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ELKIN
The Best Little Town In
North Carolina
THE TRIBUNE
Is A Member of the Audit
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The Elkin Tribune
ELKIN
Gateway to Roaring Gap and
the Blue Ridge
THE TRIBUNE
Serves the Tri-Counties of
Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin
VOL. No. XXXVII No. 4
PUBLISHED MONDAY AND THURSDAY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1949
53.00 PER YEAR IN NORTH CAROLINA
24 PAGES—THREE SECTIONS
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The Elk Emil
Editor’s Note: Today’s Elk
Trail items were submitted
largely by Ray Collie of Elkin.
The column will from time to
time be written by persons out
side the staff of The Tribune.
Those wishing to eontribute to
the eolumn may do so upon re
^ quest. The Tribune, however,
^ will reserve the right to edit.
... Vigorous argument between
Joe Harris and John Cloninger
at Jaycee meeting. Joe contending
that his new-born baby can
scream louder than John’s.
. . . Early signs of Christmas:
Workers putting up street decora
tions. Windows of stores bulging
with Yuletide gifts.
. . . Last minute grocery shop
ping yesterday afternoon. Women
discussing various ways to make
the old Thanksgiving bird tender
er, juicier.
. . . Folks still trying to get their
breath after listening to or seeing
Ihe Duke-Carolina game last Sat
urday. All reporting the same,
•'Whew!”
. . . Young Dr. Harrell whisper
ing. Couldn’t talk following two
hours of yelling at Duke-Carolina
game.
. . . Anti-freeze selling like hot
cakes. More overcoats appearing
on streets.
. . . Fidell Sale painting ping
pong tables lor the Methodist
Church.
. . . Bob Isbell beaming. .Some
one else doing his.work for him.
. . . The collective gratitude of
good folk everywhere today con
centrated to God for their abun
dance of life and freedom, where
there is abundance of life and
freedom. In Elkin this morning,
thanksgiving being accorded by
thoughtful churchgoers at the
First Baptist Church. In Jones
ville last night, a similar service
for an identical cause.
. . . Joe Saylor's saintly expres
sion as he tells elderly man his
heart bleeds at the very thought
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m Harris To Speak
At Surry Farm
Bureau Meeting
A. Hugh Harris, assistant
commissioner of agriculture of
North Carolina, will address a
Surry Farm Bureau Federation
rally Monday night at the
courthouse in Dobson.
The meeting will begin at
7:30 p. m.
Mr. Harris will explain the
work of the State Department
i of Agriculture, outlining ser
j vices available to farmers not
already in their utilization.
Completion of the member
ship drive will be made at this
time. ,
LET’S TALK TURKEY — Facing what might be sudden death, two turkeys advance toward a couple
of attractive “dishes" who have cranberries and drumsticks in their eyes. These lassies, Jean Adams
and Virginia Blackburn (screening hatchet), both of Elkin, made a test run on the farm of John W.
Hanes near Klondike recently in preparation for today’s Thanksgiving Feast. ' (photo by belli
CONVICT HELD
FOR LARCENY
Yadkin Sheriff Alleges Ed In
score Entered Home,
Stole Money, Socks
HOME OF J. (i. ALLGOOl)
A warrant charging larceny
I was taken this week for a convict
1 in tlie Yadkin prison camp after
| ho entered a home near Yadkin
; ville and allegedly stole a sum of
; money and clothing.
According to Sheriff Biil Moxley,
convict Ed Inscore, whose home is
at Thomasville and who is serving
a sentence of 7-10 years for armed
robbery at the prison camp, en
tered the home of Rev. J. G. All
good near here last Wednesday
1 while working with the road gang.
Inscore, who was an honor grade
| prisoner and who was acting as
! water boy, was reported to have
taken a purse containing $121.00
and three pairs of socks. One odd
sock taken was later matched at
the home.
The money did not belong to the
■ Allgood family, but happened to
j have been left in the home by mis
take by Mrs. A. C. Steelman, who
* was a visitor the preceding day.
Sheriff Moxley said the money
j had not been found up to yester
i day, although Inscore had been
searched a number of times.
_j The convict entered while all
of the family was out, but he was
surprised in the living room of the
home when Mrs. Page Shermer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allgood,
j entered on a visit.
Girl Scouts To Hold
Sale In Jonesville
Elkin Senior Girl Scout Troop
will hold a rummage sale at the
1 colored school in Jonesville from
| 2 until 5 p. m., Saturday.
Anyone having clothing they
i wish to contribute to the sale have
! been requested to contact Mrs. W.
A. Mcllwee or Grace Laffoon and
the clothing will be picked up.
Proceeds from the sale will be
used for projects planned by the
troop.
LAST GAME—Tomorrow will be
the last same with the Elkin
Buckin Elks for Coach Don
Lambeth as well as for the sen
iors on the Elkin squad this year.
The young Elkin coach handed
in his resignation this week to
go into the drug store business
in Morganton.
ELK FOOTBALL I
COACH RESIGNS
Don L a in l> e t h To Leave
Coach in j>- Profession To En
ter Draft Store Business
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2
Don Lambeth, head football
coach for the Elkin Buckin' Elks,
resigned this week, effective De
cember 2. to go into business in
Morganton.
In announcing his resignation,
Lambeth expressed his regret at
leaving Elkin and asserted that if
he were going to stay in the coach
ing profession that lie would cer
tainly remain at Elkin High school.
N. H. Carpenter, principal at the
high school, said that the school
would give Lambeth his release
but was sorry to see him go.
“He is a good man to have
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Routine Cases Rule
Wednesday Session
Routine cases occupied the time
of the Recorder's Couft in Elkin
yesterday morning with the fol
lowing dispositions made:
Howard Russell Seagraves, op
erating vehicle intoxicated, $100,
costs, and driver’s license taken,
James E. Moseley, operation of
vehicle intoxicated, $100, costs.
James E. Moseley, operating car
without driver’s license, $25, costs.
Robert P. Huff, speeding, $10,
costs.
Eail G. Holcomb, speeding, $10,
costs.
Albert Hutchins, public drunk
enness, costs.
James E. Minton, operating car
without driver's license, without
license plates, and without lights, |
costs.
Foster Franklin Absher, opera
ting vehicle intoxicated, $100,
costs, and driver's license taken.
Fred Hilton, Jr., larceny of au
tomobile, held over to Superior
Court under bond of $1,000.
Kenney Howard Wood, public
drunkenness, cost^.
Harvey M. Bryant, improper
muffling, costs.
Heyward Lee Faulkenbury,
speeding, $10, costs.
Jessie Ray, public drunkenness,
costs.
Huston Vestal, public drunken
ness, costs.
Fred Snow, simple assault, $10,
costs.
J. W. Gilliam, aiding and abet
ting vehicle being operated by per
son under influence of alcohol,
nol pros.
Melvin Turner, assault with
deadly weapon, not guilty.
Paul William Brooks, public
drunkenness, costs.
Julius A. Frazier, operating ve
hicle intoxicated, $100, costs, li
cense taken.
Fred M. Shores, operating ve
hicle without operator’s license,
$25, costs.
Merritt Glenn Snow, passing
school bus while unloading, costs.
TWO DEADLINES
FACE VETERANS
(1) Affects Vets Qualifying
For Dependency; (2) In
surance R e i n s t a 1 e m e n t
SET FOR DEO. 1 AND
Two important deadlines for N
C. veterans are at hand, the N. C
Veterans Commission warned to
day.
The first affects those veteran
who have service-connected dis
abilities of 50 per cent. They havi
until December 1 to submit evi
dence of relationship and depen
dency to qualify for dependency
allowances effective on that date
Formerly this benefit was res
tricted to those with 60 percen
disabilities.
Veterans who can qualify fo
this benefit should not assumi
that their records with the fedora
government are complete in thi;
respect. An assumption of thi:
kind, in. error, could mean tha
payments would not become effec
tive until date the evidence wa:
received. Once veterans adminis
tration has information that vet
erans are claiming dependent!
such veterans have five months tc
prove such relationship.
The second deadline effect!
veterans with service-connectet
disabilities who permitted theii
National Service Life Insurance tc
lapse. Veterans have until Decem
ber 31 to reinstate their insurance
without having service-connectet
disabilities counted against them
Veterans can obtain applicatior
forms from any District Service
Officer of the N. C. Veterans Com
mission or from any county Vet
erans Service Officer, who have
been advised of these importanl
deadlines and are ready to assisl
veterans in meeting them.
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Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses were issyec
to the following couples in Dobsor
during the last week:
Wesley Edward Hodges, 19, Dob
son, and Frances Lou Seal, 17, Mt
Airy; Charlie McBride, 23, Mounl
Airy, and Myrtle Robertson, 20
Mount Airy; Clifford Inman, 18
Mount Airy, and Lou Etta Nunn
19, Mount Airy; Fred Ratledge
20, Elkin, and Clara Mae Nixon
17, Elkin; H. B. Moore, 63, Low
gap, and Rebecca McCraw, 56
Mount Airy;
Bruce Rogers, 24, Mount Airy
and Bette Mae Simpson, 23, Mounl
Airy; Arthur Bullin, 19, Dobson
and Sadie Hicks, 17, Rockford
Andrew Snow, 31, Elkin, and Dor
othy Loyd, 21, Thurmond; Roj
Ray Seal, 22, Mount Airy, anr
Una Jane Hudson, 20, Mount Airy
Oliver L. Vernon, 24, Mount Airy
and Doris King, 26, Mount Airy
Low Bidders
Named For
Surry Road
Low bids on grading, paving
and structure for 2.19 miles of
the Mountain Park - Zephyr
road were received this week by
the N. C. Highway Department.
W. E. Graham and Sons of
Cleveland were low bidders on
the roadway at $62,469. J. H.
Brinkley was low bidder on
structures with $28,295.50.
POSTOFFICE IS
GETTING READY
FOR YULE RUSE
Postmaster Moseley Sayi
Large Volume Expected
HELPERS ARE ADDEI
All Mail And Packages Wil
Be Delivered B e f o r e
('hristmas Day
PUBLIC CAN COOPERAT1
Preparations' for the larges
Christmas volume of mail in th
history of Elkin’s postoffice ar
now being made. Postmaster
Fuller Moseley said today. Already
receipts are more than ever es
tablished in Elkin for this time c
the year.
However, the local postoffic
plans to deliver every package an
card before Christmas, Mr. Mose
ley declared. Additional help wi
be placed around December 14 an
already extra equipment is bein
employed to handle the season
rush.
The postmaster expects the rus
to strain facilities severely an
postoffice employees will find th
year’s work the heaviest ever.
“With this in mind,” Mr. Mose
ley added, “we will apprecial
every effort on the public’s pai
1 to help lighten the load.”
) Christmas packages to othe
states should be mailed aroun
December 1, he said. All paro
[ post should be on its way befoi
the 10th. Christmas cards to oul
of-state destinations should 1
mailed by the 15th and local care
[ not less than a week before Christ
I mas.
“It is permissable to mark pack
ages ‘don’t open until Christina
I on the cover.” the postmaster cor
’ | tinued.
The post off ice now has a large
parcel post truck which will ai
’ greatly in delivering the Christ
’ | mas volume, he said.
Mr. Moseley offered this advic
’ i to the public in order to kee
" Christmas mail on schedule:
Stop at the postoffice next wee
' i to purchase the extra stamp
needed, thus avoiding last-minut
] crowds. When buying stamps fc
! Christmas cards, bear in mind th
desirability of sending the care
‘ first class. Also remember th?
1 rates for unsealed cards have bee
; increased from 1 x/z cents to
; cents.
Check and revise Christmas car
address lists this week-end. Pur
chase Christmas cards early an
address and stamp them at onc<
Then stack them in a convenier
1 j place for mailing at the prope
’ time.
Lay in adequate supplies c
;; heavy cardboard, sturdy outc
!; paper, strong cord and printe
■ fourth-class labels for wrappin
> parcel post. Packages are limite
to 70 pounds in weight and muf
■ not measure more than 100 incht
in length and gird combined. Re
peat the address inside the outc
wrappings in case they are dam
: aged en route.
Dwayne Irwin Kills
12-Pointer Tuesda;
Dwayne Irwin of Elkin bagge
a 12-point deer on a hunting tri
Tuesday near Devotion.
Several hunters of this area too
» holidays Monday and Tuesday t
make hunts'during the two-da
: season.
The largest open-pit iron mir
is at nibbing, Minn.
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MONTY’ IN CAPITAL FOR TALKS — Field Marshal Viscount Ber
nard Montgomery of Alamcin is welcomed to Washington by Lt.
Gen. M. B. Ridgeway (left), Deputy Chief of Staff, U. S. Army.
“Monty” will confer with top military officials regarding the
strengthening of Western European defenses. In center is Sir Wil
liam Morgan of the British Embassy. (International Soundphoto)
YADKIN COURT
‘ TRIES 2 CASES
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This Week Under Judge
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The civil term of Yadkin super
ior court lasted only two days this
week. It adjourned to convene!
again next Monday for a second
week. Judge J. A. Rousseau is
the presiding judge.
Only two cases and some un
contested divorce cases were dis- ;
posed of in the two days. The W.
A. Martin will case, from East
Bend, which was scheduled for
Monday was continued until next'
week.
The case of Mrs. M. E. Casstev
ens against her two sons, involving
her support after a real estate
transaction, was decided against
the two sons, Frank and Huey
Casstevens. The verdict of the
jury was that they pay her $1,000
in cash and hereafter pay her
$150.00 monthly.
The other case involved the last i
will of the late R. Wilson Wooten,
and involved the validity of a will
made in 1913. The jury decided
this was his last will and ordered
it into effect.
Three divorces were granted, all
on two years separation, as fol
lows: Ella Mae Saultz vs. W. H.
Saultz, J. D. Barlow vs. Clara
Shephard Barlow and Odell Hol
comb vs. Ina C. Holcomb.
Harold Caudle was granted a
default judgment of $800.00
against Rufus Elmer Hicks.
The court will resume next Mon
day morning.
New License Plates
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North Carolina’s 1950 automo
bile licenses and Elkin town tags
will go on sale at Butner-Mc
Loed Motor Co., December 1 for
motorists living in this vicinity. !
Applicants should fill out the
renewal application card that has
been mailed to them and take it
to Butner-McLeod to order their
new licenses.
The town tags will be on sale for
$1 each.
YMCA COMMITTEEMAN —
Richard Chatham of Elkin was
one of seven men named on the
Carolinas YMCA committee for
the 1950 term in Kannapolis
Tuesday. T. Cuttino McKnlght
of the Gilvin Roth YMCA pre
sented an efficiency audit re
port at the general assembly
meeting of the YMCA heads
from the two Carolinas.
LAFF IT OFF’
CAST IS NAMED
Production To Re Staged Next
Friday and Saturday In
Jonesville
PROCEEDS 00 FOR HUT
Characters for Jonesville's ap
proaching talent show, “Laff It
Off,” were announced today by
Director Chris Longhill.
The production will be staged
Friday and Saturday night of next
week in the Jonesville High School
gymnasium for the benefit of a
community hut building project.
It is being sponsored by the Jones
ville Lions Club.
The cast thus far is as follows:
James Randleman as John Q.
Public; Mrs. Watt Deal, Mrs. John
Q. Public; Bob Swaringen, Gene
Autry; M*s. Tat Davis, Judy Can
ova; Jesse Hutchinson, Rochester;
Evan Martin, Popcye; Wayne
Stroud; Orphan Annie; Marshall
(Continued On Page Five)
Yadkin (boun ty Home Cheerless
As Thanksgiving Day Arrives
.
By ALLEN JESSUP
The Yadkin County Home is
one of the most desolate places in
Yadkin County as Thanksgiving
approaches.
Last week several members of
the Ruby Daniels Circle of the
Boonville Woman’s Missionary So
ciety carried supper to the 15
aged and infirm inmates there.
Hot beef stew, fruit, pumpkin pie,
cake and salads were placed on the
long, barren dining table while a
cold wind whistling through
cracks in the doors made the room
a dank place to dine.
There is no stove in the room,
but the ambulatory patients ate
with gusto, telling the Boonville
women that theirs W'as the work of
the Lord.
But among those unable to get
to the table were Mr. and Mrs.
John Brown, both blind, and 80
year-old Tom Trivette. And when
they were served in their rooms,
they told their benefactors it wa
the finest meal they’d eaten in ;
long time.
The home’s interior puts th<
lie to the exterior, for the outsidi
is painted white and looks clear
and comfortable.
But inside, old, dilapidated furn
iture, the absence of floor-coverini
and the long, hard benches givi
it a look of squalor seldom seer
in a private home. Home author
ities explain the barren conditior
by saying that feeble-minded pa
tients tear up the furniture.
Last Summer indoor toilets anc
a shower were installed, but th<
water is useless without hot water
The existence of such an insti
tution today is an indictmen
against Yadkin County.
What is needed most is a clean
up campaign, new furniture, prac
tical nurses and a dietitian. Yad
kin County Commissioners, it is
understood, are planning to in
stall an electric water heater, re
i plenish cooking and eating uten
i, sils, get new linen and towels,
and install a stove in the dining
, hall.
: None of these was seen last
i week.
About 15 years ago, Dr. I. G.
Greer told the history class at
r Appalachian State Teachers Col
, lege of Yadkin County and the
t praiseworthy way in which it had
met its problems.
, Then he asked the Yadkin stu
. dents to raise their hands. When
they did, he told them, “You
ought to bow your heads in shame
| that your great county tolerates
1 such an institution as that county
' home.”
Norman Clan Reunion
The Norman family reunion will
be held Sunday at the home of
J. H. Noiman at Union Hill,
i i The public has been cordially in
vited to come and bring a well
i filled basket.
CHARITY FUND
CHAIRMAN IS
GEORGE FARAH
Annual Community Christian
Charity Fund Underway
GOAL IS SET AT 1,000
Emphasis Is Placed On Help
ing Needy Families Get
‘Over The Hump’
$600 RAISED IN 1948
Elkin's annual Community
Christian Charity Fund will be in
operation again this year under
the leadership of the Rev. George
Fa rah.
Last year’s campaign brought
wide response from Elkin residents
when more than $600 in cash was
donated along with food and
Nothing. This money and staple
materials were used throughout
the year to supplement families
in need.
But the goal this year is higher.
Mr. Farah announced that the
need for help in many more fam
ilies has come to the attention of
the fund committee. The needed
amount has been set at $1,000,
plus a substantial amount of food
and clothing.
“The emphasis now as last year
will be placed in getting needy
people ‘over the hump’, not to sup
port families who constantly de
pend on others,” Mr. Farah point
ed out. “It is not a set up for
beggars.” He said that the Surry
County Welfare office has agreed
to issue permits for those they
deem advisable to receive outside
help.
Reporting last year’s dispensa
tion of gifts, Mr. Farah listed 32
families who had received help
from the campaign. Twenty-five
families received food, 25 clothing
and six received medical care. Six
tons of coal were given to the
needy for fuel.
The minister explained that the
gifts were not given as one lump
but spread out over the entire
year wherever the need presented
itself.
The Tribune office will again
be the center for receiving both
monetary and staple gifts. Non
perishable foods -and suitable
clothing will be used for Christ
mas baskets for families which
have been screened by the com
mittee and the welfare office as
in need.
Donations and donors will be
listed in each issue of The Tribune
until the drive closes.
State College Alumni
Group Names Head
A buffet supper for the North
Carolina State basketball team
and the election of Roy Crouse of
North Wilkesboro as president of •
the group for the coming year
highlighted activities of the North
west North Carolina State Col
lege Alumni Association Saturday
night.
The supper was served after
the basketball clinic and game
staged by the State College basket
eers at the Gilvin Roth YMCA.
In a meeting before the game,
Ciouse was named president, H.
M. Willis of Elkin was elected
vice-president, and C. B. Eller of
Wilkesboro was chosen secretary
treasurer.
Outgoing president J. W. Shore
of Boonville presided over the
meeting, which was attended by
30 State College alumni. Alumni,
guests, and the basketball team
attending the supper numbered
over 100.
Counties in the northwest part
of the state included in the As
sociation are Surry, Wilkes, Yad
kin, Ashe, and Alleghany.
More than 70 per cent of Aus
tria is classified as mountainous.
St. Nick Wires
He’ll Be Here
At 10 Tomorrow
Santa Claus telegraphed The
Tribune today that he’ll arrive
here tomorrow around 10 a. m.
for Elkin's annual Christmas
Season party and will take all
letters and requests for gifts
at that time.
The message continued that
he would board a fire truck up
on ris arrival in town and he v
plans to meet all his friends at
the State Theatre somfetime be
tween 10 and 10:30. Here the
old fellow will be host to a par
ty for hundreds of kiddies.
There’ll be a movie party with
songs and candy and a lot of
merriment.
Christmas season will be of
ficially opened tonight with the
turning on of brilliantly color
ed lights on the Main Street
thoroughfare. %