ELKIN The Beet Little Town In North Carolina THE TRIBUNE Is A Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations t ELKIN Gateway to Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge THE TRIBUNE Serves the Tri-Counties of Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin VOL. No. XXXVII No. 14 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1949 I $2.00 PER YEAR T 22 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS EXPECT 1400 FOR FARMERS’ k DAYJN ELKIN Plans Completed By Smith, Johnson and Agents FROM THREE COUNTIES Thurmond Chatham, Harold Cooley To Be Featured In Addresses FLEMING HEAD SPEAKER More than 1400 are expected here next Thursday for the sev enth annual Elkin Farmers’ Day. Plans are complete for the pro gram which will begin at 9:30 a. m„ with the address of Dr. J. H. Hilton, dean of agriculture at N. C. State College. Thurmond Chatham, Congress man of the Fifth District, and Harold Cooley, chairman of the committee on agriculture for the National House of Representatives, will be featured speakers. The highlight of the day will be the address of Roger Fleming. Washington, D. C., representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation. ► I Other speakers on the program will include Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge of agronomy extension work at State College; S. H. Dob son, extension agronomy special ist; J. W. Sargent, assistant re gional conservator, soil conserva tion service, Spantanburg, S. C.; George Coble, president, Coble Dairy Products, Lexington; and Harvey Dinkins, farm editor, Win ston-Salem Journal. The program will be under the sponsorship of the Elkin Kiwanis Club. Neill M. Smith. Surry County Agent, and Garland Johnson, Mayor of Elkin, have outlined the complete program with the as sistance of Paul Choplin, Wilkes County Agent, and D. D. William son, Yadkin County Agent. Farm ers of the three counties will be represented. Attendance prizes will be award ed and entertainment will be given. AWARD GIVEN DAILY PAPER Greensboro News Receives Honor At Meeting- of World Federalists MEET IN MOUNT AIRY An award for “meritorious ser vice in the cause of world feder ation,” was presented to the ^ Greensboro Daily News Monday ■ flight at a banquet of the Mount ^toiry Chapter of the United World federalists. More than 200 persons attend ed the event at which Ted R. Reece was toastmaster. The in vocation was by Rev. Frank Jor dan, pastor of Central Methodist Church. Mayor W. Frank Carter of Mt. Airy welcomed representatives of the press including William T. Polk, associate editor of the .Greensboro Daily News; Santford W Martin, editor of the Winston Salem Journal; representatives of local papers, Harvey Laffoon, pub lisher of The Elkin Tribune, May or Marvin Shore of Pilot Moun tain, and Frank Freeman of Dob son. Polk accepted the certificates of award for the Greensboro Daily News. It said in part “. . . for l meritorious service in the cause L of world federation (this award) * is made to the Greensboro Daily News and its editors in apprecia tion for their active and con structive editorial policy.” The certificate was signed by Rachel L. Holcomb, chapter chairman, and O. K. Merritt, honorary chairman. The latter made the presentation. Polk has been a leader in the World Federalist movement in North Carolina since its inception. Principal speaker at the meet ing was Sam Levering, leader in JE the World Federalist movement, ” who described conditions as he saw them on a recent trip to Europe. Taking part in the program were Mrs. Holcomb, Joe Fowler, Jr„ who spoke on World Govern ment week, and Fred Folger. Mrs. James Bray rendered several selec tions accompanied by Mrs. Robert M. Smith. Those from Elkin attending the meeting, in addition to Mr. Laf foon, were Hubert Willis, Lewis Alexander, Linville Hendren and * Clifton Leary. Chemical treatment of peanut seed saved Tar Heel farmers nearly two million dollars in 1947, says Howard R. Garriss, plant pathologist at State College. AID TO THE STRICKEN — The photo above depicts but one in stance of the humanitarian activities of the American Red Cross, annual membership drive of which gets under way in Elkin next week. The photo above shows tornado victoms and rescue workers week. The photo above shows tornado victims and rescue workers Red Cross canteen service fed 2,920,231 persons. Elkin Red Cross Drive Gets UnderWay Monday Solicitation Chairmen Named For Elkin Area The annual Elkin Red Cross Campaign will get under way here Monday in an effort to surmount the $2,250 goal set by the state chapter. The Rev. Howard J. Ford, local chairman, said yesterday that complete arrangements had been made with committees for collec tions during the next week. “If only those who have sup ported other drives in Elkin give to this one, we should still sur pass the quota,” Mr. Ford said. “Elkin has always responded gen erously to such causes and this time certainly will be no excep tion.” Lewis Alexander is co-chairman of the campaign. Hugh A. Royall, insurance agent, was yesterday named head of the special gifts committee. He will contact the larger businessmen in the area. C. J. Hyslup is head of the in dustrial section solicitations. Other officers in Elkin are Mrs. E. S. Spainhour, residential chairman, and Claude Farrell, business sec uon cnairman. Mountain Park area will be heeaded by Mrs. Margaret Hem mings, Mrs. I. O. Wallace, Mrs. C. C. Cockerham and Mrs. Luff man. Mrs. H. E. Hemric will be in charge of the State Roade area. Mr. Ford explained that the local chapter keeps more than half of the proceeds collected here. The other part goes to the National chapter, which, he pointed out, helped in the following ways dur ing the fiscal year, 1947-48: Help in disasters, $12,171,022: help for veterans, $5,624,000: help for armed forces, $5,380,000; help in promoting health, $169,000,000: and help for children, $1,389,000. Chatham Visits Naval Caribbean Operations (Tribune Washington Bureau) Washington, March 2 — An “old sea dog’’ was down in the Caribbean this week day, watch ing a group of young sea dogs operating in battle array. Rep. Thurmond Chatham of El kin, a Navy combat veteran of two wars, was in Puerto Rico to witness the Navy’s Caribbean maneuvers as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Members of the House and Sen ate Armed Service, Appropriations and Foreign Relations committees were flown to Puerto Rico by the Navy to witness the maneuvers, Chatham’s office reported the Navy veteran “was as excited as a kid with a new toy” when he left. Rep. Carl T. Durham of Chapel Hill, a ranking member of the House Armed Services committee, also had planned tentatively to make the trip, but the pressure of hearings before his subcom mittee was too heavy, and he will return to his desk tomorrow from a week-end in Chapel Hill. Mrs. J. N. Hess Dies At Pittsburgh Mrs. J. N. Hess of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and mother of Mrs. Richard Atkinson of this city, died at her home in Pittsburgh Tuesday afternoon after an illness of about a year. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Atkinson is now in Pittsburgh and Mr. Atkinson will join her there today (Thursday). KIWANTS SPEAKER — James N. (Buck) Freeman, of Dobson, who recently returned from Ja pan where he defended Japa nease in the warcrime trials for the United States Army, will be guest speaker at the regular Kiwanis meeting tonight (Thursdayi. An enjoyable pro gram was staged at last week's meeting of the eclub, featuring the projection of motion pic tures made «t Cedarbrook golf club with local golfers as stars and supporting players. The program was arranged under the direction of Dr. Vernon Tay lor. BURGLARS LOSE NIGHTSLABOR Yegg* Enter Firm, Take Safe And Truck; Lose Safe, Abandon Truck NOT YET APPREHENDED Burglars stole a safe and a truck here last week, but lost the safe and abandoned the truck to end a hard night’s work for nothing. Policemen reported that the i yeggs broke into Elkin Lumber and Manufacturing Company early Thursday morning and haul ed the company safe outside. To load it on one of the company's trucks, another truck was used to pull the iron box up a slide of 4 by 4 rails. But soon after the safe was loaded, it was lost—unknowingly by the thieves, policemen believe. Chief Corbett Wall reported that the truck was found near Lomax and that the safe was found near the place from which it was stolen. “Evidently, the safe was thrown from the truck when they turned a corner too sharp. It apparently hit a rail which was protruding at the roadside. I don’t believe they were aware of the fact that the safe was lost until they got to the spot where the truck was found,” Mr. Wall added. Search is still being made for the culprits. 4-H Clubbers Plan April Festival Here The Spring Festival of the Sur ry, Wilkes and Yadkin county 4-H clubs will be held April 14 at the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C. A. The event, sponsored by the Elkin Kiwanis Club, will feature the address of Mrs. Charles Se well, Chicago, administrative di rector of the American Farm Bu reau Federation. Membership in North Carolina home demonstration clubs last year reached a total of 41,426. COUNTY COURT NEARS END OF CURRENT TERM Many Criminal Cases Are Disposed of MANY TRAFFIC CASES Reckless Driving, Whiskey Law Violations Are Num erous On Docket ONE DIVORCE GRANTED Surry County Criminal Court had disposed of most of its crim inal cases at Dobson as the second week of session got under way. Cases disposed since last week were as follows: Carnell Joyce, reckless driving, prayer judgement continued two yeears on condition of no viola tion. Costs and reepair bill. Robert Cleve Marion, reck less driving, prayer for judgement 12 months on good behavior, pay ment and costs. Haydeen Hatcher, O.C.I., prayer for judgement two years on con dition of $250 fine and not to operate a vehicle for one year. LeRoy Morrison, larceny, not guilty. Richard Smith, B. E. and L. R., six months. Lillie Dean, V.P.L., nol pros with leave. George A. Nippon, O.C.I., nol pros with leave. Wilfred King, hit and run, nolo contendere, prayer for judgement continued two years, $50 costs, two years suspension with pro visions of no violation of the law. Monroe Snow, V.P.L., 12 months, $250 and cost. Edward S. Bledsoe, robbery, 12 months and costs. Elmer East, embezzlement, jail 12 months. James R. Dobson, reckless driv ing, not guilty. C. G. Bledsoee, O.C.I., continued two years, $250 and cost, and prohibited from operating a motor veehicle for 12 months and not to violate any law for two year period. One divorce was granted by the court—Blanch W. Long vs. Eld ridge Ferrington Long. - SCOUTS HOLD CRUSADE MEET “Strengthen The Arm Of Liberty” Is National Boy Scout Theme | LIBERTY TORCH LIGHTED _ The Old Hickory Council for j mally subscribed to the Boy Scout Crusade to “Strengthen the Arm of Liberty” at the Y.M.C.A. Thurs day night with the district chair men and district commissioners present. Council President John Brown lit a replica of the torch of Liberty with the light presented to him at Raleigh when the councils of the state met with Governor Kerr Scott in a ceremony where the councils gave the Pledge of the Crusade. Torches were lit simul taneously by Eagle Scouts in the capital of each state with an Eagle Scout who lighted his torch from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Jim Harris, Outfit Guide of Out 11, led the meeting in the Crusade Pledge. The Rev. John Luke of Ashe county gave the invocation. John Brown announced the tar gets of the Crusade as leadership, progress and membership. Lin ville Hendren, district chairman of the Elkin - Yadkin district, pointed out the timeliness of the Crusade and reminded the council that "Liberty is not only a her itage, it is a fresh conquest for each generation. In a few years the youth of today will take part in that conquest.” “Our country will be given into their hands,” he continued. "Up on their shoulders we are laying a burden heavier than anyone ever imposed on any generation of American youth. The way they deal with their responsibilities depends largely upon the resources which we of the present gener ation give them now.” Each unit in the council is ex pected to pledge to have more trained leadership, have more effective programs, and to in crease membership. The council and districts will recognize each member of the units with appro priate metal pins for the members and gold seals for the units. More than three million farms —well over half the nation’s total —now gross less than $1500 a year. Per capita income ,of persons on farms last year amounted to a little over $900, as compared with $1569 for non-farm persons. LINVILLE HENDREN, above, has been recommended for ap pointment as postmaster here by Congressman Thurmond Chatham, who in a letter to Mr. Hendren, stated that he had re ceived more favorable endorse ments than any other candidate for the position. HENDRENGETS NOD FOR POST Receives Letter From Con gressman Chatham Tell ing of Recommendation GETS CONGRATULATIONS Linville Hendren, postal clerk here, has been recommended for appointment to the position of postmaster at the Elkin Post office. A recent letter from Thurmond Chatham, Fifth District Congress ional Representative, of Elkin, is quoted as follows: “I am today recommending that you be appointed postmaster at Elkin. I am making this recom mendation not on the basis of personal friendship but because you have received more favorable endorsements than anyone of the three, apd if the situation were reversed I ► would make another man postmaster. You have evi- I dently done a splendid job and have the good will and affection and admiration of the community. I am sorry that I had to pick one man among several friends, but I congratulate you on being the man best qualified.” Until Mr. Hendren’s appoint ment is confirmed. J. F. Moseley, acting postmaster since the death of former Postmaster F. W. Gra ham, will continue to serve in that capacity. Mr. Moseley was named acting postmaster Dy for mer Congressman John Folger. Conspiracy Charge Faces Surry Group Two busy days on the part of agents of the United States Mar shal’s office at Greensboro have resulted in the arrest of a num ber of Surry County residents on capias of grand jury indictment. Marshal Fred M. Lomax reported Saturday. Those charged with conspiracy to violate internal revenue laws were listed by Lomax as: Philo Baugess, Fred Epperson, Raymond Wilson, Louis Mitchell, and Will iam Mitchell. All posted bond of $500 and will be returned for trial at the May term of court in Win ston-Salem. Agents also arrested Charlie Fred Call and Mary Louise Brooks, both of North Wilkesboro, charg ing them with possessing, remov ing, and concealing nontaxpaid whiskey. The couple was jailed in Yadkinville in default of $500 bond. They will be tried in Win ston-Salem District Court May 1. Swanson Gets High Dufce Hospital Post Louis E. Swanson, former ad ministrator of the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin was last week named assistant super intendent at the Duke Hospital. F. Ross Porter, who had been assistant superintendent of the Duke Hospital since 1930, was named superintendent. James Minetree Pyne. formerly with the North Carolina Medical Care Commission in Raleigh, was named as another assistant. Announcement of the appoint ments were made today by Dr. W. C. Davison, dean of the Duke Medical School. Assistant Approved For Deeds Register Mrs. Joyce Snow has been named a full-time assistant to the Register of Deeds in Dobson, Mrs. Bertha M. Shinault, head of that office, said this week. The position was created recent ly by a bill in the legislature which was proposed by George Snow, representative, of Mount Airy. LEAF ACREAGE INCREASED IN SURRY FOR ’49 County To Have Additional 700 Acres For Tobacco FIVE PER CENT IN N. C. Individual Allotment Notices Are Mailed To All To bacco Farmers 408.4 ACRES FOR ELKIN A tobacco allotment of 14,746.4 acres has been designated for Surry County. Dobson township leads with 2,353 acres. Elkin town ship is permitted 408.4. A state-wide increase of five per cent brings Surry’s allotment to more than 700 acres more than last year’s. Hal E. Collins, secretary of the county AAA office at Dobson pointed out this week that Surry County ran true to form with other tobacco producing counties of the state in that many farmers failed to plant the total allowed. Individual allotment notices have or will be mailed to tobacco farm ers of Surry. Mr. Collins warned tobacco farmers that planting over the prescribed approved figure would result in a penalty on each pound of tobacco sold. During the past season farmers were penalized 16 cents per pound on all excess to bacco grown. The penalty for the coming season has not as yet been announced. The breakdown of tobacco allot ments by communities in the county is as follows: Bryan, 596: Dobson, 2,353; El dora, 1,237; Elkin, 408.4; Franklin, 194.4; Long Hill, 488.2; Marsh, 721.5; Mount Airy, 1,783.7; Pilot, 1,088.3; Rockford, 976.2; Shoals, 1,099.4; Siloam, 720.1; Stewarts Creek, 1,012.3; and Westfield, 2, 045.6. Meanwhile the Tobacco Asso ciates report for January has pointed out that flue-cured grow ers should give more attention to the production of cigarette quality tobacco "if we are to capitalize on advantages we now have in taste and aroma and to meet the domestic and foreign demand for U. S. tobacco that will make good uniform cigarettes.” ‘‘Farmers have a much larger stake in the production of cigar ette quality (tobacco) than is gen erally realized,” the report con tinued. “Talks with representatives of domestic manufacturers and the foreign trade reveal that they want a tobacco that carries these properties: low nicotine content; high sugar content; light body; bright color, porous and fluffy texture, and a clean and mer chantable product.” CHANGE ASKED FOR CHARTER Bill Would Place The Town of Boonville Under Gen eral Statutes HARDING INTRODUCES Representative P. D. B. Harding of Yadkinville, last week introduc ed legislation in the House of Representatives which, if approv ed, will place the town of Boon ville under the General Statutes, giving it all the rights of other cities in the State. The bill was requested by the Mayor and other Boonville officials. The bill would amend Boon ville’s 1895 charter and provides that except as otherwise noted in the charter, all provisions of Chap ter 160 of the General Statutes would apply to Boonville. Chapter 160 is North Carolina's complete municipal government outlined and sets forth methods of electing mayors and town of ficials, of levying taxes, paving streets and the like. Reason for the bill, it was un derstood, is that Boonville con templates some street and other municipal construction. Veterans, Married Men Now Classified Classification is now being made of veterans and married men by Surry County Draft Board 87. officials have been unable to lo cate some registrants, Mrs. A. D. Folger said yesterday. “It is a law that registrants must keep the local board inform ed as to change of addresses,” she emphasized. The board met Tuesday to classify registrants. North Carolina ranks 15th among the states in total hog production. Wednesday Set For Aberdeen Angus Events DIES TUESDAY — Charles G. Armfield, former Mayor of El kin, died Tuesday at Winston Salem after a lone illness. Fun eral services will be conducted from the Elkin Methodist Church today (Thursday) at 2 p. m. C. G. ARMFIELD DIES TUESDAY Former Elkin Mayor and Banker Passes Away After Long' Illness FUNERAL RITES TODAY Funeral service will be held to day (Thursday) at 2 p.m., for Charles Gray Armfield, former Mayor of Elkin, who died Tues day in Winston-Salem. The service will be conducted from the Elkin Methodist Church, with Rev. Robert G. Tuttle and Rev. L. B. Abernethy of Charlotte, in charge. Burial will follow in the Hollywood Cemetery. Mr. Armfield had been under special treatment at Winston Salem during a long illness. The body will remain at Hayes and Speas Funeral home until the hour of the service. He was reared in Statesville, a son of Robert Edward and Alice Gray Armfield. He moved to Elkin when a young man. He was a charter member and first presi dent of the Elkin Kiwanis Club, was once Mayor of Elkin and vice-president of the former El kin National Bank. He was also a member of the Board of Stew ards of the Elkin Methodist Church and served in this capac ity later at Greensboro, Roanoke, Va., and Frederick, Md. For the past 15 years he had been a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor poration, making his home in Frederick, Md. His first wife, Mrs. Anna Wee don Armfield, of Statesville, died several years ago. Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Mattie Paul Armfield; a son and daughter by the first marriage, Charles Arm field, Jr., of Lynchburg, Va., and Mrs. Edwin F. Harris of Elkin; two daughters by his second mar riage, Mrs. Eugene Patterson of Durham and Miss Mary Etta Arm field of the home; six grandchil dren; three sisters, Mrs. C. H. Weedon of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Richard M. Chatham of States ville, and Mrs. W. M. Sherrill of Tampa, Fla.; and two brothers, Jack G. Armfield of Troy and Junius H. Armfield of Sacramento, Calif. Wedding Permits Go On Increase A sharp increase in the number of wedding permits was reported last week by the office of the Reg ister of Deeds at Dobson. Those receiving permits were Henry Camden Eaton, 26, Mount Airy, and Hattie Irene Hall, 21, Ararat, Va.; Cecil Hodges, 20, and Mae Wilson, 19, both of Mount Airy; Raymond Stevens, 25, and Imogene Vaughn, 19, both of Mount Airy; P. C. Stanley, 32, Dobson, and Mrs. Vera Hedge, 30, Ronda; Dossie Stevens, 18, and Janie Bernice Needham, 18, both of Pilot Mountain; Johnnie K. Bryant, 19, Valusia, Fla., and Judy Ellen Davis, 20, Mount Airy; Carl Wilson Osborne, 35, Elkin, and Roxie Moaelle Marsh, 28, Winston Salem; and Mark Richardson, 28, Whitehead, and Annie Marie James, 20, Sparta. Show, Sale To Feature Elkin Affair The fourth annual North Caro lina Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Association Show and Sale will be held here next week, Sam Neaves, of Elkin, president of the association, announced. The show will begin Wednes day at 10 a.m., and the sale at 1 p.m., both at the Elkin Live stock Exposition Building. Cattle have been selected from leading herds of Aberdeen-Angus in the two Carolinas and Virginia. They represent the most popular breeding in this country and Scot land. Joe Keefauver, president of the Southeastern Aberdeen -Angus Breeders’ Association and a mem ber of the Keefauver Brothers Angus Farm of Kingsport, Tenn., will judge. Col. Paul Good, of Van Wert, Ohio, will be the auctioneer. The sale will consist of eight bulls and 36 females. The cattle are sired by some of the greater bulls of Angus Breed. Many of them trace back to International Champion animals. The annual association banquet will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hotel Elkin. A full-color sound movie, “On America’s Angus Trails,” will be shown. The movie features the production of more grass and better beef cattle in all sections of the United States. It deals with both commercial and purebred beef cattle produc tion. Since the basis of soil improve ment and conservation is proper balance between cropped land and grazed grasslands, the movie em phasizes the importance of beef cattle in a sound land-use pro gram. Grass is pictured as prob ably the most important item in herd management. The movie shows the widespread growth of the Angus breed in America since the first importation in 1873 by George Grant of Victoria, Kansas. The Angus breed is the youngest of the major beef breeds to reach this country. Mr. Neaves advised that reser vation should be made early, either to Hugh J. Elliott, sales manager, at P. O. Box 858, Salis bury, or to Mr. Neaves at Elkin. Mail bids will be handled by auctioneer or represetatives if they are directed to the sales manager. The index of consigners lists W. A. Neaves, owner of Black Gate Farm, Elkin, and T. F. Cool ey, manager of Klondike Farm, Elkin. Tractor School To Be Held Here A tractor maintenance school will be conducted at the Surry Tractor Company, North Bridge Street, here Friday, March 11. J. C. Ferguson, agriculture en gineer extension specialist of State College, will conduct the program which will begin at 9:30 a.m„ end ing at noon. Every person interested in trac tor maintenance has been invited along with tractor owners and operators. Phases of maintenance to be taken up will be: General prin ciples of internal combustion en gine, fuel and carburetor ad justment, cooling systems, lubri cation, oil filters and air cleaners, ignition and operation, safety and storage. Bids On Addition To Elkin High To Be Next Week Scaled proposals will be re ceived Friday, March 11, for “alterations and additions to the Elkin High School, N. H. Carpenter, superintendent of Elkin High School, said yester day. The bids will be turned in to the trustees of the Elkin City Schools at the office of the superintendent, Elkin High School, at 3:30 p.m. Proposals for the electrical, plumbing and heating work will be received at the same time, Mr. Cirpenter said. * 1 ———i*———