ELKIN
The Best Little Town In
North Carolina
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VOL. No. XXXVI No. 30
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1948
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20 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS
Top Teams Set
To Compete In
Diamond Play
Twenty-Three
Squads Enter
To Set Record
?ie biggest semipro baseball
tournament ever staged in the 13
year history of semipro tourna
ments in North Carolina opens to
day at Memorial Park.
Over a nine-day period, 23 j
teams will play a minimum of 23
games in the single elimination
tournament which will qualify five
teams for the state tournament
starting July 23 at Asheboro.
From 18 counties in northwest
ern North Carolina—from Mount
Airy to Lexington, from Boone to
Graham—the pick of the semi
pro crop is entered in the dis
trict playoffs sponsored here for
the first time by the Elkin Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Elkin’s Chatham Blanketeers
r lead four Piedmont Semipro
League outfits into the fray as
established favorites, each team
boasting a first round bye. Burt's j
Representatives of a ma
jority of the tournament's 33
teams met Tuesday night at
Neaves Park as guests of the
Elkin Jaycees for last minute
discussions on tournament
rules.
Walnut Cove, scheduled to
play Reynolds Camels Satur
day afternoon, requested a
change in playing time since
a previously scheduled league
game could not be cancelled
without a forfeit. Officials
hope to have this game play
ed on a neutral field at Win
ston-Salem Sunday afternoon.
Smith Barrier, state Semi
Pro commissioner, present for
the meeting, advised that six
teams may be allowed to
qualify here.
A decision of the managers
W'as to allow the team defeat
ed in the quarter-finals by the
tournament champions to
qualify for fifth place, and
the team defeated by the run
ners up to qualify for the
sixth spot should the addi
tional place be granted.
Raiders, a strong Boone squad
boasting 18 wins in 19 starts, also
goes into the second round on a
bye.
Hanes Spinners of Winston
Salem tackle the Walkertown j
V. F. W. squad at 1 o’clock to
day to set the tournament in i
motion. From the first pitch un- '
Ail the championship is decided
in a two-out-of-three series Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of next
week, the Elkin sports menu will
carry nothing but baseball—as
much sometimes as four games.
daily.
Under the single elimination
system, the favored squads will
have little time to take things
easy as the team has not yet
been assembled that won't lose a
game occassionally.
In addition to the five first
round byes, two teams will draw
byes in the second round. The
winners of the High Point All
stars-Hamptonville clash and
the Mountain Park-F orbush
game will automatically vault into
the quarter-finals.
The Blanketeers will make their
initial showing in the tournament
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Concern Is
Issued Charter
City Cabs, Inc., an Elkin taxi
cab concern, was chartered last
week according to a certificate of
incorporation filed in the office
of the Secretary of State Thad
Eure at Raleigh.
Capital stock of $100,000 was
authorized, with subscribed stock
of $27,000 being held by John
Mayberry, George Hart and
Dewey Mayberry, all of Elkin.
The merger or City Cabs and
Yellow Cabs was announced by
the three stockholders last week
when the Board of Commission
ers granted the group permission
to erect an antenna atop the
town water tank for two-way ra
dio communication.
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LIONS SPEAKER — John II.
Kalte, above, of High Point, will
be the principal speaker at the
Lions Club Ladies Night to be
held at the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C.
A . June 29. Kalte is a director
of Lions International and hold
er of the title, "Outstanding
Lion of North Carolina.”
TRAINING WILL
START MONDAY
Elkin Squadron Of Civil Air
Patrol To Begin With
Techincal Subjects
AT RENDEZVOUS FIELD
The training program of the
Elkin squadron of the Civil Air
Patrol will start Monday night
at Rendezvous Airpark, Captain R.
E. Church, squadron commander,
announced this week.
The squadron will meet each
Monday night at 7:30.
The training program will in
clude the technical subjects relat
ing to aviation, drill and other
phases of military training, with
the exception of actual flight
training.
More than 50 persons have join
ed the squadron during the sev
eral organizational meetings
which were held at the Y.M.C.A.
Captain Church announced that
he is still accepting applications
for enrollment in the free train
ing classes. Boys and girls 15
years of age and over may enroll.
Information may be obtained
from Captain Church or by at
tending a regular Monday meet
ing.
Jonesville Man Hurt
When Car Hits Bridge
Howard Russell Segraves, Jones- |
ville, was injured slightly Tuesday
night when the Plymouth coupe
which he was driving collided
with abutments on the Yadkin
county end of the Hugh Chatham
bridge.
Segraves suffered cuts and
bruises about the head. He was
released yesterday afternoon from
the Hugh Chatham Memorial
Hospital.
No charge had been filed yes
terday‘but officers indicated that
Segraves would be charged with
reckless driving.
Damage to the automobile was
estimated at $400.
Cpl. W. S. McKinney of the
state highway patrol investigated.
Seven Divisions Set
For Lions Horse Show
Seven divisions have been an
nounced for the Lions Club horse
show to be held at Memorial Park
July 5.
Prize money for this year’s show
has been set at $1,000. More than
75 horses from southeastern sta
bles are expected to compete.
The divisions are: five-gaited
(three classes); three-gaited
(three classes); walking horse
(three classes); Roadster, (three
classes); hunter and jumper
(seven classes); equitation (three
classes); and miscellaneous (two
classes).
Glenn York will serve as ring
master; other show officials will
be John Thigpen. Chapel Hill,
master of ceremonies; and B. B.
Tucker, judge.
DRAFT LAW IS
PASSED AFTER
LONG DEBATE
Peacetime Compulsory Ser
vice OK’d At Last Minute
MUST SERVE 21 MONTHS
Roys 18 Years Of Age May
Volunteer And Serve In
Armed Forces One Year
WAR II VETS EXEMPTED
In the closing minutes of the
session last Saturday night. Con
gress passed and sent to the Sen
ate a bill to revive the military
draft for two years.
(No figures were available in
Elkin this week as to the number
of local men subject to call).
Highlights of the bill are:
Service for 21 months for those
called up;
Immediate effectiveness, with
nobody to be inducted for 90 days;
Permission for 161,000 18-year
olds to volunteer for one year of
service with the regular forces as
a substitute;
A boost to 2.005,882 in authoriz
ed strength for the armed forces,
divided into 837.000 for the army,
666,882 for the navy and marines
and 502,000 for the air force;
Registration limited to men 18
through 25;
World War II veterans with one
year of active service, or only 90
days’ service between Dec. 7,
1941 and Sept. 2, 1945, would be
exempt.
Members of active reserve units
and the National Guard would be
deferred.
The army believes that many a
young man looking forward with
distaste to uniformed service may
be in for a pleasant surprise.
For one thing, his worries about
the wolf at the door are pretty
well ended. lie is assured of free
food and lodging and $75 a month
—non-taxable.
He will find plenty of recreation
in the form of organized athletics,
enlisted men’s clubs, post ex
changes and lounges. The army
won't say anything officially but
it is hoping that the USO will be
revived.
If he stays out of trouble and
applies himself the new draftee
will get an automatic promotion
to private first class at the end of
four to six months under the new
army career plan. This means
$80 a month pay instead of $75.
He can go up to corporal and
$90 a month in six months to a
year; to sergeant at $100 a month
in 16 months to two years.
Free hospitalization, depend
ency allowances and other bene
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DOBSON IS IN
FOR CLEAN-UP
Lions Club Asks All Citizens
To Pitch In And Co
operate On Project
PLANNING WAR ON RATS
Dobson is in for a general
clean-up this afternoon if plans
go through successfully.
Mayor F. B. Madison in a proc
lamation called on the citizens
of the town to cooperate with the
Lions on this project.
Rev. E. M. Hoyle, directing the
program for the club, has asked
every civic minded citizen to
meet at noon today at the Court
House square to assist in the
clean-up campaign.
This drive is part of the Lions
Club safety campaign. Serving
with Mr. Hoyle on the safety
committee are J. Sam Gentry and
Neill M. Smith.
Next on the club’s safety pro
gram is a rat extermination cam
paign.
At their last meeting, Billy Ven
able, a member of the Franklin
4-H club, spoke to the Lions on
farm safety.
J. Herman Coe is president of
the Lions Club.
Miss Jones To Be
Kiwanis Speaker
Miss Mazie Jones, county health
co-ordinator for Surry, will be in
charge of the program at the
meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis
Club a’ the Gilvin Roth YMCA
this evening at 6:30 o’clock, as a
part of the Health Week pro
gram being observed in Elkin this
week.
At last week’s meeting of the
club. Sue Shugart and Winnie
Luffman. both of whom attended
the Girls’ State at Greensboro re
cently, gave an interesting report
on the activities of the meeting.
MISS ELKIN OF 1948 AND COURT — Miss Marjorie Shamel, East Bend, seated in center, was named
Miss Elkin of 1948 at the Ja.vcee pageant held last week. Grouped around Miss Shamel are other
pageant participants. Seated left to right, Patsy Smitherman, East Bend; Louisa Roth, Elkin; Miss
Shamel, Ann Scott, Elkin; and Dixie Rose, Elkin. Standing, in the usual order, Edith Johnson, Jones
ville, third place; Lynn Oliver, Elkin; and Kathleen Brown, Boonville. second place.(photo by redmoni
Miss Elkin Of 1948
Is Named At Pageant
Miss Marjorie Sharnel To Represent
City In State Contest On July 17th
Miss Marjorie Shamel, of East
Bend, was elected Miss Elkin of
1948 at last week's pageant.
She will represent Elkin in the
Miss North Carolina Pageant at
Wrightsville Beach, July 17. The
new queen was crowned by Miss
Helen Tomlinson, who was Miss
Elkin of 1947.
Second place went to Kathleen
Brown, of Boonville, and third
Resigns /Is
Assistant
Home Agent
MRS. BESS G. DAVENPORT
The resignation of Mrs. Bess G.
Davenport, for four years assist
ant Home Demonstration Agent
of Surry County, has been accept
ed with regret, Mrs. Grace Pope
Brown, Home Demonstration
Agent, announced this week.
Miss Angela Taylor, Danbury,
will succeed Mrs. Davenport.
Mrs. Davenport, who is resign
ing her position in order to de
vote her entire time to her domes
tic duties, has asked that her
resignation be effective July 1.
Miss Taylor, daughter of J. J.
Taylor, was graduated from Wal
nut Cove high school, Salem Col
lege with a B. S. degree, and the
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
School of Dietetics. She has been
assistant dietitian of Vassar
Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., for the past year.
During her association with the
Home Agent's office, Mrs. Daven
port devoted her time to 4-H and
Home Demonstration Club work.
This included method demonstra
tions in homes and schools and
the supervision of project activi
ties through group meetings and
special home visits.
Town Tract Brings
$3,210 At Auction
A lot belonging to the town of
Elkin located on Church Street
was sold at public auction Mon
day to J. W. Freeman for $3,210.
The sale is subject to upset ,bid
within ten days.
to Miss Edith Johnson of Jones
ville, who was ineligible for first
place because she was under age*
The pageant was. sponsored by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
and featured a water carnival at
the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C. A. pool
during the afternoon and a talent
show on the Y stage during the
evening. Between the two events,
contesants were guests of the
Jaycees at dinner.
There were eight participants
in the talent show which drew ap
proximately 300 spectators.
In a piano solo, Miss Shamel
played “Lover,” Miss Brown sang
“That's My Desire,” and Miss
Johnson played “Star Dust” and
“Tuxedo Junction” in a piano
solo.
Other participants were: Miss
Lynn Oliver, Elkin, who sang
“Danny Boy,” Miss Ann Scott,
Elkin, who danced with H. P.
Graham, Jr., as her partner;
Miss Louisa Roth, Elkin, who
sketched, Miss Tomlinson serving
as her model (Miss Roth was also
under age and not eligible for the
title Miss Elkin); Dixie Rose,
Elkin, who sang “My Happiness;”
and Patsy Smitherman, East
Bend, who was heard in a read
ing, "I Do Not Love Thee,” by
Sarah Elizabeth Norman.
Dr. V. W. Taylor, Jr., president
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, served as Master of Cere
monies.
Judges were Ray E. Chapman,
a member of the Board of Com
missioners of Taylorsville, chair
man; and Luke Gwaltney, Alex
ander county representative in the
General Assembly, and John
Cashion, North Wilkesboro radio
announcer.
LIONS ARE TO
INSTALL DEAL
Ladies’ Night Meeting Of
Jonesville Club To Be Held
Tonight At YMCA
HIATT TO BE SPEAKER
A. Watt Deal will be installed
as president of the Lions Club
at a special Ladies Night meeting
to be held tonight at the Gilvin
Roth Y. M. C. A.
The principal address of the
evening will be delivered by Dr.
J. S. Hiatt.
James Randleman is the re
tiring president.
Other officers to be installed
are: Ivry N. Johnson, 1st vice
president; Penny Brown, 2nd
vice-president; James Boyd. 3rd
vice-president; Rev. C. Marvin
Boggs, secretary-treasurer; Eugene
Martin, Lion tamer; and Walter
Rose, tail twister.
Arthur Hutchins and Carson
Freeman will be installed as new
directors to serve with Jack Cau
dell and Fletcher McBride, carry
over members.
Retail food prices in the next
few months are likely to fall sea
sonally but will stay above 1947,
says the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
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MANY ATTEND
MPI REUNION
Alumni Of Institute And
Mountain Park High School
Hear Former Teacher
MRS. FULGHUM GUEST
Approximately 100 alumni of
Mountain Park Institute high
school and Junior college attend
ed a reunion held at Mountain
Park Sunday.
Highlighting the program was
an address by W. E. Wilson, a
professor of Tusculum College,
Greenville, Tenn., who spoke on
“If You Keep Climbing Upward
You Will Reach The Top.”
Presiding over the meeting was
Mi;s. Lorena Pope Warner of Win
ston - Salem, secretary of the
Alumni Association, in the ab
sence of Bernard Hege, president,
of Winston-Salem. She told of
the founding of Mountain Park
Institute which was begun by C.
W. Williams of Mountain Park in
a room of his home.
Mrs. J. H. Fulghum of Durham,
whose late husband was president
of the Institute, spoke briefly on
“Building Spiritually.”
W. L. Lynch of Durham, gave a
short sketch of the different ad
ministrations of the school. Mrs.
Clyde Chaney of Winston-Salem,
spoke on “The Quality of Our
Teachers at M. P. I.” W. N. Ire
land paid a tribute to Ray T.
Moore of Yadkin County, who at
tended M. P. I. and later became
j a teacher of the school.
COOPER SPEAKS
AT LEGION MEET
Past-Commander Of Local
Post In Charge Of In
stalling New Officers
GRAHAM IS PRESIDENT!
Milton Cooper was the princi
pal speaker and conducted the
installation of new officers at the
American Legion rally held last
Saturday at the Legion Hut.
A past commander, Cooper told
members of the George Gray Post
that the year just concluded was
the most active in the post's
history.
H. P. Graham, Jr., was installed
as post commander along with
a new slate of officers.
More than 75 Legionnaires and
members of other veterans organ
izations were present for the rally
which featured a barbecue supper
and dance in addition to the in
stallation ceremony.
Bill Stevenson, immediate past
president, acted as master of cere
monies.
YMCA Camp Honors
Albert L. Butler
Directors of the Gilvin Roth
Y.M.C.A. announced this week
that the camp now under con
struction near Roaring Gap has
been named in honor of Albert L.
Butler, president of the Chatham
Manufacturing Company.
Two camp periods have been
announced by T. C. McKnight,
general Y secretary — for boys,
July 20-27; for girls, July 27
August 3. '
War surplus buildings were pur
chased to provide housing facili
ties on the mountain site donated
by Thurmond Chatham.
Democrats To
Pick Nominee
For Governor
Canines Face
“Dog’s Life’’
In Jonesville
All dogs within the town of
Jonesville must be confined or
muzzled, the board of commis
sioners ruled this week.
This step is being taken due
to the number of children cur
rently taking rabies treat
ment.
Dogs found running loose are
to be killed on sight.
EXPECT MORE
FARM FUNDS
Collins Thinks Surry Farmers
Will Profit From Soil Im
provement Practices
URGE USE OF MORE LIME
Hal E. Collins, secretary of
Surry County A. C. A., announced
this week that more money will
be available to Surry county farm
ers for soil improvement practices
in 1949.
Farmers were urged by Collins
to start planning now to use more
lime, phosphate and seed in 1949.
Collins asked farmers to apply
their 1948 lime and phosphate as
soon as it is delivered and make a
report to the county office some
time before the first of the year.
Lime can be applied to any kind
of land or crop, but phosphate
can be applied only to the follow
ing: permanent pasture, perennial
or biennialn legumes, perennial
grassesd, annual lespedeza, winter
legumes, hay crops, summer le
gumes and cover crops in orch
ards. To misuse phosphate places
the farmer on the Register of
Indebtedness for a double amount
of what the phosphate cost.
LEGION COMMANDER — H.
P. Graham, Jr., was installed as
commander of the local Ameri
can Legion post at a rally held
last week at the Legion Hilt.
Installation services were con
ducted by Milton Cooper, a for
mer post commander.
New Grange Building
Rises At Boonville
The Boonville Grange met Fri
day night in the agriculture build
ing. During the business period
E. E. Hood, Chairman of the
Community Building Committee,
reported that $500.00 had been
raised by the Grange and the
Board of Trade to pay for the
army surplus building that has
been bought for a Community
Building. Additional funds will
be raised to pay for re-construct
ing the building. The flooring,
heating plant, electric fixtures
and the plumbing system has been
moved to Boonville and plans are
under way to get the rest of build
ing moved shortly.
The Grange voted to have its I
annual picnic on the school
grounds on July 16, with the East
Bend Grange members as special
guests.
After the business session the
second degree was put on by the
East Bend degree team.
During the recreational period
a square dance was enjoyed, with
P. G. Hupp, master of the East
Bend Grange, calling the figures.
At the close of the meeting re
freshments were served.
Voters Will
Go To Polls
On Saturday
North Carolina Democrats Sat
urday go to the polls to pick their
party’s nominee for governor in
a run-off primary between State
Treasurer diaries M. Johnson
and former Commissioner of Agri
culture Kerr Scott.
In Elkin political activity in the
governor’s race has grown steadily
since the first primary May 29
when four other gubernatorial
hopefuls were dropped from the
race.
The local Scott organization,
which saw its candidate lead the
field in the Elkin township in
the first primary, is unchanged.
Dr. Seth M. Beale, local physician,
and Claude H. Farrell, local mer
chant, are serving as manager
and co-manager, respectively, of
the local Scott force.
The Johnson organisation here
J was set up after the first pri
mary. E. W. McDaniel, local mer
chant, Garland Johnson, ex
ecutive vice-president of The
Bank of Elkin, and Fred Neaves,
superintendent of the Chatham
Maufacturing Company, are serv
ing as co-managers.
In the first primary, out of
1,4(>3 votes cast in Elkin, Scott
received a majority over the other
five men in the race. He polled
802 votes, to 487 for Johnson, and
170 for the other four candidates.
Surry county gave a first pri
mary majority to Johnson with
2,981 votes to 2,336 for Scott and
1 437 for the rest of the field.
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OPEN HOUSE AT
HEALTH OFFICE
Jaycee Sponsored Public
Health Week Features
Variety of Activity
RADIO PROGRAM FRIDAY
Open House at the health de
partment office on East Market
street Friday afternoon will high
light Public Health Nursing Week
being sponsored by the Elkin
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Public health exhibits have been
placed in the windows of the
Belk-Doughton store and the
Sydnor-Spainhour company.
Pamphlets containing an out
line of the public health program
are being distributed by the Jay
cees.
Members of the V. F. W. Auxil
iary will serve as hostesses during
the open house from 2:30 until
4:30 p.m., Friday.
Also scheduled for Friday is a
radio interview by R. Lewis Alex
ander cf several members of the
Surry county Health Department.
This program will be heard at
5:15 p.m. over station WKBC,
North Wiikesboro.
The following women are open
ing their homes during the week
for neighborhood meetings in the
interest of the public health pro
gram: Mrs. A. F. Yarborough,
Mrs. William E. Davis, Mrs. Paul
Smith, Mrs. Sam Gray, Mrs. Oscar
Darnell, Mrs. Brady Osborne and
Mrs. Louise Osborne.
A program featuring public
health work will be presented to
the Kiwanis Club at the meeting
tonight.
James H. Shore is chairman of
the public health committee of
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
Lawrence To Attend
Clerk’s Convention
Kermit W. Lawrence, Surry
County Clerk of Court, will attend
a state convention of county
clerks in Hendersonville, July 7,
8, and 9. His office in Dobson will
remain open during this period.
Lon H. West, Yadkin County
Clerk of Court, is a member of
the association’s legislative com
mittee.
Included on the program is an
address by Monroe M. Redden,
representative of North Carolina’s
12th congressional district, who
addressed a Democratic rally at
Dobson in 1946.