanket on behalf of the clubs.
Miss Webb, a graduate of
Greensboro College, is director of
youth work of the Western North
Carolina Conference and for three
years director of religious educa
tion at the First Methodist
Church, Lenior.
Leonard Lineberry, chairman of
the Inter-club council, acted as
( master of ceremonies and presid
ed over the meeting. The invoca
tion was given by Rev. R. V. C.
Ritchie, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church and welcomes were ex
tended by Miss Betsy Richardson
and Alvin Eldridge. Special music
was furnished by Miss Jackie
Bown, soloist, accompanied at the
piano by Miss Sarah Lou Reece
and Mrs. J. H. Beeson led group
singing accompanied by Mrs.
Livingston Williams.
More than 100 young people
from Dobson Jonesville and Elkin
attended the meeting which was
designated 1 as “World Service
Night.”
The number of hogs slaughtered
in the first nine months of 1948
probably will be about the same
as a year earlier. But hogs are
likely to be marketed at consider
ably lighter weights than in the
past four or five years because of
the reduced feed supplies and high
feed prices.
A non-laying or low-producing
pullet requires from 55 to 60
i pounds of feed a year.
Arrests Here
For January
Hit Record Low
Arrests in Elkin hit a record
low last month with a total of
only 17 violations listed by the
police department.
Police Chief Corbett Wall
said the figure was the lowest
he had seen recorded in nearly
10 years with Elkin’s police
force.
A breakdown of the figure
shows that eight of the 17 ar
rests were for public drunken
ness; two each for illegal pos
session of liquor, driving under
the influence of liquor and
driving without driver’s license;
one for carrying concealed
weapon, one for resisting ar
rest and one for assault with a
deadly weapon.
MANY LICENSE
ARE REVOKED
)34 Persons Lose Driving Li
cense During January
For Drunk Driving
SPEEDERS TOTAL 3,514
During January. 934 persons
ost their driving licenses in
'lorth Carolina because of drunk
:n driving, the Motor Vehicles
Department announced yesterday.
During January of last y£ar, 587
icenses were revoked for driving
irunk.
Revocations and suspensions
processed during January totaled
L287. That figure included 67 per
sons caught driving drunk outside
she State; 80 driving drunk and
niscellaneous; 24 driving after
icense had been revoked; and 31
for transporting liquor.
Thirty persons lost their driving
privileges for speeding over 75
niles per hour; 13 for larceny of
jutomobile; 10 for improper use
pf operator’s license; 8 for two of
fenses of reckless driving; and 3
'or failure to comply with the fin
mcial responsibility act. This act
requires that persons involved in
iccidents of more than $50 prop
?rty damage must pay off dam
iges in such accidents or their
iriver’s licenses will be suspended
intil such time as they do pay.
During the month, 334 persons
vere convicted of reckless driving;
rowever reckless driving requires
po revocation or suspension on
’irst offense.
Speeding violations during Jan
uary totaled 3,514, more than
rhree times the 1,045 convicted of
,his offense in January of last
/ear. Other traffic violations not
requiring revocation or suspen
sion on first offense were: failing
:o have driver’s license, 1,603;
faulty equipment on vehicles, 931;
jnproper lights, 662; running
through red light, 493; failing to
stop when entering highway, 87.
SEVEN ATTEND
YDCJEETING
Delegation From Surry Rep
resents County YDC At
Meeting Saturday
Seven Surry County delegates
were among the some 300 North
Carolina Young Democrats at
tending the State YDC executive
board meeting at Sedgefield Inn
Saturday afternoon. The Surry
group included Lewis Alexander of
Elkin, president of the county
YD6; Frank Freeman, Johnny
Whitt, Betsy Folger, Carolyn
Cooper, Frank Comer and Ed
Comer of Dobson.
Senator John J. Sparkman of
Alabama addressed the assembly
at a dinner meeting and discount
ed threats of a Southern revolt as
a result of President Truman’s
civil rights program. He said that
“this is not the first time we have
heard rumblings within the Dem
ocratic Party,” and predicted that
a settlement of the controversy
could be effected.
Executive committee members
moved to table the civil rights
matter earlier in the afternoon.
YADKIN COURT
ADJOURNED TO
NEXT MONDAY
Court Officials Send Jurors,
Witnesses Home
SHORT SESSION HELD
Snowy Weather Causes Ad
journment Monday After
noon In A Hurry
NEW JUDGE IS COMING
The second week of Yadkin Su
perior Court adjourned in a hurry
at 3:30 Monday afternoon when
old man weather started a deluge
of snow that lasted into the night
and piled up a normal eight inches
of white flakes. Court official0
realized the coming hazardous
driving and told jurors and wit
nesses to “scram.” And they lost
no time in “scramming.”
Judge F. Donald Phillips was
presiding over an adjourned ses
sion of three days held last week,
which was short on account of j
weather. Solicitor A. E. Hall was
pounding out his docket and a
number of cases had been dispos
ed of when Old Man Weather took
over. Court was held Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday of
last week and was to finish this
week. It was adjourned until next
Monday morning and the jury
summoned for this week will be
used.
New Judge Coming
Judge Dan K. Moore of Sylva,
who was appointed last Saturday
to succeed Judge Alley, resigned,
will hold the Yadkin court next
week. This will be his first court
since being appointed. He was
sworn in Tuesday. Judge Moore
is 42 years old and has been solici
tor of his district since 1946. He
is a graduate of the University of
North Carolina and served in the
Army from 1943 to 1945.
Judge Alley was to bold this
court, but because of his scheduled
resignation Judge Phillips came.
Judge Alley is 75, and was first
i appointed in 1933 by Gov. Ehring
j haus to fill out the unexpired
| term of that loveable old Judge
Walter E. Moore who died.
Cases Disposed Of
During the three days last week
: and Monday of this week a large
number of cases were disposed of.
Divorce on grounds of two
years separation to Ruth Rengear!
Martin vs. Willie Bryan Martin;
Dora Belle Billings vs. Garnis
Odell Billings; John Wilk Cagle
vs. Carolina Agnes Cagle.
(All cases reported below of
conviction for drunken driving
carries a revocation of driving li
cense.)
In the case of Harvey Lee Wag
oner, 19, Carrol Gray 17, and Har
old Martin 16, charged with an
attempt to rob Mayberry Pinnix
and his wife who live near the
Wilkes line in upper Yadkin, Mar
tin and Wagoner plead guilty and
Gray was found guilty by a jury.
Each was ordered to pay one third
of the costs and all placed on pro
bation.
Clyde Gordon, speeding, costs.
John Brannock, driving drunk
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Killer Of Yadkin Man
Is Freed On Parole
George Kelly Reynolds, 16. who
was sentenced in Gaston County
last June to 2-5 years for slaying
Fred Lineberry, of the East Bend
section, has been freed under
parole, it was announced by the
Commissioner of paroles at Ra
leigh last week.
The records in the case show
that the youth killed Lineberry,
his brother-in-law, while the lat
ter was fighting Reynolds’ father.
The parole was recommended by
the Sheriff of Gaston County and
the chief of police of Gastonia.
TO SEEK GOVERNOR’S POST
— W. Kerr Scott, above, an
nounced his candidacy for gov
ernor of North Carolina last
week. The bid boosted to five
the number of contestants for
the State’s number one job. Mr.
Scott has served as Agriculture
Commissioner for the past 10
years.
scon TO RUN
FOR GOVERNOR
Agricul t u r e Commissioner
Tosses Hat In Ring For
State’s Top Post
FIVE MEN IN RACE
W. Kerr Scott, State Agricul
ture Commissioner for the last 10
years, tossed his hat into the poli
tical ring Friday with an an
nouncement that he would resign
his post immediately to rim for
governor of North Carolina.
Speculation that he might seek
the governorship had been wide
spread since he announced early
this year that he would not seek
re-election to the agriculture posi
tion. Mr. Scott said at a banquet
in Burlington last month that he
would leave the decision of his
candidacy “up to the home folks.”
Ne said he would name a commit
tee of Alamance County citizens
to see if he could find enough sup
port to make the race.
Governor Gregg Cherry said in
Raleigh that Assistant Commis
sioner W. S. Coltrane would be
promoted to fill out the remainder
of Mr. Scott’s term.
In his official statement an
nouncing the decision, Mr. Scott
said, “I have decided to become a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor in the
1948 primary. I shall resign
immediately as commissioner of
agriculture because I feel that no
man occupying a high state office
can serve the people properly
while campaigning for the gover
norship.”
Mr. Scott’s candidacy boosted to
five the number of aspirants to
the gubernatorial post. Already
in the race are State Treasurer
Charles M'. Johnson, R. Mayne
Albright of Raleigh, State Repre
sentative Oscar G. Barker of Dur
ham, and Olio Ray Boyd of Pine
town.
Mrs. Emma Burnett
Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Emma S. Burnett, 64,
formerly of Jonesville, died at 7
p. m. Tuesday at the home of a
son, Rex Burnett of Mocksville,
with whom she had been making
he home for the past 18 months.
Funeral services will be held at
the Mocksville Methodist Church
at 2:30 p. m. today (Thursday)
with Rev. R. M. Hardee in charge.
The body will lie in state at the
church for half an hour before the
services. Burial will be in Rose
Cemetery.
Survivors include one son; two
brothers, Tom and John Smith of
Lafayette, Ga.; one sister, Mrs.
Mattie Goodson of Lafayette, Ga.;
and one grandchild.
B. & L. ASS’N.
HOST HERE AT
DINNER MEET
Celebrates 40th Anniversary
At Banquet Tuesday
OFFICIALS HONORED
Kuykendall Stresses Worth
Of Building And Loan
To Its Community
HAS STEADY GROWTH
Speaking before approximately
100 guests and officers at the 40t.h
Anniversary of the Elkin-Jones
ville Building and Loan Associa
tion at the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C. A.
ruesday evening, E. D. Kuyken
dall, Jr., secretary North Carolina
Building and Loan League, de
clared in the opening phrases of
hs address that “the Building and
Loan Association means more to
a community from the standpoint
of home owners than any other
organization.”
Mr. Kuykendall spoke before
the group at the annual banquet
which honors the past and present
officers and directors of the as
sociation. Regarding dividends
and reserves, the speaker empha
sized to his listeners the need to
hold the line on dividends and es
tablish heavy reserves during
1948. As to a pattern for pros
perity for the current year, he
said, of course he hadn’t one;
however, he affirmed that this
year would not be a static one. He
was impressed, he added, while
attending a recent meeting of
executives of state leagues, with
the fine opinions of other states
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CHARTER NIGHT
PROGRAM IS SET
Jonesville Lions Club To Be
Officially Recognized At
Meeting Tonight
JOHN H. KALTE TO SPEAK
The recently-organized Jones
ville Lions Club will be officially
recognized tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 at a dinner meeting in the
Jonesville Elementary School
when District Lions Governor
Francis E. Walker will present the
club its charter.
The “Charter Night” program
will feature an address by John H..
Kalte, a director of Lions Inter
national. He will be introduced by
Jack Caudill, “Charter Night”
chairman.
Jonesville’s Mayor Z. Bent
Martin will give the address of
welcome. The response will be
given by H. Glenn York, president
of the Elkin Lions Club which is
sponsoring the Jonesville organ
ization.
District Governor Walker will
be introduced by Claude Farrell,
secretary of the sponsoring club.
Officers of the Jonesville Lions
Club are James Randleman, presi
dent; Watt Deal, first vice-presi
dent; Ivry Johnson, second vice
president; Bent Martin, third
vice-president; Marvin Boggs,
secretary and treasurer; Jarvie
Mathis, Lion Tamer; Evan Mar
tin, Tail Twister; Lindbergh
Swaim, Leon Martin, Fletcher Mc
Bride and Jack Caudill, directors.
Other charter members of the
club are Turner Blackwood, Ed
ward Boles, Charles Cheek, Car
son Freeman, Penny Brown, Bal
tus Holbrook, Eugene Martin,
Walter Rose, Carl Rose, Charlie
Wolfe, Dewey Mayberry, Arthur
Hutchins, Ted Nelson, Aubrey
Pardue, Howard Macemore and
Jim Boyd.
Tribune To Publish Children’s
Photographs As Special Feature
The Tribune has made ar
rangement with Redmon's
Studio, at 207, West Main
Street, to photograph without
cost or obligation all children
who go to the studio on Feb
ruary 19, 20 or 21. A picture
of each child photographed
will then appear in later is
sues of The Tribune as a spe
cial feature under the head
ing, “Presenting Our Little
Folks.”
No age limit has been set
on this offer, but it is suggest
ed that the children photo
graphed be at least old
enough to sit alone and not
over 10 or 12 years of age. All
children living in the Elkin
community or within the Elk
in trading area are eligible for
the offer. It is not necessary
that their parents be subscrib
ers to The Tribune. The stu
dio requests that each child
appearing for the photo
graphing be accompanied by
his parent or guardian.
We believe you will like this
special feature, and we know
the kids will want to see their
pictures in print.
Remember, there is no obli
gation on your part to pur
chase any of the pictures.
However, Mr. Redmon states
that he will keep the nega
tives and if you wish to pur
chase the set of proofs or
some pictures at a later date
you may do so.
We want all the pictures we
can get, but tile offer will be
good for only three days,
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of next week. Mr. Red
mon has offered to take ap
pointments on these three
days so that the children may
be photographed without in
convenience. He has given his
studio over to this work for
this period.
So bring your child and see
his or her picture in our spe
cial feature.
CHATHAM TO SEEK CONGRESSIONAL POST — Thurmond
Chatham, above left, announced Sunday that he would enter the
Fifth District congressional race this spring. He is the only can
didate thus far to announce his candidacy, although several possible
contestants have indicated that they are considering the matter.
John II. Folger, right, announced that he would not seek re-election.
king Winter Blankets
Elkin With Snow, Ice
Snow Forces Closing
Of Schools In Surry,
Yadkin And Wilkes
Surry County schools were
closed Wednesday because of
snow and sleet which left many
county roads too hazardous for
school bus travel, but classes
were expected to be iesumed
today (Thursday) unless addi
tional bad weather conditions
prevailed, Superintendent of
Surry Schools John W. Comer
said.
Elkin City schools closed
Tuesday but re-opened Wed
nesday and were scheduled to
continue operating. Superin
tendent N. II. Carpenter said
that extreme weather condi
tions might force closing of the
schools again, however.
Yadkin County schools will
be closed through this week,
according to Superintendent
Fred Hobson, with Monday set
as the tentative date for re
suming classes.
Schools in Wilkes County,
with the exception of Mulberry
and North Wilkesboro, will also
be closed until Monday, it was
reported.
4-H WINNERS
ADDRESS CLUB
Kiwanians And Duke Powei
Company Sponsor Meeting
In Honor Of Youths
TALKS GIVEN ON WORK
Misses Bonnie Jean Moore of
Copeland, Ivylyn Sparger of
Beulah, and Bobby Lee Cocker
ham of State Road were guests
and principal speakers at last
Thursday evening’s dinner meet
ing of the Elkin Kiwanis Club in
the Gilvin Roth YMCA. The event
was sponsored jointly by the Duke
Power Company and Kiwanians in
honor of Surry County 4-H pro
ject winners. Miss Moore and Mr.
Cockerham were awarded trips to
the National 4-H Club Congress
in Chicago recently as State win
ners in 4-H work, and Miss Spar
ger was awarded a trip to the
event in 1946.
The three 4-H members gave
interesting talks on their pro
jects and club activities.
The meeting was a tribute to
the efforts of leaders in Extension
work, Mrs. Grace Pope Brown,
Surry Home Demonstration
Agent; Mrs. Bess G. Davenport,
Assistant Agent; Neill M. Smith,
County Agent, and his staff; and
school teachers of the county who
assist with the 4-H program.
Mrs. Brown stated that out of
the 1,700 4-H Club members in
the county, 14 received awards
and went to Raleigh for state
wide competition.
The speakers and Mrs. Brown
expressed thanks to the Kiwanis
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More Of Same
Is Predicted
By Weatherman
A fine mist which began falling
here early Wednesday morning
coated streets and sidewalks with
a thin layer of ice which, added
to five inches of snow which fell
here Monday afternoon and night
in the worst snow storm yet to hit
this area, added to the discomfort
| of both motorists and pedestrians.
Fortunately, rising temperatures
! Wednesday brought an improve
ment in conditions, with much of
the icy film melting, but snow
which remained on streets and
walks still created a hazard, and
weather forecasts Wednesday
hinted at from two to four inches
of snow for today or Friday, al
though weather forecasters refus
ed to guarantee their predictions.
Monday’s snow was borne in on
a stiff wind from the northeast,
beginning here shortly after 1:00
p. m„ and continuing with but
scant letup until early Tuesday
morning. Although the snow
drifted before the wind, unofficial
estimate of its depth was five
inches.
Due to the bad conditions of
highways, intercity bus service
rapidly became untrustworthy and
in some instances ceased alto
gether. The Elkin city schools
were closed Tuesday due to the
bad conditions of both paved
highways and secondary roads
over which school buses travel,
but resumed Wednesday morning.
Due to the icy highways, all
Greyhound bus schedules were
canceled Wednesday, it was learn
ed from the local bus terminal.
To Demonstrate
Tractor Upkeep
A demonstration on the main
tenance and upkeep of farm trac
tors will be given at the Hem
mings-Llewellyn Farm Imple
ment Company in Dobson next
Thursday morning, February 19,
at 9:30.
J. C. Ferguson, agriculture engi
neering specialist of the N. C.
State College Extension Service,
will be in charge of the demon
stration. He will explain the
function and care of the various
operational systems of farm trac
tors.
Tractor owners are especially
urged to attend the demonstration
and get their vehicles in proper
condition for spring operations.
The same demonstration will be
given at the Jones Supply Com
pany in Mount Airy at 1:30 p. m.
the same day.
Prices of hogs probably will con
tinue high during 1948, with about
the usual seasonal increase prob
able in the late winter and early
spring.
One of the most critical periods
in the life of the pig is immediate
ly after he is weaned. He should
be fed liberally and should be
given more care and attention at
this time than later in life.
Chatham To Make Race
For Congress; Folger
Announces Retirement
Taylor, Woltz
May Seek 5th
District Seat
Thurmond Chatham, chairman
of the board of directors of Chat
ham Manufacturing Company,
made formal announcement Sun
day of his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Repre
sentative of North Carolina’s Fifth
Congressional District.
Defeated two years ago by John
H. Folger of Mount Airy, Mr.
Chatham stated at that time that
he would be a candidate in the
next election. His announcement*
this week read, “Confirming my
statement in June, 1946, that I
would be a candidate for the Fifth
District congressional nomination
in 1948,1 intend to begin an active
campaign immediately.”
Mr. Folger, who has served the
Fifth District for more than
seven years, said he would not
seek re-election. “At the end of
this, my present term, I shall re
tire but with regret that circum
stances seem to me to compel this
course,” he said.
“. . . I am thankful for the sup
port I have received from the peo
ple of my district, and shall ever
do all I can for their interests,
wherever I shall be, and whatever
my own situation.”
Mr. Chatham and Mr. Folger
were involved in a bitter political,
battle in 1946 for the congression
al post. Mr. Folger lost in the first
primary by 59 votes and called for
a run-off. In the hotly contested
second primary, he won the nom
ination by a margin of 2,778
votes.
Several other candidates for the
nomination have been mentioned
prominently, but none had made
an announcement Tuesday. John
J. Taylor of Danbury, former
sheriff of Stokes County and
Stokes Representative in the Gen
eral Assembly, is considered by
some political observers as a likely
opponent to Mr. Chatham in the
race. A candidate two years ago,
Mr. Taylor withdrew from the
campaign shortly before the pri
mary and threw his support to Mr.
Folger. He said this week that he
would have to give the situation
further study before deciding
whether to enter the race.
“I don’t want to run for any of
fice unless the people want me to
run,” he declared.
H. O. Woltz, Mount Airy attor
ney and businessman, has also
been mentioned as a posible con
testant. He has not committed
himself as yet, however.
“I have never had any personal
political ambitions,” Mr. Woltz
asserted. “I would like to discuss
the matter with my friends
throughout the district before I
make any decision.”
He indicated that it would prob
ably be several days before he
comes to any decision.
Others mentioned as possible
entrants in the race are Winfield
Blackwell, Forsyth Representative
in the 1947 General Assembly and
Winston-Salem attorney. He has
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Seven Food Items
Decline In Price
In State Stores
Charlotte, Feb. 10.—James A.
Vogler, secretary of the North
Carolina Food Dealers Associa
tion, said today that substan
tial price declines had occurred
recently in a variety of groc
eries in North Carolina.
Vogler said these price de
clines had occurred:
Lard, wholesale, 48-pound
case, $1 decline
Flour, 198-pound barrel, 50
cents to $1 a barrel.
Pinto beans, 100 pounds, 50
cents.
Pork, roast, chops, 8 to 12
cents a pound.
Bacon, cured, 8 to 10 cents a
pound.
Hams, cured, 6 cents a
pound.
Sausage, 3 cents a pound.
“Any further reductions in
wholesale markets,” Vogler
said, “will be made effective by
North Carolina independent re
tail grocers as rapidly as they
become available.’*