Thurmond Chatham
Tells Of Experience
On European Trip
BOAT WAS NEAR
DOOMED ATHENIA
Empress of Britain Followed Zig
Zag Course Home; Believes
Should Aid Allies
Below is an article which was
prepared especially for the Chat
ham Blanketeer, Chatham Manu
facturing Company employees'
publication, by Thurmond Chat
ham, president of the company,
concerning his recent trip to Eu
rope. Mr. Chatham and family
were in England during the
crisis which led to the outbreak
of the European war, sailing for
home on September 2.
It's hard to express my happi
ness over being home again.
North Carolina never looked quite
so good—maybe once before when
I came back in January, 1919,
after serving with the American
Navy in Europe.
When we reached France and
England in late July, I was as
tonished at the preparr Mons for
war. We got off the ship in
Cherbourg and the first thing
that struck me was the blue col
or everywhere. Every factory
window, every skylight and thou
sands of windows in homes and
stores were painted a dark blue.
The reason being that they would
get some daylight, but at night
the lights could not be seen from
the air. We noticed this all the
way to Paris—six hours by train.
Every railroad window was fitted
with new inside blinds that could
be pulled at night. Along the
tracks signal lights were masked
and small crosses showing red or
green in place. The names of
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Pels 'Crisis'
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WASHINGTON, D. C.— A black
kitten, counterpart of the famous
black cat of No. 10 Downing Street,
sunned Itself on the front steps of
the White House during the first
official visit of Lord Lothian, new
British Ambassador. Lord Lothian
is shown petting the cat, which re
porters dubbed 'Crisis.'
stations and advertising signs
such as our factories use, were
all being taken down.
In Paris, there was no partic
ular excitement but air-raid shel
ters were being built, the stores
were putting steel shutters over
their windows, concrete founda
tions for anti-aircraft guns were
being laid in the parks and pub
lic grounds. The pictures in the
famous Louvre Museum were be
ing taken down and stored in
deep cellars. Officers and troops
could be seen everywhere, and the
streets reminded me of the fall
of 1918 when I was in Paris.
My second day in Paris I met
my old friend, Harry Luce, who
is President of Time, Life and
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Fortune. He had flown from
England that morning (July 26)
and was flying to Poland that af
ternoon. getting first hand in
formation for his magazines. The
first thing he said to me was
"There's going to be war and It
will be very soon." He told me
that he had found the British
and people were worn out
with Hitler and the German
Government. He said the masses
in Britain and France —not the
rulers—were for stopping Hitler
at whatever price. That Cham
berlain had given and given and
that each time Hitler had broken
his word.
I found all this to be true. I
talked to hundreds of people and
without exception they were for
war, if Germany went into Po
land. I talked to farmers, labor
ers, mill owners, women, young
men in college or just out of col
lege. In every case it was the
same. Life will be unbearable if
Germany rules Europe. Every
thing that the British have done
for centuries in the way of free
and democratic rule will be des
troyed. In England and Scotland
I saw no parades, heard no sing
ing, but there was a deadly ser
iousness. I feel that the British
and French deserve the support
of every peace loving man in the
world.
We saw the children being
taken from London and other
large cities. They are scattered
throughout the whole British
Isles in country homes. People
are taking just as many children
as they have beds. The roads
were full of troops, supplies and
military camps were springing up
throughout the country. Every
city had barrage balloons flying
in quantities, and more were be
ing put up. These are large sau
sage-shaped balloons that are
sent up to 20,000 feet. The steel
cable, about 1-4 inch in diameter
will be a hazard and danger to
enemy planes. Hunderds of these
balloons were flying over London.
The last two or three days be
fore war was declared were fev
erish with activity. Sand bags
were being placed against win
dows, around public buildings
and wherever protection was vi
tal. The curbs and trees along
all roads were being painted
white. Every household in Great
Britain is required to have black
curtains or black paper over
their windows at night.
I could go on and on, but it's
hard to realize conditions in
those countries. We sailed on the
Empress of Britain from South
ampton and Cherbourg late Sat
urday night, September 2. From
the first moment at sea we zig
zagged every two or three min
utes and frequently changed
course entirely. It was extreme
ly interesting to me because I
served in those same waters dur
ing the World War. We were
fairly near the Athenia when she
was torpedoed on Sunday night,
but were on a much faster ship
and were not too nervous. We
were required to carry life pre
servers with us continually and
at night the whole ship was
blacked out no smoking on
decks, etc. The Captain did not
take off his clothes nor leave the
bridge for five days—until we
entered the St. Lawrence River
below Quebec.
As much as I hate war, I feel
that Great Britain and France
are fighting our battle. If Ger
many should conquer them I
think life in the U. S. A. would
be unbearable and that we would
have to fight Germany and per
haps Japan alone. I think it is
vital and necessary for Congress
to repeal the Neutrality Act and
furnish the Democracies with ev
erything they need. The people
in Germany today are little bet
ter than slaves, and we cannot
live to ourselves any longer. We
must have rubber, tin, ores, oils,
etc. We must have world mar
kets for our cotton and tobacco.
Only the defeat of Germany will
mean the continuation of Free
dom and Liberty throughout the
world.
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NEWS BROM THE
Contractor Baldwin is making
rapid progress these fine days on
the addition of nine new Sunday
school rooms to Dobson Baptist
church. He expects to have them
completed in one month.
The previous teachers of the
Dobson school entertained the
new teachers with a picnic feast
at Williams Park Thursday even
ing. A number of extra invited
guests were also present, making
it a most delightful outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCoy
and Mr. W. E. Lucky, of Char
lotte, were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Forrest.
Mr. and Mrs. John McDan, of
Wilmington, Dela., Mr. D. Marion
and Frank Marion, of Asheboro,
R. F. D., were week-end visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Roby Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hancock,
of Florida, are spending several
days with Mrs. W. E. Hancock.
They spent Sunday in the moun
tains of North Carolina and Vir
ginia.
Miss Dixon, of the school fac
ulty, spent the week-end with
Miss Beatrice Holbrook, at Trap
liill.
Miss Martin went to her home
in Statesville for the week-end.
Mr. Joe B. Cox spent Sunday
at his home at Mouth of Wilson,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Forrest and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, of
Francisco, were Sunday visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest.
Mrs. Marion Ray and Miss
Edith Forrest were also guests of
the Forrests Sunday afternoon.
Rev. R. L. West filled his third
Sunday appointment at the Bap
tist church Sunday morning. Mr.
and Mrs. West were dinner guests
of Mrs. Emma Hampton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Myrick and
children, Eileen and Joe, of Mt.
Airy, were visitors among friends
in Dobson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rogers,
Mr. Floyd Hawkins and daughter,
Peggy Gwyn, of Semora, spent
last week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Ivey Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Poole and
son, Jim, have moved to Dobson
for the winter, living in the home
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Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Rogers and
Mrs. Mary Folger attended the
funeral of Mrs. Belle Smith, Mt.
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Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and son,
Ivey Gray, spent Sunday in Win
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Mrs. F. F. Riggs returned Sun
day from Pilot Mountain after
spending a few days with rela
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