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ELKIN
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VOL. No. XXXVII No. 3
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1948
$2.00 PER YEAR
24 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS
^Chatham Buys
Virginia Plant
From Textron
To Take Over
l|rProperty On
December 17
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The first acquisition of proper
ties other than Elkin plants was
made by Chatham Manufacturing
Company last week when Albert
L. Butler, Sr., president, announc
ed the purchase of the Esmond of
Virginia plant of Textron, Inc.,
at Waynesboro, Va.
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The contract was agreed upon
in New York Wednesday by Mr.
Butler and other officials of the
Chatham company and officials
of Textron. The puchase price was
not announced.
Chatham will officially take over
the property December 17, Mr.
Butler said. This mill manufac
tures the Bunny Esmond crib
^_nket and at present employs
ipproximately 300 people.
Mr. Butler said the mill, for
the present under Chatham man
agement, will continue to make
the Esmond blanket. The blanket
will be sold by the Chatham sales
organization with offices in New
York, Chicago, Boston, San Fran
cisco, Dallas and Atlanta.
M. A. Simons, for the past sev
eral years resident manager of
the mill, will continue in that
capacity, Mr. Butler said.
The Waynesboro mill was con
structed between 10 and 15 years
ago and is modern in all respects,
he added.
Mr. Butler said that the pro
duct manufactured at the Wayn
esboro plant is entirely different
from that produced here at Elkin
and in no way are the two oper
ations similar.
ABORTION CASE
UP NEXT MONTH
Second Trial Of Sparta Phy
sician On Calendar of
Surrv County Court
WOMAN DIED HERE
The second trial of a Sparta
physician for criminal abortion is
scheduled for Surry County in
January.
K. W. Lawrence, clerk of Surry
Superior Court at Dobson, said
last week that a case involving
Dr. B. O. Choate in the death of
Mrs. Annie Mae Anderson, of
Charlotte, will be placed on the
docket for a criminal term of
^♦(Ujrt beginning January 10.
r /rhe doctor was convicted in the
same court in September, 1947,
and sentenced to one to three
years.
The State Supreme Court gave
him a new trial February 25, this
rjyear, on the basis of the maimer
which the State attempted to
J|£esent some of its evidence.
Mrs. Anderson allegedly went to
Sparta one night during the sum
mer of 1946. There, according to
State’s claims, the doctor per
formed an abortion on her. She
died in an Elkin hotel the follow
ing morning.
Dr. Choate also was charged
with manslaughter in the case,
but the court ruled that he had
been acquitted of that charge and
it could not be ruled against him
again.
An attempt by the State to in
troduce evidence aimed at show
ing that the doctor had “com
mitted other like offenses” led to
^JMie granting of a new abortion
^Riarge trial, the court’s opinion
said.
The opinion noted that Judge
fllliam H. Bobbitt ordered the
stimony stricken from the
ord the day it was introduced,
t said it “is calculated to preju
lce the defendant in the minds
of the jurors and was not subject
to correction.”
East Bend Legion
To Give Dance Sat.
The members of the Joe E. Mar
tin post of the American Legion,
East Bend, will sponsor a round
^knd square dance at the high
^ihool gymnaisum Saturday even
ting, December 18, from 8 until
1L 12 p.m.
* The proceeds from the dance
t will go to the building fund for
' an American Legion hut.
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Elkin Schools
To Be Closed
Until Dec. 28
The Elkin city schools will
close Friday for Christmas Hol
idays and remain closed until
December 28, Superintendent
N. H. Carpenter announced yes
terday.
SURRY COURT
IS POSTPONED
Superior Court Scheduled
December 20 Changed To
January 10 and 17
JURY LIST IS DRAWN
Surry County Superior Court
under Judge Donald Phillips will
not be held at Dobson. December
20 as scheduled. The session has
been called off by county commis
sioners because of a conflict with
Christmas holidays.
Criminal court will begin its
next term January 10, 1949; civil
court follows January 17, Kermit
Lawrence, clerk of court, Dobson,
said this week.
Judge Hoyle Sink of Lexington
will preside over the Superior
Court in Surry County starting
in January. Many major cases are
scheduled for trial in the two
week criminal and civil court.
Mrs. Lillian Kingsbury Johnson,
who has been acting county ac
countant for several months, has
been appointed to succeed Edgar
Welch, who died recently after an
illness of several weeks.
Nine Elkin men have been
named for jury duty for the two
sessions. Five were drawn for crim
inal court and four for the civil
session.
Those drawn for the criminal
session from Elkin were David
Masten, A. M. Crater, Gilmer Cor
der, Kenny W. Stelle and E. C.
Boyles. For civil court: Winfred
White, J. D. Thompson, H. E.
Beamer and Bob Wilmoth.
Three Mount Airy women, Mar
tha Francis Chandler, Mrs. Ivy H.
Boone, and Mrs. Josephine Hadley,
were named. The name of Mrs.
Oldie Hollingsworth of Westfield
was also drawn.
Other names drawn were (Crim
inal Court):
J. Q. Shelton, Mt. Airy, Rt. 2;
Claude Atkinson, Mt. Airy; Earlie
Gillespie, Dobson; Robert Arnder,
Mt. Airy, Rt. 1; M. A. Thomas,
Mt. Airy; Charlie N. Welch, Mt.
Airy, Rt. 1;
L. B. Norman, Thurmond; J.
B. Yokley, Mt. Airy; Walter F.
Carter, State Road; L. M. Creed,
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PUT HOMES IN
HOLIDAY MOOD
Junior Woman’s Club Urges
Participation In Home
Decorations
OFFER PRIZES FOR BEST
The Junior Womans Club is
urging citizens to put their homes
in a festive holiday mood and
enter the Christmas decorating
contest this season. Prizes will be
given for the most outstanding
home decorations in Jonesville or
Elkin.
Persons wishing to participate
in the contest are requested to call
Mrs. Jim Harrell, phone 509-M
or Mrs. Claude McNeill, phone
103-M, if they are to be judged
for either interior or exterior dec
orations.
The judging will take place on
the Wednesday night (December
22) before Christmas. The judges
are to be Mrs. C. C. Poindexter,
Mrs. Harry Johnson, Alex Chat
ham, Sr., Mrs. E. G. Click, Mrs.
Raymond Harris and Mrs. James
Booher.
On Thursday, December 23,
Mayor Garland Johnson will
award the prizes to the winners.
The Womans Club urges every
one to help Elkin and Jonesville
to decorate and help the commun
ities to look more like Christmas.
IN AGAIN, OUT
AGAE MARTIN
AGAIN JAILED
Summerfield Is Nabbed Near
South Boston, Va.
BREAKS OUT, IS PUT IN
Notorious Character Had
Been On The Loose Since
October Third
TRAFFIC JAM DOWNFALL
Summerfield Martin, who for
20 years has been notorious in
this section for break-ins, break
outs and other charges, was ar
rested near South Boston, Va.,
Sunday, after being on the loose
since October 3 from the Forsyth
County jail.
He was arrested about 2:15,
broke loose and was re-arrested
after a cross-country car and foot
race.
Arrested with Martin were Mrs.
Clarice Jolly, Winston-Salem, and
Joe Stafford, Sparta.
Officers said Martin had three
.38 calibre automatics, a .22 cali
ber rifle and 3,000 rounds of am
munition.
Oddly enough, James L. Pen
land, 24, Winston-Salem, Martin’s
coming-out mate, who made his
exodus also October 3, was cap
tured in Chicago Saturday by
F. B. I. agents.
The arrest grew out of a traffic
jgfm in which Martin with his
companions, was recognized by
Virginia State Troopers who also
were in a line of car's.
The driver in the car ahead of
the troopers looked like Martin.
As the troopers drew their guns
and slipped out of their car, Staf
ford opened the door of the coach
in which he, the woman and Mar
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YULE PROGRAM
WILL BE GIVEN
Elkin Elementary School Will
Present Operetta On
Friday Evening
AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
A gala pre-Christmas atmos
phere will prevail Friday evening,
December 17, in the Elkin Elemen
tary School Auditorium when the
grammar grades will present the
operetta, “The Magic Christmas
Bells.”
Nicky Shore will play the part
of Santa Claus, ably assisted by
his two maids, “Wimble” and
“Nimble” played by Janice But
ner and Pat Windsor.
The colorful and unique chor
uses will portray “Jack-in-the
Boxes,” “Swedish C h i 1 d r e n,”
“Scotch Lassies,” “Dixie Dolls,”
“Christmas Carolers,” “Chin a
men,” “Spanish Dancers,” “Bal
loons,” “Indian Maidens,” "Cow
boys” and “Puddings.”
The operetta is under the di
rection of Miss Margaret Cole,
music teacher, with Mary Martin
as piano accompanist.
The public is cordially invited
to come to the Elkin Elementary
School auditorium at 7:30 p. m.
Friday evening, to lend their pres
ence, enthusiasm and Christmas
spirit to the occasion.
The proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the Parent-Tea
chers Association.
Add international similes: As
respected as the U. N.’s bill of hu
man rights behind the Iron Cur
tain.
$500 Goal Set For Elkin Charity
Campaign As Contributions Mount
A goal of $500 was set this week
by members of the Christian
Charity Committee in the drive
to help Elkin’s needy.
The Rev George Farah, chair
man of the group, said yesterday
that the increasing list of needy
persons would be helped through
this drive — not only during the
Yule season — but at intervals
throughout the year.
Meanwhile, at the Tribune off
ice, headquarters for the cam
paign, contributions came in gen
erously. Some interested citizens
resppnded with names of those
thought to be in need.
Boxes of clothing and cash
amounting to $180.50, exactly $100
over last week’s total, came in dur
ing the week.
Contributors were:
A friend — $15.
A friend — $25.
Mrs. Mittie Johnson — $2.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Royall
— $10.
In memory of Eric Johnson, by
Mrs. J. 8. Atkinson — $2.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Smith, Jr.,
w $25.
Dr. Olivia Abernethy — $5. and
clothing.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Darnell —
clothing.
Mrs. Leslie Reinhardt’s third
grade — food.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baker —
clothing.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Steele — $2.
Elkin Girl Scouts — clothing.
Zeno Harris — $2.
Mrs. W. P. Pardue — $2.
Mrs. Mable Knight — $2.
Mrs. Gladys Day — $2.
Glenn Haynes — $2. .
Mrs. Dora Wall — $2.
Beulah Lawrence — $2.
And as the gifts came in, new
discoveries of needy families were
made. One member of the com
mittee reported this typical case
in this vicinity:
A family of nine, seven children,
has a monthly income of $50 from
the county. The father was hurt
in an automobile accident about
a year ago. He has been an in
valid, under physicians care since.
The mother also is under doctor's
care. The children range from two
to 18 years of age. They need
clothes, food and generous kind
ness from those who are more for
tunate.
Your old clothing, your mone
tary contributions and food will
help them recover.
This family is on the list of
those to be helped by the com
mittee at Christmas and other
times throughout the coming year.
Spainhour Elected
Head of Elkin
Merchants’ Group
E. S. Spainhour, of Spain
hour’s Department Store, was
elected president of the Elkin
Merchants Association yester
day at a meeting in the City
Hall.
Mr. Spainhour’s term will be
gin January 1, for the year
1949.
M. L. Gaston was chosen
vice-president and Mrs. Beau
ford Stanley was re-elected sec
retary and treasurer.
Directors were named as fol
lows: Claude Farrell, Luther
Faker, Abe Harris, George
Isenhour, Hoyle Cranford, Her
man Guyer, George Royall and
J. O. Bivins.
BOONVILLE MAN
HEADS ALUMNI
Northwest State College Club
Elects J. W. Shore Presi
dent For 1949
DEAN CAMPBELL SPEAKS
J. W. Shore, of Boonville, was
elected president of the Northwest
State College Club at a meeting
in the Gilvin Roth YMCA here
Monday night.
Kester Sink, Route 4, Mount
Airy, was named vice-president;
Ned A. Hood, Yadkinville, secre
tary; and Hubert Willis, reporter.
Malcolm Campbell, dean of the
North Carolina State Textile
School, addressed the group.
“The purpose of the textile
school is to train men in the fun
damentals of the textile industry
so they should be able to work up
the ladder to take positions of re
sponsibility of the textile indus
try,” he declared.
Referring to the textile school,
he mentioned three phases of
progress which State alumni
should be proud.
He said a foundation had been
established of over $1,000,000 for
salaries and supplement to sal
aries of teachers by 430 textile
men.
The General Assembly in its last
session, he said, appropriated
enough to increase floor space 80
per cent in the school.
‘‘Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany helped greatly in securing
equipment for working woolens,”
he declared.
Dean Campbell expressed his
belief that too much specializa
tion could be harmful without a
rounding out of the educational
program. “I believe in the ability
of meh to speak and write the
English language,” he added, sup
porting this opinion.
As to the students, he said that
State College had more studying
textiles than any school in the
world. He said that 931 students
in textiles are now enrolled.
North Carolina is represented in
72 per cent of the textile students,
he explained, while 30 other states
are represented and 13 foreign
countries.
Raymond Harris was a guest of
the club. He accompanied Char
les W. Armstrong, Jr., who intro
duced Dean Campbell.
Dance To Be Given
By Legion Friday
The American Legion of Elkin
will hold its annual Christmas
Dance Friday night at the Legion
Hut, from 9 to 12 o’clock.
“Geechee” Robinson, featuring
trombone and trumpet with his
orchestra will play. Also featur
ed will be Ray Denson and his
alto sax.
The public has been invited. Ad
mission will be $1.25 per couple.
YOUNG REFUGEES — Forced to flee before the warfare ravaging the Holy Land, Arab refugees and
their mothers line up before the tent of the International Refugee Organization to get their rations of
milk. The Jerico area has been selected for the site of a huge refugee settlement where all Arab
refugees from the Holy Land war will be concentrated. The area was selected because of its warmth
during the winter season.
DRIVERS URGED
TO GET PERMIT
E. F. or G. Initials Told To
Visit Nearest Driving
Examiner Now
DEADLINE DECEMBER 31
If your last name is either Ed
wards, Fuller, Green, or anything
else beginning with E, F, or G,
you’d better visit your nearest
driving license examiner right
away.
You have only until midnight
of December 31 to take a new
driving examination, according to
the Motor Vehicle Department,
and if you don’t get it now, along
with your Christmas shopping,
you may find that the lines get
awfully long near the end of De
cember.
That was the word of warning
this week from Motor Vehicle
Commissioner L. C. Rosser, who
said the E, F, and G, group of
drivers had been slow to report
to the examining stations. This
group began taking their exam
inations on July 1 and will be
given through December 31.
After that date, if any E, F, or
G, driver is caught driving on an
old license, he will be found guilty
of a misdemeanor and will be
fined not less than $25. or im
prisoned for 30 days, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
Commissioner Rosser said that
the examining station at Elkin
would be closed Saturday and
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Crater Named New
Yadkinville Mayor
Rufus H. Crater was this week
named mayor of Yadkinville to
take the place of Frank Daniel
Boone Harding, who resigned re
cently because of his election to
the State Legislature.
Crater, part owner of the Cra
ter-H o o t s Furniture Company,
Yadkinville, had been serving re
cently as a member of the town
board.
The board of commissioners
made the selection and also nam
ed E. C. Adams to fill the vacancy
caused by Crater’s elevation.
Friendship Train In
Surry Disappointment
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$2,782.83 Given
By Surry County
In TB Seal Drive
Surry County citizens had
given $2,782.83 to the annual
Tuberculosis Association Christ
mas Seal campaign through
noon Tuesday, Mrs. Daisy
Crouse, health nurse, reported
yesterday.
She said that the drive ap
peared to be going better than
this time last year.
The goal for the county has
been set at $6,000.
PILOT REPORTS
SAFE BURGLARS
Pilferers Abandon Auto,
Make Getaway On Foot
As Officers Pursue
ANOTHER IN SERIES
The safe-breaking epidemic, in
vogue in this section for the past
several weeks, this week moved
to the northeast section of Surry
County when attempt was made
to pilfer safes at Pilot Mountain
The burglars, presumably trav
eling by foot at the last report
abandoned their 1949 club coupe
at the Town Tire Service about
12:30 p.m., Tuesday, when Pilot
Mountain policemen found them
removing a small safe from the
building.
Policemen S. C. Patton and
Bryant Sams said they heard a
noise at the back of the building
and, • upon investigation, saw the
man lugging a safe from the
building. The two men dropped
the safe and ran, leaving their
car.
Further investigation showed
that they had entered the Ford
Motor Company, next door, and
had succeeded in opening a large
safe there. No money was in the
safe, however.
The abandoned coupe, bearing
a Norfolk, Va., license, was check
ed later and found to be owned
by Kenneth Schweets of Norfolk,
according to reports from Pilot
Mountain, officers said.
YMCA To Be Closed
Dec. 23 Through 28
The Gilvin Roth YMCA will be
closed from noon Thursday, Dec.
23, to Tuesday, Dec. 28.
T. C. McKnight, general sec
retary, said yesterday that the
reason for the closing would be
to allow a brief Christmas vaca
tion for ‘Y’ workers. Also, since
the Chatham steam plant will
not be operating, there will be
no heat in the building during
this time.
Cool Springs Church
To Present Cantata
A Christmas program will be
presented Thursday evening, De
cember 23, at 7 o‘clock at Cool
Springs Baptist Church.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Small Amount
Is Contributed
In County Drive
Surry County’s version of the
Friendship Train this week look
| ed like something not dressed up
with somewhere to go.
Neill M. Smith, county agent,
chairman of the Surry Christian
Overseas Program which is spon
soring a campaign to send farm
foods from North Carolina to
Europe’s starving, expressed keen
disappointment at the response in
the county.
The box car, loading at Mount
Airy, appears very empty, he said,
but we hope that farmers and
others over the county will make
up the deficit by the end of the
i week.
The car will be loading at the
A and Y depot through this week
from 8 a.m., to 4 p.m. Helpers will
be stationed at the car to take
the donations to the car.
Mr. Smith said that Early
Combs, of the Combs Produce
Company, Elkin, had volunteered
to transport any commodities from
Elkin donors to Mount Airy.
Those who wish to give to the
Train from the Elkin area may
contact Mr. Combs anytime from
now through Friday.
“If the box car is to be sealed,
more cooperation is needed,” the
county agent said. “The results
are disappointing and gifts nave
been unusually small. We don’t
want to be ashamed of Surry
County when the goods are col
lected for the whole state,” he
added.
Again listing the commodities
that can be used, Mr. Smith said
that shelled corn, soy beans,
wheat, canned goods in tin, sugar
and lard were among the perish
able foods that could be given.
Money, which is also an en
couraged gift, may be mailed or
delivered personally to Mrs. Fran
ces G. Scott, county treasurer for
CROP, at the Surry County Loan
and Trust Company, Dobson.
WEST TRIAL IS
DELAYED AGAIN
Abortion-Manslaughter Case
Postponed Because Phy
sician Absent
FIFTH POSTPONEMENT
The trial of Hugh West, North
Wilkesboro, charged with abor
tion-manslaughter, was postponed
this week for the fifth time.
West who is charged in the
death of Miss Pearl Jenkins of
Winston-Salem, lost a leg in a
motorcvcle-truck collision soon
after the manslaughter-abortion
charge was preferred, and this de
ferment is the third one for the
State.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall said
in Wilkes Superior Court Tues
day that the examinaing physician
in the case is now engaged in
special study in Pennsylvania and
cannot be here during the present
term of court to testify.
KIWANIANS TO
HOLD ANNUAL
AUCTION SALE
Proceeds To Go Toward Sup
port of School Band
HEAR DURHAM EDITOR
Dr. Sylvester Green Ad
dresses Combined Groups
Of N. Wilkesboro, Elkin
MAKES EXCELLENT TALK
The Elkin Kiwanis Club will
hold its annual Christmas Auction
Sale this evening (Thursday),
with the proceeds to be used to
finance the local high school band.
The Kiwanis auction is an an
nual event, always held the last
meeting before Christmas. Mem
bers bring items of merchandise to
be auctioned off to the highest
bidders among the Kiwanians. At
the close of the bidding the auc
tion log is customarily auctioned
off, and if the president of the
club fails to be high bidder, tradi
tion calls for him delivering the
log, via wheelbarrow, to the home
of the member bidding it in.
At last week’s meeting the Ki
wanis Club of North Wilkesboro
met with the local club to hear Dr.
Sylvester Green, editor of the Dur
ham Herald. The Mount Airy
club w'as also scheduled to at
tend, but was absent due to con
flicting commitments.
Dr. Green made an excellent
address, using as his subject,
“Problems and Panaceas.” He
discussed the problems now con
fronting the world both in their
local governments, nationally and
internationally.
At home, he said, our biggest
problems are health, highways and
education, while nationally health,
soil conservation and defense are
the biggest problems. Interna
tionally, Dr. Green said the re
habilitation of foreign countries;
the necessity of developing a
working basis of international co
operation, and competition with
anti-democratic ideas, are our
greatest problems.
In discussing panaceas for these
problems, the speaker said we
must be practical, giving as an
example the Marshall Plan. "We
must prepare our souls, minds and
hands to the realization that we
are face to face with a long, long
cold war that could become a
shooting war at any time. We
must have the will to peace; we
must not let it make any differ
ence how much we are provoked,
we must put peace first and not
go to war until the last effort for
peace is made. “In other words,”
Dr. Green said, "we must keep our
guns loaded and our powder dry,
but not jump too hastily to fire
that gun.”
The speaker was introduced by
Vice-president Elect Howard Ford.
Another enjoyable feature of the
program was a group of Christmas
songs by the Elkin high school
glee club, under the direction of
Miss Margaret Cole.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing Dr. Green was presented with
two Chatham Blankets in behalf
of the club by Dr. E. G. Click.
BAPTISTSGIVE
YULEPROGRAM
Christmas Music To Be Given
7:30 Sunday Night Under
Mrs. H. J. Ford
METHODISTS TO ASSIST
A program of Christmas music
will be presented 7:30 Sunday
night at the Elkin Baptist Church,
under the direction of Mrs. How
ard J. Ford.
The program will feature an
thems from “Tidings of Joy,” by
Louise E. Stairs.
Soloists from the choral groups,
which is given by the Baptist
choir with the assistance of the
Baptist Male Chorus, Baptist Jun
ior Choir, and members of the
Methodist choir, will be Mrs.
James Eidson, soprano, Mrs. G. H.
Tatum, soprano, Peggy Lineberry,
soprano, Mildred Freeman, alto,
Ellen Daniel, alto, John Sagar,
tenor, and Cortez Lowery, bass.
Miss Effie Crater is the organ
ist and Mrs. J. Livingston Wil
liams, violinist.
FIGHT TB
Buy Christmas Seals