ELKIN
The Best Little Town In
North Carolina
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VOL. No. XXXVII No. 19
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1949
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20 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS
Atkinson Is
\
Nominated As
Elkin Mayor
Town Board
Named Here -
At Meeting
Richard J. Atkinson was nom
inated Mayor of Elkin Friday
night at a mass meeting held at
the Elementary School auditor
ium.
• The mass gathering, which is
tantamount to election, was at
tended by more than 450 persons.
Atkinson will succeed Mayor
Garland Johnson, who declined to
seek re-election after serving two
terms, file election will be held
May 2.
R. C. Freeman and J. W. L.
Benson were the only old Town
Commissioner's renominated.
Others nominated for the three
remaining posts were J. David
Brendle, Hugh a Royall and Albert
M. Crater.
Opposition to the winning tick
et was presented by Marion Allen.
Elkin lawyer, who nominated
Herbert P. Graham for mayor.
A second ticket of commissioners
’'was composed of J. W. L. Benson,
J. David Brendle, Harry Hensel,
Dr. Vernon Taylor and Dr. Claude
A. McNeil, Jr.
Mr. Atkinson was nominated by
George Royall.
Attempt was made at the on
set of the session to place two
tickets before the people for a
vote, but chairman S. O. Maguire
ruled the motion out of order.
With both tickets placed before
the gathering, a ballot was asked
from the floor, but the motion
was overruled by Chairman Ma
guire in favor of a standing vote.
Hubert Parker seiwed as secre
tai’y of the meeting.
SCHOOL HEADS
RENAME BOARD
No Change Made In Surry
County School Board For
Next Two Years
FEW DISTRICT CHANGES
P. N. Taylor, White Plains, was
re-elected Monday to serve as
^chairman of the Surry County
^Board of Education for the next
two years.
No change in the board itself
and few changes in the district
committees were made, John W.
Comer, superintendent of Surry
schools, reported at the close of
the group's biennial meeting.
Preappointed to the board were
C. A. McNeill, Elkin, Joe Pell,
Jr., Pilot Mountain, J. G. Wood,
Route 2, Dobson, and J. M. Folger,
^ Dobson.
Committeemen appointed were:
Dobson—Charles Folger and Frank
Comer. Mountain Park—Herman
Thompson. Beulah—Claude There.
White Plains — Merlin Nichols.
Flat Rock—David Hiatt. Westfield
—Jonah Cook. Pilot Mountain—
Dr. Frank Stone. Shoals—Luke
Bowman. Eldora—Hobert Simp
i son.
T Blankettes To Be
Guests of Kiwanis
The Chatham Blankettes, girls'
basketball team of the Chatham
Manufacturing Compa'ny, which
just recently returned from the
national tournament at St. Jo
seph, Mo., will be guests of the
Elkin itiwanis Club at its meeting
this evening (Thursday), at the
Gilvin Roth YMCA. Kiwanian
Charles Armstrong will be in
charge of the program.
/ At last week’s meeting the Ki
wanians heard a discussion of the
stock market and investments, b$
Phil Thorpe, member of a well
known investment firm.
Surry Teadiers
Get $92,000 In
Back Pay Raises
Checks totalling $92,000 were
distributed this week to teach
ers of Surry County as bonuses
brought about through the 20
per cent raise granted by the
Legislature recently.
The retroactive payments
called for two-thirds of the
year’s employment.
NOMINATED — Richard J. At
kinson was nominated Mayor of
Elkin Friday night at the
town’s biennial mass meeting
held at the Elementary School.
A native of Elkin, Mr. Atkinson
is part owner and manager o-f
the Surry Tractor Company
here. He has been associated
with this firm for the past
three years.
X-RAYS HERE
DURING WEEK
Health Officials Report 393
Free Examinations
Given Thus Far
THROUGH SAT. MORNING
Free X-ray examinations were
given to 393 residents of the Elkin
area through Tuesday and the
service will continue through
Saturday, Surry County health
officials announced yesterday.
Technicians will continue ex
aminations today and tomorrow,
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and
will remain Saturday from 9 to
11.
The X-ray equipment is being
stationed at the Elkin branch of
the Health Department located
over the Town Hall.
Mrs. Daisy Crouse, local health
nurse, said yesterday that all res
idents of Surry County would be
examined free of charge. A 25
cent fee will be asked of out-of
county residents, howevei.
Miss Mazie Jean Jones, county
health educator, said this week
that health officials everywhere
have advised yearly X-rays for
those 15 years of age and over.
The X-ray machine has been
on survey in the county since
March 23. Before coming to El
kin it was in operation at Pilot
Mountain, and Copeland School.
It will be returned to "the Mount
Airy office, April 11.
Miss Jones reported that since
January of this year, 23 cases
have been reported in Surry. Of
these, 12 were active.
Two Persons Injured
In 2-Car Collision
Two persons were injured,
neither seriously, and one car was
demolished in a collision Satur
day at State Road when the cars
of Marion C. Whitener, State
Road lumber dealer, and R. E.
Black, of Sparta, Alleghany
farm agent, crashed.
The crash which demolished
Whitener’s car and extensively
damaged Black’s, occurred as
Whitener was tinning from the
highway toward his lumber plant.
Black, with L. C. Hampton, Alle
ghany farmer and Hampton’s son,
were enroute to Winston - Salem
to attend a sheep sale.
Whitener and Hampton were
treated at Hugh Chatham Memor
ial Hospital for lacerations and
brusies and were dismissed. Hamp
ton’s son, who was thrown from
the car, was uninjured.
Cars Collide Near
Pleasant Hill Area
A collision, causing consider
able damage to two automobiles
occurred on the Pleasant Hill road
at the Elkin town limits Tuesday
afternoon during a downpour.
A ’46 coupe driven by Charles
Utley, local theatre manager, col
lided with a ’38 coupe driven by
Dan Everette Carter, of Route 1
Elkin.
Patrolman D. L. Caudle esti
mated damage to the Utley cai
at $75 and to the Carter auto al
$150. No charges were made.
TOWN TO ASK
BIDS STREET
PAVING HERE
Papers Are In Order For
Spring Street Project
THERE MAY BE MORE
Commissioners Withhold Ac
tion To Learn Intentions
Of Other Residents
OWNERS TO PAY COSTS
The Elkin Town Council Mon
day night passed a resolution to
advertise for bids at an early date
on the paving of at least one street
in Elkin and possibly several
others.
Papers are in order to accept
bids for Spring Street, running
east from Gwyn Avenue. Action
however, will be withheld until
the next commissioners’ meeting
in order to give property owners
on other unpaved streets an op
portunity to indicate their inten
tion to have their streets paved.
It was explained that bids will
possibly be quite a sum lowei
should more than one street ir
the town be paved.
The policy of the town in the
past has been that property own
ers on one side of the street
pay half the cost while those or
the other side pay the other half
The Town of Elkin would pay foi
the grading prior to paving anc
would pay for intersections except
in cases where one’s property em
braces the end of the intersection
In this case, that half of the street
on which the property adjoint
must be paid by the owner.
Lewis Alexander, town attor
ney, said 'arrangements possiblj
would be made before the nex:
council meeting for bids to b<
made on quite a few streets, de
claring that two or three mor<
groups expressing desire to hav<
their streets paved would likelj
promote bids of less per squan
yard.
JAYCEES PLAN
CLEAN-UP WEEK
“Spring Cleaning” To Be Ob
served During Week of
April 18
PROJECTS ARE L1STEI
Clean-up week will be observec
in Elkin during the week of Apri
18.
The project, under the sponsor
ship of the Junior Chamber o:
Commerce, will be headed b:
James Shore who yesterday sug
gested the following measures t<
help give Elkin a “Spring clean
ing:” (1) Check garbage cans fo:
damage, (2) Inspect and clear
alleys especially at the back en
trances of stores in the down
town area. (3) Help to clean play
grounds. (4) Clean sidewalks anc
gutters. (5) Clean yards and base
ments . of dwellings inspectini
closely for breeding places fo
mosquitoes, rats, mice and othe
disease carrying animals and in
sects.
Other Jaycees serving on th<
committee are Ed Roy all, Fret
Norman, Bob Isbell, Walter Met
and Van Dillon. Boy Scouts alsi
will help with the project.
Mr. Shore said that Mayo
Garland Johnson had volunteerei
the aid of the Town of Elkin ii
the campaign.
The first Junior High school ii
the United States is said to hav
been started in Berkeley, Calif., ir
1909.
Surry Draft Officials Warn Registrants
To Report Address Changes Immediately
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While it was reported that 3,677
persons had been classified in
Surry County since the peace
time draft was enacted, Surry
Draft Board officials warned that
a large number of registrants
were at present out of reach of
the board.
Mrs. A. D. Folger, secretary of
the board, said yesterday 75 reg
istrants had not given notice of
their changes of addresses and
were at this time 10 days to two
months overdue.
“We wish to impress upon
them,” Mrs. Folger declared, “that
it will be out of our hands if
they do not answer within 10
days.” She explained that, al
though the board was at present
not sending men for pre-induc
tion, registrants who are delin
quent could be sent to camps
upon notification of the state
director of Selective Service.
“We are listing the names in
the county newspapers for the
protection of the registrants,”
Mrs. Folger added. “It is request
ed that anyone knowing the
whereabouts of any listed inform
the board or let the registrant
know immediately.”
The board secretary explained
it would be impossible to cdm
plete classification until question
naires have been answered by
these men.
They were listed as follows:
Elkin—Garvey Willie Phillips,
Fred Kesler Barnett, Carl Durham
Powers, Arcus Coley Hall, Brock
Verlin Cheek, James David Marsh,
Junior Curtis Wagoner, Ernest
Manley Martin, Kenneth Mont
gomery Collins and Roy Willborn
Carter.
State Road—Arlie Hubert Chil
dress, Eugene Ray Combs, Adge
Bryant Carter, James Thoma
Clore, Tiny Smith, Clyde Waite
Barker and Raymond Alex Moodj
Siloam — Marvin Ashburn an
Royal Manuel Adams.
Dobson — Denton Delbert Wil
moth and John Henry Norman.
Ararat—James Gilbert Venablf
Pilot Mountain — John Case
King, Charlie Turpin, Billy Ro
Needham, Odis Nathaniel* Steph
ens and James Katue Hughes.
Pinnacle—Roy Lee Scott.
Westfield — Luther Raymon
Vaughn.
Toast—Johnny Jack Wilson.
Mount Airy—Herbert Allen Bur
ton, Roy Nichols Brim, Monro
Braxton Williamson, Lee Robei
Goins, Robert Coolidge MoncUi
Lawrence Henry Bowman, Ray
mond Anderson, Curtis E1 b e r
Goins, Raymond Jackson Sim
MILITARY RITES FOR BROTHERS — Double funeral services
will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. m. at Elkin Valley
Baptist Church for James E. Robinson, left, and Richard Robinson,
only sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson of this city, who were
killed in action in Europe in World War II.
TO HOLD RITES
FOR BROTHERS
Pfc. Richard Robinson And
T-5 Janies E. Robinson Died
In World War II
ELKIN VALLEY CHURCH
Final rites for Pic. Richard
Robinson and T/5 James E. Rob
inson brothers, who were killed
' in Europe in World War II will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30
at Elkin Valley Baptist Church.
■ The Reverends J. C. Gwaltney,
pastor, and J. L. Powers will offi
ciate. Graveside service with full
military honors will be in charge
of the William J. Jones Post of
■ the V. F. W.
1 Pfc. Richard Robinson was born
in Wilkesboro in 1915. He enter
: ed the army in 1935 and trained
; at Fort Monroe, Virginia, Fort
Knox, Kentucky and Hawaii. He
! went overseas and was killed in
North Africa December 10, 1942.
T/5 James E. Robinson was
born in West Virginia in 1920. He
entered the Army in December of
1939 and received training at
' Camp Bedford. Mass. He went
overseas in 1942 and was killed in
* Germany in March, 1944.
They were the only children of
■ Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson of
this city.
Surry Magistrate
> To Face Charges
L Weldon D. Inman of Mount
1 Airy will face embezzlement
charges in Surry County Superior
■ Court Tuesday, April 26, Clerk of
: Court K. W. Lawrence said in
’ Dobson yesterday.
The trial of Inman, a Surry
1 magistrate, is listed on the calen
' dar for the criminal term begin
ning April 25. It was indicated
1 that the trial may be rather
' lengthly.
Inman was charged with taking
! funds from his account after a
check was made early this year.
’ Judge Hoyle Sink, who was pre
’ siding when the magistrate was
indicted, is slated to preside over
the trial.
5 Ministers Here Plan
! Sunrise Ceremonies
>
Plans for Easter sunrise ser
vices for Elkin a^nd Jonesville are
j under way by the Elkin-Jones
j ville Ministerial Association.
The group met Monday to dis
cuss the program but as yet plans
i are incomplete. However, a ser
; vice for each community will be
l held. The time and place of each
will be announced next week.
‘Mother of Year’
Ballots Urged
To Be In Early
Two weeks remain in the
Junior Woman’s Club’s “Mother
of the Year” nominations. Mrs.
Ed Snyder, chairman of the
committee of nominations, yes
terday urged nominations to
be placed early so that suffic
ient time will be allowed for
reviewing the merits of the
nominees.
Mrs. Snyder emphasized that
it is not necessary to list the
merits of the nominees, but the
ballot may consist only of the
name of the person whom
others think is the best “Moth
er of the Year.” It is not nec
essary for those submitting
nominations to sign their name
to the ballot.
PLANS MAPPED
FOR FESTIVAI
Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin Coun
ties To Participate In
Farm Women’s Fest
IN ELKIN, ON APRIL 1
Several prominent speakers
both national and local, will bi
featured on the annual Fain
Women’s Spring Festival for Sur
ry, Wilkes and Yadkin countie:
to be held in Elkin, Thursda;
April 14,
Mrs. Charles Sewell, of Otter
bein, Ind., administrative direc
tor of the Associated Women o
the American Farm Bureau Fed
eration, will be among the featur
ed speakers.
Others include Dr. Ellen Wins
ton, Raleigh, commissioner of thi
North Carolina Board of Publii
Welfare; John Harris, Raleigh
extension landscape specialist, am
Mrs. Irby Walker, Raleigh, treas
urer of the Associated Women o
the North Carolina Farm Bureau
The event will be sponsored b:
the Elkin Kiwanis Club and wil
begin at the Gilvin Roth Y.M.C.A
at 10 a.m., Thursday.
Plans are being made to secur
Gov. W. Kerr Scott as a speakei
but his answer will depend oi
the length of the current legis
lative session.
Mrs. P. N. Taylor, White Plains
wife of North Carolina’s Fam
Bureau vice-president, will pre
side at the meeting. Mrs. Taylo
has served for the past two year
as president of the eleventh dis
trict of the North Carolina Feder
ation of Home Demonstratioi
Clubs.
*130,000 Construction
On Elkin High School
Annex Building Begun
CHATHAM VOTES
AGAINST BILL
Measure Would Remove Fed
eral Tax, Allow Coloring
Of Oleomargarine
WAS FAVORED IN PART
Congressman Thurmond Chat
ham of Elkin last week voted
ggainst the Granger-Anderson bill
even though supporting it in part.
The measure would remove Fed
eral tax on oleomargarine. To
this Mr. Chatham was in favor.
On the other hand, an amendment
to the bill would allow Federal
regulation on oleomargarine and
would permit the use of yelldw
coloring in its manufacture. To
this Mr. Chatham was opposed.
The Congressman vigorously
supported the remvoal of tax on
the inter-state sale of oleomar
garine, but declared that “any
color counterfeiting” of oleo would
unfairly harm butter.
Mr. Chatham said that the
measure would yield tax which
would be beneficial to North
Carolina and other states, certain
ly, but that the harm competition
of colored oleomargarine would do
to North Carolina dairymen in
the sale of butter would more
than offset the bill’s advantages.
“Anything that hurts butter
hurts the dairy industry,” he said,
“and anything that hurts the
dairy industry hurts North Caro
lina and the South.
The nation’s 2,500,000 dairy
farmers make the country much
happier and healthier, he said,
and any drastic harm done to this
- large group would be reflected in
a general lowering of prosperity.
Chatham said he was not par
ticularly concerned over the fact
that prohibition of interstate
[ shipments of colored oleo would
tend to de - centralize the oleo
manufacturing industry. He said
; that five corporations now pro
duce about 75 per cent of all the
1 oleo sold in the United States,
’ and indicated that some de-cen
’ tralization of this industry might
be beneficial.
! Call Meeting Made
For Concert Plans
A called meeting for key work
ers of the Surry-Yadkin Commun
ity Concert Association was held
’ Tuesday evening at the Gilvin
Roth Y.M.C.A. to make plans for
the membership drive.
I The campaign for securing the
. renewal of concert memberships
f for 1949-50 is now underway and
members of last year will be cop
r tacted in the next 10 days. The
j drive for new members is to be
gin April 18.
A highly successful concert sea
son has just closed. The Associa
5 tion presented Carolyn Long, a
’ lyric soprano; Zadel Skolovsky,
1 pianist, and the Columbia Concert
Trio composed of Ariana Bronn,
violinist, Ardyth Walker, ‘Cellist
. and Richard Gregor, pianist’,
i It is hoped that even a greater
• number of persons will become
r members of the Association for
3 the coming year. The number of
■ concerts which a community is
■ able to have and the type artists
1 secured depends upon the number
of members in the Association.
r mons, Joe Bill Dollyhite, Lansford
s Ray Hooker, Samuel Gentry Sex
1 ton, Jr., James Oliver Hatcher,
James William Conrad, Prank
John Nester, Reginald Harkness
Schwab, Berrie Franklin Payne,
Robert Massey, Raymond Mc
Hone, Vestal Benton Jones, Eve
y rett Leroy Cox, Lewis Edward
y Smith, Cljaude Allen Whitaker,
■ Junior Martin Reedy, Corban Ed
win Davis, Rockford Britt Penn,
Harvey Ayers, Troy Edgar New
i man, Robert Nelson Spencer, Vic
tor Edwards Arrington. Sherman
Smith, David William Byrd, Han-y
- Lee Tilly, Frank Augustus Nor
e man, James Vernie Stevens, Gil
t mer Louis Hall, Howard Junior
>, Willard, Pete Scott (1), Pete
- Scott (2), Curtis Butcher, John
t Ed Clark and Robert Eldridge
- Freeman.
Dr. Ownbey
To Conduct
‘Holy Week’
DR. R. L. OWNBEY
Dr. Richard L. Ownbey will be
?uest minister at Elkin Methodist
Church’s Holy Week which begins
ivith the morning worship Sun
lay. Services will continue through
Friday.
Dr. Ownbey will preach at the
svening services at 7:30, Monday
through Friday and each morning
will hold service for children and
young people at 8.05 until 8:25.
The Rev. Robert G. Tuttle, pas
tor of the Elkin church, announc
ed yesterday that Dr. Ownbey’s
topics would be as follows. Sun
day morning, “The Christian Haz
ard of Life”; Sunday evening,
“The Christian Fulfillment of
Life”; Monday evening, “The
rragedy of Spiritual Immaturity”;
Tuesday evening, “The Essence of
Personal Religion”; Wednesday
evening, “On Making Our Relig
ion Real”; Thursday evening,
“Religion and Healthy Living”;
and Friday evening, “Christians
in an Unchristian Society.”
SURRY CANCER
QUOTA$3,250
Work Under Way To Solieit
Funds Among Residents
And Merchants
LIONS CLUB SPONSORS
Surry County’s quota in the
1949 Cancer Drive was set at $3,
250, Lewis Alexander, chairman,
reported yesterday.
Work was under way this week
in Elkin to solicit funds from
merchants. Canvassing will be ex
tended through the residential
area this week under David Brown,
chairman of, the Elkin drive.
Members of the Lions Club,
sponsorers of the drive, will as
sist Mr. Brown in promotion and
solicitations.
Thirty-five cups have been
placed in downtown stores and
literature has been distributed
over the business area.
Saturday, Girl Scouts will ob
serve "Tag Day” with the solicit
ing of funds on the streets.
A Bing Crosby short will be
shown at the Reeves Theatre,
April 18 and 19, and at the State
Theatre, April 18-19, 22-22.
Working with Mr. Brown on the
campaign this week were Her
man Guyer, Jim Crowe, Bob Isbell,
Jim Atwell and Fred W. Latham.
Boonville Endorses
Town Administration
The Boonville Board of Trade
at its regular meeting Monday
night unanimously adopted a res
olution endorsing the present town
administration for re-election. The
administration consists of Mayor
T. W. Martirfand Aldermen Prank
Steelman, J. A. Speas and F. R.
Matthews.
Reports on the new community
building, the baseball team and
the street improvement project
were given at the meeting, at
which a color film depicting Boon
ville school life was also shown.
The board voted to purchase
new uniforms for the Boonville
community baseball team.
E. E. Hood, president of the
Board of Trade, presided at the
meeting.
Completion
Expected In
Early Fall
Construction began this week on
a $130,000 addition to the Elkin
High School building.
The annex, which will contain
a basement and three floors, will
probably be completed before the
1949-50 school term begins, John
Franklin, Elkin architect, said
yesterday.
Bids were let this week to G. L.
Wilson Building Company, States
ville, for general construction at
$110*602. Plumbing and heating
contracts was given to Parlier and
Tomlinson, Lenoir, at $12,723. The
electrical contract was awarded
Harris Electric Company, Elkin,
at $6,768.24. The total amount
presently totals $130,093.24.
Alterations to the existing
building will be included in the
construction.
The new building will consist
of a vocational shop which will
be housed in a basement, 33 x 60
feet. On the ground floor a cafe
teria is planned for the entire
floor, 100 x 57 feet. This includes
a kitchen, storage room, dining
room and toilets. The first floor
will house a teachers’ lounge, and
commercial department (typing
room, bookkeeping room and five
class rooms). The second and top
floor will consist of a science lab
oratory, science lecture room,
(Continued on page eight)
STATE OF TOWN
IS REVIEWED
Progress of Present Council
Reviewed With List of
Accomplishments
AT TOWN MASS MEETING
“Never before have the commis
sioners of Elkin been confronted
with the terrifying challenge and
the great responsibility which the
present board faced during the
past two years,” Mayor Garland
Johnson told an assembly of town
citizens Friday night, while re
viewing the biennial mayor’s re
port.
He listed improvements made
during the present council’s stay
in office and reported that the
town is in good financial position.
“During the war the demands
for public improvements were as
great or greater than at any other
time, but these demands could
not be met for lack of personnel
and materials,” he continued. “At
the close fo the war, materials
were still scarce and their cost
was almost doubled. Our town
was suffering from growing pains
—more public services were nec
essary and the Elkin Council took
cognizance of these pressing needs.
“While other towns and cities
were striving to meet the demands
and necessities of the public, some
of them almost doubled their tax
rate and still found themselves
behind the proverbial “eight ball”
in a financial way.
“The Federal and State Govern
ments were encouraging deficit
(Continued on page eight)
Meeting Held
Here To Form
Reserve Group
An organizational meeting of
Elkin’s first World War II
army reserve unit was held last
week here.
A station complement
(small) was formed by a group
of reserve officers who will be
under the command of Russell
Burcham, reserve lieutenant
colonel.
Here to complete plans for
the reserve organization were
Captain Richard J. Mclnery
and M-Sgt. T. K. Lancaster, of
the Winston-Salem recruiting
office.
Mr. Burcham explained yes
terday that the unit will begin
functioning regularly soon and
that enlisted personnel would
be recruited to build the group.